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DIVING IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN

Flaxton local Allison Rickert’s connection with the Great Barrier Reef

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ON A WING AND A PRAYER 10 - 11

How a trip to Edinburgh inspired a Nambour-based butterfly house

KEVIN RUDD AND KANGAROOS 35 - 37

Both feature in Back to Nature this month!

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LET’S TALK BUSINESS Profiles and Q&As

FOOD DRINK DINE Savour the flavour ofthe region, plus our local market guide

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COMMUNITY NEWS

22 - 23

CREATIVE CUTS Artist profiles and entertainment

24 – 25

LIGHT RELIEF Letters, poetry, crosswords, Sudoku and cartoons

Still, sitting back in the shade with the HT and a cold drink (or a cup of tea) is always a pleasurable option if it gets too hot.

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HEALTH, BEAUTY AND WELLNESS

28 – 31

EXPLORE Hinterland gems to visit

BACK TO NATURE Wildlife and climate

35 – 37

and much more!

I have personally loved reading about Doctor Wayne Lee, Maleny’s local singing doctor. I’d be so tempted to turn up to an appointment and make a song request - it’s probably best for him that he’s not my doctor!

Thank you for your letters, and I wish I had room for more of them. It seems the last Local Musings opinion piece by Doug Patterson created some debate, so I’m sure you can look forward to more from Doug in future issues.

WRITERS

Judy Fredriksen

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I’m also pleased to share with you the final two Runner Up stories from our annual HT/SCT Young Writer of the Year Award – it’s exciting to see such young talent shining from the pages.

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I am currently sitting in my ‘office’ (AKA the kitchen table), ignoring the pile of washing up to my left, and about to give in to the pleading eyes of a very patient Blue Heeler to my right. Best go for a walk before it rains, although by the time you read this it may be blazing sunshine again. Summer has certainly been teasing us with the random 35-degree days lately…

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FEATURES Local people, local stories

here to begin? It’s another edition full of great people, places and events – along with useful workshops, advice on health and the climate, and even some ideas if you are taking the first steps towards education options across the Range. Various community groups are kicking off their Christmas fairs and art shows very soon, and we are all for encouraging everyone to buy local! There is so much here, and much of it is unique, hand-crafted and not mass produced.

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100% independently owned: While great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and contents of the publication, the HT accepts no responsibility for inaccuracies. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the views held by the HT. All content is copyright and may not be reproduced without permission. The production of this free newspaper is only made possible by you continuing to support our advertisers. 14, 000 papers home delivered and bulk dropped to Maleny, Montville, Mapleton, Flaxton, Nambour, Palmwoods, Woombye, Hunchy, Eudlo, Reeseville, Mooloolah, Glasshouse, Beerwah, Landsborough, Conondale, Kenilworth and Witta.

Okay, time to take this wellbehaved mutt for a stroll and put the paper to bed. Wishing you a calm November, before the storm of all-things-Christmas (and open borders) comes!

COVER STORY Slips and the F.W.'s bring New Orleans Jazz to Maroochydore, Louise King brings beautiful chamber music to Eudlo, and Maleny’s Col Finley has a new album out - more details in our Creative Cuts pages! See pages 24, 25 PHOTOGRAPH SUPPLIED BY SLIPS AND THE F.W.'S

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t 11am on November 11, 1918, after more than four years of continuous warfare, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. The allied armies had managed to drive the German invaders back, having inflicted heavy defeats upon them over the preceding four months. The Germans called for an armistice in November to secure a peace settlement, and they accepted allied terms that amounted to unconditional surrender. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month has become a day to remember all those who served and all those who sacrificed in wars and conflicts since. It is marked by a minute’s silence in solemn ceremonies in towns and cities across Queensland. We have listed below details of local RSL Remembrance Services at the time of going to print. In addition, there are other ways to honour our veterans on Remembrance Day if you are unable to attend an RSL Sub Branch service. RSL Australia will be sharing an audio recording and a video of a short Remembrance Day service for download from November 6. Just visit the website: remembertoremember.com.au for details. Of course, you can also spend a quiet moment of remembrance at home or donate to a veteran in need.

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Alex’s amazing moments

Alex and Ian Fullerton – Alaska 2019

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Alex left home at 16, and with her dog Buddha, travelled around Australia. In 2004, she and her two children, aged four and six, ran from the Boxing Day tsunami as it barrelled through Ko Phayam Island. The tsunami experience landed the single mother back in Australia distraught and penniless. Driven by self-determination and an indomitable spirit, Alex sold her furniture to pay for a real estate and business training course. “It didn’t matter because we had a roof over our heads, blankets and the essentials.” Alex had gained a wealth of administrative, writing and editing skills while backpacking around Europe and Australia. Groundwork for her business. “I began by giving out my phone number. I learned how to do marketing and I learned how to write a website, figured it out along the way, and Author

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“We celebrated Ella’s 18th and Flynn’s 21st birthday in Nepal. Flynn trekked to Everest Base Camp and Ella and I went to a village in Southern Nepal, where we helped the women start their own micro business. “We bought sewing machines and fabrics in the local market and set up a workshop with them. The purpose was to show how easily we can make a difference to people who have little.” Thirteen years ago, a friend enticed Alex to a singles event. She quipped: “I was fortunate to be in the room when love walked through the door. Ian was the only one who didn’t have two heads, but he had five children!” Alex moved from Landsborough to the Fullerton pineapple farm at Beerwah and I figured that her life challenges had ended, but it was not the case. On ANZAC Day in 2016, the pair took a rare day off from their busy schedule and, astride Ian’s Harley Fat Bob motorcycle, they headed to Kenilworth for breakfast. “It was a lovely ride through the mountains. We ended up in Montville for morning tea where I bought a pair of shoes and put them in my backpack. “Heading for home just out of Montville a car did a U-turn in front of us and stopped in the middle of the road, on the crest of a hill, in an 80km zone. Ian tried avoidance action, but the woman panicked, put her foot on the accelerator instead of the brake and smacked right into us.

speaking, facilitating workshops, and Sunshine Coast Women Entrepreneurs had reached 2500 members. “My star was rising. I was on fire, and I loved it! Then, suddenly, I couldn’t wash my hair, I couldn’t go to the shops, and I was sleeping 20 hours a day. It was a big shock, but I’m glad I didn’t shut my business. I just put some things in place so I could quickly pick it up again and because I didn’t know that I would not come back to what I was, the things that I put in place temporarily, have become permanent. “I have a team of 12 working with me. I do the consulting and am the public face of the business. I work part time and it’s good for my mental health. It’s what the mentor advised and what I mentor other women to do with their businesses. “Don’t do it all yourself. Allow other people to do what they’re good at, and you what you’re good at, to have work/life balance and allow your business to grow.” To conclude, I reiterate the words of Alex Fullerton, whose resilience and zest for life is inspiring: “Life is full of amazing moments, and we never know when they are going to happen. Some would say it’s luck, but I think it’s just life, and if you aren’t out there living it, you won’t be there when it happens.” authorsupportservices.com

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“I woke up facing oncoming traffic and thought, I’ve got to get off the road. I shuffled along on my elbows because my legs wouldn’t work and rolled onto the verge. I couldn’t see Ian who had stayed on the bike and got it to the other side of the road, then rolled onto the ground.

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HOME IS WHERE YOU SHOULD FEEL SECURE We all know that selling your home and moving to another property or another area can be a very stressful event in your life. It may be an excellent time to SELL your property, but it can be a stressful time to BUY as there are not many properties for you to choose from. Please contact us to find out what your property is worth, and we will help you research the area that you would like to move to. For most people, their home is their sanctuary, and it will be hard for them to give up their haven if the conditions are not right. Home is a very emotive word, and we all have the right to feel safe and protected in our home. Unfortunately, there are many situations where this is not the case due to domestic violence issues. If you’re feeling unsafe at home, because of issues with family or a partner, you are not alone - there are people who can help you. One of these is DV Safe Phone. We would like to help the people of the Hinterland to get their old but working mobile phones to this organisation. They can then be passed on to people in a domestic violence situation that don’t have a safe phone in their home.

“I had neck, shoulder and leg injuries and my foot was broken in a couple of places. My foot healed fairly quickly, but it took a long time for Ian to come good. He has pins in his foot, had his knee replaced, and developed cellulitis. We almost lost him.”

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About a month after the accident, Alex became carsick, anxious, and slept a lot. Around a year later, they diagnosed her with post-concussion syndrome and an acquired brain injury. “I now receive NDIS support and carers come to assist. It's been five years since the accident and just this week, I got my driver’s licence back,” said Alex, excited at the thought of this move towards independence.

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WAM: recycling an old idea

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ational Recycling Week this year is from November 8-14. Waste Action Maleny (WAM), will be hosting interactive displays, events, entertainment, popups and workshops, culminating in a plastic-free picnic in Maleny's town centre. The national theme this year is “Celebrate Recycling Week YOUR way!” The WAM group is a few months old and currently has 18 members, including Ron and Sue Smith, who began their journey towards self-sufficiency in Montville on a few acres they had purchased. There they grew much of their own food and learned how to live creating minimum waste. “We tried to reuse and recycle, and discovered many other people in Maleny were doing the same thing,” says Ron. Over the years Ron and Sue moved to larger properties that were even further off the beaten track. This meant that they had to manage all of their waste on-site. It was at this point that Wastebusters in Witta tweaked Ron’s interest, as he had to do something with the items he couldn’t reuse or recycle. Wastebusters was a community-based recycling initiative started in 1989 that was the brainchild of Jill Jordan (a Maleny treasure behind many of the co-ops and other big picture initiatives).

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“It’s very satisfying that what we started with Wastebusters is continuing now with the council having all sorts of collection bins. “I would like to see that final link in the cycle complete where Australians no longer send recycling out of the country, that we reuse it ourselves.” Once Chris finished with Wastebusters he went on to run workshops. “I have always made musical instruments from recycled materials and I had the opportunity to travel to Korea doing workshops in schools. “They loved the idea of the instruments. I have also made musical installations in parks throughout the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.

hen people in Maleny talk about reduce, reuse and recycling they are often unaware that much of this ethos was born here.

They started by taking recycling in at the tip at Witta, but then they were delivering fertilizer bags to households so the recycling could go in there and be taken to the tip. This predated wheelie bins and the idea of a bin for recycling grew from here.

In 1989 a group of local residents got together to do something practical about the amount of waste going to landfill. Led by Jill Jordan, the group lobbied local government, surveyed local people on their interest in waste management and brought about the group who proudly called themselves Wastebusters.

“We then had to find markets for all the recycled goods that we had sorted. That was how we generated our income. Our stuff was really well sorted and very clean, because the community was really behind our efforts. We also had a great team who worked very hard.”

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Their mission was simple, but the execution was complex and required a great deal of grit and determination. Without community support the idea of recycling would have been impossible.

Wastebusters went on to support the Maleny Music Festival and the Woodford Folk Festival for a couple of years, collecting and sorting all the rubbish.

Chris Russell was kind enough to take us down memory lane to the heyday of Wastebusters. “Wastebusters was at first a great place to go for building materials. I was building my own home and was trying to source second-hand items” Chris remembers.

“We introduced the idea of making all the consumables recyclable. We did try a washing up service, but it was a lot of work (and a few too many breakages). I even set up a conveyor belt to help sort the recycling,” Chris recalls. Wastebusters - Russell Carter, Chris Russell, Carol Geard, Tristian Bloom and Darcy Patricks in 1999 

“I guess I was there so much they offered me a job” he laughs.

“I was there for 13 years, and I loved it. Don’t get me wrong it was a lot of hot, dirty work. But it was satisfying knowing that I was making a difference to the environment as well as providing a much-needed service to the community” he said.

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The Reef Roamer

As a young ANU graduate from Canberra, Alison Rickert found herself living her dream – setting up a marine research station on One Tree Island, an untouched coral cay 100km off the coast near Gladstone. The year was 1971 and there was nothing on the island – no accommodation, no fresh water – just hordes of marauding centipedes and squadrons of fierce mosquitoes. by JUDY FREDRIKSEN

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urprisingly devoid of ambition but brimming with dreams of adventure, Alison was excited to be invited by the Australian Museum to put her Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biology and Psychology to use by being part of a pioneering team to study marine life on the Great Barrier Reef. The lifestyle was certainly adventurous, but also harsh. Alison lived in a tent, later graduating to a small hut, and relied on a kerosene stove, Dutch oven, kerosene fridge and hurricane lanterns for two years. Drinking water was scarce and a dip in the ocean replaced baths and showers. Despite the rough conditions and isolation, Alison developed a deep connection with the Reef and all the life forms that inhabited it, relishing the realisation of her childhood fascination with the Reef. “I was constantly inspired and overwhelmed by the beauty of the Reef. Nature is extraordinarily inventive in the forms it gives rise to, they are functional but also amazingly beautiful in an aesthetic sense,” she says, beaming her enthusiasm. “Entering the underwater world is a magical experience, it is like being in the Garden of Eden; it is mind blowing, literally. From this I came to appreciate that the natural world matters, it sustains and inspires us and has inherent value in its own right.”

As part of the research, the team built artificial reefs from 40 tons of besser blocks to monitor the emerging ecosystems. One of Alison’s duties was to take readings of the water parameters every half an hour. “I became like an alley cat. I would just lie down and sleep 10 minutes, then wake up and do the readings. It was really good preparation for having a baby!” Then in 1972, the island was hit by Cyclone Emily, destroying a year’s worth of research. Alison and her two colleagues survived the maelstrom by huddling under an upturned 14-foot boat. Alison continued to carry out marine studies on the Great Barrier Reef at other locations, setting up another research station on Lizard Island. But as often happens, life eventually intervened and she stepped away from these commitments to raise a family.

