308904-The QLD Freema

May 2014 | Issue 2
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Board of Benevolence
Features
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Irish Heritige Lodges
Night
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Geriatric Medical
Foundation
Page 8
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Governor
Opens Sir John Lavarack
Visitors Room
Contents
May : July 2014
John Irwin -
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United Grand Lodge of QLD
of Queensland Grand Master
Dr Gary John BACON
Deputy Grand Master
Alan Maurice TOWNSON
Assistant Grand Master
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Grand Secretary
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In this issue we have some
really interesting articles
and I hope they do prove
interesting to all of our
readers throughout UGLQ.
One thing about this magazine
is that it provides every reader
with a great variety of news and
happenings about Freemasonry
all over the State. Of course
much of it comes from those
who are anxious to show readers
the amount of good work they
achieve in their respective lodges.
I receive many contributions
and I enjoy placing them in
our magazine to keep all our
readers up to date with what
is happening throughout our
organisation.
You will notice that in this issue
we have not included any news
about the Anzac Day activities.
Although it may be late when it
appears in the August issue, I am
sure you will enjoy reading about
the various Anzac Day Memorial
Service gatherings that take
place on an annual basis.
Many of you will also notice that
we are not including what we
normally call the blue pages in
future issues. This decision was
made for several reasons and I
dont think it will make much of
a difference to the way the news
is distributed throughout the
magazine. The popular Royal
Arch Chapters four red pages are
still there for all to read. These
four pages are very well written
and provide some interesting
news about the history of the
Royal Arch and its workings.
I look forward to receiving the
next lot of contributions for the
August issue. Please make sure
they are forwarded to arrive
before the 1st of July.
Fraternal Regards,
John Irwin, Editor
Regular Features
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2 Editors Note
6 Craft News
22 Lodges in Action
25 Other Orders
28 Serving the Community
30 Jewel Presentations
32 Quick News
7 AGM Designate
10 Mens Health - Depression
12 Grand Masters Address
21 North East Corner
On the Cover
The Governor of Queensland, Her
Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley
AC attended a function in the UGLQ
Memorial Building in Ann Street Brisbane,
where she offcially opened the recently
refurbished Sir John Lavarack Visitors
Room designed to allow visitors to relax
when visiting the building. The picture
on the front cover shows Her Excellency
with the Grand Master, MWBro Dr. Gary
Bacon. Both the Grand Masters address
and Her Excellencys opening address
are shown on Page Four of the Magazine.
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Greetings
Brethren
Since my initial communique in
this journal (August 2013 issue)
the subsequent hard copy and
e-print runs (all 124 pages) have
presented a splendid canvas
mapping the energetic doings
of all branches of our Fraternity.
Embracing a plethora of
ceremonial, social and community
connect activities the elongated
suite of endeavours makes for
uplifting reading. The energy
descriptor borrowed from the
physical sciences (E=mc*2) is truly
apt for applying to the members
of this constituency.
A number of our lodges, both regional and city sited, now experience
the welcome challenge of a pulse of recruits. The Membership (M*3)
Committee have embarked on a compilation of a folio of best practice
turnarounds that might be useful in assisting other lodges escape dry
gullies and re-enter bucolic landscapes. Well- planned Open House/
Nights, well- advertised stalls/booths at local shows, markets and retail
outlets, targeted bursaries and bountiful charitable giving have provided
lodges with much success in profling Freemasons Queensland within
local communities.
Every successful organisation has at its core an entrepreneurial
business model. UGLQ can be no exception. The Copernicus model
that I have been presenting to the constituency under the banner of
Organisational Development (OD) = Change has at its sun - core the
Parliament of UGLQ, ie Grand Lodge. All Master Masons and above in
rank are voting members of Grand Lodge. Subtended and reporting to
it are various proposed structural components, including a new General
Board of Directors with access to an existing Freemasons Queensland
Pty Ltd, the existing Board of Benevolence, the existing Board of the
Geriatric Medical Foundation, a new Masonic Ceremonial Group, a new
Masonic Jurisprudence Group linked to an Appeal Tribunal and a new
Nominations Panel. The intent of these structural changes is to permit
undiluted focus of the core business function, ie the General Board of
Directors, on membership growth, fnancial stability and infrastructure
enhancements. Past distractions of ceremonial and jurisprudence
issues will be quarantined separately. Modern managerial practices of
performance review against negotiated key indicators will apply to all
Board and paid administrative positions. There will be no changes as a
consequence to the existing sovereignty of individual lodges, Landmarks
of the Order, Ritual and Ceremony. Constitutional reform in alignment
with structural changes will be necessary.
To date I have had the opportunity of communicating these
proposals for change to over 250 members who have attended the
distributed presentations. There has been unanimous support by the
constituency for change. I trust that members will avail themselves
of future presentations and the updates provided by the
Implementation Task Force.
CLAMO
Gary
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Cover Story
On Tuesday 28 January 2014, the MW Grand Master Dr Gary Bacon
welcomed the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AC
and invited guests to perform the offcial opening of the Sir John Lavarack
Visitors Room at the Masonic Memorial Centre at 311 Ann Street, Brisbane.
In welcoming Her Excellency and esteemed guests, MWBro Bacon said:
When a man joins his local lodge he joins not just a cohort of like-minded men
of his immediate community but additionally he also receives a national and
international passport to fraternise within a truely global fraternal institution.
From the earliest days of our Craft it has been a noteworthy characteristic and
custom that masons visit other lodges both near and distant.
In operative times, well before the emergence of the Speculative Craft as we
now know it at the start of the 17th century, masons were itinerant workers
who were forced to travel to renew their employment as each building project
was completed. This fuid nature of the Operative Craft led to the formation of
locality based trade associations, known as lodges, to protect the professional
integrity of their occupation, and to enhance the moral and social practices of
their members. It is surmised, not without some evidence, that the modes of
recognition were originated in the operative period as a means of identifying
the genuinely skilled mason who came to visit a lodge in search of work. Some
of the oldest extant masonic manuscripts contain charges associated with
visiting, and the reception of visitors. The pulse of visiting has never ceased,
indeed, with improved modern transport availability and options the extent of
visits especially to Grand Lodge headquarters centres from distant locales has
been facilitated. We have observed this trend here in Brisbane.
The desire to receive our intra-State, inter-State and international visitors to
our Queensland headquarters in comfortable and ambient surrounds led to this
project, the establishment of a visitor reception room.
Then followed the questions of theming and naming.
This Masonic Memorial Centre rests on a Foundation Stone laid on Anzac Day
1928 by Grand Master MW Bro Justice Charles Stumm. In the vestibule stands
the Urn of Remembrance to Brethren who had paid the supreme sacrifce in
the Great War. This was unveiled and dedicated on 9 December 1930 by His
Excellency Bro Sir Thomas (John) Goodwin, Governor of Queensland, later
Grand Master of UGLQ. Thus, the memorial theme was clear from the start
and a Queensland born soldier, statesman and Freemason in the person
of Lieutenant General Sir John Dudley Lavarack, Governor of Queensland
1 October 1946 until his death in offce 4 December 1957 seemed most
appropriate for naming rights.
Sir John joined the Craft in Victoria and was a foundation member of Army
Lodge No.478 UGLV at its consecration on 5 December 1929. In addition to
the then Colonel Lavarack other foundation members included Lieutenant
General Sir John Northcott, then a major, who would later become Governor of
New South Wales, and Major General H.E. Pompey
Elliott, a legend among First AIF soldiers, and later a
Senator for Victoria.
Sir John was welcomed into Lamington Lodge
No.110 UGLQ (named after Baron Lamington,
Governor of Queensland 1896-1901) as a joining
member on 1 May 1947. Lamington Lodge then as
now meets here at Ann Street. All offcers of the
lodge agreed to hold their progressive positions
to permit him to serve a year as Senior Warden
to meet the prerequisite for election to Master.
Sir John was installed as Worshipful Master of
Lamington Lodge and served 1950-51. His Past
Masters jewel and Installation card can be viewed
in the adjacent display case. One presumes that
he was asked to lead this Grand Lodge as Grand
Master as had previous Governors, viz. MW Bros
Sir Thomas Herbert John Goodwin (1931 -32) and
Sir Leslie Orme Wilson (1934-46). In any event we
now have his portrait on show, complementing
those hanging in the vestibule.
I wish to record grateful thanks to the ladies
who made items for this visitors room, Mrs Elaine
Williamson and Mrs Jan Kirby; donors of furniture
etc, the two Boards, the Grand Offcers Association,
the Lamington Lodge and Bro Ian Davies;
providers of military memorabilia, particularly
Bro Ian Tomlinson and the hands-on project team
comprising Bros Russell Hancock, Tony Anderson
and Geoff Walker.
It is now my certain privilege to welcome to the
lectern Her Excellency, Ms Penelope Wensley AC,
Governor of Queensland, and the grand-daughter
of Wor Bro Thomas Wensley, foundation member
and principal benefactor of Barrine Lodge No. 298
UGLQ at Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands, to
offcially open the Sir John Lavarack Visitors Room.
Governors address and Opening
I thank Grand Master Dr Gary Bacon for his warm
welcome and for his invitation to me to join you
today for the offcial opening of this refurbished
and upgraded space, located within the magnifcent
Masonic Memorial Centre of the United Grand
Lodge of Queensland.
Given my strong family connections with
Freemasonry, of which I have spoken on a number
of occasions (and which, I noted happily, feature
in the November 2013 edition of The Queensland
Freemason) it comes as no surprise to me that this
project exhibits the admirable hallmarks that I
associate with Freemasons (in this State).
The refurbishment of the room is, in the frst
instance, a gesture of hospitality. The room, with its
up-to-date facilities, including Wi-Fi, is for use by
Freemasons visiting from other parts of Brisbane
Governor
Opens
Sir John Lavarack
Visitors Room
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and further afeld. Also in keeping
with the ethos of masons, the room is
designed to encourage fellowship by
providing a comfortable space in which
visitors can choose to chat, meet, read,
work or network in an informal club-like
atmosphere free, I am sure, from the
modern habit
of socialising while glued to the screen
of a smart phone.
Given that the room is cheek-by-jowl
with the Centres library, it should also
encourage self-improvement and education
through access to knowledge, another
characteristically Masonic principle.
I was delighted to learn that a room
designed for these admirable purposes,
in fulflment of an undertaking made by
the Grand Master at his Grand Installation
in 2013 (I have seen his bucket list),
was to be named after Queenslands
sixteenth Governor, Sir John Lavarack.
Deputy Grand Master Alan Townson has
already spoken of the highlights of Sir
Johns distinguished military career, and
the Grand Master has given us a few
glimpses of Sir Johns career, as it were, as
a mason. (It would be interesting to know
more. I am sure there would have been
interesting contacts with fellow masons
afforded by his travels around the world,
during his military service).
The third important element in Sir Johns
service to his country and community is his
eleven years as Governor of Queensland,
from 1946 until 1957.
In accepting the appointment and
discharging the duties of Governor, Sir John
recorded a number of frsts. He was, of
course, the frst Australian-born Governor of
this State --- not only an Australian but, better
yet, a Brisbane boy - whose appointment was
received with great enthusiasm in the local
press. A Courier-Mail headline of the day
announced: One of Ours Now Our Governor.
As far as we can tell, Sir John was also
the frst Governor to arrive in Brisbane by
aeroplane for his swearing-in. (He arrived at
Eagle Farm aerodrome in a Trans Australian
Airlines (TAA) DC3 Aircraft, escorted from
Sydney by 3 RAAF Liberator bombers!). More
importantly though, Sir John had the signal
honour of hosting the frst ever visit by a
reigning British monarch to this State, that
of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in 1954,
undoubtedly one of the most remarkable
and memorable events in the States history
to that point. Given the visits historic status,
the huge crowds and the punishing program,
that must have been an extraordinary
experience for Sir John and Lady Lavarack.
While Sir Johns personality was defnitely
not of the hail fellow well-met variety
(he was variously described as reserved
or withdrawn - even dour - never at
ease and relaxed; someone who did not
win affection, but he was admired and
respected, both because of his military
record and the offce he held (and I
would judge also because he WAS the
frst Governor to be a true local - born
in Brisbane and educated at Brisbane
Grammar School -Queenslanders love
their own!) and he did serve as Governor
for over a decade, making him the second
longest serving Governor after Sir Leslie
Orme Wilson. Apparently he enjoyed
visiting rural and regional Queensland
and he was reportedly also both more
comfortable and more popular with those
groups and organisations with which - as
a military man - he felt a natural affnity or
empathy, or whose ethos he understood
well - returned service men and women,
Legacy groups, the Boy Scouts and Girl
Guides organisations - and I would venture
to add to that, the Freemasons. While
there arent many references to Sir John
in the book 150 years of Freemasonry
in Queensland I did fnd one that said
that on 1st October 1946, the Grand
Master presented an address of loyalty
to his Excellency Sir John Lavarack on
the occasion of his swearing-in as State
Governor in the Legislative Council
Chamber (it would be interested to see
the text of that address) and that within
two weeks of that ceremony, Sir John had
accepted the invitation of the Grand Master
to visit the Ann Street Temple, where Grand
Lodge Offcers were presented to him.
Reporting this visit to the Quarterly
Communication in December 1946, the
Grand Master said that Sir John was a
Freemason and that an early affliation
with the lodge was expected.
Apart from these important connections
with the Freemason community and his
links with some other organisations and
networks whose members were, in a
sense, his natural constituents, Sir John
had another asset. His natural reserve
was balanced by the outgoing and
energetic Lady Sibyl Lavarack, who was an
active Patron of a number of community
organisations and who must have
provided invaluable support in helping
him to meet the demands of community
engagement and outreach that the
Governors role involved.
If there is a watchword for Sir Johns
distinguished contributions to his country,
to this State, and to Freemasonry, it is
service. This, then, is an eminently
appropriate name for this facility because
Sir John was an exemplar of the service
and support that Freemasons seek to
provide to one another and to their
communities. I hope there will be some
means of apprising new generations of
Freemasons who use this room of that
inspiring connection.
Before I move to the ceremonial words
that will offcially open this room, I take
this opportunity, as Governor, to reiterate
my great admiration and gratitude for the
work that Freemasons in Queensland have
done and continue to do in support of
communities in this State and elsewhere.
I mentioned earlier a particular edition
of The Queensland Freemason, which
outlines my grandfathers contribution
to Freemasonry and to the community in
North Queensland. But a glance at any
edition of the newsletter will give an
excellent sense of the depth and breadth
of Freemasons strong connections with
their communities and the wonderful work
they do within those communities and in
support of community causes.
