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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME Theatre producer Tracey Ferguson from Cotton Tree is a music lover who had a dream to bring the magic of big stage musicals to the Sunshine Coast. CAN YOU NOMINATE A DAY IN YOUR LIFE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A TURNING POINT?
FIRST JOB? Hungry Jacks at age 15, then The Red Umbrella Group – a boutique financial advice firm in Brisbane. I was employed as Girl Friday, earning the enormous sum of $85 per week.
When I became a mum – I still maintain this is my most important job, regardless of what other projects I may have on the go at any one time. Becoming a mum instantly changed my perspective. I realised it was no longer about me at all, but about being completely selfless and feeling such unconditional love for my children (even when they’re a bit naughty).
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON? Wizard of Oz – Gateway Theatre’s reimagination of the 1939 classic – prepare to be surprised.
YOUR FAMILY INCLUDES. . .
YOUR GREATEST REGRET?
Son Jack (19), daughter Ellie (16), five younger sisters.
I don’t have regrets – I think it’s a wasted emotion because you can’t change what’s been. I tend to just take action. Life really is short, and each of us is here for just a speck of time. Instead of procrastinating, I regularly ask myself, what’s the worst that could happen? In most cases, the worst that could happen is that I don’t at least give it a go.
FIRST CAR? 1967 Mini Cooper – baby poo brown in colour, with pink wheel rims. I remember being able to see the road through the holes in the floor.
FAVOURITE BOOK? Scar Tissue – Anthony Kiedis.
PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT?
WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW?
I’m so very proud of my kids, the fact that they have turned into young adults who are smart and funny and kind, and that I would choose to spend my time with, makes my heart happy.
Small Great Things – Jodie Picoult.
FAVOURITE SONG?
YOU ARE HAPPIEST WHEN?
I simply love all genres of music and so it’s impossible for me to choose – anything from Guns N’Roses to ABBA; Ed Sheeran to Bruno Mars; Amy Winehouse to Rodriguez; Neil Diamond to Pink Floyd; Willie Nelson to Kenny Rogers (you get the picture).
BEST ADVICE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN? The thing you least feel like doing is the thing you should be doing now. This applies to work, exercise, cleaning your house – anything.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE?
beautiful waterways, beaches, parklands, walking and cycling tracks, cafes, restaurants and heaps of other amenities, all in just one square kilometre.
WHERE DO YOU TAKE VISITORS?
Nineteen years. Originally from Brisbane and then Ipswich, I moved here on my return to Australia, after five years living and working in London and South Africa.
Cotton Tree, Alexandra Headland or our hinterland – Montville, Maleny, Flaxton, Eumundi Markets or Buderim Forest Park.
WHY DO YOU LIVE HERE?
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ON THE COAST, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I love the ocean and the river – I can’t imagine not being close to the water.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE ON THE SUNSHINE COAST? Cotton Tree – it’s such a tiny little pocket but it’s stunning and not as bustly as some of the other local areas. It boasts
Nothing specifically, it’s pretty perfect a lot of the time, but I would love my sisters to live here too – I just don’t see them as often as I’d like.
I’m paddling my surf ski, the sun is shining, the water is calm, the birds are out, all is good with the world. I’m also very happy chilling at home with some red wine, playing my records. I’ve been collecting vinyls now for some years and love listening to them while enjoying the artwork on the covers.
WHAT FRUSTRATES YOU THE MOST? Procrastinators. And those who put too much emphasis on the trivial. Let’s not sweat the small stuff.
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH YOUR FRUSTRATIONS? Exercise and alcohol (always in that order – I’ve tried it the other way around and it doesn’t work).
IF YOU COULD TELL YOUR 18-YEAR-OLD SELF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Relax. Don’t rush. Be gentle on yourself – you don’t have to prove anything.
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In August last year, the International Olympic Committee agreed to add five new sports to the programme for the games in Tokyo 2020.
The Kawana Sports Precinct includes the Sunshine Coast Stadium, Western Fields, Lake Kawana, and Kawana Aquatic Centre. The precinct is spread over 45 hectares.
DO YOU REMEMBER? “Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.” Laird Hamilton
BUSTING SOME MYTHS You forget more as you get older. In fact, on average, we reach our peak word knowledge in our 60s. Multiple studies show the older your age, the better your performance on the New York Times crossword.
DID YOU KNOW?
When Michael Jordan shot arguably one of the most dramatic buzzer beaters in the history of basketball. His Chicago Bulls had been trailing the Cleveland Cavaliers for the fifth game of the first round of the NBA Playoffs in 1989; but with six seconds to go, a Jordan jumper put the Bulls in a 99-98 lead. Cleveland came back and it was 99-100 with 3.2 seconds to go. But no one was prepared for Jordan’s ‘The Shot,’ which won the game.
The University of the Sunshine Coast Quidditch League was founded in May 2014 and has grown into a network of 60 players. Quidditch is a magical competitive sport, which includes flying broomsticks, and comes from the fantasy world of Harry Potter. IMAGE: JACKSON WEAVER PHOTOGRAPHY
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They are: 1. Baseball/softball 2. Karate 3. Skateboarding 4. Sports climbing 5. Surfing
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WORD OF THE WEEK Boondoggle To spend money or time on unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent projects.
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FIELD OF DREAMS The Sunshine Coast Lightning netball team has paved the way for elite sports on the Coast, but how long before other codes follow – and will we ever see our own NRL team battling it out on home turf? WORDS: Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane.
“We have the climate to attract players, the facilities here are first class and we are about halfway there... at least” Sunshine Coast Falcons CEO Chris Flannery at the Sunshine Coast Stadium Image: Greg Gardner Photography
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oes the Sunshine Coast have what it takes to field its own National Rugby League team? If the success of the region’s first national elite sporting team, the Sunshine Coast Lightning, is anything to go by, then the answer is an unequivocal ‘yes’. With the support of team co-owners Melbourne Storm and the University of the Sunshine Coast, the Lightning burst onto the national netball scene, drawing with the Queensland Firebirds in round one, before winning the next two rounds and losing the fourth round by just one goal, before toppling premiership favourite, Collingwood, in round five. In the process, they have gained more than 2000 club members and have attracted so many corporate sponsors they have already had to have new uniforms made in order to accommodate all of the business logos. The way the region has embraced its first national team is setting the stage for other codes, whose leaders will no doubt be watching the Lightning’s first season closely. Among them is former NRL Sydney Roosters lock Chris Flannery, who is now the chief executive of the Sunshine Coast Falcons.
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With two daughters who are netball fanatics, Flannery says it has been fantastic to see how quickly the region got behind the eclectic mix of players and their fearless leader, New Zealand’s most successful netball coach, Noeline Taurua. “They have been going very well from the start and it is great for the Sunshine Coast to have their first national team to be proud of and get behind,” he says.
their National Youth Competition under 20s side to the Coast. But when it came to establishing a national elite sporting team, the Storm decided to diversify into women’s sport and capitalise on the popularity of netball in the region – a move that is quickly paying off. Although preparing an NRL team bid is not something that has been discussed at a Falcons board level, Flannery says it has
“It really does show other codes what is possible on the Sunshine Coast and we hope this will help to put the region in good stead for the future” Sunshine Coast Lightning CEO Danielle Smith
“Seeing what they are doing, it would be fantastic to get an NRL team here for our local kids playing rugby league.” The Melbourne Storm branched out to the Sunshine Coast this year by establishing an academy at the Sunshine Coast Stadium at Bokarina and relocating
been a long-held dream for the club and he personally hoped any future Coast NRL team would carry the Falcons branding. “We have established this great feeder relationship with the Storm, we have the climate to attract players, the facilities here are first class and we are about halfway
there… at least,” he says. “We are definitely heading in the right direction and we are doing everything that we can to move towards that. We are just doing our best in the Intrust Super Cup at the moment, but it is a dream for us to get there one day.” With the recently completed $2.4 million upgrade to raise the capacity of the Sunshine Coast Stadium to 10,000 people, Flannery says we now have “one of the best facilities” in the Queensland Rugby League competition. “Our facilities are a lot better than some of the grounds I played at in England during my league career, and it’s also a lot better than a couple of the existing NRL clubs and with the trial NRL game played between the Melbourne Storm and the New Zealand Warriors attracting more than 10,000 spectators to the stadium, the demand is definitely there,” he tells My Weekly Preview. “With all of the development and the new estates here on the Coast, population growth is definitely happening and I don’t see why we shouldn’t be looking at an NRL team in the next 10 to 15 years.” The major hurdle is the NRL itself, which is not showing any signs of making team licences available for at least another myweeklypreview.com.au
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five years. Flannery says this is largely due to several clubs “struggling financially”. This was confirmed by NRL media and communications manager Glenn Jackson, who says there is no scope for expansion of the competition as “the priority is to ensure that there are 16 financially secure clubs in the NRL, while the next broadcast deal is also based on a 16-team competition.” “We have been clear that there is more to expansion than simply the Telstra Premiership,” Jackson says “When we talk about expansion we talk about the growth of the game at all levels, not just the top tier one. The Sunshine Coast region is an important one and is well represented by the Sunshine Coast Falcons.” Flannery says he hopes that when the time comes, the Falcons will be considered as a 17th team. “There would be huge economic benefits to the whole region as you’d have spectators travelling from further north as well as the Brisbane fans coming up to the Coast for a night at the footy,” he says. “It would also help us to keep our young and talented players, of which there are many, here in the region. I had to move down to Sydney when I was 18 to play with the Roosters and it is definitely tough to move away from home to chase your dreams.” The welfare of young players is one of the reasons why the NRL has decided to cancel its National Youth Competition, of which the Coast-based Melbourne under 20s are a part of, at the end of this season. The NYC will be replaced by age-based competitions aligned with New South Wales and Queensland Cup teams. Flannery acknowledges establishing an NRL team would be no small feat, and would require a lot of collaboration with other organisations and the Sunshine Coast Council, but it was “a good dream to have”. Someone who knows a lot about what it takes to establish a national team from scratch is Melbourne Storm chief operating officer and Sunshine Coast Lightning CEO Danielle Smith.
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Sunshine Coast Lightning team captain Geva Mentor
SUNSHINE COAST LIGHTNING Team established: 2016 Season wins: Three wins, one draw after five rounds Season losses: One loss, by one goal Foundation members: 2250 Number 1 ticket holder: Mayor Mark Jamieson Number of countries represented in team members: Five Smith says the countless hours of paperwork, liaising with the council and Lightning part-owners the University of the Sunshine Coast, and talent scouting have well and truly paid off. “It really has surpassed our expectations how early on the community has embraced [the team] and the fact that this is the region’s first national elite sporting team means everyone is keen to get behind it,” she says. “The people coming to matches are not necessarily netball lovers, but general sports enthusiasts who want to watch elite athletes. There are a lot of families and a lot of males coming too, which is great to see. “An interesting fact is that very early on in our merchandise sales, our men’s polos
sold out before anything else. We have definitely got a lot more men’s products available now.” Smith says it was a real coup to lure top coach Taurua away from Invercargill’s Southern Steel to head up the Lightning. “The head coach is the most important appointment to make when setting up the team, the coach draws the players and Noelene’s ability as a coach is second to none and she is also a fantastic person and leader, everyone she comes into contact with finds her so endearing and nothing’s ever too much trouble [for her],” Smith says. “We have an internationally diverse team with a good mix of experience and youth, Queensland youth in particular, that’s where Kylee Byrne, our assistant coach, was instrumental in identifying the younger players for us.” The team has already stamped its authority on the court and Smith says as the season progresses, the team will begin to extend its presence within the community, with each player set to be aligned with a youth netball association as their ambassador. “Women’s sport is on a strong growth trajectory and [the Storm] wanted to be part of that while its going through that period. Netball is also a sport that was already at an elite level and it is the highest participation female sport in the country, with some of the best players in the world part of the National Netball League, and we wanted to be part of that,” Smith says. “It is quite unique and really special to establish something from nothing, to see it grow and develop and have a team of players the region is really proud of and passionate about. We want to build on this culture and establish a legacy for future players. It really does show other codes what is possible on the Sunshine Coast and we hope this will help to put the region in good stead for the future.” Queensland’s NRL teams, the North Queensland Cowboys and the Brisbane Broncos, already provide nail-biting excellence at every clash – imagine adding a Falcons side into the mix.
SOCCER’S BIG FUTURE
Thomas Land from Sunshine Coast Fire
The Sunshine Coast Fire FC is already blazing a trail towards establishing an A-League team to open up the local soccer scene to the national stage. SC Fire technical director of coaching Melvyn Wilkes says the club has held several meetings with potential backers and the Sunshine Coast Council to build a case to put to the Football Federation Australia. “This has been on the agenda for a number of years, but it’s come to fruition from early to mid-December and the momentum has gathered since then,” Wilkes says. “We are at the point now where all parties have sat around the table and formed a way forwards and now it is a case of making sure that all the I’s are dotted and the T’s are crossed and then everybody is ready for when expansion is possible and we will be prepared to put our best possible foot forward.” Wilkes says there were no Hyundai A-League team licences available at the moment, but “expansion is looking likely from the 2018/2019 season,” which begins at the end of next year. With a strong club membership and the newly-revamped Sunshine Coast Stadium as their base, Wilkes says a national team based on the Sunshine Coast would be an all-round win for the region. “It’d be a fantastic opportunity because it provides a pathway for our already successful young junior players to progress onto the national stage through A-League participation and it will give local spectators a chance to view elite level football from all of the different clubs that would be travelling to the Coast,” he says.
