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a beautiful place to live With so many beautiful aspects to Sunshine Cove, it’s easy to fall in love with its parklands and lake vistas. However, one of the most important ‘aspects’ of Sunshine Cove is how well it has delivered on our vision to create a contemporary, urban community within the heart of Maroochydore’s CBD. With the development of some six residential precincts now complete, you can see how well our masterplan has come together. How beautifully our parks, pathways and green spaces combine with our streetscapes to provide a feeling of natural space.

In the coming year, we will be releasing stage two of our latest precinct, Claremont. It too will feature stunning, direct, north facing water homesites, a wonderful selection of park front terrace and laneway allotments and more of our innovative, and our popular urban allotments. Almost every homesite within Claremont will have either a water, or parkland view to enjoy.

Only then will you appreciate the lifestyle opportunity and community we are building here. And if you’d like to see more, come talk to us.

This weekend why not come take in the sights for yourself, wander through our precinct parks, along the lakeside boardwalks and parkland pathways.

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Making the most of our brilliant coastal lifestyle in a home of your own design isn’t a dream, it’s well within your reach at Sunshine Cove. Come see for yourself. .

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THE FIRST WORD

CONTENTS PUBLISHERS Anar Higgins Darryl Olson Michael Kramer Noel Olson EDITOR Candice Holznagel DEPUTY EDITOR Leigh Robshaw JOURNALIST Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane PRODUCTION MANAGER/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kath Hawkins GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Ali Smith Meg Woulfe Morgan Earney ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dave Hawkins SALES EXECUTIVES Bethan Eaton Danielle Bussa Ian Brittain Nikki Carter GENERAL & SALES ENQUIRIES (07) 5444 0152 DISTRIBUTION ENQUIRIES 1300 367 352, PO Box 6362, Maroochydore BC, Qld 4558.

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Quick chat

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Fast facts

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Feature story

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Socials

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Profile

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My holidays

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Business & finance

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My opinion

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News summary

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Our 50th year

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My time

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My body

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My style

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Motoring

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My Property Preview

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TV guide/surf & fishing report

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Crossword/sudoku/stars

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The last word

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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 ts 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 degradable plastic.

rom the Sunshine Coast Airport in the north, right through to the budding satellite city of Aura in the south, our region is a hive of development. This enterprise corridor – a coastal stretch which takes in the soon-to-be opened Sunshine Coast University Hospital and the Maroochydore City Centre – will eventually house 80 per cent of the population and 80 per cent of jobs.

The Coast’s growth is gaining national attention, and for good reason. More than $10 billion has been committed – or is in the pipeline – in major works for the region. Read about the projects shaping the Coast in this week’s feature story. For more development news, also head to our property section.

With 2017 upon us, now is the time to reflect on goals for the new year. This applies not only to our region’s economy, but on a personal level. This New Year’s Eve, I encourage you to pause, reflect and acknowledge all you have achieved.

Consider what you would like to contribute to your 2017, and on a community level.

Let’s work together to make the Coast the best it has ever been.

For a list of NYE events, don’t miss this week’s My Time section. I wish you all a safe and healthy new year filled with happiness and plenty of laughter.

Candice Holznagel Editor

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QUICK CHAT

SUNSHINE AND SAMBA Local samba dancer Sasha Mazzeu is one of an elite group of international dancers heading to the world’s most famous carnival in February.

WHERE DO YOU TAKE VISITORS WHEN THEY COME TO THE COAST?

WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I live on my family’s cane farm in Bli Bli. My front yard is the Maroochy River and the backyard looks over the cane fields to Mount Coolum. It’s definitely my happy place.

Point Cartwright to see the view back over the beach to the range, fish and chips at Mooloolaba Spit, Eumundi Markets, the dreamy drive to Maleny, the Noosa National Park walk, my local beach and a drink at High Tide, Mudjimba.

FIRST JOB? Waitress at Jamaica Blue when it was in Mooloolaba.

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

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON? I have just finished choreographing and training for the World Salsa Solo, where I won first place in the Samba Female Pro division and my dance partner John and I got second in the Mixed Latin Pro Couples. I’m forever working on exciting cultural dance events for the year ahead and dance curriculums for my company Sombasha. I’m also training to keep my fitness at peak, as I will be dancing in Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval in Brazil next year with a company called Estacio de Sa. I will be one of only eight international dancers that auditioned and received a place. Also, I am entering the very first International Samba Queen competition, representing Australia, so this requires scouting some sponsors to support me. Then there is parenting two young boys. Plus, I’m 10 hours off completing a 200-hour yoga teacher training course.

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BEST DAY IN YOUR LIFE? Giving birth to my son as a VBAC. Hands down the best day/ night of my life.

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CAN YOU NOMINATE A DAY IN YOUR LIFE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A TURNING POINT?

YOUR FAMILY INCLUDES. . .

My two gorgeously cheeky sons, Cairo (three) and Sian (18 months), their father Henrique and my glorious extended families here in Australia, Italy and Brazil.

FIRST CAR? Silver Mitsubishi Lancer that I bought from my aunt for $1000.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE? I was born at Nambour Hospital, moved briefly to Sydney after

FAVOURITE BOOK? Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts or Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph.

FAVOURITE SONG? Joao Bosco’s O Ronco da Cuica or Vallis Alps’ Young.

finishing school then based myself in Brisbane while travelling back and forth from Brazil. I have been living back here since

Finding out I was pregnant with my first son made me ask questions about what kind of person I wanted to be and how I was going to be an example to my children. Within two weeks I launched a dance shoe company as I didn’t want to have to go back to full-time work once I was a mother.

PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT? Being successful at VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean). My first son was an unfortunate and physically/mentally damaging emergency caesarean and during my second pregnancy I worked so hard to understand what went askew and prepare my body to do it’s best at attempting a natural birth. I remember every moment of being in labour so clearly and once Sian had entered the world I was like, I did it.

YOU ARE HAPPIEST WHEN? I’m at the beach with my family and friends or dancing.

the start of the year with my children and have loved every

ADVICE TO YOUR 18 YEAR-OLD SELF?

moment of it.

Dance more, delay excess responsibility, save to travel, stand up for yourself.

WHY DO YOU LIVE HERE?

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN?

To be close to the beach and close to my mum.

Be raw and unapologetic about how you are. Choose your battles, not everything has to be a battle. This was said to me by an experienced mother of five children and is a mantra I use every day.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE ON THE SUNSHINE COAST? Mudjimba Beach, Ocean Street and Peregian Originals.

TEA OR COFFEE? Herbal please, maybe a licorice root or cacao and chilli.

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FAST FACTS

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THE LIST THE TOP FIVE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

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1. Staying fit/healthy.

2. Losing weight.

3. Spend less, save more.

4. Enjoy life to the fullest.

5. Spend more time with family.

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DID YOU KNOW?

DO YOU REMEMBER? BUSTING SOME MYTHS Sitting too close to the TV is bad for your eyes.

According to the experts, the most sitting close to the television will do is give you a headache caused by eye fatigue.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.”

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Floppy disks may have been a popular source for digital storage in the ‘80s and ‘90s, but they have since been superseded by USB flash drives and storage cards. You would need around 711 floppy disks to equal one gigabyte.

There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on every beach in the world.

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WORD OF THE WEEK Daedal Skilful, artistic; adorned with many things.

Do your kids insist on using a new cup each time they have a drink, and leave the used ones lying around the house? Stick magnets to a fun cup and place it on the fridge. They will love it.

YAROOMBA BEACH COMMUNITY UPDATE Sekisui House would like to thank the Sunshine Coast community who took the time to go online or visit the Yaroomba Beach listening post to view the proposal, ask questions and provide their views.

Our new proposal will transform a disused golf course into a significant local and international destination, setting a benchmark for sustainable development on the Sunshine Coast.

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FEATURE STORY

BIG PLANS FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE Find out what’s in store for the Coast in part one of a two-part series about our major infrastructure projects. COMPILED BY: Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane

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he Sunshine Coast Council predicts the region will reach a population of 424,000 by 2031. That’s less than 15 years away, which means investing in development of property and transport and securing the sustainability of the region are key factors to ensuring we are prepared for the future.

University of the Sunshine Coast regional and urban planning lecturer Dr Nicholas Stevens says the region is in a great position considering the global shocks of the past decade.

“Council has a line of sight for planning and development and that builds confidence in the community and investors,” he says.

“The council has done a great job of plan development and delivery, there have been some hiccups, but overall it is good planning.

“They are not prioritising just the highest and best use now, but considering the long game, our future generations and lifestyle. I think the major projects in the region are a good mix of building both community and the economy – we are in good shape.”

With 2017 upon us, My Weekly Preview’s Roxanne McCarty O’Kane takes a look at some of the major projects that are on the radar or underway.

LIGHT RAIL PROJECT LIFE: Estimated completion in 2025.

ESTIMATED COST: The initial stage of light rail from Maroochydore to Kawana is forecast to cost around $1.3 billion.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR THE REGION: $3.6 billion.

ABOUT THE PROJECT: Light rail is one of the Sunshine Coast Council’s major game-changing projects and is also one that has been recognised on a state level after the SEQ Regional Plan acknowledged the need for a passenger transport corridor from Maroochydore to Caloundra and on to Beerwah.

The daily number of journeys around the region is projected to increase by 60 per cent by 2031 and without light rail or a similar investment in public transport, the north-south road network will need to accommodate more than double the existing traffic volume.

A council spokesperson says following the council’s decision to endorse a preferred light rail alignment for further investigation between Maroochydore to Caloundra, work continues to gain a better understanding of the costing and developing a planning strategy for the coastal corridor.

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Artist’s impression light rail Sunshine Coast

officers have continued to advocate for the project at State Government level and to consider input from the private sector for the completion of a Feasibility and Business Case

by December 2017 and the delivery of a light rail system by 2025,” he says.

“Council is prepared to solely undertake this work but would ideally like to partner with the State Government and/or the private sector in the preparation of the future business case.”

The project will be rolled out in stages, with the first taking in the 14 kilometres from Maroochydore City Centre to the Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital at Kawana and stage two, running from the hospital south nine kilometres to Caloundra.

Additional future stages to the Sunshine Coast Airport and to Beerwah are yet to be considered.

The spokesperson says how the current pressures of growth are managed will determine the future attractiveness and competitiveness of the Sunshine Coast.

“At present two possible scenarios exist for the Sunshine Coast – to continue the transport focus on road infrastructure alone, or to shift towards a more integrated network with public transport supplementing the road network,” he says.

“At this point in time there is a unique and exciting opportunity for the Sunshine Coast to plan for a new way to move and

MOOLOOLAH RIVER INTERCHANGE PROJECT LIFE: Subject to funds.

ESTIMATED COST: $435 million.

Artist’s impression of light rail at Alex Parade accommodate projected growth while protecting the unique and attractive lifestyle for future generations.”

HOW WILL IT AFFECT US? In addition to its capacity to move large volumes of people efficiently, light rail is recognised for its ability to improve property values and stimulate investment.

The construction phase will see the direct and indirect creation of almost 9000 jobs and when it is completed, the light rail will also improve mobility, especially for the aged and people with disabilities.

Dr Nicholas Stevens from the University of the Sunshine Coast says the light rail is a key to reducing our dependency on private cars and offering new residents the opportunity to do away with their cars.

“The way it can activate urban spaces is spectacular and now is the time to act, before we develop ourselves into a corner,” he says.

ABOUT THE PROJECT: A Transport and Main Roads spokesperson says planning for the Mooloolah River Interchange (MRI) supersedes previous planning carried out for a key segment of the Multi-Modal Transport Corridor (MMTC).

The MRI is the Kawana Arterial and Sunshine Motorway upgrade, which includes a new connection to the $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital precinct via a two-lane road, which will form part of the future Kawana Arterial.

The arterial will connect Kawana Way at Parrearra across the Mooloolah River with an upgraded Mooloolah River Interchange on the Sunshine Motorway at Mountain Creek.

On the other hand, the MMTC is a proposed future transport corridor from Caloundra Road to the Sunshine Motorway, but construction plans have stalled twice.

HOW WILL IT AFFECT US? Member for Buderim Steve Dickson has been heavily campaigning for the delivery of the MRI as he believes it will ultimately save lives by providing faster access to the hospital in times of emergency. myweeklypreview.com.au

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CABOOLTURE TO MAROOCHYDORE CORRIDOR STUDY (CAMCOS)

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PROJECT LIFE: Completion between 2031 and 2036.

ESTIMATED COST: $3 billion.

PROJECT LIFE: 2017–2021.

ESTIMATED COST: $900 million.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR THE REGION: $59 million in tourism spend each year.

PROJECT LIFE: Operational by mid-2017.

ESTIMATED COST: $50.4 million.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR THE REGION: Based on today’s electricity costs, $22 million in savings for ratepayers over a 30-year period.

