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KANDOO Joeys recently had an adventure in their outdoor classroom.

They also enjoyed a picnic and read the well-known children’s story ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’, by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.

When the Joeys returned to their playroom they re-enacted the story by going on their own bear hunt.

You can join in the fun at Kandoo Joeys Playgroup at Beerwah State School each Thursday from 9-11am during the school term.

Community partnership funding program

EVERY year Sunshine Coast Council provides considerable funding to community groups and organisations through its community partnership funding program.

The latest round of funding was approved at last week’s ordinary meeting of council, locking in fi nancial assistance for the next three years.

The funding is open to not-for-profi t community organisations providing facilities or services that support the delivery of council’s priorities and demonstrate broad community benefi t.

Council approved more than $990,000 in funding to 138 organisations across the Sunshine Coast.

Council’s community portfolio councillor David Law said the funding strengthened the council’s relationships with many invaluable volunteer organisations.

“By contributing to operational costs such as rent, communications and administration, the program gives community groups funding certainty,” Cr Law said.

“That means they can invest their time and energy into providing vital services to their members and the broader community.”

Congratulations to the successful local groups: • Maleny Show Society • Beerburrum School of Arts Association • Conondale Public Hall Committee • Glass House Mountains Community Hall • Glasshouse Mountains Community Group • Glenview Mooloolah Tennis Club • Landsborough Area Community Association • Maleny Community Centre • Maleny District Sports and Recreation Club • Maleny Neighbourhood Centre • Mapleton and District Community Association • Mapleton Bowls Club • Mapleton Community Library • Mapleton Hall and Sportsground Trust • Montville Village Association • Mooloolah Public Hall Association • Mooloolah Valley Community Association • Nungeena Aboriginal Corporation for Women’s Business • Old Witta School Community Centre • Peachester Community Hall • Range Community Gym and Fitness Centre • Suncoast Hinterland BMX Club • Sunshine Coast Motorcycle Club • Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge • Friends of Pattemore House • Landsborough and District Historical Society • Maleny Cultural and Historical Society • Peachester History Committee • Blackall Range Business and Tourism Association • Celebrate Glasshouse Country • Glasshouse Country Chamber of Commerce • Maleny and District Chamber of Commerce • Maleny Visitor Information Centre • Montville Chamber of Commerce

COMMUNITY Mountain Quilters groupsClub celebrates

IN 1985 Mountain Quilters Club founding member Barbara Grigor convened a meeting around her kitchen table to start a quilting group.

The group recently celebrated its 36th birthday. Today more than 60 members enjoy the friendship the club off ers with new members warmly welcomed.

There is always a friendly face at the door of the Peachester Hall, where the group now meets, to introduce you to someone who has a hidden stash of material, just like you.

The club has a proud history of hosting biennial quilt shows, quilting and craft workshops, sewing days, retreats, bus trips and lunches. Members also have access to a large library of books and equipment.

Sadly, the last quilt show was cancelled due to COVID-19. However, the committee is exploring creative ways to showcase members’ beautiful work.

Mountain Quilters Club meets every second Wednesday at the Peachester

Founding member Barbara Grigor cuts the group’s birthday cake Hall. September meetings will be held on September 1, 15 and 29 from 9am. If you would like to know more about Mountain Quilters, contact Bonnie Arbon on 5498 3757. You can also check out their Facebook page – Mountain Quilters Inc. Glasshouse Country VIEW Club

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THE club’s August lunch was held at the Mooloolah Valley Country Club where we had a very interesting presentation from Margaret Elliott

President Jill Mitchell with Lion Lynda Flanigan and guest speaker Margaret Elliott

of VIEW clubs in our area and their activities. We also received a donation from the Mooloolah Lions Club, which was represented by Lynda Flanigan. Our outing for September will be to Caloundra on Wednesday, September 1 at 10.30am where we will have morning tea at Happy Valley followed by a walk to Bulcock Beach and fi sh and chips. Our club raises funds for The Smith Family and the Learning for Life program in all their activities. Any ladies who are interested in coming along to one of our events or would like to join our club should contact Jill on 0417 793 708 or Janet on 0448 845 303. You can also visit our website on www.view.org.au or Facebook page. Funds given to strengthen environment protection

SUNSHINE Coast Council has approved $610,000 from its environment levy to assist 19 environmental organisations in the fi rst year of a three-year funding agreement to implement environmental projects. The three-year partnership provides certainty, enabling the groups to engage in long-term planning and capacity building.

