My Weekly Preview Issue 621. September 17, 2020

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PREVIEW Sassy sailors women are changing the face of coast yacht clubs

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Craving something fresh and flavoursome? Bursting with juicy strawberries, creamy avo and basil dressing, this salad is a winner.

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INGREDIENTS • 1 garlic clove • 15g punnet basil, leaves picked • 1 lemon, rind finely grated, juiced • 135ml extra virgin olive oil, divided • 2 Coles RSPCA Approved Australian chicken breast fillets (about 250g each) • 60g Coles Australian 4 leaf salad • 60g Coles Australian baby rocket • 250g strawberries, cut into quarters • 1 Hass avocado, stoned, peeled, sliced • 3 radishes, thinly sliced • 1 spring onion, thinly sliced • ¼ cup (35g) pistachios, toasted, coarsely chopped • Coles Bakery High Fibre Low GI 7 Seeds & Grains rolls, warmed, to serve

WHAT’S DICKO UP TO? The Sunshine Coast’s new entertainment precinct, NightQuarter has announced an all-new live dinner and show spectacular. Hosted by Aussie music’s favourite uncle Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson, Dicko’s Country Spit Roast series will run for a six-month season taking place on the last Thursday of each month. The launch event has been announced for Thursday, November 26, followed by a Christmas feature on December 17. The show features classic country songs from Dolly Parton to Slim Dusty, Kenny Rogers and a whole lot more performed by a live band. The set list has been crafted out of songs that will speak to all generations performed by Dicko’s hand-picked live band The Lazy C’s. The show will also feature our beautiful belles of the rodeo, The Reverse Cowgirls, a very naughty troupe of drag queens. Queen Cowgirl, Sellma Soul will act as Dicko’s cheeky co-host and will also perform a couple of songs and totally bring the comedy.

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METHOD STEP 1 – In a food processor, process garlic until finely chopped. Add basil and lemon rind. Process until finely chopped.

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STEP 3 – Arrange the salad leaves, rocket, strawberries, avocado, radishes and chicken on serving plates. Drizzle with the basil oil and lemon juice. Sprinkle with the spring onion and pistachios. Season with salt. Serve with the bread.

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VENUE 114 IS BACK One of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular live venues is ready to raise the curtains again with its first ticketed event since the COVID-19 pandemic now on sale.

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Looking back.

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Yandina is one of the oldest towns on the Sunshine Coast. The first Europeans to occupy ‘Maroochie’, later known as Yandina, were the Skyring brothers who applied for and were granted leases in 1853 for three cattle runs extending northward from the Maroochy and South Maroochy rivers. Timber getters were some of the earliest arrivals in the late 1860s.

In 1870 Yandina was surveyed by Charles Warner, making it the first gazetted town in the Maroochy district.

Image: Patrons at Yandina Racecourse.

Source: sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

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The city of Uruk is today considered the oldest city in the world. It was first settled in circa 4500 BCE. Uruk lays claim to the title of ‘oldest city’ because it has physical evidence and written documentation, in the form of cuneiform texts, dating the activities of the community from the earliest period. Uruk is located on an abandoned channel of the Euphrates river about 155 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq.

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“No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.” – Aristotle

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espite wet weather and a smaller scale event, athletes converged on Mooloolaba Beach last weekend for the Ironman Sunshine Coast 70.3 With social distancing in place for spectators and fewer athletes due to COVID restrictions, the Mooloolaba competition was the first Ironman event after racing stopped earlier this year.

Australian Olympic triathlete Aaron Royle won his first Ironman 70.3 race, taking victory in the men’s field, with multiple winner Amelia Watkinson claiming top spot on the podium in the women’s race.

Mr Royle edged out Queensland’s Max Neumann by less than a minute, with the two shadowing each other over the 1.9-kilometre swim, 90-kilometre ride and 21-kilometre run, with Josh Amberger crossing the line in third.

New South Welshman Royle has based himself in Queensland in the lead-up to the event.

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FEATURE STORY

THE SAILS The national program encourages females to engage in every aspect of sailing from crewing and skippering boats, to administration, race and even management, marketing and media.

Whether it’s the first time or returning to the sport, there are a variety of activities both on and off the water for women to get involved in.

SheSails aims to: • Promote and celebrate female participation in the sport of sailing.

• Provide new and existing female sailors with the opportunity to enjoy activities at their local sailing club with like-minded people.

• Provide clubs with visual materials and case studies to help grow female participation in recreational and competitive sailing.

• Develop a platform to feature female-focused events and programs across the country. shesails.org.au

Tanya Kelly at the helm in the 2019 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta Image: Brumo Cocozz

Women on the water

The participation of women in sailing is on the rise, and local female sailors are getting out on the water in greater numbers, competing for local clubs and doing the Sunshine Coast proud. WORDS: Tracey Johnstone.

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Standing on the podium is becoming a habit for the Coast sailors.

Last year, yacht owner Tanya Kelly, 44, and her all-female crew raised their division-winning trophy at the Airlie Beach Race Week for the first time. “We raced really hard and left everything on the water,” she says. “We were exhausted at the end.”

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unshine Coast women aren’t waiting to be asked anymore, they are taking charge of their sailing experiences and driving up participation numbers.

The “man’s world” of earlier decades is fast disappearing. Gone, for the most part, are the old days when some skippers “wouldn’t even have women on their boat because it was bad luck” recounts Margie Brown, the skipper of the all-female crew that won the 1986-87 Mooloolaba Yacht Club (MYC) championship.

Gender equity is being driven by a new breed of female sailors.

Young mothers, school and university students, professionals – pick an age, any age from youth to senior – and you are looking at a cohort that is growing rapidly.

MYC sailing manager Suzanne Mabbott says there has been a huge change in the club with women members now making up 40 per cent of the membership of 327.

And those women are successfully taking their racing skills to all-female regattas in Townsville, Darwin, Melbourne and Sydney as well as in mixed-gender regattas.

involves other people, is extremely social and it often takes you places.”

Her three children are all involved in the Maroochy Sailing Club’s dinghy sailing program. Husband Guy Godsall, however, is “not at all” a sailor Ms Kelly reveals.

Ms Kelly is competitive. Always.

When she gets home from a tough day on the water, it’s soccer player Eamon,

“The [Discover Sailing] development program is fostering a community feeling. It is helping women build their confidence and it’s such a nice social feeling” Lauren Twigg, Qantas pilot and sailor

Health Service director of anaesthesia and mother of three teenagers started sailing in Sydney in her teens. While she played several sports in her youth, sailing captured her. “It seemed to have a huge depth in it,” she says. “There was a lot more to learn. I still feel that way. It always

seven, who quizzes his mum on how she went. “I am pretty honest about my shortcomings and he really likes that.

One thing he gets out of an active sailing mother is someone who is also involved in competitive sport and we can have those kind of conversations.”

While the Sunshine Coast Yacht Club warmly welcomes female sailors for its twice weekly keelboat races and the Maroochy Sailing Club (MSC) provides an excellent learn-to-sail program for all school children, it’s the MYC that is seeing the greatest benefit from the surge in female participation.

The MSC, which has about 100 members during its racing season from August to May, is the nursery for many young Coast sailors through its Tackers program for under 12s. It provides a “sailing pathway” to the big boats, says vice-commodore Gard Saunders.

University of the Sunshine Coast civil engineering student Sarah Johnson, 20, is a product of the MSC’s thriving dinghy program. She started sailing there at 12.

After spending several years racing in a single-handed class, Ms Johnson dabbled in the tough match racing at the national level. At age 15 she was the only girl in the Coast team. She went on to join the MYC Women’s Program.

The highly competitive young woman also takes her skills south to Brisbane to race on a fast sports boat in a mixed crew.

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FEATURE STORY but her technical mind suits the key role of tactician in this team.

“On the water I don’t think gender plays a part in the communication or the roles on the boat,” she says. “We are focused on racing. I don’t feel really different being a female.

“I am super lucky my opinion and my calls are essential on that boat.”

Ms Johnson competed with the MYC women’s teams in the keelboat regatta in Melbourne and completed her first ocean race in the company of member Karen Young in the 2019 Melbourne to King Island Race.

“The program at Mooloolaba is good for women who are new to sailing or women who have done a lot of cruising.

It encourages them to start racing,” Ms Johnson says.

“I have definitely seen a huge change in the number of women at Mooloolaba, but not really in my age group.”

She has seen girls staying with the sport after learning to sail at the MSC where they can find racing that is exciting and relatable.

Lauren Twigg, 48, has time on her hands. The Qantas pilot is using being grounded to get back into sailing and to support her two daughters who are learning to sail through the MSC. She previously skippered one of the Coast’s all-female AUDI sports boat teams that campaigned boats off Mooloolaba and raced in the 2009 world championship in Portugal.

With the pressure of starting a family and working full-time she took time off from racing for about 10 years. But now she is back. At MSC, Ms Twigg is happily filling the role of “canteen lady” and supporting her two daughters as they follow the same sailing pathway as their mum.

In Mooloolaba she is mentoring members of the MYC women’s development program. “I have just qualified as an instructor so I can also help out with the Discover Sailing program,” she says.

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The crew that finished third in their division of the Keelboat Regatta “The development program is fostering a community feeling. It is helping women build their confidence and it’s such a nice social feeling and I think that is encouraging more women to start and stay involved. Once they have more confidence, they can go racing. It’s a place to find your feet and have a bit of a laugh while you are still learning.”

Ms Twigg has excelled in her sports boat racing and even tried ocean racing, but small boat sailing is still top of her list, which is why she so enjoys racing on the MYC’s small keelboats. Racing hard and fast remains thrilling for her.

Her body might sometimes find the going hard on the smaller boats but “I love the competitiveness and getting involved in the regattas” she says.

Are these women ambitious?

Absolutely. Are you they trying to prove a point? “In the future I hope that you don’t specifically have women’s programs,” Ms Kelly says. “I think it’s great sailing in mixed fleets.

“Historically the women didn’t have the opportunities they have now. The Women’s Program is one of those ways of encouraging women into the sport. What it is doing is shifting the mindset of a lot of women in sailing to being competitive sailors and if they’re not interested in the

competitive side, certainly to having more senior roles on a boat when sailing.

“What it is doing is increasing knowledge and skills so that women have a lot more of a say in terms of what they do in their own sailing career and what they do on a boat.”

Seat of the pants learning has left the room for the most part. The women asked for structured training and specific outcomes and that’s what they are making happen. Since 2013, the MYC has run a buddy system Women’s Sailing Program.

The start was hesitant while the women learnt to handle sailing on the confined areas of the river at Mooloolaba in the club’s four identical six-metre keelboats.

They organised local racing events and lots of training, but initially no major away events were in the mix.

Finally, under the leadership of yacht owner Kerry Teed, in 2018 the momentum of the program changed dramatically. The MYC put together a team of sailors to contest the annual and bitterly cold June Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta in Melbourne. That year Ms Kelly’s crew finished third in their division.

While the club previously hosted the national youth and women’s open one-on-one match-racing regattas, the Melbourne event was the first foray for the

local sailors into the world of competitive fleet racing. Last year the Ms Kelly-led crew repeated their podium result of third place in their division.

The women are now training for the MYC’s second annual SheSails and Next Property Group-supported Women’s Keelboat Regatta, which is on October 31 and November 1 on the river in front of The Wharf Mooloolaba.

“The women from our program are starting to go out on the keelboats, racing in mixed crews,” Ms Mabbott says. “The guys were sceptical to start with but now because our teams have been out there racing elsewhere and getting good results, they are tending to engage more and that has allowed for more opportunities for the women to go out and sail on the bay on the keelboats on Sundays and Wednesdays.”

Ms Kelly agrees the male sailors are now actively supporting the surge in female participation.

Ms Mabbott adds, “The little club that can do” has grown to become the Queensland leader in women’s sailing with other clubs coming to the MYC club for advice on how to put in a place a sustainable women’s program.

DISCOVER SAILING From October, adults will be able to learn to sail through the nationally accredited program being run by Mooloolaba Yacht Club.

People from all backgrounds, ages and abilities will find out that sailing is fun, safe accessible and affordable.

Discover Sailing courses are held in small groups with similar levels of experience and guided by qualified instructors. Boats and life jackets are provided. No special clothing is required.

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LOCAL NEWS

A NEW FACE TO LEAD THE COUNCIL

Aeronautical engineer Emma Thomas has been announced as the new CEO of Sunshine Coast Council.

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rom an original pool of 126 applicants, Sunshine Coast Council has selected highly credentialed and experienced leader Emma Thomas as its new chief executive officer (CEO).

Announcing her appointment on September 10, Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson says Ms Thomas brings to the role a wealth of experience in managing large public service organisations, delivery of major projects and a well-demonstrated approach to values-based leadership, which will shape the organisation’s culture, community engagement and service delivery.

“I am delighted council has been able to secure someone of the calibre of Emma Thomas to lead our organisation,” Mayor Jamieson says.

“Ms Thomas has been a partner at PwC since May last year focusing on regional economic development and inclusion and accessibility in communities.

“Prior to moving back to Queensland, she was director-general of Transport Canberra and City Services in the Australian Capital Territory – an organisation of nearly 2000 staff with

responsibility for both the public transport network in Canberra and a wide range of municipal services that are ordinarily delivered by councils in Queensland.

“In this role, Ms Thomas also delivered the first stage of Canberra Metro, and led the merger of the two former departments that came together to form Transport Canberra and City Services.

“Previous to her role in Canberra, she held a range of senior leadership roles working for the South Australia and Queensland Governments and Boeing, involving delivery of major projects and operations for aviation, rail and roads.”

Ms Thomas is an aeronautical engineer

who commenced her career with the Royal Australian Air Force.

“What particularly impressed council about Ms Thomas is her appreciation of the importance of community and liveability and her approach and experience in building teams and nurturing talent around her – so that people and the organisation grow and evolve together,” Mayor Jamieson says. “Ms Thomas is widely recognised by her former employers and colleagues as someone who develops a shared sense of purpose amongst the workforce in delivering services for the community.

“Our council has unanimously supported her appointment today and when Ms Thomas commences with us in November, her early priorities will be focussed on shaping the culture and the governance of the organisation so that our workplace is one in which everyone is valued, respected and contributing and in ensuring our community is engaged in how we are delivering our projects and services.”

Ms Thomas was appointed following a rigorous process involving application assessment, three rounds of interviews, psychometric testing, referee reports and pre-employment screening.

Ms Thomas has been appointed for a term of five years and whilst the terms of her contract of employment are confidential, she will receive a remuneration package (including salary, superannuation contributions and a motor vehicle allowance) with a total value of $485,000 per annum.

Mayor Jamieson also took the opportunity to publicly acknowledge and thank acting CEO Warren Bunker for his outstanding work in leading the organisation since early February this year.

“Our council is enormously grateful for Mr Bunker’s stewardship of the council administration during what has arguably been the most challenging time in the region’s history,” Mayor Jamieson says.

“To successfully navigate challenges of that scale takes a pretty unique individual and Mr Bunker deserves full credit.

“He will continue to play a major role in the organisation in his role as group executive, liveability and natural assets, guiding council’s implementation of our environment and liveability strategy and our design strategy, leadership of the mass transit project and overseeing the delivery of our $24-million capital works program.

Ms Thomas begins on November 23.

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VOTING TO BE SHAPED BY COVID

As Queensland gears up for the state election, the Electorial Commission is making a number of COVID-safe voting options available.

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and a phone number or email address to receive your unique registration number.

To be eligible: you cannot vote without assistance because you have an impairment, have an insufficient level of literacy, cannot vote at a polling booth because of an impairment, are a special postal voter, are a distance voter.

Additional categories of eligible electors for telephone voting may be added closer to the election. Check ecq.qld.gov.au for further details closer to the October election period.

ust the same as everything else, voting in the 2020 State Election will be shaped by advice from Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young.

Due to COVID-19 health precautions, the Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ) is planning a ‘mixed model’ election, which includes: telephone voting, expanded in-person and postal voting options and measures.

This year’s election is scheduled for Saturday, October 31 and the general election voting period is from Monday October 19 to election day, Saturday October 31.

• Election day – the final day for Queensland to vote is Saturday October 31. Polling booths will be open from 8am to 6pm.

YOUR VOTING OPTIONS: • Early voting – Monday October 19 to Friday October 30 (excluding Sunday October 25). There are extended voting hours, including voting on Saturday October 24 – a first for a Queensland general election.

• Postal voting – any elector can apply for a postal vote from Monday September 14 on the ECQ’s website. The ECQ is opening postal vote applications early,

CANDIDATES FOR PREMIER from September 14 to October 16, to allow more time for electors to apply.

Postal votes will be sent to electors following the close of candidate nominations and ballot paper draw in mid-October.

• Telephone voting – available for eligible electors only. If you are eligible, you can call the ECQ on 1300 912 782 once early

voting begins to register your interest for a telephone vote. Registrations close at midday on election day. You will be asked to verify yourself on the electoral roll. Your eligibility to vote through the telephone voting service will be checked.

If eligible, you will be asked to provide the ECQ representative with a six-digit personal identification number (PIN)

Current Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will run for re-election on behalf of the Labor Party, while Opposition leader Deb Frecklington will run on behalf of the LNP.

My Weekly Preview will publish names of candidates in all electorates in an upcoming edition. For more information call ECQ on 1300 912 782.

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INDEPENDENT GROCERS PLEA TO POLITICAL LEADERS: UNLOCK QLD JOBS Family-owned businesses like IGAs are making the most of the upcoming election to campaign for change.

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amily-owned businesses like IGAs are banding together to urge Premier Palaszczuk and Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington to support small, family-owned businesses.

A new nation-wide coalition of IGA proprietors have created the Unlock Qld Jobs campaign. The group reports that a typical family-owned supermarket, like an IGA, hires more people for every dollar spent in their stores, compared with corporate chain supermarkets.

And they want to do more. However, to make this happen, they say there must be changes to current rules and regulations The Unlock Qld Jobs campaign is calling on the Queensland Parliament to back three job-creating measures.

They are: 1. Making trading hours favour family-owned business, so more Queenslanders can be employed, as opposed to laws that favour big companies who employ fewer people for

every dollar of turnover.

2. Creating new markets for independent alcohol producers in Queensland, by allowing family-owned businesses like IGAs to sell alcohol made by independent Queensland alcohol producers.

3. Making payroll tax fairer by reducing or exempting small familyowned shops from payroll tax so they can employ more Queenslanders.

Sunshine Coast IGA owner, Roz White, says the Queensland Treasury

figures show 83,000 Queenslanders have lost their jobs in the past six months and, with the appropriate changes, familyowned stores have the capacity to provide jobs and lower that number.

“The issue that matters most in this state election is jobs and who can unlock more jobs for Queenslanders and that’s small, family-owned businesses,” Ms White says.

“Queensland family-owned businesses are the heart and soul of communities across the state and they are job-makers dedicated to employing more locals.

“If we can make these commonsense changes, we can employ even more Queenslanders at a time that we all need to be doing all we can to create jobs.

“We want to grow even more jobs, and we need all political candidates in the upcoming election to get on board and help us Unlock Qld Jobs.”

To find out more, visit: iga.com.au/ unlockqldjobs.

CANDIDATES FORUM The Queensland State Election is being held on October 31, 2020 and you need to be informed before you vote.

To support your understanding, the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Meet the Candidates forum for the seat of Caloundra. This forum will allow you to hear from the candidates in this electorate, as well as ask questions. Please register if you’d like to attend and feel free to email through questions prior to the event.

The candidates are: 1. Labor: Jason Hunt 2. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation: Luke Poland 3. The Greens: Raelene Ellis 4. Liberal National Party: Stuart Coward 5. Independent: Matty Johnson.

Join via Zoom and listen to the chat with the local candidates and discuss critical local matters.

September 17, 5.30pm–7pm.

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IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE MAGIC OF BOTANICAL DYEING

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The magic of dyeing using only colours from the earth and plants will be on show in an exhibition of stunning pieces at the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens, September 19 to October 12.

The artworks on display will include indigo and Shibori, textile printing, paintings, mixed media art and weaving, all coloured by plant and earth pigments and created by members of the Sunshine Coast Natural Dye Group.

SCNDIG founder Jenai Hooke says the group is made up of professional and emerging artists, educators and those there for the profound joy of playing and connecting with nature.

“There is nothing quite so delicious as cooking up a pot of flowers or leaves on an open fire and transforming a blank cloth into a colourful textile that radiates the energy and the colour of the plant.”

As Jenai says, “When we look closely at a flower and admire its radiant beauty something is gifted to us, putting a smile on our faces and joy in our hearts.”

Take this opportunity to immerse yourself in a world where natural colour becomes art.

Throughout the exhibition members

will share their creative processes in demonstrations and a workshop.

A workshop called Dyeing Fabric and Fibres with Botanicals will be held on September 27 from 10am to 1pm and there will be free demonstrations of textile patterning and natural dyeing techniques from 11am to 12 midday on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays for the duration of the exhibition.

Due to COVID restrictions, all participants are required to register with the Sunshine Coast Council. For workshop bookings and registration, please visit sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/fabric. The exhibition is part of the Sunshine Coast Council’s Slow Fashion – Artful Living program in partnership with Creative Spaces. The cost is free.

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TONNES OF RUBBISH

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I could hardly believe it, when I read in (MWP 10/9) of 11 tonnes of rubbish having been collected from our beach in the last four years. The article says, Slurpee cups, cigarette butts and dodgy dog poo bags are the main culprits. For goodness sake, give us a break, there are so many council bins around and then there’s our personal responsibility to take care of where we live. In the words of our prime minister, I say to the offenders, just stop it.

But I must also commend all the people who do the clean-ups every year and hopefully these dreadful rubbish figures might make us take more care of where we place our rubbish.

But remember, once all this rubbish is picked up, it still must be broken down or dumped somewhere else. I, for one, will no longer use a plastic straw and hope this small effort will make a little difference.

Welcome Ashley and thanks for your calming column about the Broncos coach. One comment surprises and perhaps brevity led to omission, but I’m not sure your Falcons forwards would appreciate “you can make the rest up” if the spine is happening. The Broncos also miss an on-field leader, particularly a forward’s leader, which every great team has had. Melbourne, the most successful club of the last 20 years, built itself around Glenn Lazarus; the current top six have Kikau, Bromich and the GOAT, JWH, RCG, Papali and Klemmer respectively. Seibold had arguably the greatest in his first NRL year, Sam Burgess… and then oversaw the departure of any experienced Broncos forward. I’m no Brisbane fan and though Seibold deserves a fair go now, he also had a big hand in their failure. Yes, he should’ve learnt his trade better at Souths and he should never have needled the greatest living coach.