PROJECT LIFE: Undetermined.

Subject to funds.

ESTIMATED COST: The South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program estimates $1,100 million.

ABOUT THE PROJECT: Although the Sunshine Coast Council’s main focus is on the delivery of light rail by 2025, the Caboolture to Maroochydore Corridor Study (CAMCOS) has been a work in progress for the Department of Transport and Main Roads since it was endorsed in 2001.

CAMCOS defines the route for a future heavy railway line branching off from the North Coast railway line at Beerwah and extending through to Caloundra and Maroochydore.

A Department of Transport and Main Roads spokesperson says funding for further planning is being considered.

“The time frame for construction and commissioning of rail infrastructure in the CAMCOS corridor may be influenced by several factors including potential delivery time frames for the Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade project and future state infrastructure priorities,” the spokesperson says.

“Further planning needs to be carried out to update the project to consider recent developments in the corridor and to determine costs and delivery time frames.”

HOW WILL IT AFFECT US? When it becomes a reality, the CAMCOS corridor will provide fast, high capacity rail services through to Maroochydore.

However, a council spokesperson says CAMCOS is long-term proposition.

“Our current focus is on advocating for the State Government to upgrade the North Coast Rail Line to Nambour, and provide a light rail service connecting major centres within the council area,” he says.

ABOUT THE PROJECT: The AVID Property Group’s development will see 5000 homes built over the next 10 to 15 years to house 12,000 residents on the 378-hectare site that sits to the south of Sippy Downs and east of the Bruce Highway.

Called Harmony, this is the largest of three developments within the 500-hectare Palmview area and includes 100 hectares of open space and a 15,250 gross floor area town centre.

AVID Property Group general manager Bruce Harper says the development is the result of a decade of planning and work is already underway on the extension of Claymore Road into Peter Crosby Way, which is Harmony’s main entry road.

In early 2017, construction will also begin on Harmony Display World, which Harper says is the largest display village north of the Brisbane River and will showcase the latest home designs from Queensland’s best builders.

HOW WILL IT AFFECT US? The Coast will benefit hugely from the 9000-plus jobs that will result from it.

Harmony is the first South-East Queensland development to achieve a six ‘leaf’ national EnviroDevelopment certification in master planned communities from the Urban Development Institute of Australia, meaning it will be closely watched by industry specialists and potentially used as a model for future developments.

ABOUT THE PROJECT: The development application for stage one of this 19-hectare development by Sekisui House will be submitted to the Sunshine Coast Council in early 2017.

The first of seven stages includes the Westin Coolum Resort and Spa with conference facilities, serviced apartments and residential dwellings backing onto the shops and cafes within a new village heart and a significant 3.3-hectare public park.

The Westin Coolum Resort will be the first five-star international and eco-tourism resort to be built on the Coast in nearly 30 years.

An application to the council in 2015 to change the town plan to accommodate a 10-storey height limit was rejected and the newly designed resort proposes a maximum height of seven storeys and will accommodate 220 luxury rooms.

Sekisui House development manager Evan Aldridge says Yaroomba Beach will not be a gated, exclusive community. Locals will be able to buy spa memberships, dine, shop and attend functions in the 450-seat conference facility and enjoy the park and beach access.

HOW WILL IT AFFECT US? Yaroomba Beach will create 2400 construction jobs and support 1400 new local jobs, including career positions with Westin, with possible international opportunities.

Sekisui House plans to gift the equivalent of four football fields of landscaped parks, lakes and bushland pathways to the council for public use. The developer will also pay for the costs of maintaining the facilities and reinstate an active beach patrol.

With a connection to the Starwood Preferred Guest, Marriott and Ritz Carlton rewards programs, the Westin Coolum Resort will be on the radar of 77 million people worldwide.

ABOUT THE PROJECT: The 15 mega-watt solar farm, covering 24 hectares of a Valdora site, will be the biggest solar farm in Queensland and the fifth largest solar farm in the nation.

Mayor Mark Jamieson says it will offset 100 per cent of the council’s electricity consumption across the administration buildings, swimming pools, performance venues and community centres, holiday parks, libraries and art gallery and sport and recreation facilities.

“Most other governments are still talking about offsetting 50 per cent of their energy needs from renewables by 2025, so our 100 per cent offset puts us way ahead of the game and that’s a win for our environment and our community,” he says.

“This project will see us proactively take control of our electricity supply, isolating council from increased price risk.”

The Sunshine Coast Solar Farm will, at its peak, generate 15,000 kilowatts of electricity from the sun. Over one year, the solar farm will generate sufficient electricity to power around 5000 homes.

HOW WILL IT AFFECT US? The construction phase of the solar farm is expected to generate up to 60 local jobs.

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MAKE A TOAST TO MIKE STORKEY A Sunshine Coast man was this year appointed president of one of the world’s largest not-for-profit organisations. WORDS: Leigh Robshaw

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ost people fear public speaking more than death, so imagine being the president of an international organisation with 350,000 members and spending much of your time travelling the world giving speeches.

It’s all in a day’s work for Mike Storkey, the international president of Toastmasters International. The businessman and father of five from Twin Waters has been a member of the organisation for 26 years, and in August was appointed to the role of president in a ceremony in Washington DC – one of only two Australians to be given the role. This makes him the head of some 15,500 clubs in 142 countries.

“I’m the chairman of the board of directors, which covers 14 regions across the globe and many nationalities and cultures,” says Storkey. “I’m the roving ambassador and I travel four and a half months of the year.

“It is fun but it is work – you usually work about 18 hours a day on the trips. I have to visit as many clubs as I can, meet as many people as I can and promote the organisation.”

Storkey is clearly at the top of his game when it comes to public speaking, but it wasn’t always that way. He joined Toastmasters 26 years ago when he and his wife Leslie were living in Airlie Beach and looking for something to do at night that didn’t involve clubbing and bar-hopping. They went along to their first Toastmasters meeting and the rest is history.

“On my first attempt at impromptu speaking I thought, I can do this, this isn’t hard. I can’t remember what the topic was but I said one word and clammed up. To this day, I can’t remember what the one word was,” he laughs.

Storkey moved up the ranks of voluntary leadership roles over two decades, all of which were voluntary.

“People say you don’t get paid – yes you do,” he says. “You get paid in what you learn and the experience you gain.”

Storkey has had a varied professional career, from Woolworths store manager, life insurance salesman and hotel manager, to real estate agent, which he retired from this year.

For the past nine years, he his wife have run Storkey’s Team, a communications and leadership training company for SMEs and local government. He says Toastmasters has been an invaluable aid throughout his career.

“It definitely changed my life,” he says. “It made me far

Australian Ambassador to the US, Joe Hockey, with Mike Storkey at a reception in Washington DC

more confident in dealing with people from all cultures and political persuasions, people of all statuses. It gives you the confidence to express yourself. One of the biggest things it does is it teaches you to listen. We say you have one mouth and two ears and you should use them in that proportion.”

Storkey says most people could benefit from attending Toastmasters, particularly in our digital age.

“We’re in danger of becoming a society of hermits,” he says.

“Everybody talks through the phone, or through texts or emails. People seem to be terribly scared of face-to-face communication, yet that is the best form of communication that exists. If you’re speaking to someone face-to-face and you’re not sure what they’re saying, you can ask a question and quickly overcome misunderstanding; you can pick facial gestures, intonation of the voice.

“So little communication these days is face to face. In my real estate office, people would be sitting in the next cubicle to me and they could have looked over the top to talk to me but instead they’d send an email. That’s crazy. There’s no guarantee

I’ll get it, read it or understand it.”

Storkey says the reason people fear public speaking more than death comes down to confidence.

“It’s a fear of appearing not to be knowledgeable, appearing not to have confidence and not believing what they have to say is of any importance to anyone else.”

“I can remember going to P & C meetings where parents would not stand up to voice their opposition or support for something simply because they were afraid of public speaking.”

Storkey says everyone gets nervous before speaking publicly, himself included.

“Everyone gets butterflies, the trick is to get the butterflies to fly in formation – to know how to structure a speech, how to engage an audience, read an audience, establish a rapport with an audience. They’re the skills Toastmasters teaches you.”

Storkey says it gives him a “warm glow” to be part of an organisation that can help facilitate better communication in our world, a skill that’s needed more than ever.

“We’re one of the few not-for-profit voluntary organisations that is still growing,” he says. “Ten years ago we had 240,000 members and now we’re up to 350,000.

“Toastmasters has the potential to be a great envoy for global peace. If we could communicate with each other and respect other people’s opinions, there would be a lot more understanding.”

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SUMMER DAY TRIPS ON YOUR DOORSTEP The holidays are well and truly underway and if you are looking for something to do that takes you off the beaten track and into the great outdoors, My Weekly Preview has compiled a list of things the whole family can enjoy.

They say the best things in life are free – our beautiful region has plenty on offer that won’t cost you a cent.

1. CATCH THE SUNSET AT POINT CARTWRIGHT There’s no better way to wrap up a glorious Sunshine Coast day than to sit at Point Cartwright and watch the sun set over the mountains. You can enjoy the spectacular view with a picnic, some fish and chips or just the good company of friends and family.

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2. CLIMB ONE OF THE GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAINS AT DAWN

3. TAKE A DRIVE If you want to take in a lot of scenery and foodie hot spots in one day, jump in the car and drive along the Blackall Range Tourist Drive.

Exploring the Glass House Mountains is an adrenaline junkie’s dream, but there are also some tame options for families looking for a more subdued climb. With nine of the 11 peaks open to recreation, there are plenty of options available. Remember to pack enough food and water in case the journey takes longer than expected and stay on the designated tracks.

4. TAKE A DIP IN THE BUDERIM WATERFALL Nestled amongst stunning bushland in the Buderim Forest Park, the Buderim Waterfall is an easy stroll from any of the park access points. You are so close to everything, but when you are at the waterfall, the ambience is one of seclusion and tranquillity.

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7. TAKE A HIKE AT KONDALILLA FALLS

5. VISIT THE ICONIC EUMUNDI MARKETS The Eumundi Markets come to life with visitors and locals alike taking some time out to explore the fresh produce, talented artists and seasoned performers who delight audiences at the markets. Definitely worth a visit as you never know what treasures you will come across.

Kondalilla is the Aboriginal word for rushing water and the falls live up to their name, with 90 metres of water plummeting into the valley. There’s an easy 2.4-kilometre Picnic Creek Circuit, a moderate 3.2-kilometre Rock Pools walk, and the more challenging 4.6-kilometre Kondalilla Falls Circuit. This subtropical rainforest trail winds around beautiful gorges and secluded rock pools, with plenty of scenic lookouts along the way.

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BY THE NUMBERS 6. DUNETHIN ROCK If you’ve never heard of Dunethin Rock, you wouldn’t be alone. But this natural platform with panoramic views of winding waterways and cane fields is one best-kept secret you need to investigate these holidays. Access is along Dunethin Rock Road, which comes off Yandina-Bli Bli Road.

• The Sunshine Coast grew its domestic visitor numbers by 7.8 per cent in 2016 • 3.1 million Australians visited the region • Expenditure grew by 6.2 per cent to $1.9 billion • Expenditure by international visitors increased by 26.7 per cent to $245.3 million for 2015/16.

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Is it a boat? Is it a plane? Well, it’s both. ‘Willy’ is a Wilga Warbird (PS104-80) designed in the 1950s and built in Poland in 1982, the only one of its kind in Australia that floats.

We cruise along the Maroochy River before pilot Shawn Kelly does a u-turn and we pick up speed and take off. My initial fear of being in the air in such a tiny plane gives way to excitement as we fly above Maroochydore and Mooloolaba with the doors off and wind in our hair.

There’s a panorama of endless ocean on one side and inland waterways and mountains on the other. From the air, the built-up areas are dwarfed by the natural environment and you gain a fresh perspective on how beautiful and mostly untouched the Sunshine Coast really is. It’s a lot of fun and the closest I’ll ever get to skydiving.

I feel I’m in safe hands as Kelly expertly manoeuvres the plane, which has recently been refurbished but retains its vintage charm, with details like the original instrument panel left intact.

He tells me about a mother and her surly teenagers who begrudgingly came on board because they’d been given gift vouchers they felt obliged to use. Within five minutes of being in the air, their scowls became huge grins and I can see why – it’s an adrenaline rush that can’t help but lift your spirits.

As we descend over the rooftops towards the river I brace myself for impact but the landing is feather-light and smooth. I’ll be back for another go and next time, I’m bringing the kids.

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AUSTRALIAN SALMON A TASTY PROPOSITION Mark Davidson is from Ord Minnett in Buderim.

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o our mind, the Tasmanian salmon industry offers attractive growth prospects from rising Australian per capita salmon consumption, high barriers to entry, and increasing returns from scale and best practices.

