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OUR STORY O M Weekly Preview is a My high-quality magazine h delivering more of what matters de to the Sunshine Coast.

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

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From the editor This week, we feature a quintessential Sunshine Coast scene on our front cover.

Our wonderful, clean beaches are just one of the reasons we live here and why we are happy to holiday in our own backyard.

Yes, COVID conditions have certainly restricted our movements and we do not have the access to long distance travel we had, for so long, taken for granted. But these restrictions have also encouraged us to experience a staycation – in other words, a holiday on home ground.

The word from tourism operators is that locals have enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to enjoy a home away from home holiday from the Coast to the hinterland in a variety of accommodation styles, including B&Bs, boutique hotels and luxe resorts. The latest tourism figures are good news for the industry, and it is certainly

is a positive version of shopping local.

On the other hand, Jane Stephens’ column regarding waste disposal is a timely reminder of how human beings also have a great capacity to ruin the things we love most.

Take care my friends, the world is overloading with our waste and the natural environment just can’t stomach it.

It was while I was contemplating the subject of the Sunshine Coast’s natural beauty that I got thinking about the relevance of a floral emblem to symbolise our region’s natural environment. I have mooted the idea on the Letters page and wonder what you think about a flower or plant serving as an emblem of our area? I’m looking forward to hearing your views.

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THIS WEEK – The top 5 COVID-inspired 6 Agenda tech inventions to watch out for.

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Cover Story – Why a staycation on the Sunny Coast is a great idea.

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AGENDA which monitors your breathing and the quality of the air around you.

Meanwhile several companies are offering ‘touchless’ appliances and fixtures. Kohler and Toto are showcasing touchless sinks and toilets that automatically turn on and off or open and flush by waving your hand in front of a sensor or using a voice assistant.

5 tech trends to watch

FUTURE TV Each year, big TV makers display the dazzling technology that could eventually come to your home TV set, though generally not soon. In addition to the yearly crop of ever-bigger, brighter and sharper TVs, LG Display will show off a ‘smart bed’ that includes a 55-inch transparent TV that rises from the bed frame. Another version of the transparent TV is designed for restaurants, so customers could browse the menu and watch a chef prepare food behind it at the same time. LG has also announced a bendable version of a 48-inch display that can curve on demand – a feature designed for gamers.

COVID has inspired the tech world to invent disinfecting robots, smart masks, touchless toilets and enhanced microphones for home office video conferencing.

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ES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year – less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to 150,000 attendees across the globe.

Trends to watch reflect the tumultuous year that preceded it. These include COVID-related robots and gadgets, products that make it easier to work from home, more uses for 5G technology, AI infused in everything, and TVs that can bend or even become transparent.

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Technology to battle the coronavirus will be big on the virtual show floor this year.

Several companies are showcasing disinfecting robots. LG is introducing an autonomous UV-C light robot designed to irradiate viruses on heavily touched surfaces. (Largely unmentioned is the fact that COVID is largely transmitted by airborne vapor droplets, not viral smears on surfaces.)

To that end, LG is promoting a wearable air purifier and a portable air purifier that you can use to purify air in a car or office. They both have fans and HEPA filters. A smaller company called AirPop debuted the Active+ Smart Mask,

After years of telecom companies promising new superfast 5G wireless networks, 5G will actually be here in 2021.

Verizon chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg delivered the CES 2021 kickoff keynote all about 5G and what it can offer for telemedicine, distance learning, and other uses. He gave examples of projects Verizon has been working on, including virtual tours of Smithsonian exhibits, virtual reality science lessons for students, and drone deliveries by a UPS pilot program of medicine and other deliveries, all powered

by Verizon’s 5G network. On the last day of CES, Samsung will debut its new 5G enabled iteration of its Samsung Galaxy phone – an event that isn’t affiliated with

CES but still likely to draw buzz. In between, expect plenty of demos and panels about uses for 5G in phones and beyond, such as in cars and smart cities.

FUTURE OF WORK Many of us have now had almost a year of experience adjusting our home office setup and are painfully aware what works and what doesn’t. Companies will be touting devices and accessories to improve working from home and help make people more productive. For example, Dell is offering a videoconferencing friendly monitor that is easy to adjust and swivel to get the optimum angle for video calls, complete with a high resolution webcam. A company called Shure is promoting a microphone for the home office designed to enhance speech audio quality for video conferencing. And Targus is offering a suite of products for remote or hybrid work: a UV-C LED light that sits on your desk to disinfect electronics, an antimicrobial backpack to carry around work tablets and laptops, a tablet cradle workstation and a universal phone dock.

SMARTER CARS CES will be a major showcase for the newest in electric cars and autonomous vehicles. GM CEO Mary Barra will deliver a keynote on the future of its car brands and electric vehicles. Mercedes-Benz will show off its AI-infused ‘Hyperscreen’, a display that extends across the entire width of the dashboard. It can be voice activated and lets the driver and front seat passenger do everything from make calls to activate a seat massage. Fiat-Chrysler will offer interactive, 3D virtual tours of its cars and technology. It also worked with Google to create an augmented reality model of its Jeep Wrangler 4xe hybrid you can see on your phone.

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Here we have the 1970s kitchen, with the outstanding colours of burnt orange, mission brown, golden yellow, avocado green and perhaps a touch of silver.

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African grey parrots have vocabularies of more than 200 words.

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Today in history – February 11 1858 – First vision of the Virgin Mary to14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France

It took 17 years, 22,000 labourers, stonecutters, painters, and embroidery artists, and1000 elephants to complete the Taj Mahal.

1929 – Vatican City (world’s smallest country) made an enclave of Rome 1975 – Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party

Quote of the week.

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou, American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies and three books of essays.

1990 – Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa 2011 – Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests (Arab Spring)

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Travelling locally in a COVID world Tourism has been one of the industries hardest hit by COVID-19 and its related restrictions. But those who are adapting are surviving as more Queenslanders choose to holiday in our region. WORDS: Gail Forrer.

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t’s been more than 12 months since we first heard of a virus called COVID-19 and in that time the world as we know it has gone through considerable changes.

The mind boggles when you start to name a few of the things that have become part of daily life – border closures, social distancing, crowd limitations, spontaneous lockdowns, working from home and wearing masks are now all so much a part of everyday life we call it the ‘new normal’.

In many cases, government used financial payments as an economic instrument to ensure the survival of airline companies and through JobKeeper kept local businesses afloat. Yet there are other responses that just have to run their erratic course. For instance, random lockdowns due to virus clusters and the subsequent announcements of border closures without any hint of an opening time. Under these conditions, the tourism industry is, to say the least, working through a difficult and uncertain period.

Nevertheless, despite the doom and gloom, a silver lining has been gathering around intrastate travel. In Queensland, the state boasting the lowest COVID rate in Australia, the locals are supporting each other, and to the joy and relief of accommodation operators, are holidaying locally.

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A year after Australia’s border closed, although vaccines are now well and truly on the horizon, there’s no predicting how COVID will run its course. At this stage, Victorians have been the most affected after living for six weeks under severe lockdown conditions and just when things started to look better, it was lockdown time again. Sydney’s Northern Beaches went into lockdown around Christmas time, followed by Greater Sydney CBD, and so it goes.

In comparison, though not without its own clusters, Queensland’s COVID record is outstanding for its pandemic resistance. However, while the Sunshine state has long provided an easy-to-get-to sunny alternative for Southerners escaping the cold, three COVID-induced Queensland border closures have turned straightforward travel arrangements into a mad scramble often resulting in an unhappy ending.

For Sydney couple Janice and Martin Alexander and their two teenage children, a Christmas visit to the Sunshine Coast to relax and visit close family is a regular event. With fingers crossed, they booked accommodation early, but were disappointed when Queensland closed its borders on December 21. They also had to disappoint the accommodation owners and cancel a 10-day booking over the lucrative Christmas period.

“Many of our Sunshine Coast operators have also enjoyed a strong summer period” Matt Stoeckel

“However, we really appreciated the response from the accommodation manager when we cancelled,” Mr Alexander says.

“They gave a couple of choices – either an immediate refund or holding onto our deposit and tentatively booking another date.

“We’re optimists, so we have booked another date, and with the Queensland border now open our arrival might be sooner rather than later,” he says.

All in all, it is estimated the December 21 border closure cost JetStar and Qantas 1500 flights and 200,000 passenger bookings.

Moving forward to February 1, the Queensland government lifted the restrictions on travel from New South Wales. Since then, border passes have no longer been required for anyone travelling from New South Wales, unless they have been in a declared hotspot or overseas in the last 14 days.

The border opening coincides with the launch of a major tourism campaign, Good to Go, developed by Tourism & Events Queensland and aimed at attracting interstate travellers.

The Good to Go campaign, said to cost around $1 million, comes days after Prime Minister Scott Morrison knocked back Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s request for an extension to JobKeeper (which ends on March 28) to keep the state’s $28-million tourism industry afloat. The tourism industry employs 234,000 Queenlanders.

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Fortuitously, considering the advent of COVID, the campaign was developed in response to declines from interstate and international sources and targeted the drive market, specifically the three million residents living within a 300-kilometre radius of the Sunshine Coast.

Recently appointed Visit Sunshine Coast CEO Matt Stoeckel believes the campaign’s success is reflected in recently released figures. According to the latest National Visitor Survey released by Tourism Research Australia, there has been an almost 40 per cent increase in intrastate visitors to the Sunshine Coast for the third quarter of 2020.

The figures show a total of 837,000 intrastate visitors travelled to the Sunshine Coast between July 1 and September 30 compared with 599,000 for the corresponding quarter in 2019.

However, there was an overall decrease in domestic visitor numbers, which were down 3.7 per cent to 886,000 for the quarter.

Mr Stoeckel says while many Sunshine Coast operators enjoyed a strong summer period, other operators were unable to pivot their business to cater for an intrastate market and there is lot more work to be done to support these operators.

“It’s encouraging to hear that many of our Sunshine Coast operators have also enjoyed a strong summer period, with some operators even reporting aboveforecast results for the period,” he says.

Aldy Johnston owner-operator of Secrets on the Lake – a hinterland boutique accommodation facility and restaurant located on Lake Baroon close to Montville town centre – is quietly confident.

After 20 years in business, when COVID struck last March, rather than panic Ms Johnston and her partner took the opportunity to look at the ways to do things a bit differently, including renovations. During that time when cancellations phoned in, they offered

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The Sunshine Coast tourism industry is reaping the benefits of of Queenslanders supporting Queenslanders during COVID-19 alternative bookings, so no one had to forfeit deposits. That said, Ms Johnston moved on to what is her best ever occupancy period.

“For the last seven months, we’ve had a 100 per cent occupancy rate,” she says.

In comparison, she says, the winter months usually had a 95 per cent occupancy rate, while November was 80 per cent.

However, she has noted the change in clientele. “Many people are locals who are holidaying in their own backyard,” she says. “For some of them, instead of going to the Gold Coast, they’re coming here.”

These people are spreading the word and more bookings are coming from that.

Ms Johnston is also pleased to say she has been able to keep her staff. “Except for one chef, who left in July and we have only just been able to replace him,” she adds.

This month Mr Stoeckel announced the launch of a new national campaign with travel partner Expedia Media Solutions under the Wotif booking site

to secure new bookings to the Sunshine Coast. The campaign focus of Sunshine Coast Real Deals is spearheaded by inspirational reasons to visit the region and special deals.

Mr Stoeckel says the aim of the online campaign is simple: “To increase visitors, room nights and travel to the region post January and during the shoulder period.

“This national campaign will educate visitors on the diversity of experiences and accommodation offerings on the Sunshine Coast and provide compelling deals for holidaymakers to book their next holiday to the Sunshine Coast in our shoulder period,” he says.

“According to Wotif data, we know the Sunshine Coast is already the most popular school holiday destination in Queensland. This campaign looks to broaden this popularity and targets couples, empty nesters and families to visit outside our peak school holiday periods.”

FOR REAL CAMPAIGN The branding was developed through research that provided insights into the desire of Australian travellers to visit destinations that offer uncrowded, natural-focused attractions, and authentic characters and experiences.

HOW TO PIVOT YOUR BUSINESS DURING COVID • Get your COVID-safe plan in place and let people know about it.

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TOURISM TALK • Intrastate travellers refer to travel within the state.

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Combined Chamber After Hours event Bravo to Darren Venning and the Sunshine Coast Toyota team who hosted the Combined Sunshine Coast Business Chamber After Hours event featuring special guest QLD Opposition Leader, David Crisafulli MP, and his QLD LNP team. This was a great opportunity for all to network with the QLD LNP team as well as friends and colleagues from across the Sunshine Coast.

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NEW STORE PAYS HOMAGE TO HISTORY One of the largest independently operated and owned hardware suppliers in Queensland, Sunshine Mitre 10, is set to open a new flagship store in Nambour later this year, the same town where the business began 110 years ago. Sunshine Mitre 10 general manager Neil Hutchins (pictured) says the company, which has 18 locations throughout Queensland, is proud to announce the new site at 980 Nambour Connection Road has council approval and will open later this year. “The transformation of the 13,000 square-metre site is well underway, and the local community has already shown excitement and support for this endeavour. The new location in Nambour is important because it not only meets the increasing demand from our retail and trade customer base, but it also supports the town of Nambour and pays respect to the heritage where the company was started by Walter Lanham in 1910.”

Community groups on the Sunshine Coast can benefit from federal government grants up to $20,000 each for local infrastructure and essential community equipment under the latest round of the Stronger Communities Programme. Community organisations in the federal electorate of Fisher will share a total of $150,000 in this round.

Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace says up to 20 projects in the southern and central Sunshine Coast will be funded, with grants between $2,500 and $20,000 available. Organisations can contact Mr Wallace’s office on 5493 5556 to request an Expression of Interest Form. EOI applications close on February 19.

