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Annually on March 8, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. Through rallies, conferences, markets, theatre and fashion, local activities connect women across the globe. HE RAINBOW BEACH Family Fishing Three events are scheduled the Cooloola Coast - a Classic, one ofon South East Queensland’s Lioness Lunchmost celebrating in theannual Defence Forces, iconic Women and largest events is a Surf Girl lunch community in itsand 28th year andexpo. it is one of the few tournaments on and the Originally remaining set up tofishing challenge oppression eastern seaboard. inequality of women, last century saw more women in The eight-day festival this year will be held the boardroom, greater equality in rights, more role from Friday, July 4 to Saturday, July 12 over models in every aspectholidays. of life, one could think that ‘all the school the battles haveThe been won women’. Rainbowfor Beach Family Fishing Classic
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ELCOME visitors to our beautiful mild winter. Don’t think you will have to don beanie and scarf, there are generally plenty of days even locals will have a winter swim. While we wait for the whales, school holidays and fishing classic, make sure you join in the Pig’s Day Out on the long weekend. It is wonderful to see progress with the new Carlo Point boat ramp and pontoon and to hear that the Rainbow Beach Esplanade Parks Development Plan has been adopted by Council. There is still time to tell council how and where you believe the tracks and trails network could be improved for locals and visitors within the Gympie Region. Perhaps residents should mention the beach access steps off Phil Rogers Park? The Council Parks Manager has advised RBCCCN this week that “a detailed geological study needs to be carried out for the most suitable location for replacement stairs and funding for this has been included in the budget deliberations for the 2014-15 program”. How many years has town has been without it now? A latest update, council has also advised that development plans for Cooloola Cove’s Centenary of Federation Park and Billabong Park should be ready for consultation in the middle of June. Meanwhile the Queensland Government
has decreed helmet laws will stay in place, despite expert recommendations by the Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee: “Australia is one of the few countries in the world that has compulsory helmet laws. The Committee’s view is that the use of helmets should be encouraged, however is not convinced there is sufficient worldwide evidence of the safety outcomes of compulsory helmet wearing to justify the mandating of helmet wearing for all cyclists of all ages regardless of the situational risk, are not based on worldwide evidence of the safety outcomes and cycling participation rates.”
The squashed 24 month trial exempted cyclists 16 years and over from the mandatory helmet rule when riding in parks, on footpaths and shared/cycle paths and on roads with a speed limit of 60km/h or less. On a final note, congratulations to new community groups - Little Athletics, Cooloola Coast Writers, new businesses and residents that have just joined our community. We extend a big welcome.
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Cooloola Coast Community Information Group is made up of a committee of local people such as - Police, Ambulance, Rural Fire, SES, Coast Guard, Gympie Regional Councillors, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, business owners, community groups and community members to cover the townships of Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove, Goomborian and Neerdie in times of disasters or emergencies. In an emergency or disaster the group will operate from the Tin Can Bay SES shed on Snapper Creek Rd, Tin Can Bay and be linked to the Gympie Regional Council Disaster Centre, as an information centre for the Cooloola Coast area and can be contacted on 5486 4483 or Gympie Regional Council on 1300 307 800.
The Chairman of the Information Group is Terry Steele. Terry has a huge amount of experience with time spentWard in the Army, James Meakin, Eric Cutter and Perry work the new Boat Ramp at Carlo Point theonSES, Emergency Service Coordinator at Maroochy Airport and he has also worked in the Department of Emergency Services. Our next and meeting will bedepartmental on March 4, RANSPORT Main Roads 2014 at the SES Shed, Tin Can Bay spokesperson said, “We’re working hardat to 9.30am. complete upgrading works at the boat launching facility at Carlo Point in time for the Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic in early July.” The project involves resurfacing works and building a new floating walkway on an existing lane of the ramp, resulting in a three-lane ramp and floating walkway. However not everyone applauded the new pontoon, one “user of the Carlo Boat ramp” supported the redevelopment of the ramp and the change in grade but said there were issues with the new development, suggesting that ramps are upgraded to four lanes and scrapping the pontoon altogether, saying that: • it It’s didonnot address again! Cleanpositioning Up Australiaof Daythe has ramps - a problem both on launching three locations on the Cooloola Coastand - join recovery whenMarch the winds aretofrom the in on Sunday 2, 2014 help clean north or Northeast up, fix up and conserve the environment. • tidal variations will prevent use of the inland side of the pontoon Can Bay prevents the use of the • theTinpontoon current beachSnapper landing Creek Road (opposite SES shed, • aschool single grounds) person launch using the pontoon 8:00am - 12:00pm is not possible
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Chairman Terry Steele handing the Cooloola Coast Community Information Group plan to Mayor Ron Dyne
we are getting this amount of funding when other funding is being cut, but guess it’s a case of not being able to please all of the people all of the time. Tin Can Bay Boat Hire: The purpose of the pontoon is for ramp users to tie off onto whilst they park the vehicle so this should Cooloola Cove in fact make it easier for a single person to Centenary Park Playground (off launch their vessel as they should no longer Mauretania Avenue, Cooloola Cove) be required to beach the boat. BBQ that afterwards at middayof the I8:15am, do agree the position pontoon is far from ideal as it will only allow access from one side where under normal Rainbow Beach conditions it would have access down both Rogers Parkthis BBQ 8am, sides.PhilI am certain willarea resultfrom in some BBQ afterwards at midday congestion at peak times. Where I am sure that the bulk users of the pontoon will be land based recreational fishermen it does serve as a useful tool for boaties as it will allow for easier access to boats for the elderly, children or even those with a disability. Without a costly complete redevelopment of the Carlo Point ramp including dredging a new channel around to the southern side of the ramp or constructing a break wall they will not be able to solve the problem of the northerly winds. Perhaps given that only one side of the pontoon would be accessible they could look at a second smaller pontoon on the opposite side of the ramp or consider facilities at Bullock Point.
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Here are excerpts from responses, all agree the pontoon is located in the best position possible, within existing resources. Carlo Point Boat Hire: The prevailing winds are from the South East. The ideal position for the boat ramp would be facing West, in other words straight out from Carlo Point. We have had discussions with Council and State regarding this and it is Council’s preferred direction for the ramp, however it is a major project and would include dredging, so we cannot see this in the near future at all. If the floating pontoon was put on the opposite side of the ramp it would round boats up into the entire ramp area restricting manoeuvrability for public users as well as established adjacent commercial operators. No matter where the floating pontoon is positioned it will create argument, but at least with the intended position it will allow boaters to moor alongside the pontoon for trailer retrieval and passenger loading in the very limited North Easterly/Westerly season, which is a far better option than having boat owners/crew stand in the water on a slippery ramp trying to hold a vessel while trailers are being used for launch and retrieval. To our knowledge there will be beach access on the current western side of the ramp and also between the floating pontoon and the wall for small tinnies with single person crew. The critics of the works should really be grateful that in these tough economic times
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From a Transport and Main Roads departmental spokesperson: Stakeholders we engaged with during the planning and design phases indicated support for the proposed location and upgrade as the most practical and cost-effective approach. Since works started in late April, we’ve received some enquiries about the scope of works however we’ve received no negative feedback about the location. The loss of access to the small beach area next to the ramp is offset by the new floating walkway, which improves pedestrian access, particularly for children, people with a disability and the elderly entering or leaving vessels. Please continue to use caution around the project site while the works are under way, and continue to be aware of those around you during busy periods. June 2014 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 3
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Inskip Master Plan to celebrate include Three needs ways to Bullock Point upgrade improvements were made and women took up many positions instructors, committee members, even president. The role of the Surf Girl has changed when they are here, the mass of water in beauty competition to the parking areafrom “shows nothing has been focusing on all surf lifesaving done”. They wonder where their fishing and fundraising. fees go.
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VEN FOR A weekend the Bullock Point boat ramp was well utilised - with over twenty vehicles parked and people fishing and exploring on high tide. However, the International Women’s private jetty was off limits, the ramp “Maybe they should have done this reduced to rubble in parts and there was before the CarloDay Point boat ramp. If there celebrates that women a huge pothole of water in the car parking are bad winds and thereal bargechoices right beside it, have - they area. it is pretty hard to the boat canget become surfout.” lifesavers, A spokesperson for the Department of It took a few astronauts days and a few to and emails prime Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) said even find out ministers, who claimed Bullock attendthe university; that Bullock Point is Unallocated State Land Point land. women can work and have which is managed by the Department of The Progress Association say at least six a family. Natural Resources and Mines in accordance different government departments own Women’s with the Land Act 1994. different portions International of land on the peninsula. Day has moved a The spokesperson commented, “The They have requested an audit from so the of the negatives existing Bullock Point boat ramp, which has different parcelsreminder of land can be integrated to a celebration of the never been officially sanctioned, is left over into current plans. a was chance to from the old mining days in Rainbow Beach Darryl’s wife positives, Carmel Reed worried ensure that the future for when barges were used to remove mining about the Inskip Peninsula plans, “Inskip is bright, equal,where safe material.” is the only placegirls north of Brisbane and “No decision on the future of Bullock families can camp onrewarding. the beach.” Point boat ramp has been made.” Her family love Join thatwomen it is affordable, but globally and Darryl Reed is a long time visitor to Inskip also a place where they can get back to celebrate Saturday March Point, “We’ve are been coming here for 40 International basics and enjoy the great outdoors for Lionesses looking forward to their 8, 2014: years - it’s the worst it’s been!” their a lifestyle Daygetaways. event She says, “It is Lunch The from pg 1 says Women’s The DRNM continued spokesperson it is no one wants highLioness rises!” Lioness Club of Tin Can recommended that members of the public The view to retaining camping areas is In 1980, one of a Queensland’s first Bay has advised that some use the nearby Carlo Point boat ramp. shared by the Progress Association, who female bronze squads was formed at ticketsrequested are still available for aarea fantastic day Darryl argues that the Bullock Point have “that the available Rainbow stayed in the of celebration for “International location isBeach much and morewomen convenient to launch for camping be substantially Women’s increased female dormitories of the new clubhouse. Day, 9.30am at thePoint) Tin Can Bay RSL Hall. their boats. (including Bullock to ease pressure “My and she believe “We daughter all camp isat28Inskip, youcan’t don’t have and allow a system of rotating Tickets can be purchased atremediation, Jilly’s - Tin to travel to Carlo. low right. tide - Now it’s a ensuring integrity.” that women didn’t But haveat that Can Bay environmental for $15.00. This event is open to disaster!can It takes on including a boat to Progress Association’s women havetwo anywinches position, allTo of see the the Cooloola Coast community,entire and get out.” feedback Inskip Peninsula Master female lifeguards.” sponsoredonbythe Rainbow Beach Cooloola He reports the ramp is “pretty busy” Plan visit the RBCCCN website. Coast Community News. For all enquiries Just like women in society in general,
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please contact Jill Press on 5486 2843.
SLSC Lunch 2013-2014 Jupiter’s Summer Surf Girl entrant Brittany Neumann is calling all members and supporters, past, present and future, to celebrate the role of women, girls and ladies in Surf Life Saving at Rainbow Beach. Tickets are $30 from the club and includes cocktail on arrival (from midday), hor d’oeuvres, lunch, dessert, lucky door prize and entertainment.
Community Gathering and ‘Inspiring Change’ Free Expo Soul from the Belly’s is hosting displays from a fitness instructor, sports shooter, Toastmaster, belly dancer, Cooloola Coastcare, presentations and by various community and social groups, sports clubs, alternative therapies, health and well being practitioners, Buffalo Hall on Emperor St in Tin Can Bay; from 9.30am and presentations start at 10am. For more information contact Jess Milne on 0411 218 254.
Above: Jim Ward and Darryl Reed from Kingaroy say it is almost impossible to launch a boat at Bullock Point on low tide Right: A little bit of paradise, just stay off the jetty!
Lifesavers with girlfriends and sisters, 1971-72
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International Women’s Day on the coast
Far left: There was a huge line up of warbirds on the day
Airshow a treat!
ABOVE (Photo to the Left) ARBIRDS Female Bronze and the Bay to Bay Yacht Squad: Jane Race areLangton always on the same (slightly obscured), weekend. Nic Case from the Tin Can Bay Model JanelleFlying Lally, Club Sue said, “Warbird pilots want calm conditions, whereas the boaties Freeman, Sandy want a bitWanda of wind. The Weather Gods must Murray, have decided this year to look favourably on Treeby (slightly the boaties as quite a strong westerly wind back), Tracey White. of around 25 knots blew both Saturday and
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Sunday. These winds were much too strong for the smaller and lighter aircraft and only the bigger and more powerful aeroplanes RIGHT RBtoSurf were ableFirst to take the sky.” Friday Tracey evening White saw three storms move Girl, through Tin Can (onBay, left) with water about 50mm deep running across the airfield. However by morning, it had disappeared into the sand.
Although the wind was strong and not in a favourable direction, he said the larger planes were able to fly continuously to give the public a taste of an airshow. “Saturday saw Peter Love and Shaun Chillicot put on a spectacular display by flying their Panther jets in formation.” Nic explained,”Formation flying takes a lot of practice and a lot of talking between the pilots on the flight line to know exactly what the other pilot is doing. Usually one pilot leads the calling of manoeuvres and the other pilots follow closely behind.” The event drew crowds of onlookers some for the first time. Fiona Worthington said it was mesmerising for kids and their parents, a real family friendly weekend. “It was a great day out! Very interactive,
Above: Brett Gordon-Brander from Toowoomba with a Ziroli 91” Japanese Zero
By 1995, numbers of women grew in the club (quite a few familiar faces here!)
Left: Wayne Campie’s Newport from Noosa Model Flyers Below: Caloundra’s Jim Willson with his 1/5 Tiger Moth
with flyers happy to share their passion with everyone. James is now set to join the club and begin their flying adventures. I’m not sure who is more excited, James or his Dad!” said Fiona. The Model Flying Club wishes to thank the Cooloola Coast public for their many years of continuous support and they look forward to next year’s Warbirds. Who knows perhaps next year the weather may favour the pilots? 1971-72 season: plenty of sideburns, but no active female members allowed
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WO YEARS AGO, Rainbow Beach Holiday Village celebrated thirty years! That’s a long time in Rainbow Beach business stakes. For their celebration they sent out the call to guests to send in their photos of Rainbow Beach. The new community hall was full of the images, celebrating the town history - from shipwrecked crews (and monkeys!) escaping via flying foxes, dry bed regattas and fun runs with the ferry.
The memorabilia was on display again last month, and one of the owners, Anthea Stevenson has requested that other residents contribute any old photos or articles that may not be in the collection. Beth Wilson, Local History Officer for Gympie Regional Libraries attended the event and encouraged people to share their knowledge of the early days in Rainbow Beach.
Above: Rainbow Beach library staff Caroline and Beth were proud to host the event with Rainbow Beach Holiday Village’s Anthea Stevenson Below: There were hundreds of photos of times past
Above right: Vyvian Dobkins, June Brown, Julie Davidson and Anthea Stevenson discuss the older times in Rainbow Beach Above: Beth Wilson (centre) talks to Lil and Keith Clark from Tin Can Bay, on holiday at Inskip Point
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New family made Scenes from nippers welcome at the pub Out and About
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Jodie and Nick are the new managers at the Pub, while their kids Slater and Hayden are looking forward to little athletics and nippers!
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ICK CARTHOUSER and Jodie Keys have two little boys begging to go for a swim every day. Hayden dreams of being a athletics star but Slater, who is at Tin Can Bay preschool, is keen to be a lifesaver when he grows up. All four of them love the beach and Mum and Dad had been looking for a family friendly place to settle when they fell in love with Rainbow after a couple of visits. Some of their favourite spots are secluded places around Inskip and the view from the sand blow. So how have they settled in over the last month? “We love the close community feel and realised this would be the perfect place to bring up our young boys. The people are so friendly and genuinely caring,” Jodie said. Nick and Jodie have enjoyed managing pubs for years – Nick for 15 and Jodie for ten. They took up the opportunity of managing the Rainbow pub with open arms. “We would like the pub to be a family-
friendly pub where everyone is welcome. At the moment we have live music every Friday and every second Sunday. Soon this will be a weekly event too. We are listening to what the local want from the pub, so we’d like to hold meat raffles and trivia nights. That way we can support the school and the local sporting clubs also,” Jodie explained. Of course the past few weeks have been challenging for the family, in terms of balancing work and family life. “But everyone in Rainbow has made us feel so welcome. We have had loads of support from everyone,” Jodie said. “Even the boys have been helping out around the pub: setting up and moving cartons around on trollies!” Nick and Jodie have seen their fair share of Queensland, from Brisbane to Beaudesert and Currumbin on the Gold Coast, but they both agree that they prefer it here. “We have found home,” Jodie grinned. “A perfect place to bring up our family.”