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EXPLORE LIKE NEVER BEFORE It’s now easier than ever to immerse yourself in our region’s diverse heritage thanks to a new Cultural Heritage Discovery Guide. The new booklet features First Nations sites, heritage sites, natural heritage landscapes, museums, heritage houses and research centres. A new Museum VIP Card is also available from participating museums, offering a 10 per cent discount. You can pick up a copy of the guide from museums, libraries, Council administration buildings and visitor information centres. An electronic version is also available on the Council app under ‘Things to Do’.

Volunteers make our region’s beaches some of the cleanest in Australia In the past four years, 450,000 pieces of litter – almost 11 tonnes of rubbish – have been collected from Sunshine Coast beaches, leaving behind a much cleaner environment for residents and wildlife.

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his incredible feat was achieved thanks to dedication from volunteers, schools, charity and community groups in partnership with Sunshine Coast Council as part of its Beach Clean Up program.

From January 2016 to June 2020, 761 beach clean-up events took place across the region – an Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) local government record.

Groups nationwide put their information into the AMDI database, recording the location, quantities and types of marine rubbish collected, to give an overview of the impact on beaches across the country.

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Officer Raeleen Draper says the Beach Clean Up program was successful thanks to the combined effort of the community and Sunshine Coast Council.

Council encourages local groups to include their data in the AMDI database, as it allows us to identify the biggest impact on our local beaches. Thanks to this, we’ve been able to identify some of the main rubbish culprits – like Slurpee cups, cigarette butts or doggy poo bags – impacting certain areas and work with the local community to change habits and reduce use.

The community can get involved and join beach clean-up events. Our waterways, wetlands and beaches are an important part

of our lifestyle. We enjoy swimming, boating and fishing, as well as walking, cycling and meeting friends and family near the water.

Contributing towards a clean marine environment is also important for turtles and other native animals, which permanently or seasonally call the Sunshine Coast home.

There are regular community clean ups along with Council-run events planned for later in the year, pending COVID-19 restrictions. Upcoming Council events include the Schools Beach Clean Up, Clean Up for the Hatchlings and Clean Up Australia Day. Visit Council’s website and search ‘Beach Clean Up program’ to stay up to date with upcoming events.

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Stay informed in your area by visiting the Development.i website, developmenti. sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

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DID YOU KNOW It only costs $20 to dispose your old mattress at a Council waste facility. Spring, foam and ensemble mattresses can all be recycled effectively. The timber is processed into woodchips and used in the manufacture of particleboard, animal bedding and mulch. Steel springs are sent to scrap metal merchants where they are melted and used in buildings and infrastructure, vehicles and appliances, and the foam is recycled into carpet underlay. Visit Council’s website to see what else you can recycle.

SLOW FASHION Now is a great time to take a fresh look at how we live and the fabric – Slow Fashion, Artful Living program could be the perfect place to start.

Celebrate the rich talents of local artisans and designers where art and sustainability come together in a curated program. Over the next few months you can immerse yourself in workshops including shoe making, sewing and repurposing, plus exhibitions, talks and more. To explore the program and book your spot visit www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/fabric

FACT The eucalyptus tree flowers only at night, which means it depends on flying foxes for survival to pollinate its flowers and spread seeds.

Without flying foxes, there would be limited food and shelter for koalas and native birds. Search ‘flying foxes’ on Council’s website for tips to living with this native species.

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WHEELY FUN CAMPS Are your kids looking for a ‘wheely’ fun time over the September school holidays?

Why not join the new Australian Cycling Academy (ACA) holiday camp where kids can learn new bike skills, road safety knowledge and build bike riding confidence. This new holiday camp is suitable for ages five to 12 and is running from September 28 to October 2, at University of the Sunshine Coast. Visit www.cycling.org.au/qld/what-wheely-fun to enrol.

FROM THE MAYOR This week marks the start of Surf Life Saving Queensland’s beach patrol season which is held between September and May each year. Our glorious beaches are among some of the best in the country and are naturally popular among both residents and visitors to our region.

That’s why beach safety and recognising the importance of our lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers is crucial. This season Council has allocated an extra $324,000 to lifeguard services which includes the start of the new Bokarina Beach lifeguard service.

Our investment in lifeguard services for the region for 2020/21 is $5.5 million.

This new service will be patrolled on weekends, public holidays and Queensland school holidays from September to May.

YANDINA CELEBRATES 150 YEARS! This year our community is celebrating the Proclamation of Yandina Town that occurred on September 23, 1870.

Surveyor William Fryar wrote this as part of a recommendation report on August 11, 1870: “The site is about halfway between Caboolture (where a village settlement appears to be forming) and Gympie…” To watch a short film about the town, visit Council’s Heritage website and search ‘Yandina: From staging post to township’.

SLSQ lifeguards kept a watchful eye on more than seven million visitors to the Sunshine Coast’s red and yellow flags last year, saving nearly 400 lives and carrying out 262,018 warnings to beachgoers. Please remember to swim between the red and yellow flags this season and for more information on beach safety, visit our website.

Enjoy our great spring weather.

Mark Jamieson Mayor Sunshine Coast Council

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SUNSHINE COAST MUM WINS BIG

Sunshine Coast mums shone at the AusMumpreneur Awards, with Renee Irving Lee taking gold.

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enee Irving Lee, from Peregian Springs, who authored picture books The Strongest Boy and Rosie Leads the Way, has been named author award winner in the 2020 AusMumpreneur Awards. Ms Lee says she was excited to win in her category in such a challenging time.

“I was absolutely ecstatic to win this award,” she says. “Like most of the finalists, I started out on this journey as a mum on a mission and this award now gives me the opportunity to reach and support even more children by providing them with the social and emotional skills required to navigate this ever-changing, sometimes overwhelming world.”

“As a new business owner, it was very inspiring and uplifting to be surrounded by such strong, determined, and ambitious women in business. I was honoured to be chosen as the winner from such a diverse group of high calibre female authors.”

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“These awards are all about recognising the growing number of mums who are achieving outstanding business success while balancing motherhood,” she says.

“I was blown away by the courage, resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of the award winners and I know that they will

provide great inspiration for other women considering starting their own business.”

This is the eleventh year the AusMumpreneur Awards have run, with the business mum community growing at lightning speed as mothers look for opportunities to join the ranks of small business owners in search of more flexibility and financial freedom.

Of the 670,000 women operating a small business in Australia currently, around 50 per cent are mums with children at home.

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CHEEKY SUNSHINE COAST BUSINESS WINS BIG

After only three years in business, Sunshine Coast entrepreneur Lisa Versaci is smashing goals with her business Cheeky Little Monkeys. Ms Versaci took out three Queensland AusMumpreneur awards recently – Customer Service, Service Business and Making a Difference Award, Community.

Cheeky Little Monkeys hosts 340 kids each week and six parties each weekend.

Ms Versaci’s business started out as soft play pop-ups and home party events for children aged zero to five years. It was an instant hit.

“People would come from far and wide

to experience our setup, as not many businesses cater for children in this age bracket,” Ms Versaci says.

Within 12 months, she had started to create soft play equipment specifically to hire out to meet demand. Her team not only ran several home events each week, but started to set up for longer duration periods in shopping centres over school holiday periods.

“Business has completely exploded beyond all expectation” says Ms Versaci.

“We have lots of regulars and repeat clients.

People trust us; they know our equipment is safe, clean, age-appropriate, and hygienic. It’s also bright and so much fun.”

Cheeky Little Monkeys has also bucked the trend in these COVID-19 uncertain times. In July this year, Lisa delivered the first long-term, full-time play centre in Kawana Shoppingworld. It’s again been an instant success and Ms Versaci attributes this not only to having the right formula, but to also valuing and working with her community through collaboration and unique events such as yoga on site for mums.

A new play centre will open in Caloundra towards the end of October and there are plans to expand and open centres in Caboolture, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast in the coming months.

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Mrs Langford was up against 11 other high-level business owners at the AusMumpreneur Awards, after proving it is possible to raise two children under five and give birth to her third child during COVID, while tripling the size of her business.

Mrs Langford is a driven, passionate and resilient female ‘mumpreneur’ who started her own business in career coaching on the Sunshine Coast two years ago. It has grown from a business with a sole operator to having 15 staff and a million-dollar turnover in two short years.

A career consulting business that helps people identify their dream role using a holistic approach, her business also offers resume writing, job search strategies, interview coaching, career coaching and confidence training. She has transformed the lives of thousands of people Australia-wide through her honest and authentic approach.

Mrs Langford says her biggest challenges include juggling a baby with a four and five-year-old, while her husband works 12-hour days.

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e are now largely through results season and we are updating some of our investment themes.

One theme we are reviewing (like many) is the reopening and recovery theme. Most states and territories have been easing localised restrictions since May, but we anticipate that by 2021 continued control over new infections and better response mechanisms will give them more confidence to roll back social distancing restrictions even further, and even move to reopen domestic borders.

If 2021 does prove to be a year of recovery, it is likely share prices will start to factor this in ahead of time. The reopening and recovery theme has several facets that include, but are not limited to: 1) the jump

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in household savings rates along with stimulus cheques during the crisis will start being spent on restaurants, travel and entertainment rather than household items; 2) that industrial activity and mobility levels pick up, contributing to higher energy demand and road usage; or 3) more consumer dollars being spent domestically in the near term, given the resumption of international travel remains more distant.

One example of a recovery story would be SeaLink, on the basis that it is exposed to domestic tourism and increased public transport infrastructure through its bus contracts with governments.

In a time where cash on the balance sheet is important, dividends have also come into focus. The cash flow squeeze during COVID-19 has greatly reduced the number of companies that can increase dividends. Rather, several companies have cut or suspended their dividend in order to maintain liquidity. This was particularly noticeable during the latest results season.

However, with cash rates down to just 0.25 per cent, income yield is still scarce. So being able to preserve a decent dividend yield remains an advantage.

Policy tailwinds are another important theme that we monitor. This theme focuses on areas where policy reform is expected to provide a tailwind for businesses. It also

captures a preference for companies that rely less on economic conditions, but rather benefit from ongoing structural trends.

As an example, the introduction of legislation requiring minimum DHA content (docosahexaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid) in infant formulas in the European Union, and potentially in China, is positive for omega-based oils manufacturer Clover. Another example would be the shift from bank-aligned to independent investment platforms, one of the impacts from the Royal Commission into Banking and Financial Services, which should accelerate flows onto HUB24’s platform, driving further double-digit earnings growth.

We still see risks. An example of a stock we recently added to our risky business theme is Treasury Wine. China’s antidumping investigation into Australian wine is likely to be a headwind over the next year, with China being the largest export destination for Australian wine.

We remain cautious in our approach to allocating capital during these times.

Troy Davey is an authorised representative (no 473122) of Ord Minnett Ltd, AFS licence 237121. He can be contacted on 5430 4444. This article contains general financial advice only and does not consider your personal circumstances; you should determine its suitability to you and consult a financial adviser and consider the relevant product disclosure statement before purchasing a financial product. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

BUILDING THE FUTURE WITH TOMORROW’S INDUSTRY LEADERS How many Year 10 students can say they helped build a school? When FKG Group tendered to build three new schools in Palmview and Baringa, it committed to running a training program for young people.

More than 15 aspiring apprentices from the Australian Industry Trade College (AITC) in Maroochydore followed a real-world process in securing their work placements with the industry giant by submitting an expression of interest and having an interview with FKG site managers. “It’s a great work experience and networking for our young people, because they will be working closely with local sub-contractors,,” says AITC industry consultant Tony Quinn.

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Golden Beach-based business Officiumns is helping other business owners to work “on your business – not in your business”.

In 2019 Nicola Brunton came to the realisation that when it came to all things office, there was a real need for business owners to have access to practical, accessible and affordable options during their growth periods. So, with that in mind, she started Officiumns.

The unusual name Officiumns comes from the Latin for ‘office’ and reflects service, trust and function. The ethos of Officiumns is simply to help, providing your business or not-for-profit enterprise with the help to reclaim your precious time.

Ms Brunton says her aim is to have

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“My clients vary from a boutique organic and wholefoods store, transport logistics, sole traders and individuals for one-on-one-training.”

Ms Brunton says one of the main reasons businesses struggle through their growth stage is simply because of the huge demand put on them, whether the funds are not there to hire a staff member or a temp or you just don’t have the desire or time to do it yourself.

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THE RIDE OF HIS LIFE Coolum’s Richard West has just released his memoir, which documents his tragedies, his triumphs and a life-changing road trip. WORDS: Leigh Robshaw.

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ever believe a challenge is insurmountable. That’s the message Richard West would like people to take away from his new memoir, If. The Coolum author has lived an extraordinary life, but it wasn’t until he completed a solo motorbike ride around Australia that he decided to write a book about his life of tragedy and triumph.

Four years ago, Mr West bought an old motorcycle he saw for sale on the side of the road and spontaneously decided to set off alone on a 16,000-kilometre circumnavigation of Australia with no prior riding experience. Almost everyone he spoke to, including his startled wife Maureen, thought he was mad. But there was method in his madness.

He had demons to conquer and it took hitting the open road and riding like the wind for 46 days to conquer them. Hidden in his saddlebags was a bottle of Johnnie Walker, a bottle he swore he would never open. It rode along with him as a symbol of his commitment to sobriety. No matter how tough things got, he would not open that bottle. “It’s been a crazy life,’ Mr West says. “I’m lucky to be here. But as an alcoholic, I’ve hurt many people. My regret

Richard West (left) and the bike he rode around Australia

is significant, but despite the guilt, I now realise I can’t undo what’s done. Maureen blessed my Australian adventure and I just hoped I wouldn’t turn it into a curse.”

Looking back on his epic ride, Mr West says it was life changing. “I discovered it’s

the happiness you have today that counts.

I learnt to live in the moment. The present tense became my friend, but for years I thought it was my enemy.”

Alcoholism and depression plagued him for most of his life but he managed to carve out a successful job with a US bank.

His career took him to postings in Italy, Saudi Arabia and Greece, and he travelled to the US, Europe, Africa and Asia for business. Alcohol followed in his suitcase.

Richard lived life in the fast lane, mostly without brakes, and realises as a functioning alcoholic he was fortunate to have held down his job for as long as he did. “I flew Concorde on its supersonic Atlantic crossing twice,” he says, “and the experience was amazing. It’s just a pity I was too drunk to remember the landings.”

Mr West has lived in eight countries and travelled to 80, and from the outside, it looks like he’s lived a charmed life. But for the past 17 years, he’s lived with deep grief.

In 2003, his ex-wife and 20-year-old son were killed in a head-on collision with a truck. His 10-year-old daughter was trapped in the back of the car for two hours and had to be cut out of the wreck.

“It is the opening of the book, the defining moment in my entire life,” Mr West says. “The moment I got that telephone call… the grief of such a tragedy, I don’t think it ever leaves you. I wasn’t in the country when it happened. I’m sad to say unfortunately part of the shield an alcoholic reaches for is a drink and at that time, I did it big time. It was my only defence. In doing that, it limited my ability to help my daughter and my other son, who was 22. For that, the guilt is amplified.

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PROFILE “When I made the decision I was going to do this ride, it was and wasn’t a spontaneous decision. It was a down period in my life, 13 years after their death. I saw the movie Wild and read the book by Cheryl Strayed. I thought, I have to do something.”

He didn’t tell Maureen, his second wife, that he’d packed the bottle of Johnnie Walker to take along with him when he set off to ride around the country anticlockwise. “It was one of the challenges I set myself… About two hours out of 1770, I made the decision that’s what I would do to prove to myself I would not succumb to temptation.”

Mr West completed his ride in 46 days and raised $6000 for Beyond Blue. As a complete novice, he was advised he’d be lucky if he could ride 250 kilometres a day, every day. He outdid himself, riding 400 kilometres a day. Out on the Nullarbor Plain, with no one in sight for miles, he reached speeds of up to 185 kilometres an hour and was subsequently booked by police. This was the one time he felt tempted to open that bottle.

“I thought I was going to lose my licence and the whole journey would come to an end. That night was pretty awful, but I didn’t lose my licence. There were times on the ride when I thought I saw my son.

Somehow, that kept me going.”

Mr West was elated upon his return to Coolum and in the four years since he finished his ride, he completed a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast. The result is his memoir, which he says isn’t all doom and gloom, but is filled with adventurous tales.

The title comes from a poem by Rudyard Kipling that his father gave him when he was 16.

“I went on a bender with some friends when I was 16 and I couldn’t even walk. I was throwing up all night,” Mr West says.

“The following morning, my dad, who was not a great reader, gave me that poem. He said, ‘what you did last night was terrible.

If you want a pathway on how to live, read this poem’.

“I’m not giving a model for people to follow with this book,” he says. “I’m not a life coach, but I want people to know there is always a solution. You just have to find that solution yourself. What fits somebody else may not fit you. If there’s any message at all, that’s what it is.”

If by Richard West will be launched at Coolum RSL on September 30 at 6pm. It is available from your local bookstore or from Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo or richardwest.com.au.

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Sami Muirhead has a laugh about the home decorating colour palettes of 2021 and the overzealous attempts at describing them.

Gail Forrer says an early love of reading turned her into a storyteller in the form of a grassroots, community journalist.

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hings are looking rosy for 2021 for the renovators and stylists here on the Coast. But the rest of us may need an interpreter to understand the strange language of colour when it comes to paint and making things pretty.

The beautiful people at Dulux have declared some new colour palettes for 2021, with my favourite shade being Terra Rose in the Reset palette. I love this colour because it sounds like a great bottle of chilled wine.

Dulux has decreed the Nourish palette features ‘natural beauty with biophilic hues of mossy and sage greens, turmeric and citrus. A renewed palette of warm neutrals inspires fresh interest by adding accents of yellow and green’.

Pardon, Dulux? I don’t know about you, but I had to read this colour palette description about five times and even then, I was not fabulous enough to decode what on earth it means. Sage green I do understand, and I think the people at Dulux had probably been waving around some stage sticks filled with exotic herbs and inhaled a bit too much smoke when they released their colour forecast. I had to Google what ‘biophilic’ even means. It turns out biophilia is not a condition people have who want to have intimate relationships with dead people. Nope. It means humans have a genetic connection to nature. Well yeah, clearly. We like to call

it getting back to basics. Who doesn’t love to walk in the Noosa National Park or go for a swim at the beach? Well, now you can brag to your friends that you are filling up you biophilic cup. My biophilic cup floweth over if we head up to Rainbow Beach for the weekend.

Anyway, I got lots of giggles reading this new Dulux colour forecast as it also states, ‘The Nourish palette captures the deep appreciation for natural beauty as soothing colours encourage moments of stillness’.

Let me tell you with a tribe of beautiful kids and dogs and five fish, I could paint every corner of our home the exact shade of rocks and rivers and it would still be a cesspit of glorious noise and mess with sticky fingerprints and screaming coming from every corner.

I guess on a basic level, we tried to copy this colour palette mimicking nature in the early 2000s, as everyone I knew had blue and yellow in their kitchen and loungerooms. We all had those classy sea blue lounges with bright yellow cushions.

One fancy friend even took this connection to nature concept to the next level as she had a toilet seat cover that was clear with real sand and seashells inside it. Classy.

And my brother had a plastic Billy the Bass Fish mounted over his billiard table and it would sing Take Me To The River or Don’t Worry Be Happy on very merry Friday nights. The colour experts at Dulux would not have approved.

Sami Muirhead is a radio announcer, blogger and commentator.

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ow did you get into journalism? I’ve been asked that a couple times lately, followed up with a comment about an overload of bad news.

My journalism career is based on grassroots, community journalism. Many journalists have used this background as a stepping stone to both national and international reporting. Perhaps community journalism has been thought of as a lesser calling, however I think the recent demise of regional papers has prompted a rethink of the value and relevance of local journalism.

Importantly, I see a lot more good news – celebration of our local heroes, reporting of business awards and personal achievements – as the essence of local news. But sometimes the reality is, that there is bad news and it is our remit to let the public know the facts. There used to be a saying, ‘If it bleeds, it leads, but it’s not the way community journalism usually rolls.

I think my journalism career simply started with a love of reading. I learned to read quickly because I pined to understand the meaning of those beautiful black and white drawings protected with a leaf of tracing paper positioned inside a collection of Golden Pathway books. The thought of those beautiful books still evokes a certain emotion in me.

By the time I came across Enid Blyton, I was ready to be hypnotised by fairies and

pixies and goblins. After that came the classics of the time – Heidi, What Katy Did, Little Women and all their sequels.

Back in the day, there was a lot of home delivery going on and I’d run to the front yard to beat my mother opening the Australian Women’s Weekly, and got stuck into Time magazine before my father.

Being a Brissie girl, every afternoon the Daily Telegraph was thrown on our neatly mowed front lawn.

High school English classes just kept getting better when we studied The Old

“My journalism career started with a love of reading” Man and the Sea by Hemingway. Then came The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, which began a lifelong inquiry in to the romantic poets.

Bards were identified as among the first storytellers, but who knows why some people use a paintbrush, a poem, an essay, or a newspaper article to tell a story?

What I think all storytellers share, is a heightened spirit of curiosity underpinned by a desire to record more than just the spoken word and as for media being all about bad news – well, look here, that’s just not true.

Gail Forrer is the acting editor of My Weekly Preview.

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STAY POSITIVE IN ISOLATION If you’re feeling lonely and trapped due to COVID keeping you at home, be assured that others are feeling the same, writes Kendall Morton.

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f you search mental wellbeing on the Queensland Government website, you’ll find a range of ways to strengthen your mental health in this

time of extended social isolation.

Suggestions include going for a walk outside, calling a friend, working in the garden or listening to a new podcast.

Here are some other suggestions: 1. Have a routine. Routines help us get up in the morning. They make the time pass productively. Do set activities at set times even though it feels like your time is endless.

2. Put some physical activity into your day. Try this for starters: the Alphabet exercise, which strengthens your feet and ankles. You can do it in a chair.

