Rainbow Beach Community News May 2015

E E FR 5000 copies delivered to Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove and Rainbow Beach May 2015 • Vol 18 • Issue 5 Most Improved Newspaper in Country Queensland – 2014 – Queensland Country Press Association

ANZAC Day 1915-2015

In this issue...

Remembering our diggers: Lifesavers Elizabeth White and Remy Hethorn pay tribute from the Rainbow Beach SLSC. Catafalque soldier at Tin Can Bay.

Every generation - young and old - was there to commemorate our fallen soldiers and hope for peace.

Images from ANZAC Day, pages 4-7.

May • What’s on for and June s and • Events for mum Mother’s Day about • Locals out and ow, sh n - at a fashio e! wedding and mor

Editor’s Note

Happy Mother’s Day!

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S I WRITE, I can smell the biscuits baking, know the clothes are almost dry on the line, our kids are home from shifts at the surf tower and local cafe, and we are all readying ourselves for another Monday.... (whew!)

What a month it was. I am sure everyone will agree that the local RSL branches should be commended for all their hard work and impressive services for the Centenary of the ANZAC. Well done!

Now ANZAC ceremonies are over for another year, surf patrols for another season, and school is back in full swing with cross country, NAPLAN and winter sports.

I had fun pranking at the start of the month, and am still hearing comments on the water park approved for Pelican Bay in Rainbow Beach. All rubbish, of course! You can read the real story of the water park plans for Tin Can Bay inside our pages (the April Fool’s Day version is still on our website).

May promises the longed for cooler nights. There have been a few evenings here and there where locals plumped up the doonas and brought out the slippers, but our days are still very beach-worthy.

GourMAY, a council initiative, encourages us to eat local for the month- there are events planned

across the region and lots of local goodness to taste.

May also brings Warbirds, the Bay to Bay yacht race and the Mother’s Day classic.

Mothers.... prepare for a pampering.

I wish you a wonderful Mother’s Day. I’m sure that, like me, you are just looking forward to family time - a loving phone call, handwritten sentiments on a colourful handmade card, and .... (drum roll).... a meal that you didn’t have to cook ... (and, better still, and oh, so much rarer) ... a meal where you didn’t have to even decide what it was going to be!

For me, this Mother’s Day is doubly precious. It is very likely the last Mother’s Day I can expect to spend with all my four children at home. This flying the coop business is very hard on the old hen (and rooster).

Lucky for me, my marvellous Mum is planning to visit too - an uncommon treat on Mother’s Day and my wonderful Mother-in-Law lives just down the road. So Heatley and the kids will be spoiling a trio of us (lucky for Heatley).

Talking about spoiling, I think the batch of biscuits are out of the oven.

What sort, you ask? ANZACS of course!

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Until next month, Michelle and Heatley Gilmore

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Are you ready?

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EADY TO JOIN us on Sunday May 10 for the Cooloola Coast Mother’s Day Classic by walking or running to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer Research, and hosted by the Lioness Club of Tin Can Bay. You can register on line at mothersdayclassic.com.au until May 6 or you can register on the day from 8am.

Costs start from a gold coin donation to $20.

We have a morning of activities, with rides for the kids, coffee, food, sausage sizzle, raffle and prizes. Don’t forget to dress in pink.

See you at Norman Point, Tin Can Bay from 8am for a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Even the army were onboard for last year’s Mother’s Day Classic

For further information please contact Jill Press on 5486 2843/0401 972 348 or michael.press@bigpond.com, or Jill Falzon on 5486 4852 or lionessclubtincanbay@ gmail.com or like us on facebook.com/ cooloolamothersdayclassic.

Playgroup morning tea for mums!

Playgroup Co-ordinator, Sarah Brantz (centre) with some playgroup mums and kids

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UMS... PREPARE to be spoilt at Rainbow Beach Playgroup on Thursday, May 7.

Every year, ladies from the church make a special visit before Mother’s Day, and bring smiles, arms ready for babies and a special morning tea.

Playgroup organiser Sarah Brantz, from Rainbow Beach State School said, “Some of my personal fondest playgroup memories, going back nearly nine years ago, are of the lovely spread the church ladies would put on for Mother’s Day.

“It’s such a thoughtful way to say thank you and know that you are appreciated for what you do, and mums need that sometimes.These ladies seriously know how to bake!”

Playgroup is on every Thursday morning for mums, dads, grandparents and carers and under 5’s during term times from 9am until 11am. There are activities for all ages, and everyone is welcome. Bring a healthy snack, hat and sunscreen.

Contact the school on 5486 9333 to find out more.

Specials start 22 April and ends 19 May 2015, While stocks last Specials start 22 April and ends 19 May 2015, While stocks last

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LEST WE FORGET

Commemorating 100 years of the

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ECORD ATTENDANCE at the five services across the coast demonstrated that the ANZAC tradition is in Australia’s core.

All ages - children, families, soldiers and ex-service men and women stood side by side, and listened to the Last Post - one hundred years after the landing at Gallipoli in World War I. We shall remember them.

Above: Local RSL President, Joe Casey and his granddaughter led the March

Below left to right:

Above right and right:

Rainbow Beach State school students waved their flags - they really do appreciate taking part on ANZAC Day

Rainbow Beach was in safe hands for ANZAC Day 2015 with the British A-Company 1st Battalion Gurka Rifles marching alongside our RAAF 1SQN

Huge numbers of crowds (including proud parents) clapped and cheered the procession “Voices of angels”: RBSS choir led by Mrs Cherie Mason

Rainbow Beach RSL Sub Branch members John Molkentien, Ray Beaufoy, John Ackery, Pat Nayler and Padre Bruce Dorman at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service - the “best ever” for Rainbow Beach with record crowds and perfect weather

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Arco’s is popular as ever ANZAC in Rainbow Beach LEST WE FORGET

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.

and booths, is set in Rainbow’s very own piazza.

“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.

“Our chef Luca, trained in Italy has created a beautiful pasta and main menu with regular specials. The seafood platter is particularly popular with prawns and scallops sourced locally from Tin Can Bay. Dan is on our woodfired oven, whipping up a variety of traditional

This little BYO restaurant/cafe has many reasons it is so popular. It’s laidback alfresco style with the cool original murals

Tony and Tanya with daughters Sam, Shona and son Kingsley opened the business mid January.

Italian pizza’s and much loved Aussie favourites. The seafood platter is really popular, with prawns and scallops from Tin Can Bay.”

In Gallipoli ANZAC Zack Lindenberg

“We try to use local, chemical free produce - like Scotty’s ham, not shop bought. We also source tomatoes and herbs locally and from our markets.”

The Arcos team make their own pizza bases, with an organic flour, as well as offering gluten free pizzas and bases.

They use single origin, chemical free coffee from near the D’Aguilar Highway.

Arco’s is proud of its family friendly vibe – offering a great kids menu, low sugar milk shakes and access to toys and colouring in. Kids are welcomed to watch the whole pizza making process.

Tony and Tanya plan to “see where it takes us” and wanted to thank everyone for all their support. Open from 9am until close, it is worth the visit.

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REMIERE’S FAREWELL: he said although it was cold, and he was tired, the local high school student, Zack Lindenberg said being in Gallipoli on ANZAC Day was “awesome - one of my best life experiences.”

Ray Parker lays a wreath for the Good Shepherd Church

Above: It is a solemn occasion for our crowds, against our beautiful backdrop Far left: Captains Flynn and Baillie represented the school Left: Reverend Bruce Dorman’s granddaughter, Jamie Lee Griffiths, gave us the haunting Last Post - she has kindly played the bugle at our services since shehas was been ten busy Sam and Luca say the woodfired pizza oven

Cooloola Cove Sleepout

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OASTGUARDS Daryl Williams and Fred Fitzsimons, Deputy Commander John Van der Heijde, Ian Sutton and Graham Hourigan paid homage to the diggers with Camp Gallipoli - they ate around a campfire, slept under the stars like many people around the nation for the Centenary.

Thanks to the organisers of this historic event, April 25, 2015.

More images on www.facebook.com/RainbowBeachCommunityNews

Watching the creation of their dinner!

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LEST WE FORGET

ANZAC Day Centenary in Tin Can Bay Images Karen Van der Heijde

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Wolf Rock Dive Report Above: The veterans and families

Below: There was a fantastic attendance, up on previous years, with a least 700 at the dawn service and a similar number, probably 500-700 attended the March and Wreath laying Ceremony

Visiting Gurka battalion joined the March at Tin Can Bay

Thanks for the music, Gympie and District Caledonian Pipes and Drums Band

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

With improved visibility we have been enjoying the entire vista of Wolf Rock under water surrounded by about 50 grey nurse sharks, giant Qld groper, eagle rays, bull rays, turtles, octopus, leopard sharks and so much more. In amongst all these animals are huge schools of baitfish, trevally, kingfish, barracuda and mulloway.

To see more photos and comments about the dives at Wolf Rock go to our Facebook page at www.facebook. com/wolfrockdive Think Like A Pony stand out in their orange, honouring the Lighthorse Brigades

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David Grice led the proceedings on this special ANZAC Ceremony in Tin Can Bay

Visibility has been in the range of 20 – 30 metres with water tempera

Max van Dorssen, Mick Hempenstall and Nev Stutz look forward to placing bids

Legacy Lunch supports war widows A

NZAC DAY is a reminder of all the lives lost at Gallipoli and every other battle, and the terrible cost of war.

The Rainbow Beach Sports, Recreation and Memorial Club acknowledge the sacrifice of our service men and women on ANZAC Day. Each year the Club hosts a luncheon for service men and women, members and guests, with an auction that raises money for Legacy.

Above: Lesley Stutz, Annette Hempenstall and Lois van Dorssen will help them decide what to bid on!

Below: Lots of locals ready to enjoy a scrumptious lunch and live entertainment to help a cause

Afra Chappill from The Sports Club said, “On ANZAC Day we remember all the Australians who have served. Legacy is about supporting soldiers back from active service and the families of soldiers who have not returned.”

This year, the club was lucky to host many of the British 1st Battalion Royal Gurka Riflemen, who were treated to a traditional roast dinner and pavlova.

The club also acknowledges any family member who has served or is currently serving in the armed forces.

Above: The Gurkas were heartily welcomed to the lunch

Once again, thanks to kind donations of local businesses, one hundred percent the $6561.90 raised on the day goes to Legacy, for war widows and soldiers’ families.

Left: Dean and Andrea Hayes and Debbie O’Donnell support the Legacy event every year!

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Our foreshore

... a playground for all ages

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OOLOOLA COASTCARE Association conducted a pilot project, ‘Great Sandy Salty Somethings,’ on the foreshore of Tin Can Bay during the Easter school holidays.

Visitors and locals alike brought the kids along for an exploration of our sandy foreshores, to discover its rich diversity and abundance of native fauna and flora.

Many little marine creatures and plants were discovered, with an emphasis on stewardship, that is, looking after our estuarine systems for future generations.

Visitors marvelled at our wonderful natural foreshores, but took home with them nothing but photographs, greater understanding and appreciation of the Great Sandy Strait Ramsar Wetlands.

This project is proudly funded

by BMRG - Caring for our Country, “Keeping the Great Sandy Strait Great”

Above: A group enjoyed creating a collage from flotsam Below: Back to nature – Noah and Tamia Taylor Above: Mud whelks - important for removing organic detritus and algae on the mud flats Low tide, Tin Can Bay foreshore - a playground for nature enthusiasts

Ryan Taylor checks out a crab

Comments due for Cooloola Coastal Foreshore Reserves Management Plan

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HE DRAFT Cooloola Coastal Foreshore Reserves Management Plan has now been released and will be open for public review and comment until May 15.

The Plan was created following community consultation during preparation of the Cooloola Conservation Strategy, and replaces the original Tin Can Bay Foreshore Management plan which was drafted and implemented in the 1990s.

The overarching aim is for the Cooloola Coast’s foreshore reserves to be managed

using a balanced approach, complying with relevant legislation and considering a variety of management aspects.

The Cooloola Coastal Foreshore Reserves Management Plan has been written to be an evolving Management Plan that can be modified when required.

Gympie Regional Council Mayor, Mick Curran, said, “The vision stated in the Plan is ‘the Cooloola Coast’s foreshore reserves are managed to enhance and maintain the natural values, whilst also providing

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recreational opportunities for residents and visitors’.

“The Cooloola Coastal foreshore areas are widely appreciated, beautiful, environmentally significant areas surrounded by an internationally listed Ramsar Wetland. It is vital for us to manage this natural asset to ensure that our region continues to be the natural choice to live, work and play. “ Community feedback from the Foreshore Management Plan will also

help in the development of the Marine Plants Management Strategy, through the identification of opportunities and issues in the management of our region’s coastal assets.

The Plan is available in hard copy at council’s libraries throughout the Gympie Region and via council’s website gympie. qld.gov.au.

For more information contact Amy Gosley via email amy.gosley@gympie.qld. gov.au or telephone 5481 0454.

Sandy sculptures on Rainbow Beach

Top left: Team Mermaids (Mermaid, Fish and Castle) Left: Judge Peggy Phelan, Cr Mark McDonald, Chappy Ronnie and Winner of The Most Outstanding Sandcastle/Structure Division Oscar Butler Goward

Winners of the Open Division - The Sandy Cracks: Ruby, Kye, Mason, Sylie, Max and Aidan

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HE SECOND Rainbow Beach Sandcastle Competition was recently held on the beach near the SLS tower, with eight teams made up of locals and visitors. It was a lovely warm day and all of the teams worked extremely hard to create some wonderful sand sculptures.

