Rainbow Beach Community News August 2015

E E FR 5000 copies delivered to Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove and Rainbow Beach August 2015 • Vol 18 • Issue 8 Most Improved Newspaper in Country Queensland – 2014 – Queensland Country Press Association

“Better than the Great Barrier Reef!”

In this issue...

People to People American exchange students enjoyed Rainbow Beach hospitality and saw dolphins and turtles from Double Island Point with local students.

Read why they loved our area more than Queensland’s beautiful reef on pages 8 and 9.

• Fishing Classic catches • NAIDOC week celebrations • Book week goes ‘under the sea’

Editor’s Note

One month left for winter… …and the weather hasn’t been a deterrent to get out on the water.

Even icy Poona Lake was inviting enough for some on the day out for the People to People youth exchange. Boardriders, tourists and children have enjoyed their school break on the beach.

Not to be let down after the brilliant atmosphere of the Fishing ‘Comp’, or other events like NAIDOC celebrations, dragon boat regattas and book week; in August Rainbow Beach hosts a tri, trail festival and welcomes our first Wide Bay Short Course Swim Meet.

It is an important term for school with eisteddfods and zone athletics, plus Year 12s are gearing up for a big term academically.

This month we also commemorate the 50th anniversary of the deployment of the first Australian combat troops to the Vietnam War. You can support our veterans on August 18.

Did you know about the “Meet the Mayor and Councillors”

forum in Rainbow Beach? Now Council have an even bigger “to do” list after all of the excellent suggestions.

Our article discusses the many topics raised - it is good to know that some initiatives are already off the ground. This includes screening the ugly development on entering Rainbow Beach and improvements to car parks at the Tin Can Bay Community Complex and playground opposite Tin Can Bay Library.

If you are looking for a day off the water, Rainbow Beach Over 60s tell us about a fun day out, tied up with the history of the Maheno shipwreck on Fraser Island.

Be sure to buy a ticket for a Spring Festival raffle and the seafood festival dinner.

But as for a swim - I will leave that to the kids. I’ll content myself with watching some whales or the sunrise, high and dry.

Until next month, Michelle and Heatley Gilmore

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Rainbow Beach springs a festival Caitlyn Shadbolt will perform at the Rainbow Beach Spring Festival

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HE PROGRESS ASSOCIATION Rainbow Beach Spring Festival is growing and growing!

Keep Saturday, September 5 open and see Caitlyn Shadbolt in concert at the Rainbow Beach - and for only $5 you can go in the major raffle and the chance to win one of 50 major prizes.

Rainbow Beach Community Centre will host family fun all weekend. There’s a jumping castle, kids’ activities, face painting, magic show and workshops, make your own sauerkraut, Human Hamster Ring, old machinery display, camp cooking, kite workshops, massage, Rainbow tug of war, kids’ talent competition.

You can fill your bellies with hot food and drinks, Devonshire teas, BBQs, licensed bar, and more!

Plus on Sunday, join in on the Father’s Day breakfast, car boot sale and markets, King of the Rainbow competition and kid’s triathlon.

Even the beach will be busy with Qi Gong exercises and sand sculpture

workshops.

Make sure you enter the Monster Raffle for Rainbow Beach Spring Festival.

Including: two nights at Rainbow Waters Holiday Park, two nights at Plantation Resort valued $500, Fishing Charters from Rainbow Beach Fishing Charters, Keely Rose Charters, $100 voucher at Rainbow Beach Hotel and Dolphin Ferry Sunset Cruise for a couple There’s more accommodation, meals, hair and beauty treatment vouchers, gifts, adventures, seafood and prizes from: Rainbow Beach Meats, Rainbow Beach Holiday Park $50 fuel voucher, Arcobaleno on the Beach, 7th Wave, 13th Beach, Cooloola Coast Real Estate, Rainbow Beach Realty, Rainbow Beach Tackle, Rainbow Beach Hardware Fishing n Camping, Rainbow Beach IGA, Surf Club, Cooloola Wholesalers, Decks on Mary, Lee Fisheries, Rainbow Beach Horserides.

Also Rainbow Sea, Rainbow Beach Ocean Palms Rainbow Beach Sports Club, Rainbow Beach Resort, Rainbow Getaway Holiday Resort, Rainbow Beach Foodworks , Rainbow Beach Pies & Cakes, Shell Service Centre, Ed’s Beach Bakery, Jilarty Café, Deans Ice Works,Kylie’s Hair Salon, Rainbow Recovery, Rainbow Beach Tyre & Mechanical, Action Ford, Fishermans Warehouse, Chilly Bin, - 1 Trip Voucher $240, Double Island Pt Charters, Debbie’s Place, Rainbow Beach Adventure Centre Gympie 4x4, Cooloola Coast Refrigeration, Pippies, Rainbow Beach Houseboats, Rainbow Beach Transport and Rainbow Beach Hair and Beauty.

The event is supported by Gympie Regional Council, Destination Gympie Region, Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News and Gympie Times.

Contact Kaye on 0448 889 781 to book a stall, volunteer or find out more.

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IDN’T THE KIDS HAVE FUN? The Fishing Classic epitomises a way families and friends can enjoy our great outdoors. With kids activities every night, a weekend of cooking demonstrations and fishing expo, you don’t have to fish to have fun!

There were prizes after prizes every night, and on the last night the huge draw finished with $10,000 won by Kell Enever from Zilzie.

Sports Club representative, Jacki Hull, said, “Everyone is loving the event. There

are a lot of new people this year too. The competition is drawing people to the area - people who have never fished up here before.

“They are saying they’re coming back, because it is a magnificent place.

“Some beautiful fish have been caught - with blue parrot the biggest some locals have ever seen.” (check out the Fishing and Boating section on page 31 to see it)!

The Milton Modin Memorial was won

by Neville Burton for Beach, Mark Ward for Reef, Dan Bauer for Jew and the Big Fish was snapped up early in the week by Warren Cross.

Random Species Draws gave William Seeley from Bongaree and Gary Page from Pomona $1000!

The Photo competition drew excellent entries - and categories were won by Nicole Purcell (Fun), Jacki Baker (Family), Austin Cripps (Fishing) and local Naomi Cole (Scenic).

Wayne Hansford didn’t go home empty handed - his early bird special won him free entry to the 2016 comp.

See the leaderboard (pictured opposite page) and www.facebook.com/ RainbowBeachCommunityNews for more prizes and photos.

Jacki was grateful to the weigh-in team, MC Leroy, food tent volunteers, sponsors, the helpers and to all the contestants.

“Thank you all for coming and bring a friend next year - it is definitely on!”

Right: Ruth Modin presents Imogene Betteridge with her trophy Below: Warren Cross from Kingaroy won the Big Fish Wayne Kelly helps him hold up the 22+kg amberjack!

The fantastic weigh-in team with their bright shirts for the 2015 Classic

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2015 Fishing Classic

The Peter Brady Trophy presented by Tony Brady who said his brother stood for kids and fishing - recipient Buddy Modin thanked the family and said Peter was a great guy who used to take him fishing and no doubt helped instil that passion to throw out a line

Volunteers served up hot food all night: Kate Gilmore, Elizabeth White, Jasmin Betteridge, Samantha Montgomery and Cherie Mason

Rick Modin was grateful for the support from Council, Cr Mark McDonald and Mayor Mick Curran, sponsors like Jim Cole and Mike Brantz with local police officers

REEF FISH

OPEN ADULT OVERALL

BEACH FISH

OPEN CADET OVERALL

OPEN ADULT OVERALL

CADET OVERALL

RED EMPEROR 12.885 4.765 TAILOR 1.52 1.28

Justin Walters William Brown Tony Bell Matthew Gibson

Gympie Cooroy Redcliffe Middle Park SNAPPER 7.175 BREAM

Gary Page Tylah Bauer

Pomona Pittsworth

0.91 Larry Briggenshaw Riley

0.695 Olivia Nofke Woombye

PARROT 9.655 1.74 WHITING 0.505 0.40

Peter Hollis Samual Allan William Seeley Kaitlyn Granger

Helensvale Cargo Bongaree Deception Bay Above: Burpengary’s Wayne Cooper and his family were delighted with the second prize win of a Viking Kayak Left: Brad Hethorn and Beth Greinke queued to sample Andrew Strange’s prawn bisque

PEARL PERCH 3.535 1.28 DART 0.765 0.555

Ray Orphin Tylah Bauer Kane Maley Lachlan Byrne

Woonoona Pittsworth Caboolture Bunya SWEET LIP 5.46 3.965 FLAT HEAD 2.62 1.945

Nathan Smith Zane Mills Grant McFarlane Sammual Allan

Chinchilla Caboolture Rainbow Beach Cargo BIG FISH 22.755 N/A JEW FISH 10.955

Warren Cross Aaron Hall

Kingaroy Tin Can Bay

N/A

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Walk, run or cheer them on - trail festival is here!

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Page 10Ocean views as you traverse Carlo

Sandblow: there is something for everyone - beginners, walkers and runners at one of Queensland’s most picturesque run trails.

F YOU DON’T believe that the Rainbow Beach Trail Festival held on Sunday, August 9 is truly one of Queensland’s trail scene’s hidden gems, make sure you check out Paddle Guy’s video, at www.facebook.com/ RainbowBeachRun. With options from 5km to 43km - there’s something for everyone and in the most spectacular surroundings, this event is truly undiscovered in the Queensland trail calendar.

Alun Davies, from Run Queensland, said “Runners from relatively local areas are entering from all along the Sunshine Coast, but more impressive to us, is that we’re drawing some entries from New South Wales.

“The course, as ever, is stunning. With a mix of rainforest trail as well as the run along Teewah Beach, it offers something for everyone, as challenging as they wish to make it. Either way, they’ll be spoilt for scenery.”

This year the Rainbow Beach Trail Marathon is returning to the original course. Starting at Phil Rogers Park it will head up and across Carlo Sandblow, then out to Poona Lake, Freshwater campground, Double Island lighthouse, and return to Rainbow Beach.

The event will host 5km, 11km, 25km and 43km runs.

Registrations will be held at the Rainbow Beach Hotel on the Saturday night. Get in there, demand will be high this year.

Visit www.runqueensland.com to register today.

Local News

Wolf Rock Dive Report

Ambulance Committee welcomes new members

by Cheryl Maughan, Wolf Rock Dive

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HE ANNUAL General Meeting (AGM) of this Local Ambulance Committee will be held at the Cooloola Coast Ambulance Station TIN CAN BAY on Thursday August 20, at 3.30pm.

The purpose of the AGM is to present the committee’s annual reports, financial statements and budget proposals. Local Ambulance Committees act as a voice for their community, providing valuable feedback on ambulance service delivery.

The Biennial General Meeting (BGM) will be held immediately after the close of the

AGM. The purpose of the BGM is to elect new members to the Local Ambulance Committee. All eligible persons are encouraged to attend.

If you are interested in being a member of the LAC you must be: • Eighteen [18] years or over • A permanent resident of the area serviced by the Cooloola Coast Ambulance Station, or • A permanent resident of Queensland who works in the area serviced by the Cooloola Coast Ambulance Station.

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Some brilliant diving over February this year has kept customers raving about Wolf Rock and what a fantastic The Queensland Ambulance Service dive we have here. events, to stress the importance of calling 000 in an emergency and to raise will celebrate Ambulance Week from improved visibility we have been awareness of the CPRenjoying program the which will September 4 to 11. ToWith commemorate entire vista of Wolf Rock under water surrounded by be rolled out over the coming months. the event, the OIC of the Cooloola Coast aboutlike 50 to grey nurse sharks, Qld groper, eagle Thegiant paramedics will also berays, on hand to Ambulance Service would advise bullopen rays, day turtles, leopard sharks health and soenquiries much answer any general and that there will be an andoctopus, more.

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Prawns, glorious prawns!

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HE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL is taking shape and is on track to be ready for September 26, it will be the 15th festival and the second under this current Chamber of Commerce committee.

“The seafood will again be prepared and cooked by the men and women of the Tin Can Bay Commercial fishing industry,” said Cameron Henderson, President of the Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Inc. “While some things stay the same there will be some changes this year, we are bringing back some 4x4 exhibitors. There will be an animal petting zoo and some kids entertainment on the main stage with showings in the morning and also afternoon.”

Heading up the musical entertainment will be Stealing Lincoln. Gympie food ambassador Matt Golinski will be in attendance, as will Dan and Steph the 2013 MKR winners.

Cameron said, “By this stage you will have seen the boat and motor getting around town, this is the major fundraiser for the festival. This year there are only 2500 tickets available, so get yours quickly at $5 each.”

Prior to the festival, locals can enjoy the

The seafood festival’s famous prawn-eating competition

Seafood Dinner with Graham Engeman ready to auction the many goods on hand. Local musician Yasmin Morris, aka Yazmindi, will entertain throughout the night with her indie country style of music.

Cameron encourages community members to come and enjoy the night: “To keep us fed the team at the Sleepy Lagoon Hotel will provide a seafood buffet.

Contact them at the Sleepy for tickets, on sale now for $55 dollars a head. There are only 100 tickets available so be quick, get a table together and prepare for a great night.”

Calling all trivia, wine or cheese lovers

Trivia MC, Andrew Hawkins, invites community groups and businesses to team up for the P&C fundraiser

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AINBOW BEACH STATE School P&C invites community members to attend a Trivia Wine and Cheese Night on Friday, September 11 at 6.30 for 7pm at the Rainbow Beach Community Hall.

You don’t need to be a trivia buff, you just need to enjoy a fun night out for a great cause! Get together with your workmates, a community group or family and friends to make up a table of fourto-eight people and enjoy a fun night out. Exercise your brain and maybe win a prize!

And if you are on your own and would like to come along, don’t worry we will match you up with others at a table. Play starts at 7pm.

Our Master of Ceremonies is Andrew Hawkins from Rainbow Beach Realty.

Andrew is well known in the community for his dynamic personality and he always makes events fun!

Andrew said, “All bribes (donations) will be viewed in a positive light by the judge.”

A natural orator, he has been in demand at Legacy and Pink Ladies auctions and loves a bit of trivia himself. “I’m looking forward to being on the other side of the trivia table - it is guaranteed to be a fun night doing something a bit different.

“If you are not confident competing in trivia, remember the application of wine improves everyone’s intelligence,” Andrew joked.

Cost to attend is just $10 per person and includes a glass of wine on entry and delicious cheese platter.

Book the babysitter now - so the grownups can have a night off. It’s a great way to meet more people in the community and get to know your neighbours.

Tickets are available now at the Rainbow Beach State School and Rainbow Fruit (in the arcade opposite the Pub).

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“Better than the Great Barrier Reef ”

by Michelle Gilmore

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HESE WERE THE words People to People Leader, Michele Zofchak used when she enthused about Rainbow Beach. Michele and fellow leaders brought 48 American exchange students to Rainbow Beach for two days last month, and said it something they will always remember.

“Between Rainbow Beach and the Great Barrier Reef, Rainbow Beach is better than the Great Barrier Reef. I would rather spend my time here. It was much more enjoyable.

“I truly appreciated the hospitality of everybody in Rainbow Beach; it touched my heart to see the whole community come together and welcome us.”

There is no doubt about it - Rainbow Beach knows how to welcome our visitors.

This is the third year we have hosted the young Americans.

Principal Michael Grogan said, “Our P&C and local community hosted the People to People exchange students for their only home stay on their trip to Australia.

