December 2012
An Initiative of Pomona & District Community House Inc.
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WE’RE CLOSING FOR HOLIDAYS!
FREE LEGAL ADVICE & REFERRAL HINTERLAND OUTREACH
Pomona Community House will be
@ Pomona & District Community House 1 Memorial Ave, Pomona
closed for holidays from Friday 21st December at 4.00pm. We are open again 9.00am Monday 21st January 2013
Tuesday evenings Monthly 15 January & 29 January 2013 6.pm – 7.30pm (please arrive early for your appointment)
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL Ph: 5443 7827 Suncoast Community Legal Service provides Family & General Law ADVICE & REFERRAL SERVICES ** A $5 donation is appreciated to help this service continue **
Pomona Community House wish all our clients, friends and associates a very happy festive season, safe traveling, happy times spent with family and loved ones and best wishes for 2013
A Touch of the Past Antiques
Coffee Shop Pomona & District Community House
5 Reserve Street, Pomona
Would like to thank the Local Businesses & Community Organisations for their generous support, sponsorship & donations.......for 2012
Christmas Gifts
*Antiques* *Gifts* *Flowers* *Jewellery* *Teddy Heaven* Homemade Cakes Lunches Open 7 Days 7am to 5pm Group Bookings Available
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NOOSA SHOW SOCIETY AGM 5th December 2012. At the above meeting the existing committee of President Les Andreassen, Vice President Ian Pike, Secretary Lorraine Fraley and Treasurer Terie Wakeham were re-elected for 2013.
Bookings Ph: 54471766 Bus available for Hinterland Residents
We would like to thank the Members, Stewards , Volunteers, Businesses and the Community for all their support and assistance for this past year.
**conditions apply
Time: 11am - 1pm Wednesday 30th Jan 2012 “Aussie ”Island in the Sun”
We welcome any enquiries regarding Volunteering or Membership to the Secretary on 5485 2331 office hours.
84 SQ Metres in total @Pomona Community House (Underneath PCH) Commercial
All Sunshine Coast buses will be FREE
Three separate office spaces with adjoining foyer/meeting room which includes kitchen facilities.
From 26 December 2012 to 6 January 2013 Sunshine Coast Council, in partnership with TransLink, are providing FREE public transport for everyone on the Sunshine Coast, proudly funded by the Public Transport Levy. More information can be found on council’s Website: www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or call 5475 7272.
Contact Pomona Community House
PH: 041 111 4077 PH: 0400 456 849 admin@pomonacommunityhouse.com.au
For TransLink (Sunbus services) enquiries visit translink.com.au or call 13 12 30.
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Christmas Short Bread
Ingredients
Pomona Pacers Someone has stolen 2012. I cannot believe how quickly the year has flown. Because it has been so hot we are regularly using the forest walks to get our required exercise. We meet at 6.30am on week days in front of the Community House. Our last walk for the year will be on Friday, 21 December and we will welcome the New Year in on 2 January 2013. This will give us a chance to be with family and friends over the festive season. Our break-up dinner will be held on 11 December. For 2013 we are changing the Moon Walks to the Wednesday nearest the full moon. Our first one for 2013 will be on 30 January. Instead of dining at a restaurant it is planned to have a picnic tea by the river. The February Moon Walk will be on 27 February. For more information on our daily walks or the Moon Walks phone Assunta on 5485 2935 or Ellen on 5485 1249. We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. Most importantly, stay safe.
Melted butter, to grease 250g butter, at room temperature 100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar 300g (2 cups) plain flour, sifted 90g (1/2 cup) rice flour, sifted Step 1 Preheat oven to 150°C. Brush 2 baking trays with melted butter to grease. Use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Step 2 Gradually add the combined flour, beating on low speed until almost combined. Use your hands to bring the dough together in the bowl. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth. Step 3 Divide the dough into 2 equal portions. Use your hands to shape 1 portion of dough into an 18cm-diameter disc. Transfer to 1 of the prepared trays. Use a flat-bladed knife to smooth the surface. Pinch the edges to create a fluted edge. Use a small sharp knife to score the disc into 8 wedges and use a fork to prick the dough all over. Repeat with the remaining dough to make a second disc. Step 4 Bake the shortbread in oven, swapping the trays halfway through cooking, for 40 minutes or until light golden. Set aside on the trays for 10 minutes to cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into wedges to serve.
