Alive Magazine - Edition 01 - August 2020

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Wonderful Whitsundays YOUR ULTIMATE DOMESTIC DESTINATION Full story on page 35

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Turning the pages on Stargardt’s Disease Full story on page 08

‘HEAR ME ROAR’ OWN YOUR FASHION STYLE

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Honouring the people, places and stories of the Fraser Coast

ISSUE 01 - August 2020

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“I just love the beach, I wanted to be closer to it,” Dr Rodriguez said to Alive Magazine. “I lived in the big city, and it was just getting too big for us.”

Dr Rodriguez has been a General Practitioner for 10 years. Backing up her impressive tenure, she has a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, and is a Fellow of the Australian College of General Practitioners. She’s an all-round GP, seeing everyone young and elderly, and does a lot of work in women’s health and chronic disease.

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Magazine Edition | August 2020

Alive - [adj.] full of energy and spirit -

that’s us!

The Alive Magazine team are buzzing with excitement as they build the pages of this very first edition. Inside you’re guaranteed to discover engaging content and amazing stories designed to delight and inspire.

It’s been a labor of love for Founder Joy Butler and her handpicked crew as they set to – creating this dedicated digital and monthly print magazine.

There is no mistaking that 2020 has brought big changes to the world so far!

Each of us have adapted to what some are calling the ‘new normal’ and found resilience from deep within in order to navigate the changing physical and social environments. From the top down we’ve all had to pitch in and do our bit to ensure that we survive, and in some ways that adversity has seen great versatility and brought us even closer together.

Our cover story explains how, in the midst of the modern world’s greatest crisis, where confusion and uncertainty replaced our quiet comfortable routines, Alive Magazine, the Fraser Coast’s newest lifestyle magazine was born.

You’ll meet a man who exemplifies resilience. David Wade wrote his debut novel blind. It’s a powerful and positive story – a real survival page turner.

You’ll learn a little more about world-renowned local artist, Chris Postle and his journey to success.

Also a little bit of fun is on the cards with the regular column, Lizzie Learns To…, where digital editor, Lizzie will drop in on local businesses to learn their trades and share the experience.

You are in for a real continuous reading and visual treat as you flip from fishing to fashion, beauty to books.

Our contributors are the real art, soul and influencers collected from across the region.

It is my pleasure to welcome you to our very first edition of Alive Magazine. We promise to continue to deliver the best and brightest stories on the people of the Fraser Coast with each new edition.

Stick with us into the future and receive your monthly copy of our speciality magazine or go online anytime to get your Alive fix www.alivemagazine.com.au.

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Features for everyone

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Fitness From the shed

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Outdoor Adventure Ride

Leanne Esposito Email info@alivemag.com.au Website www.alivemag.com.au Co-editor LEANNE ESPOSITO editor@alivemag.com.au Co-editor KERRIE ALEXANDER Digital Editor LIZZIE MACAULAY Graphic Designer / Photographer JOY BUTLER Advertising Manager LOUISE HOLMES Advertising enquiry advertising@alivemag.com.au

Published by Alive Magazine (ABN 20 904 521 774). All content © 2020 Alive Magazine, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or part without prior written permission.

All material sent to Alive Magazine 9whether solicited or not) will not be returned. Unless otherwise agreed beforehand, all rights including copyright in such material is assigned to Alive Magazine upon receipt and Alive Magazine may use or sell such material in perprtuity without further consent or payment. All prices and information are correct at time of printing. For full terms and conditions of competitions contact Alive Magazine on info@alivemag.com.au

04 Cover Story 07 The Profile 08 Home Grown 09 Rising Star 10 Living Well 11 Fashion Breakdown 13 Skincare and beauty 15 Humble Nest 16 Food & Wine 17 Coffeeroma 19 Health Hunter 24 Musician 25 Local Artist 26 Home Projects 27 Parenthood 28 Lizzie learn to...

29 Smart Money 34 Destinations 36 My Garden Gate 37 My Book Shelf 39 Inspirations 03

Cover Sto r y

“Survival depends more on adaptability to change Written by

Leanne Esposito

In the midst of a global evolutionary and economic crisis, sage words from the late father of evolution, Charles Darwin are ringing true for five fabulous women as they tackle the challenge of launching a new lifestyle magazine, specifically designed for the people of the Fraser Coast.

However, this is not the first rodeo for these seasoned professionals. Words and pictures, newspapers and magazines - the glossier the better – have been a part of their world for decades. Keeping readers entertained, and up to date with stories and pictures was, and is, their daily gig. They love hitting publishing deadlines with entertaining content, but for some, their day-job end came surprisingly quickly.

After years dedicating their working lives to the local newspaper and specialist magazines, overnight, it seemed, a decision was reached by the overlords. An announcement was made by the multinational organisation which had taken-over their beloved print media site back in 2016. They were no longer needed – along with some 600 journalists, designers and support staff across Australia. Print media was dead.

Local newspapers were going online!

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than strength and intelligence.”

“It’s a tactile thing. I enjoy sitting back and luxuriating with a couple of newspapers and a cup of coffee in the morning.”

Ironically this is a quote taken from a recent ABC interview with Chris Jones, editor of the Courier Mail, which is today still in print. However, this luxuriating was to no longer be an option for regional folks. They were to be ignored, overlooked and relegated as second class citizens.

How dare they came the collective cry from a host of country cousins as indignation rose up from within the ranks and reverberated across the nation, followed by a host of questions.

News is news, but who would tell our stories, the stories about the people and places that make up who we are on the Fraser Coast? Stories about the unique, the passionate, the diverse, the quick and the quirky. There is no doubt that storytelling has been important for centuries in keeping cultures alive. And that’s what the fabulous five recognised, do so very well, and wanted to continue.

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention.

So when you and your amazing and talented colleagues, who’ve been hitting impossible deadlines, across multiple publications, and

smashing KPIs forever are now free from the shackles of the multi-national - you strike!

Founder of Alive Magazine Joy Butler was quick to gather her troops. Within days she had it sorted. However, there were prudent questions as to the economic viability of a free magazine in the current climate. Those questions became redundant and were swiftly converted to a magazine launch date. An overwhelming tide of community support has seen the pages filled from cover to cover with contributors and advertisers ready to ride the waves with them.

Adapting to their new and independent normal the team continues to labour tirelessly in crafting a magazine of which they, and the people of the Fraser Coast, can be immensely proud. As women, dealing with competing issues and undertaking multiple tasks, to them, it’s second nature. And to highlight how they do it, more words from the father of evolution.

A (wo)man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

Co-Editor Leanne Esposito As a self-confessed workaholic, Joy Butler doesn’t, and will not waste a precious moment in time, and that is why we are Alive!

GET ON BOARD THE BOAT AND TAKE A RIDE WITH OUR CREW Joy Butler, comes from a creative and artistic family and has been drawing since she could hold a pencil. During the 2nd year of graphic design degree she was hired as a web designer.

After moving to Australia, marrying and having children, photography became her passion.

Working at the newspaper, as well as running photography and photobooth businesses, Joy is a superwoman.