Every donation to charities or disaster
relief, every act of support, large or
more modest, for local organisations
and individuals, every aged care facility
established or upgraded - to cite just a few
examples - makes a positive difference to
many lives, and therefore to the wellbeing
of this State. That is a record of which
Freemasons in Queensland can be very
proud, and of which all Queenslanders
need to be more aware.
I congratulate the Grand Master on this
excellent initiative. I thank all of those
who have supported the project and
contributed to its realisation. I wish all
United Grand Lodge members and visitors
to this historic Memorial Centre every
enjoyment of this new facility.
And it is with great pleasure that I
now declare offcially open the Sir John
Lavarack Visitors Room.
Thank you.
into what the Bursaries meant to them.
The Bursaries were presented by the Chairman of the
Committee, MWBro Emmanual Anthony PGM, In his address
MWBro Anthony expressed the committees sincere
appreciation of the Grand Secretary, RWBro John Rawlinson
and his personal assistant, Mrs Pam Wheatley for their
excellent administrative efforts, year after year which made
the work of the Committee very pleasurable and ultimately,
evenings such as the Bursary presentation a reality. All
applications were this year of a particularly high standard,
and the Bursary Committee was delighted that suffcient
funds were available to award Bursaries to all who applied.
Other speakers at the presentation night were the Grand
Master, MWBro Dr Gary Bacon, the Deputy Grand Secretary
who provided a brief overview of the Grand Hall and the
Masonic Centre, Associate Professor George Mellick (a
Bursary recipient in 1982), Ryan Spence (a Bursary recipient
in 2012) and Sophie Ryan (a Bursary recipient in 2014).
Photographs were taken and a delightful supper was served
following the presentation.
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Annual Bursary Presentation Night
This picture was taken at the UGLQ Bursary Presentation. It shows the recipients with the Grand Master and members of the Bursary Committee. Seated in the
centre are (l to r) RWBro Charles Reich, MWBro Gary Bacon GM and MWBro Emmanuel Anthony PGM (chairman of the committee). Standing at the back (l to r)
are Christopher Schaffer and Mark Paterson (committee members).
The United Grand Lodge Bursary Presentation night held
on March 13 this year attracted a large crowd of relatives
and friends to witness a well-presented program relating to
successful recipients of bursaries to further their education
in different felds.
The Grand Master, MWBro Gary Bacon was present with the
Bursary committee and selected speakers gave an insight
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It was announced at the last Quarterly Communication that
RWBro Doug Wells PSGW has been appointed Assistant
Grand Master for the period 2014-2015. He will be invested
at the Grand Proclamation in July this year. The following is
RWBro Wells' profle:
Having made a casual comment to two Bundaberg TAFE
teacher colleagues that both his grandfathers were once
Freemasons, Bro Doug was then approached by them and
joined Lodge Athole in October 1982. On transferring back
to Brisbane he affliated with Lodge Lord Saltoun in October
1987 and progressed through every offce, being installed WM
in 1993 and later became the DC for fve years. He entered
Grand Lodge in 1996 as a Grand Sword Bearer and progressed
to Senior Grand Deacon, Deputy Grand Director, Grand Director
and Senior Grand Warden, sometimes for two and three years
in that particular offce. He was a PZ of Lord Saltoun RAC and
currently third Principal of Sunshine Coast Daylight RAC. Doug
RWBro Doug Wells PSGW and his wife, Ros.
commenced a Plumbing apprenticeship in 1967 to become
a tradesman and later a foreman in the Queensland Public
Works Department, completing 10 years service. He worked
the last four years as a Designer in the Architectural Branch.
After two years in private enterprise he joined TAFE in 1979
and worked in teaching and administrative roles in various
TAFE campuses around Queensland concurrently acquiring
educational qualifcations culminating in a Masters degree
at QUT. He worked as a content specialist on many Australian
National Training Authority (ANTA) and AusAID projects
developing Competency Standards , Assessment Guidelines,
curriculum and learning resources. The most fascinating of
all projects he said, was a research project for the Ross Trust
(Victoria) to trace 183 Pacifc islanders who had completed
their teacher training in Australia and ascertain where their
lifes-direction had taken them. The majority were Tongan and
Samoan and he undertook his research in those countries.
He completed the last four years of his career working in
the development phase and later as the Plumbing Principal
Teacher for the Australia Pacifc Technical College (APTC),
another AusAID funded project. Based at the National
University in Apia, Samoa he undertook workplace training and
assessment of his students in Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
and PNG. It was a unique opportunity to experience the life
of Pacifc islanders away from the tourist treks, he said.
He returned to Australia in early 2010 and affliated with
Mooloolah No. 339 where he has been the Lodge Secretary for
the past three years. He retired in late 2011 and enjoys family
history research, gardening, travel and crabbing/fshing.
Doug says he is forever grateful for the support of his wife
Rosslyn (Ros) throughout his working and Masonic career.
The AGM designate greatly supports the organisational
change and restructuring of UGLQ and believes it is critical to
the survival our beloved Craft in Queensland.
Change is the only constant in life is a quote attributed
to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus over 2,500 years ago.
Heraclitus is famous for his insistence on ever-present
change and is also quoted to have said, No man ever steps in
the same river twice". The AGM designate believes we should
all think about this concept when considering the necessity
for change and to move away from an organisational
structure that suited a bygone era.
AGM designate:
RWBro Doug Wells,
DipT., BEd., MEd. PSGW.
Joan, an elderly patient in Dalby, was required to have a consultation with
a geriatrician but it was diffcult physically and fnancially for her to travel
to Brisbane. However she was able to have an internet based telehealth
consultation with a geriatrician in the Dalby local hospital without
having to travel. It was made possible by the research and advances in
technology led by Professor Len Gray, who is appointed to the Masonic
Chair in Geriatric Medicine at The University of Queensland.
The Geriatric Medical Foundation of Queensland was formed in 1986 on
the initiative of UGLQ as a 1988 bicentennial project of Freemasons in
Queensland. The Craft in Queensland donated an initial $1million capital,
and the Foundation now has some $5.7million invested, producing income
that funds its current support of the Masonic Chair at UQ and of the
Parkinsons Disease research at the Eskitis Institute (Griffth University).
Since Professor Gray was appointed to the Masonic Chair in 2002,
the initiative and funding by your Foundation has facilitated some
rewarding results
A successful Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine has been
established within UQ.
The Centre has supervised 7 PhD students of whom 3 have completed
their studies.
The Centre is directly involved in providing telehealth services to 4 rural
hospitals and 5 aged care facilities. Another 13 aged care facilities will
start telehealth services by June 2014.
The Centre has leveraged over $9 million in competitive research grants,
including $4 million in the past 2 years. These grants have enabled
research in dementia care, mobility promotion, software systems, quality
control systems and telehealth - all in aged care.
Associate Professor George Mellick at Griffth University leads a research
team looking for the causes and potential cure for Parkinsons Disease,
Some of the Foundation directors watching Professor Len Gray Director, Centre for Research
in Geriatric Medicine at UQ (seated), communicate live via the internet with Dalby Hospital.
Standing L to R: RWBro Stephen Young, MWBro Dr Gary Bacon - Grand Master, RWBro Robert
Savage AM, Mr Ian Russell AO, OBE, Mr David Whitman.
(By Robert Savage, Foundation Chairman)
Geriatric Medical Foundation producing results
as part of the Queensland Parkinsons Project
(QPP). Formally established in 2006, the QPP is
a study cohort of over 4,000 people who have
agreed to participate in research into Parkinsons
disease and related disorders; this unique
data base is of great beneft to Australian and
international researchers.
Since Dr Mellicks frst involvement in this
research in 1998, when there was very little
Parkinsons research being conducted in
Australia, he has worked in conjunction with
Brisbane based neurologist Dr Peter Silburn
AM to develop one of the largest study cohorts
of its type worldwide. This cohort is now
collaborating with groups internationally to
perform some of the most signifcant ever
studies of risk factors for Parkinsons disease.
These developments, at both UQ and Griffth,
provide just a partial glimpse of the wonderful
dividends or return on capital provided
through the Foundation by the initiative of
Queensland Freemasons 28 years ago. These
dividends demonstrate that more important
and fruitful work can be undertaken if additional
capital were available to produce the income to
fund them.
The board of The Geriatric Medical Foundation
of Queensland is therefore considering avenues
to signifcantly increase the Foundations
invested capital to enable it to, inter alia
Facilitate geographic expansion of the
telehealth consultations.
Increase the funding currently provided to the
Parkinsons Disease research project.
Sustain an adequate annual contribution to
the cost of the Masonic Chair.
Provide funding for other worthwhile projects
in the feld of geriatric medicine.
To be sustainable, your Foundation relies on
donations and bequests, the latter being a relatively
easy way to provide signifcant fnancial support.
For information about how to donate and/
or include a bequest in your will, go to the
Foundations web site at www.gmfq.org.au
or contact the Foundation Secretary
at PO Box 219, Redcliffe Qld 4020;
email: gandrews@andrewassoc.com.au
MWBro Gary Bacon GM RWBro Peter Wickins WM of The Duke
Bro Chris Potts EA RWBro Lou Grimshaw DC of The Duke and
Rep of the GLI at the UGLQ.
Irish Heritage Lodges Celebrate the 50th Consecutive Year
Since Their First Regular Combined Meeting
to Mark Saint Patricks Day in Queensland
Highlighting the Duke of Leinsters Sesquicentenary Year
By RWBro R. L. Grimshaw PJGW
Many Australians remember the Irish settlement and
culture on St Patricks Day. The Irish were among the
frst Europeans to settle in Australia. They comprised
a portion of the convict settlement population in the
late 1700s. More than 300,000 other Irish settlers, not convicts,
migrated to Australia between 1840 and 1914. Many Irish
immigrants came to Australia to escape famine in their homeland.
About 30 percent of Australians are believed to have some
Irish ancestry today. On St Patricks Day it is customary to wear
shamrocks and, or, green clothing or accessories the wearing of
the green. St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-
leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish.
It was in this tradition that the Duke of Leinster Lodge No 8 UGLQ,
consecrated 283 IC on 24 June 1864, hosted the 2014 Combined
Irish Heritage Lodges Night in Brisbane in their sesquicentennial
year. The banquet hall was decked out with emerald green table
cloths which were complimented with various Irish memorabilia;
shamrocks abounded along with green festooning all of which
was set off by beautifully crafted placemats designed and printed
by Bro Neil Herdegen a Steward with The Duke, as the old
Lodge is affectionately known.
Offcers of the Duke were ably assisted in conferring a First Degree
on Mr. Christopher James Potts by the four other lodges of the Irish
Lodges Association namely United Tradesmens No. 12 (288 IC
1865) Southern Queensland No. 29 (312 IC 1878) Theodore
Unmack No.60 (337 IC 1889) Wynnum No.81 (342 IC 1894).
The Grand Master was in attendance and was invited to share in
the division of the work by investing Bro Potts with the apron of
an Entered Apprentice Freemason. This will no doubt remain a
landmark in Bro Potts Masonic career.
By dispensation, an additional charge, extracted directly from
the Irish Ritual, was presented by WorBro Richard Num of the
Duke of Leinster Lodge No. 363 IC South Australia: and was
delivered immediately after the Obligation. This charge drew the
candidates attention, and his responsibilities, to certain aspects of
his Obligation.
This was a unique diversion from the strict rules relating to
the approved forms of ritual in Queensland and added a daily
advancement in masonic knowledge to the occasion.
At the Festive Board the MWGM, MWBro Bacon, recounted that
Freemasonry in Australia was without doubt amongst those of the
First Fleet, however, the record remains silent as to whether it was
practiced during those diffcult times. The frst recognized record
of regular Freemasonry being practiced in the colony was in 1814 by
a military lodge holding an Irish Ambulatory or Travelling Warrant.
In 1820 the Grand Lodge of Ireland issued a Warrant to erect a
civil lodge in Sydney Town Australian Social Lodge No. 260 IC
which lodge is still practicing today as Lodge Antiquity No. 1
UGLNSW&ACT. It is interesting to recall that its frst Worshipful
Master was WorBro Matthew Bacon. In 1822 this lodge received
a Warrant under a Charter from the GLI to issue dispensations
to form new lodges in NSW and its dependencies through their
self-styled Leinster Masonic Committee. Besides those Irish
Warranted lodges established in NSW and Van Diemens Land
through this Committee, another was also granted a dispensation
in New Zealand Auckland Social Lodge (renamed Ara Lodge) 348
IC. The frst Warrant under the English Constitution was issued in
1828 and failed to get traction for several years Scotland was
next in 1844 at the Port Phillip Settlement (Melbourne) following
the Irish who established in 1843. Irish freemasonry came to
Queensland in 1863 with the erection of the St Patrick Lodge of
Queensland 279 IC with the Duke of Leinster 283 IC six months
later. This was 150 years ago.
The traditional handing over of
the shillelaghs by WorBro Shane
Bass of Wynnum Lodge No. 81
to RWBro Lou Grimshaw (L), the
Director of Ceremonies of The
Duke No.8 brought the evening
to a close. The four shillelaghs
carry a tag recording the name of
the host lodge over each of the
past ffty years.
Craft News
Mens Health
Depression is a condition that can be found in various ways
in different people. It could be as serious as major depression
with suicidal thoughts or simply a rise in anxiety attacks,
change in sleeping patterns, or change in appetite (loss
or gain). The person may become withdrawn, sad, irritable,
frustrated and be thinking negative thoughts such as, Im a
failure, Its my fault, Im worthless, or nothing good ever
happens to me, to list just some of the symptoms.
They may show a tendency, for example, to not want to be
with family or friends, or they may stop doing things they
enjoyed, or show an inability to concentrate, or show a drop
in work performance. They often show physical signs as well,
such as, increased tiredness, slowness of movement and
thinking, headaches, sleep disturbance, or muscle/stomach
pains. Sometimes perceived change of status in the family
can be interpreted as anger.
Depression is a known high risk factor in Australia and
about 1 million men and women live with depression each
year. About 1 in 8 men and 1 in 5 women will experience
depression in their adult life. It is vital for anyone who may
suffer from depression to get assistance preferably from their
GP frst who is more likely to know the family history.
The good news is that depression is treatable and can be
cured! People showing symptoms of depression will probably
require different treatments. This may include physical
exercise, medication, or therapies.
Like the Freemasons, many organisations are continuing to
fght to remove the stigma associated with depression. The
stigma associated with depression comes mainly from times
gone by with peoples lack of understanding of depression
and its association with mental health issues. It is vital that
as many people as possible become familiar with the modern
understanding of depression and the bright future that can
be created with appropriate treatment. You should always
access professional advice frst for correct treatment.
