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We decided that with the next stage of restrictions easing on the weekend of June 13-14, we would kick off a trial of printing the paper on a monthly basis.

With the dramatic economic impact on many local businesses, we have our fingers crossed that they are feeling confident enough to book ads with us.

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Local News What have local musicians been doing during COVID-19?

By Sonia Clark While social in-person gatherings may have been restricted over the past few months, we thought it would be interesting to find out how some of our local singers and musicians have adapted to the COVID-19 situation. Sarah Minns, who runs the Glasshouse Community Choir, put the request out for feedback and had some good responses from members of her local community choir and ukulele group (The Glass Ukes), who usually meet at the Glass House Mountains Neighbourhood Centre.

Sarah and fellow choir member Anna de Oliveira provided the following insights.

Q: Can you tell us about you and your involvement in the local music/choir scene?

Sarah: I was a high school teacher and recently left the classroom to enjoy teaching piano from my home studio. In 2019 I began a community singing group at the Glass House Neighbourhood Centre

Sarah at home on the piano

as I wanted to create a place where our community members could come and sing together for relaxation and fun.

Anna: Well, I’m a novice singer but I’m always willing to have a go regardless of my ability. Last year I saw Sarah Minns’ call for expressions of interest to establish a community choir in Glass House. My children are in choirs at school and they get a buzz out of singing, so I thought why don’t I try it too? From Glasshouse Community Choir, I joined The Glass Ukes and up until isolation, many of our members were attending both groups on alternating weeks.

Q: How has music or singing provided an outlet to navigate the current challenging climate?

Sarah: I have shifted my piano teaching to the Zoom platform and this has been a steep but satisfying technological learning curve for me. I am also making the time to really practise, something I haven't consciously or actively done for many years! I'm just loving playing more often. It lifts my spirits and keeps my brain busy.

Q: How have you continued to connect online?

Sarah: Surprisingly, it takes lots of energy to connect online with my piano students.

We have lots of laughs trying to dance together in front of the camera, pulling exaggerated faces to express our feelings, even wearing silly bunny/bear ears to lighten the mood. We often exchange videos - demonstrations from me for the students and performances from my students for me. The beauty is that the students can also share their performance videos with their absent loved ones, something they probably wouldn't usually think to do. Our local singing group is also keeping in touch via a Facebook page.

Anna: Hans, from The Glass Ukes, kicked things off by creating Facebook videos for

Local choir member Anna de Oliveira has continued to connect creatively online us to continue practising the ukulele. One thing I am certain of is the need for music in my life, it certainly lifts my spirits.

Q: Have there been any positive new aspects to your creativity?

Sarah: My creative connections are now worldwide! Piano teachers all over the world are joining together in forums and webinars to communicate. It's been wonderful to connect as being a solo operator from home can be isolating.

My professional development is also progressing in leaps and bounds.

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Strumming together in person again

By Sonia Clark Emerging from physical isolation, members of the community ukulele group, ‘The Glass Ukes’, gathered at Turner Park, Beerwah for their first ‘post-lockdown outdoor practice’ session last Friday May 22.

Group organiser, Hans Dauncey, was pleased that members were able to meet again to strum in person, however he said in due course, he also looked forward to returning to their usual practice space at The Glasshouse Mountains Neighbourhood Centre.

Hans said along with the Glasshouse Community Choir, who they share a number of members with, and obviously prior to social restrictions, ‘The Glass Ukes’ made good use of the Neighbourhood Centre space, which had been their home until lockdown.

“We miss the homey, comfortable space it provides, however it’s wonderful to see a number of us being able to gather together again,” said Hans.

Since establishing the group in June last year, the group has flourished with a regular attendance of 20 to 25 players at their fortnightly evening meetings.

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Hans was initially drawn to establish the group in the local area as he firmly believed that there were enough interested people locally to make a viable group.

“It didn’t matter if anyone had played before or not as we established the group to suit all abilities and age levels – basically we explored songs with easy parts for beginners and more challenging parts for others,” Hans said.

The group was primarily established for the enjoyment of playing and singing together as a community, and since coming together, the group has gone from strength to strength.

Hans said it has been great to see people go from complete beginners (in many cases) to having the confidence to present public performances in only a few months.

Like many other community groups, Hans said ‘The Glass Ukes’ had gone online to keep up their social contact and skills during the COVID-19 restrictions.

“The focus has been our Facebook group where we exchange music, recordings, information and fun stuff like puzzles and games,” Hans said.

“Of course, this not the same as getting

Glass House Mountains’ musician Hans Dauncey heads up the local community ukulele group ‘The Glass Ukes’. together, playing and having a chat and a cuppa, but our fond hope is that when things start to get back to normal that we will pick up where we left off.”

Hans said that they welcome anyone who would like to join, and they have a good repertoire of songs ranging from very easy two or three chord numbers, to more challenging riffs and finger picking.

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Here comes the bride … hopefully in July Member for Glass House Andrew Powell and Hinterland Tourism Sunshine Coast president Kerry Brown are calling on the Premier to save Queensland’s wedding industry.

Mr Powell said that since the beginning of the COVID restrictions he had received emotional emails from brides, grooms, wedding planners and venue holders, distressed that they had to postpone or cancel wedding day plans.

“Of course, they understood that the wedding restrictions were a necessary sacrifice needed to save lives. However, with the infection rate in Queensland at an average of one person or less per day and only a dozen active cases, it’s time to plan for a reopening of the industry,” Mr Powell said.

In the Glass House electorate, the wedding industry contributes about $55 million annually to the economy. Across the state, it’s closer to $700 million.

To get the local industry moving again while mitigating the risk of COVID, Hinterland Tourism has proposed a sixpoint plan so businesses can realistically begin to take bookings of around 100 guests from mid-July.

From left - Andrew Powell MP, with Marlene Murray and Alan Thompson from Flaxton Gardens and president of Hinterland Tourism Kerry Brown The plan commitment includes: 1. The venue will be closed to the public during the private wedding function 2. All guests’ names and contact details must be provided to the venue seven days before the event 3. The venue will keep the list on file for future reference 4. Guests will be encouraged to download and have the COVIDSafe app active 5. Each guest will have their temperature taken at the venue on arrival 6. Standard COVID hygiene protocols will be followed with respect to hand sanitising and hard surface cleaning.

Kerry Brown of Hinterland Tourism says the current four-square metre rule is simply not viable for most wedding venues.

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“It is extremely distressing for our couples, many who have been planning their special day for two years and more,” Kerry said.

Mr Powell said that sadly, the government’s current Roadmap to Recovery had not considered that with the implementation of a plan like this wedding venues could function safely with little risk to the community.

“I am calling on the Premier to work with the wedding industry to give financial certainty to the operators and hope to brides and grooms across the state.

“There is no reason for us to keep this industry in the dark if this six-point plan is followed,” Mr Powell said.

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Maleny Credit Union takeover bid explained Maleny Credit Union (MCU) recently announced that it has entered into new negotiations to sell the member-owned financial institution following the Federal Treasury Department rejecting the previous takeover proposal.

The new potential buyer, led by the Lakeba Group – an international financial technology group headquartered in Sydney – appears on paper to be have far less financial merchant experience than the previous buyer Firstmac, a Brisbane-based company that is Australia’s largest non-bank lender.