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This gave Alison the opportunity to help raise awareness of climate change across Australia, something she feels strongly about. It was around the year 2000 Alison first became aware that coral bleaching was impacting the Reef. “When I was on the Reef (in the 1970s) I never saw any bleaching. I thought the Reef was something that couldn’t be destroyed because it was so resilient to the forces of nature – so able to withstand heavy seas and recover from cyclones. “And then with only one degree of global warming, the Reef started to have these mass bleaching events, three occurring in the last five years.

and advocacy work. In this respect, she recommends the Australian Marine Conservation Society (marineconservation.org. au) and the Climate Council (climatecouncil.org.au) as being two reliable organisations. The Climate Council checks the facts to counteract any misinformation in the media. “We have the potential to live better with the earth than we ever have done, through technological advances in renewable energy which will reduce our emissions,” she explains. However, as a psychologist and trained counsellor, Alison raises an issue that many of us may not have considered. She has concerns around how climate change can affect the mental health of people.

“In 2019, the Great Barrier Marine Park Authority reported that without additional local, national and global action on the greatest threats, the long-term outlook for the Reef would remain very poor. Climate change was identified as the greatest threat. The UN Heritage Committee is poised to declare it as ‘endangered’.

“It can be really distressing to learn about ecosystem collapses. We know what dangers are in store for us – severe cyclones, flooding, the bushfires. It can be really frightening for people. “Parents of young children can be worried about bringing up their children to an uncertain future.”

“The Reef is like the canary in the coal mine, our alarm bells should be ringing.” Nevertheless, Alison remains positive, saying that we as individuals can make a difference.

 Alison and her daughter Arwen revisit Lizard Island in 2015. As a baby in 1974, Arwen lived in the tent

Reducing our own carbon footprint is important, she says. We can also lobby decision makers to set ambitious carbon reduction targets and support organisations that do conservation

For those who may be suffering anxiety about the future, take heart – there is help: psychologyforasafeclimate.org.

If any readers would like to contact Alison in person, she would welcome the opportunity to discuss the issues raised in this article. Her email is: alisonrickert46@gmail.com

AN ACCIDENT IN YOUR HOME – OCCUPIER’S LIABILITY An accident causing someone injury in your home does not necessarily mean that you as the occupier is liable for that injury. As an occupier you are only liable if an accident is caused by your failure to take ‘reasonable care’ to protect the person being injured. The key words are ‘reasonable care’. As you may have suspected already there is no hard and fast rule about what amounts to ‘reasonable care’ or lack of such care. It depends very much on the nature of the premises, the type of danger and the reason for entry. An example is a defective staircase in a house would be a danger to most people but would not be a danger to the tradesperson engaged to fix the staircase. You may think that provided that your visitor has been warned of the danger then this would be sufficient to protect you from liability. However a warning is not always sufficient to protect you from liability. The occupier’s duty is to take ‘reasonable care’ to protect your visitor from danger – not simply to warn your visitor of the danger. Sometimes a warning may be sufficient but other times not depending on the type of danger. What of a person who enters your premises without your permission – a trespasser? The law holds that if you know or you have reason to suspect that a trespasser is on your premises, you have a duty to that trespasser to take reasonable care to protect that person from injury. This duty does vary depending on the circumstances. An example here would be the requirement on you to fence a pool to prevent a child trespasser from being injured or drowned. Finally, a landlord has a statutory duty, under the Residential Tenancies Act (Qld) 1994, to keep premises in good order and repair. A landlord may be liable if a tenant is injured on the premises, the injuries occurred as a result of the landlord’s failure to repair defects and the landlord knew of the defects.

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A chance glimpse of a brochure while visiting Scotland led to a life-changing decision for Nambour local, Brett Hoopert.

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he magic of glimpsing a by REBECCA butterfly in the MUGRIDGE garden stops most adults in their tracks. The sight brings a moment of wonder and has been delighting the imaginations of children forever. We love to see these glorious creatures fluttering about their day, but how much do we really know about them? According to Butterfly Hill owner, Brett Hoopert, visitors to his butterfly house and plant nursery on Petrie Creek Road in Nambour are amazed at what they learn about local butterflies. While many people have heard about the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly and its need for a specific vine, many don’t know that every single butterfly needs a certain

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plant to lay their eggs on. Some will only lay their eggs on one specific plant. That plant then becomes symbiotic with their survival. Unfortunately, for many butterfly species, people don’t tend to grow their particular plant - they are not the pretty kind you pick up from a local garden centre. In fact, being weedlike, they are often sprayed and removed from footpaths, driveways, school grounds and gardens. And Brett says the host plant is key to everything when it comes to butterflies. “Without the host plant you don’t get the butterfly. It’s all about host plants, that’s the trick to the whole thing. “Like most people I didn’t have a clue what butterflies ate or about host plants in the beginning. But

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“They aren’t just friendly, and they are also funny to watch. They are territorial, the males. They will fight each other all day over food and females!” Brett says for most butterflies to have a good season, they need to have had a good rain, so there is plenty of fresh, new growth around. Rainfall, availability of host plants, and the right weather conditions all play a big part in their numbers each year. “They won’t move until it’s above 25 degrees, so at the butterfly house the best time to see them is between 10 and 12 on a warm day.” If you’ve never been in a butterfly house, head to Nambour - Butterfly Hill is a magic experience. Visit: Butterflyhillnambour on facebook for more information

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It was a chance moment in Scotland that led to a life dedicated to butterflies for Brett.

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“Some have camouflage, some are poisonous, others look spikey. They all have different methods of trying to protect themselves.”

“I went to Edinburgh, Scotland. I found a brochure and it said, ‘Come and see Australian butterflies – the most amazing creatures in the word.’ I thought, I’ll go have a look! I went and my mind was blown.

The five species at Butterfly Hill are endemic to the Sunshine Coast, so, as Brett says, if you have the host plants and some nectar plants, you can have all the species you see here, also in your garden.

“I learnt all about butterflies and host plants. They had each species gathered around their own host plant, and it was all temperature controlled. I stood there and thought, ‘I want to do this’ [back home].”

“I was looking at blank blocks of land and then this place came up, an old nursery. Perfect. And that was it! Scotland gave me the inspiration for an Australian butterfly house.”

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As an example of different species traits, he points to the caterpillars, “He is that colour because he eats the poisonous sap of the milkweed. He is advertising it with all the bright colours. Eat me and you’ll get sick.

I say to anyone wanting to help butterflies – plant host plants.”

Not long after, as fate would have it, Brett was made redundant by Telstra. “I took the money and had a pray and thought to myself, where can I build a butterfly house?

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Butterfly Hill visitors are able to listen to talks and experience things they might not otherwise have the chance to, such as sometimes seeing a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis!

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Brett explains some interesting facts about butterflies: “They taste with their feet; they hear with their wings. They smell and navigate with their antenna and the angle of the sun. Some are migratory, others don’t go anywhere.”

Brett does have a favourite amongst his butterflies.

“I like the Eggfly, that’s the one with spots on its wings. It might not look much at first, but if you look at the spots on the wings, they’ll actually turn an ultraviolent purple depending on which angle you look at them. “They are also the friendliest butterfly we have in here. They will actually land on people, whereas the Monarchs won’t.

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t all started in the middle of the toilet paper wars last year when the Prime Minister remonstrated against these lavatorial conflicts decreeing that we must “stop it! It is un- Australian!” To me it raised the question of what does it mean to be Australian today and what are the values that supposedly identify and unite us? Almost 60 years ago, when I left the UK and migrated to Australia, I had a pretty clear idea as to what Australia was all about. Australia was predominantly a JudaeoChristian country with almost 90% of the population identifying as such. The first three Commandments within the Christian faith I personally have a bit of a problem with. The other seven seemed to me to make really good sense as the rock on which a just and fair society can flourish. Namely don’t kill, don’t steal, tell the truth, don’t knock off your neighbour’s wife, look after your mum and dad and so on. Overlaid were three unique Aussie characteristics that enhanced those Christian values, mateship, a fair go and a level playing field. To this day, putting to one side the Christian label and the baggage that it sadly may carry, I cannot think of a better foundation for our society than those seven commandments and the Aussie overlay.

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So what has changed? We are now a multicultural society where diversity and division is promoted and indeed celebrated. We live in a country where we are now required to accept that all faith systems have the same value. Less than 50% of the population now identify as Judaeo-Christian. We have culturally and linguistically significantly diverse and isolated communities. In the current pandemic this is illustrated by SBS translating Covid updates and information into in excess of 63 different languages, plus some 20 different Aboriginal languages.

We know that value systems in children are usually developed by about eight years of age. Our state education systems historically reflected our Judaeo-Christian values in the everyday function of our state schools. Prayers at assembly, scripture lessons and the celebration of Easter and Christmas. These are now much removed, reflecting again the acceptance that all faith systems must be seen to be of the same value. Australia is stridently and officially agnostic. My eldest daughter was chairperson for some eight years of the School Council of a truly excellent Victorian state primary school. I asked her how the school determined the values they would teach and what would be fundamental to the ethos of the school. She advised me that this was up to the principal and the individual school council to determine! This indicates that there is no longer a common theme as to the values being taught and experienced by young Australians throughout our primary and secondary state schools and, indeed, faith-based private schools who will anchor their teaching to their own specific agendas. We seem to have lost the foundations of what it means to be Australian. This lack of coherence emerges over time when the values taught to children in Maleny may be widely different to those of Marrickville or Mount Morgan. The ethical theme that held us all together is gone. Who we are and what we stand for, if anything, would now seem to be randomly selected by principals and local school councils whose agendas may widely vary. Do we care about what we teach our children and grandchildren concerning the values that have made Australia so special and which should underpin us all, regardless of faith system or ethnicity? We should all be able to clearly say, “If you want to be Australian, if you want to come to Australia, this is what we stand for!” and formally teach and rigorously defend those values.

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Uni-Industries Uni- Industries has been a leader in their field of electrical, solar and air-conditioning for over 30 years, so we decided to find out more about the people behind the business.

When did Uni-Industries begin and who created the company?

Uni- Industries started in the 1980s in the family garage of Neville and Annette Taylor. For years the Taylor family ran their business from the family home and as the family grew so did the business. With all three sons completing apprenticeships and receiving their electrical licenses with their daughter in office administration, the business moved into a larger location and in 2009 expanded again with solar.

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The biggest challenge for Uni-Industries is the current panel shortage in the Solar Industry this month. Due to a combination of factors; power rationing within China, the rise of freight costs and short supply of raw materials, solar panel manufacturers are only producing 30% of what they would usually make.

Now with two locations, a Brisbane head office and a Sunshine Coast Sales Centre, run by wives, daughters, friends; Uni-Industries really is as much of an Australian owned and operated family business as you can get!

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Do you have any funny/unusual stories from your work?

There are many funny stories, but probably one that stands out is sending one of our installation teams to install a solar system at a nudist colony. Let’s just say the boys had an interesting day at work… Also, a customer thanking our sales manager for explaining the workings of his solar installation, without sounding like a "polished turd"!

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What do you enjoy the most about your business?

The connections, friendships and relationships that we have made with others. The trade industry is a huge community of like-minded people. At the end of the day, we go to work to support our own families and be able to enjoy our weekends. We've been able to meet many, offer help, receive help and expand, due to the industry. Support local.

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Uni-Industries have secured panels and are lucky to have good relationships with suppliers to work through this.

Who are the team today?

ur experienced Sunshine Coast team consists O of our Uni-Industries Director, Ryan Taylor; Sales Manager, Leanne Hellmich; Marketing Manager, Briony C Taylor, and Sales Team Assistant, Briony J Taylor. (Yes, there are two Briony Taylors! Briony J is the granddaughter of Annette and Neville Taylor, Briony C is Ryan Taylor’s wife.)

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What’s been the biggest, or most useful, lesson you’ve learnt since running the business?

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Taylor Family work hard and play hard! For over The 40 years the family have been heavily involved in off-road racing; competing nationally in the OffRoad Racing Championships. But mostly the team love camping, getting outdoors and enjoying the simple things in life with family and friends.

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It’s all about the gardens at Homegrown Café in Palmwoods, not only as a relaxing place to sit and enjoy your coffee or meal, but also as the extensive kitchen garden provides the opportunity to grow produce on site using their own compost and worm juice. By VICTORIA MCGUIN

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“Homegrown is almost waste free, sending only an equivalent of a cup of waste to landfill daily,” said Sarah.

his popular café is lovingly run and nurtured by Sarah Wright, who is a huge asset to the local community. Sarah, along with her excellent team, creates long table dinners, seasonal foodie events, produce-growing and sustainability workshops, and regularly supports local artists, community and environmental groups. Head down the picturesque lane to the side of Homegrown and you are in the breezy tiered garden, which makes the most of the Sunshine Coast climate, with plenty of room to bring the whole family. Coffee is sourced from Green Bean suppliers and roasted on site in the Tin Shed, providing balanced flavour and optimum freshness. “The food at Homegrown has a strong emphasis on using what is seasonal and locally available,” Sarah shared with me. “Meals are prepared to order with inputs such as pasta, focaccia, brioche, soups and sauces made from scratch.”