Professional advice should always begin with making an
appointment with your GP. Others that your GP may refer
you to for assistance include: psychologists, occupational
therapists, personal counsellors, family counsellors, health
care workers or other professionals in the feld.
Other symptoms of depression are often frst seen by family
members and therefore the knowledge of the range of
symptoms across the community is valuable information for
detection of the need for assistance.
Some symptoms are easily observable, and some are more
diffcult to detect because they are harder to recognise.
It is therefore important to realise that every individual
who suffers from depression may show a varied range of
symptoms. It is best to get professional help early under
these conditions to determine the extent of the condition.
Some common symptoms result in the sufferers withdrawing
themselves from family life, over or under eating,
deterioration in personal hygiene and habits.
Some symptoms may involve complete denial and as a
result it makes it more diffcult for some family members
to begin accessing the required professional assistance.
The availability of information about the symptoms in the
community to assist people with recognition on a day to
day basis becomes very important. This valuable information
is readily available to everyone from beyondblue on
Ph: 1300 224 636 or on their website at www.beyondblue.org.au
I am from Enoggera Lodge in Brisbane, and Im available
to present talks on depression at your lodge on request.
I have considerable experience with professional caring,
and I have been doing these talks, sometimes referred to
as beyondblue talks locally, for about two and a half years.
I know from personal experience how valuable the
information about depression can be and I am vitally aware
of the importance of spreading the appropriate information
widely in the community. My work in this area has been
noticed by beyondblue and I have been asked to become a
beyondblue speaker. I acknowledge the tremendous work that
beyondblue does and the support they provide along with
the Grand Master, MWBro. Dr. Gary Bacon within Freemasonry.
Beyondblue also provides me with materials to bring when
I do the presentations. The materials range from individual
leafets, booklets and brochures.
I can be contacted by telephone on 0437 029 714 or by email
at joludden@hotmail.com to make any arrangements necessary.
I look forward to a meeting at your lodge in the future.
Could this be someone you know?
(This article has been supplied by WorBro John Den Dulk PGSwdBr
who has conducted lectures throughout UGLQ on the following subject)
Craft News
MWBro Gary Bacon's wife Carol explains why she chose to
support Youngcare as her Charity for the three year term of
her husband as Grand Master
"In 2005, a segment on the Sixty Minutes current affairs
program caught my attention. I never forgot either the
message or Shevaune who was being interviewed. She
was battling with Multiple Sclerosis and struggling to fnd
dignifed care and accommodation. She was being forced
into aged care as there were no other accommodation
options. Thinking of my children who were a similar age
to Shevaune and the thought of a young person with high
care needs having to be in aged care made me question
how I would feel if faced with the same issue.
"It was through this story that Youngcare, whose aim is to
prevent young people from entering aged care, became
familiar to me. Knowing that a disability could happen to a
young person at any time whether through a car accident
resulting in an acquired brain injury or the diagnosis of MS
and the thought that aged care is the only option, made
me want to support this cause. And I knew our wider group
would want to support Youngcare too.
"For young people with 24/7 care needs who can no longer
be cared for by their loved ones, aged care is often the only
option available. In aged care the average age is 83 and
the life expectancy less than three years. This is a terrible
outcome for these young people who still have so much life
left to live.
"Youngcare was established following Shevaunes struggle.
There are more than 7,500 young people between 18
and 65 living in aged care, simply because there are few
alternatives. There are a further 700,000 young Australians
being cared for at home, often with limited support.
"The role Youngcare plays is in building age-appropriate
accommodation options, with apartments in Brisbane
and on the Gold Coast and more on the way in south-
east Queensland and the frst will be built in Sydney.
Youngcare provide a grants program to prevent young
people from entering aged care, and offer a phone support
and information service called Youngcare Connect for
young people, their families and carers. Youngcare (in
partnership with Griffth University) are also working more
comprehensively to understand the needs and wants of
young people with high care needs.
"Youngcare believes that every young person deserves to
live a young life, and our support will help them achieve this.
More information can be found at www.youngcare.com.au ".
The picture above shows VWBro Bert Kingston AGSWks with Carol Bacon
on his left presenting a cheque for $1646 to Sam Kennerley, General
Manager of Marketing and Fundraising for Youngcare. VWBro Kingston
is a former champion motorcycle rider of the 1960s and attended a
Brisbane Exhibition Speedway Oldies Function which was held at the
original speedway venue, Davies Park, West End. Money was collected for
charity which he chose to donate to Youngcare.
Why I chose
Youngcare
Brethren,
A hearty welcome to you all. Thank you for your company
this evening and your continuing interest in the affairs of
this UGLQ. I record also the presence of the many ladies who
are sharing dinner together this evening in this centre and
who support our Masonic family with gusto. The latter is
an apt descriptor of the zest and vigorous enjoyment which
characterised the latest assembly of Queensland masons and
their ladies at the Tasmanian Grand Installation in Hobart last
weekend. The esprit de corps of the fne 44 person delegation
from UGLQ was palpable.
Now to Organisational Change. Let me frst share two quotes:
The Challenge
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks
of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Change or Die?
It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
W. Edwards Deming, driver of Japanese manufacturing success
Whilst we may not have had these quotes front of mind
during lifes journey, we certainly have all experienced and
lived with continuous change in our lives; on the work front,
on the family front, on the community front, and not to forget
the body and mind front associated with pure aging. It
reminds me of that recently circulated less array:
Cooking - freless
Communication - speechless
Cars - keyless
Children - mannerless
Tires - tubeless
Dress - sleeveless
Youth - jobless
Relationships - meaningless
Wives fearless
Everything is becoming LESS but still our hopes are - Endless.
Technology has been the singular most impressive driver of
change in our collective lives and some commentators have
placed it at the core of all sociological change that we have
witnessed through the epochs and demonstrably in our own
time and that of our fathers. The good news is that for better
or worse, and mostly for the better, we have absorbed and
grown with global and local change. It has not been a cancer
of all culture and endeavour but an agent for individual
growth and development and all those nice enhancements
which make life comfortable and enjoyable, eg the interstate
grandchildren on Skype, the fshing spots on GPS, the
TomTom ease of traverse, the HD digital play back of Warners
latest century et al.
Although technology grows in the exponential domain, we
humans live in a linear world. So technological trends are not
noticed as small levels of technological power are doubled.
Then seemingly out of nowhere, a technology explodes into
view. For example, when the Internet went from 20,000 to
80,000 nodes over a two year period during the 1980s, this
progress remained hidden from the general public. A decade
later, when it went from 20 million to 80 million nodes in
the same amount of time, the impact was rather conspicuous.
Today there are more nodes than people.
Organisational change is often stimulated by major external
forces/pressures. Enterprises, for example, get hit by
substantial cuts in funding, decreased market opportunity
and a need for dramatic increases in services. UGLQ is an
enterprise and is not immune to such external forces. If
you thought that elements of my bucket list, delivered
at term commencement, relating to membership, growth,
corporatisation and commercialisation were random word
assemblages, think again.
My UGLQ model of an equilateral triangle of strategic forces
cum foci, presented to the inaugural GO Colloquium, recent
Address by the Grand Master
The following is the address given
by the Grand Master, MWBro
Dr Gary Bacon at the Quarterly
Communication held in the Grand
Hall of the Masonic Memorial Centre
in Brisbane on March 5, 2014.:
District Grand Lodge fora in Cairns and Townsville, and BoGP has
Finances, Membership and Infrastructure at the three vertices.
I doubt that there are many Brethren who do not appreciate the
signifcant challenges that arise from these three pressure zones.
To manage these pressure pulses we need as an organisation to
adapt, and adaptation means change. We cannot just replicate
yesterdays practices and expect to achieve the success we
have had in the past. Yesterdays assumptions and approaches
are most unlikely to be effective and valid today. Consequently,
if we are to grow a vibrant organisation with relevance in
the community, deliver on strategic objectives, attract and
retain a thinking and passionate membership base then
surely we must respond to testy circumstances in a proactive,
entrepreneurial and agile manner.
I applaud the BoGPs decision to act positively and creatively
to meet these current signifcant challenges. They have
commissioned an external consultant to canvass staff
and members, develop Vision/Mission/Value statements,
develop a strategic plan for forward momentum and gains
and to facilitate structural change. In addition fnancial and
legal expertise will be accessed to ensure outcomes are
compliance and governance bedded.

There will be no change in the core landmarks, tenets and
rituals as practised by UGLQ. Changes are focussed on the
introduction of best business/managerial practices and the
delineation of Board, Ceremonial and Legal responsibilities.
A most important feature of the change process will be
communicationwith you. Regular updates on progress will
be circulated and it is intended to present at country and city
centres for two way personal interaction.
You can be assured that the implementation of this
crucial change management must align with and actively
demonstrate UGLQs values of:
Pursuing excellence in all that we do;
Acting with fairness, integrity and responsibility;
Respecting the rights and responsibilities of freedom of
inquiry and expression; and,
Encouraging innovation, creativity and breadth of vision.
Once you are familiar with the scope of the restructuring
exercise and the intended benefts of the outcomes sought I
will seek your endorsement in this place.
Let me update further on my bucket list.
The Lavarack meeting room on the ground foor of this
Centre was offcially opened by the Governor of Queensland,
Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AC, on January
28, 2014. Brethren this room is designated for you and
your visitors to use. I note that AIF Memorial Lodge have
conducted two Candidate interviews therein to date.
I thank Bro Ian Milne, Ambassador to the Youth Orders, and
members of Jobs Daughters for resuming the practice of
assisting on QC nights. I understand that the Rainbow girls
will be present in June.
Finally, some advertisements. Your support in joining the
UGLQ delegation to the Victorian Grand Installation in
Melbourne 20 24 March 2014 will be much appreciated.
AIF Memorial Lodge is seeking assistance from the younger
cohort in particular in the conduct of the annual ANZAC
ceremony. The Governor has accepted an invitation to
attend. The organising team for the March 2015 Quarterly
Communication to be held in Mackay have selected the
prime venue, the Windmill Reception Centre. I acknowledge
the Masonic choir, our organists and heralds for the musical
ambience provided this evening and elsewhere. The GSWks
and AGSWks are on a mission to seek additional volunteers
for these important roles.
Audi Vide CLAMO.
Past Grand Rank Conferred
Wednesday 5th March 2014
Salutation First names Surname Lodge No Rank
RW Bro Noel Norman SHEPHERD St George 246 PJGW

Previously Conferred 13 December 2013
Wor Bro Campbell James CARMICHAEL Tullibardine 227 PSGD
Wor Bro William Wyld LEVERITT Baden Powell 505 PSGD
Harold hits a Ton!
Another well-know Freemason has reached that magic age, 100
years. This time it is RWBro Harold Lane PSGW, who is the last
remaining foundation member of Moorooka Lodge No. 405.
To celebrate this auspicious occasion Moorooka Lodge
brethren, RWBro Bevan Christenson PSGW, OAM, WorBro Tom
Gaddes PSGD and WorBro Len Gillespie PGStdBr travelled to
Murwillumbah northern NSW to join with Harold together
with his family, friends and other local Freemasons. Harold was
in great spirit and was certainly excited and pleased to catch
up with old acquaintances. The occasion included a luncheon
held in the beautiful homestead of an Arab Horse Stud farm
owned by his granddaughter Marissa and her husband Colin
on the outskirts of Murwillumbah. Harold has been a staunch
and enthusiastic Freemason for 68 of his 100 years, having
been initiated into Rocklea Lodge No.341 UGLQ on February
16, 1946 and was passed and raised in that Lodge. He along
with 29 other brethren, most of whom were from Rocklea
Lodge, joined in forming and founding Moorooka Lodge
No.405 UGLQ which was consecrated on November 27, 1948.
He remains the last of those 30 foundation members and is
still a current member being No.26 on the Lodge Membership
Register. When he moved to the Gold Coast he affliated with
Coolangatta Lodge No.298 UGLQ on July 9, 1953 and was
installed as Master of that Lodge in 1959. He also had a strong
involvement with Burleigh Lodge No.307 and other Lodges
from the Gold Coast area. For his outstanding service to the
community and Freemasonry in general he was conferred with
the Past Grand Rank of PDGDC on August 8, 1970, elevated to
PJGW on November 30, 1975 and to PSGW on November 30,
1982. As quoted by Bro Harold during his birthday celebration
speech, Masonry has been my Life.
Pictured with RWBro Harold Lane PSGW (seated) are left to right: RWBro
Bevan Christensen PSGW OAM, WorBro Tom Gaddes PSGD, and WorBro Len
Gillespie PGStdBr.
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IN THESE PURPLE PAGES
Welcome to the Second Issue of The Purple Pages, an information
resource of the Order of the Secret Monitor in the jurisdiction of
Queensland and Papua New Guinea. Our frst page gave some
historical context to the core storyline of the Secret Monitor. This
time well look at two things. Firstly an ofce within each Conclave
that defnes our core characteristic - the importance of Friendship.
Secondly a brief overview of the three Degrees conferred within the
Conclave.
THE VISITING DEACONS
The fundamental tenet of our Order is Friendship. Unique to the
Secret Monitor is the appointment of Ofcers called Visiting Deacons.
Four of these are appointed. Each Visiting Deacon receives a contact
list of approximately one quarter of the Conclaves members. This
list becomes their responsibility.
It is their duty to contact the members on their list between meetings
and make sure they are well, if they have need of any assistance and
if they will be attending the upcoming meeting.
The Visiting Deacons then report at every Conclave meeting on the
status of each member so that any action which needs to be taken
to relieve distress of any kind can be taken. They also carry the
apologies of the members who are unable to attend. This occurs
near the end of every meeting when a Roll Call of members is held.
Enquiries: Grand Recorder | Rt Worthy Brother Bill Benham | thebenhams@stoben.net.au
The ritual states that they should aford assistance and support
to a brother in time of sorrow and distress and they should also
search out and warn him if he is exposed to danger, secret or
apparent.
Refecting the sacred nature of their caring role they are seated
at the corners of what is designated the Holy Ground in a
Conclave - the central part of foor around the altar. Their chairs
are turned inwards on an angle so that they are all facing the
altar and in view of each other.
THE DEGREES OF THE ORDER
First Degree. Secret Monitor. Induction - The legend related
during the Induction Ceremony is the story of the remarkable
friendship which existed between David and Jonathan. During
the Ceremony the candidate is instructed in a certain course of
action he should adopt when a brother is about to do anything
which may prove injurious or detrimental to particularly himself,
it also teaches a beautiful lesson of friendship and fdelity.
