Rainbow Beach Community News September 2018 by Rainbow Beach Community News

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September 2018 • Vol 21 • Issue 9

Sign on for Nippers and a season of fun!

In this issue... – • A win at the Ekka s ke ta rs ye Maree Sa top prize w • Check out our ne auty Be s, es tn Fi , Health ion and Wellbeing sect e • School holiday tim is here

Join these green caps at the nipper sign-on this month – it’s a fun, family, get kids fit activity. Getting involved is a great introduction for kids to learn about the beach and surf. See page 37 for details.

Editor’s Note

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UST THE THOUGHT of Father’s Day this year brings a tear. Blessed were Heatley and I with the most wonderful of men in our lives. My Dad, John, died a few years ago, but this will be our first Father’s Day without Sid, on such a day where he was ever-present, and it will be harder still. Those of you who knew Sid, will know why. He was man who featured daily in the lives of our growing children. But I am sure many of you will identify - the loss of loved ones creates holes in many days of significance throughout the year. As does fathers and partners who were not so kind or so constant, I know there are partners, daughters and sons, where remembering Dad brings no joy. I hope that for you, there was a father figure - a father-in-Law, step-dad, grandfather, uncle or friend who has been your support. For you fantastic dads out there, there are some events this month to look forward to - a Beer Festival at Kia Ora (John would have approved), and a trail bike ride there too. Trivia night for the Rainbow Beach P&C (Sid was so clever with his political and history knowledge

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- very handy on our team over the years), plus live music, concerts and holidays across the coast. We introduce some new dads (and mums!) with a bumper baby boom. Congratulations all - and I’m not just saying that these arms are waiting - I mean it! And then there is sport, fishing and holidays to read up on. Finish up on the jokes - you can thank my dad for many over the years. He would make sure there was a steady flow my way (I had to censor a few) and then I inherited his ample supply in books and notes (more censoring still!) As we spoil the beloved father of my children, we will toast those two men who made such an impact on our lives. Happy Father’s Day! Until next month, Michelle Gilmore

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20 Tingira Close - SOLD 20 Tingira Close - SOLD Cheryl Zunic encourages everyone to put in an entry or come along to the annual Flower Show that supports our local Ambulance services

Ambulance Flower Show Cheryl Zunic, Treasurer

HE LOCAL AMBULANCE Committee will be holding its annual Flower Show on Saturday September 29 at the Tin Can Bay Community Centre. Doors will open at 9.30am with the presentation to prize winners at 2pm. Flower and plant entries can be delivered to the centre between 2pm and 5pm on Friday September 29. Entry forms will be available at various outlets including both libraries and can also be obtained at the Community Centre on Friday September 29. The committee look forward to having your beautiful flowers and plants on display. A photography competition will be part of the show and, as always, will showcase the remarkable talent in the local area.

Public support for the show is much appreciated as all proceeds go towards helping our Cooloola Coast Ambulance Service. The Flower Show will also have stalls, raffles and plants for sale, as well as morning and afternoon tea. Please come along and spend a very pleasant few hours among all the garden lovers and keen photographers in our community. For more information, contact Cheryl Zunic on 5486 8070. If you are going camping during the school holidays, please remember to be aware of the dangers for young children around campfires. A fire should be put out with a bucket of water not sand or dirt. If burns occur, they should be treated with cold running water and medical assistance sought immediately.

Trivia buffs...

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55 Double Island Dr - SOLD 55 Double Island Dr - SOLD Book a table of six to eight players for a fantastic night of trivia and fun, Friday September 21 from 6.45pm at the Rainbow Beach Community Hall

RUSH UP ON YOUR TRIVIA - the famous, annual Rainbow Beach State School Trivia Night will be held on Friday September 21 at the Rainbow Beach Community Hall. Budding Einsteins and trivia wizards, research your facts and figures and book your table early as last year was a sell-out. P&C President, Kirstie Jordison said, “We are really looking forward to the 2018 event which promises to be bigger and better than ever! “Last year we saw a packed-out hall with more than 90 attendees booking tables and enjoying a night of light-hearted trivia challenges, an open bar and nibblies. “How good would it be if we busted the 100 mark in 2018? “We have ensured more tables will be available this year,” she said.

Andrew Hawkins from Rainbow Beach Realty will host the event and encourage participants to spend big, donating money in order to answer the tricky questions. Last year the event raised over $3000 for the school, an unbelievable effort only made possible by locals getting together for a great evening to raise funds. Kirstie explained, “It is an adults only event and tables can consist of six to eight team members, everyone is welcome tell your mum, tell your cousins, tell your friends and book a table!” Cost is just $10 per person and If you don’t have a full table, organisers can find you a spot so there’s no reason to miss out. For more information and to book, contact the school office on 5486 9333 or call Kirstie Jordison on 0439 701 227.

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Council will upgrade the play facilities at Phil Rogers Park in Rainbow Beach to include a lighthouse themed, wind-driven, rotating coloured panel

that Rainbow Beach, and the Cooloola Coast as a whole is one of our best assets, both from a tourism and local community point of view. “These works to Phil Rogers Park will provide a stimulating and engaging play space for children to enjoy for years to come. “The improvements to this space are in line with the Rainbow Beach Foreshore Development Plan which has guided a significant amount of investment in this area over the last four years,” Cr McDonald concluded. The $75,000 project is funded under Council’s 2018-2019 Parks Capital Improvement Program and includes lighting improvements to the site, as well as supports for two trees to maintain their shade value for park users. It is anticipated work will be complete prior to the commencement of the September school holidays.

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RIDAY SEPTEMBER 21 is the last day of term three for our darlings, gee that went quick! Spring school holidays are a great time to get out and about on the coast and we have so many things to do and see, the only thing you’ll have to worry about is choosing which activity to do.

Phil Rogers Park upgrade - in time for school holidays One of our region’s most popular tourist attractions will see an addition to its play space offerings, hopefully complete in time for school holidays. Gympie Regional Council will begin

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work on Phil Rogers Park at Rainbow Beach on Monday, September 3. The new, customised design in a lighthouse theme will feature a winddriven, rotating coloured panel which invites children to imagine the rotating light of a lighthouse. This piece draws inspiration from the iconic Double Island Point Lighthouse. Division 1 Councillor, Mark McDonald, said when completed, this addition to Phil Rogers Park will make the Rainbow Beach foreshore “one of the largest play spaces in the region.” Cr McDonald continued,“It is no secret

The Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach Library have heaps of school activities on offer Introduce your kids to ‘Nature Weave’ at Tin Can Bay Library on September 26 from 10.30am to 11.30am and at Rainbow Beach Library from 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Make your own creations by weaving twigs, wool, string, feathers and leaves together. See how beautiful nature can be! This is a free event, suitable for children aged 5-17 years.

Spring school holidays On October 3, make your own Lagerphone or Shaker to take home at the Tin Can Bay Library between 10.30am and 11.30am and at Rainbow Beach Library between 2.30pm and 3.30pm. This is a free event for 5-17 year olds and all materials are provided. For the little ones, First 5 Forever is on for under 5s every Monday at Tin Bay Bay Library and Thursdays at Rainbow Beach Library.

The Tin Can Bay Community Day Kids Corner is a fantastic outing for the whole family. Visit the Tin Can Bay RSL Hall on October 5 between 9.30am and 11.30am for family fun with face painting, giant games and a jumping castle.

CCYAP CCYAP are running a special ‘Macro Chasing’ at the Rainbow Beach Community Hall on September 24 from 10am. Macro Chasing allows your children to hunt on a small scale, sort through a water sample to find little creatures, then make an ID. September 28, CCYAP will help your kids get their Flower Show Entries ready for the

Annual Flower Show, Under 16 category. Meet at the Cooloola Cove Veterans and Community Hall from 1-2pm.

GRC Movies in the Park Pack a blanket and some snacks and head to Lions Park in Tin Can Bay for GRC Movies in the Park, September 29. The kids will love watching ‘Captain Underpants’ under the stars! The event starts at 4pm and will include fun activities, big games, colouring in and create a comic character competition. Best dressed superheroes will be judged at 6pm. BBQ, drink and snacks available or bring a picnic and enjoy the afternoon/ evening. Captain Underpants will screen at 6.30pm. October 2, HOY for Chocolate at the Cooloola Coast Veterans and Community Hall from 11am to 12noon. A fast-paced bingo style game using hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades with sweet prizes. CCYAP Rock Painting will be on October 5 at the TCB RSL Information Day, 9am to 12noon. Come down to the YAP tent and make a stone creation. All materials supplied.

Get to the library for holiday fun like cousins Finn Wilson, Cora Ham, Sophie Wilson and Ava Ham who had a ball creating at the First 5 Forever session, Tin Can Bay Library

Writers wanted J

OURNALISM AND literature backgrounds are desirable, but not essential for this role. Just a love of words, our beautiful coast and our locals. Photography is also a handy skill in this position. A valid driver’s licence, access to car and camera would also assist. Computer skills are essential, social media helps too. Age is no barrier, especially if you have a friendly turn of phrase, and can put a good yarn on paper. You do need to be well presented. It is very part time (it may only be a story a month, or much more), exceedingly family friendly and you need to be creative and autonomous. Does it irritate you to see an apostrophe out of place, do you know

when to use there, their or they’re, and is writing something you have always wanted to do? If you would like to help the Community News preserve our history for future generations by recording stories of local people, local events and local businesses - please give Michelle a call on 0407 661 440. September 2018 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 5

Brews, Blues and Boogie ...

treat dad this Father’s Day By our anonymous beer lover!

FEW YEARS back, home brewing was all the rage but there weren’t very many success stories, rather tales of bitter, undrinkable, backyard brews that left a bad taste in your mouth and potentially, a rotten headache next morning! Then, all across Australia, boutique breweries started popping up, releasing ‘craft beers’ for the savvy beer connoisseur, aka hipsters. True, there are a few of these beers worth drinking but many of them are not widely available and certainly not available locally. Fortunately, a hero is among us. Daryl Levy, proprietor of Silky Oak Tea Gardens Crafty Brewery in Kia Ora is brewing his own craft beers and apple cider onpremise. And yes, they taste great! And yes, they are preservative free, so if you drink a few too many, you won’t wake up with a dreaded headache. Daryl Levy and his partner Helen Dean have been running Silky Oak Tea Gardens for more than 20 years. “I have always had a strong association with beer - either from one side of the bar or other,” chuckled Daryl. “It makes sense to offer our very own beer because we wanted to provide our clientele with something different from conventional beer and cider. “Due to the size and nature of the place, being able to offer these boutique beers was a logical extension on what we already have,” he said. Five beers and one apple cider are currently available on tap. I was fortunate enough to sample a few - a great afternoon at work! Here are my thoughts (from an uneducated but experienced beer drinker).

Tap number one Working Man’s Gold (mid strength) This is a refreshing ale, light in colour, thirst quenching. Delicious. Daryl says it’s the perfect beer to enjoy after a hard day’s work.

Daryl is a brewmaster, creating delicious craft beers and apple cider from Silky Oak Tea Gardens, Kia Ora

Tap number two Small Batch Pale Ale (full strength) Brewed using imported ‘Rakau’ and ‘Motueka’ New Zealand hops, this is probably my favourite. It offers a sharp citrus taste, a hint of passionfruit and grapefruit. Very enjoyable. Tap number three Mash Brown Ale (full strength) This is a dark beer with a rich, malty texture. Dark beer can be an acquired taste but this one is particularly good, so if you’re not usually a dark beer drinker, this one is definitely worth a try. Tap number four Stoned Pilly (full strength) A sharp tasting Pilsner. Yummy! Tap number five Hop Premium Lager (full strength) I am really enjoying myself at this point! This one is a little bit fancy. Daryl said, ‘It’s a keeper, it’s a classy beer and very popular. “The customers drink me dry on the weekends, they all get stuck at tap number five!” he laughed.

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Tap number six Apple cider (full strength) Crisp, light, refreshing, lovely. This cider is quite remarkable. Brewed using pressed apples, Daryl explained, “It’s a popular choice for the ladies but also enjoyed by blokes who want an alternative to beer.” I asked Daryl the secret to making such delicious beer and cider… “Essentially, to brew a good beer, you must treat it like you are cooking a good stew or curry. Wait a few weeks before tapping it, age it to ensure the best flavours develop, mellow and mature.” So there you have it folks - next time you are driving past, don’t. Stop in and try one of Daryl’s brews. Helen whips up a great lunch and dinner too. Silky Oak Tea Gardens and Crafty Brewery are open for lunch seven days a week and dinner every Wednesday through to Saturday.

Don’t forget, every Sunday between 12 noon and 4pm, you can enjoy live music and lunch. Sunday September 2 is Father’s Day and is no exception. Book a table and take dad out for lunch, great live music and a few beers. The next legendary Friday Full Moon ‘Pig on the spit’ will be Friday September 28 from 7pm.

