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THE DAY BOB
CAME TO TOWN Pg3
A HANDMADE HOME
OF HISTORY Pg4
Logan Money
Talks Pg11
From the
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
PRN Team From the PRN Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Day Bob Came to Town by Darryl Sampson . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Bob Hawke’s recent passing reminded me of the day he
A Handmade Home of History by Paul Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
visited us at Hubner Park. He came to see the great work
the community had done in creating a safe place for young Ken Aitken – The Man Behind The Home by Ant Aitken . . . . . . 5
people to play sport. He was genuinely impressed that so
Helping your Child with Handwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
much could be accomplished from the grant received. It was
a great testament to the hard work and community spirit of Free Dental for children…are you eligible? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Park Ridge residents.
New Waste Water Treatment Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
This month’s issue continues to celebrate the things we Investing With Military Precision by Nigel Earnshaw . . . . . . . 10
want to see more of - people coming together to discuss
Logan Money Talks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
the future of our community, families being equipped with
practical tools for living, new shops and services opening, Deb’s Story by Kathleen de Leon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
kids and families enjoying life through sport and much more.
Park Ridge Connect Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
We’d love to hear what you want to see more of in 11 Years: A Reflection by Dee Hudson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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around the original Hubner Park fields. Using this grant we bought the
THE DAY BOB materials and employed the labour to complete the project.
CAME TO TOWN
Mr David Beddall, Federal Member for Rankin at the time, was a great
supporter of our application for the funding and after the project was
completed, he was so impressed with what had been achieved, he asked
if the PM, Mr Bob Hawke would come and officially open the clubhouse
by Darryl Sampson and seating development and he agreed to come - a wonderful day.
The PM told us all that day how impressed he was by the way the
community had come together to achieve so much with the funding that
had been allocated. The driving force behind the success of the project
were the combined efforts of Mr Pat Curtis, Mr Neal Smith and Mr Barry
Brook, who enabled this great achievement to take place back in the
1980’s.
Bob Hawke speaking to the crowd of Park Ridge Panthers at Hubner Park. Standing
behind Bob are Daryl Sampson (Park Ridge Panthers Founder), David Beddall (State MP
for Rankin) and Wayne Goss (Premier of Qld).
With the passing of former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, recently, I
thought it would be appropriate to get a reflection on the day Bob came
to town from Park Ridge Panthers founder, Darryl Sampson.
Park Ridge Baptist Sporting Association was awarded funding through
the Federal Government’s Commonwealth Employment Program to
employ unemployed workers to build the clubhouse and construct seating
PARK RIDGE NEWS – JULY 2019 3
NEXT GENERATION
A HANDMADE HOME
OF HISTORY
by Paul Jackson
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve lived in an area, there are always
surprising discoveries to be made about the people, places and events
that make up the story of our community. Ken and Harriet Aitken
were one such discovery for me last month. Through an organic set of
connections and circumstances, I was invited to a neighbour’s place for
a cup of tea last month and found myself in another world.
As I drove down the sandy driveway of the bush block and made
my way toward the start of a gully, a handmade structure blending in
with the surrounding tree-scape began to appear. I pulled up and was
greeted by the friendly smile of Ken Aitken who welcomed me up to
his home for a chat. Over the next three hours, amongst the broad
scope of our conversation, Ken would occasionally point out a piece of
his home and tell me a story about where it had come from and how
he had been in the right place at the right time to salvage a piece of
Queensland history and incorporate it into his home’s story.
Ken’s landscape design business operated out of an office at the
Park Ridge Shopping Centre in the late 1970s and in 1979 he received
word that the Supreme Courthouse on George St, Brisbane, was being
pulled down. The stone building was made from stones that had been
cut from the Kangaroo Point Cliffs in 1877. He organised transport and
collected two truck loads of the stones which now make up the rear
walls of the living area and frame the outdoor amphitheatre.
The 14m long beams (300x400mm) running through the house One day in 1981, Ken was driving past a worksite on the corner
were found at a demolition yard in Salisbury in 1979. They were of Albert and Margaret Streets near the Botanical Gardens and saw
from the Rex Theatre in Fortitude Valley. “These beams had been a drott moving piles of square cut stones. He bought a load and
broadaxed by hand in the late 1800’s. The Rex Theatre had been a upon enquiry discovered that they were from the Brisbane Cob & Co
warehouse before the turn of the century.” Ken said. Headquarters. “The Headquarters of Cobb and Co. were at 71 Albert
St., the city. The Company had moved headquarters in 1866 from
The vertical posts holding the house up were picked up in 1981
Melbourne. Cobb & Co went into liquidation in 1924 but the building
as part payment for some landscaping work he did for a client. The
survived until the 80s.” Ken reported.