Local artist Peggy Phelan kindly agreed to be the guest judge of the competition with the difficult task of choosing the winners of the three divisions, and Councillor Mark McDonald from the Gympie Regional Council presented the awards to the following teams: Open division: The Sandy Cracks for their replica of a SLS jet ski Most creative sandcastle or sand structure: Team Oscar for their fabulous lighthouse Most lifelike animal or bird: Team Turtle for their turtle sandcastle Each of the winning teams received an array of great prizes donated by local

businesses, including meal and ice cream vouchers, yummy snacks, sand toys, beach towels and mats, water balloons, hats, games, books and clothing.

Encouragement awards of bags, vouchers and body boards were presented to The Mermaids of Rainbow, The Golden Eggs, The Beach Jets, RUOK and The Sea Sponges.

Many thanks to all of the local businesses who supported the competition by donating prizes or food: Rainbow Beach Meats, Rainbow Beach Pies & Cakes, Ed’s Beach Bakery, Rainbow Beach Hardware, Coloured Sands Cafe, Rainbow Beach Hotel, Rainbow Beach Post Office, Rainbow Beach IGA, Rainbow Beach Foodworks, 7th Wave Surf Co., 13th Beach Surf, Cooloola Coast Realty, Rainbow Beach Village & BP, Treebeards, Jillarty’s Cafe, Latitude 25, and Tin Can Bay Post Office.

Thank you Peggy and Councillor McDonald for being willing to come along for the official part of the competition and

Above: Team Beach Jets (space ship sculpture)

Team R.U. OK (Heart sculpture)

Team Turtle – first place in the Most Lifelike Animal or Bird Division

to everyone who helped out on the day including Mike Timperon, Karen Van der Heijde, Mick Emery, Margaret Cudahy and Phil and Maree Heron.

Lastly thank you to the local families and visitors who entered a team and for being so enthusiastic. Proceeds will go towards supporting chaplaincy in the local area.

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migration International Women’sManta Day on the coast Wolf Rock dive report by Cheryl Maughan

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h t t p s : // s i t e s . g o o g l e . c o m / s i t e / TS MANTA RAY season at Wolf Rock projectmantasite/home and the annual migration has begun.

This is the time when we see hundreds Currently we have between 20 and of the gentle plankton feeders passing 30 grey nurse sharks, all female and in Wolf Rock on their way to Lady Elliott their gestation phase.

Island.

Visibility has been averaging 10 – 15 Like giant alien space ships, they fly metres and water temperature is 23-24 through the water so gracefully. Over degrees.

Easter weekend we were swimming If anyone has any questions about with about eight manta rays, which the animals we see at Wolf Rock, please was just amazing! write in and we’ll do our best to answer.

Marine Scientists are now able to identify individuals by the spots or markings on their underbelly, which are unique to each ray.

Divers submit their photography which helps to track where the manta rays are going, and if you photograph new manta you get to name By 1995, anumbers of women grew in the that club (quite a few familiar faces here!) individual.

For more information you can go to their website at:

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Wolf Rock Dive Report

ABOVE (Photo to the Left) Female Bronze Squad: Jane Langton (slightly obscured), Janelle Lally, Sue Freeman, Sandy Murray, Wanda Treeby (slightly back), Tracey White.

RIGHT First RB Surf Girl, Tracey White (on left)

Channel excavation at Carlo Point

by Cheryl Maughan, Wolf Rock Dive

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

With improved visibility we have been enjoying the entire vista of Wolf Rock under water surrounded by about 50 grey nurse sharks, giant Qld groper, eagle rays, bull rays, turtles, octopus, leopard sharks and so much more. In amongst all these animals are huge schools of baitfish, trevally, kingfish, barracuda and mulloway.

MR REPORT SOME further tidy-up works were Torequired see more comments the dives at lastphotos monthand following the about completion Batfish at Wolf Rock Wolf Rock go to our Facebook page at www.facebook. of bed-levelling works early in the year. com/wolfrockdive The aim was to deepen and widen the entrance channel to has improve toofthe Visibility been navigation in the range 20Carlo – 30 Point metres with water temperature 25 degrees. boat ramp.

1971-72 season: plenty of sideburns, but no active female members allowed

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Grey Nurse Sharks

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How was your school holiday?

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ESPITE THE POOR weather predictions (thanks BOM!) the Easter holidays gave us day after day of beautiful weather!

We heard a lot people cancelled their planned trips, and were very disappointed to hear that (except for a slightly wet Good Friday) Rainbow Beach remained dry.

Check out our facebook page for blue skies all over the Cooloola Coast.

Considering the weather reports, there were still a lot of visitors around, and we have heard accommodation resorts were fully booked over the Easter long weekend.

Like a lot of our very welcome visitors, locals Harry Young and Nicholas White spent most days on at the beach

The new bollards look great!

What a shame the grass around them and the main street wasn’t mowed until after the busiest weekend of the year.

Let’s get that right next year, please.

Water park for Tin Can Bay

by Karen Van der Heijde

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HE PROPOSAL for a water park in Tin Can Bay is on the minds of many locals, and in particular Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce member Cameron Henderson.

The water park will be located in the park near the foreshore of Tin Can Bay, across the road from the library. Although the planning is in early stages the park will include kids sprays, splash buckets and other water activities.

Gympie Regional Council are supportive of the project, with approvals yet to be granted. The proposal will be submitted shortly, giving council time to consider the inclusion of the water park in their 20152016 budget.

To date there has been positive feedback from Tin Can Bay locals, with support also from Cooloola and even Gympie residents, commenting that they

The prank photo (see editor’s note, page 2) - locals at Coolum’s water park - the water park wanted at Tin Can Bay is on the foreshore land - not on the water Image courtesy of Rebecca

would utilize the park making day trips to the area, which will then have a flow-on effect for local businesses.

Mr. Henderson said that for locals to support the concept of the water park and to follow its progress, they can log onto the Facebook page “Water Park for Tin Can Bay”.

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en’s Day onplanes the coastand pigs, or tea Boats, There is a lot on over May and June, starting with three events on the very first weekend ...

Celebrating 50 years The volunteer lifesavers of Rainbow Beach Surf Life Saving Club have proudly maintained regular patrols of an excellent standard, to keep the public safe in the varied conditions at Rainbow Beach every season for the past 50 years.

As well as their usual duties, lifesavers

By 1995, numbers of women grew in the club (quite a few familiar here!) were faces the first port of call for many

serious and varied first aid cases (surf, beach traffic, camping, hang gliding, boating, coloured sand cliffs), from Teewah Beach to Fraser Island, before an ambulance was based at Rainbow Beach.

Patrols are every second weekend.

Some members have been doing this for 20-plus years. In fact, some families have three generations of lifesavers.

Past and present members and supporters of the surf club are coming from near and far to celebrate their lifesaving achievements on June 19 (meet and greet), June 20 (AGM, presentation of trophies, 50 Years dinner) and June 21 (recovery breakfast) at the Rainbow Beach Surf Club.

Please contact the Surf Club on 5486 The Schooth family in the newly signed tower 1971-72 of sideburns, but no active female3249 members allowed for more information. one of the last season: patrols ofplenty the season

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Charity Morning Tea The Rainbow Beach Community Centre is fundraising for Breast Cancer and the Heart Foundation on Thursday, May 21, commencing at 10.30am in the Rainbow Beach Community Hall.

Come along for a lovely chat

over tea and coffee, all for a gold coin donation There will be a Goose Raffle, Lucky Door Prize and loads of fun.

See you there!

It’s a treasure hunt!

Everyone is invited to come along to the monthly gathering of the Rainbow Beach Christian Community at the community centre from 4-6pm on Sunday, May 3.

This month will feature a treasure hunt with prizes and a sausage sizzle.

out the clues together – you may win a great prize!

So come along as a family and join in the fun of working

For more information call Chappy Ronnie on 0413 135 867.

and treasure?

The Bay to Bay is here

Competitors will descend on Tin Can Bay this month for the 2015 Bay to Bay Yacht Race.

The race weekend kicks off on Friday May 1 with a pre-race function at the Tin Can Bay Yacht Club.

The fleet will gather on Tin Can Inlet on Saturday May 2 and face the starter’s gun from 11am for the first leg to Garry’s Anchorage.

About 70 pilots and over 100 planes will be flying into Warbirds, Tin Can Bay

Warbirds hit the skies!

On Sunday May 3, the fleet will race north to Hervey Bay. The trophy presentation will be held at the Hervey Bay Boat Club that evening.

For more information, visit the Hervey Bay Sailing Club website at www. herveybaysailingclub.org.au.

Kate Gilmore with a cute little racing pig

The first weekend of May, the skies will be alive with planes when Tin Can Bay Model Flying Club host their annual Warbirds events.

Club member, Nic Case, says there are early starts Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3, “Expect a few jets to put on a good show. Many dedicated enthusiasts build

their aircraft from plans taken from original aircraft and there will be a few making their debut at Tin Can Bay.” A full canteen is operating with morning tea, burgers, sausages, hot chips.

A great family day out; entry is a gold coin donation at the gate.

The pigs are coming!

Image Steve Campbell

On the June long weekend, the Pig Day Out will be here. The event raises money for the Melanoma Foundation in the loving memory of Bruce and Terri Geissmann’s daughter Kelly, who passed away from Melanoma 3 years ago.

As well as the famous Pig Races, you’ll find a Bucking Bull, milking cow contest, baby animal petting zoo, stalls, food and loads of prizes. Plus this year there will be a hillbilly shootout, emergency services (fire, ambo, police), live music, melanoma clinic, fire twirling and perhaps even some classic cars and hot rods.

The event also helps Rainbow Beach State School. The P&C are looking for people to assist supervising events.

If you can spare an hour or so on the day please contact Rachel on 0419 464 254 or email pandc@rainbowbeachss.eq.edu.au.

Quilters Friendship Day This year the Tin Can Bay Quilters (members pictured) will be holding their Friendship Day on May 12.

We invite quilters from all around the region to come and join us, and bring their quilts to show and tell their story.

Lunch and morning tea are provided and suppliers will have stalls to tempt us in this addictive hobby!

For further information please call Maree on 5486 5706 or Jo on 5488 0134.

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Life drawing

The concert takes place at 2.30pm on May 31, at St. Patrick’s Church, Gympie, with afternoon tea provided.

Adults $15, Concession $12, Children $6.

Liz and I joined thirty other artists to visit the pretty little township of Cherbourg, and watched this talented group display their works and inform the gathering about European influence from 1788 to the present time. Highly recommended!

Art Show Yes, it’s on again! The Cooloola Coast Art Group are excited to announce their highly successful art show is on July 25 and 26, at the Tin Can Bay Country Club.

We now have 14 members attending Life Drawing (thanks Nancy for her studio). We will be meeting on May 7 and will continue fortnightly until the June school holidays.

It is encouraging to see so many enthusiastic artists in this group and a special welcome was offered to “Pete from UK” and always a warm thanks to our patient model Irene, and the lovely Jessica - and come along and meet Robyn in May.

Owen Pointon’s painting Dingoes guard the wreck is on display on Fraser Island

Art, Words and Music

As our numbers are ever growing (fabulous – don’t stop) we may be moving to the Veterans Hall to have a little more elbow room. More information: lizsawrey@hotmail.com or 0439 683 690 Informal meetings continue to be well attended in the Agnes Knox rooms at the Tin Can Bay Library 2pm, on the second Thursday of the second month and the next one will be May 14. More information: Shirley Wilson, FOG Cooloola, 5486 4142, durley6@bigpond.com Support the Maryborough Art Society Festival and Exhibition (maryboroughart@ bigpond.com). Entries close May 29 and a great variety of workshops will be run June 30 to July 4.

Music Plus Music Plus nights are held in Cooloola Cove, the next one is Thursday, May 28 at 7pm. Please contact Pam if you would like to add your talent to our evenings.

Tel 5488 0110 or email: sykapalua@ spiderweb.com.au

K’gari wildlife artworks on display Renowned wildlife artist Owen Pointon’s painting titled Dingoes guard the wreck will be featured in a special display at Happy Valley Resort on Fraser Island. There is also a limited edition print on display at the Hervey Bay Visitors Information Centre until the end of May. The exhibitions are timed for the Centenary of the ANZAC. “The ship featured is the S.S. Maheno, which was actually a hospital ship for the New Zealand Armed Forces at Gallipoli. Plus

If you are after some culture, here’s some upcoming events - most are held on the coast!

Artists, friends & guests are invited to a wine and cheese gathering on the evening of Friday July 24. All enquiries, please call Cheryl 5486 4681 or Norma 5488 0840.

TCB Writers Group The Writers Group is still meeting each first and third Thursday, 9.30am, at the TCB Library meeting rooms. Recent discussions have been on introducing characters that we have met into our stories, because every person we come across has a story to tell - we just have to listen.

One of our scribes is about to publish her latest book and we are all waiting for that day!

Even if you have no real plans to re-write War and Peace, come and join us for a stimulating morning.

of course the Fraser Island dingoes are symbolic of the island. They’re magnificent creatures,” said Owen.

Owen Pointon’s work will be on regular display at the Visitors Centre from now on.

Paint in the great outdoors Plein Aire tutor, Robin Hines, has enjoyed recent success at the Bundaberg Art Competition, and articles published in recent editions of Australian Artist magazine.

Unfortunately, the last Plein Aire was washed out. FOG Cooloola member Shirley Wilson said, “We all stayed home and drank coffee and watched the welcome rain come down! Shame about that as we were all so looking forward to another morning sketching and socialising along the foreshore and welcoming two new members to the group.