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STEPS CHARITY LIVING LEGENDS LONG LUNCHEON Some of Australia’s most inspirational Olympians, including Australian hockey captain Mark Knowles, K2 kayaker Alyce Burnett, K4 kayaker Jordan Wood, pole vaulter Alana Boyd and swimmer Gary Winram, joined STEPS Charity’s Living Legends Long Luncheon at The Lakehouse. The event was well supported by Sunshine Coast residents, with money raised on the day being used to assist in funding the brand new STEPS Pathways College, which will open in April.
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There’s never been a better time to live and work on the Sunshine Coast, and it’s only going to get brighter. We’ve started building the city of the future in Maroochydore, and it’s got Australia watching. Let’s show them what we can do.
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FIGHTING POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION Australian-born Gemma Sisia opened the gates to The School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania in 2002 and her inspirational story of fighting poverty through education is one of hope, determination and persistence and will be shared with guests at a fundraising dinner in Buderim this weekend. In 2002 three Winrose with Gemma Sisia students entered the 100 per cent charity-funded school. It now delivers free, high-quality primary and secondary education to around 1800 students in northern Tanzania. Sisia and new graduate Winrose will be at a fundraising dinner at the Buderim Bowls Club on March 25 from 6.30pm. Tickets are $35 and available by contacting Cheryl Ryan on 0438 003 759 or visit 123travelconferences. com.au and click on the Tips and Links tab and look for the St Jude link.
BUSKERS PREPARE FOR NAMJAM NamJam is the first busking event of its kind on the Sunshine Coast and will see an expected 50 buskers and street performers spread throughout the streets of Nambour from 12pm to 6pm on April 1 to energise the township. An initiative of the Nambour Alliance and supported by the Sunshine Coast Council and TAFE Queensland East Coast, NamJam will utilise C-Square, Lowe Street and Town Square, with the potential to expand to other locations depending on the number of buskers and street performers interested in participating. To find out more about NamJam, visit nambour.com/namjam or look for the Facebook page.
KEY DATES FOR HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS TO OPEN The Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) Emergency Department will open on March 28 at 7am and will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The EDs will remain open at Nambour General Hospital and Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital, but the Caloundra Health Service ED will move to the SCUH, just eight kilometres down the road, on March 28 at 7am. Maternity services at the SCUH begin on March 29. From this point, there will be no birthing facilities available at Nambour General Hospital, although women will still have the option of having antenatal and postnatal appointments at NGH, as well as SCUH.
The purpose-built badminton hall in Nambour was opened on March 25, 1977 so on that date this year, the club will host a gala day celebrating its 40th anniversary. A closed tournament will be held in the morning from 9am to noon, followed by a sausage sizzle and cake at 12.30pm and social badminton open to the public from 1pm to 4pm. Cost is $3 per player. For more information, or to find out more about Tuesday morning social sessions each week, contact Eunice 5448 5575 or go along to the gala day.
NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL The IFYS Blended Youth Culture Art & Music annual event is gearing up for National Youth Week. The free festival, which will be held on April 8 from 2pm at Tickle Park in Coolum, celebrates the gifts, talents, resilience, skills, innovation and fun spirit of the young people of the Sunshine Coast. The festival includes live music by talented local artists, drumming circles, a Redfrogs skate competition, jewellery making workshops, retro gaming and market stalls.
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Courage, determination, inspiration and giving to others are the qualities of Sunshine Coast Grammar School student, Bella Morris, who shaved her hair for a cure to cancer. In a very public two-hour event for the Leukaemia Foundation’s Worlds’ Greatest Shave at Sunshine Plaza on March 18, Bella braved the clippers alongside teenagers and adults, as Bella Morris after the World’s Greatest Shave the only 10-year-old. Bella raised $15,000 for the foundation in honour of her grandmother, affectionately known as Mimma, who passed away in 2015 from multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. Bella’s hair was donated to the Variety Children’s Charity to be transformed into a wig for a child with no hair. Nine girls from Immanuel Lutheran College also sacrificed nearly three metres of hair when they cut off their ponytails to be made into wigs.
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$55K GRANT LIGHTENS LOAD FOR STUDYING SINGLE MUM Gillian Puckeridge, a widowed mother of four, is thrilled to have received a Wishlist grant of $55,900 to complete her PhD. WORDS: Leigh Robshaw.
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Twins Oliver and Patrick, Archie and Harry Stephenson with mum, Gillian Puckeridge all pitched in and helped.” Puckeridge returned to work in 2011 when the twins were 18 months old and says were it not for the supportive culture she’s experienced at the university and at Queensland Health, she couldn’t have done it. “The team I work with at the University of the Sunshine Coast are absolutely amazing,” she says. “They’re very supportive, very flexible, it’s a great place to study. The team I work with and my boss at Queensland Health are very flexible in my work hours and very understanding if I need time off.” It would usually take eight years to complete a PhD part-time, but Puckeridge says she’s hoping to knock it over in four or five. It’s clear she’s passionate about her field of research. “I love working and I love studying,” she says. “I work in the area of orthopaedics and we have a lot of older people on the Sunshine Coast. We identified a problem with hip
fractures and the need for blood transfusions. When we started looking at it at Nambour [Hospital], we weren’t identifying the problem until after surgery and assumed it was related to blood loss during the surgery. “We designed some research to look at how many patients are anaemic and if the anaemia gets worse before the surgery. We could then intervene before the surgery and stop the anaemia and stop the need for a blood transfusion. When they have a blood transfusion there can be complications. Blood is a precious resource and is also quite costly. If we can reduce our use of blood and get better patient outcomes, it’s a win-win.” Puckeridge has finished one study and found half of the patients presenting with a hip fracture are anaemic and in up to 80 per cent, the anaemia worsens quite significantly before surgery, presumably due to bleeding from the fracture site. “We assumed most of the blood loss was
related to surgery but it’s not,” she says. Puckeridge is studying people over 60 because they are the demographic that suffers hip fractures as a result of a simple fall. Each year, approximately 350 Sunshine Coast residents over 60 break their hips. “In the 2013–2014 financial year, the cost of care for those patients was one per cent of the entire health service budget,” Puckeridge says. “When you consider our population of almost 400,000, 350 people took one percent of the budget – that’s a lot. “Hopefully if we can reduce the anaemia and bleeding we can reduce the use of blood products and shorten hospital stays,” she says. “If we can just reduce the time they have to stay in hospital, it would result in quite significant savings.” Puckeridge will be predominantly based at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital but will continue to share her time with Nambour Hospital, depending on the workload. She says she can’t wait to begin working in the new hospital, though it will take a little while to get used to the size of it. She’s also looking forward to more time with her kids, now that her Wishlist grant has reduced her work hours. “We do a lot more after school and I take them to their sports on the weekends,” she says. “They tell me they’re proud of me. They see me studying and realise if they work hard at school they can do well in the future. It was a lot harder when I had to work full-time and study; there were things we missed out on or the kids would get frustrated because I wasn’t always available.” Puckeridge is grateful to Wishlist for its generosity and wants the community to know how much the charity helps our community. “The community is very aware of the work Wishlist does in patient services and equipment, but I don’t think they know how much they invest in the staff and what that means for the community. There is great work coming out of the university and the hospital.”
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EARTH HOUR A TIMELY REMINDER TO SWITCH OFF WWF CEO Dermot O’Gorman says Earth Hour’s theme this year is all about engaging with youth. WORDS: Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane.
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hen Earth Hour was launched in Sydney in 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 businesses participated in the ‘lights off’ event. The following year, Earth Hour became a global phenomenon with more than 35 countries, and an estimated 50 to 100 million people participating. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the climate change awareness event, it is clear there is no slowing down its momentum. Two Sunshine Coast events will be held to mark Earth Hour on March 25, officially from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, as 7000 cities in 172 countries prepare to show their support for the cause. World Wide Fund for Nature CEO Dermot O’Gorman switched off the lights at the Beijing Olympic Stadium for Earth Hour in 2008 and says this year’s theme Looking Forward is all about engaging with youth to see how they envisage our future world. “We have gone to a number of children
Dermot O’Gorman born in the year that Earth Hour was created in Sydney and asked them what they think we should be doing now and I get super excited when you hear what these 10-year-olds are saying,” O’Gorman says. “As you move up in age brackets, you see zero carbon entrepreneurs in their late 20s or 30s who see an amazing opportunity to create a low carbon future with technology and products that service society and I’m hugely energised and optimistic when you
see the energy these people provide, and the business opportunities they are creating to contribute to a better world. “It’s these groups that are going to be the main ones that inherit the longer term impacts of climate change. We started a decade ago when it was something of a threat in the future, and it is already clear that [climate change] is a challenge to us today.” O’Gorman says Earth Hour is an easy way for people to be proactive in communicating their desire for action on climate change. “Often we feel like ‘I’m just one person, my emissions are not that big and it won’t make a difference if I do things to reduce my own footprint,’ but when hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people who care about climate change do something small, it makes a huge difference,” he says. “We are on track to at least two degrees warming at the moment unless we do something drastic, and although the Paris Climate Change Conference shows what we can do, in the last 10 years we’ve seen climate
change become a political football, and a reasonably toxic political football at that. “This has created uncertainty in Australia and that uncertainty has affected business opportunities and increased the vulnerability of Australia to the impacts of climate change, the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef being a good example of that.” O’Gorman says it is encouraging to see more individuals, community groups and businesses doing more to move towards a low carbon footprint and call for action from all levels of government. In Australia, Earth Hour is something that really brings communities together, with one in every four Aussies taking part. In 2016, millions of Australians took part in 300 Earth Hour events to show their support for a low pollution, clean energy future, one in which we can continue to enjoy the best of nature and our outdoor lifestyle.
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GET INVOLVED: LOCAL EARTH HOUR EVENTS An afternoon of free family fun will kick off at the Eumundi Amphitheatre at 2pm on March 25, with live music from Swing Loco, lantern making workshops, Woven Bird Homes and Recycled Fibre Paper making, Papillon (Butterfly) Earring Making Workshop with Kim Schoenberger and free take home edible seedlings. At 4.30pm, the street food kicks off in the forecourt outside the CWA hall and at 6pm, the lantern parade will begin, with everyone invited to walk down the main street of Eumundi to Caplick Park, where a free outdoor cinema will screen Wall-E. This event is a free, not-for-profit event held by the Sunshine Coast Environment Council, Eumundi Combined Community Organisation and the Sunshine Coast Council.
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The paranormal is something Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane has always found hard to wrap her head around – but her daughter is all over it.
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udgey McJudge fellow parents have really bugged me this week. Breast feeding your kid at Kmart is not hurting anyone else and a new trend with cafes demanding children be perfect robots continued to make me both sad and angry. So, if you missed it, a mum was asked to leave Kmart because she was shopping while breastfeeding her baby. The incident has sparked a protest at the far North Queensland store and received so much media attention. Because boobs are involved, the world seems to flip out and every human being seems to think they have the right to weigh in on the situation. My good buddy has five kids and a few grandchildren. I nearly fell over when she told me she thought the mum at Kmart was wrong and it would have only taken half an hour to pop to a cafe and feed the infant. Well you know what? I have three kids under six and popping into a cafe with all of them is simply not a sane option, as I would find more peace stuck on an island with Justin Beiber and the Coast’s media. And usually having a spare half an hour is akin to just popping onto your private plane for happy hour in the sky. Mums and dads on kid duty are time poor and driven by crazy deadlines. This fact seems to be forgotten by society. And more important than any of this is the fact that the breastfeeding mum was not hurting anyone else. The movie Lion ends with the fact 80 thousand children go
missing in India every single year. This fact has haunted me since seeing the film. Now there’s a problem we should all be talking about and weighing in on that involves monsters actually hurting children. Then a story emerged about the new trend in Sydney to ban kids using electronic devices at cafes, to stop them from playing in cafes, stop them from bringing their own food, stop them from being loud, stop them from kicking anything and pretty much stop them from doing anything except breathing.
“Because boobs are involved, the world seems to flip out” Most mums and dads are pretty good when we take our kids to a cafe – we don’t usually let them trash the joint. Children are part of our society, why can’t we all acknowledge that and actually enjoy their presence in a cafe and embrace the fact their parents are trying to include them as part of their family ritual? A smile from another adult when you are trying your best to just get through the day and not hurt anyone else goes so far. So let’s try and act with grace and kindness this week. Stop the anger. Worry about your own backyard. And let’s all live in hope for that private plane serving margaritas at sunset.
Sami Muirhead is a radio announcer, blogger and commentator. For more from Sami go to twomadrabbits.com or you can hear her on Mix FM.