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MEETING was held on Monday 26 May committee and as a result it was agreed to to determine the future of Rainbow hold an Extraordinary General Meeting to Beach Commerce and Tourism. At the RBCT allow for nominations and voting to take AGM held in October 2013 there were place to officially elect a committee. no nominations received for executive The EGM will be held on Wednesday 11 positions and the executive committee at June and all current members of Rainbow that time agreed to take on a caretaking Beach Commerce and Tourism are urged role until 6 December 2013. to attend and participate in the process The meeting was called to allow the of electing a new committee. All business caretaker executive to provide an update owners and operators who are not current on the status of the organisation and to financial members are encouraged to determine the level of interest in members become members of the organisation prior forming a new executive. Members who to the EGM date to be eligible to play a attended the meeting indicated that they role in revitalising this membership-based would like to proceed withNaomi re-forming business group. (thanks fromthe Tin Can Bay Boat Hire for photos)
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referred to police and some work may be done in the future to make it more difficult to park there; signage about littering will
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Bay Butchery celebrate Long weekend fun s Rainbow Beach Over 60’ Positive response to their first year for all the family Rainbow Beach plan By Julie Hartwig
Tin Can Bay Family Butchery proprietors Scott and Stacey Barker with son Hayden
Council has received an overwhelmingly positive thrilled that locals and visitors are utilising the parks response to its Rainbow Beach foreshore draft and facilities. redevelopment plan at the community consultation “Two years ago no-one used the parks at sessions held earlier this month. Christmas and this year there were families Divisional Councillor Mark McDonald and everywhere enjoying the open spaces, which was Portfolio Councillor Rae Gâté along with relevant fantastic to see. council staff held one on one meetings with members “We have recently removed an old playground Sandra and Lyn at Jilarty’ of the public at the Rainbow Beach Hall and report for safety reasons and council is currently exploring Valentine’s there was general agreement to the approach being options to install a more modern playground in Day for the Over 60’s began with a swim undertaken by council. the near future, with additional consultation to followed by breakfast at Jilarty’s Cr McDonald said he was encouraged by the be undertaken with the before Café. the The hot showers available Bruce andcommunity Terri after the swim were an extra treat as positive sentiments of those that attended the playground design is finalised. Geissmann say, were the chocolate rosebuds Margaret C sessions. “The pigsinterest are “One item of particular wasbrought a proposed along for everyone to honour the coming!” “I applaud the people that came along to give future visitor information centre at the northern end day. With tummies satisfied we then went Don Helen and Margaret cooling off before breakfast their views,” said Cr McDonald. of Laurie Hansen Park. Consultation to date indicates to the Library to remember our good friend would be better as a small multi-use AINBOW BEACH Pig Day Out inofMemory Decoratethis yoursite bike or scooter and utilised you could “They gave an honest appraisal the work being Colin Berry who passed away last year. event casual battery use picnic shelter, similar in type of Kelly isbyoncouncil again!and The or aand toddler’s operated undertaken wehuge valueday theoftime win theya bike Thanks to Margaret, Barry and Jilarty’s for to the southern most recently constructed in fundraising the Australian vehicle, judging after 2pm, withshelter more prizes have taken inforcoming forward. Melanoma a great morning. Philafter Rogers colouring in. Research Foundation is organised by Bruce announced thatPark. for the “All opinions from all interested parties will be Here are the next events forofyour and Terri Geissmann of Rainbow Beach Plus there“This are pig auctions, jumping castle, SCOTT and few Stacey Barker Tin Scott wanted the shop to feel like a shelter would then be available for HEN general taken into consideration. diary.CanPlease let theButchery organisers knowthe if Hardware, Fishing n Camping in memory of face painting, colouring, free Bay Family decided traditional butcher’s shop. A place you can park temporary use as well hair as for small weddings, larger family “The masterplan by balloons, free temporary tattoos, free you are their daughter Kelly. was generally endorsedhelium time wasattending: right to open their own butcher’s come into and have a yarn while your order is reunions and similar functions. theTerri community members that year attended, with some Geissmann said, “Last was lots sunscreen, cup cake decorating, Meghan’s shop, little didMORNING they know what made up. ‘Providing great customer service MONTHLY TEA: they Tues were 4th a static will be of fun, changes we’re looking forward giving kids yummy cup“Investigations cakes , Noosainto Classic Car tourism Club, display minor including an to additional section of setting up for. to be Shrove is really important,’ he says. ‘We’ve got a March.themselves Which happens undertaken part ofraffles, a separate at a laterthe butchery business working and the community a great time in the long photo booth, raffles,asgoose silentproject footpath.” ‘I learned good little with Michelle and Tuesday. Rainbow Beach Bakery is The team poor here, old pirate ship is no date.” weekend.” auction, food and drinks and craft markets. for a wholesaleabutcher in Blackwater,’ says Dale, and Tim, our first year apprentice. He’s Cr McDonald said council had already upgraded sponsoring fundraising Pancakes more, I wonder what willcustomer be inin “Lots of people are joining in, adding even Purchase The yourfinal raffle tickets and havetojelly Scott. ‘Everything the liveShepherd product, already proving a bit hit with Margaret and Col’s doghisRusty plan is expected go to council for tea its for from areas of the Rainbow Beach foreshore and he was morning the Good it's place? more auctions, giveaways and fun.” beans guesses, make your bids for the silent the butchery trade, right through to sales service skills.’ endorsement in March. Rusty’s favourite place Church, so this month we will gather there “We have just found out that not only auction and also collect drawings for the and customer service. The knowledge and Scott and Stacey aim to provide a in the main street at 10.30am. Church Hallstandard 11am. For whooffering require will we host the famous Peak Crossing Mini colouring in competition from the Rainbow experience I gained has stood me in good consistent of those service, Pig Racing, but a Fuddy Duddy’s Miniature Beach Hardware NOW!! a lift - toilets on sight - but no products water, call at Lil MARCH Wed my 12th209.30am stead throughout years asGympie a butcherquality, locally supplied Animals are also visiting. The animals are so Join in at the Surf Club Friday June 6 from and Ray 54863462 Ten it’s Pinbeen Bowling $6.50per game.my $8.50 and invaluable in opening first affordable prices. Scott provides a range little, that they hand out baskets to put them 6pm and Saturday June 7, 11am till 3pm butcher hereand in Tinsalad Can Bay.’ of MAY “old-fashioned” products sausageshop sizzle with tea the Mothar Mountain and not Rock often Pools in whilst kids can pet them.” at Rainbow Beach Hardware for a sausage Before Margaret coming to Tin Can Bay, Scott available in space supermarket butchers and is coffee. B- 54868201 Watch this for details. On Sunday June 8, the fun starts at 11am sizzle, cuddles and photos of the baby pigs. worked a large24th retail Rain butcher on theWalk Gold happy to order in specialty meat products. APRILforThurs Forest If you likehistoown join smoking us at any(bacon, of the Rachelle Jarrat, of from the what Can Bayfree, Camera until late afternoon. Pig racing is from noon So…. keep SundayThe 8 Tin June 2014 help Coast. ‘It was very editor different we He alsowould does all and picnic Lunch - Bymien Picnic Area events, please ring any of the numbers ‘The Bay Bulletin’ announced Club met and on Wednesday and on every hour or so and the bucking find a cure for melanoma have fun at have here,’ he says. ‘It was all about volume ham, bacon chops), produces a range of Barry and Don (with Beach’s his Valentine’s BYOresults Lunch,ofchairs and drinks meet at the bull competition will be Helen on from 1pm. Rainbow “PIG DAY rose) OUT”! above. sausages that are amongst his the this year’s cover 19 February forat its Jilartys monthly sales and very impersonal. Finding the right gourmet competition and own Julieshop Hartwig, meeting. The topic for location for my was as much best-selling items, offers a cryovac service one of members, wasabout the this month was ‘Bottle/s’ about the our business as it was for boaties and a free home delivery to the winner; second was Ken lifestyle.’ Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove and Rainbow and Ben Stoffil from the Stacey said, took 3 years of searching Beach. Ferguson and ‘It third Maree Prior. Gympie Camera Club was to find the right business, we knew this ‘The local community have really Rachelle displayed thebutfinal our judge for the evening. was theimages right one for us. It ticked all the supported us,’ says Stacey. ‘In return, we twelve in the competition. The winners in A grade boxes. We’re attracted to smallwho communities support a lot of community groups by Congratulations to those were Ron Johnson (honour and we the wanted to twelve buy a business in a oneproviding sausages for sausage sizzles and made final whose & merit), Louise Smith and butcher town. We’ve spent a lot of time in vouchers and meat trays for raffles. This has images will be on the bulletin’s Julie Hartwig (merits) and small towns and we like the open, relaxed, been a rewarding aspect of being in business cover for the next twelve months. B grade Geoff Skoien friendly lifestyle. Here, we have the added in a small town and it’s helping us to build Next month’s is ‘Boat/s’. It location (honour), Frank Posch and attraction of thetopic coast. It’s a great our relationship with the local community should an interesting evening to run abe business and a great place to raise and that in turn is good for business.’ Peter Cahill (merits). Ben our family.’ Scott and Stacey are very happy with how so why not come and join us at provided feedback on Likeon most small business their first year has gone. ‘We’ve laid good 7pm Wednesday 19 owner/operators, March our images and I think Scott Stacey have much spare foundations to grow our business on,’ said at the and Tin Can Bay don’t Library? we all learnt a lot from time, but Scott likes to go fishing and they Stacey, ‘and we’re looking forward to the his comments. Later in For information about spend family time with their one year old future.’ the evening Ben talked to membership son, Hayden. and club activities As the business’s first birthday us about the benefits of contact Secretary ‘Hayden our cameClub into our lives at a very approaches, Scott and Stacey have no taking images in Raw and Cathytime,’ Reed busy says5486 Stacey. 4010 ‘Who inortheir right plans for a big celebration, but they will be also demonstrated the use email has acathy@spiderweb.com. mind baby and buys a butcher shop offering some in-store specials. of Adobe’s Camera Raw au or refer to our website within two months? It was http:// crazy, but it was So call in and check out what’s available. for processing the Raw exciting. Buying the business was all about Tin Can Bay Family Butcher is open Monday tincanbaycameraclub.wix.com/ images. being able to run it the way we wanted and to Friday, 7.00am – 5.00pm and Saturday tcb-camera-club# Ron Johnson- Mercatello-A Grade Merit Peter Cahill-Picnic Wine-B Grade Merit to build the future we want for our family.’ 7.00am – 12.00 noon. Also during the meeting,
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Whales on their way Report Wolf Rock Dive
Arco’s is popular as ever
by Cheryl Maughan, Wolf Rock Dive Report
Tony and Tanya Heading have brought back a little bit of Italy to Rainbow Beach. In the courtyard behind the pub, you’ll find a well loved eatery with a great atmosphere, called Arcobaleno on the Beach. “All of the locals that come in, say they have been waiting for Arco’s to reopen. They like it because it’s out of the main strip,” Tony explains. This little BYO restaurant/cafe has many reasons it is so popular. It’s laidback alfresco style with the cool original murals
by Cheryl Maughan, Wolf Rock Dive and booths, is set in Rainbow’s very own pizza’s this and much loved Aussie Some brilliant diving Italian over February year has kept piazza. favourites. The seafood platter customers raving about Wolf Rock and what a fantastic is really popular, with prawns and scallops from Tin we have here. Tony and Tanya dive with daughters Can Bay.” Sam, Shona and son Kingsley opened the With improved visibility we have been enjoying the business mid January. entire vista of Wolf Rock“We try water to use local, chemical free under surrounded by produce - like Scotty’s ham, about 50 giant Qld groper, eagle rays, not shop “Our chef Luca, trained in grey Italy nurse has sharks, bought. Wesharks also and source tomatoes and bulland rays, turtles, octopus, leopard so much created a beautiful pasta main menu herbs locally and from our markets.” more. In amongst with regular specials. The seafood platterall these animals are huge schools of trevally,and kingfish, barracuda is particularly popular baitfi withsh,prawns The Arcos and teammulloway. make their own pizza scallops sourced locallyTofrom Tin Can bases, with an organic flour, at as well as see more photos and comments about the dives Bay. Dan is on our woodfi red offering page glutenat free pizzas and bases. Wolf Rock go oven, to our Facebook www.facebook. whipping up a variety of traditional com/wolfrockdive
They use single origin, chemical free coffee from near the D’Aguilar Highway. HE MARKETS thefamily Centre Block vibe are Arco’s is proudon of its friendly back- now twice a month. Every second – offering a great kids menu, low sugar milk and fourth shakes andSaturday, access 7am-12 to toys noon. and colouring The market was so when it in. Kids are welcomedsuccessful, to watch the whole was disbanded the marketeers decided to pizza making process. organise it themselves. Tony and andVege Tanya plan to “see Fruit Man, Dennis Cookwhere said, it takes and to thank everyone “We run us” it for thewanted Community Centre, with forfunds all their support. Open from Centre.” 9am until all going to the Community Over it29issites were taken atat one of the May Wolf Rock close, worth theBatfi visit.sh markets, that’s $290 straight to the upkeep of the hall! Visibility has been in the range of 20 – 30 metres with water temperature 25stallholders degrees. are welcomed - $10 per More stall (public liability insurance is a must). Please call Dennis on 5483 4866 to book. Stallholders are also sought for the Sunday Craft Markets (Cooloola Coast art craft only) with Lyn Barrett 0421 993 585 or the RB Sports Club Markets (fifth Saturday) call Sid 0418 711 897. Sid also looks after the NFORTUNATELY time has caught up with Tin Can Bay Market (third Saturday). us this month and I am unable to put a report in on Wolf Rock. We are currently in Coffs Harbour doing mooring inspections for the Solitary Islands Marine Park. I must say the scenery above and below the water down here is just spectacular with the group of islands providing some fantastic diving and fishing for locals and travellers alike. While here working we have been lucky enough to see a few humpback whales breaching as they are on there on their annual migration north, so start looking out up there in Rainbow Beach, they’ll be there soon! We have also just posted to our website - www.wolfrockdive.com.au and our Facebook page, a professionally filmed and edited promotional video on Wolf Rock if Grey Nurse Sharks anyone would like to check it out. the woodfired pizza oven has been busy Watching the creation of their dinner!
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Historical Cooloola:
Wreck of the Schooner ‘Daphne’ by Marion Young, author of “Lights of Cooloola”
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T MIDNIGHT on Friday, the 10th February, 1893, the Daphne, a 95ton wooden schooner, was wrecked on the Wide Bay Bar. The Daphne was carrying a crew of six and one passenger with a cargo of 60 tons of coal, 40 tons of kerosene and 60 tons of general merchandise for Dungeness. This is a survivor’s story of the events, Alexander Patience: That night she was overtaken by a heavy gale, which damaged a topmast, so they drew anchor and decided to head for Fraser Is. No lights were visible owing to the thickness of the night, the squall being too severe to stand out to sea. After manouvering for over an hour and being hit by heavy seas that damaged the topsails and jib, they thought they saw the leading Bar light. Patience and another seaman, were at the wheel and ran the vessel towards the direction but a few minutes elapsed before the vessel gave a heavy bump and began heeling over. He was jambed against the wheel and noticed the passenger Nolan, clinging to the side and told him to jump, keep cool and swim for it, was his only chance, but Nolan replied, “It is no good, I cannot swim”. Patience got clear of the wheel and the next wave washed him off the boat after which he seemed to be in calm water. He was hit by some debris which he grabbed and found to be a bit of the wreckage. At daylight after drifting along with the tide for a long time he found himself beside Mr Chings’s schooner near Kauri Creek. Mr Ching gave him new clothes and made him comfortable but the situation was altered on the following day,{Sunday} as he was made to help Mr Ching pick up wreckage which had been washed in there and was kept similarly employed again all day Monday. On the Tuesday he requested to be taken
to Inskip Point to enable him to report himself, which request was complied with. Mr Patience told the authorities at Inskip Point that about 200 bags of flour were washed ashore near Chings camp from the wreck, besides other merchandise, and that Mr Ching found two barrels of dried apples, six cases of kerosene, and other things. The men stationed at Inskip Pilot Station gave Patience some clothes and what little money they could spare, and Mr Fred Leftwich fitted him out with a pair of trousers and gave him 10shillings besides, for which he was thankful to the donors. Patience also intimated that the body of the man who was washed ashore was that of the passenger, James Nolan of Gympie, where it was believed he owned some property.