“We have decided that we will still meet, regardless of the weather, in the big rotunda at Crab Creek and work under cover exchanging experiences.

“So we hope to see everyone at Crab Creek, May 17, and then change the

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venue to the foreshore opposite the library in June.”

For more information ph: 5486 4142.

Simply Classical steps back in time Simply Classical is going back in time.

The concert, with the catchy theme “City of Origin”, does not involve men in maroon or blue jerseys, but will feature musicians who, in years gone by, have received their music training in Gympie and have gone on to expand their musical horizon in a professional, semi professional or amateur way.

Organisers of Simply Classical have done some detective work to find out where some of these live and work today, and have invited a variety of performers to come together in this “City of Origin” concert.

There will be male and female singers, items on trumpet, clarinet, violin, piano, duets and ensemble work.

This will be a very exciting concert with nostalgic undertones, with the excellence of musicianship that patrons have come to expect.

Contact Raewyn Oliver: 0412 995 512.

Mandolin magic Another mandolin concert to lift the spirits. Sue Flower performs with friends in a mainly classical concert, featuring mandolin, guitar and piano.

Sue welcomes in the concert Fiona Horbach & Werner Ruecker, Pam Graham and Lucien Lowe.

Fiona is a wonderful mandolin player and member of “Plektra” an ensemble based in Sydney who perform a mixture of classical mandolin music and contemporary music.

Werner is an experienced classical guitarist and guitar teacher, and he also conducts the Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra.

Pianist Pam and guitarist Lucien are both well known in the Gympie area for their amazing musicianship, and have performed with Sue on many occasions.

The concert will be at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Lady Mary Terrace, Gympie on Sunday 3 May 2015 at 2pm. Entry is $10.

See you there!

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Kids love the window, they can check out seafood processing and filleting by hand.

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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Peter and Lisa are an indefatigable team, pinning them down is no easy task between the demands of processing, deliveries, even helping out other trawlers. Even though they were generous with their time, this story would have made an earlier edition, Above: Celebrating herbeen 80th birthday at the Sports Club: excepting Peter had outAlbion all with nightdaughter trying Kay-lynn Ladas to Val salvage another trawler.

Below: 80 years is a big milestone and there were lots of A life spent fishing wasn’t guests ready to celebrate with Val always on the cards for Peter, “I wanted to be a fitter and turner... and nearly began an apprenticeship.”

Instead, he started on the boats in 1979, and once again his future could have been very different.

“I went into the family business as a deckhand at 15 years. Dad took us out and I was violently seasick, the worst seasickness! I would come to port and say never again, and then two days later I wanted to go again. No one forced me.”

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Last year’s high school graduates are out in the big wide world. If you or your son or daughter has exciting plans Dan recently started as an apprentice after Year 12 in 2013, please drop us plasterer with Brett Lindenberg, from BJ a line!

Plastering. The apprenticeship will take 3 and a half to 4 years to complete.

Congratulations to you both and to Above: Kathy, from the Tin Can all the other Year 12 graduates on Lyn theand Elaine, Mum,volunteers Cassie Head says, “We areBay tickled Op Shop helping at the pink recent hegarage is withsale a great bloke like Brett and Cooloola Coast! his family. Brett has put other apprentices through with one finishing his trade qualifications last month, hence Dan’s opportunity.”

Right: Tin Can Bay Markets: Sue Cutler and Janette Clout (behind) enjoying a coffee Above: Sarah Stuckey proudly holds new daughter Chloe Jane. Only 2 weeks old, her dad Gary and big sister Izabelle are also delighted with their gorgeous new addition

Traditionally the TAFE component has been 4 blocks of 3 weeks full time, 5 full days a week, 8am - 4pm, but this year the system is changing. Instead, Cassie says it is proposed that all the written work will be performed online and assessed onsite - charting new waters for everyone.

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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.

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Book now Fun, food andfor fashion the Blood Bank

by Karen Van der Heijde

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VER 100 LADIES joined together for a fun morning tea and fashion parade at the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club recently.

businesses and it certainly won’t be the last, with possibly another one to be held later this year.

The event displayed a lovely spring/ autumn range of casual ladies and beachwear fashion and accessories from local businesses, Cooloola Craft and Fashions and Jilly’s Handmade and Gifts in Tin Can Bay. The Blood Bank van will be in Tin Can Bay on the 31st March Christine Laughton from thefrom bowls club 9am to 2.30pm and anyone who wishes to donate over said, “Although this was notthere a specific will be most welcome. This still gives you the required fundraiser, the funds raised willperiod be used of by time between donations to be able to donate in the bowls club to service the Rainbow community Beach in June when they are due here again. and go towards future activities and You may already have had a call from them and made a charities when needed.” booking. If not, ring 13 14 95 and the call centre will give Christine also said, “It’s greatyou PRafor the time. club and the local businesses, and a good fun day out for the ladies.”

Above: Kaye Olson, Georgina Tebble and Jan Murfet enjoyed a great Harvey Barkwell is helping 3 lives every time he sitsmeeting in the local bloodbank chair. morning ladies

Birds around the Bay Left: Models Margie Turmaine, Annette Bourke, Christine Laughton, Claire Moloney and Sue Ramsay took turns down the catwalk

This is the first fashion parade run by the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club, using local

Left to right: Models Jill Falzon and Ruth Steinscherer ham it up Janine Kent and Avis Aird enjoyed a lovely morning tea Catching up: Linda Walsh and Therese Skuthorpe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Coastcare has made utilised for Parks works under the guise of a submission to council environmental management. Mr Truss said in regards to concerns he would ensure Minister Greg Hunt would about ratepayer funded be alerted to this issue. infrastructure on fragile Cooloola Coastcare’s submission can sand dunes as ‘a strategy of accessed on www.cooloolacoastcare.org. retreat from erosion prone au on the downloads page.

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See you there. the Coastcare Projects Coordinator is the Burnett-Mary representative for Qld Water and Land Carers, these concerns were also taken to the deputy Prime Minister, Warren Truss. Land and Coast Carers alike would not want to see federally funded ‘Green Armies’ mistakenly

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this new venture – great to see this type of collaboration and investment in our small community and we wish the operators every success.

Ditto to the recent Australia’s Nature Coast roadshow to southern capitals, (with three of our local tourism operators on board), which has resulted in interest from travel companies in our area - these types of partnerships will definitely increase visitors to Rainbow.

Maree Prior with Member for Wide Bay Mr Warren Truss - Cooloola Coast care has received $2500 of federal funding to care for the environment

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N SATURDAY, April 18, long-time local John Dargusch married the love of his life, Kimberly Marshall, in a simple yet loving ceremony at St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church.

John and Kim were married by dear family friend, Father Joe McGeehan. Father Joe was John’s parish priest throughout his childhood and has been a witness to John’s upbringing until he retired to Brisbane a few years ago.

The family are very grateful that Father Joe was able to officiate the celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage for John and Kim. The bride, with her parents, arrived in rumbling style in Scott Fitzgerald’s classic silver SS Chevelle. Scott also drove the groom to the church and showed each of them off in a lap around town. (Thank you Scotty she oflooked awesome, there were Plant the month is Scaevola calendulacea (Scented fan flower), a Dargusch vigorous Mr and Mrs: John and Kim many envious young and old boys ogling trailing plant with bright green, succulent leaves and blue/purple, scented, fan your pride and joy). shapedyoungest flowers for much ofofthe year. Purple fruit follow the flowers. It likes full Kimberly, daughter Darryl sun, good drainage and (Photograph: Mary Boyce) 25 Barstabiliser. and Grill. The food was delicious and and Ann Marshall of Maroochydore, andis a sand the service was fantastic. Thanks also to John, eldest son of Marc and Theresa CityofFarm, opposite owned, will also be affected theKim’s dunes Glenys Badcock of Rainbow Floraiffor Dargusch Rainbow Beach, the wereCommunity joined Centre, on and Tin friends Can Bay is 25 open stunning become unstable. bouquet and to Kim’s Uncle Neil by their family at Road, Latitude the happy to the public forPoint, plant Rainbow sales on Beach Tuesday, who photographed Bar and Grill, Carlo The most common plantscouple. on the frontal Wednesday and informal Friday from 8 am-3pm, for their relaxed and reception of dunes are low-growing with long runners our family andthus friends – Thank you 07 54862304, ccfni09@gmail.com, Torooting canapés. at nodes enabling the plants for being ouronto mentors, guides and teachers, www.cooloolacityfarm.org The evening was chaired by their good to hold the loose, unstable sand. partners in crime and memory friend Brent Klekar who amazing A reminder that did the an current freejobtree our They tolerate strong sun, lack ofkeepers. nutrients, your support encouragement, of keeping things smoothly. vouchers are flowing valid until 31 May Thanks 2014 only For extremely dry and conditions, salt spray for and always being there, for the love and laughter, Brent!

Alexvouchers for thewillfiner details!) and(and the next not be available winds. By covering the sand, they trap for joining us in our first day as husband and The couple privileged have John’s until thewere September ratesto notice. the particles thus limiting sand movement. wife, for being a part of our happily ever grandfather Roly Dargusch and his nana, Over time, as the dunes form and reform, Over the next few months, we will after. We would have loved to invite many Mavis Power, amongst their guests. these sand-hugging plants grow up through discuss the different habitats we have in our others to the celebration but know that we A special thank you to Jules and her team the sand and stabilise the dunes. locality, for example, coastal, dry heath, will catch up soon. for their attention to detail and ensuring wallum etc, the soil andnight climatic conditions All our Examples of the love, John andplants Kim. that help stabilise everyone had a wonderful at Latitude that prevail and the plants that grow there. the sand are Canavalia rosea (Coastal jack bean), Carpobrotus glaucescens We begin with the coastal zone, a vital (Pig face), Ipomoea pes-caprae (Goat’s region that is frequently tested by high foot convolvulus), Scaevola calendulacea winds, salt spray and high seas. Above (Scented fan flower) and Spinifex sericeus the high tide level, the wind forms the (Beach spinifex). loose sand into dunes. Frontal dunes, to be discussed this month, are nearest the water, Two trees that can withstand the harsh behind them are the fore dunes and the frontal conditions are Pandanus tectorius hind dunes take up the rear.

(Screw pine) with its thick prop roots and Casuarina equisetifolia (Coastal she-oak), Few plants can survive the harsh though the latter have suffered badly at environment of the frontal dunes and Rainbow Beach after the severe weather this limited range of vegetation plays a conditions of the last couple of years. significant role in protecting this vulnerable zone from the elements. Removal of the Protection of our dunes is very important naturally occurring vegetation causes and we should all use designated paths off erosion and subsequent exposure of plants the beach where this is possible, to each do in the fore dunes to severe conditions they our bit to keep our precious dunes intact. are not designed to withstand. Land close Next month, the topic will be fore and The ceremony waswhether held at the St Peter or theprivately Fisherman Catholic Church to the shore, publically hind dunes.

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ROUND 35 PEOPLE rose extremely early on the morning of Easter Sunday to meet at the Rainbow Beach propeller at 5.30am, for a service organised by the Rainbow Beach Christian Community to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.

It was a beautiful morning that was a little cloudy to start with, but the sun soon rose above the clouds that lined the horizon in a blaze of glory.

A dawn service is a wonderful way to celebrate the hope that we have, as Christians, as a result of Jesus’ victory over death.

Several people travelled all the way from Gympie, including Reverend Dave Thomas from the Gympie Uniting Church, who encouraged everyone with his message of hope.

There were also several visitors from out of town, including a lady all the way from the United Kingdom.

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Special thanks to Simon Hughes from Tin Can Bay Baptist Church, who played his guitar to accompany us as we sang a selection of inspirational songs.

Thank you also to members of the Church of the Good Shepherd, who provided hot cross buns, and tea and coffee after the service.

Eat Local ... it’s GourMAY M

AY 2015 is set to be a spectacular month in the Gympie region when we celebrate all things wonderful about our region’s food and dining experiences.

Find out about the best and freshest locally grown produce, our foodie experiences and take time to relax and unwind.

Eat Local Month will run for the entire month of May 2015 so there is sure to be an event or activity that you can enjoy!

The Gympie Garden Expo, Gympie Regional Show, Goomeri Pumpkin Festival, Gympie Community Garden talks, honey tastings, cheese making classes, local farm tours, farmers markets and cooking classes are just a few of the events taking place.

Make the most of our beautiful local seafood - we are blessed with a wealth of talented chefs, beautiful restaurants and

relaxed cafes. Plus a new greengrocer/ deli in Rainbow Beach! Our markets offer nuts, home-made jams, international cuisines and more. Keep an eye out in our coastal eateries for local delicacies, too!

Join the celebrations and stay up to date, for more information visit: http:// www.gympieregionalproduce.com.au/

Keep our shores free of trash!

by Norma Sanderson, Dolphin report

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VER THE Easter period and school holidays we were very busy at the centre. Fortunately the weather was good for most of the time. A few showers didn’t worry us or the visitors.

Unfortunately all the dolphins didn’t come in over Easter so limited numbers of people got to feed. It was still rather special for non-feeders to be able to stand in the water, photograph and interact with these wild dolphins.

A big thank you goes to the dedicated volunteers who took on extra rosters during this busy time, giving up their own free time to support the centre.

Our visitors are most appreciative of our knowledge and information on

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the dolphins. We love showing them the “Clean up the Bay” items that the dolphins bring in to us. Pieces of timber, rocks and sand filled beer bottles, etc.

They care about the environment in which they live and so should we. Keep our waters and shores free of trash.

See you at the Dolphin Centre!

