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*1. Conditions of 60 Months Interest Free – No Deposit, No Interest with Monthly Payments until December 2020: Available to approved GO MasterCard customers on transactions made between 25/12/15 and 03/01/16 where the amount financed is $1500 or more. Offer available on purchases from Domayne franchisees. Excludes gaming consoles, games, gift cards, Apple and Miele products. Excludes brands and other products that are offered for sale under agency agreements with Domayne franchisees. Offer available on advertised or ticketed price. Total amount is payable by monthly instalments (exact amounts specified in your statement). If there is an outstanding balance after the interest free period ends in December 2020, interest will be charged at 29.49%. This notice is given under the GO MasterCard Conditions of Use, which specify all other conditions for this offer. A $25.00 Establishment Fee applies to new approved applicants. Account Service fee of $4.95 per month applies. Also available to existing GE Creditline, Gem Visa and Buyer’s Edge customers. Refer to product websites for conditions, fees and charges. Credit is provided by Latitude Finance Australia (ABN 42 008 583 588). Australian Credit Licence 392145. *2. Bonus offer applies only with the purchase of the selected products. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Bonus can only be redeemed at the store from which the applicable product(s) are purchased. Bonus is not transferable for a discount, cash or gift card. For a full refund, all items must be returned in their original condition. Terms and conditions apply. See in store for details.

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Domayne ® stores are operated by independent franchisees. Ends 03/01/16. Discounts are off normal ticketed prices. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Images shown are for illustrative purposes only.

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*1. Conditions of 60 Months Interest Free – No Deposit, No Interest with Monthly Payments until December 2020: Available to approved GO MasterCard customers on transactions made between 25/12/15 and 03/01/16 where the amount financed is $1500 or more. Offer available on purchases from Domayne franchisees. Excludes gaming consoles, games, gift cards, Apple and Miele products. Excludes brands and other products that are offered for sale under agency agreements with Domayne franchisees. Offer available on advertised or ticketed price. Total amount is payable by monthly instalments (exact amounts specified in your statement). If there is an outstanding balance after the interest free period ends in December 2020, interest will be charged at 29.49%. This notice is given under the GO MasterCard Conditions of Use, which specify all other conditions for this offer. A $25.00 Establishment Fee applies to new approved applicants. Account Service fee of $4.95 per month applies. Also available to existing GE Creditline, Gem Visa and Buyer’s Edge customers. Refer to product websites for conditions, fees and charges. Credit is provided by Latitude Finance Australia (ABN 42 008 583 588). Australian Credit Licence 392145. *2. Single and king single quilt cover sets each consist of 1x quilt cover and 1x standard pillowcase. Double, queen, king and super king quilt cover sets each consist of 1x quilt cover and 2x standard pillowcases.

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THE FIRST WORD

CONTENTS PUBLISHERS Anar Higgins Darryl Olson Michael Kramer Noel Olson EDITOR Richard O’Leary SUBEDITOR Leigh Robshaw JOURNALIST Candice Holznagel

Quick chat

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Fast facts

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Cover story

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Socials

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News summary

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My opinion

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Travel

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My style

PRODUCTION MANAGER/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kath Hawkins

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My body

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Ali Smith Carly Head

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My life

33

My time

PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR Kara Holmes

35

Surf Club centenary

SALES EXECUTIVES Danielle Bussa Bethan Eaton Ian Brittain Nikki Carter

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My Property Preview

56

TV guide/surf & fishing report

58

Crossword/sudoku/stars

GENERAL & SALES ENQUIRIES (07) 5444 0152

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The last word

DISTRIBUTION ENQUIRIES 1300 367 352, PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC, Qld 4558.

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OUR STORY My Weekly Preview is a high-quality magazine delivering more of what matters to the Sunshine Coast. It features news, business, regular columnists, interesting facts and figures for that hot topic at the dinner table, motoring, socials, travel, health, lifestyles and more, as well as the most up-to-date information on local real estate. The magazine is 100% locally owned, which means we don’t just talk about being local, we are local, we live it every day. Delivered fresh every Friday. We’re also conscious of the environment at MWP – all our home delivered magazines are wrapped in biodegradable plastic.

elcome back – I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and if you are a follower of real estate on the Sunshine Coast My Weekly Preview has a late gift for you in the form of our cover story. This week we take a look at all the trends and predictions, so you can make all the right moves in 2016.

Also in this edition, you get to have a quick chat with Mr Body Language, Allan Pease, about why he chose the Sunshine Coast to live ahead of any other place in the world, travel to California’s best kept secret and celebrate the centenary of the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club.

Regular columnist Jodi Chapman challenges you to keep your New Year’s resolutions in My Life, while I encourage you to take a whole different approach to coming up with them in The Last Word.

And in our regular property section we take a look at the best way to sell your house.

Enjoy, and I’ll see you next year.

Richard O’Leary, Editor

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QUICK CHAT

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE

Mr Body Language, Allan Pease, has sold 30 million books and says the Sunshine Coast is the only place in the world he wants to live.

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON?

YOUR GREATEST REGRET?

I just finished my 18th book. It’s called The Answer. The subtitle is, ‘If life is a game these are the rules’. It will be published in March next year in Australia and worldwide in 54 languages. It’s a fabulous book about how your brain works to decide if you get what you want or don’t get what you want. When we test ran it on 30 people, the results were mind-blowing.

Don’t have any. Everything has an upside, it’s just a matter of looking for it. Even a disaster like cancer. There’s an upside if you look for it.

FIRST CAR? A 1964 Volkswagen beetle, lime green. It was the first model that had indicators – the models before that, you had to stick your arm out the window. The battery in the olden days never worked, so I could only date girls that lived on a hill. It sounds funny, but it’s absolutely true.

YOUR FAMILY INCLUDES. . .

Six kids, Barbara and me. The eldest is 44 and the youngest is nine. We have nine grandchildren, and one dog, Jimbo. We live in a rainforest in Buderim.

FAVOURITE BOOK? The Naked Ape, Desmond Morris. He wrote it in 1969 and it studied human beings as an animal and why we make the choices we make and why we behave the way we do.

BEST DAY IN YOUR LIFE? When I married Barbara. When we got married both our lives changed dramatically for the better.

WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW?

FAVOURITE SONG?

God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens. He’s so witty.

My favourite song would be Aerosmith’s I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing. It was Barbara and my wedding song.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT THE SUNSHINE COAST, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE? We bought the property in Buderim 17 years ago and moved here in 2000. We bought 20 acres, now we’ve got 65.

WHY DO YOU LIVE HERE? We got a map and asked where is the best place in the world? We could have lived anywhere. We got in a hire car in Sydney and drove north. We got to Mooloolaba and thought wow, this is just brilliant. When we considered every possible aspect, lifestyle, climate, the security question, this was it. We’ve been here ever since and we’ll never leave. Where do you go from Buderim? I don’t have any white shoes or a gold chain, so I’m not going to Noosa. When I get off the plane here it’s like going to another world, particularly coming from Eastern Europe where life is generally horrible. Here it’s like a bubble, people are unaware of what an incredible place the Sunshine Coast is. People complain about the Queensland government. Go to Poland and the Ukraine, see what that’s like.

FAVOURITE PLACE ON THE COAST? Buderim, where we live here. We set this up like a resort.

We’ve got lakes, four music studios, playgrounds, there’s nothing I can imagine better than being here.

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WAS THERE A DAY IN YOUR LIFE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A TURNING POINT? A major turning point was when I first got diagnosed with cancer in 1996 and for anybody who’s had cancer or a life threatening illness, it’s a major turning point. You have to focus on what’s really important in life and you say no to what’s not important. Cancer diagnosis, while it’s quite a dramatic and disastrous thing, it does have some powerful upsides and that is it focuses you on what you want to get out of life. A lot of people spend their lives saying yes to things they don’t really want to do. I’m still going with it all – 15 years ago I was only given a threeyear life expectancy. I don’t intend to die soon.

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN? It would have been from my father, he was my mentor.

He’s 84 now and he still thinks I’m only ten. The best advice by the old man: whatever you can think and imagine is what you’ll be able to achieve and do. He taught me that from when I was about five. I’ve done just about anything I could imagine in life.

I’ve never looked for anything negative. I’m just happy here all the time. Nothing really bothers me. When I go to the plaza and it’s chock-a-block and you can’t get a car park, I get excited that we’re in a growth area. Real estate is a big business for Barb and me. People don’t like development, but if you’ve got kids, you want progress.

ADVICE TO YOUR 18-YEAR-OLD SELF? Set clear goals for what you want and say no to what you don’t want. I never said what I didn’t want until I was nearly 40. Like most people, I got swept along. I’m not into the papers telling me what to do. I don’t do Christmas, Mothers Day or Easter. I give random gifts for no reason and when I give them, they’re bloody good ones. If you give someone a gift for Christmas, they match them up against all the others. I just come out of the blue.

Birthdays are good, but I don’t do obligatory dates. I tell people in advance, no Christmas presents. It took a few years to wean them off. Just write me a letter about how significant I am in your life, but don’t spend any money.

Read the full story with Allan Pease online at myweeklypreview.com.au.

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FAST FACTS

BY THE NUMBERS

DID YOU KNOW?

1.4667° N, 173.0333° E

The coordinates of Kiribati – the first country to welcome in the New Year.

THE LIST THE TOP 5 MOST EXPENSIVE RETAIL RENTS IN THE WORLD

BUSTING SOME MYTHS One dog year equals about seven human years.

Wrong. The ratio is higher in the first years of the dog’s life and decreases as the dog ages.

1. Causeway Bay, Hong Kong – $24,983 per square metre a year.

2. 5th Avenue, New York – $20,700 per square metre a year.

3. Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris – $13,256 per square metre a year.

4. New Bond Street, London – $8,669 per square metre a year.

5. Ginza, Tokyo – $8147 per square metre a year. top5ofanything.com

WORD OF THE WEEK Trepverter

a Yiddish word meaning a witty comeback you think of only after it’s too late.

The world’s first novel The Tale of Genji was published in Japan around 1000AD.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “If you asked me for my New Year resolution, it would be to find out who I am.”

Cyril Cusack

LIFE HACKS Use an accented letter on your password so no-one can ever guess it.

The ultimate in coastal luxury.

The Cosmopolitan Cotton Tree delivers a unique, inspired and integrated residential development and an exquisite coastal lifestyle opportunity.

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Architecturally designed luxury 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments across two residential towers.

A premier waterfront residence with stunning, panoramic river and ocean views.