“It is no good, I cannot swim!”
February 16th, 1893; A telegram was received by the Harbor Master[Capt Boult] from Samuel Jas. Reilly, coxwain at Inskip Point: One of the crew of the Daphne, Mr Alexander Patience came here from Mr Ching’s camp having landed there Saturday 2pm, after 12 hours in the water. He considers he is the only survivor. The body I picked up and buried was a passenger known as Jim. He was also identified by some people staying at Moffats, who were from Gympie. As Nolan had an obvious disfiguration to his nose which was plainly marked. Copies of my book ‘Lights of Cooloola can be purchased at Rainbow Beach and Cooloola Cove Newsagents.
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Mick Brother Surf Off: Five year old Karter with Uncle Josh and Dad, Smiley with youngest son, 1 year old Baylin at Double Island Point (Image by Cassie Mick) June 2014 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 11
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Days Out: Poona Lake Launching their careers... by Margaret Missen, RB Over 60’s
Dan Head
Ashlee Young
Last year’sathigh school are graduates Gatherings local venues always very popular with the Over 60’s crowd, and this month a are outatinBymien the bigPicnic widegrounds world. was If you or attended, as expected. The gravel road into Bymien was picnic well well the picnichas grounds hasplans recently been revamped (thanks to QPWS!) and even the bush yourgraded, son or daughter exciting Dan recently started as an apprentice turkeys were to greet us. drop us after Year 12there in 2013, please plasterer with Brett Lindenberg, from BJ a Several line! of our group enjoyed the opportunity to sit and after lunch, Plastering. Thechat apprenticeship willwhile take 3some and explored the Dandathu Circuit, a short walk of about 500m which, while not very strenuous, gives the a half to 4 years to complete. Congratulations to you both and to walker the chance to enjoy the experience of a bush walk while others trekked to the all the other Year 12 graduates on the Mum, Cassie Head says, “We are tickled lake. Ashlee, daughter of well We were all pleased to have the opportunity to he check it alla out and we were not and disappointed. pink is with great bloke like Brett known teachers Al and Cooloola Coast! The day was beautiful, and the lake very inviting. his family. Brett has put other Therese, survived grade 12
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F YOU ARE looking for somewhere to take your children, or indeed a visitor, in that part of the day when it’s too hot on the beach, Lake Poona is one of the top contenders here in Rainbow. A perched lake in the Cooloola Sandmass, it is nestled in the bush a moderately easy 2.2 k walk from Bymien Picnic ground.
apprentices through with one nishing his the trade qualifiof cations After thefi2.2 k walk thought a dip last 12 month, in this beautiful hectareshence of fresh Dan’s clean opportunity.” water set among quiet bushland becomes very enticing. The absence the of changing Traditionally TAFE sheds is compensated the thick bush component for hasbybeen 4 blocks all around. of 3 weeks full time, 5 full days The little sandy a week, 8ambeach - 4pm, area but thisvaries year depending the on the depth of the lakeInstead, which system is changing. Cassie says it is proposed that all the written work will be performed online and assessed onsite - charting new waters for everyone. Dan is living with his Mum Cassie (and his Dad, Ashley when he is home) and spends time with his girlfriend’s family in Gympie. “Dan was chosen because he had completed Year 12, was a big strong lad, getting his licence this month, keen and willing worker and is an early riser! Dan is loving the work and the crew he works for.”
Dan, ready for work
and is off to bigger and better things. She offered a place depends on was recent rainfall. At at Griffi th University in her of first the moment there is plenty coursefor preference, Bachelor room a couple ofa families of spread Business and Psychological to out, perhaps not as Science spanning across the four much as there was during recent years. drought period, but is still adequate. sandy travel 3km along a gravel road which is “I’m hopeful I The will little be able to peninsula jutting out beyond the clump of old accessible for 2wd vehicles . The Bymien handle the work load as well teatrees is presently just about exposed. carpark is on the right hand side of the road. as managing an exciting social Don’t be deterred by the light brown tea Usually you are welcomed to Bymien by a life now that I am 18,” Ashlee colour of the water. This is the result of couple of very large lace monitors, but at confesses. tannin leaching in from the melaleuca trees the moment they are probably hibernating. Although the lake, butslightly surrounding does not in any After Bymien, the track to Freshwater is apprehensive aboutquality starting way affect the water which is clean suitable for 4wd vehicles only. There are and alwayslife quite in cool Brisbane and very refreshing. a new no facilities at the lake, so take advantage The white sandtousually extends quite Ashlee is eager meet new of those provided at Bymien before you apeople way out beneath and underfoot gain a little more the clear set off. And don’t forget to carry your water before you become aware of the own water. There is no drinkable water at independence. vegetation that forms the base and seals Bymien or Poona. “Navigating Brisbane is this perched lake. The first sixahundred of the walk (right) with friend atmetres her graduation also daunting for pretty me. muchAshlee Yourather will have the water to ambles through rainforest. Strangler figs I’m sure it will be a stressful yourself, because the only wild inhabitants abound along the track, at varying stages contrast in comparison the streets of Rainbow Beach. I will miss the quiet and calming of Lake Poona are verytosmall numbers of of devouring their host trees. A couple of atmosphere that is Rainbow, the friendly faces and of course our gorgeous beach but small minnow and sometimes a few small I am confi that relocating Brisbane make me fully appreciate my hometown fresh waterdent tortoises. The lake istoquite deep willAbove: New members, Phil and Maree. when I come and back.” in the centre, apparently at a depth of Left: Lil and Neci have a chat after the walk. a couple of metres becomes almost pitch black. Reeds and sedges line the banks and Below left: Margaret ventured into the If you are lucky you will be entertained by refreshingly cool water. a family of small ducks, or perhaps some Below right: Stop for a picnic after your walk: dab chicks. Gary, Ray and Lil at one of the new tables. To get to Bymien, drive 6.8km out of town Opposite page: There is a good amount of on Rainbow Beach Road, to the Freshwater ‘beach’ at Poona now. turnoff which is on the left hand side of the road on the way out. From the turnoff Thanks to Margaret and Neci for images.
Rainbow Beach Over 60’s Upcoming Events June 3 Morning coffee at Surf Club 10.30 June 18 Mad Hatters Tea Party. Lunch, 11.30am at Colleen’s home. $10 per head. Ring Colleen 0400 960 726, Sandra and Keith 5486 3747, Lyn 0421 993 585 a week In advance. Looking forward to the hat parade! July 17 Barefoot bowls and Lunch at the Sports Club, Val and Noel 5486 3863, Nola and Neil 5486 8204 August 5 AGM and lunch at Surf Club August 28 Morning Melodies – Maryborough Brolga Visitors and new members are always welcome. Just ring any of the above phone numbers.
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At the top the track takes a right turn, and get bored. At 76, he for the final kilometre then wanders down has energy to burn, through lighter scribbly gum forest and and is takes very aactive finally surprise turn to the lakes in our company. shore. Dad looking If youis wish to explore further, or are after energetic trawlers after in your swim, the track feeling the Arafura Sea the lake for a couple branches east along and based at our it continues south to of kilometres where Indonesian offices continue along theinCooloola Great Walk, or Jakarta.” east up over the dunes and then down six or In seven kilometres fact, Peter’sto Freshwater Lake and campground. entire family (3 Check with local Parks office for more brothers and athe sister) information on that walk. has been involved in the business over the years. “Bruce manages things in Jakarta. Darryl ran the factory for seven years, skippered boats and now works in the Although there mines and he andis the same team at the hairdresser, Kelly is organising a few his wife Vicki runs changes. the“WeSnack Shack. a pedi-chair - with are planning Kevin skippers pedicure baths anda spa coming soon, and prawn and and gel nails. We are will alsotrawler have shellac manages the products other to a higher grade so changing trawlers - we now and stay true to colour hair colours are nicer longer.” have three fishing Plus Kelly is Kerry, installing a coffee machine vessels. and cups so you can enjoy a my beautiful sister, tea used lovely cappuccino appointment. to skipper boats,during now your she is out of the “It is our aimdrives to showcase handmade industry and heavy local machinery for jewellery, art and craft, giving a voice to the forestry.” local designers and helping us to become a Forofsomeone who describes himself as part the community.” having “beento here forever” lived “We want give peopleand an “never experience, get themelse”, totally and feeling anywhere Peterrelaxed is very humble about pampered.” what he says is “only a small business”. “I have worked in service all my life, and As the interview finished, he admitted, “I love that side of things. You can have a feel like a million miles an nice day my outhead’s insteadgoing of a simple visit to the hour, there’s a boat coming in, a shipment hairdresser.” leaving Sydney.....” Businessman Peter, was Welcome Kelly - you can contact CC Stylz already concentrating the next taskand at and Beauty (previouslyon Frame It Hair hand. on 5486 2643. Beauty)
stands of piccabeen palms have found a rolling, weather - in fact and he break inand the cyclonic canopy and are thriving and his wife Lisa worked on a trawler there are huge kauri pines aplenty. Also together for twoisorthe threevariety years before they very intriguing of fungi on were married. the fallen logs. In most seasons hear the whip Lisa started in theyou’ll processing plant in bird, and if you are lucky one of the 1992. Her parents Keithwill andsee Lillian Clark pair of to these makes moved Tin ground Can Baydwellers in 1983that when her the whip call together. Dad accepted a positionYou in might chargecatch of thea glimpse of astation. blue wren, areback almost ambulance Thatand was in sure the to hear wampoo pigeon, one ofperson. several day theyawere manned by only one species thatat live the area.. Lisa worked theinbakery, as a dental nurse The second approximately 500 metres and the pub cook before she commenced of theattrack work Lees. climbs steadily to the top of the sand dune, still banked by rain forest. Together as managing directors they have built up the business, and tackled the daunting international market.
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A new name and new owner!
Peter explained that the longer seasons and larger supply of seafood required more sales, sales that they couldn’t reach in Australia.
The decision to attend a tradeshow in OOLOOLA Shopping Hong Kong to COVE meet buyers was aCentre’s good salon now Stylz one.hairdressing “The best thing I’ve is done wasCC meeting and Beauty the helm of new people - I gotand intounder exporting and offshore local Kelly Goopy. and Kellyspanner joined crabs.” Natasha, markets for scallops Julia and Alana last month, after Centre “We now seafood Vietnam, Manager Gary send persuaded her tototake up the Hong Kong and Indonesia, and we’re in opportunity. talks with to twoown other countries.” “I used salons in Cotton Tree and onWhen the Gold Coast, up from asked aboutand themoved challenges he Maroochydore to Rainbow Beach,” said faces right now, Peter says it is a full Kelly. time Kelly was personally trained by job trying to decrease overheads. At the hairdressing celebrity, Stefan, and assisted moment, they are considering solar panels with presentation of hair styles for his to reduce expenses. TV show. Kelly is loving her move to the Cooloola Coast. Peter says that in seafood manufacturing a family person - we all inlove the he“I isamcompeting with markets other beach andand spend a lot of time there. countries, cheaper products in Japan Anything to do with the water is good for and Canada. us.” “Doing business in son, Australia, Kelly’s 23 year old Max isprocessing hoping to costs areAirforce throughand the13 roof fuel, join the year- wages, old daughter electricity, we need long schools term cuts to stay Britney is looking at high in Gympie. “Even my mum Colleen is moving up competitive.” here! The asked whole iffamily coming up for the When Vernishad retired, Peter fishing comp. They’ll all have a go - Mum laughed, “We should have never let him loves to fish too.”
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Rainbow Beach: great spot for a family reunion L AST MONTH, the Carlon family convened at Rainbow Beach to reunite their parents Joe and Doreen, who are now together once again at Cooloola Cemetery. The couple retired to Rainbow Beach in 1987 after having holidayed there for many years. Their daughter Lynne Higgins said, “Our reunion was spent at Rainbow Waters Holiday Park, where Mum and Dad first camped at Rainbow Beach. We spent the night around the fire cooking up lamb roasts in the camp ovens (can’t beat it!), ate breakfast in town and then had a visit to the sandblow. The cold snap that Page weekend18 put a damper on any swimming. Some of the family drove home via beach - a great way to finish any trip to Rainbow Beach.” “In 1998, my husband Jim, and I moved to Rainbow Beach with our two children and purchased the Rainbow Food Shop, later buying the Rainbow Beach Ice Works. Many a good time was had up the beach delivering ice to Inskip Point and Fraser Island.” Her younger sister Joy and her five children followed, then brother Paul, his wife and daughter all moved to Rainbow Beach. Paul did tours on Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island for Surf Sand Safaris.
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“Both Mum and Dad had a great love for bowling and were a couple of the original members of the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club founded in 1991. Both became presidents of that club.” Dad passed away at Rainbow Beach on the 28th of April, 2003, Mum then moved to Bribie Island to be close to her family where she continued her bowling at Bongaree and passed away in 2013. Mum and Dad leave behind their four children and their partners, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. “We will always return to Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island, it is like coming home.”
In Brief RSL fundraises for nippers A Sub Branch raffle at the Surf Club on ANZAC Day raised $1,385 for the RBSLSC nippers. We hope this contributes towards the running costs for this important part of our community. We wish to thank all local businesses that contributed towards this important cause and much needed funds assisting the nippers. RAAF 1 SQN FLT LT Markham was presented a beautiful rosewood plaque from our President Joe Casey. This plaque was for 10 years of RAAF 1 SQN attending our Rainbow Beach ANZAC Day Services, coming all the way from Amberley near Ipswich each year. Our next public ceremonial commemorative event will be Vietnam Veterans Day, 18 August 2014, held at the town cenotaph, starting at 11am. We invite all the community and visitors to this ceremony.
