COCKSCOMB NEWS

VISITORS to COCKSCOMB
Over the last four months visitors to Cockscomb have
amounted to 169. Two from West Australia and two
from Victoria. The other165 came from a many parts
of Queensland. Mackay, Kilcoy, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Emu Park, Yeppoon and Cairns

COCKSCOMB CAMP

Cockscomb is looking a bit dry at the moment. But at the front gate visiting Veterans will notice a few changes. Palms have been replaced and a water dripper system put in place to try to keep the water up to them.

Vietnam Era Selective Conscripts Australia

It has been asked many times amoungst Veterans at Cockscomb, the debate never lets go, how did National Serviceman get involved with Vietnam? Well Terry Fogerty has put together a mountain of work in this area and some of the answers are on his site. Or you can go to the Government Site here

NEW ROOF FOR VAN

Tonys poptop van was deteriating so a roof was added over the top. This will keep the water out of the van and give us another roof to collect water off.

NO SMOKING AREAS

The Cockscomb kitchen is a no smoking area. If you have to smoke, the kitchen is one area where we ask you to consider others especially whilst food is being prepared

NEW SIGN AT THE FRONT GATE

The entrance, Cockscomb wall as been repaired and a new addition added.

DURING YOUR MAX 5 DAY STAY

FOSSICKERS TREASURES

Do a spot of fossicking. This area was one of Central Queenslands gold areas. There is still gold to be found and many other little treasures left behind by the Chinese and european gold fossikers. Look at our history page

COMPUTER WORMS

Recently there has been a spate of nasty worms that will cause you some concern with your computer. I'm not going to profess to be any sort of expert, but there are programs that if you download and both run regularly and keep up to date, your PC has a better chance of survival. Cool web search generates a diverter or Hyjacker which will redirect your web brouser to one of its own

Some programs you can use to address this problem are Ad-aware SE and another Spy-Bot Search and Destroy. But to crack out the big guns look at SPYSubtract and CWShredder.

Cool Web Search Hijacker If you want to read about them look at this page SITE and SPYSUBtract and CWShredder

The Central Queensland Koala Volunteers Group. The local group fund raise for research carried out by the Central Queensland University. The group are selling Australian Macadamia Nuts coated in chocolate for Koala Week in July 2005. So help to do something about it, buy a box of chocolate macadamias. Call Denise on 07 4930 9944 to ask what you can do to help or visit the Heritage Village on the 10th July and the UCQ Multicultural Fair on the 14th August. A display for CQ Koalas will be at the North Rockhampton Library between 4th – 16th July 2005