2nd Degree. Princes. Admission - The Admission Ceremony to
an assembly of Princes is also derived from the book of Samuel
and relates how Saul pursued and sought the life of David. It
further relates an interesting legend of the methods contrived
by David to thwart the eforts of a jealous King
3rd Degree. Supreme Ruler - The last named degree is
unusual in that the Ceremony of Installation into the chair of the
Conclave constitutes the Third Degree of the Order, pertaining
to the Kingship of David and is fundamentally concerned with
the Rulership of the Conclave.
Master Masons InforMatIon nIght
An information night on the Order will be held on Friday 8
August at the Stones Corner Masonic Centre commencing at
7.00pm. This session will be co-hosted by Stephens, David
and Friendship Conclaves and will provide Master Masons with
the opportunity to hear more about the Order and engage in
conversations with members.
More information can be obtained by contacting the Grand
Recorder at the email address at the bottom of this page.
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Welcome to the third Presidents report since the Grand
Installation from the Board of Benevolence and of Aged
Masons, Widows and Orphans Fund (your Board).
As mentioned in previous communications, your Board is of
the belief that in order to have a sustainable business into the
future, it must stay relevant and return an accounting proft.
Your Board, along with MCQs Chief Executive Offcer, has
been implementing a number of strategies to ensure this is
achieved. This quarters report provides you with an update on
these strategies and the achievements to date, including the
fnancial results for the six months ending December 2013.
Although your Boards total accounting result still shows a
defcit of $876,000, fnancial results are steadily improving
and compare favourably to a budgeted defcit of almost $1.71
million for the six months ending December 2013. This
favourable result is largely due to the improved overall result
from the Masonic Care Queensland (MCQ) business. Your
Board has invested heavily into new building assets for MCQ
over the past fve years, to ensure it remains relevant into the
future. In the last 6 months $4.7 million has been spent to
complete the new retirement living apartments in Sandgate
and to upgrade the services precinct in Townsville. As you can
appreciate, new buildings carry large depreciation costs which
account for this defcit. Although operating results are positive,
your Board is committed to ensure this trend continues,
allowing for an accounting proft and longevity in the delivery
of its Mission.
Forecasted budgets for the remainder of the fnancial year
indicate that the positive trend will continue with only a
small accounting defcit and a favourable operational result
expected to be recorded.
Your Boards overall cash and term deposit investments as at
December 2013 total $19.27 million, and an outstanding loan
balance of $15.85 million from the National Australia Bank
facility has also been recorded, which was used to develop
MCQs new retirement living apartments. This loan balance
will reduce as apartment sales continue.
One of the major strategies to improve business outputs for
MCQ was a redesign of the organisation from regional to
product line management. Due to changes in legislation and
competitive operating environments for both aged care and
retirement living, this organisational redesign was imperative
to allow for an expert focus on each product line and also
to provide the best structure to address opportunities and
challenges into the future. This restructure is well underway
with an improvement in fnancial results already evident. Two
pivotal new roles were created to drive the business focus
of MCQ into a product line structure. Sue Beasley has now
commenced in the new role of Executive Manager Residential
Care and Nick Hansen to the new role of Executive Manager
Retirement Living, Community Care and Strategy.
Sue has more than 20 years experience in senior roles within
the health and aged care industry, is a registered nurse and
holds a Diploma of Project Management. Sue has a record of
achievement in the Aged Care Industry, where she has managed
and developed aged care facilities across Queensland and New
South Wales. She has considerable experience in developing
and implementing process improvements and organisational
change which have resulted in the provision of customer centric
services, quality outcomes and ongoing fnancial sustainability
and growth. Sues focus is on developing and implementing
strategic initiatives and programs to ensure the delivery of the
best quality care services across the residential business and
will lead and direct MCQs senior clinical and care team to drive
a culture of person centred care that meets the changing needs
of residents.
Nick has over 13 years experience in senior roles within
the community health and aged care industry and holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Graduate Certifcate in
Health Service Management. In his most recent position Nick
held operational responsibility for 42 retirement living sites
across Queensland. Nicks focus is on identifying business
growth opportunities within the Retirement Living, Community
Care and Health portfolio as well as managing the existing
Retirement Living business for MCQ, including sales of new
retirement living developments.
As part of a review of MCQs organisational structure, it was
identifed a higher level of clinical governance was required into
the future to meet the increasing acuity of residents entering
aged care. Also the increasing business complexities around
From the President of the Board of Benevolence and of Aged Masons Widows and Orphans Fund
March 2014
Report to the Quarterly Communication of
The United Grand Lodge of Queensland
Board Of Benovelence - Reports from the Board
Board Presidents Report
the care assessment process, and a need for greater knowledge
around aged care funding were also determined. Subsequently
a new position, Business Partner Care and Clinical Services
was created, allowing for effcient and effective monitoring of
resident care needs and associated funding to deliver this care.
It was also identifed during this review that a greater focus on
MCQ employee wellbeing and work health and safety initiatives
was required to ensure a happy, healthy, effcient and injury
free workforce. Thus a new position of Work, Health, Safety and
Environment Manager was created.
The next stage of MCQs organisational redesign is expected to
be completed by the end of March 2014 and includes middle
management, support services at Sandgate and MCQs People,
Safety and Culture department. Once this is in place, every
facility and department across MCQ will undergo a rigorous
review to meet the needs of the organisations new product
line structure and the needs of our customers in an ever
changing and competitive environment.
This new structure for MCQ will also be supported by a
new volunteer program to be rolled out later this year. The
Freemason community and our current volunteer base is
inevitably subject to the same ageing population issues
as the general community, so therefore a greater focus is
required into the recruitment of new volunteers from not just
the Masonic community but also the general community,
with skill sets that meet the needs of MCQs residents. This
new volunteer program will also capitalise on the services
of existing volunteers by providing greater opportunities for
reward, recognition and training.
MCQs operating results continue to improve favourably to
budget, with an operating surplus of $1.539 million already
being recorded this fnancial year. This is mainly attributed
to an increase in income which exceeded budget by $1.215
million. Most of this income increase was from aged care
funding subsidy and fee income increases across all facilities
and an increase in occupancy levels.
MCQs organisational redesign has generated expenses that
were not within budget for this fnancial year and therefore
total operating expenses were unfavourable to budget by
$387,000. However, the additional necessary resources and
refocus of the organisation to a product line management
structure has allowed for more effcient and effective care
assessment and management of occupancy levels, thus
contributing to an increase in income.
The balance of the gross Aged Care Accommodation Bonds and
Retirement Village Loans increased by almost $9 million to
$74.14 million over the 6 months to December 2013, mainly as
a result of new retirement living apartment and villa sales at
all major village sites.
Your Boards Secretariat Account, which consists mainly of
investment and donation income less Board expenses, shows
a defcit of $70,000 as at December 2013. This defcit is a
result of management consultant costs which were required
to develop some of MCQs strategies to ensure an operating
proft into the future. These costs will be transferred to MCQs
operating accounts.
The Fund of Benevolence which provides cost of living
relief, education allowances, funeral and special grants to
Freemasons and their families, shows a surplus of $141,000
which was favourable to budget due to the receipt of franking
credits from 2012/13. Expenditure on relief allowances and
other grants were in line with budget for the period. The Fund
of Benevolence total cash and managed investments show a
total market value of $6.19 million.
The Community Engagement Fund shows a defcit of
$107,000 for the six months to December 2013. Income is
favourable to budget by $226,000, largely due to a bequest
received in October 2013. Expenditure is over budget by
$54,000 due to higher dollar for dollar subsidies paid during
the period and the $25,000 donation to the NSW Bushfre
Appeal. Total expenditure includes the Boards contribution to
the Queensland Brain Institute of $233,334. The Community
Engagement Fund, which provides dollar for dollar support
to lodges for community projects and response to natural
disasters, has a cash and investment total of $988,000 as at
December 2013.
Donations and bequests are important to your Board
to ensure the good work achieved through the Fund of
Benevolence, the Community Engagement Fund and MCQ can
continue into the future. Please also keep an eye out for the
next edition of Insights newsletter which has a key role in
keeping the craft informed on the benevolent and charitable
work of your Board.
Your Board received a signifcant bequest from the Rex
Elson Estate a number of years ago, which enabled it to
support Horizons Respite and Recreation Association Inc. ,
a disability service which assists families and the young
adult son or daughter with intellectual or multiple physical
disabilities, to remain in the family unit as long as possible.
The overall cash and investments held on behalf of the
Rex Elson Estate totalled $1.071 million as at 31 December
2013. These investments generated $28,000 in interest and
dividend income for the period with total outgoings for
property costs amounting to $8,000. Capital expenditure on
the recent extensions to the facility at the Tramore Street,
Redcliffe property which houses the Horizons Respite and
Recreation Association Inc. was $225,000 during the six
months to December 2013.
The past nine months has been an exciting, challenging
and rewarding time and will continue to be as we position
ourselves favourably for the future and continue to provide
quality services to not only our stakeholders, but also to the
broader Queensland community.
Fraternally
Bruce Milner
Board President
Strategic Direction 2014-2023, the strategic
plan of the Board of Benevolence, is focused
on enhancing a proud heritage and investing
in the future.
Your Board commends this plan, which provides
details on its long term vision to develop into
a robust, relevant and contemporary entity to
meet the needs of future generations whilst
also addressing short term activities that will
lay the foundations for this journey.
Over the next three years the desired future of
your Board will be shaped by a number of key
components which include: a refreshed identity
and brand; contemporary legal, governance and
fnancial structures; a business model which
focuses on core business; a clear position in
the marketplace; transparent processes; and
measures to assess our achievements against
our strategic objectives.
This plan is available on the United Grand Lodge
of Queensland website and has been distributed
by email to lodge secretaries for brethren.
Hard copies are available on request to
the Board Secretary WorBro David Roberts
by phoning 07 38696075 or emailing
boardsec@benevolence.org.au
Pictured is The Hon Ian Walker MP, Minister for Science
Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts
launching the Freemasons Queensland Senior Research
Fellowship in Learning and Memory for the Queensland
Brain Institute at Masonic Care Queensland. Sandgate.
Strategic
Direction
Some Lodge Secretaries contacted
the Board Secretariat requesting
hard copies of the survey for
brethren who did not have access
to the internet. A total of 320
completed the survey and of
particular interest to the Board was
that 99 of these respondents offered
their contact details for follow-up.
These will constitute a core group of
stakeholders for feedback.
Responses were encouraging and a
summary of the replies includes:
There was a high level of
awareness (>85%) of the
Boards activities investing
in Masonic Care Queenslands
facilities, supporting residents
of Masonic Care Queenslands
facilities, supporting local
communities in times of
disaster, providing individual
support to Masons and their
families in times of diffculty.
Supporting community
charities such as funding Qld
Brain Institutes Queensland
Freemasons Senior Research
Fellowship in Learning and
Memory rated 67%.
The majority of respondents
were satisfed with the activities of
the Board.
The two areas identifed for
respondents to feel more
satisfed with the Boards
activities were to improve
communication and to improve
corporate fundraising.
Of equal importance to
respondents were supporting
residents of and investing in
Masonic Care Queensland and
providing individual support
to Masons and their families in
times of diffculty.
The current balance of funding
distribution, i.e. supporting
the needs of Freemasons and
the needs of the community, is
about right.
The words which best describe
the current impression and
ideal impression of the Board
into the future are identical
active, caring, responsive,
professional other than an
additional current descriptor
of low profle whereas the
additional future word is
inspiring.
The majority answered in the
affrmative to the question
of whether the Board should
change its public name to
something shorter and more
memorable.
50% of respondents offered
to support the Boards
activities with fundraising
and/ or volunteering. (New
opportunities to promote
Freemasons Queensland
are being developed. More
information will soon be
available.)
RWBro Bruce Milner, President of
the Board of Benevolence, thanks
all respondents for taking the
time to complete the survey and
for the many comments that were
included. Your continued input is
invaluable and will be considered
as we plan for the future. Brethren
will be informed as decisions are
made. Readers of The Queensland
Freemason magazine would have
noticed the Insights newsletter
inserts which provides updates on
the Boards activities in addition
to articles within the magazine.
Additional copies of Insights are
available on requests and may
be distributed within your local
communities.
Future Directions Survey
Board Of Benovelence - Reports from the Board
As the Board of Benevolence prepares for achieving its desired future
over the next three years, improving communication with brethren will
be a key component. In February a survey was made available on the
Grand Lodge website and distributed to Lodge Secretaries so that all
brethren would have the opportunity to express their views.
Craft News
Freemasonry is alive and well
within Masonic Care Queensland.
The unveiling of the Masonic
Care Queensland Sandgate
Remembrance Precinct and new
name plaques for two residential
care facilities was a lively occasion
with attendance by many brethren
who are residents. Grand Master
MWBro Dr Gary Bacon expressed
appreciation of the donor, WorBro
Rod Sellin, and Scotia Lodge
brethren for their thoughtful
gesture. Grand Chaplain VWBro
Brian Offen blessed the precinct.
WorBro Maurice De Hayr PSGD of
Lodge Tullibardine No. 227 was
offcial piper for the ceremonies
and the skirl of the bagpipes
resonated throughout the precinct.
Morning tea at the MCQ retirement
village clubhouse followed the event
and guests had the opportunity
to inspect the magnifcent new
outdoor furniture in the Heritage
Precinct Gardens, which was made
possible by a generous donation by
our Jessies Place Volunteers. Many
of the Jessies Place volunteers have
been and continue to be members of
the Masonic family including Order
of the Eastern Star. Their $30,000
donation, which was gratefully
received by CEO Gary Mark, was
the latest from the proceeds of
Jessies Place sales to residents, staff
and visitors. Volunteers recently
celebrated moving into the new caf
and gift shop in the heritage precinct.
Tours of the new MCQ retirement
living apartments and community
facilities were enjoyed by many.
Brethren who are now residents in
the apartments mingled with other
guests many of whom expressed
delight at the landscaping, gentle
sea breeze and the view from so
many vantage points.