INSIDE LOOK FOR YOUTH Young people can now apply to participate in the 2021 YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament. In its 26th year, youth parliament offers Queenslanders aged 15 to 25 the opportunity to speak up for their communities and learn first-hand about parliamentary processes. Participants in years 11 and 12 are also eligible to receive one point towards their Queensland Certificate of Education upon the completion of their term as youth members.

This year the program will bring participants together in Brisbane in April to form legislative committees and discuss ideas. Nominations close on February 14.

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KIDS ENCOURAGED TO SNAP A WINNING PIC Sunshine Coast Passport Rotary’s 2021 Children’s Photographic Competition is now open. There is a new major prize plus pre-entry tuition available to help young photographers learn how to snap quality photos. The competition is open to local primary and secondary students to submit photos taken at Sunshine Coats locations. Categories include the environment, animals and portrait, with the major prize for the best environment entry a Nikon Z50 Camera. Entries close on May 3. Visit sunshinecoastpassportrotaryphotocompetition.wordpress.com.

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The state government has revealed 18,600 consumer complaints were resolved in 2020, seeing more than $12 million returned to Queenslanders thanks to the efforts of the Office of Fair Trading.

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman says consumer complaints in Queensland rose almost 20 per cent in 2020. On the Sunshine Coast 1298 complaints were made to the OFT with $962,329 in redress obtained. The top five complaints related to personal and household goods, travel agents, personal and household services, motor vehicle sales and motor vehicle service, repairs and parts.

VOLLIES PICK UP 500KG OF RUBBISH A reduction in the amount of rubbish collected on a clean-up for the hatchlings event in January has seen 495.5 kilograms of rubbish picked up by 697 volunteers across 19 Sunshine Coast locations. It is believed this is 100 kilograms less than last year, with organisers hopeful the littering message is sinking in. “Some of the top items picked up were cigarette butts, single use plastic items such as straws, cutlery and plastic food packaging,” event organiser Raeleen Draper says. “This year we also saw an extraordinary amount of microplastics – and unfortunately there were even two couches collected from Warana.” Councillor Peter Cox is thanking volunteers who joined in the clean-up effort for the many turtles who nest and hatch locally. “This season already, we’ve seen two clutches of turtle hatchlings emerge and make their way out to the ocean, and there are more to come over the next two to three months.”

FEMALE SURF LIFE SAVING LEADERS BACK-TO-SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY Police have been out and about for back-to-school travellers on patrolling 40-kilometre-per-hour school zones. Buderim Mountain State School had a visit from the local police and Department of Transport and Main Roads to remind children and parents to put road safety first. “Children can be impulsive, unpredictable and inexperienced, which is why police are asking motorists to exercise caution in the vicinity of a school,” Acting Sergeant Sandy Atkinson says. “Speeding through school zones greatly increases the risk to pedestrians as the faster a vehicle is travelling, the longer it takes to stop and the greater the severity of impact.”

Surf Life Saving Australia has launched its second Women’s Mentoring Program, with 42 women from across the country to take part in the 12-month program.

The group of 21 mentors and 21 mentees will participate in the program designed to strengthen leadership skills and develop the next generation of female leaders within surf life saving. Mentors Ruth Kelly from Alexandra Headland and Sharlene Kelly as well as mentees Sonita Leng-Cole (pictured) and Ruth Kelly from Alexandra Headland, Jessica Simpson and Tara Emery from Dicky Beach and Aleisha Edwards from Metropolitan Caloundra will be part of this year’s program.

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WHY IS LITTLE JONNY THE WAY HE IS? Sometimes children are unable to reach their potential, that’s when SunnyKids can step in and help. WORDS: Kathleen Hope.

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onny is seven years old. Every weekday Jonny gets himself ready for school and walks the short 200 metres down the road to his primary school to see his friends. By the time he gets to school, his ankles are hurting, and his legs are sore. Jonny makes a plan today. He has decided he won’t get into trouble. He promises himself he will not whinge about his sore legs; he will behave so his teacher doesn’t get mad and his mum won’t get upset. This is a promise that Jonny will likely break.

Every day is a challenge for Jonny as he tries to focus on his schoolwork. He wants to have fun with his friends in class and they think he is the ‘funny kid’, so he has to live up to his reputation. The classroom teacher is watching closely, anticipating the moment that Jonny loses control.

In a short time, it becomes clear that Jonny is frustrated with his schoolwork and begins to play distractedly. When Jonny is challenged, he begins embracing his ‘class clown’ act and challenges the teacher. This disrupts other students in the class and inevitably leads to Jonny being told to go to the office. Sitting on a chair in the office, Jonny holds his head down low and tries

not to make eye contact with other adults in the office. He knows what’s coming. He knows he is in trouble again.

No-one knows that Jonny hasn’t eaten yet today. His mum was sleeping when he left for school and Jonny didn’t pack lunch or eat breakfast. There is food in the house, but mum was so tired after caring for Jonny’s dad through the night. You see, Jonny’s dad was in a serious car accident and needs a full-time carer. He is in pain constantly and this affects his mood, which makes the family home tense to live in.

Jonny’s mum is working but earning just enough to keep a roof over their heads.

Jonny had a hearing test last year and needs a hearing aid, but mum couldn’t afford to pay the full price, so Jonny continues to struggle with his learning. He feels left out and not important because mum has to focus on dad. Jonny is embarrassed to tell his teachers that he can’t understand the work or what they are asking of him and he continues to fall behind. Jonny knows he is the ‘bad’ kid in school, but he wants people to see that he

is trying. When the school calls mum for the third time that week, she knows they need support. This is the day she reaches out to SunnyKids and asks for help.

Thanks to a child sponsorship, SunnyKids has been working with the family for two months now. As a result of that donation, within a few weeks Jonny has been to see a podiatrist and is now wearing orthotics (donated by the podiatrist). Jonny is no longer in pain. He will need to wear these for the next two years, but he doesn’t feel embarrassed because no one can see them inside of his shoes. Although the family situation is not perfect, Jonny is well on his way to reaching his potential in a safe and functional home.

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IT’S BACK TO BUSINESS WITH CALOUNDRA REGIONAL GALLERY’S 2O21 LINE-UP OF UNIQUE EXHIBITIONS Caloundra Regional Gallery has revealed an exciting program of exhibitions and public programs for 2021.

Caloundra Regional Gallery manager and curator Jo Duke says there are 10 exhibitions planned for the year, celebrating art across every discipline.

“We’re thrilled to announce an exciting all-star line-up of art from across our region, Australia and the world, coming to Caloundra in a range of curated exhibitions and events.

“Announcing our program is a great way to remind residents and visitors that everyone is welcome at our gallery.”

Visit gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

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MEET YOUR MATCH BY VALENTINE’S DAY

Sunshine Coast singles take note – a new event is about to take dating to the next level. WORDS: Leigh Robshaw.

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f you’re in the market for love but feel like you can only find single people in primary school or retirement villages, think again.

There are plenty of eligible singles on the Coast and a new dating concept aims to match them up, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Krushology was created by a Peregian-based team of romantics who believe people have grown tired of the superficiality of online dating, but are also over trawling bars and clubs wondering whether fate will intervene.

Launching on February 13 at Land & Sea Brewery in Noosa, it is a structured dating event for singles aged 35 to 55 who are sick of swiping, blind dates, singles parties and speed dating, yet struggle to meet Mr or Ms Right in conventional settings.

“For our first event we’re inviting up to 70 people to come along and we’re trying our best to balance it out with a mix of ages,” co-organiser Erik Bigalk says. “The aim is to have 30 to 35 men and the same number of women who will have six to eight structured dates on the night, plus open mingling time where they can connect with people over food and drinks.

“The women will choose who they want to date, then using queue cards we provide, they’re given about 10 to 15 minutes per date,” Mr Bigalk says. “We consider that to be enough time to create a meaningful conversation and know whether this is someone they’d like to get to know more. It’s not like a dinner date where it can take a couple of hours to get out of if it’s not going well, and it’s longer than a speed date.

“We’ll have ice-breakers and fun games that help break the ice and help bring people out of themselves without having to get excessively drunk. We have created a series of queue questions around ways to create meaningful conversations. It allows people to see who someone is as a person, what do they like, what are they passionate about. The questions aren’t too personal but can lead to an easy conversation.”

Mr Bigalk says they tried out a similar concept in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, refining the idea to come up with what they believe will be a real winner for the Sunshine Coast dating scene. After the inaugural event, it’s hoped Krushology will become a monthly event and be extended to younger and older age brackets.

“We’ve had interest expressed from the 19 to 21 age group and the over 55s,”

Mr Bigalk says. “People seem to be looking for meaningful connection, but don’t necessarily want to bar hop or swipe purely based on the first impressions of a badly taken selfie.

“Most people have their heart in the right place and it doesn’t matter if you have blonde or dark hair, if you’re tall or short, if you really connect with someone, that’s what it’s really about, but we’re missing the point with online dating.

“With this event, we really like the idea that you get to see whether there is chemistry right away. You see someone and think, ‘I like her’ or ‘he’s cute’. We thought an event where you meet people face-to-face would be a good way to facilitate that, but it’s so different to speed dating or singles parties. If someone needs a bit of moral support, we have hosts and facilitators who can help. We have more touch points on creating fun

and laughter. We all laugh about something together and it bonds us as a group and takes the nerves away. It’s all about chemistry and a new style of dating that’s fun, less pressurised and a lot safer.”

According to event host Holly Davis, ticket sales are indicating women are beating men to the box office. So, all you single men out there – there are ample women awaiting to meet you on the night.

Land & Sea Brewery has been chosen as it is a great venue to go for a drink and a bite to eat, socialise and meet, with a private back room complete with special gin bar playing host to the event. The venue will provide finger food and complimentary welcome drinks. Home distilled gin and ale will add a little social lubricant – just enough to feel at ease but not too much that people end up swinging from the chandeliers. The bar will be open for service throughout and there is scope to party on or dine after the event concludes.

The Krushology team believes in making a positive difference and is contributing a portion of the ticket price towards the maintenance of a mobile eye clinic that provides sight restoration and blindness prevention in Indonesia.

Krushology will be held at Land & Sea Noosa brewing company, Noosaville on Saturday, February 13 at 5pm.

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WHY SUN BEARS STOLE SARAH PYE’S HEART Author and educator Dr Sarah Pye credits her adventurous childhood for putting her on the path of conservation, and her keen desire to raise awareness of the plight of the Asian sun bear. WORDS: Leigh Robshaw.

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uthor and conservationist Dr Sarah Pye had an unconventional childhood, one she believes helped foster her love for the environment.

Originally from England, her parents took her out of school at the age of 13 and moved her and her brother onto a 32-foot yacht. They sailed from England to the Mediterranean, across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and on to the Americas. Dr Pye grew up holding night watches, trimming sails and hunkering down in raging storms. To say it was adventurous is an understatement.

“We lived on the boat for eight years,” she says. “I went to university in America from the boat. My parents were quite courageous to take me and my brother out of school.

They were both trained teachers and had had enough of the English school system.

“The experience on the boat made me self-disciplined and self-reliant. It also gave me a wider view of the world and I got to learn from experiences rather than books. That was a big plus. It also connected me to the environment, which has definitely influenced what I’ve done.”

She studied hospitality management in the US and in 1994, settled in the Whitsundays. There she opened an adventure tourism business, Ocean Rafting, with her then husband. Living her life from one adventure to another, she moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2002 and completed a Master of Communications degree, publishing a book called Kids Welcome to Queensland in 2009.

But in 2012 she launched into the greatest adventure so far, one that has shaped the past 10 years of her life.

“I went to Borneo to see orangutans and met Dr Wong Siew Te at his Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre,” she says. “I was moved by the fascinating, quirky bears and the dedication of Dr Wong, who was working to save them from extinction. The moment I saw sun bears climbing 40 metres in the trees and swinging on vines like orangutans, I was hooked. With Dr Wong’s charisma and commitment, I just felt I needed to help.”

In the rainforests of Asia, sun bears are poached for body parts, which are thought to have medicinal properties.

Orphaned cubs, with their small size and endearing

features, are kept illegally as pets. Malaysian ecologist Dr Wong Siew Te has dedicated his life to saving the world’s smallest bear from extinction.

“My attraction was a combination of the animals and the man himself, who needed help to save a species. I asked him what I could do to help and he just said, ‘do what you do best’. It’s such a powerful thing to say. He wasn’t prescriptive; he left it up to me. It led me down the idea of introducing him to the University of the Sunshine Coast.”

In 2014, she returned to the Sun Bear Conservation Centre with four public relations students from USC to design a sun bear adoption program, which was later launched at Australia Zoo. USC awarded Dr Wong an Honorary Doctorate for his conservation work in 2016.

Dr Pye’s book Saving Sun Bears was launched on World Environment Day last year and is a biography of Dr Wong’s life and work. For her book and accompanying thesis she was awarded a Doctorate in Creative Arts

by USC last year. With her publishing company having been hit hard by COVID, she has taken back the rights to her book and is about to relaunch it.

“We had over 3000 people at the global online launch last year,” she says. “It’s a global story that attracts a lot of people throughout the world who have a passion for conservation. Sun bears are an animal that share the forest with a million other species, many who are endangered. You save the rainforest, you save more than just sun bears.”

Dr Pye is launching her second book based on Dr Wong’s work on March 2 at Voices on the Coast literary festival. “It’s called Wildlife Wong and the Sun Bear and it targets eight to 12-year-olds,” she says. “They’re moving Voices on the Coast online this year, which is good for me because I have a global audience. My book is part of a new series about different animals in the rainforest and it’s designed to connect children back to the earth. It’s a lofty goal.

“The books will have three sections. The first section is a narrative about Dr Wong, the second will have information about an animal and the third section will have experiments for children to pretend they’re scientists and do the experiments Dr Wong does. It connects on a narrative level, a scientific level and an informational level.

“It’s nice to sell books, but that’s not my primary aim.

The most important thing is to build awareness. The more books we sell, the more we can build awareness about the rainforests and the need to save them.”