Rest one calf on your knee and put your foot out in front. Imagine you are writing the alphabet with your foot. You can do this with each foot. You will get more movement if you exercise with bare feet.

3. Give to others. Getting away from your problems can be very beneficial. Look for ways to use your skills and time for others. Perhaps you can knit. The Animal Rescue Craft Guild needs pouches for kangaroos and koalas. How about making a weekly call to a friend who lives alone?

4. Get creative. Creativity is a powerful tool to reduce anxiety and find a sense of control and purpose. Whether it’s sketching your dog or baking a cake, there are many ways to get creative. You don’t need to be an expert, just play around. Perhaps you have a hobby that you can take up again.

5. Limit your caffeine. It’s easy to have loads of tea and coffee when the days and nights are long. Too much caffeine can lead to anxiety and agitation. Note what you are

having now and cut down by one or two cups. Switch to non-caffeine drinks after 2pm to help you sleep better.

6. At the end of each day, write a list of what you want to achieve tomorrow. Your list may only have one thing on it, but it will still give you a structure and a sense of accomplishment when it’s done. Don’t be ambitious. Start small. The Canadian author and psychologist Jordan Peterson calls this approach ‘clean your room’.

7. With social distancing, we are all missing touch, hugs especially. Hugs release oxytocin which calms the mind and body. Why not give yourself a hug? Fold your arms around yourself and hold on for as long as you want. Notice how your breathing slows down.

8. Set up a relaxing routine before bed.

Dim the lights in your room and read for 15 minutes. Put some lavender on your pillow.

Do 20 slow breaths, counting down from 20 to zero. Use a cream and slowly massage your feet or hands. Approach this as an important time of self-care.

I hope these suggestions spark your imagination and help you and your loved ones stay mentally strong in this difficult time.

Kendall Morton is director of Home Care Assistance Sunshine Coast to Wide Bay. Call 5491 6888 or email kmorton@homecareassistance.com.

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Unless the underlying cause of fatigue is addressed, tiredness at the end of the day can easily turn into feeling flat and exhausted all the time. Some of the most common causes are: • Nutritional deficiencies, especially when on a new diet such as vegetarian or vegan, or fasting • Hormonal such as thyroid problems • Life catching up, often as a result of self-neglect • Digestive problems such as food sensitivities, IBS, toxic overload.

Using food as medicine helps get back in control of health and is an affordable way to get started. Here are some nutrients your body needs to produce energy: • Magnesium, found in green leafy veggies, good quality cacao • B vitamins in meat, nuts, seeds

• Essential fatty acids in quality vegetable oil and oily fish • Iron in red meat, some veggies and, interestingly, organic dried apricots.

Symptoms such as restless legs and muscle spasms are often connected with magnesium and/or iron deficiency, while dry skin can indicate low levels of essential fatty acids.

Brain fog and feeling light headed can be linked with vitamin B deficiency.

Shortness of breath on exertion or feeling unfit may be a result of low iron levels. Unexplained weight gain and dry brittle hair is a common symptom of thyroid issues or iodine deficiency.

In the case of complete burnout (also known as adrenal exhaustion) supplements are often necessary to boost nutritional levels and speed up the healing process.

Some people have an excellent diet and still feel exhausted. This can be due to poor absorption of food (gut flora imbalance, stress, sluggish liver). Taking a quality probiotic can help.

Supporting the liver with fresh lemon juice and drinking green tea is also an excellent way to strengthen digestion and improve absorption of nutrients.

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OVER 50S RESORT’S TRANQUIL TRAIL SYSTEM GemLife Maroochy Quays’ two-kilometre boardwalk is nearing completion, creating a stunning recreational trail that blends seamlessly with the new over-50s resort’s idyllic natural environment.

A large stretch of the boardwalk is constructed with timber, a feature unique to the Maroochydore resort, enhancing the beauty of some of the site’s best pockets, and letting residents feel like they are a world away.

GemLife Maroochy Quays sales manager Joanne Michalowsky says she knew the boardwalk would be lovely but after taking her first stroll along the meandering timber section recently, was struck by how beautifully it showcased the native landscape.

“It’s simply stunning. The surrounding

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trees provide plenty of shade and, from the future country club, there are fantastic views of the parkland reserve and towards Eudlo Creek,” says Ms Michalowsky.

“A section of the boardwalk opens out onto water views of Eudlo Creek. It’s a huge, expansive area – the creek is wide and it’s a scenic and tranquil spot with a terrific viewing platform for people to enjoy.

“It’d be the perfect place to throw in a line for a spot of fishing or for just getting into the great outdoors.”

GemLife Maroochy Quays over-50s lifestyle resort is a gated community offering high-quality homes plus a huge range of first-class indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, with a lakeside country club and outdoor pool precinct.

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Retirement villages are purpose-built communities for over 55 and offer many lifestyle and practical benefits such as: building a strong sense of community with like-minded neighbours, feeling safe and secure and having more quality time to enjoy with family and friends.

Retirement villages also offer low maintenance living, easing pressure on seniors who no longer feel they can keep up with home and garden chores. Because retirement villages are purpose-built, the homes are designed to be easily maintained and the common areas are looked after by the operator.

IRT has four retirement villages located through Southeast Queensland: • IRT The Ridge Retirement Village at Bracken Ridge – the community features 139 one to three-bedroom apartments with private terraces, parking, swimming pool and on-site security.

• IRT The Palms Retirement Village at Buderim – the community features 189 one to three-bedroom apartments with private terraces, parking, swimming pool and on-site security.

• IRT Woodlands Retirement Village and Aged Care Centre at Meridan Plains – the retirement village has 80 two and three-bedroom villas with private patios, parking, swimming pool and on-site

security, while the 60-suite aged care centre offers professional personalised care in modern surroundings.

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IRT retirement villages offer many opportunities for residents to interact and connect, through on-site recreational facilities, community rooms and social activities. The village management team are also on hand, and there for support when you need them.

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HEARING AIDS AND SMARTPHONES The smartphone is the one tech tool that we can almost not live without these days. It connects us with our loved ones via the telephone function, it connects us with the world through the internet and it entertains us through music, videos and photographs.

Having a hearing loss can sometimes make the connection difficult. Modern hearing aids have been developed to help. Can you imagine how clear a voice on the telephone could be if you could hear it amplified in both ears at the same time, how about being able to answer the mobile phone with just a tap on your ear? What about getting GPS instructions as you drive or walk directly to both ears? How about that talking book

coming through clearly and concisely?

These are just a few of the things that modern hearing aids can do these days for a clearer more enjoyable world.

There are several hearing aid brands that can deliver this technology and at price levels that are affordable, it is not just in the high end models. If you are not connected to the world you should find out how.

Mark Paton is a senior rehabilitation specialist at the local and independent hearing clinic, Hear4Good at 5/56 Landsborough Parade, Golden Beach.

The clinic specialises in connected hearing devices.

For more information visit hear4good.com.au.

Although the social calendar at Nature’s Edge Buderim became very quiet during the COVID-19 lockdown, for the resident quilting club members, it was the perfect opportunity to make a real difference.

Over the past months, 33 quilts in varying shapes, sizes and design, along with over 60 fabric face masks, have been hand-stitched by this crafty team and the quilts are now ready to make their way to Wishlist, the Sunshine Coast’s health services charity. The quilts will then make their way to the children’s ward of the local hospitals and some nursing homes.

Quilting club member Margaret Appleton explains: “The quilts we make for the children’s ward are around 1.5 metres by one metre, and we’ve also got two smaller quilts that will go to the neonatal ward for the premature baby cribs.”

The face masks are made for the residents in the community and their families and are becoming so popular that there is a back order.

The fabric the club uses to make the quilts and masks is donated, while the rest of the supplies are purchased using the proceeds from their fundraisers. The quilting club regularly holds morning tea events for their fellow residents at Nature’s Edge Buderim, to showcase and sell their handmade wares. The group

Helen Hawkins and Margaret Appleton also puts aside some very special quilts for their annual Christmas raffles.

Residents don’t need to have quilting or sewing experience to participate. While learning or practicing crafts is a wonderful way to keep the mind sharp, it’s also an excellent way for residents to connect.

The quilting club is just one of the many social groups at Nature’s Edge Buderim. Boasting a lively social calendar, there’s various groups residents can join and an active atmosphere in the village.

To arrange a personal tour, call the lifestyle advisers at Nature’s Edge Buderim today.

Phone 1800 218 898 or visit naturesedgebuderim.com.au.

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Our carers provide personal attention so your loved one is safe, healthy and happy. We are available for the essentials right down to playing a game of cards. Whether it’s once a week or three times, our careers can assist with meal planning, walking the dog, picking up grocceries, organising medication, providing transport assistance and much more.

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Varicose veins are common. They can be unsightly and may ache. Sometimes they cause bleeding, blood clots or skin ulcers.

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Larger varicose veins require ablation or surgery.

Thermal ablation is a keyhole technique that heats the main superficial vein using radiofrequency energy. At the same time the varicose veins are removed through tiny incisions. The technique is undertaken as a day procedure in-hospital under a light general anaesthetic.

Bandages, which are applied at the conclusion of the procedure, are removed the next day and compression stockings fitted.

Time off normal activities is usually three days. Walking is important after treatment and the stocking is worn for 10 days. Discomfort is minimal. The procedure has been used by many thousands of people Australia-wide as a way to treat unsightly, problematic varicose veins.

For a free appointment with the Practice Nurse to discuss if radiofrequency ablation is a good option for treating your veins, contact Sunshine Vascular.

Roy Morgan research conducted in the 12 months to January 2019 shows more than 430,000 Australians will retire in the next 12 months with an average gross wealth of $299,000, much less than the $545,000 recommended by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.

Director of Aged Care Steps, Louise Biti, says it is essential for everyone to consider the three phases of retirement.

“When talking about retirement, we ask people to think about the care-free years, the quiet years and the frailty years.”

Ms Biti describes the average income required at each phase and cautions against the common misconception that the cost of living declines after retirement.

“It’s really more of a U curve,” she explains.

“Higher care needs in later life mean increased costs.”

While there is considerable government-subsidised aged care in Australia, living well in all phases of retirement is about maintaining choice and control. “Australians are guaranteed a minimum quality of care through government-funded aged care,” she says.

“But quality of life in retirement requires careful planning and professional advice.”

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Chemotherapyinduced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) One in two Australians will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime and, according to the University of Sydney, approximately 40 per cent of those receiving chemotherapy as treatment can expect to experience side-effects in their hands and feet. These side-effects can include numbness, pins and needles, burning and ‘zinging’, as well as balance and functional issues. Everyday things such as walking, washing dishes and participating in muchloved hobbies can become difficult and painful. Medical professionals are expert at managing their patients’ experience with CIPN. Massage therapy can also help and, depending on the severity of symptoms, quality of life can be improved. A massage technique developed specifically for CIPN aids and encourages the body to reconnect physical and emotional pathways between the brain and the feet and/or hands. A short and simple set of exercises is included, and people are encouraged to continue the massage and exercise routine at home.

Tania Shaw is an Oncology and Complex Lymphatic Therapist providing specialised massage at the Sunshine Coast Haematology and Oncology Clinic in Buderim.

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ORTHOPAEDIC

Robotic knee replacement There is a new orthopaedic robot at the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital.

I am pleased to be incorporating this technology into my practice for appropriate patients.

Although robotic surgery is still an emerging technology, it is not new to orthopaedics and has been performed on the Coast for more than two years.

While there are a number of potential benefits with robotic surgery, there are also potential risks. These must all be weighed up for each individual patient.

There are many cutting-edge technologies that assist orthopaedic surgeons in the operating room. The use of these technologies is only a small component of what delivers a successful joint replacement surgery.

There is a lot of hype in the media about the robot currently and this must be interpreted with caution. When choosing your surgeon, patients would be well advised to speak with their general practitioner or other health professionals.

Also, do your own research. Keep in mind that as the patient, YOU are the customer, and you have the right to choose the surgeon you are most comfortable with.

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School’s out and it’s the time of year when family and friends get together to make memories. There are so many ways to get out and about to enjoy everything the Sunshine Coast has to offer, and My Weekly Preview has a great selection of options for you to explore these holidays.

WHEELY GOOD FUN

KIDS WILL LOVE MEETING STEAM MAN The Mary Valley Rattler’s very own superhero, Steam Man, will join special services over the school holiday period.

Four additional dedicated family services will be added over the Queensland school holiday period. The Mary Valley Rattler will operate extra services on Monday September 21, Friday September 25, Monday September 28, and Friday October 2, to provide a trip back in time for all the family as the legendary train steams its way through the picturesque Mary Valley.

Leaving Gympie Station at 10am, the

train travels to Amamoor, crossing over bridges and through the lush landscape to one of the Mary Valley’s most attractive villages, Amamoor, where passengers disembark and get to see the steam engine being turned around on the historic turntable.

The train returns to Gympie by 1pm.

Breakfast, lunch and snacks are available at the station’s Rusty Rails Cafe, with a menu designed to please all the family.

There is an opportunity to meet the driver prior to the train leaving, and children

can join in the fun to spot Steam Man, who will appear somewhere along the heritage rail line through the picturesque Mary Valley.

Children’s tickets for the ride are available for $32, adults $62 and a special family pass is available for $165 (two adults, two children).

The Mary Valley Rattler has a full COVID-safe plan in place, which means that bookings are essential.

Mary Valley Rattler, Tozer Street, Gympie. Visit maryvalleyrattler.com.au or phone 5482 2750.

Skyline Attractions will continue to operate the popular HOT 91 Skyline Ferris Wheel at the Bulcock Beach car park in Caloundra until October 5. Take a ride on the ferris wheel and enjoy spectacular 360-degree views of Caloundra the surrounding areas.

It’s a thrill for kids and adults alike.

You can also take your wonderful memories of the ferris wheel home with you by purchasing a personalised souvenir photo of you and your family and friends on the wheel.

Purchase you tickets online now and save money. Pre-purchased tickets can be used on any day. Check the Skyline Attractions Facebook page to make sure the ferris wheel is operating on the day you wand to go as rain can affect operation.

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HOLIDAY FUN

SCORE A FREE CRAFT BOX FOR THE KIDS The school holidays are here, which means it is time to find ways to keep the kids entertained. Stockland Caloundra is giving you the chance to receive a free kids craft box when you spend $60* or more, or two free kids craft boxes when you spend $90* or more at participating retailers.

There are two kids craft boxes to choose from each week, so make sure you check back to collect all four. Themed craft boxes include superhero, dinosaur, space

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and farm animals.

To redeem your bonus gift, spend money in the shopping centre and visit the school holiday kiosk in front of Kmart to claim your craft box. You can combine up to two receipts (if needed). Be sure to hurry as this offer is only available while stocks last. *Terms and conditions apply. Visit stockland.com.au/caloundra for full terms and conditions.

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HOLIDAY FUN

IT’S THE GRUFFALO!

CALLING ALL JUNIOR PENGUIN KEEPERS Visit SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast during the September school holidays to go on a Junior Penguin Keeper adventure.

All kids visiting the Mooloolaba aquarium will receive a worksheet to help them discover fascinating facts about the Little Blue Penguins and the wonderful team who care for them. At the end of their journey, children can hand in their completed worksheet to receive a Junior Penguin Keeper certificate. The free Junior Penguin Keeper activities aim to encourage kids to learn more about these fascinating flightless birds, which

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are one of the most popular creatures at SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast. Guests can wander through an underwater world in the 80-metre-long Ocean Tunnel, where sharks and rays swim overhead.

Mesmerising sea jellies, beautiful weedy sea dragons and thousands of tropical fish can be discovered throughout the aquarium, while the playful seals at Seal Island are sure to bring joy to people of all ages during the daily seal presentations.

SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast, Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba. Visit sealifesunshinecoast.com.au.

Oh help! Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo! If you’ve got toddlers, chances are you’ve already heard about The Gruffalo. The popular children’s book about a mysterious creature with knobbly knees and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose is now calling the Ginger Factory home for the next year.

This new free attraction sees visitors journey into the Ginger Factory rainforest, following the winding trails in search of signs of the Mouse, Fox, Owl, Snake and of course the hungry Gruffalo. Visitors bring the characters to life in 3D animation with the Gruffalo Spotters augmented reality app and take photos alongside them.

Taking family walks to the next level, The Gruffalo Spotters app mixes technology with the real world, encouraging children to get exploring, firing their imaginations, and enabling them to have a new and exciting experience.

There really is something for the whole family to enjoy at the Ginger Factory with Moreton the train, the Overboard boat ride, live bee shows, Buderim Ginger factory tours, tropical gardens to explore as well as their Ginger Shop, boutique shopping, ice creamery and Ginger Cafe.

50 Pioneer Road, Yandina.

Visit gingerfactory.com.au or phone 5447 8431.

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This week, your communication, motivation and inspiration are muted by retrograde Mars and slow-moving Saturn, which will tend to squash your Leo ebullience and cat creativity. But don’t let difficulties and delays deter you from following your dreams!

Expect a very frustrating week, Virgo!

Mars is reversing through your shared finances zone, so it’s not a good time to lend cash or borrow money. Instead, be patient and wait until after November 14, when Mars turns direct.

With reactive Mars reversing through your relationship zone, tread gingerly with a sulky partner, a grumpy housemate or a frustrated family member. You’ll find the more patient and diplomatic you are, the less stressful the week will be.

Mars is reversing through your job zone, so it will be difficult to get the ducks all lined up at work. If you are patient and persistent, you’ll make slow but steady progress. Being extra cooperative will also lead to long-term rewards.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21)

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20)

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19)

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20)

Sagittarians usually love to rush! But with Mars retrograde (and Saturn also slowing things down), everything seems to move at a snail’s pace. Your limited patience will wear thin with pedantic people, frustrating family members and confusing communication.

With Mars in retro mode, plus Saturn hindering progress, you may feel as if you’re going nowhere. The stars are testing your persistence, so don’t give up. You need to tap into your reserves of inner strength as you pick yourself up and set a positive new course.

There is much inner peace to be found via activities like prayer, meditation, yoga or tai chi as you calm down and listen to the wise guidance from within. With Venus visiting your relationship zone, cooperation is the secret to positive partnerships.

Mars continues reversing through your self-esteem and money zone until November 14, and Pluto, Mercury and Saturn throw a spanner into a close relationship or financial venture. It will take oodles of patience to get things back on track.

WORD STEP Complete the list by changing one letter at a time to create a new word at each step. One possible answer shown below.

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2. How many hearts does an octopus have: one, two or three?

3. For what role did Anthony Hopkins (pictured) win an Academy Award for best actor?

4. What sort of seeds does a gymnospermous plant have?

5. Embryonic stem cells are derived from eggs that are how old?

6. What colour is anthracite?

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7. As a part-song without instrumental accompaniment, a madrigal is usually for how many voices?

8. Where are a lobster’s teeth located?

9. Was Yellow Submarine the eighth, ninth or 10th studio album released by The Beatles?

10. The flag for what country features a red dragon?

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Dynamic Mars is still reversing through your career zone until November 14, so it’s not an ideal time to kickstart a promotion, initiate a work project, launch a product or look for a new job. If you do, expect plenty of annoying delays and frustrations.

QUIZ: 1. Eight. 2. Three. 3. Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs). 4. Naked seeds. 5. Less than a week old. 6. Black (coal). 7. Five or six. 8. In its stomach. 9. 10th. 10. Wales.

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With Mercury (your ruling planet) at odds with Pluto, Saturn and retrograde Mars, delays and disruptions will unsettle your usually genial Gemini demeanour. You’ll find circumstances are constantly evolving, so keep your schedule flexible and your mind open.

CROSSWORD: Across: 1 Swoon 8 Stopover 9 Slate 10 Go places 11 Covet 12 Sea 16 Resume 17 Fracas 18 Wet 23 Broke 24 Hideaway 25 Blues 26 Showcase 27 Gypsy Down: 2 Walkover 3 On the run 4 Stroke 5 Apply 6 Evict 7 Crush 12 Sew 13 Aft 14 Fair play 15 Darkness 19 Elapse 20 Phase 21 Idiot 22 Hatch

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This week, the celestial message is patience. With Mars reversing through your solitude zone, you’ll find rest, relaxation and reflection are just what the doctor ordered. If you look to the future with a positive attitude, fabulous opportunities will manifest.

WORD STEP: HAIRY HAIRS HEIRS WEIRS WEARS WEALS

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Your ruler Mars is retrograde (until November 14), so motivation will be low and impatience high. The more you try to assert your authority, the more stressful and frustrating things will be. Just remember – you can’t be the boss all of the time.

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PROPERTY

HOLD ON TO YOUR RENTAL

REIQ PARTNERS WITH AUSWIDE BANK

Around 70 per cent of Queensland’s rental market is facing extremely tight conditions.

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ith more than two-thirds of Queensland experiencing tight rental vacancies, it’s slim pickings across many popular regions including Caboolture (1.2 per cent), Fraser Coast (1.2 per cent), Mackay (1.3 per cent), Sunshine Coast (1.9 per cent) and Townsville (1.7 per cent) while only marginally higher in Cairns (2.4 per cent), Gladstone (2.0 per cent) and Noosa (2.4 per cent).

“Every Queenslander should have access to a safe, secure and affordable home that meets their needs and supports them to participate in the social and economic life of a vibrant and prosperous State,” says Antonia Mercorella, CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).

Around 70 per cent of the state’s rental market currently faces extremely tight conditions – in fact, the tightest conditions seen in Queensland since the global financial crisis according to the association’s latest quarterly rental vacancy data released this month.

“The rental sector plays a critical role in Queensland’s housing system and the role and size of our investor market has

never been so important,” she says. “Any further tightening in rental availability levels will only place additional undue pressures on our housing sector, which is why more needs to be done to better support both increased and ongoing property investor activity in the Queensland property market and the contributions they make to the state economy.”

With more than 36 per cent of Queensland’s population renting their home (approximately 1.2 million), the state’s regional areas are currently outperforming major metropolitan areas

when it comes to rental demand. With 18 per cent of Queensland regions experiencing less than one per cent vacancy at present, you’ll be hard-pressed finding rental accommodation in the likes of Maryborough (0.4 per cent) on the Fraser Coast or Mount Isa (0.5 per cent) in the Gulf Country region – the state’s lowest recorded vacancies for the quarter.

