Website launch

You are cordially invited to attend the official launch of the MDRA website and the new website of the Rosewood Scrub Historical Society.

Where: Marburg State School (main building)
When: Monday, 25 August, 10:15am

RSVP by Thursday 21st August to 5464 4309 or 5464 4624 or to info@marburg.org.au

Celebrating myMarburg

Help the MDRA celebrate our three regional prizes in the Tidy Towns competition with a free sausage sizzle and bands in the park. Music will be provided by One Day and Fred Unplugged.

Location: Marburg Community Park at the corner of Queen and Edmond Streets.
Date: Saturday, 2nd August.
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00pm.

Wear your myMarburg t-shirt - see you there!

A walk in the forest

You are invited to join the Rosewood District Protection Organisation for their Nature Walk #78.

High Eucalypt Forest

Mountain Scrub Road, Tallegalla

Saturday 2^nd August, 2008 Start: 8:00 a.m.

RDPO Nature Walk # 78 will take us up to the steep hill country on Tallegalla’s western border. It is three years since we last explored this part of the Rosewood Region, which is covered by rich stands of abundant eucalypt forest. Scenic mountain landscapes are also a feature of the area.

We will meet on Mountain Scrub Road past the cattle grid entrance to Lyne and Peter Marshall’s ruggedly beautiful property ‘Didgee Ridge’. We thank Lyne and Peter for making the walk possible and have invited them to be our guests.

Our plant and bird experts will guide us. Don’t forget to bring your bird and plant spotters’ species cards from last time if you have them. Cards available to newcomers before we start.

Directions:

From Rosewood: Take the Rosewood-Tallegalla Road for about 10 km towards Minden until you reach Woolshed Creek Road on left

From Warrego Highway: Turn off at Marburg. Take the Rosewood Road and turn right at the T instersection for Tallegalla and Minden. Drive until you reach Woolshed Creek Road on left (about 10 km from Marburg)

Then: Turn left into Woolshed Creek Road, drive for 2-3 km and then turn right at the sign up the steep rise of Mountain Scrub Road. Drive carefully. The grid is about 2 km along, and we will meet about 300 m past it on the roadside.

Please feel free to invite friends to this or any future walks.

$5 per person or $10 per family Includes morning tea

Enquiries and bookings: Paul Kennedy 5464 4096 jmkenn@gil.com.au

Your reply indicating whether you can come, and a count of how many people you might bring will help in our catering for morning tea

Please tell your friends about our walks. We seek to raise community awareness of the natural, scenic and cultural riches of the greater Rosewood district, to protect it from destructive land use, and to promote its long term future based on renewable, ecologically sustainable ventures.

The judges' decision

Today was the announcement of the Tidy Towns winners for the Inland South East Queensland area. While Marburg did not win the award for the tidiest town, it did win in three individual categories. Marburg is now officially the Friendliest town in inland South East Queensland. Marburg also won awards for bush spirit and for its high levels of community partnerships.

Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale extended special congratulations to the "Ipswich community of Marburg which collected three awards in their own right."

He said that "It is tremendous to see the community spirit shown by Marburg and district residents and they should be extremely proud of their strong showing in this year's awards. Marburg residents are very passionate about their town and its history and were keen to share that with the rest of Australia through their entry in the Tidy Towns Awards."

Mayor Pisasale was also pleased that Ipswich won the award for the Tidiest Town.

Congratulations to everyone in Marburg who worked so hard on this project. It would be wonderful if we could continue the effort to keep the town tidy.

Thanks must also go to Councillor David Pahlke for all his efforts on our behalf and Ipswich City Council for nominating us and supporting our campaign.