Conveniently in the heart of Cotton Tree and on the fringe of the Sunshine Coast’s recently revitalised retail and entertainment hub.

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INVEST IN AUSTRALIA’S HEALTHIEST PLACE UNDER THE SUN Ideally positioned in the heart of the $5.3 billion Oceanside Kawana Health Hub, NORTH SHORE is adjacent to the new $2.03 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital, the largest health project under construction in the Southern Hemisphere set to open in late 2016.

“South-East Queensland is going to be the hottest market for the next three years.”

John McGrath - AFR, 11 August 2015

Lake Kawana Rowing Course

Child Care

Aged Care Best Western Hotel

Retirement

Multi Level Car Park Tavern

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Sunshine Coast University Hospital Brisbane 60 mins

www.northshoreoceanside.com.au THE PERFECT FORMULA FOR CAPITAL GROWTH 4,500 hospital staff plus thousands of other jobs being created in the Oceanside Kawana Health Hub and new town centre

All apartments north east facing waterfront with ducted air, lift, NBN, pet friendly and stunning interiors

Versatile floor plans with option to rent as permanent or short term accommodation through experienced on-site manager

Minutes to University of the Sunshine Coast, Airport, world-class beaches and just one hour north of Brisbane

High depreciation benefits, reasonable body corporate, low interest rates

Buy at today’s prices and enjoy 2 years’ capital growth prior to completion!

3 bed 3 bath 2 car suit owner occupier, extended family or investor

Buy direct from the developer the RGD Group who have completed over 1,000 apartments in Kawana

Visit onsite Sales Office at Shine Court Birtinya or contact GAIL HUNTER on 0419 513 529 or email gail@oceansidesales.com.au

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COVER STORY

HOT PROPERTY

We recap a great year for Sunshine Coast real estate and predict an even better year in 2016. WORDS: Candice Holznagel

Point Arkwright, located just south of Coolum Beach Image: Carly Head

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he Sunshine Coast property market has fared well through 2015 and shows no sign of slowing down.

The highly anticipated REIQ Market Monitor Report for the September quarter was released this month and indicates sales activity has grown steadily across the region.

Over the September quarter the Sunshine Coast, including Noosa Shire, reported a five per cent increase in sales activity with a median sale price of $496,500.

The highest increase in buyer activity was recorded in the $500,000plus price point.

According to the report, there were 921 homes sold within the Sunshine Coast Council boundaries. Buderim recorded the most movement with 101 properties sold.

Real Estate Industry of Queensland (REIQ) Sunshine Coast zone chair Amber Werchon says the property market has been healthy and continues to record buoyant market conditions with buyer demand remaining strong.

“It’s not surprising considering the region continues to go from strength to strength with a multitude of developments, both infrastructure and property, providing a boost to local employment opportunities,’’ Werchon tells My Weekly Preview.

“Prices on the Sunshine Coast have generally moved upward, benefiting from population growth including interstate migration inflows and even overseas migration.

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the new developments.

“From the Caloundra South Aura development through to the ongoing works at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, the opening of the new golf course at Bli Bli, talk of an additional runway at the airport, new apartment complexes in key coastal locations, boutique developments such as Mons Reserve in Buderim, just to name a few.

“On top of that, we have a wonderful climate, and it’s a fantastic place to live, so it’s hard to foresee a time when property here won’t be in demand.’’

Werchon says the $2 billion university hospital development has

“They are coming back into the market, which they had been absent from for the past four to five years,’’ Luthje says.

“The majority of buyers are early retirees… in general the older market but some families are coming in and I’m selling a lot of land which is something we hadn’t seen.

“It has been our best year for a long time.’’

Properties are moving quickly in the hinterland and Luthje has witnessed the start of an upward trend throughout the past 12 months.

“The top sale was $1.65 million for an acreage property of 100 acres,’’ she says.

“The lowest would be the little ones in town that need renovations, around the $375,000 mark.

“The majority of sales are between $500,000 and $700,000. We do see over a $1 million but they take longer.’’

The sense of urgency swarming buyers has been echoed in the rental market.

The REIQ report showed that the vacancy rate across the entire region tightened to a further 1.3 per cent, with the Noosa council area and Caloundra recording the tightest vacancy in the state at 0.9 per cent.

However, median rents have not significantly increased and gross rental yields have remained steady at 4.4 per cent for houses and 4.9 per cent for units.

With interest rates at a low and

“They are coming back into the market… it has been our best year for a long time” Jess Luthje spurred on growth on the southern end of the Coast and says that Kawana is a property hot spot.

Nambour and beachside east of Nicklin Way have also been areas of growth. Moving away from the coastal strip, the hinterland is also experiencing growth.

Jess Luthje from Maleny Realty has worked up on the range for 17 years and says it is the region’s country town friendliness that attracts buyers.

She reports a renewed interest from Sydney and Melbourne buyers.

property prices remaining steady, it is expected the investment market will experience growth.

Next Property Group owner Loren Wimhurst says now is the time for investors to strike.

“It would be the perfect time for younger people to jump in and purchase property for investment.

“There are more investors buying in because of the influx of construction and the infrastructure on the Coast.

“Prices have remained steady throughout 2015, give or take 10 per cent, and rolling into 2016, I see them remaining steady with the current interest rates. It’s a good time to jump into the market.’’

DID YOU KNOW? • 285,000 people call the Sunshine Coast home • This is predicted to rise by 8500 people each year over the next decade • Around 169,000 people work on the Coast with 7700 new jobs created in the region each year • Vacant land sale volumes have ranged from 915 to 3500 each year on the Coast • The average lot size is around 450sqm • There are 32,000 private rental properties • Around 6500 dwellings are for sale in the region Information sourced from Michael Matusik from Matusik Property Insights

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LOOKING AHEAD

THE DRIVING FORCE

With 2015 coming to a close, we spoke to the experts to find out their predictions for the property market in the coming 12 months…

THE ANALYST THE AGENT

Michael Matusik, Matusik Property Insights

Next Property Group owner Loren Wimhurst says: “Some of the sales we saw in 2015 were really strong largely due to the lack of available properties.

The market under a million dollars has been really strong all year. The top end has shown signs of strength and recovery. There have been more top end sales this year than in previous years.

Rolling into next year, with interest rates being so low, locals are using that as an opportunity to upgrade. If you have a look at the bulk of sales across the Coast, 80 per cent have been locals who are making the most of the opportunity to upgrade.

A lot of the beautiful, top-end properties are selling to the residents who think the prices are great. The gap is closer than it’s ever been and the interest rates are lower than they’ve been.

Local residents are going from a dry block to a waterfront block and then from that to a deep water location.

It’s been really exciting and rolling into next year it’s going to be similar.”

The king of property research is predicting big things for the Sunshine Coast’s market.

He predicts that while the Coast is in the recovery phase of the property cycle, it will reach peak in late 2016 and early 2017.

The Sunshine Coast market fell in 2011 but it is now above the peak of the previous 2010 price market peaks. Matusik predicts 10,500 property transactions for the year ahead.

Matusik says a driver for the regional property market can partly be attributed to new construction and infrastructure as well as interstate buyer interest.

In regards to land, sale volumes are likely to be limited in the coming year due to a lack of supply.

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

Sunshine Cove New residential development has surged ahead during the past 12 months. According to the Housing Industry Association, the trend echoes the state’s growth.

HIA Queensland executive director Warwick Temby says the level of home building approvals in the

state is healthy.

“Approvals are up nine per cent in the September quarter and up 27 per cent when compared with the same quarter last year,’’ he says.

“These strong increases in approvals point to a positive outlook for activity on the ground in coming months.

“The home building outlook is very positive for employment in Queensland, not only in the building industry but also in the other sectors of the economy that supply building materials and the products that the new home buyers will put in their home. Maroochydore’s Sunshine Cove is one Coast development making its mark.

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The Chardan Development Group’s 106-hectare central project won the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s Queensland award for residential subdivision in November.

The development has 400 dwellings approved and several hundred more to be constructed.

Sunshine Cove development manager Glen Cassidy says the project is halfway through development with a projected eight to 10 more stages to be developed.

On completion there will be about 6000 residents living in Sunshine Cove including a Living Choice retirement village.

Sunshine Coast Council mayor Mark Jamieson says the council is on track to delivering a $33 billion economy by 2033.

Speaking at the annual State of the Region address earlier this month, Jamieson said council had taken an assertive approach to getting a lot of projects off the shelf and out of the ground including SunCentral Maroochydore, Caloundra South and Palmview.

“The Sunshine Coast Solar Farm will start next year and it is hoped the Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project will move forward so we can deliver a new runway and the associated benefits,’’ he said.

“Ultimately the measure of our economic performance is creating employment opportunities.’’

There are a number of key projects being undertaken on the Coast: • There were $1.18 billion in building approvals across the Sunshine Coast in 2014/15 • $20 million Evans St, Maroochydore upgrade • $2.4 million Coolum Sports Complex expansion • $3.2 million Sippy Downs Drive upgrade • Sunshine Coast Airport experienced a 13.2 per cent rise in domestic and regional airline passenger numbers as well as a 32.4 per cent increase in international travellers in the year ending September 2015.

• $2 billion Sunshine Coast University Public Hospital • Stockland’s $5 billion Caloundra South project

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BUDERIM VIEW CLUB MORNING TEA Wednesday November 18 Funky Frog, Buderim Buderim VIEW Club’s meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month, at Clio’s 246 Petrie Creek Road Rosemount at 11am. VIEW stands for Voice Interests & Education of Women.

All VIEW Clubs are an important part of The Smith Family and the funds raised are used to assist The Learning for Life program for children from underprivileged families.

If you have not been to any of the meetings, consider going along.

There’s a social event on the third Wednesday of the month. Please call Sylvia at 5441 6049 to make a reservation. For luncheon bookings or cancellations, please call by 6pm on the Sunday before the luncheon.

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SUNSHINE COAST ART PRIZE WRAP-UP Wednesday December 16 Rumba Beach Resort, Caloundra The Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2015 hosted The Wrap Up to celebrate the region-wide success of the Sunshine Coast Art Prize in its 10th anniversary.

Guests were entertained by Sunshine Coast based singer-songwriter Andrea Kirwin, enjoying canapes and refreshments in The Rumba Room Caloundra.

The Sunshine Coast Art Prize is now in its 10th year, with numerous awards and categories and over $125,000 in cash prizes available for artists.

Sunshine Coast Council’s ongoing contribution of $15,000 for the prize has grown exponentially through partner contributions and significant philanthropy and sponsorship to become one of the nation’s most significant visual arts awards.