Digital Editor Lizzie Macaulay Lizzie Macaulay worked in varied roles including, hospitality and personal training, but after stint in HR for the Scottish Football Association she met her husband Andy (and no he’s not a footballer, he’s a dentist) she returned to Australia. After completing tertiary education and working as a features writer for the Chronicle she knew she’d found her calling. This is where Lizzie and Joy brainstormed and kickedoff, what was, the successful Fraser Coast Life & Style magazine. Today she is an incredible content developer with her own business Write It! Leanne Esposito is a paralegal of some forty years and restauranteur. Words and written documents have been a huge part of her work-life but she always hankered to write that novel. After completing a master’s degree in creative writing she joined the Chronicle team as a features writer.

She has a passion for crafting personal stories to mini novellas.

Co-Editor Kerrie Alexander Kerrie Alexander was and will always be the darling of our local newspapers. A year out of school she started as an editorial secretary with the Hervey Bay Observer where she quickly progressed as a cadet journalist for the Chronicle. Highlights of her career include the award-winning, Let’s Learn Butchulla series, editor of the Observer and Hervey Bay Independent. She juggles her passion for writing community stories with caring for her son and running a locksmith business with her husband Shaun.

Louise Holmes acknowledges that her family has always come first, with four grown daughters and hubby to care for, and still she works non-stop. Her tenure with newspapers started with APN, the Taupo Weekender and the Taupo Times. From area sales to features and sales manager she’s sold and done a ton!

Running a small business while marketing the New Zealand Ladies Amateur Golf National Tournament was a breeze.

The wise and hardworking Advertising Manager Louise Holmes

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BETTA HOME LIVING MARYBOROUGH STILL GOING STRONG

Betta Home Living in Maryborough was originally the long-held dream of Hervey Bay’s Con Souvlis, a name we all know and trust. And his daughter Tina made that a reality with Souvlis Betta Home Living in Maryborough.

difficulties obtaining stock, excellent customer service and support from the locals have made Tina confident that her business would was not at risk of closing its doors.

Tina, who has a background in science and landscape architecture, was provided the opportunity to open her own store by her late father. What she believed would be “great for a few years” turned into more than 20 years of work in the Fraser Coast region, and the Maryborough Betta Home Living store was established in 2017 following Tina Souvlis Outdoor Design and Living’s relocation and a hearty Maryborough welcome.

She attributes the success of her business over time not just to herself, but to “our core group of staff” which has been the backbone of their business.

“Their hard work and long hours, dedication and desire to achieve great things, plus learning new skills, listening to our customers and providing what they need is extremely important,” she says, adding that they are all determined to make the business the best it can be.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Tina Souvlis has remained resilient and has risen to meet all the challenges the coronavirus has thrown at her.

“Customer safety is of utmost importance and our staff have embraced our new hygiene routines in the store,” she said. While they have had

Retail runs in Tina’s blood, just like her father’s before her. She does not let the craziness of everything complicate her life and business, focusing on “addressing the small things so that the big picture resolves itself.”

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MEET THE MAN WHO WROTE HIS DEBUT BOOK BLIND Bay author has put his power of positivity into print.

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Kerrie Alexander since I lost it … and It’s done in my words.”

Before being diagnosed, Mr Wade worked as a forklift driver in Victoria, had a wife and young child, and was building a new home.

The book tells the story of the trials and tribulations his career and marriage faced, divorce, raising three children on his own and beating prostate cancer.

“Basically, the disease effects fine detail vision from the back of the retina.

“As glasses don’t help, life started to slide into a world of doom and gloom.”

Mr Wade said the decision to struggle through and keep writing the book was made in order to bring the power of positivity to others in a similar situation.

It also delves into the reality of dealing with people who fear the unknown surrounding the disease.

“There is light at the end of the tunnel,” Mr Wade said.

“To see me, you wouldn’t think there’s anything wrong. I don’t wear glasses or have a guide dog or anything like that.

“In the early days I went through a lot of persecution, ridicule and scrutiny from the layperson because they don’t understand, or don’t want to understand.

“But there’s other people worse off than me, so now I don’t worry about it.”

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Mr Wade, now 48, went on to conquer many outstanding achievements in his life from becoming a fully qualified chef and massage therapist, to completing a wood machinist course.

That is the inspirational message that Hervey Bay resident David Wade has lived by after he was diagnosed 30 years ago with a rare sight condition called Stargardt’s Disease.

“Yeah, I know that sounds crazy,” he said with a laugh.

HERE is can, can’t and don’t want to – you just have to choose which path you take.

There is no cure or treatment for the genetic disease, which means he’s extremely sensitive to light.

From the beginning of his diagnosis when life was turned upside down to now, Mr Wade has documented his incredible journey in his recently self-published book titled Memoirs of a Blind Man: My Experience with Stargardt’s Thirty Years On. The book took two years to write with the aid of a Closed-Circuit Television and a whole lot of patience.

“The first book is 30 years on (after diagnosis) and when I finished writing that at the time, I was mentally drained and exhausted,” Mr Wade said.

“I had been hand-writing it on the CCT, a page at a time, every day until my eyes were sore.

“This is about me, the sight and condition that I have and what I have done

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“I enjoy working with wood and when I did the wood machinist course at Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, they had hard guards and talking equipment like tape measures and I got taught to use a panel saw.

“You could cut 2.5m with the machine adjusting it for you; that’s how I got by, simple.

“For me, you just have to learn to accept what you’ve got and as soon as you accept, life gets easier.

“Doors open up and you find ways of managing.”

Mr Wade hopes to continue documenting his journey with a new book every five years.

“It’s important to me because noone else has bothered to do it.

“It’s important to get that experience out here and let other people know that there is light at the end of the tunnel and regardless of my circumstance, there’s people worse off than me.”

CRAFTING A LIFE PATH WITH LEATHER

R i si ng Star

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knives, and I love it myself because I’m a chef as So, he bought a basic leather kit off eBay and made well.” one.

There was no formal training for the chef turned “I actually made it really good for the first one and leather artisan, who is also currently training to be found I really enjoyed it and got really into it,” Shohei a scuba dive master. said.

A mix of determination, talent and YouTube videos “I always wanted to work from home … I have been was his ingredients to success. selling internationally to the US and Canada mainly, “It’s been a challenge of course but I have been and some sales in Australia. enjoying it.

“It all happened really quickly.”

“It was all self-taught; I couldn’t find anyone That was the successful beginning of two online businesses called The Sho Room and Sayaya, and a collaboration of selling SteamPunk-themed leather goods with World Bazaar owner Kristen Young, where bracelets and belts are a hit in the Scarness store.

“I AM STILL LEARNING, EVERY DAY. SO FAR, I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS.”

IF you have a dream just follow it, says Shohei Kishishita.

The deeply passionate qualified chef is well-known for his scrumptious degustation dinners at private gatherings on the Fraser Coast.

What many may not know is that the Hervey Bay resident is also an incredible leather artisan – a hobby that he turned into a business, purely by following his dream of working from home.

About 12 months ago, the road to becoming an online business owner started after the 27-year-old’s favourite leather wallet gave up the ghost.

He searched high and low for a find a suitable replacement but

around here to teach me but online resources are so good these days that you don’t have to travel to find someone to train you, there’s enough information online.