Other areas under one per cent include Gympie and Rockhampton.

“It’s no surprise that we’ve seen a shift in our state’s rental composition to more affordable rental supplies in outer urban and regional areas during COVID-19. On the plus side, it helps break up their mono-tenure and supports more local economies to withstand the pressures of the pandemic we’re witnessing in our larger cities,” says Ms Mercorella.

“However, such limited rental supplies have the potential to result in poorly matched housing preferences and impact the urban spatial structure and functioning of these same regions – such as transport costs, labour markets and access to services and amenities. It also shows that there’s a decline in government investment in social housing.”

Queensland’s peak body representing real estate professionals, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ), announced a new corporate partnership with Auswide Bank this month.

Working in partnership with the REIQ over the next 12 months will allow Auswide Bank to deliver targeted information and insights regarding housing finance to real estate professionals across every region of Queensland as part of its commitment to providing competitive products and services with features that make a big difference to helping more people into the property market.

“Much of what Auswide Bank represents resonates with the REIQ, making this collaboration all the more relevant and worthwhile,” says Antonia Mercorella, CEO of the REIQ. “We both represent the interests of Queenslanders in the property market and although our organisations may be small, we work incredibly hard to make a big difference in real estate and home ownership.

“With the vast majority of property transactions requiring finance, a meaningful alliance with Auswide Bank during such challenging times as the COVID-19 pandemic is opportune.”

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PROPERTY

AUCTION SATURDAY

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Two-pac kitchen with Caesarstone tops New carpet and tiles throughout Freshly painted throughout Ducted air-conditioning throughout Carport for third vehicle, boat or caravan

On-site at 10.00am Saturday 19 September

VIEW 9.30 - 10.00am Saturday 19 September

GRANT SMITH & DA R R E N M A RT E N S

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AMAZING VALUE This immaculate family home on a fenced 682m2 block with exclusive three-metre wide canal access, offers the ultimate lifestyle. It’s perfectly positioned in a blue-chip waterfront pocket, just five minutes’ walk to Maroochy River, and a short drive to major amenities and the CBD. North facing, the home offers easy care living across a single level with open plan living and dining plus a kids’ retreat, a pool and timber decking, double lock-up garage, plus side access to the water. There is tasteful, on-trend decor throughout, raked ceilings, quality flooring, ceiling fans, security screens, stone benches and soft close cabinetry in the kitchen, skylights an outdoor shower and solar power – all enhancing value and appeal.

39 GLENLEA DRIVE MAROOCHYDORE 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Auction on site Saturday September 26 @ 12pm Ray White Buderim 07 5445 6088 Mitch Rowe 0418 456 176

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Walk to Peregian Shops & Schools

Short drive to Peregian Beach & Noosa

A rare opportunity to purchase an MCU approved Townhome development site with ocean view potential, within walking distance of Peregian Springs Shopping Centre, St Andrews Anglican College and Peregian Springs State School.

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Brendan Hogan 0422 561 295 *Approx

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OVER 60% SOLD

Beachfront Residences

2 bedroom from $595,000 l 3 bedroom from $995,000 Construction completion early 2022

Seanna Residences offers 63 luxury 2 and 3 bedroom beachfront residences with premium ocean views and Northern views to Point Cartwright across two hectares of picturesque parkland.

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Private beach rooms Direct access to Bokarina Beach Horizon-edge pool and swim up seated area Residents' only recreation deck

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OWNERS COMMITTED TO SELL NOW! BRING ALL SENSIBLE OFFERS...

44 Tantula Road East, Alexandra Headland We are showcasing this stunning contemporary home with breathtaking panoramic views of the Alexandra Headland coastline, Mount Coolum and beyond. Commanding a desirable northern aspect, this perfectly positioned elevated abode in one of the Sunshine Coast’s most prestigious addresses is sure to leave you breathless.

Stylish and impressive in design, this immaculate residence blends functionality with high class finishes.

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Beautiful designer home Resort style in-ground pool Perfect northerly aspect Multiple living zones Functional layout – great separation Stroll to beaches and restaurants

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Price: Offers Over $2 Million Inspect: Saturday 19th September 1-1.30pm Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222 Richard Scrivener 0416 799 188

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MASSIVE FAMILY HOME ON OVER ½ ACRE – MOOLOOLABA 6

116 Amarina Avenue, Mooloolaba Positioned on over half an acre (2,727m2), this six-bedroom family home sits on one of the largest parcels of land available in the highly sought-after Mooloolaba precinct.

The clever floor plan offers space and privacy for all to enjoy with multiple living zones, perfect for year round entertaining. Whether you are looking for a private getaway, family home, dual living, gym or home office this is a rare offering not to be missed.

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Private 2,727m2 6 bedrooms plus a study 7th bedroom/gym Multiple living zones Resort-style pool and deck

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RARE OPPORTUNITY 250M FROM THE BEACH 20 Michael Street, Golden Beach

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Imagine waking up in the prestigious location of Golden Beach, just a stone’s throw from the most beautiful waterways of the Pumicestone Passage. This dual living, north facing family home offers endless opportunity.

Price: Offers Over $695,000 Inspect: Saturday 19th September 12-12.30pm Courtney McGuirk 0488 764 785 John Skerlak 0418 441 834

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With a brilliant floor plan, a 5th bedroom or media room, this house ticks all the boxes. The generous block offers side access for your boat or trailer. Located in a quiet street minutes from shops and schools. This will sell!

Price: Offers Mid $600,000 Inspect: Saturday 19th September 2-2.30pm Kristen New 0417 852 501 Richard Scrivener 0416 799 188

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DEEPWATER MINYAMA – THE QUINTESSENTIAL COASTAL LIFESTYLE 95 Mooloolah Drive, Minyama Safely nestled behind secure electric gates and set over two levels you are treated to water views from almost every room. Proudly sitting on 840sqm of prime waterfront land at the end of the highly sought-after Mooloolah Drive, this property will not disappoint. The master bedroom has a huge 4.3 x 3.6m walk-in robe with sitting area plus there are two additional bedrooms on the ground floor, one of which could be utilised as a home office if required.

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Private pontoon Multiple living zones Ample parking Vast modern kitchen VacuMaid system Reverse cycle air-conditioning

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SOLD

1 Somerset Drive, Buderim

5/95 Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba

340 Mossy Bank Road, Eudlo

9 Pandor Court, Buderim

11/82 River Esplanade, Mooloolaba

16 MayďŹ eld Street, Nambour

45 Kerenjon Avenue, Buderim

61 River Esplanade, Mooloolaba

4 Maddock Avenue, Mooloolah Valley

Jordan Barden

Grant Whisker

Amanda Morton

M: 0422 990 824

M: 0415 856 575

M: 0475 846 626

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FOR SALE

3/1 Merchants Parade, Marcoola

2 Applegin Court, Mooloolaba

11/2 Main Drive, Bokarina

32 Donaldson Road, Nambour

72 Brentwood Avenue, Mooloolaba

2 Little Main Street, Palmwoods

6/66 Carter Road, Nambour

21 Toorumbee Drive, Mooloolaba

1/30 Minchinton Street, Caloundra

Greg Turnbull

Ross Cattle

Blair Burr

M: 0499 455 574

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AUCTION

Alexandra Headland, 1/26 Buderim Avenue

Golden Triangle Ocean Views In Boutique Complex Take in breathtaking views set in the Golden Triangle of Alexandra Headland. Perched in a commanding position a mere hop skip and a jump from the pristine golden sands, this impressive 3 bedroom unit will allow you to live the beach lifestyle you’ve always wanted to.

OPEN HOME: Saturday 19th Sept 12-12.30pm VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au AUCTION: On Site Saturday 3rd Oct at 12pm

North facing entertaining deck & private garden courtyard Spacious kitchen offering plenty of storage space Three bedrooms have b.i. robes, Master with ensuite opens to courtyard Quiet position fronting George Street – secure lock-up carpark

AGENT: Ross Cattle 0410 625 758

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Mooloolaba, 2/15-17 Carinya Street

AUCTION

Ground Floor On The Broadwater With Deep Water Access Leone Lodge is a boutique property consisting of only 8 apartments, positioned right on the edge of the Mundoora Broadwater. Apartment 2 presents a fantastic opportunity to secure the prized ground floor spot with an incredible 180-degree waterfront position right to the edge of the patio. Comprising of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroom and 2 car garaging covering a total area of 173m2.

• Drive through garage • Low Body Corporate Fees • Private entertainment patio • Boat ramp for direct water access

OPEN HOME: Saturday 19th Sept 9.30-10am VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au AUCTION: On Site Saturday 19th Sept at 10am AGENT: Grant Whisker 0415 856 575

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Caloundra West, 27 Chestnut Crescent

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Spacious Family Home Must Be Sold This beautifully presented, low maintenance home ticks all the boxes.

Creatively designed, the thoughtful floorplan lends itself to comfortable family living with multiple living zones to spread out .

OPEN HOME: Saturday 19th Sept 2-2.30pm VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au AUCTION: On Site Saturday 3rd Oct at 11am

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Multiple living zones Open-plan family living and dining area Kitchen with stone benchtops and quality finishes Master bedroom with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite

AGENT: Ross Cattle 0410 625 758

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AUCTION

Mooloolaba, 25 Carrothool Place

Beautiful Long North Facing Waterfront Views

OPEN HOME: Saturday 19th Sept 10.30-11am

Beautiful long North facing views over the water, creating the ultimate privacy whilst enjoying the serenity of living the waterfront lifestyle, this perfectly refurbished home offers 4 large bedrooms, study and dual lounge rooms, suitable for the largest of families.

VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au

Mooloolaba’s best waterfront value North facing Gourmet kitchen with butler’s pantry Multiple living areas overlooking the pristine waterway Large 725m2 parcel of land with sandy beach into the water

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3 large bedrooms with built-in robes Master suite overlooking the water with glamorous ensuite & walk-in robe Beautiful landscaped gardens with room for swimming pool Parking areas for boats and caravan, plus double lock-up remote entry garage

AUCTION: On Site Saturday 19th Sept at 11am AGENT: Ross Cattle 0410 625 758

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AUCTION

Maroochydore, 14/10 Anzac Avenue

Luxurious Apartment In The Heart Of Maroochydore

OPEN HOME: Saturday 19th Sept 12.30-1pm

Spacious and accommodating, this house-sized apartment offers 367m2 of luxury living, plenty of space to spread out and enjoy a lifestyle of convenience and low maintenance. Set in a prime position, apartment 14 in the Monterey complex is only minutes away from Ocean Street.

VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au

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3 bedrooms all generous size Well-appointed kitchen Light-filled living areas Internal stairs lead you to the mezzanine office

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Rooftop balcony with wet bar and lockable storage 2 car garaging with additional secure visitor parking Facilities include a pool and entertaining area Luxurious lifestyle in a prime position

AUCTION: On Site Saturday 19th Sept at 1pm AGENT: Amanda Morton 0475 846 626

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Warana, 104/8 Melody Court

Perfect Warana Lifestyle!

OPEN HOME: By Appointment

A tidy, low-set duplex located only walking distance to the endless stretch of patrolled yet exclusive and pristine beaches Warana offers. Set in ‘The Palms’ complex this property is functional, spacious and has been immaculately looked after! The only thing left for you to do is move in • • • •

Open plan functional kitchen, dining and spacious living areas 2 king sized bedrooms with double built in robes 1 spacious bathroom Ceiling fans throughout the property

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Large outdoor entertaining area with garden shed, will be great for summer Ample storage throughout Very low body corporate fees Located just walking distance to Warana beach & Kawana Shopping World

VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au PRICE: $350,000 AGENT: Jordan Barden 0422 990 824 Greg Turnbull 0499 455 574

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Nambour, 32 Donaldson Road

Nothing To Do But Move In And Enjoy!

This fully renovated beauty has just undergone a massive remodel! The existing home has been raised to capture the beautiful leafy outlook. Underneath the house, there is room for storage and car parking OR future development potential to enclose to create extra house space.

• Three large bedrooms • Two modern functional bathrooms • High ceilings throughout and large windows • Stunning outdoor deck perfect for entertaining friends and family

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• Freshly painted with new carpets and blinds throughout • Newly fenced and new retaining walls • Short walk to Nambour CBD • 20 minute drive to pristine Sunshine Coast beaches

OPEN HOME: By Appointment VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au PRICE: $455,000 AGENT: Greg Turnbull 0499 455 574 Jordan Barden 0422 990 824

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45

Tantula Rd West

ALEXANDRA HEADLAND

• MUST BE SOLD - Below Replacement Cost!

• Exceptional 180 degree ocean views • Stunning magnesium in-ground pool • 5.3Kw solar • Dual living with parents / teenagers retreat

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• Walk to Alex Surf club, beach, cafes & restaurants • Minutes to Mooloolaba Esplanade / Beach

4 bed | 3 bath | 2+ car

Price All Offers Considered

• Close proximity to Maroochydore CBD

Karen Jones 0405 122 526

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COMPLETION APRIL 2021

Premium riverside residences for the LIFESTYLE YOU DESERVE Architecturally-designed apartments alongside the Maroochy River – this is

Reflections on Bradman.

Exceptional residences incorporating large, spacious floorplans and offering incredible value for money. Emphasizing space, natural light and contemporary style, Reflections has been designed to embody luxury, comfort and lifestyle.

Complete with lift access to all levels and those magic Bradman Avenue water views, these apartments are suitable for the downsizer who demands a spacious apartment with all the extras. All apartments incorporate high quality fixtures and fittings throughout including stone bench tops, a full suite of European kitchen appliances and fully ducted airconditioning.

Reflections on Bradman

DISTINCTIVE STYLING TO TEMPT YOUR SENSES. • “Reflections on Bradman” boutique development of only 15 residences • All three bedroom apartments face north overlooking the river • Daikin fully ducted air conditioning • Ceiling fans throughout • Stone bench tops • Full suite of European kitchen appliances by Ilve • Private balcony with glass balustrade • 8 person lift servicing all floors • Inground swimming pool • Communal BBQ area • Construction has commenced. Expected completion April 2021 This is the premier shopping, dining and entertainment precinct on the Sunshine Coast.

Only 2km away from Reflections, the Maroochydore CBD is the largest urbanised Central Business District north of the State capital Brisbane. * Subject to eligibility

131-135 BRADMAN AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE

From

$

Russell Dell 0400 409 000

499,000

*

(*2 brms, 2 bath, 1 car)

S ER NT! Y BU GRA TY* E M 000 P DU O , T H $15 TAM S FIR EIVE EE S C R RE US F PL

russell@dellestateagents.com.au

Shane Howell 0400 271 967 shane@onpointproperty.com.au

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Brand New Spacious Townhomes “On Top” of Buderim

BE QUICK ...

ONLY 1

REMAINING!

Are you looking for... ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

3 large bedrooms A living area which flows onto a large outdoor entertaining area A private garden Quality European kitchen appliances including a dishwasher Fully ducted air conditioning Two bathrooms A double garage

Then stop looking and book your inspection at 121 King St, Buderim.

It is the place that ticks all your boxes.

INSPECT ANY DAY. CALL AGENT * Subject to eligibility

PRIVATE ENCLAVE OF ONLY 3 RESIDENCES

FROM ONLY

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549,900

Russell Dell 0400 409 000

Shane Howell 0400 271 967

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MUST SELL - AUCTION SATURDAY

351 Kiel Mountain Road, Kiels Mountain

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Perched in the treetops and surrounded by rainforest, you will feel right at home in this bushland hideaway on over 7 acres.

Auction: On Site this Saturday, 19th September at 10am Inspect: Saturday from 9.30am 98 View: remaxpropertysales.com.au/20516998 Toby Morrin M 0401 623 801 Steve Perry M 0418 711 955

This North facing, triple level home is met with gorgeous greenery from every window in the house, not to mention the oversized wrap-around verandah, making for true treetop living and allowing for ample winter sun and cool breezes throughout the summer months.

• Open plan living

• Complete privacy and treetop views

• Potential for expansion

• 10 minutes to Maroochydore or Bruce Highway

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RE/MAX Property Sales

FOR SALE

1-5 Chants Road, Valdora

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PRIZE ACREAGE AWAITING YOUR DREAM BUILD

Price: Offers Over $740,000 Inspect: By Appointment Only View: remaxpropertysales.com.au Toby Morrin M 0401 623 801 Steve Perry M 0418 711 955

It’s not often that an acreage parcel of this calibre, complete with infrastructure and amenities comes to market. This property is a must see.

• Laser levelled house pad (approx 500m2) • 20m x 10m half enclosed shed (bed, bath, kitchen) • 15kW solar, 57 panels, 3 phase power

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• Fully fenced, landscaped & ready to build

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ADDRESS 50 Lowe Street, Nambour QLD 4560

Each office independently owned and operated

OFFICE 5470 7000

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Coolum 5446 2500 | Marcoola 5448 7444 www.northshorerealty.com.au

Osprey Ramada, 923 David Low Way, MARCOOLA

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UNRIVALLED BEACHFRONT LUXURY! • 5 star living in this prestigious, absolute beachfront position • Entry through the secure beachfront gate access reveals your own private sanctuary, with huge courtyard and manicured gardens • Media room and guest bedroom on ground floor. Modern kitchen with granite benchtops and easy access to front courtyard • Three generous bedrooms upstairs, one with combined office, each boasting own bathroom and balcony • Master bedroom showcasing an inviting wrap-around balcony overlooking dunal beach access • Beach access 30 steps to the East. Resort facilities 30 steps to the North

8B Pandanus Street, MUDJIMBA

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BRAND NEW MUDJIMBA DUPLEX • Dreaming of living by the beach in a low maintenance modern beach house, then look no further......

• Now is your opportunity to live metres from pristine Mudjimba Beach & walk to all your favourite local cafes & village centre • Brand-new designer beachside home with a perfect flow to outside living, complete with a private low maintenance yard • Ideally suited to those seeking low maintenance beachside living & those possibly seeking a luxury lock & leave holiday home • Perfectly located just five homes from the beach pathway leading to Life Saver patrolled area & tower 76 My Weekly Preview | September 17, 2020

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View Contact Agent – Sat & Wed For Sale $1,295,000 Jay Pashley 0407 119 355 jay@northshorerealty.com.au

1503/923 David Low Way, MARCOOLA

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LUXURY MARCOOLA BEACHFRONT PENTHOUSE View Sat & Wed 11am-12pm For Sale Offers Over $800,000 Jay Pashley 0407 119 355 jay@northshorerealty.com.au

• Purpose built beachfront penthouse apartment designed over two levels (238m2 each level) • 3 ocean view bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, spacious open plan living, feature glass ceiling alcove & full length balcony overlooking Marcoola Beach • Internal access to huge private rooftop terrace with bathroom, built in swim spa & stunning ocean views • Formal entry, 2.7m high ceilings throughout, ducted air conditioning & 3 secure undercover car spaces • Stylish, entertainers kitchen with stone island benchtop • Resort offers pool, day spa, gym, bars & restaurants

View Contact Agent For Sale Offers Invited Jay Pashley 0407 119 355 jay@northshorerealty.com.au myweeklypreview.com.au

14/09/2020 3:47:07 PM

this week’s auctions

Please call the agent for details to register for online auctions.

Saturday 10am

Saturday 11am

Saturday 1pm

Saturday 1pm

Saturday 2pm

Open from 9:30am 1 Rosemary Avenue, Glenview Gregory Ward 0497 659 029 Lloyd Edwards 0419 672 902

Open from 10:30am 108/180 Alexandra Parade, Alexandra Headland Jeff Uebergang 0400 794 383

Open from 12:30pm 2/39B King Street, Buderim Gregory Ward 0497 659 029

Open from 12:30pm 34 Reflec ons Crescent, Bir nya Dan McNamara 0458 010 889

Open from 1:30pm 7 Gipanni Place, Diddillibah Dan Smith 0438 120 776 Jake Loiero 0448 000 933

Open from 9:30am 4/64 Sixth Avenue, Maroochydore Reuben Park 0413 371 696

Saturday 12pm

Saturday 2pm

Saturday 3pm

Open from 1:30pm 4/309 Bradman Avenue, Maroochydore Shannon Beavis 0417 715 646

Open from 2:30pm 9/169 Stringybark Road, Buderim John Bartsch 0407 637 717

Open from 11:30am 9 Prosperity Drive, Bir nya Dan McNamara 0458 010 889

Open from 12:30pm 25 Montego Way, Peregian Springs Jeff Uebergang 0400 794 383

this week’s open homes & private inspections You are welcome to attend our open homes or please call the agent to arrange your private inspection or virtual tour.