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recently finished reading the latest paranormal novel by J.C Grey, Lost Girl. I really should stop placing myself in situations where I fuel my already overreactive mind with ideas about souls living among us, just waiting to make a connection with the living. It doesn’t help that my eldest child seems to be a mini-medium of sorts. Ever since she has been able to talk, she has been letting us know about the interesting characters she has seen about the place. And to quote the eerie, yet memorable, Cole from The Sixth Sense, “they’re everywhere”. They have been at her daycare, at home and even at her grandparents’ place. All I can say is thank goodness none have decided to show themselves to me as I wouldn’t have even an ounce of the courage she has to deal with it. I have always been a little bit afraid of the paranormal. Monsters you can rationalise as not being real and we know there are crazy humans who do ill to others. But when you are talking about something you cannot explain by the laws of reality, there’s a whole lot of creepy going on. At first, I felt utterly powerless to protect my daughter. But she has showed me I don’t have to. I will never forget listening to her
calmly recount how her real-life friend couldn’t see or speak to the grey-skinned girl with black hair at her daycare. “She smiles a lot and we play together, but I don’t know her name because she doesn’t talk to me,” she told me, in the same matter-of-fact tone she uses to tell me about her daycare activities. And there have been more since then, to the point where if she sees something I cannot, I ask her to explain everything in detail to me. Luckily so far, these characters seem to be of the friendly variety. As if this is not enough, my daughter has an eerie capability for being able to predict the future. She hasn’t yet given me the winning Lotto numbers, but she has been able to tell us that she was excited to sleep in the “black beds” at her nanna’s house while we were driving to Brisbane. When we arrived, we found new bed frames for the kids as a surprise for the sleepover they were having – they were black iron frames. She also magically ‘summoned’ her friend by calling her on a hand phone (the thumb and pinkie kind), saying she should come to play at the beach. Then who should then wander over as soon as we settled down in front of the park? It’s about all of the paranormal I can handle.
“At first I felt utterly powerless to protect my daughter. But she showed me I don’t have to”
Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane is a journalist with My Weekly Preview and a Sunshine Coast freelance writer. Email: roxy@myweeklypreview.com.au.
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BUSINESS & FINANCE
REPORTING SEASON WRAP Darryl Watt from Ord Minnett in Buderim looks at the changes in the stock market.
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e were pleased to see a more positive earnings picture emerge from the February reporting season compared with August’s uninspiring display. A little over one-third of companies that reported ‘beat’ expectations (a company scores a beat when it exceeds consensus estimates by more than two per cent), compared with the one-quarter that beat expectations last August. On the flip-side, around one-third of companies missed expectations (more than two per cent below estimates). With such a large earnings surprise, it was understandable that earnings forecasts for the remainder of the 2017 financial year have moved higher in aggregate.
Dividend announcements, however, had a slight tendency to disappointment. While half of the S&P/ASX 200 companies reported paid dividends in line with expectations, there were more negative dividend surprises than positive ones. Despite the positive lead on earnings surprises, share-price reactions to results tended to be negative, i.e, most positive profit announcements produced a muted upward move while bad news typically delivered a nasty share price fall. As expected, the main sector to deliver positive earnings surprises this season was resources. Sector heavyweights BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside all delivered earnings ahead of expectations. The key problem for investors in the sector in the medium term remains: will commodity prices in the year ahead be maintained, thereby leading to further earnings upgrades, or will there be a retracement in prices, which undermines profit upgrades? Defensive sectors, with the exception of telecommunications (dragged down by
domestic consumer and regulatory and competitive dynamics impacted negatively on the consumer discretionary and telecommunications sectors, as well as selected industrial stocks. Enthusiasm for infrastructure building and associated benefits was evident in the fervent response to the results of Adelaide Brighton, Boral, CIMIC, Downer EDI and Lendlease. A raft of management changes was an unexpected feature of the season. In the months leading up to and including February, the following companies announced CEO changes: Aristocrat Leisure, Brambles, Crown, Origin Energy, Ramsay Healthcare, Wesfarmers and Woodside.
Telstra), also saw positive earnings results – consumer staples were assisted by improved sales trends at Woolworths; AGL in utilities benefited from rising electricity prices; healthcare surprised with a growth resurgence, particularly at biotech CSL and equipment suppliers Cochlear and ResMed; and property trusts retained their ability to deliver low earnings risk in general. Elsewhere, a mixture of a weaker
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Myer chief executive Richard Umbers says he is confident the department store chain can compete with e-commerce giant Amazon, which is rumoured to arrive in Australia later this year. Umbers says Australia’s geography poses some logistical challenges for Amazon that it does not have in the US and UK, but even so, he admits the online behemoth will be a formidable competitor. “We have made a number of changes to our organisational structure to make sure we can double down and continue to invest in online. I think we are well positioned to compete with anybody,” he says. Umbers says a lot of Myer’s fashion products are items people want to see and touch before buying and that was the advantage that omnichannel businesses, ones with brick and mortar and online stores, would have over Amazon. “(However) Amazon is a professional, competent and highly regarded player so I have no doubt they will take some of the market,” he says. Myer’s online sales revenue grew 48 per cent during the six months to January 28 with internet purchases now accounting for 10 per cent of its sales. AAP
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OUR 50TH YEAR
A GRAND OLD LADY FLOWS WITH HISTORY In the beginning it was the lifeblood of a growing settlement but, writes Dot Whittington, the Maroochy River has never stopped running at the heart of its community.
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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
The mail boat leaves Yandina in 1925; the Alexandra loaded with passengers in 1918; and Mr Gill and his wife deliver milk in the 1930s
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irst came the Gubbi Gubbi and the legend of the beautiful maiden whose tears formed the river after Ninderry stole her from her beloved Coolum. Middens at Bli Bli’s Muller Park are evidence of the river’s bounty for the local tribe who camped on the foreshore and feasted on crabs, fish and oysters. Then came the explorers, Captain Cook and Matthew Flinders, but they weren’t particularly interested as they sailed by. Andrew Petrie named the river with the Aboriginal word “Muru-kutchi” meaning red-bill, the black swan commonly seen in the area and on May 16, 1861, marine surveyor Mr G. Heath, reported to the new Queensland Legislative Assembly of a new harbour known as Murruche River. For early settlers it was a highway, a link to the outside world for the timber-getters and then farmers of the hinterland who had to get supplies in and produce out. Rafts loaded with cedar, beech and pine logs were a common sight during the second half of the 19th century. From 1863, William Pettigrew operated the coastal steamers the Granite City, renamed the Gneering, and the
Tarshaw, the biggest steamer to enter the river. She would sail to Chambers Island to collect the logs. They had been rafted down and were chained together ready for collection en route to Brisbane sawmills. The opening of the North Coast railway line in 1891 was the beginning of the end for river transport which, by comparison, was costly and time-consuming. But the river remained a vital link for river residents well into the 20th century, not least among tourists and day trippers. In 1909, a wharf was built at Deepwater (where Wharf Road meets Petrie Creek at Bli Bli) so-named because it was as far as larger boats could safely navigate. Coulson’s mail boat ran mail, goods and passengers up and down the river from Yandina to Maroochydore from 1909-1953, servicing more than 60 wharves along the way. The service continued until 1963, when cars and trucks finally took over deliveries. William Evans brought a motor boat into service in 1916 and by 1920 it was one of many carrying passengers on the river. Best known was Favourite, which sailed to Petrie Creek and Deepwater, where it
connected with the cane trams bringing in passengers and goods from Nambour. The Alexandra, bought by Percy Evans in about 1918, also carried passengers and goods. The MV Kilkie was launched in 1955 as a school ferry and offered river trips for decades. It is now heritage-listed and cruising the Gold Coast waterways. In 1988, Ross Robertson operated the Ginger Belle, an authentic replica of an 1880s paddle steamer, in the upper reaches of the river. A ferry crossed the river from Bli Bli to North Shore settlers until 1959, when the David Low Bridge was built at Bli Bli, opening up the coast road north to Noosa. And from the beginning there were water sports – swimming, boating and fishing. Aquaplaning was around as early as 1910. Using homemade boards, the adventurous were towed behind auxiliary launches from Petrie Creek to Cotton Tree. The boards were replaced with waterskis when power boats came into use in the 1950s and for years, Rogerson’s Ski School operated at Cod Hole. Today, only old gardens and jetties are left of the river’s heyday but its waters remain as much a part of local life as ever they did.
In March1989, this deep freshwater pool on Bridge Creek, which once flowed into Obi Obi Creek at Baroon Pocket, was inundated by the rising waters of Baroon Pocket Dam. Known by locals as the Platypus Pool, it was on a property known as the Tytherleigh Estate (now Frogs’ Hollow) near Maleny. Today it is 15m-20m under water.
DID YOU KNOW? • Teutoberg, founded in 1889, was renamed Witta in 1916, during the anti-German fever of World War I. Some of its settlers were interned at this time. • Yandina became Maroochy Shire’s only official “town” in 1871, when James Warner completed his survey. • Montville won the Queensland Tidy Towns award for its category in 1993 and 1998. 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 email: editorial@myweeklypreview.com.au.
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TODD SAMPSON PUTS HIS LIFE ON THE LINE FOR SCIENCE
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Science is put to the ultimate test as Todd Sampson places himself in the firing line of nail-biting experiments. He talks to Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane about his latest science adventure series.
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“All challenges, some could say life, basically come down to the same thing, use your breath and mind over matter. And for both of those, the key tool is meditation and you can see me managing my breath in every challenge,” he says. “The fire challenge was the exception, because if I took a breath during this one my lungs would have collapsed almost instantly.” If this doesn’t sound scary enough, Sampson tells My Weekly Preview that it was the balloons challenge, where he is strapped to an enormous bunch of helium balloons where the force of buoyancy should lift him into the sky and prevent him from crashing back to Earth, that scared him the most. “The first real test was the actual flight and when I got up 120 metres, I couldn’t help but think if something goes wrong, one small string breaks, falling from that height wouldn’t be good and there was nothing I could do about it once I was up there. It was scary and awesome at the same time,” he says. With the exception of the bungee challenge in New Zealand, the entire show was shot in Australia over seven months and
involved some of the youngest, brightest and eclectic scientists the shows producers could find. “I loved working with them – they are super smart and fun to be around,” Sampson says. Study guides have been designed to go to schools around the country following the release of Life on the Line, as happened with Redesign My Brain and Body Hack, with the aim of making science fun for students. “I think science needs a good push particularly in this ‘post-fact’ world we live in,” Sampson says. “In my opinion, science is the best way to understand the world around us. It’s the scaffolding of our lives and it’s amazing to explore. “Science is also about human progress and our potential in the universe. In my opinion, if you are not interested in science, you’re not interested in life. “If Life on the Line inspires one kid to take another look at science, I’d be happy with that.” Life on the Line started on Tuesday, March 21 at 8pm on ABC. You can catch up on ABC iView. AP
odd Sampson has blown our minds with adventure science documentaries Redesign My Brain parts one and two and more recently Body Hack. But now the internationally recognised advertising guru, adventurer and science
buff is gearing up for the launch of his latest offering, Life on the Line, where he literally put his life in the hands of scientific knowledge in awe-inspiring experiments. Sampson describes the show as a forum for bringing the natural laws that govern our lives to the small screen in a way that is entertaining and unusual. “It was also about testing my faith in something I’ve always believed in, science,” he says. “I did use Bob (my life-size replica dummy who cost $5000, so we had to be careful with him) for some of the pre-tests. I didn’t want anyone to test it before me and take on any unnecessary risk on my behalf, but there were many times when I regretted that logical decision.” With experiments ranging from having a bullet shot at him underwater to holding a one-tonne wrecking ball to his face and letting it go, relying on the law of conservation of energy to prevent his skull from being crushed when the ball swings back towards him, Sampson says he drew on his extensive experience of being placed out of his comfort zone to control nerves and fear.
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READER’S CORNER The Pretty Delicious Café Author: Danielle Hawkins Publisher: HarperCollins RRP: $29.99 Reviewer: Gill Read The Pretty Delicious Café is an easy, fun read that left me with a smile on my face. This is a light, modern day romance with the traditional conventions of love, conflict, obstacles and resolution presented through lively and often humorous dialogue in the setting of a small New Zealand coastal town. The co-owner of a cafe, the storyteller, is a sympathetic heroine amongst a range of characters who felt familiar to me, rather than stereotypical, although I found a couple of the male characters a bit too flawless and a couple of incidences almost a bit contrived. Overall, there was a well-written charm about the narration and the setting, and the plentiful dialogue was enjoyable throughout.
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FASHION DESIGNER NICOLA FINETTI WILL GRACE COAST CATWALK ONCE MORE Australian designer Nicola Finetti will return to the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival to exclusively show his 2018 summer collection. Italian-born Finetti studied architecture in Rome before relocating to Sydney and has become one of Australia’s most talented and leading fashion designers. Finetti has become a regular in style magazines throughout the country and has dressed celebrities such as Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Hawkins and Mischa Barton. “I had a wonderful time visiting the Sunshine Coast the last two years for the festival and showcasing my range,” he says. “I want to return for the next 40 years. It is a great marketing opportunity, one of the most professionally run and fun events and the Sunshine Coast has beautiful beaches and scenery.” Festival director Jacinta Richmond is looking forward to hosting Finetti again at The Events Centre in Caloundra in October. “He was such incredible fun last year, as well as being an invaluable asset to the industry Q & A session and the catwalk,” she says.
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NOOSA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CALLS LOCALS Local filmmakers are being encouraged to enter their short films into the 2017 Noosa International Film Festival. The NIFF debuted last year, showcasing more than 130 films from 31 countries and attracting 1200 filmgoers. In 2017, the Noosa International Film Festival will again offer an exciting program for film lovers and filmmakers alike, over the festival-long weekend from October 26 to 29. The 2017 program will offer three key festival streams. For more information on how to enter, visitniff.com.au.
