2022 MARY VALLEY VOICE - MARCH 9, Vol.32 #03

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Cover photo by Jeanette Grevett of the Mary River's floodwaters receding near Pickering Bridge at Moy Pocket in January. That month Moy Pocket's total rainfall was 288ml. This February 1035ml of rain was recorded at Moy Pocket in seven days, 21-28 Feb., 2022.

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LOCAL CHAMPIONS by J a n i n e H i l l Pickering Bridge, Moy Pocket Rd 11.30am

 Gheerulla on left, Moy Pocket on right of Mary River (Jeanette Grevett – 23 Feb. 2022). Right Gheerulla Creek Bridge  (Lenore Meldrum).

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hen floodwaters cut Kenilworth off from the rest of the DNice Curry "Thanks neighbours with excavators who filled in the world for five days, the residents and business owners pulled other side so cars can now access." together, as rural communities often do, to get through as best Cheryl Farley "Paul Cause is a great neighbour." they could. The Kenilworth Community Noticeboard Facebook DNice Curry "I was beginning to wonder if he was an urban myth." page became a communication centre for residents, a hub for the Cheryl Farley "He will appear when needed if he’s around." exchange of information and requests or offers of help.

Miriam Skyring (26 February 2022) ~ Walli Mountain Road ~ Reports of flooded or damaged roads, updates on the arrival of Warning ~ Walli Mountian Road is impassable. The road has food or availability of medication, lost and found notifications washed away, and a lot of debris/large rocks and sand are covering all made it on to the board, as did good deeds and expressions the “road’ way”. Today, five ppl (two got bogged) have tried to of gratitude. As the days went on, the posts began to reflect the pass. Past Jones’s dairy (heading north) the road is still near two community had moved into a phase of recovery and gratitude, metres under water at 13:30 hrs. while continuing to keep an eye out for each other and victims of Kenilworth Pharmacy (26 February 2022) Dear customers, we flooding elsewhere. have had many people contact us advising they have run out of Kenilworth State Emergency Service (23 February 2022 at 2.16am) medications. We will endeavour to open the Kenilworth & Imbil – We’ve had reports of flooding on the following roads:Pharmacies as usual this Monday, if we can access the towns, even * Kenilworth-Brooloo Rd at Wilcox Road. if we have to drive 1.5 hours like we did last week. We had posted * Obi Obi Rd at the Obi #2 crossing at the campground. reminders/warnings for patients Wednesday and Thursday of our Facebook page. We are trying our best for the community. Please Cameron Bruce (23 February 2022) 4am this morning, Pickering stay up to date by checking our Facebook page for Bridge at Moy Pocket about 1m from going under, updates and "Liking" so updates show up on your Gheerulla park is about 0.5m from going under and Central to the Facebook stream. Stay safe, Rick & Astrid. the bridge at Oakey Creek Rd has about 30-40cm of admirable show of water over the road. Stay safe and moist.

Tatiana Day (27 February 2022) If anyone has run out of supplies and needs a warm meal I am happy Wayne Leslie (25 February 2022) Sue and I are community spirit to help - we are on Kenilworth-Brooloo road (about currently the managers at Kenilworth Show Grounds. was the Kenilworth 5kms out of town heading towards Gympie) - if you Tony and Erin are away on hols. I would like to thank the local SES, in particular a chap named Kim, for Community Noticeboard can get to us I can sort out the rest. the work they did evacuating caravanners from our McGinns Of Kenilworth (27 February 2022) Good on Facebook. show grounds today. They were brilliant and worked morning! We are open this morning limited menu. tirelessly through the day. Many thanks. Wombat.

Heaps of coffee. We have some produce for sale if anyone is running low.

Sharon DF (27 February 2022) Darrin and Jeanette of Moy Pocket have housed my son and two other workers since Thursday (for Kenilworth Bowls Club (27 February 2022 at 11.11am) If there is my son) and have done an amazing job keeping everyone fed, anyone stuck in town that needs a few things the club does sheltered and safe. They’re an amazing couple and an excellent have some items. We have potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, lettuce, family. They deserve recognition for their efforts in and all they tomatoes – we do also have frozen bread. There are also a couple do for the community. of rump trays, meat trays and a brekkie tray. You can give me a call 0427 460 281 and I will try to help. The club will be open at 4pm Jeanette Grevett "Thank you for your kind words Sharon. Hopefully today and there will be fish and chips etc available from 5pm to the river will be down tomorrow and you can have your boy home.