Dr Pye has organised a screening of the film Beartrek at Maleny RSL on March 6. For more information about her books, visit sarahrpye.com.

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Heartily agree with Margaret-Anne’s letter (MWP February 4) about the need for an app, similar to CovidSafe or the QR code, to report offenders illegally using disability parking spots. She may be pleased to learn that there is already one available which we have only recently learnt about.

It is called Snap Send Solve and is available free from the App Store or by doing an internet search. It can be used to alert authorities about many issues from illegal parking, dumped rubbish to trip hazards.

So far, we haven’t used it, but they say Snap Send Solve makes reporting quick and easy. With only a few taps you can send the information to the responsible authority.

Margaret-Anne is right, serial offenders do not care because they get away with it too often. If more people report them, sooner or later they may get the message – do not park in spots designated for those who genuinely need them.

Australia’s floral emblem is the golden wattle, Queensland claims the Cooktown orchid and Brisbane’s the red poincettia. Do you think we need one for the Sunshine Coast?

What would be your choice of flower? I like wildflowers. Perhaps the wildflower known as the fringed-lily (Thysanotus tuberosus) could be on a list for consideration.

Would you like to see the Sunshine Coast with its own floral emblem? What would be your choice? I look forward to hearing your choice.

Reading the article re the sale of Suncity Tenpin Bowling site (MWP February 4) and the much-deserved semi-retirement of owners, John Griffin and his wife, after 40 years of creating and running this wonderful community facility confirmed the rumours everyone had heard: that the centre will become another high-rise unit development. We’ll see the ever-growing flow of vehicles from Mari Street onto Alex Parade and beyond. We can’t stop progress – some would say that’s the problem with paradise: when you think you’ve found it, everyone wishes to move there.

We have to hope that common sense prevails, that the developers, in conjunction with planning authorities, consider appropriate off-street parking, traffic flow and environmental impact before another high-rise apartment block is given the go-ahead.

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THE GRAPE DEBATE

Ashley Robinson weighs in on two of the biggest news stories of late – juvenile sentencing and Margaret Court’s outspoken views.

Sami Muirhead argues wine is better than beer because it is the drink we use to toast all of life’s important events – and Jesus was a fan.

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thought this week I would share my opinion on a couple of big issues with you rather than some debacle that I got myself into, which I have a wealth of material on. Firstly, the tragedy of that poor family run down by an out-of-control youth has been on my mind since it happened and judging by media reports, it has been on everyone’s mind, including our Premier who had the hide to criticise the judicial system when in fact it sits squarely in the collective laps of those who govern.

The part that is particularly sad is if you ask a first responder about this terrible behaviour and lack of consequences for out-of-control youth, they will likely tell you that it hasn’t just happened, it has been getting worse over the last four years and has just been highlighted because of what happened at Alexandra Hills.

I think back to the previous state governments boot camps that were howled down by civil libertarians and shelved once the current government got in and if I remember correctly, they also lifted the age someone could be

prosecuted at the same time. There are no consequences and no respect for our police or anyone else. It is a bloody mess that we as a society now have to lie in and maybe, just maybe, it will take an awful bloody tragedy to institute some change.

Margaret Court’s gong is another on everyone’s lips, with people handing back honours and an outpouring of rage over her honour because of her public thoughts on gay rights, which are hurtful and constant. I think she is way off the mark and I think she is a bitter woman. I find it hard to marry up her Christian beliefs to being an actual Christian and more importantly, a good person. But that is what she believes and should she be punished for it by our country and her amazing record as a tennis player forgotten? Certainly not. In my opinion, we are talking about tennis, nothing else.

I would like to think I am a Christian but I don’t quote the Bible – well apart from John 8:7: “‘He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone…”

If we all lived by that verse, we would be a much more tolerant society.

Ashley Robinson is the manager of Alex Surf Club and the chairman of the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

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s beer better than wine? I was a member of a debating team pondering this question recently.

I was team wine, of course.

You see, wine is my favourite four-letter word. And you can use it to self-test for COVID-19, which is important given we need to stay vigilant and keep the lurgy at bay. It is a two-step simple self-test. You simply sniff your wine. If you can smell, there is a great chance you do not have COVID-19. Then you have a swig of your favourite merlot. If you can taste, then that is further proof you probably do not have COVID-19.

I did this self-test 45 times during the debate, just to be vigilant. I waffled on with my winning wine facts. Wine is responsible for seductions, scandals and salacious stories. From the goon box to a bottle of Grange, we bottle our dreams, hopes and love and pour them out in the form of wine.

We turn to wine to toast our special occasions in life and to punctuate the fact that we are alive. We toast with wine when we are getting married, engaged, getting a promotion, having a birthday or an anniversary. When my dad died, my

siblings drank a special bottle of red wine on the beach. I will always keep this cork.

My point is that drinking wine separates us from animals. Anyone can slop water, barley and hops from a trough – but only humans can pour, ponder and pucker our lips at that first taste of the grapes from God. Jesus did

“Wine is responsible for seductions, scandals and salacious stories” not turn water into beer, did he?

We sip the stars when we drink champagne. And do not even get me started on moobs. Man boobs are caused by excess beer consumption. Craft beer hipsters of today are the bra buyers of tomorrow. We gave it our best shot, but team wine lost to team beer in our debate.

Perhaps I should have spent more time researching than drinking to prepare for the grape debate.

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Jane Stephens is a USC journalism lecturer, media commentator and writer.

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH

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hose who carelessly drop and go in our open spaces are as filthy as the rubbish they discard. We used to call them litterbugs, but that terms sounds too sweet, too childlike.

They are grubs. They are a blight on our community and our landscape.

And while they clearly don’t care, we are blessed that there are many who do and are prepared to get their hands dirty in cleaning up their mess.

At the end of last month, almost 700 volunteers performed a massive emu parade across Sunshine Coast beaches to ready them for the pitter-patter of tiny flippers.

Turtle hatchlings are beginning to emerge from their sandy entombments and make their way seaward for the fight of their lives. The council holds a rubbish rally yearly to help clear the way.

Turtles have become the surprise poster kids of the plastic-free push, because the tiny beggars confuse soft plastics for jellyfish, their preferred little hors d’oeuvres.

So the council tries to help them out by getting volunteers to pick up as much garbage from the beaches as they can, so less of it ends up in the brine.

This was the eighth year of the beach clean and the gathered throng rightly gave themselves a bit of a pat on the back at the free barbecue at the end, having done a good deed for all, and particularly the little shelled critters.

But while the activity is to be lauded and should be continued year on year, one thing just doesn’t ring true to me.

The council crowed that this year, across the 19 locations scoured, 100 kilograms less rubbish was found compared with last year. And last year was down on the year before that.

Environment portfolio chair Cr Peter Cox said the 500-odd kilos collected was a sign the community was being more responsible in how they process their waste.

Maybe the emu parades were not held across sandy spaces I frequent, but I have one response to the notion we are getting better about our waste disposal: rubbish.

Hooey. Bunkum. Garbage.

Take a walk on any of our beaches as the tide recedes and look: there are fragments and shards galore, articles and items to burn.

I am not suggesting we are reminiscent of Bali or Thailand. I am not saying our beaches look like rubbish tips.

Places such as Teewah and Double Island Point are another matter, with larger items being picked up on sweeping stretches of beautiful beach.

On a trip there last weekend, my beloved and I found items such as buckets, rope, a thong, a cast-off shirt and a Chinese food container with so many barnacles it looked like it could have been from China itself.

But even popular Sunshine Coast beaches that are attended to by council cleaners and machine sand sifters have myriad little bits, and it is the little bits that cause great harm to the little flippered ones.

Those who deliberately dump should be named, shamed and fined.

And the rest of us are compelled to step up. On any walk in a community or open space, pick up any piece of rubbish you find directly in your path – even the little bits.

Because every little bit counts.

COUNCIL SEEKS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON FUTURE OF WASTE

Sunshine Coast Council is seeking community feedback on a proposal to introduce an opt-out third bin for garden waste, which could transition to a food organics and garden organics bin service, also known as a FOGO bin. Residents are invited to complete a short online survey and have a say on the future of waste.

Service delivery portfolio councillor Christian Dickson says, “Waste becomes a resource, we reduce our region’s greenhouse gas emissions and look after our environment for our children, and their children. I encourage all of our community to have their say. Let us know the changes you’d be willing to make for a sustainable future.”

Cr Dickson says the introduction of a compulsory garden waste and FOGO bin would be another step towards Sunshine Coast Council’s goal to transition to a circular economy for waste, in line with its Sunshine Coast Waste Strategy 2015-2025.

Visit Caloundra, Nambour or Maroochydore Council Library or the council’s Have Your Say Page at haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov. au/our-future-waste and complete the online survey before 5pm, Tuesday March 2.

The opinions expressed above are those of the authors. These are not the views of My Weekly Preview publishers.

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There’s loads to explore and things to do on the Sunshine Coast. Here are a few events to pop in your diary.

FROGS AND THEIR HABITAT Join Mary River catchment officer Eva Ford as she shares the secrets of these oftencryptic creatures.

Learn about the habitats and plants they prefer and why. Ms Ford will provide tips on how to identify frogs. To say Ms Ford is passionate about frogs is an understatement. She has spent the past 18 years frolicking along waterways and wetlands in the dead of night in search of our amphibious friends, working with landowners to restore their waterways and driving the annual ‘Find a Frog in February’ program. The talk will be held in the theatrette with an optional short walk to look and listen for frogs after. When: Tuesday February 16, 3pm to 5pm. Where: Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, 148 Mountain View Road, Maleny.

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Feb 20 NEVER ENDING 80S – GREATEST HITS TOUR Australia’s biggest ’80s band is bringing 2021’s biggest ’80s party to the Sunshine Coast! Touring all over, their all-new show will be serving up nothing but the greatest hits from the greatest decade ever! It will be jam-packed with your favourite tunes by Prince, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Billy Idol, Belinda Carlisle, The Bangles, George Michael, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Bananarama, Lionel Ritchie, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, INXS, Run-DMC, Def Leppard, Elton John and so much more! There’s even prizes for best-dressed ’80s get up! Get excited, get the gang back together, get that outfit organised and get to 2021’s biggest ’80s party. When: Saturday February 20, 4pm. Where: NightQauarter, 8 The Avenue, Birtinya. Tickets: $39, via nightquarter.com.au.

Feb 25 FUNNY COAST COMEDY WITH CHRIS FRANKLIN Chris Franklin is one of Australia’s premier comedians. He’s an Aussie bloke, a yobbo or a bogan, from his flannelette shirt to his double-plugger thongs. His ‘Hoganesque’ style of comedy appeals to every average Australian and touches on the delicate issues of beer, sport and relationships. He is most famous for performing the song Bloke, which was certified platinum, reached number one on the ARIA Charts and was the 12th biggest selling single in Australia in 2000. More recently, Mr Franklin has travelled to the Solomon Islands, East Timor and Afghanistan to entertain the Aussie troops and help keep their spirits high.

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TOUCH THE TIDAL POOLS The ever-popular Tidal Touchpool at SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast has been revamped. Guests can dip their hands into the revitalised Tidal Touchpool to feel an array of marine life, including sea stars and sea cucumbers. Tidal Touchpool is an interactive experience, where the expert education team is on hand to share their knowledge of marine life. The Tidal Touchpool upgrades include new lighting, updated graphics, a camera allowing people to get a close-up view of the creatures, signage with fascinating facts and a new talk from the aquarium’s marine experts. Visit sealifesunshinecoast.com.au for updates, tickets, opening hours and health and safety information. When: Thursday to Monday from 9am to 3pm (last entry is 2pm). Where: Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba. Bookings: All visitors must pre-book their tickets online in advance.

ARTHUR STREET COUNTRY MARKET Arthur Street Country Markets have been operating for more than 40 years. It’s the place where you can support our local growers who have stalls offering fruit, vegetables and other fresh produce. You can also find a range of plants and lovely homemade items including homemade cakes. The creative community are there showing a wide selection of quality arts and crafts. If you are after second-hand tools, then this is the market where you might just find what you are looking for. You can also have a rummage through the bric-a-brac.

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STORY DOGS MAKE READING EASIER FOR SUNSHINE COAST STUDENTS

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A literacy program is calling for more dog volunteers to help local learners. WORDS: Caitlin Zerafa.

Carolyn Healy and her dog Molly are looking for volunteers to be part of Buderim Story Dogs

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n initiative helping children improve their reading skills while surrounded by lovable dogs is looking for new volunteers for several schools across the region.

Story Dogs began on the Sunshine Coast four years ago and was adopted from the United States program that

began in the early 2000s to make reading enjoyable for children.

Buderim Region Story Dogs coordinator Carolyn Healy says the need for what they do is growing, and to grow, she needs more volunteers.

Ms Healy and her seven-year-old Labrador-cross Molly have been part of the program for more than three years.

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“Molly and I started volunteering with Story Dogs early 2017 at Buderim Mountain State School where we work with four year two students for approximately 20 minutes each student one morning each week,” Ms Healy says.

“Story Dogs is an Australia-wide literacy program where the students are encouraged to read to our dog in a non-threatening, non-judgemental environment.

“This relaxed, fun way helps build confidence and self-esteem by having one-to-one contact for a short time each week.”

The program is also proving particularly successful for children with literacy or behavioural problems.

Ms Healy is desperate for more volunteers to help at state schools in Buderim, Brightwater, Chevallum, Montville and Mountain Creek.

“We need people who have time, approximately 1.5 hours per week, on a set day each week who own a calm, happy child-friendly dog.”

Ms Healy says since she began, Molly has become a crowd favourite with the students.

“My dog Molly just loves the attention of the students at Buderim Mountain State School and perhaps the treats she gets for being such a good listener may help as well.”

Buderim Story Dogs is also looking for corporate or private sponsors to help keep the program running.

Dogs and volunteers must go through relevant checks and training prior to becoming part of the program. For more information contact 0419 742 727.

