The Westerner

18/07/2022

Congratulations to former Pine Rivers State High School student and Wantima Country Club star, Cameron Smith, who has won the prestigious British Open golf tournament!

MAJOR WINNER

Congratulations to Pine Rivers Class of 2010, Cameron Smith who, overnight won the 150th British Open (one of golf’s 4 majors) at the home of golf - St. Andrews.

Cam started the final round 4 shots behind the leaders and produced “one of the greatest finals rounds in majors history” to win his first major.

He becomes the first Aussie to win a major since 2015 and the first to win The Open since Greg Norman in 1993.
A tremendous achievement, Cameron.

05/05/2022

15/02/2022

Vale Melva Welch OAM, a great historian and a trusted source of local knowledge.

Our local community of The Hills District and Samford Valley has lost an extraordinary lady who has given us a wealth of knowledge of our history. Melva Welch of Arana Hills sadly passed away on 31st January. During the past 30 years or so, local history enquirers visiting the Samford Museum, along....

11/01/2021

Winifred turned 100 today but due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Brisbane her family couldn't visit Carinity Brookfield Green aged care for her birthday party.

To help her celebrate please wish Winifred a happy birthday and share this post on behalf of her friends at Carinity Brookfield Green!


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19/12/2019

Moreton Bay Mayor Allan Sutherland is granted bail ahead of a court appearance over two charges of misconduct in public office. The charges are the result of an investigation by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission.

20/06/2017

Do you miss 'The Westerner' newspaper's 'Reel Time' movie reviews? They are now online! Like the 'Reel Time Australia' page on Facebook, at: https://www.facebook.com/ReelTimeAustralia/

Movie reviews since 2004!

31/12/2016

A not-for-profit group, dedicated to improving welfare standards and finding new homes for surrendered equines, has taken delivery of two new horses.

Samford-based animal welfare organisation Equine Action Queensland is celebrating a milestone. The not-for-profit group, dedicated to improving welfare standards and finding new homes for surrendered equines, has taken delivery of two new horses. Eighteen-year-old mini...

30/12/2016

People wanting to see photos of ancestors who served in the First World War can do so thanks to 21st century technology. Digital portraits of around half of the soldiers from Queensland who served in...

29/12/2016

Warner and Ferny Hills women are set to make a mark on the fashion world after recently graduating from the Queensland University of Technology with Fine Arts degrees in fashion.

Alexandra Stokes and Isabel Byram have had a taste of the fashion scene abroad, and now want their own designs to have a global impact. They are set to make a mark on the fashion...

28/12/2016

The Westerner sends its thoughts and condolences to the family and friends of Paul Dobbins, who lost his battle with brain cancer on 21 December. The Warner man raised more than $10,000 to support cancer charities. A funeral service will be held at Nudgee College tomorrow at 10am, followed by a wake at Eatons Hill Hotel.

Despite having twice been diagnosed with brain cancer, Paul Dobbins has raised more than $10,000 to support cancer charities. Seven years ago he was diagnosed with level four Glioblastoma Multiforme cancer – a brain tumour...

27/12/2016

A Cashmere man is eyeing off running in more of the world’s biggest marathons after contesting the iconic New York Marathon for the first time.

A Cashmere man is eyeing off running in more of the world’s biggest marathons after contesting the iconic New York Marathon for the first time. Jason Croston finished last month’s race – the world’s largest...

26/12/2016

A Dayboro girl is beating competitors twice her age in the sport of endurance horse riding.

Georgie Barber is showing the older kids how it’s done on horseback. Last month the nine-year-old won the junior division of the South Burnett Endurance Riders Association event held at Nanango, for riders 17 years and under....

25/12/2016

The return of baseball and softball to the Olympics is great news for the sports and its players, according to one of Australia’s top baseball players.

The return of ‘diamond sports’ to the Olympics is great news for the sports and its players, according to one of Australia’s top baseball players. Australian baseball representative David Sutherland has welcomed the decision by...

24/12/2016

Portraits of around 30,000 Queensland World War I soldiers have been digitised.

People wanting to see photos of ancestors who served in the First World War can do so thanks to 21st century technology. Digital portraits of around half of the soldiers from Queensland who served in...

23/12/2016

How is one Warner family beating the heat this summer? In their own waterslide.

A Warner family is likely to be the envy of their neighbours on hot days this summer. The Gormley family has installed a 50m long pool-less waterslide in their backyard. The waterslide comes from the...

22/12/2016

A new science-fiction feature film partly financed by a Samford couple could be seen around the world.

A new science-fiction feature film partly financed by a Samford couple and featuring stars from Stargate, Dark Matter and Battlestar Galactica is set to be completed this week – before possible worldwide distribution. Project Eden:...

21/12/2016

Residents of Warner and Mt Samson have won silver medals at the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship.

Dean Cane was “not really expecting anything” when the starter’s pistol went off for his first ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship race. Now the Warner resident has reset his goals after winning a silver medal...

20/12/2016

Dayboro Bakery expects to make 5000 fruit mince tarts, 1200 butter shortbreads, 700 puddings of various sizes and 2500 rum balls – collectively containing 5L of Bundaberg Rum – this festive season.

It isn’t just Santa’s elves who will be working extra hard on Christmas Eve. Bakers at Dayboro Bakery will double the usual production to “make more Christmas goods than we’ve ever done before”, owner Scott...

19/12/2016

The original Dayboro Police Station, now an administration building at the Dayboro Showgrounds, was opened 100 years ago last month.

Facilities old and new at the Dayboro Showgrounds were recently celebrated by local residents. The original Dayboro Police Station, now the administration building of the Dayboro Show Society at the showgrounds on Mt Mee Road,...

18/12/2016

Mt Mee school students have produced a book about local men who served in World War I.

Mt Mee State School students have played their part in keeping the memory of local soldiers alive. With assistance from the Mt Mee District Historical Society and the local historian Rowena Crouch, the students produced...

15/12/2016

The new charity Broken to Brilliant sees "survivors mentoring domestic violence survivors to create a new chapter in their lives".

What started as a book about “rebuilding life after domestic violence” has developed into a new charity organisation. Following the release of the Broken to Brilliant book, which compiles the stories of ten survivors of...

14/12/2016

The Pine Rivers Police Officer of the Year loves "helping people, solving offences and the mateship with colleagues", but not how police are sometimes portrayed and mistreated.

Senior Constable Jacqueline Riddell was “surprised, proud and grateful” to be named Pine Rivers’ top cop. She has been named the Pine Rivers Police Officer of the Year, an award presented annually by the Rotary...

13/12/2016

Highvale’s Tricia Velthuizen has won a national business award.

A Highvale businesswoman has won top leadership honours. Tricia Velthuizen is the CEO of Churchill Education, the Samford Village-based training organisation which runs classroom, distance and online education training courses. Mrs Velthuizen won the AchieveForum...

13/12/2016

A P&C representing one of the smallest schools in the Samford-Dayboro district has won a major award.

One of the smallest schools in the district has won a major award. Mt Samson State School P&C was last month named the North Coast Region winner of the Queensland P&C of the Year Awards....

12/12/2016

A number of local hockey players represented Queensland in recent months.

Recent months have been huge one for several local hockey players. Eatons Hill resident Aaron Griffin and Pine Rivers St Andrews Hockey Club player Darin Dittman are now national champions, after helping their Queensland Over-45 team...