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

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E RECENTLY spent a few days in Conondale National Park and, although it was a lovely, quiet spot, it was sad to see the extent of Lantana camara invasion.

Lantana is a highly invasive weed, originally from Central and South America.

It arrived in Australia in 1841 and now covers around 5 million ha, mostly in the coastal areas of Queensland and New South Wales.

It readily invades areas where native woodlands have been disturbed and can form a dense understorey that restricts the growth of native plants. The woody canes can increase the fuel load in the forest as well.

Some of the reasons for lantana’s success are that it: thrives in warm, high-rainfall areas; can survive long dry periods; will tolerate poor soil; can fruit and flower

year round in good conditions; has seeds that may be viable for up to four years and are effectively spread by birds and some mammals, and has a dense, shallow root mass and also grows from the base of stems or horizontal stems.

Lantana is a Weed of National Significance (WoNS) because of its extensive distribution and its negative impact on conservation, biodiversity and primary industries. It is a Class 3 plant and it is illegal to sell or distribute any variety of it.

The cost of controlling lantana is estimated at more than $22million per year.

Control methods include manual and mechanical removal and the use of fire and herbicides, but the timing of the use of these in the life cycle of the plant can be critical to success.

Follow-up control is imperative with this hardy, persistent weed.

Birds around the bay

By Dorothy Pashniak

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Y NOW ALL the big flocks of migratory shorebirds have left for the northern hemisphere. The last big flock I saw was on March 16 and was a mixed flock of Grey-tailed Tattlers and Terek Sandpipers.

I had decided I should write about some of our Australian bush birds that stay around all year, but then I took some visitors out to Inskip Peninsular and saw a shorebird that I have not written about for some time, the Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris).

Because there is a resident pair of Beach Stone-curlews at Inskip Point that I have seen over the past 11-plus years, it is easy to forget that they are not so common in other places.

In NSW this bird is listed as critically endangered with possibly as few as eight pairs in the state. These birds are found on the coast and adjacent rivers along the mid-north coast and the north coast.

It is thought that this population is added to from the population in Queensland. However, even in Queensland it is listed as vulnerable.

They prefer an area where they are not disturbed by people or animals or beach traffic of any kind. This makes the pair at Inskip rather special, but it is also known that once the birds settle in an area they prefer to stay there.

This is a large thick-set shorebird with a length of about 50cms. It has a heavy-

A rare find: Beach Stone-curlews, sometimes known as the “Beach Thick-Knees” Image Dorothy Pashniak

looking beak and thick knees. It is greybrown in colour with a distinctive black and white pattern on its head and wings.

Like many of our resident shorebirds, its nest is just a scrape in the sand with usually only one egg.

Although I have frequently seen the birds at Inskip Point I have only once seen them with a juvenile bird. Of course, I am not always out at Inskip; so there could well have been other young birds that I have not seen.

If you want to join a shorebird count, phone Dorothy Pashniak: 5488 0057.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turtle Tours Paddle in double seated ocean kayaks along the edge of the mangroves at Pelican Bay on this two hour tour, you quietly encounter all types of sea life from turtles to rays to the odd dolphin. 0408 738 192

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.

Sea Kayaking Dolphin View Sea Kayaking: A unique experience - see dolphins, whales (seasonal), manta rays, turtles and more 0408 738 192

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

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

Stand up paddle tour The 2 hour tour on offer is a basic introduction to SUP to anybody who would like to see what its all about.With all of our equipment catered for the beginner, also the flat water of Pelican Bay/ Carlo Point this is a fantastic tour for scenery and also the whole family to enjoy, it’s just so easy to participate.

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

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

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

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

Great Sandy Strait Cruises and Sunset Cruises 0428 838 836

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Dolphin Viewing/Feeding at Tin Can Bay just a thirty minute drive to Tin Can Bay through Cooloola Cove and you can see the Dolphins at Barnacles Dolphin Centre, Norman Point at around 7 – 7.30am each day, feeding time is 8.00am. Charges apply. Come and have a look around this pretty little town while you are there. 5486 4899

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.

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

(4WD only)

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Horseride with professional guides on our World Heritage Listed Beach.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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to Inskip Point and crossing in the barge.

Unless you intend holidaying Fraser Rainbow Beach Flying Servicesonoffer a Island, most probably bestbut way of daily service to Fraseryour Island, prior seeing all its is to take a 1 day or 2 bookings arebeauty required.

Remember that day tour.

Or you can make the trip in your going independently, a permit is required own drivingfrom up the or beach . and 4WD, is available theroad National Parks Offi ce.

To Inskip Point and crossing in the barge.

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

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

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

accommodation

Headland and Rainbow Shores

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rainbow welcome.

5486 3191 Social Golf Club (0429 668 255) stages

regular course Tenniscompetitions.

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

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

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

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

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January “Brushes by the Sea” Rainbow

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

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

Thanks to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service forQueensland their assistance.

Thanks to Parks and Wildlife

Service for their assistance.

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

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Library

Happenings

Saturday morning opening hours Due to community feedback, Saturday morning opening hours for the Rainbow Beach Library will be changing slightly.

From May 2 the regular hours for Saturday mornings will be 9am – 12noon.

Membership Gympie Regional Libraries welcome new members and joining is easy! Just bring along a form of identification with your current residential address, and our friendly staff will sign you up.

Members can take advantage of our 20 item loan limit, for a three week loan period. Members also have full access

to our ‘eLibrary,’ which includes ebooks, emagazines and emusic available to download on your device. Visitors to the region are welcome to join.

The computer school Did you know that as a member of Gympie Regional Libraries you have access to thecomputerschool – Technology Training Directory?

Thecomputerschool is an online computer training organisation that specialises in online computer education.

The Technology Training Directory contains thousands of comprehensive technology training tutorials, with more continually being added.

Youth librarians, Jane Gunn and Lynne Alsop conduct kids’ workshops every holidays

Visit us at: www.gympie.qld.gov.au/library Tutorials have been developed by the original program/app manufacturers or other selected third parties and include easy ­to­follow, step­by­step instructions.

These cover an extensive and varied range of “How do I?” learning topics including; computer and internet basics, Windows, Office, Apple and Android tablets, Google, Gmail, social media... and so much more.

To access thecomputerschool, go to the library website and click on Resources, then The Computer School. Enter your library membership number to access the tutorials.

Luke and Jake Lattanzi show their grandfather, Paul McColl their Tutankhamun masks and compasses

Book review by Jannette

The Murder of Allison Bayden-­Clay

By David Murray 364.1523 MURR On April 20, 2012 at about 7.30am, Brisbane real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay called police to report his wife missing.The police on duty no doubt thought it was just a fed up wife gone AWOL for a day or two. But something wasn’t quite right.

Journalist David Murray has written an absorbing account of the murder of Brisbane mother ­of ­three, Allison Bayden­ Clay. As an experienced court reporter, and currently Crime and Courts Editor for The Courier­Mail and Sunday Mail, Murray has adeptly unravelled the tangle of information gleaned from hundreds of police reports and interviews.

One of the reporters who covered the case from the outset, he teases out the facts, puts to rest various rumours that swirled around at the time and builds the back story in a logical, respectful and objective manner.

This is a real page turner, made all the more chilling because it is a true Australian story.

Considering recent media reports have revealed that intimate partner violence is the leading cause of preventable death for Australian women aged between 15 and 44, this is a book that is much more than a riveting read. This is a book that raises awareness about an issue that deserves urgent attention.

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School holiday fun at the Library

Rainbow Beach Police Beat

by Senior Constable Mick Emery

Lock it - or lose it

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Shirley McColl guided granddaughter, Tia Lattanzi with the craft activity at the library

Kerry Leyland and Kye Feeney with his compass

Sisters Erana, Elke and Annaka Morton with their ‘Travel Back in Time’ creations

three Rainbow Beach householders was URING MY university days I recall being taken advantage of recently. Three houses fascinated by a particular unit of study in the one street were targeted by thieves - parasites. Leeches were a particular who helped themselves to cash and credit favorite of mine: slimy little blood-suckers cards. None of the ‘hosts’ had taken any that attached to their host and got a ‘free ‘preventative measures’ such as locking ride’ without contributing anything in doors. return.

Unfortunately, each of the three Leeches even secrete an anti-coagulant burglaries was preventable: in each case into the wound to stop blood from clotting doors had been unlocked; a key had been - hence why bleeding continues even after left in a door; or vehicles had been left they have dropped off. open.

Parasites such as leeches can’t survive All of these errors in judgment were on their own - by definition they need underpinned by a common Rainbow a ‘host’ to provide all their needs - and Beach misconception: most don’t provide any “It won’t happen to benefit back to their me…” host.

Just as insect Fortunately, most ... each of the three burglaries repellant will keep parasites are easily dealt was preventable: in each case away leeches, so too with via ‘preventative will locking your doors measures’: insect doors had been unlocked; a ward off their human repellant, for example, key had been left in a door;or equivalents! will ward off a host of If anyone has parasites - including vehicles had been left open ... information as to leeches. the identity of these Many years later I thieves, please let us have again encountered know - we would be parasitic relationships happy to engage in some pest control. It only this time it is attributable to human would be nice to be rid of them once and behavior. for all.

Living amongst us, a small number of Until then, can we reiterate that most ‘human parasites’ have all the hallmarks of basic crime prevention mantra - lock their slimy counterparts: they contribute it…or lose it. Yes we live in a great little nothing to society; they can’t survive on community with very few of the problems their own; they get a ‘free ride’; and they of bigger towns. But those of you who need a ‘host’ to provide their needs. work or are retired still provide a host Indeed, even thefreedictionary.com opportunity for a thief looking for a free acknowledges that a parasite can also refer ride… to ‘one who habitually takes advantage of So, to borrow from a certain brand of the generosity of others without making insect repellant: remember to lock your any useful return’. doors, and ‘av a good weekend…’

And so it was that the generosity of

John Madill Toyota 44 Geordie Road, Bruce Highway, Gympie 4570 Telephone (07) 5480 5555

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Local News

Everything going forward!

rolling, and cyclonic weather - in fact he and his wife Lisa worked on a trawler together for two or three years before they HAT’S WHAT we like. A very happy group were married. of Cooloola Cove gathered Lisa started in theresidents processing plant on in the second Thursday in April, to acknowledge 1992. Her parents Keith and Lillian Clark the installation of the latest safety issue we moved to TintoCan Bay in 1983 when her had brought GRC’s notice.

Dad a position has in charge of the Cr accepted Mark Macdonald successfully ambulance station.

That was back in the managed to have the barrier put up along day path they were manned one person. the by the creekby ononly Nautilus Drive.

Lisa worked at the bakery, asthe a dental Dave, our Secretary noticed work nurse being and the cook the before she commenced done andpub thanked workmen, as well as personally thanking Mark. work at Lees.

Now we wait for news of the work to Together as managing directors they be done on the bridge over the creek, on have built up the business, and tackled the Investigator Avenue .... and... the traffic daunting international market.of Bayside Rd alterations on the junction Peter that longer and Tin explained Can Bay Rd, butthethe latterseasons is state and larger business. supply of seafood required government We are arranging to talk with Tony Perrett more sales, sales that they couldn’t reach MP and Mayor Mick Curran at some time, in Australia. so we keep the authorities aware of our The decision to attend a tradeshow in constant presence and pressure to do better Hong Kong to this meet buyers was a good in looking after area. one.

“The best thing I’ve was meeting Members interested done in taking part in people - I got issues into exporting and offshore conservation with Coastcare are markets forwith scallops and spanner crabs.” continuing the weeding on Investigator Avenue and Billabong Park. toAlso water “We now send seafood Vietnam, quality monitoring is ongoing.and we’re in Hong Kong and Indonesia, Ourwith Mothers’ Daycountries.” raffle has some lovely talks two other prizes. First prize is $200 hair/beauty When asked aboutis the challenges he treatment and there a barber’s service faces right now, Peter says it is a full time job trying to decrease overheads. At the moment, they are considering solar panels to reduce expenses.

HE QUEENSLAND Ambulance Service is in Peter says that in seafood manufacturing of rolling a new in initiative he the is process competing with out markets other for the community.

The intention have countries, and cheaper products is into Japan as many people as possible trained in CPR, and Canada. with the first step being to identify peer “Doing in organisations.

Australia, processing trainers forbusiness groups or costs through the roof - wages, fuel, The are OIC of the Cooloola Coast Ambulance electricity, need long term cuts stay Service willwe conduct the training for to people competitive.” who are interested in becoming peer trainers, in turn givePeter CPR When and askedthey if Vern had will retired, instruction to their chosen group. laughed, “We should have never let him The training sessions will take

get bored. At 76, he has energy to burn, and is very active available, the whole family can benefit in our so company. from Dad thisisprize. looking Second prize isin a bottle of French after trawlers champagne donated the Arafura Sea by Thirsty Camel, with aand bouquet of flowers based at our (Woolworths) and a hand care set privately Indonesian offices in donated.

Third prize is 12 cups of coffee from the Jakarta.” manager of Cooloola Cove shopping centre, In a writing fact, Peter’s with set and bath gift set. entire family (3be Saturday May 9, at The draw on will brothersat and a sister) midday, Woolworths. has beenourinvolved To join group is only $15 per year per in the business household, and over this gets you a first-hand the years.

“Bruce view of the hard work being done by this manages thingsgroup of local residents, small but energetic as as putting forward your own ideas. in well Jakarta.

Darryl We keep and run three raffles a year ran the it low factory to our printing, forcover seven years, advertising, paper and ink costs, etc. skippered boats and It has been suggested that we change our now works in the meeting times 5pm, so more people can mines and he toand attend still runs get home at a reasonable his wifeand Vicki time to makeShack. a meal. Your input on this the Snack matter be much Kevin would skippers a appreciated.