As a Story Dog, Molly helps school children improve their literacy skills by reading to her

CORRECTION On page 26 in the central/north edition on January 28, My Weekly Preview incorrectly attributed Sunshine Coast Council for contributing funds to restore the paint work on the historic Krauss locomotive. The finance came from Councillor Christian Dickson’s discretionary funds.

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The group’s Pat Reid says the sale will be the biggest clearance event to date, with many items available at “bargain” prices.

“All quilts and other quality items are handmade right here in Buderim. These are items that have piled up in wardrobes and spare rooms over the years and are priced to sell.”

The day will also be an opportunity for avid sewers to stock up on materials.

“For any other patchworkers out there, members of the group will also be emptying drawers, cupboards and containers of excess fabric along with unwanted patterns, rulers and books,” Mrs Reid says.

The sale will coincide with the cottage’s Atrium Gallery annual Autumn Open Day. The gallery is home to handmade gifts made by various crafts people who work out of the cottage.

“Some of the artists will demonstrate their art and craft throughout the day for

Janice Souter of Buderim Craft Cottage patchwork group preparing for an upcoming clearance sale those keen to pick up tips,” Mrs Reid says.

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BUDERIM FALLS BRIDGE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS Important maintenance works are underway on Serenity Bridge in Buderim Forest Park, limiting access to some walking trails.

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A section of the loop track to the western end of the bridge accessed via Quorn Close will be closed, however, access to the falls via the eastern track, and through access between Quorn Close and Harrys Lane will remain open.

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Acting Sergeant Sandy Atkinson says police are welcoming discussions with locals about road safety and home security issues.

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Loving Hope Bears is making the lives of children in shelters a little brighter. WORDS: Caitlin Zerafa.

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Sippy Down teenager is hoping to extend the gift of love to children affected by domestic violence this Valentine’s Day through her charitable initiative Loving Hope Bears.

Glasshouse Christian College Year 12 student Angelique Hallett began the project more than 18 months ago after being inspired at school to tap into her entrepreneurial mind to fix a problem.

“The problem I could see is domestic violence in our area at the moment and I couldn’t fix that, so I looked at all the negative impacts and the one that I felt the hardest to swallow was all the children and how it was not their fault,” the 17-year-old says.

So far, Angelique has helped 85 children across the Sunshine Coast with the gift of a teddy bear.

“Customers come to me and they purchase the opportunity for teddy bears to be given to children.

“They can choose to either donate the money to buy a bear for the children or

Angelique Hallett is helping children affected by domestic violence though her Loving Hope Bears initiative they can ‘buy one give one’ – so buy one for themselves and one for a child.

“I will go and transfer those teddy bears to the local shelters and the shelters will pass them on to the children they are looking after.”

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Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards 2021 It was a great pleasure to attend the Sunshine Coast Australia Day Awards on Friday, January 22. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the nominees and winners – all really deserved these accolades.

Maroochydore Rugby Union Club In recent months, division four has seen some upgrades, including the new change rooms at the Maroochydore Rugby Union Club. These new change rooms are the result of many hours of hard work by club members passionate about women’s participation in rugby union. The Swans Committee has worked tirelessly since 2017 to secure funding and ensure the project’s overall success.

Upcoming free events There are a number of exciting things happening in Mooloolaba during February including the Luna Celebration on February 12. Elvis impersonator Mark Andrew and his band will be performing at the Loo with View on February 20, while the Mooloolaba Outrigger Canoe Races are on February 27 and 28.

Angelique says she is currently in the process of delivering 300 sales to various shelters across the region.

The young entrepreneur has also been named Young Citizen of the Year at Sunshine Coast Council’s 2021 Australia Day Awards for her efforts and hopes to continue Loving Hope Bears in a full-time capacity after graduating school this year.

In the meantime, Angelique is encouraging locals to consider purchasing a bear this Valentine’s Day. “For Valentine’s Day you can buy one for yourselves and give one.

“It’s a tangible gift, it’s a 30-centimetre, big fluffy teddy bear they know they are giving.

“Most children who are temporarily in the shelters have not taken anything special with them.

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Since the rollout of the NDIS in 2019 and under the guidance of Debbie Blumel as CEO, the not-for-profit company has grown from strength to strength, diversifying into three additional businesses across the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Gympie and Moreton Bay. “With demand increasing, we have expanded our services to meet a greater range of need, including services for adults,” Ms Blumel says.

The centre has now become Your Best Life Disability and Health Services, with the company incorporating the original therapy services as well as LevelUp Independent Living, Mindcare Mental Health Services, and Your Choice Plan Management Australia.

LevelUp manager Adrian Crothers says his team is passionate about supporting participants and families towards independent living.

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Cycling Without Age is calling on the community to help add to its trishaw fleet. WORDS: Caitlin Zerafa. it; it looks like fun, it looks interesting and people come up and chat to you.

“Our passengers can make connections to people. People come up and talk to them in a way in which they won’t if they were sitting on a park bench.

“We get the most lovely comments from our passengers. For some it’s the first time they have been out in some time or the best day they have had in four years.

“It has great benefits in terms of mental health and wellbeing.”

Currently Cycling Without Age visits various aged-care facilities, disability services and special schools in the Caloundra region but Mr Rogers is Cycling Without Age is celebrating one year on the Sunshine Coast and is hoping to continue expanding its invaluable community service

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volunteer-run charity breaking the barriers of isolation is celebrating one year with hopes to grow its invaluable community service into the future.

Cycling Without Age Sunshine Coast began on February 14, 2020 but community captain Tim Rogers says the organisation has been properly running for only six months.

“We started in February last year and COVID shut us down within three weeks; we couldn’t even do training,” Mr Rogers says.

“We didn’t start running again until very late July. We’ve really been building great momentum since August.”

Cycling Without Age originated in Denmark in 2012 and is now in more

than 50 countries with more than 2200 community, or chapter, locations including the Sunshine Coast.

Mr Rogers says volunteer pilots, or chauffeurs, offer rides on trishaw bikes for a variety of people with reduced mobility, with community and connection at the forefront of what they do.

“Cycling Without Age on one level is as simple as taking people who have reduced mobility and taking them for rides out on our trishaws.”

The service assists the elderly, those with a disability or people with a medical condition and Mr Rogers says the trishaws spark conversation, breaking the invisibility felt by some members of the community.

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“For some [passengers] it’s the first time they have been out in some time”

hoping more people who live at home can benefit from using the service.

“We know there are plenty of people who just live at home and are with a loved one who is their carer, and we want to make sure they can access our services too,” he says.

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The organisation currently has four trishaws, two purchased with a Sunshine Coast Council grant and two recently added thanks to the generosity of the community, and two of Australia’s biggest stars.

Mr Rogers says the charity held a crowdfunding campaign last year to purchase a wheelchair-friendly trishaw, expanding its ability to cater for a wider range of passengers.

The charity also holds a claim to fame after Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman donated a third trishaw to the collection.

“The connection there is that Keith’s mum is one of our volunteers.”

Cycling Without Age is now hoping to raise enough money to purchase a trailer large enough to transport the trishaws and ultimately expand its service area.

Mr Rogers says a community event happens every Wednesday from 2pm at Happy Valley for locals with reduced mobility to experience a trishaw ride.

To donate, visit chuffed.org and search ‘Cycling Without Age Sunshine Coast’. For more information call 0484 248 832.

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Local artist friends behind Lapopie Art, Tricia Olsen and Wendy Brown, will host a Bubbles and Brush event this month with the hope of sharing their passion with others.

“Join us for an afternoon of fun and creativity as we guide you through the mysteries of abstract alcohol inks,” Ms Olsen says.

“You will learn how to create your individual abstract on Yupo paper.

“Alcohol ink has burst into popularity in abstract art, showcasing expressive colours and beauty. “[It is] a fluid painting technique that moves colour with each dash of alcohol.”

Guest will be provided with a glass of bubbles and nibbles, all materials and equipment and will be able to take their artwork home.

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Christina Carde will begin as a registered midwife in the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service 2021 graduate program after successfully completing her Bachelor of Midwifery through the University of the Sunshine Coast.

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YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OFFERS THE GIFT OF HOPE Loving Hope Bears is making the lives of children in shelters a little brighter. WORDS: Caitlin Zerafa.

Angelique Hallett is helping children affected by domestic violence though her Loving Hope Bears initiative

So far, the Sippy Downs local has helped 85 children across region. “Customers come to me and they purchase the opportunity for teddy bears to be given to children.

“They can choose to either donate the money to buy a bear for the children or they can ‘buy one give one’ – so buy one for themselves and one for a child.

“I will go and transfer those teddy bears to the local shelters and the shelters will pass them on to the children they are looking after.”

Angelique says she is currently in the process of delivering 300 sales to various shelters across the region.

The young entrepreneur has also been named Young Citizen of the Year at Sunshine Coast Council’s 2021 Australia Day Awards for her efforts and hopes to continue Loving Hope Bears in a full-time capacity after graduating school this year.

In the meantime, Angelique is encouraging locals to consider purchasing a bear this Valentine’s Day. “Most children who are temporarily in the shelters have not taken anything special with them. These children will have something to cuddle through good times and bad, knowing someone cares and loves them enough to give a teddy bear.”

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Year 12 student is hoping to extend the gift of love to children impacted by domestic violence this Valentine’s Day through her charitable initiative Loving Hope Bears.

Glasshouse Christian College student Angelique Hallett began the project more than 18 months ago after being inspired at school to tap into her entrepreneurial mind to fix a problem.

“The problem I could see is domestic violence in our area at the moment and I couldn’t fix that, so I looked at all the negative impacts and the one that I felt the hardest to swallow was all the children and how it was not their fault,” the 17-year-old says.

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) I hope everyone is feeling more optimistic as we go into 2021. If you’re looking to push further forward on your health and wellbeing this year, council has some great programs to help you get off to a good start.

If you’re over 50 and want to take more charge of your health, come along to the free Healthy Ageing Forum – Getting Old Is Not A Disease – on February 20.

In partnership with council and the University of the Sunshine Coast, the forum will be a seriously good opportunity to learn about disease prevention in addition to sensible exercise, diet and stress reduction. You can leap in and register via council’s website.

Our popular Healthy Sunshine Coast program is back for 2021 with an excellent variety of free and low-cost fitness and wellness programs for residents to enjoy. Now in its fifth year, Healthy Sunshine Coast is available across the region in local parks and community venues. Try a fitness or yoga session in Turner Park, Beerwah or a Seniors Group Fitness session in the Beerwah Community Hall. Check out the full program on council’s website.

Finally, I hope all our local teachers, parents and students have settled into the new school year, particularly the little ones who started Prep. It’s great to see the new performance centre at the Glasshouse Christian College taking impressive shape and the brand new Baringa State Secondary College that opened its doors for the first time, welcoming a 2021 cohort of Year seven and eight students into school as well as into our division one community.

While COVID-19 continues to impact communities, my Meet and Greet sessions will remain on hold, however, you are welcome to contact me anytime via email on rick.baberowski@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au or phone on 5420 8987.

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Ms Goldsworthy has been on the Sunshine Coast for nearly 30 years, and now considers herself a local. She is not only a lover of ‘crunching the numbers’, but also enjoys helping her clients reach and often exceed their desired business goals. Throughout her career Ms Goldsworthy has worked with many small to medium businesses in the region and has experience with sole traders to family trusts to more complex corporate structures and taxation compliance work. Ms Goldsworthy brings the same amount of passion whether you are an individual taxpayer or a more complex business structure, as she truly cares about the best possible outcomes for all her clients.

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If you are looking to take your business to the next level, Trinity can support you and your business at every stage with customised strategies and proactive solutions.

They pride themselves on exceptional service and personalised solutions. And as the Trinity accountants

join you on your business journey of ups, downs and growth, they are truly your partners in business.

Ms Goldsworthy fits well into the Trinity culture by taking pride in being easily accessible and available to clients. If you are a small to medium business owner and want to take your business to the next level, give Trinity a call to arrange a no-obligation discussion on how to help you fall in love with your business.

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Australians won’t get subsidies to make electric vehicles more affordable, with the federal government instead flagging support for businesses to help switch company cars. Energy Minister Angus Taylor this month released his long-awaited future fuels strategy, which outlines five priority areas. It includes helping commercial fleets become electrics and hybrids, given 40 per cent of light vehicles were bought by businesses last year. The government believes helping firms switch to electric and hybrid vehicles will result in them being sold second-hand, reducing the cost for individuals and increasing uptake.

Subsidies have been ruled out.

Mr Taylor argues the government gets a better deal for taxpayers if companies are paid to reduce their emissions through the Emissions Reduction Fund, which has a lower price on carbon. The government predicts 26 per cent of new car sales will be electric by 2030.

The strategy is open to feedback until April 2. The transport sector makes up 18 per cent of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions and is expected to rise through to 2030.

The automobile association has welcomed the general direction of the strategy but says tax reforms need to be looked at to incentivise the uptake of cleaner vehicles.

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Is your lawyer billing you too much?

Who gets your super when you die?

Understandably, one of the main concerns people have in engaging a lawyer revolves around cost. When you engage a lawyer, they have obligations they must follow and one of the most important documents you will receive is called a “cost agreement”. This document, at a minimum will cover: The scope of work the lawyer has been engaged to do. This will include an outline of the specific dispute that needs to be resolved, what processes will be used to negotiate and whether court will or may be involved.

What is not included in the scope of work. For example, the work is limited to only the area of law and scope you have agreed upon.

The estimate of fees, and if this estimate is subject to any contingencies, what those are and when the estimate might need to be reviewed.

How fees are charged. This will specify if you are paying on a time basis, under a scale for items of work, on completion of steps, for a fixed fee or as otherwise agreed.

It is also important to know that generally all the work your lawyer does for you will be chargeable and that different types of work may result in different fees.

People are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of a Binding Death Benefit Nomination (BDBN) to dictate who receives their superannuation on death.

Your superannuation is not an asset of your estate.

The Trustee of your superannuation fund will determine how benefits are paid on your death – unless you have prepared a BDBN to override any discretion of the Trustee.