“The P&C have done a great job stepping

in to help the People to People group after the original home stay (in Hervey Bay) fell through just four weeks ago.”

It was a delightful two days! Arriving late on the Saturday afternoon, our three boys were from three different states, but they ‘shot some hoops’, played table tennis, Xbox and taught one of our guys a card game and all before tasting their very first lamb roast.

Over the course of the weekend, we exposed them to pavlova, lamingtons, caramello koalas and ANZAC biscuits other leaders kept calling them World War I cookies!

There was no use singing the praises of Vegemite, as consuming a teaspoon of the black stuff was used as punishment for minor offences on their bus.

Although we spoke the same language, both nationalities soon learnt the cultural differences; I could get used to hearing the very courteous “Yes, Ma’am”!

A perfect day was planned for the newly extended families - learning more about the area from NPWS officer, Grant Phelan, a walk through “the bush” to (and for some a

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swim in) Poona Lake, 4WD to a Freshwater picnic, thanks to Rainbow Beach 4x4 Hire and Rainbow Beach Adventure Centre and the extra drivers!

Mouths dropped when we drove on the

Above: Saying goodbye at the school Below: Grant Phelan from NPWS gave the group a talk on the Cooloola sand mass and bush sense before they started

- a People to People youth exchange sand. They were used to going “off-road” but not on a beach!

The convoy parked on Honeymoon Bay (the northern side of Double Island Point) and most of the group walked up to scramble on rocks, finding sunny perches to spot turtles and dolphins and posed at the lighthouse.

The bulk of 14 to 18 year olds were from Florida Keys, and despite the season, and our cool waters in comparison to theirs - the waves were too much of an attraction for the surfers.

We followed the Great Beach Drive home as they checked out the Coloured Sands. The souvenir and ice cream shops were hit hard on our return to town.

A bit of rain did not put our guys off the last sightseeing plan for the day - sunset from Carlo Sandblow. And after showing them sunrise that morning from the mini-blow, I was glad the Sports Club catered for their Aussie BBQ dinner. (Good

Ella introduces some of her eight new ‘sisters’ to Poona Lake

strategy, team!)

No wonder the students and teachers have returned home loving Rainbow Beach, kids saying it was better than Australia Zoo or anything they did in our country!

But the event planning required loads of effort from Leanne, Brooke and Carolyn.

Well done to Kirstie, instant mum to eight girls and Rachel caring for ten boys (!), thanks to generous holiday home donations from the Betteridge family.

We know you spent a lot of time in the laundry and kitchen; what an innovative way to make sure we could house everyone at such short notice!

The event is a major fundraiser for the school, but more importantly, it gives our children a chance to share a bit of our

culture, make new friends and learn about others and their country.

Mr. Grogan thanked all of the families and local community members who have been able to assist over the weekend.

“Your help is greatly appreciated.

I would especially like to thank our People to People organising committee for coordinating the home stay, they have all done a fantastic job.”

Right: Double Island Point Lighthouse

Find more images on www.facebook.com/RainbowBeachCommunityNews

The water at Poona Lake was freezing, but it didn’t stop some keen ones!

Carolyn and Dave Elder with their tribe at Freshwater picnic grounds

New Patients Welcome

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HE RAINBOW BEACH Triathlon brings an annual challenge between the very competitive Fraser Coast and Bundaberg clubs.

Now in its fifth year, you can see the action or be a part of it on the weekend of August 23 and 24, 2015.

Organiser Phil Hungerford from The Run Inn says it is one of the most enjoyable triathlons in Queensland, and it is well known for the fast bike leg. Many competitors make the most of it and stay for a relaxed weekend.

Participants have the opportunity to race an Olympic distance triathlon, by completing two ‘sprint distance’ events over two consecutive days.

Our unique triathlon starts on our beautiful beach and a swim ‘with the sweep’ of the current.

At this stage it is expected that this will be a start at Rainbow Beach SLSC with the swim headed in the direction of Inskip Point. The swim will be one ‘lap’ of a ‘pointto-point’ swim.

It is family friendly and offers kids and adults the perfect introductory event to get into the world of triathlon.

In 2015 the Active Kids and Active First Timers events will take place at the

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Wolf Rock Dive Report

Known for the fast cycle leg, last year’s entrants return from Inskip Point

Rainbow Beach Pool Complex, providing a sheltered swim in the heated pool facility.

Participants can choose to enter either the ‘double’ race (both days) or just one of either the Saturday race or Sunday race.

This race can be done either as an individual or as a team event.

First waves are organised by age groups and gender, they start with Saturday 2pm Active Kids race distances: 6-9 years – 100m swim, 3km bike, 500m run 10-11 years – 200m swim, 5km bike, 1km run 12-13 years – 200m swim, 6km bike, 2km run Next, the Saturday 2.30pm Active First Timers – 200m swim, 6km bike, 2km run; followed by the Saturday 3.30pm Race 1 – 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run.

The final event is the Sunday 7.30am Race 2 – 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run.

Police have advised that similar to previous years, there will be some road closures during the events. The main road closures are Clarkson Drive and Inskip Avenue which will be closed from 2.30pm - 5.30pm on Saturday and from 7.30am -10.30am on Sunday.

Vietnam Veterans’ Day

by Cheryl Maughan, Wolf Rock Dive

Some brilliant diving over February this year has kept customers raving about Wolf Rock and what a fantastic dive we have here.

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Costa visits Tin Can Bay

Host of ABC Gardening Australia, Costa Georgiadis, with school garden supervisor Ian Webb Images by Brad Marsellos – ABC Wide Bay

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AST MONTH, the host of ABC Gardening Australia, Costa Georgiadis, visited the Tin Can Bay Primary School, addressed the students at the school assembly and returned in the early afternoon and visited the award-winning school gardens.

Costa encouraged the students to continue their outstanding work and presented the students with a number of plants for the school gardens.

The cake celebrating the garden’s first year anniversary was cut and distributed to all students and visitors.

Costa was presented with a special handmade beanie by Carole Lehmann, and Maureen presented him with a unique and

colourful hat from the school.

This was a very happy and memorable occasion that was enjoyed by all.

Costa’s visit to TCB was sponsored by the Tin Can Bay Fishing Club, with all fundraising and raffle monies going to Sailability. A large gathering of Garden Club enthusiasts and supporters thoroughly enjoyed the morning.

On Saturday August 1, the kitchen garden will be open to our school family and wider community. Students from kitchen garden classes will be involved in guided tours and there will be a variety of displays and produce for sale.

They hope to see you there!

Dodgys and Mitchell teams bash north

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N A FAMOUS convoy of quirky cars and crazy costumes two committed Rainbow Beach crews, Team Hayes with their ‘76 Ford Fairlane and Team Mitchell in their ‘64 Pontiac Parisienne will tackle 3700km of Queensland from August 5 to 14.

Maureen Mitchell from 7th Wave is excited to be a part of it, “It’s good, we like to be a part of it. It is for a very good cause - there are a lot a special children out there that need help.”

Across the country, the Variety Bash has raised $200 million. Now in its 26th year in Queensland, 350 participants travel the length of the state to raise money for Queensland kids who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs.

Virgin basher, Rainbow resident Debra O’Donnell, is joining one of the official cars helping run events and gags!

All Variety Bash vehicles must be at least 30 years old and boast no performance enhancing modifications.

The Pontiac Parisienne is 51 years old.

When asked how it would go, Maureen was thinking positive, “It’s going to be really good. It’s going to have no problem crossing the finish line, not like last year!”

“It stalled last year - on the finish line. And that’s the only problem we had the whole trip. So they pushed it over the line!”

But this year it should sail over the finish line on Fraser Island, thanks to the tender loving care by Dean Hayes on the vintage beast.

The 2015 XXXX Gold ‘Coral Seas to Island Breeze’ ‘Bashers’ will depart Cairns and travel south west through Chillagoe, Kidston, Hughenden, Barcaldine, Lake Maraboon, Mitchell, Taroom, Gayndah and finally, Kingfisher Bay on the picturesque Fraser Island, supporting local economies along the way, with community groups supplying food to the Bashers and the car convoy utilising accommodation where possible.

Find out more visit the site: www.variety. org.au/qldbash.

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Rainbow Beach Over 60’s visit Hervey Bay Historical Village

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T MIGHT HAVE been cold when 19 of us started out for a day trip to Hervey Bay and the Heritage Village and Museum in Zephyr St., but as the day warmed up we experienced an intriguing look into our local past. We were particularly interested in the Maheno exhibits which have just been added to the village.

We congratulate the very informed and helpful volunteers who keep this place immaculate.

President John Anderson shared his knowledge of the Maheno as we viewed the exhibit just opened two days earlier on July 12. Quite a few of us rang the replica of the ship’s bell.

We then moved on to watch and appreciate the importance of the corn crop to the early settlers. Seeing 100-year-old machines being demonstrated certainly had us appreciating all our modern conveniences.

Many school children from the Wide Bay area visit the Museum and through the demonstrations are better able to understand their heritage. There were 21 historic buildings and 1200 exhibits to peruse.

It was quite a delight to see the source of many of the natural fibres available for rope making and then follow that through to the final piece of rope. Margaret J helped turn the machine (and kept the rope).

We applaud the expertise of the volunteers and the variety of craft available for sale. We came away knowing that our local past is a treasure to be honoured.

Please make sure that your own children and grandchildren have the opportunity to appreciate it also.

P.S Members, please remember our AGM at the Surf Club on Tuesday August 4 after coffee.

Above: Margaret Johnstone with ropemaker Brian Taylor Left: Carmen rings the bell, a replica of the Maheno’s original Above: Carmel and Dorothy ride on the trolley

Above: Ray Kahl, John Anderson, Lil Kahl, volunteer Doug and Val Duigan waiting for the train

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Below: Over 60s members waiting for their turn to ring the Maheno’s bell at the Maheno exhibit

In Brief

Historical Cooloola:

TSS Maheno

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ARLY JULY 2015 marks the 50th year since the beaching on Fraser Island of the TSS Maheno. Being towed by the Oonah, both ships were destined to be scrapped in Kobe, Japan. Some 100kms off the coast, the Maheno broke free in a storm and beached on Fraser Island.

Built in Scotland in 1905, she was the first triple-screwed ship built with steam turbine engines...revolutionary for the era. She held the speed record for the Tasman crossing, Australia to New Zealand.

During World War One, she, was converted into a hospital ship and was at Anzac Cove at least six times, carrying many dead and dying soldiers, and served throughout the Mediterranean and Europe. The Maheno is the largest relic of Gallipoli in Australia.

She reverted to a passenger liner after the war and travelled the world until newer technology saw her taken out of service in 1934.

The museum has created a new enlarged Maheno exhibit which was officially opened on July 12, 2015.

Among the many new items on display

Shores Golf Club funds disbursed

by Mary Cottam, Treasurer

When the Club was advised that the Shores Golf Course was to be closed, the committee undertook to disburse funds left in the Club’s bank account to charity, if the course did not reopen within 12 months.

As the course has not reopened, it has now been decided to donate to four charities which benefit all members of the community.

After all accounts were paid there was $1,600 remaining. Donations of $400 each have been forwarded to: • Cooloola Coast Medical Transport • Little Haven Palliative Care • The Cancer Council • The Heart Foundation All business of the former club is now completed and after the presentation of the above cheques the bank account will be closed.

Pharmacies seek guardian angels

Above and right: The Maheno wreck 50 years after it ran aground, a major landmark on the Fraser Island coast Thanks to John Missen, Helen and Don Hill from Rainbow Beach Over 60s for words.

are original chairs, beds, washstands, ship’s menus, letters and telegrams signed by the Japanese captain of the Maheno, Captain Tanaka, original oil paintings, as well as numerous smaller relics.

A cast replica of the Maheno’s original ship’s bell was rung on the day.

This permanent display tells the amazing story of the Maheno and its close association with the history of Hervey Bay and the Fraser Coast.

Below: Maheno aground on Fraser Island Image State Library of Queensland

The Guardian Angel Knitting Program is calling on locals to pick up their sticks and get busy knitting in support of the Kids with Cancer Foundation.

Now in its 17th year, the initiative encourages locals to create knitted garments for disadvantaged Australian children and their families.

Over the years, Cooloola Pharmacy has collected thousands of knitted items.

“There are so many talented locals that dedicate their passion and time for the sake of making a change in someone’s life”, Cooloola Pharmacy Assistant, Kate Ballard said.

“For those children who are going through such a horrific and scary experience, it’s the knitted gifts we receive that hopefully make these kids smile.”

To get involved knitters can collect a free pattern book from Cooloola Pharmacy in Tin Can Bay, The Sands Centre Pharmacy in Cooloola Cove or local Spotlight stores. All knitted items must be dropped in-store at any Guardian Pharmacy by September 30. www.guardianpharmacies.com.au

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Out and About

Fun, Fashions & Frivolity

The Fashion parade brought varied outfits sourced in Op Shops, a bit of fun and a full house!

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HANK YOU to everyone who helped and supported the church family with our recent very successful ‘Fun, Fashions & Frivolity’ morning at the Good Shepherd Church Hall.

The day lived up to what had been promised - plenty of laughter intermingled with fun fashions and fine food.

Now we shall just see what awaits us for same time, same place, next year!?

Special thanks go to the following people and businesses whose generous support for the day is greatly appreciated: Lynn Barrett, ‘Fancy That’ Op-Shop (opposite RSL, Gympie); Arcobaleno; Crème de la Crème; Foodworks; Rainbow Beach - Fruit Shop; Hair & Beauty; Hardware; Hotel; IGA; Meats, Pies & Cakes; Post Office; Surf Club; and Rainbow Cooloola Wholesalers and Community News.

On a sadder note, our condolences go to our Cooloola schools chaplain, Mrs. Ronnie Timperon, on the recent loss of her mother during the school holidays.

Our love and prayers are with you, Chappy Ronnie, your Dad, and all of your family.

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YEARS AGO, they before I made the Kids ANY love the window, decision to join the Queensland Police can check out seafood Service, I spent a few years at university processing and filleting by studying journalism. hand.

One of the only things I still remember Peter areidea an of the ‘inverted from thatand time Lisa was the indefatigable team, pinning pyramid’ which states that when you write no should easy task athem newsdown articleisyou put all of the most between theand demands of information in newsworthy important the first few paragraphs. processing, deliveries, This helping is because even outreaders other generally lose interest with any trawlers.quickly Even though theyarticle and stop reading after onlywith a fewtheir minutes. were generous So before youwould stop reading time, this story have this article I have information for you madesome an important earlier edition, relating to road closures around Rainbow excepting Peter had been Beach over the weekend of out all night trying to August 22 and 23, 2015.another trawler. salvage This particular weekend marks the fifth A life spent shing wasn’tRainbow Beach instalment of fithe annual always Triathlon, on the cards forgreat event for Double another Peter, “I wanted our small town. to be a fitter and turner... and Competitors of allnearly ages will be out began an apprenticeship.” swimming, cycling and running at various Instead, he startedRainbow on the Beach and to locations around keep all safeand we will be closing certain boatsthem in 1979, once roads againathiscertain future times could during have the weekend.

The very maindifferent. disruptions will occur during been the two ‘main’ races which take place on “I went into the family Saturday afternoon (3.30-5.30pm) and business as a deckhand at Sunday morning (7.30-9.30am).

15 years. Dad took us out Both races follow the same course and and involve I was violently seasick, along Clarkson will road closures the worst Drive, Inskip seasickness!