The Lakeba Group is a future-focussed tech business platform that utilises artificial intelligence and sophisticated algorithms to conceive, create and commercialise innovative technologies.

Their ventures (as they call them) include: • Ezidox – provides a software system that automates the document collection and management process from customer to business to others • Verimoto – a system to verify the identity and ownership of assets • Shelfie – a video-based system that automates shelf-stocktaking in real time • Quixxi Security – promotes an intelligent and integrated end-to-end mobile app

security solution • 360dgrees – software to create 360 degree and VR interactive videos for marketing and other purposes • Prohetico – described as an “AI-driven neural network designed to expose business challenges in need of new technology solutions” • Ezifin – a platform for assisting people to manage personal finances • Titlexchange – a portal to assist in property conveyancing • Bricklet – markets an approach for people to purchase “affordable fragments” of a property The negotiated offer from the Lakeba Group is comparable with the Firstmac offer. It includes: • A purchase price of about $6.7 million for the business, which is comparable to the $7 million from Firstmac.

• MCU members will receive $1,500 as part of the acquisition, $750 in cash and $750 in shares in the entity that will own and operate the business. The Firstmac deal gave members a flat $1,200 cash payment.

• As with the Firstmac offer, the member investment shareholders will be repaid

their capital in full.

• The MCU Charitable Trust will receive a donation of $1 million from Lakeba, less than Firstmac’s $2 million offer.

• For at least 10 years, a percentage of the Maleny branch profits will be donated to the MCU Charitable Trust. Firstmac promised $30,000 a year.

• All MCU staff will be retained and the Maleny branch will operate for at least ten years, mirroring Firstmac’s commitment.

Lakeba Group is also committing a further $10 million to fund MCU’s transformation into a “modern bank”, as well as provide the much-needed technology boost to drive digital transformation.

Some other specifics include removing the monthly Visa debit card fees and introducing a mobile phone banking app enabling real-time banking transactions, including payments.

As was the Firstmac bid, a member ballot will need to be conducted with at least 25% member participation required and, of that, 75% will need to vote ‘yes’ for the deal to proceed to the next stage.

As yet, no date has been set for the members’ vote.

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Business News Online fitness keeping the community healthy and active

By Sonia Clark Fitness trainer James Poole hasn’t let the recent COVID-19 restrictions and gym closures stop his commitment to community health and wellbeing. The enterprising local along with his mum Andrea Poole and fellow fitness instructor Michelle Sawyer have set up a Facebook group, PSP Health and Fitness, to bring accessible and fun fitness classes directly to the community online.

Currently in year 12 and school captain at Beerwah State High School, James said he had always been a sports fanatic, heavily involved in his school’s athletics extension program as well as a range of external sporting interests from soccer and AFL to competing in triathlons.

James is also looking towards a sports-oriented pathway at university and before the gym closures in March due to COVID restrictions, was part of the All in One Fitness Beerwah team.

After gyms were forced to close, PSP (Poole Sawyer Poole) Health and Fitness was set up in April as a way to offer a full timetable of weekly online classes for the local community, with fun and practical exercise instruction from boot camp and cardio workout classes, through to yoga and meditation suitable for all fitness levels.

James said the response to the classes had been awesome with heaps of positive feedback from community members.

“We’ve set up a structure based on a four-week block of classes for $40 offering around 10 classes a week which works out to $1 per class,” James said.

People can find out more about what’s on offer through our Facebook page. If they want to sign up, we direct then to our private group for full access to the timetable and all our Facebook live classes.”

James said he was really enjoying helping the community to stay healthy, happy and active especially through the current social restrictions.” Now that he’s seen the opportunity to connect directly with people through online options he hopes to continue offering online fitness even after the restrictions lift.

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With the impact of COVID-19 there has never been a more important time for the Sunshine Coast’s tourism industry to stand united.

Visit Sunshine Coast Networking night held on Mooloolaba Beach pre-social distancing Which is why Visit Sunshine Coast (VSC) has decided to waive membership fees for existing members for the next 12 months.

New members who join VSC from the 2020/21 financial year will pay a discounted fee of $10.

Benefits of membership include promotion through VSC’s website and marketing campaigns; fortnightly industry newsletters; access to training and workshops; the opportunity to promote your brochures through VSC’s visitor information centres; involvement in media and trade familiarisation activities; and media support.

A membership with VSC is a way for tourism operators and local businesses to stay connected, remain up-to-date with important tourism news, get involved in cooperative destination marketing campaigns and forge working partnerships with fellow industry members.

Mercure Sunshine Coast Kawana Waters general manager and VSC member John Örning said he valued being part of the region’s tourism network.

“It is important, especially now, to have someone locally that advocates for the local tourism industry,” he said.

“As we have seen in the past few months, moving forward we will need to find new ways to adapt and support one another.

“Helping each other out is a really strong quality of the Sunshine Coast tourism community.”

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Beauty and Nails combine in Beerwah

Ladies (and gentlemen) looking for some pampering in Beerwah can now have all the beauty and nail treatments at one convenient location at 2/5 Peachester Road, Beerwah.

Hinterland Body & Soul owner Shannon Greenwood is thrilled to open the doors at her new salon premises and excited to welcome nail technician, Michelle from Shelz Nailz, located directly upstairs.

Shelz Nailz owner Michelle Wormell has more than 35 years industry experience and has been eagerly awaiting the opening up her new salon. Passionate about all things nails, Michelle offers her clients a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy some cuticle pampering.

Shelz Nailz will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and in line with current COVID-19 restrictions, advises that appointments will need to be booked ahead of time.

It was a welcome relief for many earlier this month when restrictions were lifted for the beauty industry, and this was certainly the case for Shannon and Michelle.

Hinterland Body & Soul is now open for all of its usual services in beautiful new premises and Shannon said she is thrilled for Michelle to be opening her salon upstairs.

“We’re so happy to be operating again from our new premises and we’ve had a great response from customers since re-opening,” Shannon said.

“We’re also happy to have Michelle upstairs and we’re looking forward to the businesses working together to provide clients with a range of beauty treatments, all in the one location.”

Make sure to pop in to see Shannon, Jen and Michelle at 2/5 Peachester Road, Beerwah.

To book in to have your nails done with the talented Michelle, phone 0407 752 343.

To book in for all your beauty needs, phone Hinterland Body & Soul on 0412 676 243.

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“I look forward to meeting you when you book for your personalised service”

Hinterland Body and Soul is again open for business after a change of location and new environment.

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We still offer all the same beauty services and Donna our wonderful Laser/IPL Therapist is back for her monthly visits as well.

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Community News Congratulations to Maleny Dairies Maleny Dairies has taken out a Queensland state award in the delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards 2020. They were named by a panel of four Queensland judges as among the best in the state in the Queensland dairy category for their Maleny Dairies Real Cream product. They were one of 124 producers across the country receiving state awards across Diary, Paddock, Sea and Earth categories, and will now go through as state winners to the national judging phase. The 2020 gold medal winners will be announced later this year.

Editor-in-chief of delicious. Kerrie MaCallum said the awards celebrated new, innovative, native and consistently outstanding Australian ingredients and the awards gave credit to the producers who cared deeply about their produce.