Recently, the Queensland Supreme Court had to consider the ability for an Attorney (under an Enduring Power of Attorney) to prepare a new BDBN where the member had lost their mental capacity. The Court examined: 1. the superannuation fund’s Trust Deed; and 2. whether there was any specific authority allowing the Attorney to take steps with respect to a BDBN. The Court found that the Attorney was authorised to prepare a BDBN for the incapacitated member.

It is important that you regularly review and update your estate planning and consider whether your Enduring Power of Attorney should enable your Attorney to make a BDBN to ensure that your best laid plans are not disrupted.

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Immediate asset write-offs for businesses • Businesses with an aggregated turnover of less than $5 billion can fully expense the cost of new depreciable assets and the cost of improvements to existing eligible assets in the first year of use. Date of effect October 6, 2020 and first used or installed

by June 30, 2022. You can choose as to whether you apply on an asset-by-asset basis.

• This means that an asset’s cost will be fully deductible upfront rather than being claimed over the asset’s life.

• While many businesses were already eligible for an instant asset write-off for asset purchases of up to $150,000, this measure does not cap the asset’s cost, and eligibility for the higher instant asset write-off has been significantly broadened and extended (the existing $150,000 instant asset write-off applies to businesses with turnover less than $500 million and will not apply to purchases after December 31, 2020).

• For businesses with an aggregated turnover under $50 million, full expensing applies to second-hand assets.

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Why women make great investors Did you know that 30 per cent of females leave the workforce with no personal income, while a third rely on their partner’s income to meet their living costs at retirement? Or that women retire with half the super that men do?

Sobering statistics – and all very good reasons why women should take a keen interest in building their wealth.

Property used to be a man’s domain, but that’s no longer the case. It’s now common for women in partnerships to actively participate in the investment process – whether that be initiating enquiries, doing the research or making key decisions – and even buy their own investment property.

Women’s approach to investing is slightly different to men’s. They’re great listeners, for example, and more open to seeking advice from professionals such as financial planners and mortgage brokers rather than stumbling their way through the process. Being better informed puts them in a stronger position and helps set them up for success.

The bottom line is that everyone should safeguard their financial future.

And with the proper guidance, there’s no reason why gender, age or personal circumstances should be a barrier to investing.

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Be extra careful with how you give and receive information, as Mercury is still reversing through your partnership zone. If you have doubts, don’t hesitate to double-check. Plus, avoid making major purchases until after Sunday February 21.

Mercury (your patron planet) is currently reversing through your work and wellbeing zone, so it’s not a good time to initiate a professional project, apply for a promotion or look for a new job. Instead, wait until after Mercury goes direct on February 21.

When it comes to sport, children, romance, friendship, creativity or hobbies, be proactive and shake things up. If you sit on the fence and let things slide, change will come in a more radical form that’s harder to manage.

Prepare for some drama as retrograde Mercury stirs up issues.

Use your diplomatic talents to find practical solutions to potential problems. The stars encourage ambitious plans, but don’t promise more than you can realistically deliver.

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Expect some frustrations and delays as retrograde Mercury confuses communication and slows things down. Saturn squares Uranus, so do your best to get the ratio right between being an organised archer and a spontaneous Sagittarius.

Money matters look confusing as Mercury reverses through your financial zone until next Sunday. And is a personal matter weighing you down? Strive to get the balance right between fulfilling your responsibilities and creating change for yourself.

With Mercury reversing through your sign, prepare for a few frustrating problems to head your way. Making a snap decision seems like a good idea, but it could backfire badly. Think twice before you blurt out something controversial that you later regret.

Five planets (including Saturn and retrograde Mercury) are transiting through your self-sabotage zone, so there’s a tendency to be pessimistic.

Despite the challenges, don’t give up Pisces. Channel your energy into meditation and contemplation.

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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7. Which storyteller are the fables The Tortoise and the Hare and The Boy Who Cried Wolf attributed to?

8. By what names are Saudi Arabia’s Makkah and al-Madinah better known in English?

9. What was the name of the oil tanker which spilt an estimated 40.9 million litres of crude oil in Alaska on March 24, 1989?

10. In the term g-force, what does the ‘g’ stand for?

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3. What term is used to refer to a horse’s female parent?

4. What unit of currency was used in Spain before the 2002 adoption of the Euro?

5. What type of song is a paean?

6. Is a pangolin (pictured) a mammal or reptile?

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A much-cherished goal or dream has temporarily been put on hold.

With Uranus, Saturn and retrograde Mercury all stirring up your international wanderlust zone, it will be a while before you can escape on a globe-trotting adventure again.

QUIZ: 1. Venezuela 2. Science fiction and fantasy 3. Dam 4. Peseta 5. A song of praise, joy or triumph 6. Mammal 7. Aesop 8. Mecca and Medina 9. Exxon Valdez 10. Gravity

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This week, the planets rev up your usually tentative Taurean nature and you’ll feel more restless than usual.

It’s time to break free from boring boundaries, go free-range and start exploring the world around you (in COVID-safe ways).

WORD STEP: GRIND GRINS GAINS PAINS PAILS PALLS

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DIGGING DEEPER INTO COAST RENTAL STRESS COVID conditions has seen people to flocking to the Coast, resulting in a housing shortage. WORDS: Tracey Johnstone.

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t’s no wonder there is residential rental stress occurring on the Sunshine Coast as several obvious, and not so obvious, factors are putting significant pressure on the market.

Available rental properties are at a low of 0.3 per cent. What does become available is more expensive. In some cases, people are paying over the advertised rate or paying several months in advance to secure a place.

Then there is the median cost increase in rents across the Coast, which have risen $70 per week since January 2020.

Adams & Jones agency owner Scott Gooderham, who runs a rental book of over 1000 properties, says there has been a lot of sensationalism around the lack of stock in the rental market. “There isn’t 50-odd families not living somewhere,” he says.

“There’s no panic,” he adds when discussing the competitive environment.

“It’s human nature at play with people saying ‘I want this property’. If anything, they are wanting to have security about their home and their living in a time when there is no security.”

Mr Gooderham is however experiencing homebuyers being caught between the sale of their old home and the purchase of a replacement. In some cases, the replacement cost looks a lot greater than some buyers expected.

“I am seeing people who are selling their houses because they are getting really good money and then thinking that they can go get a rental while they work out what they are going to do next,” he says. “And then they don’t get (the rental) and then go into a frenzy, offering more money because they are cashed up. I have seen that a lot.”

Population growth on the Coast is another key market pressure says

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CoreLogic’s head of residential research Eliza Owen. “It is one of the most popular areas in Australia in terms of internal migration,” she says.

Mr Gooderham concurs: “Out of so much uncertainty across the world, people have confidence and certainty about this region,” he says.

That attraction is creating some ‘frenzy’ in the rental market, continues Mr Gooderham. It’s being driven by a sense of urgency which is resulting in a competitive market.

With the increasing cost of living and buying in the major cities and working from home (WFH) now part of the ‘new normal’ for many businesses, moving to live on the Coast is being seen as an affordable and viable choice.

Even though Ms Owen thinks there may be some correction in the WFH approach, “the fact that the economy is starting to improve will probably only make people more mobile and more confident in uprooting and moving home” she says.

Another market pressure is the decrease in investor numbers. Over the last 12 months, Ms Owen says CoreLogic’s

“Out of so much uncertainty across the world, people have confidence and certainty about this region” Scott Gooderham

data is showing there are fewer investor loans being taken out.

“They make up only about one-fifth of the market at the moment versus a historic average of 35 per cent of housing

finance commitments,” she says. “It’s down to about 20 per cent.”

She expects that while investors will start gradually returning in 2021, for the Coast the supply of inactivated residential land will hamper investment opportunities.

Mr Gooderham says that in the early months of COVID, many major developers were preparing for a potential market slow down as uncertainty abounded. Nobody really knew what was going to happen.

“The thought of that stopped stock becoming available,” he added. By July developers started to regain their confidence and move towards developing new projects.

“We are going to have a lot of stock come onto the market again, which I believe will slow down this initial hit.”

Another pressure point has been the lag in the construction of the HomeBuilder supported new homes due to land release and availability of builders, which is keeping renters in place. The builders have their hands full due to the government stimulation packages and many grant applicants leaving it to the last minute to submit their applications.

“The other relief in this rental market in the future will be when people take up the owner-occupied properties,” Ms Owen says. “But while there is a lag for owner-occupiers who are waiting for their new homes to build, they are still sitting in the rental market.”

Mr Gooderham remains upbeat about the future of the Coast’s rental market because of the “very low impact of COVID” in Queensland.

“I don’t think we have a drama here; we have a good problem to have and it’s created out of the demand to live in this area – and well why wouldn’t you?” he says. “It will find its own feet and we will work through it.”

Seller Transferred Overseas – Property Must Be Sold BARINGA 59 MARYBELL DRIVE This beautiful family home offers an amazing opportunity for the astute investor or its next owner-occupier.

Positioned in a sought after location within an easy, flat walk to the IGA Marketplace, Baringa Tavern, beautiful parklands and both Baringa Primary School and the new High School.

• 4 bedrooms all with built-in robes

• Open plan living area flowing onto alfresco patio

• Master bedroom with ensuite

• Large, automatic double garage with internal access

AUCTION: Saturday 27th February at 11.00 am if not sold prior INSPECT: Saturday 13th February, 10:30-11:00am

Greg Pratt 0413 624 308 Steve Kealey 0437 935 369

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AUCTION FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE BEACH IN A STONE’S THROW ... SELLING NOW! 112 Pacific Boulevard, Buddina This beautifully remastered home is ready and waiting for the next lucky owners.

Offered with vacant possession, a property of this quality and location will not be on the market for long. With a very user-friendly floor plan and a large balcony with north easterly ocean views, this property will be a desirable home for an abundance of buyers. The internal layout offers 4 bedrooms plus a home office on the ground floor, 3 bathrooms, 2 separate living areas and a modern open plan kitchen.

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AUCTION “ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE” – BUDERIM ACREAGE AT ITS ABSOLUTE BEST! 28-32 Greenwood Close, Buderim This prestigious Buderim property offers the finest in luxury family living. Built on 5000sqm this rural residential property reflects elegance and style. The 20m lap pool and tree-lined driveway escort you from the secured gated entrance to the home and magnificent gardens. The heart of this home exudes warmth and sophistication. With soaring ceilings, French oak parquetry and the French Cheminees Philippe fireplace framed with hand-pitched Glasshouse Mountain stone, the living area connects beautifully to the gourmet kitchen, scullery and wine/coffee bar. This home is designed to embrace the needs of everyone in the family with dual living zones, dual offices, media room, gym and raised vegetable gardens for those with a green thumb. The stylish master bedroom complete with an impressive ensuite; double rain-showers and underfloor heating, an inspection for this home is a must.

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AUCTION RARE GEM IN ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LOCATIONS – AUCTION THIS SATURDAY 2

Unit 10/12-14 Lindsay Street, Alexandra Headland Units in this building ‘Seanna’ are rarely offered to the market. Superbly located in one of the most prestigious and highly sought-after Alexandra Headland addresses within the Golden Triangle, this two bedroom/two bathroom beachside unit is an opportunity not to be missed. Ticking plenty of boxes, the unit is suitable for a small family, down-sizers, professionals, renovators and investors alike.

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AUCTION YOUR FINAL CHANCE TO PURCHASE THIS BEACHFRONT HOME – AUCTION THIS SATURDAY 3

7 Oceanic Drive, Warana Offered to the market for the first time in 25 years and one of only a handful of absolute beachfront properties with ocean views. This is the opportunity of 2021!

7 Oceanic Drive, Warana – what more do we need to say! If you are looking for a project or have the need to build your own brand-new home, this is the one you’ve been waiting for. The current owners are committed to selling now so make all sensible offers!

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AUCTION STUNNING HOME IN THE COVE – IRREPLACEABLE VALUE! 20 Mackenzie Drive, Maroochydore Going, going, almost gone – auction next weekend!

What if you could secure this magnificent north facing beauty situated on one of the largest blocks that the enviable location of the Cove has to offer…. This prestigious residence is designed to showcase the awe-inspiring views captivating indoor and outdoor living. Spanning over two levels with multiple living zones, gourmet kitchen, a master suite of your dreams, this is truly waterfront living at its best.

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AUCTION GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE – OUTSTANDING REAL ESTATE! 40 Mary Street, Alexandra Headland The home offers excellent accommodation, a modern open plan kitchen with stone benchtops, two large living areas, 5 bedrooms plus study or 6th bedroom and three bathrooms set over two easy levels. The covered decks all face to the north east with beautiful ocean breezes and outlook for those hot sunny days. The swimming pool is private and has ample space to entertain, relax and read a book. This is quite unique and will work as a great family home, holiday home or Airbnb.

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EXCLUSIVE COUNTRY ESTATE ON 100 ACRES If you have been searching for a truly special lifestyle in every sense, Barung Point will not disappoint. Situated on a private knoll overlooking and connecting to Lake Baroon, a superbly appointed country home takes pride of place in this magical, whisper-quiet 100-acre property in the North Maleny hills of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. All this just a few minutes away from the vibrant township of Maleny, yet worlds away amidst the tranquil ambience of its alluring natural surroundings.

The grounds of this exclusive and aesthetic estate showcase a wide variety of established rainforest trees. It begins with the formal Kauri pine-lined driveway which leads to the junction point between the demesnes of the main residence and of the

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fully self-contained guest cottage and barn. Both homes enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Baroon and beyond, with the scenic vista of the Pacific Ocean part of the backdrop on the gently winding drive. The property has its own access to Lake Baroon.

With interiors designed by the renowned Stuart Rattle, the main residence is a harmonious fusion of classic elegance, superb architectural detail and modern style. An expansive, open plan design awaits beyond the impressive entrance, with Brushbox timber and natural sandstone flooring, together with ten-foot ceilings, oversized windows and only the most exquisite high-end finishes.