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Peter says he coped with the affliction by working through it. His dogged persistence on the trawlers paid off, although it took him twelve months to get over.

He has had his share of pitching and

Officers Michael Brantz, Darren Grieve and Adam Lawes reported no drink drivers, no liquor incidents and no traffic incidents during the annual fishing competition

Rainbow Shores Drive).

I will be posting a list of the weekend’s road closures at various locations around Rainbow Beach prior to the date, and can I please ask that you don’t drive around the beachfront / CBD during the race times, unless absolutely necessary (or you’re on a bike in the race).

Also if you’re planning on coming or going from Inskip Point, please plan your busy processing trip to avoid theLisa raceLee, times.

It would help us

out a lot and ensure the safety of everyone competing.

The Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic is over for another year and what a great event the organisers continue to put on.

For eight days I drove around admiring big boats, big fish and lots of big smiles.

When I took some time off from drooling over the boats on display around town and performed some random breath tests, I came up empty.

In fact no drink drivers, no liquor incidents and no traffic incidents were reported in Rainbow Beach for the duration of the competition, despite some serious pressure on the roads, waterways and boat ramps.

Only a couple of petty thefts at the start of the competition detracted from an otherwise great week.

While the prevalence of drink driving appears to be decreasing, the same cannot be said for drug driving offences which are proving to be an ever increasing road safety problem.

Until recently, testing for drug drivers was the sole responsibility of the Random Drug Testing Unit, and you could regularly see them at work in Rainbow Beach during our busy holiday times.

Now the Road Policing Unit in Gympie has the equipment and know-how to perform these tests and the results are staggering.

In June a couple of officers from Gympie came down to the Cooloola Coast for a few hours of testing and left with six (6) positive roadside saliva tests.

That’s six people driving around the Cooloola Coast with a level of impairment similar to a drink driver with a reading of between 0.1% and 0.15%.

With scary results like that you can expect lots of attention to be paid to this area by the Gympie Road Policing Unit.

Note: Tri weekend road closures: August 22 (3.30-5.30pm) and August 23 (7.30-9.30am)

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Face-to-face with Council Book now for

the Blood Bank

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LTHOUGH ATTENDANCE from the community was poor, (many had not heard it was on), the Meet the Mayor and Councillors Forum held in Rainbow Beach last month drew plenty of issues forth and some brilliant new suggestions: Slow Vehicle Parking Bays between Gympie and Rainbow Beach would allow slow vehicles to pull over, and improve safety on our roads.

distract drivers • continued landscaping and general improvement (some more bollards) • tree planting in front of the Old Mill Site

Stair access to the beach Noted by Cr Mark McDonald they were long overdue and a cause for frustration”. The Why the budget for the Rainbow Beach “engineering nightmare”, dump (one million dollars) is double that would be back approximately allocated for tourism for the “jewel in 50m from where they were, the crown of Gympie region”? Council say with the old stairs remaining The Blood Bank van will be in Tin Can Bay on the 31st March environmentally landfill never should have as a look out.

9amfor to 2.30pm been there, and it has been afrom target He and said,anyone “Therewho will wishes be a to donate over there will be most welcome.

This still gives three spot fires in recent weeks. Plans are in call for tenders in August, toyou the required period of time between donations be able to donate in place for a staffed transfer station, opened be awarded by early to October.

Rainbow Beach Construction in June when they are due be here again. for limited hours. should completed

by Christmas You may already have had a call fromand them and made a Town Entrance The mesh fence will be are13well on and the the waycall to centre will give booking.

If not,we ring 14 95 covered up - with screens printed. was that path!” you aIttime. suggested that tree plantings would also enhance the entrance in front of the failed Why do residents pay for development. and receive restricted water The community raised problems such as use, when tourists have logs across the dirt track, erosion, a dead free access? There was also tree and how to build a “sense of welcome”. a concern that the town infrastructure was “lagging behind” our Beautification of Rainbow Beach Council needs or potential growth. were for Rainbow prospering and visitors The Master Plan will help determine returning. Work has been started on future needs, but it was argued that the clearing gardens toward the skate park. needs of a camper are much less than one Playground enhancements, moving the sprinkler running for an hour on sandy toilets behind the first garden so they are soil. Council see it as their responsibility not the first thing you see as you approach to absorb the cost to encourage visitation. the headland, and creating walkways in Restrictions were there to ensure our Laurie Hanson Park are all allocated in the reservoirs don’t run dry. budget.

Other suggestions included: Illegal sleeping in vehicles Noted as a • signs and billboards on the road from huge issue for the coast. Low cost, overnight Gympie detract from the “charm stay options were required with toilets/ and at trac tiveness” and they water/clean showers.

Self-contained

Harvey Barkwell is helping 3 lives every time he sits in the bloodbank chair.

Birds around the Bay

RVs were a different issue to backpacker vehicles.

The loss in income to the coast was considerable because we were not listed in RV friendly camping guides. Council noted they made provisions for Gympie Showgrounds to house 30 to 40 vehicles and were going to investigate options provided in neighbouring regions.

If we really want to attract tourists we need free wifi, a big issue in the tourism industry. Council’s Tourism Advisory Committee made a recommendation along those lines last month as well.

A small but enthusiastic group attended the Meet the Mayor and Councillors Forum

TV reception Some residents (particularly in Rainbow Shores) have gone four months without a TV signal, it seems due to changes in the aerial in Carlo Road. Council will advocate to the relevant authorities for this to be resolved.

Coast Road Council say the coast road Counter Road is the preferred route (rather than Cooloola Way) economically and politically if we are to harness support from the Fraser Coast region.

Local members of the Queensland Wader Study Group count shorebirds on roost sites around the bay every month. Migratory shorebirds return to the same roost site year after year.

Counting the birds regularly and then comparing the counts over time gives a good idea of how successful the breeding season has been up in the northern hemisphere and also how the birds have managed on their long flights north and then south again.

Unfortunately, shorebird numbers are declining every year but each year we see a similar mix of birds on each of the roost sites. However, there is one bird that I have not seen for a couple of years.

Terek Sandpipers have only been found on one site south of Inskip Point and I have not seen them on this site for some time. They roost in mangrove trees with Grey-tailed Tattlers. When they are roosting they both tuck their heads under their wings.

Because they are very similar in size and both grey and white coloured they are very difficult to identify. If they pull

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their heads out from under their wings then it is easy!

Grey-tailed Tattlers have straight bills and Terek Sandpipers have up-curved bills.

For some time I have been hoping to get close views of these birds but each time I approach their roost they fly off to the other side of the bay before I can get my binoculars up or my camera focused on them. This last week was different. The birds stayed sitting on the branches and I was able to photograph them.

There are still Terek Sandpipers mixed in with the Grey-tailed Tattlers!

From what I saw before the birds flew off approximately a quarter of the flock were Terek Sandpipers. This time they flew off because a Tern flew too close over their roosting tree!

If you want to join our monthly shorebird counts then phone Dorothy Pashniak: 54880057 and if you want to read more about the birds I see every week then visit my blog at http:// www.sandystraitsandbeyond.blogspot. com.au/

Community Groups

Golf Course All undeveloped land was Pageto State 34 government hands and returned the golf course was unfortunately part of made that. The Master PlanCoastcare will indicatehas strategic a ofsubmission to council use of land - one the best ways to to concerns disperse effluent isinon regards a golf course.

It seems that about there isratepayer little hopefunded of obtaining a lease, but a community infrastructure on fragile group may be able obtain a strategy licence of sandtodunes as ‘a to operate. Currently is “not suitable retreatit from erosion prone tenure” what wasthedescribed our to areasforis generally preferred as option’ “most wonderful parklands”. maintain coastal resilience. Community members and Council continue Importantly, therewillhas been to no lobbyassessment the Department of Natural Resources or audit of previous Widgee and Mines.

Council foreshore plans, NHT (Coastcare), Envirofund or Caring for Our Country Rainbow Shores Drive into Pacific projects that were completed in partnership Boulevard should be sealed and completed, with the 3 different councils since 1995 or closed. Council said the only option is under an Integrated Coastal Foreshore Management Plan. These federally funded projects were designed to protect the dunes and all 3 programs’ on-ground works have been slashed / removed; while exotic plants have been introduced with no follow-up rehabilitation plan for the dunes in a changing climate.

As the Coastcare Projects Coordinator is the Burnett-Mary representative for Qld Water and Land Carers, these concerns were also taken to the deputy Prime Truss. to Land HIS IS AMinister, fantasticWarren opportunity haveand Carers alike would not want to see a Coast professional photo taken of your federally funded ‘Green Armies’ mistakenly family and raise some money for the

closure, with pedestrian access available.

What is the plan for restraining the utilised for ParksIt works under the guise Mini Sandblow? is now visible fromof environmental management.

Mr land.

Truss said town and encroaching on council Cr heMcDonald would ensure Greg Hunt Mark hasMinister taken this issue towould the be alerted to this issue.

Council’s Environment department and is working with NPWS. Cooloola Coastcare’s submission can accessed on www.cooloolacoastcare.org.

Other raised thatpage. will be addressed au onissues the downloads or advocated by council included council debt, mulch and weed risks, Curra to Cooroy progress, road surfaces, bright streetlights in Naiad Court, beach access signage and safety at Pacific Boulevard and works in Tin Can Bay/Cooloola Cove.

The forums will appear regularly in the council calendar, and will be rotated around communities on the coast and region.

Professional Annual family portraits Tailor Season are back!

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school. Advancedlife Studios are returning to Rainbow Beach State School on August 8 (bookings essential, minimum of two generations in each portrait).

Just $20 will give you a professional family portrait and put you in the draw to win $1500!

You will receive a 10x13 inch family photo and keyring with the option to purchase more if you like what you see.

Contact Kerry Leyland on 0419 174 290 to book and pre-pay for your portrait sitting.

Maree Prior with Member for Wide Bay Mr Warren Truss - Cooloola Coast ACQ CAREFLIGHT Rescue Fundraiser care has Island received $2500 of Season federal the Fraser Annual Tailor funding to care the Fraser environment Weigh-in is being held for at the Island QLD, throughout Aug-Sept 2015 with great prizes on offer.

Entry is by $5 Donation per fish weighed with all proceeds raised going to RACQ Careflight.

Businesses/Individuals who would consider being Sponsors for this “Not for Profit” fundraiser by considering a donation of merchandise are invited to particpate.

Contact Larry Ray at Fraser Island Retreat for more details.

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Cooloola City Farm

Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism Association

Plant of the month is Scaevola calendulacea (Scented fan flower), a vigorous

By trailing Mark Beech, plantPresident with bright green, succulent leaves and blue/purple, scented, fan

shaped flowers for much of the year. Purple fruit follow the flowers. It likes full sun, good drainage and is a sand stabiliser. (Photograph: Mary Boyce) near the Rainbow Beach 4x4 Hire T WAS GREAT to see such a great office. turnout members and visitors for our City ofFarm, opposite the Community owned, will also be affected if the dunes recent meeting the Bay Rainbow Centre, on TinofCan Road,Beach is open Andrew becomeSaunders unstable. from Destination Gympie Region updated members on Commerce and for Tourism Association at to the public plant sales on Tuesday, The most common plants on the frontal the strategies DGR is using to support theWednesday Rainbow Beach Hotel,from to hear our and Friday 8 am-3pm, dunes are low-growing with long runners tourism on the coast and how members guest Cr Markccfni09@gmail.com, McDonald and 07 speakers 54862304, rooting at nodes thus enabling the plants can be assisted to develop their Andrew Saunders from Destination www.cooloolacityfarm.org to hold onto the loose, unstable sand. business.

Gympie Region.

A reminder that the current free tree They tolerate strong sun, lack of nutrients, He emphasised that members should This is the first meeting that Cr vouchers are valid until 31 May 2014 only extremely dry conditions, salt spray and build partnerships and collaborate with McDonald has attended of our and the next vouchers will not be available winds. By covering the sand, they trap each other as well as with DGR and not association this year, and so it was good until the September rates notice. the particles thus limiting sand movement. think they have to do it alone. for him to be able to update members Over time, as the dunes form and reform, Over the next few months, we will DGR has done a great job with on how he is representing us as business these sand-hugging plants grow up through discuss the different habitats we have in our raising the profile of the region with owners. the sand and stabilise the dunes. locality, for example, coastal, dry heath, its partnering with Sunshine Coast Council has committed $490,000 for wallum etc, Parks the soilalong and climatic conditions Destination Examples of the plants that helpand stabilise Limited and Tourism work on the the foreshore, that prevail and plants of that grow there. Events the Queensland. sand are Canavalia rosea (Coastal which includes thethe moving the toilets jack local bean), Carpobrotus glaucescens business have committed in the Club further north WeSurf begin withcarpark the coastal zone, a vital Many (Pig face), Ipomoea pes-caprae (Goat’s and continuation of beautification region that is frequently tested by high prizes and support for the Rainbow footSpring convolvulus), FestivalScaevola organisedcalendulacea by the works. winds, salt spray and high seas. Above Beach (Scented fan flower)onand Spinifex sericeus Association September 5 Council fundsthe Progress the high has tide also level,committed the wind forms (Beach spinifex). and 6.

With a Caitlyn Shadbolt concert forloose thesand reinstatement of the stairs into dunes. Frontal dunes, to be raffle prizes the thisharsh south of Mudlo Rocks and Cr McDonald discussed this month, are nearest the water, and aTwo treeswith that over can 50 withstand to conditions be a great for the committed to completion of dunes this project behind them are the fore and the is sure frontal areevent Pandanus tectorius community. prior todunes the Christmas holidays hind take up the rear. this year!

(Screw pine) with its thick prop roots and hope thisequisetifolia helps bring (Coastal more people This will plants be welcomed by many the visitors Casuarina she-oak), Few can survive harsh We for the weekend and tickets and locals and of willthe improve though the latter have suffered badly at environment frontalaccess dunesforand to Rainbow raffle Beach are available at many pedestrian traffic off the beach Rainbow after the severelocal weather this limited rangeonofandvegetation plays a for the businesses for only $5. to signifi the south. conditions of the last couple of years. cant role in protecting this vulnerable next meeting be our AGM to Campaigning RBCT members zone from thebyelements.

Removal has of the TheProtection of ourwill dunes is very important be held on August 17 at the Sports Club also resulted in the council committing naturally occurring vegetation causes and we should all use designated paths off all beach businesses are invited to become to erosion improving amenityexposure of the of town and the subsequent plants andthe where this is possible, to each do and attend to contribute to entrance by constructing a fence with athey members in the fore dunes to severe conditions our bit to keep our precious dunes intact. the success of the association. mural, in front of the failed development are not designed to withstand. Land close

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to the shore, whether publically or privately

Next month, the topic will be fore and hind dunes.

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Travelling with Saturn - French slices and satellite TV

by Peter and Margaret Grant

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PART FROM the freezing cold nights at the Lismore Showgrounds, we had three magnificent days of sunshine and warm weather.

There are a number of bakeries in Lismore but we chose to go to Henry’s Bakery and Café. I am so glad we did because they make the BEST vanilla slice - actually, I chose their French slice that has a layer of cream above the vanilla filling. Wow! My mouth is watering at the memory of this delight.

The weather forecasters were correct in predicting unprecedented cold for Queensland and northern New South Wales. Sorry all you Southerners that have come north for the winter. Southern Queensland experienced the coldest week for a very long time.

