March 2014 Vol 16 Issue 3
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“Glamour days on the water!” Women celebrate in Cooloola Annually on March 8, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. Through rallies, conferences, markets, theatre and fashion, local activities connect women across the globe. Three events are scheduled on the Cooloola Coast - a Lioness Lunch celebrating Women in the Defence Forces, a Surf Girl lunch and community expo. Originally set up to challenge oppression and inequality of women, last century saw more women in the boardroom, greater equality in rights, more role models in every aspect of life, one could think that ‘all the battles have been won for women’. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women’s education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men. Only recently, women in Australian armed forces have been granted rights around breastfeeding policies. It wasn’t until 1980 that all Queensland Surf Lifesaving Clubs welcomed female active members. Rainbow Beach clubbie, Glenys Kidd said, “RBSLSC began in 1965/66 when roles of men and women were different to today. The club house was for the boys. Girls were not allowed in the building.” Women met outside the clubhouse and actively fundraised. Glenys remembers, as a girlfriend, “I wasn’t allowed in the club - I used to sleep outside in the ute - whilst continued on pg 4 my husband slept inside.”
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See our Fishing and boating sect. pg 35-37
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(L) Jim Cole went out with Double Island Point Fishing Charters and brought in a trophy red, what skipper Greg Pearce says is a sensational fish and highly addictive! All our charter captains agree February has been a great month for fishing.
In this issue
• Visitor guide - where to eat, what to do... • Local people, local businesses, local stories • “The Badging”, page 20