7pm. We are here to help if we can.

He's missing you. Always happy to help friends, neighbours and the community when in need. This community is amazing and Kate Jessup Admin (27 February 2022) Huge thank you to Daniel looks after each other. It's just what we do. Thanks everyone! One White, Shane Paulger and Julia Paulger. These guys are using their big happy extended family." tractors and farm equipment to try to get these damaged sections of road patched up enough so we can get the water and milk Lia Pardoe-Matthews (26 February 2022) Not even sure it is tankers into town. Please take care though, the exposed areas physically possible but if any folks near Wilcox and Bluff Roads are still incredibly soft and boggy and the bitumen is unstable in need supplies, I have plenty of whole pumpkins and raw eggs, parts. Pioneer Park at Gheerulla is still well under water at the no charge of course. I could try and leave them on top of the bus time of posting this. (See photo top right by Lenore Meldrum). shelter. Let me know, stay safe.

Leanne Fuller (28 February 2022) Dave says big thanks to Obi Obi Dairy (26 February 2022) Swiss ingenuity and lucky that neighbours and locals who helped us shepherd 22 horses across the water is very still. the road to high ground on Friday.

Markus got an emergency food pack to our four stranded “onCheryl Farley (28 February 2022) Thank you to the guy at the farm” farmers tonight (two children and another adult too). He Cambroon caravan park (editor’s note: aka Kookaburra Park) who reached the water covered bridge and is ferrying the goods across I was told cleared the Cambroon bridge for us. Sorry I don’t know Coolabine Creek with a kayak and rope. your name but much appreciated.

Big shout out to our awesome team on farm doing milking and Adam Dickson "No problem, it was too wet to start the clean up at care of all the animals for four days straight now. They will at least the park so was happy to make some progress somewhere!" have food for next 48 hours.

Kim Poh Urquhart "Thank you Adam. It saved us an extra 30 minute We still can’t pick up some personal essentials for one farmer trip into Kenilworth. Much appreciated." though as it’s not safe to pass the other bridge so we may still need SES Kenilworth’s help with this tomorrow.

Kenilworth Garage and Mechanical Works (2 March 2022) Dear Community, hot pies and fresh bread is now available at BP DNice Curry (26 February 2022) Those neighbours who live at the Kenilworth. Diesel is still out of stock. We will update as soon as end of Chinaman Creek Rd, Cambroon, please drive slowly as you we get stocks! won’t see this until you’re in it. There is no road left to drive on Continues over on page 4  and you’ll end up in raging flood waters.

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COMMUNITY LOCAL CHAMPIONS CONTINUED from page 3.

Trudy Turner (2 March 2022) Dear Kenilworth Community, Jeff and I would like to highlight to all of Kenilworth and Imbil on how incredibly fortunate we all are to have Astrid, Rick and the other members of the local pharmacy team, here to support us, and invest in our local community – despite a huge variety of obstacles over the past years!

Deeds speak far louder than words, and we believe that they have demonstrated their dedication to the community repeatedly.

We owe them a great debt of thanks.

Please show your respect and appreciation next time you see them – it doesn't cost much and is worth a great deal.

We have all got problems, just imagine if we didn't have a local pharmacy. Many thanks to Astrid, Rick and the team.

Full time Caravanning (2 March 2022) Kenilworth show grounds – Qld – See Larry’s 360o Photos. First off I want to thank the Kenilworth show grounds caretakers, locals and SES and other full time travellers at the showground.

My mum has been in the area and has been affected by the floods.

She has told me about their kindness and helpfulness. Thank you!

We spent a couple of months in Kenilworth this time around.

Arriving before Christmas to spend time with my mum (Sue’s).

Last time we stayed for a few months as we loved the area so much. Nothing has changed this time. In fact, I love it more.

Joss Warner (3 March 2022) There is a blue kayak just upstream of the first causeway on Chinaman Creek.

Obi Obi Dairy (3 March 2022) Coolabine Creek Rd, Houston Bridge and the little crossing we preciously used to kayak food supplies to our farmers in need. Today it looks a picture. What a difference after the water has subsided. #SunshineCoastCouncil have done a great job opening Obi Obi Rd, a vital corridor to our valley area.