Update on safety at the Old Mill Site
When RBCCCN asked about public safety in the event of flooding (and leaching into the beach itself), or land use changes - such as the proposed housing development at the Old Mill Site, a spokesperson for the Dept of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) has advised that DRNM and Queensland Health continue to monitor the land in the project area to ensure it is appropriately managed giving due consideration to the community’s safety. They continued, “Should the land use change, as required under the Environmental Protection Act, DNRM would develop a site management plan and the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection would regulate that plan.” AINBOW SCHOOLTEACHER, Lynne Chamberlain has had long hair They said there are “continuing discussions” between all her life, except two hair cuts at 10 and 31 years. But on June 22, the Department and the contractor engaged in 2008 to what would have been her sister’s 58th birthday, she will either shave Harvey Barkwell is helping 3 lives every time he sits in the bloodbank chair. remove contaminated waste materials. her head or not for a cure- and it all depends on you! Lynne said, “As a lot of you already know last year my beautiful sister Planned burns near Rainbow Beach The Blood Bank vanand willbrave be in Tin Canwith Bay oesophageal on the 31st March Dianne lost her long battle cancer. She QPWS intend to conduct a planned burn in the was hero the same age as who me when she weover were born frommy 9am to and 2.30pm and anyone wishes to died, donate bushland south of Rainbow Beach township (pictured) eleven months apartwelcome. and were always twins.” there will be most This stilllike gives you the required between now and September 2014, to help protect life “The Cancer helped me so to much, I would like to give period of timeCouncil between donations be able to donate in something back. When I and property in the event of a wildfire. mentioned the shave to awhen friendthey of mine she here told me that she would pay me NOT to shave.” Rainbow Beach in June are due again. Whichever way raises the most money will determine the outcome, so please nominate You may have had a to call fromorthem and made a whether you already would like to donate shave not to shave. booking. If not, ring 13and 14 around 95 and town the call centre give Tins are out at school or you canwill visit: http://qld.cancercouncilfund you a time. raising.org.au/PersonalPage.aspx?registrationID=741623&langPref=en-CA
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Exact dates cannot be given, as operations depend on suitable weather conditions. Where feasible, further notification will be given closer to the day of burning. Persons with respiratory or other health problems should seek medical advice on mitigating the effects of smoke inhalation. Please read the QPWS fire management brochure at www.nprsr.qld.gov.au, from the QPWS Information Centre, Rainbow Beach or call 5486 9900 for more information. Local members of the Queensland their heads GCT visits Rainbow Juneout 11from under their wings Wader Study Group count shorebirds then it is easy! Gympie Cooloola Tourism is your member-based on roost sites around the bay every Grey-tailedand Tattlers have straight bills tourism industry organisation celebrates 2 major month. Migratory shorebirds return and Sandpipers up-curved online milestones, ourTerek online bookinghave facility for to the same roost site year after year. asbills. accommodation well as tours and our exclusive Counting the birds regularly andonly thenwebsite area! members For some time I have been hoping to comparing the counts over time gives Also enjoy an exclusive on birds the current get closepresentation views of these but each a good idea of how marketing successful and the business development opportunities time I approach their roost they fly off breeding season has been up inCome the along and find out about fantastic available. to the other side ofwith the bay I can features new resources, connect the before operators northern hemisphere and alsoand how get my binoculars up or my camera in on your area at Rainbow Beach Sports, Recreation And the birds have managed their long focused on them. This last week was Memorial flights north and then south again.Club, Wednesday June 11, 6pm. different. birds stayed sitting on the RSVP by calling 5482 5444 orThe email manager@cooloola. Unfortunately, shorebird numbers are branches and I was able to photograph org.au. declining every year but each year we them. see a similar mix of birds on each of Cleanup at Teewah There are still Terek Sandpipers the roost sites. However, there is one mixed in withincluding the Grey-tailed Tattlers! Nearly two tonnes of rubbish, half a boat’s bird that I have not seen for a couple From whatcamping I saw before the birds flew cabin, two portaloos, broken chairs and tables, of years. approximately a quarter flock and several fold-outoff marquees was removed at of a the recent Terek Sandpipers have only Foundation been Surfrider Teewah beach cleanup. This time they were Terek Sandpipers. found on one site south ofCraig InskipMacintyre Point from Surfrider a Foundation flew off because Tern flew toosaid close and I have not seen them on thisalong site ourover “Normally local beaches, rubbish their roosting tree! is about 50 percent from beach users and 50 percent washed in from for some time. They roost in mangrove If you to join or When elsewhere, but this want time, just afterour twomonthly long trees with Grey-tailed ships Tattlers. shorebird counts then about phone80Dorothy weekends and school holidays, it was clear to 90 they are roosting they both tuck their Pashniak: 54880057 percent of the rubbish was from campers.” and if you want heads under their wings. to read Steve more Dickson about the I see National Parks Minister hasbirds thanked Because they are verythe similar in size every week theneveryone visit my blog at http:// 70 volunteers “I’d encourage visiting our and both grey and white coloured they coastal parks to pickwww.sandystraitsandbeyond.blogspot. up a bit of extra rubbish and keep our are very difficult to identify. If they pull good. beaches looking We shouldn’t just wait till the big com.au/ cleanup days to act. 14 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – June 2014
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RITT WAS AMAZING, gorgeous, elegant and product, a wonderful ambassador added seafood supplied to the for Rainbow Beach. I am one proud Mum, seafood markets in Sydney, Melbourne and“ says Dianne Neumann. Brisbane, and more recently overseas. They Last month, Queensland Surf Life Saving also are popular for locals and tourists hosted this season’s Jupiter’s Summer with Girl Thursday deliveries to Rainbow Beach. Surf Ball with over 500 attendees and Kids love theSurf window, they Ellis Beach to 23 Summer Girls from can check out seafood Coolangatta. processing filletingentrant, by Rainbow and Beach’s Brittany hand. Neumann said, “The week was a great experience I learnt Peter andandLisa are anso many things about Surf Life Saving Queensland, what indefatigable team, pinning each the clubs about them of down is no is easy taskand gained lifelong friendships with the other entrants.” between the demands of The four days of judging included processing, their deliveries, showcasing surf lifesaving skills with even rescues, helping scenarios out otherand CPR; media beach trawlers. Even though promotions; visits to thethey Westpac Helicopter were generous withtraining, their base; etiquette interviews, time, this story wouldand have speeches, rehearsals choreography for made edition, The highlight the finalanballearlier presentation. for Britt wasPeter teaching kids the excepting had international been skills of being in the out and all fun night trying to surf. Even her grandparents ABOVE (Photo to the were there to cheer salvage another trawler. her on. Britt said, “It was also lovely having Left) Female Bronze A life spent fishing wasn’t Rainbow Beach Clubbies there supporting Squad: Jane Langton always cards for the Rainbow me at theon ball.the I’d like to thank (slightly obscured), Peter, “ISurf wanted be amy fitter Beach Clubtoand wonderful family andtheir turner... and nearly Janelle Lally, Sue for support.” began an Sandy apprenticeship.” Brittany set herself several goals for Freeman, Instead, he started on the the season: raise over $20,000, promote Murray, Wanda Rainbow Beach and once RBSLSC and raise boats in 1979, and Treeby (slightly awareness of surfcould safety. Brittany exceeded again his future have back), Tracey White. her goals, over $25,000 all of which been veryraising different. goes directly to life saving equipment and “I went into the Beach. family The promotion training at Rainbow business as a deckhand and education roles wereata great success 15 years. DadRB took us for out Rainbow Beach and the media coverage RIGHT First Surf and I was violently seasick, included all local papers, Girl, Tracey White radio stations, the the worst seasickness! Courier Mail and Channel 10I state news. (on left) say would port and function The come most toinspiring was the Celebration Women in Surf Life Saving never again,ofand then two Lunch, heldI wanted on International Women’s days later to go Day. was a forced real celebration of women again.ItNo one me.”
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.
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By 1995, numbers of women grew in the club (quite a few familiar faces here!)
and it was great to hear the history behind Rainbow Beach and the women who have helped build and shape the club. Brittany’s speeches on the night focused on the wonderful extended family she has gained through life saving, the new ‘sisters’ she now has through the Summer Surf Girl season, the opportunities to work with a range of people in the area of surf education and on the strength and women in surf life saving. “The night was a fantastic way to celebrate our hard work and achievements and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of girls to share it with, ” said Britt. The winner of both the Highest Fundraiser with over $128,000 and Surf Girl for 2013/2014 was Caitlyn Knight from Dicky Lisa Lee, busy processing Beach.
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What is slowing progress on Little Athletics up and parks in Cooloola Cove?
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OOLOOLA COVE Residents and Friends Inc (CCRFI) have been long time advocates of increasing outdoor recreation options for local residents and helping the environment with Coastcare. President, Pam Graham says the fact they are “not classed as a resort area” seems to slow down any progress with their requests. They have been advised that an administrator has been appointed for a plan for Centenary of Federation Park and are eagerly awaiting the appointment promised by the Council to meet and discuss this plan. “Gympie Regional Council emailed that the plan would start in late May but before that we would be consulted regarding the plan. We have heard nothing so far.” The group say not enough locals even know that there is park on the corner of Tori and Nate running Mauretania Avenue andKelly: Discovery Drive.for Athletics “The notice at each endLittle of Mauretania Avenue should carry diagrams of toilets, Cooloola Cove mumetc. and businesswoman, picnic shelter, BBQ, So far it says Tamara Kelly, has called thediscussed coastal PLAYGROUND. This too has on been community startpromised.” a Little Athletics group. with Counciltoand Unfortunately, to Tamara says the she promised has hadbollards a good stop vehicle access are not forthcoming response already, butstill people see Little and so hooning behaviour is all too easy. Also important is the notice already requested “CENTENARY OF FEDERATION PARK NO UNAUTHORISED VEHICLES ALLOWED ON THE GRASS”. Pam says, “This should stop the senseless wheelies and other destructive that Loss and grief are part of lifedriving and every occurs plus the misappropriating person too at often, various times will experience of thephenomena. mulch delivered for use of our these To assist individuals organisation.” to understand the many aspects of Theand parkgrief is already used for tai chi and loss the Resource Centre is by fitness groups. It is a favourite birthday organising a Grief and Loss Discussion at party location and a regular lunch stop for the Community Hall on Tuesday 1st April passing workers. 9.30 am to 12.30pm. Billabong Park, adjacent to the CC Come and enjoy a on cuppa and listen Shopping Centre is also the agenda, Pam to Health professionals Cobi toVan suggests it would be a real advantage link Deres, Social Worker Gympie Community
Athletics as not much more than running. In truth, it is a whole lot more - a uniquely Australian activity for children and teens. both parks and the Shopping Centre with It is based the sport of athletics pathways, evenupon including an interpretative (track andthrough field) but are diverse boardwalk theevents wetland. running, throwing walking “Maturejumping, and young peopleand need some and they are modified suit and the age and sports facilities, activitytoareas space to ability of the children. use skate boards, cycles etc. Leisure is so important and exercise The emphasis is on also.” fun, participation, Already requested by Cooloola Cove performance, technique and getting student, Izaak Cole, the association know involved with your family in physical and that there is a community need for a new healthy activity. The motto of Little Athletics skatepark, adjacent to the BMX track or is ‘Family, Fun and Fitness”. maybe to reconstruct the BMX track. All sports use ideas the skills developed at Little Some of their for both parks include a range of aspects of their sport. aAthletics netballin goal practice area, basketball goal practice area, courtwidely or a dog It recognises that volleyball children vary in walking area,andanother picnic shape, size athletictwo ability, andshelters is thus are in both one needed of few sports that successfully caters parks as all. well as BBQ for them and proper parking Each year across Australia, approximately area in Billabong Park. 100,000 boysto andget girls enjoy the activities “We need that Little Athletics has the opinions of more to offer. Tamaraofmet with a group of interested residents Cooloola Cove formembers this. late last month in Tin community However, Can Bay andGympie said all were welcome, “If Regional you couldCouncil let yourareparents, teachers and listening.” friends know, we are looking for coaches, While they wait for answers on the parks, this friendly group, though still a small number keep working for the good of this community of ours, Health, Bronwyn McFarlane, Clinical Cosuch as the ordinator Little Water Haven Palliative Care and Quality Monitoring Sally McDonald, Bereavement Support Programme Nurse Palliativeand Care Gympie. This requests either is appropriate for communitytoactivity State or those Government who have suffered loss prior to Local Council. March. At the moment Weare waiting welcomefor your attendance they andsigns appreciate the to be put inregistration at the Community Centre. place on Bayside Road,
committee members, participants facilitators.”
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To register interest or hear about near Scullett your Drive, asking for a reduction in speed and to up date the sign for the approaching crossroads rather than the existing T junction that is there at the moment. Come along to their next meeting, Thursday June 12, 7pm in the Vets & Community Hall. Contact Secretary Dave Midolo on 5488 0644 or email: 103ccrnf@gmail.com
the sign on date call Tamara Kelly on 0458111591. And please, spread the word............
Above: CCRFI’s Pam Graham and Dave Midolo hope that a skatepark and other activity options will be installed at Billabong Park (pictured with Les Graham, left) CCRFI members are still awaiting signage and bollards at Centenary of Federation Park
Nate, Tamara and Tori are calling on all coastal families to start a Little Athletics Club
CIRS host Community Discussion on Grief and Loss
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Trash and Treasure Enquiries continue for our Trash and Treasure market being held in the Rainbow Beach Community Hall. Call in to the Community Information and Resource Service office and put your name down. At $5 a table it is an economical means to dispose of the “stuff” hoarded at home that’s been gathering dust. The date is still pending as we would like to give those involved the best opportunity to make sales.
Queensland Ombudsman Office staff called in for a friendly education session with our volunteers last month. Brochures are now available about the services they offer. Printer/photocopier for CIRS will be replaced during the next week. This means less grey hairs for those volunteers who have been struggling to keep up with the antics of the old system.
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your Community CCMT hosts Christmas in July A
TWO COURSE lunch will be held at the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club, 11.30am, Wednesday, July 23. Drinks are at bar prices and there will be live music, courtesy bus and raffle prizes galore. Call 5486 2488 for tickets. CCMT provides a door to door transport service to all our residents for out of town medical appointments, from Brisbane to Hervey Bay including the Sunshine Coast, Nambour and Gympie. Queensland Health have a Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) http:// www.health.qld.gov.au/ptss/docs/ptssapp.pdf you can visit this web site or ask your doctor for more information to see if you qualify for a rebate.
Due to our remote location and the lack of public transport locals saw the need for a service to give the aged, frail, disabled and sick residents access to out of town medical appointments. That was 11 years ago and Cooloola Coast Medical Transport is still going strong thanks to all our volunteers. Call 5486 2488 for any information regarding our service. Office Hours 8.30am - 12.30pm Monday - Friday, 5/6 Scullett Drive Cooloola Cove.
Office Hours Monday - Friday 8.30am - 12.30pm, 5/6 Scullett Drive Cooloola Cove, Phone 5486 2488, Email ccmtc@bigpond.com www.cooloolamedicaltransport.com.au
New group: Cooloola Coast Writers A
WRITERS’ GROUP will meet the first and third Thursday of every month,10am to 12noon at Tin Can Bay Library. On the 5th and 19th of June there will be a Q+A session from 10am for those interested. The purpose is to encourage and learn the art of writing Literary Fiction and/or Genre Fiction. Mutual encouragement and fun may lead to another Stephen King or Barbara Cartland being discovered! Remember: the day you die is the day you say “I can’t do it” and the day you start living is when you create characters for your first book. Contact: Dennis Randall, 5488 0138, iskran45@gmail.com, Facebook- Dennis Keith Randall.
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FTER AN OPENING with Wallace and Grommit theme music, our last programme included Isabella and the Rude Boys with Sailors’ Hornpipe and Peacock Rag plus an evening of several different styles of guitar. It never ceases to amaze us how varied are the ways to play a guitar. Kirsten, Rob, Ron, Lucien and Gunther gave us their best. Len gave his version of “Candle in the Wind” by Elton John and “ ‘Til there was you” from ‘The Music Man’ on the harmonica. We were intrigued to listen to Lucien on Banjo and Sue on Mandolin play a couple of numbers together; interesting change of direction for a classical mandolin player. Jolian Solomon played two modern pieces by Lennox Berkeley 20 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – June 2014
and Claude Debussy quite beautifully on the flute accompanied by Pam Graham on the piano. To complete a truly magnificent evening we heard Sue Flower and Pam Graham play Elgar’s lovely “Chanson de Matin” and a lively “Elfentanz”. In fine form, our Continuity Man Mick was back after surgery and our storyteller Colleen drew plenty of laughter. Newcomer Shandelle, a singer from Imbil, charmed us with her voice with two songs accompanied by Lucien Lowe. If there are any other musicians waiting in the wings, please call Pam 5488 0110 or email: sykapalua@ spiderweb.com.au
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Book now for Great work done by SES Fthe Blood Bank by Michael Brantz
IRST UP this month I would like to publicly forest, day after day for the best part of a acknowledge the great work that is being week, and didn’t get paid a cent! done by the State Emergency Service (SES), These men and women are a credit to our and in particular our local personnel on the community. If you look on the SES website Cooloola Coast. it states, “The State Emergency Service These orange clad volunteers gave up is a national organisation of volunteers much of their time late in April to help - ‘ordinary people doing extraordinary search a large area of forestry near Tin Can things’”. Sounds about right! Bay, following the discovery of a human Despite the large number of visitors that skull. descended on Rainbow Beach over the My partner, Mick Emery, was involved in Easter and Anzac Day weekends, little crime coordinating the search, and would agree was reported to us. Unfortunately Mick the ‘hard yards’ done by the volunteers of and I continue to get called to incidents of the SES were crucial to the success of the domestic violence occurring in town. The Blood van will beorinfamily Tin Can Bay on occurs the 31stwhen March search. They crawled on hands and knees Bank Domestic violence frominfested 9am to 2.30pm and anyone who wishes to donate over through the hot, harsh, insect one person in a ‘relationship’ uses violent there will be most welcome. This still gives you the required period of time between donations to be able to donate in Rainbow Beach in June when they are due here again.
or abusive behaviour to control another. Behaviour such as physical abuse, damage to property, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, harassment or intimidation and financial abuse are all examples of domestic violence. There are plenty of early warning signs that the relationship is in trouble. These include jealousy, controlling behaviour, checking up on where their partner goes and who they see, saying things to belittle their partner continually blaming3 their Harveyand Barkwell is helping lives partner for things that go wrong. These non-physical forms of domestic violence can quickly escalate into physical abuse, which can sometimes be fatal.
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If you recognise any of the behaviours or signs listed above, or are concerned about someone who is being abused, it’s time to get help. In an emergency you should call Triple Zero (000). If you want to talk to someone other than the police, there are a number of agencies who can assist, including ‘DV Connect’ (Womens line 1800 811 811 / Mens line 1800 600 636), and ‘Kids Help Line’ 1800 551 800. Finally this month, please continue to be vigilant with the security of your property and vehicles. With little crime reported in Rainbow is easy to become every timeBeach he sitsrecently in the itbloodbank chair. complacent, however things can change very quickly. Gympie has just experienced a spate of property related offences and we do not want to be next.
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You may already have had a call from them and made a booking. If not, ring 13 14 95 and the call centre will give you a time.
