Welcome to winter Tablelanders. If you are feeling spongy underfoot and your walls are a little greener than they used to be, well you’re not imagining it, that was a very very wet summer. And the solution is right here. For mould on your walls and ceilings, fill a bucket with warm water, add enough bleach to the bucket so you can really smell it, now here is the secret – add one drop, and I mean only one drop of dishwashing liquid, if you add more than one drop, it won’t work. Wipe this on your walls and ceilings and leave it on. Heavily infested surfaces will have to be done again a week or so later. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it works, that one drop of dishwashing liquid sticks the bleach to the mould, if you add more than one drop it will have the opposite effect, don’t ask me why, it just will.
Now into the bathroom, get yourself a spray bottle, can be a new one, or a recycled one (just make sure it has no residue from any other chemical), fill it with about a cup full of water and one Milton tablet. Milton tablets can be bought in the baby section at all supermarkets and chemists. Once dissolved, spray it on silicone around the bathroom and kitchen sinks and shower curtains. Do not wash it off. If you do this once a week in the morning, so it dries on all day, you should never have ugly looking silicone again, it should also help preserve the silicone from decay as it is not being eaten away from the mould.

School Holidays – 24th June to 9th July
Have you ever thought about Volunteering your time?
TRC are looking for volunteers to man Art Galleries and information Centres, this is a great way to meet new people, help out locals and visitors which in turn assists the whole community. Phone 1300 366 361 or call into the TRC office for more information.

Don’t forget about the Garden Competition, TRC haven’t given us a date yet but we know it will be in September, so get your gloves and fork moving, you could be the winner. There are many categories which are listed on the TRC website under EVENTS, or give them a call on 1300 362 242
The Show is here again people
Malanda Show = 7th to the 9th July
Atherton Show = 10th and 11th July