SHOUT OUT: HEALTHY EATING TALK Nutritionist Lynsey Koch of Seed and Sprout will be in store at Fresh Meats to discuss the impact of modern foods and lifestyles on our bodies. Koch will appear on March 30 from 6.30pm to 8pm. Spaces are limited, so visit freshmeats.com.au to book your place. myweeklypreview.com.au
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RIFF IT UP WITH FESTIVAL SIDESHOWS
TODD’S GROG
Todd Widdicombe samples a fine Irish brew that’ll put hairs on your chest.
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was watching the original season of Lost on the telly last week and it occurred to me that if I ever crash landed in the wilderness my biggest concern would be how much my airport parking fees would be. Seriously, these guys were on that island for six seasons, that’s serious coin. I never did persevere with the show so not sure who ended up being in the hatch they kept talking about. I’m assuming it was one of the Daddo brothers. I read recently that 71 per cent of the earth’s surface is covered by water. As a dad of four young kids, I’d suggest the remainder is covered in Lego, wet towels
and something sticky. I’m onto day three of my 30-minute DIY job and logic suggests that the screw I just dropped is somewhere at my feet right? Sadly, science will prove it’s under the couch in the next room. Have you noticed one big food retailer has started putting out free fruit for the kids? Not a bad idea right? Of course, as an adult nobody at this shop blinks if you sample a few test grapes but you take one bite out of a free range barbecue chook and they’re all, “excuse me sir, it’s time for you to leave”. Have you ever thought the bloke who first discovered boomerangs must have been terrified, yeah? This week we delve into the mystical world of one of the galaxy’s most famous beer brands, Guinness. Sure, it was Saint Paddy’s day last week, but hey, drink up people because it’s Ireland somewhere. I thought about getting a DNA test to see just how Irish I am, but I’m scared because I’m an adopted kid that I might be related to Mel Gibson. So instead of sending in my own spit in a jar, I tricked my workmate Sami into letting me use hers. Turns out I’m 42 per cent Irish and about to hit menopause.
But I digress. The good people of Guinness have just released an amazing new beverage that’s pretty damn fine. It’s the Guinness West Indies Porter. Now I’m not usually a Guinness drinking lady, I prefer beers I don’t have to eat my way through. But this new spin on the galactically famous Guinness is a ripper. It’s part of the Guinness brewers project and revives an old recipe devised by the brewers in 1801 before they conquered the world with their famous black stout. This new addition is a deliciously different porter and really is a combo of the best of both worlds with the classic Guinness bitterness mixed with caramel toffee sweetness and a very fresh chocolatey finish. Have a go at the new Guinness West Indies Porter, as my Irish buddies would say, jus fer dah Craic of it”. I give the Guinness West Indies Porter a solid four out of five Po tumms up. tu
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The annual boutique guitar-driven festival Mojo Burning has just added a massive 14 scheduled sideshows to the main Brisbane event in a move aimed to spread the Mojo ethos of supporting underground hardworking acts across the country – and the Sunshine Coast is on the radar. The main event, being held on March 25, will be supported by sideshows at the Palmwoods Hotel and the Black Bunny Kitchen. The Palmwoods Hotel gig features The Royal Artillery, Mike Elrington and The Unknowns on March 24 at 8pm and two days later, the Mojo recovery will hit the Black Bunny Kitchen with Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, The Royal Artillery, Hussy Hicks, Hemingway, Touch and Jax Haze taking to the stage in an epic line-up from 2pm. Tickets to the Palmwoods gig are $10 and the March 26 Mojo Recovery at The Black Bunny Kitchen is free.
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MOTORING PREVIEW
OFF-ROAD REIMAGINED The Jaguar F-Pace SUV is where the potential for adventure meets luxury. WORDS: Peter Atkinson, AAP.
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sually, it’s not until a model is on its last legs that manufacturers get all generous and come up with a version tarted up with every option you can imagine. Jaguar has done just the opposite with its new F-Pace SUV. To mark the launch of the F-Pace – the first “off-roader” ever produced by the British icon – they’ve created a special model called “First Edition”. It’s available, in limited numbers, for the
first 12 months the F-Pace is on the market – so you’ve got until July when its first birthday rolls around. The First Edition adds quite a bit of lustre to this already shiny new machine. It’s probably our favourite vehicle release of the past 12 months – coupling all the sportiness, style and technology that now characterises the Jaguar brand with the practicality and space of an SUV. And it’s more attractive than ever, with all the additional kit Jaguar has loaded into this new premium offering. Think 22-inch
double helix 15-spoke alloy wheels, sliding panoramic sunroof, Windsor leather seats, leather door trim, electrically reclining rear seats and configurable interior mood lighting. Hmm, quite the SUV, isn’t it? Of course, that’s all in addition to the long list of electronic and convenience features available on the F-Pace at every level – from its $74,990 base version right up to the flagship Portfolio model. And the F-Pace we’re testing here lives pretty close to the top of that tree. We drove the First Edition in its ultimate form – the high-performance F-Pace S model featuring Jag’s impressive supercharged petrol V6 engine. The same power plant features in up-spec models of its XE and updated XF sedans, as well as its F-Type coupe - and it’s a cracker. 280 kilowatts and 450Nm of torque all pouring through an eight-speed auto with all-wheel-drive grip. Some might lament the absence of a V8 engine in the F-Pace (at least to this point) – but I disagree. Yes, Jag’s resident V8 is a wonderful thing and would go very nicely in this big machine – but the supercharged V6 tested here gives the F-Pace more than enough punch and added character. The car looks fabulous, is beautifully finished inside and out and delivers edgy handling and performance in a still pampering form.
There was one feature missing from the First Edition that we’d loved about our first encounter with the F-Pace – the retractable side steps that emerge from beneath the side sills of the car every time you open the door to enter or leave the vehicle. The First Edition does, however, get the equally natty Activity Key - a rubberised wrist band similar to a FitBit – that allows you to keep your Jag keys safely inside the car while you’re off surfing or cycling.
JAGUAR F-PACE S FIRST EDITION HOW BIG? Its sweeping lines conceal the big Jag SUV’s very substantial road presence – with plenty of space for five adults, plus their gear.
HOW FAST? Seriously. 0-100km/h in 5.5 seconds keeps up with all but the elite of these sporty SUVs. Any faster than that and you’re not really an SUV buyer anyway.
HOW THIRSTY? The suepercharged V6 is impressively frugal at 8.8L/100km – pretty good for a big performance machine – but Jag is rolling out some new diesels which will deliver even more impressive numbers.
HOW MUCH? While the F-Pace range starts in the mid$70s, the First Edition will set you back $120,415 plus onroad costs.
Just as good the second time around. Mercedes-Benz Certified vehicles. Available now at Mercedes-Benz Sunshine Coast.
2013 C 250 Avantgarde, Magnetite Black with Black Leather, 1 Owner, Command Pack, Adaptive Bi-Xenon Head Lamps, 36,596km. UN13544. $44,683 Driveaway
2016 C 200, Tenorite Grey with Black Leather, LED Headlights, Cruise Control with Speed Limiter, Heads Up Display 15,800km. UN13394. $57,900 Driveaway
2013 C 200, Black with Black Leather, Satellite Navigation, Dual Zone Climate Control, 1 Owner, 28,351km. UN13530. $39,999 Driveaway
2013 C200 Silver with Black Leather, Electric Sunroof, Climate Control, Cruise Control with Speed Limiter, 1 Owner, 34,326km. UN13542. $39,756 Driveaway
2015 GLA 45 AMG, Black with Black, Carbon-Fibre Trim, Blind Spot Assist, 1 owner, sold & serviced by us, 43,065km. UN13511. $59,999 Driveaway
2013 C 200 Palladium Silver with Black Leather, Command Pack, Multi Media, Dual Zone Climate Control 91,251km. UN13532. $33,333 Driveaway
2013 ML 250, Canvansite Blue with Black Leather, Sold & Serviced by us, Privacy Rear Windows, Rear Camera 70,855km. UN13517. $52,956 Driveaway
2014 ML 63, Palladium Silver with Black Leather, Rear Entertainment, 360 Degree Reverse Camera, 35,450km. UN13503. $107,777 Driveaway
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ON THE RISE
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li Bli has experienced a major image upgrade in recent years. No longer is the quirky castle its primary claim to fame – the town is taking off, with around $500 million investment in infrastructure propelling it into a new era. An increasing number of property experts are now eyeing off the peaceful yet progressive Coast enclave as one of Australia’s best places to buy real estate. Bli Bli was recently rated number one Sunshine Coast property hotspot in Money Magazine, and it’s easy to see why. As a vibrant and growing region, it offers the best of all worlds – hinterland charm only 10 minutes from the Maroochydore CBD and our beautiful beaches, 10 minutes from the Sunshine Coast Airport and just 15 minutes from the new Sunshine Coast University Hospital. Bli Bli has seen major investment from both the public and private sectors in the past 20 years, transforming what was once a sleepy little village into an upbeat, family-friendly place to live, work and play. Among the offerings are the new $20-million Bli Bli village precinct and a new P–12 Catholic school opening in 2019. New residential communities include masterplanned Parklakes 1 and 2, Cutters Ridge Estate and the Halcyon Landing and Halcyon Lakeside over 50s resorts. Read on to discover just why Bli Bli’s star is on the rise.
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BIG DAY PLANNED FOR GRAND OPENING OF CENTRAL PARK
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undreds of people are expected to head out and enjoy the grand opening of the new one-hectare Central Park at Parklakes 2 this Sunday March 26 from 2pm to 5pm. Parklakes 2 Developer Robert Flipp says the Central Park is a significant asset for local residents with easy access to one hectare of open spaces with shaded all abilities play equipment including a flying fox, fitness equipment, covered barbecue areas and a cafe/tapas bar, which is coming soon. “We’ve been eagerly anticipating the opening of the Central Park since we turned the first sod at Parklakes 2, it’s right up there with our stunning fish-stocked waterways and floating wetlands as the most important community asset within the neighbourhood. “It’s certainly been an attractive community feature that has appealed to many of our buyers as it’s somewhere they can come and relax, exercise and socialise. I imagine the cafe will also be very popular as a central point for people enjoying a morning coffee after a stroll or a lunch get-together while the evenings will be lit up with great food, wine and music for
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families,” Flipp says. Sunday’s launch event includes a Superhero Treasure Hunt, as well as free entertainment, sausage sizzle, coffee and cold drinks. Children are encouraged to wear their favourite superhero costume to add to the fun. “We welcome everyone to come along
“We welcome everyone to come along and enjoy the free celebrations…”
and enjoy the free celebrations and see our final stages, which are now selling. We’ll also have the 11 Master Builders display homes open so people can come in and inspect each house and chat to the builders about their designs,” Flipp says. Join the fun and celebrate the official opening of the park, 2pm to 5pm at the Central Park, just across the lake from the Parklakes 2 Sales Office. Further information is available by calling 5448 6442 or check parklakes2.com.au.
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Be part of our Super Hero Treasure Hunt! Lollie bag prizes for kids who find all 9 super heroes on the day. Dress up as your favourite super hero. Explore the All Abilities Playground, flying fox, open spaces and festivities on the day. Chat with builders from our inspirational Master Builders Display Village. Get to know your neighbours from Parklakes 2 and the Bli Bli community at large. Enjoy FREE light entertainment and a FREE BBQ sausage sizzle. Soak up the serenity of our stunning Central Park surroundings.
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BLI BLI RATED TOP PROPERTY HOTSPOT
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ongratulations if you have decided to buy property in Bli Bli, as the area has been rated the number one Sunshine Coast property hotspot as reported in Money Magazine February 2017. As a vibrant and growing region it comes as no surprise Bli Bli has achieved this rating, especially with the following infrastructure development both in Bli Bli and nearby: • New P–12 Catholic school opening in January 2019 • New $20-million Bli Bli village precinct • Sunshine Coast Airport upgrade 10 minutes away • Maroochydore CBD development 10 minutes away • Sunshine Coast University Hospital 15 minutes away • Over $500 million in investments throughout the area. The vibrant community of Parklakes 2 will have 440 homes and with amenities such as the one-hectare Central Park, sports complex, lakes, cafe/tapas bar and public transport buyers are attracted to the lifestyle on offer. “Parklakes 2 masterplanned residential community has seen a high demand with
sales averaging 20 lots per month which far exceeded our expectations,” developer Robert Flipp says. “After more than 30 years in property development we have never experienced this level of continued activity.”
The final stages of Parklakes 2 have now been released with premium large flat land averaging 720 metres squared with views of Mount Coolum, the lakes and park. Visit Parklakes 2 Land Sales Centre and Master Builders’ Display Village to find out more.
MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT DRIVES BLI BLI’S POPULARITY Bli Bli is sitting firmly in the national spotlight with commentators announcing it as one of Australia’s leading property hotspots. Bli Bli’s transformation into a vibrant central hub can be directly attributed to around $500 million investment in projects covering both the public and private sectors, which includes the Parklakes 1 and Parklakes 2 masterplanned residential communities, Cutters Ridge development, Halcyon Landing and Halcyon Lakeside over 50s resorts and the transformation of the Bli Bli retail shopping precinct. Bli Bli is also blessed by its location less than 10 minutes to two of the region’s major multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects: the Sunshine Coast Airport and SunCentral, the new Maroochydore CBD Over the next few years, further infrastructure will be developed including a new P–12 Catholic College at Parklakes 2, which is set to open in January 2019 and accommodate up to 1500 students and 100 staff and this has the Bli Bli community very excited. With the Sunshine Coast experiencing unprecedented growth, Bli Bli is well positioned to take advantage of these exciting times.
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PARKLAKES 2 AN IDEAL PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY
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t’s a massive tick of approval when two leading consultants choose to build their family homes in the residential development their company has helped create over the past few years. That’s exactly what Covey Associates project manager, Damion Macdonald and environmental manager, Dr Chris Walker have chosen to do at Parklakes 2 in Bli Bli. Maroochydore-based Covey Associates has managed the Parklakes 2 construction, including the civil, environmental and landscaping design. Macdonald has been the lead project manager, while Walker has managed the environmental works, designing the stormwater treatment system, including the floating wetlands and lakes system. Walker and his wife Katie were the first residents to live in the estate, moving into their new house in April last year while Macdonald and his wife Michelle and two children now also call Parklakes 2 home. Walker says Parklakes 2 is an ideal place to live as it is 10 minutes to everything the coast has to offer including beaches, the airport and major shopping and entertainment precincts in Maroochydore. “Both Damion and I have been involved with Parklakes 1 and Parklakes 2 for well
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Katie and Chris Walker over a decade so we know the level of detail that the developers have achieved to ensure it’s a high quality estate and the ideal place to raise families,” Walker says. Walker and his wife are now expecting their first child and are upgrading to one of the elevated lots within the premium selection of the Parklakes 2 and plan on staying in their new home for many years to come. “We definitely wanted to stay at
Parklakes 2, our new home will be a little bigger to accommodate our growing family and we are really looking forward to our sweeping views to Mount Coolum and cooling breezes from the lakes. “Parklakes 2 really is a great place to bring up a family, with the one-hectare Central Park, walking tracks and a cafe opening in a few months. With the Catholic College and two childcare centres all within easy walking distance, it’s going to be fantastic,” Walker says. Macdonald says the Parklakes 2 project in Bli Bli was one of the most exciting developments Covey Associates has been involved with on the Sunshine Coast. “Covey Associates has been involved in Parklakes since 1995 so we’ve known the developers Robert Flipp and Peter Shadforth for many years and we understand how much they care about the community they are creating. “We’ve had up to 15 of our staff working on the project so it’s been great to keep locals employed, and we’ve also been able to add some real innovation to the community with the floating wetland treatment system which is the largest of its kind to be installed in a residential development in the world. “The floating wetlands have gained
Damion Macdonald and family international recognition for its innovation and it’s also shown how developers, Sunshine Coast Council and the University of the Sunshine Coast can collaboratively work together to create innovative solutions which benefit the whole community,” Macdonald says.
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BLI BLI FEATURE
DEMAND FOR PARKLAKES 2 EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS Parklakes 2 has teamed up with the Master Builders Queensland to offer buyers an 11-home display village with a wide range of home designs, and there is something for everyone. Parklakes 2 is Master Builders’ only display village on the Sunshine Coast and offers everything the coastal lifestyle is famous for. Parklakes 2 developer Robert Flipp says there is a real confidence in the Sunshine Coast market and the solid demand for land within the community over the past year highlights that more and more people want to build their own home instead of renting. “We are finding that our buyers have really done their research and even before they come to see us many have already decided to build at Parklakes 2, it’s a lifestyle choice for most people. The majority of people want the choice to build their custom home or find a house and land package right for them as well as a large lot as they don’t want to compromise on space or privacy,” Flipp says. With 11 homes on display from the Sunshine Coast’s leading builders, Parklakes 2 showcases all the latest trends and offers a wide range of stunning home options. Dwyer Quality Homes director Wayne Dwyer explains that interest in the DQH
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Call Tyrone 0488 441 640 display home at Parklakes 2 has exceeded expectations. “Following the popularity of Parklakes 1, we knew opening a display home at the second stage of the development would be a success but we never anticipated the volume of new home owners interested in building here,” Dwyer says. “It seems our hard work planning this home has paid off, with a dozen new homes ready to be built in the estate. We have to take our hats off to the developers for planning and executing Parklakes 2 so that home buyers can take advantage of this rare Sunshine Coast location.”
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BLI BLI FEATURE
BLI BLI’S WHERE IT’S AT, SAYS LOCAL HOTELIER
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ocal hotelier Scott Armstrong will construct his company’s fourth hotel on the Sunshine Coast within the $20-million Bli Bli Village Centre. It’s been a meteoric rise for the familyowned Sunshine Coast Hotels group with the Brightwater Hotel, Parklands and Bellvista Taverns all established over the past five years. Managing director Scott Armstrong says Bli Bli was the next logical place to establish a hotel, with the community enjoying solid population growth with a strong number of families and retirees living within the area.
Artist’s impression of the hotel
bottle shop on the ground level, followed by a gaming lounge which will include poker machines and Keno facilities, while the top level would be exclusively for the food and beverage offerings, including a sports bar with TAB facilities, a large bistro and attractive function spaces. Developer Michael White says the hotel would be a major part of the new town
Scott and Kellie Armstrong “We see our hotels as places that meet the needs of the local community, it’s where local families can come and enjoy a high quality meal at an affordable price while also offering other entertainment facilities for those who enjoy a flutter. “Our business philosophy is all based around being independent and local, up to 60 full- and part-time staff will be required when the hotel is operational. We also like to support local schools, community groups and sporting clubs so that will be high on our agenda when we open,” Armstrong says. The hotel includes a drive-through
“…up to 60 staff will be required when the hotel is operational…” centre for Bli Bli and will complement the existing River Markets shopping centre. “The addition of this hotel will ensure the success of the Bli Bli Village Centre which has to date 13 leases in place as part of the retail/medical, health and wellbeing precincts which includes a large medical centre with 12 doctors operating seven days a week as well as a physio, massage therapist, podiatrist, dentist, QML and X-ray services.
Michael and Roz White “A national gym chain is also included in the tenancy mix along with confirmed retail tenancies including a barber, hairdresser, real estate agency and various food outlets,” he says. White says construction of the Hotel precinct is expected to commence in the later stages of 2017 with the first stage of the Bli Bli Village Centre set to commence in April 2017. Bli Bli Village Centre currently has some vacant tenancies available ranging from 80 metres squared to 300 metres squared, for leasing enquiries please contact Michael White on 0412 420 212.
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BLI BLI FEATURE
MAROOCHY RIVER GOLF CLUB A MUST-PLAY DESTINATION
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suttonconstructions.com Shane Sutton 0419 760 177 Since opening in mid 2015, Bli Bli’s Maroochy River Golf Club has quickly become the must-play destination for every discerning golfer on the Sunshine Coast and beyond. The Graham Marsh-designed 6,411-metre soft spike course enjoys spectacular views towards imposing Mount Coolum and offers superior practise facilities including full-size driving range, hire clubs and motorised cart hire. The on-site Pro Shop stocks a wide range of the latest equipment and accessories while the Club’s dedicated Australian PGA-qualified professionals provide state-of-the-art coaching in the Queensland Golf Performance Centre. Writing for Golf Australia, Brendan James says despite still being in its infancy, the playing course’s surfaces and in particular, the Bermuda TifEagle greens are superb. “Graham Marsh’s green contouring and variety of shapes have been complemented
by the already smooth rolling surfaces and are a lot of fun to putt on. It will be interesting to see how Maroochy River matures over the next few years but it is already of a standard where it can rightfully stake a claim for consideration among Australia’s Top-100 public access courses,” James writes. The club’s popularity continues to grow with membership sitting at around 1,000 along with a further 3,500 social members. In 2016 the club hosted 80,000 rounds of golf which is well above the average of similar size clubs across Australia. Maroochy River Golf Club also boasts a marvellous modern clubhouse with excellent dining and function facilities suitable for birthday parties and weddings, launch events and gala dinners.
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HALCYON WELCOMES 100TH LAKESIDE RESIDENT
Len and Willy Chapman
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ward-winning over 50s lifestyle community developer Halcyon recently welcomed its 100th homeowner at the Halcyon Lakeside community in Bli Bli. But for Len and Willy Chapman it was more like a homecoming. The Chapmans could be described as Halcyon converts, after originally moving to
Halcyon Parks in Caloundra seven years ago. “The Lakeside project is beautiful, it’s surrounded by an abundance of greenery and overlooks two lakes, with walking trails and views of the hinterland. There is a sense of countryside living here at Lakeside, it’s just so quiet and peaceful,” Willy says. “It’s the warm, friendly, community feel
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that we love most about Halcyon,” Len says. The couple’s decision to stay within Halcyon stems from their enjoyment of the vibrant community spirit that comes with living at Halcyon. “The homes are beautifully designed and the community living experience and social life that comes with the homeowners of this unique development was pivotal to our decision to stay with Halcyon. We are very excited about this next chapter, living in our new home at Halcyon Lakeside.” Halcyon’s award-winning developments boast a lifestyle that redefines the concept of retirement living. Each Halcyon development comprises high quality, modern architect-designed homes surrounded by lush landscaping, luxurious five-star resort style facilities as well as the rich community spirit and lifestyle that is Halcyon. Lakeside has just put down its 100th house slab so it is full steam ahead and it won’t be long before the 200th homeowner moves in. If you would like to find out how Halcyon is changing people’s views on over 50s living, call 1800 050 555.
Situated in some of the most enviable addresses across South-East Queensland, homes at Halcyon Lakeside are now selling from $519,000.
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Within viewing distance of magnificent Mt Coolum, our new 18-hole, par 72 golf course and club is spacious and inspiring for weddings, functions and conferences and is the perfect venue for your next function on the Sunshine Coast. We cater for corporate functions, conferences and events of all shapes and sizes.
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BLI BLI FEATURE
GREEN INNOVATION DISTINGUISHES PARKLAKES 2
Electrical Design / Street lighting Design / Telecommunications Design for subdivisions and large customer connection projects Energex A rated
Green innovation and sustainability have been an integral part of building a bright future for generations to enjoy at Parklakes 2, while embracing the natural surroundings. 228,000 trees and shrubs have been planted throughout this masterplanned residential community, creating a lush environment. Developer Robert Flipp says, “The innovative floating wetlands have been designed to ensure the lake system remains healthy while providing a natural habitat for the wildlife and vegetation to flourish.” Parklakes 2 is surrounded by a backdrop of 20 hectares of forest with walking tracks for the community to discover the diverse range
of bird and wildlife native to the area, taking in the views to Mount Coolum and enjoying the serenity of the lakes and open spaces. Joint developers Robert Flipp and Peter Shadforth share a vision for the area that ensures conservation of the environment while also creating a strong coastal community mindset. “It’s the community spirit underlining this project that makes it so special; ensuring investment stays within the local region. In keeping with our community focus it was vital for us to utilise local suppliers, consultants and contractors to help create our vision and we are very proud of the outcome,” Flipp says.
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FLOATING WETLANDS ATTRACT WORLDWIDE INTEREST
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ovey Associates Consulting Engineers have been responsible for the planning, design and construction of some of the largest residential and commercial infrastructure projects on the Sunshine Coast, but there’s no doubt that Bli Bli holds pride of place for Kevin Covey. “We’ve been involved with all the major Bli Bli developments, from the first stage of Parklakes in 1995 and this has continued
for the past 22 years thanks to the 700-lot Parklakes 2 masterplanned residential community. “We’ve also designed Cutters Ridge estate, completed the engineering for the new Bli Bli River Markets and managed a number of road upgrades including Lefoes Road and School Road. Our team have also designed and supervised construction of several major roundabouts at David Low Way near Cutters Ridge, Yandina Bli Bli Road and Nambour Bli Bli Road,” he says. In partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast, Covey’s team also pioneered the use of constructed floating wetlands to treat stormwater in Australia. In fact, the world’s largest wetlands system for treating stormwater is installed within Parklakes 2. “We are never afraid to try new things and the floating wetlands project at Parklakes 2 has generated worldwide interest. We were in Lyon, France in June last year presenting on the project at the Novatech Conference and it was great to get so much positive feedback from the international researchers in the science and engineering community,” Covey says. “Over the years, Covey Associates has offered its clients a range of in-house services, including civil, structural,
Aerial view of the floating wetlands at Parklakes 2
“We are proud to be part of Bli Bli’s history and are very excited about things to come…”
Specialising in the construction of underground and overhead electrical distribution networks including street lighting, and Large Customer Connections, you’ll find Coastal Energy at the heart of a range of subdivision and development projects including this exciting development at Parklakes 2 Bli Bli. We are very proud to be associated with this exciting development and we support the ongoing success of the Parklakes 2 Team.
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environmental and hydraulic engineering, as well as landscape architecture and project planning and management to meet the broad needs of our clientele. “We are proud to be part of Bli Bli’s history and are very excited about things to come with the Maroochy CBD, the airport and the University Hospital,” he adds.
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SPACIOUS WATERFRONT LIVING
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THE CAT STAYS
AGENT PROFILE It took Jan Withers from Belle Property Group a long time to be convinced, but now she sees auctions as the best way to sell a home.
