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Celebrate all the wonderful women in our world on International Women’s Day on 8 March! More info inside. Photo by Roberto Nickson

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March 2022 • Vol 25 • Issue 3

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IN THIS ISSUE... • Community Hall turns 10! • IWD Twilight Walk is on again • Mobile BreastScreen returns to the area • Poona Lake development update

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And so 2022 “March-es” onwards…

T TIME OF WRITING the area is being deluged with rain, with road closures and flooding around Gympie and other nearby areas. Hope everyone has managed to stay safe and dry and relatively unscathed.

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Keep updated on road conditions, weather warnings, and emergency news etc by going to the Disaster Dashboard at disaster.gympie.qld.gov. au, and make sure you check out all the local community FB pages where there are usually a range of discussions about which roads are passable. And of course the Cooloola Coast Community Local Disaster Management Support Group (CCCLDMSG) are an amazing group that use their knowledge and expertise to manage local disasters and try to keep us all safe. March is all about International Women’s Day. Seriously, we have so many kickass women in this town, we should be celebrating every single day of the year!

Some truly awful news to report, with the passing of Stuart Fergie AKA DidgeriSTU at the end of February. The fundraising music festival set to be held in his honour was of course postponed, but will now be combined with the Rainbow Beach Spring Fest and turned into a celebration of his life and love of music. Turn to page 9 to find out all about the plan to mark “StuTember”. We have a couple of local institutions celebrating milestone anniversaries this month - the beloved Rainbow Beach Community Centre Hall had its opening ceremony ten years ago, and the popular Dragon’s Lair Cafe at Tin Can Bay Markets also kicked off ten years ago! Time really does fly. Read about both in this issue. Happy 10th birthday to them both, and looking forward to celebrating many more. Hope everyone has a wonderful month! Stay safe, and catch you in April.

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Rainbow Beach Community Centre Hall

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Elisa Seul – President

RIDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2012 at 11am marked the official opening of the Rainbow Beach Community Hall and Library. For the past 10 years the Community Information Resource Services Incorporated Associated has been the manager of the building with the exclusion of the Library. The Association is older though, as it was formed in late 1999. During these past years the volunteers have been adapting to the new role of being the Rainbow Beach Community Centre which has become the trading name of the not-for-profit Association. We have embraced a new way to operate through the office, yes with some bumps but always very resilient. The main office gives internet access, cheap second hand books, fax, information and resources, and manages the bookings for the hire of three spaces (Conference Room, Back Office, Hall). As you can imagine behind the scenes there is a lot of cleaning, property maintenance, restocking of office, kitchen, stage equipment. Remotely the Management Committee carries on several projects that aim to strengthen the Community cohesion,

Resilience, Cultural Belonging, Arts and Music expression. We have reconfirmed the yearly recurrent events such as the Rainbow Beach Spring Fest in September, Festival of Small Halls (usually November), Santa Comes to Rainbow in December, the monthly Markets every second Saturday with live music, and the popular Community Catch Up on the 4th Friday of each month. We have embraced the responsibility of being also one of the Evacuation Centres of the area, we started the training process last October and we work closely with Council and the Cooloola Coast Local Disaster Management SubGroup. I don’t know about you, but I am very proud of what we have achieved together and I look forward to the harvest yet to come from all the seeds we have been planting. The biggest thank you goes to the amazing locals that pushed and fought for decades to have a Community Hall in our town. If you feel like supporting your Community Association, Membership is only $5 a year. Stay safe, hopefully I will see you there very soon.

Above: The original flyer from the Community Centre opening ceremony in 2012

Right: From the RBCN archives: (Then) Mayor Cr Ron Dyne and Sandy Brosnan, (then) President of the Rainbow Beach Community Hall Association Inc, cutting the cake to open the Community Hall on 24 February 2012

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Community Planting Day in Tin Can Bay

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ANT TO LEAVE a legacy that helps a foreshore reserve regenerate? Register your interest for lending a helping hand for the new Tin Can Bay Boardwalk final touches of native planting that will be happening approximately midMarch. Construction still needs to be finished to have the site safe for volunteers so exact times and dates are yet to be finalised. Send your name and details to Ros on 0403 568 566 to be on the list for further updates.

T’S THE YEAR 2022, so it seems auspicious that Kate Clapson has worked for HQPlantations (HQP), one of Australia’s largest plantation forest growers, and its predecessors for 22 years, having started as a graduate in biotechnology at 22 years old. As HQP’s Tree Improvement and Seed Production Coordinator, it’s possible Kate has the longest job title in the company and a complex and important role. Kate leads the implementation of HQP’s seed production program in its genetically-improved seed orchards and the long term tree improvement program that provides the foundation for the highest quality Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations. Kate’s work supported the development and use of a DNA marker chip for tropical pines, which could in future help identify genetically outstanding trees at the seedling stage rather than waiting for field trial measurements. This

Kate Clapson is responsible for HQP’s annual seed collection

has the potential to boost the rate of genetic progress in Southern Pine by as much as 50%. “We’re not modifying the DNA, just deploying DNA technology in a highly advanced form of selective breeding through cross pollination,” said Kate. “Not only do we care about growing really strong trees, we care about making sure it’s a renewable, sustainable, carbon sequestering resource for the future of QLD.” A local resident herself, Kate encourages young women in the Cooloola Coast and Fraser Coast areas to consider a career in science and particularly forest management. “I’ve been offered a lot of opportunities throughout my career and the most rewarding part about working in forest management been seeing the results of my work realised quickly in an operational setting,” she said. For more information, visit www.hqplantations.com.au or follow their Facebook page @HQPlantations for all the latest news.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day this March

Rainbow Beach is fortunate to be filled with so many powerful, inspiring, and remarkable women leading our community Photo by Rainbow Beach Wedding Photographer IWD 2020

NTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (IWD), held on Tuesday 8 March, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organisation specific. International Women’s Day is powered by the collective efforts of all, regardless of gender. Collective action and shared ownership for driving gender parity is what makes International Women’s Day impactful. Gloria Steinem, world-renowned feminist, journalist, and activist once explained “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” So make International Women’s Day your day and do what you can to truly make a positive difference for all women.

IWD 2022 campaign theme: #BreakTheBias Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day. We can break the bias in our communities. We can break the bias in our workplaces. We can break the bias in our schools, colleges and universities. Together, we can all break the bias - on International Women’s Day and beyond. Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough, action is needed to level the playing field. Are you in? Will you actively call out gender bias, discrimination, and stereotyping each time you see it? Will you help break the bias? NOTE: International Men’s Day is Saturday 19 November

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International Women’s Day Twilight Walk Maggie Travers

AST YEAR’S “Choose to Challenge” Twilight Walk was so much fun, enjoyed by about eighty people, that we are doing it all over again. Women and men, girls and boys are invited to join members of the Heart Foundation walking groups, One Step at a Time Tin Can Bay, and Cooloola Cove Wheelie Walkers, at the Rotunda, Norman Point by 6pm for our Twilight Walk, along the foreshore to Lion’s Park, near the Library, on Tuesday 8 March, which is International Women’s Day. Participants will carry a glow stick (available that evening). To cater for different abilities, there are four starting points. Expect the first group to walk about 2km setting off at sunset, 6.11pm from Norman Point, meeting the next group halfway along the route on the foreshore opposite the Snack Shack, ready to depart by 6.25pm.

Third starting point is at the seat on the headland overlooking the Bay, five minutes later. Final starting point is the exercise area on the flat, 6.35pm, maybe taking about ten minutes to reach the undercover area in Lion’s Park beside the Library. Last year we were spoilt by the TCB Country Women’s Association, who provided a cuppa, cold drink, watermelon, sliced oranges, and a birthday cake for two of their members. President Wendy says, “QCWA members are more than happy to provide refreshments again this year. It was a great event last year, so I encourage you to come along and join the fun.” We need to be aware of, and abide by the Covid restrictions current on 8 March. Enquiries about the Heart Foundation Walking groups, and the Twilight Walk: Maggie Travers, 0400 756 615 or Maggie1Travers@ gmail.com.

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Defence Exercise coming to the Coast T

HE COOLOOLA COAST will be getting a few extra visitors at the end of March with Defence Force personnel from Gallipoli Barracks converging on townships to conduct Exercise Ram Horn. Between 400-500 soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment will be in action around Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove from 24 March to 6 April.

Exercise Ram Horn is designed to train the soldiers in non-combatant evacuation operations and activities are expected be conducted in and around Norman Point, Crab Creek, Chooky Mallet Park, and Cooloola Airfield, which include night operations at selected locations. There will be further information available closer to the training date so keep an eye out in local media and for signs/flyers.

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HE BREASTSCREEN mobile service is back at Lions Park Tin Can Bay from 21 March to 8 April 2022, and local women 40 years and over are encouraged to book a potentially life-saving breast screen. It is exactly two years since COVID caused the first disruptions to all our lives, including the mobile breast screening service to Tin Can Bay being delayed until May in 2020. Medical Director of BreastScreen Queensland Sunshine Coast, Dr Alison Roper, wants to reassure those women who had a breast screen in May or June 2020 that they will be invited to have their two-yearly breast screen when the bus arrives in Tin Can Bay at the end of March.

