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ON THE COVER Josh Linton from Alex Headland club claims gold for the U17 board relay team at the 2016 Aussie Championships on the Sunshine Coast.

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From the editor

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These days, it’s a rather nerve-wracking experience when it comes to talking about upcoming events. Since COVID, it’s impossible to be sure if events will go ahead until they are actually happening. Still, we’re a brave and positive mob at MWP, and that’s why we have jumped in and welcomed The Aussies – the Australian Surf Life Saving National Championships onto our home grounds. You can see our story on page 6.

In the same spirit, we are announcing the first sale of tickets to BIG, the Ballet International Gala event that has chosen the Sunshine Coast as its exclusive regional destination. Featuring world-class dancers, this is the first international ballet gala of its kind to be presented in Australia since the pandemic and their performance will be held at Badderam Eco Luxe Resort and Spa – story on page 20.

This week, our feature story takes a snapshot of what the new high-speed submarine cable means to the Sunshine Coast. Additionally, I have included some facts and figures illustrating the immensity of this project and its future influence on our lifestyles. Mayor Mark Jamieson calls the supply of this submarine cable a ‘game changer.’ He’s spot on – I don’t know another word that would better describe it.

If you are into surfing don’t miss out on Bayley Olson’s sports story reporting on Coolum’s Isabella Nichols and Mooloolaba’s Keely Andrew and their amazing performances that led to an all-SunshineCoast semi-final in the finals of the Newcastle Cup at the world surf tour event.

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Your letters See page 34 >

55+ retirement feature See page 38 >

Your property See page 47>

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THIS WEEK Facts– Weird and wonderful 7 Fast facts and trivia to share with friends.

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News Summary – A brief synopsis of news on the coast.

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Feature story – High-speed broadband and business.

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What’s On – A diverse selection of coastal events.

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The best of the best will be vying for titles at this month’s Australian Surf Life Saving Championships hosted by three Sunshine Coast clubs.

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The Aussie spirit Mooloolaba won the open women’s surf boats race at the 2021 State Championships

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t’s going to be huge! In the next four days Australia’s 314 surf clubs will come together to compete in the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships on the Sunshine Coast.

It is the largest event of its kind, only comparing in size to the Commonwealth Games. Between April 16 and 24, Australia’s top competitors will race in more than 480 beach and ocean events across three locations – Alexandra Headland, Maroochydore and Mooloolaba.

SLSA president Graham Ford is excited about the 2021 games.

“Like everyone involved in surf lifesaving, we were very disappointed when we had to make the decision to cancel the Aussies in 2020 due to COVID-19, but we are super excited, positive and actively working towards the 2021 Aussies on the Sunshine Coast.

“The SLSA sport team under the management of Wayne Druery is working

Adam Palmer from Maroochydore very closely with Queensland health authorities and Sunshine Coast Council to ensure the event is COVID safe. It is a lengthy and complex process but we are leaving no stone unturned in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our competitors, officials and support staff.

“At this stage we are planning and working towards keeping the event as close as possible to the formats of past

Aussies, but in reality, there may be some differences due to potential COVID-19 restrictions.”

Last month’s State Championships at Tugun on the Gold Coast identified the top Queensland champions to position themselves against the best in the country.

Prior to that, at the Murphy Homes Classic held in Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast surfboat crews were right at home racing the state’s best.

Similar to the State Championships, it was an exciting precursor to the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships Event hosts Maroochydore won the U19 men’s division with the Force and placed second in the open men with the Meat Trays, and over 200 years (average age 50) masters with the Old Boys.

Dicky Beach won the U23 women’s category with the super-consistent Tooshies crew and dominated in the over 160 masters (average age 40) with the Flashbacks, who remain undefeated this season.

Economy portfolio councillor Jason O’Pray says after such a brutal year, our hospitality and tourism industries are ready for the swell in visitor numbers that this event will bring.

“We have three strong clubs supporting the nine-day event and plenty of local talent entering what’s known as the biggest surf lifesaving carnival in Australia.

“Surf lifesaving is a sport for purpose – these people train and compete to always be ‘rescue ready’ and we look forward to welcoming participants, their families and friends here for an extended stay,” he says.

The 2021 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships is supported by the Sunshine Coast Council and by the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland, and features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar.

Alexandra Headland’s Tayla Halliday won the U19 Ironwoman title at the 2021 State Championships

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Today in history – April 15 1755 – Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.

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FEATURE STORY

Beach + Business + Broadband The international submarine broadband cable was finally delivered to the Sunshine Coast in 2020, paving the way for businesses that rely on fast internet speeds to set up here in paradise.

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he days of slow internet are ready to be relegated to the past due to the 2020 completion of the Sunshine Coast’s hook-up to high-speed internet via a submarine cable.

Businesses based on the Coast that rely on fast internet speeds can breathe a collective sigh of relief, knowing that if they want it – it’s there in a heartbeat.

For many people, it couldn’t have happened at a better time. With the advent of COVID, there was little choice but to take the laptop home, learn about Zoom meetings and get production happening equal to pre-COVID working space results.

It also opens up the possibility of a new set of professionals to live and work on the Sunshine Coast.

For more than two decades, talk about the knowledge economy has circulated around the Sunshine Coast. An economy whose very existence depends on highspeed internet. Potentially, it means an option of working remotely, while at the same time being able to check in with everyone, that in the past you could have only shared knowledge with by occupying the same physical location.

The knowledge economy includes industries such as science and medical research, media and visual effects. The term, ‘The Internet of Things’ (IoT)refers to the idea that everything – phones, sales, transport, education, weather forecasts, fire alarms – is in one way or another,

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reliant on data transference to share information.

However, the knowledge economy is driven by technological advances. And as technology is developing faster than ever before, the knowledge economy is becoming increasingly dynamic. Yet, we are only able to participate in these global advances if we have the broadband capacity to match it. Since 2020, with the installation of the high-speed submarine cable, the Coast has that sort of capacity.

Sunshine Coast Council mayor Mark Jamieson has called the cable installation a ‘game changer’.