What was your very first job? My first job was also in sales. As a young teenager I loved working in a toy shop on Saturday mornings because it enabled me to start a record collection. What is your favourite place on the Sunshine Coast? No particular favourite spot but the views from Buderim always make me feel thankful to be living in this part of the world. Describe your perfect day? My perfect day is a well organised one with at least one pleasant surprise thrown in
for good measure and often a quick catch-up with a friend. What is the best holiday you have ever had? Our year of travelling around Australia when the children were young has been difficult to beat, but holidaying in the Yukon with 130 huskies was also very memorable. How long have you worked in the real estate business and what attracted you to it in the first instance? I began real estate in 2003 because I’ve always enjoyed variety in my working day and as a people person wanted to continue working with the public. What was the first property you sold? My very first sale was a Buderim home that is still enjoyed by the same delightful family today. What was your most recent sale? A Maroochydore unit plus a Mooloolah home and Buderim unit that go unconditional this week. What do you love most about your job? The many close relationships I’ve formed with clients throughout and beyond their campaigns are special to me.
What is the most difficult thing about your job? The lack of agents willing to conjunct these days is extremely frustrating as my buyer could bring their sellers the top price. What’s best – auction or private treaty? Auction. It took me a long time to be convinced but for many years now I’ve witnessed way more benefits to my clients through this method. However the choice is always theirs. How have you seen the property market change in the past 12 months? With fewer listings available, those properties that are on the market have been selling quicker and usually for higher prices than anticipated. How do you see it changing in the next 12 months? Due to the high sale prices in the southern states and the infiltration of many of those sellers into South-East Queensland we could see our prices continue to climb – unless we are once again affected by overseas events.
Sunshine Coast homebuyers are so keen to get their hands on their ideal home that even a contract conditional to the acceptance of family pets is not standing in their way. Nelson the cat has inherited a new family without having to leave his home after 15 Killeen Close, was sold to enthusiastic buyers. Nelson’s new family bought the three-bedroom Buderim home after it had only been listed for five days, and paid $15,000 more than the listed price of $580,000. First National Real Estate Mooloolaba & Maroochydore agent Brian Halls says the sellers are very happy with the fast sale, and that Nelson, who ironically they inherited when they bought the property, would be able to stay in his home.
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SOUTHERNERS HEAD NORTH The Auction Group’s Gordon Macdonald has seen property sales at auction begin to rival those of our southern counterparts.
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
MARKET TRACKER
Here’s a preview of hot auctions taking place on the Sunshine Coast in the next seven days:
A list of what’s recently sold on the Coast: 50 ENFIELD CRESCENT, BATTERY HILL $434,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car
9 MERIMIST WAY, KIELS MOUNTAIN
RealWay Property Consultants Caloundra,
Auction on site Sunday March 26 @ 3pm
Russell Smith
Elders Woombye 5442 1855 William Emms 0423 380 685
18 ENDEAVOUR CRESCENT, PELICAN WATERS
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hen it comes to property prices, the sort of stratospheric numbers southerners have to pay for their homes far outstrips ours – the median house price in Sydney is now over $1.1 million and Melbourne is not far behind. Just when we thought prices in the southern capitals couldn’t possibly go any higher, the latest Home Value Index from researcher CoreLogic has shown prices in Melbourne and Sydney surged again in February. The two cities are now in the top five least affordable markets in the world. Apparently, the southerners are over it. How do we know? Because many agents are reporting they’ve been heading north in droves. It’s not just owner occupiers, either – investors seem to also be recognising the potential for price growth in our state is far greater and buyer activity is spiking. What this means for Queensland agents
and their vendors, is greater opportunity. With the level of competition for available property in some areas and price segments at the highest level for a decade, it’s become possible to achieve a sale both more quickly and at a premium price. The best mechanism to capitalise on competition is via the auction process. Regardless of whether the property is sold before, after or on auction day, a well-run auction campaign keeps the seller in the driver’s seat, sending a clear call-to-action to all parties who might be interested in buying. Earlier this month, The Auction Group recorded a clearance rate of 78 per cent amongst its partner agents – that’s just two per cent lower than the heady southern property markets. As fellow banana benders, we’re ideally placed to help you get your listing auction ready and achieve a great result for your vendor – and make the most of the current conditions.
AUCTION RESULTS
RealWay Property Consultants Caloundra,
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the latest auction results. Email
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auctions@myweeklypreview.com.au.
$535,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Team Godwin Real Estate, Luke Godwin
83 BALLINGER ROAD, BUDERIM Passed in / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Belle Property Buderim 5445 6722 Bevan Horsnell 0412 512 257 1/10 LAKESHORE AVENUE, BUDERIM Passed in, now on the market for $387,000 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car RE/MAX Realty Excellence 5476 7654 Darren Rix 0416 188 259 33–37 TURNBULL PLACE, TANAWHA SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $2.566M 6 bed, 7 bath, 14 car Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Craig Porter 0411 554 880
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A Waterfront Oasis with Expansive Canal Views 16 Reliance Place, Pelican Waters Upon entering this elegant home you feel a sense of calm and serenity as if you have arrived into an island paradise. Positioned in a quiet cul-de-sac in Pelican Waters with wonderful views and deep water access this architectural residence is elegantly designed to offer easy flow executive living.
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Auction Saturday 29 April at 10am, on site
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• Separate bar/living area
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ositioned on 11 acres and centrally located, this property has limitless potential for a large family or provides the platform for a small accommodation business. Alongside a main home consisting of three bedrooms, plus an office, there is also a two-bedroom cottage connected by a covered breezeway. There is another studio and livable shed located on a separate part of the property, providing a huge opportunity for dual living. A pavilion-style outdoor entertaining area is perfect for evening bonfires and barbecue gatherings.
16 KENTISH ROAD, KIELS MOUNTAIN 8 bed, 5 bath, 8 car Offers over $995,000 Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Craig Porter 0411 554 880
Mooloolaba, 11/123 Brisbane Road
A GROUND FLOOR MOOLOOLABA DEEP WATER PALACE 255m2 This ground floor 4 bedroom apartment separates itself from anything else with its unique size and location. A short walk from the Mooloolaba Esplanade and on the deep broadwater of the Mooloolah River with almost unlimited access to the Pacific Ocean for the largest of yachts and motorboats. • Unique size and location on the deep broadwater of the Mooloolah River • Huge four bedroom apartment, main with walk in robe and ensuite • Open plan kitchen, living and dining overlooking the pristine water views • Expansive terrace for outdoor entertaining with ease
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• Double lock up garage and storage with remote entry • Inground swimming pool • Private complex jetty, sandy beach • Walk to Mooloolaba Esplanade, beach and restaurants
OPEN HOME: Saturday 25th March 1:00 - 1.30pm Sunday 26th March 2:00 - 2:30pm VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au PRICE: $1,050,000 AGENT: Ross Cattle 0410 625 758
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UNIQUE HILLTOP HOME Set on a 418m2 block, this home is a one-off architectural delight. The entrance showcases an impressive timber and glass staircase with a signature chandelier and acoustic windows. With solidly constructed walls, it creates an incredibly peaceful and insulated environment. The property maximises views of the Maroochy river and hinterland with private and leafy aspects from all windows. Stacking windows open wide to the outdoor living area, allowing for warm winter sun and all weather furnishing. The two bathrooms boast heated floors and there is a dedicated powder room on the main living floor. The home is a short, level walk to the village from its position on top of beautiful Buderim Mountain.
19 ORME ROAD, BUDERIM 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 3 car Auction on site Sunday April 9 @ 1pm RE/MAX Realty Excellence 5476 7654 Tim Burrough 0418 666 356
Suburb, Street NameRoad Buderim, 22 Jarrah Contemporary Classic Home on Large Block! Attractive home lovingly renovated in contemporary style, with large covered balcony. Overlooks tropical bushland. Huge downstairs area with second toilet and laundry. Many possibilities for expanding living area underneath.
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Potential For Astute Buyers
5 Monks Crescent Buderim
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This classic residence on a 1310 sqm block embraces ocean views, elevation and cooling breezes and is conveniently located very close to all amenities. • Spacious interior to accommodate a growing family • Formal and informal living plus teenagers retreat and games room • Choice of balcony or courtyard for entertaining and relaxation
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MORE LIKE A MEDITERRANEAN BOUTIQUE HOTEL THAN A HOME - ON NEARLY 2 ACRES 432 Wilson Road, Tanawha Built with the care, detail and quality of most high end commercial buildings, this property really needs to be seen to appreciate the attention to detail. Featuring an impressive 7 ensuited bedrooms, you could easily be mistaken you have arrived at a Mediterranean boutique resort (what an awesome Air BnB opportunity!) For the avid car enthusiast you will be spoilt for choice with 15 garages or you could possibly convert a couple to stables to house your horses. Serious sellers are downsizing and are seeking genuine offers as a matter of urgency.
• 7,100m2 block • Potential income producing • Ideal for Air BnB • Opulent entertaining/living areas • 7 ensuited bedrooms • Library, office, cinema room • Resort style 3.8m deep pool • 15 car garaging • 15 minutes to Mooloolaba • 12 minutes to the university
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7 Bed | 7 Bath | 15 Car
Price: Forthcoming Auction Inspect: Saturday 11-11.45am Anne Wallace 0418 769 466 Loren Whimhurst 0415 380 222
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WORLD CLASS OPULENT PENTHOUSE - MOTIVATED VENDORS 1001/8 Duporth Avenue, Maroochydore The Aurora Penthouse - boasting spectacular panoramic 360° river, ocean and hinterland views. This is your opportunity to buy well below replacement cost. Finished to world class standards and occupying the top two floors of the coveted Aurora building, this is a unique linear penthouse of undeniable refinement. Offering over 700m2 of pure luxury living with an endless choice of entertaining zones inside and out. Including media room, games room, alfresco dining/lounging and 6 person jacuzzi set amongst the clouds. This remarkable penthouse presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure yourself a trophy sky home of extraordinary space, prestige and luxury. The owners have provided strict instructions - SELL IT NOW!
4 Bed | 5+ Bath | 4 Car • River, ocean, hinterland • 360° awe inspiring views • Commanding the top two floors • World class finishes • Beautiful entertaining balconies • Secure 4 car garaging with storage • Private sauna room
Price: Contact Agent Inspect: By Prior Registration Only Saturday 4-4.45pm, Wednesday 5-5.45pm Karen Jones 0405 122 526
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QUALITY MASTERBUILT HOME WAY UNDER REPLACEMENT VALUE - ON 2 ACRES 10 MINUTES TO CBD 126 Glenfinnan Court, Forest Glen This immaculately kept and much loved home has been designed to maximise the natural cooling breezes and the stunning outlook. The thought and attention to detail will become extremely obvious upon your inspection. Boasting four large bedrooms, including a grand master suite, as well as dual living options on the lower level. An oversized office and a sewing room combine with an industrial sized laundry. There is even a refrigerated wine cellar! The fully ducted air conditioning ensures all year round comfort, whilst the high ceiling height throughout adds to the overall feel of space and light in this master-built beauty.
4 Bed | 3 Bath | 4 Car • Dual living option • 4 bed, office, 3 bath, 4 car • Refrigerated wine cellar • Two meticulously landscaped acres • Elevated to capture breeze • First time offered for sale
Price: Suit Buyers From The Mid $1 Million Inspect: Saturday 10-10.45am Craig Porter 0411 554 880
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ALEXANDRA HEADLAND – ‘‘MILLIONAIRES ROW’’ 48 Tantula Road East, Alexandra Headland Positioned in one of Alex’s most exclusive streets, true North facing this stunning home will be SOLD well below replacement cost! Ignore all previous price advertising! The owners of this beautiful residence are relocating to Brisbane and have provided strict instructions – SELL IT NOW! This property is ready to move into and enjoy the highly sought after lifestyle on offer. With a commanding position high above Alexandra Headland, this stunning Ken Down designed masterpiece will appeal to the most astute buyer and features sweeping panoramic views over the coast. An urgent sale is required and the owners will consider all offers. Don’t delay or you might just miss out on the best buy of 2017!
4 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car • Stunning position high above Alex • Perfect northern aspect • Amazing 200° panoramic views • Architecturally designed by Ken Down • Beautiful deck offering privacy • Abundance of natural light • An opportunity not to be missed
Price: Contact Agent Inspect: By Appointment Only Alan Riley 0422 723 719 Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222
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RESORT STYLE LIVING IN THE PRESTIGIOUS ST KITTS 57/7 Grand Parade, Kawana Island Embrace the tranquility and lifestyle the Sunshine Coast has to offer in this exceptional penthouse in the prestigious St Kitts apartment complex. This perfectly positioned north facing penthouse with panoramic water views, mooring and multiple private entertaining areas, could be the home of your dreams. Award winning restaurants, the billion-dollar health precinct, kilometres of waterfront walk/bikeways and a limitless choice of beautiful pristine beaches are only moments away. Secure your piece of paradise in one of Kawana Islands most enviable and sought after locations today. A must to inspect!