Dr Roper said: “While the recommended time between breast screens is two years, there is no problem in coming one or two months early. It is important not to delay having a breast screen, as early detection increases treatment options and saves lives.” Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women, with one in seven Queensland women diagnosed in their lifetime. A breast screen can detect cancer early, before a woman or her doctor can feel anything, and regular breast screening is the most effective way to reduce deaths from breast cancer. Women aged 50-74 years are particularly encouraged to have a free breast screen

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OUNCIL IS INVITING the community to have a say on its vision for the next five years as part of the development of its 2022-2027 Corporate Plan. Over the last few months, Gympie region councillors have been reflecting on and discussing their vision for the region in areas such as community development, infrastructure, growth and the environment as part of the new plan’s development. Mayor Glen Hartwig said that the group has come up with what it thinks is a good foundation for building the region’s future, and is now ready to check-in with the community. “Council’s Corporate Plan sets a clear direction for council’s CEO in providing for, servicing and developing the region,” he said. “This means that the content of our Corporate Plan very much impacts the projects being delivered by council and the day-to-day work of its various teams,” said Mayor Hartwig. “We have a very active and involved community and we want to make sure that everyone’s voices are heard so that we can direct council’s resources accordingly.” Drop in sessions are being held across the region. “The intention of the sessions is for the community to reflect and provide feedback on the vision that has been developed by Council,” said Mayor Hartwig.

The sessions are being held in the following locations: Curra Community Hall 14 March 2022 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm Cooloola Cove Veterans Hall 17 March 2022 9.00 am – 12 noon Goomeri Hall of Memory 21 March 2022 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm The Pavilion, Gympie Showgrounds 23 March 2022 5.00 pm - 8.00pm Imbil Public Hall - Mary Valley Show Hall 25 March 2022 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm The community is also being invited to complete a survey about the different elements of the Corporate Plan. The survey will be available on council’s website from 11 March 2022. “The Corporate Plan is our plan for our region so we hope that as many people as possible from within our community step forward to have a say.” To view the 2017-2022 Corporate Plan and read more about the 2022-2027 Corporate Plan’s development, visit www. gympie.qld.gov.au

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HE LAST week of February we had four of our Nippers travel down to Alexandra Headland to compete in the 2022 QLD Youth Championships: Beanna Hoult, Bryce Hoult, Oliver Pratt and Sienna Arthur. Each will be competing in their selected events which include Beach Sprints, Flags, Boards and Surf Race. Sienna will be heading down to defend her 2021 gold medal in Flags, let’s hope she will be able to do it again! The kids have been training hard at Nippers each Sunday as well as some external beach sprint and flag training from Dave Arthur and we wish them all the best!

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OME VERY SAD news for the music community, with the legendary Stuart Fergie, aka DidgeriSTU, having left the stage and his earthly body. A fundraiser had been planned in Rainbow Beach for the last weekend in February to assist him and his family through his illness, but that was understandably cancelled. However, event organiser Elisa Seul made the following announcement: “Dear Friends & Music Lovers, As announced in the video (on the Rainbow Beach Spring Fest Facebook page), we have made the decision to postpone the FundRaiser Event of the 26th February to respectfully allow Stu’s close family to mourn. We want to make sure that the OKA boys legacy is kept alive, which is why we are shifting the event into StuTember where we invite you all to come to Rainbow Beach on the first weekend of StuTember and collectively celebrate Stuart Boga Fergie’s Life & Work, as his Music Family. The floods that are currently surrounding Rainbow Beach and hit the Sunny Coast are probably a metaphor of all the tears that have been shed, in facing this massive loss in the Community. During the next 6 months we will be dedicated to organising a Life Celebration and it will give us all time to bring the good positive vibes as Stu deserves. If you are an artist, if you are willing to give input and be part of StuTember, we would love to connect with you rbspringfest@gmail.com

Change of venue for World Day of Prayer Service Maggie Travers

O THOSE OF YOU who saw my article and promotion of the 2022 World Day of Prayer Service on the Cooloola Coast in last month’s paper, please note that we have changed the venue to the Cooloola Cove Veteran & Community Hall, to cater for the unvaccinated as well as the double vaccinated people in our region who wish to gather to pray for the countries of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and to hear our Guest Speaker, Jacquie Cross.

Stay safe everyone, stand strong in your Culture, keep Culture alive. Elisa Rainbow Beach Spring Fest Event Organiser”

The background pic was designed by Stu, the young turtles are his totem Image: Rainbow Beach Spring Fest FB page

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The service starts at 10am on Friday 4 March. Please bring a small plate of food to share at a late morning tea afterwards. This will be served in accordance with the Covid-19 government rules and regulations in place on 4 March. Further information: www. worlddayofprayeraustralia.org or contact Maggie1Travers@gmail. com / 0400 756 615.

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YMPIE POLICE are reminding residents in Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay, Imbil, Goomeri, Widgee and Kilkivan to review their home and business security measures, to lock and secure vehicles and keep valuables out of sight. Recently in the above-mentioned areas, property related offences have been reported to police. Details can be found at myPolice Gympie. On 6 February, two reported “stealing from motor vehicle” offences occurred at a premise on Tin Can Bay Road, Tin Can Bay. The two reports relate to the theft of number plates from vehicles. One of the vehicles bearing Queensland registration TRI770 had both number plates stolen and the other vehicle bearing Queensland registration 268YUH had the rear plate stolen. Investigations are continuing. If you have any information that can assist police with these or other incidents, please contact Policelink. Remember to secure your vehicles, homes, and businesses to help deter opportunistic criminals from stealing your property. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious

activity form 24hrs per day at www. police.qld.gov.au/reporting Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld. com.au

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Keeping Your Property Safe Home and business security: Break and enter, or burglary, is one of the most common crimes and can occur at any time of the day or night. By regularly assessing your home and business security, introducing targeted security measures and changes to our everyday behaviours you can help keep your property safe. Good home and business security can be achieved by following these key principles:

• Make it easy for an offender to be seen

• Make it difficult for an offender to gain entry

• Make it difficult for an offender to exit with your property

• Make it difficult for an offender to gain benefit from your property

Source: mypolice.qld.gov.au

More information, along with guides to conducting a home/business security assessment can be found at www.police. qld.gov.au/safety-and-preventing-crime

• Consider installing a car alarm or

Vehicle security: Most car thefts, and theft from cars, are opportunistic in nature however, there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of having your car stolen or broken into.

vehicle secure including lockable fuel caps, wheel nuts, spare tyre covers and roof racks.

• Park in well-lit and highly visible areas whenever possible, utilising off street and secured parking.

steering wheel lock to help protect your vehicle.

• Use lockable devices to help keep your

• Consider installing a remote engine immobiliser which meets Australian Standards.

• Consider installing a GPS tracker to your vehicle.

• When parking in a garage, ensure both the garage and vehicle are locked and the garage door remotes are secured.

• Avoid marking your keys with personal or vehicle details including name, phone number or registration details.

Queensland Police Service encourages the use of anti-theft screws on number plates, to deter thieves. By using anti-theft screws, you can help reduce your risk of number plate theft.

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Coolabay Choir back in the rhythm

Quiet but productive month for QCWA Wendy Ritchie

ELL LIKE ALL our members and our community it was a very quiet month, unable to have any craft mornings or hoy. However, it was very productive to stay at home with members making Trauma Teddies, owls, squares for rugs, and even beanies have started to appear for winter. We are now making poppies for Anzac Day - so far we have over 150 to be distributed. 2022 is QCWA’s 100th year, with 11 August being QCWA’s birthday and we have started planning a community party. A challenge for QCWA Queensland was to cover the MCG with 10-inch knitted squares which will then be made into

blankets. Members and friends have made 200 so far, great knitting thank you. Good news, we will be opening up in March to members and the community, we all need our regular events and meetings, but of course we still must follow government guidelines. HOORAY AT LAST. DATES: Craft – Morning Tea - 2 and 9 March 10am - CWA Hall, 18 Whiting Street. Hoy – Easter Theme Prize For Best Easter Hat - 16 March - Cooloola Bowls Club All enquiries please contact QCWA President Wendy 0412 547 043.

Tourism Industry Forum Tuesday March 15 5:30pm to 8:00pm Alluvial Contemporary Gallery 39 Monkland St Gympie

IND OUT WHAT’S happening in tourism across the region. Network with fellow tourism operators for a

Pam Graham - 0427 180 649

stronger industry. Hear from guest speaker Visit Sunshine Coast CEO Matt Stoeckel. Light refreshments provided. Hosted by the Tourism Action Group, a partnership group of the Gympie Region Chambers of Commerce. Register for this free event at www. gympiechamber.com.au/events

World Day of Prayer 2022

ENGLAND, WALES & NORTHERN IRELAND ‘I know the plans I have for you.’ www.worlddayofprayeraustralia.org

PLEASE NOTE NEW VENUE Date & Time: Friday 4 March 10am Location: CC Veterans & Community Hall 1 Santa Maria Court, Cooloola Cove Contact Person: Maggie Travers 0400 756 615

The choir’s last performance, at the Flower Show in Tin Can Bay in October 2021

FTER AN EXTENDED break whilst keeping to Covid rules and advice, the Coolabay Choir would like to let everybody know we

will be meeting every Wednesday from 3pm to 4pm at the Vets’ and Community Hall in Cooloola Cove, starting on 9 March 2022.

