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 Welcome to the second edition of  The Pine Rivers Magazine!
 Our Holiday edition combines December and January and is
 packed with Christmas and holiday articles.
 We return with more local stories and content in February 2018.
 Publisher & Editor
 Josh Hood
 0425 833 963
 info@pineriversqld.com.au
 co-editor & Writer
 Amanda Anderson
 0466 349 244
 amanda@biglocal.com.au
 Writers
 Charlotte Liehr
 Nic Storer
 GRAPHIC DESIGN
 Janine Townsend
 hello@inkandbrand.com.au
 PHOTOGRAPHER  We hope you enjoyed our    Note From The Editor
 Greg Coomb  first Edition!
 gwc27@me.com
 Have a great community story or relevant content you wish to share?   Dear readers,    4 Micro News
 We would love to hear from you! The Pine Rivers Magazine is committed to   It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, with toys in every store. Have you
 providing a quality platform for all reaches of the local community to share   got that Christmas song stuck in your head yet? If not, just head down to the
 Alice Jenkins  shops and you will be humming along to something Christmassy in no time.    8 Christmas festival guide
 Moreton Bay Regional Council  their story! Please submit your story to:  Christmas is meaningful to people in different ways, but whatever Christmas
 Liam Richardson   Red Cross  www.pineriversmagazine.com.au     www.northlakesnow.com.au   means to you, make it a time of gratitude for life itself.
 Debb Webber   Zen Chi  Christmas  has  significantly  changed  for  me  with  the  passing  of  my   12 community light displays
 Elisha Wright  Grandparents last year, both at 93, but it will always remain a time for family,
 Greg Coomb   Images 4 U  Are you a local business or trade within the Pine Rivers area?   gift giving and giving thanks.
 Carol Slater  FAR  We would like to assist you! For artwork specifications, advertising rates for spreads,   Our Christmas Day lunch was always at their home. Pine fragrance filled   14  dear alice
 Claude Sorbello  ALF Lawyers  classifieds, and subscriptions, please visit our website page for further detail:    every  room. The  decorative  Christmas Tree  angel,  the  same  as  last  year,
 Kylie Harries   Boomerang Bags  www.pineriversmagazine.com.au/advertise.html       every year. And Frank Sinatra Christmas Classics on vinyl playing amid the
       This month, knowing that the best part about Christmas is spending time  16 christmas recipes
 Kim Fairminer    Dreamorpheus  Email: info@pineriversqld.com.au  chatter of red nosed uncles and aunts. Parfaits were always for dessert.
       with loved ones, we have put together some useful guides including,
       we’ve got some handy tips that help you to  “camp like a bushie” this  20 how to take great holiday photos
 Business hours are 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday. Deadline for all submissions   Moreton Bay Region’s Best Camping Spots. If you’re not a seasoned camper
 is the 23rd of the previous month. All advertisement and subscriptions are   holiday season.
 Facebook:  pre-paid. Payment details will be provided during processing.  We have the ultimate guide to Christmas Festivals in our region and   22 Best camping spots
 @pineriversqld  Christmas recipes that are bound to make you a star.
       If you want to enthral the kids and invoke a chorus of “wow” in the lead
 Instagram:     Magazine design produced by local Creative Business, Ink and Brand.   up to Christmas, head out the local Christmas light displays! Check out the   help needed for farm animal rescue
       web addresses in the article to view our interactive Google map of street  26
 @pineriversmagazine  www.inkandbrand.com.au
       addresses for all the local displays.
 Community Webpage:  The end of January signals the end
 www.pineriversqld.com.au  The Pine Rivers District - Strathpine, Kallangur, Petrie, Murrumba Downs, Griffin,   of holidays and time for the kids to   28 where there’s smoke...
 Brendale, Lawnton, Bray Park, Warner, Dakabin, Kurwongbah.   head back to school. If you’ve got a
 Magazine Webpage:  For distribution enquiries please contact the team email: info@pineriversqld.com.au  little one starting Prep, we have some
 www.pineriversmagazine.com.au  useful advice on this huge life step.  32 school’s back in

       Lastly, don’t forget to check your
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 be reproduced in any form. The content of this magazine, including images, illustrations, photographs, and text, including all of the   for you in the New Year.  34 new year horoscopes
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 and related international treaty provisions. This magazine contains public information and resources specifically designed to cater to   From myself and the team at Big
 readers within the Moreton Bay area. Any personal data supplied to us via email or subscription forms may only be used to communicate   Local,  we wish  you  a wonderful
 directly with you. We will not sell, share, trade or license any of your personal information to others. We reserve the right to disclose your   Christmas and a joyous New Year!
 information if requested by the police or any regulatory or Government authority in connection with any investigations concerning your   35 puzzles
 activities. We will make all reasonable efforts to safeguard the security of your information but please be aware that we cannot guarantee
 the security of data transmissions over the internet. Opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily the opinions of Big Local.
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 Copyright (©) 2017 North Lakes Now and Pine Rivers Magazine. Big Local would like to pay their respects by acknowledging the traditional   36  trades and services
 owners and elders of the Moreton Bay Region, the Gubbi Gubbi people.
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