“Affected by the severe drought, devastating bushfires and now the COVID-19 challenges, it has never been more important to support our farmers and producers,” she said.

“They need our help.”

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Your contributions turn into your benefits Contributed by Rick Vickers For the sixth year running the Rotary Club of Maleny has invited not-for-profit community groups and organisations to apply for a grant of up to $2,000 in the Maleny, Conondale and Montville areas to assist clubs that run, manage, conduct or implement programs or projects benefiting local communities.

This year, in the midst of huge health and financial obstacles, we have managed to assist seven successful applicants to a total of $7,000.

They include support for utility bills at Fig House (through the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre), insurance assistance for the cadets at TS Centaur, a contribution to the purchase of an ophthalmic burr at the Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital, lightweight tables for the Maleny Cultural and Historical Society, signage at the Conondale Public Hall, lightweight tables for Maleny District Sports and Recreational Club and a contribution towards a laptop for The Range Croquet Club.

Each grant will benefit a portion of our community either by increasing the safety and comfort for individuals within each group, such as new tables replacing donated old, heavy and unsafe ones. Other benefits include assistance with compulsory charges for Fig Tree residents and naval cadets.

Then there is the never-ending requirement for expensive medical equipment for patients at the hospital and essential administration equipment such as a laptop for the croquet players.

This ensures each organisation’s own limited funds can be put directly to assisting their members or clients in pursuing their goals and reinforcing their welfare.

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Del Davis reflects on 60 years of QCWA membership

By Sonia Clark In this day and age, long-term membership of any community association is an achievement worthy of recognition as it speaks highly of both the outstanding commitment of the member as well as the successful longevity of the association.

With this in mind, Del Davis, president of QCWA Beerwah branch, is definitely worthy of recognition for reaching the impressive milestone of 60 years of membership.

Del said that her involvement with the QCWA started when she joined what was then called ‘the younger set’ in Biloela before her marriage in 1954. Membership of ‘the younger set’ was a popular option for country teenagers and younger women before moving onto the QCWA, generally after they were married.

In 1959 it was proposed that a new local branch for her area of Prospect Creek be established. Del said that she always recalled the date of the initial branch formation meeting, as she was in hospital for the birth of her third son. At the time, Del was one of five other young mothers who joined in 1959.

She particularly recalled the kindness of some of the other ‘older’ women who had children at school, and the way they looked out for the younger members.

“The older mothers were very kind to us and put up with our noisy babies and toddlers at all the meetings. They would always help us out, especially if one of our little ones was being disruptive or putting on a turn – they were very supportive to us younger wives,” Del said.

Through her QCWA involvement over the years Del has picked up a number of useful skills that have benefitted her broader life. As a young woman she learnt how to follow procedure, run meetings and do the association finances, which gave her vital business skills to help her run her family farming and rural harvesting business.

She also credits entering all the local baking contests, regional shows and QCWA functions and competitions with giving her cookery and baking skills, which led to her longstanding involvement as a steward at the local Callide Valley show.

As well as hot tips on how to make her signature date loaf recipe (crushed WeetBix), Del reckons that when making a chocolate cake you should always blend the cocoa with the butter and sugar instead of with the flour.

Del particularly remembers that when she was living near Biloela, the annual QCWA meetings of all the local surrounding branches were a huge highlight on the social calendar for the young country wives.

Del Davis originally joined the QCWA in 1959

Longstanding president of Beerwah QCWA, Del Davis marked her 60th year of QCWA membership last year These social events would often have up to 50 members in attendance, and were a highly anticipated opportunity to dress up in their “glad rags” (including, as Del recalled, “goodness alive, never without a dressy hat!”) and socialise.

“These were big social occasions for us as to meet up at the annual meetings. We would all get together the day before and decorate the hall. We always had a lot of flowers everywhere for these events and we would all enjoy morning tea and lunch and a chance to catch up and wear our nice clothes,” Del said.

Crafts were also a big part of every QCWA and Del said that over the years she has learnt plenty of new and interesting skills in addition to more traditional crafts of needlework and dressmaking. She recalls learning macramé, tiling and making bush jewellery during her early years, and she still has her brooch made of bark to this day!

With the exception of her first year of QCWA membership, Del has continuously held positions on the executive committee, rotating between each of the roles except international officer.

Del and her husband Cyril moved to Glass House Mountains in 1986, when she joined the local Beerwah branch. She said that some of the reasons for her longevity of membership were that she has always admired the principles of the QCWA, the wealth of practical and interesting skills she has picked up, and the long-term friendships she has enjoyed.

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Community News Mooloolah Hall renovation project

By Sonia Clark After a lengthy approval process, the Mooloolah Valley Public Hall committee was thrilled to announce in April the start of a major renovation project. Having been successful in obtaining a grant of $30,000 from the state government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund, additional funds of $1,500 from Sunshine Coast Council and a generous contribution from the hall committee, the historic building is currently being painted inside and out.

Mooloolah Valley Public Hall before painting While the COVID-19 closures of public buildings had been an unavoidable necessity, the situation provided the perfect opportunity for the renovation to take place with the minimum amount of community disruption.

Hall committee secretary Bev Smith said the renovation work had already given the hall a refreshed outlook with its revitalised neutral colour scheme.

Mooloolah Valley Public Hall looking refreshed “The inside is looking delightful! While we do hope that the renovations will attract more members of our community to utilise the hall for events such as weddings and social gatherings, our primary responsibility as a committee is to preserve our community asset – and so we have been working very hard to ensure that happens,” Bev said.

Publicity officer Jason Caroll said the committee chose very neutral colours that will provide a lovely backdrop for all future community events. As well as a public meeting space, the hall committee hopes to offer the hall as a viable local wedding venue and revitalised event space.

To find out more or to follow the renovation progress head to the hall’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mooloolahpublichall.

Lion’s tree planting

A band of volunteers from the Maleny Lions Club got together recently for a tree planting working bee at Fryers Creek, a few kilometres out of town on the Landsborough Road.

This project is the most recent phase in the club’s efforts to control weed tree species, in particular privet, along Maleny’s main road entering the town.

The club was previously a recipient of a Queensland Government grant from the Department of Environment and Heritage for the purpose of weed removal, which the club conducted over time.

The Fryers Creek site has undergone several working bees by the club this year to remove further weeds and clear the area in preparation for planting.

Club president David Coffey said it was very satisfying to get some trees in the ground and growing. Now the public was able to enjoy the fruits of the club members’ labour every time they drove in and out of town.

"The species planted are native to the area and height was taken into consideration when planting under power lines. The site enjoys very good soil and it is expected the trees will establish very quickly,” David said.

The Fryers Creek project was supported by Maleny IGA, which contributed $1,200, Spencer and Karen Shaw of Forest Heart Nursery, who selected, supplied and placed the trees, and Kel Harding of Maleny Dingo Hire, who prepared the holes free of charge.

Thanks to the Maleny Lions on a job well done.

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Meet the Producer In the first of our new series, Meet the Producer, we would like to introduce Jade King from Green Valley Fingerlimes. Jade is an agronomist/soil scientist and, as well as running her farm at the bottom of Peachester supplying beautiful finger limes nationally, internationally and to local restaurants and cafes, she also teaches agricultural science at the Glasshouse Christian College.