Beer Festival at Silky Oak Brewery THE WEEKEND of September 8 and 9, Daryl and Helen will host their inaugural Kia Ora Beer Festival. Saturday night, September 8, bands from the Gympie Blues Club will perform from 7pm. Sunday, enjoy live music from Billy Guy who will play from 12 noon to 4pm. Of course, Daryl’s famous beers and apple cider will be readily available and certainly enjoyed. For more information, call 5486 5535. Bookings appreciated.

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HE KIA ORA Community Trail Ride is set for September 22 and 23. It is a fantastic family event and a Kia Ora State School fundraiser - support it and get involved. The event is suitable for two-wheeled motorcycles only. Unfortunately, quad bikes are unable to take part in this event however, the event caters for all ages and skill levelled riders.

There will be an Advanced Novice and Open track that heads out over Kia Ora and Neerdie. Novice riders are welcome to try their skills on these tracks, but it is recommended that a capable rider rides with them. We are unable to determine if a rider is capable without knowing their skill level. There is a novice track available for those not quite yet ready to hit up the open track. Please keep in mind that this track is for novice riders, those that are capable should try out the Advanced Novice and Open tracks. Please have respect for those riding the novice track, as many are beginners. If sweeps find capable riders “tearin’ it up” on the novice track, they will be asked to upgrade to the other tracks. For the little ones, there is the PeeWee track. It is lovely to watch the little ones riding their bikes around whilst trying to keep their heads up under the weight of that huge helmet! Training wheels are more than welcome, but please keep in mind, this is a track out in the middle of the paddock, not a smooth track. All riders, please remember that our sweep riders are not babysitters and all PeeWee riders must be supervised by a parent or guardian. For more information and to register, contact Vanessa Hatchman via email: kiaoratrailride@yahoo.com or call 0402 559 881. Non stop action at the Kia Ora Trail Ride September 22-23 raises cash for the school

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Catch classical Chloe at the fourth ‘Sound of Teen Spirit’ concert, September 8 at the Cooloola Coast Community Complex

EPTEMBER 8 IS GOING to be a treat to the ears as the Cooloola Coast Youth Activity Project showcases the next generation of musical stars. One highlight will be the sweet melodies of Chloe Shieh. At just 14 ½ years old (that half counts I’m told), she has spent over two thirds of her short life studying classical music. Her talents have earned her the Most Promising Instrumentalist 2018 at the Gympie Eisteddfod and she has taken home the $200 bursary two years running. Apart for competing in eisteddfods, Chloe also performs in orchestras playing violin and cello and has recently been invited to play in the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra. Chloe said, “ I love doing solos and gettting a buzz from performing onstage.” Chloe is a distance education student of

Jubilee High School and part time Central Qld University student, all while living on a self-sufficient, off the grid farm at Wilsons Pocket. Her discipline and dedication can be heard in her professional approach to music. The Cooloola Coast Youth Activity Project is excited to have Chloe perform at the Sound of Teen Spirit, as she will bring a different flavour to the night. Other acts include Ashley Pel, Braden Gray and Nathan Murfet, Charli Metropoulus, Lotus Clout, Hayden McIntyre and Zackariah the Man. Cooloola Coast Community Complex doors open at 6pm and the show starts at 6.30pm. Entry is only $2, under 12 just $1 and entry includes a lucky door ticket. There will be food and drink available on the night. For more information call Jess Milne on 0411 218 254.

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Read riveting reality with

Jessica Milne

OVE OVER Ian Fleming, there’s a sensational new spy novelist in town. Roma Ravn’s Reminisences of a Reluctant Spy has all the twists and turns of a 007 novel. The only difference is it’s the biography of Steven Kovacs life and remarkably 100% true. Roma herself was sceptical of some of his claimed feats however after seeing his skills first hand she did not doubt his authenticity.

Roma Ravn

Being in isolated areas Roma has witnessed numerous unexplained events so naturally she ran a UFO group in her retirement. She now expresses herself through Toastmasters and has been a member for over 20 years. As a teen in the late 1940’s, Roma entered a competition to write a Mills and Boon novel and won a trip to Norfolk Island with her submission ‘Wild Brothers.’ Taking a break during her working life she took up writing again, first with a cookbook (despite limited domestic oven skills) followed by two biographies.

Steven and Roma met whilst living on the same road in Cedar Pocket over 20 years ago. Through numerous conversations she took down his life story in shorthand notes with the intent of one day writing a book.

“I have had so many life experiences and the stories are running around in my mind,” Roma explained. “Putting life onto paper makes the stories available to everyone.”

Fast forward 19 years, Roma finally decided to put the true tale together. Her first task was to relearn shorthand so she could understand her notes!

After finishing her latest book, Roma went searching for Mr Kovacs and his wife Agi. His house in Cedar Pocket had been removed; only a bare block remained.

Mr Kovacs was a Hungarian businessman dealing in textiles and uniform manufacture. He was unwittingly thrown into the spy world during WW2 by the Hungarian government who took advantage of his worldly travels for business.

No neighbours knew of his whereabouts and she couldn’t find any death notices. Roma remembers Steven’s words of “the government never forgets” and can’t help but wonder if the past finally caught up with him.

On discovering his party in spying on other nations, Steven was running scared. After an attack on his wife, they escape to Australia and started a new life full of adventure.

If you love a good spy novel then get yourself a copy of this must-have book that will have you intrigued, as it is all true.

Roma Ravn herself has lived a full life; she was the first female geologist employed by the Australian government. She recalls attending the job interview and the male interviewer stated “But you’re a girl” to which she held both hands to her chest and replied “Yes!”

Reminiscences of a Reluctant Spy is available on Amazon Australia, eBay and Gumtree or contact Raewyn Oliver on 0412 995 512 for further information.

She spent the next 34 years in virtual solitary in the Australian outback that nurtured her creative mind. Her 21st birthday was celebrated with a sip of bubbly from an empty baked bean can!

Roma Ravn with her latest novel Reminiscences of a Reluctant Spy

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DOMESTIC, PREMIUM OR CRAFT BEERS PLUS AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF WINE OR SPIRITS

Public works on the Coast Smoke alerts I received this alert on July 4, Wednesday of the first week of the school holidays: The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) will conduct a planned burn within the Cooloola area near Rainbow Beach on Wednesday 4th July 2018, weather permitting, as part of the annual hazard reduction / conservation management program for parks and forests...etc, etc Now, I already knew that planned burns are a must. In the event of bushfire I want my home to be protected and that the bush needs to regenerate. You just need to look at the devastation around our country in the last few weeks due to bushfires. With family members with asthma, more than a hour or two’s notice would be appreciated. I quickly responded, thinking our tourists would be packing up, as they puff on their ventolin: “Respectfully, could this burn please wait until after the school holidays? We do understand this is necessary - but really, why couldn’t burns always occur outside the few weeks in the year we have more people on the coast?” We don’t need another reason to deter families from enjoying our area. I didn’t receive a response from NPWS media, but was pleased that our air quality was clearer last holidays. Trees will light up The two iconic pine trees in Laurie Hanson Park will soon glow with LED lighting, maintained by Council and a $2200 donation from Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism for installation.

Above: Peter Thwaites took this dramatic photo at his home in Cooloola Cove, entitled “.... when you’ve just got to have faith in the local fire fighting crews during their winter burn off.”

The entrance to Tin Can Bay is designed to slow motorists down as they enter town

Solar was proposed, experts deemed that cost and maintenance in our harsh conditions ruled it out. The spotlights will have the ability to be coloured differently for different events and all controlled by a 24-hour timer. Won’t it be wonderful with Christmas trees on display this year? New 60 signs for Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach You may have noticed, Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay have received new signs and line markings as Town Entry Treatments (TET) project is being rolled out across the state. Physical measures such as new signs and line marking have proven effective in reducing vehicle speeds and crash rates as they enhance a driver’s awareness of the changing road environment. New Zealand and the United Kingdom recorded a reduction in travel speeds and crashes with TET.

Tin Can Bay drainage project underway Gympie Regional Council has started work on 220m of drain between Groper Street and Dolphin Avenue Tin Can Bay. Stage 1 of this project is scheduled to take eight weeks (weather dependent) at a cost of $150,000, funded by Council’s capital works budget. The project aims to minimise drainage issues during rain events which have been reported to Council by Tin Can Bay residents and business owners. Stage 1 of the project from Groper St to the pedestrian bridge will see clearing of existing vegetation to improve water flow

and capacity, as well as earthworks which include installation of a low-flow concrete invert channel to keep water moving and the replacement of the existing timber footbridge. Gympie Regional Council take its responsibility to wildlife and the environment seriously and have taken steps to mitigate the effect this project will have on local frog species during breeding season. A significant amount of excavation is required to complete this project and as such, Council will use a full-time frog spotter to safely catch, and if necessary rehome, any frog species that may be displaced.

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Vote now for our Cooloola Coastcare to win national gong C

ONGRATULATIONS TO Cooloola Coastcare Association Inc. who will represent Queensland in the Coastcare category for the first time at the 2018 National Landcare Awards. The National Landcare Awards gala dinner will be held on Thursday October 11 at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Awards gala dinner will be a key event at this year’s National Landcare Conference, which is also taking place at the same venue between October 10 and 12, 2018. If you would like to join Coastcare at the gala dinner, please contact Maree Prior, vicepresident@cooloolacoastcare.org.au The Cooloola Coastcare organisation is very proud to showcase its work to individuals and groups that share the passion for the beautiful natural coastal area from Double Island Point to Maroom, and across the Great Sandy Strait to K’gari (Fraser Island). You can highlight our amazing coast to Australia by supporting Cooloola Coastcare Association Inc in the People’s Choice Award. VOTE NOW! Go to www.nationallandcareconference.org.au/awards where you can read the Coastcare Award nomination Case Study, describing the many and varied projects and activities implemented during the past six years.

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and have a laugh and do something good for this place we call home. Please donate: fabric sheets, pillowcases, t-towels, jeans - any clean materials can be re-used - also cotton thread. Find them on Facebook or message Barb 0423 841 062.

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ADLY, LONG TIME Rainbow Beach resident Lawrie Taylor passed away on July 19. Laurie died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Tin Can Bay Road earlier that day. Lawrie had lived in Rainbow Beach with his partner Rod Farr, since the late 1980’s, first at the caravan park and then after a couple of years, into their house built in Tingira Close. Lawrie was born in Brisbane and had many memories of the war years. He attended Windsor State School and later Brisbane Boys Grammar. After leaving school, he got his first job with Mobil Oil. As it turned out, it was his last job as well as his first, as he remained with Mobil until his retirement. He travelled Queensland as an internal auditor, checking Mobil fuel depots. Even after his retirement, he was recalled for six months to sort out fuel supply discrepancies at the Cairns Airport. As a young man, Lawrie was a keen bush walker and rock climber. He climbed Mt. Tibrogargan in the Glass House Mountains 21 times before his 21st birthday! He led many groups in those climbs and other climbs. Lawrie had also been an enthusiastic weightlifter and motorcyclist. He still had a set of weights and his beloved 550cc Suzuki bike, although it had not been ridden for quite some time. He was a keen photographer and avid collector of local historical movie footage which was borrowed from time to time by Brisbanebased TV stations. He had been a National Serviceman, was a Certified Justice of the Peace and on occasions, the relieving weather reporter for the town. As one of Rainbow Beach’s oldest and longest serving residents, Lawrie will be sadly missed by his partner Rod, family and friends. Lawrie was privately cremated.

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Local quilter takes top prize at the Brisbane Ekka!

Maree Sayers with her beautiful Judy Niemeyer quilt that won first place at the Brisbane Ekka!

Jackie Cross

F YOU ATTENDED the Brisbane the Ekka this year, you would have enjoyed the sewing exhibits. One stand-out was a beautiful quilt that won first prize, created by our very own Maree Sayers. The winning entry was a Judy Niemeyer quilt and it is most definitely, beautifully done - congratulations Maree! Well, we are in the last month of winter and we are all back from our retreat where loads of sewing and talking was done - we had a great time! Refreshed, we have lots of projects in the pipeline, including tube quilting. We are also planning a trip to the Brisbane Quilt show in October. Not only do we make quilts of all shapes and sizes, we also make smaller items such

as bags, cup holders, table runners and placemats. Remember, it does not have to be a quilt you make if you want to come and join us. Also, you do not need an expensive machine if you are learning, a straight sewing machine is good enough. We are always looking for new members. Come along to our meetings, we are a friendly group. If you have never done patchwork or would like to learn to sew, there is always someone to help you. We meet every Tuesday at 9am at the Community Complex, corner of Tin Can Bay Road and Bayside Drive (next to the Cooloola Bowls Club. For more information, call Jackie Cross on 5486 4468.

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AS THERE something in the water late last year, or was it bad television reception? It seems something was, we’ve definitely experienced a ‘baby boom’ in Rainbow Beach!

Five gorgeous bubs have been welcomed into the world over the past few months - congratulations to all and we look forward to watching these beautiful bundles of joy grow and enjoy our amazing world.