Mediums include painting, sculpture, public art, photography, new media, including projections, animation, street art, digital photography, videography and more.

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Kuluin Early Learning Centre students aren’t only learning about the environment but are doing their bit to help. The centre has diverted 42 per cent of its waste away from landfill. As part of Sunshine Coast Council’s Waste 2 Resource STARS Program, the centre was presented with a certificate of achievement in recognition of their hard work and dedication to working towards a sustainable environment.

QANTAS ON COAST A positive year for tourism on the Sunshine Coast has ended on the highest of notes with the resumption of QANTAS flights to the region. The airline has started a service from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney six times per week. Over the holiday period the schedule is aimed at tourists, but from February the flight times will be adapted to suit business travellers.

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Sami Muirhead applauds three of 2015’s most inspirational Aussie battlers: Mick Fanning, Bindi Irwin and Finn Smith.

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015 has been the Year of the Fighter. My favourite story was Mick Fanning punching that great big cheeky shark in the back in South Africa. I think every viewer around the world was screaming, “Mick, there’s a great big bloody white shark behind you mate, turn around!”. Turn around he did, then he did the unbelievable: he started punching the predator. And to cap off a remarkable story, Sunshine Coast guru, Julian Wilson, paddled towards the shark to try and help his friend. As you do. Someone hurry up and make a movie about these two.

I have two favourite local stories: Bindi Irwin and Finn Smith. Bindi won the hearts of the world after taking out the mirror ball trophy in the United States TV show juggernaut, Dancing With the Stars. I loved seeing a little more of the ‘real Bindi’ and it made me feel like a proud aunt to see she has grown up into a fine young lady.

I was a journalist back when Bindi was born and I still remember the look on Steve’s face 17 years ago as he cradled that little bundle of pink. There are a lot of critics of the Irwin family, but at the end of the day, those two tiny kids are growing up without a dad.

Those children have no doubt had some dark days in the past decade. They have been deprived of a dad – of all those morning cuddles and of all those corny Dad jokes.

I can tell you from experience they would dread Father’s Day and tidal

waves of emotions must sweep over them at Christmas and on their birthdays. So I was so happy to see Bindi happy.

And now to little Finn Smith. Could you get a more courageous little fighter than our three-year-old who battled meningococcal? Finn learnt to walk for a second time this year after losing both his feet and a hand to the dreaded disease when he was only 13 months old. This year the little man took steps in red boots made especially for him.

But it has been a hard and painful slog. The boots are painful to walk in and there is now some concern for the little boy’s hearing.

My little boy is also three and we went to Finn’s birthday party this year, where all the kids were just kids and played together. There were no questions about Finn’s feet. There were, however, some fights over toys. The beauty of children and their innocence.

Finn gave me a picture he had drawn with crayons of a rainbow. It is beautiful. It is framed and a treasured item to remind me life is pretty good and there is always someone battling tougher days than you.

So happy New Year everyone. Thank you for reading this column, even if that is only Mum. May 2016 be a year we all win our fights.

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ight years ago our council adopted a brave and bold vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region. As I am spending Christmas with family in the Netherlands this year, I have once again been reminded of just how hollow this vision is when compared to other cities around the world.

My parental home produces virtually all of its own electricity from just a few weak hours of sunshine. It no longer has a general waste bin (or associated rates bill) as it produces less than half a container of waste per month, which is collected through a central bin shared by the rest of the houses in the street.

Although there are two cars parked on the driveway, virtually all trips are done by bike or train.

And Apeldoorn is by no means the most sustainable region in the Netherlands, let alone Europe. Vaxjo in Sweden (population 85,000) is aiming to be fossil fuel free by 2030 but may well be beaten by the Danish capital Copenhagen (population 560,000). The city of Munich (population 1.3 million) is on track to be carbon neutral by 2045 and Germany (population 80 million and an economy several times the size of Australia) regularly produces all its energy from renewables.

Meanwhile, the Sunshine Coast has abandoned its zero waste objective, has an appalling public transport network and an ever increasing per household demand for electricity. Although there

are some worthwhile initiatives, such as the solar farm and the biodiversity protection in the planning scheme, we fall far short of being a sustainable region by any meaningful definition of that term.

This frankly isn’t good enough, not just from an environmental perspective but for the long term future of our region. The entire world is grappling with carbon budgets, waste management issues and other resource constraints. Sustainable technologies that offer solutions to these problems are the growth industries of the future.

In a globalised world where smart professionals and innovative businesses can settle anywhere, regions that are leading the way in the sustainability field will become hot spots for innovation and investment.

With our natural setting and secondto-none lifestyle the Sunshine Coast can compete internationally if we set ourselves bold goals.

But simply saying we want to be Australia’s most sustainable region is not enough. We need to work towards goals that demonstrate our commitment to this vision. Projects such as the new Maroochydore CBD, SunCentral, should be the points of conversations in Copenhagen, Munich and Apeldoorn and not the other way around.

It is time for us to pull on the jersey of a player on the global sustainability field.

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The LA crowd like to portray their San Francisco cousins as being hairy, dope smoking, knit-your-own-sandals greenies.

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San Luis what?

The Californian county of San Luis Obispo is a revelation, located roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on California’s central coast.

It’s home to the extravagantly romantic Hearst Castle, pristine Pismo Beach, the best wine tasting adventure called zipping and sipping, and knockout local wine and produce pairings from the emerging new Paso Robles region.

If you travel from San Francisco you’ll hit SLO, as the locals call it, after you’ve done the famously majestic Big Sur

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HEARST CASTLE American media magnate William Randolph Hearst scoured the great palaces of Europe to buy ornate ceiling and wall panels, doors, knobs, furniture, carpets, paintings and tapestries to furnish his lavish purpose-built hilltop mansion that rises like a Disney castle above the beach town of San Simeon.

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secure an invitation to WR Hearst’s weekend parties. Its opulence is overwhelming, the detail is immense and the art and antiques are priceless.

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New York-based Aussie model Bridget Malcolm is back on home turf for the festive season and has been spotted hanging out at Bondi Beach. The Victoria’s Secret model maintains her slender curves by following a vegan diet and doing yoga, boxing, ballet and beach runs. She gets into shape by cutting out sugar, refined carbs, alcohol and nuts.

Her go-to meal is eggplant, capsicum, broccoli, cauliflower and greens, sautéed in coconut oil with turmeric, paprika, cumin and Himalayan salt.

Her favourite skincare products are Dr Hauschka and Shu Eumera and her favourite eyeshadow is Dior 5 Couleurs New Look Collection 5-Colour, Eyeshadow, not cheap at $99.00.

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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU Don’t opt out of New Year’s resolutions – instead make a commitment to stick to them and improve your life, writes Jodi Chapman.

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hat if, this year, you decided to fully commit to your New Year’s resolutions, with conscious effort to creating a life you’ve always wanted? What’s important to you?

Family, health, mindfulness or spirituality, career or financial goals? Making a conscious choice, clear goals, setting targets and giving yourself a deadline for any aspect of your life, will lead to successfully achieving those goals, so get to it, and start designing your life the way you want.

1. Most importantly, make time for the people you love, create your relationships with conscious effort and mindfulness.

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3. Include something every day that you love to do, to keep your life balanced, time out for you to regenerate your soul.

4. Treat your body with respect. When your body works well, your brain works better. Eat well, reduce toxins and chemicals, and choose to be active. You’ll be rewarded with a boost in happiness.

5. Be true to yourself. Choose what is right for you. Walk away from anything that makes you unhappy.

Always remember that we become what we deserve. Be the life you want for yourself, and watch where it will take you.

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Rock Soul Brothers will follow when they take to the stage at 9.30pm.

There will be prizes for the best dressed male and female.

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THE YACHT CLUB, MOOLOOLABA

Enjoy some great music from the ;60s, '70s, '80s right up to current hits with local band CopyRyte and bring in the New Year with a bang. Tickets are $15.

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If you love great swing, jazz, Latin and rock and roll music then Caloundra’s Power Boat Club is the place to be.

SCREAM Big Band will rock the night away with vocalists Tanya McFadyen and Alan Winter. There will be a dinner buffet at 7pm followed by the show at 9pm. Tickets are $55 for members or $60 for non-members. Bookings essential.

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100 YEARS AND GOING STRONG With Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club kicking off its centenary celebrations on January 1, My Weekly Preview takes a look at the history of one of Australia’s oldest and most iconic surf life saving clubs.

STEVE WIELAND President, Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club

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ew Year’s Day 2016 marks the centenary of the formation of Maroochydore SLSC. This day will be one of several highlights in our centenary season of lifesaving on the Sunshine Coast.

A beach party, our centenary book launch and the dedication of our time capsule will make New Year’s Day one to remember.

Our community has supported us so well from the very beginning, so we hope that many of our general community, not just our lifesavers, will turn up from 2pm on January 1 to enjoy the occasion.

We were the first surf club in our region and the second to be established in Queensland.

Only a handful of surf clubs in NSW (Bondi, Bronte, Coogee, Manly 1907) and one or two in WA (Cottesloe) existed before we did, and we are all very proud

of that.

Another highlight of our centenary season will be the hosting of the 2016 Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships, ‘The Aussies’. We are hosting with Alexandra Headland (est.

1924) and Mooloolaba (est. 1922). All three surf clubs are well known in Australia as successful clubs and we think the 2016 Aussies will be a great success.

The Sunshine Coast won the host nomination back in 2011 in honour of the centenary of lifesaving on the Sunshine Coast. Maroochydore SLSC hosted the titles in 1980, and Mooloolaba SLSC way back in 1959, so it is about time we again showcased the Sunny Coast to over 7,000 athletes and 15,000 visitors and supporters.

Finally, our centenary dinner in June 2016 will close our celebrations.

I am certainly very proud to be president of the famous ‘Black Swan’ for our centenary.

Maroochydore SLSC members at the 99th birthday celebrations earlier this year

DID YOU KNOW? • No lives lost between the flags in 100 years • First rescues were five people on January 2, 1916 • World Champion Club 2000 & 2002 • 177 Australian Surf Champions since 1961 1925-26 Tom Prentis and team

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ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS Richard O’Leary chats with Ralph Devlin, author of a book about the colourful history of Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club.

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ne of the features of the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club’s centenary celebrations will be the release of a centenary history book on January 1. President of Surf Life Saving Queensland Ralph Devlin, a 44-year member of the club, and former Australian champion Peter Rigby have teamed up to write and research the book. The result? Home of the Black Swan 1916-2015 – a 700-page history which not only tells the story of the club, but the Sunshine Coast region as a whole. My Weekly Preview’s Richard O’Leary sat down with historian Ralph Devlin to get the story behind the book.