We had the pleasure of speaking with Jade late last week, who gave us some wonderful insight into her busy life and unique produce.1

Producers name: Jade King Farm name: Green Valley Fingerlimes Farm location: Peachester Years of operation: Since 2012 When did you start farming?

I guess you could say I was born into in.

My family are farmers and I grew up on our family farm in New South Wales.

How did you get into it?

I’ve loved anything to do with farming since I can remember. I have always wanted to grow Australian natives but I wanted to grow something a little different and it was a combination of serval things that led me to growing finger limes.

What got you interested in farming finger limes?

I’ve always loved Australian natives and, funnily enough, it was a story of Brownie’s from a long time ago that started my fascination with finger limes.

Not long after, my senior ag students were completing an assignment in which they were putting together a business model to be judged. I had said to the class that whoever was selected from the panel, I would dedicate a part of our farm to growing whatever it was. And it just so happened to be finger limes.

It seems that everything was pointing you in the direction of finger limes (excuse the pun…).

How big is your property now?

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Yes, I initially planned on only planting a few but quickly that turned into 300 (a commercial amount). We now have an orchard of almost 2,000 trees. We have 1,200 Champagne Red finger limes, 350 Chartreuse finger limes and also a number of Emerald finger limes.

Green Valley is a premium supplier of Champagne Red finger limes, which have striking pink lime caviar bursting with flavour. Jade explained that the off season is generally from August to November but she has been able to manipulate the growing conditions to allow supply through all seasons.

With Jennifer Kent How do you enjoy your finger limes?

I’m a farmer not a cook but most people enjoy finger limes in a cool drink such as a gin and tonic, or with seafood. They’re a great addition to anything as the texture is very unique and they literally burst with flavour in your mouth. I enjoy my finger limes in a warm green tea at night.

Jade’s finger limes have captured attention all over the globe and last year she was contacted by MasterChef Australia to feature on the program. Laughing, Jade said when she was initially contacted to supply the television program (which they initially did not disclose the name of), she was simply too busy. However, her product had caught their eye and they persisted and she has been supplying the program ever since.

“This is the second time this year we’ve supplied the program,” she said. “And I believe they’ll be featured in upcoming episodes next week.”

Make sure to keep an eye out for that!

Is your product sold locally?

You can purchase our finger limes at Matilda Fruit Barn at Glass House Mountains. They also have a wonderful selection of local produce from many of our region’s local producers. You can also purchase our finger limes through our website and collect from our farm.

If you were going to grow finger limes in your backyard, what variety would you recommend and what tips can you give for growing for success?

One of the key things to growing in your backyard is to know where you are buying trees from. Being a native, they are a very hardy plant so don’t over care for them.

If you do this, you may end up with some lovely green leaves, but an abundance of spikes and no fruit. They prefer to be out in the garden but can be potted up – just use an organic soil mix and don’t let the soil go too dry. A slow-release fertiliser 2-3 times a year will help.

Jade said that while recent global events have impacted on their international business, they are still supplying within Australia and locally, and are welcoming the opportunity to expand the online side of the business. Jade said she had also recently received a grant for diversification from the Queensland Government.

If you want to enjoy some of Jade’s beautiful finger limes be sipping on this Friday night), you can pick some up at Matilda Fruit Barn, Glass House Mountains, or order through her website https://greenvalleyfingerlimes.com/.

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Exhibition of exquisite bird photography Graeme Toft’s exquisite large format photographs are a must-see for any lover of birds and nature, and during June you will be able to see a selection of Graeme’s work on display at Vianta Arts in Simpson Street, Beerwah.

Graeme is a dedicated nature photographer who specialises in Australian birds. He has been a lover of our fauna since he was a child and discovering photography more than ten years ago gave added inspiration for his main passion - birds.

Having travelled extensively throughout Asia and other parts of the world photographing exotic species he is convinced that Australia, with more than 780 species, is ‘bird central’ for the dedicated photographer.

Graeme has sold his images all over the world, including North America and Europe, and has taught photography to many people through Sunshine Coast Council’s education programs at Mary

Cairncross Discovery Centre.

He also had a weekly talkback radio show on the ABC discussing local birds and photography with interested Sunshine Coast and Brisbane residents.

Although the images to be displayed at this exhibition are just a fraction of those he has taken over the years, they give an insight into his passion and the patience required to get the right shot - the backgrounds and feather detail, the true-to-life colours and the postures of the birds.

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Seven things I have learnt from COVID

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4. How adversity brings people together.

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Hinterland Families Sunflowers for competition Glasshouse Christian College agriculture students, also known as ‘aggies’, have been involved with the University of Queensland’s sunflower competition with some great results over the years.

While school life hasn’t quite been the same this year, the school’s agriculture teacher Jade King was still keen for the students to participate in the project, saying they still had loads of fun and learning from the competition.

“Starting out, the students had free range in putting whatever they chose to put in the set sized pots to grow their plants, and each student went about adding various amounts of Organic Xtra, gypsum, EcoGrowth 35, Osmocote, farm manure, urea and anything they could get their hands on,” Jade said.

“They managed to get a few weeks of care and maintenance in before school finished early for the holidays, and then the plants were maintained by automatic water and staff until the students returned to massive fully grown sunflowers,” she said.

While the students missed seeing much of the actual growing time, they were kept up to date with videos and photos, and still got to enjoy the beautiful, big and bright sunflowers at the end of the 12-week growing period, and to chop them down for the weigh-in.

Last week the aggies had their Sunflower Weigh-in Week, which included enjoying sunflower cupcakes, sunflower crackers and the giving of sunflowers as thanks to some of the amazing staff at the school.

At the end of the week, the heaviest sunflower currently stands at 1.3kg grown

by Dylan from grade 11 agricultural science, followed closely by Ryan from grade 10 agricultural practices at 1.2kg.

Jade said the students' sunflowers had a few hurdles thrown at them this year, with limited time to maintain them and some strong winds that toppled them several times, but ultimately, they have done very well.

“It will be exciting to see how all the other schools go across Australia,” Jade said.

Is there a scare in there?

Former Glass House Mountains local Dr Dean Jacobs, who is an author/ illustrator and teacher, is just about to release a new children's picture book that explores the things that children fear at night.

Dean said the focus of his doctoral thesis was the role of visual narrative in the illustrated book and how illustrations should tell a different, even contradictory, story to the written text to allow the reader/ viewer time to consider the underlying meaning of both narratives.

Dean has turned on the lights to expose the things that children fear at night, presenting it all in a rhyming, realistically

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illustrated bedtime story that children will love to read, both visually and linguistically.

The beautiful, highly detailed illustrations are packed with visual cues and quirky information that children will love to discover.

Dean said the illustrated book was evolving. He says it is no longer acceptable for illustrations to simply reflect the words of a story - now illustrations must say much more than that, creating an alternate narrative to challenge what is written.

“This interplay between the two forms of narrative - written and visual - encourages the reader to deeply consider what they are seeing, which could be a contradiction to what they are reading. It sets up an interesting and more dynamic interaction.” he said.

‘Is there a scare in there?’ explores the overactive imagination of children and helps to seek an explanation for what goes bump in the night.

The story follows a child through the many common scary scenarios that children face on a nightly basis; What waits under the bed? What is causing the floorboards to creak? What hides in the closet? Can the

child put his fears to bed?

