Xstrata Mount Isa Mines
Xstrata Mount Isa Mines continues to provide us with
a generous annual grant for the operations of our
Mount Isa centre.
Band of the 1st Regiment,
Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery
The Band of the 1st Regiment, Royal Regiment of
Australian Artillery, continues as a loyal supporter of
BUSHkids and this year supported us through events
in Dalby during the week of 17-21 September, 2012.
The band visited Dalby to conduct a series of school
concerts and music workshops. The performances,
suitable for primary and secondary school students,
were both educational and entertaining and had the
students totally absorbed.
The week culminated in a Family Concert on the
evening of Friday 21 September for the communities
of Dalby and surrounding areas, held at the Dalby
State High School. The concert involved the students
with whom the band members had shared their skills
in the workshops, with gold coin donations raising
funds to support our Dalby Centre.
THIESS
In April Thiess announced its support of BUSHkids
through its QCLNG Upstream Works project team in
the Dalby area. Terry Donaghy, Thiess QCLNG
Project Director, presented a cheque to myself and
our Dalby team for $5,000, saying, “We look forward
to an ongoing relationship with BUSHkids during the
life of the project.”
Kyle Roggenkamp, Thiess’ Community and
Stakeholder Relations Manager in Dalby, has been
an amazing support with infectious enthusiasm,
organising fundraising events and raffles, and getting
together a Thiess team to run the BBQ at our annual
Dalby Race Day, as well as supplying the provisions
for the BBQ for the day. In August Kyle organised
two multi-draw raffles for Toyota Cowboys jerseys,
caps and balls, one for all staff on the project and one
for the Dalby community, raising an amazing $2,500.
In October Thiess joined forces with subcontractor
NACAP Australia to provide further support to
BUSHkids. NACAP Australia has been working
with Thiess to deliver components of the QCLNG
project in the Surat Basin. NACAP Australia became
aware of BUSHkids through Thiess and donated
$3,500 for improvements to the Dalby Centre.
Dalby Race Day
Our annual Dalby Race Day is a family fun day
sponsored by Black Toyota, which kindly provided
the marquee and a jumping castle to entertain the
children. Thiess provided supplies and manpower
for the BBQ. There was extra entertainment for the
children in the form of a pirate and a fairy with
artistic face-painting and balloon creations. Musical
entertainment was provided by singer/guitarist Jan
Rottier, who was joined later in the day by our own
vocalist Chelsea O’Brien! ‘Fashions on the Field’ was
popular with a prize for ladies and men donated by
Hays Jewellers. Amulti-draw raffle to raise further
funds had top prizes of a $350 travel voucher donated
by Thiess, a water tank and a garden trolley full of
‘
liquid refreshments’.
We were also fortunate to have a Dalby community
committee headed by Liz Ryan who helped organise
the day by collecting sponsors, donations and raffle
prizes, organising the entertainment for adults and
children, organising the erection of the marquee,
setting the tables and chairs with table decorations
donated by Black Toyota and much, much more.
Thanks to Black Toyota, Liz Ryan and her ladies.
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