Domestic prices have increased, having weathered unfavourable growing conditions last year owing to warmer waters. If prices stay high, a normalisation of per-kilogram production costs could lead to significant margin expansion in 2018 and 2019.

Our base-case valuations for the local industry’s two biggest players, Tassal (TGR) and Huon Aquaculture (HUO), suggest 20 per cent and four per cent upside, respectively.

The market is concentrated, with both

companies representing greater than 80 per cent of Australian production, which is around two per cent of the global market.

This market structure should encourage pricing discipline and support margins.

Huon is a vertically integrated salmon producer operating in Tasmania. The company owns hatcheries, marine farms, harvesting and processing facilities.

Revenue is derived from the sale of product, principally fresh salmon, but the company also supplies processed products such as filleted/smoked salmon and a small amount of trout.

The largest sales channel is Australia’s wholesale markets, with a lesser amount exported, mostly to Asia. Huon listed on the ASX in October 2014 and is headquartered in Dover, Tasmania.

Tassal is the largest vertically integrated salmon producer operating in Tasmania.

The company owns hatcheries, marine farms, harvesting and processing facilities.

Revenue is derived from the sale of product, principally fresh HOG (head on, gutted) salmon, but the company also supplies processed products such as filleted/smoked salmon. The largest sales channel is retail

and the company supplies Coles and Woolworths. Tassal’s products are marketed nationally under various brands. Tassal listed on the ASX in December 2003, and is headquartered in Hobart, Tasmania.

We forecast Huon’s profits to grow faster from a lower base, but we prefer Tassal, given its market position stability of returns, and the fact that outer-year valuation multiples for Huon are similar to those for Tassal, suggesting a superior risk-reward profile for Tassal.

The salmon industry offers attractive structural industry trends over the medium term. Australian salmon per capita consumption at circa 2.5 kilograms per annum has more than doubled in the last 10 years, but we believe Australians are hungry for more. Supported by trends such as consumers seeking healthier lifestyles, changing dietary preferences and population growth, we see the potential for salmon consumption to rise by mid-single digit percentage rates over the medium term.

There is also the possibility of significant margin expansion in 2018 and 2019. In 2017, we expect average production costs to rise given the lag following poor growing

conditions in 2016. We expect margin expansion in 2017, mainly due to prices, which have caught up with conditions. In later years, margins should be buoyant if elevated pricing persists without hurting demand and production costs normalise.

As is typical of any agricultural production, salmon growth requires particular conditions. Specifically for fish, oxygenated water at the right temperature (not too hot) is important. Growth can also be impacted by external influences such pests, diseases and algal blooms. With a concentrated asset base, sector profitability and valuations are sensitive to pricing. We initiated coverage of Huon with a Hold recommendation (higher risk) and a target price of $3.81. Meanwhile, we reiterate our Buy recommendation (higher risk) on Tassal with a target price of $4.62.

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This article contains general financial advice only and does not consider your personal circumstances; you should determine its suitability to you. Before acquiring a financial product you should consider the relevant product disclosure statement. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

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SIMPLE WISDOM FOR THE NEW YEAR

TOURISM TOPS OFF RECORD YEAR

To start 2017 on the right foot, Sami Muirhead is taking a leaf out of her grandmother’s book.

The Sunshine Coast has had a bumper year for tourism and big plans are in the works, says Simon Latchford.

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new year – a new start. I love a clean slate and the promise of adventure. I kid myself every year I will get organised. I vow I will clean out my cupboards, get into my skinny jeans, wipe off my credit card debt, and see more of my friends. None of these things have ever happened.

This year was the year of the self-help book for me. I was obsessed with that Japanese book about decluttering your home and only keeping things that ‘sparked joy’. I kept the stupid book because it sparked joy and still have clutter everywhere.

The Danish hygge trend about making everyday life cosier was my next obsession.

I read several books on it but there are still toys everywhere.

So then I picked up an Oprah Winfrey book from a bargain bin, in which Oprah tells us all her life lessons.

Queen O sits under her grove of oak trees every morning and the butler brings her coffee. It is here she ponders life.

I think if we all had a manservant to bring us coffee as we sat under a damn canopy of trees we would all probably be a fountain of wisdom.

I eat the kids’ toast scraps as I run out the door brushing my hair and shouting at anyone who will listen to get in the car. Not much time for contemplation in that ritual.

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But you know what? We search around the world for wisdom and often it is under our nose. The person who has taught me the most in this life was my grandmother, who passed away when she was just shy of turning 90.

Boon, the name everyone called her, lived a good life despite many setbacks from the school of hard knocks. My grandmother never complained and never spoke ill of anyone. Never. Think about that. I did not inherit that trait.

The pensioner would give her grandkids her last cent if we allowed her to and she was humble and hardworking. She did not have high expectations of anyone.

Boon did not need a huge house or a designer handbag to be happy. She had a modest but spotlessly clean house she took great pride in, she did not have credit card debt because she did not have a credit card, she was not remotely overweight, and she always made time for her family and important friends.

Perhaps 2017 is the time to get back to the basics in values and goals. Happy New Year everyone. May the year ahead be gentle to us all and may we appreciate the simple things. I will try for my grandmother, but I fear I am already doomed to fail, as I would really love the odd morning shared with a butler, a fancy chair and a flat white.

ollowing what has been a bumper 2016, I am pleased to report solid bookings across the Coast for the summer holiday period as we move towards 2017 and the 50th anniversary of the naming of the Sunshine Coast with great optimism.

The Sunshine Coast Airport topped the one million passenger mark for the year – the first time it has ever achieved this.

Traditionally, the Sunshine Coast has been a ‘drive’ market destination, with the majority of visitors arriving by car. This will always provide a solid base, but a priority has been to expand direct air links as it attracts a higher-yielding market that would otherwise fly somewhere else.

In the past year, we have seen Qantas reintroduce direct services, and Jetstar bring online a new Adelaide service and Virgin and Air New Zealand significantly expand frequencies. But there is a finite logistical barrier to growing air numbers much further with our current airport.

The Sunshine Coast Airport has been the fastest growing airport in Australia over the past year, and with the recent confirmation of the extension and upgrade to the airport, we can look forward to growing our air capacity even further over the long-term.

And if planes and cars aren’t enough, we are looking towards a bumper cruise season in 2017. Now recognised as one of the fastest growing port destinations, we know that once passengers have the opportunity to

“Perhaps 2017 is the time to get back to the basics in values and goals”

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taste what the Sunshine Coast has to offer, there’s great potential for them to return for a dedicated holiday at a later date.

Our own Visit Sunshine Coast team has kicked many goals during 2016, including the development of a new website, an innovative Food Trail, the World is Coming to the Sunshine Coast events campaign and winning a slew of business events for the region such as the Australian Event Awards until 2018.

“I am pleased to report solid bookings across the Coast…”

It is now important for the Sunshine Coast to match the upgrading of Sunshine Coast Airport with new accommodation and attractions and we are already seeing that take shape with Breeze Mooloolaba due to open, plus Downunder Drive, work on Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve and the rebrand of Sea Life Mooloolaba to Sea Life Sunshine Coast. Other recent announcements include accommodation at Australia Zoo, a five-star Westin Resort and a $400 million water park.

We are looking forward to celebrating the 50th anniversary. So much has been achieved over that period, but we recognise that 50 is just the start of the innings – there’s a vast amount still to accomplish.

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Tickets are now on sale for the June 3 event. The performance features 75 puppets during a 50-minute show adapted to three more of Carle’s bestselling classic tales including The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse, Mr. Seahorse and The Very Lonely Firefly.

Tickets are $20. Visit scvenuesandevents.com.au.

SAFER CYCLING FOR KIDS: FREE WORKSHOPS Get your little ones active with Sunshine Coast Council’s cycling workshops. The children’s intermediate class is designed for children aged six years and over and will be held on January 12 at Sippy Downs and on January 19 at Meridan Plans. It teaches bike handling skills and road awareness. Participants must be accompanied by an adult. For a full list of workshops visit the council’s website.

A six-metre tall sculpture capturing the joy of childhood is set to become one of the Sunshine Coast’s most notable public artworks when it’s installed in the Sunshine Coast Health Precinct’s Village Park at Oceanside next year. The $220,000 creation, funded by Stockland, is expected to be installed by mid-2017. The artwork, titled iDIDIT!, will be created by veteran Sunshine Coast artist Russell Anderson after the design concept featuring a cartwheeling child was chosen from an expression of interest campaign that attracted interest from a variety of artists nationwide.

LOCALS URGED TO TAKE CARE OVER HOLIDAYS FASHION FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE 10 YEARS The fashion forward are being encouraged to get in early and reserve tickets for the 2017 Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival. Set to celebrate its 10th year, the event attracts local, national and international labels. Tickets will go on sale in January for the festival, which will be staged on October 20 and 21.

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The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is urging people to stay safe over the holidays. Director of Nambour Emergency Department Dr Michael Natale says his emergency team see many patients whose festive season is ruined by injury, road trauma and overindulgence. The daily average number of patients to the emergency department through the 2015/16 year was 321 compared to 330 on Christmas Day 2015, 435 presentations on Boxing Day and 329 on New Year’s Eve. “We hope that people drink responsibly, appoint a designated driver and take care of each other,” he says. The Caloundra and Nambour EDs are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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New Year’s Eve is a very special time of the year on our Sunshine Coast, and also one of the busiest.

As well as being home to almost 300,000 residents, we welcome thousands of holidaymakers who have come to experience all we have to offer – from the coast to our beautiful hinterland.

There’s certainly plenty to do and see.

We want everyone to enjoy their New Year celebrations, have a great time with their family and friends and to support our local businesses, which are at the heart of our economy.

However at all times, it’s important that we show respect for each other and not put ourselves or anyone else in danger with our actions, including emergency services personnel.

Please be patient if our roads are a little bit busier than usual, or if there’s a wait for a bus or a taxi, and don’t take any risks by drinking and driving.

As we’ve seen recently, we are in the middle of storm season, so remember it’s definitely not the time to take any unnecessary risks and take shelter if you’re outdoors.

I’m sure we are headed for a year to remember in 2017.

Best wishes to all.

HOLIDAY PARK EXPANDS Council’s popular Mudjimba Beach Holiday Park has expanded by 30% following the completion of 46 new sites now being enjoyed by holidaymakers.

There are 45 new powered sites, one unpowered site and new internal roads, as well as new fencing and landscaping, drainage, and electrical and plumbing work.

An existing barbecue shelter was also upgraded to a modern camp kitchen with new appliances, a kitchen sink and functional seating.

The Mudjimba park now offers 35,000 site nights per year and 2016 occupancy has been up 5% compared to 2015. It holds a four out of five TripAdvisor rating.

Work is also underway to add 16 sites to Dicky Beach Holiday Park, construct concrete annex pads at Coolum Holiday Park and a new caretakers’ undercover veranda has recently been completed at Maroochydore Beach Holiday Park.

The upgrades are delivered through council’s Capital Works Program.

For bookings, go to sunshinecoastholidayparks.com.au.

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PROJECT UPDATE

CHECK OUT THE NEW BULCOCK STREET There’s been some impressive changes in Caloundra’s main street as we reach the end of 2016.

The new Bulcock Street streetscape, from Felicity Park to just past the Minchinton Street roundabout, is now open and being enjoyed by our local residents and thousands of visitors over the holidays.

The streetscape upgrade is a $5 million investment by council to create a vibrant new look for Bulcock Street and transform the Caloundra CBD. It enhances the look and experience of the area, improves safety and access, and provides a new drawcard, which will maintain and build a sustainable economy for the town.

The new streetscape’s main features are the reshaped roadway and footpaths, new contemporary street furniture and

advanced sized trees and shrubs.

Many underground services, including telecommunications cabling, a new water main and a stormwater filter that protects the Pumicestone Passage from pollution, were installed before work on the aboveground elements started.

A modern, dynamic canopy lighting feature which uses new technology, along with several other smart technologies such as automatic traffic bollards for market days will be installed early in 2017.

We will also be adding free Wi-Fi points, waste bin sensors to detect rubbish levels, LED lighting and sensors to detect car parking availability for motorists.

Visit the Smart Centre at 63 Bulcock Street to learn more about the smart technologies already being tested and the ones being installed next year.

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2 Mister Maker & The Shapes is a brilliant, fun, fast-paced and interactive show everyone will enjoy these summer school holidays. It’s coming to Lake Kawana Community Centre on Tuesday, January 17. Showtimes are 11am and 1.30pm. Tickets via www.scvenuesandevents.com.au.

1 Learn how to use weeds and natural fibres to weave spiders at Art Bugs at the Maroochy Arts and Ecology Centre, Tanawha, on January 4. The 90 minutes of fun is for children 8–12 years and costs just $7.50. Book via our website.