Peregian Digital Hub director Chris Boden agrees and praises the council for its visionary thinking, saying that in retrospect and in light of COVID, the council has shown “foresight and ambition” in developing the Coast’s connectivity.

Mr Boden moved his family to Noosa from Silicon Valley, where he ran a mobile start-up that he had incubated and spun out of travel publisher Lonely Planet. He had previously led Lonely Planet’s digital transformation as the head of its mobile division and innovation lab. Most recently, he has been consulting on digital transformation and product development for emerging platforms.

Mr Boden sees the supply of highspeed broadband as strengthening a major weakness in the Coast’s infrastructure – a lack of interesting, new

“There’s a certain set of jobs that were never possible to do with poor connectivity” Chris Boden

employment opportunities.

“There’s a certain set of jobs that were never possible to do with poor connectivity,” he says.

“Including things like visual media, video production, visual, audio effects”.

He says, for example, broadband speed at the Peregian Digital Hub, enables one local individual to directly work with a Los Angeles company.

“We have a gentleman who comes here, who works for a visual effects company in LA and in connecting over the

internet he can work with colleagues and clients there.”

As of January 2021, there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide, that’s – 59.5 per cent of the global population. In Australia, statistics show the number of people accessing their internet through their mobile phone totalled 17.19 million. In 2022, this figure is projected to amount to 19.27 million mobile phone internet users (source: statistica.com.au).

The world is now unimaginable without the internet. The internet revolution continues and for numerous industries, it’s a case of be there or go home.

At least a decade ago, the Sunshine Coast Council, decided to ‘be there’ and commenced initiatives to provide secure and fast internet access in our region. In the last few years, these initiatives have culminated in the acquisition and hook-up of a high speed international broadband submarine cable.

In the last months of 2019, you may have sighted a large vessel moored off Maroochydore beach, with the aid of excavators, winches, boats and divers, 550 kilometres of fibre-optic undersea branch cable was laid or buried underground, with the purpose of connecting the Sunshine Coast to the Japan-GuamAustralia-South submarine cable, which stretches 7000 kilometres from Australia to Guam. Now completed, this cable provides the country’s fastest data and myweeklypreview.com.au

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telecommunications transmission speeds to Asia, and the second fastest to the US. This cable terminates in an area in Maud Street, Maroochydore, known as the cable landing station. From here, according to requests from potential consumers, further cable can be supplied to their premises.

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson spoke of the future at the operation’s completion ceremony: “It’s not unlike opening a major new highway or a major new bridge, this is about connecting people, linking people, in this case, to other parts of the world.”

Mr Richard Turnbull is head of technology and innovation at Legion Telecom, a local operation that has grown from two to 12 staff as they connect the high-speed carrying cable from its Maroochydore landing location to our suburbs.

“We’ve constructed a fibre-to-thepremise network with customers already connected across the region, including Forest Glen, Sippy Downs, Birtinya, Maroochydore and Noosa.”

Construction of Legion’s network is also underway in Buderim, Alexandra Headland, Mooloolaba through to Caloundra, plus Chevallum, Palmwoods, Nambour and Peregian Beach.”

Legion Telecom director and COO Mark Paddenburg says the benefits of faster transmission will be felt in areas such as resort complexes or multi-dwelling buildings with a concentration of users, co-working spaces, commercial industries and solo traders working with big files.

In terms of resorts, Mr Paddenburg explains that connection to the high-speed submarine cable, will mean the end of ‘busy’ times. Those times, when just like a traffic jam, there are too many users on the internet highway, and everything slows down to a frustrating crawl. Instead, he says users will take a smooth, free, fast ride on the digital super-highway.

In the case of a sole trader needing to transfer big files, he says it may pay to use the extra bandwidth available at a digital

FACTS & FIGURES • The $35-million Sunshine Coast International Broadband Network project was jointly funded by the Jobs and Regional Growth Fund and Sunshine Coast Council.

• Council facilitated the installation of a high-speed underwater cable following an international submarine cable contract agreed between Sunshine Coast Council and RTI Connectivity Pty Ltd (RTI-C).

• The project provides Australia’s fastest data and telecommunications transmission speeds to Asia and the second fastest to the USA. • Access to the submarine cable is primarily intended for business use at this point in time.

• The cable landing station in Maud Street was completed at a cost of $7.2 million.

co-working space on a casual basis to complete the tasks.

Mr Paddenburg explains the extraordinary time-savings. “Some files that traditionally would take seven to eight hours to transfer can now take 48 minutes.”

“Fibre is the essential backbone of all communications around the world today, Legion’s local fibre network has a capacity of up to 10 Gbps per second and is looking to increase up to 100 Gbps in the next 12 months.”

He says it’s evident that regardless of whether you’re in a big city or a small town – digital connectivity will rely more and more on high-quality fibre backbone – whether it’s IoT or 5G or other wireless/ mesh infrastructure, the plumbing that stitches it all together across the region and across the globe is fibre.

Last year, to extoll the benefits of the beach and broadband lifestyle, the Sunshine Coast Council launched its ‘Give your business a boost of Vitamin SC— Sunshine Coast!’ campaign. The online video and ebook promotion produced by local consultants MacNeil & Co marketing and design has met with enthusiasm from prospective interstate professionals.

In the big picture, it is this sort of connectivity that will give major data-intensive companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Microsoft the opportunity to revisit the benefits of where they locate their Australian investments.

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KNOW A submarine cable uses fibre-optic technology to carry telecommunications signals and data across the world. When you use your mobile phone, your signal is carried to the local mobile/cell tower but from there it is carried via terrestrial and submarine (subsea) fibre-optic cables. In fact, 99 per cent of the world’s data criss-crosses the globe via submarine cables.

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It’s time to meat again at Malt Shovel Taphouse Emerging from 2020 reinvigorated, Malt Shovel Taphouse has recently introduced a new head chef and a brand-new menu.

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ne year on from shutting the doors alongside hospitality venues across the nation, Malt Shovel Taphouse in Birtinya is coming back strong in 2021 with a new head chef, a brand-new menu and a new drinks list featuring the beers on tap that we missed so much in lockdown.