Josh Sweeny (4 March 2022) I am doing a trip tomorrow or Sunday with supplies for the Northern Rivers. They are in desperate need of fuel and drinking water. Does anyone have any fuel drums (20 or 205) or clean drinking water drums they could donate for me to take down?

Tasha Armstrong (5 March 2022) Hello, is anyone going to Gympie for flooded victims I have a few bits and pieces for them if you wouldn’t mind picking up? *The Mary Valley Voice acknowledges all goodwill messages are from the Kenilworth Community Noticeboard Facebook page and thanks all involved for their time and care of the site.

The community of Kenilworth is also very thankful to all those who contributed to the timely repair of the KenilworthEumundi Road – from Monday 28 February to Wed. 2 March.

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KENILWORTH CHOOK CHASE COMMITTEE for your generous donations recently made to the community groups who volunteered at last year's weekend Chookie event.

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EUMUNDI-KENILWORTH RAILWAY PROPOSAL

n September 1907 representatives of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce accompanied by state and federal politicians and members of the media visited the area to investigate the “merits of, and to support if found satisfactory, this railway proposal.”

(Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser, 21.9.1907, page 4), After an informal gathering in Eumundi the party travelled via Belli where they were met by Yahoo Creek residents and served lunch prepared by the ladies. After luncheon Mr H.F. Walker, M.L.A. and Mr. J. D. Campbell, M.L.A. addressed the group about the proposed railway before continuing the journey to Yahoo Creek. The article details the journey as follows:The party made a deviation through Mr. C. Sharry’s property at Yahoo Creek, and climbed forest spur whence could be seen a large area of fairly level scrub land, and followed what is known as “The School-children’s Track”, through a rich tongue of pine scrub and more forest, out to near Mr. F. Goeth’s property, whence they doubled back towards Kenilworth, arriving there by what is called “Goeth’s road”. All hands were treated most hospitably by Mr. and Mrs. Beattie at Kenilworth, and as many as possible were quartered there for the night, the surplus of three being particularly well cared for by Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Hassall at Mt Ubi. Early on Sunday morning one of the newspaper men rode with Mr. Lever and Mr. Hassall to a creek emptying into the Obi called Wallege, where a very large area of pine scrub was seen.

When the party again had assembled at Kenilworth after breakfast, a small section was formed who went up the river and examined some workings which had been made in an attempt to discover the source of the gold, splendid samples of which were seen at Mt Ubi. The main body of travellers, this time all on horseback, started out from Kenilworth, and crossing the river, passed through Mr. P. Murtagh’s property, soon arriving at a dense scrub, through which a devious and difficult track was followed, until the sun was again seen from a pocket of forest on Brooloo side. This scrub was of splendid quality. But we could not obtain an estimate of its area. It contained a quantity of pine, white cedar, cudgeree, lancewood, silky oak and other timbers. A dispute occurred in this scrub as to the names of some of the trees among some of the local men.

The Eumundi-Kenilworth railway never eventuated – alternative proposals of railway through Kenilworth were approved in later years – but that is a report for another time.

Historic note:- Kenilworth referred to in this article is the property “Kenilworth Run” – at that time owned by the Moore family and managed by Mr. Duncan Beattie – not the township which did not begin until 1921.

Cudgerie or Silver Ash – Flindersia Schottiana. A large, evergreen, fast growing tree with a dense, rounded or spreading crown of attractive dark green foliage. Large sprays of honey-scented small white flowers appear en masse in early summer followed by interesting woody seed pods. https://www.daleysfruit.com. au/plant/Silver-Ash-Flindersia-Schottiana.htm Acacia shirleyi, known colloquially as lancewood, is a species of Acacia native to Queensland and the Northern Territory in Australia. It grows as a tree to 15 metres (49 ft) high, with dark grey or black stringy bark and blue-grey foliage. https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_shirleyi  Pictured top, the road to Mt Ubi (Kenilworth Museum's collection).

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hat a great night we had for the launch of Dee Dunham’s book! Dee Kenilworth entertained us with selected readings, evoking both tears and much COUNCIL laughter! Ian Mackay was his usual amusing and entertaining self as he “officially” launched Dee’s book. Thank you to our Singalong! members who were a joy to hear with their songs. Copies of Dee’s book are available at the Kenilworth Information Centre or from Dee.  The talented Kim Kirkman and his friends will be entertaining us with a variety concert on Sunday 20 March in the Kenilworth Hall at 2pm. Admission is $25, cash or card at the door with a concession for KAC members. This includes afternoon tea. Kim’s variety concerts with his friends are always a delight! Do join us. No bookings necessary.  Our AGM will be held on Thursday 31 March at 6pm in St Luke’s Shed with a brief meeting followed by supper and entertainment. Calling all newcomers to Kenilworth!