10m long posts (600x300mm) were from the Seafoam Flour Mill in
Southbank. The pit-sawn posts were from the late 1800s and the mill The beautiful stones are now his bedroom wall and one large
was still in operation in the 1940s. stone was used as a coffee table in the living area.
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“I was at the late 1800’s Wool Scour Sheds at Stafford in 1981,
the year of building our house. I was scrounging some timber floor
joists (400x300 mm) as wall boarding for our house. I also bought a
truckload of old recycled bricks for $0.10 each. In 1920 they were
originally in the boiler house of the Mt. Crosby Pumping Station then
in 1940 they had been recycled into the Wool Scour Shed’s furnace
house. Then forty years on in 1981 I recycled them again into the brick
paving of our house.”
In 1984, Ken was
doing some landscaping
on a 1940s Queenslander
home being renovated in
Clayfield. The verandah
floorboards were being
replaced so Ken, with
The Boggo Road Gaol was built in 1883 and closed in the late
permission, repurposed
1970s. As seems to happen with Ken, he happened upon ten large
the floorboards as ceiling
foundation stones being removed from the gaol site and had them
boards in his hallway and
brought to his haven to create the large steps leading up past the
office.
amphitheatre to his home. Two of them are also set in his bedroom
wall. “I hand built this
staircase myself from
timber slabs from a slab
hut at Boonah, from the
1800’s. In 1984 I saw an
advertisement in a local
paper that a farmer down
at Boonah was selling big
split timber slabs from
an old hut on his land.
To obtain these slabs is a
very rare thing.” Ken said.
I’m so glad to be
living in a community
of amazing people who
do what they love and
express their passion for
life in what they do.
What stories of
people, places or events
in Logan West have surprised and inspired you?
Help us tell the untold stories of life in Logan West by messaging
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Ken Aitken – THE MAN BEHIND THE HOME by Anthony Aitken
When I was a boy, I’d listen to my father recount He would sit for hours in the bush and rainforest
the history of our house - the salvaged remains of watching and understanding the interplay of these
Brisbane’s history- and roll my eyes. subtle elements. These mediations informed his
practice and the organic form and content of his
I couldn’t have cared less about our house. In fact,
brushstrokes.
I preferred the straight lines and modern feel of my
friends houses- what my father calls “machine made So, in 1979, on this 5-Acre block, he built a
houses.” “handmade house”, created from elements that
were being thrown away to make way for new
I think it was because I would notice that people
concrete and steel buildings.
would either love or hate our house; they either
appreciated the beauty or it was too rustic for them. According to my mother Harriet, Ken was
adamant that not one tree was to be cut down to
I started to pay attention to what my old man
make way for a house. The design had to work in
was saying around 32. I finally understood my
with nature, rather than impose ones will over it.
Father wasn’t ‘weird’ but an artist and sculptor and
Thus, as he studied the landscapes he added to the
Landscapes were his medium.
house a series of “Garden Rooms” that blurred the
Dad thought of landscape design “as a three- lines between the interior/exterior. “Where does
dimensional piece of space that people walked the house begin and end” Dad would often ask
through. This space changed with time as it grew people, to much bemusement.
and changed with the time of day: shadows vs. sun
But more than anything, this place is Home- a
patterns, boulders, colour, plants, trees, earth-forms,
place that nourishes the soul of everyone who gets
solid structures and water. “
to experience it.
PARK RIDGE NEWS – JULY 2019 5
NEXT GENERATION
Helping your child
with Handwriting
In an increasingly digital age, it’s easy to view handwriting as a dying
art. Few people own fountain pens and most written correspondence is
tapped directly into devices.
Yet writing by hand is a complex craft that exercises visual, memory
and fine-motor skills. It helps children remember spelling and develops
their phonics skills. Older children recall facts and information better
through the process of writing out notes by hand; brain imaging studies as what they look like. If a child gets into the habit of starting ‘p’s at the
show that cursive writing activates parts of the nervous system that typing bottom or going clockwise with their ‘o’s they will find it difficult to write
does not. Our brains appear to work harder and process information at a fluidly and will struggle to join up their writing later on. Demonstrate the
deeper level when we write things down. direction the pencil moves to make a letter.
WRITING FLUIDLY For preschoolers and Preps, practice the drawing movements they
need for writing:
Children need to develop fluency in their handwriting so they can
concentrate on what they are writing, rather than the act of writing » anti-clockwise circles (practice for a, c, d, e, g, o, q)
itself. Otherwise, the process of writing will distract a child from their
» clockwise circles (b, p)
composition. Fluency is far more important than neatness. How can
parents help their children develop this skill? » straight lines, starting at the top (b, d, f, h, i, j, k, l, p, q, r, t)
» diagonals (k, q, x, v, z)
1. MAKE IT PERSONAL
» curves and wiggles (s, k, g, y, f, j, m, n, r, u, w)
When your child first learns to write, start with the thing most personal
Don’t worry about size or neatness at this stage. Use different media
to them - their name. Get them to trace, copy, decorate, paint it, join dot-
to reinforce technique - draw in sand, shaving foam, steamy windows and
to-dot letters etc until it’s second nature. Then introduce family names, pet
flour, finger paint, use chalk, markers, crayons, pencils or try an app like
names - things that matter to them. Repetition is key.