“We achieve this by establishing relationships with suppliers that reduce packaging of inputs, recycling plastics and glass bottles, composting organic waste and sending any food scraps to local chicken flocks.” Sarah took me for a walk into the veggie gardens and showed me the worm farm and compost corner. “I’m very proud of our composting, but it’s not very photogenic!” she laughed. “We are all about respecting quality, and we achieve this by using tried and tested food preparation techniques,” Sarah continued. “Essentially we want to share this in a caring, considerate environment and we hope to provide an experience that nourishes our community.” Admittedly, whenever I am in Palmwoods, I love to try whatever seasonal produce is being championed in Sarah’s delicious recipes - most recently the homemade tagliatelle with smoked salmon dill and beurre blanc.

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FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Crystal Waters Market community-run, upcycled items, jewellery, organic veges, cakes, plants, honey, seedlings, hearty food, sourdough bakery, great coffee, live music and a warm welcome. Market stalls from $20. 5494 4620 cwmarkets@crystalwaters.org.au

SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Montville Growers and Makers Market - 7:30am to 12:00pm Piping hot pancakes, buskers, genuine locally grown food, handmade craft, barista made coffee, under historic fig trees, profits maintain our Village Hall. Charlotte: 0412 521 109

FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Mapleton Country Markets - 8am-12:00pm Fresh Waffles - Gluten Free available, Local & Gourmet Products, Plants, Gifts, Fashions, Wood, Jewellery and so much more. Coffee Van, Live Music, Free onsite parking Mapleton Hall. Ph 0419 726 603

THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Witta Growers Markets - 7:30am-12:00pm 50+ stalls, this vibrant market has everything from fresh local produce to gourmet food, quality art and craft, live music, hot food and coffee. email: wittamarket@gmail.com

PROMOTE YOUR MARKET HERE

hristmas is fast approaching and the stallholders at Nambour Village Square Market are busy filling their stalls with plenty of gift ideas.

One of our regulars, John, has handcrafted leather goods, so perhaps and wallet or belt? And if you have someone who loves scented goods, then another regular stallholder, Annette, has incense and gorgeous candles. For the plant lovers, why not buy an indoor plant, or some seedlings, or maybe a fruit tree from Mick. Something for the patio? How about a handmade garden box from John. Maybe your mobile phone case has seen better days – check out the extensive array of phone cases at Daryl’s stall. Need some jewellery for the festive season? Sandra has been making Christmas earrings. Anne has been making cute children’s Christmas dresses, and you’ll feel cool and comfortable in a range of 16+ ladies’ clothes from Tilly this summer. Looking for some stocking fillers? Earrings from Colleen, wireless headphones from Daryl, oils from Annette, and hand towels from Anne. Cute handmade wooden pull-along toys from Stewie are great for the little ones. For all those festive feasts coming up, our regular fruit and veg stallholder, Annette, has everything you need, as well as delicious local honey from Pat and Di. While at the markets, have a yummy lunch from Vietnomnom (they also do catering)! Two of our lovely stallholders, Di and Owen, are leaving us soon, to move to New Zealand. They will be missed by both stallholders and customers – so get in early to purchase any beautiful tumbled stones and jewellery. We have some new stallholders joining us soon with crystals, giftware and photo canvases. On November 25 the students from St Joseph’s Primary School music department in Nambour will be coming along to show off their talents, so come down and support the kids and enjoy the morning! Shopping at the market is a relaxing way to shop, rather than the hustle bustle of shopping centres. Come and join us every Thursday on the corner of Short and Lowe Street, Nambour.

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HT / SCT Young Writer of the Year Award 2021

In October we announced the winner, and three runners up who entered our annual award, along with the highly commended and special mentions, and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting three of the four finalists. Congratulations once again everyone, and especially our winner, Diya Joy.

RUNNER UP

growing. By the fifth step it was impossible for us to make it over. We were both two centimetres in height now, completing the transformation phase.

By BO WULF SCOTT

We lay there for a long time thinking and talking. Since we couldn’t make it UP the stairs, the only logical thing to do was to go DOWN.

2020

lay on my back fascinated by the amazing colours of flowers in my back garden. That was before the virus. I now lay in one of those many flowers terrified, for my life might end here. It had been two months since the virus struck Queensland. I had heard the news on TV. It had broken out somewhere in Asia. I never thought it would make it this far. Boy was I wrong. The effects of this virus are quite peculiar. The virus shrinks normal sized humans to the size of one of my Lego men, but for some reason, in its complicated molecular structure, it doesn't affect other living organisms. Which can be good or bad, but mostly bad.

“Tell me about it! My shoulders were already stiff before but now they feel like they have popped out of their sockets,” said Margo.

RUNNER UP

The Plan

By IMOGEN PIERCY

020 was the year of the unexpected. Failing to fight against the tidal wave of fear, many were dragged under. The luckier ones barely felt the initial blast and were rewarded with soft waves of reconnection and reconciliation washing over their lives. But for those who were drowning, it caused a tsunami. Elsa Graves was caught in the tidal wave led by the Coronavirus, but instead of being crushed by its inexplainable force, she was hoisted above the waves and into the hands of several unique opportunities. Opportunities that squeezed in places and made gaps where no gaps should be. You see, she wanted corruption to end. Under the 52-year-old woman’s rock hard exterior and grubby cowboy boots, she was an intelligent woman. She'd seen her fair share of secrets and lies as a result of years as a politician's wife - until she got rid of him in a messy divorce. And she, after years of waiting - of watching - was ready. Finally, because of those opportunities, Elsa had a plan. Before dawn on the 14th of August 2020, the first piece of her plan had fallen into place. Clicking the unassuming "publish" button on her 1999 Dell computer would never again hold such weight. With that one click, the crucial information had been released onto the international wide web and all social media platforms to begin its pivotal part in her plan. Once this necessary task was completed, she treated herself a glass of Cottee's raspberry cordial and an hour watching the sunrise over the untamed wilderness. After decades in the city, it was precisely that wildness

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“Sorry” Mum replied.

Something you need to know is that my cat, Mr Puss, is now nearly seven storeys high from our perspective! His ginger, plump body used to sit gently on my lap and purr, but he turned into a terrifying chubby monster.

By the time we both reached the stairs we were only two feet in height and getting shorter by the second. Each stair was as tall as a dining room table and rapidly

“Watch it!” I called at Mum. We both sat down on the last step our backs against the giant hardwood slab.

We started to run for the steps to the house but around the halfway point I started to feel a change. Each step was getting shorter. My running was slowing. It was happening with Mum too.

Imogen admits she is an avid reader and hopes to become a fiction writer in the future - on the basis of her entry this year, we would say she is certainly on track!

On the last step the tiring work getting down the other three had exhausted us to the point so when Mum lowered me down, she accidentally lost grip and I fell. I luckily landed on my feet.

I catch my breath in the fragrance of the beautiful blue and purple flower. I then slip only my fingertips over one of the petals, peering over it. Checking if that damn cat was going to chase after us.

At the time when the virus cloud wafted over our place, my mum Margo and I were both in the garden sipping Jasmine tea and reading our books. The devastating, toxic cloud descended over Pomona {where we live}. The light around us was refracting through the gas, giving off a tint of purple. Knowing something was wrong we both covered our mouths with our T-shirts, thinking it would help.

Unfortunately Imogen Pierecy was on a school camp at the HT/SCT award presentation in October, so HT Editor Victoria McGuin arranged a special time to congratulate Imogen and give her her certificate and prizes.

We found an effective strategy. Margo held my hands and lowered me as far as she could and then dropped me down. Then she slowly climbed down until only her fingertips were holding the edge of the grainy plank of wood and dropped. We both repeated this process for the next three steps.

“Ahhh, that was a workout” I said.

At that moment four loud thumps came from behind us. We both swung around to see Mr Puss clumsily bumping down the steps. “Hide!” I yelled. We both jumped to either side of the wooden slab and crouched behind it. Mr Puss’ large fluffy tail swung past us. “Jump on!” yelled Mum. We both grabbed handfuls of fur. Mr Puss flicked his tail sending us flying and landing on a blue and purple flower. I catch my breath in the fragrance of the beautiful blue and purple flower. I slip only my fingertips over one of the petals peering over it. Checking if that damn cat will chase after us… that had drawn her to the town two years ago. Its wildness was her constant, its sprawled chaos her comfort. When she'd moved to the three-hundred-acre property on the East Coast of Queensland, her only goal was to leave her old life -and all its baggage- behind. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she ran, her problems - her secrets - were always faster than her. Consumed by the control of her past, Elsa did the only thing she could. She gave up running. Instead, she chose a different path; she chose to fight. Stuck reminiscing in the past, she noticed the persistent beeping three minutes later than she should have. Dread filled her as two thoughts flickered across her mind. They're here. They've found me. Elsa flew to the window that overlooked the driveway, saw two cars -both black, beastly and bulky- waiting at her gate. Her heart stopped for a moment. Whilst she comprehended what she'd once believed to be impossible -they opened the gate. Fuelled by fear and fury, she leapt into action, raced into the bedroom- yanked the packed duffle bag from the wardrobe before sprinting to the kitchen to shove five tins of tomato soup and a can opener into it. She moved like a bullet, destroyed the papers and hard drive in the burn box and snatched the USB from its port. Racing, she grabbed the petrol from behind the office door and flung it around until the room was soaked. When she knew she'd done all she could, she quickly lit the petrol and bolted through the back door. Over Elsa's shoulders, the dragon of flame tore through the house, devouring all evidence, and within minutes its entirety was engulfed in an inferno. In the barn, she flung open the hay-covered trap door before tossing in the bag and pulling the wood back over her head. Holding her breath, heart racing 120 beats a minute, she did the only thing that she could. She waited.

education

New Year,

New school? The new year is only a couple of months away, and many parents will now be looking for the perfect kindy, or junior school, for their child. - some may even be deciding on a move of high schools. One size doesn’t fit all, and there will be those who realise a change may be beneficial.

unshine Coast Christian College encourages their students to be “self-starters” and prides itself on preparing students to “think creatively, deeply and logically”. From Suncoast Little Learners right through to senior years and vocational training, this faithbased school is a popular choice, and has a strong arts program. b opportunities available for you and we

KinderMarlee’s kindergarten children soak up all that teacher Jacinta puts before them

Vital benefits of kindy year It is a common misconception that kindergarten is about ‘school readiness’ and preparing children for their more formal years of education. However, is it also a time of much learning and satisfying natural curiosities.

Do you love working with children?

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to learn and grow in a stimulating environment, supported by a Maleny, Witta or Crystal Waters, then special program designed to include a local family day care scheme and we are excited Conondale State School is a wonderful their interests,” says kindergarten launch your own new business. junior level option on your doorstep, teacher Jacinta from Landsborough’s with an impressive oval, an upgraded vide all the training and support required for you to KinderMarlee Early Childhood Centre. kitchen garden (complete with native ur very own family day care service. “Kindergarten is the ideal opportunity bees), new tuck shop, new ramp system to nurture and develop the natural nced Euphoria team and ready and nearby saltare andhere magnesium publicto help. curiosity and social interaction that begins pool for the students’ swimming to emerge in children at an astonishing lessons. rate in the 3 to 5-year age group,’”she adds. For students who prefer a less Studies show that children learn more structured learning style, check out in the first five years of their life than at any what My Independent School has to other age! KinderMarlee’s kindergarten offer on page 20, and If your child is program is designed to support children’s taking the tentative steps towards developing social and emotional skills and kindergarten, then Landsborough’s emerging independence – all through KinderMarlee Early Childhood Centre play-based learning. offers some great advice here.

step of the way. If you are closer to Kenilworth,

And for those at the very start of the education journey, Euphoria Family Day Care is food for thought, with a group of professional educators providing quality child care in their homes.

“Play allows children to explore their widening world in their own language, through playful imagination, role-play, and hands-on experimentation,” says Jacinta.

Phone: 07 5485 1891 enquiries@euphoriafamilydaycare.com.au www.euphoriagroup.net.au

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My Independent School - a snapshot M y Independent School (MIS) enjoyed a recent excursion for the year 7 and 8 students to the Botanical Gardens and Planetarium in Brisbane. This was a part of their studies in term 3 on a unit called “Abandon or Adapt”.

Students have been studying environmental, urban, and developmental impacts to our ecosystems and what

it will take to regenerate our oceans, forests and other relevant heritage listed ecosystems, here in Australia. Students have also been exploring what it might take to live on another planet and whether it is a feasible option or not, for humanity in the future.

Student Raga Ingram loves the ‘chill’ teachers at MIS

In September, three Year 10 students completed their Construction White Card training through school. All students currently have an apprenticeship in this area or are looking for one. The students worked together to support each other through the online course. Students have been exploring the annual winter and summer X Games as a theme for all their study units. A detailed look at various sports, athletes, performance, and analysis, form a part of their studies this term.

MIS incorporates mindfulness with daily meditations, breathing techniques and immersion into nature. Lessons are often run outside, when possible, to give students a different and more stimulating environment, which often has a positive impact on the way in which they absorb information and relate the learning to “real world” experiences. A student profile reveals more about MIS - Raga Ingram was asked, ‘what do you love about coming to MIS’? The teachers are really “chill”. They give us a good education as well. My favourite thing about coming to MIS is the scootering and that I can focus my studies on what I choose, like learning about DJs and music! I love the “mind breaks” from learning as it helps me to do better! Find out more at mis.qld.edu.au My Independent School - unlimited discovery

Conondale State School

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CONONDALE IS A GREAT SCHOOL! Our school is set in picturesque grounds, surrounded by the beautiful Conondale Ranges. Our students enjoy a caring and supportive school environment where a sense of family and togetherness thrive. Conondale staff and students respect, care and value each other. Our school staff are outstanding role models for our students, encouraging each student to reach their full potential. Our caring and dedicated staff provide students with a rich and exciting learning environment where students are encouraged to achieve.