Price Guide: $5,500,000 Inspect: By Appointment View: remaxhinterland.com.au

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pitomising the essence of the coastal lifestyle, this contemporary beachside masterpiece over three spacious levels is all about indulgence. Infinitely stylish and exquisite in design, this luxurious family home is a beachside sanctuary like no other. Built to the highest of standards and maximising its northeast aspect, this blue chip residence with sweeping high ceilings and extensive glazing throughout enjoys abundant natural light and prevailing summer breezes.

A vast array of luxury features must be seen to be fully appreciated.

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YOUR CHANCE FOR THE MUDJIMBA LIFESTYLE • Charming, well maintained solid brick home, positioned within an easy walk to Mudjimba’s patrolled surf beach, cafés and restaurants • Perfect as is with white picket fence and a true-blue Hills Hoist, this home is ideal as your very own weekender or renovate to create your dream home • Original style kitchen with dining area opening to a huge covered patio • Lounge area has a lovely outlook over the front lawn • Family bathroom with separate shower and bath • North facing backyard with side access, ample room for a pool, kids to play and a shed • Don’t delay, cocoon yourself in the fabulous lifestyle Mudjimba offers 52 My Weekly Preview | February 11, 2021

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View Saturday 2:00-2:45pm Auction Saturday 20th February @ 2pm Keith Blanchard 0419 676 037 keith@northshorerealty.com.au

5 bed, 4 bath, 4 car Price: Contact Agent Adams and Jones Property Karen Jones 0405 122 526

LEADING AGENT MOVES ON TO AGENCY OWNERSHIP

O MUDJIMBA 38 Sundew Street

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ne of the Sunshine Coast’s leading agents has chosen 2021 to take ownership of a successful, established agency.

Tristan Brown acquired the Nambourbased RE/MAX Property Sales, which Steve and Nicola Perry opened in 2010 and grew into an award-winning office.

Mr Brown has a string of accolades himself, including number one agent for one of the Sunshine Coast top agencies, Amber Werchon Property.

“My years with AWP have honed my real estate skills and I’m personally indebted to Amber for her leadership and mentoring,” he says. “I am ready for this step into agency ownership because of what I’ve learned while on her team.”

As RE/MAX Property Sales, Mr Brown can offer real estate services across the Sunshine Coast and further afield, with a focus on the markets of Nambour, Woombye, Palmwoods, Rosemount, Yandina and neighbouring areas.

He believes Nambour’s potential as a great real estate market is yet untapped.

“This town and its surrounds have tremendous opportunities for property owners, investors and residents,” Mr Brown

says, “and real estate customers here deserve the same exceptional level of service anywhere on the Coast, and regardless of the property’s price tag.

“I have been fortunate to be given the opportunity to purchase a high-performing established agency in Nambour, and equally to have Steve remain on the team as a lead agent and to assist with recruitment as we grow this great team further.”

Mr Brown’s goal is to be at the helm of the number one agency for market share in Nambour and outer reaches as he extends his team’s profile and reputation.

“I was a high performing agent managing a team and Steve was selling a successful real estate business with an experienced team.

The time was right. It was a logical step to invest in an existing business as an owner.”

Growth will include the relaunch of RE/ MAX Property Sales property management division with experienced practitioner, Jody Chatillon, in the Business Development Manager role.

Mr Brown formally stepped into the RE/ MAX Property Sales broker owner role on February 1. Contact him on 0403 665 643 or tristan.brown@remax.com.au. myweeklypreview.com.au

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this week’s auctions Saturday 10am

Saturday 10am

Saturday 12pm

Open from 9:30am 116 Atkinson Road, Bli Bli Jason Mills 0417 343 289

Open from 9:30am Lots 4-7 Dunne Road, Glenview Ma O’Grady 0414 317 375

Open from 11:30am 53 Pimpala Street, Wurtulla James Goldsworthy 0400 634 141

Open from 9:30am 305/21 Innova on Parkway, Bir nya Ryan Bradeley 0418 793 670

Saturday 11am

Saturday 3pm

Open from 10:30am 23 Old Orchard Drive, Palmwoods Chevonne Rees 0473 810 820

Open from 2:30pm 271 Mooloolaba Road, Buderim Jason Mills 0417 343 289

Open from 9:30am 3 Mellum Court, Dicky Beach Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

Open from 10:30am 54 Elkhorn Street, Kuluin Rowan Woodbine 0497 076 418

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

Kings Beach

6/246 Alexandra Parade

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 9-9:30am

2/33 Edward Street

3 bed 3 bath 3 car

Sat 10-10:30am

14/18 Edward Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

1/25 Arthur Street 707/42 Queen Street 1/14 Mahia Terrace

2/33 Edward Street

3 bed 3 bath 3 car

Wed 17th 5-5:30pm

Li le Mountain

6/246 Alexandra Parade

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Thurs 18th 4-4:30pm

2 Gallery Place 25 Grey Gum Drive

Aroona 20 Albatross Avenue

4 bed 2 bath

Fri 12th 10-10:30am

Maroochy River

5 Ridgehaven Court

6 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 9-9:30am

20 Albatross Avenue

4 bed 2 bath

Sat 10-10:30am

614 Yandina Bli Bli Road 22 Constella on Way

22/67 Rega a Boulevard

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

52/67 Rega a Boulevard

2 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

13 Meridien Drive 235 Broadwater Avenue West 41 Flinders Lane 235 Broadwater Avenue West

Bli Bli 7 Casey Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Rachel Meyers 0411 699 619

6 Whitecross Road

4 bed 2 bath 6 car

Ed Hackenberg 0499 199 360

45 Atkinson Road

4 bed 2 bath 6 car

Tony Benne 0424 855 224

26 Avocado Crescent

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Ma hew McAuliffe 0412 111 608

14 Savannah Court

3 bed 2 bath 3 car

Rachel Meyers 0411 699 619

27 Cu ers Way

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Rachel Meyers 0411 699 619

30 Conway Court

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

14/125 Mooloolaba Esplanade 704/25 First Avenue

28 Jacana Avenue

3 bed 2 bath 3 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

22 Caitlin Place

land - 935m2

Ed Hackenberg 0499 199 360

Mooloolah Valley

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1:30-2 pm

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Thurs 11th 10-10:30am

13 Derby Road 13 Derby Road

18 Cur s Street 9 Cur s Street

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

Nambour

27 Jones Road

4 bed 3 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

4/19 Amaroo Drive

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

4 Observa on Circuit 28 Tuckers Creek Drive

1/3 Ballinger Court

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

20/61 Power Road

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1:30-2pm

Palmview

27 Barnes Drive

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 2-2:30pm

13 Bombala Terrace

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Fri 12th 1-1:30pm

13 Bombala Terrace

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 9:30-10am

3 Mellum Court

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Fri 12th 10-10:30am

5 Mellum Court

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Fri 12th 11-11:30am

Tanawha

3 Mellum Court

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 9:30-10am

31 Shady Grove

5 Mellum Court

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

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3 bed 1 bath

Sat 2-2:30pm

76 Tranquility Way

3 Roberts Road 3 Roberts Road 72 Dunning Street 23 Old Orchard Drive 146 McKees Road

Coolum Beach

33 Agincourt Street

Eudlo

8 Burne Place

Sat 12-12:30pm Sat 12-12:30pm Sat 12-12:30pm Wed 17th 4-4:30pm

3 bed 2 bath 2 car 3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Fri 12th 12-12:30pm Sat 12-12:30pm

3 bed 2 bath 1 car 2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am Sat 12-12:30pm

4 bed 2 bath 2 car 4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am Sat 2-2:30pm

4 bed 2 bath 1 car 4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am Sat 10:30-11am

4 bed 2 bath 2 car 4 bed 2 bath 2 car

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

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

4 bed 2 bath 2 car 4 bed 2 bath 2 car 4 bed 2 bath 2 car 3 bed 2 bath 2 car 5 bed 3 bath 6 car

Thurs 11th 4-4:30pm Sat 9-9:30am Sat 9:30-10am Sat 10:30-11am Sat 12-12:30pm

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 2-2:30pm

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 12:30-1pm

5 bed 3 bath 12 car

Tony Benne 0424 855 224

4 bed 3 bath 4 car

Rachel Meyers 0411 699 619

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11:30am-12pm

Valdora

Forest Glen

23 Celes al Court

Woombye

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

Lots 4-7 Dunne Road

land

Sat 9:30-10am

Wurtulla

136 Glenview Road

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 11-11:30am

53 Pimpala Street

8 Tamarind Court

Glenview

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4 bed 2 bath 2 car 3 bed 1 bath 1 car 3 bed 3 bath 3 car 3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Pelican Waters

Dicky Beach

Bli Bli Buderim Caloundra

Sat 10-10:30am Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

Palmwoods

Caloundra

1 Bristlebird Circuit

6 bed 2 bath 2 car 4 bed 2 bath 6 car

Mountain Creek

4 Besley Street

Lot 3 of 87-95 Robinsons Road

Sat 11-11:30am Sat 1-1:30pm

Mooloolaba

12 Forsyth Place 12 Forsyth Place

Buderim

1/50 Springfield Avenue

5 bed 4 bath 4 car 4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Moffat Beach

Buddina

4 Besley Street

Sat 10-10:30am Sat 11-11:30am Sat 11-11:30am

Maroochydore

Bir nya

302/5 Bermagui Crescent

2 bed 2 bath 1 car 3 bed 2 bath 1 car 2 bed 1 bath 1 car

5450 8111 5445 6088 5491 5055

Golden Beach Kawana Maroochydore

5492 2100 5354 6012 5443 2000

Mooloolaba Mountain Creek Nambour

5444 3455 5477 7600 5354 6000

Noosa River Pelican Waters Sippy Downs

5449 8800 5343 6900 5354 6002

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The market is BOOMING and record prices are being set each week.

There are more buyers than sellers, but as a SELLER there are sঞll some pi alls.

Common words we hear from buyers after missing out: Buyer: “I would have paid more.”

Buyer: “I didn’t even get a chance.”

Buyer: “Why didn’t you give me a call?”

Buyer: “I didn’t even know it was for sale.”

Buyer: “How do you even get to make an offer?”

Our promise is not to focus on a quick sale for a good price ...

Our promise is to focus on making sure all buyers see your property to ensure you get the best sale, at the best price on the best terms, to the best buyer.

Bre Graham Owner Ray White Buderim 33 years experience and understands these markets.

Choosing the right agent in this market is critical For an appraisal, call one of my team opposite ...

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Buderim’s most experienced, Buderim’s most centrally located, Buderim’s most active.

Dan Smith Sales & Marketing 0438 120 776

Gregory Ward Sales & Marketing 0497 659 029

Chevonne Rees Sales & Marketing 0473 810 820

Lloyd Edwards Sales & Marketing 0419 672 902

Jake Loiero Sales & Marketing 0448 000 933

Drew Colliver Sales Associate 0417 467 737

Rob Horne Sales & Marketing 0429 508 705

Judy Wild Sales & Marketing 0419 798 905

Kerryn Muller Sales Assistant 07 5445 6088

Sally Horne Sales & Marketing 0409 561 638

Mitch Rowe Sales & Marketing 07 5445 6088

Lew Pottinger Sales & Marketing 0419 788 547

Kathryn Willshire Sales & Marketing 0437 434 648

Joshua Irvine Sales Associate 0432 994 588

Brodie Rodgers Sales Manager 0406 501 684

How can we help you?

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Auction 3

2/33 Edward Street, Alexandra Headland • • • • • • •

Luxurious beachside residence located in tightly-held Golden Triangle Boutique apartment complex of only four located one street back from beach Penthouse-style, architecturally designed home with modern inclusions Gourmet kitchen, Miele appliances, butler’s pantry, alfresco kitchen/BBQ area 3 ensuited bedrooms, 2 living areas, dedicated home office, full-size laundry Ducted and zoned a/c, secure, internal lift access to triple-car garage Footsteps to beach, walk to shops, close to restaurants, cafés, surf club & airport

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Aucঞon On site Saturday, February 20 at 10am

Michelle Nagel 0406 750 990

View Saturday 10-10:30am & Wednesday 17th 5-5:30pm

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Auction 5 Mellum Court, Dicky Beach This beautiful contemporary beach house on an elevated 607m² allotment with ocean views over Dicky Beach has been crafted by one of the Coast’s best builders.

• Inspired modern design including stone finishes, soaring ceilings and electric gate • Generous master suite with ensuite and huge walk-in robe • Open plan living area spilling out to the north facing front deck • Sparkling in-ground pool and outdoor shower to rinse the sand and surf board • Stroll to surf club and patrolled beach, close to shops, cafés and restaurants

3 Aucঞon In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, February 25 at 11am

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Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

View Friday & Saturday 11-11:30am

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Auction 5

2 Gallery Place, Li le Mountain Featuring purpose-built dual living over two levels • Immaculate 446m2 home on 799m2 elevated parcel with side access • Two private outdoor entertaining decks with ocean views • Each level offers a stylish kitchen with quality finishes • Huge epoxy floored 4-car garage, wired for 3-phase power • Stunning architecturally designed family residence • Ideal opportunity for a large or extended family or dual living

Auc on In rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, February 25 at 11am

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Carol Carr 0435 807 324

View Saturday 11-11:30am

raywhitecaloundra.com.au

Auction 3

13 Derby Road, Moffat Beach Move quickly to secure this inviting high-set brick home on an elevated 668m²* allotment adjoining Rooke Park, capturing breezes and beach views north along Moffat and Dicky Beach to Point Cartwright and beyond. To be sold at auction.

• Upper-level features spacious open plan living which spills out onto front and rear verandahs, also two bedrooms with scope to add a third • Lower-level offers a third bedroom, second living and double lock-up garage • Just moments from Shelly and Moffat Beach, cafés and restaurants

Auc on In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, February 25 at 11am View Friday & Saturday 12-12:30pm

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PROPERTY

We put you first PALMVIEW HARMONY ESTATE

OFFERS OVER $720,000 CONSIDERED

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Luxury & Style with Space to Sprawl This exquisite two storey home contains a huge master suite with 2 walk-in wardrobes, ensuite with double basins, stone benchtops and floor to ceiling tiles. Oversized 2nd, 3rd & 4th bedrooms all with built-ins.

