Balmoral Ridge Lookout Park Maleny Shelter

I am happy to advise that the existing picnic shelter revitalisation located at Balmoral Ridge Lookout Park will commence late February. Works will be completed within 4-6 weeks of commencement (weather permitting). This project involved the following:

1. Site clearance & minor site earthworks

Council to use electric mowers

Sunshine Coast Council has introduced the largest fleet of fully electric, commercial grade, ride-on mowers of any Australian local government.

Five of these clean, green machines will be used to service our parks and recreation spaces, cemeteries, and Sunshine Coast Stadium.

The introduction of electric mowers is another way council is balancing this commitment with cost effectiveness and innovative solutions.

Our new electric mowers may seem like a small step, but it is important to recognise that this is only the beginning step towards being a zero-net emissions organisation and low-carbon community by 2041.

Political Comment Made By

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk

Te Palaszczuk government has backflipped on a contentious youth crime reform and will sensationally reintroduce breach of bail as an ence afer declaring the measure efective.

You can tune into the meeting live by visiting Council’s website. at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrAop7lu5Q4

Maleny Visitor Information Centre

The Maleny Visitor Information Centre is a not for profit, long-standing, independent community service, run by volunteers. The Centre is a ticket selling agency for Maleny Film Society movie screenings along with a range of quality souvenirs and postcards, with a distinctively Maleny flavour along with information about places and events around the area.

The Centre is situated at 2/23 Maple Street, Maleny. It is open 7 days a week between 9.30am-4.00pm. Closed only on Good Friday and Christmas Day.

If you have lost something on your visit to Maleny check with the centre as often items are handed in there. Phone: 07 5499 9033

To find out more about the Maleny Visitors Information Centre and talk to the volunteers or visit the web site: https://malenyinfocentre.edublogs.org/ https://issuu.com/Maleny-Grapevine-Community-News

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Around Glass house Electorate with Mr Andrew Powell M.P.

$1,000 Bursary for High Schoolers

I have opened applications for the Joyce Newton OAM Memorial Bursary for 2023.

In 2018, I and the communities of Glass House lost a true community champion – Joyce Newton OAM of Maleny. Joyce was a high school teacher, she was interested and involved in civic society and she was determined that Queensland’s best days were still ahead of us.”

To honour her legacy, in 2019 I launched an annual bursary for Year 11 and 12 students. The bursary is for students who reside in the electorate of Glass House who wish to undertake further study after graduation. Students wishing to apply can confirm whether or not they reside in the electorate by checking https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/state_district_maps/ Applications need to be sent through to glass.house@parliament.qld.gov.au by the end of term one which is on Friday, 31st March 2023. All applicants must also be willing to complete a panel interview at the Glass House Electorate Office (in Maleny) or via Zoom. The winner will receive a $1,000 gift voucher for Concept IT in Maleny, acknowledgement of their achievement in Queensland Parliament and dinner for the winner and their family in Parliament.

To apply, students need only send through the following information:

• Name, address, best contact number and school they attend. - Achievements at school (academic, sporting, community and extracurricular);

• The study they wish to undertake after school and where this study is based; Why they want to undertake this study;

• How a bursary will assist them to undertake this study; and

• What did Joyce Newton do/contribute to her community?

Mr. Andrew Wallace Federal MP for Fisher Federal Member for Fisher

Federal Government to return funding towards Mental Health for Australia’s Front line responders

Fortem Australia is a charity organisation, which provides mental health care to Australia’s first responders. It is important to continue this program to assist emergency personnel at a time when we continue to experience devastating floods and as we approach the annual fire season.

Prior to the last election the Coalition had budgeted funding of $10 million over two years to Fortem Australia after recognising a critical need.

After the election the incoming Federal Government reneged on this commitment and https://issuu.com/Maleny-Grapevine-Community-News stripped $7.5 million of the $10 million which would have allowed Fortem Australia to expand their programs which would also help provide services to regional areas including Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Ballina, Albury-Wodonga, Gippsland, Dubbo, Nowra, Newcastle, Darwin, Launceston, and Perth.

Coalition members along with the media, the Federal Government has been shamed into restoring that $7.5 million.

To find out more visit: https://fortemaustralia.org.au/

Painting over smoke damaged areas!

Whether from fire damage or simply from constant cigarette smoke; painting over smoke damaged areas is difficult to get right!

The composition of smoke stains is dependent on the composition of the material that has been burnt to produce the smoke. Some smoke stains may contain high proportions of carbon particles but others can contain a wide variety of both solvent and water soluble substances. Wood and paper fires produce large amounts of carbon but plastic can produce many types of contamination. Smoke from cigarettes produces nicotine deposits that will produce stains through the applied paint coatings. It must be assumed that on any smoke damaged surface, both water and solvent soluble substances will be present.

If you have leaking pipes or roof, you'll know what a waterstain looks like. When your walls get wet, it can create a brownish-yellow discolouration called a water-stain then this product is also good for them. The initial treatment of all smoke related stains must involve the washing of the surface using a Heavy Duty

Sugar Soap and a sponge or soft cloth, working up from the bottom of the wall to avoid running of the stain over other work. Allow a few minutes for the Sugar Soap to penetrate the stain and then thoroughly rinse off with clean water.

On severely afected areas, the washing and rinsing process may have to be repeated to effectively remove the surface contamination. The surfaces must be allowed to thoroughly dry prior to an application of Australis Stain Block multi purpose quick dry oil based primer sealer.

Two coats of Stain Block Sealer may be required depending on the severity of the stain and the effectiveness of the precleansing process. Use sparingly on contact surfaces. Australis Stain Block comes with a 12 year guarantee not to crack peel or blister. It is quick drying oil based primer sealer that is suitable for both interior and exterior use. No sanding would be required between those coats. It is touch dry in about 30 minutes and recoating could be completed after 1 hour.

It can even be used on ceramic tiles, laminates and gloss enamel surfaces as a bonding coat. It is ideal for blocking stains including; water, nicotine, ink, graffiti, crayon markers and smoke stains.

Coverage of this product is up to 10 square metres per litre, depending on the porosity of the surface being coated.

It is available in 1lt and 4 lt cans and is available at Maleny Paint Supplies.