A caring and supportive educational environment OUR PREP CURRICULUM focuses on developing student’s problemsolving skills through a mixed play-based and academic curriculum. The development of children’s social and emotional wellbeing is of the highest priority. Prep students participate in all curriculum areas, as well as outdoor learning, sport, music, visual and dramatic arts and our fantastic kitchen-garden programme.

Come along to our Prep Transition Days & experience what makes our school great! FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER | FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER Each day from 9:00 to 10:00am

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community news Drysdale and White Lady Funerals in Nambour is inviting residents to a free seminar on grief and loss run by grief counsellor Sue Adams. The seminar will be held on Monday, November 22 from 10am-11.30am at Drysdale and White Lady Funerals, 33 National Park Road, Nambour. The seminar will be followed by refreshments.

Celebrate National Recycling Week –

8-14 November

Experience a behind-the-scenes tour on Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 November from 9 to 11.30am. Discover how to Recycle Right on the Sunshine Coast by answering the question – what can go in my recycling bin? Explore how Mirvac is working towards zero waste with a special access walking tour through the heart of Kawana Shopping World. Catch the free bus to Council’s Resource Recovery Centre to see how they help avoid sending waste to landfill. Tickets are free and seats are limited. Head to Council’s website to register now.

Choose your next adventure today Keen to head outdoors and explore more of our stunning Sunshine Coast - but becoming a bit tired of the same old route? Adventure Sunshine Coast is perfect for you. Discover more than 200 walking, jogging, paddling, cycling, mountain biking and horse-riding trails, all mapped out and categorised from easy to difficult, identified as pram, wheelchair and family-friendly and much more! Head to adventure.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

Calling all community venues on the Coast Do you run a community space for hire in a hall, clubhouse, school, place of worship or similar? Help build a connected and strong network of community venues for the Sunshine Coast. By telling Council more about your spaces for hire, you could win a $500 voucher for your organisation. Visit haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. T&Cs apply.

Numbers are limited, so register now to reserve your place by phoning 5441 1366 or email: julia. knock@drysdalefunerals.com.au.

Zonta’s perennial garden Zonta stands for women's rights. Zontians advocate for equality, education and an end to child marriage and gender-based violence. Chartered in October 1997, the Zonta Club Blackall Range Inc. supports charities and organisations, from local through to international, with the ultimate aim of improving the status of women. Blackall Range Zontians are working hard preparing for a super stall in the Kiosk on Maple, Maleny for Wednesday December 1.

Book 3 is here!

Selling expertly propagated and grown day lilies, succulents, hydrangeas, geraniums, and flowering plants, coordinators Linda McElrea and Lyndel Grant (pictured) said they have Christmas in mind too. “We are featuring a stunning range of handpainted pots for living Christmas presents, hanging baskets, jams, preserves, macadamia nuts and a super Christmas hamper raffle,” they said. Funds raised will be supporting Zonta’s commitment to Speak Up Now, bringing awareness of help for victims of domestic and family violence in this community.

One for the calendar

Watch Council’s next Ordinary Meeting online – Thursday, 10 November at 9am.

Help protect shorebirds

Did you know? Council’s Civil Asset Management crews work day and night to monitor, construct, repair, maintain and strategically plan for Council-owned assets for the community. These include roads, bridges, drains, pathways, boardwalks, footbridges and street furniture. They also manage the operation of two quarries located at Image Flat and Dulong, supplying around 200,000 tonnes of high-quality local rock products to businesses last financial year. For more information about where to buy your local rock visit Council’s website and search, ‘Quarry Services’.

Experience the new exbitions at Caloundra Regional Gallery Open until 5 December, I Sea U is a stunning black and white portrait series by photographer Keith Hamlyn who documents his subjects’ connection with the ocean, while Hiromi Tango – Healing Garden is a blooming garden of flowers, buds, leaves and vines. Stop by and contribute a flower. The Gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am. Visit gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. 07 5475 7272 mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

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Book 1 looks at the early pioneers on the central Blackall Range; Book 2 records the boom-and-bust cycles of the Montville farming community, and Book 3 captures the sometimes-rocky transition from farming to tourism and the gentrification of the semi-rural environment. These stories are told through the eyes of those who lived them and highlight the importance of community and the incredible commitment people make to nurture it. (Such as the Russell Family Park Bushcare Group pictured - Stephen Kirby, Diana O’Connor, Alan Felmingham and Eric Anderson, in Russell Family Park.) All three books are available from The Montville Post Office, the Montville Markets, Rosetta’s Bookstore, and directly from the MHG through its Facebook page and website.

Grief awareness Loss is universal and grief is a natural reaction to loss. Recognising that we all will be faced with death someday, it’s important we know how to deal with feelings of grief. Perhaps you have experienced grief firsthand. Or you feel limited in your ability to relate to those bereaved.

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Learning more about grief may help you to feel more at ease about starting up a conversation or reaching out to someone suffering a loss.

Gardens for Wildlife - Focus on Wallum, join Native Plants Sunshine Coast in celebrating wallum, wildlife and gardens with four wonderful presenters on November 7, 9am-3pm, at the Verandah Room of the Maleny Community Centre, 23 Maple Street, Maleny.

Regulated dog inspection program

Sunshine Coast Council will be undertaking a regulated dog inspection program between 1 November 2021 and 31 October 2022. The purpose of the program is to conduct a compliance audit at premises within the region where dogs that have been regulated under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 are being kept. The Act requires local governments to manage regulated dogs within their boundaries. The program will work to ensure animal owners are adhering to the mandatory conditions for keeping a regulated dog to reduce the risk posed by these animals. A copy of the program is available on council’s website. For more information contact council on 07 5475 7272 or mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

The presenters are all highly knowledgeable and great communicators in their field of interest and include Hilary Pearl discussing her Wallum Research Project results; Ed Meyer from the Queensland Frog Society on Wallum Wildlife including Acid Frogs; Allan Carr on Wonders of the Wallum and Joan Dillon on Wallum Plants for the Garden.

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Migratory shorebirds are the world’s most threatened group of birds and the Sunshine Coast plays an important role in their ongoing survival. Flying more than 10,000 km from the arctic, they spend the summer on the shores of the Pumicestone Passage and Maroochy River, to rest and recover for their return journey. Help share our coast with shorebirds by observing from a distance using binoculars, keeping your dogs under control, and taking your rubbish with you.

The award-winning Montville History Group (MHG) finally has Book 3 of the Montville Stories Series at the printer. Fifty Years of Change: The people who have shaped the Montville of today – 1964 to 2014 will hit the streets in mid-November.

There is a small charge of $15 to cover the cost of room hire. Please arrive at 8.30am to allow for a starting time at 9am. Morning tea provided, for lunch try one of Maleny's many cafes or BYO. Numbers are limited so please rsvp to Pam Watson: lpw3@bigpond.com or 5429 6845.

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Lions sale Between 40 and 50 works or art by local artists will be featured in the Blackall Range Lions’ Sale of Art, November 12-15, at Camphor Cottage, Montville, whose owners have kindly offered their venue for the sale.

Montville’s Festive Fair Montville’s Main Street will be celebrating the season from December 4 with the Festive Street Fair spreading the joy from 4pm! Musicians will set the festive vibe. Montville State School students will start the event with a performance on the Village Green. The Mapleton Choir Carolers and a Trombone Trio will wander the streets, plus a harp duo and Christmas Chimes players.

Works in oil, acrylic, pastels and mixed media will be hung on the verandahs each day, and if the weather is fine, some will be dotted through the garden as well. (Pictured artwork by Robyn Wright.) The art works will be on display each day between 9am and 4pm - the opening hours of Camphor Cottage Café and Gift Shop. All proceeds of the sale will be given to The Lions Club of Blackall Range to be used to provide assistance where needed in the local community.

The raffle will be drawn on the Sunday afternoon, so make sure you’ve purchased some tickets, as you could win two nights’ accommodation at Roseville House in Montville, plus other great vouchers and handmade items! An onsite café serving delicious treats is the perfect accompaniment for a morning’s shopping, and if you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas, then you’re sure to find some unique handmade items to suit.

On Friday November 12 at 5pm there will be an opening event, with nibbles and wine. If you would like to attend please contact Marcia by email: brlions.info@ bigpond.com.

Live bands include Beats Workin’ on the Village Green and Pantastic on the Pottery deck. Be entertained by a puppet play, children’s Christmas craft, balloon art and face painting from 4pm. The Montville Village Hall will be the wet weather venue if needed.

Treasure galore Yes, this vintage fair of epic proportions is back on November 6 at the Nambour Showgrounds in Coronation Avenue.

Many shops, galleries,and eateries will open for extended hours along with Christmas stalls, and the Blackall Range Lions will have their sausage sizzle and prawns on a stick. This year there is something special planned for every day from December 4- December 17. Follow @ MontvilleQueensland for details!

these beautifully handmade items allows the group to continue to function.

This popular fair has been going strong for 30 years, with event originators, Laurie and Tom Wall, consistently organising this mammoth day for lovers of collectables, vintage, retro and antique pieces.

Christmas Fair The Sunshine Coast Arts and Crafts group is holding its Christmas Fair on the weekend of November 6 and 7 at the Montville Village Hall.

Collectorama consists of approximately 150 stalls, with collectables sourced and curated with care. There is also plenty of opportunity for traders and dealers to sell or buy larger items – just remember to bring photographs of anything that’s too hefty for the fair!

Starting at 9am, this popular fair is an opportunity for members to showcase their art and craft skills to the public.

Open from 7am until 2pm, with free parking, and admission $6 adults, kids under 12 free. There are food trucks and coffee vans to sustain you as you take your time and enjoy the day.

The Sunshine Coast Arts and Crafts group has been supporting local craftspeople for 38 years and the sale of

Collectorama is proud to support WILVOS Wildlife Volunteers. Details: Facebook/CollectoramaFair

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World-class in Eudlo BLUES AND MORE!

Slips and the F.W's (Flamin’ Whippersnappers) are a group of musicians from the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Toowoomba who love to reignite the spark and charm of early Blues, Traditional Jazz, Swing and Ragtime tunes from the early 1900s to the 1940s. Influenced by the music of the early 20th century, Slips and the F.W.'s thrive on performing old time tunes in their own unique way, including originals from their debut 2020 album, SUGOI, bringing a taste of New Orleans wherever they may roam.

ouise King is inspiring to us at the HT. Not only is she a talented cellist with extensive international experience, but she is also a teacher, recording artist and event producer who loves to bring exceptional music to the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland.

by Franz Schubert. The Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra Krescendo Quartet will be the support act. The Australian Chamber Music Collective is a new cohort of innovative contemporary classical musicians curated by Louise King. “We all share a kindred passion for chamber music and believe that music is best shared up close and personal in private house concerts, small halls and unusual spaces,” Louise said.

As Artistic Director of Cello Dreaming, Louise regularly presents community and professional concerts, and invites world-class musicians to Eudlo to perform in the intimate village hall.

You will hear a program that celebrates the drama and lyricism of the string family – the violin, viola and cello - with intimate and gripping duos by Greek-French composer Iannis Xenakis, English pastoralist Rebecca Clarke and French composer Darius Milhaud, culminating with the exhilarating string quartet Death and The Maiden

Their combined collective experience is global and impactful and together they shine a bright light on the future of classical music. Tickets can be purchased online via events. humanitix.com search for Death and The Maiden, $35 music lover, $30 early bird, $25 concession, $15 student + bf. A cash bar, grazing platters, home-made cakes, and tea and coffee will be available to purchase.

Exhibition open until Friday 24th December, 2021

Unique & Contemporary Abstract Carley Bourne Carley Bourne is a successful artist, working from her home studio space in Noosaville and taking inspiration from the natural beauty of her surroundings. The tropical coastal area, florals and botanicals excite her imagination. Carley enjoys working mostly with acrylics, creating large scale artworks on

canvas. With a free, fanciful and intuitive way which allows her artistic visions to flow, with form, marks, colour and patterns, her work is mostly botanical or floral based, with a very unique and contemporary abstract style that flow, soothe, excite or entice the viewer.

Trading 6 days a week : Monday - Friday 9:30 - 4:00 | Saturday 9:00 - 2:00

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Bookings: ticketebo.com.au/jazz-blues-collective/

“The artists are Australia’s genre-pushing, multi-style musicians who actively seek new and unusual ways to engage listeners to classical music,” Louise added.

Join Louise and special guest artists from The Australian Chamber Music Collective on Sunday November 14 at 3pm for a concert presented in the country charm of Eudlo Hall, renowned for its stunning acoustics and warm local hospitality.