The Grand Master (MWBro Gary Bacon) and the Board Secretary (David Roberts) having a
chat to a resident and donor, Mrs. Pascoe, at the unveiling of the Masonic Care Queensland -
Sandgate Remembrance Precinct
Residents of MCQ Sandgate, Bro Des McWha with
Ken and Margaret Stephenson, enjoyed morning tea
in the heritage precinct
WorBro Doug Newton (left) presenting the donation
from Jessies Place to MCQ CEO Gary Mark
MCQ resident WorBro Robert Phillips proudly displays
his military and masonic history at the Remembrance
Precinct event
Freemasonry in action
at MCQ Sandgate
WorBro Maurice De Hayr PSGD of
Lodge Tullibardine No. 227
Service Jewels Presented
Jewels presented by M.W. Grand Master:

50 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pins and Jewels:
* WorBro J. H. J. Brady PGStdBr ~ Warwick Lodge No. 160
* VWBro L. T. G. Meiklejohn PDGDC ~ Warwick Lodge No. 160

OTHER JEWELS PRESENTED:
70 Year Jewels:
WorBro A. W. Burridge ~ Maroochy Lodge No. 168
60 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pin and Jewels:
WorBro R. J. Bates PGSwdBr ~ Chelmer Daylight Lodge No. 528
* WorBro R. M. Bolderrow ~ Cooloola Lodge No. 524
RWBro C. H. Keding PJGW ~ Ashlar Lodge No. 127
Bro J. H. Kirkpatrick ~ Darling Downs Lodge No. 66
VWBro D. C. Neilson PDGDC ~ Ipswich Unity Lodge No. 215
RWBro L. L. Seibold PDGDC ~ Corinthian Lodge No. 71
50 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pin and Jewels:
* Bro A. R. Ambrose ~ Jondaryan Lodge No. 350
* WorBro V. MacD. Bekkers ~ Viking Lodge No. 394
* RWBro I. W. Bucknell PJGW ~ Balonne Lodge No. 294
* RWBro P. A. E. Carter PSGW ~ Mt Chalmers Lodge No. 184
* WorBro G. B. Cartmill ~ Theebine Lodge No. 400
WorBro G. A. F. Clarke PSGD ~ Calen Lodge No. 395
* WorBro R. F. Cook ~ Thespian Lodge No. 268
* Bro R. W. Crouch ~ North Australian Lodge No. 1
* Bro D. M. Fardon ~ Ashlar Lodge No. 127
WorBro D. B. Gane ~ Freshwater Lodge No. 406
* WorBro M. K. Keene ~ Thespian Lodge No. 268
WorBro T. W. King ~ Bribie Lodge No. 520
* RWBro C. E. Leitch PAGM ~ Halcyon Lodge No. 492
* WorBro J. R. Mahoney ~ North Australian Lodge No. 1
* VWBro C. J. Nantes PDGDC ~ City of Logan Lodge No. 529
* VWBro B. J. OHalloran PDGDC ~ Garden City Daylight Lodge No. 531
* WorBro D. C. Petersen ~ Thistle Lodge No. 490
* VWBro A. G. Reid PDGDC ~ Fuller Lodge No. 228
* WorBro I. D. Ross PSGD ~ Bayside Daylight Lodge No. 523
* Bro B. E. Shaw ~ Viking Lodge No. 394
* WorBro L. A. Smith ~ Caloundra Lodge No. 387
* Recipient has both Lapel Pin and Service Jewel
The Foundation Funds -
Through the University of Queensland:
The Masonic Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Research and establishment of efective geriatric
video-conference assessment of patients in regional
hospitals with no ready access to specialist
geriatricians
Through Grifth University:
Research into a cure for Parkinsons Disease
The quest for knowledge and understanding of the ageing
process is central to the role of the Foundation as it seeks
support for this important feld of medical research.
Foundation expenses are low, less than 3% of income for the last few
years,Your tax deductible donation or a bequest in your will (see wording
below) will help improve the quality of life for older members of our
community.
For further information please contact
THE GERIATRIC MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF QUEENSLAND
PO Box 219 Redclife Qld 4020
Phone (07) 3883 1833 Email gandrews@andrewsassoc.com.au
I give and bequeath to The Geriatric Medical Foundation of
Queensland the sum of $................. (or the residual of my estate) for
the general purposes of the Foundation. And I declare that the receipt
of the Secretary of the Foundation shall be a full and sufcient
discharge to my executors.
The Geriatric Medical
Foundation of Queensland
www.gmfq.org.au
Notified of presentation between
14 January 2014 ~ 9 April 2014
Craft News
The North East Corner
Family has a history in Freemasonry
Masonic Flavour on
one of these Watches
Saturday the 22nd of March 2014
saw 16 young like-minded brethren
coming to share each others company
and a great breakfast at the Craft
Restaurant in Milton.
Bro Doug Campbell has a long and very
steeped connection to Freemasonry.
His great grandfather Frederick Alfred Schuler
was born in 1903 in London and joined the
Craft on 3 May 1930. Frederick participated
in many war time efforts which saw him
spend six months in Changi followed by 3
years on the infamous railway. Frederick also
obtained the one of the highest achievements
in the craft as the Supreme Council 33o
for England, Wales the Dominions and
Dependencies of the British Crown and the
Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Western
Australia (Southern) Dougs grandfather Roy
Schuler was initiated into Old Guildfordians
Lodge in WA, and spent just over 30 years in
the craft before his passing. The picture on
the left is a very old one showing Bro Dougs
great grandfather, Frederick Schuler and his
grandfather, Roy Schuler.
Doug is now following in his grandfathers
footsteps and decided to join the craft . He
was initiated in Northern Rivers Lodge on
November 16, 2011, and after completing
his Master Masons degree affliated with
Southern Queensland Lodge at Beenleigh.
Why is Bro Doug a mason? Honest
friendship, acceptance and support whilst
doing our part for our families, our friends
and our society. It has given me the tools to
be the man I knew I needed to become.
Here are a couple of interesting timepieces,
especially the one on the left. Notice the
Masonic Symbols in place of the fgures.
iPad edition available
Head to the app store and search:
Freemasons QLD
With an average age of 34, there
was not only a great representation
from different lodges but different
occupations as well. There was even a
new potential candidate brought along
to experience the brotherly mateship.
One of the great aspects of the
breakfast is the great diversity of
brethren that it attracts. Of the
brethren that attended, there was
a track and feld coach, IT systems
engineer, lawyer, electrician,
accountant but to name a few.
There was a great variety of brothers
there, some who had just completed
their frst, some waiting to do their
third, and even one who had just
affliated with Dennistoun from
Tasmania. The monthly breakfasts are
organised and promoted through the
Young Freemasons Group on Facebook.
You can either request to join the
group directly, or have another brother
recommend you into the group.
Lodges in Action
Shown in this picture left to right are WorBro Stan Coleman (Worshipful Master of
Kennedy Lodge), Bhakti Saraswati from RACQ CQ Rescue who received the cheque for
$5000, and WorBro Alf Pearce.(Kennedy Lodge).
A striking picture of the six Fellow Craft accompanied by the two Camp Hill members who addressed Tibrogargan
members. Left to right: RWBro Richard King (Camp Hill Lodge), Bro Tye Polson, Bro John Delgardo-Smith, Bro
Oliver Walker, Bro Paul Owen, Bro George Brischetto, Bro Mark Ridge, and WorBro Andy Fowle (Camp Hill Lodge).
WorBro Alf Pearce (on the right) visited the Royal Flying
Doctor Service base in Townsville to present a cheque for
$5000. With him in this picture are the RFDS pilot Marty
Cram and base manager Gail Hills.
Kennedy Masonic Lodge No 11 which meets at the Bowen Masonic
Centre in North Queensland has provided two well-known
organisations with money to assist them in purchasing specialised
equipment and to relieve expensive running costs.
It is all accomplished by the collection of aluminum cans and batteries
by members of the lodge. The two organisations are the Royal Flying
Kennedy Lodge aids RFDS
and RACQ CQ Rescue
Doctor Service and the RACQ CQ Rescue. Over the
past six months the lodge has been able to provide
$5000 to each organisation. Both provide rescue
and recovery work within all areas of the Shire
in the Bowen area. WorBro Alf Pearce of Kennedy
Lodge expressed his thanks to the volunteers who
help each week to collect the cans and batteries.
Further assistance in this voluntary work would
be appreciated by contacting Kennedy Lodge or
phone 07 4786 1542.
The Master of Tibrogargan Lodge, Wor
Bro Alan Carter, recently invited the lodge
mentor and deputy mentor of Camp Hill
Lodge to address members of Tibrogargan.
As Tibrogargan has six Fellow Craft members,
the event revolved around a Fellow Craft
tutorial for those men. RW Bro King (Camp
Hill Lodge No 388 mentor) spoke generally
on the Fellow Craft degree, its history, lessons
and symbolism, while Wor Bro Fowle (deputy
mentor) spoke specifcally on the Orientation
materials and tutorial given to all Fellow
Tibrogargan Fellow Crafts addressed by Camp Hill Mentors
Craft members of Camp Hill. Each
FC member received a CD-ROM of
Second Degree materials.
MW Bro Gary Bacon, GM,
Secretary of Tibrogargan, is keen
that his own lodge, as well as
the wider Masonic community
should engage in a meaningful
Masonic Education programme,
and encourages everyone to think
about making all members more
Masonically knowledgeable.
The Camp Hill model is, he says,
a good starting point. Interested
brethren are referred to RW Bro
Richard King, PJGW, on 3202
7413, or 0419 673323, or online
at rsmgking@bigpond.com
The above picture shows the four Scouts
from the Brisbane Central Scout Troop. The
Worshipful Master of Baden-Powell Lodge,
WorBro Wayne Warry is shown with them.
Lodges in Action
For the frst time, Scouts from the
Brisbane Central Scout Troop took
an active part in this years Baden-
Powell Lodge Founders Night
Ceremony held at Stones Corner
Masonic Centre in February.
They, along with lodge offcers, carried
out the commemoration of the 1907
camp at Brownsea Island in England,
which led to the foundation by Lord
Baden-Powell of the Scouting and later
the Girl Guide movements.
This years Founders Night was
attended by The Deputy Grand Master,
RW Bro. Alan Townson, and a fne team
of Grand Offcers.
Another special guest was the Chief
Commissioner of Scouts Queensland,
Mrs Kirsty Brown OAM. Mrs Brown
spoke of the values of Scouting and
their similarity to those of Freemasonry.
She also led those present in the
reaffrmation of the Scout Promise.
The Guest Speaker, Mr Paul Parkinson,
Deputy Principal of Scouts Australia
Institute of Training spoke about
Scouting as Education for Life.
The Deputy Grand Master drew these
themes together in a Masonic context.
The annual Rover Service Award was
presented to the Rockhampton Rovers
through Ms Libby Smith, who also
reported on Queensland Rover activities
during the past year. Scouts from the
Wonargo Revue at Northgate delighted
all present with several vocal items.
Baden-Powell Lodge
Founders Night
Fraser District Scout Camp at Aldershot
near Maryborough now has a brand-new
ceremonial gateway to the camp chapel.
Twelve members of Baden-Powell Lodge,
No. 505, travelled up from Brisbane on
the weekend at the beginning of the year
to construct the gateway. The plan dates
back to the Australian Scout Jamboree
held in Maryborough twelve months ago.
During the Jamboree, the lodge held a
special meeting in the Maryborough
Masonic Centre and the decision was
made to contribute something to the
local Scouts to mark the occasion.
The Board of Benevolence funded half
of the cost from its Community Projects
Fund and the lodge covered the rest.
The design was drawn up by the lodge
Senior Deacon, Bro. Karl Lingard, who is
also an active Scout Leader. The plaques
on the gateway denote, on the right, the
gift to the local Scouts by the Masonic
fraternity. The World Scout Badge is in
the centre and the Baden-Powell Lodge
emblem on the left. Materials used in
its construction were sourced from local
businesses which had also benefted from
the Jamboree.
The chapel was also given a complete
refurbishment seats sanded and
painted; the altar and other memorials
cleaned and the fagpole re-painted.
WorBro Wayne Warry, Master of the
lodge, said that it was a wonderful
activity for the members to go and
spend the weekend at the camp and
to see something positive from their
efforts. The Wide Bay-Burnett Regional
Scouts Commissioner, Mrs Carole
Howlett, stated how delighted she
was for the project to enhance the
campsite and what a great effort it
was by the lodge.
Scout Camp Gateway
at Maryborough
Picture taken after the ceremony
(left to right) are: WorBro Kane Ward (IPM
Redlands Lodge), PJ (Bro Pedro Cruz)
and WorBro Rob Hyde (Worshipful Master
Northgate Remembrance Lodge)
At the Redlands Lodge No 252 meeting
held in February at Stones Corner a
Third Degree was performed on behalf
of Northgate Remembrance Lodge
when their candidate was raised to the
sublime degree of a Master Mason.
He was Bro Pedro Cruz of Northgate
Remembrance Lodge ("PJ" to all his
friends). He now has many similar friends
in the Redlands Lodge. Bro Cruz was a
well-prepared candidate and Redlands
members were very proud to play this
important part in his advancement
through the degrees. They were also
appreciative of the request made by
Northgate Remembrance members for
Redlands to conduct the ceremony.
PJ" now a Master Mason
Lodges in Action
Early this year, brethren from Burstow,
Duke of Stratheren, Boonie Doon,
Boonara, Blackbutt, Kilkivan, Lowood,
Maranoa, Miles, South Burnett and
Wandoan Lodges, gathered at Wandoan
Masonic Centre to raise Bro Jason
Frecklington, (South Burnett Lodge No
427) as a Master Mason.
Once the Wandoan Lodge was opened
in the Third Degree by the Worshipful
Master (WorBro Bob Gunning) control
of the lodge was handed over to South
Burnett Lodge Worshipful Master
(WorBro Ross Olsson), who performed
the third degree ceremony assisted by
other South Burnett Lodge offcers.
Bro Jasons father-in-law is VW Bro Bob
Stiller, AGSWks for District 25, who was
proud as punch to see his son-in-law
become a Master Mason..
At the festive board Jasons copy of
The picture shows VWBro Doug McBride,
President of the District Board of
Benevolence N.Q., Clayton Carnes, Principal
Hermit Park state school and President of the
Joyful Foundation Inc., VWBro Robert Milne,
board member and Erin Stafford, teacher and
secretary of the Foundation. The presentation
also included a Certifcate of Appreciation
and a medal to the District Board Members.
Donations can be made to the Foundation
and are tax deductable.
The District Board of Benevolence N.Q.
last year presented a cheque for $3000 to
the Joyful Foundation. The Foundation is
a local charity in Townsville which attends
to the needs of disadvantaged children so
that they are socially accepted and able to
have a better education. This Foundation
was formed to continue the work of
Joylene Lynette Donnellan, a special needs
teacher, Guidance Offcer and Psychologist
who passed away in 2011. She was the
daughter of VWBro Ron Donnellan.
