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Get Up, Get Moving During Heart Week
Get a tick for your ticker and a spring in your step
with more than thirty low-cost or free activities
around the region during Heart Week (28 Apr - 4
May).
Spokesperson for Parks, Recreation and Sport Koliana Winchester
said Moreton Bay Regional Council was offering plenty of fun
activities for residents to get the heart pumping like bike riding,
stand up paddle boarding, dance fitness, yoga, softball, Tai Chi
and horse riding.
“We know Australia’s biggest killer is heart disease so this fact
should be a source of drive for everyone to get off the couch and
outdoors,” she said. Off Road and On Track
“Group fitness or individual exercise is also a great way to get fit
and stay motivated. Irresponsible animal owners and illegal dumpers will
“It’s all about making fitness a part of your life. Take up the have nowhere to hide after Moreton Bay Regional
challenge now and book yourself in for one of these activities. Council rolls out new off-road ranger patrol vehicles
“Along the way you might make new friends; so you are gaining from 1 April 2019.
many benefits just by doing an activity. Council Spokesperson for Asset Maintenance and Construction
Find an activity that’s right for you and your heart at mbrc.qld. Adam Hain said the two new off-road utility vehicles would help
gov.au/healthy-active. rangers patrol beaches, parklands and environmentally-sensitive
areas which were remote or difficult to access.
“These utility vehicles are smaller, lighter and more agile than
our road fleet of utes,” Cr Hain said.
“They can get our rangers into remote or difficult to access areas
much quicker than if our rangers had to go on foot.”
Rangers will use the new vehicles for animal management, illegal
dumping response and community engagement.
Council Spokesperson for Parks, Recreation and Sport Koliana
Winchester said the region’s iconic beaches and parklands
deserved the best protection council could offer.
“People live and visit Moreton Bay for its enviable natural assets,”
Cr Winchester said.
“Our rangers have an important role to play in protecting the
environment and making these places safe and enjoyable for all.”

Petero Civoniceva Lends a Hand to The Breakfast
Club Redcliffe Inc
Former professional Rugby League footballer
and Redcliffe local, Petero Civoniceva, took the
time to assist with the preparation of thirty meals
to feed homeless citizens in our region on Good
Friday morning. If you are able to donate to or volunteer
time to this wonderful organisation, please visit https://
thebreakfastclubredcliffe.weebly.com/