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This will be a very different Jazz & Blues Collective experience, look forward to a swinging afternoon on November 7 at the Millwell Road Community Centre, 11 Millwell Rd East. Maroochydore. Doors open 1pm, music 1.30-4pm, BYO drink licence (no glass for drinking please) and you are welcome to bring your own food or nibbles.

alice@yandinaartframing.com.au 07 54 46 8000

GOLD AND SILVER The Maleny Arts Council presents Gold and Silver featuring the Brisbane City Pops Orchestra conducted by Adrian Head, soprano Lesley MartinNightingale and the Maleny Singers in a concert of well-known and treasured musical favourites. The concert will be compered by Martin Daubney. The program will feature the Overture from the much-loved Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan, the beautiful Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni and a selection of some of the beautiful Dances from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet. Lehar’s Gold and Silver Waltz will have your humming as will other golden oldies. Compere, Martin Daubney, will present a great Australian classic, The Man from Snowy River - with a little help from the orchestra. Sunday November 21, Maleny Community Centre, for tickets contact Claire Booth at the malenyartscouncil@gmail.com or visit: trybooking.com/BUHBD

creative cuts

ABOVE THE BLUE 

SOTE WINNERS

Strong, passionate, driven, and always there to help or give his time for charities, for emerging talent, and the industry he so dearly loves - this is how Col Finley, a 30-year music veteran, would be described. But under that confident facade there is a deep and dark story brewing, ready to be told.

Congratulations to Chris McKenzie for wining the 2021 First Place Award at Sculpture on the Edge (SOTE) for Rusty Red Echidna. This immediately stunning sculpture portrays the echidna (endemic to the Blackall Ranges) in a strong, naturalistic way with innovative use of repurposed regional railway spikes, embedded into the locally found Blue Gum timber.

Above The Blue was penned with the thought of many who suffer the everyday battle of depression and anxiety, with the hope that it creates the tools to get them “above the blue” and create the conversation.

Congratulations also to Stephen Newton whose sculpture, Alone, won the Highly Commended Prize, and Parthenopi for Emblem, which won the Encouragement Prize for Emerging Artists.

Col Finley’s lyrics take you on an inside journey thru the dark side of his mind and heart; a firsthand insight of life surviving the Black Dog.

The HT team enjoyed their annual visit to SOTE, and our favourites were Aves by Gabe Parker, Spring Cleaning by Beatrice Post, Homeostasis by Conny Van Lint, and the winning Rusty Red Echindna. We also found Cat Men by Jason Sank brilliantly creepy and enjoyed walking through and discussing If Only… by Miles Allen.

You can find Col’s music on Spotify, YouTube and Facebook (colfinleyofficial).

Visit sculptureontheedge.com.au to see details of all the artwork in this year’s exhibition.

STEVENS STREET GALLERY  Stevens Street Gallery in Yandina is a social enterprise and a treasure-filled art space (and store) featuring breathtaking paintings, beautiful jewellery and much more, all produced by Sunshine Coast artists. The gallery also offers innovative workshops such as Paint Your Partner, Beginner’s Watercolours and making resin jewellery, led by local artists offering a fun educational experience and the chance to take home their own unique creation.

ART EXHIBITION  Christmas is not far off, and again the Blackall Range Visual Artists will be holding a Pre-Christmas Exhibition at St. Mary’s Hall in Montville, November 26 to 28, opening at 10am to 4pm daily. Included in the show will be colourful large and small paintings in acrylic, watercolour, pastel, pen and pencil drawings – even collage and mixed media – creating a wonderful opportunity to choose an original artwork for yourself, or as a gift for someone special.

Stevens Street Gallery is seeking more local artists to join the art collective and display their work in the Stevens Street Gallery and across a network of sister galleries throughout the Coast. (Pictured artwork by Deann Cumner.) Open gallery nights are held in partnership with Belgian Bar Deco on the third Friday each month from 5pm to 9pm. The gallery is otherwise open at 2 Stevens Street, Yandina, from 10am to 4pm Wednesday – Friday, 9am to 2pm Saturday, 10am to 2pm Sunday.

Entry is free and you are welcome to browse or simply sit and enjoy the diverse artworks. Maybe you’d like to chat to the artists on duty on that day? They look forward to your comments and discussions on their art. Donations and commissions from sales are paid to the church for the maintenance of this historic St Mary’s Hall.

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Letters Digital decision

LETTERS, LEUNIG AND LIGHT RELIEF Relax, read a few letters, enjoy a crossword and cartoon, and maybe put pen to paper (finger to keyboard) yourself! We would love you to share your thoughts and experiences with us and HT readers. Email: editor@hinterlandtimes.com.au or write to PO Box 818, Maleny, Qld, 4552. Please include your name, email/address and location. Letters may be edited a little if space is tight. As we are a monthly, please be aware we are unable to print date-sensitive letters.

Musing on Musings

created divisions too ingrained to be altered now.

I reply to No computer, no show! pg. 24 of HT Oct 2021:

For those who don’t want or have a computer, may I encourage you to support your local Sunshine Coast Libraries, where you will find friendly staff who respect your decision not to go digital, and will not patronise you. We will help you to go online to register for your covid vaccination, we have free computers and assistance should you wish to use them, we can help you work your mobile phone, and we can help you set up an email address. In fact, we can help you with all your tech needs as well as your reading needs, whilst keeping you connected and a valued member of our community. Your local library staff love to help you for free and with a smile. Amanda Kennedy, Maleny

Pollyanna-ism Hi Doug, I do hope that your Local Musings efforts to engage your readers in positive debate on such very urgent social issues which confront society on an almost daily basis, are having an impact. ‘Pollyanna-ism’ is our worst enemy (denial); the “she’ll be apples, mate, trust me, ‘sumpin’ll ‘appen, always does!” mentality. Extinction is man-made. The fatal flaws which will, as they always have, continue to influence public opinion (fatally), generations of conflicting ideologies, have

The myths (and their realities) an impenetrable wall, too convenient, so ‘pass the buck’ style. The ‘politics of religion’ and the ‘politics of national identity’ guarantee the final, inevitable demise of the homo sapiens short stay in space time.

G’Day Victoria,

Aldous Huxley, in 1960, predicted overpopulation will create shortages of basic survival necessities, water, food, living space, etc., which will give rose to totalitarian ideologies, to gain global control as the ‘New World Order’ (coming soon). It is already evident! Animals kill only to exist; we do because we enjoy it. We as a tribe progressed via at first, “trying magic”. A human sacrifice, or two, hoping to appease the perceived invisible force which we believed was destroying our crops, etc. Then we invented a ‘god’ or a gang of them – bad buggers who infested a mythical ‘Mount Olympus’ in Greece and who threw lightning bolts around. It was eventually morphed into superstition called ‘religion’ – a real winner! Very lethal and effective “crowd control”. Finally, too late, we rejected its stupidity and found ‘science’ – reality, not myth! (“Wah mate, nah, it’s a conspiracy, trust me.”) Thanks Doug, please keep poking your stick into the apathetic hornets’ nest of “denialists”. I am now almost 90 and always politically aware. Politically, nothing’s changed, only the actors, and their entrenched mediocrity and self-interest. Kind regards Noel Hill, Maleny

Bad Jokes of the Month

Crossword

RUNNING LATE A guy is late for an important meeting. But he can't find a place to park. In desperation, he begins to pray. "Please Lord, if you help me find a parking space right now, I promise to go to church every Sunday and never drink vodka again!" A moment later, he sees a beautiful empty spot right next to the entrance. "Never mind. Found one!"

I just wanted to congratulate you and your team for the excellent articles in the current edition of Hinterland Times. Of special interest is the article by Doug Patterson in Local Musings (A Planned Transition, Sept 2021 HT). What a logical and common-sense approach to the problem, something that appears to be lacking in our current government. What a joy to read the stories by the winners of The Young Writers Award and I’m looking forward to the next edition of HT to read the others. Well done! Cheers, Kev Franzi

Covid solution? I recently read about something very promising from some scientists in Melbourne. Sadly, most media outlets did not jump on this finding, which could potentially give future hope to many people who are spiralling into depression and anxiety right now. ‘Using a test tube model, scientists from Melbourne's Doherty Institute and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre used "molecular scissors" to stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus replicating in infected human cells.’ (Kristian Silver, ABC News, July 14, 2021) Admittedly, the potential treatment may be a couple of years away, but it would be a game-changer. The research team in Melbourne used a gene editing tool, known as CRISPR-Cas13b, which targets the blueprint of the virus and its variants. Dr Mohamed Fareh from the Peter MacCallum centre said it targets the root of the virus, its genome, rather than viral proteins, and that this technology can be reprogrammed to target any virus, as long as you know the sequence of the virus. Incredible! Importantly, in this age of misinformation, rumour, hearsay and non-scientific opinion, the researchers' findings have been published in the Nature Communications peer-reviewed journal. The next step is animal studies, before moving to human clinical trials. No one really likes the idea of having to vaccinate for years to come, so let’s hope this comes to something. Science is amazing, and we will find a way to overcome Covid-19! Amelie R, Nambour Heights

LIBRARY ETIQUETTE A man walks into a library, approaches the librarian, and says, “I’ll have a cheeseburger and fries, please.” The librarian says, “Sir, you know you’re in a library, right?”

Across

Down

1 4 7 9 10 11 12 14 18 20 22 23 24 25

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 13 15 16 17 18 19 21

Floorshow (7) Spooky (5) Detection device (5) Vertical (7) Inactivity (7) Measuring implement (5) Dictator (6) Ecclesiastic (6) Copious (5) Drawn (7) Pouch worn with a kilt (7) Diadem (5) Admittance (5) Spiny anteater (7)

Transported (7) Emblem (5) Tropical bird (6) Mistake (5) Dependable follower (7) Go in (5) Magnitude relation (5) Reinforcement (7) Reasoned judgment (5) Musical passage (7) Opportunity (6) Part of a church (5) Ahead of time (5) Obviate (5)

For crossword solutions see page 46 26 OCTOBER 2021 HINTERLAND TIMES

“Sorry,” he whispers. “I’ll have a cheeseburger and fries, please.”

Quick Quote

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears – Nelson Mandela

Sudoku

Poets WEATHERING

from a plain of morning mist or noonday haze they rise clutched to a bosom moulded just for them between range and sea weathering with dignity each holds its own mystique different yet the same shapes tell a story from an antique past some climate change ago they breathed fire upon the land now cold and silent seeing out our earthly span change is evanescent ephemeral … immaterial © Judith Bandidt

CORNER THE BLACK BEAN TREE I sat beneath the Black Bean Tree, At my home in old Maleny; If you could talk, I asked it, What would you say to me? The wise old tree began to speak, With fright, I jumped, and fled; Come back, it called, and listen, And this is what it said. Why do humans burn us, When your lives on us depend; Why chop, and cut and poison us, Your folly knows no end. We make the air for you to breathe, That keeps you all alive; Without us you could never live, All life on Earth would die. We fight against the climate change, And slow Earth’s global warming; Because of greed and foolishness, You fail to heed our warning. The Black Bean Tree then said to me, Take heed of my advice; If you don’t try to change your ways, Mankind will pay the price. I felt some rain upon my head, And woke up with a start; Was it a dream that I had dreamt? Or the musing of my heart? © Peter C. Horrell

Poetry is an arrangement of language, artistic word pictures that attempt to inspire imagination, evoke emotion and provoke humour. Poets are illustrators of words that create beauty and intensity, and the HT is proud to give them a platform.

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME There’s no place like home, no other place Where evenings tweet, gurgle and trill Where soft translucent twilight shrouds Earthly beings in exquisite loveliness Where butcher bird cadences enchant As cicadas create a crescendo Where geckos glide above and below Pausing to check their safety Where home is a heavenly haven Sheltering heart, mind, body and soul © Agnes Macmillan

Keep sending us your poems - we love receiving your creative work! To submit your work for possible publication, email: editor@hinterlandtimes.com.au or post: PO Box 818, Maleny 4552 Word limit per poem (due to space) is 300 words.

Check out the "Hinterland Times" on Facebook and Instagram! Leunig

Maggie

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health, wellness and beauty

How common is melanoma?

he days are warming up and we are heading towards summer – as much as we love the surf, sea and sunshine, the fact that too much of a good thing can be detrimental is real.

This is especially true of the sun, and while a little Vitamin D is healthy and encouraged, too much is asking for trouble. Slipping, slopping and slapping was a super effective sun campaign launched by the Cancer Council in Australia in 1981 and now seek and slide have been added to complete the drill. Parents and schools have embraced such a relatively easy way to make slathering on sunscreen fun which was unheard of pre 1981 - coconut oil was the product of choice in the 1970s. The fact remains that melanoma kills, and Australia and New Zealand have the highest rates of melanoma in the world with more than 13,000 people diagnosed with melanoma in Australia every year.

Ayurvedic Health Advice To Suit You

Fathoming the depths of reality

instein’s lifelong dream was to find a unified field theory. He believed that underlying all of life there is a state of unity and, although he didn’t come up with the mathematical equations to verify this, his ideas were formative in the creation of quantum physics. It is quite incredible what has been understood through mathematics and theoretical understanding but it is based on superficial observation. The search to discover the reality of the subatomic realm is beyond what can be perceived at the macrocosmic scale, and the technology needed to validate the current theories of quantum physics exceeds the boundaries of what can currently be created.

Wendy Rosenfeldt is a teacher of Transcendental Meditation and a Maharishi Ayurvedic health practitioner.

The Large Hadron Collider, in CERN, took a decade to build and cost over $4.5 billion and is not advanced enough to verify the latest ideas of theoretical physics. The way the quantum level behaves is so different to how we perceive life around us. Objects

are not in fixed positions but exist as waves of probability. Time is not a fundamental reality and is experienced differently depending on your speed. A cat can be in a superposition of being both dead and alive at the same time.

the conscious mind, then we are only experiencing the tip of the iceberg of the reality of life.

These are realities at the quantum level of life, but even if we understand the theory behind these ideas, they go against our intuitive understanding of life.