Come dressed as your favourite Harry Potter character and learn how to play quidditch from the masters – the USC quidditch team – at Kawana Library at 9am on January 9. Attendees must be seven years of age of older. Register at library. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

For a full event listing and full detail visit www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

EVENTS UPDATE

NEW RACE FOR THE COAST Around $3.5 million is expected to be contributed to our economy when the hugely successful Velothon brand expands into the Southern Hemisphere for the first time with the inaugural Velothon Sunshine Coast next year. The three-day mass participation cycling event, staged by IRONMAN in partnership with council and Tourism and Events Queensland, will be

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Keep up to date with local news and information from council by following us on Facebook.

You can find us @SunshineCoastCouncil.

Want to have your say on council projects? Visit the Community Engagement section on our website to see projects open for community consultation.

held in and around our stunning coastline and hinterland from July 13–16.

The new addition to the Sunshine Coast events calendar will join races in Berlin, Hamburg, Stockholm, Cardiff and Edmonton in the Velothon Series.

For more information and to pre-register, visit velothonsunshinecoast. com.

Find more hints and tips online at www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

A milestone for Maroochydore The $20 million upgrade of Maroochydore’s Evans Street is now complete, three months ahead of schedule.

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duplicated traffic lanes – from two to four upgraded intersections new footpaths and new cycle lanes landscaping improvements extensive work on underground services.

Thank you to our community for your patience during construction.

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The upgrade improves traffic flow, road safety and access in Maroochydore and includes:

This project was delivered through council’s Capital Works Program.

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OUR 50TH YEAR

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES ARE MADE IN SUMMER Christmas on the Sunshine Coast is announced by heat, summer storms and beach towels flapping from balconies.

DOT WHITTINGTON recalls the joys of holidays past.

Cars line the waterfront at Mooloolaba Esplanade, visitors head to the beach on the Petrie’s Creek tramline and Kings Beach, Caloundra in 1961

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t is the smell in the air that gives it away, not the decorations turning up in the shops a week earlier every year or the canned carols playing in supermarkets.

It’s that scent that rises from the earth after a hot day, one that is often amplified by a solid storm to cool everything down in the late afternoon.

It’s the smell of Queensland summer that turns up to announce the Christmas holiday season.

After the excitement of the school breakup party, when watermelon was handed out and red iceblocks arrived packed in hot ice in big, army-green canvas bags, it was the countdown to the big day.

On a sultry summer evening, the Christmas beetles, once mostly a shimmering cream but now more commonly a dull brown, began to buzz the air and their prickly little legs would grab on to skin and clothing.

The cane toads turned up en masse too.

In the week before Christmas, the Wimmers truck arrived carrying its precious

cargo of a crate of softdrinks – creaming soda, lime cooler, cherry cheer and that awful sarsaparilla. The factory was in Bury Street, Nambour near where the council chambers now stand.

Almost opposite was the Co-Op, the supermarket where locals stopped for a chat while buying their groceries. With stores in Yandina and in Currie Street, the Co-Op also picked up shopping lists or took phone calls and delivered.

It wasn’t quite the online option we know now, but dangerously close and perhaps more personal.

Most prized among the stock at this time of year was the navy blue and gold wrapped and sealed tins of Arnott’s cream biscuits that turned up only at Christmas.

Chickens came fresh from the farm gate at Eastons in School Road, Maroochydore and one year, Jack Vermeulen from the Windmill Bakery at the top of Nambour, baked a crispy crust for the ham.

The memory of that crust still sticks like little fingers did to the licorice allsorts and jellybeans that filled bowls in December.

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The coast turned into tent city as beachfront parks filled with happy holidaymakers under canvas, running around in their togs with white zinc splattered across their noses and, sometimes, a hat.

Queues formed at the paddle boats and the slippery slide in the bay at Cotton Tree – a spot long since lost to the changing river mouth – while a little paddle pool topped with a black swan column was the feature of Cotton Tree park.

Coloured lights straggled between posts on the old cottages that lined Bradman Avenue and although humble, were still worth a drive-by while enjoying the fresh river air after a humid day.

Along the esplanades, brightly coloured beach towels flapped from balconies of the little houses and blocks of flats (all two storeys of them) and the trees in the caravan parks.

There was a festive, holiday feeling in the warm Christmas air in the 1960s.

Simple pleasures, but memories are made of this.

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

On December 27, 1958, surveyor JFH (Fred) Murray signed the survey plan which marked the boundaries of the Maroochy Airport at Mudjimba. It was not until August 12, 1961 that the airport was officially opened. He was a shire councillor on December 6, 1979, when the first airport terminal building opened.

DID YOU KNOW? Sir John Lavarack, the first Australian-born Queensland Governor, gave his name to the crescent in Buderim, although his retirement home was in Eckersley Avenue, which was named for consulting engineer A.C. Eckersley, from Nambour. The Foote brothers, Buderim’s first main developers, chose the name.

Alexandra Headland was once known as Potts Point, after John Potts an employee of William Pettigrew who lived there from 1880-1890. It was renamed in honour of Queen Alexandra, when her husband King Edward VII took the throne on the death of his mother Queen Victoria in 1901. The name was formally gazetted in 1915 and contrary to common use, is singular as there is only one headland.

The 50th Anniversary of the Naming of the Sunshine Coast will be celebrated on August 1, 2017. In the lead up to the occasion, My Weekly Preview will each week take a look into our region’s past. If you have any historical photos or stories to share, feel free to email: editorial@myweeklypreview.com.au

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TODD’S GROG Todd Widdicombe reflects on the best gags of the year as he sinks a few pale ales from BarRat’s Brew.

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nd so this is Christmas, and what have you done?”. Well if you’re former AFL footy star Ben Cousins, the answer

could be time.

If you’re Mad Mel Gibson, it could be good – 1000 award nominations for Hacksaw Ridge. He’s done good.

If you’re Warnie then the question could be, “Who have you done?”or better still for a quick response, “Who haven’t you done?”.

One of my favourite stats of 2016 was a survey that asked 1000 women in the UK if they’d ever sleep with Shane Warne – 68 per cent of them said “Never again”.

On that note, it’s time to take a look back at some of my favourite stuff from the past 12 months, the highs and lows, the unanswerable questions and the good, the bad and the ugly.

Firstly, the greatest puns of 2016.

I buy all my guns from a guy called T-Rex. He’s a small arms dealer.

I’m really good friends with 25 letters of the alphabet. I don’t know Y. Velcro. What a rip-off.

My Dad wants me to become an organ donor. He’s a man after my own heart.

I just deleted all the German contacts from my phone, now I’m Hans free.

Of course, this year has been filled with awesomeness thanks to random facts about the great Chuck Norris. Here’s the top three.

If Chuck Norris was to donate an organ he could only donate his left kidney because his right one was replaced with a hand grenade in 1978.

Chuck Norris once urinated in the fuel tank of a semi-truck. We now know that semi-truck as Autobot Optimus Prime.

Chuck Norris likes his meat so rare he only eats unicorn.

Of course, we’ve heard plenty of top jokes throughout 2016, many of them Donald

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Trump gags.

How will Donald Trump remove Mexican folk from America? Juan by Juan.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a plane crash, who survives? America.

Donald Trump wants to ban the sale of pre-shredded cheese so he can Make America Grate Again.

That last one’s so dumb it’s grate. Great.

Of course it’s been a big year for some unanswerable questions too.

Why do we call pineapple, pineapple? I mean who came up with this? It’s a fruit, does it contain apple? No. Does it contain pine?

No. There’s a distinct lack of apple and pine so, I know, how ‘bout we call it pineapple?

Do you think the bloke who discovered the boomerang was terrified?

Can a chubby person go skinny dipping?

The Mannequin Challenge took the world by storm in 2016. The Mannequin Challenge is the art of staying completely still and doing nothing for as long as possible. The current record is held by the Federal Government.

Is the Wham song Last Christmas a Chrissy song or a breakup song? Better still, is it simply a tribute to the shabby art of re-gifting?

And finally the greatest festive season question of all time, “Is Die Hard a Christmas film or an action movie?”. The answer of course is Christmas film, and one of the greatest of all time.

When it comes to beers of the year, Your Mates and Stone and Wood are up there with a special mention to the QuickDraw Pale Ale. But here’s one that you might wanna get on your radar for the festive season – BarRat’s Brew.

BarRat is a top bloke I know who works on the wireless and is living the dream with his own signature beer brewed right here on the Sunny Coast by the legends at the Sunshine Coast Brewery.

This cheeky little number has a distinct signature taste that’s both refreshingly different and full-bodied with a slight hint of fruitiness. The beer’s bloody great too.

Wrap your laughing gear round a few frothy BarRat’s Brews on Jesus’ birthday, either from a bottle or better still on tap. I give it a solid four out of five festive thumbs up.

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ife changed forever for Think Investment Realty CEO Jack Childs when his son David took his own life in 2011.

In a bid to prevent anyone else from feeling like they have run out of options, Childs, a motorsport enthusiast and Sunshine Coast businessman, has thrown his support behind a special event being hosted by beyondblue.

The organisation has been critical in helping to raise awareness about depression and has worked tirelessly to remove the stigma associated with the illness, particularly among men, who make up more than 75 per cent of all suicide deaths each year.

Every day in Australia, seven people will die from suicide and another 30 will attempt to take their own lives.

The appeal of motorsport for men, as both spectators and participants, makes it an ideal avenue to set about eliminating the stigma associated with depression and mental illness and beyondblue will host a special event in conjunction with the opening round of the Super Sedan Summer Slam motorsport at Mothar Mountain Speedway on December 29.

The Summer Slam will be the biggest motorsport event staged in Gympie this season and series organisers have confirmed a car display, meet-the-drivers session and barbecue will take place at Lighthorse Oval between 11am and 2pm, with all proceeds from the event going to beyondblue.

The Super Sedan Summer Slam will be at the Lighthorse Oval, Lake Alford Park, on December 29.

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COOLUM Fireworks will start at 8pm thanks to the Lions Club of Coolum. The free family event starts at 5pm and includes rides, a sausage sizzle, popcorn, fairy floss and more.

Creative Events Incorporated has once again pulled out all stops to bring a free, family event to Kings Beach, Caloundra.

This year’s event begins at 4pm and features children’s rides, food stalls, fireworks, music, dance, face painting and plenty of fun things to do. The movie Zootopia starts at 7.15pm with fireworks at 9.30pm.

The Parklands Tavern, in Meridan Plains, will also host a Family Fun Night from 5.30pm with face painting, glow sticks, mocktails for the kids and cocktails

Renowned for being the best manicured course on the Coast.

Today is the perfect time to book your next round of golf.

If you book online, you’ll save up to 20% OFF the standard listed green fees.

for the grown-ups, as well as raffles and a special New Year’s Eve dinner. Bookings are recommended.

The Caloundra Power Boat Club will host a free show by Graeme Jensen from 8pm to midnight.

The Caloundra RSL will host live entertainment from 4pm with The Vibe Duo and a tribute to Australian rock ‘n’ roll from 8.30pm. The Aura Seafood Restaurant New Year’s Buffet will be available from 6.30pm for $72 per head.

ENGINES ALIVE AT THE AIR MUSEUM The first Engines Alive Day is coming to the Queensland Air Museum early in 2017.

This is a great chance to see more than 70 restored aircraft, including the F-111,

BRIGHTWATER Party with the family at the Brightwater Hotel from 5.30pm with face painting, glow sticks, mocktails and cocktails, raffles and dinner specials. Bookings recommended.

recently delivered Mirage, the partially restored Lockheed Neptune and the Lockheed Venture, now virtually complete after 10 years under restoration.

Plus, you can see and hear more than eight aircraft engines running at intervals throughout the day including the Wirraway, and the mighty 14-cylinder radial Pratt & Whitney R 2000.

There will be a jumping castle for the kids, free rides in a WWII Jeep, and a variety of food and drink options.

Better still, this day of fun and entertainment for the whole family doesn’t include sand or sunburn.

Visit the Queensland Air Museum, Pathfinder Drive, Caloundra, on January 7 to experience Engines Alive. More information at qam.com.au. myweeklypreview.com.au

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MY TIME

APPLE & COCONUT MUFFINS It’s fun to indulge a little bit during the festive season. Here’s a sweet treat that is also full of nutritious goodness. Recipe supplied by clinical naturopath, TV presenter and author Emma Sutherland.

INGREDIENTS 1 cup coconut flour 1 cup almond meal ½ cup activated buckwheat ½ tsp Naturally Better stevia 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds ¼ cup sesame seeds ¾ cup shredded coconut 1 tsp cinnamon 1/3 cup chia seeds 2 tsp baking powder 60ml olive oil 1 cup sheep’s milk yoghurt 4 eggs – separated 2 cups grated apple

INSTRUCTIONS

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yummy and healthy

1. Place all dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

2. Whisk egg whites till it forms peaks.

3. Separately, mix egg yolks and yoghurt.

4. Once well blended, add oil.

5. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in wet mix of yoghurt, egg yolk and oil.