Left: Kim Dargusch with lovely Maeve and Corrina Apps with baby Frank, both pictured at 4 months old

Below: Jess Quinn and partner Liam Gray welcomed baby Addison Maree Gray on June 14, congratulations! Image supplied

Rainbow Beach locals Alex Wilson and Courtney McCarthy welcomed baby Noah, pictured here at 6 weeks old

Brooke Bignell with her beautiful baby girl Banjo, a new little sister for brother Mason

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Drought runners continues and Bush to Beach Kids arrive! This month our coast welcomes Bush to Beach Kids on September 17, organised by Tony Stewart and helpers. He has a week, chocka-block full of fun for them - including an ocean swim! There’s a Bush to Beach Sponsor Thank You night - 5.30pm, Thursday September 20 at the Community Hall. All food supplied, bar will be open. Tony encourages everyone who has helped the kids get to the beach, to come along.

Tony Stewart Rainbow Beach Droughtrunners

RESH FROM another trip to the Longreach area with food supplies, the situation in South Western Queensland gets worse by the day. It took the NSW Government to stir the Federal and Queensland Governments from hibernation to try to help those suffering immense hardship on their properties. You wouldn’t believe some of the things I have heard in confidence from those trying to help those suffering serious depression. One farmer said to me, “Those mental health workers are doing nothing for me because help has come two years too late.” It is a fact, stress is bringing on the big C in cases and I have heard of both partners suffering! Our Queensland Government gives $1 million to farmers and $4 million to employ more Mental Health workers, it’s a joke. Bush to Beach Kids will be back on the coast the week before the holidays make sure you say hello!

For a $12,000 federal handout, farmers need to fill out 80 pages to receive $6,000 in October and an additional $6,000 next March - if you qualify. I won’t start on politics as many from the bush will know what I mean. To those that have helped with donations to keep food on the table for destitute families, a BIG thank you. To see the anguish and despair on the faces of some farmers faces picking up food when it was delivered, really hit home. Thank you Mooloo Mountain Produce and Saddlery, Gympie Hay Runners, Drakes Gympie, Tin Can Bay IGA, Ed’s Beach Bakery, Tin Can Bay Bakery and Gympie Regional Realty, Tin Can Bay Craft Group (and their wonderful donation of $1000), Bernard Petroleum, Tin Can Bay and Gympie CWA’s, Bev, Betty and all the others! The Bank of Queensland in Mary Street Gympie are accepting donations for Rainbow Beach Drought runners. BSB 124047 A/C 22599186.

Who’s new at the zoo - 2!

AINBOW BEACH’S welcome dinner is back - save the date - Saturday, November 17 from 5pm and remember: 1. New to Rainbow Beach? You’re invited 2. We need not-so-new locals to welcome new residents 3. Community group and business representatives are invited, and 4. It is a family-friendly event!

Just like Rainbow Beach, Who’s New at the Zoo? is laidback. Once again we are planning great food, entertainment and a cash bar. The evening will be held at Lawrie Hanson Park playground, (remember L for Laurie and L for left of the look out) on Saturday November 17, from 5pm (and move to the hall in the event of wet weather).

There is no cover charge, but if your organisation can assist in any way, please do! Cafes and restaurants have a wonderful opportunity to showcase your cuisine. Community groups and clubs, business owners find out more - contact Michelle Gilmore: info@rbcn.com.au or call 5486 561. It is supported by the Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism, Rainbow Beach Community Centre and Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News. Why not help plan no. 2? Join us on Monday, September 3 at the Sports Club to get things underway. We’d love to see you there! Last year was a great success, so save November 17 for Who’s New at the Zoo - 2!

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3 opportunities for learning online Enjoy those views and social media on the coast! W 1 Council workshops across the coast Gympie Regional Council is bringing the business of social media to the Cooloola Coast with a series of workshops planned during October. Facilitated by Jess Riches, from Enriches Business, the workshops will show you how to get the most out of social media for your business. The workshops commence with a beginner session in Tin Can Bay on October 11, focusing on the basics of Facebook and Instagram - getting started, creating content and scheduling, as well as the tools available to assist. The intermediate session at Cooloola Cove on October 18 will focus on trends, reporting and advertising. Rainbow Beach is the venue for the advanced session on October 25 which delves into behaviour tracking and breaking down ad campaigns. This is a great opportunity to learn more about one of the widest reaching and least expensive forms of advertising for your business. Bookings are essential and can be made at www.eventbrite.com.au or contact the Economic Development Unit on 1300 307 800 or economicdevelopment@gympie.qld. gov.au

2 Online presence for business, free tips and tricks session in Tin Can Bay On Monday September 10, the Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism will hold a free information session at the Tin Can Bay Country Club, exploring the issue of creating and maintaining an online

presence for business. Topics will include understanding websites, domain names, web hosting, site security, logos and branding, search engines, online directories, the ‘Cloud’ and social media for business. Starting at 6pm, presenter Shakya Jemison will talk through the tips and tricks of the World Wide Web with plenty of time for specific questions. Shakya is also interested in hearing from local eateries or providers that are interested in a free listing on the Celebrate Gympie website, so if you can’t make it on the night then contact the Chamber for further information. “The Chamber is working towards providing professional development and mentoring opportunities for our business community,” explained President Jess Milne. This is a perfect opportunity for any local businesses to expand on their internet knowledge. The Chamber invites everyone who attends to stay on afterwards, order a meal from the restaurant and network with other local businesses. For any business wanting to attend a full workshop to create a free online presence, register your interest by emailing tcbchamberofcommerce@gmail.com or call Jess Milne on 0411 218 254.

3 Social Media for Business at the Rainbow Beach Library Visit Rainbow Beach Library, Thursday September 6, from 10am to 12noon to learn tips for using social media. Tin Can Bay Library will host the social media business tips from 2pm to 4pm on September 6. All are welcome to attend, no bookings are required. For more information contact Council’s Economic Development Unit on 1300 307 800.

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E CAN SEE the beach again, but for how long? The long awaited pruning of the cotton trees seem complete. Great that it will be done for the holidays, but why was it left as high as my shoulder height? I do remember it being trimmed only a foot or so above the ground before. Unfortunately, it won’t take long for the cotton tree to obscure this beautiful view. But isn’t it good to have it back again? Please council, keep it in check this time.

Locals and visitors can now see the views around Rainbow Beach Lookout

Local tourism operators eligible for funds

OURISM INDUSTRY Development Minister Kate Jones launched a $36 million Growing Tourism Infrastructure Fund last month, designed to increase Queensland’s share of the international tourism market. “This infrastructure fund which we promised during the election is designed to create new construction and operational jobs and drive more visitors to regional Queensland,” she said. “We have officially opened the expressions of interest process and we’re looking for applicants to match government support with a minimum $1 million commitment.

“Other requirements include applicants must be able to start within 12 weeks of execution and be completed by 30 June 2021. We’ve set these parameters to ensure we deliver the kind of infrastructure that will create jobs in our key tourism destinations.” Ms Jones said while the guidelines were clear that applicants needed to equally match government support, there was scope for the state to consider projects with exceptional circumstances. “This strategy revolves around developing new tourism infrastructure, attracting more direct flights to Queensland and building on our impressive calendar of major events.”

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Library business networking sessions

O YOU HAVE an idea for a new business? Perhaps you are already in business and would like some assistance? Gympie Regional Council’s Economic Development Unit regularly visits Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay libraries to support

the development and growth of business. These business development sessions include an information and discussion session that is focused on a topic, and general consultation sessions which can be one-on-one or a small group.

Rainbow Beach is a top team building destination

DOLPHIN REPORT Norma Sanderson

HE PUBLIC are still very excited every time the two dolphin calves, Luna and Joe come in with their mums. There are a lot of ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’! I recently had the experience of representing the Dolphin Centre at a two day “STEAM Zone” information and interactive challenge. This was held during Science Week at the Gympie Pavilion for primary school children. I presented our rare and endangered dolphins to each class with a video and provided information about the dolphins lifestyle and habitat. I explained to these young students, feeding wild dolphins from boats and boat

ramps is an offence as dolphins can only be fed at designated feeding facilities, under the auspices of the Government Department of Environment and Science. Dolphins are a protected mammal under law so we have to educate the public about their vulnerability to protect them to ensure they maintain their wildness. I only hope that this information filters back to parents. I also touched on the importance of keeping our waterways clean of rubbish. Rubbish should be placed into proper waste bins, not on the ground or in the water as it affects not only dolphins, but dugongs, turtles and fish. See you at the Dolphin Centre.

Rainbow Beach welcomes European media plus 300,000 beach visitors!

N EARLY SEPTEMBER, Destination Gympie Region with Visit Sunshine Coast and Tourism and Events Queensland will host a group of eight European tourism media in Rainbow Beach. The group represent media from Switzerland, Austria, France and Germany and write for some of the leading newspapers and magazines in Europe. Further to this visit, two of the media contingent will return to do a dive with Wolf Rock for specialist Dive publications. On Tuesday September 18, Destination

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Gympie Region will conduct an Industry Ready workshop for all interested parties. The workshop will discuss the tourism industry, how it operates, how to engage the international market and the role your business can play. This workshop will be held at Coffee Rocks from 9am and is free for all businesses. To RSVP contact Gail McKenzie on 5480 5180. Did you know? The latest beach numbers from Surf Life Saving Queensland indicate that Rainbow Beach is on track to have over 300,000 beach visitors in 2018!

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MPLOYEES FROM Channon Lawrence Dental, Southside Little Smiles, Maven Dental Buderim and Rainbow Hair and Beauty gathered last month for an unforgettable team building event in Rainbow Beach. Members enjoyed a weekend of team development, learning, bonding and growing as professionals. Interstate speaker, Inez Litjens empowered the group with knowledge, new ideas and a vision for the future. Branka Starcevic from Channon Lawrence Dental said, “We are passionate in our goal to provide great customer service and customer experiences. “Rainbow Beach offers the perfect mix - natural beauty, warm weather and local operators who provide unique, memorable experiences,” she said. “We enjoyed accommodated at The

The team from Channon and Lawrence brought other businesses together for team building - and think our coast is perfect location for it!

Plantation Resort and great service and hospitality from Greg and the team at Rainbow Beach Hotel.” One of the highlights was the Taste of Rainbow pop-up restaurant, “Sarah and her team created amazing, culinary delights in an absolutely stunning setting!” “We also had great fun and enjoyed live music at the Sport and Recreation Club, Destiny’s Duo played - fantastic!” said Branka. “Overall, what a fun weekend! I thoroughly recommend Rainbow Beach to any company looking to coordinate and facilitate a team building exercise - we will be back!” Branka exclaimed.

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Creative Cuts Reverend Billy at the Country Club

Blues and beer at Silky Oak Tea Gardens

Silky Oak Tea Gardens, Kia Ora will host their inaugural Beer Festival across the weekend of September 8 and 9. As part of this fantastic local event, the Gympie Blues Club will perform on Saturday evening, September 8. Six to eight bands will perform a range of instrumental and vocal hits from 7pm. Book a table to enjoy an evening of blues, great food and preservative-free, delicious beer and cider, brewed on premise! For more information or to book your place, call Daryl and Helen on 5486 5535.

September 30 - book your table for a fantastic Sunday afternoon of entertainment with Reverend Billy at the Tin Can Bay Country Club. Playing between 3pm and 6.30pm, Reverend Billy, aka Bill Martin, is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who has reinvented himself in the genre he loves best - the original early blues.

Coolabay Choir announce new start up date

Relax to cool fingerpicking acoustic blues from the 1920s to 1950s and enjoy complex bass lines, rhythm and melody - all at once, capped with true blues vocals! The songs are played as close as possible to the technique of the old blues masters, ranging from ragtime to gospel, swamp jazz, bluegrass, country and delta blues. The set list is finished with more recent pieces by artists like Rodriguez, Led Zeppelin and Steve Earl. If you are looking for an act that doesn’t play the same set list as last week and next week’s acts, then Reverend Billy offers a unique and entertaining blues journey.

Congratulations School Choirs !

We are delaying recommencement of the choir for an extra month until Wednesday October 10. Five members of the group are working very hard during September learning the music for “BIG SING 2018”. BIG SING 2018 will be held in Maryborough at the Brolga Theatre on Sunday September 30 between 1.30pm and 4.30pm. If you would like to get involved with the choir, contact Pam on 0427 180 649 or email: sykapalua@ spiderweb.com.au.

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Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach State School Choirs were both Highly Commended in their sections at the recent Gympie Eisteddfod. The children are pictured with Music Teacher Eryn Truin and pianist and Teacher Aide, Annette Bailey, who often volunteers her time to accompany the children’s beautiful singing.

Paint the characters of Rainbow at ArtyBall

Orchestra Afternoon Tea Concert a resounding success! The Cooloola Community Orchestra Afternoon Tea was held August 12 for a special experience. Over 80 people from Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove and Rainbow Beach gathered for the concert, performed by the Cooloola Community Orchestra, The Gympie Strings and many more talented musicians. There was a festive atmosphere in the hall and a warmth coming from people who enjoy a relaxed afternoon with good music, plates of cakes and other goodies, as well as tea, coffee and cold drinks. There were songs from the Allen sisters, and a saxophone solo from their brother Gordon, all beautifully accompanied by their mother Sue Allen. Alex Pattri and Gitti Harriman played a lovely violin duet and the orchestra finished the concert with the Radetzky March as on the two previous occasions. Thank you to everyone who supported this event.