Please contact Dave Midolo, Cooloola prawn trawler and Cove Residents and Friends Inc on 5488 manages other 0644 or mmidolo@bigpond.net.au trawlers - we now Next meeting Thursday May 14, pm, Vets have three fishing and Community Hall. vessels.

Kerry, my sister, used to skipper boats, now she is out of the industry and drives heavy machinery for the forestry.” approximately 90 minutes and can be For someone who describes himself as conducted for around ten participants at “never but liveda ahaving time. “been There here is noforever” chargeand involved, gold coin donation to is the Local Ambulance anywhere else”, Peter very humble about Committee would be appreciated. what he says is “only a small business”.

Local willfinished, be included in the rollAs theschools interview he admitted, “I out of the training, with teachers being feel like my head’s going a million miles an encouraged to become peer trainers. hour, there’s a boat coming in, a shipment A start date for the training is yet to leaving Sydney.....”

Businessman Peter, was be confirmed but in order to gauge the already concentrating the next task at level of interest in the on community, we are hand. potential peer trainers to contact asking

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ANZAC Day cheque

Peter and Lisa now sell seafood into Asia

Rainbow Beach RSL Sub Branch member, John Molkentien accepts a cheque for $300 for ANZAC Day from Ross Brown representing the Rainbow Beach Community Information and Resource Centre.

Lee family: Darryl, Bruce, Kevin, Kay, Kerry with her brothers Become a peer CPR trainer – Cooloola Coast local ambulance committee update Vern, Peter.

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Caroline Taylor by email at rustay75@ hotmail.com.

Please include full contact details, including the name of your group or organisation. Caroline will then pass this information on to the OIC who will coordinate the training.

This is a great initiative and in the long term will benefit the local community and help to save lives.

The First Aid Courses funded by the Local Ambulance Committee have now

been completed and were enthusiastically attended by the participants.Over the last two years, the Committee has funded courses for around 120 local people which means that there is a good core of knowledge for any emergency situations.

At this stage, we will continue to run the First Aid courses, with another one later in the year.

The date, contact details, etc., will be advised through the local community news editions.

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Results are in for QCWA competitions

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NITTING AND Crochet Convenor, Joan Barnier, and Photography Convenor, Lorraine Bishop, congratulate the winners, and thank everyone involved, for their support and interest.

Knitting and Crochet Section I, Knitting: Class 1 to Class 5 - 1st Elaine King; Class 6, 1st Irene Norris, 2nd Irene Norris, 3rd Frances Sheppard. Class 8 - 1st Frances Sheppard, 2nd Elaine King, 3rd Lorraine Bishop, Encouragement, Lila Thompson.

Class 10 - 1st Elaine King; Class 12 - 1st Elaine King.

Section 2, Agriculture: Class 13 - 1st Elwyn Slaughter.

Section 3, Crochet: Class 15 - 1st Elaine King; Class 17 - 1st Rosemary Keightley; Class 21 - 1st Rosemary Keightley, 2nd Elaine King, 3rd Rosemary Keightley. Class 23 - 1st Frances Sheppard, 2nd Norma Norris, 3rd Frances Sheppard.

Photography There were 78 beautiful entries submitted. Entrants were awarded five first places, two second places and one third place, with first place entrants progressing to judging at QCWA Division level. Well done to Diann Bourke, Jan Blackshaw, Elwyn Slaughter and Lorraine Bishop.

The branch was requested by the RSL Tin Can Bay Sub Branch to cater for the 2015 ANZAC Day Community Service morning tea, and also also laid a wreath at ANZAC Memorial Park T.C.B., following the ANZAC Day march.

Lorraine Bishop and Elwyn Slaughter at an impromptu Easter Bonnet Parade produced quite a variety of headwear which generated much laughter and cheer!

The QCWA 2015 Conference is being held in Gympie during October and plans are afoot to hold a market/display day prior to the Conference.

Unfortunately, the branch is not able to conduct a stall in conjunction with the Lioness Tin Can Bay Club Breast Cancer Walk on Mothers’ Day this year, but wish them every success with the project.

Next branch meeting Monday, May 118.30am for 9am start - Meeting Room, 18 Whiting St., T.C.B. Please contact 5486 2226 for further information regarding membership, meetings or the cottage.

Animal angles with the Camera Club

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EMBERS OF Tin Can Bay Camera Club met on April 15 for the judging of the Animals club competition. Ian Smith (Gympie Camera Club) was the guest judge.

In A Grade, Honours were awarded to Julie Hartwig (Otter lotta fun).

Merits were awarded to Patsy Brady (Left home alone), Julie Hartwig (I wish not to be roast lamb) and Ron Johnson (How sad).

In B Grade, Honours were awarded to Chris Harvey (Frieda) and Lyn Minchell (His Royal Highness Buster). Merits were awarded to Jennifer Gamble (A load of old bull) and Vince Green (Off the wall).

Lyn Milnes (Teak forest elephants), Mary Boyce (Ready for a ride), Jennifer Gamble (Skippy), Jim Johnston (You looking at me?), Jan Johnston (Move it!), Vince Green (I Shot the dog) and Maree Davies (Max) were awarded Highly Commended.

The subject for the May club competition is Reflections. Ben Stoffl from Gympie

Julie Hartwig’s I wish not to be roast lamb scored her an A Grade Merit

Camera Club will be guest judge at the club meeting on Wednesday, May 20 at TCB library, commencing at 7pm.

A Photoshop Workshop will be held at the CWA Hall on Monday, May 18, commencing at 1pm.

Local photographer Julie Hartwig from Take Better Photos, will be holding an ‘Elements of Composition’ workshop at the Tin Can Bay Library on Saturday, June 6. Places are limited. For more info or to book, phone Julie on 5486 4014.

Tin Can Bay Camera Club welcomes anyone with an interest in photography.

To view our images and for more information visit the club’s website at www. tinc anbayc ameraclub.wix . com/tcb-camera-club.

Frieda by Chris Harvey won a B Grade Honour

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being just after sunrise.

Pilchards rigged on gangs hooks with little to no weight giving the best results.

Schools of small big eye trevally have being cruising the drop offs in front of Tin Can Bay. Surface poppers like Sebile Splashers 5276mm range working well.

Barra season has started off well with several nice fish being taken in the bay along with a few more stories of the ones that got away. It pays to make sure your gear is up for Thetask skipper, Ed chasing Falconer, with a couple of the when nice as pearl perch caught Barra there is nothing worse than losing that trophy fish due to tackle failure.

It’s well worth beefing up the trebles on your hard bodies from the standard ones from factory to something a little more robust. If your using soft plastics choose the jig heads with heavy duty hooks like the TT Headlockz XH or the Evolution HD range.

Crabs have been active with several reports of some people Brad landed excellent quality coming back with grassy sweetlip a feed of muddies.

Upside has been the recent publicity by Fisheries QLD regarding on the spot fines of $1100 for those caught tampering with someone else’s crab pots. This is great news and hopefully it is enforced heavily around holiday/peak seasons.

While the winds are light it is worth heading up towards Fraser Island and fishing the channel between Inskip and Fraser for mackerel.

If the wind kicks up and with temps in the high 20’s to early 30’s it will pay to seek shelter in the creeks and chase a few jacks and barra.

We have received some great news over the past week and we are excited to announce that we have been appointed the Shimano dealer for the Tin Can Bay area.

This means locals and visitors no longer have to travel to Gympie or Maryborough

Coastguard search AVCG Tin Can Bay QF17 Report

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James and his son with a couple of nice Maori cod and a snapper

T MUST BE holiday season… two police requests to the coastguard in two weeks to help search for missing persons, presumably lost at sea.

Monday April 6 started with a 4am wakeup call from police to search for a missing person, 11 miles south of Double Island Point off Teewah Beach. Person apparently went for a swim at 10pm and failed to return.

Crew assembled at QF17 base and cast off before 5am, and headed toward the Wide

Bay Bar. Met with “Moderate Seas” and a spectacular sunrise, Cooloola Rescue 2 headed south to commence search pattern in designated area of responsibility.

Noosa did their bit and we did ours for about four hours until a “Stand Down” order was issued from police. All ended happily and we headed home.

We could have begun earlier IF we had thermal imaging cameras, but QF17

Jazzy and Ruby had a brilliant day on the Keely Rose catching fish all day in perfect offshore conditions “I’m excited, are you?” roadside collection point between moments of rush

to get what they are after.

Don’t forget our fish of the month competition. With just over a week left for the month be sure to get your entries in and remember to keep it fair this is a random draw so it doesn’t have to be the biggest fish to win.

Find us on facebook @ www.facebook. com/TinCanBayBoatHire we would love to see pictures of your holiday catch.

Until next time, stay safe on the water.

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Fishing Report Tin Can Bay

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Fishing & Boating

for missing people over holidays

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

Double Island Point Fishing Charters Heading 11 NM south of Double Island Point to designated search area

couldn’t afford to purchase one on its own, and emergency services don’t issue these as part of necessary equipment. Maybe all activations occur in daylight?

Less than two weeks later, another SAR call-out. This time, orders were received to proceed to search area, some 35 miles out to sea “off Fraser Island”. It’s a BIG area to look for a person presumably lost at sea.

The trip outbound dealt with moderate seas and 3+ metre on the Wide Bay Bar. The search area took seven hours to reach due to worsening conditions, and the crew of five began a search pattern in order to Heaps of Mackerel investigate about 100 square miles of

rough, windy open seas “east of Fraser Island”.

Standing down at sunset (again no night search capabilities) Cooloola Rescue 2 and a tired crew headed back to Wide Bay Bar to attempt an inward crossing.

The day had morphed into a “dark and windy night”. Yes, really it was! Too dangerous to cross, particularly at night, it was decided to move south to overnight shelter by Double Island Point and attempt another crossing in daylight.

After a pleasant night anchored in protected waters, the crew awoke to A pair beaut of quality grass sweetlip a typical Queensland day and

being just after sunrise.

Pilchards rigged on gangs hooks with little to no weight giving the best results.

Schools of small big eye trevally have being cruising the drop offs in front of Tin Can Bay. Surface poppers like Sebile Splashers 5276mm range working well.

Barra season has started off well with several nice fish being taken in the bay along with a few more stories of the ones that got away. It pays to make sure your gear is up for “Keep a sharp eyechasing out for any sign of him” the task when Barra as there is nothing worse than losing that successfully navigated the Bar and returned trophy fish due to tackle to base more than 24 hours after the call failure. forIt’s help. wellUnfortunately worth beefingthis story does not have a happy ending. up the trebles on your Between a dozen assists inside hard bodieshalf from the the Straits and about the same number standard ones from outside, consisted of our weekly factory the to month something training, maintenance a little more robust. programmes.

If Also,using fundraising raffles on Friday nights your soft plastics at the Country BBQ boat raffle at choose the jig Club, heads venues at Gympie shopping centres, BCF, with heavy duty hooks Woolworths Cooloola and TCB markets, like the TT Headlockz Camp Cooloola XH or ANZAC the Evolution HD and our annual major range.fundraiser over Easter.

QF17 would like to thank all those people Crabs have been who generously activegavewith several to help us raise almost this money which helps reports $9,000. of It is people keep ourback boats afloat and assists towards coming with a feed our bills, maintenance of fuel muddies.

Upside and insurances.

Main Roadsthedidn’t allow any collection has been recent activities sunset and the predicted publicity after

by Fisheries wet (andon actual QLDweather regarding the wet weather) did keep down for and opportunities to spot finumbers nes of $1100 donate restricted. those caught tampering Visitors and residents with someone else’s in our area have crab pots. This is great news and hopefully it is enforced heavily around holiday/peak seasons.

While the winds are light it is worth heading up towards Fraser Island and fishing the channel between Inskip and Fraser for mackerel.

If the wind kicks up and with temps in the high 20’s to early 30’s it will pay to seek shelter in the creeks and chase a few jacks and barra.

We have received some great news over the past week and we are excited to announce that we have been appointed the Shimano dealer for the Tin Can Bay area.

This means locals and visitors no longer have to travel to Gympie or Maryborough

big hearts and appreciate our volunteers when help is needed.

Mantaray Barges allowed us to collect on their vessels (nothing like a willing captive audience) and Main Roads issued permits for collection points.

Either people felt sorry for the small band of wet, tired volunteers, who bravely smiled throughout their shifts, or the public really, really acknowledge our true value and gave what they could.

Mariners are reminded to LOG ON (it’s free) when departing no matter what distance they plan to travel. Contact QF17 on VHF 80, 82 or 16 and 27 Mhz 27.88 or 27.90 or phone in on 5486 4290.

Tide Guides, adjusted for TCB and WBB June-Dec and transiting to a new format with more colour, will be available at our authorised stockists: AVCG QF17 at Norman Point; TCB Chandlery (TCB Marina); TCB Boat Hire (Sculett Dr); Rainbow Beach Hardware; Fishing & Camping (R.B. Road); Carlo Pint Point Boat Hire and Cooloola News Agency.

to get what they are after.

Don’t forget our fish of the month competition. With just over a week left for the month be sure to get your entries in and remember to keep it fair this is a random draw so it doesn’t have to be the biggest fish to win.

Find us on facebook @ www.facebook. com/TinCanBayBoatHire we would love to see pictures of your holiday catch.

Until next time, stay safe on the water.