Writing Wizard or Eggy Alphabet.
2. PRACTICE LETTER SHAPES AND MOVEMENTS
This article is an extract from a blog post by King’s Christian College.
Focus on the movement used to create letters, rather than just For more information, search in Google for “King’s Christian College
copying and tracing. It is as important to know how letters are formed helping your child with handwriting”
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PARK RIDGE NEWS – JULY 2019 7
LOCAL LIVING
The planned Logan South wastewater treatment
New Waste Water plant B (Logan South WWTP B) will be built at the
eastern end of Pleasant View Rd, Chambers Flat.
Logan City Council short-listed two preferred
TREATMENT PLANT sites in November 2018 and has held discussions
with property owners and/or their nominated
representatives.
The selected site was considered the most suitable
for a modern WWTP due to its available flood-free
land, relatively low impact on the community and
environment, proximity to the Logan River and
significant area for environmental enhancement and
community uses.
The new Logan South WWTP B will service growth
areas in Park Ridge, Logan Village and Yarrabilba.
There is currently no firm construction schedule
for the WWTP. It is likely the plant will be required
sometime after 2021, depending on development
growth. Planning and design of the facility will
commence in the near future.
For more information about the project,
visit logan.qld.gov.au/majorwaterprojects
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LOCAL LIVING
Investing With
Military Precision
by Nigel Earrnshaw
Uncertainty, incomplete information, fear. I’m not talking about my
former profession as an Army Officer, I’m talking about the emotions I see
in people when they muster up the courage to begin investing!
Thankfully, 23 years as an Infantry soldier and officer has imparted
some experience on me and I can help.
Know the battlefield
The first thing I recommend is to start learning about the market and
the stakeholders active in it. This is a constant state of observing and Consider different locations, and all types of assets in the class. For
learning, and changes can be be incorporated into your plan. example: House and Land, Townhouse or Apartments represent the
simplified options you have available, but you can look within these sub-
Assess your forces classes with options such as student or holiday accomodation, as well as
duplexes/ granny flats.
This will commence with an honest analysis of who you are and
what you want. If you’re in a committed relationship, the interests and Assess your course of action
influences of your partner must be considered, but most of us also have
friends and family who have experiences and opinions we value. When you have some options (courses of action), then you can
compare them to test your thinking, and improve them. There are a
While you’re thinking about this, make sure you understand what number of methods you can use to compare investment options but most
you have! No plan is going to succeed if it is unrealistic, so take stock of involve a deliberate process of critical thinking and comparative analysis.
where you are financially and how you got there.
Decide and execute
Develop courses of action
Finally, and perhaps the most important step, is to decide and
When you’re mostly comfortable with this, then you are ready to execute the plan you have chosen. Many, many people don’t act after
start building your ‘courses of action’. If you’re inexperienced, you planning and either forego the opportunity, or start again later and rush
may mistakenly jump ahead to selecting assets that you have already it because they’ve lost time. Even the world’s greatest investor, Warren
identified. While these may end up being valid options, you must be Buffet said that his greatest mistake was “not getting started sooner”!
careful to avoid doing all your working and planning to justify something
you’ve already seen. Nigel is a retired Army officer and property coach. Contact him on
nigel@foxhound.net.au to learn more.
PARK RIDGE NEWS – JUNE 2019 9
11 YEARS:
A Reflection by Dee Hudson
11 years of driving back and forth along the service road of Mt
Lindesay Highway to my daughters’ school, Parklands Christian College.
Local landmarks: Park Ridge Primary School, Park Ridge Swimming
Pool, Ingham’s Chicken, not to mention the towing place, the bus depot,
Park Ridge Baptist Church and the adorable brown pony that lives next
door.
The two majestic trees that stand in full view at the old Ingham’s
Chicken site. I could confess that I’d always known they were there, but
that would be a lie. I spotted them around 2016 and only because it was
obvious the building was quietly vacating and “things were happening”.
The thought of them disappearing fills me with dread and I visualise
2019 - they’re still there. The foliage continues to change in colour
concrete paths and housing estates in their place.
and depth, in sync with the seasons – a bit like a (now) teenager’s daily
A new school-day ritual – slow to 30(km) at the pool; crane neck to mood swings in sync with, well, Life.
the left; take in the view; “aaah, they’re still there”; breathe (a sigh of
Maybe my fears are groundless. Maybe they’ll stay.
relief).