Interest is growing in the ArtyBall project with chief project officer, Leonie Guerin, saying she has received an encouraging response from the local public in contributing portraits of other locals. Whilst coy about the actual number who have committed, Leonie says, “I am very confident that there will be at least 25 works displayed for public voting in early October.” She added, “Local business is also supporting the project.” The ArtyBall is a twist on the national Archibald prize. Create a portrait of a local in whatever medium the ‘artist’ chooses. If you have someone in mind for your portrait, let them know as soon as possible as it is first in - each person can only be featured once! Entries must be delivered to the Community Centre by October 5 for voting until October 19. The winner will be announced at the gala ArtyBall in the hall on October 20, where all works will be displayed and auctioned. The gala ArtyBall Ball will feature music by The Recliners, so dress smart or elegant and enjoy the evening.

Date claimer: Festival of the Smalls Halls Wednesday December 12, Rainbow Beach will once again host the Festival of Small Halls tour, thanks to the support of Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism. In the program of country halls, produced by Woodfordia Inc, an international act and Australian performer will tour the country, providing music and good vibes to small communities like ours that don’t tend to attract acts from around the globe. Organiser Brooke Bignell said, “Last year, local musicians supported the event and funds were raised with nourishments and a bar.” For information or to volunteer to assist, contact Brooke at Bbignell7@gmail.com or visit www.festivalofsmallhalls.com

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Rainbow Beach Police Beat by Senior Constable Mick Emery

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IVEN THE popularity of the recent ‘Bachelor’ TV series, some of you may be interested to know that Nick ‘the honey badger’ Cummins is a frequent visitor to Rainbow Beach. As it happens, the former Wallaby, known for his colourful turn of phrase, popped into the police station on a recent visit to report that he had lost a Go-Pro camera somewhere in his travels. He’d spent a lot of time looking everywhere around town for it, but to no avail, you could say he’d been busier than a onearmed bricklayer in Baghdad! I tell this story to highlight the importance of actually reporting if something of value is lost. It’s not hard to

make a lost property report and it makes the return of found property so much easier in the event that it is handed in. As I write this article I have a collection of phones, jewellery and keys that I can’t find owners for (because they haven’t taken the time to report them lost). Some of the items are quite valuable, the owners must be as mad as a tree full of galahs. So the message is clear: if you lose something of value don’t go off like a cut snake and don’t sit around sweating like a gypsy with a mortgage, pick up the phone and dial 131 444 to make a lost property report. On the flip side, if you find property that is of value, the correct thing to do is

to hand it in to police (and, if the item cannot be reunited with an owner, you can claim it lawfully). You only have to wait out the 60 day period so it’s not like you need the patience of the Dalai Lama. Finally, my boss would like me to mention our upcoming focus on road safety and I can’t ignore him because he’s as tough as woodpecker’s lips! In particular, there’s every chance you will get stopped for an RBT in the near future as we will be increasing the number

of tests done. If you drink and then drive, you will be caught and taken to a police station to await the results of a breath test, you can expect to be as nervous as a bag of cats at a greyhound meet… Stay safe!

City Farm welcomes a new change to make plant selection easier T

HE CITY FARM shop is undergoing a small change that we think will assist customers in making their choices. Many of our plants are small and have yet to flower, so on the display tables we are attaching photographs of the mature plants in flower. Of course, help from staff is always available! At this time of year, many of our lovely native wildflowers begin to make their appearance. Although wildflowers can be seen throughout the year, late winter to early spring, before it gets too hot. This is the most spectacular time, so now is the time to get out in the bush that surrounds us. Left: Our plant of the month is the spring flowering Hardenbergia violacea species, also known as Native Sarsaparilla Photograph: Mary Boyce

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The heaths abound with their white flowers, boronias provide ranges of pink, hoveas have purple pea blossoms, hakeas and some wattles give the cream touches and then there are the various ‘eggs and bacon’ bushes whose prolific yellow flowers are easily spotted. In the wetter areas you may spot delicate vanilla lilies or milkmaids. Our plant of the month is the spring flowering Hardenbergia violacea species, also known as Native Sarsaparilla. This is an erect or prostrate vine with trailing purple pea flowers, dark green lance-like leaves and oblong fruit pods. City Farm, opposite the Community Centre, on Tin Can Bay Road, is open to the public for plant sales on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am to 3pm. Call 5486 2304, email ccfni09@gmail.com or visit www.cooloolacityfarm.org

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Visit us at: www.gympie.qld.gov.au/library

More happening at your local library in September Tech Savvy Seniors Free eBooks Session - Thursday September 20 Join us for International Read an eBook Day! We will show you how to read one for free with your Gympie Regional Libraries membership card. Remember to bring along your smartphone or tablet/iPad and know your password to iTunes or Play Store. Tin Can Bay Library, 2pm to 4pm and Rainbow Beach Library, 10am to 12 noon.

You 2 Can Uke - Monday September 3 Listen to Marilyn from the local ukulele club play and then learn to play a song at the Tin Can Bay Library, 11am to 12.30pm.

Kindness Rocks Share a little bit of kindness and join us to create a Kindness Rock. It is simple: paint a rock, write a message and leave the rock somewhere for someone to find. Visit Tin Can Bay Library, Tuesday September 4 from 10am to 11am. Rainbow Beach Library, Thursday September 6 from 10am to 11am.

Kokedama Get your hands dirty making the latest ‘ancient’ craze of Kokedama, Japanese potless gardening. Rainbow Beach Library, Wednesday September 5 from 2.30pm to 3.30pm and Tin Can Bay Library, Friday September 7, 11am to 12 noon.

Plant propagation - Friday September 27 Learn the basics of propagating native plants with gardening guru Shirley at Rainbow Beach Library between 2.30 and 3.30pm. Bookings for events are essential: you can book online through our website, www.gympie.qld.gov.au/library or phone your local library.

Rainbow Beach Ph: 5486 3705 Monday and Thursday 9.30am – 12.30pm Wednesday and Friday 2pm – 5pm Saturday 9am – 12 noon

Tin Can Bay Ph: 5486 4355 Monday and Wednesday 9am – 12.30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 8.30am – 11.30am

Milky Way panorama over Tin Can Bay – Image Julie Hartwig Photography

Beat the camera shakes with tripods and monopods By Julie Hartwig Tin Can Bay Camera Club

OR THE SERIOUS photographer, tripods and monopods are invaluable because they provide a means of stabilising the camera when shooting in conditions where camera shake is likely, such as when using heavy lenses and in low light conditions. Tripods are often used by landscape photographers for capturing long exposure shots and when shooting in low light conditions such as night and astrophotography. Tripods can vary from heavy monstrosities to ultra-light carbon fibre travel tripods. These often have one leg that can be detached and used as a monopod, two for one and a very useful facility! Another benefit of a tripod is that it also allows a degree of hands-free operation.

If buying a tripod, ensure it is suitable for the weight of your camera, as a heavy camera on a flimsy tripod will still result in camera shake. Monopods are less common and are often used by wildlife and sports photographers. They allow freedom of movement without the restrictions of a tripod, but still provide a means of stabilising the camera. They also double as a handy walking stick for hiking photographers! If you don’t have either of these, you can utilise props that are around you, tables, walls, flat surfaces, virtually any item that does not move can help stabilise your camera, thereby allowing you to use the correct exposure to capture those special images. The club’s next meeting will be 7pm, September 19 at Tin Can Bay Library. www.tincanbaycameraclub.wix.com/tcbcamera-club.

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GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM

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Council would like to notify residents in the Gympie region of a systematic inspection program (pursuant to Section 134 of the Local Government Act 2009) for the purpose of authorising Plumbing Inspectors from Gympie Regional Council to enter properties/premises as required between 6 September 2018 to 23 November 2018.

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The program will collate and verify backflow prevention device data against the existing Council backflow register, audit and identify risks associated with potential contamination of the drinking water supply to ensure compliance with the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002. The inspection program will allow Council Plumbing Inspectors to inspect backflow prevention devices and to assess compliance in accordance with the requirements of the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2002.

This inspection will include commercial properties and multi residential unit developments incorporating a Body Corporate within the Zone Map areas that are to be entered and inspected. To access zone maps and find out further information, please visit www.gympie.qld.gov.au/ public-notices. A copy of the resolution is freely available for inspection on the Council website and at Council’s public offices. A hard copy of the extract from the minutes may also be purchased at Council’s standard rate of $0.40 per A4 (black and white) copy.

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Four generations: Sylvia, Kevin, Scott and Paige Reibel were amongst the 65 attendees on the gala night

A final figure is yet to be announced, but the auctions alone brought in $4300 for sporting kids on the coast with thanks to sponsors, the Tin Can Bay Chamber and organiser Rebecca Reibel, pictured with Kristy Yates and Christine Crowe

In Brief Locals can access Emergency Relief Community members from Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove, Rainbow Beach and surrounding areas are now able to access emergency relief, now operating under the Tin Can Bay Community Church, located in the Centrelink building in Buchanan Street. If you or a loved one requires genuine assistance, visit the team between 9am and 12 noon every Wednesday and Friday. All you need to do is bring your Centrelink Income Statement. There will some familiar faces and also some new ones to assist you.

PVA offer support to partners and ex-partners of veterans The PVA is a nationwide support network for partners of past and present members of the Australian Defence Force, offering friendship, information and understanding. A PVA support group has been formed in Tin Can Bay and meet on the second Wednesday of each month. If you are the partner or ex-partner of a Veteran, we would love to see you at our next meeting :Tin Can Bay Library 9.30am, Wednesday September 12. For further details call Carla Nottage: 0417 723 078.

Tin Can Bay RSL Sub Branch celebrate Vietnam Vet’s Day Christine Carroll - President Vietnam Veterans Day was celebrated at Tin Can Bay ANZAC Memorial Park. We were joined at the service by a small group of veterans, school students, community members and Mayor Mick Curran.

The RSL Sub Branch is open to everyone, whether you are a veteran or not. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9.30am and 11.30am we open the drop-in centre, open for anyone who wants social interaction. The first Tuesday of each month is the Carers’ meeting when a member of Carers Queensland comes along to answer questions. Qualified JP’s also attend some of these sessions. The second Tuesday of the month is the free veterans and community morning tea, with live music and tasty treats from 10am. Now the weather is warming up our famous Sunday BBQ (noon to 2pm) is getting quite busy as we have the best burgers in town! Local musicians play from noon and raffles are drawn at 2.30 pm. All members of the community are invited. Find out more call Christine: 0413 182 601.

Vietnam Veterans Day was acknowledged at Tin Can Bay ANZAC Memorial Park

Vietnam Vets remembered in Rainbow Beach Last month, the Rainbow Beach RSL Sub Branch hosted Vietnam Veterans Day to commemorate veterans who served and those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War (1962-1975.) The ceremony was held at the Rainbow Beach cenotaph and was attended by veterans, families, friends and members of the general public to remember this significant event in Australian war history. In his address, RB RSL President Joe Casey spoke of the generational impacts of the Vietnam War on Veterans and their families both during and following the war. Guests at this event included Reverend Bruce Dorman and his family

and from the far south veteran Spider and his wife. The RB RSL Sub Branch extend their thanks and appreciation to visitors and those who supported Rainbow Beach Vietnam Veterans Day 2018.

Dave Collins, Len Vickery, John Molkentien, Wang and Joe Casey, Pat Nayler OAM at Vietnam Veterans Day service by the Rainbow Beach RSL Sub branch, 2018 Image Libby Armstrong

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September heralds the start of spring and it’s time to shed those winter blues, get outside and get active!

HANKS TO ALL the health, well being professionals and fitness practitioners who have come on board. We now invite beauty therapists and providers to join them in our Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellbeing pages. This new section is a fantastic way to introduce your health, fitness, beauty or wellbeing business to our readers and costs as little as $33 for a listing, or from $66 per month for a display advertisement plus free listing and rostered article - talk to Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News for more information. Email: info@rbcn.com.au to register your interest and to find out more.

Emillia's still around!

Thursdays at TCB RSL Hall: 9.30 - 10.30am Zumba - $10 10.30 - 11am Circuit ($5/free for Zumba clients) 1.15 - 2.15pm Over 50s Strength & Conditioning ($8/bring a partner or Zumba clients $4) Limited spaces - book now with

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To our readers, we live in an amazing part of the world, surrounded by exceptionally beautiful scenery and clean air - get outside, reinvigorate yourself, feel great!

Public Meeting for Community Hospital

PUBLIC MEETING has been called to discuss the Community Hospital project in order to elect a standing committee. Dr Peter Martin said, “Local member, Tony Perrett, will speak on how to conduct a parliamentary petition for the project. To date, more than 30 local people have emailed their support.” The meeting will be held at Tuncunba Hall opposite the petrol station at Gympie Road, Tin Can Bay at 9am on Saturday September 15. “We are looking for strong support from local residents,” said Dr Martin.