Where did the journey to write the book begin and how did you get to this point?

I realised there would be nobody else to write the bloody thing, it would have to be me. And Peter Rigby presented himself as the chief researcher. He said I want to do this.

Peter’s a six-time Australian surf champion himself, a great athlete in the history of this club in the 1960s and he’s now turned 70 in the process of this exercise, and we’ve become very close friends. We haven’t had a cross word.

Can you take me back to the beginning and the start of the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club?

They (Royal Life Saving) trained 16 men from the farming districts of Rosemount, Bli Bli and Maroochy River.

Two squads were established: the Bli Bli squad and the Maroochy squad and they qualified on January 1 [1916]. The club was formed on that day under the Salvation Army tent. A district organisation was formed with two sub-branches in Bli Bli and Maroochy.

On the second of January the club mounted its first patrols on the beach, one of which was life and death, and they received Royal Humane Society Awards for doing so. We saved five lives by the time we were one day old.

How many more since then?

Countless, you’d have to say.

Hundreds, thousands perhaps. Because the river mouth is an absolute death trap and our young people now with much better gear do exactly what those people did back 100 years ago. It’s extraordinary.

They do the same task. The same beach and that river mouth.

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I think the fact that 11 men then [after club was formed] volunteered for the Great War and just a shade under 50 went off to the Second World War – that’s an extraordinary number of servicemen. We know who they are. We know who didn’t come back.

The 11 came back from The Great War, and the most remarkable story is the captain of the Bli Bli squad, Hjalmari ‘Zola’ Hannus who led the first competitive team in the April of 1916 to Brisbane where they got third in a competition and then he enlisted on the 30th of May 1916

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and fought in seven battles in World War One. He was a Finnish émigré and the Finnish community turned out to be a really strong element in our club. He’d emigrated to get away from the conflicts in Europe and went back as a member of the Empire Forces – extraordinary. And he volunteered. And died at 30 on a soldier’s settlement.

After 100 years, what is the lasting legacy of this club?

This regional surf club – because that’s what it was – there wasn’t a single building here when it was established. There were tents. This regional surf club rose and rose to become a nationally and internationally recognised brand. The brand of the black swan. World champion club in 2000 and 2002, not with huge expenditure of money, not with big stars that we imported, all our own people.

What’s brought you the most joy doing this project?

The text tells the community story as well as the club’s story and then the photographs actually show you a progression from the earliest times with the guys on the beach and horses on the beach and people in suits, right through to the motorised stuff we have now and

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the gear we have. The joy of putting a lot of effort in the book telling that 100-year story is the ultimate.

Now you say the club’s core business is patrolling, but there have been some real highlights in competition…

In competition we rank behind, in terms of all-time leadership of the sport, we rank only behind Northcliffe which is a very wealth club on the Gold Coast, Manly [NSW] who started in 1907, so they had about 20 years’ start on us in terms of getting to the Australian Championships, and Cronulla. So two of the powerhouses of Sydney and a Gold Coast club with plenty of money, and we rank next in terms of our prowess in competition, and in October we capped our 177 Australian champions. Our forte is team events and we often punch above our weight and surprise our opponents. There’s a lot of tradition involved in our colours, and we’re known around Australia and the world for that.

Obviously a proud history, but I suspect 2016 may go down as one of the most memorable years in a hundred of them.

The club and the region have really been honoured by the choice of the Sunshine Coast as the venue for the

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Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. They were last here in 1980 on Maroochydore Beach and then the Gold Coast took over.

This time we co-host with Mooloolaba who hosted it in 1959 and Alexandra Headland, so it’s a joint venture arrangement. But essentially what carried the day with Surf Life Saving Australia was that surf life saving on the Sunshine Coast was going to be a hundred years old. We also get the chance to bring it back in the 2020s when all the commercial arrangements change and the Sunshine Coast gets a look in.

The club’s original colours paraded at this year’s Australian Championships

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In a hundred years from now, will there be another journalist and another club historian talking about Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club’s 200 years?

I would hope so. The volunteer part of what we do may end up looking different, but it will be preserved. The ethos of the organisation is intact. But just as in the 1960s it looked very different to what it does today in way of all the gear we have, I can see our professional life guards may play a bigger role, but I think the volunteer service will still be very much alive.

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Why are the surf life saving titles so important to the clubs and the region?

It’s on a number of levels. Recognition of the region as a destination for the Championships. Our titles in 1980 are regarded as one of the greatest titles ever.

And I’m not being biased, I was the carnival organiser for the club at the ripe old age of 25 [laughter], so I was on a steep learning curve there.

It was at a time when the club actually hosted, and had to put the bloody thing on. Nowadays it’s a much more sophisticated structure.

Back then, Grant Kenny won the double in the Iron Man – it was perfect.

For three or four days we had this perfect weather, huge crowds.

So the recognition is incredibly important to the region. The recognition of surf life saving on the Sunshine Coast as one of the most viable and well supported areas of surf life saving in the whole country. I can attest to that. Our community really supports life saving and life saving events.

And about 20,000 people will come into the area for nine days. That’s huge.

Western Australia put a price on it back in 2008 – up into the tens of millions. This and the Queensland Garden Expo are the two biggest events that will be held on the Sunshine Coast next year.

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THE FINE PRINT Real estate industry statistics show a combination of print and online advertising will sell homes faster and get the best price.

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roperties sell faster and for more money when advertised in print and online mediums according to 2015 research released by CoreLogic RP Data.

The findings show that properties advertised across both forms of media have more success than those advertised online only.

Not only do residential properties sell on average seven days faster than those advertised only online, but data compiled from Brisbane research shows that properties advertised across both experienced a 12.5 per cent increase in success rate and an increase of 5.8 per cent (or $27,000 for the average home) in the sale price.

What’s more, the Brisbane properties spent an average of eight days less on the market before selling.

CoreLogic RP Data studied the sales history of 850,000 houses across a two-year period to compile the information.

The organisation’s head of solutions, Greg Dickason, says it provides evidence that print advertising helps.

Additional data from Enhanced Media Metrics Australia found that of the 1.8 million buyers, more than one million people read property content in print or online formats and all buyers are

more likely to read print than online content.

“This supports our findings: sellers who list their property in a print newspaper sell faster or they sell with a lower discount,” Dickason says.

Sunshine Coast real estate agent Karen Jones, of Next Property Group, says the findings did not come as a surprise.

“This is in line with my own experience and the reason why I always recommend to my sellers to consider advertising in print and online mediums,’’ she says.

“In my experience, if you combine online and print marketing you reach the whole pool of prospective buyers resulting in a higher number of enquiries and inspections.

“There are always buyers at different stages. Some have sold and are intently looking to find the right home immediately, some are downsizing, upsizing, relocating… and there is a

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Interest in this Wurtulla property increased by 200 per cent once print advertising began whole lot of what I call lifestyle buyers who are always looking and are maybe even unsure what they are looking for but when they find it, fall in love with the property quickly.”

Marketing is critical in any property campaign, Jones says.

“The saying ‘first impressions count’ is totally true.

“Also a picture tells a thousand words.

“We are not just selling bricks and mortar and a block of land. Buyers see pictures of the homes and imagine living there with their family, and enjoying the lifestyle on offer.

“Having professional photos and exposing the property to every potential buyer by using all of the marketing options often uncovers the emotional buyer who loves it the most and is likely to pay the most.’’

The following two properties were sold through Next Property Group.

They were advertised in both print and online.

SUBURB: Wurtulla FEATURES: Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, pool, 727m2 block.

FINDINGS: Listed online on September 25 with first print ad published on October 2.

Prior to print, the agent received one inquiry. Following print advertising, the agent saw an increase of 200 per cent. Within three weeks, the agent received 29 inspections/ inquiries, three offers and the property sold for the asking price within a month.

SUBURB: Minyama Island FEATURES: Five bedrooms, four bathrooms, waterfront, 2001m2 block.

FINDINGS: Listed online December 23, 2014 with three inquiries received.

Print campaign began in early January and the agent had 17 inspections in the following three weeks. Sold within five per cent of vendor’s expectation.

ARIA CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

This Minyama property sold following combined print and online advertising

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With all of the 58 luxury apartments now sold, the developers have reported it’s the best sales result Mooloolaba has received in the past 10 years. The investors included a range of Sunshine Coast residents and interstate buyers.

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Mooloolaba, 15 Aldinga Place

Owner Requests Sale Before New Year Expansive living areas flowing beautifully out to the covered terrace.

Entertainer’s paradise or a family fun house.

• Spacious kitchen with ample storage and stainless steel appliances • Master suite featuring stylish ensuite, large WIR and air conditioned • Two additional bedrooms, both with air con, ceiling fans & BIR’s • Study or guest room with BIR and ceiling fan • Two living areas, plus dining space with lovely bamboo flooring • Large, brand new carpeted pontoon with light, power and hose

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Manhattan Penthouse @ Alexandra Headland • New York style penthouse apartment • Panoramic ocean and hinterland views • Gourmet kitchen featuring brushed Italian honed benchtops • Extensive outdoor entertaining terraces • Master suite includes lavish ensuite and designer his and hers wardrobes • Fully ducted air conditioning allowing total climate control, CBUS lighting with iPad control, and full sized laundry and drying area • 3 secure car spaces with 3 large secure storage cages

OPEN HOME: Saturday 2nd January 11-11:30am VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au PRICE: $1,600,000 AGENT: Ross Cattle 0410 625 758 Jordan Barden 0422 990 824

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Sweeping Views and Lifestyle - Penthouse Affordability This superbly appointed skyhome with exclusive rooftop entertaining deck has just been stylishly refurbished throughout, and sparkles as new.

With an affordable price and central beachside location, everything Mooloolaba offers is at your fingertips.

• Ocean and hinterland views from both levels • Huge rooftop entertaining area exclusive to this sky home • Magnificent refurbishment, stunning finish throughout • Super close to surf, school, shops, bars, cafes and entertainment

OPEN HOME: Saturday 2nd January 12-12:30pm VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au PRICE: $485,000 AGENT: Mark Osborne 0423 106 384

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Beachside Alex Lifestyle – House sized yard!

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Luxurious attention to detail and an overall feeling of spaciousness.

Features a state of the art kitchen with brushed Italian honed bench tops and Miele appliances. Central open plan lounge, living and dining areas with 3.8 meter elevated ceilings and entertaining terraces.

Resident amenities include BBQ facilities, gym, in-ground swimming pool, outdoor showers, and landscaped gardens.