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Horoscopes

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Week Beginning 31st May 2020

If you celebrate your birthday this week, you share with: 31st: Clint Eastwood – 90, 1st: Morgan Freeman – 83, 2nd: Dominic Cooper – 42, 3rd: Imogen Poots – 31, 4th: Angelina Jolie – 45, 5th: Mark Wahlberg – 49, 6th: Paul Giamatti – 53

GEMINI May 21 - June 21 Best Day: Sunday 31st Sometimes we have to live through unpleasant or frustrating situations, but if we wait long enough, a reason for that experience usually reveals itself. This is especially important to remember this week, particularly if you’re feeling unsure of what to do. Life is full of buried treasures, Gemini. Chances are you’re sitting on some hidden gems this week

CANCER June 22 - July 22 Best Day: Wednesday 3rd It’s a week to find peace and quiet, Cancer. Trust your instincts and understand that you need to give your mind, body and spirit time to rest and recover.

No matter how much you’re being pushed to take action, stop and be still. Calm your mind - stop it from racing. Failure to do so may result in illness not far down the line.

LEO July 23 - August 23 Best Day: Tuesday 2nd It doesn’t matter whether you focus current attentions on moving house, career or long term love, you can expect some changes - mostly positive. Some say you’re impatient. Possibly, but only regarding the trivialities of life. The strong resolve you’ve had to call on in recent weeks will now make you much more confident. You won’t be disappointed.

VIRGO August 24 - September 22 Best Day: Sunday 31st If there's one thing you've learned recently, it's that you can survive despite all the cliff-edge challenges you've had to endure, it’s hardly surprising.

Even when times get tough, earthy Virgos maintain their practicality and persistence - tremendous assets in this busy week when instinct and intellect make a powerful duo.

LIBRA September 23 - October 23 Best Day: Thursday 4th Endless stress has chipped away at the Libran spirit. Right now, a good portion of humanity is feeling very tetchy, with many brewing up to a tiff. You could save yourself problems by taking a few days break - alone. Sometimes this whole business of social isolation comes in handy. The other trick is to become invisible. Tread softly.

January 21 - February 18 Best Day: Friday 5th An unexpected chance to cash in enables enterprising Aquarians to make the best of negotiating skills.

There's a strong emphasis on money and property. This period also brings you to a crucial emotional crunch. For a while now, you’ve been battling with restriction. And you’ve worn it well. By late week, expect a surprise.

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October 24 - November 22 Best Day: Friday 5th No one has a completely drama free existence - we all make mistakes.

Consider, though, that errors of judgement are simply learning tools towards selfawareness and wisdom.

So don’t be swamped by remorse or disappointment. Discard what’s no longer needed in your life. Forgive others, and yourself.

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21 Best Day: Tuesday 2nd Deciding whether or not to give someone another shot is a challenge this week.

Expect some uneven bursts of emotion, as you initially succeed in going with the flow, only to perhaps have a reality check dash your hopes. You might also get mixed signals and wonder whether or not you’re making a mistake. For now, it could be hard to tell.

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20 Best Day: Saturday 30th Thanks to a fever-pitched Mars, it’s a week when major conflict can grow out of minor issues - so douse any flames of aggression.

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February 19 - March 20 Best Day: Monday 1st It’s hard to know whether your irrepressible nature is endearing or irresponsible, but it seems you're determined to take a proverbial leap of faith. Having staked a claim on better opportunities, you’re ready to prove your talents. This week, you have the ability to attract and win over any person or situation to your advantage.

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Best Day: Monday 1st Life becomes more erratic, as close friends or family seem to challenge your every word. Home renovations could also take some hair-raising twists, or electronics go haywire. On some level, though, these disruptions could reflect your inner need for more emotional freedom or change. No need to second guess your thoughts - your instincts are spot-on.

TAURUS April 21 - May 20 Best Day: Friday 5th Fate, in its wisdom, is pointing you in a new direction - one that may feel less secure than you’d like, but which is nevertheless precisely what you need. Don’t fight the inevitable, Taurus.

Go with the flow, and you’ll soon arrive at a destination that looks strangely familiar. You’re in for a delightful surprise.

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Maleny Show Society honorary life members recognised

By Sonia Clark Maleny Show Society has a long and proud tradition of delivering an outstanding regional show experience, driven by a tireless team of dedicated community volunteers. While every contribution, regardless of size, is highly valued, some members have devoted themselves tirelessly over such a remarkable period of time that their efforts deserve additional recognition.

This year, the Maleny Show Society pays special tribute to a number of long-standing members with the distinction of honorary life membership.

Florence Woods Florence first became involved with the show in the mid-1970s, between her commitments of helping to run the family dairy farms and raising her eight children.

Husband Frank would always lend a hand and equipment for the show, and Florence would help with the catering, making sandwiches and refreshments.

Florence fondly recalls that a highlight was the way that show members would all gravitate together after lunch to the pavilion verandah area to catch up and watch the ring events from the best vantage point.

“I would love to watch the grand parade, which was always spectacular, as well as the horses in ring jumping events. I also used to particularly enjoy watching the dogs on the utes,” Florence said.

She said working with the other show society members was wonderful, as everyone liked each other and got along.

It was the companionship, friendship and a sense of belonging to a close community that really stood out.

While it was wonderful to be recognised for her work over the years, Florence certainly hasn’t looked for recognition as she was working like many others to help out her neighbours and friends.

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It was just what you did!

We all helped out and cooked, worked on our farms, attended the show and supported each other

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Everyone looked out for each other in the show society.

It was like a good family filled with camaraderie, fun and affection Ian Aldred

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Since the early 1980s, many would recognise Ian as the gentleman on the front gate at the show handling the admission fees and food stalls money. Ian said he thoroughly enjoyed all the years that he, and previously his wife Beryle, had been involved in the show. He laughed that over the years, regular exhibitors and patrons would always say “still alive then Ian” as they arrived and then “see you next year” with a thumbs up as they left.

He remembers one year a man from Brisbane who had forgotten his wallet arrived so Ian lent him $100, remarking to the bloke, who couldn’t believe that a stranger would do that for him, that “he had an honest face”. Ian was pleased to say that the stranger did send the money back to him.

Ian has always been involved with the show working committee, putting his jack-of-all-trades skills to use around the grounds, with many a painted surface under his belt. His favourite part of the show was the plane drop of parachutists carrying the Australian flag as well as the dairy cattle.

“Everyone looked out for each other in the show society. It was like a good family filled with camaraderie, fun and affection,” Ian said.

At GC&M News we love working with all our local community groups, schools and not-for-profits to support their annual events and fundraisers.

Each year we provide around $55,000 in promotional sponsorship to assist them.

Of these events, one of our favourites is the Maleny Show and for the past few years we have been proud to be their official media partner.

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Margaret Wild Margaret Wild and her husband Laurie moved to their Bald Knob dairy property after World War II. From then on they volunteered with the show society and have always been heavily involved with horses. Margaret was involved in the catering side of the show and remembers the early days when the show ball was still held on the same weekend as the show. She would get up early to milk the cows, spend all day at the show and then the night at the show ball helping out and socialising, before returning home to milk the cows again.