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Provides quality waxing, facials, pedicures, manicures, acrylic & shellac nails in a private & quiet area of town. Call 0438 868 116 for an appointment.

We make it our business to make dentistry affordable whilst delivering quality care. Call 5488 0271 to book an appointment.

Our experienced, gentle dentists are ready to offer solutions to all your dental concerns in our spacious practice in Tin Can Bay. Phone 5486 4800.

Body Equilibrium Natural Therapies

Splash into fitness at the Aquatic Centre and Gym. We cater for all ages and fitness levels. Call 5486 3191 for information.

Pain relief, sports injuries, rehab, dry needling, DVA, work cover, 30yrs experience, no referral required. 76 Gympie Road, Rainbow Beach, Sue: 0429 636 395.

PILATES Cooloola Coast Pilates

Dr Dan specialises in prevention and paediatrics. Children, pregnant mums, absolutely everyone can benefit! Bookings 0447 275 673 or email rainbowbeachchiro@gmail.com

Suzanne offers a professional, supportive counselling service to those in need. Book an appointment, 0406 304 296, email cooloolacounselling@gmail.com or visit www.cooloolacousnellingservices.com

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for frown line, crow’s feet, forehead. Open Wednesday, Rainbow Beach outpatient clinic. General practitioner injector. Consultation and pricing complimentary. Phone 5313 3277.

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BOWEN THERAPIST Bowen Therapy, Scar Tissue Release Technique, Diploma in Biochemic Tissue Salts with Facial Diagnosis, Reiki, Flower Essences. Health funds may apply, Beverley 0409 709 310, beverleywhish@gmail.com

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The First Step STRENGTH & CONDITIONING - benefits: strong bones, diabetes down, lose weight, continue to thrive while you’re alive. Never too late. TCB RSL Hall. Emillia 0437 117 891.

Pilates mat & equipment, personal & group training, functional movement training, rehabilitation to fitness, Rainbow Beach & Tin Can Bay, Sarah Booth 0432 690 194 visit www.cooloolacoastpilates.com

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Deep Tissue, Psychic forecasts, Reiki/Chakra cleanse alignments, health rebates may apply, Shop 5, 6 Rainbow Beach Rd. Appointments: 0484 846 589.

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Suncoast Podiatry Servicing Rainbow Beach and Cooloola Coast for over 10 years! Specialists in General and Diabetic Foot Care, Ingrown Toenail Treatment, Biomechanics/ Orthotics and Home Visits. Call 5483 7881 for appointment.

RADIOLOGIST Channon Lawrence Dental Crooked teeth? See Dr Mark from Channon Lawrence for an invisible solution. 90 Channon Street, Gympie Phone 5482 7688

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Tin Can Bay Physiotherapy You can get your x-rays done every Monday and Tuesday in Tin Can Bay! Book online: www.tincanbay.starradiology.com.au or call 0432 860 811. All referrals accepted.

Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellbeing

X-rays now on the coast

R ANDREW TIMBS is the owner of STAR Radiology and he has just started a mobile x-ray service. STAR Radiology is dedicated to improving the access and quality of x-ray services to rural communities in Queensland. Andrew has been a chiropractor for the past 14 years and explained his reason for setting up his new mobile service, “I’ve always taken my own x-rays and after moving to the Sunshine Coast two years ago, I saw there was a great need for greater access and quality x-rays in rural areas.”

Andrew Timbs CEO STAR Radiology

“We are also looking forward to introducing ultrasound services in September and as long as there is a demand and the services are used, we will come to Tin Can Bay,” he said.

To ensure client safety, STAR Radiology provide portable lead shielding, allowing Andrew and his team to move to the positions required to ensure no scatter radiation.

STAR Radiology visit Tin Can Bay every Monday and Tuesday, working out of the Cooloola Skin Centre, 11 Dolphin Avenue. Andrew accepts all referrals and offers 100% bulk billed services.

Andrew said, “You have to remember, modern x-ray machines put out extremely low radiation - you would get more radiation going on an international plane flight than you would getting a set of x-rays and the amount of scatter from the machine is negligible!

For more information, contact STAR Radiology on email: starradiology.com.au or call 0432 860 811.

Classes expand on the coast

EEP AN EYE on the Rainbow Beach Fitness Centre Facebook page, in September Personal Trainer Mark offers the usual Monday and Friday 7am classes and now is adding more!

Emilliaisfrom the First Step also offers more on Logo attached. Thursdays at the Tin Can Bay RSL Hall. Zumba at Ad content could include: 9.30am, followed by a circuit at 10.30-11am and an STAR Radiology over 50s Strength and Conditioning class at 1.15pm.

Disability Action Week

EPTEMBER 9 to 15 is Disability Action Week, which aims to empower people with disabilities, raise awareness of issues and improve access and inclusion throughout the community.

One in five Queenslanders have a disability, and disability touches the lives of most Queenslanders. To find out more, visit www.qld.gov.au/disability/ community/celebrate-disability-action-week

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celebrating 20 years

We enjoyed walks on the banks of the river, right in the heart of Imbil

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N PRACTISING for retirement, we recently spent a long weekend in Imbil, south-west of Gympie. BBRRRR… we chose the coldest weekend to do it. BBRRR…wasn’t it cold at 0.3 degrees each morning! Sorry, all you southerners, we Queenslanders found the mornings quite chilly but the days were glorious! There are many small towns and communities out there, waiting you to discover. You never know what you may find in them. We were amazed at the huge jigsaw collection that we found in Imbil. An avid jigsaw fan who has been doing puzzles for 20 years has built a very special museum to house all his completed puzzles. For all you puzzlers out there, take a look at the fourth largest puzzle in the world. John is working on the second largest puzzle. It has 40,000+ pieces. WOW! Besides the astounding puzzles on Yabba, we thoroughly enjoyed our walks each day along the paths established on the banks of the river. It was truly a beautiful and restful caravan park right in the heart of Imbil. And how was the TV reception? Amazing, but, we were only 40 kms from Gympie. Winter fun facts In a final farewell to winter, let’s look at some fun Winter Facts. A New Zealand insect called the Weta freezes completely solid when temperatures drop during the winter. However, when temperatures warm

back up, the insect unfreezes, thaws, and resumes its activities. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -123° C at Vostok Station in Antarctica in 1983. The volcanic eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora in April 1815 created a “Year without Summer” in the Northern Hemisphere. One quick spring fact The autumn and spring equinoxes are the only two times during the year when the sun rises due east and sets due west. Our new products For those that use a satellite dish for your TV reception, there are two new satellite receivers on the market. Altech UEC and Satking have both released their new receivers with some very interesting features. The UEC box comes with a 12-volt power supply for the traveller as well as a ‘magic eye’. This allows the box to be installed in a cupboard and having the infrared ‘target’ coming out for the remote control Was to $440 access to change channels and volume. The Satking receiver has twin-tuners so that you can record one channel to an external hard drive and watch another you mention this channel. It also has the ability when to watch code:-Rainbow Freeview when connected to a WiFi device. June See the full features of both boxes on our website www.saturnantennas.com. Oﬀer available au/satellite till 15th June 2018

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John from Imbil has built a special museum to house his completed puzzles, this one has over 40,000 pieces!

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your Community Men’s Shed progress appreciated

ROGRESS IS being made at the Tin Can Bay Community and Men’s Shed however, much work is still to be done to make it operational, pictured is Brian Lindfield, MP Llew O’Brien and Peter Palmer. The member for Wide Bay, Llew O’Brien, was invited to inspect the progress of the Tin Can Bay Community and Men’s Shed. A grant to build the shed was given by the Federal Government for the Australian Men’s Shed Association. Mr. O’Brien was very impressed with what has been achieved and amazed how the business community has supported the shed with materials for the fit-out. There is still a lot of work to do to make the shed operational. If you would like to help, we would love to see you. We work every Thursday. Drop in for a cup of coffee and see the progress.

The next general meeting will be held Saturday October 22, 10am at the shed, located behind the nursery near the Community Complex. For more information, contact Brian on 5486 2835.

Meals on Wheels receive a boost W

E RECENTLY received a wonderful donation, given to us by Dick Smith! Our cook, Jen, took it upon herself to write to him, seeking help for Tin Can Bay Meals on Wheels. Low and behold, we received a cheque! Thank you Dick Smith and thank you Jen for making this happen. Last month, we held a sausage sizzle at Tin Can Bay Markets and participated in the National Meals on Wheels Lunch. A roast chicken dinner was prepared and sent out to all our clients who I am sure enjoyed it immensely! This last month has been a little quiet as we lost a couple of our clients. Our deepest sympathies go to their families and friends.

More than just a meal Our AGM will be held on Saturday September 15 at 11am, the Tin Can Bay Community Centre. All are welcome to come. We are now down to 15 clients so if anyone in Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove or Rainbow Beach needs help with their meals, please do not hesitate to phone me on 0427 701 922. I am happy to talk to you about our service and costs.

Over 60’s AGM D

ON AND DOROTHY Pascoe kindly offered to hold the over 60’s AGM at their home and at the same time, use the occasion as a members social get-together. Dorothy, an excellent hostess and cook, didn’t disappoint with tea and homemade scones for morning tea. Following the tasty treat it was down to business, electing officials for the coming year. Dorothy will hold the President’s position ,Carmel Darcey as Treasurer and Ray Kahl, Secretary. Business out of the way it was time for a hearty lunch of pumpkin or pea and ham soup with crusty bread rolls, followed by a caramel sauced bake with custard and cream. Whilst enjoying lunch, conversation flowed involving all sorts of topics from everyday events to travel experiences. A big thanks must go to our hosts who

opened up their home. We appreciate the work involved to make this event possible. Everyone agreed a good time was had! Our next meeting will be Tuesday September 4, 10am at the Rainbow Beach Surf Club. New members are always welcome. September 2018 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 25

Out and About

Lantern Walk Under the Stars 2018

Above: Laylah, Evey and Luxie make some music! Left: Lucia Phelan and Inna Apps lead the Lantern Walk Under the Stars as it weaves around the centre block Below left: Over 100 attended the event this year Below: Charlotte Rippon and Freedom Looney await the walk with lanterns ready

Out and About

Rainbow Beach’s own Heart of Gold night

Nancy Haire, Don Reinhart, June and John Grimmett enjoyed the night

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Peggy Phelan and Carmel Darcey keep the tea and coffee rolling during intermission

Rainbow Beach residents Manuela Pepinghege and Annette Collins both won tickets to a festival session

Contact us today for all your property needs: Sales: Dee and Andy White on 0411 093 389 Cooloola Cove/Tin Can Bay Sales: Janet Stadegaard on 0403 586 453 Holiday Letting: Katie Winzar on 5486 3411 Permanent Rentals: Kim Mcllroy on 5486 3411 Drop in and see us at 2/8 Rainbow Beach Road Online: www.cooloolacoastrealty.com.au

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Introducing Janet Stadegaard – our new Cooloola Cove and Tin Can Bay Property Sales Specialist Janet has an impressive record of success and a strong commitment to customer service. She recognises that a rela onship driven approach with her clients achieves posi ve outcomes. Janet moved to Noosa in the early 80's and lived on the Sunshine Coast for 35 years. Janet came to Tin Can Bay for a break and fell in love with it and purchased a property in this beau ful li�le town. She started her real estate career working for FKP, a large reputable development company out of Brisbane. Janet's role with this company was selling land and house and land packages on the Coast. Having worked in real estate on the Sunshine Coast for 10 years. Janet then branched out into the compe ve media and marke ng industry to get a be�er understanding of how the power of adver sing and promo on can beneﬁt the sales process and deliver results. Janet is passionate about real estate and passionate about posi ve outcomes. Contact Janet on 0403 586 453

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SCHOOL NEWS

Tin Can Bay P-10 News

AST MONTH, Tin Can Bay State School entered their Concert Band into the Gympie Eisteddfod. This performance gave our students the opportunity to showcase the results of their hard work and continued efforts.

Music Our Concert Band performed very well, while performing some technically challenging repertoire. Tin Can Bay’s Concert band was awarded Second Place (out of eight competitors), a very impressive outcome! In addition to our award, we also received a great deal of praise from audience members who sought me out to offer commendations on our outstanding performance. Our instrumental music program got a boost thanks to Tin Can Bay IGA who donated $350 through the Community Chest Program to purchase new instruments for our Instrumental Music students.

Community Chest The Community Chest Program supports various local community groups, it’s IGA’s way of supporting the community – the more custom they get, the more support they give back. Students were super excited with a surprise visit from Anthony and Cassie from Woolworths Cooloola Cove, who dropped off three big boxes of delicious apples, oranges and bananas for students to enjoy at lunch time and at fruit break.

Sport In sport, many awesome events have happened already in term three. I would like to recognise some talented students who have excelled in athletics. Firstly, to Matthew Doran who broke the 12 year boys 1500m race at our school athletics carnival in week two. He ran 6:09.00 minutes stealing the record from a student in 2003. Madison Yates also broke a record in the 9 years girls shot put throwing 4.36m, beating the record by just 2cm. Tim Brigden also broke a record from 2003 in the 16 years boys 100m with a time of 12.30 seconds. Well done students!