KAC is looking for someone to be our Publicity/Promotions Officer. This isn’t a big job and we will give you every assistance with contacts etc. No – you don’t have to be an artist! For more information, ph 0427 723 848.

Kenilworth ArtsFest 2022 online is attracting entries. Visit our web page for all the information. We are hoping that this year we will be able to hold our annual ArtsFest open to the public in September/October with all the usual attractions and entertainments.

Don’t forget Singalong! every Friday at 10am at KAC. Not a choir – just singing for fun!

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t Luke’s Anglican Church HC service is now being held on Saturday at 4:30pm followed by a community supper in the Shed. Do join us for church and/or our community meal at 5:30pm. Everyone welcome!

Our Shed came into good use during the floods as we opened it to anyone who was in need of assistance. Some drenched campers were able to dry all their gear in the Shed and caravaners who were evacuated from the show grounds up to Philip Street were able to use our facilities. Emergency food is available at the Shed.  Lenten studies will run from Thursday 3 March till Easter at 10.30am at St John Bosco’s.  Morning Prayer will be live streamed every Thursday morning at 9am from St Luke’s, followed by Meditation at 9.30am at St John Bosco’s.

RAINFALL KENILWORTH FEBRUARY 2022

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The official rainfall for February 2022 in Kenilworth was 898.3 ml.

This fell over 15 days.

This figure smashed the previous record rainfall in February for Kenilworth which was 620.9 ml in 1928. Rainfall figures for Kenilworth have been recorded since 1903.

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Financial assistance is available under jointly funded Commonwealth/State-Disaster Relief Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Grant applications could be made through the Community Recovery online portal at – http://www.communityrecovery.qld.gov.au Residents without internet access can ring the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349 to get information or apply for grants and access to support services over the phone.

People who are experiencing hardship due to this flooding should contact the Community Recovery Hotline of 1800 173 349 or go to http://www.qld.gov.au/community/disasters-emergencies for further information.

Disaster Funding for Sports Clubs.

Up to $5,000 in disaster recovery funding assistance is available for eligible sporting clubs and organisations. In response to recent weather and flooding events, joint State and Federal funding has been activated to support clubs.

Level 1 funding is available towards: replacement of damaged equipment that directly relates to the re-establishment of activities (including office and canteen equipment), payment of services and hire costs, and purchase of equipment and tools that assist in short term clean-up of facilities, reimbursement for the purchase of the above made from the date of the relevant disaster, funds for repairs and replacements when this amount is lower than the premium excess set by the insurance provider, excess coverage for insurance claims.

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The Kenilworth Pool Committee would also like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to the Sunshine Coast Council, for their ongoing generous support – without their generosity it would indeed be difficult for us to continue to provide the excellent service we do to the local community.

y heart goes out to the family and friends of local residents who have lost their lives due to the recent floods on the Sunshine Coast. Others have lost property and livestock and their pain is also felt.

To help support people who have been impacted by the floods, the Morrison Government has announced that up to $1,000 in disaster relief funding is now available per person through the Disaster Recovery Allowance. This is on top of the disaster assistance funding which the government activated to fund the massive clean-up effort now required.

Payments can be accessed through MyGov via Services Australia.

Please contact my office if you need any support on 5479 2800.

Thank You SES. I have been in touch with local SES members throughout this period and have been blown away by their generosity and bravery. Many SES workers, with their own lives and jobs to manage, have worked up to 18 hours per day to provide emergency support to those in need. These people are true community heroes. Thank you!

Funding for Emergency Management System. I have announced over half a million dollars – or $561,000 to be specific – for an emergency management and evacuation call system for the Sunshine Coast. It will be installed at the Nambour Showgrounds, a site which doubles as a major evacuation centre at times of disaster.

During the recent floods, for example, over 50 local residents found sanctuary at the Nambour Showgrounds (alongside many horses and other animals).