“I am still learning, every day. So far, I am very The two online stores have a heavy focus on happy with my progress.” personalised, custom-made leather goods like wallets, Shohei said his idea of the perfect lifestyle is doing watch straps and phone cases. what you love every day, and he has done just that.

“I encourage the people to actually give me the ideas, “My idea of life is to do whatever I like for living so I rather than selling my own. I like to do what they like. always turn a hobby and things I like into a job.

“If you have a photo of a dog, I will carve the dog. If you “I want to keep cooking of course and I want to like a horse, I will do the picture of the horse in carving keep doing this (leather work), and within the and paint.” week I might have one or two weekend nights that Shohei said custom-made knife sheaths for chefs had I’m free so I can do private cooking, and that would also been one of his biggest sellers on the Sayaya site. be awesome … just working for myself, from home, doing things I like.

“There’s some very passionate chefs with very fancy “I’m just doing things I like and I’m pretty happy.” knives,” he said.

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e unconsciously take between 17,280 and W 23,040 breaths a day. Have you ever stopped

Try this now. Slowly draw in a deep breath.

Don’t rush, just gradually fill your lungs with air, and when they are full, release that breath completely. You should begin to feel relaxed.

Your breath will dissolve tension just as easily as warm water melts ice.

Research shows that we often take short shallow breaths. We need to breathe from our lower diaphragm, taking deep and slow breaths. Breathing poorly while stressed affects our health. By taking control of our breathing we oxygenate our body more efficiently.

Some benefits of deep breathing are a slower heartbeat, increased energy levels, and a calming of the nervous system.

Breathe in again. When you are ready, release the breath. Let it flood out naturally. Breathe all the way out until your lungs are empty. Draw in a third and final breath. Nice and deep. Feel yourself relaxing as you gradually release the breath.

to notice your breathing pattern? If the way you breathe is out of balance, it can lead to negative health consequences.

Try this simple conscious deep breathing exercise to help you feel more balanced and centred Begin with a few slow, deep breaths. Each time you breathe in; breathe all the way down into your stomach. Breathe in slowly through your nose, and feel your lungs expand with air and diaphragm compress. After drawing in a long deep breath, allow your breath to flow back out through your mouth and release any tension or stress. Mentally repeat the word “relax” as you breathe out.

As you become self-aware notice when you are feeling anxious or upset. Stop and mentally take yourself through the above breathing exercise.

This exercise can be done at anytime, anywhere, and no one needs to know you are doing it. There is no magic quick fix here, and like all newly acquired life skills, you will need to practice regularly for this to be habit forming.

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Hear Me Roar!

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Life can bring many different, unexpected, crazy seasons and through the highs and lows – we can find ourselves messed up, knocked down, rejected, exhausted, overwhelmed and left with the heavy weighing decision whether or not to bounce back?

What does this have to do with fashion?

Everything…

Fashion – is an expression! Creative, meaningful statements that speak a universal dialogue without ever having to say a word… All by the choices we make and how we choose to wear them.

Whatever season you may be in right now, give yourself permission to ROAR! Use fashion – patterns, textures, layers, words, colours, brands and accessories to express what’s really going on, on the inside!

Most of the time our own worst enemy is ourselves, and instead of being held back, we need to boldly unleash that inner beast of creativity and individuality within every single one of us because we can and not because we have too.

Photographed by Sotik Sahna

No matter what your style may be, fashion is supposed to be fun! It’s there to break the rules, explore and experiment with.

The secret ingredient to pulling off any look and having permission to ROAR is… YOU. The moment you make that decision to BE YOU and OWN IT will be the day fashion no longer is just a covering, it becomes a creative expression, a daily reflection of who you are in this world, it has purpose and believe this as you read it… there is NO ONE else like you, so own it and have fun with it!

We look forward to seeing on of your roaring looks on social media! Hashtag #alivemagfashionbreakdown and check yourself into @alivemagfrasercoast Remember, you are amazing xox @sotiksahna

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‘Tammy, I know we are coming into the cooler months, but it’s Hervey Bay, and my leg hair literally grows like a second coat. This will certainly scare the life out of my sweetheart. He’ll wake and think the dog has crawled into bed.’

‘Tammy, those enzymes that you place on my face monthly have enabled me to lie about my age for the last 5 years. You know I have 10 years on my sweetheart and he thinks it’s only 2.’

‘Tammy, I’m so sick of hearing about COVID 19. I’m panicking about those Zoom calls. I could end up with a beard.’

‘Hi, it’s me again…sorry to be a pest. But I just watched this Youtube where a lady waxed her own brows and used men’s hair dye to tint them. Do you think this will work? Will the chemist brand be ok?’

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Let me book you in for an online skin consultation. We will ensure your skin is maintained ready for that moment the doors to the Beach House swing open. You’ll enter looking your fabulous self again. Order your products and the girls and I will deliver them to your door - free of charge.

Now as for the Freda Khalo look, I love that lady and all that she represented. But I do understand a monobrow is far from becoming.

Let me show you, during our consultation, the areas of your brows you’re allowed to carefully remove.

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Retro Revival In a time when making your house a home has become more important than ever, now is the

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Cane’s history and resilience live on, creating that relaxed vintage vibe. Whether taking its place in a beach shack, a mid-century abode or mixed with everyday modern interiors. These organic, durable story-telling pieces just keep evolving, settling in comfortably into today’s lifestyles and trends.

Just like those corduroy pants our parents wore and the macramé planters hanging throughout your childhood home, bamboo furniture has made a comeback bigger than ever!

Once a popular item of the 70s that collected dust, the uptake of cane has now gained momentum. New pieces are flying out the doors, getting snapped up by the sustainably conscious buyer who appreciates the work and labor involved in the creation.

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Like many of us, I have chased that nostalgia, history and craftsmanship behind these vintage pieces. Secondhand stores and Facebook marketplace are my go-to places. Just like many other hopeful hunters we continue to search and collect, filling our homes with gifts from the past. With no piece being the same, each one holds its own personality, standing out from its mass-produced friends.

The excitement I get when I take someone’s trash and turn it into my treasure is like nothing else! I get a sense of not only achievement, but enjoy the pride of recycling, reusing and giving each piece the new lease of life and love it so deserves.

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IN THE SIMPLE THINGS

Helen Rekdale

I HAVE had the good fortune of being involved with the lovely ladies who started this amazing

lovely home brewed gins, three in all to taste - a pink gin, a London dry gin and an elderflower gin.

We then had good honest Aussie grub, Australian beer, and meat pies.

I was honoured to be invited to write about my experiences with food and wine, and because this inaugural issue is about resiliance, I had just the perfect topic.

My fav was definitely the pink gin and its food match was homemade pork and apple sausage rolls - a match made in heaven.

It was my turn to choose the next destination, so I

We then travelled back to the UK for some haggis balls (don’t ask, just check out the video on the Alive Facebook page) with a delightful Pimms Cup cocktail.

magazine, for about six years in the media industry.

My friends and I were regulars at the very popular Relish Food and Wine Festival in Maryborough and were devastated when the event was cancelled due to the pandemic.