Rockhampton and Mackay didn’t escape much cooler temperatures either. Brrrrr….. just the perfect time to be tucked up in your cosy caravan/motorhome watching TV. Hehehe…..with your Saturn Antenna, of course….hehehehe!!

OK, all joking aside. Now is the perfect time to consider your options as far as TV reception is concerned. Our dealer in Darwin is being swamped with requests for satellite systems.

We are finding at the caravan shows that more and more people are leaning towards satellite TV reception.

The most commonly asked questions we answer at the shows are: 1. Is it free? Do I have to pay a subscription?

It is totally free. In July 2010, the government set up the VAST (Viewer Access to Satellite Television) system for people living in areas where they cannot receive normal land-based TV reception.

The VAST system is digital TV reception and took the place of the old Aurora analogue system. It was opened to the traveller in December 2010. The only thing you have to do is register the card in your box with the government every 6 months - no cost, no ongoing cost!! This is used for statistics - how many people are using the VAST system.

2. What equipment do I need? In our satellite systems, we include all the components you need to receive

satellite TV reception - satellite dish, cable, satellite finder, compass, VAST receiver (box/decoder), instructions.

3. Is it 12volt? Yes, we include a 12volt cable for the VAST box as we know that 99% of the time you will be using the satellite dish when you are ‘free’ camping.

4. Is it hard to set up? It is different to landbased TV reception. The satellite dish must be pointed precisely at the satellite which is situated in the northern sky approximately off the tip of Papua New Guinea. We give you a compass for those inexperienced in finding the north in a new place (like me. I’m hopeless).

5. Is a compass all I need? No, we include a satellite finder that helps to pinpoint the satellite. The finder that we include in the kit is one that has been calibrated to the C1 satellite only. Ten years ago, when we first began to sell satellite gear, the only finder on the market was one that had a needle gauge. Because it was not set up for one satellite only, it would ‘beep’ on any satellite in the sky.

That’s probably why you have heard all the horror stories of people taking hours/days to set up their satellite dish.

Today’s modern equipment has taken all the heartache out of the set-up process.

The fine tuning now takes less than five minutes.

6. What other settings are there apart from pointing the dish north? There is also an angle of elevation that you need to set the dish on. In our instructions, we give you the Angle of Elevation and the Magnetic Azimuth (how many degrees east of North) for all the major towns in Australia.

7. But what if I have trouble setting it up?

We give you Peter’s mobile number so you can call for help. Peter has had 10 years’ experience setting up satellite dishes all around the country - not just outside a shop door like most other sellers of satellite equipment. We use our satellite dish all the time when we travel.

Find out more: www.saturnantennas. com.au or 07 5486 3471 Safe travelling!

Local disaster management sub group

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HE PURPOSE of the community disaster management sub group is to establish a core group of people within a local community, who possess the local knowledge to ensure that disaster operations within the local area are managed.

The Cooloola Coast Community Local Disaster Management Sub Group (CCCLDMSG) is made up of community volunteers, members of emergency services, GRC & other service organisations within the community.

The communities covered by this group are Rainbow Beach, Cooloola Cove, Tin Can Bay, Wallu, Goomboorian and Neerdie.

The Cooloola Coast Sub - Group will operate under the same legislation, policies and documentation as the LDMG. They will use local expertise and their

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relationships with all member agencies to initiate the responses that would be expected by the LDMG, as the group is ideally placed to provide immediate disaster management at the community level given its understanding of social, environmental, economic and public infrastructure.

The Cooloola Coast Sub - Group will operate from an office within the TCBSES shed at 3 Snapper Creek Rd TCB and are contactable on 5486 4483 during an emergency.

The local community groups will operate within their local communities. The Sub Group holds meetings on the first Tuesday of each month and all are welcome.

Find contact details for the organisations in the Trades and Services Directory in each issue of the Community News.

your Community CCMT volunteers: Margaret Ashton Role: Vice President/Admin/Driving/ Fundraising (12 hours per week) What you like about volunteering?

Being involved in the community is very rewarding, knowing you are helping those in need How long have you lived here?

Seven years; originally from Tully Heads - left the cyclones behind!

Other jobs: Australia Post in Cairns and Smithfield, Queensland Hobbies: Gardening, retail therapy and travelling Favourite movie: Gone with the wind.

Favourite book: North and South Why would you encourage others to come on board? You enjoy the company

which makes it a great place to be.

I enjoy the friendships I have made with other volunteers especially our outings for coffee and cakes.

Cooloola Coast Medical Transport is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am – 12.30pm at 25 Bream Street, Tin Can Bay. Call their friendly volunteers on 5486 2488 to help you attend non-urgent, out-of-town medical appointments or become a volunteer yourself.

What does Council have in mind for our parks?

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OOLOOLA COVE Residents and Friends are concerned about exactly what Council has in mind for our parks in Cooloola Cove. Our group looks forward to having discussions about those plans.

The bridge work in Investigator Ave is well in hand; something we asked for years ago - a safe pedestrian walkway!

A suggestion was put forward to members to change our fee structure from per household to per person, making the vote a personal action instead of a household one.

Members were asked to think on this for next month’s meeting. This would involve a fee structure change and this

can only be done at an AGM (October)

by Special Resolution.

The president contacted the Greyhound Bus Company with a view to having an official stop in Cooloola Cove.

The company seem very interested and are proceeding with their necessary checks and balances. Watch this space!

Volunteers are welcomed for the water quality monitoring (20 minutes a month) or weeding the creeks. Working together for our community, new members are always welcome!

Look out for our Father’s Day Raffles in Woolworths. Next meeting will be Thursday August 13 at 7pm at the Veterans’ and Community Hall.

Busy hands at Quilters W E HOPE everyone is keeping warm in this cold snap we are having. At our club we have been very busy with various projects this month.

We have had classes on Machine Trapunto,Stained Glass Pelicans,Tulips and Frogs.

We also handed over cheques to The Medical Transport and Palliative Care people to help out with the wonderful services they provide to the local community. This was because of such a wonderful result we had from our Friendship Day. Last month, some of our members attended a a Gloria Loughman workshop and others enjoyed a great few days at our annual retreat at Coolum.

a Tuesday at 9am to the Community Complex next door to the bowling club across from Bayside Rd and check us out.

So don’t be shy, if you want to learn something new come along on

For more information please ring Maree our president on 5486 5706.

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Cooloola Coast Visitor’s Guide Rainbow Beach and the Cooloola Coast is home of the Coloured Sands, the majestic Carlo Sandblow and gateway to World Heritage listed Fraser Island. You can feed wild dolphins, visit a historic lighthouse and kayak with the whales.

Rainbow Shores Clarkson Drive has a concrete path for most of the way taking you through wallum and paperbarks.

If riding, you can turn left to the industrial area (Karoonda Road) and the return to town via Carlo Road.

Half-day 4WD Tours (5486 3131) or hire your own to Cooloola National Park, Coloured Sands, Double Island Point, Lighthouse, Rainforest and Lake Freshwater.

Coloured Sands Starting below the lookout, walk along the beach towards Double Island Point for a kilometre or so to these amazing Coloured sand cliffs, with the best colours around 9 to 10 kilometres along the beach (accessible with a 4wd or Surf and Sand Safari tour) 5486 3131.

Carlo Sand Blow A bush walk up to Carlo Sand Blow is a must for every visitor. Drive to the reservoir at the top of Cooloola Drive. The Blow is an easy 600m walk from the car park or take the longer walk from the National Parks Office. Spectacular views of the Coloured Sands, Double Island Point and Tin Can Bay Inlet are the bonus for your efforts. When the thermals are right, you will often see Hang Gliders taking off and landing at this beautiful piece of Nature’s Sculpture.

Fraser Island Great Walk A 90 km trail which showcases natural and cultural features of the world’s largest sand island as it meanders between Dilli Village and Happy Valley www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/ parks/great - walks-fraser-island/about. html Cooloola Great Walk A 102 km trail which passes through a rich diversity of vegetation types with spectacular views, connecting Rainbow Beach with Noosa North Shore. www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/ greatwalkscooloola/ index.html Rainforest Walk / Bymien Picnic Area A few kilometres from town, on the Gympie Road, take the Freshwater Road to the left. 3km on a good gravel surface will bring you to Bymien, which is the limit for conventional vehicles.

Lake Poona After morning tea or lunch in the picnic area you can venture on some wonderful walks to Lake Poona or through some spectacular Rainforest. Allow 40 minutes to reach Lake Poona.

Lake Freshwater Only accessible by 4WD, Tour or Walking. Walking tracks starts at the Bymien picnic area. The round trip from Rainbow Beach will take a full day and requires fitness.

Foreshore Tin Can Bay You can walk 4km from Crabs Creek to Norman Point, over picturesque bridges, signage of flora and fauna, through mangroves, playgrounds and outdoor gyms. It is mostly flat – very safe for children on wheels. Start at the playground opposite the library, cycle to Crabs Creek and stop for a coffee, then return to opposite the library. Enjoy the views out to the inlet while the kids enjoy the playground and skatepark.

Rainbow Beach 10,000 steps walk – from the headland behind the Surf Tower and Playground to Carlo Road. Paths are perfect for bicycles, scooters and skateboards.

4x4 Hire Rainbow Beach 4x4 Hire 5486 8300 Rainbow Beach Adventure Centre 4WD Hire 5486 3288

Double Island Point (DIP) has the longest break in Australia (when the swell lines up.

(4WD only) Surf School & Board Hire Learn to surf with the experts at Rainbow Beach Surf Centre on the best and one of the longest beginner waves in Australia. 0408 738 192 Stand up paddle tour The 2 hour tour on offer is a basic introduction to SUP to anybody who would like to see what its all about.With all of our equipment catered for the beginner, also the flat water of Pelican Bay/ Carlo Point this is a fantastic tour for scenery and also the whole family to enjoy, it’s just so easy to participate.

0408 738 192 Seary’s Creek 7km from town towards Gympie, with 2 waterholes, boardwalks, bridges and history – do read the sign and spot the creatures. Always cool on the hottest of days.

walk 4WD back to nature swim, surf and on the water fish extreme adventure national parks family fun accommodation annual events plus Scuba Diving A popular spot for the scuba enthusiast is at Wolf Rock, off Double Island Point. World class diving on Fraser Island’s doorstep, phone Wolf Rock Dive Centre on 5486 8004.

Hang Gliding & Paragliding Carlo Sand Blow is one of the top spots for hand gliders in Queensland with the National Championships being held there each January. With a take off of 300ft and a soarable ridge of 12 kilometres long and about 500ft high, Carlo Sand Blow is definitely the place to go. Fliers should be of Hang2 standard, fly in north easterly winds and remember landing in the bathing reserve is prohibited.

Wind surf off the surfing beach or in Tin Can Bay Inlet, taking off from Carlo Point.

Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre and Tin Can Bay Pool offers squad, learn to swim, water aerobics and more.

Sailing And Cruising If you love the wonderful peace and relaxation of sailing or cruising, the sheltered waters of the Great Sandy Strait are for you. You may see dugong, turtles, dolphins and more.

Great Sandy Strait Cruises and Sunset Cruises 0428 838 836

Dolphin Ferry 35 minutes by ferry to view the dolphins at TIn Can Bay 7am daily 0428 838 836

By Canoe Explore the mangrove fringed waters of Carlo Creek, Carlo Island and Tin Can Bay Inlet in a Canoe available for hire from Carlo Point Boat Hire 0427 743 427

Dolphin Viewing/Feeding at Tin Can Bay just a thirty minute drive to Tin Can Bay through Cooloola Cove and you can see the Dolphins at Barnacles Dolphin Centre, Norman Point at around 7 – 7.30am each day, feeding time is 8.00am. Charges apply. Come and have a look around this pretty little town while you are there. 5486 4899 Turtle Tours Paddle in double seated ocean kayaks along the edge of the mangroves at Pelican Bay on this two hour tour, you quietly encounter all types of sea life from turtles to rays to the odd dolphin. 0408 738 192 Sea Kayaking Dolphin View Sea Kayaking: A unique experience - see dolphins, whales (seasonal), manta rays, turtles and more 0408 738 192 Horseride with professional guides on our World Heritage Listed Beach.

04121RIDES Tin Can Bay Foreshore Bird Walk – 137 species with best viewing spots on the brochure.

Tin Can Bay Wildflower Walk spectacular wildflower species, all on the brochure.

Our safe beach is patrolled between September - March. ALWAYS SWIM BETWEEN THE FLAGS. Surfing The most popular area is near the Surf Tower. Note Surfing In Bathing Area Is Prohibited.

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Probably one of Rainbow’s greatest attractions would have to be the abundant opportunity for fishing. Fishing, in all its styles, is available right on our doorstep.

Beach fishing has unlimited scope with nearly 100kms of beach to choose from.

Varieties include Bream, Whiting, Tailor, Dart, Jew and Flathead.

Estuary fishing in Tin Can Bay Inlet, through the Inskip Point area and up the Great Sandy Strait is perfect for those with a boat or the wish to hire one. Access is from an efficient boat ramp at Carlo Point.

Another ramp is located at Bullock Point.

Boat and Kayak Hire Carlo Point Boat Hire 0427 743 427 or Tin Can Bay Boat Hire 0408 329 167 Charter Boats Excellent reef fishing is only a few miles offshore and charter trips can be arranged through Rainbow Beach Fishing Charters on 5486 8666, Double Island Point Fishing Charters on 0417 073 313 or Keely Rose Reef Fishing Charters on 0407 146 151. The reefs off Rainbow yield Red Emperor, Sweet lip, Snapper, Pearl Perch, Parrot and Coral Trout.

extreme adventure Kitesurfing Lessons Learn to kitesurf with very experienced instructors from Rainbow Beach Surf Centre. 0408 738 192

Cooloola Sand, wind and water have sculpted a varied landscape at Cooloola, the largest remnant of coastal vegetation on the southern Queensland’s mainland.

High sand dunes, coloured sand cliffs, sweeping beaches, sandblows, freshwater lakes, tall forests, paperbark swamps and wildfl ower heath make the Cooloola Recreation Area a spectacular part of the Great Sandy National Park. www.nprsr. qld.gov. au/parks/cooloola/index Inskip Peninsula is a narrow, sandy finger of land built up by wind and waves. It forms a natural breakwater at the entrance to Tin Can Inlet and Great Sandy Strait. Inskip is a gateway to World Heritagelisted Fraser Island. Beach she oaks, cypress pine and other coastal trees and shrubs shade the very popular camping areas ringed by open ocean beaches and sheltered estuary shores. All are within 15 minutes drive to Rainbow Beach. Most of the peninsula is protected as a Recreation Area. www.nprsr.qld.gov. au/parks/inskip-peninsula/index The Great Sandy Marine Park extends from Baffl e Creek in the north to Double Island Point in the south. It includes Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Tin Can Bay Inlet and the waters off the east coast of Fraser Island, seaward to three nautical miles. Seagrass meadows, mangroves, rocky shores, reefs, sandy beaches, bays, sheltered channels, rivers, creeks and estuaries host a wealth of wildlife including whales, turtles, dugong, grey nurse sharks, fish, corals, birds and more. www. nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/great -sandymarine/ index Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island and an area of remarkable natural beauty. Growing on seemingly infertile sands are a great variety of plant communities ranging from coastal heath, mangrove forests and swamps to subtropical rainforest. The many archaeological remains found on Fraser Island record thousands of years of culture and tradition, and provide important links to their past for the Butchulla people. The island is 123 km long and covers an area of 166,038 ha, so you need to allow plenty of time to explore and appreciate it. www. nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/fraser/index

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Markets Saturday Markets Sundays Top Shops Craft Market (RB) 3rd - Tin Can Bay Saturdays 1st Craft Market RB Hall breezeway 2nd & 4th Rainbow Beach Centreblock 3rd Tin Can Bay, RSL Hall 5th Rainbow Beach Sports Club

Rainbow Beach Flying Services offer a daily service to Fraser Island, but prior bookings are required.