MOOLOOLABA UNIT 506 ‘NOVA MOOLOOLABA’ 17-21 DOUGLAS STREET

This is an opportunity not to be missed. The seller purchased this ‘super’ unit at NOVA a year ago off the plan.

The building has just this week been completed and is for sale as the current owner now requires a house for his new boat!

With views over Mooloolaba and also to the Glasshouse Mountains and an easy stroll to the beach, NOVA is so ideal that I purchased the unit below! Modern architect designed and with life style choices including 5 star fully equipped gymnasium, steam room, a 15m lap pool and large BBQ recreation area.

INSPECT Wednesday 30th December & Saturday 2nd January 12:30-1:00pm MOOLOOLABA 07 5444 0800 LISA ANGELL 0438 443 979 JEAN HAMER 0419 034 500 WEB www.fnmooloolaba.com.au

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Maroochydore 5479 6600 Mooloolaba 5444 0800

4 bed, 2 bath, 3 car $1,600,000 Define Property Agents 5478 2477 Ross Cattle 0410 625 758

$569,000 NEGOTIABLE

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Beerwah 5494 6444 Caloundra 5438 5213

44/16 OKINJA ROAD ALEXANDRA HEADLAND

MOOLOOLABA MARVEL Walk straight out from your unit and follow the path to the lovely beach at The Spit. A wide living area leads out to the balcony. A bedroom on each side, each with its own bathroom. This unit is sold fully furnished ready for holiday letting, with experienced on site managers. Renovate, redecorate and capitalise.

UNIT 5/84 THE SPIT, MOOLOOLABA 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car Auction on site January 23 @1:15pm, First National Mooloolaba 5444 0800 Jean Hamer 0419 034 500

Nambour 5441 1344 Sippy Downs 5450 1515

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BETWEEN HEAVEN AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA Panoramic ocean and shoreline views stretch from Point Cartwright, along Mooloolaba beach, past Maroochydore river and on towards Noosa. Watch the boats come in and out of the harbour.

Look at all the happy people on the beach! This is an amazing unit. ‘84 The Spit’ is an iconic building, in excellent condition and cannot be replaced as Parkyn Parade is now limited to 3 floors.

With northern exposure, Unit 25 is on the 9th floor, just below the penthouses. The kitchen has been renovated but I am sure you could say generally a ‘renovation review is required’. Great on site managers to look after everything for you. Holiday bookings assured.

AUCTION Saturday 23rd January at 1:00pm, On site INSPECT Tuesday 29th December & Tuesday 5th January 12:30-1:00pm MOOLOOLABA 07 5444 0800 JEAN HAMER 0419 034 500 WEB www.fnmooloolaba.com.au

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LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF THE SURF! This cheerful light and bright unit is right on the beachfront and we are loving it! Walk straight out from your unit, follow the path and you are right on the lovely beach at The Spit.

Immediately you enter and know you are some where you can really relax – a lovely wide living area leads out to the balcony, with bedrooms on each side, each with its own bathroom. This unit is sold fully furnished ready for holiday letting. Experienced on site managers. RENOVATE, REDECORATE & CAPITALISE. An opportunity you should not miss out on.

AUCTION Saturday 23rd January at 1:15pm, On site INSPECT Sunday 3rd January 12:30-1:00pm MOOLOOLABA 07 5444 0800 JEAN HAMER 0419 034 500 WEB www.fnmooloolaba.com.au

Beerwah - 5494 6444

Maroochydore - 5479 6600

Nambour - 5441 1344

Caloundra - 5438 2166

Mooloolaba - 5444 0800

Sippy Downs - 5450 1515

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NORTH SHORE SELLING Whether you are after a one-bedroom apartment or a three-bedroom penthouse, the new North Shore development at Oceanside Kawana has you covered.

The RGD Group’s new NORTH SHORE Oceanside Kawana waterfront apartment development has started selling off the plan.

Prices range from $360,000 for a one-bedroom apartment to $635,000 for an eighth level 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom penthouse apartment.

The developer says buyers can enjoy many benefits such as flexible living/rental opportunities for short-term or permanent letting, attractive gross returns, low body corporate at approximately $63 per week and discounted power

via bulk purchase.

The development also includes ducted air and fans throughout, NBN connectivity, and all apartments face north-north east onto the lake.

Other features include, pet friendly for owner occupiers, built-in study desks, 2.55m plasterboard ceilings, and quality fixtures and fittings, including stone bench tops.

These apartments offer the best of both worlds; an ideal place to live or a good investment opportunity, right next to the new hospital.

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3 GHOST GUM AVENUE, KULUIN 3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car $432,000 Platinum Properties 5437 8806 Steve Kealey 0435 935 369

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Position Perfect in Dicky Beach 9 Mackay Street, DICKY BEACH This is a very large executive style residence with a north facing entertaining and pool area which ensures you can enjoy the outdoors all year round. Located close to the pristine shorelines of Dicky and Moffat Beach and a 200m stroll to convenience stores, coffee shops and restaurants.

• Spacious master with WIR, 2 BIR, dual vanities and large spa • Open plan kitchen/living, dining opening to the covered entertaining area via bi-fold doors • 3 good size additional bedrooms with built in robes • Large north facing inground pool with plenty of undercover • 3 well appointed bathrooms entertaining • Quality kitchen with stainless steel appliances • Four living areas – media, lounge, open plan kitchen/living/ • Fully zoned ducted air conditioning with security alarm and front dining and upstairs leisure room with kitchenette security door

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• 1500m2 of prime, deep water riverfront land

• 3 storeys with lift to all floors

• Private master suite with its own sitting room, his and hers walk in robes and deluxe ensuite

• Tiered theatre room with projector and surround sound

• Outdoor entertaining pavilion • Deep water direct access to the Coral Sea

• Stunning landscaped private grounds with lush gardens and inlaid lighting

• Zoned security system with separate control room

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• Resort style pool

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AUCTION RESULTS The easiest way to check out the latest auction results. Email auctions@myweeklypreview.com.au.

6 KIMBARRA COURT, BUDERIM Passed in, in post auction negotiations / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Belle Property 5456 0263 Jan Withers 0403 737 790 410 CHEVALLUM ROAD, CHEVALLUM SOLD after auction / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Riddell Real Estate 5442 1888 Gary De Paoli 0408 731 412 John Pyne 0418 710 209 11 DAINTREE CLOSE, KULUIN SOLD @ auction for $440,000 / 4 bed, 3 bath, 1 car Define Property 5478 2477 Leisa Parsons-Young 0413 955 582 32 PARKWAY DRIVE, MOOLOOLABA Passed in, in post auction negotiations / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837 Bree Charles 0416 435 391 10 TANAWHA ROAD, TANAWHA Passed in, in post auction negotiations / 5 bed, 5 bath, 4 car Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222

37 LAPOINYA CRESCENT, WARANA 4 reg bidders, negotiations continuing post auction / 3 bed, 1.5 bath, 1+car Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Bree Charles 0416 435 391

167 MOOLOOLABA ROAD, BUDERIM

14 PLANTATION RISE DRIVE, WOOMBYE SOLD under the hammer / 4 bed, 2 bath, 3 car Riddell Real Estate 5442 1888 Kirk Patrick 0439 395 599

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17 WANDOO STREET, MINYAMA SOLD @ auction for $684,000 / 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Alan Riley 0422 723 719

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$530,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car Carolans First National Real Estate, Kathy Mulheron

$319,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car RealWay Buderim, Jarrad McCarthy

$940,000 / 4+1 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Seaside Real Estate, Anna Morgan-Varlow UNIT 20 “THE JETTY”, 1 RALEIGH STREET,

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A list of what’s recently sold on the Coast:

$750,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car

10 MEDINDIE COURT, BLI BLI $375,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car Carolans First National Real Estate, Vanessa Brunton LOT 17 BOARD LANE, BUDERIM $225,000 / Vacant Land Belle Property Buderim, Bevan Horsnell 10 GWYNORE COURT, BUDERIM $500,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Belle Property Buderim, Jan Withers 2/8 HANLON STREET BUDERIM $455,000 / 2 bed, 1 bath, 2 car RealWay Buderim, Marg Deighton 3/20 KING STREET, BUDERIM $401,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car Belle Property Buderim, Jan Withers 54 MARTINS CREEK ROAD, BUDERIM $455,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Belle Property Buderim, Jan Withers

Seaside Real Estate, Anna Morgan-Varlow 8 SLIM CRESCENT, GOLDEN BEACH $508,625 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 3 car RealWay Property Consultants Caloundra, James Reynolds 27 TAYLOR AVENUE, GOLDEN BEACH $491,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 1 car RealWay Property Consultants Caloundra, Graeme Palmer UNIT 2 “BELVEDERE”, 62 THE ESPLANADE, GOLDEN BEACH $400,000 / 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car Seaside Real Estate, Anna Morgan-Varlow 1 / 49 WAVELL AVENUE, GOLDEN BEACH $408,000 / 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car Seaside Real Estate, Anna Morgan Varlow

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21 PINEWOOD STREET, LITTLE MOUNTAIN $675,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 7 car RealWay Property Consultants Caloundra, Darren Ide 11 WATTLE COURT, LITTLE MOUNTAIN $460,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car RealWay Property Consultants Caloundra, Darren Ide 7/355 BRADMAN AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE $355,000 / 2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car Belle Property Buderim, Jan Withers 8 HASELWOOD CRESCENT, MERIDAN PLAINS $465,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Seaside Real Estate, Denise Ruhle 4/4 JUAN STREET, MOOLOOLABA $475,000 / 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car Belle Property Buderim, Bevan Horsnell 2 INGLEWOOD COURT, PALMWOODS $258,000 / 2 bed, 1 bath Elders Real Estate Palmwoods, Stewart Medland 36 RIMMEL PLACE, PALMWOODS $560,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Elders Real Estate Palmwoods, Bev McMullin 14 SCHNAPPERING CLOSE, PELICAN WATERS $710,000 / 4+1 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Seaside Real Estate, Denise Ruhle 13 BAREKI STREET, WURTULLA $570,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car RealWay Property Consultants Caloundra, James Reynolds *As supplied by contributing real estate agencies

NOBODY IN THE WORLD SELLS MORE REAL ESTATE THAN RE/MAX.*

FLAXTON, 65-105 Ensbey Road

Living In Nature The moment you walk in the door its obvious you have found something special.