6. Mix until evenly spread through the mixture then add grated apple.

7. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes to allow the chia seeds to swell.

8. Fold through egg whites, spoon into mini muffin silicon tray and bake on 180°C for 20 minutes.

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Around 20 buskers will go head-to-head to find the best busker on the Coast.

Every Friday throughout the month of January, buskers will appear at various locations throughout Mooloolaba and they will compete in the Starting Out or Been Around categories with the hope of snagging as many votes as possible.

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two at the Beach Club Resort Mooloolaba and $500 in cash.

In other music news, the Sunshine Coast Guitar Festival is coming to the Caloundra Power Boat Club and the country’s greatest guitarists will be attending with their bands – Kevin Borich Express, Phil Emmanuel and Band, Tim Gaze and Rough Diamonds and special guest band, Simon Gardner and The Big Sky. The Sunshine Coast Guitar Festival is at the Caloundra Power Boat Club on January 7, tickets are $30. Call 5492 1444.

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MY BODY

TRIPLE SHOT EYE CREAMS Budget: Natio Renew Radiance Eye Cream aims to reduce puffiness, eliminate bags and diminish the appearance of fine lines. It contains pomegranate to help reduce damage caused by the environment and regenerate delicate skin, and vitamin C, which hydrates and lightens dark circles around the eyes, $17.95 from Myer.

Mid-price: Olay Eyes Collection Ultimate Eye Cream targets the three main eye skin concerns; dark circles, wrinkles and puffiness. Active ingredients include niacinamide, glycerin and penta-peptide. On shelf February 1, $48.99 from Priceline, Woolworths and Chemist Warehouse.

Luxe: The Yves Saint Laurent Forever Youth Liberator Eye Cream is an anti-ageing eye cream containing Glycanactif, a patented combination of three glycans to help increase youthful activity in skin cells. It relaxes lines and evens skin tone around the eyes, $99 from Myer.

No one wants to juggle three eye creams so look for a product that targets three concerns in one: lines and wrinkles, puffiness and dark circles.

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Want to go short for summer?

While goddess hair, beachy waves and long tousled bobs are the prevailing hairstyles for Hollywood stars, Michelle Williams dares to be different and stepped out in LA on December 13 wearing this gorgeous blonde crop. We asked head stylist at Tony&Guy in Cotton Tree, Lulu Dalgleish to comment on the style: What do you think of this style? “I think the haircut suits her, it looks lovely.”

Who can wear this style? “For that sort of haircut you can’t have thick hair. It needs to be medium texture or even better, fine hair. It would suit round or oval-shaped faces.

What about maintenance? “You’d have to have it cut every five to six weeks to keep it looking sharp and nice.

She’s platinum blonde so she obviously has a scalp bleach, which is a full head of bleach. You would need to have the colour done every three to four weeks to maintain this look.”

Coral is said to be the most universally flattering shade of lipstick. This pinkish-orange shade will take you from beach days to bar nights – the trick is to find the right shade for you.

We We tracked d down three of the most popular coral lipsticks:

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1. MAC Vegas Volt, $36 from the MAC counter at Myer.

2. Josie Maran Love Your Lips Hydrating Lipstick in Coral Delight, $31 from Mecca Maxima.

3. Innoxa No Bleed Moisturising Lipstick, $14.96 from Myer.

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Want to know how to apply bronzer like a pro? For a fresh-fromthe-beach glow, grab a blush brush and sweep your bronzer lightly across the areas the sun would naturally hit – the top of the forehead, temples, bridge of the nose, cheekbones and jawline. To avoid looking muddy, finish with a highlighter on your cheekbones, brow bone and chin.

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MY STYLE

SUMMER STYLING White lace is set to stun this summer, according to Mooloolaba’s Unseen Boutique owner Sheree Johnstone.

She says that the season’s hot trends also include bohemian style print dresses and tops teamed with tan or bright coloured leather sandals, wallets and bags.

Striped linen tops, pants and dresses in navy and white will also be popular and look great on all body shapes.

Unseen Boutique stocks designer labels including Lisa Brown, Kivari, Binny, Jac + Jack and Morrison.

THE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE

NEW YEAR, NEW CAREER Are you looking for a new career and want to make the switch to the beauty industry?

There’s good news – Demi International is expanding to three new locations to meet growing demand.

A registered training organisation with international accreditation, Demi International is opening its doors in Toowoomba, Cairns and Strathpine, building on the legacy of its original Maroochydore campus, which has been successfully operating for more than a decade.

Unseen Boutique, Mooloolaba, 5478 0885.

2017 Beauty & Massage Courses

The new locations will specialise in three courses – Diploma of Make up, Diploma of Beauty Therapy and Diploma of Remedial Massage. Each course takes one year to complete with only one day per week on campus and 15 hours online. The bulk of the cost is coverable through the Australian Government’s VET Student Loan scheme.

Visit demiinternational.com.au for more.

Get beach ready this summer with body sugaring. This beauty treatment is the natural alternative to waxing and is ideal for sensitive areas like under the arms and the bikini line.

Better yet, as there is no heat involved, it is less traumatic on the skin.

There are many additional benefits to the sugaring method.

Firstly, you don’t have to wait for the hair to grow long, it also helps to eliminate ingrown hairs, is less painful and reduces the risk of breakouts.

Mountain Creek salon, Stacey’s Beauty Touch, uses the Smoother method from Body Sugaring Australia. It is the only sugar that is applied with an applicator, rather than the hands. The product looks like toffee and is 100 per cent natural, made from lemon, sugar and water.

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MOTORING PREVIEW

FORTY YEARS YOUNG The cultish VW Golf GTI is approaching middle age in better shape than ever, thanks to a performance-enhanced anniversary edition. WORDS: Peter Atkinson, AAP

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lot can change in 40 years. The colour of your hair, and the shape of your tummy, for instance.

But the past four decades have been particularly kind to the Volkswagen Golf GTI – one of the world’s most enduring

feel-good machines - which celebrated the big four-oh this year.

Now in its seventh generation, the GTI remains a staple – and a very lucrative one at that – of the German hatchback range.

Not bad considering that, back in 1976

when VW launched the first GTI, they planned to release 5000 units of this special model. Instead, more than 2 million have been produced in the ensuing four decades.

Like the donor Golf, it remains instantly recognisable as the progeny of that first

version, but one that’s got better with every successive model update or upgrade. How can something be so much better while staying basically the same? I guess that’s the power of German engineering for you.

To mark the Golf formally reaching middle age (without the grey hairs and round tummy, mind you), VW has released a special 40 years edition of the GTI. The VW engineers have been let loose to give the GTI a hefty performance boost to emphasize that, while it might be entering its 40s, the Golf is in better shape than ever.

That power boost lifts its output to an impressive 195 kilowatts – plus an overboost function that delivers a snarling 213 kilowatts for up to 10 seconds – when required for urgent acceleration or overtaking.

The Golf GTI is, to my mind, one of the best fit-for-purpose machines in the automotive world. It knows exactly where it fits into the scheme of things and has never tried to be something it’s not.

It’s not, for instance, a full-blown sports machine. That territory is amply filled in the VW lineup by the punchier, pointier Golf R. Rather, the GTI sits atop the “conventional” Golf lineup bringing all the practicality and appeal of the iconic German hatchback, but with a liberal dose of added driving engagement.

Which explains why VW had to tread warily when tinkering with this anniversary

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THE ART OF PERFORMANCE

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MOTORING edition. The risk was spoiling a famous recipe by adding too much of a good thing.

Whereas previous GTIs have always been sparky, delightful things, that successful recipe has never included gaudy power outputs from their four-cylinder engine. Not much more than 140kW has always proven ample power to make the GTI a must-drive machine.

But this latest version moves dangerously close in power to the Golf R – a car that boasts all-wheel-drive and a specialised, focused handling package that makes it virtually racetrack ready.

Happily, the GTI recipe remains. That substantial extra dose of power has not compromised that long-held GTI ethic.

It’s fun but not too focused, quick but still eminently practical and driveable in everyday situations.

And even though it will reach the speed limit in a rapid 6.3 seconds, its thirst remains a respectable 7.1L/100km.

That added performance isn’t the only enhancement VW have thrown into this commemorative model.

Mechanically, that extends to an electronic locking front differential, upgraded brakes and exhausts and a bespoke aero package.

It enjoys an upgraded technical package including adaptive cruise control and frontal collision avoidance with emergency

explodes when you plant the right foot and the tacho needle starts to spin. Thanks to the six-speed DSG transmission, there’s that characteristic crackle and pop on every gearchange as the scenery starts to flash by quickly to a top speed of 250km/h.

Let’s face it – that’s more than fast enough for a 40-year-old.

VW GOLF GTI 40 YEARS EDITION HOW BIG? Like the standard Golf, it delivers interior space that belies its compact dimensions. But it’s compact enough to be nimble in city traffic and a breeze to park.

HOW FAST?

city braking; adaptive chassis control, blind spot monitor and rear traffic alert.

There are some unique paint finishes, including contrasting black roof and new GTI lettering. There’s even a subtle “celebrating 40 years” message along the door sills.

Inside, you’ll find grippy, alcantera leather-clad sports seats, which wrap around your buttocks and ribs to anchor you in place.

And the chunky, flat-bottomed steering wheel is covered in the same tactile suede leather,

giving it a luxe but practical feel. Classy little touches include red stitching highlights on upholstery and seatbelts.

It all sits on 19-inch “Ruby” alloy wheels – named for the car’s ruby anniversary.

The Golf has some impressive competition in this sporty hatch segment, but it remains a formidable contender in a niche it virtually created and has continued to command for a couple of generations.

In this sharpened form, it’s even more compelling. That snorting engine virtually

Well, faster – much faster – than any Golf to previously wear the GTI badge. It will hit the speed limit in just over six seconds and has a top speed of 250km/h. And with its angry exhaust note it feels fast, as well.

HOW THIRSTY? It will guzzle a bit more than your average Golf – that’s inevitable with this much performance.

But at 7.1L/100km it’s frugal enough.

HOW MUCH? With a six-speed dual-clutch auto, it will cost $48,990 plus onroad costs. If you’re prepared to change gears yourself it’s $2000 cheaper. But with a long list of equipment it’s good buying – the only option is an $1800 moonroof.

LAND ROVER

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LOCAL NEWS

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BMW’S EXCLUSIVE CHAMPION RELEASE

ar enthusiasts who want to be a part of motoring history will have to be quick.

Last week, German car manufacturer BMW announced it is set to release an exclusive onroad version of the BMW M4 DTM. But with only 10 of the Champion Edition vehicles set to be released in the Australian market, the title is expected to sell fast.

The car was made famous with German racing driver Marco Wittman piloting it in its 2014 debut season. Wittman was able to seal the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) driver’s championship for BMW Team RMG. The combination took four round victories out of 10, beating some of the toughest competition in the world.

Remaining with the BMW team, and his faithful BMW M4 DTM, during the past two seasons, Wittman was able to secure a second DTM driver’s championship in 2016, adding a further three race victories to his illustrious career.

To commemorate this victory, BMW M has announced the release. BMW Group Australia CEO Marc Werner says the global run will be limited to 200 vehicles.

“Securing five per cent of the M4 DTM

“BMW Group Australia CEO Marc Werner says the global run will be limited to 200 vehicles”

Champion Edition’s global allocation is an honour for BMW in this country,’’ he says.

“It once again proves the popularity of M division product Down Under.

“On the back of the sold-out M4 GTS, the M4 DTM Champion Edition offers similar racetrack-inspired performance with further exclusivity, and is a fitting tribute to Marco’s achievements.”

One feature is the water injection cools inlet charge to boost power and torque.

Developed under the bonnet of the 2015 BMW M4 MotoGP Safety Car, BMW M’s unique water injection system made its production debut on the M4 GTS. Now the M4 DTM Champion Edition’s twin-turbocharged, three litre, straight-six uses this system, which sprays a water mist to lower inlet temperatures. This enables increased turbo boost pressure and more aggressive ignition timing.

Peak power and torque are rated at 368kW and 600Nm respectively, representing 51kW and 50Nm increases over the regular M4 variant.

Offered exclusively with the seven-speed M double clutch transmission and driving the rear wheels in the best motorsport tradition, the M4 DTM Champion Edition will hit 100km/h from a standstill in only 3.8 seconds, before heading to a limited top speed of 305km/h.

Fuel consumption is listed at 8.5L/100km on the combined cycle, with 199g/km CO2.

Available only in Alpine White, the BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition’s exterior livery follows that of the DTM racer with the additional M striping applied along the side flanks and roof.

Contact your nearest BMW dealership for more information.

