The Great Easter Egg Hunt 2012 recap

On Sunday, 1 April 2012, hundreds of local residents came along to enjoy the Great Easter Egg Hunt brought to us by LJ Hooker Ormeau. It was a spectacular day with hardly a cloud in the sky, ideal for hunting the parklands for egg tokens.

If you missed out this year, make sure you mark your calendar for 2013 – the hunt is always the Sunday prior to Easter.

Remember all photos from the day are posted on the LJ Hooker and My Ormeau Facebook photo galleries. If you want a printed copy of your photo please contact LJ Hooker Ormeau to request one.

HAPPY EASTER ORMEAU, PIMPAMA  & YATALA.

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QLD State Election info for Ormeau & surrounds

The Queensland State Election requires all registered voters to visit the polling booths this Saturday, 24 March 2012.

Local voting options for Ormeau, Pimpama & Yatala:

Norfolk Village State School, Halfway Drive, Ormeau
Ormeau Woods State High School, Goldmine Road, Ormeau

Ormeau State School, Mirambeena Drive, Pimpama
Pimpama State School, Hotham Creek Road, Pimpama

Voting times:

All booths are open between 8am – 6pm

If you are unable to vote on Saturday in person you must register for absent voting or postal voting to avoid penalty fines. For further details phone 1300 881 665 or visit this website.

Candidates for Albert and Coomera

The residents in Ormeau and Pimpama are split into two different divisions. Eastern side fo the M1 falls to Coomera and Western side of the M1 falls to Albert.

Coomera Candidates

  • Chris Wisbey (Greens)
  • Rowan Harrip (Independent)
  • Graeme Higgs (Labor)
  • Peter Cobb (Katter’s Australian Party)
  • Michael Crandon (Liberal National) ***Incumbent since 2009***

Albert Candidates

  • Amanda Best (Family First)
  • Adam Hollis (Katter’s Australian Party)
  • Margaret Keech (Labor) ***Incumbent since 2001***
  • Petrina Maizey (Greens)
  • Mark Boothman (Liberal National)

More details can be found here.

Remember the Local Government election is scheduled for Saturday 28 April 2012. More details to follow as it nears.

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LORDS school community open day

Community Open Day and Thank you BBQ Sunday 4th March from 2-4pm at LORDS 68 Mirambeena Drive , Pimpama, 4209.

Enquiries or more details can be found at Www.lords.qld.edu.au or 5540 8888.

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Jacobs Ridge NHW news

The Jacobs Ridge Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter is now available online here.

Make a note in your diaries for the National Neighbour Day – 25 March 2012

JRNW is bringing the fun and celebrations of this wonderful neighbourly event to Jacobs Ridge Estate residents at the Ormeau Woods State High School Sports Centre, Goldmine Road, Ormeau on Sunday 25 March 2012 from 10am – 12.30pm.

Stall Holders are welcome – the cost is a donation to JRNW on the day.

DJ Coffee Cube will be donating 50 cents from every cup sold to JRNW. Kate’s Face-Painting & Balloon Twisting Artists including glitter Tattoo Artist, unique hair braids and dream-catchers will also be there.

We will have a Sausage sizzle and soft drinks for sale and All Occasions Speciality Cakes is donating a slab cake for everyone to enjoy. There will be balloons for the children and a jumping castle. Special guests will include MP Michael Crandon, Councillor Donna Gates,
Ormeau Rural Fire Service and local police.

We invite you to come along and meet the residents of Jacobs Ridge Estate. If you haven’t purchased your Neighbourhood Watch Kit or given your contact details to stay informed and connected to your neighbourhood – this is the perfect time to do so.

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Peachey Club Music Label

From Dee Handyside:

I live in Ormeau and during my treatments for aggressive cancer, I composed and recorded an album…here in ormeau!  It is multi-genre (orchestral rock, jazz, pop, country etc.) and is now the endorsed fundraising album for the australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).

On top of that, it is now in all ABC shops throughout Australia and on iTunes/Amazon etc.