Throughout history there have always been people who have had the ability to transcend and experience these deeper levels. However, instead of being understood as being an inherent ability of the human mind, such feats were often written off as mystical phenomena.

Nature is structured in coexisting levels of being. The microcosmic world of the quantum level cannot be perceived from the surface level of life. However we have the apparatus in our human mind to fathom all the subtler levels of creation.

Although we may seem to be far removed in our mental abilities from the seers and yogis of ancient traditions, in fact we all have the same mental apparatus. What determines our level of perception is the clarity of awareness and our familiarity with subtler levels of the mind.

Just because most people are only accessing the 5-10% of our mental potential, which is the conscious mind, doesn’t mean that it is not possible to experience more expanded states of awareness.

In one stroke, transcending takes the mind within while spontaneously clearing its path of stress and fatigue. Expanding the mind beyond the 5-10% that most people access may take time, but it These deeper layers of the mind could happen more quickly than the correspond to the more refined levels time taken to build the next particle of life. If we only perceive through accelerator.

Although it is one of the less common types of skin cancer, melanoma is considered the most serious because it is more likely to spread to other parts of the body, especially if not detected early. The earlier melanoma is found, the more successful treatment is likely to be. When your unprotected skin is exposed to UV radiation, the structure and behaviour of the cells can change. Anyone can develop melanoma. However, the risk is higher in people who have unprotected exposure to the sun, a history of childhood tanning and sunburn, lots of moles, more than 10 moles above the elbow on the arms and more than 100 on the body. Also those with pale, fair or freckled skin, especially if it burns easily and doesn’t tan, lots of moles with an irregular shape and uneven colour, a previous melanoma or other type of skin cancer, or a strong family history of melanoma. In addition, higher at risk are those with a pattern of short, intense periods of exposure to UV radiation, such as on weekends and holidays, especially if it caused sunburn; light-coloured eyes (blue or green), and fair or red hair, and a weakened immune system from using immunosuppressive medicines for a long time. Book into see a doctor or a skin specialist who will examine your skin to see if you are at risk on the criteria known as “ABCDE” Asymmetry: Are the halves of each mole different? Border: Are the edges uneven, scalloped or notched? Colour: Are there differing shades and colour patches? Diameter: Is the spot greater than 6 mm across? Evolving: Has the spot changed over time (size, shape, surface, colour, bleeding, itching)? Melanoma can be treated most effectively in its early stages when it is still confined to the top layer of the skin (epidermis). The deeper a melanoma penetrates into the lower layer of the skin (dermis), the greater the risk that it could spread to nearby lymph nodes or other organs.

Email wendy.rosenfeldt@tm.org.au or call 0438 507 188.

For information and support on cancer-related issues, call Cancer Council 13 11 20 This is a confidential service or visit Cancer Council Queensland cancerqld.org.au

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Medicine for the soul

r Wayne Lee, the latest GP to join Ochre Medical Centre Maleny, is a man of many talents. As well as a doctor, Dr Lee is a musician who’s seen recent success as a vocalist.

The singing doctor will see you now!

“In the span of four years, we have formed a very good therapeutic alliance. I worked with her and referred her to the right specialists and group therapy. Now she's like a different person. “That was something that blew me away. This is the power of General Practice when it’s done right - the patient trusts you enough to involve you in the different aspects of their life where they need a bit of support and help.

“It started in medical school,'' he says. “Music used to be my stress buster. I ended up entering a few competitions.” Dr Lee went on to compete as North Queensland State Champion at the Karaoke World Championship, represent Australia at the international ‘Water Cube Cup’ competition, and win Brisbane’s Cloud 8 Singing Competition.

“Sometimes it's all there, we just need the right people on side, checking in and showing our patients that we do care - it makes a big difference.”

Since then, Dr Lee has been lucky enough to have many opportunities to perform around the Brisbane area. “Music is such good therapy,” Dr Lee smiles. “It’s medicine for the soul and it connects people. Music and medicine have always been a big part of my life.” The meaning of life, according to Dr Lee, lies in helping other people. “It’s about connection. I enjoy seeing people, learning about their journey, and hearing their stories. What better place to do that than as a GP?” “As a hospital specialist, you’re asking what’s your problem today, and how can I fix it? But as a GP, you don't just see your patients as a medical transaction. You really have to get to know that person and take a holistic approach to care. “It’s about the patient’s mind, body and soul. It’s the best field of medicine to practice our humanity.” Dr Lee combines two days a week at Ochre Medical Centre Maleny with two days at the Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital, working with Queensland Health. Born in Taiwan, he grew up in the Philippines before studying in Canberra and Brisbane. Practicing medicine in Maleny since 2018, Dr Lee has chosen to work in the area for its community spirit, something he says he hasn’t found elsewhere. His special interest is mental health. “Sometimes all it takes is simple genuine care and connection for someone to turn around and live a different life.

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“I myself am a survivor of domestic violence, so that gives me a bit more understanding as to how someone can suffer and not show it and be afraid to seek help. “I think it's so important that as GPs we provide that open non-judgmental space for people who need it. “I have my own GP and I do value a personal approach to healthcare. That’s what makes me thrive as a doctor and I believe my patients value that sort of friendly professional relationship.” Dr Lee speaks in awe of one of his first patients, who was struggling with relationship and mental health issues.

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COUNSELLING & LIFE COACHING continued

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professional services

LEGAL SERVICES Easton Lawyers Tove Easton Principal Lawyer Your Local Lawyers in Maleny 62 Maple St, Maleny. Ph: 5494 3511 Email: tove@eastonlawyers.com.au

REAL ESTATE

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District Vets Maleny Veterinarian Susan Portas and her team provide professional, compassionate care for your pets. Hours Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 8am-6pm; Wed 9am-5pm and Sat 9am-12noon 7 Myrtle St Maleny Ph: 5499 9077

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Baker Robinson Lawyers Steve Robinson, 20 years experience. Professional and friendly Legal Team. Suite 7, 43 Maple St Maleny. Ph: 5494 2665 E: maleny@brlawyers.com.au www.brlawyers.com.au

Montville Veterinary Clinic Est. in 2004 and operating as a branch of our Sunshine Hinterland Veterinary Clinic in Nambour. We take pride in personalised pet care. 26 Kondalilla Falls Rd Montville Consultation by appointment: 0401 012 884

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PRINTING AND PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS 4CP Promotional Products, Printing, Stickers & Design Wayne Knetter is very clever with digital designs, whether it's from online graphic sites like CANVA or inhouse using Adobe applications. Shop 8, 18 Blackall St, (down lane next to SPAR) Woombye. 07 5442 3341

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CARPENTRY Jim's Antennas Digital & problem reception specialists. Locally owned, servicing the hinterland. Call Craig Titheradge today for a free quote. Ph: 131 546 www.jimsantennas.com.au

ASPHALT DRIVEWAYS Roll Formed Driveways Roll Formed Driveways provides a range of asphalt, bitumen and road base to residential, commercial and civil customers. Trust us to complete your project. Call us for a free measure and quote. PHONE (07) 5446 7104

Patios, decks, renovations, new work All aspects of carpentry from planning to the finished product. All work guaranteed Qld BSA No 103-1105 Ph Steve: 0402 167 355

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Window Wizard - Timber Window Specialist Restoration, glazing, repairs, modifications, sash cords, spirals, Queenslander homes and more. Call Rommy 0404 757 552 www.window-wizard.com.au

CARPET CLEANING Hale Carpet Cleaning Brad Hale, your carpet cleaning professional. Owner Operator since 2005. Carpets, rugs, tile and grout, mattresses, car upholstery, lounge suites. Contact Brad 0457 999 926 clean@halecarpetcleaning.com.au

Top Of The Range Electrical Your local licensed electrical contractor. Range based, on time, leaves no mess. Servicing all your electrical requirements. Quality workmanship. Fully insured. Lic: 83000 Call Chris 0416 220 232

GATEWORK Richardson Gateworks Specialising in new Aluminium gate systems, drive motors and automation of existing gates including servicing of most popular makes, design and quotes of property entrances. Contact Paul 0412 698 595.

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GUTTER CLEANING Gutter Sucker Gutter Sucker specialises in cleaning your guttering. a unique portable vacuum system for the efficient and effective removal of leaves and rubbish from all types of gutters and roofs. Ph: 1800 558 745 or 0402 456 391

HANDY MAN AND HOME MAINTENANCE Montville Handy Man 30 years building experience. Available now for carpentry, home maintenance and repairs, small concreting jobs. Prompt and reliable service. Call Wayne 0434 724 030.

JEWELLERY - COMMISSIONS AND DESIGN Wasshausen Gems + Jewels Fine individually designed and traditional handmade jewellery in a contemporary style with natural Gemstones, Pearls & Opals. Commision & redesign, alteration & repairs. Call Birgit in her Maleny workshop 0490 146 982

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ROCK WALLS City to Surf Painting & Decorating Richard Daveson Owner/Operator QBCC 1117847 range local for over 25 years. All aspects of painting include re-paints, inside and out, reno's, new work, metal roof and anti-mould coatings. From Kureelpa to Maleny. Call 0418 708 620

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Phil Watts Quality Rock Walls Retaining, free standing design and construction. Hand crafted feature stonework specialist. Built by local qualified stonemason, 40 years experience with 23 years here on the range. Ph: 5445 7218 or mobile: 0401 535 476 E: philsrocks@hotmail.com

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Forest Heart Your Local Native Plant Nursery. Specialising is the native plants of SE QLD for Revegetation, Gardens, Habitat. 20 Coral Street, Maleny Ph: 07 5435 2193 – www.forestheart.com.au

Barung Landcare Native Plant Nursery Your local community nursery stocks an extensive range of species indigenous to the Blackall Range and surrounds. Open to the public Wed–Fri 9am–3pm, Sat 9am–12pm Ph: 0429 943 152 E: nursery@barunglandcare.org.au

Roof & Gutter Maintenance Clean gutters, Blocked downpipes, New & repair downpipes, Roof repairs & leaks, Fix leaking gutters, New gutters & fascias, Install & service whirly birds, Skylights & Water Tanks. Free quotes, local bloke, over 20 yrs experience Phone Brad 0419 712 081

SMALL REPAIRS Tiny Eco Repair/Repack Shed Xavier offers small repairs including Repack/ Battery replacements. Everything you can bring to the shop. Text only Xavier on 0402 528 560

PLUMBING & WASTEWATER LANDSCAPING & DESIGN Amber Leaf Landscaping Looking for a landscaper who can deliver? Tohm Hajncl heads the team that offers you guaranteed quality. Choose from landscaping consultations, designs, construction and planting, pre-sale makeovers and specialised maintenance services. Ph: 5445 9801 www.amberleaf.com.au

Handbuilt Stone QBCC 1235589 Licensed, range-based professional. Traditional rock walls, pillars, steps, paving, entrance walls and all garden features. Visit our website to see previous work for inspiration. Phone Chris on 0438 811 975 – www.handbuiltstone.com

Anderson Plumbing & Roofing QBSA1066328 Plumbing, drainage & roofing. New work, renos, maintenance specialists. Septic systems, blocked drains, high pressure ‘sewer jett’ drain cleaner, drain camera, cable locations, tank installations, roof & guttering. Ph: 5494 3340 or 0409 541 475

Suncoast Liquid Waste Removal Local owner/operator specialising in commercial / domestic waste water pump outs- septics, treatment plants, grey water, holding tanks, pond/pool sludge, drains etc. Avoid costly blockages & system failure with prompt, reliable & expert service. Tank assessments available. EPA licensed and fully insured. Call 0439 646 707

POOL MAINTENANCE Stone on the Range Stuck for ideas? Speak to Jim, he’s an effective communicator. All stonework including raised vegie gardens, creek beds, waterfalls, sculptural features, driveway entrances, walls, steps, fire pits, steep site specialist. Ph: 0401 308 824 E: jimrstoneart@gmail.com

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Blueys Garden Services For all your gardening needs. Jobs include but not limited to: Mowing, Whipping snipping, Clear outs, Hedging, Tip runs, Minor landscaping and Weed management give us a call-0481 106 839

Fresh Look Pressure Washing Family business based in Maleny. For all pressure washing needs, roofs, driveways, solar panel, external walls. For both domestic and commercial. Contact Jay 0477 780 577 or jay@freshlookpressurewashing.com.au

Swede with Speed Slashing For slashing and mowing, acres or house blocks, hedge trims, whipper snipping, rubbish removal and house maintenance call Birger for a free quote 0411 591 738.