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PROPERTY

HIGH HOPES FOR 2017 REAL ESTATE MARKET After a year of steady growth in the Sunshine Coast property market, Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane talks to real estate agents from across the region to find out what they predict for 2017.

Gail Hunter – Oceanside Property Sales

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t is a year that Sunshine Coast real estate agents have described as consistent, exciting and the strongest for buyer demand in recent memory.

And with widespread demand for more property listings to meet the demand from buyers continuing, many are expecting those trends to continue well into the year ahead.

Next Property Group owner Loren Wimhurst says while there is always a “huge demand” for the medium-priced market from investors and families, the market has fared well with plenty of movement within all price points and there was an increase in

demand for waterfront properties.

“We saw a rise in the market from about June this year and it hasn’t really slowed up until now. There is generally a busy period around the summer months with more buyers around wanting to move to this stunning region,” she says.

“I am personally looking forward to 2017, with continued growth and new development on the Coast, next year could be a very busy year for us all.”

Harcourts Buderim principal Jarrad McCarthy says the unprecedented level of infrastructure projects underway within the region has boosted demand for properties.

“The increased demand in property was met with a decrease in supply, with listing levels at much lower levels than previous years,” he says.

“This imbalance of supply versus demand created upward pressure on prices and better results for sellers and property owners – 2016 was one of the strongest years for buyer demand in recent memory.”

McCarthy says the pre-Christmas rush has been their peak period this year, with “frantic levels of activity” from buyers throughout November and December, with particular focus on vacant land and mid-range housing between $600,000 to $800,000.

“We are completing more ‘off market’

sales than ever before, where we match the right buyer to an upcoming listing and achieve a sale before the property hits the market,” he says.

“This has provided swift results for sellers and can often result in a premium price as the buyers wish to beat the competition. The buyers are benefiting by having the certainty of securing a suitable property.”

With the factors that have driven this market activity set to continue into 2017, McCarthy says prices are likely to rise steadily throughout the year, especially if listings do not increase.

“Record low interest rates and affordable property prices in comparison to Australia’s major cities will continue to provide confidence in the local property market,” he says.

Day & Grimes principal Ian Black says the bottom end of the Nambour market has performed well over the past 12 months, with detached houses the most in demand.

“There were no particular peaks for Nambour and surrounds, just a constant build as supply became short and we are set to see more of the same, with lack of supply underpinning price performance,” he says.

Maleny Realty sales consultant Jess Luthje says well-presented property was snapped up in the hinterland and land sales

remained strong throughout the year, rising to meet the ever-present demand for properties with stunning views.

“There seems to be a real satisfaction with the area and people don’t want to leave in general so we’re not seeing a lot of property come onto the market,” she says.

Oceanside Property Sales marketing manager Gail Hunter says waterfront property has been in high demand this year, with local investors and owner-occupiers wishing to downsize to prime waterfront locations.

This has also been buoyed by strong markets in Sydney and Melbourne, which have become “overheated”, pushing buyers over the border.

“The area surrounding the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital is in high demand and will only continue to grow as the hospital opens and thousands of employees take up positions. Being shift workers, they will prefer to live close to work,” Hunter says.

“I don’t believe we’ve begun to experience the wave of investment which will be generated by highly paid medical professionals and others moving to the Sunshine Coast to work in and around the hospitals.

“I predict 2017 will be even busier in the real estate market than 2016.”

ADVICE FOR BUYERS AND SELLERS IN 2017 Next Property Group owner Loren Wimhurst For buyers: If it feels right then go for it, you wouldn’t want to lose the dream home for a few dollars.

For sellers: First impressions last. If you are thinking of selling your home, presentation is key to maximising the selling price. A little time and effort to present your home could significantly increase the selling price and reduce your time on market.

Day & Grimes principal Ian Black For buyers: Make sure you can afford your mortgage if rates go higher.

For sellers: The year could see the peak of the current cycle by year’s end. Selling now or sooner rather than later may reward sellers.

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Harcourts Buderim principal Jarrad McCarthy For buyers: Be well researched, prepared and ready to buy.

‘Days on market’ are reduced across the Sunshine Coast and you are likely to find increased competition for popular properties. Partner with local agents who will assist you in your search and to advise you on upcoming listings. Be certain about your decision, but also be aware than you may miss out if you take too long to make a decision.

For sellers: With upward pressure on prices and increased competition from the marketplace, consider alternative methods of sale such as an auction campaign to ensure you’re extracting the highest price the market is prepared to deliver.

In a moving market, placing a price on your property can be damaging to the process.

Maleny Realty sales consultant Jess Luthje For buyers: If you see a property you like and you think it’s well priced, don’t hesitate as it will sell.

For sellers: Present your property well, property needing renovation is taking longer to sell and not achieving as much as it could if a simple renovation was carried out. Price it according to comparable sales, buyers are remaining very savvy and although the demand is strong, they know where the value sits. myweeklypreview.com.au

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PROPERTY

AT THE HEART OF THE HEALTH HUB Investors are snapping up the North Shore Oceanside Kawana apartments with 90 per cent of the waterfront development already sold.

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djacent to the $2.03 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital, which is set to open in April, North Shore Oceanside Kawana is under construction.

Timed perfectly to meet the demand for accommodation the hospital’s expected 4500 staff and visitors will create when it opens, North Shore Oceanside Kawana is the latest project from the RGD Group. The Coast-based company is one of Australia’s most innovative, multi-award winning developers who possess the largest portfolio of completed projects in the Kawana area.

RGD Group director Ron Grabbe says the contemporary-style one, two and three-bedroom 60 apartment development – which is more than 90 per cent sold – has attracted astute investors wanting to secure their future in the largest health precinct currently under construction in the Southern Hemisphere.

“The project is located on the waterfront in the heart of Oceanside Kawana Health Hub, a $5.3 billion development now under construction and right next to the Sunshine Coast University

public and private hospitals,” Grabbe says.

“This was the first opportunity to buy an affordable waterfront apartment less than 100 metres from what is going to be the largest health precinct in the Southern Hemisphere and minutes to the future town centre with its shopping, dining and entertaining, world class beaches and the expanding University of the Sunshine Coast.’’

With vacancy rates on the Sunshine Coast tightening, and the region experiencing one of the fastest population growth rates in the country, Grabbe says hospital apartment projects are attracting strong attention from investors and owner occupiers.

“With the current rental vacancy rate around one per cent, it’s an opportunity to capitalise on the growth and investment opportunities associated with the billions of dollars being spent on infrastructure on the Sunshine Coast.

“The response to North Shore has been fantastic from investors and owner occupiers attracted by the development’s prime north-facing waterfront location, value for money and flexible floor plans.’’

The opening of the hospital will coincide with major infrastructure projects

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RGD Group directors Ron Grabbe and Rob Gowland, with sales manager Gail Hunter, overlooking construction of North Shore taking place around the region to cater for a growing population.

“As a result we are set to launch a number of new projects on a similar scale with attractive living options, pricing and returns which we are confident will continue to attract local, national and international investors,” Grabbe says.

For more information on current and upcoming projects, visit the sales display centre located at Shine Court, Birtinya.

It is open Monday through to Saturday from 10am to 2pm, or at other times by appointment.

Phone Gail Hunter on 0419 513 529 for more information.

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THE ULTIMATE ALEX BEACH HOUSE 44 Mary Street, Alexandra Headlands Very rarely does a property in the coveted Golden Triangle come to market. This iconic beach house is set on a remarkable 1,042m2 of premium land. Enjoying a wonderfully private elevated position, with majestic sweeping ocean views. Architecturally designed by Blackburn & Jackson, this is a lifestyle opportunity of superb quality and tranquillity. A truly scarce commodity in such a blue chip location is the extra height under cover parking, accommodating a plethora of recreational vehicles.

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THE HOME THAT THINKS IT IS A 6 STAR PENTHOUSE! 8 Riverview Avenue, Buderim It will only take one minute to appreciate the outstanding quality that this masterbuilt home boasts.

In fact, it is much more like a 6 star penthouse (minus the body corporate fees). Take the stairs, or the internal lift to what is undoubtedly the hub of the home, and if you’re not impressed by what this level offers then you never will be! The kitchen would not be out of place at the Marriot and the backdrop enjoys one of Buderim’s finest, true north facing, 200 degree views that simply says WOW! Entertaining from the deck will never be a hardship as words don’t do this justice! You have to view to fully appreciate everything this home offers!

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THE ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE PROPERTY – 30 ACRES - 15 MINUTES TO MOOLOOLABA 223 Dales Road, Chevallum Everything you could ever want in a dream lifestyle acreage property is on offer here. A contemporary home with all the mod cons you would expect and deserve, combined with 30 of the most beautiful acres you’re likely to find and all just 16 minutes to Mooloolaba or Maroochydore CBD. You will never be short of water with one of the most impressive dams (x 2), complete with bore and water automation system. An inspection is a must to truly appreciate all that is on offer here. Call Craig now to arrange your viewing.

4 Bed | 2 Bath | 7 Car • 30 stunning acres • 2 extra-large and deep dams • 4 bed plus large functional office • 3 car internal garage • Machinery sheds • Business opportunity • 15 minutes to Mooloolaba Beach

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WATERFRONT HOUSE & LAND PACKAGE – LIMITED OPPORTUNITY – OCEAN ACCESS 6 Tarawa Street Lot 7, Kawana Island This is an unheard of opportunity, vacant ocean access land is a scarce commodity on the Sunshine Coast. Lot 7 $600,000 and Lot 8 $620,000 are the perfect blank canvases, located outside the lock and weir, moments from the new medical hub and just a stroll to cosmopolitan dining - this is LOCATION, LOCATION. Along with G.J. Gardner we have put together an exciting house and land package or if you prefer design your own waterfront dream home. The options are truly endless when you start with such a premier location. Call Karen today. *Price is subject to a full soil report and contour survey.Imagines are indicative only

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PROPERTY

THE NEW HEART OF THE REGION Construction work on the new Maroochy City Centre is set to continue through 2017.

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he development of Maroochydore’s new CBD is set to surge forward in 2017 after the completion of the first phase of work on the 53-hectare site.

More than 100,000 tonnes of earth has been moved and 18 kilometres of electrical conduits have been laid in the opening stage of the transformation of the former Horton Park Golf Course into the Sunshine Coast’s new urban heart.

SunCentral Maroochydore CEO John Knaggs applauded contractors Shadforth Civil Contractors and Cardno for their

professionalism in undertaking the early stage works and design.

“The transformation of the site has been impressive and the outline of the first stage of the future CBD’s streets, plots, parks and waterways is now clearly visible,’’ he says.

Sunshine Coast-based Shadforths has completed the physical work on site, while Cardno has acted as the project’s principal engineering consultant.

Early next year, will see the start of civil engineering works on Stage 1 of the site, including road-building and the laying of underground infrastructure.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS The Sunshine Coast is set for a tourism boost with a proposed five-star hotel to be developed in Mooloolaba.

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ria Property Group is working on plans for a mixed-use development on a flagship Mooloolaba Esplanade site that will serve as a catalyst for the region.

The proposed scheme incorporates a 150 room international standard five-star hotel, ground floor and rooftop retail precincts.

“Aria’s commitment and vision to invest in developing a five-star luxury hotel in Mooloolaba is a testament to their belief in the Sunshine Coast and its future as an international destination,” says Neil Scanlan, the national director of Hotel Transactions at Colliers International.

“International hotel operators are excited by genuine opportunities delivered by world class developers.

We expect this project to generate significant interest amongst the top hoteliers in the world.”

The project will represent one of the most significant private investments on the Sunshine Coast in recent times, generating 800 jobs during construction and 300 ongoing jobs.

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“Luxury projects of this magnitude have development costs in excess of $450,000 per room, so the economic benefits for tourism on the Sunshine Coast are immeasurable. With the majority of developments in these areas strata titled, it is refreshing to witness a developer with a long-term vision for the region,” Scanlan says.

Accor Hotels COO Simon McGrath says the group has held initial discussions to be involved. Already operating Sofitel Noosa, McGrath has confidence in the Sunshine Coast region and believes a luxury hotel in Mooloolaba will continue the rise of tourism for the area.

Aria has a long track record of attracting high quality retailers to its projects including Hermes, Montblanc, Ermenegildo Zegna and celebrity chef Ben Donoghue’s signature Billykart Kitchen.

In addition to significant ground floor retail, Aria is planning a rooftop retail/bar zone complete with horizon pools.

Aria Property Group managing director Tim Forrester says Aria is excited to bring the transformative, international standard project to Mooloolaba. myweeklypreview.com.au

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PROPERTY

WORK, REST AND PLAY The Oceanside development Revive offers a work-life balance for owner-occupiers.

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or more than 20 years Gardner Vaughan Group has built a strong reputation for delivering high quality, boutique residential projects in Brisbane.