3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car • Stunning water views • North facing aspect • Resort style spa facilities • Enviable waterfront lifestyle • Mooring facilities • Stroll to restaurants and shopping • Private entertaining areas
Price: $865,000 Inspect: Saturday 12.30-1pm Karen Jones 0405 122 526
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WE MANAGE EACH PROPERTY AS IF IT WERE OUR OWN 1300 400 777 nextpropertygroup.com.au THE NEXT GENERATION IN REAL ESTATE
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his ground floor four bedroom apartment is just a short walk from the Mooloolaba Esplanade and on the deep broadwater of the Mooloolah River with almost unlimited access to the Pacific Ocean. This generously-sized apartment is 255m2 with a large open plan kitchen and living, including a huge dining room. There are two bathrooms and the master bedroom has a walk in robe This apartment was designed to create privacy whilst enjoying the sandy beach and in-ground swimming pool.
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International, interstate and local buyers will delight in this rare opportunity. • Executive quality fittings - wow factor! • Acoustic windows and walls, so quiet • Totally private - gorgeous timber floors • Low maintenance but room for the caravan • Separate office - glass and timber staircase
Forget all previous pricing, the owner wants this sold and it will sell at auction. • 6.5 acres of gently sloping cleared land • Well maintained quality family home • North facing with beautiful forest, • Total privacy 200m off the road • Large shed, pool, plenty of water • Vendor wants it sold, YOU WIN
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4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car $1,050,000 Define Property 5478 2477 Ross Cattle 0410 625 758
NOBODY IN THE WORLD SELLS MORE REAL ESTATE THAN RE/MAX.*
Brand New Home + View On Buderim’s Prestigious Orme Road Auction: Sunday 9th April at 1pm, on site Inspect: Saturday 2-2.30pm, Wednesday March 29th 12-12.30pm www.realtyexcellence.com.au ID: 17709115 Tim Burrough 0418 666 356 RE/MAX Realty Excellence
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2/18 Blackall St, WOOMBYE
5442 1888
OPEN FOR INSPECTIONS & BEST BUYS
WATERFRONT WONDER This is a home that has it all. Positioned in a quiet cul-de-sac, it has views and deep water access. The home includes four light-filled bedrooms, a 20 metre lap pool, three bathrooms, an office and two spacious open plan living rooms. A separate bar/pool room leads to an indoor/outdoor living area with stacker doors along with an additional large entertaining area off the kitchen. Other features of the property include; ducted air conditioning, an outdoor shower, outdoor kitchen with pizza oven, large walk-in pantry, induction cook-top, vacuum maid, spa bath, water tank, security system, sprinkler system and water features. Set on a 1170m2 block, there is plenty of room for all of the family.
16 RELIANCE PLACE, PELICAN WATERS 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car Auction on site Saturday April 29 @ 10am Platinum Properties 5437 8806 Steve Turner 0412 679 488
COES CREEK: 44 Kerrs Lane Sat 12-12.40 Prime Position - well designed family home with northerly aspect. Large open plan living, dining + family room. 4 brms, 2 bath, 2 car + 2 carport. Many extra features throughout. WILL NOT LAST! $495,000 WOOMBYE: 26 McCarthy St Sat 12-12.40 Home with mountain views and located within walking distance to Woombye. Set on a 1042m2 block, 3 brms, 2 bath. Lounge + family room + office with sep. entrance and room for trailer or boat. Buyers interest from $420,000s DIDDILLIBAH: 18 Brookfield St Sat 1-1.40 Dual Living Opportunity. Home Business. Super Sized Home. 2 separate homes joined by covered walkway. Ideal for dual living, work from home, teenagers retreat. In total the home offers – 5 brms, 3 bath, 3 car, verandas with northerly aspect overlooking established gardens. Set on a 1 & 1/4 acre block at the end of a dress circle cul-de-sac. Two homes for the price of one! Rarely does dual occupancy become available. Buyers High $500,000s WOOMBYE: 86 Plantation Rise Dr Sat 2-240 Many impressive features throughout this 2 immaculate family home. Set on an 842m block, with outdoor living and entertaining and pool. The home features 4 bdrm, 2 bath, 4 living areas (internally & externally), Butlers Pantry, Caesar stone benches, rainwater tanks, solar + many more features. A very modern, sophisticated home situated in a very convenient positions, easy access to schools, transport, shops & services. Motivated Sellers: $635,000 Woombye: NEW LISTING Tranquil location in bushland setting, a private oasis. 4 beds with 2 bathrooms, media room, well designed kitchen with granite bench tops. Covered outdoor patio area with established gardens. Extra features throughout. Mid $500,000s NAMBOUR: 10-12 Mill Lane LAST ONES REMAINING - Selling Fast! 2 & 3brm townhouses with en-suite and car accomm. Selling from $359,900 Shop for sale – tenant in place, great position, walk to Coles & Nambour CBD $259,000
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TV GUIDE
ABC (CH2)
SEVEN (CH6)
NINE (CH5)
WIN (CH8)
SBS (CH3)
FRIDAY
6pm One Plus One. 6.15 Pointless. 7.00 News. 7.30 The Link. 8.00 QI. (M) 8.30 Broadchurch. (M) Trish returns to the scene of the crime. 9.20 Luther. (MA15+) 10.20 Lateline.
6pm Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE The Bucket List. (2007) (M) Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes. Two terminally ill men live their lives to the fullest. 10.30 To Be Advised.
6pm Nine News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 4. Brisbane Broncos v Canberra Raiders. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 9.30 MOVIE 3:10 To Yuma. (2007) (MA15+) Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster. A rancher holds a captured outlaw.
6pm WIN News. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) Guests include Annette Bening, Harriet Harman, Andrew Garfield and Asa Butterfield. 9.30 To Be Advised. 11.10 The Project.
6pm Food Safari Fire. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Redditch To Gloucester. 8.35 MOVIE Three Kings. (1999) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. Four soldiers follow a map to gold in Iraq. 10.40 SBS News.
SATURDAY
6pm Compass. (PG) 6.30 Gardening Australia. 7.00 News. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.30 Call The Midwife. (M) Nonnatus House is thrown into disarray by a tragedy. 9.30 New Tricks. (PG) 10.30 Newton’s Law. (M)
6pm Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 1. Gold Coast v Brisbane. From Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast. 10.00 MOVIE 16 Blocks. (2006) (M) Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse. A cop escorts a witness to a courthouse.
6pm Nine News. 7.00 MOVIE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (2014) (PG) Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner. 9.00 MOVIE The Dark Knight. (2008) (M) Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Batman teams up with Gotham City’s new district attorney to stop The Joker.
6.30pm MOVIE Dirty Dancing. (1987) (PG) Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach. 8.35 Law & Order: SVU. (M) The unit is on the lookout for a six-year-old boy who went missing in the middle of a wild party. 10.35 To Be Advised. 11.35 48 Hours: Janet’s Secret. (M)
6.30pm SBS World News. 7.35 The Wonders Of Britain: Our Beautiful Buildings. (PG) Part 3 of 5. 8.30 Miniseries: When We Rise. (M) Part 3 of 4. The chronicle of the personal and political struggles of the gay rights movement continues with the ’90s. 11.40 Undressed.
SUNDAY
6pm Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Tim Ferguson. (PG) 6.30 My Year 12 Life. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.40 Grand Designs. Hosted by Kevin McCloud. 8.30 Vera. (M) Part 4 of 4. 10.00 DCI Banks. (M) A pair of criminals kidnap a young child.
6pm Seven News. 7.00 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. 8.30 Sunday Night. Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle. 9.30 Anita Cobby: You Thought You Knew It All. (M) An interview with Anita Cobby’s husband. 11.30 Training Day. (M)
6pm Nine News. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.10 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 9.10 Lethal Weapon. (M) Christmas celebrations are cut short when a homicide is linked to the deranged nephew of a drug lord. 11.10 Outback Wrangler. (PG)
6.30pm Bondi Rescue. 7.00 The Biggest Loser: Transformed. 8.15 Bull. (M) Bull assists with a patent lawsuit defence. 9.15 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) Pride and the team break protocol. 10.15 24: Legacy. 11.15 Homeland. (M)
6.30pm SBS World News. 7.30 Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney. Part 1 of 3. 8.35 Cleopatra. Explores the legend of Cleopatra. 10.15 Lost City Of The Gladiators. (M) A look at the discovery of a gladiator school.
MONDAY
6pm One Plus One Redux. 6.15 Pointless. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. Hosted by Sarah Ferguson. 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q&A.
6pm Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. 9.00 Murder Uncovered. (M) Inside Melbourne’s gangland war. 11.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (M)
6pm Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 8.40 House Husbands. (PG) Justin’s family holiday is left in disarray. 9.40 Botched. (M) A patient stays awake for her tummy tuck. 10.40 Law & Order. (M) 11.40 Rizzoli & Isles. (M)
6pm WIN News. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Biggest Loser: Transformed. 8.30 MOVIE The Heat. (2013) (M) Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy. 10.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia. 11.30 WIN News.
6pm Food Safari Fire. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs. 8.35 Simon Reeve’s Big Life Fix. Part 3 of 3. 9.40 SAS: Who Dares Wins. Part 1 of 5. 10.35 The Feed.
TUESDAY
7pm News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line. (PG) 8.30 The Indian Dream Hotel On Tour: Japan. (M) A look at retirement in Japan. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Creatives.
6pm Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) Hosted by Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. 9.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. (M) Hosted by Gordon Ramsay. 10.00 Bones. (M) 11.00 Never Seen A Doctor. (M)
6pm Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 8.40 Travel Guides. Ordinary Aussies visit the Gold Coast. 9.35 Schwarzenegger The Celebrity Apprentice. (PG) 10.35 Arnie’s Greatest Ever Stunts. (PG)
6pm WIN News. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Biggest Loser: Transformed. 8.30 NCIS. Vance oversees a temporary protection detail. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 WIN News.
6pm Food Safari Fire. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys. 8.30 Insight. Presented by Jenny Brockie. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 How Rolls-Royce Bribed The World.
WEDNESDAY
7pm News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG) 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M) A satirical news program. 9.00 Walliams And Friend. (M) 9.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg.
6pm Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) 9.00 Million Dollar Cold Case. (M) Police reinvestigate unsolved murders. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. (PG)
6pm Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Planet Earth II. (PG) 8.40 Murder Calls: Margaret Tobin. (M) 9.40 Killer Women With Piers Morgan. (M) 10.50 Chicago Med. (M) 11.50 The AFL Footy Show. (M)
6pm WIN News. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Biggest Loser: Transformed. 8.30 This Is Us. (M) Kate makes two drastic life-changing decisions. 9.30 Madam Secretary. 10.30 Hawaii Five-0. 11.30 WIN News.
6pm Food Safari Fire. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Digging for Britain’s Secrets. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: Free Fall. (M) A cyclist is treated for a head injury. 9.30 The Night Manager. (M) 10.25 The Feed.
THURSDAY
YOUR PRIME TIME TV GUIDE
6.10pm Pointless. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Dream Gardens. 8.30 Newton’s Law. (M) The teams join forces for a class-action lawsuit. 9.30 No Offence. (MA15+) The team’s lives are put at stake. 10.20 Lateline.
6pm Seven Local News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Godzilla. (2014) (M) Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen. Giant monstrosities ravage the world.
6pm Nine News. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Canterbury Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 8.50 The NRL Footy Show. (M) A look at the latest NRL news. 10.30 Lethal Weapon. (M) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG)
6pm WIN News. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Modern Family. (PG) 8.30 Gogglebox. Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 WIN News.
6pm Food Safari Fire. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys. 8.05 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. 8.35 Sugar Free Farm. Part 4 of 4. 9.30 Miniseries: The Principal. (M) 10.30 The Feed.
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9GEM (CH52)
ONE (CH81)
11 (CH82)
6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 News. 7.30 Crash Investigation Unit. 8.00 Strangest Weather On Earth. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Property Ladder UK.
6pm AFL Pre-Game Show. 6.30 Football. AFL. Round 1. Collingwood v Western Bulldogs. 10.00 MOVIE Sucker Punch. (2011) (M) 12.20am Big Bang. (PG)
6pm MOVIE Open Season. (2006) (G) Ashton Kutcher, Martin Lawrence, Debra Messing. 7.40 MOVIE Hook. (1991) (PG) Robin Williams. 10.30 MOVIE Daybreakers. (2009) (MA15+)
6pm Friends. 6.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 4. Brisbane Broncos v Canberra Raiders. 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.30 Monarch Of The Glen. 8.40 MOVIE Space Cowboys. (2000) (PG)
6pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 10.30 Highlander. (M) 11.30 Burn Notice. (M)
6pm Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Star. (M) 8.30 MOVIE Dreamgirls. (2006) (M) 11.05 Sex And The City. 11.45 James Corden. (C)
SATURDAY
7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 8.10 Would I Lie To You? 8.45 Live At The Apollo. 9.30 Comedy Next Gen. 10.25 The Inbetweeners. 10.50 Siblings.
6pm Dog Patrol. (PG) 6.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 7.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE In The Line Of Fire. (1993) (M) 11.15 Citizen Khan. 11.45 No Reservations.
6pm Grilled. (PG) 7.00 MOVIE Iron Man 3. (2013) (PG) 9.30 MOVIE Fast & Furious. (2009) (M) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez. 11.40 Ink Master. (M)
7.15pm MOVIE Stick It. (2006) (PG) Missy Peregrym, Jeff Bridges, Vanessa Lengies. 9.20 MOVIE Mean Girls. (2004) (M) Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert. 11.10 Gotham. (MA15+)
7.45pm Netball. Super Netball. Round 6. Adelaide Thunderbirds v Queensland Firebirds. 9.30 MOVIE Flashdance. (1983) (M)
6pm Freddie Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries. 7.00 David Attenborough’s Africa. 8.00 Meerkats: Secrets Of An Animal Superstar. 9.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 10.00 Countdown To Murder.