Margaret would help out with meals for competitors and along with others would help run the horse stall near the main ring.

She later took over the show catering and continued to help out until a few years ago. Margaret said that while she was very proud to have been awarded an honorary life membership, so many others also contributed.

“It was just what you did! We all helped out and cooked, worked on our farms, attended the show and supported each other,” Margaret said.

thoroughly enjoyed her time, particularly working alongside Meg Thomas and Marie Closkey.

Shirley said she loved embroidery but it was the longterm friendships she developed through working with others that really stands out in her mind.

She has great memories of her time with the show. As she hated housework, she always loved the excuse to get out and get busy with show work!

“Everyone was just great to be around. We all worked together well and had the same thought, which was to make the pavilion look wonderful and to make the displays really good. It was always great to be involved,” Shirley said.

Shirley and Lloyd Larney

After returning to Maleny in 1969 Shirley and Lloyd became involved with the show society in the mid-1970s.

Lloyd would always help out with the setting up and then clearing up after every show and would also help out with the Rotary stall and at the front gate.

Shirley stepped up to become a handicraft steward when Del McDonald retired from the position and said she

The Maleny Show Society do an amazing job bringing together so many local community groups, schools, sporting groups and individuals for a wonderful event each year.

Congratulations to those receiving their Honorary Life Membership of the Maleny Show Society and thanks to everyone involved in bringing the show together each year.

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Hilda Penney

Hilda and husband Ron contributed to the show for more than 60 years.

Hilda was involved with the floral art and flower section of the pavilion.

Her initial interest in flowers developed through her friendship with Ellen Riordan (whose gardens at Witta would often feature in the ‘Nambour Chronicle’).

She also worked closely with Peg Burnett with the cut flowers and later the floral art section.

In later years, Hilda was also a regular contributor and exhibitor to the handicraft displays with her cross stitching, knitting and counter thread work.

As the family lived on their farm at Witta, working to put the show on each year and attending the show were always great opportunities to spend enjoyable times with other dairy families from the area, and socialise with friends from Maleny.

Hilda very much enjoyed her involvement with the show society community.

For more about the Maleny Show Society, visit www.malenyshowsociety.org.au.

We will all b looking forw e a to another g rd re show in 20 at 21!

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Supporting your immune system

By Kali Gray Like many people, you may be feeling concerned about your immune system as we head into cold and flu season. While the number of coronavirus cases is improving on a weekly basis here in Australia, looking after your immune health may still be very helpful.

Experts advise that good hygiene and social distancing practices are the best defence against getting coronavirus (or any infectious disease for that matter).

However, there are certain lifestyle factors that can optimise your immune system and help you deal with pathogens more effectively.

Here are my top three strategies to consider: Sleep Getting enough zzzs plays an important role in immunity. During slumber, certain parts of the immune system become

extra active in seeking out and disabling foreign pathogens. Research has shown that even one night of acute sleep deprivation (ie, six hours or less) can significantly reduce your immune function the next day.

Vitamin D This wonderful vitamin plays a powerful role in bolstering your immune system.

Preliminary research also shows that it may be a protective factor in ensuring better outcomes among patients with COVID-19. Of concern is that about one in four Australians are currently vitamin D deficient. As we head into the colder months, our general risk of deficiency increases as sunlight exposure decreases.

I recommend supplementing with vitamin D3 (also known as cholecalciferol, the ‘active form’) over the winter period.

Alternatively, you can ascertain your current vitamin D levels with a GP and supplement accordingly.

Healthy eating Eat a generally nutritious diet, with particular focus on several key nutrients that are known to support the immune system. These include vitamin C (better absorbed in liposomal form of supplementation if available), zinc and vitamin A/beta carotene. Several herbal supplements such as Armaforce, echinacea, olive leaf and astragalus can also support immune function.

However, seek advice from a qualified health professional before taking herbal supplements as they are contraindicated in certain conditions and may interact with other medications.

While lifestyle factors may not prevent you from contracting a cold, flu or virus, they do provide somewhat of an insurance policy to help your body best deal with invaders. I hope these tips are helpful and wish you and yours a safe, healthy and happy winter!

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Libraries now open

I’m sure it was welcome news for many to hear our libraries reopened on Monday, May 25. A total of 10 customers are permitted inside each library at a time. Please ensure you continue to practise social distancing, good hygiene and please do not visit if you are feeling unwell. The Click & Collect service is also still available. The Maleny Library refurbishment is continuing and we expect to reopen the library in June.

Cribb Street upgrade

I’m excited to let you know that the next stage of the $3.3million Cribb Street upgrade in Landsborough will start next Monday, June 1 and run until early July.

Stage 1B works include road and kerb works, driveway works, garden areas, and footpath and lighting works on the business side of Cribb Street from Buck’s Bakery into part of Mill Street. To enable construction to progress as safely and quickly as possible, some changes to parking and traffic conditions are required and we thank you for your patience and cooperation.

New pathway

As always, it’s great to see further footpath linkages being delivered in our country towns. From next Monday, June 1, construction will start on a pathway on Old Gympie Road, Beerwah from Shaws Road to Marle Court. This project will upgrade a fairly rough existing track to become a formal pathway that should please the many residents who use it. I look forward to progressively extending this and other tracks to create a better network of pathways in the future.

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Emergency Response Bill with Andrew Powell

State Member for Glass House Last week in Parliament, I again spoke on a COVID-19 Emergency Response Bill. I raised the concerns of small business owners in Glass House. I don’t want to see this health crisis turn into an economic crisis as well.

It’s clear the government’s roadmap to recovery has created inconsistency and confusion. For example, Ocean View Estates – a restaurant, wedding and accommodation venue – understood the roadmap allowed takeaway food and picnics on their property as long as there weren’t more than ten within the restaurant at one time. However, they were soon informed that having any more than ten people on the entire 100-acre estate was an offence. The problem is, just down the road at the Gantry in the D’Aguilar National Park, no one was policing social distancing for the hundreds that stopped by, the toilets are only cleaned once a week and they have no sanitiser supplied. These kinds of inconsistencies are only adding to small businesses frustrations.

I’m also concerned about an emergency response for wildlife operators. Without one, we could easily see a serious animal welfare issue arise. Unlike our largest zoos, such as Australia Zoo, smaller wildlife exhibitors have not received support despite regularly pleading with the state government. For example, D’Aguilar Wildlife in Wamuran has 600 animals onsite. Fortunately, the community has really stepped up for owner Ben Bawden, donating tonnes of feed.

It would be fantastic if the Queensland Government could do the same.

There is certainly a lot more that needs to be considered as we ease restrictions and help businesses recover.

Libraries now open!

We are so pleased to welcome customers back into our library branches since last Monday, May 25. At this stage, our services are limited to a maximum of ten customers in the library at one time to pick up reservations, select and borrow library items.

However, Maleny Library remains closed for refurbishment to create a revitalised space for the community to enjoy.

Make sure you head to https://library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au for more information and great content you can enjoy from home.

Our library staff have pulled together some great recommendations to help inspire your next visit.

‘The enchanted hour’, Meghan Cox Gurdon “A conversation-changing look at the social, familial, neurological and psychological benefits of reading aloud, especially for parents and children.