Remember that going independently, a permit is required and is available from the National Parks Office.

accommodation

Headland and Rainbow Shores

Playrooms Pub and and Sport SportClub Club Playrooms at at the the Pub Family Family friendly friendly directory directory

Cooloola Coast Realty www.accommodationrainbowbeach.com.au 07 5486 3411 Rainbow Beach Holiday Village

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Bowls There is a lawn green at the Rainbow Beach Sports Recreation & Memorial Club where visitors are most welcome. 5486 3191

Rainbow Getaway Holiday Resort www.rainbowgetaway.com.au Rainbow Getaway Holiday Resort 07www.rainbowgetaway.com.au 5486 3500

Tennis Two courts are available at the Sports & Recreation Club. Bookings 5486 3191

Rainbow Shores Rainbow Waters Holiday Park www.rainbowshores.com.au www.rainbowwaters.com.au 5486 3999

Bowls There a lawn greenis located at the Golf A par 3, 9ishole golf course Rainbow Beach Sports Recreation & at Rainbow Shores Resort. Members of the Memorial where visitors areShores most public are Club very welcome.

Rainbow welcome.

5486 3191 Social Golf Club (0429 668 255) stages

regular course Tenniscompetitions.

Two courtsA picturesque are available at at Tin Can Bay also attractsClub. all golf addicts the Sports & Recreation Bookings from this area.

5486 3191 Darts, Pool, Yoga, Tai Chi, Sailing, Pilates, Darts, Pool, Yoga, Tai Chi, Sailing, Pilates, Zumba, Fitness Classes (see What’s On)

Fitness Classes (see What’s On)

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Clubs, Restaurants and Eateries (many Clubs, Restaurants and Eateries (many are Breastfeeding Welcome Here venues) are Breastfeeding Welcome Here venues)

Library and Xbox) Xbox) Library (Internet (Internet and Heritageand andFood Food Trails Heritage Trails Pamper YourselfYourself- Massages, Pamper Massages, Hair Hair Salon Salon and Beauty Treatments and Beauty Treatments Playgrounds, Skatepark, Bike riding

Playgrounds, Skatepark, Bike riding

annual events

January “Brushes by the Sea” Rainbow

family fun Playgrounds North and South of the Playgrounds North and South of the Headland and Rainbow Shores

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Rainbow Park SleepyWaters LagoonHoliday Hotel/Motel www.rainbowwaters.com.au www.tincanbayhotelmotel.com.au 0707 5486 3200 54864124 hire (sleeps TinMotorhome Can Bay Caravan Park 6) 0407 660198 www.tincanbaytouristpark.com.au 5486 4411

Thanks to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service forQueensland their assistance.

Thanks to Parks and Wildlife

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January Beach Art & Craft Festival “Brushes by the Sea” Rainbow February Cooloola Crocs Swimming Beach Art & Craft Festival Carnival February April Anzac Parade Carnival Cooloola Crocs Day Swimming May Bay Day to Bay Yacht Race April Anzac Parade June/July May Bay to BayRainbow Yacht RaceBeach Family Fishing Classic July 4-12 June/July Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic August Rainbow Beach Triathlon August Rainbow Beach Lion’s Club Annual Kite Rainbow Festival Beach/Trail Runs Rainbow Beach Triathlon September Tin Can Bay Seafood September Festival Rainbow Beach Festival Beach Invitations October Rainbow Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival Fours Bowls Tournament Tin Can Bay Ambulance Flower Show October Rainbow Beach Invitations Fours Bowls October Rainbow Beach Nippers Tournament Carnival TinNovember Can Bay Ambulance Flower Show Rainbow Beach/Trail Runs Rainbow Beach Nippers Carnival December Tin Can Bay Foreshore December Family Nights Christmas Concert Rainbow Beach Lions Club Twilight Tin Can Bay Foreshore Family Nights Christmas Concert and Afternoon Markets “The Tents” Rainbow Beach Holiday “The Tents” Rainbow Beach Holiday Program Program See What’s On Onpage page more See our our What’s forfor more on on Things ThingstotoDo. Do.Suggestions, Suggestions,amendments amendmentsor to add business to the visitor guide or to your add your business to the visitor pleaseguide call 07 5486 or email please call3561 07 5486 3561 info@ rbcn.com.au . info@ rbcn.com.au or email

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OOLOOLA COASTCARE sent out a call to become involved in learning about and monitoring our local coastal environment and has achieved a marvellous response.

Great Sandy Salty Somethings is a Coastcare/BMRG ‘awareness raising’ initiative for our amazing foreshores during the school holiday period. This was exceptionally well attended despite some chilly late afternoons and mornings, as time and tide wait for no man.

We’ve had positive feedback from grandparents, parents and kids, and we’re sure this program has a great future involving visiting schools and groups to our area.

Great Sandy Salty Somethings at Kindy Beach, Tin Can Bay

Cooloola Waterwatch Thank you to Coral for hosting a delightful morning tea, which was followed by trained local water-watchers introducing the program to local Rainbow Beach participants.

The RB SURF 1000 site where freshwater flows to the sea through the Cooloola sand mass is also a favourite spot for kids to play. While they play they are inadvertently learning about water/soil dynamics.

When kids have unstructured play in these types of natural conditions they have the opportunity to look, touch, feel, try and test, and formulate decisions based on their actions, which are revolving around experimenting with sand and water movement.

They can actually learn about a whole range of physical processes without formal tuition! In any case, Cooloola Coast Waterwatch is ensuring the water remains clean and our kids are safe.

Seagrass Watch Workshop Come to Hervey Bay on Saturday August 29, 9am to 2.30pm and Sunday August 30, 9am-12pm and 12.30pm to 3.30pm.

Book now at: www.seagrasswatch. org/HerveyBay_Aug2015.html or phone: 0417 554 905.

Above: Long time community engagement advocates Mary Boyce and Coral Johnson (front) introduce Jan, Louise and Peter to the finer art of water quality monitoring at the Rainbow Beach SURF 1000 site

Find out more: www.cooloolacoastcare. org.au

Cooloola City Farm

City Farm, opposite the Community Centre, on Tin Can Bay Road, is open to the public for plant sales on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am-3pm, 07 5486 2304, ccfni09@gmail.com, www.cooloolacityfarm.org

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AINFOREST IS described as an ecosystem where dense vegetation exists under a closed, often layered canopy.

When the land mass that would become Australia broke from the supercontinent of Gondwana fifty million years ago, the continent was largely rainforest. Over time, most of it disappeared and now only scattered remnants survive.

Queensland has most of the country’s rainforest and North Queensland is home to the largest share, much of which is protected by World Heritage status.

Rainforests vary and are often classified by the

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The common view of a rainforest is of lush vegetation, and complex rainforests do fit this image with a layered canopy and a wide variety of plants in the understorey, such as epiphytes, lianas, tree ferns, palms, orchids and strangler figs.

These occur when soil is fertile and rainfall is high.

Less complex rainforests exist in drier places and have fewer layers in the canopy and a less varied understorey.

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Library

Happenings

Visit us at: www.gympie.qld.gov.au/library

Saturday morning opening hours A reminder we are now open from 9am until 12 noon on Saturday mornings.

Membership Gympie Regional Libraries welcome new members and joining is easy.

Just bring along a form of identification with your current residential address, and our friendly staff will sign you up.

Members can take advantage of our 20-item loan limit for a three week loan period. Members also have full access to our eLibrary which includes ebooks, emagazines and emusic available to download on your device. Visitors to Rainbow Beach’s Dot Craig with granddaughters Kaitlin, Emily and Kaila at the Rainbow Beach Library holiday activity “Didgeri-do-it”

Book review by Rae

Watson’s Pier

by Joseph Funder This is the story of Stan Watson who built the pier at Gallipoli. I knew Colonel Watson in his old age and helped him, in a small way, in the publication of his autobiography.

As far as I am aware every detail of this book is accurate, but if Tom Keneally thought it better to publish it as a novel, I will pipe down.

Captain Stan Watson was a practical, uncomplicated man who could solve difficult technical problems by careful thought and detailed planning and then enthuse his men to achieve their aim.

Like most of the men at Gallipoli he was a citizen soldier who had received training in the Signals/Telegraph section of the South Australian Railways.

He served overseas from August 1914 to the Armistice, but it is for the part he played in events at Gallipoli that he is remembered.

The evacuation of the wounded by small boats from the beach under shell fire was slow and painful and many men died unnecessarily.

Whilst awaiting their return, Watson decided a pier was needed so bigger boats could be used.

He designed it, scrounged the timber from store ships and even defused and removed the explosive charge from a nine-inch Turkish shell to be used in the pile-driver. The result was a pier that could be used by Destroyer size vessels.

The pier was completed on June 18, 1915 and naturally the builders wanted to celebrate. This necessitated a double rum ration. The only excuse they could come up with was that this was the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo: they got their rum.

The June 18 is now the Regimental

Kate’s Kids’ Corner Thank you to Lynne Alsop at Gympie Library for her assistance.

the region are welcome to join.

Gympie Region Literary Awards Gympie Regional Libraries will be conducting their annual Gold Rush literary event in October 2015.

The Gympie Regional Literary Awards, proudly sponsored by the Bendigo Bank, is your opportunity to win great prizes and share your writing talents.

There are three categories to enter: short story, poem and picture book.

The competition is open to residents of the Gympie Regional Council area and surrounding council regions and closes on Monday August 31 at 5pm.

Entry forms are available online or at any branch of the Gympie Regional Libraries and the Bendigo Bank.

For more information please phone the Gympie Regional Literary Awards coordinator on 5481 0859.

Day of the Royal Australian Engineers and wherever they are the day is celebrated. As a retired officer of the Corps, it is interesting to me that I am writing this review on the 200th anniversary of Waterloo.

When the withdrawal from Gallipoli was first considered it was estimated it could cost 40,000 lives: it took place without the loss of one man. This was due to the meticulous planning of the Chief of Staff, Brigadier Brudenell White.

It involved convincing the Turks that all was normal whilst the men withdrew from the trenches. As the front lines were, in places, only 60 metres apart, this involved careful planning and incredible discipline and self control. This control was carried out by a network of field telephone posts operated by Watson’s men.

Stan Watson was the last man, apart from the Pier Master, to leave Gallipoli.

I hope you enjoy this book about a fine Australian.

Rainbow Beach – Ph: 5486 3705

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Monday and Wednesday 9am – 12.30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 8.30am – 11.30am

A Junior Sporting Word Search

Ball Goal Run Throw

Bat Hit Save Watch

Chase Kick Score

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Sunday 23rd August 2015

Race 1: 750m/20km/5km

Race 2: 750m/20km/5km

Active Kids Triathlon (race run in age groups) Active First Timers Triathlon

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Kids fishing art

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Music Plus

– with poems, stories and jokes for your enjoyment

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VER THE school holidays and the buzz in town over the Rainbow Beach Fishing Classic, Leonie Kent at the Jilarty Gallery held a competition for kids to paint a canvas of anything to do with fish.

Leonie spoke to the local school about art and painting prior to the contest. Some great paintings ensued and were on display in Cafe Jilarty.

All in all the kids had a fun time learning techniques of painting from Leonie, who plans to run the event on an annual basis during our Rainbow Beach Fishing Classic.

Isla McDonald age eight from Bokarina shows her “fish” painting along with her sister Zoe, age three

Simply Classical concert in August

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E WILL BE back in September.

Meanwhile we’ll continue sharpening the wit, tuning the strings, practicing the pieces and hoping for warmer weather.

We enjoy bringing the old tunes to life, so only the titles change but the words stay the same.

Join us on Thursday, September

24 at 7pm for another three months of cheerful enjoyment with Colleen’s funny tales, Pam at the piano, Len on harmonica, guitars, mandolins, maybe a ukulele, flutes, bass and Mick to make you laugh!

Spring in your step for September.

Creative Generation

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AINBOW BEACH resident Sammy Montgomery was one of five cellists at the State Schools Creative Generation Symphony

Musical creations

Orchestra, last month.

Sammy was the only one chosen from the Wide Bay. Well done!

Below: The audience enjoyed the sounds Bailee, Annie (and her fantastic rainbow gongophone), Zaraya, Imogene and Ivy produced

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RADE 4/5/6 CREATED musical instruments for technology - they had to make at least three different sounds.

They presented them individually at the Rainbow Beach school parade, then the audience was treated to a mass performance!

There were some very inventive (and noisy) results!

ONG AND DANCE is the theme for the next Simply Classical concert, to be held on Sunday, August 30, 2.30pm, at St Patrick’s Church, Gympie. There is plenty of scope in this theme for individual musicians.

Vocalists can sing their heart out with whatever takes their fancy, and even instrumentalists, who were instructed to look for something with a dance rhythm, have a wide choice in whatever era they look for music, from gavottes, minuets and waltzes, to tangos and other exotic rhythms.

Rachel Driver will be playing classical repertoire on the flute. It will be her second appearance for Simply Classical; patrons may remember her for playing an entire Mozart concerto in a previous concert.

Guitarist Wendy Witt’s previous performance was centred on the Isle of Sark. This time she will entertain with some fiery tangos.

The Gympie Strings are presently rehearsing a number of German Folk Dances, such as polka, waltz and laendler from mainly Austrian areas.

Some of those regional tunes found themselves being incorporated into more grandiose works of music by Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak and others.

Poetry was introduced in the May concert, and it will be retired Gympie high school teacher, Steven Cranna, who will follow up the initial introduction to this genre by Mrs. Elizabeth Reid.

This is only a small sample of the performers, and as always this promises to be another varied and interesting concert.

Admission: adults $15, concession $12, children $6.

Afternoon tea on conclusion.

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Left: Bailey let loose on his contraption

Left: Koby and Noah show off their instruments

Above: Talyn’s, Charlie and Archie’s performance brought lots of smiles

Rainbow Beach

REALTY

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Out and About

Got the Balls Trash and Treasure Left: Glenys Badcock, Leonie Kent and Trish Torenbeek were happy to clean out their cupboards for the event

Above: Ze and Sheena Lewis wait for Leigh Quinn to make a purchase

Left: Ann-Marie Lavers-Grimm said a few hundred people came through the Community Hall during the Fishing Classic - all the money raised was sent to a charity for men’s health

Left: Lexie Hanson and Marcia Ireland had one of the ten stalls on the day

New committee for Camera Club

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ONGRATULATIONS TO the new Club Committee: President - Julie Hartwig; Vice President - Patsy Brady; Secretary Cathy Reed; Treasurer - Mary Boyce and Committee Members Jan Blackshaw, Diann Bourke, Lynn Minchell, Pat Charters and Ron Johnson.

Last month a group of members were entertained by world-renowned photographer Steve Parish in Noosa. The Architecture club competition was judged by Pomona photographer Gary Guest.