More great images and daily updates on: www.facebook.com/RainbowBeachCommunityNews/

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GENERAL PRACTICE Dr Andrew Spall Visiting once weekly on a Wednesday with Nurse Hayley

Please phone

5353 1000

(Tewantin Medical Centre will take the bookings for this service)

1/54 Rainbow Beach Road, Rainbow Beach

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Cooloola Coast Probus Club keeps busy Katrina van den Brenk

OOLOOLA COAST PROBUS activities will resume this month after some cancellations due to Covid, but members have kept in touch informally. 14 March will see a new committee elected at our AGM to take the reins, and it is usual for a Probus Club president to change each year. This will be preceded by a normal monthly meeting and afternoon tea. Our Tour Director is always interested in any suggestions from members as to where they want to go and bus trips to more distant locations may be taken as well as car-sharing to places of interest in the

Probus members Joan, Katrina, Jo, and Cherryl at Temptations

nearby areas of Gympie, Maryborough, and thereabouts. On the third Monday of each month we gather for a morning tea at some local establishment. In April we’ll join with other Probus Clubs from the Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, and Gympie areas for an Ecumenical Service in Gympie and lunch together afterwards. Probus Queensland has organised a 14 day tour in May: “Autumn Colours of Tasmania”. Meetings are held on each second Monday of the month at 2.00pm at the Sandcastle Motel in Tin Can Bay and include a break for afternoon tea and a chat. For more details please contact our Secretary Katrina on M: 0407 637 691 or E: cooloolaprobus@gmail.com

We Need Clean Fill! Carole Lehmann

KAY, SO WE’RE looking for some help here. The Tin Can Bay Community & Men’s Shed is in urgent need of CLEAN, SOLID FILL at the Shed’s premises in Amity Place, Tin Can Bay. We’ve provided clear access to drive in, back up, and drop off any unwanted fill you may have, and we’re there every weekday morning to lend a hand shovelling it out. Just follow the signs or call Paul Boulton on 0437 007 911 for directions. This is the first step in our important and biggest project for 2022. The storage sheds built here will provide safer and easier

access to the Shed’s wood stores – further enhancing the workability of The Shed. And while you’re there, pop in and say hello to see what The Shed has to offer you. You can bring your recyclable cans and bottles too to donate to our fund-raising efforts AND you can check out the goods we’re producing. It’s a great organisation to belong to. Hope to see you soon. Tin Can Bay Community & Men’s Shed 9am – 1pm Monday - Friday Amity Place, Tin Can Bay – 0491 175 038 Please! Dump your dirt here!

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Dance Classes Recommencing Sunday 6 March 2022 At Tin Can Bay RSL Hall From 2-5pm, $10 per person. The classes are run by Leigh and will be Covid-regulated.

The classes will run every Sunday from 6 March un l 30 April 2022 when the next Old Time/New Vogue/R&R/other popular dances will be on the programme for the Local Dance. All patrons who are vaccinated are welcome to a end. Bookings are open for all the Sunday classes including the dance scheduled for 30 April 2022.

Please contact Julie on 0428 824 115 to register. Looking forward to catching up.

Please wear leather soled shoes NO SNEAKERS or thongs. Further dance classes will �e held a�er the dance depending on Covid regula ons.

TENDER INVITATION

Invitation for Tenure for a Community Facility - 5 Bream Street, Tin Can Bay Applications are invited from not-for-profit community organisations to enter into a Community Facilities Management Agreement over the facility known as the “Playgroup” building located on part of the land at 5 Bream Street, Tin Can Bay. Applicants are required to attend a mandatory site inspection. A property inspection will be held at 10am on Friday, 4 March at 10am for applicants seeking to apply. Please register your attendance via email by 12 pm on Thursday, 3 March 2022 to property@gympie.qld.gov.au Applications close 5pm, Monday 14 March 2022. For further details or to submit your application, please read Invitation to Tender along with the related documents found at www.gympie.qld.gov.au and complete Schedule 6 - Invitation Response Form. March 2022 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 13

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Tin Can Bay Quilters Club News

Are you ready for a Tsunami or Earthquake Cooloola Coast Community Local Disaster Management Support Group

Lesley McCarthy - Club Secretary

HE TIN CAN BAY Quilters Club returned for this year at the start of February. A list of monthly projects will be available and sent out to the members in due course. The first project will be a Charity Quilt which when finished will be raffled with all monies raised going to a local charity, yet to be determined. Many members were busy during the holidays, with Irene Horley, Leonie Meggitt and Jo Page making lunch box bags and Lynda Kozacynski made her first quilt using a jelly roll. Well done Lynda. The Quilters Club meet every Tuesday between 9am and 12 noon at the Community Hall on Tin Can Bay Road. All welcome.

Step 1: Have a plan

Step 2: Pack supplies

Step 3: Make sure you’re covered

After the recent TSUNAMI notification would you be ready to evacuate at short notice, if not you need to get prepared. If it’s FLOODED forget it, your life is worth more than getting somewhere on time.

GET PREPARED Lynda Kozacynski made this quilt using a jelly roll for the first time

Lunch bags made by Irene, Jo and Leonie

SAY NO!

Step 1: Step 2:

Have a Plan - Make a household and evacuation plan. Pack Supplies - Pack your household emergency and evacuation kits. Step 3: Make sure you’re covered - Check with your insurer that your home and contents is covered in the event of a tsunami. Get Ready - https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/understand-your-risk/typesnatural-disasters/tsunami Tsunami Warning - http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/ The Gympie Regional Council Dashboard provides links to disaster management agencies & Gympie Plan - http://disaster.gympie.qld.gov.au/ CCCLDMSG Meet: Quarterly on the 1st Tuesday of the Month (March, June, September & December) Would you like to know more? Our next meeting is on Tuesday 1 March in the Cooloola Cove Veterans & Community Hall Starting 9.30am or contact Terry Steele on 0439 862 264.

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The State Government is proceeding to issue private leases inside National Parks for development of private luxury accommodation. This is a massive change to what our National Parks are for, and to how they are run. It would be irreversible once begun. The Government decided on this massive change without any effective public consultation. Cooloola National Park is next in line for this private development plan: • 10 x 38mtr2 luxury units at Double Island Point! • Another 10 at Poona Lake! • How long then before it’s 20... and then 30? • How long before the public are excluded? • And how does the delicate ecology and aesthetic of Poona Lake cope with the development impacts?

Help us keep National Parks for nature and for everyone!

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Cooloola Coast Art Group

Over 60s Ray Kahl

Kerri Southern

After all the lockdowns and the busy Christmas period our group finally got to go out and enjoy a luncheon without restrictions. We all hope that the crisis is nearing its end and we are able to enjoy further outings….

Rainbow Beach Droughtrunners Tony Stewart - 0408 767 930 rainbowfishing@southernphone.com.au

A Macaw - pastel by K. Southern

WATERCOLOR STAGE 2 workshop is being held on 12 and 13 March, this is a very popular workshop and as numbers are limited, book early. For bookings & enquiries please contact Kay on 0447 631 479. Our fortnightly Life Drawing and weekly Drawing & Painting group, offer artists of all levels the opportunity to develop and share their skills.

Monday painting in acrylic/oil with tutoring for beginners and Tuesday “any medium” groups are back in full swing at 9.00am, Tuncunba Hall, 20 Gympie Rd, Tin Can Bay. Life Drawing group with life model is every 2nd Monday 1.30 to 3.30pm - enquiries: Robyn 0419 663 271.

S MENTIONED IN my last report I have been away from Rainbow, but carrying on raising funds for those in need of support. After the recent floods around Tansey, Goomeri, Maryborough areas we offered support to many organisations but due to application processing for grants we only heard back from anyone in mid-February. Our offer will be taken up by Blaze-Aid - an organisation of volunteers mainly helping with fencing. We have previously helped them after the fires two years ago in northeast Victoria. This month we have also helped Fencing For Fires in Victoria ($1500) and the Gympie

Homeless ($600). Many thanks to all who have donated with special mentions to Tin Can Bay Bakery, Jim Snee, and Wayne Kerle. Bay Auto continues to help Wayne with his bottle collections and a big thanks to Breeze Holiday Park, Tin Can Bay Holiday Park, Tin Can Bay Yacht Club, Kingfisher, and all that have left bottles and cans at 10 Tingira Close, Rainbow Beach. Now that we are donating to Blaze-Aid ($5000) to help our neighborly flood victims, anyone can help by donating to: Bank of QLD RB Droughtrunners BSB: 124001 Acct: 22599186 Hopefully we can then donate the same amount next month. Thank you all.