Meghan creatively weaves scientific research with charming anecdotes from her life and career. Very readable, humorous and enlightening. Recommended to parents, grandparents, caregivers and those working with children.”

Jacqui ‘Bewildered’, Laura Waters “When life throws Laura a curly, she bravely leaves her job to trek New Zealand; a 5-6 month journey. Disappointingly, Laura’s hiking companion withdraws on day two, so she must decide: give up now or walk alone? The story of an everyday woman who makes extraordinary choices and life enriching discoveries along the way.”

Di ‘Breathe well and live well with COPD’, Janet Brindley “Your health is your most valuable asset and I am so happy that there is an easy to read book with great exercises and advice on this topic.”

Kerry Branches will be open Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm until further notice.

Numbers will be strictly monitored and customers will be required to act on the advice of library staff, observe social distancing and practise good hygiene.

Customers may browse and borrow for a maximum of 15 minutes and it may be necessary for customers to queue safely at some branches.

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Photography Photographing pets They say never work with children or animals and I certainly agree that animals don’t always do what you want them to.

However, here are a few tips for taking some pictures of your fur/feather babies that you can treasure forever.

Get down to their level (or get them up to yours) Just like when photographing children, it’s always good to get down to your pet’s level.

Eye level is best. I have to admit I’m not as flexible as I used to be, so you can always get them up to your level. Front steps, a favourite chair or a bed work well, if they’re allowed on the furniture, that is. Once you’ve got them at the right level, focus on their eyes for the best shot.

Bribe your model Want your dogs sitting still and looking at the lens? Sometimes it helps to hold their favourite toy or treat next to your camera.

Use people as props Especially when taking photos of puppies or kittens, it’s great to have a person in a photo for scale to help remind you of how little they were when they first joined your family.

Use natural light That’s right, I’m on about light again.

Natural is always best but avoid the strong shadows you have in the middle of the day in direct light. Outside make the most of shade, a cloudy day or early morning or late afternoon light. If photographing inside, near a large window or open door is best.

Tire them out When I’m photographing my energetic dogs outside, I have a good game of fetch with them before I even try to take a shot.

Once they’ve had a good run, they are then happy to rest and easier to photograph.

Be ready for the moment While I use a professional camera for my professional images, for most of my day-to-day shots pets included - I find I mostly use the camera on my phone.

This is simply because it’s what I have on hand when those cute moments happen. If I was to run to get my camera, knowing my menagerie, by the time I got back the moment would be gone.

Simplify the background A messy background will distract the viewer from your cute pet. Plain walls, a simple tree, a stretch of grass - these all work well. Sometimes if the animal is perfectly in place, it may be easier for you to change your angle or get closer to get rid of things in the background.

Let them come to you My chooks, for example, are curious creatures. When I sit down in the backyard they will usually come up to see what I’m up to or if I have any treats for them.

Knowing this, I have my camera ready to go before I sit down.

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Take lots of photos My favourite thing about digital photography is not having to worry about how many photos I’m taking. Take lots of photos, especially if your pet is on the move, and you never know what magic you might capture.

Try some of these tips and please send me your favourite pet photos by email to melanie@gcnews.com.au.

Readers’ photos

We've had such a great response to last month's call out for readers' flower photos that we've decided to feature as many of them as we can on a dedicated page next week.

Share your pet images by emailing melanie@gcnews.com.au

Next month in Photography with Melanie, we'll look at some phone photography tips.

Upcoming editions will include; shooting landscapes, travel photography, portraits, birds and wildlife creating your own art and more.

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Winners of each category will receive a Maleny Show Family Pass for 2021 Maleny Show Society and GC&M News put the call out to readers to share their virtual entries for the Maleny Show.

Contributors were asked to share their

photos or 30 second videos via either the Maleny Show Society or Glasshouse Country & Maleny News Facebook pages. The categories included

photography, veges, chooks, cakes and bread, lego, flowers and quilts.

Thanks to everyone who shared their wonderful images.

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By Jo Cockram

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By Stephen Dittmann

By Steven Ledger

By Emily Shepherdson

By Cameron Heath

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In the Garden

Jobs for the yard in June Sweet peas Pinch out the tips of your sweet pea plants to make them bush up and produce more flowers later

 Keep watering perennial plants such as rudbeckia and Michaelmas daisy so suckers will form for division in August  As the weather becomes drier during winter, the chances of plants drying out increase so keep that water up to them  Rather than apply water more regularly it’s better to mulch around trees and shrubs so that applied water is conserved

 Use winter as the time to tidy up around the garden. Stack pots away, clean up fallen branches, reset garden edging and generally get the garden looking shipshape

 Keep a check for caterpillars on brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, etc) as they will still be active. Squash them or treat with pyrethrum, Dipel or Success

 Deciduous fruit trees should be pruned.

If you’re not sure what to do, check a good book or the local nursery to determine the pruning requirements for your type of tree

Roses Rose planting can be done this month. Plant them in a sunny position in soil enriched by compost and animal manure, and a little bit of rose planting fertiliser will help  Pinch the tips out of broad beans to encourage more flowers to form  To ensure hearting variety lettuce form hearts and don’t bolt to seed, it’s important to keep them growing well with a regular fortnightly application of a soluble fertiliser (like Thrive)  Now’s the time to plant tomatoes as there are fewer pests around. If you want to grow tomatoes you should firstly apply some dolomite to the soil. This will have the twofold effect of raising the soil pH and also minimising the likelihood of blossom end rot by adding calcium.

 Cut the old stems of asparagus down, top-dress with well-rotted manure or compost and mulch  Spray stone fruit for peach leaf curl (lumpy pinkish blisters), shot hole (gumming of fruit buds), rust and brown rot at early bud swell with lime sulphur or Bordeaux mixture

Potatoes Mound soil around potatoes already growing to prevent pest attack and to stop the potatoes growing on the surface from going green

It’s your last chance to prune hydrangeas back almost to ground level. Use the prunings to propagate new plants  Look over citrus trees for bronze orange bug. They suck sap from new stems causing them to die. Wear protective glasses if you want to squash them as they can squirt a caustic solution, or spray with an appropriate insecticide  Also check citrus for gall wasp attack.

Trim out the stems with swellings to prevent them rotting off later  Apply some pelletised manure to your strawberry patch and spray fortnightly with a weak fish and seaweed solution  Take hardwood cuttings of deciduous plants. Those that strike can be planted out next autumn

Bindii Early bindii may start to appear and, if so, hand removal is easy or spray with an appropriate herbicide

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Bush Food Bounty Flowers Ageratum, amaranthus, candytuft, carnation, chrysanthemum, cineraria, cleome, coleus, columbine, cosmos, dahlia, delphinium, gerbera, gloxinia, impatiens, larkspur, linaria, nasturtium, nemesia, alyssum, petunia, marigold, aurora daisy, bedding begonia, English daisy, boronia, Californian poppy, everlasting daisy, gaillardia, gazania, godetia, hollyhock, moluccella, nigella, schizanthus, Iceland poppy, rudbeckia, scabiosa, calendula, cornflower, dianthus, lobelia, nemesia, pansy, phlox, statice, strawflower, viola, roses, polyanthus, portulaca, salvia, snapdragon, verbena, zinnia, Swan River daisy

 This month you can plant rhubarb crowns into soil enriched with animal manure and blood and bone. Use this on established plants as a mulch  Hold off on pruning roses until July  Some plants will lose more leaves during this month, like bougainvillea, but that’s OK. They will recover  Watch out for black-spot fungal disease in pawpaws – treat with a copper-based spray  Citrus leaves may develop a yellow colour. This is because the cool soil slows down nutrient uptake through the roots.