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AY HAS PROVED to be an enjoyable month with business at the centre being brisk. The Charity Morning Tea was very successfulAND with over 45 people participating ISHING OATING in the activities. A special thank you to Rainbow Beach Bakery for their donations, Lexie and Betty for their contributions to the Goose Raffle and to all volunteers and others for providing food and time to make the morning such a success. Melanoma Research and FA will be theGAS recipients of the monies raised. Soundwaves was held on Sunday and was enjoyed by those whom attended, there were several Rainbow participants - it was a fun afternoon. Positions were filled at the AGM. We all look forward to a successful new year. New Recruits are urgently needed to join our committee with several volunteers going on holidays in the next months. Do you have three Page 34hours a day to man the Page 40 centre? We would love to see you. Markets: Held fortnightly, second and fourth Saturday in the centre block.
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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 40 breeding seasonISHING has been up in the AND RADES ANDPage ERVICES northern hemisphere and also how the birds have managed on their long Right: Tables of fun at the Charity Morning Tea flights north and then south again.
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Unfortunately, shorebird numbers are declining every year but each year we see a similar mix of birds on each of CLEANERS 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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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/
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I suggest you give Nick Cater login to Freegal Music using your library pray for John Bradey, Ruby McLean has been extended to the year he has made y Country” I presume the author hopes a hopes fair-go andSeptember decide whether As adecide boy I was brought-up on the Lucky Country” I presumeinvitation the author at 5pm. There will beofa special aforever. fair-go and whether he and has Peri made card number andacclaim: pin number Calendar Events: (all welcome, Lidbetter, Lynn Sanchez, A 6 and 7 students of our Rainbow Beach book will attract similar we or contact the point for Award fair-play. glories of Nelson and Trafalgar, the Duke this book will attract similar acclaim: we Presentation Evening on Tuesday the point for fair-play. especially visitors) Gilbert, Barbara McGladrigan, Cy see. your library for more information about School to attend with Chappy Ronnie. of Wellington and the final victory at shall see. 14 October, from 5.30pm at the Gympie this service. Songs downloaded are all in and Seth Parton and Morning tea will follow Library. the service - all but, asJahli Wellington said, “it was a Rika M Anglican Church Serviceswaterloo; 9 am each and we give thanks for the blessi damned close-run thing”. For further information visit our website To win the war Britain had to become healing received. at gympie.qld.gov.au/library or call into a modern economy, re-organise the the Library. bureaucracy, raise taxes, do away with “Areequip, You afeed Warrior or a Worr waste and above all, and pay HANKS TO OUR members and Congratulations to the GRC re their Gass www.the wordfortoday the soldiers and Bob sailors doing the fighting. others who came to our last meeting work on the park landscaping plan – it Book Clubs All this whilst under au the threat of invasion; (pictured) and involved themselves in looks great! shades of 1940 Britain during WWII. the development of our submission to This book is how the British government Gympie Regional Libraries now offers the DSDIP – now submitted. In general Serpent Festival went about winning a war that stretched you the opportunity to join or start your we agreed with GRC plans to keep the After a great meeting with Nai Nai Bird own book club. from India to the Americas.
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‘footprint’ of Rainbow Beach within existing parameters. Other priorities were; development of the Mill Site, increase in camping areas, the sealing of Counter Rd (Noosa have sealed their portion), removal of Beach Driving fees, release of land for residential construction and land set aside for community facilities (read the whole submisison on the RBCCCN website). Our thoughts go to David Gibson and we hope he ‘gets well soon’.
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we are now looking at individual ‘events’ The Committee library servicelistholds over 100 book for information regarding treatment. Cooloola to fill up 2-3 days (Fri 29-31 May, Coast 2015) Ambulance – club sets. Each set contains 8 books, to be is back into the swing of things, looking The booklets are magnetised and can be please email me with your ideas. shared amongst members of the your club. placed on refrigerator for easy access. forward to 2014. Theme is Legend, Culture, History. For more information about starting The LAC is once again intending to offer The painted numbers on the Rainbow Possible events: Art gallery with your own book club or tofirst express your to community/ funded aid courses Beach driveways have proved extremely local wine/cheese evening, sculpture interest in joining sporting a currentgroups/ book club, making the lives of Emergency clubs and other competition, ‘Serpent’ positive, dance competition please contact Rainbow Beachminded Library on Services much in a call outs. Please ensure community individuals on the (kids), fashion show. 3705,home or the main library at Gympie Cooloola Coast in early to mid-May. The that the house number on5486 everyone’s Saturday night music act and light on 5481 0859. is in a prominent place with easy visibility, course is a recognised QAS introductory show, markets, bush food display/walks First Aid Course with the aim to increase especially at night when there could be an etc. (kayesilich@yahoo.com) emergency. the pool of trained first aid people in the
Rainbow Progress
After the fabulous weather successful holiday season it’s tim look at 2014 and get into the swi things. It was great to recently h couple of Sunshine Coast Parag folk around town on a ‘look see’ o various facilities as they realised we area in the event of an emergency. To Medical Information Mon Booklets are & Thurs: 9.30am – 12.30pm Our next big tourism event is the express an interest please send your name a lot more to offer than they first tho still available from localWed pharmacies, & Fri: 2.00pm – 5.00pm Problem Campers Fishing Competition July 4 – and 12. the Invite and contact details by email to Cheryl Fingers crossed they will choose Rai surgeries Rainbow Saturday: Beach Library 8.30am – 11.30am We have asked the GRC to adopt a your friends! Zunic at josephandcheryl@bigpond.com. at the cost of a gold coin. This listed Beach and be able to get their festiv Telephone: is 5486 similar system to Noosa where the au or3705 telephone 54868070. information concerning medications and running in 2015. Our initial enq Visitarises us at: and www.gympie.qld.gov.au/library companies (who own the vehicles) will be very helpful if an emergency Bingo at the Country Club at 9.30 am is relevant stakeholders The library hosted lots of book lovers for the Valentine's Day afternoon tea. The library hostedongoing. lots of Good bookluck lovers for the Valentine'sto Day afternoon tea. regarding fined if found illegally camping. everyone. is easily altered as medications change, Serpent Festival also look promisin (thanks to Caroline Taylor for the images) (thanks to Caroline Taylor for the images) and gives the Ambulance Officers a ready
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Rainbow Beach Church and Chappy News
by Annette Collins and Ronnie Timperon
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HAT A GREAT morning we members of the combined churches had, despite some cold and rainy weather, in the cosy atmosphere of the school library with the young mums and their children at the Mothers’ Day Playgroup Morning Tea! Thank you for having us - we look forward to doing it all again next year! Our combined churches family was also happy to be a part of the R.B. School Kitchen Garden working bee providing the “smoko!” and helping with the lunchtime barbeque. During “Chappy Week”, as a thank you to the school community for their warm welcome and support of Chappy Ronnie, we were also pleased to provide the R.B. School Staff with a special Morning Tea. “Thank You” to all who supported these occasions.
thank them for coming to share with us and pray for special blessings for them for their journey. 4pm Sunday, 15th June will be our next afternoon All Age Family Gathering & Sausage Sizzle (4pm third Sundays each month). You are invited to join us to share fun, engaging worship and a community Sausage Sizzle – not just for kids… for the whole family!
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New!! Homegroup Bible Study – 7pm Wednesdays at Chappy Ronnie’s home, 8 Larapinta Court, R.B. - all welcome! Inquiries 0413 135 867.
The softest pillow ever – a clear conscience!
Above: ‘A big thank from the Mums at playgroup for a beautiful morning tea!’ Photo contributed RBSS
Our Good Shepherd Monthly Sunday Afternoon Family Gathering Last month we were especially treated to “200 Club” – This fundraising initiative a presentation by KT Wallis and Joy Stovall to support our Gympie/Cooloola region who are “The Packs”, a folk duo, who play chaplains entails a donation of $50 per songs and tell stories about finding God in month. If you wish to become a member unexpected places. They are attempting of the “200 Club”, please contact Chappy to live simple lives, sharing who they are Harvey Barkwell is helping 3 lives every time he sits in the bloodbank chair. Ronnie on 0413 135 867 – your generosity and what they have with people in need will be greatly appreciated! wherever they stumble upon them. The have Bloodjust Bankembarked van will be in Bay on the 31st March They onTin a Can nationwide from 9am to anyone who wishes to donate over Please check the “What’s On” Page Note: adventure in 2.30pm a 2003andFord Falcon station there will be most welcome. This still gives you the required at back of paper for service details for both wagon selling books and CD’s to survive and period of time between donations to be able to donate in Shepherd Church and St Peter the the Good hope to make more money than they need Rainbow Beach in June when they are due here again. Fisherman Catholic Church and activities so they can share some with their friends You may already a call from them made the aGood Shepherd Hall – all welcome, in Africa, India andhave thehad Philippines. We andat booking. If not, ring 13 14 95 and the call centre especially will give visitors!
Left: Annette Collins and Ray Parker bring goodies to the hungry gardeners (notice the new view on the school oval behind!) Below: Margaret Missen readies the urn for smoko at the Kitchen Garden working bee
Birds around the Bay
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Date Claimer: 10.30am Monday, 7th July Annual Fashion Parade during Fishing Comp at the Church Hall. Your prayers are requested - if you know anyone sick or in need of help and prayer, please contact the church. We offer our condolences to Cheryl Bizzell on the recent passing of her husband, the Reverend Graham Bizzell, our previous Gympie Uniting Church leader who passed away after a long illness in thoughts and prayers are with you Cyndari, Toowoomba. Graham and BJ, Jake and all your family. We give thanks Cheryl provided great pastoral for thetheir blessing received. Local members of the Queensland heads of outhealing from under their wings care and teaching to our Good Wader Study Group count shorebirds then it is easy! Shepherd Family and our every “Do Good!!” Bob Gass www.the on roost sites around the bay Grey-tailed Tattlers have straight bills thoughts prayers are with return wordfortoday.com.au month. and Migratory shorebirds and Terek Sandpipers have up-curved Cheryl We year.‘…Asbills. to the and same her roostfamily. site year after we have opportunity, let us do good Counting regularlyand and then also pray the for birds Geraldine to all…’ (Galatians 6:10) For some time I have been hoping to comparing the counts time gives“It’s important never to confuse your life Denise Farrelly, John over Bradey, get close views of these birds but each a good idea of how successful the Ruby McLean, Pam Lidbetter, with your What never time I work. approach their you roost are they can fly off breeding season has been up in the Lynn and Peri Sanchez, Audrey compare with you will be the to the otherwhat side of thedo. bay You before I can northern hemisphere and also how Gilbert, Barbara McGladrigan, only person who up hasorsole custody of get my alive binoculars my camera the birds have managed on their long Jahli, Seth, and, especially, your life…your focused onmind them. and…your This last week was It’s heart. flights north and then south again. birds stayed sitting on the Cyndari Parton as she easier different. to writeThe a resume than craft a spirit Unfortunately, numbers are branches and I wasAnd able a to resume photograph recuperates fromshorebird major spinal or build a character. is cold declining every year but each year we them. surgery in Brisbane. Our comfort when you’re sad, broke, or lonely, 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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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/
or when you’ve got back the test results and they’re not so good. So, get a life…not a manic pursuit of the next promotion or bigger pay-cheque or larger house. Do you really think you’d care about these things if you had an aneurysm or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you are generous…All of us want to do well, but if you don’t do good, doing well will never be enough!!” The Church of the Good Shepherd, (17 Carlo Road), St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church (59 Manooka Drive), Rainbow Beach Christian Radio - Vision Fm 87.6 God’s Blessings to All!
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AST MONTH, it was great to see teachers, parents andWhatever students (Qld) working together to create an amazing have now been servicing the Tin Can place students willthe beone ablestop to enjoy the repairs benefitsshop Baywhere area for 2 years, caravan of at growing widetorange of organic Tin Canand Bayharvesting has addedamore their logo! vegetables and herbs (see RBCCCN’s facebook page for On top of Whatever (Qld) services, owners Steve and more images). Nickey McNamara now have a dealer’s licence and We will be holding another working bee on Saturday are able to sell your caravan or vehicle on consignment. June 14 from 9-12 and it would be wonderful to see moreNickey familiessays, come“We alongcan andtake take that part.hassle away from you, dealing with people that and BJ trying to advertise We are happy to announce Parton is excited it. to We all for you, so come onalongside in and see Steve.” be do ouritnew kitchen specialist, Tina Goodwin (garden specialist) Chappyand Ronnie “We also buyand caravans RV’s(co-ordinator). outright, as well as With parent and community support, we are aiming caravan hire.” at having abundance of and fresheasy vegetables by theFreedom end Theyan stock the light tow Jayco of Term 2 so that in Term 3 we can start weekly garden that sleeps 2 with single beds and the Jayco Expanda andcaravan kitchen that classes students. up to 7 people. Their canwith accommodate Mr Mileson’s group of improving very competitive ratesstudents include are Weber BBQ, the chairs, general area, table, garden TV, all you bringweeding, is the linenplanting ( that canseedlings, be arranged maintaining the worm farms compost too at an extra cost) for that and dream holiday.bin and potting plants for sale each week. is a great way to try caravanning before you The“This program has recently received the following buy or a superb way of travelling without the outlay donations: expense yourfrom ownRay caravan. So of if Cooloola you need to • 6and raised gardenofbeds Sampson get away, an extra bedroom for visitors, or hubby is in Cove the soil dog-house, come and see us!” Supplies • top from Cooloola Landscaping It reallyfrom is “whatever”! From fithe tting a basic • seedlings Lindsay Fewster, ‘Plant Man’accessory from to full caravan Cooloola Cove re-clades from hail damage and accident damage, all interior and more. Remember they • star pickets and a repairs second-hand plastic cover tank all your insurance water from QPWS claims. Steve and Nickey provide all aspects of cabinetmaking How you can including a help: new kitchen for your home and custom • volunteer to help with small groups of made timber slab BJ furniture and giftware shop too. children to create healthy, delicious food Birthdays will be easy - you can buy that man in your (training available in June) life barware, caravan and RV accessories, billiard and • volunteer a few hours a week in the garden dart accessories and other giftware. (Tina at aidovan@live.com) Aftervegetable two years on the Cooloola • collect scraps for wormCoast, farmsthey thank the community the strongscraps: supportmeat, they fish, have received. and compostfor (unsuitable bread, onions and“With citrusover peelings) Nickey says, 32 years’ experience in the industry, we at Whatever (Qld) can do whatever you We would love you to be a part of creating need!” a healthier future for your childrenDrive, and Tin Can Bay Call in and see them at 12 Scullett grandchildren, contact Chappy Ronnie on - just down from Mitre 10. 0413 135 867 for details.
rewarded at RSL AGM
The Rainbow Beach RSL Sub-Branch were proud to see three of members receive recognition awards for dedicated service to the RSL Sub-Branch: Pat Naylor OAM - Deputy President, Joe Casey - 10 years service as President (2004-2013) and John Molkentien for services as Treasurer and fund raiser. Congratulations, thank you and well done. Elected office bearer positions for 2014 are as follows: Joe Casey (President), Pat Naylor OAM (Deputy President), Trevor Ansell (Vice President), JohnMolkentien (Treasurer), Darren Davies (Secretary). Anzac Day is fast approaching. The Rainbow Beach RSL Sub-Branch would like to advise everyone that the Sub Branch dawn service will commence at the Cenotaph at 4:15am on Anzac Day, 25th April. The service will conclude with a Gunfire breakfast served at the Surf Club. A second service will commence at 10:00am with a march through the town, from centre block up Rainbow Beach Rd past the shops to the assembly area at the Cenotaph. All are welcome and invited to attend.
Residents & Friends Inc
Meetings were held in February by the Executive Committee with Mayor Ron Dyne and Councillor Mark MacDonald, prior to the General Meeting re: •
road signs and some local signs to make them more specific.
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original assurance that there would be another picnic shelter in Federation Park, was reiterated
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very real need for railings in some places where creeks are deep and paths narrow e.g. Nautilus Drive and Investigator Avenue
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for youth and discussed a skateboard park
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Above: BJ and Liz at the Garden Left: Sarah, Kye and Therese prepare another garden zone
The Rainbow Beach RSL Sub-Branch AGM was well attended
in agreement, request will be in writing that it
Above: Tina and Chappy Ronnie with the donated would beds, be good to to have facilities available garden thanks Ray some Sampson Below: Lilly, Kyani and Arwen attack some weeds
request to State Government for pedestrian crossing in at Queen Elizabeth Drive increase safety when walking from Cooloola Sands to the Shopping Centre. manager willing for installation of a path so people can avoid walking through the car park
Mothers’ Day Raffle New fundraising project has fantastic prizes - see us outside Woolworths and elsewhere. Clean up Australia Day Sunday 2nd March - Meet at Federation Park corner of Mauretania Avenue and Discovery Drive at 8.30am, all welcome. BBQ after. Next meeting We are hoping to welcome David Gibson MP,Thursday 13th March, 7pm.