By this stage, the name of the event was really starting to live up to its name when the Germans invaded with their german sausages, saurkraut and mustard, and a black forest cake.

But that wasn’t enough to stop us from getting our foodie on.

There were German beers all around – Prost!

The final (phew) tasting for the afternoon was a beautifully decorated homemade cheesecake and some home brewed port.

We changed tack and made our own festival in a friend’s backyard, called Pickled 2020.

Add to the mix jelly shots and a bonfire and a great day was had by all.

Food and wine matching were the name of the game for each group and wow did we have a great time!

Challenge yourselves, get a group together and experiment with different pairings.

We did a trip around the world, visiting some of our favourite countries.

Who knows, you might even find something new that you never thought you would like.

Firstly, we had French sparkling wine matched with beautiful cheeses. My favourite wine was the JP Chenet Blanc De Blanc with a cheeky blue vein cheese.

The crispness of the wine matched with the creaminess of the cheese was a delight on the palette. Next, we went to the UK and had some

had my passport at the ready for Mexico.

My food style was simple and spicy, including jalapeno poppers and Mexican rice, with chicken and chorizo, matched with margaritas and Patron XO Café - a coffee based tequila that works a treat as a shot or as a base for espresso martinis.

Develop your tastebuds. Once this Covid thing is done, go to your local and try some craft beers, take a drive, try some new wines, go and have tapas or a share plate with friends.

You might just find something you love to drink or would like to try and cook at home.

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THE WEEKEND ROAST

Cof fe e rom a

N ow, I am by no means comparing a law degree with that of a barista but it’s 2020 people, and we still have no idea that to

I would like to think that just like engaging the highly professional skills of a talented barrister, we can also appreciate the talent and educational process of a passionate and skilled barista.

It also takes a great deal of time, effort and passion in developing the modern-day barista.

We love what we do, we have a passion for the product, and we certainly strive to ensure that you start your day the right way, every day!

earn the title “barista” takes education.

As a general guide it takes at least six months for a fledgling barista to go from a front counter novice to a highly productive, knowledgeable and confident operator!

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IT’S BARISTA…NOT BARRISTER! It’s important to introduce them to the role of a barista in sections.

They need to know their product and begin their journey in stages.

Once we are satisfied with a new barista we start them on shots.

When we say shots, we mean the art of espresso extraction.

They stay with shots until they have their timeframes, their grinder knowledge, and product knowledge completely down pat.

Then, the milk journey begins. This is probably the most frustrating journey, not just for the barista, but for all concerned.

The art of frothing, grouping and consistently delivering a quality product, in a quality time frame, takes exactly that… time! misscocoas

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Rhian Hunter Holidays, COVID-19, change of seasons, a difficult week, or a reward for doing all the good things; for many of us trying to eat healthily, there reaches a point where our self-discipline checks out, and we find excuses to fall off that healthy band wagon.

Self-discipline. Let’s be real. For most of us, it’s a work in progress. Harnessing resilience is about completing actions that are aligned with your objectives despite the setbacks that stand in your way. As long as we continue to take positive action, there is no point in beating ourselves up about it. Having a healthy relationship with your health isn’t just physical, it’s mental too.

So being gentle and realistic with yourself is a great place to start!

The hardest part about getting back on the wagon, is reestablishing some kind of routine or structure around your eating, and the foods you are eating. If you are planning on going all-in with this, my first piece of advice would be to curb your enthusiasm. The smallest steps you take, are probably going to have the biggest impact so make your goal/s - small and realistic.

Two-three meals a day. Eat mostly fresh fruit and veg. Limit processed foods.

Avoid overwhelm! There are so many diets out there that claim to help you lose weight, reduce inflammation, or to help you become the healthiest version of yourself. Each year some new fad diet fills our newsfeeds claiming it works wonders.

As a nutritionist, I will often research diets thoroughly and sometimes trial them if the research holds some merit. Hand on heart, I can tell you if you were to cut out gluten, dairy, processed foods, reduced your caloric intake, and predominantly ate fresh fruit and vegetables; you will enjoy positive health outcomes. If you try to follow a diet with too many restrictions, you are not going to sustain it.

Choose recipes that are easy to follow, and where ingredients can be interchanged so that time and money won’t throw you a curve ball.

Be prepared. Set aside 30minutes at the beginning of your week to plan your meals/grocery shop/prep. Having a plan, and a stocked-up fridge or pantry will make you less inclined to reach for unhealthy foods, or fall back into unhealthy habits.

Remember, not every day will go according to plan, but each day, whether you fall off, or get back on top, is progress, and that’s what self-discipline is all about. healthhunternaturaltherapies

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TARA BRADBURY PRINCIPAL LEASING AGENT

The Fraser Coast is my stomping ground! I love the familiarity, lifelong friends and lifestyle that goes with it. My favourite happy place is anywhere with my husband, Shane, and our two daughters, Isabelle and Sienna. Apart from my family, property management, rent roll growth, mentoring and living the Hervey Bay lifestyle are my greatest passions. I started out in the local real estate scene in 2002 and established Active Agents in 2019.

You will find me direct and social with a (wickedly) weird sense of humour and a constant need to be busy. I love challenges that involve talking, learning and, well, people. I’m a people person you see, and helping others is at the core of my motivation. I aspire to share with others through leadership and build on the profession of our industry and clients while offering a workplace that our team loves coming to everyday.

I am a driver. I drive ideas, procedures, structure, change, actions, visions, goals, dreams .. well, anything I can really. I like to see things run smoothly and consider myself the master time-efficiency expert.

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TROY ROGERS

PRINCIPAL AND BUSINESS OWNER Troy Rogers and his wife Suzanne first brought what would become One Realty in September 2008. Back then, it was an already-established franchise business that only provided sales and had five staff members.

Coming from Yass in New South Wales, Troy was approached by the business owner after buying their home through a separate business, and offered a position as a salesperson.

It was a chance that Troy jumped at. “It [was] harder than it looks,” he said, but he loves working in real estate.

In 2014, that business was turned into One Realty, the business we know today. They now have 16 staff, and they not only provide sales, but they cater for investors through their property management department. “Our amazing staff and clients have helped the One Realty brand become one of the most successful real estates in our region.”

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Troy said that it caused initial uncertainty throughout the community and the One Realty office.

“It caused me to reflect on what measures we took to get through the Global Financial Crisis,” he said to Alive Magazine, with his main concern being the possibility of losing staff. But business has boomed; One Realty has seen an increase in sales with May being a record month for them, and an historically low vacancy rate throughout their property management department. They have “quickly adopted” virtual tours, Facetime walk-throughs and livestreaming on Facebook, which boosted their sales.

I love the variety of my role here at Active Agents which includes new business, business and office management and property management.

My passions within these fields are marketing, business and strategic acumen, and development.

One Realty is successful “because of the people who work here,” Troy says. “Our staff really care for others and that shows with great reviews and people delivering gifts of appreciation constantly to the office.”

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The resilience of Troy, Suzanne, and One Realty is why they have been able to provide their services to the community for as long as they have, and they will continue to be here for their community for a long time yet. “The thing I love about real estate is hearing everyone’s life story, people are amazing and everyone has a unique story and it’s very special to be a part of that.”