May 2015 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 31

Fishing and Boating

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Rainbow Beach Fishing Report Fishing & Boating

Will it be a FAB finish in Tin Can Bay?

by Tony Stewart 54868666.rainbowbeachfishing.com.au

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T THEreally TIN quietened CAN BAY Yacht Races Things down Club, this month and to4 school were held in a light with3back and work.

Then southsome easterly provided many in. shifts on really badwhich weather was thrown the windward leg, keeping the fleet busily As I write our vessel is positions. at Tin Can Bay tacking for better tactical having its yearly gearbox The shifts in raceanti-foul 3 provedand costly for the service.

This would have to coincide with Commodore’s tri, Billy the Kid who ended good weather, but top we mark, are offearning for a month up parked at the her a so you have follow thea diary. parking fine to along with few shillings for the box.

I swear am looking forward to pulling in Meanwhile the leading Flying like Fifteens, Victorian Snapper, and it looks one FAB and Bubbles exchanged the lead several times throughout the race with a photo finish of less than second between them at the finish gun, with Two Fish in third place.

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 In race Bubbles and FAB were constantly is for the 4, young ones! duelling for line honours, with the former Forskipping this time of year last controlled few trips just ahead withour a more offshore good,mark. as wehave spinnakerhave dropbeen at thevery leeward been ableback to dodge the current run fleet this Further the largest boat in the month.

Our catches were made managed to main stay in the groove to be up the first RL28 over the line and Perch, earningMaori her a of Squire, Pearland Moses handicap win.

Cod, Parrot,Spangled Emperor with the Despite from the WEC odd Cobiadire and predictions Dolphin Fish. meteorological site, races 5 and 6 were held I ameasterly awayconditions. you will inHopefully brilliant 10 while to 12 knot be fortunate enough to The start of race 5 was marred by the receive plenty of rain as antics of Two Fish with her helmsman, the economy of Gympie Barging Bruce hogging the favoured end of is so reliantand onThe good the line, which cost Hartbeat Vibe seasons. At present this area is desperate for soaking rains.

Nick’s Spangled Emperor Hartbeat

Image Julie Hartwig

‘Til next month- stay safe.

course to be rewarded with third place. a few anxious moments awaiting individual The final races for the summer season will recalls and XLR8 yet another capsize. conducted on Sunday 26 April and although Unphased by the melee at the start, Flying A happy FAB just needs to show up at the start line Fish took the lead and showed a clean set of Skipper Rick’s punter to win the series, second place will be tightly heels for the whole with course to take a wellBig PearlFinal Perch. a Final Squire contested between Bubbles, Fling, earned win with Fling and The Vibe  Flying Fish, Billy the Kid and Two Fish. taking the minor placings.    The club is hosting several major Grimmo’s third new boat for the season      regattas in the near future, with the Bay to cautiously took to water and, after a few          Bay Trailer Sailer early capsizes, showed a glimpse of her       race  on May 2 and 3, John    Moffat Pharmacy sponsored Cocky Cup on potential performance to come.                May  10, and the Cooloola Cup on May 23 In race 6 the crew on Hartbeat (pictured)                                 and 24, which is an open regatta for allsailed a near flawless race to take their                         P r o b a b l y comers. first win for the season.

Second place was                                         our biggest        Sam Doug celebrated their anniversary a  The club’s current Discover Sailing course,  and   with                   claimed by twisted sisters on Topaz who the                  the course without aimed at introducing basic sailing skills, daily catch of        weekend in Rainbow Beach and a fishing charter managedto sail any                        continues through to the of end May with major tangles or mishaps to reclaim their Maori Cod  on                         the next series due to start in October.         past mojo.                      Charter                            For further information please contact XLR8 was sailed determinedly and                     Jon Jones on 5486 4014. managed to stay  upright for  the whole             

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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Fishing report Tin Can Bay

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by Jim Cole, www.tincanbayboathire.com.au, 0408 329 167

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URPRISE SURPRISE, the weather man got it wrong! We had great weather over the Easter long weekend with the only exception being Good Friday, with only a few showers through the day.

The fishing during the holidays was red hot, with diver whiting in good numbers around Ida Island through to Tinnanbar.

Baits of live yabbies, worms or squid have been giving the best results.

Diamond and golden trevally were active in good numbers as well with Snapper Creek and around Norman Point producing well, and the odd mangrove jack was being caught in the creeks, although night sessions have been the most productive.

The pike have shown up in numbers, with the jetty at Norman Point being a popular spot to target them. Best time is usually around the top of the tide as the run begins to slow. Small hard bodies and soft plastics around two inches long will often give the best results.

Pike make great live baits for big cod and also provide for a lot of fun on light gear, especially if you are trying to teach kids how to use plastics for the first time.

In the bay we have reports of longtail tuna and mackerel smashing bait. The chopper tailor are starting to show up and over the next few weeks we should see

their numbers increase.

Try working around the mouth of creeks such as Snapper, Carlo and Teebar. Hard bodied lures, chrome slugs or floating a pillie will all give the desired result.

After rain earlier in the month, the mud crabs were plentiful and packed full of meat.

In the last week, there are reports of spotty and Spanish mackerel coming from around the channel between Inskip and Fraser, although a few smaller sharks have also been giving anglers some grief.

Squid and cuttlefish are still active around Norman Point through to Crab Creek. There have also been a few squire coming from the shallow reefs in the same area, although most have been undersize.

There have been a number of good flathead being caught lately. Walking the sand flats flicking lures around the end of the run out and start of the run in tide is a great way to pick up a feed of flathead.

Sand crabs are coming from Teebar Creek and try for muddies around Carlo Creek and Poverty Point.

If you’re after a feed of squid then try working the areas east of Norman Point, south towards crab creek.

Have a great weekend and stay safe on the water.

Clayton and Lenny with a pair of mahi mahi

Shane with a nice red emperor

Skipper Greg Pearce with a Spanish mackeral

Mum Kim with a nice coronation trout and daughter Laura with a red emperor

Arron with a red emperor and a monster gold spot wrasse

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SCHOOL NEWS

Rainbow Beach State School Memorial opened for the 100th anniversary of ANZAC day

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TOUCHING ceremony was held at the school preceding ANZAC day, starting with Class 4/5/6 singing the wrenching And the band played Waltzing Matilda.

The President of the RSL Sub Branch, Joe Casey said, “Over the last 13 years the faces change but the voices do not, thanks to Mrs Mason.”

Working together for a common cause, the cenotaph was built by the local RSL members, Bob List, Darren Davies and Barry Hogan with help from Kevin and Lois Thornley from Wallu Nursery.

He dedicated the new memorial, and explained the cenotaph represents the three forces - which are all represented here today.

“It is 100 years since the birth of the ANZACS, and today is the birth of your very own cenotaph. It is with great pride I present the monument to the school you are now the custodians. It is a very special cenotaph, in memory of very special people.”

After a prayer to the monument, speeches, Last Post and Reveille - for the first time wreaths were laid at the school’s new memorial.

School leaders Maddie, Alex, Flynn and Talyn lay the first wreath

RSL Sub Branch members Darren Davies, John Molkentien, Pat Nayler, Bob Bliss, Ron Casey and Principal Michael Grogan behind the new memorial

Cross Country

Cross Country Go Cooloola, winning again! (That’s the editor speaking) Well done to all the students, it is a wonderful thing just to participate.

Fraser house competed very hard and were only 12 points away from a win.

Mr Grogan thanked Alice and Mrs Dargusch for recording results and teachers and parent volunteers around the course for keeping students safe.

Congratulations to Ruby, Annie, Alex, Talyn, Maddie, Archie and Kaleb who will be representing the school at zone trials on May 5.

YEAR YEAR YEAR 2010 20102010 2009 20092009 2008 20082008 2007 20072007 2006 20062006 2005 20052005 2004 20042004 2003 20032003

BOYS BOYS BOYS 1 James 1 James 1 James 2 Lukas 2 Lukas 2 Lukas 3 Jake 3 Jake 3 Jake 1 Harvey 1 Harvey 1 Harvey 2 Sunny 2 Sunny 2 Sunny 3 Oakley 3 Oakley 3 Oakley 1 Jahley 1 Jahley 1 Jahley 2 Connor 2 Connor 2 Connor 3 Jack 3 Jack 3 Jack 1 Jim 1 Jim1 Jim 2 Alex 2 Alex 2 Alex 3 Ryan 3 Ryan 3 Ryan 1 Nathan 1 Nathan 1 Nathan 2 Billy-Bob 2 Billy-Bob 2 Billy-Bob 3 Bailey 3 Bailey 3 Bailey 1 Clive 1 Clive 1 Clive 2 Archie 2 Archie 2 Archie 3 Kaleb 3 Kaleb 3 Kaleb 1 Charlie 1 Charlie 1 Charlie 2 Koby 2 Koby 2 Koby 3 Jarred 3 Jarred 3 Jarred 1 Alex 1 Alex 1 Alex 2 Talyn 2 Talyn 2 Talyn 3 Tristan 3 Tristan 3 Tristan

7 and 8-year-old children are off!

GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS 1 Lyla 1 Lyla 1 Lyla 1 Ruby 1 Ruby 1 Ruby 2 Daisy 2 Daisy 2 Daisy 3 Izabelle 3 Izabelle 3 Izabelle 1 Ella 1 Ella1 Ella 2 Zoe 2 Zoe2 Zoe 3 April 3 April 3 April 1 Saachi 1 Saachi 1 Saachi 2 Tia 2 Tia2 Tia 3 Paige 3 Paige 3 Paige 1 Jasmin 1 Jasmin 1 Jasmin 2 Rose 2 Rose 2 Rose 3 Isla 3 Isla3 Isla 1 Annie 1 Annie 1 Annie 2 Kimberley 2 Kimberley 2 Kimberley 3 Elva 3 Elva 3 Elva 1 Ruby 1 Ruby 1 Ruby 2 Emma 2 Emma 2 Emma 3 Olivia 3 Olivia 3 Olivia 1 Madison 1 Madison 1 Madison 2 Bailee 2 Bailee 2 Bailee

Prep/1s are lead on their race by the school leaders

Rainbow Beach School Tuckshop Term 2 will see a new menu for the school tuckshop featuring a different ‘special of the week’ each Friday such as tacos, nachos, pizzas and spaghetti bolognaise.

There will also be toasted sandwiches and mini quiches for students who would like something other than the special for lunch.

Options for first break and drinks will be similar to those offered in Term 1. Thank you to the mums and dads who volunteered during Term 1 and who are happy to do so again in Term 2.

Having one main menu item for lunch or second break will reduce preparation time and also help with keeping costs down. If you are not on the roster but would like to volunteer on a Friday this term, please contact Chappy Ronnie on 0413 135 867.

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Getting up speed for 3km: 11 and 12 year olds

Bailey and Aiden on their way to the finish line

A 2km run for ages 9 and 10

Ella and Ryan running for Fraser house

“A family that runs together...” siblings Jack, Paige and April

SCHOOL NEWS

Tin Can Bay School update

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ELCOME BACK to Tin Can Bay for a terrific Term 2.

I would like to introduce you to some new members of our team: Rob Neisler - our new Deputy Principal.

Rob will work closely with Callie Sparling across P-6, but with line management of 4-6. Callie is reducing her work time to three days per week – Monday to Wednesday.

Dorothy Hogan - Head of Department – Classroom Engagement.

Dorothy brings a wealth of experience in building positive school culture to our school.

Jess Fitzpatrick, who will be teaching 7-10 Science for Term 2.

Michelle Thompson, who will join our SEP Team.

Amanda Wallis - Amanda will teach class 5B. At the end of term we said farewell to the following teachers, I thank them for their contribution to our team and wish them well in their new endeavours: Michelle Moore is heading out west to Longreach; Leith Paton is continuing his leave travelling around Australia; Laurice Morgillo has finished her contract with us but I am sure we will still see her regularly as she provides relief when teachers are absent.

Term 2 will see us move from Diagnose & Design into implementation. This will focus heavily on: Improving our Student’s Attendance, Reading, Reading, Reading, Building a Positive Learning Culture.

I look forward to continue our relationship and sense of the Goose in progressing these together.

Attendance It was great to finish last term by writing to students recognising their positive attendance. Strong Attendance = Improved Learning. Well done. Let’s add more names in Term 2.

Uniform Shop Will be open each Tuesday morning between 8am-10am. At present, we have limited stock of winter garments and these will go quickly.

To ensure your children are correctly and warmly dressed for the upcoming cooler months, it is essential that parents order winter uniforms now.

ANZAC DAY: Captains Nadine Dennison, Anneke Harries, Drew Holt, Shervawn Wilson, Lachlan Jensen lead the school in the march at Tin Can Bay

Order forms are available from the school office and on the school website.

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SPORT

Mania, Zoe and Ruby, 6-and-Under champs!

Under 7 winners - Chloe and Max

Well done, Max, Jim, Guy and Blake

Warrior champions announced

by Head Coach Bj Parton

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GE CHAMPION night for the Warriors was a great success, with all swimmers enjoying the evening. All were trying their best and putting their training to the test competing in all strokes, 25m or 50m, depending on age.

The evening started off with a warm up, while Rebecca Emery began to marshal swimmers and Viki Daniels helped the time keepers to get ready.

With 6-and-under girls starting off the night with 25m backstroke, it was a close swim every time. By showing how close they were in each race they had a tie first place, between Zoe and Ruby. Well done girls!

All events ran smoothly and it was a great event to be a part of. Leilani gave it her all in every stroke for the 50m, and for the first time she received the determination award.

Bailee McGrath and Jasmin White were awarded the Swim Star title for their improvement and times throughout the season. Chloe, Mikala and Amber Daniels received the Most Attendance to squad, away meets and club nights. That is commitment girls!