At the helm of the new reinvigorated kitchen team is head chef Matthew McNamara (pictured). His career with food started at young age with his nana during weekends away with her in England, at her cottage making a mess in her kitchen learning to cook fun dishes.

Mr McNamara then went on to work at a seafood restaurant on the Wirral peninsula in England, and that’s where he started his culinary career making great home-style bistro food. He left England in 2012 and started to travel the world and discover different cuisines.

After working as a chef in Darling Harbour in Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland, he has now settled on Sunshine Coast.

“High-quality home-style dishes are at the heart of my cooking style and at the heart of this new menu for Malt Shovel Taphouse,” he says. “Rotisserie meats are reminiscent of Sunday family lunches catching up over grandma’s roast and produce from the garden… and this menu captures that spirit.”

With high-quality dishes and rotisserie the heroes of the kitchen, the Malt Shovel Taphouse team is focusing on

home-style food done well, and then perfectly paired with a craft beer.

“2020 is a year that brought everything into sharp focus,” says owner Ian van der Woude. “It was devastating to see our venue closed only six short months after opening… but also seeing our community coming together and bonding as a neighbourhood reminded us why we do what we do. We are here to deliver a great food and beer ‘exbeerience’ to the Sunshine Coast, and especially our Kawana community who supported us through 2020 and who have brought us back to life.”

With rotisserie lamb forequarter, beef brisket, beermarinated chicken and pork porchetta taking centre stage, the team has taken the opportunity to create dishes to further showcase flavour such as loaded fries and nachos, soft pulled tacos, gnocchi and quesadillas.

The kitchen team will have an opportunity to really show off at the venue’s upcoming Beer and Beef Chef’s Table on April 28. It’s the seventh event in the series, but the first menu designed by Mr McNamara. With dishes like slow-braised beef rib with celeriac slaw and bourbon barbecue glaze and Beeramisu, the team will be showing what it can do.

It’s not only the kitchen team who has been creating – the bar team is shaking things up with a brand-new signature cocktail list. Highlights include a guava lychee mojito, a chocolate negroni and the apple pie with Finlandia vodka, Licor 43, apple and cinnamon. Seasonal craft beers are also flowing again. Many smaller breweries limited their production for bars in 2020 to focus on their canned and bottled products, but now the rotation of exciting tap beers the venue is known for is back on.

Standouts to look out for are the Panhead Rat Rod, a hazy IPA, and the White Rabbit Pana Chocolate Stout – pouring for a limited time only.

Malt Shovel Taphouse’s new menu is launching this week with 10 per cent off the final bill for Taphouse members for the next month. Tables can be booked at bit.ly/mstbookatable.

To book tickets for the Beer and Beef Chefs Table on Wednesday, April 28, go to oztix.com.au and search for ‘Malt Shovel Taphouse’.

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HE’S GOT THE SHOT Mapleton-based Olympic archer Ryan Tyack is on track to clinch another spot on the world podium with the countdown to the Tokyo Olympics in July well underway. The 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist has secured a spot on the Australian archery team and has been training up to 45 hours a week, firing off an impressive 250 to 300 shots a day with Sunshine Coast Archery Club. “It’s been a really unique lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics but we’ve all had a chance to train longer together, which is great,” he says. The 29-year-old first discovered archery at age 10, when his mother insisted he get off video games and try his hand at a sport. “I wanted to do archery or fencing because of the video game I played. I was terrible but I loved it. The first coach I had, told my mum not to bother bringing me back, I’ll never be good and to just give up.”

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IT’S BIG MORNING TEA TIME

A new free, family-friendly Christmas lights event at the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden will be a highlight of this year’s festive season calendar. The new event will light up the gardens over several nights leading up to Christmas, creating a festive wonderland complete with lighting installations, carollers and roving performers.

The council has added $75,000 to the region’s Festive Season program, taking it to just over $900,000 annually. The Festive Season program includes Christmas, New Year’s and Australia Day events and a new multi-year community grants program to enable community groups to identify, plan and lead events in their own neighbourhoods.

Locals are being encouraged to hold an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea event to raise money for Cancer Council in May and June. Cancer Council Queensland CEO Chris McMillan says it’s crucial people rally behind those affected by cancer. “This year we encourage the community to host or attend an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea as a way of reconnecting with their community, following the social isolation the pandemic brought. This connection is particularly important for those affected by cancer, as a recent Cancer Council study has revealed an increase in distress levels among callers to our 13 11 20 information and support line due to the pandemic.”

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This month Samsung launched its latest mid-range phone – the A52 5G. It’s an affordable phone that’s 5G compatible and ready to go at Telstra. The A52 multi-lens camera takes photos to a whole new level, with ultra-high res on the main camera as well as expanding the viewing angle with the ultra-wide camera. A new feature automatically adjusts the display colour temperature and battery life extended with an exceptional 4500mAh battery as well as super-fast charging capability. To help celebrate the launch, Telstra stores in Caloundra, Kawana, Nambour and Birtinya are giving you bonus Galaxy Buds Live when you purchase the phone outright or add to an eligible mobile plan.

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More than 4000 motorists were caught making poor decisions on Queensland roads over the Easter long weekend. Across four days, six people lost their lives and 135 individuals were injured on the state’s roads. Speeding accounted for around half of the total number of infringements issued, with 2409 speeding drivers recorded. A total of 219 drug drivers and 228 drink drivers were detected. Infringements were issued for not wearing a seatbelt (113) and using a mobile phone (48), bringing the total to 4742 offences. Around 25 per cent of the total number of offences were detected in the state’s central region including the Sunshine Coast.

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Sunshine Coast Council Libraries have collaborated with local author and illustrator Philip Bunting to create an all-new kids-only library card. The new library card design features a wonderful creature created by Mr Bunting, called the Pythonidae Bookmunchii Sunnycoastius, or more commonly known as the Common Bookeater Python. Community Portfolio Councillor David Law says Sunshine Coast Libraries’ kids-only library cards have featured characters from well-known children’s books since 2008. “Our children’s early literacy is so important and these library cards aim to encourage a child’s interest in the library from a young age, as well as a bit of imagination,” Cr Law says.