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Jacqueline is an individual who takes pride in her accomplishment to get the very best of results for her clients, her desire to exceed expectations came in my early days of customer service in the retail industry, and Jacqueline started her career in real estate back in 2007 in Tasmania.

Jacqueline sold real estate in Hervey Bay since 2009 and with pure hard work and dedication to her craft; by 2010 she had become a Premier agent then an Elite agent holding that honour until 2014.

Jacqueline achieved the A list status award in 2014 which places her in the top 1% real estate agents in QLD. A- Listers sold more than 2.9 b in properties across QLD in the past 12 months, this means Jacqueline as an A- Lister sold 12 times more than an average agent and is 15 times better lister across the state, this was independently nominated by RP Data research statistics.

It was not long after Jacqueline further excelled with record sales numbers, ranking number 1 sales agent for Central Queensland and achieving the highest award within the network.

She has a reputation amongst her clients and peers alike for being able to sell the unsellable and provides exceptional unparalleled service.

Jacqueline believes that honesty and dedication are the keys to success in the real estate industry saying ‘the truth has always taken me further in my career than my competition and I have no need to change.

Sometimes it can be hard to tell the good with the bad regarding feedback but, I wouldn’t be doing my best if I strayed from that charter.

That being said, real estate is ultimately about relationships and I get so much joy out of maintaining the best of friendships with some of my past and new clients.’

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Lizzi e Learns To. . .

make pizza

Written by

Lizzie Macaulay

Y east. That delightful to eat and drink, but slightly intimidating to cook with, little fungi that makes things so incredibly airy and delicious.

I’m a fan.

Lately I’ve been trying my best to grapple the yeast beast and figure out how to cook with it. You see, this year, we bought this flashy new barbeque and we decided to try making pizzas from scratch on it. I thought I was making some pretty great progress until the opportunity to write this column popped up.

It turns out… I know nothing…

Local legend, and pizza god, Paolo Esposito was gracious enough to invite me into his kitchen to learn the ins and outs of making the perfect pizza. I’ve been behind the scenes of many a restaurant in my hospitality career (a squillion years ago), so to step behind the iconic bar at Paolo’s Pizza Bar on the Esplanade, I feel a strange mix of familiarity and reverence.

I’ve been looking forward to working on this column for weeks, and as I wash my hands and don my special ‘kitchen hat’ to begin, I have to admit, I’m a little nervous. I revert to giggling awkwardly, and no matter where I stand in this beautifully organised kitchen, I don’t belong.

Thankfully, Paolo is a kind and patient man who generously shows me the ropes, despite it being the busiest night of the week.

“Today,” he says, “we are going to make the Queen of Pizza – the Margherita.”

How hard can it be – it’s just cheese and sauce, right?

Oh no, as I quickly discover, it is an artform. A carefully orchestrated dance that Paolo has been performing for years. The delicate, but firm touch to stretching and shaping the dough. The specific spiral pattern of getting the sauce just right on the pizza base (remembering not to touch the sides!). The wild dance of the pizza swirling round the distinctive custom wood-fired oven under his guidance…

I notice the warmth radiating from the oven and I’m grateful for the fact I’m doing this in winter. I ask Paolo how he copes with the heat of the oven during our summer months. He scoffs a little, winks and says, “We pizzaioli are different.”

I know exactly what he means.

By the time this little tête-à-tête is complete, the pizza is ready to come out of the oven – gloriously golden, smelling of everything that is right in the world. He cuts it directly on the plate with such strength I’m stunned the plate withstands what must be a regular occurrence. I make a mental note to ask how many pizza plates they go through, but quickly forget as the moment of truth arrives.

If this were a cartoon, I would be floating in mid-air and following the smell lines rising from this magnificent creation. It is crisp and full of flavour and has the distinctive, ineffable quality that all things made from scratch do. Like someone has turned up the flavour volume on every element.

As I write this, I’m still rehearsing the steps to the perfect pizza in my head…

1. Take the perfect ball of dough and place it on a floured surface (semolina preferred) 2. Go ‘bah, bah, bah, bah, bah’ with your fingers to push the air bubbles out to the sides to create the perfect crust 3. Stretch and spin, stretch and spin 4. Pull the base over your knuckles and fling it in the air 5. Swirl the sauce from the middle to the outside leaving a finger-width of gap between sauce and crust 6. Top By no means am I saying I am now an expert in pizza making, but I sure am confident pizza night at the Macaulay’s just got a whole lot better.

With enormous thanks to Paolo, Leanne and the very patient crew at Paolo’s Pizza Bar: 446 Esplanade, Torquay.

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Sm a r t Mo ney

Written by

Kodie Axelsen

Top money tips and tricks

H i! I’m Kodie, the owner of Co. Finance and boy am I excited about sharing this

page with you! Now let’s nourish your money hunger with some tips and tricks on all things money and finance!

Whether you are in business or work a 9 to 5, chances are you are going to require finance at some stage in your life. In the current economy there are some small things you can do to put yourself in the best possible position for approval for finance…

1. Keep your living expenses low. Banks are now forensic investigators when it comes to your living expenses. They will pick up on all things you are spending your hardearned dosh on, so be wary. Try and keep your expenses to a minimum 3 months prior to applying for a loan.

2. Remember that Interest Free card you had 6 years ago that you cut up and

threw in the bin. Well.... That is still sitting on your credit file as an open credit card.

If you have ever had one of these cards, chances are you haven’t called up the provider and cancelled your card and it is still classed as open and available credit to you. This can reduce the amount of money you can borrow.

3. If you receive Centrelink income try and make sure that all your ducks are in a row. If you aren’t getting paid based on your current circumstances the bank will pick up on this and it will effect your ability to borrow money. Report your current income and living situation so your Centrelink income is on point!

No question is too small when it comes to your finances. If you have any burning questions you want answered, I am all ears. Email me at kodie@cofinance.com. au and I’ll respond as soon as possible.

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Fi t ne ss

Many of us have experienced bouts of excited motivation - “this Monday I’m going to start fresh on my health and fitness goals!”

M onday comes and the motivation is still there, you go out

Tuesday, you’re sore and take a rest day. Wednesday it’s time to hit the exercise again. Thursday is another rest to be ready to exercise on Friday.

It’s been a long week and work colleagues are going to the bar after work. You’ve “earnt” it so you ditch the gym for socialising with bad food and alcohol. You’ll start fresh on Monday. Sound familiar?

Motivation is cute at the start of any new venture but it can leave you stranded at any time. Routine is the one there for you, by your side all the way.

Research suggests that it actually takes six months to form a solid habit. Let’s face it, we are all human and make mistakes or poor choices, so your environment is key to safeguard against this. Your environment can include, work, home, driving to those places and the people you socialise with.

There’s temptation everywhere.

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Josh Hoodless

MOTIVATION VS ROUTINE

early morning for a long run or hit the gym after work with a thousand other people.

Simple changes in lifestyle can help with your routine. Set an alarm to wake up earlier to get your exercise done in the morning with no screen time after 7pm so your brain can relax and you’re able to sleep better.