In A Grade, Honours were awarded to Patsy Brady (Beehive) and Kerry Leyland (Look Up Marina Bay Sands). Merits were awarded to Julie Hartwig (Highrise Waves), Ron Johnson (Santa Maria Novella) and Pat Charters (Harlem). Highly Commended were awarded to Ron Johnson (Alberobello) and Diann Bourke (Old Pub).

In B Grade, Honours were awarded to

Jennifer Gamble (Giza) and Lynn Milnes (St Isaac’s Cathedral).

Merits were awarded to Lynn Milnes (Krokhino Ruins) and Peter Cahill (It Has to Be Gaudy). Lindsay Rigby (Spires), Chris Harvey (Ye Olde Railway Station), Thea Beswick (Shells for Sale) and Neita Lindfield (Walking into History) were awarded Highly Commended.

The subject for the August club competition is Colour. Brad Marcellos from ABC Open will be guest judge at the club meeting on August 19 at TCB Library, commencing at 7pm. Entries in the August Digital Competition also close. The subject is ‘Fire’.

The club will be holding another Nik processing software workshop on Monday July 20 in the TCB Library meeting room, commencing at 1pm. Other upcoming events include a Hervey Bay Photo Safari on

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Above: Giza Pyramids by Jennifer Gamble received a B Grade Honour

July 25 and a Portrait Workshop with Jenni Bourke on August 22.

Local photographer Julie Hartwig from Take Better Photos will be holding another photography workshop in Tin Can Bay on Saturday 6th June. Get Me Off Auto is for those who want to learn more about their camera so they can come off the auto setting.

There are three places left. For more info or to book, phone Julie on 5486 4014.

To view club members’ images and more, visit www.tincanbaycameraclub.wix.com/ tcb-camera-club

Above: Santa Maria Novella by Ron Johnson won an A Grade Merit

A Little Humour Greece As of this week, all new Euros are to be printed on Greece-proof paper.

What are the first three letters of the Greek alphabet? I.O.U. I’m investing in a new currency...the George Foreman Euro. Same as the other Euro, but no Greece.

Alex Tsipras has said that Greece will “Bounce Back”. Just like its cheques.

My son wanted to know what it was like to live in Greece, so I took his pocket money off him.

The haircut A teenage boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss his use of the car.

His father said he’d make a deal with his son, “You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little, and get your hair cut. Then we’ll talk about the car.”

The boy thought about that for a moment, decided he’d settle for the offer, and they agreed on it.

After about six weeks his father said, “Son, you’ve brought your grades up and I’ve observed that you have been studying your Bible, but I’m disappointed you haven’t had your hair cut.”

The boy said, “You know, Dad, I’ve been thinking about that, and I’ve noticed in my studies of the Bible that: Samson had long hair, John the Baptist had long hair, Moses had long hair, and there is even strong evidence that Jesus had long hair.”

Dad’s reply: “Did you also notice that they all walked everywhere they went?”

Van Gogh’s family tree ?

Who thinks up these things? Enjoy!

His dizzy aunt ......................................... Verti Gogh The brother who ate prunes ........... Gotta Gogh The brother who worked at a convenience store ............................ Stop N Gogh The grandfather from Yugoslavia ...................................................... U Gogh His magician uncle................Where-Diddy Gogh His Mexican cousin ........................... A Mee Gogh The Mexican cousin’s American half-brother .......................................... Gring Gogh The nephew who drove a stage coach......................................Wells-Far Gogh The constipated uncle..........................Can’t Gogh

The ballroom dancing aunt.................Tang Gogh The bird lover uncle .......................... Flamin Gogh An aunt who taught positive thinking .............................................. Way-to-Gogh The little bouncy nephew .................... Poe Gogh A sister who loved disco ......................... Go Gogh And his niece who travels the country in an RV ....................... Winnie Bay Gogh I saw you smiling ........................... there ya Gogh Duck and lawyer A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural North Wairarapa. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of a fence.

As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing.

The litigator responded, “I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I’m going to retrieve it.”

The old farmer replied, “This is my property, and you are not coming over here.”

The indignant lawyer said, “I am one of the best trial attorneys in New Zealand and, if you don’t let me get that duck, I’ll sue you and take everything you own.”

The old farmer smiled and said, “Apparently, you don’t know how we settle disputes in North Wairarapa. We settle small disagreements like this with the Three Kick Rule.”

The lawyer asked, “What is the ‘Three Kick Rule’?”

The farmer replied, “Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, I get to go first. I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on back and forth until someone gives up.”

The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the attorney. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy steel-toed work boot into the lawyer’s groin and dropped him to his knees!

His second kick to the midriff sent the lawyer’s last meal gushing from his mouth. The lawyer was on all fours when the farmer’s third kick to his rear end, sent him face-first into a fresh cow pie.

The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and remaining strength and very slowly managed to get to his feet. Wiping his face with the arm of his jacket, he said, “Okay, you

old fart. Now it’s my turn.”

The old farmer smiled and said, “Nah, I give up. You can have the duck.”

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Irish jokes Maureen was attending her convent school reunion where the Reverend Mother was asking each of her pupils what career she had chosen.

“I’ve become a prostitute,” said one, and the Reverend Mother promptly fainted.

When she was revived she asked the girl what she had said.

A prostitute,” repeated the girl.

“Thank heavens,” said the Reverend Mother, “I thought for a moment you had said Protestant.”

Have you heard about the Irishman who thought that a transistor was a nun who wore men’s clothes?

A fellow walked into a bar in London and asked the barman if he had heard the latest Irish joke.

“I’m warning you,” said the barman, “I’m an Irishman myself.”

“That’s all right, “ said the fellow, “I’ll tell it slowly.”

Two paddies were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind him and fill the hole in.

They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one man digging a hole, the other filling it in again.

An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn’t understand what they were doing.

So he asked the hole digger, “I’m impressed by the effort you two are putting in to your work, but I don’t get it - why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?”

The hole digger wiped his brow and sighed, “Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we’re normally a three-person team. But today the lad who plants the trees called in sick.”

What’s the difference between God and Bono? God doesn’t wander around Dublin thinking he’s Bono.

Billy stops Paddy in Dublin and asks for the quickest way to Cork.

Paddy says, “Are you on foot or in the car?”

Billy says, “In the car.”

Paddy says, “That’s the quickest way.”

A Texan walks into a pub in Ireland and clears his voice to the crowd of drinkers.

He says, “I hear you Irish are a bunch of hard drinkers. I’ll give $500 American dollars to anybody in here who can drink 10 pints of Guinness back-to-back.”

The room is quiet and no one takes up the Texan’s offer. One man even leaves.

Thirty minutes later the same gentleman who left shows back up and taps the Texan on the shoulder. “Is your bet still good?”, asks the Irishman.

The Texan says yes and asks the bartender to line up 10 pints of Guinness.

Immediately the Irishman tears into all 10 of the pint glasses drinking them all back-to-back.

The other pub patrons cheer as the Texan sits in amazement.

The Texan gives the Irishman the $500 and says, “If ya don’t mind me askin’, where did you go for that 30 minutes you were gone?”

The Irishman replies, “Oh...I had to go to the pub down the street to see if I could do it first”.

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Catches from the Fishing Classic

Tony Stewart 5486 8666 www.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au

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INCE OUR LAST report we have managed quite a few trips offshore, although the weather has put paid to many.

There was a window during the Rainbow Beach Competition where the weather settled and we did three or four for the week with no comp competitors.

Late June to early July the catches were well above average with a couple of snapper bag-outs, but it has dropped off since the comp so hopefully this next moon will get them on the chew again.

Our best snapper catches were from the closer grounds this month and it was quite

interesting to see many boats heading past us in search of the monster.

The wider grounds have produced plenty of parrot, moses and pearl perch, amberjack, Maori cod, hussar, snappery squire, a couple of coral trout, gold spot wrasse, jobfish and spangled emperor.

In closer, snapper and squire with pearl perch have been the main catch. Other species included Moses perch, parrot, amberjack, Maori cod, gold spot cod and long tail tuna.

Until next month – good fishing.

Left: This gold spot wrasse delighted angler Pam from Ireland

Right: Cecil Plains man Michael Scott with his coral trout

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The biggest flathead was won by Rainbow’s Grant McFarlane

Below: Local Susie Faulkner with her Jewfish

Above: Rob with a snapper

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started off well with several nice fish being taken in the bay along with a few more stories of the ones that got away. It pays to make sure your gear is up for the task when chasing Barra as there is nothing worse than losing that trophy fish due to tackle failure.

It’s well worth beefing up the trebles on your hard bodies from the standard ones from factory to something a little more robust. If Jim Cole your using soft plastics 167 choose the 0408 jig 329 heads with heavy www.tincanbayboathire.com.au duty hooks like the TT Headlockz XH or ELLthe IT’SEvolution OFFICIAL,HD winter is here! With range. temps dropping to only two degrees have beentime to break out thisCrabs month it has been active several the winterwith woollies AKA socks with the reports of people pluggers! coming with a feeddown on numbers Despiteback being a little of muddies. from last year, theUpside Rainbow Beach Family has been Fishing Classicthe was,recent in my opinion, a roaring publicity by Fisheries success.

QLD regarding on the It was a busy week with plenty of visitors spot fines of $1100 for in town for the school holidays as well as those caught tampering the annual Fishing Classic. The week has with someone else’s seen number ofisgood craba pots.

This greatfish being weighed innews withand a few stand itouts hopefully is amongst them, including a cracking 9.655kg blue parrot or enforced heavily around black spot tuskfish on Thursday night. holiday/peak seasons.

Whilst in true fishing comp weather While the winds are we did get a few wet and windy days, we light it is worth heading were still blessed with some glamorous up towards Fraser Island conditions to the majority. This year has and fishing the channel seen some the best between of Inskip and weather for the comp and as a result Fraser for mackerel. the quality of fish being caught has certainly been a reflection If the wind kicks up and with temps in the of this. high 20’s to early 30’s itofwill payflathead to seek There were a number good shelter in the creeks and chase a few jacks being weighed in. There have also been a and barra. few reports of some oversized models that We some including great news have hadhave to bereceived thrown back, an over monster the past taken week and welocal are angler. excited to 81cm by one announce we have been appointed the If you’re that targeting flathead try working Shimano dealer for the Tin Can Bay area. the feeder creeks and drains on the run out Thisormeans locals and on visitors no longer tide, fish the shallows the start of the have to travel to Gympie or Maryborough run in. Trolling hard bodies lures is a great

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way to cover ground to locate the fish.

Lures such as Atomic Shiner 60, Lively Micro Mullet and Sebile Koolie Minnows at speeds around 2.5-3knots work a treat.

There was plenty of action on the beach, although there is still no sign of the big greenback tailor with the current leader only weighing 1.5kg.

There has been good dart, whiting and bream all coming off the beach, with a couple of the whiting around the 400-500g range.

On the fishing scene mid-month, there were good numbers of flathead about with areas such as Carlo, Alligator and Teebar creeks all worth a shot a couple of hours either side of the run-out tide.

If it’s whiting you’re after, try between Norman Point and Crab Creek for diver whiting with the bonus of a few squid.

Or when the wind drops away try around Tinnanbar orthey the mouth of Kauri Creek. to get what are after.

Golden trevally were still being caught Don’t forget our fish of the month throughout Snapper Creek, with prawn competition. With just over a week left for baits and be soft giving theinbest the month sureplastics to get your entries and results. remember to keep it fair this is a random If you’re wettoa be line, areas draw so itlooking doesn’t to have thetrybiggest such as Pelican Bay, Kauri Creek and fish to win.

Tinnanbar for whiting, bream and flathead. us on facebook @ www.facebook.

Or Find hit the beach north of the Rainbow com/TinCanBayBoatHire we would love to Township for tailor, dart, bream and see pictures of your holiday catch. whiting.

Untilnext next month, time, stay on the the water. water.

Until be safe safe on

Catches from the Fishing Classic

Right: Peter Hollis with his monster blue parrot from the Fishing Comp - 9.65kg cleaned!

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Below: Tin Can Bay came up trumps with Tim Bull, Aaron and Oakley Hall (as tall as the winning almost 11kg Jewfish was long!) and Kingsley Heading

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by Tony Stewart 54868666.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au Things really quietened down this month with back to school and work. Then some really bad weather was thrown in.

As I write our vessel is at Tin Can Bay having its yearly anti-foul and gearbox service. This would have to coincide with good weather, but we are off for a month so you have to follow the diary.

I am looking forward to pulling in Victorian Snapper, and it looks like one

of the best years ever in that State, where a lot of Fish are 10-12kgs. I definitely won’t be targeting the 100kg Tuna -that is for the young ones!

Nick’s Spangled Emperor

For this time of year our last few trips offshore have been very good, as wehave been able to dodge the current run this month. Our main catches were made up of Squire, Pearland Moses Perch, Maori Cod, Parrot,Spangled Emperor with the odd Cobia and Dolphin Fish.

Hopefully while I am away you will be fortunate enough to receive plenty of rain as Above and right: Josh Mason with a big Amberjack he the economy of Gympie released and his partner Kelly holding a nice pearly is so reliant on good seasons. At present this area is desperate for soaking rains.

Above: A good catch of Spanish mackeral dinners!

Courses and callouts for the Coastguard

‘Til next month- stay safe.

A happy punter with OMMUNITY aCOURSES Squire are being held

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Skipper Rick’s

A recent spate of emergency call outs Big Pearl Perch. have again reinforced the need for mariners each month as numbers  require. An to communicate with the Coast Guard when intrepid group of mariners complete the   attempting a crossing of the Wide Bay Bar, Wide Bay Bar familiarisation and crossing   or venturing even short distances. course last  month. Reports are that the    but theory session was interesting but the  Fortunately, no fatalities resulted      these people can consider themselves very practical was outstanding!                lucky.

September courses include: First Aid and    P r o b a b  ly       Several  assists were required for vessels CPR, Coastal Navigation (including use of            east of Wide Bay Bar. A 1am phone call GPS and Radar), Marine Radio Operations.   our with biggest Sam Doug celebrated their anniversary a and                      resulted in an activation to assist a 60ft        Interested people are encouraged to daily catch of weekend in Rainbow Beach and a fishing charter ketch drifting with a fouled rudder and contact the base on 5486 4290 or stop            on    Maori Cod  propeller some 12 nautical miles east of the by to have their name and contact details             Charter                 bar. logged.

Spaces are limited and bookings are         Conditions crossing the bar at 4am were essential.

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    

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



    

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

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

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

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    

    

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   

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

    

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



    

     





     



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     

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



    

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     

     

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



    



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

     

     

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

     





     







     





















    



    



    

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

    

    

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

    





    





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

    

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     



    



  





    



     



    







    



    

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    

  





    



     



   

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



    



    



   



  

    



    





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Fishing & Boating

Keely Rose Fishing Charters Left: Matt with a haul of pearl perch

QF17 Escort 12 Rivieras

rough with 3+ metres of confused seas and wind chop. That particular job clocked up some 14 hours for vessel and crew.

Another assist was required to help a vessel that “couldn’t find” the waypoints and locations for an inbound crossing of the bar.

The annual Rainbow Beach fishing competition afforded plenty of opportunities for QF17 to assist competitors home (just say there were some interesting stories).

Why people don’t contact the base via radio or phone before they need us is anyone’s guess. It doesn’t cost anything and the possibility of advice from the radio operator could have avoided the situation.