Early last week, the Australia Zoo and Wildlife Warriors teams released Yurtle the white-throated snapping turtle’s hatchlings into Yabba Creek in Imbil, where their mother was rescued in December last year. Yurtle was admitted to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital after she was found in a local freshwater stream with severe injuries to her face and soft tissue trauma to her head, including the loss of both her eyes. Upon further examination, the team of veterinarians discovered that she was also carrying 14 eggs. Seven successfully hatched and Yurtle also made a full recovery, but could not be released due to her loss of vision.

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GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS Hundreds of 2019 and 2020 University of the Sunshine Coast students graduated last week across five days of ceremonies. With celebrations cancelled last year, there were double the graduates. It was a quadruple celebration for new Maroochydore State High School teacher and USC graduate Rubie Orman. She and three family members graduated at USC Stadium with her baby daughter Averie and Averie’s great-grandparents watching on. Ms Orman, 23, received her Master of Teaching (Secondary), while fiance Jackson Ditchfield, 24, graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and her mother Debbie Orman, 51, received a Bachelor of Health and Community Care Management.

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All the right moves A star-studded ballet gala is coming to the Sunshine Coast, showcasing the incredible talents of international and local dancers.

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The Ballet International Gala (BIG) has chosen the Sunshine Coast as its exclusive regional destination.

BIG’s Sunshine Coast shows will feature principal artists from the San Francisco Ballet, New York City

with the Astana Opera and gold medallist of the Moscow Ballet Competition. He was launched into stardom after his performance in Yuri Grigorovich’s legendary ballet Spartacus.

Joel Burke is not only a director of BIG but a performer as well. Mr Burke is a Queensland Ballet Academy graduate and Francois Klaus and Robyn White award recipient. He will be performing a pas de deux from Le Corsaire.

Working on the costumes for the dancers is Melbourne-based Australian fashion designer Toni Maticevski, who is known for his elaborate, frothy gowns, intricate skeleton dresses and shredded silk separates.

The evenings will open with a Welcome to Country, followed by a performance from the Bangarra Dance Theatre alumni.

The Ballet International Gala – one of the most talked-about ballet galas in the world, has just released exclusive tickets to Sunshine Coast residents for its exclusive regional performance at the Badderam Eco Luxe Resort & Spa site in Buderim for July 2, 2021.

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BIG will be the first international ballet gala of its kind to be presented in Australia since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The vision of three young Queensland-based producers, Khalid Tarabay, Beck Phillips, and Joel Burke, along with Mackay Productions, founded

by Nicholas and Julian Mackay, has created this rare opportunity for dancers to return to the stage and bring the live performance aspect back to this beautiful art form.

Julian Mackay, hailed as a young Apollo by Russian dance critics, is a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. Mr Mackay be gracing the stage for a riveting performance of Swan Lake.

Nikisha Fogo, a Swedish ballerina, will be joining the star-studded group of international talent. After a seven-year career with the Vienna State Opera, Ms Fogo joined the San Francisco Ballet as its first black principal ballerina.

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Both inflation and rate volatility is expected in the near- to medium term, which will inevitably be reflected in wider trading ranges of bond yields. To that end, we expect the bond yield to retreat from current highs, as wage growth, the key factor anchoring inflation and bond yields, remains somewhat muted. Short-term inflation outcomes are likely to reflect supply shortages or near-term frictions rather than a persistent and sustainable uplift in prices and is likely to abate as the vaccine rollout progresses and normal activity resumes.

Bond yields are expected to remain volatile, so investors should adopt a strategy that allows a manager to hold both fixed and floating rate bonds to allow the portfolio to benefit from a move higher in rates (FRNs) or to profit if rates fall (fixed rate bonds). It is crucial to have as much flexibility as possible in order to avoid being forced up the risk curve to receive a higher yield, but rather move across sectors of the fixed income market.

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New direction A simple idea and a life-altering road trip has evolved into a new business for Tristan Kurz and his family. WORDS: By Leigh Robshaw.

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fter a painful divorce, Tristan Kurz found himself in a place he never expected to be at the age of 40. To get some space and perspective, he hit the road and underwent a transformational experience.

“When I was 12 years old, I read about the Burke and Wills Dig Tree,” he says. “At Christmas time I thought, there’s no better time than right now. I got in my car, put the cricket on the radio and drove out to the Dig Tree. It was so soothing just to go and do that by myself.”

Leaving his Kings Beach home and starting the 1300-kilometre drive west, by the time he reached Landsborough he knew he was doing the right thing. “I had two weeks free and I could have stayed at home drinking beer and surfing, but I wanted to refresh my soul. A friend said ‘remember, it’s not the destination, it’s the journey’. I thought, what a load of rubbish.

But I finally got to the Dig Tree and realised it had been the journey that mattered.

“I kept thinking, what’s my life going to look like in 20 years? So rarely do you stop

and think about that. I was there on the Strzelecki Track thinking about the kids, my health, my garden, my dog. I realised, you’ve got to grow up a bit and stop feeling sorry for yourself. All of a sudden, you’ll be 60 and you’ll have wasted 20 years feeling sorry for yourself.

“I really recommend to anyone who has been through a tough period in life to get in your car and drive. Something happens to your soul. Something happens emotionally.

You see new things, you get inspired. Just go and see something new, change your perspective on the bigger things in life.”

Mr Kurz stayed in “good old country pubs” along the way and discovered the Cameron General Store, situated where the borders of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia meet.

“I was so annoyed that I missed it but on New Year’s they celebrate three times.

They start in New South Wales… Then half an hour later they celebrate in South Australia, then half an hour later in Queensland. It’s those little things you see along the way that we all relish. “Without sounding too cliched, that’s what our brand and other four-wheel-drive brands set out to do. We make it possible to take your car across Australia with your family.”

Mr Kurz recently opened a new TJM four-wheel drive accessories store on Nicklin Way, Currimundi. He is co-owner with his father Robert, while his uncle Dean is the general manager. Things have come full circle for the Kurz family, who have been in the automotive business since the end of World War II, when Karl Kurz came to Australia from Germany and landed a job at the Holden factory in Melbourne.