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Cooloola City Farm
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City Farm, opposite the Community Centre, Tin Can Bay Road, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 am-3pm, 07 5486 2304, ccfni09@gmail.com, www.cooloolacityfarm.org
IRSTLY, a big THANK YOU to all those who helped make our open day a success. This month our topic is plants of dry heath (wallum). Plants living in dry lowland areas behind the coastal dunes tend to be low growing and have adapted to open, sunny positions with infertile soil, such as: Acacia suaveolens (Sweet wattle) is a slender shrub to 2 metres, with fragrant cream flower clusters in autumn and winter and attractive translucent blue/ purple seed pods. Banksia aemula (Wallum banksia), a shrub or small tree to 6metres, has oblong, serrated leaves and large cream flowers in autumn to winter. The seeds are encapsulated in large woody cones. Boronia rosmarinifolia (Forest boronia), a shrub to 1metre, has pretty, pink, 4-petaled flowers mainly in spring. Eriostemon australasius (Coolooola wax flower) is my favourite. It is a bushy shrub to 2 metres with aromatic leaves and very attractive 5-petaled pink flowers in spring.
Adelle, Joy and Brenda browse the plants at the City Farm open day last month
Epacris pulchella (Wallum heath) grows to 75 centimetres and has white or pink flowers from spring to autumn. Ricinocarpus pinifolius (Wedding bush) grows to 3 metres and has a mass of white flowers winter to spring. This erect shrub is very visible on our roadsides during its flowering period. Woollsia pungens is an erect shrub to 1metre with white flowers spring to autumn. Last, but certainly not least, in our brief list is Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (Wallum grasstree) (pictured above, image Mary Boyce). This grasstree has an aerial trunk to 1+ metres and has white flowers on a woody spike that grows to 2metres tall. Flowers in this iconic native plant occur from autumn to summer. This list mentions only a fraction of the range of dry heath species, so please visit City Farm to find out more about these wonderful plants.
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by Dorothy Pashniak
URING THE SUMMER months when the sea is nice and warm I seldom want to watch any birds other than the many shorebirds around the bay. When the shorebirds leave for the northern hemisphere and the weather is colder I start watching birds that are closer to my house. Some of them grab my attention with their bright colours and some have raucous calls that can’t be ignored. One of the smallest birds in my garden also has a very loud voice. This bird is the Brown Honeyeater. The Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta) is only 12-16cm. It is a plain olive-brown colour down the back with a cream coloured front and is not easy to see when it is perched in among the leaves of trees or bushes. Often I hear it singing up in a tree but when I look for it there is just a quick flash of brown as it takes off. The easiest place to see it is when it is in one of the flowering shrubs and intent on taking nectar from the flowers. It has a variety of calls from a harsh squawk as it warns off other birds from its territory to a much more musical series of calls.
To hear the calls this bird makes go to http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/ species/Lichmera-indistincta Its nest is a cup hanging in a shrub or low tree and made from grass, bark and leaves. A couple of years ago in May, a friend called me to say she had a small nest for me to see. It had been made in a shrub that was right against her house. The birds must have decided that they would not be seen in that position. If you want to join our monthly shorebird counts then phone Dorothy Pashniak: 5488 0057 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/
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Camera Club News Fran Cross of Hervey Bay Photography Club was the guest judge at the TCB Camera Club’s May meeting. The subject was “Nature” and A Grade Honours were awarded to Julie Hartwig (Eye Contact [pictured] and Binge Drinking). Merits were awarded to Kerry Leyland (Skinny Legs) and Diann Bourke (What’s He Looking For). Lindsay Rigby (Autumn) and Jan Blackshaw (Monitor Lizard) were awarded Highly Commended. In B Grade, Geoff Skoien (After the Fire) and Jim Johnston (Wildflower) were awarded Honours. Merits were awarded to Frank Posch (1X) and Mick Beswick (Littoral Litter). Geoff Skoien (Morning Ambush), Jan Johnston (Yellow Albatross Butterflies) and Lyn Minchell (I’m Watching You) were awarded Highly Commended. Upcoming events include the Gympie Interclub Night on June 3 at the Gympie
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AREE PRIOR from Cooloola Coastcare and local volunteer Mary Boyce testing the waters at one of various sites around Rainbow Beach. A new water quality monitoring program uses specialised equipment to record water temperature, pH, conductivity, turbidity and dissolved oxygen data. The project received funding from the Queensland Government’s Everyone’s Environment grants program. Along with observations of wildlife, weeds and erosion this information will help us better understand our local freshwater ecology and assist in sustainable catchment management. If you would like to be involved and for further information contact mareeprior@gmail.com.
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Maddison (Treasurer), Michelle Mummery (Treasurer), Teena and Ingrid (Project Officers). It should be a very exciting year with a visit by the famous Gloria Loughman and we look forward with anticipation to what our new projects managers have in stall for us. A suggestion box will be on the table for members to place a note for something they would like to make or technique to learn. Some things already indicated are: Amish, Stars, Quillow etc. The Block of the month is still in progress for the rest of this year. New residents and visitors are welcome to join us on Tuesday mornings for a coffee and a chat. For further information please call Maree (5486 5706) or Jo (5488 0134).
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Thank you to Lynne Alsop at Gympie Library for her assistance.
by Peter and Margaret Grant
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Well, we told you that we were doing a pub crawl this year. So, here we go. We started the year off with the Rainbow Beach Hotel. Unfortunately, we do not have a picture of the by Margaret Grant, Saturn Antennas old pub but here we are out the front of the new hotel. The modern appearance of the hotel hides its earliest the 1960s. Sandminers ELL,beginnings OUR “Pub in Crawl” has taken us to were the first to use the area as a ‘town’. By 1969, Back Beach, as it was known the the southernmost tip of Australia.toWe locals who frequented the area, was gazetted the town Rainbow Beach.travelling This new haveas spent the oflast few weeks Rainbow Beach Hotel was built on the around Tasmania. As one of our Facebook site of the ‘old pub’ in 2010. followers said, “How can you possibly see Tasmania in 12 days?” I would now agree After leaving Rainbow, we travelled with him. But what we have seen has been south for our first show in Newcastle. delightful. When passing through Macksville in Because we had a short time, we had northern New South Wales, we were to limit our sightseeing to the south and told of the Pub With No Beer. THAT the west. So, we chose to combine a bit of sounded like a place we just HAD to history touring with two cruises. visit. There is so much history in Tasmania After driving through 20-odd kms of that is promoted really well. We loved the beautiful rolling hills and picturesque history in Richmond (only 30kms north of valleys, we arrived at Taylors Arm to Hobart). We stayed in the stables of the old Richmond Pub that dates back to 1846. The find the most amazing pub. It is full of roaring log fire was very welcomed in our memorabilia overflowing to the old first experience of the Tasmanian cold. church at the back with its walls lined with an astounding collection of beer cans.
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Even though the town boasts a population of just 52, the pub is a-buzz on weekends with the visitors that come from near and far for the bands that play to a packed house. It’s also a well-known 12volt camping place for travellers. We camped beside the local cricket grounds with 2 other travellers. And the amazing thing was that, even though there was no mobile telephone coverage, we had great TV reception from our Saturn Antenna. There is a bit of controversy about whether the Taylors Arm Cosmopolitan Hotel was the one Slimbeing Dustysosang or a hotel Of that course, closeabout to Hobart, the in reception Ingham, Qld. After talking toWhere the locals, TV was above average. we found theconvinced reception that to be patchy was Parsons in the we were their Gordon area in the deep south past Huonville. This (Australian country music singer) who wrote has the most beautiful We the song The Pub With Nocountryside. Beer wrote about put antenna up at a few towns where this the hotel. we received great reception. In other, out of the way places, still in the Hobart reception When in the 1940s he was area, we struggled to get some or all the working as a cedar getter at channels. Sheet ‘o’ bark Road, on a very Because of all the hills in Tasmania, the hot day came down to the pub TV reception can be difficult. We stayed for (the only pub within 30 or so a few days with a good friend in Kettering, kilometres), when he ordered a 30km south of Hobart. beer, the bar person told them Chris and Louise had to have a satellite dish installed on their house because they they had run out. The locals had were in the shadow of a hill. Further out on drunk the whole monthly quota the bay, we saw a number of yachts with a (war time quota), before the Saturn Antenna. In the marina, we received month was out. Gordon Parsons all the Hobart channels. then passed on the song to Slim The part of the south we enjoyed the Dusty who needed a song for a most was from Huonville south - Geeveston, B side of his record Saddle Boy. Dover and as far south as you can drive. We The last pub we visited before met up with some friends from Rainbow the Adelaide show was the hotel Beach and they taught Peter how to that our son manages in Canberra, the Mercure Canberra. This heritage-listed hotel was ‘saunter’ and discover the countryside. opened in 1927 and is one of Canberra’s oldest hotels. It began ashistoric accommodation for After a delightful train ride parliamentarians and public servants but today catersIda for tourists from Bay, and conference attendees. wethe rooms visited The hotel has maintained its 1927 exterior but have been modernised. Australia’s most southerly hotel in Southport. Then we headed west. Oh dear, this girl is not a ‘mountains’ girl. The west coast is spectacular. The towering mountains are over-powering. For me, the drive into Queenstown was nerve-racking. The view from Mt Lyell, when At the Mother’s Day Walk for driving into Queenstown from Hobart, gives Breast Cancer: Shirley Wilson, you amazing views directly down 500m to special guest Ian Frazer and the town at the bottom of the valley. I was so glad to arrive in Strahan, on the Sharon the McGrath Breast Cancer banks of Macquarie Harbour. And the boat Nurse. ride out through Hell’s Gate and then up the Gordon River was something we will never A flood of pink walkers attended forget. The reflections on the calm still waters were amazing. the Mother’s Day event for Breast Too soon we had to say goodbye with a Cancer, 2014. promise to ourselves that we WILL return to Next month, who knows where we will be.this Safe travelling. beautiful part of Australia.
Walk for cancer
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Well, a Girl Potato and Boy Potato had eyes Page 32for each other, and finally they got married, and had a little sweet potato, which they called ‘Yam’. Of course, they wanted the best for Yam. When it was time, they told her about the facts of life. They warned her about Dineout and getting half-baked, so she going A woman enjoyingmashed, a good game of wouldn’t get was accidentally and get golf with her girlfriends. a bad name for herself like ‘Hot Potato’. “Oh, no!” she suddenly exclaimed. Yam said not to worry, no Spud “Look at the time! I have to rush home would get her into the sack and fix dinner for my husband. and rotten potato out ready of her! He’llmake be soa annoyed if it’s not on But on the other hand she wouldn’t stay time.” home and become a Couch Potato either. When she got home, she discovered all she had in the fridge was a wilted lettuce
A Little Humour
discussing religion about sins and repentment. Ward, with a grin, said this reminds him about an old mate who was a house painter who used to make his paint go a long way by thinning it with turpentine.
Regular Feature
Well, once he was painting a church leaf, an egg and a can of cat food. and a mighty clap of thunder sounded With no time to go to the supermarket, andopened a downpour started. paint was so she the can of cat The food, thin it washed off the boards stirred in the completely egg and garnished it with andlettuce suddenly the leaf.a flash of lightning knocked him to greeted the ground he heard the voice She her and husband warmly when of God he camebooming: home, and then watched in horror as “Repaint! he sat down to his And dinner. Repaint! thin no more” To her surprise, he seemed to be enjoying it.
Kate’s Kid’s Corner $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by a higher percentage the poorer he was, to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using, and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay.
“Darling, this is the best dinner you’ve made me in 40 years of marriage! You can make this for me any day.” Needless to say, every golf day from then on, the woman made her husband the same dish. And so the fifth man, like the first four, She told her golf partners about it and now paid nothing (100% saving). they were all horrified. “You’re going to kill The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% him!” they exclaimed. saving). Two months later, her husband died. The The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 women were sitting around the clubhouse, (28% saving). and one of them said, “You killed him! We The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 told you that feeding him cat food every (25% saving). week would do him in! How can you just sit The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 there so calmly knowing you murdered your (22% saving). husband?” The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 The wife stoically replied, “I didn’t kill him. (16% saving). He fell off the window sill while he was licking his backside!” Thanks to Lynne Alsop Rainbow Beach Library and NPWS/ Eachfrom of the six was better off than before. Steve Parish for continued assistance with this page. And the first four to drink for free. But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings. REMEMBER.... “I only got a dollar out of the $20 saving,” Politicians and nappies should be changed declared the sixth man. He pointed to the often .....and for the same reason. tenth man,” but he got $10!” “Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a dollar too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more benefit than Tax system explained in beer me!” Suppose that every day, ten men go out “That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. for beer and the bill for all ten comes to “Why should he get $10 back, when I got $100. only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks!” If they paid their bill the way we pay our “Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men taxes, it would go something like this… in unison, “we didn’t get anything at all. The first four men (the poorest) would pay This new tax system exploits the poor!” nothing The fifth would pay $1 The sixth The nine men surrounded the tenth and would pay $3 The seventh would pay $7 The beat him up. eighth would pay $12 The ninth would pay The next night the tenth man didn’t $18 The tenth man (the richest) would pay show up for drinks so the nine sat down $59. So, that’s what they decided to do. and had their beers without him. But when The ten men drank in the bar every it came time to pay the bill, they discovered day and seemed quite happy with the something important. They didn’t have arrangement, until one day, the owner enough money between all of them for threw them a curve ball. “Since you are all even half of the bill! such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to And that, boys and girls, journalists reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20”. and government ministers, is how our tax Drinks for the ten men would now cost just system works. The people who already pay $80. the highest taxes will naturally get the most The group still wanted to pay their bill the benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too way we pay our taxes. So the first four men much, attack them forThe being localwealthy, bar wasand so were unaffected. They would still drink for they just may not show up anymore. In fact, sure that its bartender free. But what about the other six men ? they might start drinking overseas, where was the strongest How could they divide the $20 windfall so the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier. man around that they that everyone would get his fair share? offered a standing They realized that $20 divided by six is $1,000 bet. The On Aging bartender would squeeze lemon at until all the An elderly couple hadadinner another juice ran into a glass, and hand thethe lemon to couple’s house, and after eating, wives a left patron. Anyone who into could the table and went thesqueeze kitchen.one more drop of juice out would wintalking, the money. The two gentlemen were and one said, ‘Last night we went out to a new restaurant and ithad was really Many people tried....great. overI would time: recommend blacksmiths, it very highly.’etc., but nobody weightlifters, The could doother it. man said, ‘What is the name of the restaurant?’ The day, first man thought little and thought and One this scrawny fellow came finally said, ‘What’s the name of that flower into the bar, wearing thick glasses and a you givesuit, to someone know, polyester and said you in a love? small You voice, “I’d the one that’s red and has thorns.’ like to try the bet.” ‘Do you mean a rose?’ ‘Yes, that’s the one,’ replied the man. He Afterturned the laughter hadkitchen died down, the then towards the and yelled, bartender said,the “OK”; grabbed lemon; ‘Rose, what’s name of that the restaurant and we squeezed went to lastaway. night?’Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little fellow.
Puzzles
But the crowd’s laughter turned to total Mensa Question silence.... man galloping clenchedathis little fist You areasonthe a horse, a constant around speed. the lemon.... and six drops fell into On your right side is a sharp drop off. the glass. On your left side is an elephant traveling at speed as youthe are. Asthe thesame crowd cheered, bartender paid Directly and in asked front the of little you man: is another the $1,000, galloping horse but your horse is unable to overtake it. you do for a living? Are you a “What do Behind is a lion running at the same lumberjack,you a weight-lifter, what?” speed as you are and the horse in front of you. The littlemust fellow quietly replied: What you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation? “IGet workoff forthe themerry-go-round, Australian Tax Offi ce.” of course! 30 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – June 2014
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event has undergone a small facelift byThe Tony Stewart and has added more excitement to the 54868666.rainbowbeachfi shing.com.au event with loads of live entertainment, prizes and promotions for competitors Things really quietened down this month andback spectators alike. don’t need to with to school andYou work. Then some catch a fish to win a prize. really bad weather was thrown in. Afra Chappil, Event Administrator, As I write our Sports vesselClub is atand Tinhost Can Rainbow Beach of Bay the having its yearly Rainbow anti-foul Beach and gearbox 2014 Mitsubishi Family Fishing This Classic says, “We have already service. would have to coincide with received morebutthan 200offregistrations good weather, we are for a month compete over the $100,000 sotoyou have tofor follow diary. in prizes and we are anticipating over the 750 I am looking forward to pulling in professional, amateur and recreational Victorian Snapper, looks one anglers that enteredand lastityear. Welike believe this year is going to be the biggest year yet for the event.” Live entertainment and various promotions will highlight throughout the week. The festivities will kick off with live entertainment on the Friday night July 4th with the Grand Finale on Saturday July 12th. You can register online at www. rainbowsportsclub.com.au More information and rules, details are available online.
