The local history of Diddillibah TIPS FOR LANDLORDS OF RETAIL PREMISES PART 2 As a landlord of commercial premises it is important to identify what business your tenant will be carrying out from your premises so that you can prepare a lease that will comply with the requirements of the relevant act involved. In Queensland commercial leases generally speaking come under two distinct areas; the first being retail shops which are governed by the Retail Shop Leases Act and the second being non retail shops governed by provisions of the Property Law Act. I shall concentrate my discussion on leases that come under the Retail Shop Leases Act. In part 1 of this article I discussed the importance of Disclosure pursuant to the and giving the tenant early notice of the new market rental. When negotiating with your prospective tenant here are further important tips to keep in mind: Notice about exercising Option Periods - there is an obligation on you as the Landlord to give the tenant notice that the time to take up the option period is coming up. This notice must be given at least two months' prior to the option notice period detailed in the lease. Notice about No Option - if the lease does not contain any option period you must also give your tenant notice that the lease is coming to an end. Failure to give such notice would result in the lease term automatically being extended by another six months from the time such notice is given by you! Bond - you are entitled to request that a bond be paid by the tenant. The amount of bond payable is often around one month's rental. Legal Costs - you have to pay for your own legal costs for preparing the lease. Tenant is a Company - you should require that the directors of the tenant company be noted in the lease as guarantors. If the Company folds then the guarantors must perform the tenant's obligations under the Lease.
6 JUNE 2023 HINTERLAND TIMES
Locals connected with the historical book Diddillibah: Peter Lawrence, Keith Millington, Brian McCarthy, Marion Jonkers, John Hammond Pat Atkonson, Eunice Paulett, Lesley Willersdorf
All images - Rebecca Mugridge
Diddillibah – the bah means place of and Diddillibah means the place of the coarse grass used for making dilly bags. A new book, Diddillibah, is a detailed resource and fascinating read of local history and families that lived in this area for generations.
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ccording to the book of the same name, Diddillibah is a small locality of hills, valleys and houses in a peaceful, rural setting with Nambour and Woombye less than 10 kms to its west, Bli Bli to its northeast and Maroochydore to its east.
by REBECCA MUGRIDGE
The whole area has a natural beauty that frames the houses and buildings with a soothing green and a rustic, country charm, and yet, this idyllic place is just minutes away from the hustle of Maroochydore or the Bruce Highway. The Diddillibah book came about as a rich source of local history, and also an immaculately fact-checked record. The correct details were important, such as a Methodist had been recorded as a Church of England, and other incorrect facts.
Nambour high schools before I retired, then I worked as a volunteer at the Tourist Information offices in Mooloolaba and Maroochydore for nearly ten years. During that time, I wrote a brochure for the council on walks on the Sunshine Coast. I did them all of course!” Eunice explained. “I have a teacher friend, Audienne Blyth, who has written a lot about the history of Yandina, and she encouraged me to research and do a booklet on Rosemount where I live. So, I did. That was in 2018. A couple of years later, Covid year 2020, some friends in Diddillibah encouraged me to help get facts right about Henry Keil and the church and the school at Diddillibah. “So, the researching and fact-checking and interviewing descendants of early settlers began,” Eunice said with a big smile.
Local historian and author Eunice Paulett, a retired teacher passionate about the history of the area, said these inaccuracies inspired her to research and preserve as much factual information and correct details as possible.
“I had help from Lynette Walker, Jenny Catalano, contacts made at the Nambour Museum, and information from the local history section of Nambour Library, by people who documented some parts of the area a long time ago, (e.g., Tom Petrie and Fred Fink).
“I've lived on the Sunshine Coast since 1973. I was a Geography and German teacher at Caloundra and
“The book grew and fell into chapters about early settlers, fruit growing- especially pineapples - and the