Karl was only 19 when he arrived in Australia with little more than the clothes on his back. He bought Coastline BMW in Currimundi in 1985 and ran it with his sons Rob and Dean.

Mr Kurz grew up at the car yard and was cleaning cars at a young age. He is one of five siblings and says none of them were pressured to join the family business, but he’d been living in Europe when he decided to come on board, joining Coastline BMW in 2005 and eventually running it until it was purchased by the Cricks Group in 2017.

“Over the years we’ve had Toyota, Volvo, Volkswagen – lots of different brands,” Mr Kurz says. “When we sold BMW, we said we’d never get back into the automotive industry. We couldn’t think of a better opportunity than BMW to be involved with.

But within six months of leaving, the idea of a four-wheel-drive accessories dealership started to be spoken about.”

By October last year, Mr Kurz had purchased a TJM franchise for the southern end of the Coast with his father, which opens on Friday, April 16.

“The pandemic really highlighted what happens in Australia if people are stuck here. They say, hang on, how good is this country? People want to explore it, myself included. One of the really interesting things we’ve seen so far is everyone thinks with four-wheel-driving, you’ve got to be the bush tucker man, but everyone’s doing it. It doesn’t matter your age or gender. Our first customers left last Friday and they were a city-dwelling family who had always dreamt about seeing the red desert and never left the city until now.”

Mr Kurz is studying to be a high school history teacher part-time over four years, but for now, is excited to be working with his family once again, in a business they are more than familiar with.

“To be honest, I don’t have a huge passion for cars, but I have a really big passion for business,” he says. “The end product for me is the customer service.

It doesn’t matter if I’m selling cars or ice-creams, that’s where the fun is.”

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SUNSHINE COAST COUNCIL PROMOTION

SUNSHINE COAST ART PRIZE ENTRIES CLOSING SOON Entries for the prestigious Sunshine Coast Art Prize close 10 May, with finalists announced in June.

This dynamic visual arts award reflects outstanding contemporary 2D arts practice in Australia and has a prize pool of more than $30,000, including a major cash prize of $25,000.

Finalist works will be on display in the Caloundra Regional Gallery from 27 August to 10 October.

For more information on this acquisitive art prize visit gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

Bankfoot needs you!

Bankfoot House Heritage Precinct at the majestic Glass House Mountains is in such demand, Council has increased its opening hours.

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rom 7 April, the doors at Bankfoot House opened longer than ever before – Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 3pm (previously Friday to Sunday). Admission is free.

Visitors can enjoy tours of the historic house, exhibitions in the Mary Grigor Centre, open lawns where they can throw down a rug and enjoy a picnic with the most stunning mountain views, large wooden games and a brand-new virtual reality experience.

Guests are greeted on arrival by the smiling faces of the Bankfoot volunteers – the life-blood of the precinct. These dedicated heritage heroes share the stories and bring history to life. But with longer hours comes the need for more volunteers, so in the words of the proverbial Lord Kitchener war posters, Bankfoot House needs you!

Full on-the-job training is provided so just a desire to learn, enthusiasm and the ability to engage with others is all potential volunteers need. So whether you’re a university or TAFE student looking to further your career or just someone with a passion for heritage, we’ve got something for you.

Volunteers can assist in many exciting roles such as: • event assistant • tour guide • education program guide • researcher • collections care assistant • data entry assistant.

For more information, call 5420 8600 or visit heritage.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au.

Bankfoot House, established in 1868, was a lunch stop and staging post on the Cobb &

Co coach line between Brisbane and the Gympie goldfields. Travellers used Bankfoot House as an overnight stop and somewhere to feed and stable their horse.

When the railway came in the early 1890s, the coach and postal service became unviable. Bankfoot continued on as an accommodation house, catering for climbers to the region.

The property remained with the same family across three generations with the Grigor, Burgess and Ferris families occupying the house for more than 130 years.

The last resident of Bankfoot House, Jack Ferris, died in 2002 at the age of 101.

The council of the time purchased the house and contents from the Ferris family in 2004 with a commitment to establish the property as a house museum.

KNOW A KID KEEN TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT? Primary-school students are invited to enter the 2021 Sunshine Coast Get Ready Schools Competition.

Create a 30-second video highlighting the importance of having a WHAT-IF-PLAN so everyone knows what to do when disaster strikes.

The winning team will be mentored by Council’s disaster management team to create the 2021 Get Ready television, radio and social media campaign.

Visit haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au to enter by midnight Friday, 30 April.

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DID YOU KNOW This week, 1000 Sunshine Coast lifesavers are competing against more than 4000 lifesavers visiting from across Australia in Surf Life Saving Australia’s largest carnival The Aussies.

From 16 to 24 April, Mooloolaba, Alexandra Headland and Maroochydore surf lifesaving clubs are rolling out the welcome mat, each hosting a variety of events.

Be sure to get down there and check it out!

Remember you must ‘check in’. A live stream will also deliver plenty of surf sports action to a nationwide audience. Go to sls.com.au/aussies for resident and event information.

FACT Council is committed to providing regional disaster management co-ordination including prevention, preparation, response

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and recovery. Last $6 million was allocated to disaster management.

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You’ll have to be quick if you want to catch Venue 114’s next In Conversation Event, featuring rugby great John Eales. Mr Eales was inducted into the Sports Australia Hall of Fame, the World Rugby Hall of Fame, the Australia Institute of Sport’s Best of the Best, awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1999 for services to the community and rugby. $110 early-bird offer includes a two-course lunch and entertainment. Visit www.venue114.com.au.

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HAVE YOUR SAY Did you know Council owns and manages more than $1.5 billion worth of stormwater assets across our region?

In order to meet the stormwater management needs of our growing community and changing climate, Council has developed the Draft Stormwater Management Strategy.

The strategy seeks to ensure stormwater is managed for community wellbeing and resilience and is facilitated by an integrated stormwater network that is effective, sustainable and contributes to waterway health.

Share your feedback by 5pm Friday, 14 May via Council’s ‘Have your say’ webpage.

FROM THE MAYOR Do you know a young person aspiring to be a leader?

Council is calling for nominations to join a new Sunshine Coast Youth Council.

This is a great opportunity for young people who are keen to make a difference in their community.