Joyful Foundation
receives $3000
Lodges head for Wandoan
for a Third Degree
Worshipful Master of South Burnett Lodge 427
( WorBro Ross Olsson) presents a gavel to the
Worshipful Master of Wandoan Lodge No 455
(WorBro Bob Gunning) during the festive board
to celebrate raising Bro Jason Frecklington as
a Master Mason. Picture by Bro James Barclay
(South Burnett Lodge No 427)
Pictured left to right are: WorBro Raymond Martin (Maranoa), VWBro John Leithbridge (Marona), AGSWks
for District 25 VWBro Don Stiller (Wandoan), newly raised South Burnett brother Jason Frecklington,
WorBro Ross Olson (WM South Burnett), Wor Bro Bob Gunning (WM Wandoan) and IPM of South Burnett
WorBro Noel Corbett. Picture by Bro James Barclay (South Burnett Lodge No. 427)
the VSL and a card, was signed by
the 40 brethren in attendance. The
camaraderie, fellowship and harmony
on the day was in line with what
Freemasonry is all about.
Grand Proclamation
The Proclamation of
MW Bro Dr Gary John Bacon
Will be held in the Grand Hall,
Masonic Memorial Centre,
311 Ann Street Brisbane on
SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2014
Grand Proclamation
Dinner
SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2014
Ann Street Masonic Memorial Centre
following the Proclamation.
$40 per person, Gourmet Buffet, Cash Bar.
Payment by Cheque, Money Order or Credit
Card. RSVP: Thursday 26 June 2014
Other Orders Jobs Daughters News
The Jobs Daughters Swimming Carnival
was held in February this year at
Runcorn State School, Sunnybank much
to the delight of the girls because of
the hot weather at that time.
To make it a little easier for everyone
concerned and to try and beat the
heat, the carnival started at 3pm in the
afternoon for registration and a pre
swim, with the swimming competition
events starting at 4pm.
There were a large number of
competitors including Jobie to Bees
(the girls not old enough to be full
members just yet). They were from all
Bethels and everyone tried their hardest
for their teams. There was everything
from Freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke,
Butterfy to relays and novelty events,
with each competitor gaining a point
for every event they swam in, which led
to some ferce competition.
The three top fnishers received
more points and there was also
age champion for each age group
The above picture was taken with the Grand Master present from left to
right: Youth Ambassador Ian Milne, Kirsten Burns, Associate Jurisdictional
Guardian David Kirk, Miss Queensland Natasha Turpin, the Grand Master,
MWBro Dr Gary Bacon, Jurisdictional Bethel Honoured Queen Shannon
Burns, Sharon Turpin, Jurisdictional Guardian Beth Kirk.
This photo shows the Jobie to Bees, about to start their backstroke event.
All of these girls are under ten years of age.
Quarterly Communication
Jobs Daughters volunteers assisted at the United Grand
Lodge Quarterly Communication in March. It was good to
see the Masonic Family working together and the girls were
well received as they welcomed Freemasons and handed out
programs for this special meeting.
The Jobs Daughters who were present were Honoured
Youth, Miss Queensland Jobs Daughter Natasha Turpin,
Jurisdictional Bethel Honour Queen Shannon Burns
along with other members of Bethel No. 4 Sunnybank.
Accompanying them on the night were the Jurisdictional
Guardian Beth Kirk and Associate Jurisdictional Guardian
David Kirk who are well known in Masonic circles and
Ian Milne Youth Ambassador. It was a great night and
the Daughters were happy to be involved in positive
conversation about their Order. Hopefully this may assist in
increasing membership in Jobs Daughters in Queensland.
The Jobs Daughters Swimming Carnival
to compete for. The events ran very
smoothly due to the efforts of the
volunteer offcials and also many
thanks must go to the organiser Ian
Milne and the volunteers for a great
swimming carnival.
The food that was available to
everyone on the day was also good,
which was due to the efforts of the
Vice Jurisdictional and Vice Associate
Guardians, Fran Burns and Ross Kirk
who cook up a storm, with burgers,
chips and also cold drinks.
The carnival however was cut short
due to an electrical storm in the area
that evening, but the main events had
been completed and the scores were
very close. The winners on the day were
Bethel #2 Chermside closely followed
by No. 4 Sunnybank.
The age champions will be announced
at a later date, but there was enough
time on the day for the Jurisdictional
Guardian Beth Kirk to make the
presentation of the winners trophy
to the Chermside Champions who
accepted it very noisily.
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Pictured back row left to
right: R.E.Kt. Des Soley, K.C.T.,
M. E. & S., M.E. Knight David
Stewart G.C.T. (Grand Master),
R.E. Kt. Dr. Donald Gifford
K.C.M. (Great Prior of Malta)
and R..E.Fr. Peter Day KCT. The
three candidates, front row, left
to right: Bro. Kts. Mark Hewitt,
Shayne Potter, Fr. Don Davey.
This picture shows some of the Masonic brethren preparing their fancy dress for the fashion show.
Other Orders
A ceremony for three candidates
has been conducted by The
Great Priory of Queensland at
the Leichhardt Encampment
Preceptory at Sherwood,
Brisbane. The Malta Degree
ceremony was conducted by
The Great Prior of Malta and
Great Priory Offcers.
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of Malta
Recently a Fund Raising Lunch and Fashion
Show was organised by the Worthy Matron and
ladies of The Order of the Eastern Star Chapter
111 in Maryborough. Worthy Matron of the
organisation is Sister Vickie White. It was very
well attended by brethren and ladies, and quite
a large number from the general public
The total amount of money raised by the OES
was $799.60. This money was donated to
Palliative Care in Maryborough. The response
for attendance at this event was so high that
many were disappointed when they found
they could not attend as the maximum limit
for people in the hall was 150. The hot Lunch
and dessert was enjoyable and it was served
at the tables by the Rainbow Girls. This was
a truly valiant effort by all concerned.
Lunch and Fashion Show by OES
The Installation Ceremony for
Alexandra Assembly No. 63,
International Order of the Rainbow
for Girls, was held in Toowoomba in
February. It is believed that the number
of girls participating in this Installation
was the largest for many years which
in the opinion of the offcers refects
a resurgence of interest in the Order
by the young ladies of this modern
era. The group picture shows 36 girls
involved in the ceremony. Thirty-two
Rainbow For Girls Installation
of them were from Alexandra Assembly
and the other four were visiting girls from
Ipswich and Maryborough Assemblies.
This picture shows the principal offcers who
offciated on the day. They are (left to right), WorBro
Tom Green (Poppie Tom, Rainbow Dad); Mrs Denise
Dickson (Mum D, Supreme Deputy in Queensland)
and Mrs Pat Green (Nanna Pat, Mother Advisor).
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Members of the Order of the Amaranth (from left) Larry Dobbins, Supreme
Royal Matron Lynda Dobbins, Supreme Royal Patron David Ekren, and Carol
Ekren visited the American Diabetes Association home offce in 2013.
Their goal is the same as ours: to get rid of diabetes, David Ekren says.
Do donations raised through golf outings, bake sales, and
90-year-olds shaking contribution cans outside discount stores
add up? Prepare to be impressed. Such efforts, coordinated by
the Order of the Amaranth, have raised almost $14 million for
diabetes research.
The order is a social, fraternal, and philanthropic Masonic
organisation dedicated to truth, faith, wisdom, and charity
and supporting the search for a cure for diabetes. Since 1979,
the orders Amaranth Diabetes Foundation, its philanthropic
arm, has raised money exclusively for the American Diabetes
Associations diabetes research program. There is no volunteer
organisation with a longer history with the American Diabetes
Association that has given at the level of the Order of the
Amaranth, says Association CEO Larry Hausner. The members
set an incredible example, and we are so grateful for the
impressive contributions they are making to our mission.
The Order knows that diabetes touches everyone. There isnt
anybody who isnt affected by diabetes, whether personally
or a relative or a friend, says Lynda Dobbins, the supreme
royal matron of the Order. Dobbins, of Hartville, Ohio, should
know: She has type 2 diabetes, which developed after she
was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in 1983.
Order of the Amaranth
As supreme royal matron, Dobbins travels North America to
meet with local courts and support their fund-raising efforts,
from grand galas to kiss-a-pig events. Right now we have
356 courts across the country and around the world that are
all focused on fnding a cure, she says. Each members personal
story provides even more motivation. Whenever George Stoney
Pavlik, the president of the Amaranth Diabetes Foundation,
travels beyond his home in Mount Union, Pa., he brings along
a copy of a 1986 American Diabetes Association book, Children
with Diabetes. On the cover is a picture of his daughter, Audra,
when she was a little girl. The book is a visual reminder of why
he has dedicated his life to raising funds for diabetes research.
Audra died in 2012 of complications related to type 1 diabetes, at
the age of 34. This is the reason why Im so dedicated to this,
he says, his voice catching. Theres an impending tsunami, a
puzzle that is pressing the whole medical community. Finally,
we might get all the pieces together. Dobbins says that with
every effort, big or small, members of the Order hope theyre
one step closer to fnding the golden dollar that funds the
research that will fnd a cure. Typically, the money the Order
gives to the Association supports from three to fve researchers
each yearmore than any other organisation working with the
ADA. Current researchers funded by Amaranth are looking into
helping people with neuropathy regrow nerves and identifying
how infammation may trigger type 1 diabetes, among other
topics. This and other research focuses on improving the lives of
people living with diabetes and the ultimate goalfnding a cure.
Last fall, Janel Wright, then vice chair of the American
Diabetes Associations Board of Directors; Latino Diabetes
Action Council member Irene Smith; and fellow volunteers
Marybeth Lacy, Ann Rathbun, and Janice Wall joined more than
200 advocates from across the country in Washington, D.C.,
to meet with their members of Congress to urge a greater
federal investment in the National Institutes of Health. These
advocates acknowledged the many advances in treatment and
tools to manage diabetes because of NIH research, especially
at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases. They also made the case that additional investments
in NIH and NIDDK are critical to further improve prevention and
treatment methods, and ultimately end the diabetes epidemic.
Serving the Community
The Members of Waverley Palmwoods Masonic Lodge No: 249, Woombye have over the
last few months raised funds from various activities and in conjunction with a dollar
for dollar subsidy given by The Board of Benevolence of the United Grand Lodge of
Queensland, were delighted to donate $2150 in support of the Compass Institute,
Palmwoods enabling the purchase of vital equipment for their farm activities.
At a morning tea attended by members of Waverley Palmwoods Lodge, Compass
Institute staff and clients, CEO David Dangerfeld gave an insight into the workings
of Compass which is a locally based charity dedicated to providing real futures
for young Queenslanders with a disability. Graham Lyttle, Master of Waverley
Palmwoods Lodge presented Compass with a post-hole digger purchased with the
funds raised. Worshipful Bro Lyttle said that the lodge was privileged to be able to
support the Compass Institute and looked forward to a continued association with
this local organisation.
The Worshipful Master of Palmwoods Lodge (WorBro Graham Lyttle) left, is shown presenting the post-
hole digger to the Chief Executive Offcer of Compass (David Dangerfeld) along with Walvery Palmwoods
lodge members and Compass staff and clients.
$2150 donation to Compass Institute
Two cheques worth $3000 each have
been presented to the Joyful Foundation
Inc. by the North Queensland Board of
Benevolence in the last twelve months.
The Joyful Foundation is an organisation
formed in memory of a Townsville
teacher, the late Joy Donnellan, by
her father, WorBro Ron Donnellan
(Mylne Lodge No 61 N.Q.) It provides
disadvantaged students with basic
needs and educational support. It was
created to see the efforts of the late Joy
Donnellan (who died of kidney cancer
in 2011) continue in a manner that
would beneft the community. The frst
donation by the North Queensland Board
of Benevolence was made in July last
year. Another $3000 has been provided
by the Board in February this year.
$6000 in donations
to Joyful Foundation
The picture shows the presentation of a
$3000 cheque just recently. Those in the
picture are (left to right): VWBro Doug
McBride (President of the North Queensland
District Board of Benevolence), WorBro Evan
Evans (District Board member), VWBro Herb
Wilder (District Board member), Kieron
Heilbronn (Trustee of the Foundation) and
Erin Stafford (Secretary of the Foundation).
Pictured (left to right): RWBro Barrett, Graham
Kiehne, Fr. Dave Lancini.
The District Grand Master of North
Queensland, RWBro Ian Barrett has
presented a cheque for $2800 to the
DGLQ supports St. Vincent dePaul
Picture supplied by RWBro L. W. McGrath PDGM.
President of Good Shephered Conference
of St Vincent dePaul (Graham Kiehne).
Fr Dave Lancini was also present for
the presentation. The District Grand
Masters Christmas Appeal has for a
number of years supported St. Vincent
dePaul. Recently they were able to
deliver 110 sizeable hampers. The
reason for that support is that, St.
Vincent dePaul members are dealing
with the needy in their homes every
week and know where the hampers
would be most required.
Fr. Dave Lancini ensures that the
Freemasons involvement is recognised
in the Parish Newsletters and in Mass,
with a round of applause in recognition
of the Freemasons contribution. The
Cheque was presented to Graham
Keihne, President of Good Shepherd
Conference of St. Vincent dePaul with
Fr. Dave Lancini by R.W.Bro Ian
Barrett, Dist. Grand Master. The District
Grand Masters Christmas Appeal has
for a number of years supported St.
Vincent dePaul, this year they were able
to deliver 110 sizable Hampers.
Serving the Community
Carinya CEO Sue Nicholls is shown kneeling
and in the background are WorBro L. Aldridge,
WorBro L. Simpson and Carinya Staff.
Once again members of the combined
Masonic Lodges of the Atherton
Tablelands have donated much needed
equipment for the patients at the
Carinya Home for the Aged.
This donation consists of three
fotation chairs and one patient
hoist valued at $10,935.The previous
donation was two deluxe bed/chairs.
The members and their ladies raised
the money which was subsidised by
the Board of Benevolence under the
dollar for dollar subsidy scheme.
The Chief Executive Offcer of
Carinya Home for the Aged, (Sue
Nicholls) said that this equipment
would greatly assist Carinya staff
with the care of frail and vulnerable
residents at the home and ensure
safe manual handling by them.
The Tablelands Freemasons have
expressed their thanks to the public
and Carinya for their support in
supplying items for the cent sale,
garage sales and street stalls.
Further donation
to Carinya Home
for the Aged
Pictured is one of the Specialist Recliners
purchased. Standing left to right in the picture
are: ICU Clinical Nurse Kay Boisen, ICU Nurse
Manager Cheryl Byrnes, ICU Director Sunil
Singh, and Freemasons Malcolm Finnis and
John Dexter.
The Bundaberg Health Services
Foundation, which purchases non-
government funded equipment recently
received $5600 from Tyrian Lodge
No. 27 towards the purchase of two
Specialist Recliners for patients.
The amount contributed by the lodge
came from funds donated by the
Colin Lovell Trust managed by Tyrian,
and also included a dollar for dollar
subsidy from the Masonic Board of
Benevolence. The Foundation also
contributed to the new recliners which
cost $7700.
