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Former President Ray Behan Visits Village after 30 years

It was a delight to welcome Ray Behan as a special Guest to
the Mango Hill Progress Association’s August meeting. Ray
was our 2nd President and founding member/Treasurer back
in 1986-1988. For Ray, it was a trip down “Memory Lane”, given
this was his first visit back to Mango Hill Village in 30 years.

Prior to the arrival of our community hall in late 1987, the
fledgling Progress Association meetings were held in Ray’s
home on the corner of John & May Streets.

In a follow up visit later that week, Ray took time to look over
Danzy Buchanan Park in daylight hours and see the massive
changes of the past 30 years. After reviewing some old Mango
Hill Newsletters, Ray has sent the following “Letter to the Editor.

Dear Laurence That Photo in the photo held by Ray & Laurence:

It was an incredible experience and like a blast from the past to When word broke that the Redcliffe City Council wanted to
attend your Association’s meeting on 23rd August and see first- construct a rubbish dump and cemetery on land adjacent to
hand, the enthusiasm and passion of those present. As a former Mango Hill Village (now North Lakes), Mango Hill Progress
President, I commend the Association as it continues “to take Association in 1987 took to the skies with elected reps to
the ball” up to the local council on behalf of the community. inspect the site. In 1989, that proposal was “dumped and the
This community has grown so much since I left back in 1990. Mango Hill Airforce was stood down”! Ray Behan was President
I remember when the old building that became our “home” & Laurence Christie was Vice-President.
arrived and when the children of the area planted the first trees
in the park. I recall my comment in the Mango Hill News of 1987
(I still have a copy), part of which is recorded below.

To see Danzy Buchanan Park now, with its community hall,
tennis & basketball courts, playground and the height of those
trees was for me, almost overwhelming.

Your community “did roll up its sleeves and did get the job done”.
Your team is to be congratulated.
Preparing to fly over Mango hill to inspect proposed Dump Site – July 1987
Ray Behan. (from Left: Pilot (name unavailable), Ken Hayward ( State Member), Ray Behan,
(Former President 1987-1988) Laurence Christie, Pine Rivers Councillors Michael Lavarch & Margaret Woodgate)

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