Drop-in Sausage Sizzle supports Tin Can Bay community Ross Carruthers

S I ENTER the Tin Can Bay RSL, adjusting my mask, the smell of BBQ sausages and fried onions greets me like a long lost friend and any mask-related inconvenience is forgotten. Terry Giles, affectionately known as Tezza, is the RSL’s laconic social coordinator. He is also chief cook and bottle washer for the sausage sizzle. Don’t worry, wife Rowena and the rest of the family are on hand to help out. Tezza is a long-term resident of Tin Can Bay who spent much of his working life with the Railway, firstly in Bankstown in Sydney and then in Ipswich. Rowena sidles up to Tezza: “Six for the gang on the balcony please.” “No worries”, he responds with a cheeky grin and settles back in behind the BBQ. “We kicked off these sausage sizzles a few

years ago to provide a venue for veterans to get information about support programs. They were successful then so we decided to start them up again last year. We are going through two to three dozen sausages every Drop-in Friday and the demand is growing.” I look around. Allan and Neil are sitting across from me having a chat about their work experiences around Australia. Adelaide and the girls are at their regular table in the corner talking up a storm. Gail works in the bar on Tuesdays and Thursdays and has dropped in for something to eat and a chat. Everyone is looking relaxed and is enjoying themselves. What a great idea Terry. Thank you for your service! The RSL’s free Drop-in Sausage Sizzle is held on the first Friday of every month. The next sausage sizzle is on at the Tin Can Bay RSL on 4 March from 11.30am to 1.30pm. All the community is welcome to attend.

Tezza, son Matt, and Gail having fun at the RSL’s Drop-in Sausage Sizzle March 2022 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 15

Did you catch the CROC team? I

DCARE’S CYBER Resilience Outreach Clinic (CROC) team recently connected with locals on a visit to the area. IDCARE is Australia and New Zealand’s national identity and cyber support service. They are a notfor-profit organisation that was formed to address a critical support gap for individuals confronting identity and cyber security concerns. The CROC program consists of mobile pop-up clinics across regional Australia to provide personal direct priority access to IDCARE services. In mid-February they popped into Tin Can Bay, and had this to say: “Thanks to local councillor, Jess Milne, for making time to meet with us and the Solo Seniors group for allowing us to share important information about scams impacting your community during your morning tea!” If you missed them, they have left some information at the Tin Can Bay library.

The IDCARE crew with the Cyber Resilience Outreach Clinic (CROC) truck on their recent visit to Tin Can Bay

Their next stop was the Rainbow Beach markets, where they set up their truck and their popular “Scream at a Scammer” booth and then also spent a few days in the area. “We loved meeting with locals, tourists and stallholders and hearing their stories!” the CROC team said. “We chatted to many stallholders who benefitted

from learning how to keep their small business safe - and we may have ended up buying a few too many souvenirs too.” They were also pleased to be able to catch up with a couple of locals who were previous clients of their services. If you missed seeing them this time, go to www. croc.idcare.org to find out more.

Don’t Be Scammed! Jess Milne

ORE THAN A million Australians will experience a scam, cybercrime or identity theft event each year. When it happens, it’s very common for people to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or foolish and not want to talk about it. IDCARE is a not-for-profit charity that was formed to address a critical support gap for individuals confronting identity and cyber security concerns. They provide free base assistance for individuals that have fallen victim to identity theft, hacking, phishing, telephone scams, romance scams, investment scams, data breaches, ransomware, and lost or stolen credentials. There are ways that you can protect yourself, family, and friends from risk including: • Run antivirus and update apps and operating systems. • Never provide remote access to someone who calls “out of the blue”. • Mix your passwords, did you know it might only take 0.29 seconds to hack a 7 digit passwords but ten years to hack a 10 digit password? • Review your online accounts and multi-factor

• •

authenticate everything. Even if your username and password are hacked, criminals won’t have access to your unique code. Check your online account settings including recovery phone number and email address. Don’t take the bait, never respond to emails, phone calls, or text messages that ask for personal, account or credential information. Stop and seek support, take time to respond and do your research. Start the conversation at home because you are not alone.

If you suspect something is not right then act immediately. Focus on what you think is exposed, what information do you think the criminals got? Call your bank without delay, most criminals are after your money. Report your experience if it’s online to ww.cyber. gov.au or if it involves physical crime then to the Police. Exposed accounts and credentials should be reported to the issuers of these services. To regain control of your devices and online accounts: • Disconnect your device from the internet if you think you are at risk. • Some devices may need to be reset to a time before the compromise. • Jump on another device and change your online passwords. For further advice, assistance or if you just need to speak to someone then contact IDCARE on their Community Hotline 1800 595 160 or Queensland office 07 3555 5900, email help@idcare, or visit www.idcare.org to sign up to their newsletter which keeps you up to date with all the trending scams.

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Library Happenings March

Visit us at: www.gympie.qld.gov.au/library Facebook: www.facebook.com/GRLibraries Make and take your card creations. Beginners and experienced welcome. Join this friendly group at Tin Can Bay Library and let your creative juices flow. Phone: 5486 4355 for more information.

Talks and Workshops

Tin Can Bay Mahjong – Every Tuesday from 12.30-3.30pm Join us at Tin Can Bay Library for a wonderful afternoon playing Mahjong. Mahjong is an ancient Chinese tile game of strategy, calculation and skill with a measure of chance. This group is open to everyone, young and old, wanting to learn this ancient Chinese tile game.

Macramé workshop Gympie Library – Friday 4 March 10am Come along and learn how to make your choice of a pot plant holder, drink bottle holder, phone case or headband. If you wish to make something for your drink bottle, pot or phone make sure you bring it so you can make the right size for your project. Bookings Essential. Friends of the Library Social Club – Candle Making Gympie Library – Friday 25 March 10am Come along to this fun session as we learn how to make our own soy and beeswax candles. Bookings essential. Armchair Travellers – Pompeii Virtual Tour Gympie Library – Thursday 31 March 5.30pm Join us as we are transported to faraway locations without ever leaving the library. This will be a wonderful evening as our tour guide talks to us over a virtual feed about an exciting topic. This month we will be travelling to the lost city of Pompeii to look at the life and decadence forever preserved in ash with a Pompeii Virtual Tour. Bookings Essential.

Local History Mary Street Fiveways - Thursday 3 March at 10am Join us for a Walk & Talk along Mary Street from the Fiveways to Smithfield Street. We look at the history of some of the buildings, what they looked like back in the day and learn about some of the shopkeepers in those buildings. Meet us at the Fiveways, wear good walking shoes and be prepared for a walk down our main street. Bookings Essential.

Digital Springboard Interview skills – Thursday 10 March 5.30pm This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to nail a job interview. It provides best practice tips for before, during and after an interview. Bookings Essential.

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And a reminder of regular happenings at your local libraries: First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 years) First 5 Forever Storytime is an interactive program for children in a relaxed atmosphere with a focus on fun for children up to 5 years of age and their caregivers. Bookings essential. Tin Can Bay Library – Thursday 9:30-10:00 First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 years) First 5 Forever Storytime is an interactive program for children in a relaxed atmosphere with a focus on fun for children up to 5 years of age and their caregivers. Bookings essential. Rainbow Beach Library - Mondays 10.30-11am

Connect with Technology Book a Librarian Do you need a hand to get started online? Do you have a question about something that you have recently learned? Book in for a one on one half hour session where our library staff will help answer your questions and provide tips and strategies to point you in the right direction for your future learning. Rainbow Beach Library – Mondays 11am -12.30pm and 3rd Thursday 1012noon Tin Can Bay Library – Tuesdays and Fridays 2.30-4pm

Rainbow Beach Art Group – First and Third Friday of each month at 10am Join us at Rainbow Beach Library for a fantastic morning of fun and creativity. Each session covers something different with the aim of exploring different avenues of art. Come along and enjoy a morning getting in touch with your inner artist. Phone: 5486 3705 for more information.

Community Groups in the Library Book Clubs flourish throughout the Gympie Region, with more than 25 active reading groups currently accessing the multiple book-set collections of Gympie Regional Libraries. If you’re an avid reader and would like to discuss the work of great authors with other book lovers, contact your nearest library branch today. Cooloola Card Makers – Wednesdays at 9.30am We make all sorts of greeting cards. So come and join us for a fun morning.

Tin Can Bay Art Group – Tuesdays from 10am-12noon Calling all artists! Join us at Tin Can Bay Library to share work and ideas, seek advice from other talented eyes, and connect with artists in our community. Bring your work-in-progress or your finished piece and join in a friendly chat. Exchange ideas. Participate in a mini-workshop or see an art demonstration. All artists, levels, and mediums welcome. Phone: 5486 4355 for more information.