Over the past two years, I have helped delivered over $3.3 million in Federal Government for recovery projects here on the Sunshine Coast. The funding has come from the Black Summer Bushfire Fund allocated by the Federal Government.

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ary Valley and Gympie residents will have a chance to have their say this month on a hydro electricity plant mooted for Borumba Dam. Imbil RSL Hall and Community information and feedback Thursday 24 March sessions have been scheduled for 23at The Pavilion 24 March at Imbil and Gympie.

The drop-in sessions will provide Conference & Rec. updates on the engineering design Centre, Gympie. and early hydrological modelling.

The minister with one of the longest titles, Mick de Brenni, announced on 10 August last year that tenders were being called for initial engineering and consulting services for design and costings for the project. The government is looking at Borumba as the site for one gigawatt hydro set-up with 24 hours storage, capable of powering up to 1.5 million homes.

Mary River advocates are wary of the hydro-proposal.

Glenda Pickersgill, who spoke vehemently against the Traveston Dam proposal in the 2000s, has previously expressed concerns about any interference by a hydro project with the river flow:- “The cheapest solutions are not always the best ones long term. Taking more surface water from a river system and particularly one so special as the Mary River with its iconic threatened species, increases the risk of degrading the river further,” she told this publication last year.

“The river has already shown that during the dry times of the year and drought years, it cannot provide environmental flow objectives at critical points in the river system and is over-allocated already.

With threatened species at risk and a lot still not known about them, we endanger them further by changing flows or taking more water.”

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About the same time, Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee chairman Ian Mackay said there appeared to be a view that the Mary River was an endless supply of water. “If they can rule out the need to be capturing and removing water out of the main trunk of the Mary, and instead rely solely on Borumba’s own catchment, then I think they’ll find a lot more support,” he said.

The government has charged Powerlink with handling the consultation process for the project.

People are invited to go along to the drop-in sessions to offer their thoughts or speak to the project team.  The sessions will be held from 3pm to 7pm on Wednesday, 23 March, at the Mary Valley Memorial Hall, aka the Imbil RSL Hall, 127 Yabba Road, Imbil, and on Thursday, 24 March at The Pavilion Conference and Reception Centre, Adrian McClintock Park, 77 Exhibition Road Southside, Gympie.

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he plan to build a pumped hydro electric dam near Imbil has taken another step forward. Ground investigations and geotechnical testing have started at Lake Borumba, the proposed site for the renewable energy project the state government says could power two million homes, and create two thousand jobs during construction. If the project gets the green light, the dam wall will be raised, and the dam footprint doubled. Another reservoir will be created above the lake.  Listen back as Energy Minister Mick de Brenni explains the latest developments. https:// www.abc.net.au/radio/sunshine/programs/breakfast/testingstarts-on-mary-valley-hydro-power-site/13749498 ABC Breakfast with Sarah Howells | Thursday 10 Feb 2022, 5am.

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Help Council create a new planning scheme Growing sustainably and preserving the things we love about the Sunshine Coast will take careful planning.

Council is preparing a new planning scheme and you can help shape the future of our region and your local area by visiting Council’s website to have your say by 31 March.

Time change for Kenilworth Library Kenilworth Library is now open between 9am and noon every Wednesday and Thursday, while continuing to offer the same great service over six days a week. The change to the opening hours creates a new opportunity for the community to visit the library.

One for the calendar

Watch Council’s next Ordinary Meeting online – Thursday 24 March at 9am.

'Everyone belongs' on the Coast Celebrate our vibrant and diverse region with Harmony Week in 2022 beginning 15 March. The festivities will showcase a colourful array of food, dance, culture, sport and more! For more information, search ‘Harmony Week’ on Council’s website.

Join in Ride2School Day Ride, scoot or skate to school on Friday 25 March for national Ride2School Day for your chance to win one of four bike shop vouchers valued at $500 (conditions apply). For more details and to register, head to Council’s website.

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n Tuesday we welcomed our newest and youngest students through our e-Kindy program. All the staff enjoyed having these very excited and energetic little people in the school as their enthusiasm is most defiantly contagious.

It was great to have Miss Lourel back and observe first hand her dedication to teaching in the early years. Going to kindergarten or a Kindy program is an important step for you, and your child.

Kindy provides children with life skills and opportunities to be successful in all developmental areas, setting a strong foundation for their educational journey.

It provides experiences for children to grow and develop through play and interaction. It also allows children to become confident learners in a safe and supported environment, providing a framework of belonging, being and becoming.