You can boost them with a foliar spray of a fertiliser with trace elements  If your snowflake bush failed to flower or flowered only on one side, you may have to look at the position of any nearby lights.

They need a shorter amount of light to flower well. More light means less flowers

Vegetables Carrot, cauliflower, kohlrabi, lettuce, radish, spring onion, turnip, Asian greens, asparagus, chilli, cucumber, leek, rhubarb, shallots, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, celery, endive, French beans, garlic, leeks, onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, kale, silverbeet, spinach, sweet potato and tomato

with Spencer Shaw The bounty of this land is considerable and native food plants that are must haves for your backyard include: Midyim (Austromyrtus dulcis) a great low growing shrub/groundcover with attractive weeping foliage and tasty white berries fresh from the bush – kids love them; Lillypilly’s (Syzygium spp.) are all edible (if you are hungry enough) but from our local ones the Riberry (S. luehmannii) is not only bountiful but tastes good raw and even better glaced in a sugar syrup. Davidson Plums (Davidsonia spp.) although not strictly local, are spectacular foliage specimens with their large leaves and large beautiful looking plum like fruit. They are a tad sour, but nothing that a few spoons of sugar can’t fix to make a great jam or syrup. Plum Pine (Podocarpus elatus) also produce a juicy, succulent, plum like fruit with a pleasant pine taste and again is fantastic for jams and syrups.

Finger Limes are a great local treat and now highly sought after the world over.

We have the cultivar Rainforest Pearl now available as grafted plants ready to fruit in just a few seasons. Then there are the native mints, native celery, native parsnip, yam, scrambling lily, tamarinds, sour cherry, bunya pine and many, many more. Taste the real Australia and add local flavours to your diet with local native plants in your backyard.

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Is there life inside your firewood?

With the cooler weather approaching, many of us are scouting for firewood for our fires.

Up to six million tonnes of fuel wood are consumed in Australia each year. Yet, only half of residents using firewood for heating actually buy their wood.

The rest collect their wood from roadsides, stock routes, private property and reserves, taking predominantly dead or fallen trees.

The Glasshouse Mountains Advancement Network (GMAN) have asked that we remind GC&M News readers that logs can actually be homes.

These hollow logs and decaying trees play a critical role in forest and woodland ecosystems, contributing to the richness in variety of plants and animals. Many insects feed on dead wood, including termites, borers and stag beetles. These insects are food sources for many birds, reptiles and mammals.

Hollow logs are used as shelter by amphibians and reptiles, such as carpet pythons and geckos. They provide perches for cold-blooded animals to warm up in the sun. Possums, gliders and bats use hollow trees for shelter and food, and for raising their young. Many birds also

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Seedlings, ferns, lichen and moss grow on fallen trees and branches. The decaying wood also contributes to protection of soil, reducing erosion and eventually breaking down to add nutrients to the soil. Fungi of many forms are the magicians that help turn the dead wood into soil and nutrients that are vital for the survival of living trees and shrubs. By taking the dead wood, you take the energy that drives the whole ecosystem.

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Don’t forget your pool during winter

That’s the message from SwimSafe’s Lawrence Ziliotto, who has been helping hinterland locals enjoy their pools since 2017.

Winter may not be the ideal time to take a dip (unless it’s heated) but that doesn’t mean your pool should be neglected.

Lawrence says that pausing your regular pool servicing for an extended period can

lead to bigger problems down the track, which is why it’s good to keep up regular servicing to ensure that when summer comes around you can jump straight in and enjoy your pool.

“Keep to regular maintenance and servicing – you may be able to extend out to every six or seven weeks, but don’t completely turn the pool off as pumps do better if they are running regularly,” he said.

“You can reduce the time that your pump is running, or only run it during the day, particularly if you have solar, to help reduce costs when not in use.

“If you have a heated pool, using a pool cover will make a big difference, especially with water evaporation.”

Lawrence says winter is often a good time to fix any issues with your pool, particularly as it is not in use and you can keep it off for longer, if necessary.

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Just for Laughs Just stupid There was a boy named Johnny who would hang around the fish and chip shop. The other boys would pick on him, saying that he is stupid. To prove it, they would offer him a one-dollar coin or a two-dollar coin.

He would always pick the one dollar and they would make fun of him, saying he picked it because it was bigger.

One day the shop owner asked Johnny, "Why do you always pick the one-dollar coin? That's why they make fun of you. Do you choose it because it's bigger?"

Johnny replied, "Well if I stopped picking the one-dollar they would stop, and I've saved up $20!

Theoretically Sherlock Homes and his partner, Watson, go camping.

After a few hours of sleeping, Sherlock wakes up Watson.

When Watson finally wakes up, Sherlock says, "Watson, look up, what do you see?"

"I see billions of millions of stars in the distant universe," replied Watson.

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Watson begins to go deep into the theory of space, but less than three sentences in, Sherlock cuts off Watson and says, "No you idiot, it means someone stole our tent."

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All day people kept coming in and after having a go at him would buy just one turkey.

After one of his staff watched this go on all day, he asks him, "Are you going to fix the sign or what?"

The manager replies, "What do I need to fix? Before I put up the sign nobody was buying the bloody turkeys.

Makes sense Three elderly men are sitting together and discussing what they want their family and friends to say when they are lying in their casket at their funeral.

The first man says, "I want them to say I was a great father and a great friend.

I want them to say I could always be counted on."

The second guy says, "I just want them to talk about how much I changed the world, and how I left it a better place."

The third man says "I want them to look right at me and say: 'Look! He's moving!'"

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Your friendly local pet shop Mon-Fri 8am – 5.30pm Thurs til 6pm Sat 7.30am-12noon

18 BIONDI CR, BEERWAH Just before the golf course

Pet shop, pet food & care, flea & tick treatment, stock feed & supplies

5494 0008

TAKE the LEAD canine training

•private lessons •dog walking •small group classes •in home pet care Certified Veterinary Nurse & Behavioural Trainer

GUITAR, PIANO ACCORDION & MUSIC Theory lessons. Professional caring teachers. Ph Bob 5494 7568 or 0411 959 157.

FIREWOOD Quality seasoned hardwood, split ready to go (large load approx 1.3m3). Ironbark $200 or mixed hardwood $180. Price inc local delivery. Phone Amy on 0429 496 283.

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Nambour Collectorama Showgrounds 7th March, 30th May, 5th September & 7th November Can call for larger collections.

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DRY SPLIT HARDWOOD for sale. Sold by the metre, plus delivery. Phone Mark 0419 784 642.

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QUALIFIED AND REGISTERED TEACHER available for tutoring high school Science, Maths and Chemistry.

Phone 0448 399 098.

EXPERT TUITION on Guitar, Bass, Ukulele and Blues Harmonica. Beginner to advanced. Take your Uke playing to the next level- join Maleny Ukulele (see Facebook page). Call Tom Richter 0457 502 776

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