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– BIRD OF THE MONTH –

Leaden Flycatcher Melissa Marie

HEN YOU CATCH the sun shining off a leaden flycatcher’s feathers you really will see a jewel of the bush. The male’s luminous, shimmering blue head, bib, and back create a gorgeous contrast to his white belly, whilst the female displays a rufous throat and breast, and white belly. A highly migratory bird, keep an eye out for it in eucalypt forest, rainforest, mangroves, and coastal scrub. Some leaden flycatchers vacate our neck of the words and head out over the Torres Strait to winter in southern New Guinea. As can be gathered from their name,

a leaden flycatcher dines on insects it catches while darting from branch to branch, catching its meals in flight in a display of acrobatic prowess. When it comes time to raise young, the pair will make a nest resembling a deep cup made of strips of bark and grass, woven together with spider webs and lichen, and take turns to incubate. Unfortunately less than a quarter of all eggs will make it to become a fledgling chick. The movements of leaden flycatchers are still poorly understood, so if you do spot one please don’t hesitate to become a citizen scientist and record your sighting in the global birding app, eBird.

eBird is a global online database of bird observations providing scientists, researchers and amateur naturalists with real-time data about bird distribution and abundance. eBird Australia is a collaborative project managed by the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science. Your sightings contribute to hundreds of conservation decisions and peerreviewed papers, thousands of student projects, and help inform bird research worldwide. Go to ebird.org/australia/home for more information, or download the app from the App Store or Google Play.

A male leaden flycatcher Photographed by Scott Humphris

Dolphin News Norma Sanderson Retiring Dolphin Volunteer Coordinator

UIETER TIMES at the Dolphin Centre now that school has gone back, however we do see quite a few children on the weekend. It is with regret that I have tended my resignation at the Dolphin Centre as I am moving to Toowoomba. I have a lot of family and friends in Toowoomba so will not be lonely. After being in Tin Can Bay for over 18 years I have made a lot of friends who I will miss but on the bright side, I will be free to come over to Tin Can Bay at any time. I will miss the dolphins as they have been a big part of my life here in Tin Can Bay. I am sure I will get updates from time to time from our very valuable and knowledgeable volunteers.

Exciting news on the morning of 15 February - Aussie brought in her new calf! It must have been born overnight on the 14th (St Valentine’s day). Both mum and baby are in good health. We all hope that this new calf survives as it is a real stunner and will draw the crowds. Everyone loves a baby. Remember if you are a local, you do not pay admission to the centre, only paying for feeding if you wish to participate. Please indicate to the gate person that you are local and can produce some form of identification. Due to Government Covid regulations on tourist venues, only the double vaccinated public can enter the Dolphin Feeding area, however you can enter the cafe and order coffee and takeaway food. We open at 7am and have viewing of the

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Aussie and her brand new calf

dolphins until around 7.45am. Of course this depends on how many dolphins we have and how many visitors are lining up to be admitted. On really busy days we start feeding around 7.30am. See you there.

Wishing you all the best for your new chapter Norma! Thank you for your wonderful reports, you will be missed. From Rainbow Beach Community News

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AINBOW 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 in Tin Can Bay, visit a historic lighthouse via the Great Beach Drive or world-class scuba diving. If you make the most of the outdoors - then you’ll love our backyard playground. You can choose from extreme adventures and ultimate indulgences a rejuvenating massage, secluded picnics beside a

freshwater lake or delicious seafood and views in our eateries and clubs. Our coast has abundant fishing - whether off a beach, on an estuary or from a deep sea charter, right on our doorstep! Birdwatchers, nature-lovers, bushwalkers, 4x4 enthusiasts and surfers call our corner of the world: ‘paradise’.

Our Great Sandy National Park hosts Queensland’s three most popular beachside campgrounds, and our friendly townships offer caravan parks, apartments and holiday homes. So stay with us, watch the sunset from Carlo Sandblow or stroll along Tin Can Bay Esplanade...

you’ll never want to leave!

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MASSAGE & RETREATS

Rainbow Beach Surf Club

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Best range of fishing tackle, all the big brands! Bait, ice, 24h fuel, massive range of chandlery. For all your boating and fishing needs. TCB Marina, 07 5486 4744 tcbchandlery.com.au

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Arcobaleno on the Beach Wood fired pizza, delicious pasta, coffee & cake. BYO, dine in, take away, home delivery 07 5486 8000. In the Post Office Arcade facebook.com/Arco.on.the.beach/

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COOLOOLA COAST

Must See and Dos

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Patrolled Beach

Middle Rock

Swim in the flags in front of the Surf Lifesaving tower. Walk via the steps or walkway near the lookout and surf club, or drive onto Griffin Esplanade. 4WD beach access begins here.

When tides and conditions allow, the walk to Middle Rock and back is a beautiful way to check out the Coloured Sands. From here, vehicle permits are required and dogs are prohibited.

Coloured Sands Visit the patrolled beach, near the surf tower or the lookout to see the 70 plus colours in our cliffs. From town, walk south 1km along the beach - for best colours 4WD or tour a further 9km. Remember it is a gazetted road.

Inskip Point This peninsula is the gateway to Fraser Island, a favourite fishing spot and pet friendly camping grounds for generations. Only 15 minutes drive (2WD) from Rainbow Beach.

Carlo Sand Blow

Freshwater Picnic Area

Park at the top of Cooloola Drive, and walk 600m up from the car park or bushwalk about 2km from the National Parks Office for spectacular views of the Coloured Sands, Double Island Point, Tin Can Bay Inlet and hang gliders.

Walk to and swim in nearby Freshwater Lake, picnic or BBQ at the beautiful shady day-use area, found before Freshwater Road reaches Teewah Beach. 4WD only.

Poona Lake

Walk 4km from Crab Creek to Norman Point, over picturesque bridges, signage of flora and fauna, through mangroves, playgrounds and outdoor gyms. It is mostly flat and very safe for children on wheels. Look out for 137 species of birds.

Drive to Bymien Picnic Area (2WD) via 3km gravel on the Freshwater Road, (off Rainbow Beach Road). It’s a 40 minute walk to reach the cool waters of Lake Poona through beautiful rainforest and carrol (grey myrtle) scrub.

Searys Creek Only 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 Headland A look out, a viewing platform, 2 playgrounds, a skatepark, BBQs and picnic facilities. See the whales from here in season and watch the surfers out the front. Take a photo at the Cherry Venture propeller.

Double Island Point Access via the 4WD only Great Beach Drive or Freshwater Track. See dolphins, whales (seasonal), manta rays, turtles and walk up to our historic lighthouse. It has the longest break in Australia -when the swell lines up.

Mudlo Rocks

Wander here at low tide, play in rock pools and watch 4WDs navigate any exposed rocks. ALWAYS check conditions and ask locals before you 4WD - it is not always safe, even close to low tide.

Tin Can Bay Foreshore

Tin Can Bay Wildflower Walk Known for spectacular wildflower species, access this trail from the corner of Emperor St and Oyster Parade. Best in late winter and early spring.

Boat Ramps You can launch your boat at Norman Point and Crab Creek in Tin Can Bay or Carlo Point and Bullock Point near Rainbow Beach. All except Bullock Point offer toilet and scenic picnic facilities.

Feed Wild Dolphins at Norman Point Arrive from 7am, after feeding (fees apply), the dolphins leave for another day. A picturesque peninsula with public pool, playground, sailing, boat ramp and pontoon and picnic facilities.

Carlo Point For spectacular sunsets over the water, take a cheese platter or fish and chips and watch the day’s end. This favourite fishing spot is only 3 km from Rainbow Beach.

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Fraser and Cooloola Great Walks

Reputably Rainbow Beach’s most ‘Instaworthy’ location - check out our colourful stairs and share a photo on our socials.

A 90 km trail showcases natural and cultural features of the world’s largest sand island between Dilli Village and Happy Valley. Or trek 102 km from Noosa to Rainbow Beach through sandblows, past lakes and spectacular views.

Great Sandy Strait

Fraser Island K’gari

If you love the wonderful peace and relaxation of sailing or cruising, the sheltered waters around Tin Can Bay are for you. You may see dugong, turtles, dolphins and more in this section of the Great Sandy Marine Park.

World heritage listed, K’gari has over 40 lakes, rainforests, sand dunes, wildlife, four wheel driving and fishing! Take a 1 or 2 day tour, hire a 4WD or take your own. Cross the barge at Inskip Point, permits are online or at the Parks Office.

Rainbow Steps

Local opposition is building against development plans for Cooloola National Park

Above: View across Poona Lake to the development site (circled). If some or all of the large blackbutt trees on the site were removed, what effect might that have on how you feel about being there? Below: A few of the mature blackbutt trees at risk of being lost to make way for luxury cabins

Greg Wood Protect Our Parks

UBLIC AWARENESS is growing upon State Government plans to allow private development inside Cooloola National Park. The Brisbane Times published three articles on the impacts facing Poona Lake in mid-February. Links to these articles are listed at: https://www.protectparks.net/medialinks Since then, Protect Our Parks started a Facebook group to better connect people to this issue. This site gained 260 subscribers within 24 hours and subscription numbers are continuing to rise. The group can be seen and supported at: https://www.facebook.com/ groups/628388164907569 or search “Protect Our Parks” on Facebook.

Protect Our Parks started a new petition opposing the park development plan after the first petition to Queensland Parliament ended on 11 February. Please see and support it at: https://www. change.org/ProtectOurNationalParks After a steady start, signatures on this new petition are now rapidly increasing as

people become aware of it. Please understand that we are not alone or unreasonable in opposing this development plan. A new nation-wide poll finds that: 1.