Alexandra Headland 10/2 Mary Street

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

5/26 Buderim Avenue

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

47/6 Mari Street

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

202/98 Alexandra Parade

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

502/98 Alexandra Parade

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

21 Lavarack Crescent

6 bed 3.5 bath 8 car

Sat 11-11:30am

78/83 Lindsay Road

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:45am

Li le Mountain

80 Mountain Creek Road

4 bed 2 bath 3 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

4 Cooba Close

4 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

12 Jones Road

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

5/142 Burne Street

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 12-12:45pm

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 12:30-1pm

2/80 Burne Street

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

9 Utah Street

3 bed 1 bath 2 car

Fri 18th 11-11:30am

11/143 Burne Street

3 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 1-1:45pm

9 Utah Street

3 bed 1 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

6 Clearview Place

5 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 3-3:30pm

9 Seagull Avenue

4 bed 2.5 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

40 Sage Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Tues 22nd 11-11:30am

32/65-67 Rega a Boulevard 3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

51/67 Rega a Boulevard

2 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am Sat 10-10:30am

13 Pangali Circuit

Sat 10:45-11:15am

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

‘Elevate’ 4/4 Ballinger Road 3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Tues 22nd 12-1pm

‘Elevate’ 7/4 Ballinger Road 3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Tues 22nd 12-1pm

Burnside

24/67-75 Rega a Boulevard 2 bed 2 bath 1 car 9 Prosperity Drive

4 bed 2.5 bath 2 car

Sat 11:30am-12pm

34 Reflec on Crescent

4 bed 4 bath 2 car

Sat 12:30-1pm

8 Venardos Way

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 9-9:30am

12 Turnbury Street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

1/17 Spann Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

6 Greensboro Place

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

22 Hulme street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10am-12pm

1 Bo lebrush Place

6 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1:30-2pm

108 Tranquility Way

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:45am

15 Verdant Road

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

22 Hulme street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sun 10am-12pm

22 Hulme street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Tues 22nd 4-6pm

22 Hulme street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Wed 23rd 4-6pm

22 Hulme street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Thurs 24th 4-6pm

Thurs 17th 4:30-5:15pm

20 Beach Road

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 9-9:45am

2/7 Philipp Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

43 Meridien Drive

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

2/4 Ridge Road

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

409/14-20 Aerodrome Road 2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

Palmwoods

64/150 Duporth Avenue

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

25 Corey Court

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

8/28 Dalton Drive

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

1/15 Citron Place

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

3 bed 1 bath 3 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

4/232 Main Road

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

25 Corey Court

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

20 Baloo Street

5 bed 3 bath 5 car

Sat 4-4:30pm

3/139 Tepequar Drive

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

1 Neroli Street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

16 Ellendale Street

3 bed 1 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

Pelican Waters

65 Mackenzie Drive

4 bed 2.5 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

1/219 Bradman Avenue

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

4 bed 2 bath 3 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

Caloundra 3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

1027/80 Lower Gay Terrace 3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

63/42 Canberra Terrace

Sat 12-12:30pm

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

6 Lake View Place

6 bed 3 bath 3 car

Sat 10-10:30am

116/1 Halcyon Way

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1:30-2pm

Co on Tree 13/ 57 Kingsford Smith Pde 2 bed 2 bath 1 car

13/1 Halcyon Way

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

28/171 David Low Way

2 bed 1 bath 2 car

Kathy Mulheron 0481 313 336

22 Caitlin Place

land: 935m

Ed Hackenberg 0499 199 360

14 Butcherbird Crescent

6 bed 4 bath 3 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

21 Jules Square

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Fri 18th 10-10:30am

17 Summerfield Court

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Ma hew McAuliffe 0412 111 608

31 Watson Street

3 bed 2 bath 3 car

Fri 18th 1-1:30pm

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Fri 18th 12-12:30pm

9 Birdwood Street

70 Queen Street

Bli Bli

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Maroochydore

2/39B King Street

Aroona

Bir nya

Palmview

6 Greensboro Place

Sat 9-9:30am

Currimundi

35 Waderbird Crescent

94/150 Duporth Avenue

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

Peregian Springs

39 Glenlea Drive

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

25 Glen Abby Avenue

4 bed 2 bath 4 car

Sat 11:30am-12pm

4/309 Bradman Avenue

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 1:30-2pm

36 Viola Square

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12:30-1pm

19/110 Sixth Avenue

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 2-2:30pm

14 Viola Square

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

38/110 Sixth Avenue

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 2-2:30pm

4 bed 2 bath 3 car

Sat 3-3:30pm

Sat 9:45-10:15am

409/14-20 Aerodrome Road 2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Wed 23rd 4-4:30pm

Rosemount 6 Clearview Place

Moffat Beach

27 Countryview Court

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

21 Jules Square

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

14 Bryce Street

2 bed 2 bath 3 car

18 Hegarty Circuit

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Rachel Meyers 0411 699 619

25 Lomandra Drive

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

34 Seaview Terrace

3 bed 3 bath 2 car

Fri 18th 12-12:30pm

21/2 Springhill Drive

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

1/7 Montego Court

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

31 Watson Street

3 bed 2 bath 3 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

14 Bryce Street

2 bed 2 bath 3 car

Sat 11-11:30am

15 Courtenay Place

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

28 Clarence Avenue

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

34 Seaview Terrace

3 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

14 Fitzwilliam Drive

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

6 Danube Court

4 bed 2 bath 3 car

Rachel Meyers 0411 699 619

35 Ginger Bell Avenue

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Rachel Meyers 0411 699 619

Bokarina 6 Whitecap Court

5 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 9-9:30am

502/5 Bermagui Crescent

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

502/5 Bermagui Crescent

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Tues 22nd 3:30-4pm

Buderim 3 bed 2 bath 2 car

51/2 Lyon Street

2 bed 1.5 bath 1 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

Thurs 17th 11-11:30am

Mons

Diddillibah

38 Courcheval Terrace

7 Gipanni Place

Mooloolaba

4 bed 3 bath 3 car

Sat 1:30-2pm

Doonan

Buddina

40 Sage Street

Dicky Beach

13 Whyandra Close

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

13 Whyandra Close

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Wed 23rd 2-2:30pm

Glass House Mountains 25 Allan Avenue

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

31 Shady Grove

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 9-9:30am

3 Minda Close

6 bed 6 bath 4 car

Sat 11-11:30am

2/75 Parkyn Parade

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

28 Marjorie Street

5 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11:30am-12pm

Tewan n

Sat 12-12:45pm

Thurs 17th 12-1pm

1 Rosemary Avenue

3 bed 2.5 bath 2 car

Thurs 17th 5-5:30pm

2 Renmano Court

4 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 9-9:30am

Golden Beach

41 Lama a Drive

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

52 Gloucester Road

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 9-9:30am

1 Cunningham Court

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Fri 18th 12-12:30pm

30 Robur Crescent

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

‘Elevate’ 4/4 Ballinger Road 3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 9:30-10:30am

17 Ramsay Crescent

4 bed 3 bath 3 car

Sat 10-10:30am

Sat 9:30-10:30am

1 Cunningham Court

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

Nambour

‘Elevate’ 7/4 Ballinger Road 3 bed 2 bath 2 car 9 Bell Road

5 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

44 Lavarack Crescent

3 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

1/107 King Street

3 bed 2.5 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:45am

2/19 Amaroo Drive

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:45am

3/109 King Street

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

Kings Beach

11 Alicia Close

4 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

40 Sage Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am Sat 1-1:30pm

1/25 Maltman Street

3 bed 2 bath 3 car

Sat 11-11:30am

18/8 Levuka Avenue

2 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 2-2:30pm

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

Mountain Creek

1/21 Carter Road

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

4/42 Toorumbee Drive

1/107 King Street

12 Barbuda Circuit

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Tanawha

‘Elevate’ 7/4 Ballinger Road 3 bed 2 bath 2 car

13 Sumatra Court

24 Trinity Crescent

Sat 9-9:30am

16 Franks Lane

Kawana Island

Sat 1-1:30pm

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Mooloolah Valley

Sat 9:30-10am

Sat 12-12:30pm

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

8/51-55 Buderim Avenue

Glenview 4 bed 2 bath 4 car

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

14 Fitzwilliam Drive Sat 11-11:30am

Thurs 17th 12-1pm

‘Elevate’ 4/4 Ballinger Road 3 bed 2 bath 2 car

15 Courtenay Place 4 bed 2 bath 2 car

1002/101-105 Mooloolaba Espl 2 bed 2 bath 1 car Sat 11-11:30am

Fri 18th 11-11:30am

Sippy Downs

5 Goodchap Street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

4 Jacaranda Place

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

43 Doonella Street

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

190 Moorindil Street

3 bed 1 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

43 Doonella Street

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Wed 23rd 11-11:30am

8 Burne Place

5 bed 3 bath 8 car

Tony Benne 0424 855 224

2 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

2 bed 1 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

Twin Waters 43/20 Baywater Drive

Valdora

3 bed 2 bath 3 car

Ma hew McAuliffe 0412 111 608

12 Elouera Drive

4 bed 2 bath 4 car

Tony Benne 0424 855 224

Woombye

15 Honeydew Place

3 bed 2 bath 4 car

Tony Benne 0424 855 224

8 Tamarind Court

14 Botanica Place

Ninderry

Noosaville 93/73 Hilton Terrace

Wurtulla 2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

52/46 Rega a Boulevard

Bli Bli

5450 8111

Golden Beach

5492 2100

Mooloolaba

5444 3455

Noosa River

5449 8800

Buderim

5445 6088

Kawana

5354 6012

Mountain Creek

5477 7600

Pelican Waters

5343 6900

Caloundra

5491 5055

Maroochydore

5443 2000

Nambour

5354 6000

Sippy Downs

5354 6002

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31 Watson Street, Currimundi

Auction

31 Watson Street, Currimundi

Imagine waking up to incredible sunrises across the Pacific Ocean from the warmth and comfort of your own bed. This beautiful beach home is blessed with unrivalled panoramic beach and ocean views and sits atop the dune on a highly sought after 865m² allotment on Currimundi Beach.

This inviting highset beach home has immersive ocean views from both levels yet from within gives a warm sense of security and privacy allowing you to enjoy the best beach lifestyle and relaxation only the Sunshine Coast can offer.

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3 • Beautiful hi-set beach home with beach and ocean views • Open plan living area extends out to the ocean-front deck • Amazing master suite with sitting room and private balcony • Caloundra’s premier beachfront location on a patrolled beach • A stone’s throw to cafés and Currimundi Lake

Aucঞon On site Saturday, October 17 at 5pm

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Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

View Friday & Saturday 1-1:30pm

• Rare opportunity in tightly held precinct

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Auction 2

14 Bryce Street, Moffat Beach Bryce Street is one of Moffat Beach’s most tightly held and prized oceanfront enclaves. This incredible sanctuary offers a rare opportunity to secure one of the most desirable beachfront addresses on the Sunshine Coast overlooking Eleanor Shipley Park with the beach and ocean beyond. To be sold at auction.

• Option of creating one or more additional bedrooms • Private backyard overlooked by a large covered deck • Separate office/studio connected by timber boardwalk

Auc on In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, October 8 at 11am

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Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

View Friday & Saturday 11-11:30am

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Auction this weekend 4

9 Prosperity Drive, Birঞnya • • • •

Spacious open plan living, kitchen and dining Two private courtyards – one with a grassed area for the kids Modern kitchen with stone island benchtops and quality fixtures Bedrooms with reverse cycle air conditioners, ceiling fans and built-in robes

Aucঞon On site this Saturday at 12pm

2.5

2

Dan McNamara 0458 010 889

View Saturday from 11:30am

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Auction this weekend 4

34 Reflections Crescent, Birঞnya • • • •

Modern light and bright interior Ducted air conditioning and fans throughout Modern design with multiple living areas Water views and quiet living

Aucঞon On site this Saturday at 1pm

4

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Dan McNamara 0458 010 889

View Saturday from 12:30pm

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Auction 5

9 Bell Road, Buderim Value Packed Family Home with Granny Flat • Generous & beautifully landscaped 1,233sqm block • Stylish self-contained granny flat – 1 bedroom + study • Hinterland views & stunning sunsets from rear deck • Modern kitchen with walk-in pantry & servery • High ceilings & hardwood timber floors

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Dan Smith 0438 120 776

Aucঞon On site Saturday, October 3 at 10am View Saturday 10-10:30am

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52 Gloucester Road, Buderim • • • • • •

Fully renovated rendered brick home in exceptional condition Stylish main kitchen has dual ovens, gas cooktop & walk-in pantry Separate home office with kitchenette, toilet & direct access to street Self-contained granny flat at the rear of the property Granny flat with its own carpark, courtyard & air conditioning Central location on top of Buderim mountain, walk to shops, cafés & school

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Sale $865,000

Dan Smith 0438 120 776

View Saturday 9-9:30am

Jake Loiero 0448 000 933

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11-13 Yinni Street (Allawah), Maroochydore • • • • • •

6 multi-level 3/2/2 townhouses & 3 single level 2/2/1 units on offer Spacious floor plans, contemporary open plan design, light interiors High quality fixtures and features throughout Low body corporate fees (below $2100 pa), pet friendly complex Short walk to Maroochy River, 5 minutes to the new CBD and Sunshine Plaza Building commencement early September 2020, completion April 2021

Sale 2 bed from $495,000 3 bed from $590,000

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Jason Mills 0417 343 289 James Goldsworthy 0400 635 141

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Auction 3

34 Seaview Terrace, Moffat Beach Act quickly to secure this amazingly private and secure beachside home situated on a 668m² allotment, just metres from the heart of the vibrant café scene and the Coast’s best surf break at Moffat Beach. To be sold at auction.

• Modern kitchen with stone bench tops, ample bench space & gas cook top • Three generous bedrooms – main with walk-in robe and ensuite • Separate upstairs and downstairs living zones • Under-cover parking for two vehicles

Auc on In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, October 8 at 11am

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Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

View Friday & Saturday 12-12:30pm

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PROPERTY

DUAL OCCUPANCY GEM Auction

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39 Glenlea Drive, Maroochydore • • • • • •

Immaculate family home 3m canal access, new inground pool Fully fenced 682m2 corner block Double garage, through access to back 5 minute walk to river & foreshore Dress-circle waterfront pocket

2

Aucঞon On site Saturday, September 26 at 12pm

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1

Mitch Rowe 0418 456 176

View Saturday 1-1:30pm

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It doesn’t get better than this! Just a stone’s throw from the most beautiful waterways on the Sunshine Coast, this home holds beauty in its simplicity. Perfectly positioned less than 250 metres from the beach, this dual occupancy family home won’t last long.

This large, high-set home has so much to offer. With a desirable northern aspect, this fully fenced home has enough parking for three or more cars, boats or a small caravan. The large backyard includes a shed and ample space for a pool. The dual occupancy offers a parents retreat or investment opportunity in a sought after pocket of one of the most up and coming areas on the Sunshine Coast. Rental appraisal is $800 per week. Do not miss this incredible opportunity to own your own piece of paradise.

20 MICHAEL STREET, GOLDEN BEACH 4 bed, 2 bath, 3 car Offers Over $695,000 Next Property Group 1300 400 700 Courtney McGuirk 0488 764 785 John Skerlak 0418 441 834

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1002/101-105 Mooloolaba Esplanade, Mooloolaba • • • • • •

202m2 prestige beachfront living “spectacular penthouse” Premium chef’s kitchen with Gaggenau appliances Master suite, wake to sensational ocean views, relax to the sound of the ocean Premium finishes throughout, style and class is Ocean’s trade mark 102m2 private roof terrace, alfresco dining at its best with spa & bbq Beachside location, walk to it restaurants, cafés, boutique shops and beach

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WELCOME FIND YOUR HOME WITH McGRATH OPEN FOR INSPECTION

Banksia Beach Sat 11:00 - 11:30

Little Mountain

19 Dugong Crescent

Over $979,000

Tracie Robinson 0401 091 182

Sat 10:30 - 11:00

22 Toriana Place

$699,000

Cassi Nuske 0415 304 127

Sat 11:30 - 12:00

11 Stephenson Court

Over $690,000

Cassi Nuske 0415 304 127

Beerwah

15 Tree View Crescent

Mid to high $500,000s

Mark Pickles 0478 087 675

Maroochydore

Birtinya Sat 12:00 - 12:30

Sat 10:00 - 10.30

16 Zeal Street

Mid to High $700,000s

Sat 11:00 - 11:30

204/34 Picnic Point Espl

Contact Agent

Glennis Schindler 0412 737 324

Sat 12:00 - 12:30

10/9 Kippara Lane

$560,000 - $580,000

Carlie Penn 0417 771 702

Sat 2:00 - 2:30

30 Figtree Lane

$650,000 - $690,000

Ben Hamilton 0431 325 955

11 Rapanea Street

Mid to High $500,000s

Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837

121 Western Avenue

Contact Agent

Shaun Hammill 0413 310 445

424 Connection Road

Over $1,250,000

Shaun Hammill 0413 310 445

Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837

Meridan Plains Bli Bli

Sat 11:00 - 11.30

Sat 10:00 - 10:30

33 Willis Road

$740,000 - $775,000

Hamish Bolderston 0478 099 058

Sat 10:00 - 10:30

65 Wickerson Crescent

Over $675,000

David Swarbrick 0437 938 410

Montville Sat 10:00 - 11:00

Buderim

Mooloolah Valley

Sat 11:00 - 11:30

1/149 Burnett Street

Mid $400,000s

Peter Hill 0418 879 885

Sat 11:00 - 11:30

6/27 Amaroo Drive

Contact Agent

Todd McKee 0418 737 197

Sat 11:00 - 11:30

39a Horseshoe Bend

Contact Agent

Hamish Bolderston 0478 099 058

Sat 12:00 - 12:30

3 Piccabeen Crescent

Over $729,000

Ben Hamilton 0431 325 955

Sat 12:00 - 12:30

7 Le Claire Place

Over $980,000

Matt Diesel 0412 053 117

Sat 11:00 - 11:30

14 Mingle Street

Over $529,000

Ben Hamilton 0431 325 955

Sat 12:00 - 12:30

12 Booral Street

Contact Agent

Stuart Thomas 0438 821 269

Sat 1:00 - 1:30

37 Sunray Avenue

$580,000 - $620,000

Ben Hamilton 0431 325 955

Sat 12:00 - 12:30

40/18 North Buderim Blvd

$390,000

Peter Hill 0418 879 885

Sat 1:00 - 1:30

1/65 Gloucester Road

Contact Agent

Stuart Thomas 0438 821 269

Sat 1:00 - 1:30

2 Guy Avenue

Over $1,150,000

Matt Diesel 0412 053 117

Sat 2:00 - 2:30

25 Paluma Terrace

Over $1,100,000

Stuart Thomas 0438 821 269

Sat 3:00 - 3:30

45 Cogill Road

Over $895,000

Chris Pace 0417 196 600

Sat 11:30 - 12:30

Palmview

Pelican Waters Sat 10:00 - 10:30

9 Fortier Street

Over $685,000

Linda Feltman 0412 805 362

Sat 11:00 - 11:30

1 Olympic Lane

Over $989,000

Linda Feltman 0412 805 362

Sat 12:00 - 12:30

8 Campbellville Circuit

Contact Agent

Linda Feltman 0412 805 362

Sat 1:00 - 1:30

102 Mahogany Drive

Over $795,000

Linda Feltman 0412 805 362

Sat 2:00 - 2:30

10 Stephen Burton Way

Over $779,000

Linda Feltman 0412 805 362

84 Taylors Road

$1,550,000

Gail Robertson 0421 634 106

26 Regatta Boulevard

Contact Agent

Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837

Eudlo Sat 10:00 - 10:30

190 Mossy Bank Road

Over $1,050,000

Matt Diesel 0412 053 117

Tanawha

Kawana Island Sat 9:00 - 9:30

45/10 Grand Parade

Over $379,000

Jodie Hedley-Ward 0424 842 837

Wurtulla

Kings Beach Sat 11:00 - 11:30

14/38 King Street

Sat 1:00 - 1:30

Over $429,000

Mark Pickles 0478 087 675

Sat 1:00 – 1:30

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Note: Inspection times and prices are subject to change.

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his immaculate family home, tastefully renovated, absolutely shines inside and out, and offers the ultimate relaxed Sunshine Coast living within short walking distance to beaches, restaurants and schools. It’s situated on a fully fenced 607m2 block with gated side access. Two separate living areas, a contemporary kitchen, upper timber deck with skillion roof, ground level alfresco entertaining, inground pool, polished floating timber floors in the main living/ kitchen areas and a servery to the deck are just some of this home’s features. This is a coveted residential pocket of Mooloolaba and properties are tightly held in this area, selling quickly when presented to market.

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19 The Esplanade, MAROOCHYDORE QLD 4558.

07 5443 1333

Your Cotton Tree Beach House Awaits!

33 THIRD AVENUE, COTTON TREE • 4 bedrooms or 3 bedroom plus ground floor office with 3 bathrooms • Private main bedroom with a generous walk-in robe and en-suite • Large open plan design with ducted air conditioning • Gourmet kitchen • Large covered outdoor entertaining area • Extra large garage with storage • Fully fenced Walk to Maroochy beach & surf club; sporting facilities – tennis, bowls and squash; RSL, Cotton Tree park and river mouth.

Dine out and discover a vast array of exceptional cafés and restaurants both in Cotton Tree and the thriving Ocean Street precinct.

Perfectly positioned to ride the capital growth of the new town centre and just 15 minutes to recently opened international airport

FOR SALE: $985,000 Contact Agent: Ned Byrne 0417 754 758 INSPECT SATURDAY 10-10:45AM WEDNESDAY 4:30-5PM

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NAMBOUR, 10 Thomas Crescent Jamie Holbrook 0418 500 081

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BUDERIM, 80 Deloraine Drive Corey Payne 0407 044 338

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MAROOCHYDORE, 20/47 Sixth Avenue David Grenfell 0419 946 534

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TWIN WATERS, 8/80 North Shore Road Jamie Hill 0422 927 177

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MAROOCHYDORE, 10 Centenary Crescent Mark Osborne 0423 106 384

MAROOCHYDORE, 3 Kooringa Court Troy Scott 0408 250 850

ALEXANDRA HEADLAND, 242/180 Alex Pde Gordon McPherson 0466 374 451

COREY PAYNE

DAVID GRENFELL

GORDON MCPHERSON

JAMIE HILL

JAMIE HOLBROOK

KELSIE SMITH

0407 044 338

0419 946 534

0466 374 451

0422 927 177

0418 500 081

5444 2222

JONATHAN CLARE

MARK OSBORNE

RENAE DANGER

TROY SCOTT

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0401 755 489

0423 106 384

0411 534 797

0408 250 850

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‘Holbrook House’ 48-50 Sugar Road

Let’s connect

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

BIG BLUE BOX FOR WARANA

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BRE Sunshine Coast is pleased to announce that Officeworks has committed to being the anchor tenant on the new retail development on the corner of Nicklin Way and Production Avenue, Warana.

It has been a protracted process in securing this major national tenant, which involved numerous design changes and amendments to the development approval with Sunshine Coast Council, says Tony Justo, director of CBRE. Negotiations commenced with Officesorks in December 2018 during the sale campaign of the site at 264 Nicklin Way, where they were identified as having interest in occupying the site. The site area of 6946 square metres will have Officeworks occupying a commanding position of 1723 square metres, a quick service retail operator on the northeast boundary and a smaller food and drink retailer on the southeast corner of Production Avenue.

The Officeworks building will have a significant presence on Nicklin Way, with a building parapet of over 13 metres,

ensuring that the big blue box will not be missed.

CBRE has received considerable interest from drive-through food operators to occupy the northeast corner, receiving four written offers with negotiations still underway to occupy the coveted position alongside Officeworks.

Construction is scheduled to commence this month, with the opening of the store expected in the first quarter of 2021.