I could immediately picture myself sitting with friends and taking in this wonderful dining room with stunning views and thinking “WOW” • 25 acres of total privacy • Open plan living taking in the nature • Views to the north • Short drive to Mapleton and Montville • Totally self sustainable • Sellers are motivated and will look at all offers

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Darren Rix 0416 188 259 For more details visit www.realtyexcellence.com.au ID:13996295

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MAROOCHYDORE, 235 Bradman Avenue

Development Opportunity On The River Seller Liquidates Due to other commitments the owner of this prime development site is committed to selling so this is your opportunity to secure a great location and capitalise on the current growth on the Sunshine Coast.

• Prime development site with plans for 5 town houses • Motivated vendor open to all offers • Maroochy River frontage • Currently tenanted to help cover holding costs • Public transport at the front door • Seller is highly motivated and wants out

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TIMING IS EVERYTHING 5 Bed | 3 Bath | 4 Car

3DFLĂŞF %RXOHYDUG %XGGLQD Like everything in life, it is all about the timing and this is your golden opportunity to secure one of the best blue chip properties the Sunshine Coast has to offer. Situated at the northern tip of Pacific Boulevard, offering both ocean and protected harbour views is this iconic home on the largest beachfront block in Buddina. The home gracefully flows over three levels offering timeless beachside living with loads of separation and indoor and outdoor spaces. Offering a blue chip property and location, the owners have now left and want this property sold. So now is the time to act. Submit all offers today.

• Iconic architect designed residence • Positioned on a large 937m2 block • Mesmerising water and mountain views • Fabulous entertaining areas • Deep sparkling inground pool • Central gourmet kitchen • Private, secure and remote access

Price: Please contact agent Inspect: Thursday Jan 7th 5-5.45pm Karen Jones 0405 122 526 Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222

AUCTION ENTRY LEVEL WATERFRONT IN THE HEART OF MOOLOOLABA 4 Yulunga Place, Mooloolaba This renovated canal-front home, just a short stroll from the Mooloolaba esplanade and beach is now available for the astute buyer. Offering 4 metres of canal frontage, perfect for dropping the paddle board in to explore the many water ways. Raked ceilings and polished concrete floors showcase the new modern kitchen and bathroom. Three bedrooms plus separate rumpus room/ office provide comfortable living, while there is still potential to value add and personalise the home. This is the perfect opportunity to invest for the future. Don’t hesitate - centrally located, entry level canal front homes, in the heart of Mooloolaba are a scarce commodity.

3 Bed | 1 Bath | 1 Car

• Mooloolaba central location • Entry level canal frontage • Walk to patrolled beach • Astute investing • New kitchen and bathroom • Fully fenced back yard

Auction: On site, Saturday January 30th at 1pm Inspect: Saturday Jan 9th 10-10.45am Karen Jones 0405 122 526 Kristin Hosking 0427 244 466

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ENTRY LEVEL MOOLOOLABA DEEP WATER – JUST IMAGINE THE LIFESTYLE! 5 Culbara Street, Mooloolaba Culbara Street, the private cul-de-sac in the heart of Mooloolaba Deep Water may just be one of the most tightly held and desirable streets on the Sunshine Coast. This beautiful large two level family home sits proudly upon its 698m2 block, with a stunning northerly aspect to the water and only moments to the mouth of the Mooloolah River. A masterfully built home with high ceilings and stunning voids offers an abundance of natural light throughout. Dream living will become a reality with the convenience this location offers as this home is an easy walk to Mooloolaba beach, shops and restaurants, as well as access to world class waterways from your very own backyard.

5+ Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car

• Expansive family home • North facing water frontage • 6m pontoon with direct ocean access • Superb waterfront entertaining areas • Sparkling salt water pool • Enviable lifestyle and location • An opportunity not to be missed

Price: Low to mid $1 millions Inspect: Saturday Jan 2nd 1-1.45pm Alan Riley 0422 723 719

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AUCTION TREAT YOUR FAMILY IN 2016 – AWESOME AFFORDABLE PACKAGE! 5 Burwood Court, Kuluin

4 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car

This lovely family entertainer’s home will tick a lot of the boxes. Located in a safe, family orientated cul-de-sac only minutes to all amenities. Extra large separate living zones allows space for all and the vaulted ceilings add to the charm and feel. The whole family will enjoy the outdoor entertaining area whilst making a splash in your own pool this summer. So many features – you’d expect to pay way more!

• 892m block • Quiet cul-de-sac • Walking distance to nearby school/shops • 5 minutes to Maroochydore beach • Large shed and carports • Room for a large van/boat, etc.

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PRESTIGIOUS AND ELEVATED NORTH FACING 10,310M2 BLOCK Lot 5/65 Thomson Valley Road, Valdora Stunning views, stunning value! This is the parcel of land your dream home has been searching for.

This block is so unique and special because it has the right combination of: size, elevation, views, desirable north aspect, level building pad and the list goes on... Set in a quiet picturesque location, imagine coming home to see Mount Ninderry to the left, ocean views to the right, and rolling green land everywhere in between. Have the peace and serenity of acreage living, while still being a short drive to some of the best features the Coast has to offer. This is undoubtedly a very prestigious parcel of land, the perfect location to build your dream home.

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• 10,310m of elevation and views • Stunning north aspect • Mount Ninderry backdrop • North Arm State School catchment • 10 minute drive to Coolum Beach • 20 minute drive Noosa or Maroochydore • FREE house design costing available 2

Price: Buyers in the $300,000’s Inspect: 7 days a week - please contact agent John Skerlak 0413 441 834 Bree Charles 0416 435 391

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SUNSHINE COVE CELEBRATES It’s been a big year for the Maroochydore development, and 2016 promises to be even busier.

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hen Chardan Development Group decided to build Sunshine Cove in the heart of the Sunshine Coast it had a vision to provide a popular and vibrant community which would help to transform the Maroochydore city centre as it to moves into the development phase of its new CBD. If 2015 is anything to go by it appears well on the way to delivering on that commitment.

The Chardan Group’s Sunshine Cove development recently received the UDIA Qld Award for Excellence in the Residential Subdivision category.

It capped a memorable year for the developer which included the successful release of the Mackenzie Precinct - the fifth residential land release and the first across the lake.

The allotment plan for Mackenzie features impressive direct north facing water blocks, an array of park front terrace and lane way allotments and the introduction of some innovative urban allotments. With this diverse product range Mackenzie will see more than 140 new homes built.

Sales off the Mackenzie plan point to it selling out much faster than anticipated, and development dates have been brought forward for the other western residential precincts. Sales have been so successful there are only a limited number of the coveted north facing waterfront allotments available and a smattering of the park front blocks left as 2015 comes to a close.

The Sunshine Cove marketing team’s manager Penny Service says the Mackenzie success is due to the recently completed homes within the Savannah and Trinity precincts.

“Being able to see the diversity and quality of the new homes being built plus the way they integrate with the lake and parklands gave Mackenzie buyers a high degree of confidence in buying off the plan.”

“Previously many had waited to see how precincts would develop before buying, only to find that when they did decide to buy, it was too late as both precincts sold out in record time.”

Announcements regarding further precinct releases will be made in the early part of 2016 when a further 200 allotments will be released to market.

CLASSIFIEDS APOLOGY The Cricks Maroochydore Mitsubishi advertisement on page 43 of Issue 377 of My Weekly Preview edition dated Friday December 18 contained a number of incorrect photos.

The magazine apologises for any inconvenience caused.

The correct advertisement appears in this issue under the TV guide page 56 & 57.

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TV GUIDE

SEVEN (CH6)

WIN (CH8)

TEN (CH52)

SBS (CH3)

6.15pm Pointless.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 9.00 Restoration Man. Presented by George Clarke.

9.50 Stop Laughing… This Is Serious: Hello Possums. (M)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 News.

7.00 Border Security. (PG) 7.30 The Muppets.

8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (M) Presented by Gordon Ramsay.

9.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (M) 10.30 Chicago Fire. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 Border Rico. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Rush Hour 2. (2001) (M) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone. Two detectives investigate a double murder.

10.30 Mom. (M) 11.30 Extra.

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 12. Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes. From the Gabba, Brisbane.

9.40 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) A senator’s daughter is attacked.

10.40 Limitless. (M) Senator Morra demands Brian betray Rebecca.

11.40 Elementary. (M)

6pm Kylie Kwong.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets From The Royal Wardrobe.

8.30 The Mekong River With Sue Perkins. (PG) Part 3 of 4.

9.30 One Born Every Minute. (M) A woman opts for a caesarean.

10.25 SBS World News.

WEDNESDAY

6.15pm Pointless.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) A farmer is mauled by a wild boar.

9.00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. (M) Phryne comes to the aid of a young boy.

9.55 The Musketeers. (M) 11.05 Jimmy Fallon. (M)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 News.

7.00 Border Security. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) Reid discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped.

9.30 Castle. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 Bangkok Airport. (M) A man has his passport stolen.

9.30 The Amazing ’90s. (M) Take a look back at the ’90s.

10.30 Inside Story: The Dark Side.

11.30 Extra.

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 13. Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers.

9.40 Hawaii Five-0. (M) The team investigates a crime committed in an internment camp, on Oahu, during World War II. 11.40 48 Hours: Hunting Humans.

(M) A family stops a killer’s rampage.

6pm Poh’s Kitchen.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Extreme Railway Journeys: The Railway That Created Canada.

8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: Someone To Love. (M) A tree surgeon is rushed into hospital.

9.30 Inspector Montalbano. (M) A supermarket is robbed.

THURSDAY

7pm News.

7.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) 8.30 New Year’s Eve: Family Spectacular. Hosted by Eddie Perfect.

9.00 New Year’s Eve: Family Fireworks.

9.15 New Year’s Eve: Pub Quiz.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 News.

7.00 Air Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 2. (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) The gang gathers for Thanksgiving.

9.30 The Goldbergs. (PG) 10.30 The Amazing Race. (PG)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 MOVIE New Year’s Eve. (2011) (PG) Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashton Kutcher, Zac Efron. Intertwining stories of couples and singles set on New Year’s Eve in New York.

9.50 U2 Paris. A performance by Irish rock band U2.

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 14. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers. From Adelaide Oval.

9.40 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) Kensi and Granger join forces with the rest of the team to investigate the murder of a government agent.

10.40 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Debate. (M)

6pm Poh’s Kitchen.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of The United Kingdom.

8.30 The Restaurant Man. (PG) Presented by Russell Norman.

9.35 Inspector Montalbano.

A woman is attacked on her way home.

FRIDAY

6.15pm Pointless.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 MOVIE Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot.

(2014) (PG) Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench, James Corden.