Assunta Easton – Walk Organizer
EXTRA ........EXTRA ......READ ALL ABOUT IT !!!!!!! How would you like to get your newspaper, Coffee and have a chat with your friends at the one place ? Well now you can...Everyone loves to relax when reading the paper or favourite magazine with a cuppa, so the thought of combining these makes sense. The owners of Pomona News, Les & Mitch are proud to announce CoffeeXtra opening in the Pomona Newsagency on Monday 17 December from 6am. Deb (from Mannies pizza shop ) will be operating the Coffee Bar, and is excited to offer this exclusive service to Pomona. You can enjoy your favourite beverage 7 days a week from 6am, either takeaway......... Or sit outside in the shaded surrounds, and relax on one of our funky coffee stools. The finest selection of loose leaf teas will also be available. If you prefer something cold..... Try one of our many frappes ....There is also a selection of gourmet biscuits (Including Gluten free).
GRAND OPENING DAY - MONDAY 17 DECEMBER - 6AM Locals Supporting Locals - Pomona Community House Funded by Department of Communities
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2012 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHESS PLAYING & TUTORING
How will you vote in Noosa Council referendum? Ratepayers of the former Noosa Shire will vote in a compulsory referendum early in 2013 – tipped to be around March – to determine whether their old council will be reinstated following forced merger of the three councils in 2008. Local Government Minister, David Chrisafulli, said Noosa had the strongest case among four Queensland communities that he had decided should be allowed to consider breaking away from the current local government structure. Its long-term viability was ‘good’. However, a Noosa de-amalgamation from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council will come at a cost.
Two strands… 1. Community chess group at Pomona Community House. $2 for adults, $1 for under 16 yrs. Once per week.
For Noosa, the Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) found that the initial cost to de-amalgamate would be $13.6 million, or an extra $260 per ratepayer in the first year. There would also be ongoing costs of an extra $142 per ratepayer in following years, rising with inflation.
Dates:Wed 19th December Wed January 2nd/9th/16th/23rd Time: 4pm-5pm. Just playing chess games for enjoyment and improvement. Juniors and beginners can get advice and help. Please bring own chess set. 2. Chess tutoring for juniors or beginners. Tutor Phil Willy, one to one, at players home in the Pomona area for a fee of $15 per hour. Time to be arranged to suit both tutor and pupil. Contact Phil Willy on 5485 2219 Blue Card Holder
ANGER MANAGEMENT
Among one-off costs incurred by a breakaway Noosa Council are the salaries of new senior executives, community and staff engagement costs, legal and accounting fees. A smaller council would also have less-effective buying power and would require new plant and equipment, including computer software and hardware. In deciding that Noosa ratepayers will vote on their future, Mr Chrisafulli took into account the advice of a specially-appointed Boundaries Commissioner, Col Meng, a former Mayor of Mackay. “A decision needs to be taken with all the facts on the table, and people will have to make a judgement about whether reverting to an independent council is worth the cost,” Mr Chrisafulli said. The council de-amalgamation referendum will consider a smaller council with the exact boundaries Noosa had before merger with Maroochy and Caloundra councils in 2008, although the people of Eumundi, Verriedale and Doonan have expressed an interest to eventually join their Noosa neighbours within a single local government area.
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Business Name A Touch of the Past Antique Coffee Shop Andrew Chapman's A Grade Mechanical Bendigo Bank Pomona Caltex Pomona & Automotive Cooroora Mountain Stop Café Cooroora Screens & Blinds Evolution Hair Gitsham Prime Food Hinterland Bakehouse Hollyhock Cottage La Mode Fabienne Lozza's RockNRoll Café Natures Cutting Boards Pomona North Coast Law Pomona Options 4U Op Shop Out The Back Antiques Pomona Ag Supplies Pomona Fitness Centre Pomona Fruit & Vegie Market Pomona Hire Pomona Hotel & Bottle Shop Pomona Newsagency Pomona Post Office Pomona Produce & Pets Supplies Pomona Service Centre Pomona Small Engine Repairs Raine & Horne Noosa Hinterland Rockin Relics Antique Barn Serges Pizza & Pasta The Boutique Room The Flower Room The Two Old Ladies Tea Shop True Value Hardware Pomona
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Like a Native Christmas Tree? Would you like to have a native, living Christmas tree for a change this Christmas? We are selling Bunya pines and Hoop pines for $18 each. They are already established in a pot and stand 0.5 to 1m high. Or maybe you’d like to give your loved ones a living gift of native plants? Then together you can watch them grow over many years!
Noosa Landcare Gift Certificate Pack For a Noosa Landcare ‘Gift Certificate Pack’, why don’t you pop into our office or call us? We can put it into the mail to you in good time for Christmas. A Gift Certificate Pack includes a Gift Voucher (to the value you choose), an information sheet on Noosa Landcare’s supplies and services and a ‘Gift Tree’ (a decorative paper cut-out tree!).