NEW SPACE FOR AGENCY Creative director and owner of Marx Creative, Mark Johns, is a visionary creative with more than 25 years’ experience in the design and advertising industry. Mr Johns’ strategic thinking, creative output, and ability to forge strong working relationships with clients, many of whom are in the property industry, as well as management and suppliers has naturally progressed into running his own successful business.

Following a sea change to the Sunshine Coast in 2001, Mr Johns eventually identified a need in the local market for a premium design agency that offers the talent, creativity and strategic sophistication of a big city agency, combined with the service, understanding and accessibility of a boutique local studio.

Upon this realisation, Marx was born.

Backed by Mr Johns’ diverse experience and passion to add value to his clients’ projects through innovative creative output. Mr Johns continues to pursue excellence and has assembled a team of highly skilled designers and developers to facilitate full-service creative capabilities.

“We’ve recently secured a new office space in Maroochydore which has a real ‘design studio’ feel about it. It’s a perfect spot for us and has a very friendly community vibe.

“Having navigated our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, we have stripped a lot of our ‘corporate perception’ and ‘big office mentality’ – we just don’t need it. The brains trust lies within, so together with my amazing team, we remain focused on providing a genuine boutique design service,” Mr Johns says.

ACCELERATING SUCCESS. Reach more people - better results faster.

OWNER’S INSTRUCTIONS ARE CLEAR  WILL BE SOLD

HASTINGS STREET RETAIL OPPORTUNITY TO OWN OR OCCUPY FOR SALE by Public Auction on-site Friday 25 September at 12pm LOT 18, 18 HASTINGS STREET, NOOSA HEADS, QLD

Caloundra 81/30 Minchinton Street

RETAIL INVESTMENT

AUCTION In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday 8th October at 11am • • • • •

Total Area: 120m2* Air-conditioned offices and kitchenette 3 secure car parks Close to banks and essential services Information Memorandum available

Nigel Irving 0437 968 202 nigel.irving@raywhite.com *Approximately

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Jesse Howitt 0468 495 640 Land area 196m²*

Potential fully leased income $190,000pa*

Currently split into two tenancies

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Opportunity to own or occupy

Nick Dowling 0419 726 705 *Approx

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SALES COMMENCE ON FIRST MAROOCHYDORE CBD RESIDENTIAL PROJECT

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abitat Development Group is expecting strong demand for its Market Lane Residences project in the new Maroochydore CBD project when it formally launches to market this week.

Habitat Development Group director Cleighton Clark says enquiry in the first residential building has been very positive since construction commenced in early August.

“We’ve had enquiry from local and interstate buyers, however, interest from local buyers has been the strongest to date. This is a great sign and supports

our view the new Maroochydore CBD is an exciting new precinct and has a very positive future ahead of it.

“Market Lane Residences have been designed to meet the market in terms of creating a desirable, value-for-money lifestyle with a true inner-city vibe. We’ve had interest from a range of purchasers from first homeowners through to families and retirees with a good mix of both investors and owner-occupiers keen to get in early before prices inevitably rise,” Mr Clark says.

The $83 million project is located at the Mundoo Boulevard entrance to the new CBD and comprises 146 spacious two- and three-bedroom apartments across 14 levels over two towers plus six SOHO (small office home office) townhomes and ground-floor retail spaces.

Residents will have access to a 600-square metre ground-floor resort-style pool area with lush tropical landscaping, spacious lawn areas and barbecue facilities. The pool itself is a massive 25 by seven metres, which is one of the largest pools in a residential complex on the Sunshine Coast and is modelled on the

stunning Delano Beach Club pool in South Beach, Miami. A 330-square metre rooftop terrace on level 14 spans the entire width of the building from north to south. Here residents will be able to access barbecue and dining facilities as well as open-air recreation space for activities like yoga, along with shaded lounging areas.

“We’ll also have a 115-square metre private dining room on the top level, which will encompass views of the Maroochy River to the north from Picnic Point through to Pincushion Island and Cotton Tree. This is a really unique feature available to our residents who’ll be able to book this facility through the onsite management team,” Mr Clark says.

Construction is well underway and the construction team is working towards a completion date for the first tower of January 2022.

“As we have on all our previous projects, we’ve been really focused on supporting local trades and suppliers and we are pleased to report that around 90 per cent of our contracts have been awarded to local subcontractors. By Christmas this year we expect to have around 90 people working on site and

numbers should swell to well over 300 people when we commence on the internal fit-out of the towers next year.”

For more information, visit marketlanemaroochydore.com.au or contact Joey Ruskin on 1800 717 709 or email joey@habdev.com.

PROJECT OVERVIEW Project: Market Lane Residences Location: Mundoo Boulevard, Maroochydore Features: • 146 spacious two- and threebedroom apartments elevated across 14 levels over two towers along with six SOHO (small office home office) townhomes and ground-floor retail spaces.

• Luxury resort pool.

• Landscaped barbecue area.

• Rooftop-level dining room.

• Open-air recreation area.

Price: Two-bedroom units from $437,900; three-bedroom units from $476,900; penthouses from $769,900.

LEASING ENQUIRIES NOW OPEN COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE | NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW Contact Jerry O’Reilly | jerry@suncentralmaroochydore.com.au | +61 (0) 408 726 739 MAROOCHYDORE-CITY.COM.AU

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PROPERTY

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

CLASSIFIEDS

AUCTION RESULTS

Here’s a preview of hot auctions taking place on the Sunshine Coast in the next seven days:

The easiest way to check out the latest auction results.

14/10 ANZAC AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 1pm Define Property 5478 2477 Amanda Morton 0475 846 626

116 AMARINA AVENUE, MOOLOOLABA passed in offers from $1,480,000 / 6 bed, 3 bath, 2 car Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Carmel La Macchia 0400 300 545 Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222

25 CARROTHOOL PLACE, MOOLOOLABA Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 1pm Define Property 5478 2477 Ross Cattle 0410 625 758 2/15-17 CARINYA STREET, MOOLOOLABA Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 9.30am Define Property 5478 2477 Grant Whisker 0415 856 575 351 KIEL MOUNTAIN ROAD, KIELS MOUNTAIN Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 10am Remax Property Sales 5470 7000 Toby Morrin 0401 623 801 Steve Perry 0418 711 955 7 GIPANNI PLACE, DIDDILLIBAH Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 2pm Ray White Buderim 5445 6088 Dan Smith 0438 120 776 Jake Loiero 0448 000 933 74 ALFRISTON DRIVE, BUDERIM Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 10am Century 21 Buderim 5445 8505 Grant Smith 0410 212 121 1 ROSEMARY AVENUE, GLENVIEW Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 10am Ray White Buderim 5445 6088 Gregory Ward 0497 659 029 Lloyd Edwards 0419 672 902 4/64 SIXTH AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 10am Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Reuben Park 0413 371 696 108/180 ALEXANDRA PARADE, ALEXANDRA HEADLAND Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 11am Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Jeff Uebergang 0400 794 383 9 PROSPERITY DRIVE, BIRTINYA Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 12pm Ray White Kawana 5354 6012 Dan McNamara 0458 010 889 2/39B KING STREET, BUDERIM Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 1pm Ray White Buderim 5445 6088 Gregory Ward 0497 659 029 25 MONTEGO WAY, PEREGIAN SPRINGS Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 1pm Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Jeff Uebergang 0400 794 383 34 REFLECTIONS CRESCENT, BIRTINYA Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 1pm Ray White Kawana 5354 6012 Dan McNamara 0458 010 889 4/309 BRADMAN AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 2pm Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Shannon Beavis 0417 715 646 9/169 STRINGYBARK ROAD, BUDERIM Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 3pm Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 John Bartsch 0407 637 717 7 ANTHONY AVENUE, MOOLOOLABA Auction on site Saturday September 19 @ 3pm HOME Sunshine Coast 0499 466 972 Kate Jewry 0404 817 916 Jay Sherwell 0434 552 025

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1061 DAVID LOW WAY, MARCOOLA Sold prior to auction for $500,000 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Define Property 5478 2477 Ross Cattle 0410 625 758

Tributes In Loving Memory of Of the Sunshine Coast passed away peacefully on Sunday 6th September 2020, aged 50 years.

Sunshine Coast Car Buyers

Dearly loved husband to Kirsty, much loved dad of William and Adam, loving son of Egidio (dec’d) and Rina, loved brother of Gianni.

If you have a surplus vehicle, can no longer drive or going O/S maybe I can help.

A family funeral service was held.

11 TARNKUN STREET, ALEXANDRA HEADLAND SOLD UNDER HAMMER FOR $1,370,000 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car Home Sunshine Coast Jay Sherwell 0434 552 025 Josh Sherwell 0415 888 531 Kate Jewry 0404 817 916

Buderim 5443 9953 www.gregsonweight.com.au

MARKET TRACKER 62 ROBERTSON DRIVE, BURNSIDE $465,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Day & Grimes, Gary Langford 32 ERBACHER ROAD, NAMBOUR $435,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 4 car Day & Grimes, Gary Langford

In Loving Memory of

10 BURRUMA COURT, COES CREEK $350,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car Carolans First National, Andy Sharma 63 CREEKSIDE DRIVE, SIPPY DOWNS $519,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Century 21, Grant Smith 7 HARDWOOD COURT, BUDERIM $585,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 1 car McGrath, Stuart Thomas 12/10 GRAND PARADE, PARREARRA $376,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car McGrath, Carlie Penn & Glennis Schindler LOT 3, 105 KENTISH ROAD, KEILS MOUNTAIN $530,000 / vacant land McGrath, Todd McKee 179 MONS SCHOOL ROAD, BUDERIM $885,000 / 5 bed, 2 bath, 5 car McGrath, Chris Pace & Damien Michael 57 NAMBOUR-MAPLETON ROAD, NAMBOUR $422,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car Remax Property Sales, Jason Stock 24 BOWERBIRD AVENUE, BURNSIDE $230,000 / vacant land Remax Property Sales, Jason Stock *As supplied by contributing real estate agencies

AUTO

NEED TO SELL???

Your Car or Commercial NO RWC needed & I come to you!

NO waiting around for people who don’t turn up.

I’m a local motor dealer with 40 years experience. Call if you think I can help.

Steve 0407 788 999 steve@buyriteautos.com.au NO Obligation - LMD CONCRETE SERVICES

Kingston - Derek Late of Glasshouse Views, formally of Sale and Dayboro.

Passed away peacefully on Sunday 6th September 2020, aged 89 years.

Domestic & Commercial Specialising in DECORATIVE & STENCILLED CONCRETE

Loved father, grandfather and great grandfather.

Derek was privately cremated.

DRIVEWAYS PATHWAYS SLABS

Plain & Exposed Aggregate Decorative Seamless Flooring Concrete Cleaning & Resealing

82 SUTTON STREET, BROOLOO $154,000 / vacant land Day & Grimes, Gary Langford 2/44 PATRICK KING DRIVE, BURNSIDE $430,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Carolans First National, Andy Sharma

To Advertise Here Call 5444 0152

Zanatta - Robert Angelo

3/1 MERCHANTS PARADE, MARCOOLA under negotiation / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Define Property 5478 2477 Jordan Barden 0422 990 824 Greg Turnbull 0499 455 574

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

Trades & services

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CALL 0434 685 009 FREEFRASER QUOTES & ADVICE 07) 5456 4603

Phone Darren 0418 157 998 info@fixmeplumbing.com.au livingstoneconcrete@hotmail.com www.fixmeplumbing.com.au www.facebook.com/FIXMEPLUMBING A/H 5496 7155 QBCC Lic No. 700727

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GARAGE FLOORING SPECIALISTS Decorative Seamless Flooring • Wide Colour Range • 20 Years Experience

Phone Dave: 0488 003 869

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ELECTRICIAN

Terry Healion Licensed Electrical Contractor tor Lic: 36780 30 Years Experience Locally owned, meaning the person you speak to is the person doing your work.

Prompt & friendly service.

Servicing Caloundra to Maroochy and West to the Ranges.

Specialising in: Household Repairs • Installations • Lights • Fans Power Points • Safety Switches SENIOR and PENSIONER Card holders discount.

Eftpos | Credit Card Available

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TRADES & SERVICES CONTAINERS & PORTABLES

HOME HANDYMAN Locks • Doors • Carpentry Sliding Screens • Painting • Maintenance Repair.

20 years experience on the Coast.

Portable Buildings & Granny Flats

New From $6,750 N Jobs up to $3300 only

Sean 0400 191 111

Sales@HCcontainers.com.au www.HCcontainers.com.au

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• No job is too small • All work inside & outside • Pensioner discounts • Carpentry, Painting, Tiling, Roofing, Bathrooms and Kitchenss • FREE quotes • 25 years in the building and design industry Only work valued at $3,300 or less

MAJESTIC MAINTENANCE NANCE SERVICES S Mowing and lawn care Garden Establishment & Maintenance ance Gutter cleaning & Rubbish Removal Concreting, Brickwork, Stonework, paving ng installation or repairs Retaining walls Masonry or Timber Stormwater & Drainage Pathways, stepping stones, garden edging or mowing strip If there is anything that you think we may be able to assist you with please call or email to discuss 0411 892 937 majesticmaintenanceservices gmail.com

Call Jet 0412 691 258

PLUMBING Quality Service - Affordable Price

0407 738 025 Commercial & Residential Blocked Drains • Leaking Taps • Hot Water Units • Renovations 24hr Maintenance QBCC 1162630

Phone 5327 3414

Work up to $3,300 only

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TREE SERVICES

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FREE QUOTES! Own ABN. Fully Insured

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Blocked drains-cleared fast with high pressure jetter & camera inspection

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Jewellery & Gemstone Valuation and Ap Appraisal Services

CALL FRASER 0434 685 009 07) 5456 4603 info@fixmeplumbing.com.au www.fixmeplumbing.com.au www.facebook.com/FIXMEPLUMBING

We FIX Hot Water!

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J. Dimond Carpentry & Joinery Queensland Master Builders

Specializing in Extension Renovations, Alterations Kitchens & Bathrooms, Building Repairs, Termite & Water Damage.

Call Jeff on 0402 460 782 E: pdimond8@bigpond.com RUBBISH REMOVALS

Trades & services JEWELLERY VALUATIONS

RENOVATIONS

Builder QBCC. 79758

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2-GO Clear-Space!!

RUBBISH CLUTTER CLEARED Fridges • Beds • Lounges etc.

Monday - Friday 6am - 6pm Saturday morning by arrangement For Good Service & FREE Quote CALL NOW!

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Call today: 0455 265 539 / 5353 5239 QBCC. 1203494

• Shutters • Blinds • Awnings • Security Screens • Roller Shutters Servicing Gympie to Brisbane

SOLAR HOT WATER SPECIALISTS

From Concept to Creation Competitive pricing, all quoting and fitting done by owner.

Solar Hot Water Servicing, Repairs & Replacement.

Our vehicles carry replacement parts. Phone 0455 265 539

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Melbourne Cup tour heads to the Coast

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he Sunshine Coast Turf Club will not only get to share a part of racing history this month, but it will also be in the running to boost local charity during the race that stops the nation.

The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) announced on Tuesday that Corbould Park would join 26 other towns and cities across Australia to play host to the 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour. It will be one of four stops in Queensland.

Sunshine Coast Turf Club CEO John Miller says he is excited to have the 18th annual tour stop in at Caloundra on September 20. “We look forward to welcoming the iconic trophy and sharing the magic of the People’s Cup with the community,” he says.

The region already has a special connection to the iconic silverware – last year’s winner Vow and Declare is owned by Noosa and Gympie connections.

Along with getting to showcase the trophy, the turf club will also be in the mix for a major prize as part of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour National Sweep. It will be among 24 rural and regional destinations allocated a barrier for the Melbourne Cup, with the town that draws the barrier of the winning horse to land $50,000 that it can put towards a local community initiative.

VRC chairman Amanda Elliott says it is more important than ever to share the magic of the iconic trophy with Australians. “In the year of the 160th running of our great race, we are looking forward to connecting with people in a very modern way.”

The tour will also stop in at Gympie.

Corbould Park will receive a special keepsake as part of the tour, with a miniature gold-plated Melbourne Cup trophy gifted by the VRC and Lexus to the community.

Opening batsman and all-rounder Angus Lovell says he’s not intimidated by his new leadership role at the Scorchers, with years of experience and guidance from world-class team mates and mentors already under his belt.

In a changing of the guard, last season’s captain Peter Dein is retiring from Queensland Premier Cricket, leaving to become a cricket coach at Toowoomba Grammar School.

It’s made way for soon-to-be 21-year-old Mr Lovell to don the captain’s hat. “I definitely think I’m ready to step up and I’m looking forward to it,” he says.

“I’ve helped with the leadership in the past a little bit before and I’ve done a little bit in the Queensland U19 and U17s, so captaincy is certainly not new to me.”

Last season, Mr Lovell was the leading run-scorer and opening batsman, and he was the club’s youngest debutant at just 16 years and 35 days old when he first earned his baggy red in 2015.

“I’ve been playing premier cricket for a while now,” he says. “I’ve sort of picked up a few things along the way and I’ve played under a few guys – Sam Gardiner, Alecz Day and even Sam Northeast from England – so I think playing with those guys you pick up little things from each of them.

“Peter Dein was really good for us too … so playing under four or five different captains has probably been a blessing in the fact I’ve managed to learn from each.”

Mr Dein believes Mr Lovell is right fit for the role.

“I think he’s clearly one of our, if not our, best player with [Alecz] Day out,” he says. “I know it’s [leading] pretty natural for him.”

The Scorchers continue their 2020-21 Queensland Premier Cricket season this Saturday in a one-day clash against South Brisbane at Kerry Emery Oval.

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USC Basketball Club has announced its school holiday program, with Rip City’s Maddison Rocci to host junior basketball clinics during the September school holidays.

The two-time WNBL champion and Australian Opal squad member will help participants improve their basketball skills in a fun, safe and exciting environment.

Coming off back-to-back WNBL titles with the Canberra Capitals, Ms Rocci is a consistent top performer in the Queensland State League for USC Rip City. The 22-year-old guard is the league’s top scorer with 32.8 points per game, and features in the league leaders for assists and rebounds.

Ms Rocci, who has called the Sunshine Coast home for the past two off seasons, hopes to take USC Rip City to the Queensland finals in October ahead of the WNBL return in November and the start of a busy schedule for the national team in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics.

USC Rip City president Rob Bloom says the club is lucky to have someone of Ms Rocci’s calibre inspiring Coast juniors. “Maddi is a remarkable talent and we’re privileged to have her representing Rip City,” he says. “The juniors have a two-time WNBL player and Opal to look up to and now they have a great opportunity to train with her right here on the Coast.”

There are seven two-hour clinics available at USC Stadium with three girls-only Girls Got Game sessions and four Skills and Drills sessions open to girls and boys.

Places are strictly limited. Register online via the USC Rip City website or Facebook page. The cost is $50 per session and includes a clinic T-shirt.

Session times: Thursday, September 24 10am: Skills and Drills 1pm: Girls Got Game Monday, September 28 8am: Under-14 Skills and Drills 10.30am: 14-plus Skills and Drills 1.30pm: Girls Got Game Thursday, October 1 10am: Girls Got Game 1pm: Skills and Drills USC Rip City Basketball provides a supportive, fun and dynamic basketball development environment for all ages and skill levels, developing skill and character beyond hoops with welldefined pathways from beginner to national and international opportunities.

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The Eumundi Dragons hold their man

Dragons players do their town proud On Saturday, September 5, a large crowd of rugby supporters gathered at the Eumundi Showgrounds to see the Eumundi Dragons Reserve Grade team take on the might of the of the top-of-thetable Caloundra Lighthouses outfit.

The weather was very warm, the pitch was firm and the game was played at a furious pace.

At the end of the match the Caloundra team ran out comfortable winners 60-0 but none of the 100-strong crowd gathered on the hill and sidelines were disappointed with the effort put in by the boys from Eumundi. In true Dragon’s Spirit they competed for the full 80 minutes of playing time.

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continues to be impressed by the positive attitude of the players in his squad and their willingness to learn and develop as rugby players.

The team is really starting to bond well with a full squad of 23 players turning up for matches each week to enjoy all that the game “played in heaven” has to offer.

If your club or team would like any stories or news to be featured in MWP, please email bolson@ myweeklypreview.com.au or sport@myweeklypreview.com.au or call Bayley on 0414 555 813.

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The Kombis are coming WORDS: CAITLIN ZERAFA

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he fifth annual Alexandra Headland Rotary Surf Show and Shine event is happening again this year with plenty of classic vans and entertainment expected across the two-day event.

Rotary Club of Alexandra Headland secretary John Malloy says the popular

Kombi and surfboard show will look a little different this year at a new location and under a COVID-safe plan, but he is looking forward to a big turnout none the less.

“We have previously held the event on the Mooloolaba school oval, but this year Sunshine Coast Council have given us the beach car park, which is a fantastic location,” Mr Malloy says.

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“And it’s on school holidays so hoping for a big turn-out to celebrate the Sunshine Coast while fundraising for the community.”

This year’s event beneficiaries are Salty Souls, The Board Meeting and Care Outreach.

Hoping to make history, on Saturday, September 26, close to 100 Kombis will travel along the beachfront.

“This year, we are going to attempt the largest Kombi parade ever held on the Sunshine Coast,” Mr Malloy says. “We’re going to take them around Mooloolaba, Cotton Tree and Alex Headland.”

On Sunday, the Mooloolaba Beach car park will be full of Kombis, vintage surfboards, musicians, artists and street vendors.

“The North Shore Boardriders will have their fantastic vintage surfboards on display, including some never seen before.

“The Kombis will be competing for the best renovation, and the people’s choice, and we’ll have a celebrity judge from Cricks Volkswagen to make the call.

“There will also be two display Kombis on show from a Sunshine Coast collector that will create a lot of interest.”

There will be activities for children and entertainment from bands, including Tay Oskee and Siena school big band.

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he Buderim community recently came together to help a local family after their world was turned upside.

Lacey Nicholls, 11, was recently diagnosed with a condition called arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, which leads to an abnormal tangle of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins that disrupts normal blood flow and oxygen circulation.

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A severe headache led to the discovery with scans revealing a rupture had caused a bleed on young Lacey’s brain.

Over the past couple of months, Lacey has undergone seven surgeries at Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane and is now learning to walk again.