Also having only healthy food at home and meals ready to go can help those regretful fast food choices. Setting up an appointment based exercise schedule with a personal trainer or workout buddy that’s booked in a few times during the week can keep you going when you’re not motivated. You’re more likely to cancel on yourself than someone else.

When motivation has left you, your routine is still there to help you reach your goals. Make mistakes but quickly learn from them and stick to the plan.

During these recent times we have needed to learn how to set up a new routine due to closures of sports, leisure activities and gyms. The resilience to adapt to a new routine has enabled people to chase their goals.

Routine will motivation.

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Mus i ci an

Keri McInerney

SINGING TO HER OWN TUNE

Written by

Kerrie Alexander

BAY SI NG ER FIG H TS B ACK AFTE R B R AIN ANE URYS M

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HERE are no more “what-ifs” in life for award-winning country and blues singersongwriter Keri McInerney.

Her life changed in an instant after doctors discovered a brain aneurysm behind her right eye in January last year, which was removed with a high-risk surgery.

While the surgery was a success, the Hervey Bay resident faced many setbacks in the days following with three days in the ICU, visual disturbances and stroke-like symptoms.

In the last two months alone, Keri has spent 26 days in hospital recovering from a tachycardia episode and neurological problems that have caused her muscles to waste away.

She is now undergoing intensive exercise rehabilitation at St Stephen’s Hospital to build up her strength.

Yet, during all this, the passionate musician mustered up incredible strength to carry on and self-publish a philosophy book on her experience, titled Sanguine Moon.

She also released her latest single Waiting on the Other Side, which tells a story about the fears the much-loved country singer faced – a project Keri said helped immensely with the healing process.

Recorded at Little Shack Studios in Brisbane, the single was released in May and has been distributed to radio worldwide and is now available on all online stores.

Keri said her resilience came from deep within, using her own words from the philosophy book, meditation and a brand-new outlook on life to carry on.

“I now put happiness above and beyond pressure, above worrying about what-ifs and focusing on the moment and being happy.

“I can’t explain it, but something just clicked in (after the surgery).

“I thought if I allow this to get on top of me, I’ve lost, and I’ve got too much to fight for.

“I have never given up on anything and I wasn’t going to give up on my life.”

There are still days where she gets “knocked down” but Keri said her ability to de-clutter her thoughts and refocus was key to getting back on her feet.

“I’m a totally different person now. I have learnt that you don’t have to always be strong for everybody all of the time, you just have to be there for you.

“When you go through something like this you have a change in your priorities.

“The music is still important, but it’s the precious people and precious moments that matter.”

The next step for Keri is finishing the tracks for her apt forthcoming album, I’m Free.

“I can still sing, it’s not like I’m finished or anything like that, but I just don’t want to rush it … I just need to recover first.

“As soon as I can basically get myself strong enough, I’ll be getting that out there as soon as possible.

“We had so much success with the single, so we don’t want to lose the momentum.”

The single is available on ITunes and Amazon Music, Spotify and online stores worldwide.

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CHR IS P OSTLE

Lo cal Art i st

C hris’s journey to becoming a professional artist started when he was just a boy, having grown up with his mother as an inspiration.

Written by

Chelsea McPherson

She was also an artist, and the reason Chris had access to the knowledge and the materials that would one day allow his passion to flourish.

It was right here in Hervey Bay that Chris ended up doing his artist apprenticeship, and for a few years he had a gallery in Urangan.

Now he has come back to the Bay to show off the wonderful seascapes and contemporary impressionism he has become well-known for.

Much of the inspiration for Chris’ work comes from the around the region, including Hervey Bay, Fraser Island (K’Gari), and Australia’s eastern coast.

“The biggest inspiration behind my paintings is the ocean, water,” Chris said.

He took on board the challenge of painting waves, something many artists struggle with.

Extensive study behind how it all worked has allowed him to experiment with colours and processes to bring some fantastic pieces to fruition.

In addition to painting for a living, Chris is now also a tutor.

He took on a job teaching in Chinchilla and from there it snowballed, culminating in a trip to the Greek Islands in 2019.

“I kept pinching myself and thinking ‘is this really happening?,” he said, looking back on when he was offered the opportunity.

“It’s all another part of the world I never thought I’d see.”

The biggest inspiration behind my paintings is the ocean, water

Although he was the tutor for the budding artists that went on the trip, he was always learning.

He attributes that trip to learning how to paint with just a palette knife, which in turn sparked for him a new, less specific but beautiful way to express himself.

Chris said the peak of his career came three years ago when a private collector asked to fill his 93-metre superyacht with Chris’ coastal contemporary work.

After accepting that job, Chris was commissioned by them once again for the White Rabbit superyacht.

“Seeing my paintings hanging throughout the vessel was a major confidence boost.”

Chris said he is always learning, even now after 30 years into his career.

His gallery at the Great Sandy Strait Marina showcases some of the spectacular works he has done over the years, and he intends to stay right through the whale season.

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Ho m e Pro j ect

Everyone loves great hair, but what about a great hack?

We road-tested some of these hairdryer hacks so you don’t have to draw on your own walls. Spoiler alert: don’t. You won’t be happy.

Hairdryer hack 1: Easy bandaid removal.

Hairdryer Hacks

Do you have kids who act like you’re ripping their skin directly off them when you try to remove a bandaid? Or maybe you’re a big wimp yourself.

many interior paints. I think if you tried it on an easy-clean paint it would work a lot better. So perhaps I should give this one a partial pass.

The idea of this hack is that you use the heat from the hairdryer to soften the bandaid’s adhesive, therefore making it easier and less painful to pull from your skin.

Hairdryer hack 3: Remove wrinkles from t-shirt.

I tried it on the hairiest part of my arm (the kids strangely weren’t volunteering their limbs).

Spray the shirt with water, put the hairdryer on full heat and away you go.

This one could be handy if you’re travelling, or just simply can’t be bothered pulling out the ironing board to iron a t-shirt.

It’s a FAIL.

After carefully scrutinising my before and after photos, I’m calling this one a PASS!

Now perhaps I just didn’t heat it for long enough but, if anything, this made it harder and more painful, not easier, to remove the bandaid. Also the longer you hold the hairdryer over your skin, the hotter it gets (duh).

Probably not something to try on small children.

Unfortunately the shirt’s still a tad wrinkled so don’t plan on throwing out your iron any time soon, but in a pinch it’ll make you look a bit more respectable.

Hairdryer hack 2: Remove crayon from wall.

This one sounds like it could work. Crayons are mostly wax, so you use the heat of the hairdyer to heat and soften the wax and then simply wipe off the wall with some paper towel or a soft cloth. Foolproof, right? Wrong.

We’ve got another FAIL (for me, at least).

At first it looked like it was going to work, some of the colour came out but certainly not to the extent that Grandma’s going to be happy with the clean-up if your little poppets get creative on her wall.

I do want to add a disclaimer: I tested this in the cupboard under my stairs for the obvious reason that I didn’t want it somewhere noticeable if it didn’t work, and the paint in there is quite flat, not an easy-clean semi-gloss like

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Morning person RAISE your hand if you’re not a morning person.