Renu Pressure Cleaning Prompt and professional Pressure Cleaning, servicing the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland areas. Residential, rural and commercial. For a free quote contact John 0404 848 482 or renu4blasting@gmail.com

SOLAR Megawatts Solar – Consulting, Design & Service We recommend only Quality Components & Installations. On-Grid, Off-Grid, and Battery Storage. Ph. Gary Phillips 0407 760 838 info@megawatts.com.au www.megawatts.com.au

TANK CLEANING Pristine Water Systems Full tanks cleaned, minimal water loss. Potable water treatment and correction, bacteria control, filtration, supply and service. Free appraisals. Phone Steve: 0404 302 723

TREE SERVICES Tony Wootton Tree Surgeon. Dip Hort(Arb) Operating locally since 1996. Tree assessments and advice. Trees and shrubs pruned and detailed. Hazardous trees removed. M: 0403 467 664 Ph: 54 944 917 www.twtreesurgeon.com

BRM Tree Services Locally owned and operated, qualified and insured. Tree to stump, we do it all. Tree removal and pruning, mulching, stump grinding. Free quotes call Tim 0401 441 945

Skilled Tree Surgeon – Kevin Pampling Born and raised in Maleny, offering reasonable rates for tree work. Insured,with years of wisdom and local knowledge. I climb, you clear = good value. Ph 0407 450 262

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Explore

Plant your feet in Palmwoods

Paynter Creek flows from the upper slopes on the Blackall Range around Montville down through this lovely park in Palmwoods, on to Woombye, the flood plains near Diddillibah, the Maroochy River and finally the sea. Federation Park was once covered in thick forests, and the park has a Heritage Tree Walk to recognise some of these magnificent trees. So whether you want to kick a ball, walk the dog, cycle or have a bush adventure, this really is a place for everyone, complete with picnic tables, drinking water, and public toilets on site. Just remember to take mozzie repellent as you're near the creek! How to get there: Travel through Palmwoods town centre, turning right onto Lingard Street, then right into Primrose Court. Directional signage will lead you to the park. There is limited parking, so you may need to access nearby on-street parking.

sually, Explore covers wilder bush walks, waterfalls and other nature trails to delight those on foot or bike. However, the more sedate Federation Park in Palmwoods deserves its time in the spotlight.

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Tucked away behind the main thoroughfare you will find wide level open spaces to play ball games, an outdoor gym circuit, fenced dog park, children’s play area with the best swing around (it’s flat, not one of those annoying rubber curved seats where you slide into the middle!), and a perfect covered area for a barbecue with facilities recently upgraded.

In addition, you will see a 700m walkway encircling this perfectly proportioned park, which is ideal for young cyclists, kids on scooters and those who like to walk their dog on a lead on firm ground. But the best part is hidden behind the trees on the far side… step through and you are immediately in another world. The cool shady banks of Paynter Creek await. Kids love scrambling down to the creek and crossing to the other side on the fallen trees. The creek has been low for a few years now so, although it’s advisable to have an adult near any water source, the area is not as tricky to navigate as some other hinterland gems.

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Climate Strike and Kevin Rudd

Letter to Nambour State College from Kevin Rudd

n Friday October 15 at Cotton Tree Park in Maroochydore, Olivia Murray, a Year 11 Nambour State College student read out a speech that was penned by an old student from her school to the assembled students, musicians, speakers, parents, grandparents and dogs at the Sunshine Coast School Strike for Climate. It was written specially for the occasion by the 26th Prime Minister of Australia, the honourable Kevin Rudd. AC. In the speech, he wrote of the injustice of climate change, which would ultimately fall on the shoulders of the youth of Australia, affecting, in his words, “your ability to seize every opportunity to achieve your full potential in life.” While the federal politicians quibble over whether they should or should not commit to net zero emissions by 2050 at the upcoming UN Glascow Climate talks (COP26), the students understand the urgency and that it is their future that is at stake.

Olivia Murray (Year 11) accompanied by staff member Jess Haisty from Nambour State College - image CJ Photography

As Kevin said, “All the scientific and economic modelling is pointing us to where we need to go. We know what the problem is and what we need to do to fix it.” Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our political leaders thought ahead, listened to the science and planned for a safe future for our children, so students did not feel the need to skip classes to strike for real action on climate change?

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back to nature Watch out for wildlife

The Story of Hokey C

aring for wildlife is full of emotional highs and lows. It can be both physically exhausting and financially draining, but after spending months nursing an animal until it’s old enough for release and seeing it have that positive outcome makes it all worthwhile.

by wildlife carer, RACHEL ASPINALL

When Garry found a dead Red Necked Wallaby close to where he lived, three hours’ drive west of the Sunshine Coast, he made a promise to care for the orphaned joey he found. True to his word, he cared for Hokey and released her from his property as she became independent. Hokey comes to visit with her joey

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ell the storm season is certainly upon us, with hail, lightning, heavy downpours and strong winds hitting hard.

I was called out recently to an amazing lightning strike on a 30 metre tall Tallowood tree, Eucalyptus microcorys. The bolt had blown the top 8 metres of the tree apart and then traveled down the trunk blowing bark and timber off in two lines, down each side of the trunk. The scene was incredible, with debris blown outwards in a circular pattern around the tree with a blast radius of 14 metres. The reason the damage to the aboveground part of the tree was so severe, was because the lightning struck while we were still in the dry spell and it was a dry electrical storm, so the electricity travelled down the liquid in the tree trunk, and when it tried to earth in the ground the dry soil didn’t conduct electricity so the lightning had nowhere to go but outwards. It superheats the liquid in the tree trunk turning it instantly into steam, which causes a buildup of pressure that blows the bark and the outer timber off the tree. In other news, big old coral trees, Erythrina x sykesii, have failed, along with tea trees, Melaleuca species, and as usual, Eucalypts have been dropping large limbs. This is not fear mongering, simply letting you know what is happening to trees on our glorious plateau. The message is, keep the trees near your house managed and safe. If you are unsure, have them assessed.

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Every few days, Hokey would revisit and enjoy a couple of treats from Garry. On a return visit, he noticed that Hokey’s forearm was broken and hanging painfully downwards. He rang the local vet who recommended that she be euthanised – long-term care for a wild animal with a broken limb is very difficult and usually not considered worth the effort to try and save when there are always so many other animals who need care. For Garry, however, having raised young Hokey himself, this was not an option. He spoke to another vet who agreed to sedate Hokey for a trip to Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital (AZWH). Adult macropods don’t usually cope well in a captive environment as they undergo treatment, once they are fully developed they become skittish and wary of humans, and the stress of being trapped in an enclosure often leads to injury or in severe cases even cardiac distress. However, since Hokey had been hand reared, the decision was made to stabilise the fracture with a cast and keep her enclosed. I received a call to care for Hokey during her treatment as I have significant experience dealing with macropods, including ones

with injuries, as well as the time and experience to give her regular care and be able to bring her back to AZWH for weekly reviews. She would need a small enclosure to limit movement, keeping her from damaging herself further, and to make weekly capture for reviews less challenging. My existing enclosure was not suitable as it had several very small macropods currently being reared – introducing a wild young adult would be an unsettling experience for both them and her. I was very lucky to have my husband and a neighbour work hard in intense heat to build a new enclosure for Hokey. Every week, the AZWH team would come and sedate Hokey with a dart gun to transport her to their facilities to scan her broken arm and otherwise check on her health. She quickly grew aware of the capture process, becoming very evasive and one day collapsed due to stress myopathy. This was an extremely stressful time for both of us, and I was very worried for her health that night as she was kept at AZWH overnight on fluids and medication for her stress. Fortunately, she recovered overnight and scans revealed that her fracture was healed sufficiently for her to go home and return to the wild. Garry drove to Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital for collection and release on Christmas Eve. And now, less than a year later, Hokey has been living successfully in the wild and hopped by Garry’s home to proudly show off her new joey. He sent me the photos he took of the pair and moments like this are what make all the hard work worthwhile. Rachel Aspinall is privately licensed to rescue animals and happy to do so, or will call other groups for help when needed. Phone: 0407 881 008.

Found an injured or sick animal? The HT also recommends contacting one of the many wildlife rescue services across the Sunshine Coast, such as the following: Wildlife Rescue Qld 0478 901 801; WILVOs 5441 6200; RSPCA 1300 ANIMAL; Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital 1300 369652; Eumundi Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre 5442 8057; Bat Conservation and Rescue 0488 228134; Wildlife Rescue Sunshine Coast 0458 682 152.

Bringing birds to your backyard Each day more than 3.1 million mammals, 1 million birds and 1.7 million reptiles are killed by cats across Australia. Pet cats alone are estimated to kill 83 million native reptiles each year.

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big focus for many people in our Gardens for Wildlife program this spring has been enhancing habitat to attract local native birds. There are many things you can do to not only attract native birds to your backyard, but also create the conditions for native wildlife to survive and thrive! Planting a diversity of native trees, shrubs, grasses and groundcovers not only provides a smorgasbord of food and habitat for a diversity of bird species, this also attracts a range of insects which are a significant part of the diet of most birds. (Red-backed Fairy-wren pictured.) Sticks, leaves, spider web and other loose debris provide great nest materials for native birds. Established trees provide much-needed hollows for habitat. A bird bath in a cool shady part of the yard is a great addition providing bathing and drinking water for birds. Be sure to clean

Luckily for cat owners there are some fantastic resources to keep your indoor cat entertained, happy and healthy without compromising the future survival of Australian wildlife. Check out safecat.org.au for some inspiration. regularly and place in close proximity to shrubby vegetation for an easy escape from predators. Thick and shrubby plants are particularly attractive for smaller birds who need this kind of shelter and protection. With the latest CSIRO research revealing the devastating impacts of domestic cats on Australian wildlife, it can no longer be denied that cats kept permanently indoors is a much better scenario for our beautiful native wildlife.

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Second generation rodenticides (SGARs) are slow-acting and can remain in tissue after a rodent dies. Poisoned rodents become a death trap for birds of prey which feed on them, which go on to die of secondary poisoning. Try non-toxic options like traps or consider using first generation poisons. As you can see there is plenty you can do to create a thriving bird-friendly backyard. For more ideas and inspiration visit birdlife.org.au

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by PAUL FRASER

hen we think of our beautiful Australian birds, we usually think of coastal environments, forests and the large, tree-lined inland river systems, and this is the case for the vast majority of our ~800 bird species. However, the arid regions of inland Australia are home to some of our most unique, interesting and beautiful bird species.

Images by Paul Fraser Gibberbird Capentarian Grasswren

The 15 or so Dotterel and Plover species (closely related) are usually associated with water. Some occur in coastal environments while others can be found around inland lakes and rivers, but never too far from water.

Australia has ~13 species of Grasswren. These tiny birds, weighing only in the order of 15-20 grams, often inhabit rocky hillsides vegetated only with Spinifex, an occasional stunted shrub, and no water except during brief and infrequent periods of rainfall. It is thought that Grasswrens are able to gain whatever moisture they need to survive from their diet of small insects and seeds. The question that many of us might ask is, why do these birds choose to live in these very harsh, unforgiving environments, rather than in areas where food and water is more freely available?

It is therefore surprising that one species, the Inland Dotterel, lives on gibber planes and clay pans of the arid inland. Their choice of habitat typically has very little vegetation, no trees, and can be 10’s or even 100’s of kilometres from water.

The answer is simple, they have evolved over millions of years to be ideally suited to these environments, and that’s what makes them unique, interesting and precious.

They eat insects and the fleshy tips of desert shrubs. Inland Dotterel have supraorbital salt glands, and it is thought that these glands enable them to remove salt from the plants, and hence use herbivory to source water.

If you’re fortunate enough to travel to our beautiful arid interior, in addition to looking at our iconic landscapes, take some time to scan the gibber plains, clay pans and rocky hillsides, you may be lucky enough to spot one of these beautiful birds.

The Gibberbird as the name suggests, is another species that makes the sparsely vegetated stony deserts of central Australia it’s home. What is especially interesting about this species is that it belongs in the Honeyeater family, most of which feed on nectar from flowering trees and shrubs and need to drink several times each day. In contrast, the Gibberbird feeds mainly on insects, and rarely has access to water.

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We are, however, a fortunate generation, in that we can make a real difference to the preservation of our local rainforests and all of the animals that call them home. Best of all you can enjoy the benefits of saving our local rainforests while reclining in the comfort of your favourite chair on your back verandah with a cuppa and a good book! Your backyard is the frontline when it comes to saving our local rainforests, which are unique but under threat due to the isolation caused by the clearing for farmland in the past. Our rainforest remnants, such as Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, are precious remainders of the great rainforests that once

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MOTORING ON

Ken Mills Toyota tops target!

The Ken Mills Toyota dealership service centre is transformed into a pop-up restaurant

en Mills Toyota recently hosted the sixth annual ‘Millsy’s Pop-Up Restaurant’ with a target of the $75,000 required to enable the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to build a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ resource to keep kids safe online. The resource will form part of the suite of resources of ‘Safe Bedrooms’ which teaches carers, parents and children how to recognise, react to and report online grooming. Sadly an-ever growing issue in today’s world. That target was smashed as 130 guests enjoyed what is one of the Sunshine Coast’s most unique fine dining experiences, raising an incredible $120,000 in just over four hours! The sell-out event has become a must on the local calendar; when for one weekend, the Maroochydore

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dealership service centre is transformed from a mechanical workshop into a restaurant and back again in under 24 hours by a team of volunteers from the Ken Mills Toyota staff and catered by Capelli foods. “It will take a long time for this result to sink in,” said Brett Mills. “I am so proud of my staff who make this event happen, to the local businesses who donate prizes and all the suppliers we work with.

will never forget. “We will not let you down. We guarantee to produce a high-quality child safety adventure that will make a difference. “An evening that simply surpassed all our expectations. Millsy’s pop-up restaurant will make a huge difference in keeping kids safe.”

“And I can’t put into words how grateful I am for the generosity of the guests who attend and dig so deep. This was a cause that we all felt deeply connected to; this resource will play a part in keeping all our kids safe.”

Amongst the attendees this year were Ken Mills Toyota Ambassadors and professional netballers Stephanie Wood, Cara Koenen, Madeline McAuliffe and Laura Scherian, along with Bruce and Denise Morcombe and MC’s Olivia Degn and Justin Veivers.