• Multiple living zones • Huge open planned kitchen, lounge & dining • Ducted a/c, built-in ceiling speakers & downlights • Kitchen is an entertainer’s delight with stone benchtops, gourmet gas stove, glass window splash back, walk-in pantry & deep stainless-steel sinks • Tiled alfresco area with fan, built in bbq, stone benchtops, ceiling speakers INSPECT By Appointment FIRST NATIONAL COASTAL 5444 0800 DAN HAWES 0477 503 059 WEB www.firstnationalcoastal.com.au

NEW BEGINNINGS Reliability and experience are crucial factors when carrying out real estate transactions so you can rest assured that you are in the very best hands with the team from Coastal Edge Real Estate.

Principal Greg Pratt and senior sales associate Steve Kealey have been friends for many years. In factc they served together in the Australian Army in the 1980s. Now, some 40 years later, they have teamed up to launch Coastal Edge Real Estate.

“Steve and I have a very strong bond built on trust, respect and mateship,” says Mr Pratt. “We possess identical values and an unsurpassed work ethic. With 34 years and 17 years respectively in the real estate industry we have the knowledge and experience to achieve the best results for our clients.

“Both Steve and I have owned our own real estate businesses and we have witnessed the changing and somewhat challenging times in 2020. With change comes new opportunities.

“Based on market research and trends we are focussed on delivering a five-star, all inclusive fixed fee service. We know the importance of quality marketing to achieve the best results and this is included in our fixed fee structure. Feedback from consumers tells us they are not comfortable with the unknown when it comes to commission and

Steve Kealey and Greg Pratt marketing costs. With our structure, you know exactly what fees are involved up front and how your property will be marketed from the initial listing process to the handover of keys to the new owner.”

With the market being the strongest we have seen for many years, if you are considering selling or buying or just curious to know the current value of your property, please give Mr Pratt or Mr Kealey a call for a confidential, obligation free chat. Greg Pratt 0413 624 308 or Steve Kealey 0437 935 369.

“An absolute pleasure dealing with Ray, he put a SOLD sticker on our sign, and a SMILE on our faces - Excellent work, we highly recommend Ray.”

Thinking of selling and actually selling are quite different!

What are you waiঞng for?

Chris & Rod

“I don’t think what Ray and Linda did for us is covered by the average Real Estate Agent!

Their total commitment is simply outstanding.”

Pam & Pat

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We put you first

Parklands

IS IT TIME?

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It may be worth more than you expected.

Little Mountain

If you are considering it’s TIME, let us be the FIRST to have a CLOSER LOOK. Our combined 35 years’ experience will give you the confidence that our TIME is worth more than you expected.

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Contact us today if now is the right time for you!

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WITTA 18 FREEMAN COURT

OFFERS OVER $540,000

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BALD KNOB 815 LANDSBOROUGH MALENY ROAD

$695,500

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Hinterland Entry Level Buying

Heaps of Character with Views

• 5,126 sqm block

• VJ walls, polished timber floors

• Open plan living areas with timber floors

• New kitchen, 2 pac finish, stone benchtops

• 3 bedrooms with built-ins, master with walk-in

• New bathroom with 2 toilets

• Large water tank and a bore that provides drinking water

• Fireplace & A/C living areas, large covered deck

• Tranquil views of private lake on the property

• Newly renovated inside and out on a 2000 sqm block

• Raised vegetable gardens, fruit trees and chicken pens

• Separate art studio/ games room with covered veranda

• 7 minute drive to Maleny Village

• 6m x 9m shed plus carport

• The perfect little getaway

• Coastal and Glasshouse Mountain views • 5 minutes to Maleny Village

INSPECT By Appointment

INSPECT Saturday 13th February 11-11:45am

FIRST NATIONAL PARKLANDS 5438 3634 CHRIS SMITH 0408 005 991 WEB www.fnparklands.com.au

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• Sophisticated beachside masterpiece - exceptionally appointed

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Offshore Street BOKARINA

• Magnesium wrap around lap pool • 15Kw solar + 20KW A/con system • Automated swiss steam room • Cinema room with 100inch screen, 3D projector + integrated sound system • Security system + intercom access • Opportunity for dual living or Air BNB option

5 bed | 4 bath | 4 car | pool

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• Stroll to patrolled Bokarina beach - unparralled lifestyle

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Price Contact Agent Inspect Monday 15th Feb 4.30 - 5.30pm By prior registration Karen Jones 0405 122 526

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Own real estate providing care to disabled people, returning 7% to 15% Nett ROI, without the complication of running the business.

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Fully Participant Ready 2 rooms rented with Overnight Care - $1346 Per Week 3 rooms rented with Overnight Care - $1692 Per Week 4 rooms rented with Overnight Care - $1942 Per Week Government Pays the Rent 7% - 15% Expected NET Return, Based on Platinum, Fully Accessible NDIS Level Refer ndis.gov

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Mooloolaba, 92/13 Mooloolaba Esplanade

Peninsular Beachfront Resort - North Facing Stunner!

OPEN HOME: By Appointment

This iconic Mooloolaba landmark has long been regarded as the best positioned resort on Mooloolaba beach. Absolutely oceanfront opposite the steps to the beach and life guard patrolled area. Rarely does a 2-bedroom 2-bathroom apartment become available, particularly one at this level.

VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au

• Floor to ceiling windows and doors that lead out onto the ocean-front balcony • Open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area • Breathtaking panoramic 180 degree ocean and beach views from the balcony • Large master suite with built-in robes and generous ensuite

• Air conditioned throughout and comes fully furnished ready to enjoy or holiday let • First class resort facilities, including tennis court, pool, gym spa and bbq area • Secure carpark in the basement area and a storage cage • Properties in this unique beachfront position are tightly held

PRICE: Offers over $1,250,000 AGENT: Grant Whisker 0415 856 575

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Alexandra Headland, 23/146 Alexandra Parade

Spectacular Ocean Front Apartment With Coastline Views

OPEN HOME: By Appointment

Apartments of this calibre are tightly held for good reason. Situated on the perfect mid-level with jaw dropping ocean views out to Point Cartwright.

Located in a position where you can take advantage of the exquisite lifestyle the Sunshine Coast has to offer.

VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car space • Spacious open plan living • Master suite with walk-in robe and ensuite • Designed to capture the spectacular ocean outlook

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• Resort-style pool in complex • Central Alexandra Headland location • Easy stroll to Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba Esplanade • Sunshine Coast’s most sought after locations

AUCTION: Forthcoming Auction AGENT: Scott Henshaw 0492 938 947

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AUCTION

94 Vise Road, Buderim

Magnificent Architectural Acreage

OPEN HOME: Sunday 14th Feb 11-11.30am & Wednesday 17th Feb 4-4.30pm

Tucked away on an extremely private almost 2 acres framed by lush rainforest is this absolutely stunning architect designed family home, one of the most impressive you’ll find; aesthetically attractive, yet practical and functional in every sense.

VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au AUCTION: On Site Saturday 27th Feb at 12pm

• Family friendly floor plan offering great separation of living • Tasteful finishes combining natural stone, spotted gum timber floor and travertine • Galley style kitchen with Caesarstone benches and Smeg appliances • Huge 8 metre wide bi-folding timber framed glass doors open to entertaining deck

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• Master suite complete with bathroom, walk-in robe & private balcony • Guest quarters/teenage retreat with ensuited bedroom and large living area • Sparkling saltwater 11 x 5m inground pool • Private easy care low maintenance 7914m2 block (just under two acres)

AGENT: Ross Cattle 0410 625 758

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MARKET TRACKER UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Here’s a preview of hot auctions taking place on the Sunshine Coast in the next seven days: 116 ATKINSON ROAD, BLI BLI Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 10am Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Jason Mills 0417 343 289 3 MELLUM COURT, DICKY BEACH Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 10am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Andrew Garland 0403 851 777 305/21 INNOVATION PARKWAY, BIRTINYA Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 10am Ray White Kawana 5354 6012 Ryan Bradeley 0418 793 670 7 OCEANIC DRIVE, WARANA Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 11am Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222 Richard Scrivener 0416 799 188 54 ELKHORN STREET, KULUIN Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 11am Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Rowan Woodbine 0497 076 418

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10/12-14 LINDSAY STREET, ALEXANDRA HEADLAND Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 1pm Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Kristen New 0417 852 501 271 MOOLOOLABA ROAD, BUDERIM Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 3pm Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Jason Mills 0417 343 289

AUCTION RESULTS The easiest way to check the latest auction results.

23 MANNIKIN ROAD, TANAWHA SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $1,645,000 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Prime Property 5445 6722 Bevan Horsnell 0412 512 257 Brenden Southey 0417 633 035 8 TAMARIND COURT, WOOMBYE Passed in, offers from $725,000 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Buderim 5445 6088 Chevonne Rees 0473 810 820 302/4-8 DUPORTH AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE Passed in / 2 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Jason Mills 0417 343 289

MARKET TRACKER Properties recently sold on the Coast: 1/47 NELSON STREET, GOLDEN BEACH $575,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Caloundra, Ray Daniels & Andrew Garland

7 Oceanic Drive, Warana 23 OLD ORCHARD DRIVE, PALMWOODS Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 11am Ray White Buderim 5445 6088 Chevonne Rees 0473 810 820 53 PIMPALA STREET, WURTULLA Auction on site Saturday February 13 @ 12pm Ray White Kawana 5354 6012 James Goldsworthy 0400 634 141

2 TEASEL SQUARE, CURRIMUNDI $625,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Caloundra, Natascha Drexel-Munro & Carola Drexel

2/17 MINCHINTON STREET, CALOUNDRA $505,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car Ray White Caloundra, Nick Mellish 38 SCHIRRMANN DRIVE, MAROOCHYDORE $1,100,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Next Property Group, Carmel La Macchia

24 MIDDEN PLACE, PELICAN WATERS $825,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Caloundra, Donna Sheen

162 OLD EMU MOUNTAIN ROAD, PEREGIAN BEACH $670,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Next Property Group, Courtney McGuirk

5 WISTERIA PLACE, CURRIMUNDI $620,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Caloundra, Natascha Drexel-Munro & Carola Drexel

62 OLOWAY CRESCENT, ALEXANDRA HEADLAND $1,395,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 1 car Next Property Group, Loren Wimhurst & Richard Scrivener

23 MIRNOO STREET, CURRIMUNDI $670,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 3 car Ray White Caloundra, Carol Carr

13/4 BUDERIM AVENUE, ALEXANDRA HEADLAND $1,850,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Next Property Group, Melissa Schembri

2 CAMPBELL STREET, MOFFAT BEACH $2,017,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Caloundra, Andrew Garland

3 WARATTAH COURT, WURTULLA $690,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car Adams & Jones, Karen Jones

3 NABAL STREET, BLI BLI $575,000 / 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car Ray White Bli Bli, Natasha Hackenberg

59 THE DECKS, WURTULLA $1,037,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Adams & Jones, Karen Jones

6 ARIES COURT, BLI BLI $620,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Bli Bli, Natasha Hackenberg

12 CAVALRY WAY, SIPPY DOWNS $530,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Sippy Downs, Julie Horton

4 LYRA COURT, BLI BLI $665,000 / 5 bed, 2 bath, 3 car Ray White Bli Bli, Natasha Hackenberg

68 SUNBIRD CHASE, PARREARRA $1,000,000 / vacant land Ray White Maroochydore, Mandy Leahy

86 KINGFISHER DRIVE, BLI BLI $685,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Bli Bli, Natasha Hackenberg

67 MOUNT EERWAH ROAD, EERWAH VALE $950,000 / 6 bed, 2 bath, 5 car Ray White Maroochydore, Natalie Tink

2/2 WATERHOLE PLACE, BLI BLI $485,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Bli Bli, Natasha Hackenberg

41/80 NORTH SHORE ROAD, TWIN WATERS $850,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Maroochydore, John Bartsch

12 WOODSWALLOW CRESCENT, BLI BLI $710,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Bli Bli, Natasha Hackenberg 42 ASPLAND STREET, NAMBOUR $520,500 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Nambour, Peter Chant

406/1-7 DUPORTH AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE $678,000 / 2 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Maroochydore, Reuben Park

33 TRISTANIA STREET, AROONA $651,500 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Caloundra, Carol Carr

6 LOPARO COURT, NAMBOUR $415,000 / 4 bed, 1 bath, 3 car Ray White Nambour, Peter Chant

24 WATERVIEW CRESCENT, BLI BLI $623,000 / 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car Ray White Maroochydore, Jason Mills

35 INVESTOGATOR PLACE, PELICAN WATERS $815,000 / 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Caloundra, Tom Garland

2 ARTEMIA COURT, PALMVIEW $720,000 / 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car Ray White Nambour, Matt O’Grady

*As supplied by contributing real estate agencies

405/115 BULCOCK STREET, CALOUNDRA $220,000 / 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car Ray White Caloundra, Natascha Drexel-Munro & Carola Drexel

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JASON CLEARY JOINS CBRE Jason Cleary, one of Queensland’s most experienced and respected valuers, has joined CBRE Sunshine Coast’s team at its new Maroochydore base.

Mr Cleary will lead CBRE Sunshine Coast’s valuation and advisory services team, while becoming a key member of the group’s state and national coverage in his specialised fields. He joins CBRE Sunshine Coast in a director role after 19 years with Herron Todd White.

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This emerging club has experienced exciting growth over the past two years and this year is actively looking to field three teams just for girls – U9s, U11s and U13s.

“We’re excited to be launching the program for girls this year, with an opportunity for a broad age group to play

Australian Rules and achieve skills development. More girls are showing interest in this great sport and their participation is growing across the Sunshine Coast,” says club president, Steve Curnow.