Successful local groups are: • Twinnies Seabird and Pelican Rescue - $15,000 in the fi rst year / $45,000 over three years • Mary River Catchment Coordination Association - $67,000 / $201,000 • Hinterland Bush Links Inc - $39,000 / $117,000 • Wildlife Volunteers Association (WILVOS) - $10,000 / $30,000 • Barung Landcare Association - $67,000 / $201,000 • Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors - $50,000 / $150,000 • Lake Baroon Catchment Care Group - $52,000 / $156,000 • Mooloolah River Waterwatch and Landcare - $59,000 / $177,000 • Wildlife Queensland - $50,000 / $150,000 • Glasshouse Mountains Advancement Network - $5,000 / $15,000

VISIT your local museum in September to test your powers of observation and complete a fun-fi lled quiz, with the chance to win a prize, as part of a month of mystery madness.

The special quiz is now available to visitors at Buderim Pioneer Cottage, Landsborough Museum and Nambour Museum, adding an extra element of intrigue to the visitor experience.

Your observation skills will be put to the test as you search to fi ll the gaps. It could be the name of a train, what was used to fuel stoves or fi nding phones that have no numbers – each museum’s quiz is diff erent.

All entrants will receive a free pocket magnifi er to solve problems and discover the Sunshine Coast’s amazing heritage.

Cr Rick Baberowski said the museums provided an exceptional low-cost day out during the school holidays, with the quiz off ering families an opportunity to explore the area’s incredible heritage in a fun, meaningful and more rewarding way.

The program runs throughout September until the end of the school holidays on October 3.

Landsborough Museum was established in 1976 and is one of the largest community museums in South East Queensland. Rare collection pieces include three dead man’s pennies and a working printing press. The museum features an exhibition space, research area, book shop and meeting room. It is located at 4 Maleny Street Landsborough and is open 9am-2.30pm Wednesday-Friday and Sunday. Entry is $10 for adults and free for children under 15.

To fi nd out about Sunshine Coast heritage sites, download the Discovery Guide (https://heritage.sunshinecoast. qld.gov.au/Places/Heritage-DiscoverGuide) or collect a copy from Sunshine Coast Libraries or council’s customer contact centres.

Skye Mulley with daughter Ariella

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THE market team from Mooloolah Valley Community Centre is getting ready to host a bumper spring market packed with stalls, food and goodies on Saturday, September 11 from 8am-1pm.

Held in the grounds of the historic Mooloolah Public Hall, market coordinator Dianne Held said the markets were a well-attended drawcard and a wonderful opportunity for the community to catch up and come together.

“We hope to have 35-40 stallholders for our spring market and are pleased that along with regular stallholders we are attracting enquiries from new stallholders off ering a diverse range of products,” Dianne said.

“We have had some local producers make contact and we are hoping to be able to off er more locally grown products.

“We’ve had interest from a local coff ee bean producer, which is exciting as people love boutique coff ee, and we also have several local creatives and artisans selling their wares.”

Stalls include home grown and craft ed items, plants, pre-loved treasures, gift ware, jewellery and collectables. The hall ladies will also be serving their famous egg and bacon burgers with homemade chutney.

The local Lions Club will be raising funds for diabetes research with a hot dog stall, and the Mooloolah Craft Group will be showcasing and selling work by their members.

There will be heaps of plants and homemade chutneys and jams for sale, and interesting handcraft ed work on off er including old-fashioned handmade wooden toys, resin dipped chopping boards and platter utensils, gorgeous clay windchimes and more.

Stallholders are welcome to book a spot from $15. The organisers would love to hear from more local producers interested in selling fresh produce and they are also on the lookout for some local buskers to perform on the day.