9.00 DCI Banks. (M) A pair of criminals kidnap a young child.

10.30 ABC News: Late Edition.

10.45 Jimmy Fallon. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

8.30 MOVIE As Good As It Gets.

(1997) (M) Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear. A writer becomes involved with a waitress.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 Customs. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE The Perfect Storm.

(2000) (M) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane.

11.00 MOVIE Bandits. (2001) (M) Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett.

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 15. Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder.

9.40 The Graham Norton Show.

10.40 Up Reasonably Late With Fitzy And Wippa. (PG) 11.10 MOVIE Two Little Boys. (2012) (MA15+) Bret McKenzie, Hamish Blake, Maaka Pohatu.

6pm Poh’s Kitchen.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.30 Treasures Of Ancient Rome: Warts ‘N’ All. (PG) Part 1 of 3.

9.30 MOVIE Atonement. (2007) Saoirse Ronan, Keira Knightley, James McAvoy. A teenager makes a shocking allegation.

SATURDAY

7pm News.

7.30 Our Zoo. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Satellite Boy. (2012) (PG) David Gulpilil, Cameron Wallaby, Joseph Pedley. An Aboriginal boy embarks on an epic quest.

9.55 Agony Aunts. (M) 10.25 Agony Uncles. (M)

6pm Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE Monster House. (2006) (PG) Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke. A boy investigates his neighbour’s house.

9.00 MOVIE Django Unchained.

(2012) (MA15+) Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio. A German bounty hunter helps a former slave.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 MOVIE Hairspray. (2007) (PG) John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron.

9.15 MOVIE The Wedding Singer.

(1998) (M) Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler, Christine Taylor.

11.15 MOVIE Lottery Ticket.

(2010) (M)

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 16. Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades.

From the MCG. 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 17. Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers. From the WACA. 11.40 48 Hours: Collision Course.

(M) A young woman is murdered.

6.30pm SBS World News.

7.35 Ray Mears’ Close Encounters: Tasmanian Devils. (PG) Part 2 of 2.

8.30 MOVIE Million Dollar Baby.

(2004) (M) Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. A grizzled boxing trainer, long estranged from his daughter, reluctantly teaches a young waitress how to fight.

SUNDAY

7pm ABC News.

7.40 Grand Designs. Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

8.30 Vera. (M) New evidence exonerates a convicted murderer.

10.00 Hockney. A look at the career of David Hockney.

11.50 The Kangaroo Gang. (M)

7.30pm Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE The Bone Collector.

(1999) (M) Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 60 Minutes.

8.00 Atlantic: Wildest Ocean On Earth: From Heaven To Hell. (PG) Part 3 of 3.

9.10 The Mentalist. (M) Jane devises a plan to save Abbott’s career.

10.10 To Be Advised.

11.10 Person Of Interest. (M)

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 18. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder. From the Gabba, Brisbane.

9.40 MOVIE This Means War. (2012) (M) Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy. Two spies vie for the same woman.

11.40 48 Hours: Aka Rockefeller. (M)

6.30pm SBS World News.

7.35 Empresses Of Ancient Rome.

(PG) Part 2 of 3.

8.40 Walt Disney. (PG) Part 2 of 2. A continued exploration of the life and legacy of American icon Walt Disney.

10.45 Klansville USA. (PG)

6.15pm Pointless.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads: Derby. Presented

by Heather Ewart.

8.30 New Tricks. (PG) A personal trainer’s death is investigated.

9.30 Miniseries: Exile. (M) Part 1 of 3.

10.40 Jimmy Fallon. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 News.

7.00 Border Security. (PG) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE 50 First Dates. (2004) (M) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider. A vet falls for a woman with memory loss.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 To Catch A Smuggler. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Good Will Hunting.

(1997) (M) Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck. A maths genius is ordered to attend therapy.

11.05 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M)

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 19. Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades. From Blundstone Arena, Hobart.

10.10 CSI: Cyber. (M) Brody investigates a series of arson attacks.

6pm Poh’s Kitchen.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Aftershock: Hunt For Gravitational Waves.

8.35 The Real History Of Science Fiction: Time. (PG) Part 4 of 4.

9.30 24 Hours In Police Custody: Partners In Crime. (M)

TUESDAY

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MONDAY

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6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 Seven News. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 Endeavour. (M) 10.30 Agent Anna. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

6.30pm Seinfeld. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol.

(PG) 8.30 Ice Road Truckers. (M) 9.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 10.00 Car Chasers. (M) 11.00 Inside West Coast Customs. 12am Bid And Destroy.

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adv Time.

(PG) 7.00 The Middle.

(PG) 7.30 For The Love Of Cars. (PG) 8.30 Storage Hunters UK. 9.00 Storage Hunters.

(PG) 9.30 MOVIE The Devil’s Advocate.

(1997) (MA15+)

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. 9.10 Silent Witness. (MA15+) 11.30 Death Row Stories. (M)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Extreme Fisherman.

(PG) 8.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG) 9.30 48 Hours. (M) 10.30 The Americans. (MA15+) 11.40 Operation Repo. (PG)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Bold.

(PG) 7.00 Raymond.

(PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 Graham Norton.

(M) 10.00 MOVIE The Beautician And The Beast. (1997) (PG)

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 River Monsters. 8.30 Burger Bar To Gourmet Star.

9.15 My Tattoo Addiction. 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.40 Banged Up Abroad.

6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 News.

7.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. (M) 9.30 MOVIE The Hunter. (2011) (M) Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Morgana Davies.

11.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG)

6.30pm Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Hardcore Pawn.

(M) 8.30 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 9.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 10.30 Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 11.00 Beverly Hills Pawn. (PG) 11.30 Bid And Destroy. (PG)

6pm Regular Show.

6.30 Adv Time. 7.00 The Middle. 7.30 Two And A Half Men. 8.30 Jimeoin On Ice. 10.15 Balls Of Steel Australia.

10.45 Balls of Steel Australia. 11.15 Anger Management. 11.45 American Digger.

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 New Tricks. (M) 9.00 Westside.

(MA15+) 10.00 Westside. (M) 11.00 Major Crimes. (M)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Megafactories. 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 9.30 MOVIE Planet Of The Apes. (1968) (M) Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Bold.

7.00 Raymond. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 Futurama. 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Futurama. (PG) 9.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 10.00 Cleveland.

10.30 Bob’s Burgers.

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 River Monsters. 8.30 The Warehouse Comedy Festival. 9.00 Richard Pryor: Live On The Sunset Strip. 10.20 Joan Rivers: Don’t Start With Me.

6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 News.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 8.00 Fawlty Towers.

(PG) 8.30 MOVIE Jane Eyre. (2011) (M) 11.00 Air Crash Investigations.

6.30pm Seinfeld. 7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 9.30 Baggage Battles.

(PG) 10.00 Hardcore Pawn: Behind The Deal. (M) 11.00 Barter Kings. 11.30 Bizarre ER.

6pm MOVIE Return To Nim’s Island. (2013) (G) 8.00 MOVIE Goddess.

(2013) (PG) 10.10 MOVIE Sunday. (2014) (MA15+) Dustin Clare, Camille Keenan, Jacob Tomuri. 11.40 Mom. (PG)

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.30 ACA. 8.00 Monarch Of The Glen.

(PG) 9.00 Blackadder The Third. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE How To Murder Your Wife. (2015) (M) 11.35 Missing.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Last Man Standing.

(PG) 8.30 The Last Man On Earth. (M) 9.00 Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll. (M) 9.30 Coverband. (M)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Bold.

7.00 Raymond. 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Xanadu.

(1980) (PG) 10.30 The Loop: New Year’s Eve Party Show.

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 River Monsters. 8.30 Confessions Of A Wedding Planner. 9.30 Ladyboys. 10.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.45 The Midwives.

6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 Seven News. 7.30 ABBA: Dancing Queen. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Storage Hoarders.

11.30 Best Houses Australia.

6pm Seinfeld. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE Smokey And The Bandit. (1977) (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Lock Up. (1989) (M) Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, Tom Sizemore. 10.45 MOVIE Basic Instinct.

(1992) (MA15+)

6pm MOVIE The Adventures Of Tom Thumb And Thumbelina. (2002) (G) 7.30 MOVIE The Witches.

(1990) (PG) 9.30 MOVIE Red Riding Hood. (2011) (M) 11.30 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents.

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow. 8.30 MOVIE Rob Roy. (1995) (M) Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt. 11.25 Cycling.

Mitchelton Bay Classic.

Stage 1. Highlights.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 The Indestructibles.

(PG) 8.30 Black Ops. (M) 9.30 MOVIE True Justice: One Shot, One Life. (2012) (M) 11.30 Bellator MMA.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Bold.

7.00 Raymond. 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo.

(M) 9.30 MOVIE Can’t Hardly Wait. (1998) (M) 11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

7.30pm Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 8.15 Lie To You? 8.45 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. 9.30 Live At The Apollo.

6.30pm 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 7.30 House Wreck Rescue.

(PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. 10.30 Dealers. (PG) 11.30 Private Practice. (M)

6.30pm Air Crash Investigations. (PG) 8.30 Mountain Men. (PG) 9.30 American Hoggers. (M) 10.30 Louisiana Lockdown.

(M) 11.30 Rat B*stards.

(M) 12am 1000 Ways To Die. (MA15+)

6pm MOVIE Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island. (1998) (G) 7.30 MOVIE My Super Ex-Girlfriend.

(2006) (PG) 9.30 MOVIE Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance.

(2011) (M)

6.30pm Heartbeat.

(PG) 8.45 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple.

(M) 10.45 Cycling.

Mitchelton Bay Classic.

Stage 2. Highlights.

From Victoria. 11.45 MOVIE Ocean’s Eleven. (1960) (PG)

6pm Cops. (PG) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Freddie Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries. (PG) 8.30 The X-Files. (M) 11.30 Black Ops. (M)

6pm Becker. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 MOVIE Housesitter. (1992) (PG) Goldie Hawn, Steve Martin, Julie Harris.

11.35 The Loop. (PG)

SUNDAY

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 True Stories. 8.30 MOVIE The Twilight Saga: New Moon. (2009) (M) 10.35 To Be Advised. 11.00 Ladyboys. 11.45 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends.

6.30pm 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 7.30 House Wreck Rescue.

(PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Continent. 10.45 Best Houses Australia.

11.15 Dealers. (PG)

6pm Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Tennis. Hopman Cup. Night 1. Aust Gold v Czech Republic.

From Perth Arena.