“Our campaign ‘Girls love footy too’ is catering for girls between the ages of eight to 13 and these teams are an important part of our club’s future. The AFL are doing a great job supporting this development for girls’ participation and we support it whole-heartedly.”

Mountain Creek Junior AFC is an inclusive club that encourages boys and girls of all abilities to try Australian Rules,

make new friends and learn skills for life.

With a trademark of ‘fun and friendly’, the club aims to provide an environment where families come together to enjoy junior sport, get involved and be part of their community.

The football program at Mountain Creek starts with Auskick for girls and boys from age five and is run at Mountain Creek State School. Auskick ‘graduates’ or any five-six-year-olds can then join the Superstars U6s program, where they begin to learn team and game-play skills.

They can then join the U8s teams with modified rules which are mixed teams for boys and girls. The boys then move into U10s and this year for the first time girls have the option to be part of a dedicated U9 girls team.

Mountain Creek Junior AFC will also aim to field U12s and U14s boys’ teams this year.

This is a well-structured pathway but kids can join the club at any time and participate based on their age.

Visit the MCJAFC website or email mcjafcpresident@gmail.com.

FORMER COAST JUNIOR NOW COACHING GOLF IN US UNIVERSITY Former Horton Park junior Lauren Mason has begun her second season as head golf coach at one of the United States’ most respected universities.

After being appointed assistant men’s and women’s golf coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2018, Lauren was named head coach in August 2019.

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Two of the women were named in the second team of the All-Lone Star Conference.

“Lauren Mason embodies exactly what you want in a coach and leader,” says Judy Sackfield, the deputy director of athletics at the university.

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TV GUIDE

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WIN (CH8)

SBS (CH3)

FRIDAY

6pm The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Vera. (M) A John Doe’s death is investigated.

10.00 Mum. (M) 10.30 State Of The Union. (M) 10.45 ABC Late News.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE Captain America: Civil War. (2016) (M) Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr. A war erupts within the Avengers team.

11.30 To Be Advised.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+) Will’s first task as a criminal informant puts a strain on his relationship with Natalie.

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Living Room. (PG) The team helps a single mother.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) Guests include Dave Grohl.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 The Project.

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Mastermind Australia.

6.30 News.

7.35 Secrets Of China’s Forbidden City. (PG) 8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Kate Winslet. (PG) Kate Winslet explores her roots.

9.35 My Grandparents’ War: Kristin Scott Thomas. (PG)

SATURDAY

6pm Ask The Doctor: Sex. (PG) 6.30 Landline Summer.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (PG) An artist is poisoned in her studio.

8.30 Call The Midwife. (PG) The team must survive Lent.

9.30 Endeavour. (M) Part 4 of 4.

11.05 Harrow. (M)

6pm Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE Thor. (2011) (M) Chris Hemsworth.

9.20 MOVIE Thor: The Dark World.

(2013) (M) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman. Thor battles to save Earth from a shadowy enemy.

11.35 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG)

6pm Nine News Saturday.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 6. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (M) Ethan and April are shocked to learn the truth about their 14-year-old cirrhosis patient.

6pm Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.00 Three Blue Ducks. Culinary travel program.

7.30 Ambulance. (M) Paramedics attend to a car crash victim.

11.00 Inside The Children’s Hospital. (PG) 11.30 To Be Advised.

6.30pm SBS World News.

7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) 8.05 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain. (PG) Part 3 of 4.

9.00 MOVIE Harry Brown. (2009) (MA15+) Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer. An elderly ex-marine’s best friend is murdered.

SUNDAY

6pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Quoll Farm. The story of a family of quolls.

8.40 Harrow. (M) Harrow delves into a vampire’s murder.

9.30 Silent Witness. (M) Nikki investigates a private jet crash.

10.35 Killing Eve. (MA15+)

6pm Seven News.

7.00 Holey Moley Australia. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Shooter. (2007) (MA15+) Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña. A sniper is framed as an assassin.

11.00 World’s Deadliest. (PG)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+) After a deadly chemical spill, the ER goes into lockdown, threatening the lives of several patients.

6.30pm The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia.

Hosted by Beau Ryan.

9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (M) A rogue militia group opens fire on teenagers who are crossing the Canadian border into the US. 11.00 The Sunday Project.

6.30pm SBS World News.

7.30 Diana: Interview That Shocked The World. (M) A look at a candid interview of Princess Diana.

8.50 Princess Anne At 70.

(PG) Explores the life of Anne, Princess Royal.

10.05 Filthy Rich And Homeless. (M) Part 2 of 3.

MONDAY

7pm ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill: Endeavour And Australia. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Holey Moley Australia. (PG) 9.00 9-1-1. (M) The 118 races to save a man under siege.

10.00 The Rookie. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 8. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (M) Ethan and Charles use trickery to help a patient with an itch she cannot help but scratch.

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia.

8.40 Hughesy, We Have A Problem.

Hosted by Dave Hughes.

9.40 The Graham Norton Show.

Guests include Dave Grohl.

10.40 The Project.

11.40 WIN News.

6.30pm News.

7.35 The Architecture The Railways Built. (PG) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: One Of The Family. (M) A woman’s car collides with a lamp post.

9.25 The Story Of The Songs: Police And Sting. (M) 10.20 SBS News.

TUESDAY

6pm Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

8.30 Catalyst: Are We Killing Our Koalas? A look at threats faced by koalas.

9.30 Australia Remastered: Desert.

10.25 To Be Advised.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Holey Moley Australia. (PG) 9.00 The Good Doctor. (M) Shaun inadvertently insults Lea. 10.00 The Resident. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 9. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+) Will and Natalie prepare for their big day, but an unsuspecting Will soon finds himself sidetracked.

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Amazing Race Australia.

8.40 NCIS. (M) Bishop and Torres engage in a shootout.

9.40 NCIS: Los Angeles. Sam’s daughter is kidnapped.

10.40 The Project.

11.40 WIN News.

6pm Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (PG) 8.35 24 Hours In Emergency: Count My Blessings. (M) A 95-year-old falls down a flight of stairs 9.30 Dog Tales. (PG) 10.30 SBS News.

WEDNESDAY

7pm ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. A satirical news program.

9.00 Aftertaste. (M) 9.30 Why Are You Like This. (MA15+) 10.20 To Be Advised.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (M) Follows the work of an ambulance service.

8.30 The Bay. (M) Lisa makes a shocking discovery.

10.30 Criminal Confessions. (MA15+)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 10. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+) A shooting outside the hospital injures April and leaves the emergency department shaken up.

6pm News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 8.30 Bull. (M) TAC represents a train engineer.

9.30 Bull. (PG) 10.30 The Project.

11.30 WIN News.

6pm Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.35 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. (PG) 8.30 Michael Palin: Travels Of A Lifetime. (PG) A look at Michael Palin’s next series.

9.25 Vikings. (MA15+) 10.15 SBS News.

THURSDAY

YOUR PRIME TIME TV GUIDE

6pm Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads.

8.30 Q+A. Hosted by Hamish Macdonald.

9.35 The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty: The Comeback. (M) 10.25 To Be Advised.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 Wife Swap Australia. (PG) Two women swap lives.

10.00 Busted In Bangkok. (M) Follows Thailand’s tourist police.

11.00 Gordon Ramsay On Cocaine. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 11. From Melbourne Park.

11.00 Chicago Med. (M) Will takes heat for making an unauthorised move to treat his pregnant patient.

6pm News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (M) 8.30 Gogglebox. TV fanatics open up their living rooms.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 This Is Us. 11.30 WIN News.

6.30pm News.

7.30 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PG) 8.30 Michael Mosley: The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments. (M) Part 2 of 2.

9.30 Cornwall With Simon Reeve. (PG)

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TV GUIDE

7TWO (CH62)

7MATE (CH63) 9GO! (CH53)

9GEM (CH52)

BOLD (CH81)

PEACH (CH82)

FRIDAY

7pm Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Coppelia. 10.35 Brush With Fame.

11.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

11.55 Catalyst.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Dog Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia.

10.30 Property Ladder UK. (PG)

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE Alien Vs Predator. (2004) (M) 9.30 MOVIE Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem.

(2007) (MA15+) 11.30 Tattoo Nightmares.

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5. 7.00 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE Zookeeper.

(2011) (PG) Kevin James. 9.30 MOVIE Tower Heist. (2011) (M) Ben Stiller. 11.35 The Nanny. (PG)

5pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 5. From Melbourne Park. 10pm Law & Order. (M) 11.00 Timeless. (M)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M)

6pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE A Walk To Remember. (2002) (PG) Shane West. 11.30 MOVIE Rock Of Ages.

(2012) (M)

SATURDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.15 Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Unprotected Sets. 9.20 Live At The Apollo. 10.15 Would I Lie To You? 10.45 Mock The Week.

6.30pm The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. (PG)

6pm Ultimate Factories. 7.00 Building Giants. (PG) 8.00 Mighty Ships.

(PG) 9.00 Mighty Cruise Ships. (PG) 10.00 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 12am Shipping Wars.

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 6. 7.00 MOVIE The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

(1997) (PG) 9.30 MOVIE R.I.P.D. (2013) (M) Ryan Reynolds.

11.20 Stunt Science.

(MA15+)

5pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 6. From Melbourne Park. 10pm Law & Order. (M) 11.00 Timeless. (M)

6.30pm Scorpion. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

(M) 10.20 To Be Advised. 11.20 L.A.’s Finest. (MA15+)

6pm Columbo. (PG) 7.30 Kojak. (M) 8.30 Spyforce. (M) 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. (M) 10.30 The Middle. (PG)

SUNDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family In America. 9.30 Enslaved. 10.30 Catalyst.

6.15pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 8.30 Wild Bill. (M) 9.30 Miniseries: Bancroft. (M) 11.30 World’s Most Amazing Videos. (M)

6pm Last Car Garage.

(PG) 6.30 Border Patrol. (PG) 7.00 MOVIE Thor: The Dark World. (2013) (PG) 9.15 MOVIE Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (2014) (M) 12am Graveyard Carz.

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7. 7.00 MOVIE Stargate. (1994) (PG) Kurt Russell. 9.30 MOVIE Stargate: The Ark Of Truth. (2008) (M) Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping. 11.30 Lethal Weapon. (MA15+)

5pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 7. 7pm Keeping Up Appearances. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 Chicago P.D. (MA15+) 9.40 Chicago Fire. (MA15+) 10.35 Chicago Med.

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 10.20 48 Hours. (M) 11.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M)

6pm The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (M) 9.00 Friends. (PG) 10.30 2 Broke Girls.

(M)

MONDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Quoll Farm. 9.45 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

10.35 Escape From The City.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) 8.30 Foyle’s War. (M) 10.40 Autopsy USA. (MA15+) 11.50 World’s Most Amazing Videos.

(M)

6pm American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 7.30 Restoration Workshop. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. (2016) (M) 11.30 MOVIE Mortal Kombat. (1995) (M)

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 8. 7.00 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Den Of Thieves. (2018) (MA15+) Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber. 11.15 Paranormal Caught On Camera. (M)

5pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 8. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Grantchester. (M) 8.40 DCI Banks.

(MA15+) 10.40 Three Days To Live. (M) 11.35 Live Well For Longer.

(M)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 10.20 To Be Advised.

6pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 11.00 The Middle. (PG)

TUESDAY

7pm Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Why Are You Like This. (MA15+) 9.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.20 Brassic.

11.05 To Be Advised.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 Inspector George Gently. (M) 10.30 Jonathan Creek.

(M)

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. (PG) 9.30 Outback Opal Hunters.

(M) 10.30 Yukon Gold.

11.30 Jade Fever.

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE The Italian Job. (2003) (M) Mark Wahlberg. 9.45 MOVIE The Punisher.

(2004) (MA15+) Thomas Jane, John Travolta.

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 9. From Melbourne Park. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 To Be Advised.

11.00 Law & Order.

(M)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (MA15+) 9.25 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 10.25 CSI: Miami. (M) 11.20 To Be Advised.

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 Mom. (M)

WEDNESDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Quilty: Painting The Shadows. 9.45 Restoration Australia.

10.40 Enslaved.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. (M) 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (PG) 10.50 Jonathan Creek.

(M)

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Family Guy. (M) 9.30 American Dad! (MA15+) 10.00 American Dad! (M) 10.30 Family Guy. 11.30 American Dad!

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera.

(M) 8.30 MOVIE Raiders Of The Lost Ark. (1981) (M) Harrison Ford. 10.50 MOVIE Blue Streak. (1999) (M)

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 10. From Melbourne Park. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.50 Silent Witness.

(MA15+)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 10.20 NCIS. (M)

6pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) 9.30 2 Broke Girls. (M)

THURSDAY

DIGITAL CHOICE

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.35 Hard Quiz. 10.05 The Weekly. 10.35 You Can’t Ask That. 10.55 Quoll Farm.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Father Brown. (M) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 11.30 Andrew Denton’s Interview. (M)

6pm American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 7.30 MOVIE Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (2011) (M) 10.05 MOVIE 10,000 BC. (2008) (M) 12.15am Ax Men.

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 Young Sheldon.

(PG) 8.30 MOVIE Happy Gilmore. (1996) (M) Adam Sandler.

10.30 MOVIE EuroTrip.

(2004) (MA15+)

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 11. From Melbourne Park. 7pm Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Poirot. (M) 9.30 The First 48. (M) 10.30 The Disappearance.

(M) 11.30 Westside.

(M)

6.30pm Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 9.30 L.A.’s Finest.

(MA15+) 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (M)

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6pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(M) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Friends. (PG)

SURF REPORT

with MWP’s man in the water

Well, the swell direction last weekend made the points not fire as per normal but some of the favourite beach locations turned it on deluxe! Without mentioning locations, a lot of people scored some very good waves. What no one realised was a certain spot that a lot forgot about.

Yep, reports on Monday morning was it was firing and not many people realised. Those who did scored some of the best waves in years. This weekend will still have waves, so head to your favourite spot and enjoy.

Keep on rockin’ in the free world!

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