The two-year program aims to provide young leaders aged between 15 and 24 years with the opportunity to develop skills in communication, public speaking, leadership and learn about local government and community issues.

The initiative is a direct action from the Sunshine Coast Council Community Strategy 2019-2041.

The youth council will be running from the second half of this year.

Our community strategy strongly focuses on inclusive communities and actively encouraging young people to have a say in decisions that impact them and establish ways to foster youth leadership.

There are limited spots available and I anticipate they will be hotly contested. Visit Council’s website for details on how to apply.

Mark Jamieson Mayor Sunshine Coast Council

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Apr 21 KINGS BEACH TAVERN LOCALS LAUNCH Good vibes, cold drinks, great food, and cracking live music. Meet the new-look Kings Beach Tavern. You’re invited to check out the newly completed pub. Celebrate with complimentary samples from the new menu. Located just minutes from the beach, you’ll find the newly renovated Kings Beach Tavern perched on a hill overlooking the ocean. It’s your classic coastal pub with a refreshed modern feel for locals and holidaymakers alike.

Undoubtedly a favourite among locals, Kings Beach Tavern has stood proudly as a community landmark for more than half a century.

When: Friday April 23, 5pm-7pm. Where: Kings Beach Tavern, 43 Burgess Street Kings Beach. Tickets: Entry is free, book online via, kingsbeachtavern.com.au/events/ locals-launch/.

WIDAC SUNSHINE COAST ROADSHOW EVENT

A wonderful community of women are ready to empower each other, create pathways to leadership and evolve as a collective. Women in Design and Construction (WIDAC) are launching their inaugural Sunshine Coast roadshow event, Building the Future. Join them as they showcase incredible industry leaders from the design, construction, engineering and property sectors and talk about how they will continue to shape the future of the Sunshine Coast.

When: Wednesday April 21, 5.30pm – 8.30pm.

Admission: $29.00. Where: Malt Shovel Taphouse.

Email: hello@widac.com.au.

Apr 25 TIMMY TRUMPET AT NIGHTQUARTER DJ, producer and live instrumentalist, Timmy Trumpet is undoubtedly one of the most explosive performers in electronic music, currently ranked at number 10 in the DJ Mag Top 100. An award-winning, multi-platinum selling recording artist, Timmy has forged his way to the top of the industry, taking the world by storm. His breakthrough release Freaks has achieved over half a billion streams, reached six times platinum status in Australia and dominated the charts in 10 countries. Supported by Sunset Brothers, Dimatik and Zida, this will be a night not to be missed. When: Sunday April 25, 4pm. Where: NightQuarter, 8 The Avenue Birtinya.

Tickets: $35.20, via tix.nightquarter.com.au/events.

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Apr 16 MADE BY HAND: DRAWING IN THE GALLERY GARDEN Join accomplished artist Marvene Ash for a morning of en plein air drawings of subtropical plants and natives that surround the gallery. This is an explorative approach to drawing that is suitable for all stages from beginners onwards. Marvene Ash is an accomplished artist who works and exhibits from her studio gallery, The Fourth Garage in Maleny. She has a long background in teaching, however drawing remains her first love. Marvene is a third time finalist in the LALC art prize and was a category winner in 2018. Check the gallery website to see what to bring.

When: Saturday April 24, 10am-12:30pm. Where: Caloundra Regional Gallery, 22 Omrah Ave Caloundra.

Tickets: $40 via gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/ Adult-Programs/Drawing-Gallery-Garden.

INTRODUCING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS A well-developed business management system (BMS) is required for businesses entering supply chains of major projects, including government, larger private tenders, and the resources or defence sectors. A BMS assists you to manage major risks and ensures consistent delivery of your product/service in the supply chain. This session will help you think about what your quality, environment and OH&S management systems are communicating to procurement managers. Facilitators, Terry O’Brien and Asrar Ismail from Quality Management Australia will cover what you need to develop your quality, environment and OH&S management systems. Just bring along your laptop and charger to gain the support you need from experts in this field. When: Tuesday April 27, 9am–4pm. Where: Venue114, 114 Sportsman Parade Bokarina.

Tickets: $95, via venue114.com.au.

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Peregian Springs author Allison Patterson is releasing an educational book

QUESTIONS ANSWERED Author and former teacher launches new book. WORDS: Caitlin Zerafa.

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Peregian Springs-based author is releasing a “ground-breaking” children’s book in the lead-up to Anzac Day. Allison Paterson is former teacher librarian and now an accomplished adult and children’s author.

Her latest curriculum resource, Australia Remembers 2: Customs and Traditions of the Australian Defence Force addresses some of the many questions she has been asked in the classroom and follows on from the first book in the series released in 2018.

“In this title I’ve worked closely with the Department of Defence and History and Heritage units of the Navy, Army and RAAF [Royal Australian Air Force] to deliver to our children answers to questions I have often been asked as a teacher on our major days of commemoration,” she says.

“It is brimming with fascinating facts and amazing stories behind many of the rituals we see.”

Ms Paterson says questions from students over the years include “what side do I wear relative’s medals?” and “what do the colours on the ribbons mean?”, “why do service men and women salute?” and “the significance of poppies”.

“I undertook several years of research visiting various military museums and communicating with the history and heritage,” she says. “I used previous military publications to glean various facts and was fortunate to have the assistance and support of several military personnel along the way.”

Ms Paterson began her 30-year teaching career as a primary school teacher before transitioning into the role of teacher librarian. “I taught in this role in various schools for 24 years.”

A book launch will be held at Annie’s Books on Peregian on April 18 from 10am with the book available at local book stores and allisonmarlowpaterson.com.

COOLUM DONATIONS One of Coolum’s oldest community groups has donated $42,000 of its own fundraised money to six local charities. Coolum Beach Surf Lifesaving Supporters Club has presented $15,000 to St Vincent De Paul, $10,000 to the Salvation Army, $5000 to Coolum Meals on Wheels and $4000 each to Coolum Beach Quota Club, Coolum and North Shore Coast Care and Coolum Hearts.

MALE CHOIR IS BACK After a year away from performing, “the boys” are back with Buderim Male Choir ready to take the stage on April 17.