11.00 Tennis. Hopman Cup. Late night 1. Aust Gold v Czech Republic.

11.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 12am Seinfeld. (M)

6pm Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE Flight Of The Navigator. (1986) (G) 8.30 MOVIE The Legend Of Zorro.

(2005) (M) 11.00 Anger Management. (M) 11.30 Anger Management. (PG)

6.30pm Scam City.

(PG) 7.30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away. (PG) 8.30 Emergency On Our Streets. (MA15+) 9.30 MOVIE The Call.

(2013) (MA15+) 11.30 Cycling. Mitchelton Bay Classic. Stage 3.

Highlights.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Extreme Collectors.

8.00 Extreme Collectors. 8.30 Cops.

(PG) 9.00 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 9.30 MOVIE Tomorrow, When The War Began. (2010) (M)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 Futurama. (PG) 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000) (M) 10.20 Raymond.

11.30 King Of Queens.

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 River Monsters. 8.30 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. 9.20 Ross Kemp On Gangs.

10.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg.

6pm Bargain Hunt.

7.00 Tennis. Brisbane International. Night 2.

From the Qld Tennis Centre, Brisbane.

10.00 Highway Cops.

(PG) 10.30 Bargain Hunt. 11.30 Dealers.

(PG)

6pm Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Tennis. Hopman Cup. Night 2. Great Britain v France. From Perth Arena. 11.00 Tennis. Hopman Cup. Late night 2. Great Britain v France. 11.30 Seinfeld. (PG)

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adv Time.

(PG) 7.00 The Middle.

(PG) 7.30 Top Gear.

(PG) 9.00 ManSpace.

(M) 10.00 MOVIE Daybreakers. (2009) (MA15+) Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill.

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 RPA. (PG) 9.00 What’s Your Emergency? (M) 10.00 Embarrassing Bodies.

(M) 11.00 Amazing Medical Stories.

(MA15+)

6.30pm Big Bash League. Game 19.

Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades. 7.30 Undercover Boss. 9.30 MOVIE Being John Malkovich. (1999) (MA15+)

6pm Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.05 The Simpsons. 7.30 Rules Of Engagement.

8.00 New Girl. 8.30 MOVIE The Craft.

(1996) (M) 10.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

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7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 River Monsters. 8.30 The Volcano That Stopped The World. 9.30 Banged Up Abroad.

10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.35 Ross Kemp: Extreme World.

11.20 Head First.

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ESTUARY: Some quality whiting on yabbies and cured worms along Cotton Tree with oversized flathead on live baits along the Twin Waters banks on the northern side of the Maroochy River. There are mud crabs from Bli Bli to Eudlo Creek. You can find trevally and bream at the Twin Waters weir opposite Picnic Point.

SURF: You can get dart and sand whiting along Maroochy North Shore along with a summer run of tailor which are proving good sport. The exposed rock along Maroochy and Alex beaches is returning bream and tailor on baby blue pilchards with the best results at dawn and dusk.

OFFSHORE: When conditions allow, there are unexpected good catches of snapper at The Gneering’s just on dawn after heavy berleying. The Barwon Banks are best for pearl perch, snapper and parrot using pillies, squid and cut baits.

FRESHWATER: Bass are responding to spinner baits and medium divers in Lake Maconald with Mary River cod also showing up. There are a few small bass, golden perch and saratoga in Borumba Dam with dawn just perfect. Somerset has good reports of yellowbelly on a variety of baits and deep diving lures. Don’t forget your red claw traps and freshwater licenses.

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Now we are at the busiest time of year where the line ups will be overcrowded but take a step back and be friendly to our visitors. And keep an eye out for the little ones that struggle.

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ARIES [Mar 21-Apr 20] When communicating on Tuesday and Wednesday, resist the urge to be rash. Words can cut, so think before you blurt out something that you later regret.

With three planets powering through your reputation zone on New Year’s Eve, you’ll be on show for everyone to see.

TAURUS [Apr 21-May 21] Bulls are ready to boogie!

You’re in the mood to celebrate, as the moon energises your entertainment zone. Lights, music, dining and dancing – get ready for a great New Year’s Eve! In 2016, the first eight months is the time to extend your peer group.

GEMINI [May 22-Jun 21] Garrulous Geminis love to gossip but beware the tendency to spill secrets (especially on Tuesday and Wednesday.)

If someone tells you something in confidence, make sure you responsibly zip your lip. On New Year’s Eve, home is where the heart is!

CANCER [Jun 22-Jul 23] Family relationships look fragile on Tuesday or Wednesday, as sharp words or actions upset peace and harmony. A pinch of patience will help things settle down again. New Year’s Eve is an emotional time for Cancers, as you look back over the year.

LEO [Jul 24-Aug 23] You’re impatient to learn something new but avoid jumping to conclusions, especially about an important relationship. New Year’s Eve looks lively, but you’re prone to extravagance, as the moon and Jupiter put you in the mood to party and overspend.

VIRGO [Aug 24-Sep 23] Be very careful what you say to family and friends on Tuesday and Wednesday, as Mars squares your ruler Mercury.

With the moon and Jupiter in your sign on New Year’s Eve, you’ll feel buoyant and may even surprise party-goers with some funky moves!

LIBRA [Sep 24-Oct 23] There could be friction at Villa Libra on Tuesday or Wednesday, as the planets stir up problems in your domestic zone. A double dose of diplomacy will get you through.

With Mars charging through your sign, Librans are in the mood to party on New Year’s Eve.

SCORPIO [Oct 24-Nov 22] You’re keen to communicate with a wide range of people this week. But don’t take yourself too seriously – and upset loved ones with moods or sarcasm.

Sentimental Scorpios can get a bit teary on New Year’s Eve, as you look back over the highs and lows of the closing year.

SAGITTARIUS [Nov 23-Dec 21] Sagittarians thrive on excitement and hate it when life gets too predictable. Things certainly won’t be boring on Thursday night, as the stars fire up the New Year party! With Saturn travelling through your sign, your words for success are patience and persistence.

CAPRICORN [Dec 22-Jan 20] You’ll enjoy finding solutions to pressing problems this week Capricorn, but resist the urge to criticise others no matter how ‘constructive’ your ideas are.

Thursday night promises to be fun and fabulous, and go on into the early hours of the morning so pace yourself.

AQUARIUS [Jan 21-Feb 19] You’re in the mood for some relaxation, as you spend quality time with loved ones. But – if you are too hasty with holiday plans, bookings or travel arrangements – then you could end up with a huge drama on your hands. So slow down and pace yourself Aquarius.

PISCES [Feb 20-Mar 20] The sun/Neptune aspect boosts your spiritual side. If you are attached, you’ll enjoy ringing in the New Year in with your partner. Singles – with the moon and Jupiter in your relationship zone on New Year’s Eve, you could be attracted to someone from another country or culture.

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ACROSS 1 Sudden disaster (11) 9 General lawlessness (7) 10 Latin American dance (5) 11 Place of information (4) 12 Surrounding area (8) 14 Limited in outlook (6) 16 Person owing money (6) 18 Site (8) 19 Drove fast (4) 22 Banal (5) 23 Fervent (7) 24 Testify (4,7)

DOWN 2 Conscious (5) 3 Principal (4) 4 Difficult (6) 5 Layman (8) 6 Publicity leaflet (7) 7 Reasonableness (11) 8 A pungent root (11) 13 Boots, shoes etc. (8) 15 Welcome formally (7) 17 Russian wolfhound (6) 20 Godly (5) 21 Profit (4)

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A small lizard Spanish term for ‘sir’ The opposite of asleep A type of seafood A major city in the Middle East An island country near Samoa and Fiji You might do this when you sleep You’ll find these on cars and bikes

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION SOLUTION LAST WEEK’S

CROSSWORD: ACROSS: 1 Catastrophe 9 Anarchy 10 Tango 11 Item 12 Environs 14 Narrow 16 Debtor 18 Location 19 Sped 22 Trite 23 Zealous 24 Bear witness DOWN: 2 Awake 3 Arch 4 Trying 5 Outsider 6 Handout 7 Rationality 8 Horseradish 13 Footwear 15 Receive 17 Borzoi 20 Pious 21 Gain

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JUNIOR X-WORD: gecko, senor, awake, prawn, Dubai, Tonga, dream, tyres (GRANDADS)

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SCATTERWORD: GROOMSMAN, monogram, nomogram, orgasm, sarong, maroon, romano, ramson, ransom, mormon, argon, groan, orang, organ, smarm, manor, roman, arson, sonar, groom, moron, gram, garn, gran, rang, roam, arms, roan, rosa, soar, morn, norm, moor, room.

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THE LAST WORD

GETTING REAL ABOUT RESOLUTIONS Having failed at keeping his New Year’s resolutions for too long, Richard O’Leary takes a new approach.

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find New Year’s resolutions impossible. I make them, I break them. The only time I have succeeded was the year I vowed to take up smoking, which I promptly did.

Thankfully, I have since quit the habit but the arrival of my first son was the catalyst for the change, not anything I shouted from the rooftops on December 31.

So this year I am going to take a different approach. I’m going to make a commitment to not doing things.

In 2016: • I won’t… read any more articles about what I should and shouldn’t eat. I am already meat free (except fish), dairy free and gluten free. Narrowing that list any further could result in some serious issues, like, what the hell to buy to fuel the energy rich existence I lead sitting behind a desk most of the day.

• I won’t… make bold predictions without reservation about the outcome of election campaigns, especially when they are many months away. Although I have to say Clive Palmer has absolutely no chance at all in Fairfax.

Zero. Nil. None.

• I won’t… leave it until the last few drops in the water tank before ordering a truck full of H20. Unless of course the Bureau of Meteorology says there is more than a 30 per cent chance of rain within the next 24 hours – even if that prediction is for a light drizzle rather than a heavy downpour.

• I won’t… wait until the jets on the cooktop start to splutter before ordering a replacement for the first gas bottle, which ran out many weeks before.

• I won’t... delay until December to get my oven fixed – especially in the year we are playing host to both sides

of the family.

• I won’t… complain about the weather.

It is what it is. I live in a region with an awesome climate so if there is an occasional heat wave or cold snap, I need to live with it, or move to a place with more predictable weather, like the Equator or Antarctica.

• I won’t… get excited about Parramatta’s prospects in the NRL despite signing Foran, Scott and Gordon. For 30 years now I have looked forward to the start of the season with unrealistic expectations about my team despite its obvious deficiencies, leading to much angst and disappointment. No more will I talk up the Eels’ chances of premiership success – I concede they may only finish runners-up.

Good luck with your New Year’s resolutions – see you in 2016. roleary@myweeklypreview.com.au.

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