91% agree national parks and conservation areas are critical to protect nature from resource extraction (including logging and mining

78% say they do not support any development in parks and protected areas at all

There is support for small scale projects that help people enjoy nature such as public toilets, visitor centres, and interpretation areas.

Who then are our governments listening to when they make these private development plans? Apparently not the Australian public! Read the full poll information at: https:// vnpa.org.au/publications/polling-2022/ Submitted article. What are your thoughts on this proposed development? If you haven’t already, let us know your views at info@rbcn.com.au

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10 year Anniversary for Cooloola Dragon Boat Club’s “Dragon’s Lair Cafe”

Julie Mulhall and Gayl Rose - Monthly Medal Winners for February

Golf Club Championships start in March

The much-loved Dragon’s Lair Cafe has been in operation for ten years at the TCB markets

Helen Gordon

Pamela Gorey – President Cooloola Dragon Boat Club

HE DRAGON’S LAIR CAFE at Tin Can Bay markets started at Easter 2012. Wow, 10 years ago! The opportunity arose following the retirement of the previous caterer who worked from the RSL Hall kitchen. RSL Management wanted the food service to continue at Tin Can Bay markets so Cooloola Dragon Boat Club was approached to fill the gap, especially as it was known that a number of members had food catering experience. With about 4 weeks notice, Andrea Casey (then CDBC President) called for interest from Club members. Norma Sanderson offered her service as cook and got busy organising the kitchen. She also proposed the name Dragon’s Lair which we readily adopted. Jan Low and Andrea Casey agreed to help set up and get the cafe running, along with Chris Rogers (who sadly passed away last year).

Dragon’s Lair Cafe is a major fundraiser for Cooloola Dragon Boat Club. With the help of fantastic members who volunteer their time each month on Tin Can Bay market day, the Club has greatly benefited from the funds raised through the Dragon’s Lair Cafe. The Cafe offers breakfasts and morning teas (dine - in and takeaway) to Tin Can Bay market visitors and stall holders. In 2015 DLC started an “order and deliver” service to stall holders, who often cannot leave their stalls. They were amazed and said “it is the only market that provides this wonderful service”. Big things are being planned to celebrate CDBC Dragons Lair Cafe 10 year achievement. Call in and see us on the 3rd Saturday each month at TCB markets and sample our food and drinks. Maybe you would like information about dragon boating and our great Club...we provide that too.

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LAYING CONDITIONS were very difficult during the past month as a wet course made the scores very high. We are forging ahead with Ladies, Mens, and Vets championships starting in March. We have had several visitors from different states of Australia playing in our competitions since the borders have opened up and we are always pleased to see new faces on the course. The Country Club has recently appointed a New Head Greenkeeper to the staff and he is busy implementing the improvements which have been planned for our course. We have competition golf on all days except Monday. Bookings for the 18 hole competitions can be made through the Pro Shop by either calling in or ringing 0409 727 577. The Thursday and Friday 9 hole competitions commence from 7 am onwards and not necessary. Allbookings clothing,are Shoes & Accessories New residents to the area wishing to join our Golf Club can do all the (excluding Jewellery and Country piety goods) necessary paperwork at the Club front desk where our friendly office staff can assist. Our Resident Professional James will take bookings from anyone wishing to learn how to play golf. He has a good variety of clothing and equipment for sale also. Motorised hire buggies are able to be booked for anyone who would rather drive the course instead of walking. We are urgently Until next month!

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Yacht Club looking forward to 2022 Cooloola Cup Regatta

Last year’s Cooloola Cup had 27 entries

Kay Muir

HE TIN CAN BAY Yacht Club is hosting the 2022 Cooloola Cup Regatta on 23 and 24 April. As last year, the Cup will be proudly sponsored by Century 21 and local businesses. The inaugural Cooloola Cup was held between Christmas and New Year 1981 and was the first major event of the newly formed TCB Yacht Club. It consisted of 4 days of racing including a race to Mineral Sands Jetty, Fraser Island for an overnight stay and racing back the following day. There were 15 yachts in the regatta with some famous ocean racers, Siska 11, Cadence, and Odyssey, a Hobart winner. Over time, the format of the Cup has changed. The regatta weekend now includes the Cockroach Cup and is open to “off the beach” monohull dinghies and multihulls, sports boats, trailer sailers, and keel boats. Last year saw 27 entries with the popular Weta multihull forming half of these. The Yacht Club is hoping for an even bigger and better fleet this year and of course, fair winds and weather.

Photos from the inaugural Cooloola Cup Regatta, held in 1981

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Fishing, Boating & the Great Outdoors

Tin Can Bay Fishing Club News Alan Rippon – President

good turnout of boats and members. Some good quality fish weighed in nannygai, cod, sweetlip, and mangrove jack. Before you ask - fresh live bait (mullet) was working well as were the better prawn style lures. Members also report that Kauri Creek has been fishing well for whiting and flathead. Squid is still being caught, but it was hard with the freshwater following the rain - they should be back now that the water is clearing up.

HE CLUB HAD a break over the January holiday period and as of the time of writing this article (mid-February) we have only held one fishing event and no social events. That doesn’t mean that we have nothing to talk about as our members didn’t stop fishing – check out the photos! Our first trip for the year was held on Thursday 10 February where there was a

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0.51 1436 TH 1352SA0.51 1.65 1955 1.65 2100 0.46 1502 FR 1420SU0.46 1.73 2029 1.73 2137

0.44 1528 SA 1448 MO0.44 1.82 2107 1.82 2214

0.46 1557 SU 1519TU0.46 1.87 2147 1.87 2255

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0.60 1711 TU 1628TH0.60 1.91 2321 1.91

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Unfortunately, there have been reports of some “share-farming” activity where pots have been stolen or cleaned out. If you are witness to any of this activity please report to the authorities – Queensland Boating and Fisheries.

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Postscript from our January article: Just a note about a photo shown in our January article of a large fish caught at the boat ramp by a member of the public. At the time the picture was provided to us we were advised that the fish was released, subsequently a member of the

public contacted us to advise that it was not the case. We have contacted the fisherman involved and he stated that he did release the fish but did so at another site. We make no judgement on individuals’ choices to keep or release.

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Fishwatch hotline Report illegal fishing in Queensland:

• call the 24-hour Fishwatch hotline on 1800 017 116 (toll free within Queensland) • submit a form online at https://daf. engagementhub.com.au/fishwatch - you can remain anonymous when completing this form OR you can include your contact details so investigating officers can contact you for further information if needed. The Fishwatch hotline allows the public to report suspected illegal fishing directly to the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol, such as: • illegal use of nets

• taking undersize fish or exceeding possession limits • exceeding crab pot/dilly limits • destruction or disturbance of marine habitat • interfering with other people’s crab pots/dillies or other fishing gear • taking oysters from licensed oyster grounds.

If you suspect someone is fishing illegally, please provide as much of the following information as possible: • date, time and area where it took place

• fishing in closed waters or during closed seasons

• registration numbers and a description of any vehicles or boats involved

• taking female crabs

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AN YOU “sea” grass? Coastcare would like to know where. Cooloola Coastcare is seeking locals who get out on the water in Tin Can Inlet to help find existing seagrass beds. If you have knowledge of or photos of seagrass at any depth including in the intertidal zone or in deep water, we’d love to hear from you. If you can give a good description of the area with landmarks, or even better still, a GPS location, that would be very useful. We are seeking to identify seagrass locations after recent field observations using underwater cameras indicated the worrying absence of seagrass, the building block of the food web in our marine environment and vital food source for dugongs and turtles. Send your sighting information or photos to: president@cooloolacoastcare. org.au Coastcare VP Tony Galea and scientist Dr James Udy deploying the seagrass sled

Please include the date of the sighting, your best description of the location to help our fieldworkers find it again, and a GPS location if you have it. Any photos of the general location are helpful as well as underwater photos if you have them. Coastcare will use your recon photos or descriptions to help narrow the search areas and will target these areas for further research. Coastcare volunteers can then further investigate using both our underwater cameras on our seagrass sled and our new underwater drone, a remotely operated underwater vehicle funded by Gympie Regional Council Community Grant for the Environment. This hunt for seagrass and continuing research into the state of seagrass and underwater biodiversity is part of an ongoing project to try to rehabilitate Tin Can Inlet that began in 2017.