For more details email info@ mooloolahcommunitycentre.org or call the market coordinator on a Tuesday or Wednesday 9am-1pm on 5494 7822 or follow the Mooloolah Valley Community Centre Facebook for regular updates –www.facebook.com/ MooloolahCommunity

Radiance comes to The Lind Theatre

THE Lind Theatre in Nambour will perform ‘Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie’ in September.

Curie’s discoveries of the chemical elements radium and polonium is reasonably well known, but this stage play, written by US actor and playwright Alan Alda, portrays the intellectual, determined and passionate woman behind the history.

In the early 20th century women were not recognised as scientists or considered for awards such as the Nobel Prize.

As a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1903 for her work on radiation, Curie was a shake-up for the scientifi c world.

The play is set from 1898 to 1911, the time between winning two Nobel Prize awards, when Curie faced and overcame discrimination, ethnic bigotry, family tragedy and sexual scandal.

Alda found himself inspired by her courage, not only in her scientifi c discoveries in abject conditions, but in overcoming prejudice from both the scientifi c community and the public.

Marie Curie was not only the fi rst woman to win a Nobel prize, she was also the fi rst person and only woman in history to win two Nobel prizes in separate categories, physics and chemistry.

Actor Susie Bushnell, who is delighted to be portraying Marie Curie, said Curie was an inspirational person, forging her way into history through her brilliant work in physics and chemistry.

“Emotionally she is a wonderful challenge to play and it is an honour to bring such a strong character to the stage,” Susie said.

Radiance is directed by Kathryn Barnes and opens at The Lind Theatre in Nambour on Friday, September 10, with evening and aft ernoon performances.

Regulars know The Lind is also a good social venue, with the bar open before the show and at interval.

Tickets are adults $25, concession $23 and group booking and members $20. For bookings go to www.lindlane.com.au or phone 1300 732 764.

MALENY abstract artist Gayle Pope will be exhibiting her work at Vianta Arts during September and October.

Gayle is self-taught and her abstract work is inspired by the thick, buttery colours f and expressive strokes of impressionists.

Embarking on her painting journey later in life, she never forgets the fateful day at the Queensland Art Gallery that inspired her future artistic career.

“Once I picked up a palette knife and created my own style of expression, a creative world in visual representation of emotion opened up,” Gayle said.

“I love working with the combination of colour and modelling paste to give of colour and modelling paste t texture and vibrancy in my textur paintings. pai “Drawing inspiration from t the ups and downs of life, I mix modelling paste with my paints to give a thick layer of bold colour to refl ect mood. b “I apply the colours with a palette knife to create a p movement and to inject energy move into my work,” she said.

Gayle’s art will be on show from Sunday, August 29 to Sunday, October 31 at Vianta Arts in Simpson Street, Beerwah.

The opening night of the exhibition will be on Friday, September 3 from 6.30pm. COVID restrictions permitting, everyone is welcome to attend.

You can see more of Gayle’s work on her website www.gaylepope.com ite www.gaylepope.com

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AUSTRALIA’S most exciting young talent, the European-based soprano Alexandra Flood, will soon perform for hinterland audiences.

Two special aft ernoon concerts are planned at the Lucas Parklands concert hall in Montville at 3pm on Saturday and Sunday, September 25-26.

The intimate concerts will have the young opera star performing in a trio with world-renown New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall and acclaimed pianist Michael Ierace.

Alexandra has an inspiring resume of performances with elite conductors and orchestras in the world’s birthplaces of classical music.

As a lyric coloratura soprano, Alexandra made her professional debut in Austria in 2014 and since then has graced opera and concert stages in leading roles. Her talents are in demand for classical performances on the stages of France, as well as Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy, The Netherlands and the USA.

An accomplished performer and chamber musician, Alexandra returns home annually to share her talents with Australia’s classical music lovers.

Her numerous professional performances in Australia include repeat appearances with the Queensland Ballet and Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and repeat performances with the Southern Cross Soloists, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Victorian Opera.

Tickets are selling fast for these two performances in Montville with prices ranging from $50-$80. To book or for more information contact Ian on 0409 623 228 or call 5478 5667. The Lucas Parklands concert venue is located at 126 Narrows Road, Montville. www.lucasparklands.com.au

European-based soprano Alexandra Flood

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