Retail Nursery, Station Street, Pomona. Open Wednesday - Friday 9.30 - 2.30 Saturday 9.00 - 12.00, phone: (07) 5485 2468 admin@noosalandcare.org
Vitamin F (friends)... Why do we have a variety of friends who are all so different in character? How do we get along with them all? I think that each one helps to bring out a "different" part of us. We joke with one friend. We sit down and talk about serious matters with one. With another, we laugh a lot. We may have a coffee with one. We listen to one friend's problems. Then we listen to another one's advice for us. Our friends are all like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. When completed, they form a treasure box. A treasure of friends! There are friends who understand us better than we understand ourselves, who support us through good days and bad days. We all pray together and for each other. Doctors tell us that friends are good for our health. Dr. Oz calls them Vitamins F (for Friends) and counts the benefits of friends as essential to our well being. Research shows that people in strong social circles have less risk of depression and terminal strokes. If you enjoy Vitamins F constantly, you can be up to 30 years younger than your real age. The warmth of friendship stops stress and even in your most intense moments, it decreases the chance of a cardiac arrest or stroke by 50%. Make an effort to keep a stock of Vitamins F! Value your friends and keep in touch with them. Try to see the funny side of things and laugh together, and pray for each other in the tough moments. Locals Supporting Locals - Pomona Community House Funded by Department of Communities
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POMONA COMMUNITY HOUSE
MAHJONG WEDNESDAY 1PM - 3.30PM
PH: 54852427 COLOUR & BLACKWHITE PRINTING/ COPYING SCANNING INTERNET LAMINATING FAXING RESUME SERVICE
Donation $2 per visit PH: 5485 2427
CHILD HEALTH CLINIC
MONDAY 9.30AM - 12.30PM PH: 5449 5944 CREATIVE WRITING TUESDAY 9.30AM - 11.30 AM Lawson Shed
Improve your health, grow & eat the rewards.
@ Lawson Shed PH: 5485 2427 Pomona Astronomy Club Wednesday
Pomona Pixel People
(4th Wed of the Month)
@ Lawson Shed
Time 6.30pm to 8.30pm Cost $2 per person
Monday **Fortnightly** at 7pm Cost $2 per person
Venue: Lawson Shed Join local enthusiasts.
**Helpful hints on how to use your camera**
Contact Cliff PH 5485 1767 after 7pm
Copy Deadline the last day of the month.....
ROOM HIRE Pomona Community House & Lawson Shed Contact Heather 5485 2427
30 December 2012 Cooroora Connect is also published on Facebook.....
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Monthly - 15 & 29 Jan TUESDAY - 6PM - 7.30PM PH: 54437827
Come along, make new friends, learn about growing Vegies.
KISMET BELLY DANCER!! DISCOVER YOUR EXOTIC SELF FABULOUS FUN & FITNESS FRIDAY 6.00pm - 7.30pm @ Lawson Shed Contact Leigh 0401 429 309
REFERRAL & INFORMATION
Suncoast Community Legal Service
Friday fortnightly
COMPUTER LESSONS
GROUPS & SERVICES
FREE LEGAL ADVICE
Pomona Gardening Group
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POMONA & DISTRICT COMMUNITY HOUSE INC
1 Memorial Ave, Pomona 4568
PHONE: 5485 2427 | FAX: 5485 1702 | ABN: 86 583 189 320 President - Dawn Gwynne Manager - Brian Lawson
Vice President - Joy Cross
Treasurer - Ben Stoffl
Coordinator - Heather Manders
Secretary - Debbie Schouten
Coordinator - Kathryn Shewring
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The Boutique Room 18 Reserve Street, Pomona Ph: 0409 948 630 Size 8 to plus sizes Designer Labels Fashion & Accessories Giftware
POMONA True Value Hardware
Massage Mind - Body - Soul By Francoise
PH: 5485 1351 10 Reserve St Pomona
*Kahuna *Remedial *Sports *Aromatherapy Astrology - Counselling - Visionary Art
FOR ALL YOUR HARDWARE,
PH: 0409 069 782 3/25 Factory Street, Pomona
TIMBER, GARDEN, PAINT, GAS, RURAL & PRODUCE NEEDS
Daniel Haskas Electrics Ph: 0418 431 363 Back Building Carpenter Ph: 0421 499 228
SUNDAY SERVICES
Option 4 U
Pomona Community Hall Reserve Street, Pomona
Op Shop
9.30 - 11am Family Service
2/14 Reserve St
* Contemporary Music *
Pomona
* Teaching * * Kids Church * Refreshment after the service
Ph: 5485 0206 or 0412 972744
Enquiries: Snr Pastor Joy & Alan Cross
Jason Stone Painting & Decorating Ph: 0419 758 530 Hi-Tech Drain Cleaning Ph: 0420 104 629 Peter Zanevra Concreter Ph: 0408 100 843 *Pomona Bob Cat Hire Ph: 0412 909 112 *McCallum R & L Painters & Renderers Ph: 5447 9657
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