We ended the evening at the Rainbow Beach Sports and Recreation Club, with dinner and the presentation of trophies and awards, which were as follows:

6-and-Under Girls, Zoe and Ruby Klekar, Boys, Mania Kelly; 7 Girls, Chloe Daniels, Boys, Max Klekar; 8 Girls, Jasmin White, Boys, Jacob Jordison; 9 Girls, Annalise White, Boys, Joel; 11 Girls, Mikala Daniels, Boys, Zac; 12 Boys, Te Kelly; 13 Girls, Kyani Parton; 14 Girls, Cyndari Parton Mikala, Zak and Te prepare for their race

More photos on

Above right: Time keepers deserve an award too!

Above: Jim looks like he is having fun Right: Max and his trio of blues!

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SPORT

Go the Muddy’s in May

Soccer Fun

Tin Can Bay Bowlers at Boonaroo Bowls Club

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BUS FILLED with happy bowlers visited Boonaroo Bowls Club for lunch and a game of bowls recently.

This occasion is an annual visit to compete for a shield which was donated many years ago to foster friendship between the two clubs.

Boonaroo won the shield this year by one point, but we may turn the tables later this

year, as we played on carpet at their club and they will play on our grass at ours!

On Patroness Invitation Day, we had eighteen teams visit. The winners for the day were S. Wilson, M. Timmins, S. Bowman and J. Watson, playing for Tin Can Bay. The runners up were D. Frost’s team playing for Albert.

The ‘Go the Muddy’s’ mixed fours carnival will soon be upon us on the second and third of May. Contact Tin Can Bay Bowls Club Games Director, Donna Townsend on 5486 4774.

Above left: Gold City won the March Past Image R.Duggan

Above: Alex Brantz has the moves Left: Golden City’s Hugh Gilmore stays close to the ball

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Cooloola Dragon Boat Club

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by Norma Sanderson

We have the fire

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UR SECOND challenge of the State Titles went well, with the combined team of Cooloola Dragons, Hervey Bay and Bundaberg Dragons receiving the Bronze medal in the 2km race.

We are now getting set for the Wide Bay Series Regattas to be held over the next five months. The first regatta of racing will be in Bundaberg on May 9, the second regatta

at 1770 on June 7, the Cooloola Dragons regatta on July 18 and the final Regatta at Hervey Bay on August 1.

The Cooloola Dragons are still on the search of strong male paddlers to boost our overall strength. Come along and give it a try. Thursday afternoon 3.30pm and Sunday morning 7.30am.

We wish to remind the community to put July 18 and 19 down in their diaries as a big weekend in Tin Can Bay. The third round of the Wide Bay Series

will be on Saturday July 18 and the Sleepy Lagoon Sports Regatta on Sunday July 19, with teams competing from the Gold Coast, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

The Cooloola paddlers met at our President’s property at Wallu last month for a social end- of-season bash.

We enjoyed a game of boules and a round of golf on the most challenging 100 metre course of 9 holes. A bit of fun was had when Coach Gayle presented her annual “awards”.

See you on the water.

HIS MONTH we have had less sailing days than usual due to dredging and weather, so we have sailed all through the school holidays with at least 29 sailors each day.

We recently held a very successful Working Bee in conjunction with the Yacht Club, to clean the roof areas of the pergola With a good turnout of helpers, some ‘gumption and elbow grease,’ and the generous assistance of the lovely guys at Mitre 10, we now have a pristine spot-free pergola.

If we repeat this exercise on a semiregular basis, when needed, it will look this good into the future.

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A Little Humour Busy bull

This couple go to an agricultural show, way out in the countryside, on a fine Sunday afternoon and are watching the auctioning off of bulls.

The guy selling the bulls announces the first bull to be auctioned off, “A fine specimen, this bull reproduced 57 times last year.” The wife nudges her husband in the ribs and comments, “See! That was more than once a week!”

The second bull is to be sold, “Another fine specimen, this wonder reproduced 120 times last year.” Again the wife bugs her husband, “Hey, that’s more than twice a week. What do you say to that?”

Her husband is getting really annoyed with this comparison. The third bull is up for sale, “And this extraordinary specimen reproduced 365 times last year!” The wife slaps her husband on the arm and yells, “That’s once a day, every day of the year!

How about you?”

The husband was pretty irritated by now and yells back, “Sure, once a day! Great! But, you ask the auctioneer if they were all with the same cow!”

Double dare

One day, a very rich man announced at a party that if any person present dares to swim across the swimming pool, which has more than twenty alligators, he will be awarded with either half of the rich man’s property or his beautiful daughter.

After a period of silence, the rich man saw a young man splash into the pool, swimming as fast as he could, with all his efforts, saving himself from the alligators.

And at last, he survived through the pool.

Everybody started clapping. The rich man was overjoyed with the young man’s bravery. He congratulated him and then asked what do you want, my property or daughter.

To this, the man replied, “Sir, I want neither your property, nor your daughter, I just want the man who threw me in the water.”

Crocodile shoes A man was on holiday in the depths of Louisiana, where he tried to buy some

crocodile shoes. However he was not prepared to pay the high prices.

After having failed to haggle the vendor down to a reasonable price level, he ended up shouting, “I don’t give two hoots for your shoes, man, I’ll go and kill my own croc!”

The shopkeeper replied, “By all means, just watch out for those two “ole boys” who are doing the same!”

So the man went out into the Bayou, and after a while saw two men with spears, standing still in the water. ‘They must be the ‘ole boys,’ he thought.

Just at that point he noticed a crocodile moving in the water towards one of them.

The guy stood completely passive, even as the croc came ever closer.

Just as the beast was about to swallow him, he struck home with his spear and wrestled the croc up onto the beach, where several already lay.

Together the two guys threw the croc onto its back, whereupon one exclaimed, “Darn!

This one doesn’t have any shoes either!”

Wise golfer

A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in nine holes before he had to head home.

Just as he was about to tee off an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany the young man, as he was golfing alone. Not being able to say no, he allowed the old gent to join him.

To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn’t hit the ball far, but plodded along consistently and didn’t waste much time.

Finally, they reached the ninth fairway and the young man found himself with a tough shot. There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball - and directly between his ball and the green.

After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot the old man finally said, “You know, when I was your age I’d hit the ball right over that tree.”

With that challenge placed before him, the youngster swung hard, hit the ball up, right smack into the top of the tree trunk

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and it thudded back on the ground not a foot from where it originally lay.

The old man offered one more comment, “Of course, when I was your age that pine tree was only three feet tall.”

Just not cricket Two rival cricketers were talking. “The local team wants me to play for them very badly.”

“Well, you’re just the man for the job.”

Bowling Balls A little old man boards a bus with a bowling balls in each of his front pockets. He sits down next to a beautiful young blonde lady, and she can’t help but glance quizzically at the man and his bulging pockets.

It’s an uneasy few minutes before, finally, the little old man can take no more. “Bowling balls,” he nods reassuringly.

The blonde seems a little shocked, and stares on. Moments later, she says: “Does it hurt as much as tennis elbow?”

Marriage When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

David Bissonette By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.

Socrates I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.

Sigmund Freud Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.

Anonymous There’s a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It’s called marriage.

Sam Kinison

I’ve had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn’t.

James Holt McGavra Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming.

1. Whenever you’re wrong, admit it, 2. Whenever you’re right, shut up.

Patrick Murra The most effective way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once....

Nash My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.

Henny Youngman A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong.

Rodney Dangerfield

Pension Sex

Two men were talking.

‘So, how’s your sex life?’

‘Oh, nothing special. I’m having Pension sex.’

‘Pension sex?’

‘Yeah, you know; I get a little each month, but not enough to live on!’

Great Truths

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.

John Adams If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.

Mark Twain Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.

Mark Twain I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.

Winston Churchill

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

5486 3277 5486 3143 5486 3667 5486 4400 5486 3126 5486 8344

Cooloola Cove

0412 999 498

Rainbow Beach

5486 8700

Tin Can Bay

5486 2887

Rainbow Beach

0418 729 474

Cooloola Cove

1300 727 025

Rainbow Beach

5486 3227

Signs

Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach

0438 868 116 5486 3533

Solicitor Cosgroves

Gympie Cooloola Pet Resort Gympie

Authentic Thai Massage Rainbow Beach Massage & Natural Therapies Rainbow Beach

5483 5364

Cooloola Tin Can Mini Storage

0490 374 698

Tourist Centre 5486 8388

Rainbow Beach Tourist Centre

5486 4554

Tours and attractions

Mechanical Baty Auto Services Cooloola Coast Tyre and Brakes Cooloola Coast Rainbow Beach Adventure Centre Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Rustproofing and Mechanical Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Tyre and Mechanical Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Auto Care Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach Towing Rainbow Beach

Storage

5486 4840 5486 3288 5486 3228 5486 3144 5486 8111 5486 8555

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

EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 130 372 FIRE & RESCUE - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . 5486 3169 Gympie Regional Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 0800 HOSPITAL - Gympie (ind. Community & Mental Health Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5489 8444 Library - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3705 Library - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 4355 Pharmacy - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3070 Police - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8765 Police - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 2426 POISONS Information Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11 26 School - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 9333

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

Vet Gympie Veterinary Services Tin Can Bay

5486 4666

POSITIONS VACANT

Essential Services EMERGENCY - AMBULANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 EMERGENCY - POLICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 EMERGENCY - FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 SES - Rainbow Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3314

5486 3070

Cooloola Coast Pilates

Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach Signs

5486 4004

Tin Can Bay

Rainbow Beach

Pilates

IGA Supermarket 5486 3444 5486 2000

Cooloola Cove

0407 764 661 0421 600 148

0421 600 148

Shopping Centre

Hardware

Kennels and Catteries

Tin Can Bay Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach

Shade Sails

Serenity Beauty Tattoo Body Piercing

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

0417 073 313 0407 146 151

5486 4411

Concreting Moppz Concreting

Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach

Furniture supplier Davies Furniture Court

0412 134 752

Plumber Laurie Donnelly Plumber

Tin Can Bay

Chiropractor Tin Can Bay Chiropractor

5486 4137

Health and Beauty

Carpet Cleaners Benny’s Carpet Cleaning Cleanwave

Tin Can Bay

Food Wholesalers Rainbow Cooloola Wholesalers

Cooloola Cove

Pharmacy Rainbow Beach Pharmacy

54863200

Caravan Antennas Saturn Antennas

0407 022 159 0448 955 768

Rainbow Beach

Caravan Repairs and Hire Whatever

Cleanwave Rainbow Beach Cooloola Cove

Rainbow Beach Hardware Rainbow Beach Mitre 10 Cooloola Cooloola Cove

Caravan Parks Rainbow Waters Caravan Park Tin Can Bay Caravan Park

Cookies Electrical Smiley Mick Electrical

Wayne Hill Painter

Pest Control

Fish Suppliers

Air conditioning

Chilly Bin Rainbow Beach Tackle & Camping

5886 4800 5488 0271

Electrician

Accommodation Rainbow Getaway Holiday Apartments

Painter Tin Can Bay Cooloola Cove

School - Tin Can Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5488 1222 Wildcare - Violet Hopkinson . . . . . . . . 0407 574 321 Warren Truss MP (Federal Member for Wide Bay) . . . . . 1 300 301 968 Tony Perrett MLA (State Member for Gympie) . . . . . . . . 0467 572 346 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (Please phone to make appt ) DEACON, Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0419 624 208 HOLT, Neville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 3250 HUXLEY, Anthony Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . 0418 715 065 MISSEN, John Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8153 SYSTSMA, Sandra Evelyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5486 8343

Cleaner Wanted Resort cleaner wanted, casual part time.

Must be proactive, eye for detail.

Call today 5486 3500

May 2015 – Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News – 39

Trades and Services Directory TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY Community Groups CABINET MAKER CONCRETING CABINET MAKER CONCRETING

CABINET MAKER PLUMBERS Airconditioning

CELEBRANT CELEBRANT HANDYMAN /BUILDING CELEBRANT CONCRETING GlassRENOVATIONS

Page 35 Page 41

CONCRETE CONCRETE

Concrete

G NG TIIN E R C N ONCRET G PPPZZ C O CRETIN C MO ONRowley MOPPPZ Troy C Troy Rowley Concreting Contractor MO Concreting Contractor Troy Rowley

ABN 64-930-176-411 ABN 64-930-176-411 Concreting Contractor ABN 64-930-176-411

•• House Slabs House Slabs ••• Garage Slabs House Slabs Garage Slabs ••• Driveways Garage Slabs Driveways Driveways ••• Paths Paths • Paths Also in; Also specialising specialising in; Also specialising in; •• Stamp Stamp Stamp ••• Concrete Concrete Stencil Stencil ConcreteSeeded StencilConcrete ••• Exposed Exposed Seeded Concrete • Exposed Seeded Concrete

Cabinet Making

Phone: 0413 060 060 797 797 Phone: 5486 5486 3914 3914 Mobile: Mobile: 0413 Phone: 5486 3914 Mobile: 0413 060 797

MINI STORAGE

ELECTRICIAN Electrical ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICIAN

CARPET CARPET CLEANERS CLEANERS Page40 34 CARPET CLEANERS Page 40 FISHING TRADES AND SBoating ERVICES Fishing andPage

AIR CONDITIONING

CARPET CLEANERS Carpet Cleaning

CONTROL Painter PEST CONTROL MECHANICAL PEST PEST CONTROL

Rainbow Beach Tyre B & Mechanical

We’re 40 FISHING TRADES AND SBoating ERVICES Fishing andPage AND BOATING OP E N

Rainbow Beach

CARPET & CLEANERS Rustproofing Mechanical

GAS

 Servicing  Restoration  Rustproofing

(07) 5486 3228

AND

OATING

-All Mechanical repairs-Free Old Car Removal Aluminium Tig Welding & -All makes & Models -GAS -SecondControl Hand Parts -Metal Fabrication Pest -New & Used Tyres -Clutch & Brake Repairs

9 Karoonda Rd Rainbow Beach

Ph: 54863144

1/25 Goondi Street

CABINET MAKER SIGNS CONCRETING

CONCRETING Gas MOWING & MAINTENANCE CAR CLEANING CAR CLEANING CAR CLEANING

CONCRETE CONCRETE ING NCRET

PZ CO

MOP

Troy Rowley

Concreting Contractor ABN 64-930-176-411

Reach • House Slabsall the • Garage Slabs locals on the • Driveways Cooloola Coast • Paths Also specialising advertise in the Tradesin; and Services • Stamp Pages from $60.00 a month.

