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Mango Hill Association Ramps Up

News Fire Station Campaign

For the 2nd time in just 6 months Qld Fire & Emergency (QFES)
attended a house fire in Mango Hill. This fire occurred in the late
afternoon of 17th March in Freshwater Creek Road (off Halpine Drive)
and was reported on the local evening news.

Three (3) fire appliances were activated by an emergency call at
4.01pm with responses from Petrie at 4:10pm, Kippa Ring 4:12pm
and Burpengary stations 4:15pm. As always, our Firefighters carried
Since 1986, the Mango Hill Progress Association out their work in a professional manner and preventing loss of life
has sought to work with local community and the fire spreading to neighbouring homes. Media reported that
Police and Arson Squad personnel attended the fire with all inside
organizations and act as a constructive advocacy escaping injury.
group to all levels of Government and Business.
In short, our Association can only be as effective This latest fire incident underscores the rationale in the Mango
as the range of committed volunteers who Hill Progress Association’s campaign for a local Fire Station in the
provide time, effort and ideas to continue our North Lakes/Mango Hill community, given the shortest reasonable
work of the past 3 decades. response time for any fire appliance to reach this community is at

Contact Membership Meetings

Website: www.mangohillprogress.org www.mangohillprogress.org/membership All local residents are welcome
Email: admin@mangohillprogress.org Family Membership is just $10/year. to attend the monthly meeting
Tennis Court Bookings: 07 3203-3121 Please pay into the account shown of the Association on the 3rd
Wednesday of the month at the
Hall Bookings and all other Enquiries: and an email will be sent to you, Mango Hill Village Community
Laurence Christie 07 3204 2020 acknowledging your payment. Your Centre at 7.30pm, Danzy
or 0415 342007 membership supports our ability to Buchanan Park, Chermside Rd,
advocate on behalf of the Community! Mango Hill.

Eerie Surrounds At

Mango Hill Council

Elections

It was almost eerie! The quietness was
almost “deafening” outside the Mango Apart from an initial burst of the first 30 spray copious bursts of “Glen-20” over the
Hill Village Hall! There were no Candidate minutes when some 50 electors stretched general voting screens and staff tables.
(party) workers thrusting “how to vote” down the verandah stairs with the
cards into elector’s hands as they accessed mandatory 1.5m distance between them, With no incumbent Mayor or Division 4
the ramp. Social gatherings were non- waiting lines of more than six electors Councillor, the field was wide open although
existent as voters quickly made their way were non-existent and the experience of it appears that a very high informal vote on
into the Hall to take up their opportunity voting for their Mayor and Councillor was the day may have reflected an underlying
to have their say in who will run Moreton completed in minutes. mood of electors. As of Monday, Chris
Bay Regional Council for the next 4 years Thompson (30.12%) and Peter Flannery
and quickly leave to return home to the The Progress Association is aware that the (29.63%) were in a tight tussle for the
confines of their front fence. Electoral Commission Officers were highly Mayoralty whilst Jodie Shipway appears to
pleased with the conduct of the election have won Division 4 with (46.44% of 89.26%
With media reports flashing clips of non- itself with the great majority of voters counted.)
compliance of the prevailing Covid-19 accepting the need to have their say. It
regulations, voters turning up to the was evident that mandated guidelines Then we will do it all again on the last
Mango Hill Village Hall on Council Polling were followed with appropriate distances Saturday of October (31st) for the State
day last Saturday could be forgiven for between people permitted to enter the hall Government elections and trust that the
asking, “what’s all the fuss about”? at any one time and staff were often seen to Coronavirus has been put to bed!