With her parents unable to work, BOQ Buderim held a fundraiser in the family’s honour, led by loans administrator Bianca Green.

“I have actually known the family personally for about five years,” Ms Green says. “They are the most beautiful, humble family and it is just heartbreaking what they are going through.

“I told everyone at the branch and they said ‘what can we do to help’.”

BOQ Buderim held the fundraiser on September 4, raising more than $3000 for the Nicholls family.

“It went really, really well,” Ms Green says. “We had donation tins for a few weeks before in a few branches across the Coast and we had raffle tickets leading up to the day.

“Lacey and her family made an appearance on the day too, which was so lovely.”

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Boxes brimming with love

Cr Rick Baberowski Division one (Banya, Baringa, Beerburrum, Beerwah, Bells Creek, Bribie Island North, Caloundra West, Coochin Creek, Corbould Park, Gagalba, Glass House Mountains, Landsborough, Little Mountain, Meridan Plains, Nirimba, Peachester) Zonta Club member Simone Ricketts with the club’s shoeboxes of love Zonta Club of Caloundra is hoping the community will create shoeboxes of love to send to Australian women affected by drought.

“Our club has been doing this project every two years for many years,” member of 21 years Joan Fitzgerald says.

The themed boxes are made by filling repurposed shoe or gift boxes with hand or body cream, shampoo, conditioner, tea and coffee and other small products.

“They are things for women that are struggling don’t buy for themselves.”

The 30-member club is hoping to put together 250 boxes for Drought Angels to distribute where it is needed most.

Ms Fitzgerald is asking for product lids to be tapped down to avoid spills and for boxes to be labelled with their theme – for example, the tea lover, the makeup lover, the garden lover.

Locals can drop off readymade boxes at three location points across the Sunshine Coast. For more information email zontaclubof caloundra@gmail.com or visit the club’s Facebook page.

If you’re looking for new places to explore these school holidays, why not plan a day trip to Beerwah.

Right in the heart of town, you’ll find the popular Turner Park, with a playground that will keep kids of all ages entertained while you enjoy refreshments from many options along Simpson Street or from other local cafes. You could also pack a picnic and have lunch in one of the park’s barbecues shelters.

Over the past couple of years, Turner Park has undergone a wonderful transformation. There’s a new entry arbour and seating, refreshed

landscaping, formalised pathways and lighting. We also relocated the cenotaph a few years ago and the plantings in the new remembrance garden have matured nicely.

And, of course, the incredible new destination playground that includes a multi-level play tower, spiral slide, traditional slide, toddler play areas, an all-abilities carousel and a zip line.

Also in Beerwah, the Queensland Government’s recent announcement of construction moving ahead on the $1.65 million Beerwah Community Meeting Place was welcome news for the Glass House township. The local community had been calling for extra meeting space for many years, so it will be fantastic to see this project underway later this year as a part of the Unite and Recover Community Stimulus Package.

The new space will feature multipurpose meeting rooms, an outdoor meeting room, kitchenette and an integrated link with our Beerwah Library, which was also revitalised in 2018.

All of these fabulous town centre developments and community facilities are outcomes from the Beerwah Public Domain Masterplan, and combine to enhance the liveability of Beerwah – which is the major activity centre of the Glass House Country townships, all of which are welcoming many new residents and visitors.

Beach wheelchair a winner The Sunshine Coast’s spectacular beaches will be even more accessible for people of all abilities thanks to an initiative launched today by Sunshine Coast Council and The Compass Institute.

A new beach wheelchair and two life jackets will be available to hire at no cost between Monday and Friday every week from The Compass Institute at 2 Central Park Road, Caloundra.

Metropolitan-Caloundra SLSC president Jim Chisholm’s grandchild uses a wheelchair and he has seen first-hand how beach wheelchairs can improve accessibility. “It provides tremendous access for people wanting to get to the beach and it’s incredible to see people experiencing the water for the first time,” Mr Chisholm says.

“We helped an 80-year-old gentleman who just wanted to put his feet in the water and it was one of the best things you could see.

“Providing all year-round access is a great step forward for the council and one of the best things they’ve done.”

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pathways to young people with intellectual and physical disabilities.

“This initiative is a fantastic collaboration between Sunshine Coast Council and Compass,” Ms Rimmer says.

“It will give those living with a disability the opportunity to enjoy the amazing beaches of the Sunshine Coast. “ Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson says the council has supported initiatives improving accessibility to our beaches and recognises the need to expand the existing popular program that first rolled out at Alexandra Headland in April 2017.

“The wheelchair has large tyres, which provide a low-pressure footprint, allowing the beach wheelchair to float over the softest sand or pebble beaches to reach the water,” Mayor Jamieson says.

“Focusing on the ability within a disability is crucial to expanding opportunities for everyone in our community and to improving the liveability and accessibility of our region.

“Our beaches are arguably one of the most popular, family-friendly tourism destinations in Queensland and we want to ensure that they can be accessed by

Spinal Life Australia’s Lachy Chapman, Mayor Mark Jamieson, The Compass Institute CEO David Dangerfield, Compass trainee Cole Kienzle, Spinal Life Australia’s Katie Hammond and division two councillor Terry Landsberg anyone looking to enjoy that experience.”

Caloundra’s new weekday service complements the council’s existing wheelchair beach programs at Kings, Coolum, Mooloolaba and Alexandra Headland on weekends and public holidays between September and May. “Our volunteer lifeguards of Metropolitan-Caloundra, Coolum Beach, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba surf

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A lesson in local business WORDS: CAITLIN ZERAFA

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ear 12 student at Maroochydore State High School completing their Certificate III in Tourism recently held the Wanderlust Food and Drinks Festival.

The event partnered with a range of local businesses as part of the students’ final assessment.

Teacher Maddy Webster says the students were required to research an

alcoholic beverage, prepare food containing a locally produced ingredient to match the drink and serve it to customers.

“This year we wanted to support local tourism and showcase the amazing array of alcoholic beverages that are popping up around the Coast,” she says.

“I went to some of the local breweries and distilleries … when Queensland was

in stage three lockdown. “Every business we went to [was] really excited to get on board and from there students made contact via email and phone.”

Participating alcohol producers include Sunshine Brewery, Sunshine Coast Cider, Amrita Park Meadery, Your Mates Brewing, Land and Sea Brewery, 10 Toes Brewery, Brouhaha, Diablo Ginger Beer, and Sunshine & Sons gin and vodka distillery.

“My favourite had to be the homemade Turkish delight and local Kokopod lavender and honeycomb chocolate paired with Sunshine & Sons gin with soda and mint,” Ms Webster says.

The process taught students the local tourism industry extends beyond the region’s famous beaches.

“We had Josh Donohoe from Creative Tours and Events come in and have a chat to students about his business and the evolving craft beverage scene on the coast,” Ms Webster says.

“He told students that when he began his craft brewery tours in 2016 there were only three breweries operating on the Sunshine Coast.

“Today, there are 12, along with other specialty beverages like cider, gin, vodka and mead.”

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Exhibition in Buderim Silversmiths and life drawers at Buderim Craft Cottage are holding an exhibition from September 18 to 20. A collection of hand-crafted jewellery and life drawings

by Sunshine Coast artisans will be on show and available for purchase.

Buderim Craft Cottage is on the Corner of Main and Church streets, Buderim.

Inspired by nature Botanical Colourings 2020 exhibition is happening as part of Sunshine Coast Council’s Fabric – Slow Fashion, Artful Living program. The exhibition is on from September 19 to October 12 from 10am to 3pm at the Arts and Ecology Centre, Tanawha. The free exhibition will showcase the work of the Sunshine Coast Natural Dyers Interest Group artists.

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Twenty community organisations are sharing in $85,022 thanks to the Buderim Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Community Grants Celebration.

Buderim Foundation grants committee chair Rebecca Ramsay says this a record amount of grants given by the Foundation and is especially timely after the challenges of 2020. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These grants will make a big difference to the lives of many in our community enabling the purchase of much-needed, and in some cases life-saving, equipment; and financing vital upgrades to infrastructure,â&#x20AC;? Ms Ramsay says.

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Orange Sky adding services WORDS: CAITLIN ZERAFA

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range Sky Australia is extending its service to Yandina, offering the services of Mikey the laundry van and a conversation with friendly volunteers.

The Orange Sky laundry team set up next to Yandina Baptist Church on Railways Street every Wednesday from 9am to 11am.

Sunshine Coast service leader Lesley Zammit says since stopping the charity’s nine weekly services when COVID hit, the team has been working to refill the Wednesday morning time slot.

“We have quite a few friends who come to our Nambour shift who actually live in Yandina,” Ms Zammit says. “It is very welcomed by the community.

“There is a big demand for it, and especially now, you just don’t know with mental health, so we even have people just come down for a conversation.”

The first Yandina shift was on Wednesday, September 9 and Ms Zammit is hoping more people will be made aware of the service.

“Sometimes it can take a while. We had lots of support from the Baptist Church, which was lovely.”

The Orange Sky laundry service launched on the Sunshine Coast in 2016 and now, along with Mikey, the service is available from Caloundra to Noosa.

The van is named after Michael, the late son of COYO’s Sandra and Henry Gosling, in support of the Michael Wilkinson COYO Foundation.

Mikey houses a washing machine and dryer, and washing liquid is also provided.

Ms Zammit says Orange Sky is also looking to fill a weekly service at Maroochydore on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and at Caloundra on Saturday mornings.

“We are looking for a service provider where we can hook up to.”

For more information visit orangesky. org.au/where-we-are/sunshine-coast.

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Virtual reality helping with LifeFlight training A new virtual reality crew simulator is transforming the way Marcoola-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue aircrew officers train for lifesaving winch missions.

Chief Aircrew Officer and simulator instructor Simon Gray says the technology allows trainers to introduce elements and challenges that cannot be implemented when training in a real helicopter.

“In the real world we’re pretty much limited to low heights for our training; we can’t introduce things that would potentially be dangerous in the real world, whereas we can do all that here,” Mr Gray says. “I can change the sea state from a nice, calm mirrored surface to a Beaufort scale five gale. I can put lightning into the equation, I can bring the wind, I can get people to move.”

The simulator was funded by more than 2000 donors through LifeFlight Foundation’s Autumn Appeal.

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Ken and Joan Potter were married in 1945

Couple celebrates 75 years WORDS: CAITLIN ZERAFA

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win Waters couple Ken and Joan Potter recently reached a remarkable milestone, celebrating 75 years of blissful marriage.

Mr and Mrs Potter, now both 94, married on September 1, 1945 at St Martin’s

Church in West Acton, London, only a few days after the Pacific War ended.

They met nine months earlier at Mrs Potter’s company Christmas party.

She worked for SG Brown, which made armature coils for tank drivers’ headphones, and Mr Potter was invited to the party by a friend.

“I already had a boyfriend,” she says.

“But Ken was persistent and we were engaged in February 1945. In those days, because of the war, you didn’t waste any time!”

Soon after they married, they moved to Australia, where Mr Potter’s drafting abilities were quickly recognised. He climbed the work ladder and they lived in Sydney, Melbourne, New Zealand and Malaysia. Mr Potter also held senior positions in both Rotary and Probus clubs and was a keen lawn bowler, becoming a national bowling umpire.

He only recently gave up bowls but still often goes to watch.

Mrs Potter devoted her life to raising their five sons and enjoyed cooking, dancing, playing mahjong and doing charity work, particularly for the Red Cross.

Mr Potter says while he has no secret to long life, the secret to their lasting marriage is tolerance.

“You have to be able to be tolerant with each other,” he says.

Residents at Living Choice Twin Waters, in an independent villa, the couple has celebrated their 60th, 70th an now 75th anniversary in their time there. The couple has five sons, eight grandchildren and 14 grandchildren. The Potters celebrated their day with two of their sons who live in Queensland, holding a virtual celebration with family interstate.

Enough is enough The executive committee of Twin Waters West and Surrounds (TWWS) will act as a co-respondent with Sunshine Coast Council to Stockland’s Notice of Appeal for a proposed Twin Waters West development.

TWWS president Kathryn Hyman says “enough is enough” and she is pleased the community will form a unified front with the council.

“Stockland have now submitted two development applications over the years beginning [in] 2008 in relation to the TWW 104-hectare floodplain site. Each has been knocked back by council and once in the courts.

“Council’s recent rejection of the proposed development by a resounding eight-two vote against the development should be respected by Stockland.”

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A Peregian Springs local is hoping for increased police presence around the suburb to help curb hooning and increase safety.

Leon Butt recently walked the streets with Member for Ninderry Dan Purdie and other residents discussing concerns.

“Dan is standing behind his word and has ben trying to help over the last few weeks,” Mr Butt says.

“We have been trying to get more police presence/patrols throughout the Springs.

“We are trying to focus on key locations and trying to get things such as [a] safer crossing set-up from the playground [and]

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POLICE BRIEFS Coolum Police is seeking the assistance from the local community in relation to a recent alleged stalking offence.

It is alleged that a man followed a woman into a secure car park on David Low Way, Coolum Beach on July 3, and that the man made several inappropriate comments to her.

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Jeff Martin to hit the stage

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fter the success of sold-out shows in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Jeff Martin, of Canadian band The Tea Party, is set to take the stage at Eumundi’s Imperial Hotel.

A second date for his show Songs of Led Zeppelin has been announced for Friday, September 25 after he sold out his September 26 event.

As part of the solo performance Mr Martin will perform Led Zeppelin classics over two 60-minute acoustic sets using a collection of his rarest instruments.

He has spent his life immersing himself in many cultures and learning to play traditional instruments from those cultures from the masters of the craft, in particular from the Middle East and subcontinents of India.

Doors for this 18-plus event open 7pm.

To get your tickets, head to oztix.com.au.

Cr Jason O’Pray Division eight (Coolum Beach, Marcoola, Maroochydore, Mount Coolum, Mudjimba, Pacific Paradise, Point Arkwright, Twin Waters, Yaroomba) I love seeing our local kids enjoying and exploring our places and spaces, so it’s great to see Agents of Discovery back these school holidays!

Head to your app store to download the free Agents of Discovery game and try the all-new missions at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve or Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden.

Get ready to chase the kids as they rush to follow the trail and solve the clues. They’ll love it! Check out the What’s on guide on Sunshine Coast Council’s website to begin.

If your kids are looking for a ‘wheely’

fun time over the holidays, sign them up for the new Australian Cycling Academy (ACA) holiday camp where they can have fun learning new bike skills, road safety knowledge and build bike-riding confidence.

This new holiday camp is suitable for ages five to 12 and is running from September 28 to October 2, at the University of the Sunshine Coast athletics track.

The program is in partnership with Cycling Queensland, offering full-day or half-day sessions. To enrol, visit cycling.org.au/qld/what-wheely-fun.

The North Shore Community Centre will announce its school holiday program soon, so keep an eye on its Facebook page @NorthShoreCommunityCentre.

Are flying foxes near you?

Apparently it’s time for them to give birth to one live pup and raise it.

The numbers in parks and reserves may grow, and it might get nosier as the young get older and call for their mums.

This won’t last forever. Flying foxes are seasonal animals that come and go.

It can be difficult living near flying fox roosts in urban areas, and the council has a long-term aim to entice flying foxes to a more suitable home. Learn more at sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/flyingfoxes.

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Community rallies to help support Mudjimba surf club After 10 years of saving for their clubhouse extension, Mudjimba Surf Life Saving Club suffered a blow recently when it was discovered midway through the build that the old clubhouse roof had failed, requiring urgent and expensive repairs.

The small club reached out publicly, and the community quickly jumped into support it, raising the $30,000 for the roof repairs within two weeks.

Club president Darrin Edwards and building committee chair Kamen Burns say the community response brought tears to their eyes.

“Thank you to The Lestari Foundation, Twin Waters Residents’ Association, Fiona Simpson, and the many members of our community who made substantial donations,” Ms Burns says.

Mr Edwards says as the club does not have pokies, it needs to work harder than other clubs to raise funds.

“We don’t have pokies. We’re a small club and we’re focused on looking after people on the beach.”

Club Patron and Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson, who also donated personally to the campaign, says the time is now to get the work finished so the “gutsy” club can focus on

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keeping people safe on the beach.

“Let’s give them a hand and get this finished,” Ms Simpson says.

“There’s more to be done and while club members don’t have a lot of money, they do have a lot of community spirit.

“Our community loves them for their care and commitment, and I think it is only right we give them a hand.”

With the roof repairs covered, now the members of the club have their eyes on finishing the fit-out and upgrades to amenities and training areas toilets, Darrin Edwards, Fiona Simpson which were financially too far out of their reach as “Your support keeps us on the beach, part of the current stage of works, but are saving lives,” Ms Burns says. also necessary.

“Please keep sharing our fundraising Currently the $150,000 extension is page, and if you are able to donate, thank due to be finished in the next few months, you in advance from all of us at Mudjimba but people wishing to help finish the SLSC.” fit-out and new amenities can donate The funds will go towards: at trybooking.com/au/donate/ • An upgrade to current amenities where mudjimbaslscbuilding.

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undreds of locals came together to mark one year since the devastating Peregian bushfire that broke out in Peregian Springs bushland on September 9, 2019.

The family fun day on September 5 was

a joint event between Peregian Family and Friends residents’ association, Peregian Surf Life Saving Club and the Verrierdale Rural Fire Brigade.

Event organiser Leigh McCready says the day also provided an opportunity for community members to find out more

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“We had a jumping castle, face painting, live coverage from Sea FM, the Nipper barbecue and fundraising cake stall on a perfect spring day. [It] attracted families who came to have fun but also show gratitude to the firefighters who helped save Peregian as the area came under threat from fires last year.

“The Family Fun Day was the first time an event had been held in the popular Peregian Park since March, when COVID forced the halt of regular fortnightly markets, Peregian Nippers fundraising barbecues and monthly Peregian Originals music festivals.”

In the evening, Peregian Family and Friends hosted a fundraising dinner in the Peregian surf club building.

“This fundraising dinner raised over $32,000 for the Verrierdale Rural Fire Brigade, to house the new truck which was on show in Peregian Park earlier that day,” Ms McCready says. “It was fantastic to see so many locals out to support the firies.”

Guest of honour was Pam Murphy, the only Peregian resident to lose her house in fire. Mrs Murphy’s house is only two weeks away from being completely re-built.

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Couple wins rates A Ninderry couple will have their next rates bill paid after winning Sunshine Coast Council’s Win Your Rates competition. The competition was held between July 21 and August 19, encouraging Coast residents to sign up to have their rates notices sent electronically, rather than through the mail.

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Mudjimba Community Kindergarten spent the morning playing and learning about turtles with Coolum Coast Care’s Sherida Holford.

Mudjimba Community Kindergarten’s director Donna Farman says despite predictions of high winds, the beach was “amazing” and the morning was a wonderful opportunity for the children to connect with the community.

“We enjoy any opportunity to connect, share and be visible within the community,” she says.

“Sherida from Coast Care joined us down at Mudjimba Beach to share some vital information with us around our local turtle hatchlings.

“We were amazed to hear that some turtles that lay eggs on Mudjimba Beach travel as far as Chile.

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Arthur Street Country Markets will return to the Caloundra Rugby Union Club from Sunday, September 20.

Previously named Currimundi Country Markets, it raises money for

Dicky Beach Surf Life Saving Club.

Convenor Lindsay Wheeler says the forced closure of the event during COVID prompted the move.

“They have been at Currimundi State School for 10 years, and the school was wonderful, but we did not feel they were reaching their full potential,” Mr Wheeler says.

The markets have been operating for more than 40 years offering fruit,

vegetables and other fresh produce, plants, homemade goods, arts, crafts, secondhand tools and bric-a-brac.

“The market initially started at the old drive-in theatre site, operated

by The Leukaemia Foundation,” Mr Wheeler says.

Mr Wheeler hopes the markets will now “rebuild” with a strong focus on locals, and he says they are looking for new stallholders.

“We want to focus on community store holders, crafts and local farmers,” he says.

The new location will also help support three community organisations.

“It raises money for the Dicky Beach Life Saving Club, but then the rugby grounds fundraise off our rent and we have the Caloundra Lions Club walking around at the markets with their meat raffles and shaker tins.”

He says it is a welcome support the local sporting clubs and not-for-profit community organisations impacted by the current pandemic.

“The market provides an important source of fundraising income, as well as supporting local producers and local stallholders to help make ends meet.”

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New guide reveals cultural heritage A new Cultural Heritage Discovery Guide has been launched by Sunshine Coast Council to help locals immerse themselves into the region’s history and the cultural heritage of our Traditional custodians.

“I wonder how many people who drive along Caloundra Road know that Duck Holes Pond was once an important meeting place and camp for the Kabi Kabi Peoples,” Mayor Mark Jamieson says.

“And how many locals and visitors know that when they visit the Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, they are walking through one of the last surviving untouched remnant forests in the region, once the home of the Jinibara Peoples.”

Deputy Mayor councillor Rick Baberowski says the more you see of the region, the more you can understand and appreciate what an incredibly special place our Sunshine Coast is.

“If you love walking, take a hike to one of the Sunshine Coast’s oldest train tunnels in Dularcha National Park in Landsborough.”

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fter 38 years fundraising for the local community and beyond, Caloundra Lioness Club is closing.

The closure has come after Lions Clubs International’s decision to end the Lioness Bridging Program by June 2021.

The program was created to help current Lioness Clubs merge with their affiliated Lions Club or cease operations.

Caloundra Lioness secretary Diane Herring says the club has made the decision to finish and thanks the community for their continued support

for nearly four decades. “Sadly, we have to join with the local Lions Club and have decided to finish up,” she says.

“Thank you to the local community for all your support. Without them we wouldn’t have made any money.”

Ms Herring, who has been part of Caloundra Lionesses for 18 years and is a former president, says during the club’s history they have helped countless locals and have raised money for fire, flood and drought appeals. She says this has included helping in-need senior students from Caloundra State High School attend their year 12 formal. “Sadly, we can’t do that anymore,” she says.

Caloundra Lioness Club held its final board meeting in March, which doubled as a thank you to their members, especially Eileen Smith and Vi Onyett who have been with the club since day one.

Unfortunately, Ms Onyett has since passed away and Ms Herring thanks both her and Ms Smith for their dedication.

“These two ladies, who were in the club when we started, we want to thank them for their tireless community work.”