The program will include well-known songs including Down by the Riverside, My Lord What a Morning and Hallelujah. The choir will perform at 2pm at St Mark’s Buderim Anglican Church. Tickets can be pre-purchased via 5325 1709 or bought at the door.

LOCAL NEWS Do you have a news tip? Let journalist Caitlin Zerafa know about it! Phone 5444 0152 or email: localnews@myweeklypreview.com.au

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THEATRE DIRECTOR BRINGS REAL-LIFE DRAMA TO THE STAGE Historic Antarctic expedition to come alive at Nambour theatre. WORDS: Caitlin Zerafa.

The Lind theatre president Glenda Campi with Antarctic expert John Russell

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ambour’s Lind theatre is set to stage its next production this month based on the incredible story of two explorers on their race to reach the South Pole.

Theatre president Glenda Campi says she has a passion for directing plays based on true events.

“One of the many reasons I enjoy directing plays based on real people and true stories are the people you learn of along the way,” she says. “The background research is so enlightening in telling the story and the production team feel even more deeply connected with their contribution.”

Terra Nova is her latest project, and is set in 1911 when British explorer Robert Falcon Scott sets off on his ship attempting to be the first man to reach the South Pole. At the same time Norwegian Roald Amundsen decides he will head south as well.

“The race to the pole is the setting for this highly theatrical, riveting play drawn from Scott’s actual journals.”

Ms Campi says she ventured to Deception Bay to meet with Antarctic expert and former engineer John Russell to understand what life at the Pole is like.

The 100-year-old is the last surviving member of the 10-man team who first established Australia’s Mawson Station

in Antarctica in 1954. “A wealth of information, John shared much from his working life in the Antarctic back in 1949 to 1954,” Ms Campi says.

“I was able to get a clear understanding of what the elements would have been like for the 1911 English polar party and his interpretation of why they perished without the 3000 calories per day required to survive journeying to and from the South Pole in the freezing conditions they faced.”

Ms Campi will now turn the theatre into the setting of the Terra Nova ship from April 23 to May 1.

“As the director, my desire is to bring to life these details for the actors and technicians to create real conditions on stage Terra Nova, with the sounds, lighting and even the ground surfaces the party ventured over.

“It may be necessary to wear a scarf or beanie to visit our Antarctic at Lind Lane Theatre!”

For tickets go to lindlane.com.au.

JODIE NOLAN TAKES THE REIGNS AT MALENY BANK Prominent local financial planner and best-selling author Jodie Nolan will head Queensland Country Bank’s new Maleny branch as bank manager.

The member-owned bank began operating in the town last month, following the transfer of banking services from Maleny Credit Union.

Selling her financial planning business EQUIS Group to take on the role, Ms Nolan says there is no “cookie-cutter” approach to banking at the Maleny bank, and she looks forward to helping individuals and local businesses.

She says the transfer will see improved functionality in internet banking and branch facilities, a mobile app and the ability to make real-time payments.

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Cr Christian Dickson

Division six (Buderim, Mountain Creek, Palmview, Sippy Downs)

Hudson Ash, Belen Ash and Neva Ash with Mayor Mark Jamieson on the newly upgraded courts at Coolum Tennis Club

NEW COURTS A BIG HIT IN COOLUM

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t’s time to dust off the racquet and enjoy a hit of tennis at the newly upgraded courts at Coolum Sports Complex.

Founded in 1982, the Coolum Tennis Club’s asphalt courts have been replaced with four acrylic-surfaced courts, which include new nets, fencing and LED lighting.

The upgrades have been made possible thanks to $350,000 from the state government’s COVID-19 Works for Queensland funding as well as an additional $70,000 from council’s Minor Capital Works program.

Coolum Tennis Club president Arthur Ziakas says the grant is critical and timely for the club and its players to cater for increasing demand.

this come to fruition and deliver great spaces and places for everyone in the community to enjoy, whether that be competitively or socially,” Cr Suarez says.

“The funding has also allowed the Coolum Tennis Club Committee to budget for additional upgrades including to the club kitchen and flooring.”

Tennis Queensland president Warwick Nicol hopes the upgrade will attract more interest and energy to the sport.

“Coolum Tennis Club is deservedly enjoying strong interest from people who want to pick up a racquet either for social or competitive reasons,” Mr Nicol says.

“The resurfaced courts and lighting make the club even more appealing to new members with an interest in learning a new pastime or rediscovering tennis.”

“The club will make great use of the newly constructed courts with space at certain times already at capacity, but with good management we can ensure these courts are used extensively and can cater for more participants,” Mr Ziakas says.

“The feedback so far has been very positive towards the new competitionstandard hard courts, which are once again available for use.

“The hard courts cater for a range of participation needs, from competitive and social tennis, specialty programs, junior and senior fixtures, wheelchair tennis and pickleball.”

Division nine councillor Maria Suarez says it is an exciting time for the club to have fresh courts to cater for the popular sport. “It’s rewarding to see projects like

Grant success for Buderim croquet club While a large number of not-for-profit organisations have been doing it tough during COVID-19, council has been lending a helping hand through its COVID-19 Community Response Grants.

The Headland Buderim Croquet Club was one of the lucky division six grant recipients. The funding was put to good use and I was delighted to officially open the club’s new machinery shed. This new shed is easier to access and provides a secure and lockable space for equipment and chemicals. Congratulations to all involved in successfully securing the community response grant.

Brightwater State School scores new cricket wicket I was pleased to partner with Queensland Cricket, Brightwater State School and the USC Cricket Club to deliver a brand-new synthetic cricket pitch. The investment saw more than $6000 of ratepayer funds invested by council into helping kids get into the sport at the Brightwater State School. A big thank you to the Sunshine Coast Cricket Association and the USC Cricket Club for making this project a possibility.

Anzac Day Every year I attend the Anzac Day service to honour all the Australians who have served and often paid the supreme sacrifice in the service of our country.

I’d like to thank all of the organisers and volunteers who help make these incredibly important ceremonies happen.

The inspiring driveway dawn services that began in 2020 will also continue and are a great way for everybody to share their thanks, no matter where they may be on April 25. Lest We Forget.