Foundation manager Maria Burnet said
Masonic Lodge members in the region
had been very generous with close to
$19,000 having been donated to assist
in the support of patient services at
Bundaberg Hospital during the past
four years.
Acting Nurse Unit Manager of ICU
(Intensive Care Unit) Cheryl Byrne said
the chairs were very good for patients
especially during unexpected events
like a cardiac arrest or seizures as they
can lie fat for resuscitation.
This allows prompt management
rather than waiting for wards men to
come and lift them back to bed, while
someone is trying to prevent them
from falling, she said.
The chairs also allow renal patients
in intensive care to have dialysis and
patients with respiratory problems
can sit upright maximising the use of
muscles for breathing.
Tyrian Lodge assists
Bundaberg Hospital
with donations
We encourage our critically ill patients
to mobilise out of bed into chairs to
reduce their risk of blood clots and
chest infections and it is wonderful we
now have two new ones on the unit to
enhance patient care, Ms Byrne said.
When Michael Manthey developed clots
in his lungs and spent eight days in
Bundaberg Hospitals Intensive Care Unit,
he had no idea he would be among the
frst to use new equipment purchased
through a community donation.
Mr Manthey, from Biggenden, was
rushed to hospital after clots developed
in each of his lungs.
He spent fve days in an ICU bed
and once able to move around took
advantage of the use of one of the two
new specialist recliners.
Mr Manthey, who is now back home,
praised the staff in ICU saying they had
saved his life and that the recliner had
been very comfortable.
I wasnt allowed to move for a few
days but once I could it was great to be
sitting upright in the chairs and they
were so easy to get in and out of, Im
very grateful, he said.
Tewantin Lodge No 355 has given a
donation towards sound equipment for
a new van purchased by Life Education
Australia. The amount given was $3400
which included a dollar for dollar
subsidy from the Board of Benevolence.
The fund raiser for the Association
(Ms Trish Ridge) and Councillor Frank
Pardon gave a talk to the lodge
members about the activities of Life
Education Australia and the role they
play in educating the children of
the Sunshine Coast. Drug and health
education is an important part of the
Association. The picture shows the
cheque for $3400 being presented to
Councillor Frank Pardon by the Master
of Tewantin Lodge, RWBro Des Soley.
Donation to Life Education Australia
Left to right in the picture are WorBro Brian
Lee (Secretary of the lodge), Councillor Pardon,
WorBro Eddie Forth, Ms Trish Ridge and
RWBro Soley.
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50+ year
50 years to the day!
WorBro Don Blunden (left) Worshipful
Master of Bayside Daylight Lodge 523
is shown congratulating WorBro Ian
Ross after presenting him with his
50 year service jewel on February 10
this year.
The presentation on February 10
was exactly 50 years to the day that
WorBro Ross was initiated into the Earl
of Kildare Lodge 422 at Ann Street.
WorBro Ross is also a member and past
master of Pioneer Lodge in Gympie.
50 year jewel Carter
At a recent meeting of Mt Chalmers
Lodge No 184, RWBro Peter Carter,
PSGW, was presented with a 50 year
service jewel by RWBro Ray Boyle, PDGM.
Peter was initiated in Pymble Lodge
No 635, UGLNSW in 1958 and, in 1961,
affliated with Mt Chalmers and was
WM on four occasions. In 1985 he also
affliated with Mount Morgan Lodge
No 57, occupying the Chair on three
occasions. Peters extensive contribution
to Freemasonry in Central Queensland
was highlighted during the presentation.
A most enjoyable evening was spent
at Ashlar Lodge No 127 (Oakey) in
February when service jewels were
presented to two members of the lodge.
Following the closure of the lodge after
its regular meeting, the doors were
opened and family members and friends
were admitted. The presentations were
made by RW Bro Greg Short, PAGM,
representing the Grand Master (MW
Bro Dr Gary Bacon). The recipients were
RW Bro Clarrie Keding, PJGW (60 years)
and Bro Don Fardon (50 years). RW Bro
Short delivered an interesting and well
researched biographical address to each
60 year jewel Daniels
WorBro Eldred Cecil Daniels
(Providence Lodge 144, Mt. Morgan) is
shown on the left holding his 60-year
Service Jewel certifcate after receiving
the Service jewel at his home in
Rockhampton. Making the presentation
is RWBro James Alexander Wyatt.
WorBro Daniels was initiated in the old
Dee Lodge No 144. He served for many
years as the School Principal at Hamilton
Creek Primary School until his retirement.
Two Service jewels
Presented at
Ashlar Lodge
of the two brethren. RWBro Keding was
raised on a farm at Evergreen where
he lived at the time of his initiation
into Ashlar Lodge 60 years ago. Bro
Keding worked with automotive and
agricultural machinery all his working
life. Now retired and 94 years of age,
he lives in Toowoomba. Bro Fardon is a
retired magistrate, serving in the Oakey
Court of Petty Sessions offce at the
time of his initiation 50 years ago. He
remained a member of Ashlar Lodge
despite many subsequent postings, and
in retirement, now lives in Brisbane.
Both Bro Fardon and RW Bro Keding
show a quiet pride in the fact that
they were initiated into Ashlar Lodge
and have only been members of one
lodge. Following the presentation, all
assembled repaired to the ante-room
where a celebratory festive board was
held and toasts duly honoured.
RWBro Clarrie Keding PJGW is shown with
his god daughter Tallulah. On the left is the
Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies VWBro
Norgate and on the right, RWBro Short PAGM.
Left to right: VWBro Norgate (Deputy Grand
Director of Ceremonies), Bro Don Fardon, Mrs.
Joan Fardon, RWBro Greg Short.
Jewel Presentations
Double 50 year
Jewel Presentation
The February meeting of Warwick Lodge
No 160 was certainly the place to be at
for a presentation of 50-year jewels to
two of its well known members.
The meeting closed early to allow
families and friends of VWBro Les
Meiklejohn and WorBro John Brady to
gather upstairs in the lodge room for
the presentation. There were 86 people
present for the event. The Grand Master,
MWBro Dr Gary Bacon was present with
RWBro Wally Lock PDGM, RWBro Nigel
Steven PAGM, RWBro Percy Cutmore
PAGM and 22 Grand Offcers. The Grand
Master gave an interesting address on
the origins of Warwick Lodge No 160
and then addressed the recipients of
the jewels in a dignifed but humourous
manner to the delight of all assembled.
He then requested that the wives of the
recipients pin the jewels on their lapels.
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50 year jewel
QC John Nantes
At the Quarterly Communication held
in the Grand Hall on March 5, MWBro
Graeme Ewin PGM (left) presented RWBro
Cyril Leitch PAGM with his 50 year jewel.
RWBro Leitch is a Grand Herald.
A double jewel presentation took place
at a Bundaberg Combined Lodges
meeting hosted by Sir Augustus Lodge
No 154 in March this year.
WorBro Gordon Nicoll PGStdBr travelled
from Toowoomba to present a 50 year
service jewel to his old friend, RWBro Ben
Lathouras PDGM. Also RWBro John Dexter
PSGW (AGSW) presented Bro Gordon
Williamson with his 60 year service jewel.
The evening was well attended with
over 55 members being present.
VWBro John Nantes PDGDC (right) is
shown receiving his 50-year jewel
from Past Grand Master, MWBro Alan
Wright PGM at the March Quarterly
Communication in the Grand Hall.
Pictured after the jewel presentation are
Barbara Meiklejohn, VWBro Les Meiklejohn,
MWBro Gary Bacon GM, WorBro John Brady
and Gloria Brady.
Pictured left to right are RWBro J. Dexter
PSGW ( AGSW), Bro G. Williamson, WorBro F.
Baker (Master of Sir Augustus Lodge), RWBro
Ben Lathouras PDGM and WorBro Gordon
Nicoll PGStdBr.
The presentation of the 70 Year Jewel
was made to Sir Walter Burnett PGM
by the Grand Secretary RWBro John
Rawlinson in company with the Grand
Master and members of Viking Lodge.
The presentation took place on
the actual anniversary date of his
Initiation 70 years ago on Saturday
8 March 2014 at his home at Clayfeld.
Sir Walter is the last remaining
Foundation member of Viking Lodge.
He was Grand Master of the United
Grand Lodge of Queensland from
1983 to 1986.
Pictured at the presentation are (left
to right): RWBro John Campbell AM
PJGW, Mrs. Leighton, Mrs Campbell,
RWBro Peter Dixon PJGW, Lady Judith
Burnett, RWBro John Rawlinson
(Grand Secretary), MWBro Dr Gary
Bacon (Grand Master). Seated is Sir
Walter Burnett PGM
70 Year Jewel for Sir
Walter Burnett PGM
I realise this has nothing to do with
Freemasonry, but I thought it presents
an interesting picture of what life was
like in the old days. This picture shows
an offcer measuring bathing suits in
the 1920's. If they were too short, the
women would be fned. ---Editor
Fashion
Restrictions
in the 1920s.
Quick News
A First for
many years
Ladies Dinner
popular
For the frst time for many
years the members of Lodge
Lowood No 194 performed
a ceremony of initiation on
a candidate in their lodge
room at Lowood just east of
Toowoomba.
The candidate, Mr. Gene
Ganzeria is shown with the
Lowood Worshipful Master,
WorBro Ken Martin following
the ceremony.
Picture by RWBro Ted Sharp PJGW.
Please Say Yes!
What a wonderful way to make an Installation Festive Board
something to remember. Newly installed Worshipful Master
of Robert Burns Lodge No. 431, WorBro Mark McKenzie
accomplished this by getting down on one knee and proposing
to his partner Beth Clarke at the Festive Board in Toowoomba
on Saturday, April 5. Mark is well-known to many Freemasons
for his prowess in handling the bagpipes. The Installation and
Festive Board were both very successful. Incidentally, Beth
did say "yes".
The ladies dinner which is
usually held on the night before
the Quarterly Communication
is always a popular event for
those partners and friends
of Freemasons in UGLQ.
The dinner held before the
March Quarterly was certainly
popular with Pam Wheatley,
the personal assistant to the
Grand Secretary who won a set
of pearl earrings at the function.
Pam is shown on the right
with Amanda Stein from Panda
Pearls who presented her with
the earrings. Amanda was
guest speaker and generously
donated the earrings and
also a bracelet which was
won by Erica Gibbons.
The major prize for the June
Raffe will be an exquisite
silver and tanzanite bracelet,
kindly donated by Herman
Kleiner. A pearl and silver
necklace from Panda Pearls
will be second prize. Proceeds
go to Youngcare, the charity
group supported by the ladies.
Ladies
Afternoon Tea
During the Ceremony of the
Grand Proclamation being
held on Saturday, July 5 at
3.20 p.m. in the Grand Hall
an afternoon tea will be
provided for the ladies in
Supper Room 3 hosted by
Mrs. Carol Bacon.
"The Captain", WorBro Monty Edmonds PJGD
is shown with local Mackay Freemasons on
the occasion of his 90th birthday. Really it
was his 22nd and a half birthday, as he was
born on February 29 in 1924.

Monty served two terms as Master of
Walkerston Lodge No 482 - 1974/75 and
1988/89 - and is shown in the second row
from the front wearing his Naval Offcers
cap with his son-in-law WorBro Wayne
Sommerfeld (blue shirt) on his right,
and brother-in -law VWBro Allan McLean
AGSWks (red shirt) further on Monty's right.
Monty also served with the 2/12th regiment
during world war two.
"The Captain" celebrates his 90th birthday
Left to right, front row: Bro Don Davey, RT.Ex.
Comp. Robert Glasgow, Rt.Ex.Comp. Trevor
Hindley, First Principal, Rt.Ex. Comp. Wally
Dugdell, V.Ex. Comp. Arthur Hawthorn DGE.
Back Rows, Companions of the Murgon Royal
Arch Chapter.
Quick News
Picture by RWBro Ted Sharp PJGW.
Millennium Lodge No 534 members
held their installation in the Masonic
Centre at Burleigh Heads on the Gold
Coast during March when Bro Matt
Porter was installed as Worshipful
Master for the next 12 months.
RWBro Athol Harding PAGM represented
the Grand Master at this meeting and he
was accompanied by RWBro Col. Mander
PAGM and 12 Grand Offcers.
At the Festive Board a beautifully iced
cake in the shape of a Masonic apron
was traditionally cut by the Worshipful
Master in this case with the assistance
of his wife Sam. while RWBro Harding
looks on.
Cutting the Cake
Members of Yeppoon Lodge No 316
and wives are shown in front of their
sausage sizzle stall erected in front
of the lodge building which was used
as the Barmaryee Booth in the seat of
Capricornia at the last federal election.
The proceeds from this stall were used
to purchase equipment for the Bondoola
Rural Fire Service.
Hard Workers on
election day
Fourth Generation
Master
Pictured is a group at the Murgon Royal
Arch Chapter No 74 meeting when Bro
Don Davey received his advancement to
Mark Master Mason.
Murgon Royal Arch Chapter
It was a memorable night for Wor. Bro.
Ken Guldbransen when he installed his
son Brett into the Chair of Haughton
Lodge No. 348 Giru, North Queensland.
Brett is continuing a very long tradition
of Freemasonry in his family. His father
had been secretary of Haughton Lodge
for a number of years before returning to
the Chair to enable him to install Brett.
Bretts Grandfather, the late VWBro. Alf
Guldbransen and his great grandfather,
WorBro. Walter Pratt were both
members of Hopetown Lodge, Kilcoy.
The Guldbransen family have been well
known and respected in Masonic circles
for a number of years. Six brothers (now
all deceased) Jack, Alf, Henry, Walter
(Gully), Norman and Len were members
of various Lodges in Queensland.
Pictured is a proud father, Ken Guldbransen with
his son Brett on the night of Bretts installation
as Master of Haughton Lodge No. 348.
UGLQ to the forefront
for visiting
State Installations
This photo was taken at Waverley Creek
south of Mackay when Members of
Calen, Walkerston and Sarina Lodges
manned a Driver Reviver stop for a
long weekend, raising money for St
Johns Ambulance. Wor Bro Colin Hughes
from the United Kingdom introduced
himself to the brethren working there.
Wor Bro Hughes is Master of Chorlton
Lodge 1387 United Kingdom.
This picture shows our team of
brethren and ladies who really
enjoyed each others company at the
Grand Installation in Tasmania which
was held from Thursday, February 28
to Sunday March 2.