• Concrete Stencil To find out more, phone: 5486 3561 • Exposed Seeded Concrete

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Phone: 5486 3914 Mobile: 0413 060 797

CELEBRANT

ARE YOU NEEDING A HOLIDAY??? Don’t want to leave your lovable pets, have you considered a HOUSE/PET SITTER? I am trustworthy,reliable,and am needing a house during FEB&MARCH,I have references if needed.

Please contact Glenda 0427864220

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CELEBRANT CLASSIFIEDS HOME HOMECLEANING CLEANING HOME CLEANING

Troy Rowley

Concreting Contractor ABN 64-930-176-411

• House Slabs • Garage Slabs • Driveways • Paths Also specialising in; • Stamp • Concrete Stencil • Exposed Seeded Concrete

Sell your stuff!

Pet Boarding

Classifieds $11 for 100 characters 1 month, 2 months $15.40 - only available online (price includes online listing)

Phone: 5486 3914 Mobile: 0413 060 797

ELECTRICIAN

PEST CONTROL

Page 35 Trades and Services Directory Page 41 Community Groups Trades and Services Directory Groups TRADES SERVICES DIRECTORY &Community

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HANDYMAN /BUILDING RENOVATIONS HANDYMAN MINI STORAGE /BUILDING RENOVATIONS PLUMBERS Storage

Plumber

MECHANICA

We’re

OP E N

Rainbow Beach

Honey Month of May

Rustproofing & Mechanical Screens & Blinds

 Servicing  Restoration  Rustproofing HE MONTH of May has been designated as Honey Month

T

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-All Me -All ma -Secon -New &

as well as Eat Local Month.

MAY 2 Honey-Day at Gympie Garden Show

(07) 5486 3228

Gympie Garden Show - Gympie Showgrounds, Southside - All day. $5 entry, kids free. Valley Bees will be running a major bee display and talks on the Saturday of the Garden Show, with live hive displays, bee talks, honey display, honey and sugar bag tasting, honey for sale, Chris Fuller from Kin Kin Native Bees will be there, launching his brand new hive design. Jerry Coleby-Williams from ABC Gardening Australia will be launching our Honey Month.

MECHANICAL Tyre & Mechanical Service MECHANICAL MOWING &native MAINTENANCE SIGNS Other honeybee and bee - along with solitary bee experts will be there to answer your questions. More details and timings will be available via a PDF flyer mailed soon.

1/25 Goondi Street

MINI STORAGE

Shade Sails

Rainbow Beach Tyre Rainbow Beach Tyre We’re & Mechanical & Mechanical OP E N

ARE Y your lov SITTER? Gympie Landcare Nursery - Cnr Groves Road and Old during F Maryborough Road.

9am to around Midday - Go through the on-site honeybee Please hives, talk/inspect the stingless hives, explore/develop the solitary bee wall - native plants are available for sale. 1st Saturday of every month.

MAY 2 Hive Session

We’re

OP E N

-Free Old Car Removal -All Mechanical repairsDay May 3 Eat Local - Gympie Garden Show Gympie Garden Show - Gympie Showgrounds, -Aluminium Tig Welding &Southside & Models -Aluminium Tig Welding & -All makes -All makes & Models & Mechanical - All day. $5 entry, kids free.

Rustproofing & Mechanical Rustproofing month has also been designated “Eat Local Fabrication -SecondThe Hand Partsof May-Metal -Second Hand Parts -Metal Fabrication Month”.  Servicing Bees will again the day, but the &Valley Used Tyres -Clutchbe &present BrakeonRepairs  Servicing -New & Used Tyres -Clutch & Brake Repairs -Newday will focus more on ‘Eat Local’ with talks, displays, live

Rainbow Beach

 Restoration  Rustproofing

-Free Old Car Removal -All Mechanical repairs Rainbow Beach

 Restoration  Rustproofing

9 Karoonda Rd Rainbow Beach

(07) 5486 3228 (07) 1/25 Goondi Street

Signs MOWINGSIGNS & MAINTENANCE

Ph: 54863144 5486 3228

1/25 Goondi Street

MOWING CLASSIFIEDS & MAINTENANCE

exhibits, animals, plants for sale, how-to-grow & how-tocompost sessions, along with much much more.

Volunteers required please.

Don’t forget : Mother’s Day! Come along and celebrate at the Show.

9 Karoonda Rd Rainbow Beach

Ph: 54863144

May 4 to 9 - Static‘ Honey + Bee’ Display in Gympie Library.

May 7 - Honey Talk + Tasting

Gympie Library 10am - Morning tea provided. Please come along and support the event.

CLASSIFIEDS May 10 Valley Bees Monthly Meeting

Honeybee Farmstay - 20 Hasthorpe Road, Kandanga.

ARE YOU A HOLIDAY???

Don’t want to leave 1pmNEEDING for a 1-30pm start.

ARE YOU NEEDING A HOLIDAY??? Don’t want to leave $2 entry, please plate to share. your lovable pets, havebring you a considered a HOUSE/PET your lovable pets, have you considered a HOUSE/PET your Gympie Show Entries to enter.

SITTER? Bring I am trustworthy,reliable,and am along needing a house SITTER? I am trustworthy,reliable,and am needing a house during FEB&MARCH,I have references if needed. during FEB&MARCH,I have references if needed.

May 14, 15, 16 Gympie Annual Show Please contact Glenda 0427864220 Please contact Glenda 0427864220 Gympie Showgrounds, Southside. All day. Entry fees apply. We will have the usual QBA Honey Exhibit in the main pavilion. Honey Competition. Honey tasting. Major display, posters and info, live bees.

Volunteers required please during the Show. Also on 11th and 13th.

Sell your stuff!

Sell your stuff!

May 11 to 16 - Static ‘Eat Local’ Display in the Gympie Library.

May 14- Thur - Talk on Eat Local – Valley Harvest, Gympie Gold Produce, Permaculture etc. Includes honey and bees, with continuation of honey displays.

May 16 Hive Session

Classifieds $11 for 100 characters 1 month, 2 months $15.40 - only available online (price includes online listing)

Honeybee Farmstay - 20 Hasthorpe Road, Kandanga Classifi edsMidday $11 for 100 char9am to around - Go through the on-site honeybee hives, talk/inspect the stingless hive, explore/develop the acters 1 month, 2 months solitary bee wall. 3rd Saturday of each month. $15.40 - only available online May 24 Gympie Health Expo listing) (price includes online Gympie Civic Centre - 9am to 4pm.

Valley Bees will have a display - Pollination, Bee Habitat, Bee Walls and All Bees. Volunteers required please.

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WHAT’S ON MAY

9am and 6pm Aqua aerobics

1–3 Bay to Bay Trailer Sailer Race, Tin Can Bay Yacht Club

4.30–5.30pm Kids karate and fitness classes, RBSS, Darren Grieve: 0417 079 579

1–7 BreastScreen mobile van visits Cathy House on Coral Trout Drive, Tin Can Bay. Ph: 13 20 50

5.30–6.30pm Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and self defence, RBSS, Darren Grieve 0417 079 579

2

Gympie Garden Expo

2

Gympie Regional Gallery exhibitions open 1.30pm:

“Journey” by Nadia Kliendanze - Artists books and printmaking

“Through My Eyes” by Neville Field Paintings

“Language of the Goddess” by Hwa Rogers - Tapestry and embroidery

“Mirror Image” Queensland College of Art - Printmaking

7pm Homegroup bible study with Chappy Ronnie, Rainbow Beach. Ph: 0413 135 867

Thursday 7.30am Brekky club, RBSS 8.15–9.15am Ladies swim squad 9am Aqua aerobics 12 Reiki bliss, Rainbow Beach Massage Get ready for a blast from the past at the SLSC 50 years dinner, June 20

2–3 Warbirds, Tin Can Bay 2–3 ‘Go the Muddy’s’ mixed fours carnival, Tin Can Bay Bowls Club 3

Mandolin Concert, St Peter’s Anglican Church, Lady Mary Terrace, Gympie on Sunday May 3 at 2pm. Entry is $10

3

Rainbow Beach Commerce and Tourism BBQ meeting at Phil Rogers Park (NEW LOCATION), 3.30pm

3

Treasure hunt! Rainbow Beach Christian Community monthly gathering, community centre, 4–6pm.

Everyone welcome, treasure hunt with prizes! Chappy Ronnie: 0413 135 867

5

Interschool cross country, One Mile Oval, Gympie

5

Over 60s coffee morning, Surf Club, 10.30am

7

Playgroup Mums Morning Tea, thanks to the church ladies, RBSS library

7

7

Life drawing lessons (continue fortnightly until the June school holidays) Writers Group, first and third Thursday, 9.30am, TCB Library

10 Mother’s Day Classic, Tin Can Bay 10 Mother’s Day at Top Shop Craft Market 10am-2pm 10 John Moffat Pharmacy sponsored Cocky Cup, Yacht Club 11 QCWA Tin Can Bay 8.30am, 18 Whiting St, Tin Can Bay, 5486 2226 12 Tin Can Bay Quilters Friendship Day, 9am, Community Centre, Tin Can Bay

14 Friends of Gympie Gallery, Cooloola meet 2pm, Tin Can Bay Library, 5486 4142

WEEKLY

14 Cooloola Cove Residents & Friends Inc. meeting 7pm, Vets & Community Hall, Cooloola Cove

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

(many are term time only)

14–16 Gympie Show 15 Gympie Show holiday 17 Plein Air, 9am–noon, Crab Creek, Tin Can Bay 18 RBSS P&C 4.30pm school library anyone wanting to help out with Pig Day Out to please attend

Monday 8.15–9.15am Ladies swim squad 9am and 6pm Aqua aerobics 4.30–5.30pm Kids karate and fitness classes, RBSS, Darren Grieve: 0417 079 579

19 CIRS AGM 11.30am

5.30–6.30pm Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and self defence, RBSS, Darren Grieve: 0417 079 579

20 Tin Can Bay Camera Club, Tin Can Bay library at 7pm

Tuesday

21 CIRS Charity Morning tea with goose raffle, fun and prizes, Community Centre, 10.30am 23–24 Cooloola Cup, Yacht Club 24 Warbirds ‘come and try’ day 28 Music plus, at 7pm, Vets and Community Hall, Cooloola Cove 29 Maryborough Art Society Festival and Exhibition entries close (maryboroughart@bigpond.com ) 31 Simply Classical concert, St Patrick’s Church, Gympie 2.30pm

JUNE

12 Rainbow Beach Progress Association Inc. AGM, 6pm at the Surf Club, forward your nominations for Election of Officers to kayesilich@yahoo.com

7

Pig Day Out, Rainbow Beach 0419 464 254

8

Queen’s Birthday public holiday

12–14 NAPLAN

20 Rainbow Beach SLSC 50 Years Dinner

9am Arts and Craft group, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall (2nd/last of month) 9am–noon Tin Can Bay quilters, community complex.

Ph: Maree 5486 5706 or Jo 5488 0134 9.30am Little Guppies playgroup, Tin Can Bay 1.30pm Know Your Bible (KYB), 3 Coolberry Court

Lunchtime craft club, RBSS library 3.30pm Cooloola Dragon Boat Club training 4pm Pilates at Rainbow Beach Massage 4.30pm Budoshinkai karate jitsu (BKJ) Buffalo Hall, Tin Can Bay, Dean Taylor: 0438 115 190

Friday 7–9am Volunteer “revive our creeks”, www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au 8.30am Gentle yoga with Glenda, Rainbow Beach Massage 9am Art classes, Tuncunba Gardens 10am Prayer group, Church of the Good Shepherd. All welcome!

Sailability

Saturday Markets on almost every Saturday!

See visitors guide 12-1pm Game hour, Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre Discover Sailing, Tin Can Bay Yacht Club

Sunday

4.30pm Budoshinkai karate jitsu (BKJ) Buffalo Hall, Tin Can Bay, Dean Taylor: 0438 115 190

7am St Peter the Fisherman Catholic church service, Manooka Drive

5pm Hatha yoga with Glenda, Rainbow Beach Massage

9am Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican service, followed by morning tea.

All denominations welcome!

6–7.30pm Barefoot bowls at the sports club Wednesday 9am Mahjong/games mornings, Church of the Good Shepherd Hall

7.30am Cooloola Dragon Boat Club training

10am–2pm Rainbow Beach craft market, Top Shops 12-1pm Game hour, Rainbow Beach Aquatic Centre

See page 35 for markets • If you have an event or date claimer you would like to add please email info@rbcn.com.au.

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I hope everyone enjoys the quiet period while it lasts and has some relaxing time.

Best Regards Justin, Matt, Bernie, Liam and our lovely friendly staff