Now, keep that hand raised if your kids are also not morning people, except on the rare occasions when you have the chance to sleep in.

To those with raised hands, let us shake our fists in our collective anger. I feel your pain. I felt it quite forcefully in my ears, on a morning not so long ago when I woke to both my kids bellowing at me from beside the bed.

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My kids, who, on any normal school day, need to be dragged kicking and screaming from their beds at 10 past seven, were standing there, dressed in school uniform, their little eyes gleaming, brimming with enthusiasm for the day ahead. The school hadn’t required them to wear uniforms for their

“Mum!” They yelled in unison. “MUM! Wake up!”

“What time is it?”

I looked at my phone, which was beside the bed.

“Guys, it’s 6 o’clock,” I said, both horrified and confused. “What on earth are you doing?”

It was, you guessed it, the first day of at-home learning for Term 2, brought about, of course, by the coronavirus pandemic.

home learning, and Mr 5 is in kindy and doesn’t even start school until next year, so he never needed one anyway, but that hadn’t stopped him borrowing one of big sissy’s polo shirts.

It was actually sort of adorable. But it was also 6am.

Just in time for me to have to drag them, kicking and screaming, out of bed at 10 past seven the following Monday morning. Right after I made their lunches.

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The kids had settled nicely into the groove, and thankfully abandoned uniforms, pre-packed lunches and early starts.

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I was feeling at this point fairly grumpy (did I mention I’m really not a morning person?) but it was actually lovely to see them so keen to hang out with boring old me for the next five weeks while I fuddled my way through primary school maths (and boy, did I fuddle).

Fast-forward to the end of our five weeks together and I had surprised myself by mostly enjoying it and realising I didn’t really want to part ways at the school gate the following week. I was still pretty hopeless at maths but hey, we never expected any miracles.

Such early starts would normally be reserved for exciting occasions such as Christmas morning, birthdays, or heading off on holiday somewhere.

I groaned and flopped back on to the pillow. “Well, your teacher’s not.”

“We’ve already started making our lunches,” Miss 8 said.

Even so I couldn’t help but think they were killing off all the benefits of at-home learning - no washing of school uniforms, no lunches to make, sleep-ins.

There’s gotta be some payoff for the parents, right?

Especially for those poor souls who had to hold down their day jobs at the same time and/or have more than one school-aged child.

“Huh?” I said, abruptly ripped from whatever lovely dream I was having (probably about the day I will actually get to sleep in).

“We’re ready for school!” Miss 8 announced enthusiastically.

“It’s really early, guys,” I said. “You could go back to bed for a while. We don’t need to do any of the normal lunches and packing.”

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WINTER ON THE FRASER COAST

Ourdo o r Adventu re

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SEES SOME GREAT FISHING

hose beautiful warm sunny days that southerners travel 1000s of kilometres to enjoy aren’t bad either.

We are due for some actual winter weather soon as we have generally a mild winter so far.

The mild conditions have seemed to affect some parts of the local fishing scene, particularly the snapper.

With the closed season from July 15 to August 15, snapper have been off limits as that period has been marked as their main spawning window by Fisheries Queensland.

Once the season is open again, we should see better reports of fish coming in with a late season of snapper expected this year.

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When targeting snapper, look for the yakka schools. The best snapper bites often come from around yakka schools which may not be holding on any structure.

So, keep an eye on your sounder while travelling for the bait. A range of techniques can be used on snapper from working soft plastics to trolling hardbodie lures and using live baits.

When fishing for snapper keep in mind, they are a wary fish. Idle quietly and turn off the engine if drifting and cast ahead of the boat when working soft plastics and lures.

Areas to look for snapper are the 25 Fathom, The Artificial Reef, Platypus Bay and the Burrum 8-Mile.

What’s biting around the Fraser Coast this month: Burrum The Burrum River can be tricky this time of year with clear conditions making lure fishing difficult at times.

Targeting bread and butter species like bream, whiting and flathead is the best way to get a feed of fish right now.

Pumping yabbies and fishing the flats has produced some great sand whiting with some good size fish expected to come through in August.

Winter whiting are also a good option out the front of Woodgate and Toogoom.

Local Reefs The local reefs have seen a few snapper catches before the closed season and will be worth a look when it opens again August 15.

Fishing local, the low light hours see a better catch rate as the constant pressure on the local fish makes them even more wary.

Berley can also get a bite going and bring in a few more fish and get them feeding.

Sweetlip, coral trout and cod are still being caught right through winter on many of the reefs.

Squid are a great target this time of year and can be caught over the shallow around the islands, sea grass flats and around Point Vernon.

Urangan Pier August generally sees a run of big longtail tuna off the Pier.

Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing www.herveybaysportfishing.com.au Setting live baits off the pier can see fish to 20kg come through and can create havoc for anglers.

Big spanish mackerel are also about off the Pier in August with wire a must when targeting the big ones.

In the shallows, bream will be in good numbers particularly on the bigger tides at night.

Flathead, whiting and gar are also about in the shallows.

Platypus Bay and Wide Grounds Platypus Bay will be a likely spot to target snapper through August with many other species generally being a little quieter up their until we see temps start to rise gain.

On the surface, the odd school of mac tuna can be found sipping on small bait.

Longtail tuna will also be about but generally are found deeper in the water column feeding on yakkas.

Spinning soft plastics around the yakka schools will get results.

Sandy Strait Diver whiting can be found south of Round Island, in the Turkey Straits and down around Boonooroo.

Drifting with live yabbies is the best way to target them, but if you find a few anchoring no the school can be a deadly way to get some good numbers quickly.

Flathead will begin to congregate as they get ready to start spawning in early spring.

Targeting flathead on soft plastics and hardbodie lures in the shallows can be great fun and a deadly technique.

In the Mary River system, a few salmon have been caught in the upper reaches on live baits along with grunter.

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Written by

David Everett

I FOUND MY SPACE

I have a spot now. My own space, where I can do my stuff. I don’t have to finish a job or pack it away when I’m done for the day. I honestly never knew I needed this spot. I always felt it would be good to have one, so I could actually do the handyman and amateur carpentry tasks. But needing a spot of my own was a new discovery. I always wanted a study for my assorted Doctor Who and pop culture memorabilia too.

We came to Hervey Bay in 2008 and since then rented the same dull standard estate place. It was just a house where we lived. There was no workspace, so tasks were done on the grass, or in the garage if they weren’t too messy (hmmpf) - all kept relatively simple. With four active children there are a lot of other things that need the space.

Then we moved and beat nine other applicants. Now we have a five bedroom house, elevated with views over Hervey Bay, a deck, gardens and a shed. The plan was that I would have my tools down one end of the shed, and the rest would be set up for the family’s gymnastics and karate training. It didn’t work out that way and I couldn’t be happier.

From t he she d

The shed came with a workbench, a bench grinder mounted to a massive lump of steel and a set of wobbly wooden shelves that had seen better days.

The timber from the shelves was repurposed to become a garden tool rack, the workbench was strengthened to handle heavy duty work and the grinder, well I now have sharp chisels and shiny tools again. My brother described it as a mini Bunnings; packets of nails, screws and the like hung in neat organised rows, a long tool board where everything has it’s own place and in easy reach, a mobile workbench in the middle and steel shelving abounds for stuff (neatly organised).