Kindergarten expands children’s knowledge and connection of themselves, family, culture, their environment and the broader community.

Kindergarten programs are designed to expand your child’s development in key areas.

• Children have a strong sense of identity by becoming independent, and are provided with opportunities to explore their feelings and relationships with others.

• Children are connected with, and contribute, to their world, by learning about their environment, cultures and heritage of others.

• Children have a strong sense of wellbeing by being involved in physical activity, learning practice and resilience and being provided with opportunities to strengthen decision-making skills.

• Children are confident and involved learners where they are challenged and inspired to investigate and explore.

• Children are effective communicators where children are immersed and involved in language with a range of contexts and materials.

Kindergarten provides families with access to support and assistance for children with additional needs and resources and links to community support services.

In many ways, eKindy is just like a kindergarten program delivered at Kenilworth State Community College. It is an approved 15 hour a week kindergarten program, supported by an early childhood qualified teacher. eKindy focuses on playing to learn and is a flexible program that can be used in many different in ways to meet the needs of your child and family!

Contact the office for more details about getting your child set for Prep, or register at: https:// brisbanesde.eq.edu.au/enrolments/ekindy  Kenilworth State Community College is also hosting the local playgroup and invites all young families to come along on Thursday mornings at 9:00am to enjoy meeting people in similar situations while the children enjoy stimulating fun activities and playing with other children.

Adam Head, Principal, Kenilworth State Community College.

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KICKING THE HAY HABIT! WHAT TO DO...

es we have had an incredible amount of rain, but when is the next wet event?

Winter is not far from coming and the grass starts to slow down.

If you have slashed hard lately, yes there will be some regrowth but if it comes in dry the grass on the slashed paddocks will disappear quickly.

So, lets feed hay. Don't! It's time to “kick the hay feeding habit”.

But how you say?

Hay feeding ranks as one of the top costs of producing beef cattle.

The good news is livestock producers around the country are “kicking the hay habit”.

There is more than just not doing it from day one.

Jim Gerrish a professional grazier in the U.S. says that feeding hay far outweighs its value.

So the hay addicts should park their baler in the shed and effectively manage their operations and make the profit they deserve.

My personal experience over the last three years in the hinterland has proven through proper grazing management no hay or silage needs to be fed. Remember 2018-2020 were extremely dry years.

Not only did we not feed any extra baled forage but we doubled our stocking rates and grew more grass. What? How does that work?

Well, over 30 years experience in grazing management in four different states has taught me how to do it.

In the first year stocking rates can be doubled. By year three it can be tripled. There are conditions to achieve this though. This is for another discussion.

Some feed hay to improve soil health but in some cases this is costly.

Most people If you are going to feed, feed the best might be doing the quality protein not “cheap” hay. same thing, but that This is false economy. Sure some of the “cheap” stuff is left behind as doesn't mean it is the mulch but this is an expensive way of right thing to do. supplying carbon to the soil.

There are more cost effective ways of ~ Edmond Mbiaka doing this.

Best to put it through the animal.

The other alternative is to apply a soil friendly nitrogen prior to winter to boost existing grass growth.

New generation nitrogen sources based on amines and humates rather than nitrates is making a huge difference and a much better alternative and more cost effective than products like urea.

Make it or buy it? Well in my opinion buy someone else's nutrition especially from another area. When you make forage off your own farm you are mining your own farm. Yes mining.

Soil biology disappears when you put a mower in the paddock.

Not to mention the fertiliser you need to put back to replace what you took off. What is the cost of this exercise?

This article may offend some but if you are beef cattle producer the future is minimising inputs to make a profit.

Not feeding or feeding minimal amounts of hay is a major step.

We won't always get high prices for our stock so when we do let's keep most of the profits.

If prices come back, by reducing hay inputs the extra profit made will almost be equivalent to the times you do receive high prices.

Something to think about.

Stephen Nussio advancerural@hotkey.net.au (0427 609 454)

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ear Mary Valley community, I am a consulting arborist (tree doctor), currently living in Crystal Waters. I have been living in the Hinterland regions of S.E. Qld for many years. As a writer and sub-editor for an arborist magazine (The Australian Arbor Age) l am currently writing an article series on ancient Fig trees.