These projects boast exceptional engineering and intelligent design, which results in functional floor plans that people love calling home.

Revive at Oceanside is Gardner Vaughan Group’s introduction to the Sunshine Coast and the company is

confident that it will be one of its most iconic developments.

Revive will blend work, rest and play. It is located on the waterfront and only 50 metres from the soon-to-open Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

The complex will contain luxury one, two, three and four bedroom apartments, providing both owner-occupiers and investors with a range of choices.

To find out more, contact Gardner Vaughan Group on 07 3630 4570.

BEACHSIDE LIVING Kings Beach’s newest development, Billow, brings a new level of luxury to the suburb.

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lite Projects Sunshine Coast has announced the launch of its latest residential development – six spacious and unique luxury units located on the top of the headland in the sought after beachside suburb of Kings Beach.

To be called Billow, the $10 millionplus project will comprise five single level home-size residences and a two-level luxury penthouse within walking distance to the patrolled beach, local cafes, restaurants and downtown Caloundra.

Elite Projects director Bill Weir says Billow will set a benchmark for architecture on the Sunshine Coast. It will feature curved wall covers and subtle external lighting to create a sparkling ocean effect.

Designed by renowned local architect, sailor, surfer and ocean enthusiast Ken Down, the project evokes the beauty of a surging wave finished to the highest levels of design and elegance.

“Each of the six generously-sized residences feature several balconies or terraces that offer seamless integration of indoor and outdoor spaces perfect

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for entertaining and capturing the cooling ocean breezes and calming views,’’ Weir says.

“An architectural emphasis on natural light creates bright well-considered spacious living areas.’’

The five, single-level homes feature three bedrooms with ensuites and a powder room while the two-level penthouse has four bedrooms with three ensuites, a separate bathroom, two powder rooms and a wet bar.

Other highlights include spacious master suites with large walk-in robes, separate laundries, large connoisseur kitchens with walk-in pantries, a butler’s pantry in the penthouse, multiple spacious open plan living areas, large entertainment balcony, rear balcony, ample storage and two or three secure carparks per residence.

Ranging in size from 224 to 384m2, the residences are expected to sell from $1 million and above.

To be a part of this landmark development, contact Bill Weir for more information. Phone 0477 714 852 or visit billowkingsbeach.com.au.

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PALMWOODS, 239a Chevallum Road

Just In Time For Mango Season The sellers have decided to get serious and meet the market. This very private 6.5 acre property sits 200 metres off the road ensuring peace and quiet. Located on the highest point you’ll enjoy a full overview of what the family is doing from the house whilst enjoying the breezes. This is a quality piece of land that is ideal for horses, more large sheds motorbikes or whatever it is you are into. The sellers instructions are clear, it needs to be sold to free up funds for other interests.

• Great family home with practical layout that Mum and Dad will love • Fully usable 6.5 acres currently with approximately 200 mango trees. Seller will remove trees if needed • Renovated kitchen with stone benches and German stainless steel appliances • 60,000+ litres of rain water tanks, wood fire heater and split system air conditioning if needed • Approx 9 x 6 metre shed plus large garden shed and room for more if you want • Motivated vendor is ready to sell and will consider all offers

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PROPERTY

LIVING IN HARMONY Palmview’s new $3 billion masterplanned community will eventually house 12,000 residents.

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AVID Property Group CEO Cameron Holt, Queensland general manager Bruce Harper, Sunshine Coast mayor Mark Jamieson

s people continue to flock to the Sunshine Coast, drawn by the promise of a beautiful natural setting, a vibrant social scene and relaxed lifestyle, providing quality housing to meet the demand is a challenge for the region.

Australian developer AVID Property Group has responded to the call with 2016 marking the first steps towards delivering its $3 billion masterplanned community Harmony, located in Palmview.

Set on 378 hectares, Harmony is on track to deliver more than 4800 homes for 12,000

future residents, catering to a wide range of buyers. This emerging community is billed to work with nature, not against it.

Over the next 15 to 20 years Harmony is set to transform into a vibrant and inclusive community. Harmony’s future residents will be conveniently located just seven kilometres from the beach, 12 kilometres from Mooloolaba, 14 kilometres from Maroochydore, and just minutes from the University of the Sunshine Coast and the new public and private hospitals.

For more information visit harmonyliving.com.au.

LIVE THE COAST LIFESTYLE The Allura Coolum development is located steps from one of the region’s most loved beaches.

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new $33 million development will see 43 beach homes built just steps from one of the Sunshine Coast’s most loved

beaches.

Allura Coolum will comprise of 43 premium individual beach houses set in a private enclave just steps from patrolled surf beaches, surf club, boardwalks and a thriving café strip.

The development will offer sophisticated coastal living with seven unique styles to choose from, all with luxury fitouts built to maximise sea breezes and the idyllic location.

Priced from $640,000 through to $825,000, the beach houses will feature three bedrooms, two bathrooms and include exclusive use of the residents’ pool and barbeque area.

Presenting an ideal opportunity for sea changers to live and work in paradise, 10 of the properties will be equipped for small office/home office businesses, offering 51m² of street-front access.

Currently selling off the plan, Allura Coolum is expected to be completed by the end of 2017.

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The project is already attracting strong buyer interest with 25 contracts worth around $17 million already issued.

Scott Juniper of Cube Developments says the market has responded positively to the project due to its design and worldclass coastal location.

“We are receiving very strong off-theplan sales with enquiry coming from mostly local, Brisbane and Melbourne buyers,’’ Juniper says.

“The Coolum property market continues to grow in popularity and people are acting quickly to secure the unique lifestyle, investment and business opportunities Allura presents.

“With everything on the doorstep, it offers the opportunity to leave the car at home and enjoy Sunshine Coast living at its best.”

Allura Coolum is located 10 kilometres from the Sunshine Coast Airport and 120 kilometres from Brisbane.

The project is being marketed by local real estate agents. There is also a sales office located onsite. For more information contact Steve Horridge on 0419 805 032 or visit alluracoolum.com.au. myweeklypreview.com.au

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6.30pm QI Christmas Special. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 A Taste Of Landline. A look at where Australia’s food comes from.

8.30 Vera. (M) A woman is murdered in a hedgerow.

10.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg.

6pm Seven Local News.

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6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Red Dog. (2011) (PG) Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rohan Nichol.

10.30 MOVIE My Best Friend’s Girl.

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6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 4. Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes. From the SCG. Hosted

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8.15 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 5. Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. From #TheFurnace, Perth.

6pm Rick Stein’s German Bite.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Wild Canada: The Heartland. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Kon-Tiki. (2012) (M) Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Tobias Santelmann. A Norwegian explorer goes to sea.

10.35 SBS News.

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6.30pm Stick Man. 7.00 News.

7.30 Father Brown: The Star Of Jacob. (PG) 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) A new detective joins the team.

10.00 Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Comedy Roadshow. (PG)

6pm Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (2000) (G) 9.15 MOVIE A Million Ways To Die In The West. (2014) (MA15+) Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson. A woman turns a man’s luck around.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 Shrek The Halls.

7.30 Merry Madagascar.

8.00 Carols By Candlelight. From Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

11.00 MOVIE A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. (2011) (MA15+) John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris.

6pm Bondi Rescue. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. (1992) (PG) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern.

9.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) Bindi Irwin is a guest quizmaster.

10.05 Michael Bublé At The BBC. 11.25 48 Hours. (M)

6.30pm SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of Britain: Secrets Of Underground London. (PG) A look beneath modern-day London.

8.35 MOVIE The Adventures Of Tintin. (2011) (PG) Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig. A young reporter embarks on a treasure hunt.

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9.25 The Queen At Ninety. A celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday.

10.55 20 Feet From Stardom. (M)

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10.00 MOVIE Groundhog Day. (1993) (PG)

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7.00 MOVIE National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989) (PG) 9.00 MOVIE National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985) (M) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Dana Hill.

11.00 Queen’s Xmas Message.

11.10 MOVIE French Kiss. (1995) (M)

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7.30 André Rieu: Christmas In London. A festive-themed performance by André Rieu.

9.10 Hairspray Live! A live broadcast adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, Hairspray.

11.45 The Age Of Loneliness. (PG)

6.30pm QI. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) An outbreak of measles hits Poplar.

9.50 The Agony Of Christmas. (M) 10.15 Robbie Williams: One Night At The Palladium. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Jaws. (1975) (M) Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw. A giant killer shark terrorises beachgoers.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

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8.30 MOVIE Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. (2011) (M) Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg.

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11.15 Person Of Interest. (MA15+)

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9.40 Life In Pieces. (PG) Chad is caught dognapping Princess.

10.40 The Odd Couple. (PG) Oscar is asked to throw a first pitch.

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Rick Stein’s German Bite.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Supervet. (PG) 8.30 The First Night Of Television.

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9.00 Rick Stein: From Venice To Istanbul. Rick visits Turkey.

10.00 Reinventing The Royals: Succession. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

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7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 First Dates UK. (M) 8.40 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares.

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9.40 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (M) 10.40 Chicago Fire. (M)

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7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Kevin Can Wait. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE What Happens In Vegas. (2008) (M) Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah.

10.30 2 Broke Girls. (M) 11.00 Mom. (M) 11.30 20/20.

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 7. Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. From the SCG. 9.40 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) After tracking stolen US Navy TNT to a warehouse, Pride and the team uncover the existence of a domestic drug ring.

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Rick Stein Tastes The Blues.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Ray Martin. (PG) 8.30 The Mekong River With Sue Perkins. (PG) Part 4 of 4.

9.35 One Born Every Minute: First Impressions. (M) 10.30 SBS News.

7pm ABC News.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef: Builders.

8.30 MOVIE Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot.

(2014) (PG) Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench, James Corden. A shy man falls for his neighbour.

10.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Air Rescue. (PG) 8.30 Gold Coast Medical. (M) Follow a miracle surgery on a tiny patient.

9.30 Criminal Minds. (M) A serial killer begins targeting the homeless.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 20 To One. (PG) 8.30 Kings Cross ER. (PG) A look at St Vincent’s Hospital’s ER. 9.30 Chicago Med. (M) 10.30 Medical Mysteries: The Boy Who’ll Never Grow Up. (PG) 11.30 Murder In The First. (M)

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 8. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. From Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

9.40 Hawaii Five-0. (M) The team investigates a home burglary which ended in a homicide, only to find evidence linked to a serial killer.

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Rick Stein Tastes The Blues.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Tony Robinson’s Wild West: The Myth Of The West. (PG) Part 3 of 3.

8.30 Interview With A Murderer.

Interview with murderer Bert Spencer.

10.15 Trapped. (MA15+)

6.30pm QI. (PG) 7.00 News.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef.

8.30 Restoration Man. Presented by George Clarke.

9.20 Restoration Australia: Keith Hall. (PG) 10.20 No Offence. (M)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE 21. (2008) (M) Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth. Six students take casinos for millions.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE The Italian Job. (2003) (M) Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton. A gang of thieves tries to steal millions in gold.

10.45 Conspiracy. (M) 11.45 The Mysteries Of Laura. (M)

6pm Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 9. Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers.

9.40 Blue Bloods. (M) After Jamie is forced to gun down a suspect, he finds himself suspended from duty while his actions are scrutinised.

11.40 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Rick Stein’s Spain.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Patisserie With Michel Roux Jr. 8.30 Poh & Co. Best Bites.

Part 1 of 2.

9.05 Destination Flavour Down Under.

9.35 Outlander.

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6pm Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 MOVIE A Christmas Carol. (2009) (PG) Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth.

8.30 Carols In The Domain. 11.00 Front Of House. 11.30 Best Houses Australia.

6pm Cowboys Of The Sea. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. (1998) (MA15+) 11.15 Operation Repo.

6pm MOVIE Santa’s Apprentice. (2010) (C) 7.40 MOVIE Jingle All The Way. (1996) (PG) 9.30 MOVIE Christmas With The Kranks. (2004) (PG) 11.30 Mike & Molly. (PG)

6pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 Secret Dealers. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Felony. (2013) (M) 10.30 Filthy Rich.

(M) 11.30 Little Britain.

6pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 9.30 Highlander. (M) 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. (M)

6pm Raymond. 6.30 Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 8.30 MOVIE Surviving Christmas. (2004) (M)

7pm Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 8.40 Would I Lie To You? 9.10 Comedy Showroom. 9.45 Live At The Apollo. 10.30 Comedy Next Gen. 11.20 Black Books.

6pm How Britain Worked. (PG) 7.00 One Foot In The Grave. (PG) 7.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 MOVIE Wish You Were Here.

(2012) (MA15+) 11.30 How Britain Worked.

6.30pm Speed With Guy Martin. (PG) 8.30 Wicked Tuna. (M) 9.30 American Hoggers. (M) 10.30 Outback Hunters. (M) 11.30 What Went Down. (PG) 12am Wicked Tuna.