On 1st February the fundraising single from the album was launched.  It is pop/motown and called ‘Thank You Friends’.  Again written and recorded in Ormeau.  100% of this song goes to ACRF.  We even had the official music video filmed and made at Gold Coast TAFE Coomera Campus by the students there!

Furthermore, last week, the album and single was mentioned in the Australian Parliament!

Here is the link to the video…please ensure that you read the u-tube blurb below it and please watch through to the credits regarding the ladies in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR2Nz0UyHIs&feature=related

PEACHEY CLUB is our music label and we have a FB page too. We really do want to get the local community involved as much as possible in this project.

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Australia Day Award Recipients

On Australia Day 2012 Hon Margaret Keech acknowledged and awarded those who give their time in the community with Australia Day awards. Congratulations to:

Carmen Pofandt – Oxenford State School P&C
Dee Handyside – Singer/Songwriter
Dominique Lummus – Oxenford Coomera NHW
Cr Donna Gates – Division 1 Representative GCCC
Frank Holland – Beenleigh Senior Citizens
Kerry Kable – Highland Reserve State School P&C
Leigh-Ann Wilson – Norfolk Village State School P&C
Nicole Hintz – LJ Hooker Ormeau
Sue & Robert Durance – North East Albert Landcare Group

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The Great Easter Egg Hunt is on again for 2012 thanks to LJ Hooker Ormeau

Sunday 1 April 2012 – 10.00am
Pincally Park (Off Pincally Ct, Jacobs Ridge Estate)

LJ Hooker Ormeau invites all residents of Ormeau to come along and search the parkland for tokens which will be exchanged for chocolate easter eggs. Free fun for all ages. A BBQ and drinks will also be available for purchase.

A free event for everyone – if you are lucky you might even get to hug the Easter Bunny!

LJ Hooker Ormeau
Norfolk Village Shopping Centre
Phone 5549 4500

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Leukaemia Foundation Easter Parade & High Tea

Leukaemia Foundation, Easter Parade & High Tea

This event will be held at Gainsborough Greens on Tuesday March 27th – 2pm. There will be a fashion parade by “Fashion Is” from Beenleigh, musical entertainment from Gold Coast Tenor Matt Ward, raffle/auction, prize for best “Easter Bonnet”.

Cost $30pp – reservations and payment to Lyn Young 0414 871 110 by 20th March. Numbers are limited so please book early to avoid dissapointment.

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Ormeau Lions World’s Greatest Shave Event

Ormeau Lions Club members are again holding a World’s Greatest Shave event at Shearers Arms Tavern on Saturday 17th March from 2pm.

$20 adults $10 children $5 face painting – everyone is invited to join the Lions Shave Team on line – Go to http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/ormeaulions

To register, and help raise much needed funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. For more information contact Lyn Young 0414 871 110.

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April 2012 Local Elections – moved from March

Please note that due to the State Elections called for 24 March 2012 the Gold Coast City Council elections have been moved forward to the 28 April 2012.

 

31 March 2012 28 April 2012 marks the date for the next regional elections which will reveal the new Gold Coast City council division representatives as well as our new Mayor.

In preparation for these pending elections it is important to ensure your registration details are current, especially if you have moved recently, and to note which division you are in.

For all Ormeau residents you are Division 1 though if you are in Pimpama make sure you check out the map to decide if you fall into Division 1 or 3. With new boundaries set in place as a result of the rapid growth in the Northern Growth Corridor there have been some alterations. You can view the zone maps here in PDF:

Division 1

Division 3

Gold Coast Division Zones

As we near election day we will post voting booth information – locations, times and candidates.

On behalf of Ormeau and the Northern Gold Coast region we would like to take a moment to thank Councillor Donna Gates for all of her hard work during her current term as Division 1 representative. It is a huge job taking on the largest and fastest growing region on the Gold Coast and her hard work is easily visible throughout the northern suburbs – as is her uncanny ability to put in personal appearances at just about every community, sporting and school group event in the district.

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