Having recently assessed the huge Green Leaved Moreton Bay Fig on the forested hill (National Park - Fig Tree walk) at the junction of Yabba Creek and the Mary River. I am making contact as l am keen to find out any historical news or footage that l can on this incredible specimen which is 50m tall, by 57m broad, with a 6m trunk diameter.

I am particularly interested to see any old photographs of the hill that the tree stands on.

Please call 0410 169 974 or E consultingarboriculturist@gmail

Drop-in sessions. I will be having a drop-in session at Mapleton Community Library on Friday, 18 March from 9-11am. Mark the date in your calendar. Come and say hi and pick-up a free tree. I look forward to seeing you in March.

Help plan for the future. You can now provide your feedback on how the Sunshine Coast region could look in 2041, including local and regional planning directions for the new planning scheme. By providing your feedback, you can let us know what is important to you and your local area. You can have your say here https:// haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/newplanningscheme. The consultation period ends 31 March 2022. Tell us your thoughts.

Your stories matter. If you have information about First Nations sites, pathways and place names or Sunshine Coast sporting history, Council’s historians-in-residence, Dr Ray Kerkhove and USC PhD student Kate Kirby, want to hear from you.

Dr Kerkhove is developing a definitive map of First Nations place names and pathways on the Sunshine Coast and Kate Kirby is keen to hear about the community’s contribution to the development of Sunshine Coast sports.

Simply email culturalheritage@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au • Don’t forget if you have any questions please contact me at email – david.law@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and follow my Facebook page for regular updates – @DavidLawDivision10

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ave you tried Council’s $2 Flexilink transport services?

You can travel from Peachester to Beerwah or Conondale to Maleny for just $2 each way ($1 child/concession). Operating with a CovidSafe plan in place, the services run three return daily services from Monday to Saturday. Bookings 1300 511 163 two hours ahead of departure, or by 9pm the previous night for the Cassian Rupert Humphreys, Tree Doctor. first morning services. www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/flexilink Consulting Conservation Arboriculturists & Project Managers.

• Construction is well underway on widening Obi Lane, between Hinterland specialist – Maleny to Numinbah Valley Queensland.

Gardners Lane to Porters Lane, Maleny. You might have noticed a NCH Arb UK, Dip Arb (AQF L5) AUS, QTRA-1372. compound site set up along North Maleny Rd for the temporary storage of materials and vehicles for construction work. The upgrade is on track for completion in March, weather permitting.

CR DAVID LAW DIVISION 10 SUNSHINE COAST Reseal and rehabilitation works will also get underway for several enilworth Library will be opening between 9am and noon roads in Division 5 from March to May. each week on Wednesdays and Thursdays, this is responding A new planning scheme. Growing sustainably and preserving to the busier and vibrant mornings in the town centre. The change the things we love about our Sunshine Coast will take careful to the opening hours creates a new opportunity and choice for the planning. Council is preparing a new planning scheme. You can community to visit the library. help shape the future of our region and your local area by visiting The new morning opening hours will replace the previous council’s website and have your say on the proposed planning afternoon times, allowing Kenilworth Library to offer the same directions for the new planning scheme by 31 March 2022. service six days a week. Open Monday 2pm – 5pm; Tuesday 2pm Maleny named most welcoming town. Congratulations to – 5pm; Wednesday 9am – noon; Thursday 9am – noon; residents and businesses of Maleny and Montville! Taking out the Friday 10am – 3pm; and Saturday 9am – noon. top accolades for the ‘Most Welcoming Town in Australia’ at the Traveller Review Awards was Maleny number one for the second Council is committed to ensuring the library continues to provide year in a row. Tasmania placed third in the ‘Most Welcoming flexible services which strengthen our local communities. The Regions on Earth’. The good news was announced by Bookings. changes to the library opening hours commenced late February. com who said the Sunshine State and its pristine beaches dominated once again, with four out of the 2500x FREE ‘Top Ten Most Welcoming Cities’ A4 COPIES featuring from Queensland, PRINTED. MVV Editor jillguldbransen@gmail.com including Maleny, Montville, 1900x mailbox direct. Rest are Mount Tamborine and Hervey Bay. 0456 253 698 • 07 5494 9619 by ten writ s year bulk drops. the community This is great news for our region for the community. and highlights our hinterland’s unwavering friendly hospitality MONDAY 28 MARCH for #4 MVV 6 APRIL 2022 during a global pandemic.

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