Reminder: The 20 year Back to Bay will be held October 13 - don’t miss it!

Where are they now? Debbie Bloomfield Annette Bailey

O MANY people worked very hard to make a new, improved six-milliondollar school a reality. While the school construction broke ground in 1998 and construction began, a team began looking into making decisions about everything from new school uniforms to carpet colours and a unified school culture. A facility that would accommodate a more complex school than Tin Can Bay had ever seen before. An education centre for not just prep and primary classes, but also a special education unit and high school classes to Year 10. Let’s face it the old school site was awesome, but the buildings were old and as our school community grew we quickly ran out of space. As a teacher who had worked in the old Tin Can Bay school site, it was exciting to move to our new shiny school, 20 years ago. This new school offered so much: new classrooms, space, an oval twice the size of most primary schools and opportunities for our children to stay close to home for longer, so they didn’t need to make the long trips to Gympie each day. But a school is so much more than a group

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of buildings. Over the last 20 years we have had four principals, a few acting principals and other members of the administration team, hundreds of teachers and support staff and thousands of children. Tin Can Bay P-10 school has hosted massive sporting events, art events, social and community events and has not been afraid to colour outside the lines. Programs like YACCA, marine studies, Year 7/8 program (long before it was compulsory to have Year 7 in the high school program), advanced science, industrial design and technology, to name but a few. Each and every program was designed to support the needs or interests at the time. As a teacher who taught at Tin Can Bay for 21 years – until leaving at the end of 2017, I have many fond memories of amazing children, supportive and inspirational families and brilliant and hard-working staff. What I loved the most about being a teacher at Tin Can Bay was having the opportunity to watch so many children learn and grow from small people in a tiny town to forward-thinking, independent adults who have gone out into the big wide world and found success, personally,

A class from 1955 - where are they now?

academically, socially and vocationally. I remember fondly on many occasions former students calling into the school or approaching me in the community to introduce me to a boyfriend, girlfriend, tell me about their new job, show me a photo of their car, child or house. Young men and women who have gone on to become successful builders, teachers, retail workers, truck drivers, florists, a member of the military, mechanics, plasters, plumbers, marine biologists, business owners, surveyors, supervisors, environmentalists and park rangers, to name but a few. This year at the 20-year celebration of the new school site it would be amazing to share some of these success stories with the current school students, staff and community. We would love you to send a brief email to Mrs Annette Bailey – (abail47@eq.edu.au) tell us your name, how long you were a Tin Can Bay student and your success story so far. What are you most proud of? Send a current photo so we can display you and your story. Better still come along on October 13 to the 20-Year Back to the Bay Celebrations. We would love to see you there!

SCHOOL NEWS

Rainbow Beach State School Update Danny Staneig - Principal

E HAVE had a great couple of weeks since last publication with loads happening inside the classroom and plenty of extra-curricular activities as well! Between Book Fair, Hansel and Gretel Opera and NAIDOC celebrations, the students have definitely been exposed to some serious cultural activities. The Book Fair was very successful and the school now has $450 worth of new books for the library. A special thank you must go to Therese Dargusch for her outstanding efforts setting up the Book Fair celebrations, as well as all the students and parents for making such a great effort to dress-up in the ‘Find Your Treasure’ theme. NAIDOC celebrations were held last month and students participated in a range of activities organised by local indigenous people. The students absolutely loved the day and we would like thank Nikki and her band of helpers for providing our students with a variety of great cultural activities. Members of our hard working P&C committee and I worked the Gympie Boomerang-throwing lessons were a highlight during NAIDOC celebrations

Bunnings sausage sizzle on Sunday August 19. It was a long day sausage flipping but well worth the effort. We sold over 500 sausages and raised more than $1000 for the school - thank you Rainbow Beach Meats for supplying the sausages and Ed’s Beach Bakery for the bread. A big thanks to all who worked the stand! Lastly, I have been to many schools over the past 15 years, teaching and being involved in both strategic and operational matters whilst in administration roles. From these experiences, I have come to this conclusion and want everyone to know: Rainbow Beach State School is a GREAT SCHOOL!

Jane from Gympie Library and Lily dressed up in their ‘Find Your Treasure’ costumes as part of Book Fair

NAIDOC celebrations included craft making exercises and preppies Zay, Jasmine, Ivy, Gabby and Pearl loved making canoes and rhythm sticks

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Cooloola Coast Visitor’s Guide Rainbow Beach and the Cooloola Coast is home of the Coloured Sands, the majestic Carlo Sandblow and gateway to World Heritage listed Fraser Island. You can feed wild dolphins, visit a historic lighthouse and kayak with the whales.

Coloured Sands Starting below the lookout, walk along the beach towards Double Island Point for a kilometre or so to these amazing Coloured sand cliffs, with the best colours around 9 to 10 kilometres along the beach (accessible with a 4wd or Surf and Sand Safari tour) 5486 3131. Carlo Sand Blow A bush walk up to Carlo Sand Blow is a must for every visitor. Drive to the reservoir at the top of Cooloola Drive. The Blow is an easy 600m walk from the car park or take the longer walk from the National Parks Office. Spectacular views of the Coloured Sands, Double Island Point and Tin Can Bay Inlet are the bonus for your efforts. When the thermals are right, you will often see Hang Gliders taking off and landing at this beautiful piece of Nature’s Sculpture. Fraser Island Great Walk A 90 km trail which showcases natural and cultural features of the world’s largest sand island as it meanders between Dilli Village and Happy Valley www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/ parks/great - walks-fraser-island/about. html Cooloola Great Walk A 102 km trail which passes through a rich diversity of vegetation types with spectacular views, connecting Rainbow Beach with Noosa North Shore. www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/ greatwalkscooloola/ index.html Rainforest Walk / Bymien Picnic Area A few kilometres from town, on the Gympie Road, take the Freshwater Road to the left. 3km on a good gravel surface will bring you to Bymien, which is the limit for conventional vehicles. Lake Poona After morning tea or lunch in the picnic area you can venture on some wonderful walks to Lake Poona or through some spectacular Rainforest. Allow 40 minutes to reach Lake Poona. Lake Freshwater Only accessible by 4WD, Tour or Walking. Walking tracks starts at the Bymien picnic area. The round trip from Rainbow Beach will take a full day and requires fitness. Foreshore Tin Can Bay You can walk 4km from Crabs Creek to Norman Point, over picturesque bridges, signage of flora and fauna, through mangroves, playgrounds and outdoor gyms. It is mostly flat – very safe for children on wheels. Start at the playground opposite the library, cycle to Crabs Creek and stop for a coffee, then return to opposite the library. Enjoy the views out to the inlet while the kids enjoy the playground and skatepark. Rainbow Beach 10,000 steps walk – from the headland behind the Surf Tower and Playground to Carlo Road. Paths are perfect for bicycles, scooters and skateboards.

Rainbow Shores Clarkson Drive has a concrete path for most of the way taking you through wallum and paperbarks. If riding, you can turn left to the industrial area (Karoonda Road) and the return to town via Carlo Road.

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Double Island Point (DIP) has the longest break in Australia (when the swell lines up. (4WD only)

Double Island Point. World class diving on Fraser Island’s doorstep, phone Wolf Rock Dive Centre on 5486 8004.

Epic Ocean Adventures 0435 934 087

Helicopter Rides Rainbow Beach Helicopters offer 4 scenic flights, charters, packages and transfers to/ from Maroochydore Airport, Fraser Island Resorts, Gympie, and Harvey Bay, call 0448 883 442.

Stand up paddle tour The 2 hour tour on offer is a basic introduction to SUP to anybody who would like to see what its all about.With all of our equipment catered for the beginner, also the flat water of Pelican Bay/ Carlo Point this is a fantastic tour for scenery and also the whole family to enjoy, it’s just so easy to participate. 0408 738 192

Half-day 4WD Tours (5486 3131) or hire your own to Cooloola National Park, Coloured Sands, Double Island Point, Lighthouse, Rainforest and Lake Freshwater.

Seary’s Creek 7km from town towards Gympie, with 2 waterholes, boardwalks, bridges and history – do read the sign and spot the creatures. Always cool on the hottest of days.

4x4 Hire Rainbow Beach 4x4 Hire 5486 8300 Rainbow Beach Adventure Centre 4WD Hire 5486 3288

Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre and Tin Can Bay Pool offers squad, learn to swim, water aerobics and more.

Hang Gliding & Paragliding Carlo Sand Blow is one of the top spots for hand gliders in Queensland with the National Championships being held there each January. With a take off of 300ft and a soarable ridge of 12 kilometres long and about 500ft high, Carlo Sand Blow is definitely the place to go. Fliers should be of Hang2 standard, fly in north easterly winds and remember landing in the bathing reserve is prohibited. Wind surf off the surfing beach or in Tin Can Bay Inlet, taking off from Carlo Point.

Sailing And Cruising If you love the wonderful peace and relaxation of sailing or cruising, the sheltered waters of the Great Sandy Strait are for you. You may see dugong, turtles, dolphins and more. Great Sandy Strait Cruises and Sunset Cruises 0428 838 836

Dolphin Ferry 35 minutes by ferry to view the dolphins at TIn Can Bay 7am daily 0428 838 836 Dolphin Viewing/Feeding at Tin Can Bay just a thirty minute drive to Tin Can Bay through Cooloola Cove and you can see the Dolphins at Barnacles Dolphin Centre, Norman Point at around 7 – 7.30am each day, feeding time is 8.00am. Charges apply. Come and have a look around this pretty little town while you are there. 5486 4899 Turtle Tours Paddle in double seated ocean kayaks along the edge of the mangroves at Pelican Bay on this two hour tour, you quietly encounter all types of sea life from turtles to rays to the odd dolphin. 0408 738 192 Sea Kayaking Dolphin View Sea Kayaking: A unique experience - see dolphins, whales (seasonal), manta rays, turtles and more 0408 738 192 Horseride with professional guides on our World Heritage Listed Beach. 04121RIDES Tin Can Bay Foreshore Bird Walk – 137 species with best viewing spots on the brochure. Tin Can Bay Wildflower Walk spectacular wildflower species, all on the brochure.

Our safe beach is patrolled between September - March. ALWAYS SWIM BETWEEN THE FLAGS. Surfing The most popular area is near the Surf Tower. Note Surfing In Bathing Area Is Prohibited.

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Probably one of Rainbow’s greatest attractions would have to be the abundant opportunity for fishing. Fishing, in all its styles, is available right on our doorstep. Beach fishing has unlimited scope with nearly 100kms of beach to choose from. Varieties include Bream, Whiting, Tailor, Dart, Jew and Flathead. Estuary fishing in Tin Can Bay Inlet, through the Inskip Point area and up the Great Sandy Strait is perfect for those with a boat or the wish to hire one. Access is from an efficient boat ramp at Carlo Point. Another ramp is located at Bullock Point. Charter Boats Excellent reef fishing is only a few miles offshore and charter trips can be arranged through Rainbow Beach Fishing Charters on 0439 775 070, Keely Rose Reef Fishing Charters on 0407 146 151 or Double Island Point Fishing Charters 0417 073 313. The reefs off Rainbow yield Red Emperor, Sweet lip, Snapper, Pearl Perch, Parrot and Coral Trout.

extreme adventure Kitesurfing Lessons Learn to kitesurf with very experienced instructors from Rainbow Beach Surf Centre. 0408 738 192 Scuba Diving A popular spot for the scuba enthusiast is at Wolf Rock, off

Cooloola Sand, wind and water have sculpted a varied landscape at Cooloola, the largest remnant of coastal vegetation on the southern Queensland’s mainland. High sand dunes, coloured sand cliffs, sweeping beaches, sandblows, freshwater lakes, tall forests, paperbark swamps and wildfl ower heath make the Cooloola Recreation Area a spectacular part of the Great Sandy National Park. www.nprsr. qld.gov. au/parks/cooloola/index Inskip Peninsula is a narrow, sandy finger of land built up by wind and waves. It forms a natural breakwater at the entrance to Tin Can Inlet and Great Sandy Strait. Inskip is a gateway to World Heritagelisted Fraser Island. Beach she oaks, cypress pine and other coastal trees and shrubs shade the very popular camping areas ringed by open ocean beaches and sheltered estuary shores. All are within 15 minutes drive to Rainbow Beach. Most of the peninsula is protected as a Recreation Area. www.nprsr.qld.gov. au/parks/inskip-peninsula/index The Great Sandy Marine Park extends from Baffl e Creek in the north to Double Island Point in the south. It includes Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Tin Can Bay Inlet and the waters off the east coast of Fraser Island, seaward to three nautical miles. Seagrass meadows, mangroves, rocky shores, reefs, sandy beaches, bays, sheltered channels, rivers, creeks and estuaries host a wealth of wildlife including whales, turtles, dugong, grey nurse sharks, fish, corals, birds and more. www. nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/great -sandymarine/ index Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island and an area of remarkable natural beauty. Growing on seemingly infertile sands are a great variety of plant communities ranging from coastal heath, mangrove forests and swamps to subtropical rainforest. The many archaeological remains found on Fraser Island record thousands of years of culture and tradition, and provide important links to their past for the Butchulla people.