Ms Herring says the Lioness members will miss fundraising in the community, who have become very familiar with seeing them around town.

“People always recognise us out in the community in our Christmas hats or at the Bunnings sausage sizzles.”

The work of Lions International will continue through Caloundra Lions Club.

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Orange Sky shift increase Orange Sky is looking to increase its shifts on the Sunshine Coast.

The laundry service charity is hoping to offer a service at Caloundra every Saturday morning.

“We are looking for a service provider where we can hook up to,” Sunshine Coast service leader Lesley Zammit says.

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Cr Rick Baberowski Division one (Banya, Baringa, Beerburrum, Beerwah, Bells Creek, Bribie Island North, Caloundra West, Coochin Creek, Corbould Park, Gagalba, Glass House Mountains, Landsborough, Little Mountain, Meridan Plains, Nirimba, Peachester) Zonta Club member Simone Ricketts with the club’s shoeboxes of love Zonta Club of Caloundra is hoping the community will create shoeboxes of love to send to Australian women affected by drought.

“Our club has been doing this project every two years for many years,” member of 21 years Joan Fitzgerald says.

The themed boxes are made by filling repurposed shoe or gift boxes with hand or body cream, shampoo, conditioner, tea and coffee and other small products.

“They are things for women that are struggling don’t buy for themselves.”

The 30-member club is hoping to put together 250 boxes for Drought Angels to distribute where it is needed most.

Ms Fitzgerald is asking for product lids to be tapped down to avoid spills and for boxes to be labelled with their theme – for example, the tea lover, the makeup lover, the garden lover.

Locals can drop off readymade boxes at three location points across the Sunshine Coast. For more information email zontaclubof caloundra@gmail.com or visit the club’s Facebook page.

If you’re looking for new places to explore these school holidays, why not plan a day trip to Beerwah.

Right in the heart of town, you’ll find the popular Turner Park, with a playground that will keep kids of all ages entertained while you enjoy refreshments from many options along Simpson Street or from other local cafes. You could also pack a picnic and have lunch in one of the park’s barbecues shelters.

Over the past couple of years, Turner Park has undergone a wonderful transformation. There’s a new entry arbour and seating, refreshed

landscaping, formalised pathways and lighting. We also relocated the cenotaph a few years ago and the plantings in the new remembrance garden have matured nicely.

And, of course, the incredible new destination playground that includes a multi-level play tower, spiral slide, traditional slide, toddler play areas, an all-abilities carousel and a zip line.

Also in Beerwah, the Queensland Government’s recent announcement of construction moving ahead on the $1.65 million Beerwah Community Meeting Place was welcome news for the Glass House township. The local community had been calling for extra meeting space for many years, so it will be fantastic to see this project underway later this year as a part of the Unite and Recover Community Stimulus Package.

The new space will feature multipurpose meeting rooms, an outdoor meeting room, kitchenette and an integrated link with our Beerwah Library, which was also revitalised in 2018.

All of these fabulous town centre developments and community facilities are outcomes from the Beerwah Public Domain Masterplan, and combine to enhance the liveability of Beerwah – which is the major activity centre of the Glass House Country townships, all of which are welcoming many new residents and visitors.

Beach wheelchair a winner The Sunshine Coast’s spectacular beaches will be even more accessible for people of all abilities thanks to an initiative launched today by Sunshine Coast Council and The Compass Institute.

A new beach wheelchair and two life jackets will be available to hire at no cost between Monday and Friday every week from The Compass Institute at 2 Central Park Road, Caloundra.

Metropolitan-Caloundra SLSC president Jim Chisholm’s grandchild uses a wheelchair and he has seen first-hand how beach wheelchairs can improve accessibility. “It provides tremendous access for people wanting to get to the beach and it’s incredible to see people experiencing the water for the first time,” Mr Chisholm says.

“We helped an 80-year-old gentleman who just wanted to put his feet in the water and it was one of the best things you could see.

“Providing all year-round access is a great step forward for the council and one of the best things they’ve done.”

The Compass Institute team leader Rose Rimmer says the not-for-profit charity provides education and extra

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pathways to young people with intellectual and physical disabilities.

“This initiative is a fantastic collaboration between Sunshine Coast Council and Compass,” Ms Rimmer says.

“It will give those living with a disability the opportunity to enjoy the amazing beaches of the Sunshine Coast. “ Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson says the council has supported initiatives improving accessibility to our beaches and recognises the need to expand the existing popular program that first rolled out at Alexandra Headland in April 2017.

“The wheelchair has large tyres, which provide a low-pressure footprint, allowing the beach wheelchair to float over the softest sand or pebble beaches to reach the water,” Mayor Jamieson says.

“Focusing on the ability within a disability is crucial to expanding opportunities for everyone in our community and to improving the liveability and accessibility of our region.

“Our beaches are arguably one of the most popular, family-friendly tourism destinations in Queensland and we want to ensure that they can be accessed by

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Caloundra’s new weekday service complements the council’s existing wheelchair beach programs at Kings, Coolum, Mooloolaba and Alexandra Headland on weekends and public holidays between September and May. “Our volunteer lifeguards of Metropolitan-Caloundra, Coolum Beach, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba surf

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s part of Glasshouse Christian Colleges’ annual Farm and Feed Day, agricultural students hosted an open farm day, where they showcased their knowledge and understanding

through guided tours across the farm.

Head of agricultural studies Jade King says students showed off their fencestraining capabilities and what they have built so far, along with their sheep management skills.

“The year 10 agricultural science students demonstrated their in-depth knowledge of animal anatomy and physiology when presenting on ruminant (cattle) and monogastric (poultry) digestive systems.

“The Year 11 Aggies showcased their AgriTech knowledge, and the winners of the Plant Science Conference Awards presented their research findings from their investigations.

“The rest of the grade 11 Aggies were sensational tour guides, taking many guests around the farm and answering all the questions that came from their visitors.”

Special guests included Ross Hopper from Maleny Dairies and Matt Golinski from View Restaurant Noosa.

“Ross Hopper generously supplied all of the dairy products as well as a hamper for the winners of the AgriTrivia,” Ms King says. “Matt Golinski spoke to the guests about the importance of farmers and making the connection with food and reducing local mileage to get food to our plate.

“A final massive thanks to all our local farmers who provided the freshest and best local produce for the event.”

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Funding promised Caloundra State School could receive $600,000 to fund upgrades under an LNP government, State Member for Caloundra Mark McArdle says.

He made the announcement with LNP Candidate for Caloundra Stuart Coward earlier this month.

Mr McArdle says $100,000 will fund a new playground for prep school students and $500,000 will go towards a major expansion and upgrade of the school’s hall.

“Caloundra State School has a rich history in our community, with the very first eight students enrolled in 1899.

“Today, over 550 of Caloundra’s youngest residents receive some of their earliest education in these classrooms. We need to ensure this school’s facilities are able to grow as our community continues to grow.”

Caloundra State School P&C president Daniel McDougall welcomes the funding commitment. “At the moment, the school does not have a specifically designated playground for prep students,” Mr McDougall says.

“The $500,000 for the school hall will be a very welcome boost towards the expansion and upgrade of the existing facility, which simply does not best meet the needs of our community.”

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Set along the gorgeous Bulcock Beach, the Luminate mini festival is coming to Caloundra over the October long weekend.

This three-night festival features unique light installations and music, providing an immersive cultural experience.

As a special holiday treat, the Caloundra Twilight Market will also be running over the three nights from 5pm to 9pm, as well as the usual last Friday of each month.

This market has more than 50 stalls, ranging from amazing artisan products to fabulous food vendors!

In addition to the night-time festivities, the Caloundra Street Fair will be operating every Sunday as per usual from 8am to 1pm.

Drop in and wander through the stalls along Bulcock Street before heading up to the Art Hub to check out the latest and greatest from local artists.

The Currimundi Lake Twilight Market is also up and running after a winter snooze, operating on the third Friday of each month, from 4pm to 9pm.

Family history writer wins award Caloundra Family History Research’s past member Lorrie Barzdo always inspired members of the group to write down their stories. These stories then become a pathway for future generations to begin their family tree.

Kay Middlemiss is the winner of the 2020 Lorrie Barzdo Writers Award with her story Pure Velvet – Gentle on the Hands.

Sue Rae with her story Polesden Lacey Connection and Christine Howard with her story A Mother’s Day Gift both won the Novice Section.

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ABC (CH2)

SEVEN (CH6)

NINE (CH5)

WIN (CH8)

SBS (CH3)

FRIDAY

6pm The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross meets some fungi farmers.

8.30 Vera. (M) A detective hunts a serial killer.

10.00 Miniseries: The Accident. (M) 10.50 ABC Late News.

11.20 The Virus.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE Murder On The Orient Express. (2017) (M) Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp. A murder occurs on a train.

10.50 To Be Advised.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 19.

Parramatta Eels v Brisbane Broncos.

9.45 Friday Night Knock Off. 10.35 MOVIE Fighting. (2009) (M) Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard. A counterfeiter begins street ďŹ ghting.

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Living Room. (PG) 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) Hosted by Tom Gleisner.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 The Project.

11.30 WIN News.

6pm Mastermind Australia.

Presented by Jennifer Byrne.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 George W. Bush. (M) Part 2 of 2.

9.35 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 19. Bourg-en-Bresse to Champagnole. 166.5km ďŹ&#x201A;at stage.

From France.

SATURDAY

7pm ABC News.

7.30 Father Brown. (M) Maeveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father is accused of murder.

8.20 The Split. (M) Hannah prepares Fi Hansen for her divorce.

9.20 Endeavour. (M) Morseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intellect is taxed by a suicide.

10.50 Death In Paradise. (M) 11.50 Rage. (MA15+)

6pm Seven News.

7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of the match.

7.30 Football. AFL. Round 18.

Brisbane Lions v Carlton. From the Gabba, Brisbane.

10.00 AFL Post-Game Show. Postgame discussion and interviews.

10.45 To Be Advised.

6pm Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. (2014) (M) Chris Pine.

9.35 MOVIE 3 Days To Kill. (2014) (M) Kevin Costner. A dying agent is sent on one last assignment.

11.50 MOVIE Lions For Lambs.

(2007) (M)

6pm To Be Advised.

7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (M) 9.50 One Born Every Minute. (M) 10.55 To Be Advised.

11.55 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 9. Repco SuperSprint The Bend. Highlights.

6.30pm SBS World News.

7.35 Walking Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lost Railways: North Wales. (PG) Presented by Rob Bell.

8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20. Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles. 36.2km individual time trial.

From France.

SUNDAY

6pm Australia Remastered.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty: Kingmaker. (M) 8.35 Grantchester. (PG) A university student is murdered.

9.20 Doc Martin. (PG) Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career hangs in the balance.

10.10 Killing Eve. (MA15+)

6pm Seven News.

7.00 The All New Monty: Guys And Gals. (PG) 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Night Of Terror â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Bega Schoolgirls. (MA15+) A look at the Bega schoolgirl murders.

9.50 Code Blue: Murder: The Murder Of John Williams. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 The Block. (PG) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 See No Evil: Cold Feet. (M) 11.30 Grand Hotel. (M)

6.30pm The Sunday Project.

7.30 Family Feud. Hosted by Grant Denyer.

8.30 FBI. (M) A kidnapping victim is linked to a series of murders that includes the daughter of an NYPD detective.

10.30 NCIS. (M) 11.30 The Sunday Project.

6.30pm SBS World News.

7.30 Lost Worlds And Hidden Treasures. (PG) Part 3 of 3.

8.40 Michael Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fahrenheit 11/9. (M) Michael Moore explores the social, economic and political impact of the Trump presidency.

11.00 Grand Tours Of Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lochs.

MONDAY

6pm Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story: Beenham Valley Road Pt 2.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q+A.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol Special: Cops Tell All. (M) 8.30 MOVIE Eddie The Eagle. (2016) (PG) Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman.

An Olympic underdog wins the hearts of fans.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PG) 8.40 Celebrity IOU. (PG) Viola Davis helps her best friend.

9.40 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.10 100% Footy. (M) 11.10 Lethal Weapon. (MA15+)

6pm News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Family Feud.

8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 9.40 Drunk History Australia. (MA15+) 10.10 Just For Laughs. (M) 10.40 The Project.

6.30pm News.

7.35 How The Victorians Built Britain.

8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: Walk On The Wide Side. (M) A woman with burns comes to St Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

9.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 10.20 SBS News.

TUESDAY

6pm Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Anhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brush With Fame. (M) 8.30 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (PG) Part 4 of 5.

9.30 The Great Acceleration: Life. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Dean throws everything away.

7.30 Plate Of Origin. (PG) The teams must present a â&#x20AC;&#x153;classicâ&#x20AC;? dish.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 The Goldbergs. (PG)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PG) 8.40 Halifax: Retribution. (M) The Sniperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign of terror escalates.

9.40 Bluff City Law. (M) 10.40 Nine News Late.

11.10 Timeless. (M)

6pm News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Todd Sampsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Body Hack. (PG) 8.30 Ambulance Australia. (M) The teams attends a newborn baby.

9.40 NCIS. (M) 10.30 The Project.

11.30 WIN News.

6pm Mastermind Australia.

6.30 News.

7.30 Every Family Has A Secret. (M) 8.30 Insight. Presented by Alice Matthews.

9.30 Dateline.

10.00 The Feed.

10.30 SBS News.

WEDNESDAY

6pm Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 Shaun Micallefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MAD AS HELL. (M) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.

9.00 Utopia. (PG) 9.30 Planet America.

10.05 QI. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Taken 3. (2014) (MA15+) Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker. An ex-covert agent is wrongly accused of murder.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PG) 8.40 Australian Crime Stories: The Money Of The Bomb. (M) Takes a look at the Qantas bomb hoax.

9.50 Murder Calls: Kelly Hodge. (M) 10.50 Nine News Late.

11.20 New Amsterdam. (M)

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project. A look at the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news.

7.30 The Bachelor Australia. Hosted

by Osher GĂźnsberg.

9.00 Bull. (M) Bull gets to work alongside his idol.

10.00 To Be Advised.

11.00 WINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Australian News.

6pm Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Arabia With Levison Wood: Holy Lands. (M) 8.30 Hillary: Becoming A Lady. (M) Part 2 of 4.

9.35 The Good Fight. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS News.

THURSDAY

YOUR PRIME TIME TV GUIDE

6pm Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 The Heights. (PG) 8.30 Escape From The City: Hunter Region, NSW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Englishs.

Presented by Simon Marnie.

9.30 Secrets Of The Museum.

10.20 ABC Late News.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 7NEWS Spotlight: The Lindy Tapes. A look at the Azaria Chamberlain case.

9.45 The Latest: Seven News.

10.15 To Be Advised.

11.45 The Front Bar. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 20.

Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys.

9.45 Golden Point.

10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 Prison Girls: Life Inside. (MA15+)

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Bachelor Australia.

9.00 Gogglebox. Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows.

10.00 To Be Advised.

10.30 This Is Us. (PG) 11.30 WIN News.

6.30pm News.

7.35 The Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Scenic Railway Journeys.

8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG) Takes a look at the Tower of London.

9.20 Untold Australia: The Secret Life Of Death. (M)

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TV GUIDE

7TWO (CH62)

7MATE (CH63) 9GO! (CH53)

9GEM (CH52)

BOLD (CH81)

PEACH (CH82)

7.30pm Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Absolutely Fabulous.

9.00 The Office. 9.30 Black Books. 9.55 Blackadder Goes Forth.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Aust. 10.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 11.30 Mighty Ships.

6.30pm Pawn Stars.

7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 18. St Kilda v GWS. 10.15 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Armchair Experts.

11.30 Family Guy.

7.30pm MOVIE Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. (1989) (PG) Keanu Reeves. 9.20 MOVIE Weird Science.

(1985) (M) Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock. 11.15 Heroes. (MA15+)

5.25pm The Rockford Files. (PG) 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Poirot. (PG) 8.40 MOVIE Mr & Mrs Smith. (2005) (M) Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie.

11.05 The Commander. (MA15+)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 10.30 Elementary. (M) 11.30 CSI: Miami. (MA15+)

6pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. (M) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 10.00 Friends. (PG) 11.30 James Corden. (M)

SATURDAY

7.15pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 8.55 QI. 9.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.40 Would I Lie To You?

6.30pm The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 60 Minute Makeover.

(PG)

6pm American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 Border Patrol. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE Robin Hood.

(2018) (M) Taron Egerton. 10.00 MOVIE Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. (2015) (M) Dylan O’Brien.

7.30pm MOVIE Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.

(1991) (PG) Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter.

9.20 MOVIE Point Break. (1991) (M) Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Lori Petty. 11.50 Heroes. (MA15+)

5.30pm MOVIE The Wonderful Country.

(1959) (PG) 7.30pm MOVIE The Last Of The Mohicans. (1992) (M) 9.45 MOVIE In The Name Of The Father.

(1993) (M) Daniel Day-Lewis.

6.30pm MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

(M) 10.20 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 9. Repco SuperSprint The Bend.

H’lights. 11.20 MOVIE Tombstone. (1993) (M)

6pm Columbo. (PG) 8.00 Kojak. (M) 9.00 Spyforce. (M) 10.00 Friends. (PG)

SUNDAY

7.15pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL.

6pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 8.30 World’s Most Secret Homes. (PG) 9.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Mighty Rivers. (PG) 11.30 River Monsters. (PG)

6pm Full Custom Garage. (PG) 7.00 Border Security. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Men In Black 2. (2002) (PG) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. 10.20 MOVIE U-571. (2000) (M)

7.30pm MOVIE Oblivion. (2013) (M) Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko. 10.00 MOVIE In Time. (2011) (M) Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy.

5.30pm MOVIE The Bridges At Toko-Ri. (1954) (G) 7.30pm Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 MOVIE Primal Fear. (1996) (MA15+) Richard Gere, Edward Norton. 11.20 DCI Banks. (M)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. (M) 9.30 Motorcycle Racing.

MotoGP. Race 8. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

11.00 Supercars C’ship. Round 9. Repco SuperSprint The Bend.

H’lights.

6pm The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (M) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.00 Gogglebox. 10.00 Friends. (PG)

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Spicks And Specks.

8.30 Staged. 8.55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 9.25 Upstart Crow. 9.55 Back.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 Doc Martin.

(PG) 8.30 Foyle’s War. (M) 10.45 Criminal Confessions. (M) 11.50 World’s Most Amazing Videos. (M)

6pm American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 Football.

AFL. Round 18.

Collingwood v Port Adelaide. 9.45 AFL Post-Game. 10.30 Family Guy. (M) 12am Round Oz Ride. (M) 12.30 Creek To Coast.

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Territory Cops.

(PG) 8.30 MOVIE Sherlock Holmes.

(2009) (M) Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law. 11.05 Big Bang. (PG) 11.30 Malcolm. (PG)

5.30pm The Rockford Files. (PG) 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Heartbeat. (PG) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.40 The Killer Affair. (M) 11.40 ER. (M)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 9.25 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.20 Law & Order: SVU. (MA 15+) 11.20 NCIS: New Orleans. (M)

6pm Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 8.30 Big Bang.

(M) 9.00 Big Bang.

(PG) 9.30 Seinfeld.

(PG) 10.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 Two And A Half Men.

TUESDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Insert Name Here.

9.00 Sick Of It. 9.25 The Trip To Greece.

10.00 Frontline. 10.30 Parks And Recreation.

10.50 Schitt’s Creek.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. (PG) 8.30 Inspector Morse. (M) 10.50 Hospital. (M)

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol.

(PG) 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. (PG) 9.30 Demolition NZ. (M) 10.30 Scrap Kings.

11.30 Goldfathers.

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE Dinner For Schmucks. (2010) (M) Steve Carell. 9.45 MOVIE Role Models.

(2008) (MA15+) Paul Rudd. 11.45 Big Bang.

(PG)

5.25pm The Rockford Files. (PG) 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 Poirot. (PG) 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M) 11.35 My Strange Addiction.

(PG)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 9.25 CSI: Miami.

(MA15+) 10.25 Elementary. (M)

6pm Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Big Bang. (M) 9.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 10.00 Mom. (M) 11.00 2 Broke Girls.

WEDNESDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Spicks And Specks.

8.30 Friday Night Dinner. 8.55 Archer.

9.15 The Young Offenders. 9.50 The Letdown.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 The Coroner.

(M) 8.30 Lewis. (M) 10.30 Jonathan Creek.

(M) 11.40 Mighty Planes. (PG)

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 The Simpsons.

(M) 8.30 Family Guy. (M) 9.30 American Dad! (M) 10.30 Family Guy. 11.30 American Dad!

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Young Sheldon.

(PG) 8.30 MOVIE Jupiter Ascending.

(2015) (M) Mila Kunis.

11.00 Big Bang. (PG) 11.25 Young Sheldon.

(PG)

5.25pm The Rockford Files. (PG) 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 As Time Goes By. (PG) 8.10 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders.

(M) 11.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.15 MacGyver. (M)

6pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) 9.30 Seinfeld.

(PG) 10.00 2 Broke Girls. (M) 11.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (M)

THURSDAY

DIGITAL CHOICE

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Spicks And Specks.

8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.30 Motherland. 10.25 Flowers.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 Father Brown. (M) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries.

(M) 11.30 Brit Cops.

(M)

6pm American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 8.30 MOVIE The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. (2003) (M) Sean Connery, Peta Wilson. 10.45 MOVIE Congo. (1995) (M)

7.00pm Unraveling The Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell. 7.30 MOVIE Bring It On. (2000) (M) 9.30 MOVIE Easy A. (2010) (M) 11.30 Unraveling The Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell.

5.25pm The Rockford Files. (PG) 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 Paramedics. (M) 9.30 Botched. (M) 10.30 Chicago Med. (M) 11.30 My Strange Addiction. (PG)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 9.30 SEAL Team. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (M)

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with MWP’s man in the water

If you know anyone who is holed up in Indonesia, they maybe be scoring the best uncrowded waves of their lives.

Apparently, G-Land is empty and pumping with light offshore. Sumatra has no boats operating while locally, we will have some waves with light onshore conditions, so nothing to get excited about. But it could be worse, you could be in lockdown, so be happy, kind and share what you have!

Maybe explore a trip to DI, but I think it will be crowded with campers who seem to crap everywhere, so on second thoughts, give that a miss.

Happy holidays!

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