Find out more on the project website at https://www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au/projects/tin-can-inlet-rehabilitation March 2022 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 29

Cooloola City Farm Nursery MARCH PLANT OF MONTH:

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HE TUCKEROO (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) or Cupan Tree is a beautifully shaped tree with a non-invasive root system which tolerates both wet and dry conditions, eventually reaching 10m. This tree is suitable for and popular in coastal areas as it also tolerates salt spray. It has dark green foliage and, in autumn, insignificant white flowers followed by yellow/orange fruits which are edible. It is a good shade tree commonly used in street planting throughout SE Queensland. If you have some undamaged used pots at home we would appreciate them for use in the nursery as we recycle them. 140ml pots and grow tubes are most needed. If you could drop off any pots when you visit the nursery we would be most grateful. Cooloola City Farm Nursery is located opposite the Community Centre at Amity Place off Tin Can Bay Road. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays 8am - 3.00pm Ph: (07) 5486 2304 Email: ccfni09@gmail.com Website: www.cooloolacityfarm.org

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A Little Humour In honour of St Patrick’s Day on 17 March, here are some (very) bad Irish jokes - as we all know, the Irish have a fabulous sense of humour! What do you call a fake Irish stone? A sham-rock Why are leprechauns so good at gardening? They have green thumbs When does a leprechaun cross the road? When the light’s green What do you say when you lose a game on St. Patrick’s Day? Game clover What do you call a big Irish spider? A Paddy long legs Why should you never iron a four-leaf clover? You don’t want to press your luck What does a leprechaun have for breakfast on St. Paddy’s Day? Green eggs and ham What kind of spells do Irish wizards cast? Lucky charms How do you know an Irishman is having a great time? He’s Dublin over What do you call a bulletproof Irishman? Rick-O-Shea

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and also have a great new drummer, Erik van der Neut. They still play the popular covers from the 1960s to the 2020’s, but have widened their repertoire now that they have a keyboard player.

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AM PLEASED to report that the Rainbow Beach Community Pantry is continuing to meet a need with families and single people calling in on a regular basis to access frozen meals, refrigerated products and dry goods. Generous locals continue to drop off supplies when a call out for items is shared on the Words Out Rainbow Beach Facebook page. Victory Care at Maryborough and Gympie and cafes in Rainbow Beach and Gympie regularly donate frozen meals which have been greatly appreciated. If you would like to donate items, please contact Chappy Ronnie on 0413 135 867 or call in at the church in Carlo Road 1-3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Woolies at Cooloola Cove donate frozen goods, refrigerated food, pantry items, snacks, and household supplies which are picked up on Thursday mornings that are then passed on to locals through the pantry. They are on a mission to reduce the amount of food that ends up in landfill to 0% by 2025 and we are helping with that! Above: The Rainbow Beach Learning Community kids being taught how to cast a net Right: TurtleCare kindly came to give a talk to the Learning Community kids in February

The Rainbow Beach Learning Community has had a great start with children and teenagers enjoying art, craft, photography, sewing, computer skills, cooking, and outdoor activities such as yabby pumping and learning fishing skills. We have some amazingly skilled people living amongst us who are happy to share their knowledge and experience. Mo Riggs from Mocean Art is teaching the older children grass root skills such as making paint and crayons from natural products that will be used to create beautiful art works. The younger children have created “ouchy pouchies” and cup warmers using basic sewing skills taught by Bec. Jess McKenzie, Rainbow Beach’s own wedding photographer, is passing on her knowledge to help our budding photographers. Mike is enthralling his group with the basics of how computers work. Tina, Chrissy, Kerry, and Martine are using their skill in the kitchen to help the children create fantastic food which is then shared for lunch. Joe and Jess have fishing in their blood and are passing on their passion to the next generation teaching them how to find yabbies and cast a bait net. Soon they will actually do some fishing! On Tuesday afternoons, Sarah Booth and Dean Marshall from Rainbow Beach Learn to Surf are providing their local knowledge and leadership with water and bush activities to give the children a safe, enjoyable outdoor afternoon. 32 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – March 2022

We are looking for locals who have interesting skills or are passionate about what they do to come along on Thursday mornings to inspire our young people. Last week Jan Waters from Turtlecare shared about what is happening with turtles on our local beaches and the perilous life of a baby turtle. If you would like to come along and share about what floats your boat, please contact Ronnie. The 2022 Sandcastle Competition is happening again on Wednesday 13 April, on the beach near the SLS tower with registration from 8.30am. The competition starts at 9am with judging by Sandshapers of Noosa at 11am and prize-giving at 11.30am. Last year’s competition saw hundreds of locals and visitors on the beach creating amazing sand sculptures and winning great prizes donated by local businesses. Cooloola Coast Realty and Rainbow Beach Realty have kindly sponsored Sandshapers of Noosa who will be back creating an amazing sand sculpture to inspire us. Make sure that you save the date and start getting a team together to plan and build your sand creation. During my time as chaplain at Tin Can Bay, Gympie South, and Rainbow Beach Schools, I have been given the opportunity to provide parenting articles for inclusion in each school’s fortnightly school newsletter. If you would like to receive these articles which cover a wide variety of subjects sourced from great parenting organisations such as Empowering Parents, Creative Healthy Families, Parenting Ideas and Aha Parenting, please join Chappy Ronnie’s Positive Parenting Page on Facebook.

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Air conditioning Brad’s Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

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Bull Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

0421 245 260

Climate Control Air Conditioning

5486 4362

Cooloola Coast Air Conditioning Sub- Cooled Air Con/Refrigeration

5486 4499 0418 724 814

0499 144 678

0439 713 789

0403 435 369

Building & Excavations Bob the Builder 0417 728 510 Hall Homes 0438 864 152 KJ Homes

0427 136 571

Killer Excavations

0417 192 651

5488 0443

Car Dealers John Madill Toyota

0448 195 070

Rainbow Beach Service Centre and Towing

HM Coastal Electrical

0439 688 710

5486 8555

Op Shop Equipment Hire Mini Backhoe Hire 0418 184 966

Vinnies

5482 2737

Tin Can Bay Community Church Op Shop

5486 2055

Cherry Picker 0418 820 892

Pest Control Floorzone

5482 6500

Beach to Bay Pest Management

5486 8686

Termites@Cooloola

0409 86 86 86

Plasterer

Rainbow Beach Community Centre

5486 3355

Furniture

Garry Thompson

0402 240 448

Plumber

Cooloola Coast Bedding & Furniture

5371 5689

Garden Supplies

Jeff Hogues Plumbing

0458 259 418

Real Estate

Cooloola Cove Landscape & Garden Supplies

5488 0222

Gas Supplies

Glass and Aluminium Lighthouse Glass and Aluminium

Cooloola Coast Realty

5486 3411

Michelle Agnew C21

0428 585 175

Paul Downman C21

0407 181 404

Rainbow Beach Realty

5486 3900

Safety Supplies 5488 0601

Rainbow Beach Safety Supplies

0492 045 405

5480 5555

Graphic Design

Cleaning Clarks’ Cleaning, Laundry and Maintenance

Earth First Electrical

Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island Gas Supplies 0400 657 797

Cabinet Makers Cooloola Coast Cabinets

Rainbow Beach Rustproofing and Mechanical 5486 3228

Functions & Hall Hire

Barber Bayside Barbers

0448 955 768

Flooring

Bank BOQ Gympie

Smiley Mick Electrical

0436 338 631

Auto Electrics Rainbow Beach Auto Electrics

Mechanical

0456 783 023

SAJE Graphics

Signs 0439 089 238

Handyman

Concreter

Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach Signs

5486 2887

Storage

MGB Concrete

0407 228 044

Handiest Handyman

0407 828 881

4rent4sale Storage Sheds

5486 4577

Scott Sandilands

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Looney’s Labour

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Cooloola Tin Can Mini Storage

1300 727 025

Courier Followmont

0427 585 663

Mitre 10 Cooloola

Taxi 5486 2000

Taxi Service

0411 072 379

Rainbow Beach Hardware, Fishing & Camping 5486 3444

Curtains and Blinds & Security Classique Blinds Screens & Awnings

Hardware

Training

5481 2846

Kennels and Catteries Health Providers

Gympie Cooloola Pet Resort

Rainbow Beach General Practice

5353 1000

Channon and Lawrence Dental

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Rainbow Beach Chiropractic

0447 275 673

Rainbow Naturals

0473 408 359

In-Home Care

5301 9340

ESSENTIAL SERVICES

All States Training 5483 5364

Legal Services/ Solicitor Cosgroves

0418 729 474

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EMERGENCY - AMBULANCE / POLICE / FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000

SES Flood/Storm Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 500 SES - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3314 SES - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4604

Rural Fires Neerdie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0400 865 132 QPWS Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 9900 QPWS Tewantin (7 days) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5449 7792 Gympie Regional Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 307 800

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HOSPITAL Gympie Hospital & Community Health . . . . . . . . . . 5489 8690

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Doctor Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Coast & Rainbow Beach . . . 5486 4600 Rainbow Beach General Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5353 1000 ENERGEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 62 62 EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 130 372 FIRE & RESCUE - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3169 Tin Can Bay Fire Warden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 828 414 Rural Fires Goomboorian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0417 793 286 34 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – March 2022

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WHAT’S ON

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

MARCH

WEEKLY

8.30am Kindy Linq, RB School Library

CCCLDMSG quarterly meeting, 9.30am at CC Vets & Community Hall, Terry Steele on 0439862264.

(many are term time only)

9.30am Cooloola Card Makers, TCB Library

Craft - Morning Tea, 10am QCWA Hall, 18 Whiting Street TCB, contact Wendy 0412 547 043

5.30am TCB Bootcamp, 7am & 5.30pm RB Gym classes, Ph: 0490 333 147

3-4pm Coolabay Choir, CC Vets’ Hall, Pam: 0427 180 649

World Prayer Day, 10am at CC Vets & Community Hall, 1 Santa Maria Court CCove, contact Maggie Travers: 0400 756 615 NOTE NEW VENUE

Clean Up Australia Day

Cooloola Coast Dance Classes recommence (then every Sunday until 30 April), 2-5pm at TCB RSL Hall, $10 per person. Please contact Julie on 0428 824 115 to register.