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seeing all its beauty is to take a 1 day or 2 day tour. Or you can make the trip in your own 4WD, driving up the road or beach . To Inskip Point and crossing in the barge. Rainbow Beach Flying Services offer a daily service to Fraser Island, but prior bookings are required.

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Rainbow Beach Fishing Charters coming on board. Soft plastics are useful for getting past the smaller fish into the bigger ones, and some of the guys have been having a ball on both snapper and pearl perch. Most all other species are in good numbers, as you would expect this time of the year, and some consistent decent weather has really helped. Red emperor have been good over the last few months which is promising, as it’s coming up to the best time of the year for those ever-elusive big Reds. Cobia have been a common catch lately

Mat Cooper Rainbow Beach Fishing Charters 0439 775 070

’DAY ALL. Great fishing has continued over the last month and we are having a great snapper season with not only quantity but also quality, some real crackers like the one in the photo which has the ugliest head I have seen on a snapper and there have been a few! Pearl perch have been in good numbers and some real quality fish have been

as well, surprisingly, as the water temperature is down low. Along the beaches things look like they have started to fire up a bit with some nice tailor being caught, along with the odd jew. ‘Til next month enjoy the beautiful weather while it lasts. Cheers Mat Right: Saul with a nice Red and one of his many Snapper for the day Below: Another nice day for the crew on board Baitrunner

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Fishing, Boating & the Great Outdoors

Tin Can Bay Fishing Club reels in prizes

Catches from

Keely Rose Fishing Charters

URING THE PAST few weeks, the weather has cleared and has provided opportunities for fishing in both inside and outside waters. Reef fishing reports include catches of snapper, pearl perch, tusk fish and cobia. Inside waters have been producing bream and whiting, good sized flathead, some flounder, summer whiting and a few squid. The Tin Can Bay Fishing Club $1,000 cash raffle winners were: First Prize $1000 - Amy Polzin, Langshaw; Second Prize $150 - Molly Leggett, Tin Can Bay and Third Prize $50 - Carol Slockee, Kia Ora. Congratulations all and we thank all our community members for their support. Club members have recently completed the landscaping around the club buildings in Dolphin Avenue. There have been many complimentary comments from locals and visitors regarding the excellent work that was undertaken by team members. Members of our community are invited to attend our Club Open Day which will be held at 10.30am on Saturday October 6, 2018. The Open Day will provide our club with the opportunity to acknowledge and thank the Gympie Regional Council, the Queensland Government, Lee Fishing Company, Bunnings Gympie and our many supporters and sponsors. The Tin Can Bay Fishing Club Annual General Meeting will be held at 4pm on Wednesday October 10 at 33 Dolphin

Above: A great haul of red emperor and coral trout caught on the Keely Rose

Club member Marquis Chapman recently caught a 68 cm flathead

Avenue, Tin Can Bay. The Annual and Auditor’s Report will be presented to members at the meeting. New members are always very welcome and membership enquiries may be emailed to the Secretary at tcbfishingclub@ bigpond.com or by phone 0437 242 171.

More happy fishos with some nice snapper on Keely Rose

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Fishing, Boating & the Great Outdoors

Fraser Island Tailor Weigh-in raises funds for RACQ Life Flight Rescue

HE FRASER ISLAND Tailor Weigh-In, held annually between August and September is an integral part of the Fraser Island Community to raise money and awareness for RACQ Life Flight Rescue. The event was initiated in 2014 by Larry Ray from Fraser Island Retreat, located in Happy Valley. The original competition raised funds for the local Ambulance Committee. In 2015, Larry became ill and had to be airlifted to hospital by the RACQ Life Flight Rescue Helicopter. Larry’s one ‘free’ mission helicopter ride was said to have cost at least $12 500. After this life saving trip, he decided to run the annual Tailor Weigh-in to support Life Flight. The RACQ helicopter comes to the aid of

Fraser Island visitors and residents several times a week when illness or injury strikes and Larry believed that fundraising for something so critical to the community of Fraser Island was an absolute no-brainer. With a response time of as little as six minutes and a critical care doctor and QAS paramedic on board, Queenslanders are in good hands. RACQ Life Flight has saved over 40,000 lives in the last 30 years. The annual weigh has a range of categories and great prizes up for grabs. If you are interested in entering or would like more information about the event and sponsorship opportunities, visit www. frasertailorweighin.com, email events@ fraserislandretreatqld.co.au or telephone 07 4127 9144.

Sea Shepherd checks out Double Island

Did you see the famous Sea Shepherd vessel quietly sailing around DI last month? Image Garry Hewitt

Coast Guard QF17 need community involvement and support Philip Feldman Flotilla Commander, QF17

ID YOU KNOW, QF17 is run by volunteers and most of our income comes from donations? More than 90% of this income needed to maintain vessels, repair equipment, purchase fuel and plan for future replacements and mandated upgrades. Our latest fundraiser is a fantastic raffle two nights charter aboard one of the Tin Can Bay houseboats! Keep a look out for ticket sellers at the Tin Can Bay markets, Dolphin Arcade, BCF and various retails shops. “We would like to thank the public and local businesses who support our efforts. Without YOUR support, QF17 couldn’t keep boats afloat.” QF17 is looking for sponsors to help purchase a Thermal Imaging Camera. This will assist in rescue operations at night, in heavy fog or limited visibility. Last year we were called on six times to locate victims,

but we didn’t have the capability to ‘see’. We’ve had outstanding success with our community courses including First Aid, Beginners Introduction to Boating, Navigation Skills, White Water and Bar Crossing, and Marine Radio Use Certification. More courses are scheduled for September. If you would like more information and to enrol, please contact QF17 on 5486 4290. Base Stats: Activations - 13 Value of the 13 vessels assisted - $170,000 Engine hours - 128 Radio calls - 1606 Vessels logged on - 331 (why wouldn’t you?) Unit ‘Man’ hours - 2462 Contact us if you or anyone you know can spare a few hours per month to volunteer for radio, administration, fundraising or boat crew. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Please contact QF17 on 5486 4290.

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SPORT

Become a Rainbow Beach surf lifesaver I

F YOU ARE 15 years or older, why not have fun these school holidays and meet new friends and gain your bronze medallion? The intense 7-day, live-in course, held September Sunday 17 to Saturday 23 will earn you a Bronze Medallion: Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue). If you are aged 13 to 15 years you can enrol in a Surf Rescue Certificate and Resuscitation Award (SRC). It’s a great chance to learn some new skills, meet some great people and do good for your community. Throughout the week participants stay in dormitory accommodation at Rainbow Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. There will be adult supervision at all times along with experienced junior helpers. The Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue) is an accredited course towards your QCST (Year 12), giving four out of a possible 20 points. The full cost of the Bronze Medallion course is $250 including GST. This includes training manual, Cert II workbook, full patrol uniform, patrol / club cap, club togs, hi-vis safety rash shirt or singlet, and club polo shirt; as well as food and accommodation for the week. This does not include club membership. A swim test must be completed before the camp: a 400-metre pool swim in less than nine minutes (Bronze Medallion) or 200 metres in five minutes (SRC). Book now with Club Administrator Pauline Buchanan, as places are limited, on 5486 3249 Ext 5 or email: surf@rainbowbeachsurf.com.au

Little Athletics back in force

HE AUGUST sign-on day had the administration team scrambling as numbers exceeded expectation! “It seems the athletics bug has caught on!” exclaimed Centre Manager, Jess Milne. Over 30 budding sports stars have taken to the jump, throw, run format and are giving the equipment a good workout. There are new and returning faces making up a great mix of age groups. Parents are taking on coaching roles and the fun family fitness motto of Little Athletics is truly alive at the Cooloola Coast Centre.

Since the weather is heating up quickly, this year training has shifted to an 8am start Saturday mornings on the Tin Can Bay School oval and it hasn’t stopped the enthusiasm! There is still time to register for the summer season which will run until the end of March 2019. Trial training is only $5 per session for two weeks which comes off the registration fee when you join. For more information email ccla2014@gmail.com or call/text Jess Milne on 0411 218 254. Amanda Geurts is looking forward to the season ahead

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SPORT

Table Tennis competition in full-swing

Rainbow Beach Warriors Swim Club sign-on

OMPETITION TWO is underway! Held every Wednesday night, teams battle hotly contested doubles matches. Additionally, every Wednesday morning from 9am to 11am, social games are well attended so come along and have a hit. The community centre have endorsed the purchase of additional tables and chief organiser, Bob Gudge, said he is looking forward to expanding the activity in the coming months. “Additional equipment will enable more players and teams to participate in competition and provide more opportunity for interested groups to play during the day,” he said.

Competition two is underway with teams slogging it out in doubles matches every Wednesday evening at the Rainbow Beach Community Hall

Cooloola Dragons Norma Sanderson

AST MONTH, on a thick foggy morning, the Dragons planned a long paddle to Bullock Point. We had a late start because of no visibility due to the fog, so we hovered around the parked yachts out in the Inlet to wait for the fog to lift. Eventually we got underway, following our safety boat who showed us the safe route. As the fog cleared, the Bay was a beautiful sight with calm water and little wind,

ideal for Dragon boating. Paddlers from the Hervey Bay Club joined us so we had a full boat. Because of the late start and time restraints, we didn’t reach Bullock Point. Instead we turned around and veered into Carlo where we had a break and social brunch. Our visitors were impressed with our catering of sandwiches, fruit, nuts, muesli bars, cheese, crackers, juice and ice tea. As a result of our sports regatta weekend in July, the Club presented our Community groups with donations. We would like to

Chloe Daniels joined the Warriors Swim Club in 2012 and continues to shine

A thank them very much for their support - The Tin Can Bay Fishing Club, SES, Coast Guard and Sailability. Our Next Wide Bay Regatta is being held at 1770 on October 20. This is usually a great weekend. Go Cooloola! Don’t forget to come down to the Yacht Club’s hard stand to give paddling a try on a Thursday afternoon at 3.30pm and Sunday morning at 7.30am. Slip, Slop, Slap and bring a bottle of water. For Information please ring Sandra on 0402 352 756 or Norma on 0439 075 271.

NEW season has arrived and we are very excited to welcome new and previous members to join us for our signon day, 5pm Thursday September 13 at the Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre. The Rainbow Beach Warriors provide an encouraging environment where swimmers can develop to the best of their ability including swimming and life skills, as individuals and team members. “Our goal is to build a competitive swim club in a supportive environment to encourage excellence, commitment, team interaction and support for others,” said Head Coach, BJ Parton. Join BJ for a free sausage sizzle and swim, 5pm Thursday September 13!

It's getting hotter ! and it's getting drier So dive into summer early and get your pool up to speed now.

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SPORT

SUMMER IS ON IT’S WAY,

Nipper sign-on time is here

Tin Can Bay men wore yellow in support of Jarrod Lyle, 36 year old Australian former US PGA tour player who died on August 8 following his third battle with leukaemia

Tin Can Bay Golf Club news

HAMPIONSHIP events were held during the month with the following results:

Get your whipper-snappers into the local Nippers program, sign-on days are Saturday September 22 and Saturday 29 at the Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre

HE NIPPER PROGRAM is all about having fun, getting kids fit and active whilst educating them about the beach and surf. Nippers is a fantastic way to get involved with a great club and maybe these kids may choose to become lifesavers themselves. Surf lifesaving is a great family activity and at the least, what the children learn at Nippers could one day save a life, be that their own or someone else’s. If you would like to get your kids involved, please come along to one of the following sign-on days to register. Sign on days Saturday September 22 and 29, Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre, 10.30am to 12 noon. Training days Sunday September 23 and

30, Rainbow Beach Tower, 9am The carnival is scheduled to be held on Saturday October 13 so competencies will need to be completed early. Nippers start Sunday October 7. Would you like to sponsor Nippers? The Rainbow Beach Surf Club are currently seeking sponsors for the 2018 Age Managers shirts. These shirts will be black and white check with ‘Age Manager’ written on the back. Sponsors names will also be written on the back of the shirt for all to see on Sunday mornings. If you are able to sponsor, a single shirt is $75 or pay just $500 to have your business name on all the shirts. To find out more, call the club on 5486 3249.

Mens’ 36 Hole Champions Gross - R Cunningham and N McGee, Nett – N Anderson and B Steel Mens Stroke Champions - The men played their Championships over four days. Div 1 Gross Winner - R Buczynsky, Nett Winner - A Docking Div 2 Gross Winner - J Sullivan, Nett Winner - M Sturgeon Div 3 Gross Winner - S Dickson, Nett Winner - P Scott Junior Champion - B Reibel Ladies 36 Hole Champions - A fantastic effort after seven hours of golf! Gross Winners - Julie Mulhall and Angie Weise, Nett Winners - June Blanch and Di Oxton Congratulations to all the winners!