(M)

6pm MOVIE Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012) (PG) 7.40 MOVIE Dave. (1993) (PG) Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella. 9.50 MOVIE Around The Block.

(2013) (M)

6.30pm MOVIE First Daughter. (2004) (PG) 8.40 MOVIE One For The Money. (2012) (M) 10.30 Filthy Rich. (M) 11.30 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol.

6pm Last Man Standing. (PG) 7.00 Freddie Down Under.

(PG) 8.00 The Life Of Mammals. 9.00 MOVIE Broke. (2016) (MA15+) 11.10 Megafactories.

6pm Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Raymond. (PG) 8.00 Fresh Off The Boat.

(PG) 8.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 9.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 10.00 The Simpsons.

10.30 The Loop. (PG)

7pm Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Queen: From Rags To Rhapsody. 9.30 Queen: A Night At The Odeon. 10.30 Louis Theroux’s Weird Christmas.

6pm Mr Selfridge. (PG) 10.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 11.00 Nick Knowles’ Original Features.

6pm Seinfeld. (PG) 7.20 MOVIE The Benchwarmers. (2006) (PG) 9.00 MOVIE Brüno. (2009) (MA15+) 10.40 MOVIE Black Hawk Down. (2001) (MA15+)

6pm MOVIE Maya The Bee Movie. (2014) (C) 7.40 MOVIE Flight Of The Navigator. (1986) (G) Joey Cramer. 9.30 MOVIE Galore. (2013) (MA15+) Ashleigh Cummings. 11.40 Two And A Half Men. (M)

6pm Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. (PG) 9.00 Major Crimes. (M) 10.00 Rizzoli & Isles.

(M) 11.00 The Closer.

(M)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 MOVIE Russell Coight’s Celebrity Challenge.

(2004) (PG) 9.30 MOVIE Flying High II: The Sequel. (1982) (M)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 MOVIE Pride & Prejudice. (2005) (G) 9.05 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 10.05 Sex And The City. 10.45 Sex And The City.

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Total Wipeout. 8.30 Stones In Exile. 9.30 Ladies And Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones. 10.30 Peep Show.

6pm Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 Seven Local News. 7.00 News.

7.30 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 8.30 Blue Murder. (M) 9.45 Waking The Dead. (M) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation. (PG)

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Car Crash TV. (PG) 8.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG) 8.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG) 9.00 Klondike Gold Fever.

(M) 10.00 Prospectors.

(PG)

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adv Time.

(PG) 7.00 The Middle.

(PG) 7.30 Science Of Stupid. (M) 8.00 Top Gear. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE Patrick. (2013) (MA15+) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG)

6pm Friends. 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.30 Frozen Planet. (PG) 8.40 Ready For Takeoff. (PG) 9.40 Weird Wonders Of The World. (PG) 10.50 Death Row Stories.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss. (PG) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 9.00 MOVIE A Good Man. (2014) (MA15+) 11.10 The Crazy Ones.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement.

8.30 MOVIE Sommersby. (1993) (M) 10.50 Scream Queens.

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. (M) 9.30 Hard Time. (M) 10.20 Archer. (M) 10.40 Peep Show. (M) 11.05 Joy Division.

6pm Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 Seven Local News. 7.00 News.

7.30 The Indian Doctor. (PG) 8.30 Endeavour. (M) 10.30 The Woman Who Woke Up Chinese.

11.30 Bargain Hunt.

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol.

(PG) 8.30 Ice Road Truckers. (M) 9.30 Strip N’ Rip. (M) 10.30 Car Chasers. 11.30 Counting Cars.

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adv Time.

(PG) 7.00 The Middle.

(PG) 7.30 To Be Advised. 8.30 MOVIE The Island. (2005) (M) 11.15 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 11.45 South Beach Tow. (M)

6pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 New Tricks.

(M) 8.40 Heartbeat.

(M) 11.00 Cold Case.

(M)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 48 Hours. (M) 8.30 MOVIE The Rainmaker. (1997) (M) Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. (M)

6.30pm Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement.

8.30 Futurama. 9.00 MOVIE The Big Lebowski. (1998) (MA15+)

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Total Wipeout. 8.30 Stupid Man, Smart Phone.

9.20 My Social Network Stalker. 10.15 Peep Show.

6pm Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 Seven Local News. 7.00 Seven News. 7.30 Australia Beyond 2020. (PG) 8.30 Inspector Morse.

(M) 10.30 Suspects.

(M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

6pm American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 7.30 Barter Kings.

(PG) 8.30 Ink Master.

(M) 10.15 Bogans. (M) 11.15 Bad Ink. (PG) 12.15am What Went Down. (PG)

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adv Time.

(PG) 7.00 The Middle.

(PG) 7.30 BattleBots.

(PG) 8.30 Airplane Repo. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE The Mule.

(2014) (MA15+) 11.40 Baggage Battles. (PG)

6pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 Poirot. (PG) 8.30 DCI Banks.

(MA15+) 9.30 Killer On The Line. (M) 10.30 Filthy Rich. (M) 11.30 Silent Witness.

(MA15+)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 The Life Of Mammals. 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning. (2012) (MA15+)

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement.

8.30 The Simpsons.

9.30 Bob’s Burgers.

10.00 Bob’s Burgers.

7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Total Wipeout. 8.30 Gruen XL. 9.15 Black Books.

9.45 Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am.

10.10 Fancy Boy. 10.50 Comedy Next Gen.

6pm Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 Seven Local News. 7.00 Seven News. 7.30 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em. (PG) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 10.30 Prince Harry At 30. (PG) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

6pm American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 7.30 American Dad! (M) 8.30 Family Guy. (M) 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 10.30 Hardcore Pawn.

(M) 12am What Went Down. (PG)

6pm Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Kevin Can Wait. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Alexander. (2004) (M) Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer.

6pm Friends. 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.30 What’s Your Emergency? 8.30 Amazing Medical Stories: My Skin Could Kill Me. (PG) 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies.

(M) 10.30 Filthy Rich.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 9.00 MOVIE Birdman. (2014) 11.25 Undercover Boss.

6pm Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Sanjay And Craig. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 8.30 MOVIE Deep Impact. (1998) (M)

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

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Possible shower Saturday 24/12/16

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Monday 26/12/16

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SURF REPORT

with MWP’s man in the water

So this just happened. During a lay day at the Pipeline Masters a surfer pulls into Backdoor pipe and scores an epic large barrel before coming out and hitting a massive 360 degree aerial over near-dry reef. He lands perfectly. John John Florence? Nope. Gabriel Medina? Nope.

It was a 45-year-old veteran called Kelly Slater.

Absolutely crazy. But, a good reason to keep in shape. Set some goals for next year and head to Indo to score some uncrowded perfection.

Be friendly in the water and give the visitors a few waves. See you next year peeps.

FISHING REPORT with Wayne Nilsson from Maroochydore Fishing World

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7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Total Wipeout. 8.30 Catfish: The TV Show. 9.15 Luke Warm Sex. 9.45 The Virgin Daughters.

10.35 Peep Show.

11.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

MONDAY

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ESTUARY: Whiting and bream taking yabbies and prawns along Cotton Tree with flathead on the drift around Goat Island. Jew in the cod hole and under the motorway bridge at night using squid and live bait. Mud crabs and mangrove jack up Petrie Creek.

SURF: Quality dart taking pippies from Mudjimba to Maroochy north shore. Chopper tailor and bream at Pincushion using whitebait and trevally taking poppers early morning. There are whiting in the low-tide gutters along Maroochy Beach.

OFFSHORE: Sweetlip, parrot and Maori cod taking squid and cut baits from the Blinker to the Gneerings.

School mackerel showing up from Bribie Island to Caloundra on a variety of baits and lures. Water temp around 23.5 degrees, bait in abundance, so mackerel are being finicky. The Barwon Banks is good for snapper, pearlies and Samson fish.

FRESHWATER: Borumba Dam is returning bass on trolled divers and saratoga on floated baits. Lake McDonald is the go for golden perch, bass and spangled perch on live shrimps and small deep divers. Somerset Dam returning golden perch, bass and jew on live shrimps, earthworms and slow trolling with deep divers. Boondooma has been firing for large bass, golden and spangled perch with green prawns and jigged lures working well.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 20)

TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21)

GEMINI (May 22-Jun 21)

The new moon suggests opportunities are brewing on the professional horizon. But – with Mercury still retrograde - it will take a while for changes to manifest. On New Year’s Eve, (with three planets in your reputation zone) you’ll be on show.

Prepare for some surprises on Monday or Tuesday! Things won’t run smoothly, so hold onto your seat and just enjoy the holiday ride. The new moon activates your adventure zone.

So get off your behind and start planning an escape some time soon.

A fresh financial or sexual start is likely, as Thursday’s new moon signals a smart investment plan; a hot new love interest, or the renaissance of a relationship. Things won’t be boring on Saturday, when the stars fire up the New Year party mix!

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 23)

LEO (Jul 24-Aug 23)

VIRGO (Aug 24-Sep 23)

With Mercury reversing through your relationship zone (until January 8) you need to be particularly compassionate and patient with people this week. Many crabs will host a New Year’s Eve party, or be a guest at the celebrations of a relative.

The planets boost your cat charisma, confidence, creativity and impetuosity.

You’re also in the mood to overdo just about everything – including talking, texting, socialising and spending. (If you are driving, be careful not to speed.)

If someone approaches you with a financial deal that looks too good to be true, start running away! If you hang around, then you might be talked into making a costly mistake.

The stars favour having a quiet New Year’s Eve, with a few loved ones.

LIBRA (Sep 24-Oct 23)

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21)

Avoid jumping to conclusions on Monday (especially about a close relationship). Instead, think things through before you make a move.

You’re in the mood to celebrate on Saturday night, when the moon and Venus visit your entertainment zone.

Are you used to doing the same-old thing on Boxing Day? Your usual routine is likely to fly out the window as people – or circumstances – force you to let go of previous patterns and move on. Home is where the heart is on Saturday night.

Jupiter and Uranus are set to disrupt the rhythm of your post-Christmas mood. Relations with a child, friend or lover are also likely to be topsy-turvy.

Singles – love is waiting in your neighbourhood, so attend a local party on New Year’s Eve.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20)

AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19)

PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20)

There could be a fraction too much friction at chez Capricorn, as the planets stir up problems. A double dose of diplomacy will get you through the week. With the new moon, Pluto and Mercury in your sign, personal progress is slow.

Uranus and Jupiter rev up your restless side. You’ll feel like discarding people, places, behaviours or beliefs that have outlived their purpose. But be careful you don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater!

What a wonderful week to ring in 2017! Friday’s fabulous Sun/ Neptune hook-up highlights your creativity, sensitivity and spirituality.

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

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THE LAST WORD

NO MEAT, NO GUILT Richard O’Leary can’t justify eating meat when he doesn’t have the heart to kill the animal himself.

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he brush was soaked in a viscous red liquid the day I painted myself into a corner over eating meat – there was no turning back without leaving the permanent footprints of my capitulation.

I didn’t set out to be a vegetarian*.

Growing up there were few signs I would take this path.

I ate meat and three veg for just about every dinner as a kid. Most holidays I went to my grandparents’ farm – so I knew where meat came from.

In fact, from a very young age I saw many sheep killed with the slice of a carving knife to the throat.

Alive. Dead. In the time it took to blink.

The animal would be bled before the carcass was butchered so we could take home a boot full of lamb chops and shanks.

I can’t remember what I thought of the executions in the old shearing shed.

My most vivid memories are the smells – a mixture of wool and sheep shit.

I don’t recall being disturbed by the casual slaughter, although I can’t say the same about the first time I took a life.

It was on the same farm when I became bored of shooting cans with an air rifle so I took aim at a sparrow. I missed. Many times.

“I didn’t set out to be a vegetarian.

Growing up there were few signs I would take this path…”

Until I put the gun up so close to the poor bird it didn’t have a chance, its body dropping to the ground.

Alive. Dead. In the time it took to blink.

The guilt fell on me just as quickly. An act of violence for no other reason than to

pass the time.

The first swipe of the paintbrush had started to steer me towards the corner.

But it would take three decades to become fully trapped.

I bought acreage in the Sunshine Coast hinterland and convinced myself I would produce all my own food; grow vegies and fruit, raise chickens and sheep.

Then something happened I didn’t expect. I could pick the fruit, collect the eggs and loosen the lettuce from the soil, but I couldn’t kill a chook and throw it in the pot.

Who was I to decide whether a creature should live or die?

And since I couldn’t do the deed myself, how could I expect others to do it for me?

So here I sit in the corner of the room looking at the glossy red floor, still wet and unwelcoming. *I still eat fish, justifying it through the delusion that I could kill a fish. The reality is, I’m a fishocrit. olearylastword@gmail.com

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