Local Maddie Dean with a nice coral trout
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!
Beach Fishing Report
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 the 8666 economy of Gympie by Tony Stewart, 5486 is so reliant on good rainbowbeachfishing.com.au seasons. At present this area is desperate for soaking rains. ELL WE HAVE had quite a few trips ‘Til month next monthstay over the last with good safe. returns most days. The early snapper hit we had last month didn’t last long as they were gone a couple of days later, we must have been lucky. One of our last trips out yielded a good catch of spotty mackerel and topped up with some nice reefies that included squire, moses and pearl perch, parrot, scarlet sea perch and sweetlip from the close reefs. Trips out to the wider grounds have yielded really good catches of parrot, mainly drifting, gold spot wrasse, coral moses perch, squire, cobia, P r otrout, b a bhussar, ly dolphin fish, and a few pearlies. our Over biggest the last two weeks it has daily catch of been maintenance time as the strong Maori Cod on have kept us in Port, but as I Southeasters Charter write they are now abating. ‘Til next month- enjoy your fishing.
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A happy punter with a Squire
Skipper Rick’s Big Pearl Perch.
Above left: Tony from Calliope with big gold spot wrasse Above right: Local worker Ian with a nice Maori cod Right: Dan with a dolphin fish
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Fishing & Boating
Fishing Report - Tin Can Bay
Double Island Point Fishing Charters
by Jim Cole, www.tincanbayboathire.com.au, 0408 329 167
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ESPITE THE POOR conditions there has still been a few boats getting out with reports of sand and mud crabs coming from the creeks such as Teebar and Carlo. The trevally have been active in Snapper Creek. Fishing the bottom of the tide is giving the best results. Soft plastics or lightly weighed baits of prawns are working well. Flathead are about in good numbers with a mix of both sand and dusky flathead being caught It is worth making yourself familiar with the difference between these two different species of flathead as the size limits are not the same sand/bar tail flathead have a size limit of 30cm whilst the dusky is 40cm and a max of 75cm. Berkley Gulp 4” Minnow rigged on 1/4oz TT Jig heads proving to be a popular choice. There has been a few squid caught over the past few weeks around Norman Point with best results coming from drifting with the tide whilst continually working new ground. Whole squid also make great live baits when fishing areas like Teebar and Seary’s ledges. A two hook snelled rig is ideal for rigging live squid this allows the top hook to be pinned in the top of the hood and gives the bait in a more natural appearance even when trolled. Mid month, the offshore scene has been fishing well with quality spanish mackerel in good numbers. The reefs in close off Rainbow have also been fishing well for a
mixed bag of squire, pearl perch, moses perch and parrot. Beach conditions have been pretty good of late and providing a perfect opportunity to launch off the beach at Double Island giving those boaties with smaller boats a chance to hit these reefs. Schools or longtail tuna and spotty mackerel have also been working in close to the beach and within easy reach of even the most novice kayak fisho. We have received a number of reports of a few jew being caught off the beach south of Mudlo rocks. I had a chance for a beach fish on Tuesday night which resulted in a 4.39kg Slate Bream which took a squid head rigged on a 6/0 Octopus hook. The same bait combination also resulted in a gummy shark and undersize jew. As the temperatures continue to drop we should start to see the tailor show up on the beaches again. We have a range of beach combos in store starting from $47.50 so why not drop past the store and check out our range. A few smaller squire were present on the shallow reefs around Tin Can Bay along with a few parrot and cod, earlier last month. Reports of quality whiting around Ida Island with live yabbies and worms working best. Don’t forget to stop past the shop to weigh in you catch for you chance to win a $50 voucher to spend in store. Have a great weekend and be safe on the water.
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Local Maddie Dean with a nice coral trout. What a cracker!
There’s been plenty of big Spanish mackerel around this year.
Mason hard at work filleting - not bad for a six year old.
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Fishing Report Tin CanFishing Bay Report Tin Can Fishing & Boating
Keely Rose Fishing Charters by Jim Cole, Tin Can Bay Boat Hire 0408 329 167
It has been absolutely awesome weather this past week with light winds providing smaller boats the option to get out and explore the open waters of the bay in search of a few pelagics. School, Spotty and Spanish mackerel have all started showing up inside the bar meaning smaller boats that wouldn’t venture out beyond the bar now have a chance at getting amongst these fish. The Channel between Inskip Point and Fraser Island, Big Mick or Bluff Reef are great places to start. Floating baits of pilchards or yakka’s rigged on gang hooks in the current is a
great option for bait fisherman. Whilst if lures are your thing try casting metal slugs. Large schools of juvenile queenfish have also been present with 20g slugs used with a high speed retrieve working well. Trolling hard bodied lures or live bait around is also a great way to cover more ground and find where the fish are feeding just keep an eye on the sounder and try to get you baits/lures as close to the depth where the fish are feeding. The run of hot humid weather has seen the jacks firing up well. A couple of smaller squire have started showing up on the shallow reefs around Tin Can Bay along with a few sweetlip. The best time
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‹ Œ � ‹ � ŽŒ� Œ † � ‹ Š pub publicity by Fisheries‘ Œ ’� “ � “ ‹ QLD QLD regarding on the† Š ” ‹ † ƒ � •Œ � � ƒŒ‹‹ † spo spot fines of $1100 for tho those caught tampering with with someone else’s cra crab pots. This is great new news and hopefully it is enfo enforced heavily around holi holiday/peak seasons. W While the winds are ligh light it is worth heading up up towards Fraser Island and and fishing the channel bet between Inskip and Fra to get what they are after. Fraser for mackerel. If Don’t forget our fish of the month If the wind kicks up and with temps in the hig competition. With just over a week left for high 20’s to early 30’s it will pay to seek she the month be sure to get your entries in and shelter in the creeks and chase a few jacks and remember to keep it fair this is a random and barra. draw so it doesn’t have to be the biggest W We have received some great news fish to win. ove over the past week and we are excited to ann Find us on facebook @ www.facebook. announce that we have been appointed the Shi com/TinCanBayBoatHire we would love to Shimano dealer for the Tin Can Bay area. This see pictures of your holiday catch. This means locals and visitors no longer hav have to travel to Gympie or Maryborough Until next time, stay safe on the water.
Double Island Point Double Island Point National Consistency for Fishing Industry Fishing Fishing T Charters Charters Country singer/songwriter from Gympie, Graeme Jensen with a nice Spaniard
HE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) spokesperson provided feedback on a meeting held for the Wide Bay fishing industry in Tin Can Bay last month: The meeting specifically raised concerns that boats which work in smooth and partly smooth inshore waters may not meet national regulatory standards. However, existing domestic commercial vessels are able to continue operating to vessel construction and crewing standards that applied before the start of the National System on 1 July, 2013. This grandfathering arrangement exists via regulation and means there will be no change to survey or crewing requirements for an existing domestic vessel, unless there Heaps of Mackerel is a change to the vessel’s operations.
AMSA recognises that there is a need for national consistency and we are leading the way with nation-wide National System Streamlining Consultation Sessions to help make this happen. These consultations are occurring in 24 locations in seven states, to provide feedback on how we can further improve the National System. The National System for Domestic Commercial Vessels has taken 50 pieces of maritime legislation and replaced them with one national law. Each state and territory has a different A pair quality grass sweetlip approach to of safety management and AMSA
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E HAVE HAD a very busy few months with we have had our Borumba Dam weekend, Tag-a-Long, and guest speakers and it doesn’t look to be slowing in the near future The Tag- A-Long was cancelled due to weather. However, another is planned after our interclub competition. The Guest speakers have been from Transport and Works, Fisheries and the upcoming one is from Marine Parks and Wildlife. These speakers not only have up to date information that we all need to be aware of, they are entertaining as well. The May competition, won by Paul Moorhouse, culminated in a delicious BBQ of freshly caught fish and expertly crumbed and cooked by Phil, Silvia and Paul. The requests from those present mean this is going to happen again in the near future a very enjoyable way to spend a Sunday.
Plus we were spectators to the army manoeuvrers undertaken. Our interclub competition on the long weekend, June 6-9, has seen interest from 6 clubs from the area. This should be a fun and interesting weekend, ending with presentation to winners of 15 categories plus juniors and a meal at the Country Club. You need to be a member to participate in this event. However, with membership at only $20 per year for adults it is good value. Our second $500 Caltex fuel voucher raffle has almost ended. This is a voucher that can be used at any Caltex service station in Australia. Tickets are only $2.00 and can be obtained at the markets. Our next meeting is at the Country Club 6pm, June 11. The next mini comp is June 27, 28 and 29. Contact Robin: 5486 2052 or email us at tcbfishingclub@gmail.com
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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 to the golf club. If riding, you can turn left to the industrial area (Karoonda Road) and the return to town via Carlo Road.
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 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. Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre and Tin Can Bay Pool offers squad, learn to swim, water aerobics and more.
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 (accesible 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.
Half-day 4WD Tours (5486 3131) or hire your own to Cooloola National Park, Coloured Sands, Double Island Point, Lighthouse, Rainforest and Lake Freshwater. Fraser Island 4x4 Tours by experience local guide visits all highlights and lesser known gems of Fraser Island 0457 726 388 Wheelchair accessible 10 seat Taxi13TAXI (13 82 94)
Dolphin Ferry 35 minutes by ferry to view the dolphins at TIn Can Bay 7am daily 0428 838 836 Dolphin Viewing At Tin Can Bay just a thirty minute drive to Tin Can Bay through Cooloola Cove and you can see the Dolphins come in at Norman Point Have a look around this pretty little town while you are there. (Charges for entry and feeding dolphins.) 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.
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.
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. Double Island Point (DIP) has the longest break in Australia (when the swell lines up. (4WD only)
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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.
Great Sandy Strait Cruises and Sunset Cruises 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
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 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. Tandem Skydiving Unforgettable aerial scenic views of Rainbow and Fraser Island and the adrenaline pumping thrill of free fall tandem sky diving. Skydive Rainbow Beach 0418 218 358.
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.
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.
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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 fi nger 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
Kitesurfing Lessons Learn to kitesurf with very experienced instructors from Rainbow Beach Surf Centre. 0408 738 192
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
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.
Unless you intend holidaying on Fraser Island, most probably your best way of seeing all its beauty is to take a 1 day or 2 day tour. Or you can make the trip in your own 4WD, driving up the road or beach .
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to Inskip Point and crossing in the barge. To InskipBeach Point and crossing in theoffer barge. Rainbow Flying Services a Rainbow Beach offer daily service to Flying Fraser Services Island, but priora daily service Fraser Island, but prior bookings are torequired. Remember that bookings are required. Remember that going independently, a permit is required going permit is required and isindependently, available froma the National Parks and is available from the National Parks Office.
Markets Saturday Markets every Sunday Top Shops (craft) 3rd Tin Saturday Can Bay Rainbow Beach 2nd & -4th Hall Green 3rd Saturday Tin Can Bay (near Library) 5th Saturday Rainbow Beach Sports Club
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Cooloola Coast Realty www.accommodationrainbowbeach.com.au 07 5486 3411 Rainbow Beach Holiday Village
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Bowls Bowls There There is aa lawn lawn green green at at the the Rainbow Rainbow Beach Beach Sports Sports Recreation Recreation & Memorial Memorial Club Club where where visitors visitors are are most most welcome. welcome. 5486 5486 3191 3191
Rainbow Getaway Holiday Resort Rainbow Getaway Holiday Resort www.rainbowgetaway.com.au 07www.rainbowgetaway.com.au 5486 3500
Tennis Two available at the Tennis Two courts courtsareare available at Sports & Recreation Club. Club. Bookings 5486 the Sports & Recreation Bookings 3191 3191 5486
Rainbow Waters Holiday Park Rainbow Waters Holiday Park www.rainbowwaters.com.au 07www.rainbowwaters.com.au 5486 3200
Golf A par 3, 9 hole golf course is located
Golf A par 3, 9 hole golf course is located at Rainbow Shores Resort. Members of the at Rainbow Shores Resort. Members of the public are very welcome. Rainbow Shores public are very welcome. Rainbow Shores Social Golf Club (0429 668 255) stages Social Golf Club (0429 668 255) stages regular competitions. A picturesque course regular competitions. A picturesque at Tin Can Bay also attracts all golf addicts course at Tin Can Bay also attracts all golf from this area. addicts from this area. Darts, Pool, Yoga, Tai Chi, Sailing, Pilates, Darts, Fitness Pool, Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, Zumba, Classes (see Sailing, 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)
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Thanks to Lagoon Queensland Parks and Wildlife Sleepy Hotel/Motel Service for their assistance. www.tincanbayhotelmotel.com.au 07 54864124
Motorhome (sleeps See ourhire What’s On6) page for 0407 660198 more on Things to Do.
Suggestions, amendments or to Thanks tobusiness Queensland Parks and Wildlife add your to the visitor guide Service for their assistance. please call 07 5486 3561 or email info@ rbcn.com.au
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 to Bay Yacht April Anzac Day Parade Race June/July May Bay to BayRainbow Yacht RaceBeach Family Fishing Classic July 4-12 June/July Rainbow Beach Family August Rainbow Beach Triathlon Fishing Classic July 4-12 Rainbow Beach Lion’s Club Annual Kite August Festival Rainbow Beach Triathlon September Tin Can Bay Seafood Rainbow Festival Beach Lion’s Club Annual Kite Festival October Rainbow Beach Invitations September Fours Bowls Tournament TinTin Can BayBay Seafood Festival Can Ambulance Flower Show October October Rainbow Beach Nippers Rainbow Carnival Beach Invitations Fours Bowls Tournament November Rainbow Beach/Trail Runs TinDecember Can Bay Ambulance Flower Show Tin Can Bay Foreshore Rainbow Beach Nippers Carnival Family Nights November Rainbow Beach Lions Club Twilight Rainbow Runs ChristmasBeach/Trail Concert and Afternoon Markets December “The Tents” Rainbow Beach Holiday Tin Can Bay Foreshore Family Nights Program Rainbow Lions Twilight See ourBeach What’s OnClub page for more on Things to Do. Suggestions, amendments or Christmas Concert and Afternoon to add your business to the visitor guide Markets please call 07 5486 3561 or email info@ “The Tents” Rainbow Beach Holiday rbcn.com.au . Program
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warmly by the students and staff and did a fantastic job delivering what is a very serious message in an engaging manner. All students were shown a 5-step State School. This year we have meeting. notethey that can the venue the or someone they know E ARE at HALFWAY through the term process followfor if they 126 students the school in five classes. We have also (Please next meeting, on Tuesday June 3 and on thenew downhill run towards the Lindenberg are4.30pm being bullied. welcomed three staff members. Sandra been changed to the SCHOOL LIBRARY.) holidays. Over five weeks working with the ournext students with teachers disabilities, has Sheree • Stand Strong will be teaching busy writing report whileWilsonEach Oldham the 6/7 classcards, and Alice whoclass has a representative and the sky is the limit with fundraising students will be completing assessments • Stay ideas Calm- every has replaced Tori in the office. little bit makes a difference. You can run a and getting ready to compete at both our • dinner, Respond Confiadently All of the students seemedSmall to have return from trivia the night, progressive organise intra-school and Cooloola Schools summer full of energy and it is great toraffle, see the ‘slave for a day’ messy hair athleticsbreak carnivals. • Auction, Walk Away smiling faces of students around the schools grounds. day… whatever you want. Enlist your friends • involved Reporttoo. the Bullying to help and get the kids Student Council NRL Tackles Bullying at Rainbow Beach Other key dates: RB Fishing Comp July This year at school our Student Council will Tuesday thedress 18th days of February the NRL’s Canterbury 4-13, Nippers Carnival October beOn running free and fundraising As a school we 10-12 will be following up with students to Bulldogs twomoney players, Lafai causes. and Damien Cook events tosent raise forTim worthy reinforce the message that bullying is not OK and the to Beach Schooltoto help introduce NRL’s People to People Program AllRainbow new ideas areState welcome in theUSA best way for students to handle instances of bullying Tackle Bullying Program. The players were greeted Rainbow Beach State School has been fundraising ventures. see eitherto at school outside of school. given the they opportunity host or some Next market day the Student Council is students from going to sell plants to fundraise for Creative the USA People to Generation and our school camps. Please People program come along and support the stall. There will again this year also be a disco later in the term. following the positive reviews Playgroup wesupport receivedmajor from works in the school and along and join us for aon funbehalf morning to look forward to another successful year ItCome is with greatest pleasure, of lastprovide years rushed at Playgroup every Thursday from 9-11am of fundraising and we hope that we can the Parent’s and Citizen’s Association, that to financial support for school stay. in the School Library. agesfrom are welcome, excursions and activities. support our community just as much as you we welcome you all All back holidays This is a wonderful opportunity for there will be lots of fun and interactive support us. and welcome to all new parents and We actively encourage you to consider our students to meet and connect with things to do. Tea and coffee provided, gold students to our school. Once again, our warmest welcome and joining the Pthe & C in 2014 invite people from other side ofand thewe world, to coin donation. Bring a hat, water bottle and we are looking forward to meeting you you to attend our next general meeting Our P & C is a group of parents who showcase how Australian families live their a snack. soon. meet together monthly to represent the on 24th March. provides livesMonday and our beautiful area. This It is their only homestay on their journey so P&C News school community and provide feedback a rewarding opportunity forlet’s youmake to it bea Your P & C Committee - Tracey Hethorn memorable newly appointed executivesWe are really involved in one! your child’s education, meet onThe school policy and activities. also (President), Sheryl Doig (Vice President), The parents days thisand year actively will be Monday July 14 excited about remainder of 2014 and facilitate socialtheand fundraising events other participate in Liz Kilgower (Treasurer), Marni Robertson - Wednesday July 16, which is immediately what canas be oversee achieved.the Theyoperation would love to your school community. as well and (Secretary) after the June/July school holidays. see more people and hear their management of at themeetings school tuckshop and The C Committee and the school Annual General Meeting Monday 24th EmailP &Carolyn Wall on carolyn@ ideas for how to make our great school even uniform sales. would like to thank every or business in rainbowbeach4x4hire.com.au call 0404 better for the benefit of our kids and our March 2014, 5.30pm school library Donations of funds raised are spent our community who donated prizes andif 692 383 if you can host a student or two, entire community. Uniform Shop – Open Wednesday supported all our fundraising during generously to a purchase equipment and you are interested in helping toefforts organise our Bring along plate of food (and a bottle mornings 8am – 8.30am 2013; weof can’t it find without you. We resources enhance studentto learning, schedule eventsdo or to out more. of wine to toshare if you want) the next It has been a great start to the
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Tuckshop - Every Friday Nicola Thomas is our tuckshop convenor this year and she is VOLUNTEERING her time every Friday to run tuckshop and she needs your help. Tuckshop is a volunteer Above & left: operation if no one volunteers then there is NO TUCKSHOP. Can youStudent spare one Friday leaders a term or one Friday thismade year tea to help and out? Please contact Nicola oncoffee 0420and 363offered 600. cakes forPeople a huge to Calling family and friends! turn up of Mums People USA is visiting again! at the Mother’s Last year we had a successful experience Morning Tea at our school hosting a Day group of students photos contributed from the USA. They are giving us the opportunity to do it again. Thankfully they have given us plenty of notice. DATE CLAIMER Monday 14th – Wednesday 16th July 2014. Please watch this space for more information, please contact Marni on 0400 790 409 if you are interested in hosting a student during this time.