I sometimes drive past during school holidays, to catch a last glimpse,
“You don’t want them to go do you Mum?”, My Tween-ager quizzed.
“just in case”. I don’t know how I’ll feel if, one day, they’re not there –
How did she know? actually, I DO know.
On this day, I stop with a feeling of urgency. Face pressed against Will they endure the major development taking place – will they
the fence. Snap a pic. A moment in time, grasped before the landscape continue to be part of an ever-changing landscape? Or maybe it’s time
changes. for me to embrace change. Only time will tell.
The quality and variety of services provided other, to now using mainstream services and
increased enabling people with disabilities community-based activities amongst the
to meet in places they felt comfortable to community.
socialise. The services provided onsite by
Both models are very important to our
providers taught people with disabilities on
clients so people with a disability can meet
how to deal with life situations.
with Service Providers onsite as well as utilising
Since the introduction of the NDIS, the mainstream services and activities.
payment model has changed putting these
Debbie also expressed that it is not easy
services at risk. NDIS participants receive
finding appropriate community-based activities
individualised plans encouraging the access to
to meet the needs of clients which is an area
mainstream services (café’s etc), community-
we can improve on particularly at our local
based activities (libraries) and other programs.
libraries with most programs on offer are for
The NDIS and other systems work together to
the very young or the elderly.
ensure participants have choice and control of
the services they receive. “I would like to see the local libraries and
Deb’s Story
by Kathleen de Leon
Debbie applauds the opportunity to use
mainstream services and community-based
activities. Services, such as The Coffee Club
Browns Plains, where she regularly visits with
community centres changing the activities
they offer to include people with disabilities as
well” said Debbie. “We also need a social club
that younger people with disabilities will be
accepted, there is a lack of support for youth
her clients, have been very accepting. The staff
17–25. They want to socialise just like you and
Debbie has been a long-term resident interact with workers and clients delivering a
I, but when they leave school often, they lose
of Hillcrest since 1993 moving from Kingston positive experience and teaching clients about
their social connections.”
where she has lived since 1979. Debbie public communication.
began her career in Disability Support 10 Debbie would also like to hear from
Debbie is concerned that with the move
years ago, after her son was diagnosed with businesses or organisations, who would like
to utilise community-based services, the onsite
high-functioning Asperger’s Syndrome. She to support workers and their clients to visit
service providers will suffer and not survive.
previously worked as Manager of Life Skills in a social setting. You can contact her at
These services are vital for the socialisation
Programs and has recently ventured into debbarnes05@gmail.com
of people with a disability to continue
private support work.
friendships and to interact with someone who Kathleen de Leon is a long time Logan
Since the introduction of the 2006 understands. West resident. She’s founder of the popular
Disability Services Act, Debbie believes that Gotta Love Logan social media campaign and
We are creating a gap where once people
the changes to how we view the rights and will be running for Division 7 at next year’s
with a disability were able to meet onsite
needs of people with disabilities has improved. council elections - www.kathdeleon.com.au
with service providers to interact with each
10 PARK RIDGE NEWS – JULY 2019Park Ridge
Connect Forum
Park Ridge Connect Forums is excited to be
hosting their first community forum on Saturday
6 July. The first forum will be facilitated by former
Logan City Mayor, John Freeman, and seeks
to hear what Logan West residents hope their
community will become. Opportunity will also be
given to explore how we as a community can better
support youth and families in the area.
More forums are planned for coming
months that will cover themes like city planning,
infrastructure, innovation, transport, health,
education and connectedness.
Logan Money Talks
The Logan Financial Literacy Action Group (FLAG) is a collective of
community and government agencies who are interested in improving
financial capacity and capabilities in Logan. The group has been
collaborating since 2013 and connecting the Logan community with
practical services around the city.
Park Ridge Connect has has engaged with FLAG to provide a week
of Logan Money Talks in July. The series will include practical tools and
strategies that empower youth, individuals, families and small business
owners to get out of debt, create a budget you can stick to, training on
how to understand financial statements and smart investing on a low
income. Training will be provided by local experts and is open to the
whole community.
Anyone interested in being part of the Logan Money Talks in Park
Ridge can register at www.parkridgeconnect.com or call Paul for more
information on 0410 583 291
PARK RIDGE NEWS – JULY 2019 11WHERE TO DINE
Brisbane
Lions
Players
visit the Park Ridge
Pirates Juniors
Brisbane Lions Players Dayne Zorko and Ryan
Lester paid a visit to training down at the Pirates on
Tuesday Night. All at the Club are very grateful for the
time these Lions Legends spent with our youngsters,
from handing out the weekly awards to signing bags,
jerseys and boots, posing for photos and answering a
multitude of questions from enthusiastic young players.
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