8 8 8

International Women’s Day (International Men’s Day is 19 November) Business Starter Workshop 9.30-11.30am at RB Community Centre Free “Giggle and Jiggle” bellydance dance class by Soul from the Belly, 10am at Emperor Street Community Hall TCB. Further info or to register call/ text Jess Milne on 0411 218 254. International Women’s Day TWILIGHT WALK, 6pm at Norman Point TCB along the Foreshore to Lion’s Park. Contact Maggie Travers 0400 756 615

3.30-4.45pm Robotics Thursday, Gympie Library, bookings not necessary (but space is limited)

Weekdays 9am Lathe / Scroll Saw, The Shed, 9-12pm, Bryan: 0420 299 651

Thursday

9am-12pm Macrame class, $5, TCB Community & Men’s Shed, Carole 0437 880 438 for bookings

8am Social tennis, $3, RB Sports Club, all welcome, Chris: 0417 605 484 8.30am Playgroup, RB School Library

Monday

9.30am First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 yrs), TCB Library

8am Heart Foundation Wheelie Walking Group Cooloola Cove, Judy 5486 2181

9.30am Bingo for Local Ambulance Committee, TCB Country Club

9am Macrame, Men’s Shed, Carole: 0437 880 438

1pm Computer/IT/Phone, The Shed, bookings to Paul: 0437 007 911

9am Painting for beginners, Tuncunba Hall, Tin Can Bay, Kerri 0438 803 990 2nd Monday - 1.30 – 3.30pm Life Drawing with model,Tuncunba Hall, Tin Can Bay, Robyn 0419 663 271

1-3pm Acrylic Art Free Workshops at TCB Community & Men’s Shed, most materials supplied, Info: Raewyn Oliver, 0412 995 512.

10.30-11am First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 years) at RB Library. Bookings essential: 5486 3705

2.30pm Dragon Boating every Thursday, Sandra: 0402 352 756

11am -12.30pm Book a librarian, RB Library

3.30pm Robotics for kids, Gympie Library

Tuesday

Friday

12 & 13 Watercolour Workshop Stage 2 for Beginners with Kay Muir at Tuncunba Hall commencing 9am. Enquiries Kay 0447 631 479

2nd Tuesday - Veterans and Community Morning Tea, Tin Can Bay RSL, from 10am

1st & 3rd Rainbow Beach Art Group, RB Library 10am, phone 5486 3705 for more information

2nd & 4th Nibbles & Giggles at Goomeri Library, social get together to chat over a cuppa, 10am - ph: 4168 4340

1st Friday - Drop-in Sausage Sizzle, Tin Can Bay RSL, 11.30am to 1.30pm

8.30am Kindy Linq, RB School Library

Craft - Morning Tea, 10am QCWA Hall, 18 Whiting Street TCB, contact Wendy 0412 547 043

Coolabay Choir weekly meetings begin again - 3-4pm at CC Vets & Community Hall, Pam: 0427 180 649

Tourism Industry Forum 5:30-8:00pm, Alluvial Contemporary Gallery 39 Monkland St Gympie. Register at www.gympiechamber.com.au/events

GRC Corporate Plan drop-in session, 9am-12pm, CC Vets & Community Hall, www.gympie.qld.gov.au

9am TCB Quilters, TCB Community Centre, President Louise Hanks 0488 951 881

St Patrick’s Day celebration replete with green beer, TCB RSL

3rd Friday - Writing Fridays at Gympie Library - join other writers in practicing and honing your literary skills, 10am-12pm, phone 5481 0859 for more information and to book

9am Drawing & Pastel group all levels, tutoring for beginners, Tuncunba Hall, Tin Can Bay, Kerri 0438 803 990

4th Friday Community catch up at RB Hall, 8am

(until 8 April) Breastscreen Queensland mobile service, Lions Park TCB, call 13 20 50 or go to breastscreen.qld.gov.au to book. Defence Force Exercise Ram Horn begins until 6 April. More info on p6 of this issue

25-27 Cooloola BioBlitz, Rainbow Beach www. cooloolacoastcare.org.au/projects/bioblitz

11am-12pm English Conversation Group, come along to make new friends and improve your English, Gympie Library, bookings not needed 12.30-3.30pm Join in at TCB Library for an afternoon playing Mahjong, an ancient Chinese tile game of strategy, calculation and skill with a measure of chance. This group is open to everyone, young and old

APRL 13

Sandcastle Competition - start getting your team together and planning your winning entry!

Easter on Mary Street Festival, Gympie

23 & 24 Tin Can Bay Yacht Club Cooloola Cup Regatta 30

10am Tin Can Bay Art Group, TCB Library

Local Dance at TCB RSL Hall - Old Time/New Vogue/ R&R/other popular dances will be on the programme. Further details to follow. Julie 0428 824 115

2-4pm Book a librarian, TCB Library

3.30-4.30pm Tinker Table STEAM Makerspace, Gympie Library, bookings not necessary

Saturday

7.00am Heart Foundation Walking Group TCB, Maggie 0400 756 615

2nd Saturday Rainbow Beach Market. Book: 5486 3355

8am Table Tennis, RB Community Hall, $2, all levels welcome

TCB Country Club RB Sports Club TCB Country Club TCB Country Club RB Sports Club TCB Country Club RB Sports Club TCB Country Club RB Sports Club

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2.30-4pm Book a librarian, TCB Library

7.00am Heart Foundation Walking Group TCB Maggie 0400 756 615

March: 7pm 7.30pm 6pm 7pm 7.30pm 7pm 7.30pm 7pm 7.30pm

9am-12pm Chess/Rummykub at TCB Community & Men’s Shed, gold coin for morning tea, no need to book

Wednesday

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE Fri 4 Fri 4 Sat 5 Fri 11 Fri 11 Fri 18 Fri 18 Fri 25 Fri 25

8am Heart Foundation Wheelie Walking Group Cooloola Cove, Judy 5486 2181

GB Fox Daryl James Chris Webbe Solo One 4 the Road Joel Mak The Resonators Olivia Ruth Brad Soresnen Duo Alison Jensen

3rd Saturday Tin Can Bay Market. Book: 0418 711 897 2.30pm Little Athletics, TCB School oval, Jess: 0411 218 254 5pm Mass at St John Vianney Catholic Church, Bream Street, TCB, (week 1, 2, 5) and St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church Mass, Manooka Drive, RB (week 3, 4)

Sunday 7am Mass Rainbow Beach (week 1, 2, 5) and Tin Can Bay (week 3, 4) 7.30am Dragon Boating, Sandra: 0402 352 756 9.30am Service at Good Shepherd Church, 17 Carlo Road, RB, followed by morning tea all denominations most welcome

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Hello and welcome to another great edi on of the monthly rant. What another spectacular month it has been. Although the weather has thrown up a few interes ng events, but as I always say, “It doesn't rain in Rainbow.” Only Gympie floods. And apparently poor old Maryborough. Not sure if I can remember the last floods so it must be climate change? Anyway, is Covid finally star ng to be a thing of the past? It is almost becoming the new norm to get Covid. No toilet paper, a face diaper, and people pretending to sign in with the Covid app. Not sure how much contact tracing is occurring since the state government said they wouldn't be tracing anymore? Probably s ll the same amount of people employed. Taxes need to be spent somewhere, I mean saved*. It is me to get rid of the app. Did someone say infla on? Nothing like the perfect storm. Li le labour availability, impacted logis cs (interna onal & domes c), short supply of wood pallets, low interest rates the list goes on. Cost of living might seem to sneak up soon too? Watch this space. Enough about first world problems - onto the SPORTS REPORT. At the me of wri ng last month's report, our li le Aussie ripper Ash Barty had made it into the Australian Open final but the result wasn't un l a day or two later…and as we all now know, SHE WON! Truly an Aussie spor ng icon now. Domes c sport has all been pre y quiet but now we are ramping up to the start of the AFL/NRL seasons in March. The rugby has already kicked off and the season started well for the Reds with a defini ve win against Melbourne Rebels. Not much else to report sport-wise, except of course the spectacle that is the Superbowl. Not many people I know care less about the NFL but s ll tune in to the big game. This year it was Los Angeles Rams against

Cincinna Bengals, which means absolutely nothing to me but the game s ll finished up on a pre y exci ng note with the Rams scoring in the dying minutes to win. And of course all anyone talks about is the hal�ime show. Oh, as you have probably no ced our store makeover is con nuing, with new floors and aisle signage on their way. Make sure you come by and check it all out once it's done. That's it for the month. Hope everyone has had a great first few months of the year and is thrilled and excited for rest of the year ahead. Covid has taught us to expect the unexpected. Thanks again for shopping local, we really do appreciate it. WE EVEN HAVE STOCK!

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