It’s not a Man Cave and I have no intentions of making it one, but it is my space. I can look at my tools and see the little items that were passed onto me from my Grandad’s shed when he died, the peg board my dad installed to hang the assorted battery tools and the vice my parents recently gave me for my birthday.

These really are calming things that help balance out my working life. Well that and having the kids bring me a cup of coffee and slice of cake then hang around to watch and do.

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Ri de

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FOR A

A T seven years old, an aqua blue dream catcher caught the eye of Kirrily White at a Fraser Coast market.

back to its former glory with her own personal touches added.

She told her parents on that day that later in life she would own a Volkswagen Beetle in that exact colour.

She said the white vinyl interior, the bumper bars, classic steering wheel, the chrome trim and no headrests, are standout features of the vehicle.

Now 20, the very same dream catcher hangs from the rear-view mirror of her 1967 Beetle, which Kirrily had colour-matched for a custom metallic respray.

“I said to mum and dad that I wanted my Beetle to be this colour when I buy one and do it up,” Kirrily said.

“So, the dream catcher was what really started all the inspiration.”

The restoration project started after Kirrily found the dusty old blue beetle in Howard with plenty of missing parts and hail dents.

With the help of her car-orientated family and two-and-a-half-years of costly and time-consuming restoration work after school, work and on weekends – the car is now unrecognisable.

The iconic car appeared across pop culture and is, alongside flares and the peace symbol, a representation of the swinging 60s.

In keeping with the time, Kirrily sculpted the gorgeous classic vehicle

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The Wide Bay Rodders Car Club member has gone on to place in the Top 10 vehicles twice and won Best European Car at local car shows.

Timber floorboards were also installed and high heels, along with drinking, smoking, or eating in the car, is strictly against the rules of riding in the Beetle.

“It’s a real 60s theme and that’s what inspired it.

“I never wanted to have a black interior because the 60s was all about right colours and happy times, and I wanted something that would stand out and be in people’s face.

“You look at other old school cars and they either have vinyl or carpet, so I wanted something that was easy to clean, and different.

“It’s flat, so it’s so much easier.”

So, how does she drive you might ask?

“It drives rough … but that’s the joy of old cars,” she said.

“It gives you goose bumps every time you go to drive it.”

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DREAM CATCH BEETLE FAST FACTS • Ferdinand Porsche, an Austrian automotive engineer, created the Volkswagen Beetle after receiving a contract from Hitler in 1934 for prototypes. Beginning in 1938 and ending in 2003, the Beetle was in production for a whopping 65 years, the longest a vehicle has been produced in history.

• When production began in 1938, the public simply referred to the stylish little car as “Volkswagen” or “people’s car”. That same year The New York Times referred to the Volkswagen as a Beetle and the name caught on.

• Beginning in 1938 and ending in 2003, the Beetle was in production for a whopping 65 years, the longest a vehicle has been produced in history.

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One of the top destinations for travellers in Queensland is the beautiful WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS.

Situated 150km north of Mackay, the Whitsunday Islands are in the centre

of the World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef. Mother Nature turns on a spectacular display of breathtaking beauty, showcasing stunning displays of aqua water, white silica sand and tropical islands.

The best way to experience the islands is on the water. You can rent a yacht, which you can skipper yourself, or be pampered on a fully crewed vessel.

There is sure to be something to suit your needs and budget. Spend the day gliding through the crystal waters, or call into a secluded beach for a swim. In the evening anchor off a sheltered cove to enjoy a balmy night under the stars whilst sipping your favourite drink.

Nothing beats the serenity of being gently lulled to sleep by the ocean.

A must do is to visit the famous Whitehaven Beach, located on Whitsunday Island, the largest in the group of islands. Well known as the location of movies such as Fool’s Gold, starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson, and Pirates of the Caribbean starring Johnny Depp. At the

northern end of the beach is Hill Inlet which turns on a spectacular display of swirling white sand and water at low tide, creating the perfect photo opportunity.

A wonderful way to see the reef is by taking a scenic flight and witness heart reef, one of the most unique natural formation of coral displayed in a heart shape. This truly is a sight to behold.

There is a range of accommodation to suit as well. Visit Hayman Island to enjoy 5 star luxury, or Hamilton Island which has its own small township on the island, complete with a school, a wildlife sanctuary, airport, golf course, marina and varying styles of accommodation, including high rise apartments. Daydream Island is well worth a visit too with its own unique living reef, an outdoor coral lagoon wrapping around the main resort building of the island, home to 100 species of marine life and over 80 types of coral.

The natural wonders of this beautiful destination will remain in your memory long after your holiday is over. Treat yourself and visit this magnificent destination today!

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My Ga rden Gate

alking through my garden gate, I’m filled with a feeling of love and pride for what I W have grown. I am surrounded by vitamin-rich vegetables and the smell of fertile soil. I am

Krisy Goodwin

happy. Welcome to “My Garden Gate” where you will find helpful tips and advice on all things gardening.

More people than ever are looking to growing their own food, for health, money saving, or environmental reasons. Food crops can be grown in just about anything, so if you haven’t got the room in your yard, unit balcony or are restricted in a rental, there is always a way as long as you have sunshine. I currently have vegetables and herbs growing in buckets, pots, an old washing machine drum and a bathtub, you are only restricted by your imagination!

Garden tips for the beginner 1. Keep your veggie bed to a manageable size. You can always go bigger later.

2. Place your bed not too far from your kitchen in a north-south orientation, as most vegetables need at least 6 hours of sunlight to stay healthy.

3. Soil preparation is key! At least 2 weeks before planting: 4. Dig down a spade depth and add plenty of organic material such as compost, cow manure and a good quality organic fertiliser to enrich the soil, encouraging microbes and worms.

5. Keep the soil moist but not wet, even when empty and cover with mulch.

6. Plant what you eat! Look at what vegetables you eat regularly and plant those.

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Hugh van Cuylenburg was teaching in India when he had a life-changing realisation: despite their underprivileged surroundings, the children were remarkably positive. By contrast, many children back in Australia seemed to struggle with depression and other social anxieties, including his own sister who had a severe eating disorder.

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Evelyn Willebrands This graceful and ethereal artwork reminds me of romantic trysts in the moonlight, of luminescent clouds in the night sky.

Inspirati o ns

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I am a business owner, kinesiologist, mum, and a lover of life!

I am excited to be able to share the positivity vibe with you each and every month.

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I am a holistic practitioner that uses kinesiology and intuitive techniques to promote client positivity and wellness.

I particularly have a passion for working with the emotional and spiritual aspects of body balance.

What is kinesiology, you might ask?

Kinesiology is an energy healing technique that holistically helps people move on from their old story to create a new balanced one.

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If you are feeling challenged or pressured at this time, know you are more powerful than you think.

You are resilient, grounded and have unshakeable mountain strength.

Be sure to keep grounded. If you are not sure what to do next, stay exactly where you are, talk things over with those around you, and know change will come to you. Everything will work out.

I always trust the direction of the Universe and know I am being guided. ”

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