Current Bar conditions or even the proper course to take could have saved stress, damage and money for those concerned.

Currently some 400+ mariners have applied for Marine Assist membership and a fee of only $60 per year covers the cost of a call out assist, which would normally be $100 per hours for non members. All we have to do is remind everyone to log on.

Finally, a compulsory re-fit of our primary rescue vessel, Cooloola Rescue 2, will commence in 2016. The approximate costs are initially $350,000 “depending on what more the surveyor finds”.

Now is the time for the community to show its support for our volunteer service.

QF17 would like to thank the regional businesses that have already offered support and the members of the public for their ongoing support.

The challenge is set. If the target is not reached, there is the possibility of our primary vessel not passing survey. Not quite the ‘Greek Tragedy’ as we have the two small boats but “outside work” may have to be curtailed. We still have $125K to go with 9 months …

Raffles, including a trailer complete with BBQ and $1650 worth of vouchers from Bunnings, boat trips and just plain oldfashioned shaking of the buckets will be seen around the district for the next year at least.

Look for our stand at the TCB Seafood Festival and stop by for your information kit and a chat.

Available now are the newly formatted Tide Guides, adjusted to WBB and TCB. They can be purchased at RB Hardware, Camping and Fishing, The Boat Place Goomboorian, TCB News, TCB Chandlery, Lee Fisheries and, of course, QF17 at Norman Point.

Remember, always log on. It makes things so much easier!

Right: Brad with a hard fighting amberjack

Above: Another good catch of pearl perch!

Right: One of many nice snapper caught on the Keely Rose

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SCHOOL NEWS

Schools celebrate NAIDOC week Last month, both schools were lucky to have the Tin Can Bay School Indigenous Parent Group help celebrate NAIDOC Day. The school communities were immersed in the culture of Aboriginal people and the traditional owners of the lands we learn on – the Butchulla people.

Students participated in activities such as didgeridoo and music stick playing, discussed and sampled bush tucker, boomerang throwing, spear and bead making.

Students learned about indigenous culture and history through storytelling and

discussion of artefacts.

Tin Can Bay Principal, John Jose said, “It was a wonderful day and Brian Rainbow and our indigenous parent support group are to be congratulated for their planning and energy.”

Michael Grogan, Principal at Rainbow Beach said “I would like to thank Brian Rainbow and Nikki Kennedy from Tin Can Bay State School for coordinating this day for our school. A great opportunity for our students to learn a little more about the longest continuous culture on the planet. It is greatly appreciated.”

Karen Kennedy, Phyllis and Shemar Kissier, Nikki and Jacinta Kennedy from the Tin Can Bay School Indigenous Parent Group ready to show Lily and Jahli beading

Above: Rainbow girls loved their ‘dancing sticks’ Left: Holly Chapple-Taylor and Chloe Leat with their ‘dancing sticks’

Rainbow Beach State School dived into reading!

Michael Grogan, Principal, Rainbow Beach State School

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ELCOME TO TERM 3. We have hit the ground running this term with the Book Fair and parade, NAIDOC Day and the Small School Athletics Carnival.

Later this term we will see our students participating in the Gympie Eisteddfod, The Gympie Mathematics Challenge, Choral Fest and Zone Sporting events.

As always it is great to be able to provide the students of Rainbow Beach with such a broad range of activities - opportunities only possible as a result of our dedicated staff.

I would like to thank Ms. McColl for organizing a fantastic Fishing Day. It was great to see so many families down on the beach enjoying an afternoon of fishing.

Thanks Mrs. Dargusch for organising the Book Fair and Dress Up Day. An enormous amount of work goes into coordinating this week and Theresa always does a fantastic job, ensuring that students have the opportunity to be exposed to quality literature, have fun dressing up and engaging with books in a way they generally wouldn’t otherwise - and also have the opportunity to purchase a book.

Lastly, I’d like to recognise Mrs. Mason and her excellent stewardship of the

school choir. Her dedication and expertise always ensures our students make a good account for themselves and challenge the best choirs in our area in any competition they enter. I am sure this year it will be no different.

Above: Class 1/2 and Mrs. Young were fish, jellyfish, coral, pirates and more!

Right: Octopus Samson, Sponge Bob Jasper and Sea Monster Billy

Left: Divers and mermaids parade for the school community

Above: Exciting kids to explore an ocean of books - Mrs Dargusch the sea anemone 34 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – August 2015

P&C news Our Rainbow Beach students are holding us proud by being involved in P&C activities and living that community spirit.

Thank you to those that helped raise over $1000 in raffles at the recent fishing comp.

Special thanks to Fiona Worthington for coordinating it.

It was a lot of fun and great to see how teamwork can achieve so much. I think Emma Worthington really enjoyed raffling the giant lure that was almost bigger than her!

The P&C also supported our students by holding some training sessions to help them prepare for the interschool sports carnival. Congratulations to our students who have now made it to zone.

Thank you also to the parents and Ms. Saw who helped make these sessions happen.

Soon we will be kicking off the new running and bike riding clubs. Running club will be held each Tuesday from 3.15pm and bike club will be Thursday afternoons from 3.15pm.

Both clubs meet at the community centre and suit all age groups, so come on down.

Final words for thought: often people become so caught up in day-to-day life it can be difficult to facilitate extra -curricular activities, so it’s great to know that there are a few out there willing to go the extra mile.

I encourage more of our parents to join us and look for ways to help our kids thrive rather than finding reasons or obstacles not to. Even if you physically can’t be there, your help spreading the word or suggesting ideas are just as valuable.

There’s only one way to teach our children how to function as a positive community and that is to lead by example.

Leave the politics at the door and come to the next P&C meeting on August 11, 5pm at the sports club.

Change starts with you....

SCHOOL NEWS

Left: Mr Mileson says Bailey has a fierce boomerang throw!

Left: Maurice Kissier shows Rainbow Prep boys the didgeridoo

Right: Lochlan Embury with SES volunteer learning to throw a boomerang

Above: Students engrossed in dot painting

Right: Primary students sampling bush tucker

TCB images supplied

Above: Brian Rainbow tells the spear-throwers a bit about “Bina”

Above: Tin Can Bay Prep A class prepare throw spears

Raising standards and expectations at TCB School Tin Can Bay School P-10 school news by Principal John Jose

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ELCOME BACK to the flock as we continue our migration as a ‘V’ into term three. The ‘Priority School Support Review’ was comprehensive in term two and the three reviewers explored all areas of our school and spoke to many stakeholders including parents and students.

In summary their findings told us there are some great practices, however they are not as consistent or aligned across the P-10 school as they could be or need to be for us to realise our true potential.

The reviewers acknowledged and supported our plan for improvement, the TCB 3.

They reinforced that this is the right work

for this stage in our journey and we need to work hard together to bring it to fruition to: • Maintain a key focus on further developing a school culture for learning • Having high expectations for attendance, behaviour, learning • Progress the school’s focus on a schoolwide literacy reading program • Develop a seamless P-10 curriculum plan which provides locally responsive and engaging learning experiences • Regularly monitor deployment of financial and human resources to ensure effectiveness in driving improved student achievement.

It was pleasing to have some of our

decisions affirmed in their feedback, particularly when they summarised parent and student feedback which overwhelmingly supported our commitment to raise expectations and standards with and for students.

‘A Sea of Red’ Assembly at TCB is now a ‘Sea of Red’.

In one short week we have seen a massive turnaround in the wearing of uniform by our students, in particular wearing jumpers and pullovers which are consistent with the dress code.

In a week in which winter really showed itself may I thank parents and students for

showing a team effort and commitment to the uniform. We sold out of the cost effective red pullover, more are now in stock.

Mobile phone policy The policy was reviewed to make it more aligned to societal expectations and norms, student safety and the learning environment of a school setting.

We believe our policy is similar to the expectations and protocols set by airlines, motor vehicle use and cinemas in regard to phone use. It is about appropriate and ethical use for a given time and place. The full policy is available on our website.

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SPORT

A big weekend for Tin Can Bay

Little Athletics is back for the new season

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N JULY 18, Cooloola Dragons were hosts for the third round of the Wide Bay Series and some serious racing was seen.

Again the racing was very competitive with 1770 winning the day. Cooloola recorded a third place. But – in the novelty Diamond Dash for Cash race after lunch – we won (prize money was donated by The Sleepy Lagoon Hotel).

Many boaties and residents were probably thinking us mad over the last two weeks when we practised the triangular course. This was a timing race when boats raced against the clock around a set course.

I hope our spectators enjoyed the spectacle.

Then on Sunday 19 we hosted the Annual

Sleepy Lagoon Sports Regatta. Teams from Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Bribie Island , 1770, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and a combined team from Springfield Lakes and Laidley joined in the racing.

The sports competition was won by the strong Te Waka team from Brisbane.

A special competition was included in the program for the Breast Cancer survivor paddlers. This Year marks the 20th Anniversary of Dragons Abreast and we celebrated the occasion with a special cake made and decorated by our good friend Beth Houston.

The final Wide Bay series race will be held at Hervey Bay on August 1. Stay tuned.

Hope to see you on the water soon.

Cassie Mick guides the athletes in sprints

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HE NEW season for Cooloola Coast Little Athletics is due to start on August 27. Sign on is August 19 and 21 and will be held at the Tin Can Bay State School from 2.15-2.45pm, and cost is $40 for tiny tots and and $80 for any child aged U6 to U17.

For those unable to make it on these dates registration will be available on the first training session.

Round 6 of Get Start is available, for those who are eligible don’t forget to get your voucher which will cover registration charges for the 2015/16 season – just

bring your it with you on registration day.

This season’s registration fee also includes a club jersey for athletes, which is required to be worn at both training sessions and competition days.

Once again this season we will be looking for committee members as well as a lot of parent support, so come along to the public meeting on 7pm, July 29 at the Tin Can Bay Country Club to register your interest, share your thoughts and gain any further information you may require – all welcome!

The Little Athletics season is a long one, continuing every Thursday from August 27 2015 until March/ April 2016.

Training sessions this year have been moved to the Tin Can Bay State School oval and times will be between 3 and 6pm, straight after school for those attending Tin Can, or for those who are coming from Gympie training will commence around 4pm.

Contact Tamara on 0458 111 591 or ccla2014@outlook.com or visit www. cooloolacoastlittleathletics.com.

We look forward to seeing all those who were members last year again and would love to see a whole new lot of fresh faces keen to improve their athletic skills.

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NVITATION DAY saw a good turnout of visiting bowlers who enjoyed the sunny day. The conditions were drawn from the hat, and the winners with the highest score were D. Townsend, K. Wilson, C. Glenbar and K. McClean.

The runners-up were B. Dann’s team from Albert Bowls Club. There were cash prizes for winning lead, second, third and skip.

The Ladies Bowls next Invitation Day will be on Tuesday, August 4.

On Thursday, August 6 a very special day of bowls will be held to honour Doris Wright on her 100th birthday. Doris is a founding member of the Tin Can Bay Ladies Bowls and has held every position on the committee.

Last month, we had a visit from QRI Bowls Club with 20 teams competing. There were

Swim Club hosts Wide Bay meet

by Bobbie-jo Parton, Head coach/instructor

F

IRSTLY, I WOULD like to say thank you to all of the swim club members and non-members for assisting with raising money for our swimmers and club during the fishing classic. It was great to see the community come together and help each other. Well done.

Secondly, even with cool weather the squad has still been running through the week and I am very happy to say that we still have swim club members training, braving the cold air and enjoying the warmth of the pool.

Three of our members, Mikala, Amber and Chloe Daniels performed well at the Mountain Creek Mooloolaba Short

Course Meet in July. The girls have been looking forward to getting back into some competition.

One of our swimmers, Jasmin White had set a meet record in the girls 8 years 25m breaststroke, in a time of 23.71 seconds! I wanted to share with you how wonderful our swimmers are whether they win a medal or beat their previous time, we are all proud of the effort.

Last but not least, we will be holding the Wide Bay Short Course Swim Meet at the Aquatic centre on August 8 and 9, so be prepared for a busy time at the pool.

How exciting this event will be to have here in Rainbow.

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Launching the

two rinks of fours and eight rinks of triples.

As we were also celebrating Ron Sollaye’s birthday (patron on the Men’s bowls) the winning cards were drawn from the hat. The winners were, skip - Linda Collins, second - George Montgomery, and lead - Shelia Ormerond.

Last year’s high school graduates Another round of winning draws were are out in the big wide world. If you or awarded cash prizes, then a draw of losing your son or has exciting plans leads, skips anddaughter seconds were given packs of after Year 12 in by 2013, soft drinks donated Ron. please drop us aVisitors line! escaping the cold from the South are Congratulations always welcome totojoin us both in a game you and of to bowls on Wednesday (men only), Thursday, all the other Year 12 graduates on the Saturday and Sunday. Games start at 12.30 Cooloola Coast! pm.

Contact Games Directors: D. Townsend 5486 4774 or Bob Callier 5486 2787.

Dan Head

Dan recently started as an apprentice plasterer with Brett Lindenberg, from BJ Plastering. The apprenticeship will take 3 and a half to 4 years to complete.

Mum, Cassie Head says, “We are tickled pink he is with a great bloke like Brett and his family.

Brett has put Bowls other Norton Nial president of QRI Club with Patron Ron Sollayewith and Vice apprentices through one Peter Fitzakerley finishingPresident his trade qualifi cations last month, hence Dan’s opportunity.”

Ballroom Dancing Classes are a night of fun & exercise

Traditionally the TAFE component has been 4 blocks of 3 weeks full time, 5 full days a week, 8am - 4pm, but this year the system is changing. Instead, Cassie says it is proposed that Classes every Tuesday night at the Community all the written work will be Complex, Tin Can Bay, starting at 7pm to 9.30pm performed online and assessed onsite - charting new waters for When weeveryone. age our body slows down It does not matter what age you and exercise isDan the key.

So make are come along enjoy the bright and is living with a his Mum change, create a new lifestyle, romantic music, meeting people Cassie (and his Dad, you Ashley when would be amazed at what can time do with followed by a light supper. he is home) andyou spends through dancing.

Don’t be shy, we have helpers that his girlfriend’s family in Gympie.

Dancing is for everyone, young or will assist you through the night.

“Dan was chosentobecause he aged, your body is important you We teach modern ballroom, Latin, completed Year was a give it whathad it needs.

If you’re not12, sure, and new vouge. Through 45 years of big strong lad, getting his licence it costs nothing to observe then decide if teaching we still love to get people up it’s for you. this month, keen and willing on the dance floor. It is not only healthy, worker and is an early riser! Dan See you there. it is a great way to spend a night out. is loving the work and the crew he works for.”

Don’ t think about it just do it.

Dan, ready for work

Phone Margaret on 5486 4434 for more information.

August 2015 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 37

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Small School Athletics Day at Gympie East State School

It was the first small school athletics day for many years where the whole school was invited - a day to remember!

Right: Rainbow produced two of the six Age Champs across the four schools - Maddie for 12 year old girls and Archie for 10 year old boys for their efforts across 100, 200 and 800 metre races, long and high jump and shotput

Left: Ruby and Lily are cheered on by the crowd

Right: What an opportunity for our youngsters, Cody, Sonny and Bailey to race against kids from three other schools

Below: Joy on their faces in the 100 sprint: Saachi and Tia

Sport Captains Talyn, Annie, Ruby and Tristan with the coveted Aggregate Trophy - Rainbow Beach won the most points per number of school students beating Gympie East, Kia Ora and Wolvi (Gympie East scored the most points overall)!