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Scholarships applications are open Application forms can be obtained from our office. If you win a scholarship, you will receive a $200 bursary at the school. All the best to our applicants.
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1 Second place in her age group, Matilda Duggan is off to Cross Country trials in Gayndah 2 GSHS student, Kate Gilmore placed 5th and will also representing the region
Cultural Day We had a great event last year and we are all looking forward to community involvement in our Cultural Day, Thursday, July 17. If you would like to be one of the great volunteers on the day, please contact the school and leave your name with me. The more volunteers the better the day will be.
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Premier’s Reading Challenge Once again our students have the opportunity to participate in this state wide initiative for students from Prep to Year 7. It aims to help foster the love of reading and therefore improve the literacy standards of our children.
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Prep to Year 2 students must read or engage with 20 books (books can be read to these students), Year 3 and Year 4 students must read 20 books and Years 5 to 7 students must read 15 books.
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I have registered our school so all students from Prep to Year 7 can participate. A copy of the Reading Record Sheet can be collected from and then returned to the office when the required number of books have been read. I will then enter this data with our school registration. The Challenge finishes on 5 September 2014. Happy Reading!
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Bitchy Chix Major: Shelley Jones hosted an excellent Major on Mother’s Day. All ladies received a prize, beautiful chrysanthemums and ‘Drinkware with Attitude’. Thank you Shelley. Sandra Keily was the best playing lady. The men were also well rewarded with Ben Conway being the overall winner on the day.
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T’S BEEN ANOTHER busy month with the Club hosting the 3 day Easter Carnival and Anzac Day Comps. We had fabulous weather and excellent turnouts for all events. The Ladies Division 2 and 3 Pennant Teams continue to travel down to the Sunshine Coast to face Tewantin/Noosa, Mt Coolum, Nambour, Peregian Springs and Pelican Waters with great success over these weeks. The Vet’s visited Gympie and Peregian Springs and the 4B Aggregate Stroke Qualifying for Matchplay begun. The following lists our winners for the last 4 weeks: MEN’S MEDAL WINNERS Gary Parker, Steve Dickson, Col Weise. VET’S MEDAL WINNERS Alan Malon.
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TUESDAY VETERAN’S WINNERS Rusty Frazer, Jim Smith, Peter Cahill, Butch Collins, Warren Morris, Neville Anderson. WEDNESDAY LADIES WINNERS Helen Joyce, Marilyn Richards, Suzan Maligan, Chris Raeburn, Val Clifford.
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Gordon for sharing in the LL DISCIPLINES of Tin Can Bay Branch “Queensland Hunter of the of Sporting Shooters are well up and Year” competition; quite running with shooters and34 archers enjoying Page Page 40 a wonderful achievement their chosen sport. for a person who has been The Archery division is rapidly improving wheelchair bound for more with the addition of a container for secure than 30 years and still enjoying storage of equipment, and young trees sports shooting. have been planted which will provide more Next major event will be the shade in a the next few years. Some of Arms & Collectibles Fair to be the older Tin Can Bay P10 students have AIR asCONDITIONING held at the Gympie Showground begun to participate in archery their Pavilion, Exhibition Road, sporting option, and bows, arrows and Gympie over the weekend of other necessary equipment is available 14/15 June from 9am each day: for their use, along with anyone else who lots of displays, memorabilia, is interested in the modern version of an collectibles, antiques, jewellery, ancient art. firearms & accessories with For more information about Archery food, drinks etc. available. contact Niall on 0417 449 949 or Bryan on Safety courses for firearms 0408 156 109. licences are held regularly at This small local branch of Sporting the Tin Can Bay Range, with Shooters Association of Australia recently occasional courses held at the held the inaugural National Air Rifle Field sister range at Wattle Grove Target event with the help of Chris and Park at Amamoor. Heather from the Sunshine Coast and our No general access is allowed members to help set up the amazing targets on either range without a positioned at various distances in a natural qualified Range Officer in bush setting. Early May saw a Zone 3 event attendance, but for further held at Tin Can Bay with local members enquiries, contact Gordon on Gordon, Brian and Sonny takingCABINET out the top MAKER 0428 865 205, Bryan on 0408 three positions in B grade – well done to all. 156 109 or Lois on 5486 2559. Congratulations also to the President
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Warren Truss MP HOSPITAL - Gympie (ind. Community 2006 Toyota Corolla, 51,000k, (Federal Member for Wide Bay) . . . . . 1 300 301 968 & Mental Health Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5489 8444 4 new tyres, RWC, blue, automatic, $8,500, perfect condition. David Gibson MLA Library - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3705 Ph: 5486 3500 (State Member for Gympie) . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3651 Pharmacy - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3070 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (Please phone to make appt ) Police - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8765 Police - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2426 COTTAM, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8607 or In Memoriam POISONS Information Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 CLEANING 11 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0403 006 758 Peter Shane Brady HOME CLEANING CAR RACQ - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8555 DEACON, Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 624 208 – 30 June 2008 Six years have passed since you were School - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 9333 HOLT, Neville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3250 tragically taken from us. School - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5488 1222 HUXLEY, Anthony Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . 0418 715 065 Life goes on,we know its’true. Coastguard Tin Cay Bay - VMR 417 . . . . . 5486 4290 MISSEN, John Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8153 But its’ not the same since we lost you. Your loving Sister, Brother, Wildcare - Violet Hopkinson . . . . . . . . 0407 574 321 SYSTSMA, Sandra Evelyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8343 Niece and Nephew
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WHAT’S ON June 1-19 Free Breast Cancer Screening, Cathy House, Coral Trout Drive, Tin Can Bay. All women aged 40 yrs and over are invited to attend this free service. Women aged between 50-74 are strongly encouraged to attend. No doctor’s referral is needed 13 20 50 3
Over 60s -Morning coffee at the Surf Club 10.30am
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P & C Meeting 5:00pm RBSS Library
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Camera Club Gympie Interclub Night , Gympie Art Gallery
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Cooloola Coast Writers Meeting 10-12am, Dennis Randall: 5488 0138
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Camera Club interclub Photo Safari
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from 6pm till late: club raffles, raffles for the Australia Melanoma Research Foundation and a great dinner and drinks at the Surf Club. Everyone is welcome!
4pm. You are invited to join us to share fun, engaging worship and a community Sausage Sizzle – not just for kids… for the whole family! 16
Photoshop workshops, Tin Can Bay Library
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Little Athletics sign on 3-5pm, cricket oval near TCB water tower, 0458111591 image
Annual Fashion Parade during Fishing Comp at the Church Hall, 10.30am
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Over 60s- Mad Hatters Tea Party, 11.30am at Colleen’s home. $10 per head. Ring Colleen 0400 960 726, Sandra and Keith 5486 3747, Lyn 0421 993 585 a week In advance. Looking forward to the hat parade!
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Veteran’s Day at the Fishing Classic: Competitors over the age of 60, “Veteran classification” are able to compete against each other with the opportunity to win species 1st & 2nd prizes in addition to the open competition species 1st and 2nd prizes. “Double the chance”.
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State of Origin Game 3
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Ladies’ Day at the Fishing Classic: is “Double the chance”. All women in the adult classification are able to compete against each other with the opportunity to win species first and second prizes in addition to the open competition species first and second prizes.
18 Camera Club meetings. TCB Library
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Cooloola Coast Writers Meeting 1012am, Dennis Randall: 5488 0138
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RADF event, 5.30pm , Gympie Regional Gallery, 39 Nash Street, Gympie. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Gympie Regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture. Please RSVP to radf@gympie.qld.gov. au or phone (07) 5481 0760.
Pigs Day Out 11am till late afternoon: pig auctions, pig racing (loads of fun ), bucking bull competition, jumping castle, face painting and loads more! Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday long weekend
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Residents and Ratepayers, 7pm at the SES shed
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TCB Fishing Club Meeting, Country Club, 6pm
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Gympie Cooloola Tourism, 6pm Sports Club RSVP 5482 5444
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CCRFI meeting, 7pm Vets and Community Hall
13-14 “A Vintage Affair”, a festival of fine art & craft, collectables & vintage, Gympie Civic Centre from 9am, vintage wear, collectables, jewellery and antiques, handcraft, fine art, sculpture and pottery plus gourmet food 14
Community Centre Market, Rainbow Beach on the centre block, Dennis Cook: 5483 4866
Weekly
(many are term time only) Learn to Swim, Aqua Aerobics, Squad, Gym, Kid’s Supervised after school Play Times, Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre 07 5486 3191
Tin Can Bay Market, Sid 0418 711 897
Monday
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“Scrapbooking Workshops held monthly at Cathy House, Tin Can Bay, 9am-3pm, Davina 0417 079 144
9am Exercise Class, varied RB locations, Ann 0411094146
Lynne Chamberlain - Shave for a Cure
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Under 8’s Day! 8:45am-10:30am, Tin Can Bay P-10 State School. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Come along and celebrate being young! Children from Tin Can Bay and the wider community are invited to come along to the school and participate in the range of fun activities such as sand play, water play, play dough, disco, art and craft activities
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St Patrick’s Parish ‘Beaus & Belles’ 2014 Winter Presentation Ball ($60 adults, $30 children, 5482 4127)
27-29 TCB Fishing Club mini competition 28
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Community Centre Market, Rainbow Beach on the centre block, Dennis Cook: 5483 4866 “Bake Off Auction” Fundraiser for “Kids with Cancer” to raise much needed money to help “Camp Quality”, Community Complex, Tin Can Bay Road, Tin Can Bay, 1- 4pm. Lunch at Barnacles Café Tin Can Bay to support School Chaplaincy
July 1
P & C Meeting 5:00pm RBSS Library
NEW: Register now for Cooloola Cove Recreational Dance Club classes 3-5 and 5-7 yrs, TCB RSL Hall , Cassie Mick: 0448 107 996
Sam and Audrey enjoy RB Playgroup 9.30am-12.30pm Rainbow Beach Library 3pm Rainbow Shores Social Golf Club, Chook Run 3.30pm Cooloola Dragon Boat Club 5pm Evolutionary Yoga with Adam, Rainbow Beach Massage
Friday 8.30am Gentle Yoga with Glenda, Rainbow Beach Massage 9am Exercise Class, varied RB locations, call Ann 0411094146 9am Art Classes, Tuncunba Gardens 9.30am Rainbow Beach Bridge Group, Community Centre, 5486 8171 or 0402 887 116 10am Prayer Group, Church Good Shepherd, all welcome!
Karate, School
2-5pm Rainbow Beach Library
Tuesday
Sailability
9am Arts & Craft Group, 9am, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall (2nd/last Tue of month)
Saturday
9am Running Club, Rainbow Beach State School
8 am Vinyassa flow with Emma, Rainbow Beach Massage 8.30-11.30am Rainbow Beach Library
9am Ladies morning, Rainbow Shores Social Golf Club, 0429 668 255
9-10am Tai Chi, Rainbow Sands Conference Room
9am-noon Tin Can Bay Quilters, Community Complex, Maree 5486 5706 or Jo 5488 0134
Sunday
9.15 Pilates, Tin Can Bay
7am St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church Service in Manooka Drive
9.30am Little Guppies Playgroup, Tin Can Bay
7.30am Cooloola Dragon Boat Club, followed by a Yacht Club breakfast
5pm Hatha Yoga with Glenda, Rainbow Beach Massage 5pm Barefoot Bowls, Sports Club
9am Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican Service, followed by morning tea. All denominations most welcome!
Wednesday
9-1 Rainbow Beach Craft Market, Lyn Barrett 0421 993 585
9am Exercise Class, varied RB locations, Ann 0411 094 146
1.30 pm Bingo, CCMT, Cooloola Coast Bowls Club
9am Mahjong/Games Mornings Church of the Good Shepherd Hall 2-5pm Rainbow Beach Library
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Kitchen Garden working bee on Saturday 17 May from 9am-12noon, RBSS
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5pm 5 Tibetan rites with Adam, Rainbow Beach Massage
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All Age Family Gathering & Sausage Sizzle at Church of Good Shepherd,
Karate, school
7pm Homegroup Bible Study with Chappy Ronnie, Rainbow Beach, 0413 135 867.
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9-11am Playgroup, RBSS library (school days) all welcome!
9.30am-12.30pm Rainbow Beach Library
1-13 Winter school holidays for Qld and NSW
4-12 Rainbow Beach Fishing Classic, weigh ins and fun every night at the Sports Club
7.30am Brekky Club, Rainbow Beach State School
10.30am Fundamental Pilates, Community Hall, beginners welcome, Ann: 0411 094 146
Kerry Leyland, Tina Goodwin and Hannah Timperon at the working bee
Holiday library activity 10.30pm Tin Can Bay 2.30pm Rainbow
6-7am Beach Yoga
Swim Club 5pm 07 5486 3191
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Thursday
6-13 NAIDOC Week 7
6-9 TCB Fishing Club interclub competition
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Kid’s Day at the Fishing Classic: Jumping Castles, face painting and balloons are all free for the kids after 3:00pm. Every child on the day entered into the competition will receive a gift bag.
Interschool Sports Day at Kia Ora State School
State of Origin Game
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11am till 3pm: Little Baby Pigs will be here for Cuddles, Hugs and Photos, and a Sausage Sizzle as well at Rainbow Beach Hardware, Fishing ‘n’ Camping Store.
5-6 Dragon Boat Regattas in Snapper Creek
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