7.30pm Speechless. 8.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.00 The Great Indoors. 9.30 How I Met Your Mother. 10.00 Sex And The City.
SUNDAY
7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 River Monsters. 8.30 American Addiction. 8.55 Russell Brand: From Addiction To Recovery. 9.55 Chasing Dad: A Lifelong Addiction.
6.30pm Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em. 7.00 Border Security: International. (PG) 8.00 Border Security USA. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features.
6pm Seinfeld. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE The Next Karate Kid. (1994) (PG) 8.45 MOVIE Safe House. (2012) (M) 11.00 Hardcore Pawn. 12am Ink Master.
7pm MOVIE Addams Family Values. (1993) (PG) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd. 9.00 MOVIE Dark Shadows. (2012) (M) Johnny Depp. 11.15 Most Terrifying Places in America. (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 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.00 Scorpion. (PG) 8.00 Attenborough’s Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE Noah. (2014) (M) 11.45 Countdown To Murder.
6pm MOVIE Stardust. (2007) (PG) 8.35 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.35 How I Met Your Mother. 10.35 Sex And The City. 11.05 To Be Advised.
MONDAY
7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Dirty Jobs. 8.30 Russell Brand: End The Drugs War. 9.30 Ross Kemp’s Britain. 10.15 My Strange Addiction. 10.45 End Of The Line.
6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 Seven News. 7.30 Jonathan Creek. (M) 8.30 Foyle’s War. (M) 10.30 Blue Murder. (M)
6pm American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 World’s Most Amazing Videos. (M) 8.30 Prospectors. (PG) 9.30 Klondike Gold Fever. (PG) 10.30 America’s Hardest Prisons.
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) 9.10 MOVIE Daylight. (1996) (M) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG)
6pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.40 Miss Marple. (PG) 8.50 MOVIE A Beautiful Mind. (2001) (M) Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris. 11.35 Footy Classified. (M)
6pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 MacGyver. (M) 8.30 MOVIE Coach Carter. (2005) (M) Samuel L Jackson, Rob Brown, Channing Tatum. 11.15 Super Rugby Extra Time.
6pm Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 The Simpsons. 9.30 Supernatural.
TUESDAY
7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Dirty Jobs. (PG) 8.30 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. (M) 9.30 Hack Live. 10.30 My Strange Addiction. 11.00 Ice Wars. (MA15+)
6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 Seven News. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 8.30 Judge John Deed. (M) 10.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.
6pm American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.00 Motorway Patrol. 8.30 Ice Road Truckers. (M) 9.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 10.00 Counting Cars. 10.30 Car Chasers.
6pm Regular Show. 6.30 Soccer. 2018 FIFA World Cup AFC Qual. Australia v United Arab Emirates. 9.00 MOVIE The Inbetweeners 2. (2014) (MA15+) 11.00 The Middle. 11.30 South Beach Tow.
6pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.50 Cold Case. (M) 11.50 Scott & Bailey. (M)
6pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 48 Hours. (M) 8.30 Forensics. 9.30 VF Confidential. (M) 10.30 The Americans. (M) 11.30 Gang Related. (MA15+)
6pm Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 MOVIE Tomorrow, When The War Began. (2010) (M)
WEDNESDAY
7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Dirty Jobs. 8.30 Cherry Healey: Old Before My Time. 9.30 Gambling Addiction And Me: The Real Hustler. 10.30 My Strange Addiction. 11.00 Ice Wars.
6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 Seven News. 7.30 Inspector Morse. (M) 9.30 Waking The Dead. (MA15+)
6pm American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE National Treasure. (2004) (PG) 11.05 Hardcore Pawn.
6pm Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE The Matrix Revolutions. (2003) (M) Keanu Reeves. 11.00 Airplane Repo. (PG)
6pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 As Time Goes By. (PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 Poirot. (PG) 9.50 Silent Witness. (MA15+) 11.00 Miniseries: House Of Cards: To Play The King. (M)
6pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 8.00 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 David Attenborough’s Africa. 9.30 Todd Sampson’s Body Hack. (M) 10.30 VF Confidential. (M) 11.30 Second Chance.
6pm Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Futurama. (PG) 10.00 Bob’s Burgers.
7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 The Weekly. 8.00 The 12 Year Old Shopaholic. 8.45 Cherry Healey: Old Before My Time. 9.45 My Mania And Me. 10.35 My Strange Addiction.
6.30pm Seven Local News. 7.00 Seven News. 7.30 The Vicar Of Dibley. (PG) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.
6pm Football. AFL. Round 2. Richmond v Collingwood. From the MCG. 9.15 The Front Bar. (M) 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 11.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 12am Ink Master. (M)
6pm Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Survivor: Game Changers. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE The Truman Show. (1998) (PG) 10.30 Donald Trump Roast. (MA15+)
6pm Friends. 6.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Canterbury Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos. 7.00 As Time Goes By. 7.40 RPA. 8.40 Top Gear. (PG) 9.50 MOVIE The Enforcer. (1976) (M)
6pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE Invasion USA. (1985) Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet. 11.20 Graceland.
6pm Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Malcolm In The Middle. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo Crew. 9.30 Dating Naked.
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SURF REPORT
with MWP’s man in the water
How good was it seeing Owen Wright surf the final against his best mate? What a very cool vibe. Strap yourself in this year as it should be a cracker. Last Saturday I was in a great vibe situation surfing a point break on my stand-up with three short board riders. We were all taking turns and having a blast when two stand-up paddle boarders joined us with the wrong attitude. They decided to start taking every wave and completely killed a great session for the crew. Regardless of what you ride – just because you can catch every wave does not mean you should. Share the love. I promptly paddled away from the situation, hoping the short boarders might pick off a few extras. Don’t worry, I have seen Mal riders do the same thing. Keep the vibe.
FISHING REPORT with Wayne Nilsson from Maroochydore Fishing World
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7pm Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Dirty Jobs. 8.20 Gruen Pitch Rewind. 9.10 Girls To Men. 10.05 The Chaser’s Media Circus. 10.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us.
FRIDAY
ABC2 (CH22)
THURSDAY
DIGITAL CHOICE
ESTUARY: Quality bream working along Maroochy Bar gutters with yabbies and fowl gut best. Whiting on the yabby banks around Goat Island near the mouth of the Maroochy River. Flathead and trevally at Twin Waters using live bait and lures. Mud crabs about in numbers as the recent rains have flushed them out of their holes. Along the banks of Bli Bli has seen quality and quantity. SURF: Surprisingly good tailor on lures at Pincushion, early morning is the best time. Tarwhine and sand whiting of good size along Alex Beach. A few sharks and shovel nosed rays along North Shore and Marcoola. OFFSHORE: Moses perch, sweetlip and cod at The Gneerings and out to Murphy’s Reef. The southern end of The Barwon Banks for squire, parrot, pearl perch and rosy job fish. Spanish mackeral taking trolled lures off Sunshine Reef. FRESHWATER: Bass and golden perch working at different depths in Somerset, Bjelke-Petersen and Boondooma Dams. A sounder is needed to locate thermo-clines to work, which lure is needed and at what depth they are, so a suitable lure can be used. Local impoundments returning spangled perch, bass and jew with Lake Baroon and McDonald the pick of the dams. Try working surface lures along grassy banks.
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With the Sun charging into your sign (where it stays until April 20) rams are full of extra energy and enthusiasm. You’ll feel fiery, restless and rather rebellious but pace yourself or you’re likely to blow a fuse!
Have you been burning the candle at both ends? You’ve got a lot of commitments on your plate but try to put aside some special ‘me time’ this week. When it comes to a frustrating personal matter, avoid quick fixes.
With four planets stimulating your hopes and wishes zone, your motto for the week is from writer Gloria Steinem “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”
CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 23)
LEO (Jul 24-Aug 23)
VIRGO (Aug 24-Sep 23)
Cautious crabs have a tendency to side-step problems. With four planets in Aries, it’s time to try a direct approach as you face challenges head on – especially at work. And a tricky relationship with a colleague may require some attention.
Don’t fence lions in! The Sun, Mercury, Uranus and retro Venus are all activating your adventure zone. So it’s time to experiment and explore, as you make the most of every minute of the day. You’re also keen to communicate with friends from far away.
When it comes to a complicated situation with a financial matter, a family member or a friend, all is not as it seems. So make sure you look a lot deeper so you can discover what’s really going on. There are many things that are hidden at the moment.
LIBRA (Sep 24-Oct 23)
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21)
If you expect loved ones to be cooperative then you’ll be disappointed, when they continue to surprise you. A family problem is brewing so do all you can to diffuse it diplomatically, as you discuss a subject you may not feel comfortable with.
Scorpio is the sign of intense extremes, and you can have trouble de-stressing and winding down. As we celebrate the Equinox on Monday (when day and night are of equal length) strive to bring more balance and relaxation into your busy world.
You’ll be hard to ignore as you ruffle a few feathers with your impulsive ideas and spontaneous shenanigans. With the Sun shifting into your entertainment zone, curiosity and enthusiasm are high. It’s Equinox week so try not to overdo things!
CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 20)
AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19)
PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20)
It’s Equinox week, so look for ways to achieve more balance in your busy life. And is your home the peaceful haven you’d like it to be? With Venus reversing through your domestic zone, it’s time to clean, de-clutter and beautify your living space.
The planets rev up your travel and adventure zones, so you’ve got a need for speed (which makes you more accident-prone than usual). Slow down! Less haste and more concentration will ensure you arrive at your destinations safe and sound.
Money tends to run through fish fingers like water – especially this week. So do your best to be disciplined and reign in extravagant spending. Plus make sure your plans are financially realistic. And don’t let fear of the future paralyse you.
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Vein on the neck (7) To flag (5) US novelist, Nobel prizewinner (9) Moral offence (3) Conduit (4) A freshwater crustacean (8) Story in instalments (6) Oriental market (6) A tip (8) Pay attention to (4) Have a meal (3) Country of north Europe (9) Irritable (5) At little cost (7)
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Islamic holy war (5) Type of adhesive (3) Railway track (4) Recompense (6) Gradually (3,2,3) Stubborn (9) Leopard (7) Creator of Don Quixote (9) Person injured in accident (8) Section (7) Not moving (6) Daily record of events (5) Deceive by trickery (4) Pinch (3)
SCATTERWORD
JUNIOR X-WORD
G E I T R E I K L Rules: Form as many words as possible. Each word must contain the centre letter. Plurals made by adding “s” are not counted.
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Batman’s nemesis
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Electronic letter
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Popular Italian baked food
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Animated clay penguin
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Limbless reptile
Solve all the clues and reveal the eight-letter word spelled down the middle of the grid.
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LEVEL: MEDIUM
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
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SCATTERWORD: TIGERLIKE, reglet, kelter, kilter, greek, leger, egret, greet, liger, tiger, tigre, liter, litre, tiler, reek, leer, reel, tree, lier, rile, rite, tier, tire, trek, girl, girt, grit.
JUNIOR X-WORD: Tyres, Joker, Email, Pizza, Sewed, Pingu, Rusty, Snake (TREASURE)
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CROSSWORD: Across: 1 Jugular 5 Droop 8 Hemingway 9 Sin 10 Duct 12 Crayfish 14 Serial 15 Bazaar 17 Gratuity 18 Heed 21 Eat 22 Lithuania 24 Testy 25 Cheaply Down: 1 Jihad 2 Gum 3 Line 4 Reward 5 Day by day 6 Obstinate 7 Panther 11 Cervantes 13 Casualty 14 Segment 16 Static 19 Diary 20 Dupe 23 Nip
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BOOK WORMS Richard O’Leary loves seeing his kids read for pure pleasure.
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It’s then I realise what a lovely problem it is to have kids who love to read. On occasions, we literally have to beg or bribe my boys to stop reading to do other things; like eat breakfast, brush teeth, walk across busy intersections. I found my eldest reading a book while going to the toilet the other day – which may not sound so unusual, but he was doing a wee at the time. I don’t know exactly how they ended up this way; they’ve never been assigned books as homework and we never force reading upon them, although we always have books around. Just about every flat surface in the house is cluttered with novels, histories, text books and biographies. I usually have a few on the go, amongst the volumes on my bedside table at the moment:
My Life With The Taliban, Abdul Salam Zaeef; Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood; The Life of Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer; Mr Mercedes, Stephen King; My Salinger Year, Joanna Rakoff; and Peter Singer’s Ethics in the Real World. A quick search through my boys’ books shows their taste is just as eclectic: Book of Dinosaurs; Usborn’s Shakespeare collection including Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Trace Moroney’s When I’m Feeling Kind; Indigenous Australia; Sitting Like A Frog – Mindfulness Exercises for Kids; and more than half-a-dozen of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants titles. The point isn’t really what they are reading, but that they are reading, and doing it for pure pleasure – opening doors to new worlds of adventure and discovery. I think George R.R. Martin summed it up pretty well in A Dance with Dragons: “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.� olearylastword@gmail.com
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