Masonry has no
boundaries
Left to right: Back row, WorBro Colin Hughes,
VWBro Allan McLean (AGSW Dist. 53), Front
row, WorBro Doug Bryant (Sarina Lodge 286),
VWBro Neil Wales (Calen Lodge 395)
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Quick News
In July last year when the Aircraft Carrier
USS George Washington was moored in
Brisbane for a visit, a group of travelling
Freemasons from the ship visited lodges
with the assistance of UGLQ and AIF
Memorial Lodge No. 289.
They also visited the Spinal Injuries Unit at the
Princess Alexandra Hospital as part of their
community outreach while at liberty in port.
March this year was the culmination of that
visit when a donation of furniture to be utilised
by visitors and families, was made to the
Spinal Injuries Unit by the AIF Memorial Lodge
members, from funds raised by the travelling
Masons and the AIF Memorial Lodge.
Enjoying the furniture in this picture are
patients and staff of the PA Hospital Spinal
Injuries Unit, with (standing at the rear)
WorBro Brian Mitchell (Worshipful Master
of AIF Memorial Lodge), VWorBro Graham
Schulz (Deputy Grand Secretary), and RWBro
Mike Muirhead (AIF Memorial Lodge), behind
the Grand Master MWBro Gary Bacon seated
at the front with SIU staff.
Freemasons donate to Spinal Injuries Unit
Which is located approximately 45 km
south of Mingela, and about 100 km
from Charters Towers. This has been
going on for the past 15 years.
Giru is a small town in Queensland
situated on the Haughton River 54 km
south-east of Townsville. It is at Giru
where Haughton Lodge meets.
The building at Giru was originally
the Masonic Temple at Ravenswood.
Meetings for the frst three years
were held in the billiard room of the
Imperial Hotel where the host is a
member of Mylne Lodge.
In later years the meetings are now being
held in the old School of Arts building
which is now the Community Hall.
An instance of the fellowship between brethren of different lodges is highlighted in
North Queensland where Mylne Lodge No 61 and Haughton Lodge No 348 members
get together once a year for a combined meeting in the town of Ravenswood.
Mylne and Haughton lodge members
Brethren from Mylne Lodge and Haugton lodge, offcers of the District Grand Lodge and some Caravan
Club brethren are shown outside the building after their annual combined meeting in Ravenswood.
Please Note the deadline for copy and advertising
for the August Issue of the magazine is Tuesday, July 1 2014
New Fellow Craft
An Entered Apprentice from
North Australian Lodge No
1 in Brisbane was recently
passed to the second degree
in Warwick Lodge No 160.
He is Bro Kostyantyn
Ukrayinets who is shown
in the picture being
congratulated by the
Worshipful Master of
Warwick Lodge, VWBro
Robert Swaine while the
Worshipful Master of North
Australian Lodge (WorBro
Tim Sullivan) looks on.
QUARTERLY
COMMUNICATION
The next Quarterly
communication of Grand Lodge
will be held on Wednesday, June 4
in the Grand Hall, 311 Ann Street
Brisbane at 7.30 p.m.
Quick News
Have you ever thought how much work goes into
the preparation of a Lodge Warrant displayed in the
Lodge Room?
The attractive Old English font used in the wording
and the way it is all laid out make it something
worthwhile studying. Well, we have in our midst the
man who prepares that wording on UGLQ Warrants using
calligraphy pens for the job. He is RWBro Milford Eyres
PJGW, who has been doing calligraphy ever since he
was at school many years ago. Milford says that much
of the work these days can be done on a computer for
small certifcates, such as A4 or A5 paper size, but the
big Warrants need special machines which can be very
expensive. So he does this by hand.
The style Milford specialises in is Old English.
Grand Lodge and the Grand Master are very grateful to
Milford for the work he accomplishes in this important
part of Freemasonry.
Thank you Milford
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Pictured is Milford who is a member of Broadwater Surfers Paradise and
Gold Coast Daylight lodges, displaying an example of his work.
Craft Lodge Directory Revisons
Page 7: 6 St Andrew Lodge
Ian Wylde, 12 Eleanor Avenue, Underwood 4119
Page 8: 45 Prince Leopold Lodge
Email should read greenbuilders@y7mail.com
Page 10: 89 Braemar Lodge
Post Code 4563.
Page 12: 173 Nambour Lodge
Email should read marjean1@optusnet.com.au
Page 21: 520 Bribie Lodge
Email should read nevell.krogh@bigpond.com
Installation now held at 25 Banya Street,
Bongaree, Bribie Island (not Caboolture)
Page 22: 531 Garden City Daylight Lodge
Ken Stephen, 19 Butler Street,
Rangeville 4350.
Ph. (H) 4635 4673 (E) kstep@icr.com.au
Other Orders Directory Revisions
Page 35: (Under District of QLD Gold Coast Tweed Valley)
District Commander V.Ill.Bro. A. E. Smaller 33, 6
Sir Bruce Small Boulevard, Benowa 4217.
Ph. (H) 5539 4394
District Recorder Ill.Bro. B. Arnol 31, 177
Botanical Circuit, Banora Point 2486.
Ph. (H) (07) 5524 6006
2 Northern Rivers
No Longer in Recess- 4th Saturday April (I), October.
Page 42: (Under Province of North Queensland)
Remove title Administration for Providence of
N.Q. and replace with Provincial Grand Secretary - Ill.
Bro. Ken Guldbransen 31, PO Box 87, Giru 4809
Ph. (H) 4782 9185 (E) keneischa@bigpond.com
Secretary for the 18 & 30 - Ill. Bro. Stan Kolb 31,
PO Box 35, Giru 4809
Ph. (H) 4782 9125 (E) stanley.kolb@bigpond.com
Brisbane Open House
Brisbane Open House will be on
Saturday 11 October 2014
The Grand Master has asked that Lodges
which might have been planning Installations
or Proclamations on that day seek alternative
dates, so all Grand Officers will be free to
assist in presenting the Ann Street Building
to greatest advantage. Your cooperation in
this matter is greatly appreciated.
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These are the words of Bro Don Davey, a newly raised Master Mason
in Kingaroy Lodge No 189 who was asked by his Worshipful Master if he
would give an address to his Lodge meeting on his feelings on becoming
a Freemason. This is what he said:
When the Worshipful Master asked if I would give a brief account on how
or what I have experienced since I joined the Craft, I struggled for some time
with how I could put into a few words what to me has been, and continues to
be, such an all-encompassing experience. Commencing from the approach to
our lodge Secretary, flling out the application form to commence the process,
it has felt right. That feeling you are comfortable with your decision at the
right time and place. I have not found any cause to regret my decision.
I will remember that frst night for a number of reasons, approaching
a new venture with some uncertainty and reservation, but knowing I was
treading a path that many had walked before. Trying to maintain some
dignity and stop my trousers from falling, to at a particular point worrying
what I had done so wrong that I had caused this man to have a heart
attack. I am most grateful that it was not as bad as frst thought and that
WorBro Clifford is still with us.
After that frst night I then started to attend lodge meetings and I
wondered what I had got myself into. Was I an imposter? For the frst time
I was a member of a group or organisation, and I had no job. It seemed
I had nothing to do but just sit there; a most unusual experience for me.
The next few months seemed to crawl by, during which we had our
Installation. I continued to try and learn everything I could about the
Craft and had the privilege and pleasure of visiting a number of lodges,
and meeting a large number of interesting people.
Then came the next goal; Fellow Craft. I was comfortable by making sure I
knew the questions and answers I had been given and was ready for the next
step. It was about this time I began to appreciate that it was exactly that, the
next step on a journey. I was realising that as I learnt more and more, the less
I knew. I had so much more to learn and looked forward to doing so.
We completed the night, thinking just a step along the way, and then I started
to anticipate the next phase for which I had to wait a few months again. It
was during this time, on refecting on what had transpired so far, that I started
Recollections and Feelings
to think about each step and better appreciate
some of the meanings within them. And that in
some ways each is complete within itself.
Eventfully the anticipated night came. I was
going to complete my journey. I was going to be
raised to the Sublime degree of a Master Mason.
On the successful completion of the ceremony
I came face to face again with the realisation
that in fact it was but another part of the journey.
An important part, but just that. I faced this
realisation not with disappointment but with
anticipation of the continuing journey.
Since I have commenced, many things seemed
to have fallen into place. I have for many years
had, or practised, an ethos in life: Know your God.
Always try and be on the level with people. Treat
them with respect and be square with them. Treat
others as you would wish to be treated. These and
others all without really knowing where these
sayings originated or their full meaning.
For a number of years I have worked/
volunteered in the Welfare/Pensions area with
Service Veterans and their families. Upon joining
the Fraternity there was no confict with those
principles I strove for; caring for your fellow
man in different ways which is closely aligned
with those of Freemasonry, including becoming
a member of the homes committee, you are
working towards the same goals. Every day is
a revelation to me, and reinforces to me that
Freemasonry is a progressive science. I have not
gone to sleep one night to date disappointed that
I have not learnt something.
I continue to visit as many other lodges as and
when possible and continue to be surprised at
whom I meet. I am proud and pleased to be a
member of such a Fraternity as ours.
One thing that does strike me is: As I visit other
lodges, we have and work only one ritual, and yet,
just about everywhere there is something different
in each one. I have no conclusion on this yet as
I have much to learn, but I do wonder, has it always
been so? I try to absorb our history, appreciate
each day where we are at present, and where
we are going, as we continue into the future.
Let me just fnish now with the fact that I believe
that there is no end. As I continue to enjoy and
appreciate the friendship and camaraderie of our
fraternity, each day writes a new chapter or page.
As I learn more, I appreciate more, and trust that
will continue.
Even this, I feel, is unable to fully express how I
feel each day in the Craft. So Mote it be
Bro Don Davey (centre) being congratulated by the Worshipful Master of Kingaroy Lodge
No 189 (WorBro David Scrimgeour) with VWBro Stan Whalan AGSWks on the left.
Quick News
Masonic Family Expo
Masonic Memorial Centre, 311 Ann Street, Brisbane
10am to 3pm Saturday 6 September 2014
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
All Freemasons, their Familes and Friends are invited to this historic and
informative event.
The Masonic Orders operating in Queensland, including Ladies, Youth and
Mens Orders, will showcase their organisations and provide colourful displays of
regalia and other related materials.
There will be presentations and activities by the Youth Orders.

Over twenty information booths will be run by members of the respective Orders.
The Grand Master will open the event at the magnifcent Masonic Memorial
Centre of Queensland.
Quick News
Masonic Care Queensland in
Sandgate recently unveiled its
Remembrance Precinct, in honour
of those who made the supreme
sacrifce for their country in all wars
and conficts.
The ceremony included the planting
of two sapling pines, propagated
from a tree presented to the
Australian War Memorial in Canberra,
which grew from seeds brought
back from Gallipoli in 1916, from the
original Lone Pine at Gallipoli. The
two sapling trees were donated by
Scotia Lodge No 263 United Grand
Lodge of Queensland.
This Remembrance Precinct will
serve as a wonderful outdoor area
for our residents and their families
to enjoy, and provide them with
an offcial location to honour our
returned service men and women
on ANZAC and Remembrance Days,
said Gary Mark, CEO, Masonic Care
Queensland.
New name plaques for two
residential care facilities at
Masonic Care Queensland in
Sandgate were also unveiled
Griffth Cottages (previously named
Special Care Unit) and Musgrave
(previously named Hostel).
Masonic Care Queensland aspires
to continually enhance an older
persons lifestyle through the
provision of contemporary aged
care, retirement living and
community health services.
This unveiling ceremony of our
new Remembrance Precinct, Griffth
Cottages and Musgrave, marks a
step towards ensuring our Sandgate
facilities are contemporary and
adaptable to deliver innovative
and sustainable services to suit the
individual needs of retirees into the
future, whilst ensuring our proud
heritage is preserved said Mr Mark.
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Scotia Lodge No 263 UGLQ plant the Lone Pine
sapling trees at the Remembrance Precinct unveiling.
Quick News
Proud member of
On Page 13 of the February edition of
the Queensland Freemason there is an
article referring to an historic Masonic
Jewel in the care of RWBro Norm Nash
PAGM. Your Editor has made an error
in estimating that the age of the jewel
would be 296 years.
RWBro Nash has advised and suggested
that the jewel could have been struck
in 1917, the actual bicentenary of the
Grand Lodge of England, making it 96
years old when it was shown recently.
He is at present having research done
by Northern friends.
Since that article was published
VWBro Jock Sullivan PDGDC has
advised that he has one of the same
type of jewels in his possession. It was
handed down to him from his father,
who was Worshipful Master of Mitchell
Masonic Lodge No 149 during the
1917-1918 period.
It was his understanding that the Duke
of Connaught was Grand Master of
the Ireland and England Grand Lodge
during 1914-1918 and he assumed
the jewels were sent to all sitting
Masters in the United Kingdom and
the Commonwealth to celebrate the bi-
centennial of the formation of the lodge.
VWBro Sullivan and his wife visited
Northern Ireland where his father came
from and they visited Leslie Castle. They
were taken to a room which had been
used by the Duke of Connaught. There
was a portrait of the Duke which had
been painted by Lady Leslie who was
a talented artist. He said the Duke's
portrait was similar to that on the jewel
in his possession.
VWBro Sullivan is honoured to have
been a member of Mitchell Lodge for
the past 60 years.
Age of historic Jewel
misinterpreted
Freemasons QLD
The next Gathering of the Clans
Meeting where a third degree is
conducted by representatives of
Scottish Working Lodges throughout
the United Grand Lodge of
Queensland, will be held in 2016
and the host lodge for this important
event will be Celtic of Ithaca Lodge
No 84.
The ceremony of the third degree
will be conducted in the Grand Hall
at the Masonic Memorial Centre in
Ann Street Brisbane on Saturday,
April 30, 2016.
At this stage the venue for the
banquet to follow the meeting has
not yet been fnalised. There are a
number of venues being short listed
and once a fnal decision has been
made the selected venue will be
announced.
Practice meeting dates have already
been allocated. The practices will be
held on the following dates and at
the following locations:
1. Sunday, April 3, 2016
at the Kedron Masonic Centre,
393 Gympie Road Kedron
2. Sunday, April 17, 2016
at the Kedron Masonic Centre,
393 Gympie Road Kedron
3. Friday, April 29, 2016
at the Grand Hall in the Masonic
Centre 311 Ann Street Brisbane.
Times for the practice meetings
and for the actual ceremony will be
advised in due course.
The convenor for the Gathering of
the Clans is WorBro Brian Delgarno
of Celtic of Ithica Lodge. He
can be contacted by e-mail at
gatheringoftheclans@gmail.com
or by phone at (07) 3265 4967, or
Mobile: 0417 613 936
Gathering of the Clans 2016
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