Above: Kye and Jahli are neck and neck!

Authorisation No: AU33585

38 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – August 2015

TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY

Covering Cooloola Cove, Rainbow Beach & Tin Can Bay 4WD Hire

Dentist

Rainbow Beach Adventure Centre Rainbow Beach 4X4 Hire

Channon and Lawrence Dental Cooloola Cove Smiles Coloured Sands Clinic

Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach

5486 3288 5486 8300

Accommodation Rainbow Getaway Holiday Apartments

Rainbow Beach

5486 3500

Air conditioning Cooloola Coast Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Tin Can Bay

5486 4499

Bait and Tackle Chilly Bin Rainbow Beach Tackle & Camping

Rainbow Beach

5486 3788

Rainbow Beach

5486 8100

Rainbow Beach

5486 3080

Bakery Ed’s Beach Bakery

Pest Control Gympie Tin Can Bay Cooloola Cove

5482 7688 5886 4800 5488 0271

Rainbow Beach Pharmacy Rainbow Beach Cooloola Cove

0407 022 159 0448 955 768

Tin Can Bay

0419 980 607

Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach

0417 073 313 0407 146 151

Rainbow Beach

5486 8666

Rainbow Beach

5486 3607

Gympie

5482 3889

Rainbow Beach

0407 529 624

Food Wholesalers Rainbow Cooloola Wholesalers

Rainbow Beach Tin Can Bay

0427 743 427 0408 329 167

Builders/Handyman

Galleries

KJ Homes Tin Can Bay Rainbow Beach Remodelling and Repairs Rainbow Beach

5486 2820

Gallery Jilarty

0417 728 510

Garden Supplies Cooloola Cove Landscape & Garden Supplies

Butchers Tin Can Bay Family Butchery

Tin Can Bay

5486 4170

Tin Can Bay Cooloola Cove

5488 0443 5486 4004

Car Dealers John Madill Toyota Madills Mazda

Gympie Gympie

5480 5555 5480 5588

Rainbow Beach

54863200

Tin Can Bay

5486 4411

Cooloola Cove

5486 4004

Rainbow Beach

5486 3471

Tin Can Bay Rainbow Beach

0407 764 661 0421 600 148

Tin Can Bay

5486 2576

Carpet Cleaners Benny’s Carpet Cleaning Cleanwave

Chiropractor Tin Can Bay Chiropractor

Concreting Moppz Concreting

Cooloola Coast

5486 3914

Curtains and Blinds & Security Advantage Screens and Blinds Cooloola Curtains and Blinds

0400 657 797

Cooloola Cove

5481 2846

Cooloola Cove

5486 4030

Tin Can Bay

5488 0601

5486 3444 5486 2000

Essential Services EMERGENCY - AMBULANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 EMERGENCY - POLICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 EMERGENCY - FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 SES Flood/Storm Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 500 SES - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3314 SES - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4604 City Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2304 Coastguard Tin Cay Bay - VMR 417 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4290 Community Centre Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3355 Cooloola Coast Medical Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2488 Doctor - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3078 Doctor - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4600 ENERGEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 62 62 EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 130 372

Cooloola Coast Pilates

0432 690 194

Pubs and Clubs Rainbow Beach Hotel Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Sports Club Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach Realty Rainbow Beach Cooloola Waters Retirement Village Tin Can Bay Tuncunba

Arcobaleno Banana Bean Cafe (Shell Service Station) Café Jilarty Coloured Sands Café Marina Bar and Grill Rainbow Fruit Barn Waterview Bistro

5486 9090 5486 3191

5486 3900 0411 441 706 0418 749 723

Rainbow Beach

5486 8000

Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Tin Can Bay Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach

5486 3277 5486 3143 5486 4400 5486 3126 5486 8344

Rainbow Beach

5486 8700

Tin Can Bay

5486 2887

Rainbow Beach

0418 729 474

Cooloola Cove

1300 727 025

Rainbow Beach

5486 3227

Signs Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach Signs

Solicitor Cosgroves

Health and Beauty Rainbow Beach

Gympie Cooloola Pet Resort Gympie

Authentic Thai Massage Body Equilibrium Tin Can Bay Rainbow Beach Massage & Natural Therapies Rainbow Beach

0438 868 116

5483 5364

0490 374 698 0409 709 310 5486 8388

Mechanical Rainbow Beach Adventure Centre Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Rustproofing and Mechanical Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Tyre and Mechanical Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Auto Care Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Towing Rainbow Beach

5486 3288 5486 3228 5486 3144 5486 8111 5486 8555

Storage Cooloola Tin Can Mini Storage

Tourist Centre Rainbow Beach Tourist Centre

Tours and attractions Dolphin Ferry Cruises Epic Ocean Adventures Fraser Island 4x4 Tours Rainbow Beach Horserides Rainbow Beach Paragliding Surf and Sand Safaris

Rainbow Beach/TC Bay 0428 838 836 Rainbow Beach 0408 738 192 Rainbow Beach 0457 726 388 Rainbow Beach 0412 174 337 Rainbow Beach 0418 754 157 Rainbow Beach 5486 3131

Varnishing Ardon Marine

Tin Can Bay

5486 2037

Gympie Veterinary Services Tin Can Bay

5486 4666

Vet

Painter Wayne Hill Painter

0418 382 442

Pilates

IGA Supermarket

Hardware

Serenity Beauty

Cooloola Cove

Shopping Centre

Massage Therapist

Caravan Antennas Saturn Antennas

Rainbow Beach

Kennels and Catteries

Caravan Repairs and Hire Whatever

5488 0222

Rainbow Beach Hardware Rainbow Beach Mitre 10 Cooloola Cooloola Cove

Caravan Parks Rainbow Waters Caravan Park Tin Can Bay Caravan Park

Cooloola Cove

Glass and Aluminium Lighthouse Glass and Aluminium

5486 3070

Restaurants and Café’s

Gas Supplies Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island Gas Supplies

Cabinet Makers Cooloola Coast Cabinets Whatever Cabinetmakers

Furniture supplier Davies Furniture Court

Rainbow Beach

Real Estate

Boat Hire Carlo Point Boat Hire Tin Can Bay Boat Hire

5486 8686 0421 600 148

Plumber Laurie Donnelly Plumber

Fishing Charters Coastwide Fishing Charters Double Island Point Fishing Charters Keely Rose Rainbow Beach Fishing Charters

Cooloola Coast Rainbow Beach

Pharmacy

Electrician Cookies Electrical Smiley Mick Electrical

Beach to Bay Pest Management Cleanwave

Cooloola Cove

0412 134 752

FIRE & RESCUE - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3169 Tin Can Bay Fire Warden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 828 414 Rural Fires Goomboorian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0417 793 286 Rural Fires Neerdie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0400 865 132 QPWS Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 9900 QPWS Tewantin (7 days) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5449 7792 Gympie Regional Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 307 800 HOSPITAL - Gympie (ind. Community & Mental Health Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5489 8444 Library - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3705 Library - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4355 Local Disaster Management CCCLDMSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4483, 0439 862 264 Cooloola Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5488 0436, 0459 26 374 Wallu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 685 338 Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0427 863 007

Pharmacy - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3070 Police - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8765 Police - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2426 Police - non urgent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 444 POISONS Information Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11 26 School - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 9333 School - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5488 1222 Wildcare - Violet Hopkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0407 574 321 Warren Truss MP (Federal Member) . . . . . . . 1 300 301 968 Tony Perrett MLA (State Member) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5329 5100 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (Please phone to make appt ) DEACON, Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 624 208 HOLT, Neville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3250 HUXLEY, Anthony Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0418 715 065 MISSEN, John Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8153 SYSTSMA, Sandra Evelyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8343 August 2015 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 39

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AIR CONDITIONING TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY AIR CONDITIONING AIR CONDITIONING

CARPET CLEANERS CARPET CLEANERS CARPET CLEANERS

Airconditioning

Cleaning

CABINET MAKER CABINET MAKER Appliance CABINET Repairs MAKER

CONCRETING CONCRETING Concrete CONCRETING

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Cabinet Making

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Painter MECHANICAL

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Rainbow Beach CleaningCARPET CLEANERS

Rustproofing GAS& Mechanical  Servicing CAR CLEANING CAR CLEANING CLEANING CAR  Restoration  Rustproofing

Rainbow Beach Tyre & Mechanical -All Mechanical repairs-Free Old Car Removal -All makes & Models -Aluminium Tig Welding & -Second Hand Parts -Metal Fabrication -New & Used Tyres CLEANING -Clutch & Brake Repairs HOME HOME CLEANING HOME CLEANING

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Ph: 54863144 (07) 5486 3228 Advertise in the Trades and Services Pages from $60.00 a month.

1/25 Goondi Street To find out more, phone: 5486 3561

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1/25 Street Trades andGoondi Services Directory Community Groups

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Plumber

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Pool Supplies

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Rainbow Beach

Rustproofing & Mechanical

Screens & Blinds HOME CLEANING  Servicing  Restoration  Rustproofing

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WHAT’S ON AUGUST 1

Kitchen Garden Open Day, Tin Can Bay School

1

Dragon Boat final, Wide Bay series race will be held at Hervey Bay

2

Plein Aire, Crab Creek

11

Rainbow Beach Residents and Ratepayers 7pm, SES shed

13

Cooloola Cove Residents and Friends, 7pm at the Veterans’ and Community Hall

14

‘Coral Seas to Island Breeze’ Variety Bash finishes on Fraser Island

2, 16 The TCB Writers Group, 9.30am, at the Marina Bar and Grill Café, TCB

17

Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism Meeting 6pm Sports Club

4

18

Vietnam Veterans’ Day, Rainbow Beach cenotaph 11am

19

Tin Can Bay Camera Club meeting 7pm at TCB Library

4

Tin Can Bay Parenting Group – “Connections” CWA Hall on Whiting Street, Tin Can Bay. All parents welcome, bring the littlies with you Ladies Bowls Invitation Day, Tin Can Bay Bowls Club

4

Over 60s AGM and morning tea at Surf Club, ph: 5486 2357

4

Ballroom dancing, 7 - 9.30pm, Tuesdays at the Tin Can Bay Community Complex. ph: 5486 4434

4

Qld Opera - The Adventures of Figaro, Brolga Theatre, Maryborough

5

Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week: Workshop on Breastfeeding Women and Work, Community Hall on the corner of Pine and Myall Streets, Gympie, 9.15am, Gympie group of the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA)

20

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Nik processing software workshop, 1pm, TCB Library meeting room Local Ambulance Committee AGM and BGM, 3.30pm at the Cooloola Coast Ambulance Station Tin Can Bay Children’s Book Week at Gympie Libraries Portrait Workshop with Jenni Bourke, Tin Can Bay Camera Club

9am Mahjong/games mornings, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall

31

Cleanaway visits RBSS

9am and 5.30pm Aqua aerobics

SEPTEMBER 4-11 Ambulance week 5&6 Rainbow Beach Spring Festival including Caitlyn Shadbolt concert and a raffle with over 50 prizes 10

Ambulance Week open day and sausage sizzle at the Tin Can Bay Station, 10am to 1pm, ph: 54863161

11 Trivia Wine and Cheese Night, Rainbow Beach Hall, P&C fundraiser, tickets $10: Rainbow Beach State School, Cooloola Coast Realty and Rainbow Fruit 12

RACQ Technology Challenge, Maryborough

26

Seafood Festival

Weekly (many are term time only)

25

Hervey Bay Photo Safari

Monday

Bowls Day for Doris Wright’s 100th birthday, Tin Can Bay Ladies Bowls

26

August choir performing at Choral Fest

9am and 5.30pm Aqua aerobics

Photo Fundraiser, Rainbow Beach School P&C, to book call Kerry: 0419 174 290

27-30 Gympie Music Muster

6

23-24 Rainbow Beach Double Triathlon

27

Tin Can Bay Men’s Shed sausage sizzle, Cooloola Mitre 10

8&9 Wide Bay Short Course Swim Meet at the Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre

Cooloola Coast Little Athletics 2015/16 season commences, 3pm at the Tin Can Bay School Oval, Tamara on 0458111591

28-30 150th Anniversary celebrations and events of the arrival of the immigrant vessel Sophie in Maryborough

9

Rainbow Beach Trail Festival

9

Rainbow Beach Christian Community monthly gathering - model aeroplanes and a jewellery tree

29

Sporting Shooters Association of Australia Tin Can Bay Branch Inc. AGM at 7pm Tin Can Bay Range, Rifle Fish Road, Tin Can Bay

29

Seagrass Watch Workshop, Hervey Bay 9am to 2.30pm, book: 0417 554 905

30

Seagrass Watch Workshop, Hervey 9am12pm and 12.30pm to 3.30pm, book: 0417 554 905

30

Simply Classical Concert, St Patrick’s Church, Gympie 2.30pm, adults $15,

10

Gympie Regional Literary Awards closes

23-30 Op Shop Week

RBSS choir performing at Gympie Eisteddfod

8

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11

Gympie Zone Athletics

11

RBSS P&C meeting, 5pm at the sports club

Pram/carrier walk at Gympie duck ponds 9.15am with the Gympie group of the Australian Breastfeeding Association

Wednesday

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Learn to swim, squad, gym, kids supervised after-school play times, Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre. Ph: 5486 3191

6

8

19&21 Cooloola Coast Little Athletics sign on, 2.15-2.45pm, Tin Can Bay School, Tamara: 0458 111 591

concession $12, children $6.

Afternoon tea on conclusion.

4.30–5.30pm Kids karate and fitness classes, RBSS, Darren Grieve: 0417 079 579 5.30–6.30pm Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and self defence, RBSS, Darren Grieve: 0417 079 579 Tuesday 9am Arts and Craft group, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall (2nd/last of month) 9am–noon Tin Can Bay quilters, community complex. Ph: Maree 5486 5706 or Jo 5488 0134 9.30am Little Guppies playgroup, Tin Can Bay 3.15 RBSS running club 4.30pm Budoshinkai karate jitsu (BKJ) Buffalo Hall, Tin Can Bay, Dean Taylor: 0438 115 190

10am Mainly Music, TCB Community Complex 10am 4.30–5.30pm Kids karate and fitness classes, RBSS, Darren Grieve: 0417 079 579 5.30–6.30pm Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and self defence, RBSS, Darren Grieve 0417 079 579 Thursday 7.30am Brekky club, RBSS 9am Aqua aerobics Lunchtime craft club, RBSS library 3.15pm RBSS bike club 3.30pm Cooloola Dragon Boat Club training 4pm Pilates next door to Arco 4.30pm Budoshinkai karate jitsu (BKJ) Buffalo Hall, Tin Can Bay, Dean Taylor: 0438 115 190 Friday 7–9am Volunteer “revive our creeks”, www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au 9am Art classes, Tuncunba Gardens Coastcare - Revive our creeks! 8am - 10am Sailability Saturday Markets on almost every Saturday!

See visitors guide 12-1pm Game hour, Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre Discover Sailing, Tin Can Bay Yacht Club Sunday 7am St Peter the Fisherman Catholic church service, Manooka Drive 7.30am Cooloola Dragon Boat Club training 9.30am Church of the Good Shepherd Contemporary Family, followed by morning tea. All denominations welcome!

17 Carlo Road 10am–2pm Rainbow Beach craft market, Top Shops

If you have an event or date claimer you would like to add please email info@rbcn.com.au

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