Bruce Morcombe shared his and Denise’s thoughts after the event. “What a magnificent experience. The generosity of all attending was something Denise and I

The event opened with a spectacular performance from the Matthew Flinders Anglican College Stage Band.

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Eco building with heart wins award

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ocal Eumundi building designer, Brett Grimley of Ecolibrium Designs, is celebrating after collecting an award at the Building Designers Association of Australia National Design Awards, held via Zoom. Ecolibrium Designs took out the category for Residential alterations/ additions up to $300,000 for ‘The Ark’. The award for the writer’s studio is recognition of the eco-sustainable design team’s hard work and creative ability. Future accessibility was also in mind as the client is physically impaired, after suffering a stroke, and sought a private, environmentally sustainable writers’ studio where he could spend devoted time to writing novels. The building design needed to be wheelchair friendly should the client’s physical condition deteriorate, and big enough to accommodate a bathroom; writing, reading, and napping areas. The design team and the client all watched the awards event in The Ark itself and were able to celebrate the win together.

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Once The Ark was named as the winner the client shared, “They were excellent to work with and the results are outstanding. I couldn’t be happier with the building and this result.” Ecolibrium’s Brett Grimley said, “We really wanted to create an inspiring space with a sense of warmth and calm conducive to contemplation and creative pursuit. We’re so pleased with the result and thrilled to have won an award for such a beloved client.” Congratulations to Ecolibrium for designing with sustainability and client care as the focus of their process.

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Blue Summit Cottages

19.5 magnificent acres - 5 Cottages - Spacious character home - Sublime VIEWS!

lue Summit Cottages - Australia's No.1 Bed & Breakfast makes for an amazing lifestyle, business and investment opportunity, not to be missed! Located a short drive from Maleny and set back down a beautiful tree-lined driveway on the Blackall Range Tourist Drive, Blue Summit Cottages is perfectly positioned in the beautiful and popular Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Enjoy a relaxed, peaceful lifestyle whilst earning a great income from an established and award-winning business - a perfect work-life balance.

Blue Summit Cottages includes a four bedroom main residence with office, adjacent fully renovated cottage and four secluded 4.5 star rated luxury self-contained cottages. There is a two bay work shed and private two car carport. Undercover guest parking is catered for with a four bay carport.

21 Rosella Road, North Maleny

Peaceful North Maleny home with expansive views!

At the heart of the home, the open-plan kitchen, dining and lounge create a bright and airy connection to the multiple outdoor entertaining spaces overlooking the gardens.

Bed: 9 Bath: 9 Car: 9 Land Size: 19.5ac Price: Price Guide: $2,750,000 Agency: RE/MAX Hinterland Contact: 0447 737 737 PH: 07 5408 4220

Work from home, from the self-contained studio space, or have the option to earn some additional income with the spacious bedroom with ensuite.

32 Maple Street, Maleny Qld 4552

ith Christmas just around the corner, we have buyers who are desperate to find a new home before Christmas! The days are getting hotter and so is the market, which is showing no signs of slowing down! There is still plenty of time to get the top market price for your property. Recent comments from our buyers – “I have never received such wonderful service from a real estate agency, as most do not return my calls.” Another has said - “Thank you for taking the time to chat with us today, your advice and caring friendly attitude was much appreciated. We look forward to working with you, as we really need to find a property and get a contract underway in the

next two weeks, we need to move before Christmas.” If you are thinking of selling, you need to talk to us. We have a list of quality buyers waiting to purchase all types of property - residential, rural and commercial. We have been achieving record sales for our vendors as buyers flock to our beautiful area. Looking to sell or buy, call Susan 0428 573 170 or Dee 0423 259 931 today

Agency: Brant and Bernhardt Contact: Susan Brant 0428 573 170 Dee Bernhardt 0423 259 931

2/20 Maple Street, Maleny Qld 4552

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rom a commanding elevated position on a quiet no-through North Maleny road, this home has been built to capture the spectacular rolling hill hinterland views. Peace and privacy is assured from this 1+ acre block, just minutes away from the desirable township of Maleny.

What's on offer: • Two-level spacious home set on a leafy and private 1 + acre allotment • Three well-positioned upstairs bedrooms all with built-in robes • Generous studio/ensuited bedroom downstairs • Expansive entertaining decks to enjoy the views over both levels

Bed: 4 Bath: 2 Car: 2 Land Size: 4110m2 Price: OFFERS OVER $995,000 Agency: RE/MAX Hinterland Contact: 0447 737 737 PH: 07 5408 4220

32 Maple Street, Maleny Qld 4552

A Real Estate Agency Giving Back to the Community… Unheard Of!

ith membership to clubs and charities in the area being amongst the highest in Australia, Blackall Range Real Estate has decided to donate 33% of their hardearned commission back to the seller’s favourite club or charity! So, in addition to guaranteeing the lowest sales commission on any properties listed in Maleny, Montville, Mapleton, Kenilworth, Conondale and anywhere in between, 33% of this commission will now be donated back to the community.

For other great reasons to list your property with Blackall Range Real Estate, please have a look at their advertisement on the back page of this newspaper. So, if you’re looking to sell a property or even if you are just curious as to how much it might have increased in value over the last 12 months, please contact Mark Henderson on 0414 899 933.

Price: Please contact agent Agency: Blackall Range R.E. Contact: Mark Henderson 0414 899 933

1/5 Maple Street, Maleny Qld 4552

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FOR SALE

208 Maleny-Kenilworth Road, Witta Charming Country Oasis!

• Spacious and well maintained single level brick home

Price: Just Listed! Land Size: 4000m2

• Open plan kitchen, and dining plus multiple living areas • Master bedrooms features its own private ensuite • Covered outdoor entertaining patio with in ground salt water pool

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7 Balmoral Road, Montville The finest country living!

• Charming 120 year old home with 12 ft pressed metal ceilings, feature mouldings and polished hardwood floors

Price: Price Guide: $2 Million Land Size: 3064m2

• Modern kitchen with breathtaking views of the Sunshine Coast • Multiple formal and informal livings areas plus a built-in library and separate study opening out to verandahs • 3 large bedrooms upstairs and self-contained studio downstairs

• Cosy fire place, electric entry gate, solar power system • Carport plus 2 bay garage featuring extra store room

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• Master suite with ensuite, walk in robe and a double headed shower

• 1 acre of country gardens and fruit trees with rural views

• 3064m2 all accessible and mostly level with towering fig trees and a range of fruit trees!

FOR SALE

14 Moffitt Court, Maleny Location, Lifestyle and Superb Liveability

• Expansive Colonial style home with glorious rural views and glimpses of Lake Baroon

Price: Just Listed! Land Size: 2.5 Ac.

• Spacious, light filled living areas spilling to expansive decks • 2.5 acres of manicured lawns, mature grounds and vege gardens

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114 Tallowwood Street, Maleny Perfectly Situated Contemporary Home

• Perfectly presented and positioned within walking distance from town

Price: Price By Negotiation Land Size: 3036m2

• Generous spaces flowing to a vast, elevated entertaining deck

• Air-con and fireplace, DLUG, 3KW solar, 26,000g tanks

• Open plan kitchen and dining with cosy fireplace in the lounge

• Second entry to separate powered shed & carport

• Spacious bedrooms and master featuring WIR and ensuite

• Private and highly sought-after locale close to Maleny

• Substantial 3,036m2 allotment with a fully fenced back yard

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• Private and peaceful location on the east side of Maleny.

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45 Avocado Lane, Maleny

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355 Curramore Road, Curramore

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23 Water Gum Crescent, Maleny

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38 Bunya Street, Maleny

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43 McCarthy Road, Maleny

511 Mountain View Road, Maleny

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169 Burgum Road, North Maleny

38 Benecke Road, Balmoral Ridge

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ADDRESS 32 Maple Street, Maleny, QLD 4552

Each office independently owned and operated

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Property values across Queensland have changed dramatically over the past 2 years. Local residents we have spoken to are most interested to know the current value of their property for the purpose of; 1. SATISFYING CURIOSITY / THINKING OF SELLING 2. RE-FINANCING 3. ENSURE THE PROPERTY IS ADEQUATELY INSURED We are offering a complimentary opinion of value for your home WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE MARKET APPRAISAL - A letter of current market appraisal for your property. SUBURB REPORT - Area market analysis for properties sold over the past 6 months. YOUR HOME, THEIR DREAM BOOK - A guide to preparing your home for sale and maximising your pro t. HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE? Simply call or sms me personally on 0429 771229 or call our of ce on (07) 5494 6444 to book a convenient time. I look forward to meeting with you. Sales And Marketing Professional Ÿ 32 Years Local knowledge

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Please email your community events with subject heading What’s On to: editor@hinterlandtimes.com.au

NOVEMBER 5

Glasshouse Country Carers Group, 10am-12 noon, The Hub, Beerwah Sportsground, morning tea provided, contact: mnjthompson20@yahoo.com. au, first Friday each month except January 2022

Collectorama, Nambour Showgrounds in Coronation Avenue, 7am until 2pm, with free parking, $6 adults, kids under 12 free

6,7 Sunshine Coast Arts and Crafts

group is holding its Christmas Fair, 9am onwards, Montville Village Hall

Gardens for Wildlife - Focus on Wallum, 9am-3pm, at the Verandah Room of the Maleny Community Centre, 23 Maple Street, Maleny, numbers limited so please rsvp to Pam Watson: lpw3@bigpond.com Slips and the F.W.'s from the Jazz & Blues Collective, Millwell Road Community Centre, 11 Millwell Rd East. Maroochydore, doors open 1pm, music 1.30-4pm, BYO drink licence

Remembrance Day

Maleny Handmade Christmas Markets, 10am - 3pm,

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Stevens Street Gallery in Yandina, open gallery nights, 5-9pm

Barung Connects, Deep Time: Archaeology in Australia, with Fiona McGill at the Maleny RSL, 6-7pm, booking essential: phone 5494 3151, members free, non-members $10

21 Gold and Silver, Maleny Community

Centre, for tickets contact Claire Booth at the malenyartscouncil@gmail.com orvisit: trybooking.com/BUHBD

22 Grief Awareness workshop,

10am-11.30am at Drysdale and White Lady Funerals, 33 National Park Road, Nambour, numbers limited, reserve your place by phoning 5441 1366

25 Christmas Nights at Nambour Museum,

running until December 23, Thursday evenings, 5 - 8pm, featuring SANTA train under the Christmas lights

26-28 Blackall Range Visual Artists

Pre-Christmas Exhibition, St. Mary’s Hall in Montville, 10am to 4pm daily

Hinterland Events January: Australia Day celebrations; Maleny Film Festival; Yandina Ginger Flower and Food Festival February: Montville: Flame Hill Grape Stomp April: ANZAC Day Services, Sunshine Coast Ukulele Festival May: Cross Country: Maleny Community Precinct; Maleny Hospital Auxiliary Fashion and Flowers; Maleny Agricultaral Show; The Planting Festival, Woodford June: Kenilworth Quilt & Craft Show; Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show July: Muscle on the Mountain Day; QLD MX Nationals Motorcross: Conondale; Queensland Garden Expo; Maleny Wedding Festival and the Mary Valley Art Festival; Celebration of Books Maleny; Mary River Festival August: Village Wedding Expo Montville September: Mitchell Creek Rock n Blues Fest; Kenilworth ArtFest; Kenilworth Show and Rodeo; Lions Welcome Dinner: Maleny; Maleny Hospital Auxiliary – A Springtime Affair; Maleny Music Festival October: Runfest; Heart of Gold Film Fest: Gympie; Blackall 100, Mapleton December: Woodford Folk Festival

Maleny Community Centre

8-14 National Recycling Week – community DECEMBER engagement events with Waste Action Maleny group, visit: facebook. com/wasteactionmaleny1 for details

12-15 Blackall Range Lions’ Sale of Art,

Camphor Cottage, Montville, 9am - 4pm,

Zonta super stall, Maleny Kiosk on Maple

Montville’s Festive Fair, from 4pm, follow @MontvilleQueensland for details

Join Louise King and the Australian Chamber Music Collective, Sunday November 14 at 3pm, Eudlo Hall

Baroque Brilliance Concert, Eudlo Hall, 2pm, tickets via pacificchamberplayers.com or at the door

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13,14 Clay Workers of Maleny Arts and

Crafts Inc. exhibition and open studio, Maleny Showgrounds, also November 20/21

Ignite Church opens new auditorium,

29 Short Street, Nambour, 9.30am

Death and the Maiden concert, The Australian Chamber Music Collective, 3pm Eudlo Hall, ticket via events.humanitix.com, search for Death and The Maiden

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Here are some more great reasons to list with us … Fastest Growing Local Real Estate Agency FREE Upfront Advertising & Marketing Campaign Guaranteed Lowest Sales Commission on the Range Locally Owned & Independent (no Franchise Fees) Deal with the Agency Owners not just Salesmen Help with Locating and Purchasing your New Home Most Prominent Agency Window on the Range Personal, Professional & Results Focussed Service Unsurpassed 5-Star Property Seller Reviews … “Selling your much loved home can be very stressful, but we were extremely happy with Mark and his staﬀ, who achieved a price with which we were delighted” Marnie & Arthur (Witta)

"Mark and Margy successfully broke our preconceived ideas of typical real estate people. They were genuinely warm and friendly, professional and never pushy. We couldn't recommend them more highly" Robyn & Shane (Montville)

“Mark was always very professional in his sales approach and his persistence gave us a fantastic result. We would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending the Blackall Range team” Loraine & Ben (Maleny)

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