Monthly Medal Winners Ladies 7th Medal - sponsored by Jenny Mayne and Desley Johns Div 1 - Lyn Wong, Div 2 - Shirley Dickson and Cheryl Cope Mens 9th Medal sponsored by P and R Downman - Div 1 - A Docking, Div 2 J Sullivan, Div 3 – B Burton Vets 9th Medal - Div 1 - Neil Low, Div 2 Warren Morris, Div 3 - Peter Coppin

Last month, the Tin Can Bay men wore yellow in support of 36-year-old Jarrod Lyle, an Australian former US PGA tour player, who died on August 8 following a third battle with leukaemia. Jarrod was an ambassador for Challenge which supports kids with cancer and was famous for wearing yellow. Visiting golfers wishing to make a booking can contact the Starter’s Box on 0484 005 266 after 7am, seven days a week.

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A Little Humour SHORTS Stalin should have known communism wouldn’t work, there were red flags everywhere!

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak

I can cut down a tree just looking at it. It’s true, I saw it with my own eyes!

It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial cost and blamed it on the cost of living.

Vegans think that butchers are gross, but I reckon people who sell vegetables are grocer.

A careful study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year.

I heard IKEA is sponsoring Rainbow Beach School - now assembly is going to take ages!

KEEPING IN TIME A somewhat inexperienced musician who joined an orchestra on a cruise ship was terrible at keeping time with the rest of the band. Finally, the band leader said, “Look, either you learn to keep time, or I’ll throw you overboard, so it’s up to you, sync or swim.”

I just went to the store and swapped 50 raisins for 100 sultanas. I can’t believe how good the currant exchange rate is! I bought a thesaurus yesterday, but when I got home I found all the pages were blank. I have no words to describe how angry I am. Glass coffins could be a good business idea. Remains to be seen? Someone threw a bottle of omega 3 pills at me. Luckily my injuries are only super fish oil! What do you call a hen staring at a lettuce? Chicken sees a salad. The body of a man has been found smothered in a chequered flag. Police believe the incident may be race-related. A friend has a fitness tracker that won’t recognise any steps when he is snow skiing. He is quite piste off. An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets the more interested he is in her. A psychiatrist is a person who will give you expensive answers that your wife will give you for free. Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH A local business placed the following ad: “HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.” The next day, a dog trotted into the office, up to the receptionist. Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he leads him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager. The manager said, “I can’t hire you as the sign says you have to be able to type.” The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned but then told the dog, “The sign says you have to be good with a computer.” The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to enter and execute a perfect program. By this time the manager was totally dumbfounded! He looked at the dog and said, “I realise you are a very intelligent

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dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can’t give you the job.” The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences ‘Equal Opportunity Employer’. The manager said, “Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual.” The dog looked at the manager and said, “Meow!” THE ARTIST An artist asked a gallery owner if there had been any recent interest in his paintings which happened to be on display. “I have good news and bad news,” the gallery owner replied. “The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death.” “What did you say?” questioned the artist. “When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings.” “That’s wonderful!” the artist exclaimed. “What’s the bad news?” “He said he was your doctor!” PRISON TIME The three-time felon felt a wave of panic come over him as he surveyed the jury in the courthouse. Positive he’d never beat the murder rap, he managed to get hold of one of the kinder looking jurors and bribe her with his life savings to go for a manslaughter verdict. Sure enough, at the close of the trial the jury declared him guilty of manslaughter. Tears of gratitude welling up in his eyes, the young man had a moment with the juror before being led off to prison. “Thank you, thank you, how’d you do it?” “It wasn’t easy,” she admitted, “They all wanted to acquit you.” PLANT PROBLEM “I’m sorry,” said the clerk in flower shop, “we don’t have potted geraniums so could you use African Violets instead?” The customer replied sadly, “No it was geraniums my wife told me to water while she was gone.”

LOVE DRESS A mother-in-law stopped in unexpectedly at her recently married son’s house. She knocked on the door, then immediately walked in and is shocked to see her daughter-in-law lying on the couch, totally naked. “What are you doing?” she asked. “I’m waiting for Jeff to come home from work,” the daughter-in-law answered. “But you’re naked!” the mother-in-law exclaimed. “This is my love dress,” the daughter-inlaw replied. “Love dress? But you’re naked!” “Jeff loves me to wear this dress, it makes him happy and it makes me happy.” On her way home, the mother-in-law thought about the love dress. When she got home she got undressed, showered, put on her best perfume and expectantly waited for her husband, lying provocatively on the couch. Finally her husband came home. He walked in and saw her naked on the couch. “What are you doing?” he asked. “This is my love dress,” she replied. “Needs ironing,” he says. “What’s for dinner?” FIRST TIME GAMBLER I was on vacation, playing the slot machines. It was my first time in a casino, and I wasn’t sure how the machines operated. “How does this work,” I said to a casino employee. The worker showed me how to insert money, hit the spin button and operate the release handle. “Where does the money come out?” I asked. He smiled and motioned to a far wall, “Usually at the ATM.” ONE-LINERS Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don’t have film. A day without sunshine is like, well, night. Honk if you love peace and quiet.

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Library - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3705 Library - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4355 Local Disaster Management CCCLDMSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4483, 0439 862 264 Cooloola Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5488 0436, 0459 26 374 Wallu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 685 338 Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0427 863 007 Pharmacy - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3070 Police - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8765 Police - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2426 Police - non urgent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 444 POISONS Information Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11 26 School - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 9333 School - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5488 1222 Tin Can Bay Community Church Op Shop . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2055 Llew O’Brien (Federal Member) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4121 2936 Tony Perrett MLA (State Member) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5329 5100 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (Please phone to make appt ) CARKEET, Sally (Rainbow Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0417 751 327 DEACON, Arthur (Cooloola Cove) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 624 208 FISHER, Peter (Rainbow Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0407 95 4678 GETT, Kelvin (Rainbow Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5486 3538 MISSEN, John Joseph (Rainbow Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8153

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WHAT’S ON

If you have an event or date you would like to add please email info@rbcn.com.au

SEPTEMBER 3

Uke Central. TCB Library, 11am-12.30pm

Disaster Management meeting, CC Vet’s Hall, Terry: 54864483

Over 60’s meeting, 10am RB Surf Club

Kindness Rocks, TCB Library, 10-11am

Kokedama, RB Library, 2.30-3.30pm

Social Media For Business, RB Library 10-noon, TCB Library 2-4pm 1300 307 800

19 Camera Club meeting, 7pm TCB Library

4-7 Gympie Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival

6pm Table Tennis, RB Community Hall, Bob: 0477 001 912

20 Tech Savvy Seniors, RB Library 10am-12noon, TCB Library, 2-4pm

THURSDAY

20 Bush to Beach Sponsor Thank You night - 5.30pm, RB Community Hall

11-21 Rush Festival Gympie

8am Tennis, RB Sports Club, Carmel: 0438 773 679

13 20 year Back to Bay

8.30am Playgroup, RBSS

13 Nippers carnival

9am TCB Craft Club morning, Carmel: 5488 0409

21 Trivia Night - RBSS P&C Fundraiser, 6.45pm, RB Community Hall

19-20 Arty Ball events, RB Community Hall

21 School holidays start

20 Dirty Downunder Pink 4x4 Run

22 TCB Men’s Shed general meeting, 10am at the shed, Brian 5486 2835

Kindness Rocks, RB Library, 10-11am

22 Nippers sign-on, RB Aquatic Centre (Pool), 10.30am

Kokedama, TCB Library, 11am–12 noon

22-23 Kia Ora Trail Ride, Vanessa Hatchman, 0402 559 881

Plant propagation, TB Library, 2.303.30pm

23 Nippers training, RB Tower, 9am

8-9 Kia Ora Beer Festival, Silky Oak Tea Gardens, 5486 5535

9.30am Senior Citizens indoor bowls, TCB Community Complex David: 0466 848 032

10 Online presence for business TCB Country Club, Jess Milne 0411 218 254

13 RB Warriors Swim Club sign-on and BBQ, RB Aquatic (Pool), 5pm 15 Meals on Wheels AGM, 11am TCB Comm Centre, Michelle 0427 701 922 15 TCB Community Hospital meeting, 9am, Tuncunba Hall, TCB 18 Trade Ready Workshop, 9am-4pm RB Coffee Rocks, Gail McKenzie 5480 5180

FRIDAY

10-11am First 5 Forever Under 5’s, RB Library

9am Sailability, TCB

4.30pm Karate and Jiu-Jitsu, RBSS: 0417 079 579

9.30am Bridge, RB Hall Meeting Room

7am Heart Foundation Walking Group, TCB Bakery 9am Arts and Crafts Group, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall

29 Nippers sign-on, RB Aquatic Centre (Pool), 10.30am

12 PVA support group meeting, 9.30am, TCB Library, 0417 723 078

3.30pm Cooloola Dragon Boat Club training session

TUESDAY

28 CCYAP Under 16, Flower Show Entries ready, CC Vet’s Hall, 1pm

9-15 Disability Action Week

10am Art Workshop with Jenny, RB Library, every 2nd and 4th Thursday

MONDAY

26 Nature Weave for 5-17 years, TCB Library, 10.30-11.30am, RB Library, 2.30-3.30pm

9.30am CCLAC Bingo, 9.30am, TCB Country Club 9.30am First 5 Forever Under 5’s, TCB Library

WEEKLY (many are term time only)

24 CCYAP Macro Chasing, RB Comm Hall, 10-11am

CCYAP Sound of Teen Spirit, 6pm, CC Comm Complex, Jess Milne 0411 218 254

TCB Community Day: Kids Corner TCB RSL Hall, 9.30-11.30am

9.30am Senior Citizens indoor bowls, TCB Community Complex, David: 0466 848 032 SATURDAY 7am

9am TCB Quilters, TCB Community Complex, Jacquie: 5486 4468

29 CCLAC Flower Show, 9.30am TCB Comm Centre

9.30am Little Guppies Playgroup

29 Craft, Vintage and Recyclables Fair RB Comm Centre

Heart Foundation Walking Group, TCB Bakery

Markets on almost every Saturday, see the Visitor’s Guide! SUNDAY

WEDNESDAY

30 Nippers training, RB Tower, 9am

9am Mahjong and games, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall

OCTOBER

9am Table Tennis, RB Community Hall, Bob: 0477 001 912

HOY for Chocolate, CC Vet’s Hall, 11am-12 noon

10am Mainly Music, TCB Community Complex

Music Makers, TCB Library, 10.3011.30am, RB Library, 2.30-3.30pm

4.30pm Karate and Jiu-Jitsu, RBSS: 0417 079 579

7am St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church service, Manooka Drv, RB 7.30am Cooloola Dragon Boat Club training 9.30am Church of the Good Shepherd Contemporary Family service and morning tea, all denominations welcome! 17 Carlo Rd, RB 10am TCB RSL Sub Branch BBQ, 12-2pm

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Hello again to all. As usual, the weather this time of the year is absolutely fantastic, 'for us'! The same can't be said for our drought affected farmers. Tony Stewart has been doing a wonderful job with drought runners, taking his own car and trailer, sometimes sleeping in the car, snuggled up to the little dog, it gets pretty cold out there and I don't think it's Rosie's idea of fun! My hat goes off to him. The time and effort he has put in has been amazing, picking up donations and supplies from all over the Gympie shire. We have a trolly, at both the Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay stores to help aid our farmers. When you do come in, spare a thought for those in need and donate. As we ramp up to the busy time of the year, there seems no end to, as they say, “wash, cook and clean.”

klipped and the wings just don't seemed to have healed. With Wayne wanting an extension and the board not saying anything, you would nearly say it's exactly the same in politics - everyone appears to be in it for themselves and not the team. By the time this issue comes out, we may have a new Liberal Party leader, although no one seems to like the opposition leader either, Daniel Riccardo has jumped ship. Kaylan Ponga has admitted he would love to be in an All Black jersey at some stage of his career. I'm not going to mention any more on that subject until next month. GO THE WALLABIES, they have cost me enough scratchies already! Well, that's about it for now, hopefully there is enough sport to keep us occupied for at least the next month. Bye for now.

Cheers, Matt, Bernie, Justin, and our friendly staff from Rainbow Beach IGA.

For such a short period of time, the amount of work that goes into ordering is unbelievable. I received a email last week explaining I had Australia Day and Easter orders due for next year! I thought things were supposed to get easier as you get older, though the busier you are, the more you seem to do. They say time flies, it only seemed like yesterday when the first Grandson was born and now he is about to turn six (going on 16!). As usual the strawberry season is in full swing, as are pink lady apples, which are on good specials lately. So blueberries so when your in store, keep an eye out for all the fresh specials. Also, we have added another 6-700 weekly specials to our grocery lines, on top of our normal range. Again, when you're in store, have a look around as I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised. Now to sport. Only a couple weeks to the finals series! Both the NRL and AFL teams are vying for a spot in the top 8 (top 4 preferably). I hear rumours that Jack Bird wants out - they brought him

Mark stocks the shelves with IGA's new line of 'Gluten Free' products

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