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LET’S DANCE: SUNSHINE COAST STUDIO ENROLMENTS SOAR With an influx of new residents and an end to lockdown, the stage is set for dance. WORDS: Caitlin Zerafa.

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Dance is more popular than ever in 2021 with a rise in studios and competition enrolments across the Sunshine Coast

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he Sunshine Coast is seeing a resurgence in dance this year with a spike in studio enrolments and a keen interest for dancers to compete at upcoming eisteddfods.

With the Sunshine Coast Dance Eisteddfod (SCDE) happening this week, competitor numbers are strong heading into the solo categories from April 13 to 16.

Drawing dancers from as far as

Adelaide and Mount Isa, SCDE president Maria Shanks says this year’s entry numbers are “out of the water” with more than 1750 solo, duo and trio competitors registered.

“The entries are massive,” she says.

“We have a very full program; we have four days, but that equates to seven days of competitions because we run two rooms simultaneously for three days and another room on its own on the fourth day.”

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Ms Shanks says the program, held at Matthew Flinders Anglican College, runs from 8am to 8pm daily to cater for the number of dancers.

It is a similar story for the group sections with 400 groups, including an additional 200 for the high school competition, already entered to perform across two weekends in May at The Events Centre in Caloundra.

Leading Sunshine Coast dance school Fierce Studios is also seeing an increase in enrolments this year, something studio director Jason King says is a trend happening across the board with extracurricular activities.

“Enrolments for ’21 have been phenomenal; really, really strong,” Mr King says, adding that enrolments currently sit at 150 dancers, but that number is likely to rise as the year continues.

Mr King is also seeing an influx of new enrolments from interstate migrants.

“The number of new families I’ve got in the studio from interstate is huge. I’ve had mums with three daughters from Melbourne who have all done RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) ballet looking for somewhere to dance.

“There is a huge influx from Sydney and Melbourne.”

Mr King says off the back of lockdowns this time last year, he has witnessed a change in the attitudes and appreciation of dance, more so for the physical studio and face-to-face connections.

Mr King offered dance lessons via

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Zoom, something he says was more of a “novel” idea to keep students connected to each other and their mental health in check.

He says it was surprising to see how the students and families responded once the studio reopened in June.

“There was an appreciation of being able to be back in the studio.

“Attendance was up – they were not going to miss a class. They were going in there to make the most of it after lounge room dancing.”

Another flourishing business is Tutu to You, a Peregian Springs-based mobile tutu hire business set up by dance mother Trisha Stephens in 2018 as a more affordable means to accommodate the needs of rapidly growing dancers.

Now with more than 300 tutus available, last year Ms Stephens found new demand across Australia with virtual consultations and tutu fittings, sending costumes through the post.

“There are ballerinas I have fitted and assisted whom I’ve never met in person,” Ms Stephens says.

“Once I have their measurements, I can outfit them for the whole year and give parents an affordable, stress-free option to hire instead of spending up to $1500 to buy just one outfit.

“After the performance, parents return the tutu and we care for these delicate, expensive costumes. Then they hire a new tutu weeks later for a new look and a new performance.”

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STEPS GRADUATE ACHIEVING HER GOALS

STEPS’ managing director Carmel Crouch and MP Andrew Wallace with STEPS Pathways College graduate Melissa Louk Early in Melissa Louk’s time at STEPS Pathways College, she was voted by her classmates and trainers as the “most likely to move to a big city”.

Now, after two years at the college, that prediction is coming true as Ms Louk readies herself for her

newfound independence.

The 2021 graduate is now well on her way to achieving her goals, packing up her belongings and moving out from her family home near Cairns to live independently on the Sunshine Coast.

“When I started at the college, I had

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“Short term, I wanted to get independence, feel confident, learn confidence with public transport, and get a job. Long term I want to get married and have a family.”

Ms Louk says she has achieved her short-term goals, working towards a career in child care, and is particularly proud of her improvement using public transport. “I’m getting a job at a creche in the RSL; I’ll be working with children.”

She says when it comes to public transport, she still “sometimes gets nervous” and she is “always practising and trying”.

Ms Louk says “patience, resilience, and the importance of overcoming fears” are three key lessons from her time at the college, and trainer Jason Keen says Ms Louk has a bright future ahead.

“The change we have seen in Melissa since she began with us two years ago is unbelievable,” Mr Keen says. “She has become so confident in who she is and all that she is capable of.

“I have no doubt that I’ll be getting updates on her great progress in the years to come.”

FUNDRAISING FASHION SHOW Quota Club Caloundra is hosting a fundraising fashion show next month to help support its community programs.

Happening at Why Not Boutique in Golden Beach on May 1, the event will give insight into how fashion can make you feel empowered, motivated, revitalised and confident.

The community-based organisation supports programs helping disadvantaged women and children, and locals living with hearing and speech impairments.

Quota Caloundra holds a social coffee morning on the first Friday of the month at 10.15am at Caloundra Power Boat Club.

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Member for Glass House Andrew Powell says the low-cost, water-level sensors and still-image cameras will provide near real-time information to TMR, alerting it when water is approaching a road or bridge.

“The sensors provide TMR with the height of the water above or below the road, and this information will be used to minimise any bridge or roadway closure periods due to flooding impacts.

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Camera images will be updated every 30 minutes or on demand if required.

Flood monitoring sensors will be installed in the following locations: • Beerburrum Road at the Caboolture Showgrounds • D’Aguilar Highway at Stanley River • Minchenton Gully at Elaman Creek in Conondale • Woombye-Montville Road at Jubilee Drive (camera only) • Palmwoods-Mooloolah Road at the Mooloolah River.

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BEERWAH CWA SPREADING THE LOVE WITH NEW RANGE The talented ladies at Beerwah’s QCWA have designed a range of “favourites”, featuring some of their best recipes.

The club’s Debbie Ives says jars of the jams, butters, pickles and relishes will be available every month at the Beerwah Tower Green Markets.

“Our very talented bunch of ladies have a tonne of knowledge, passion and baking know-how between them and have designed a range of Beerwah CWA favourites,” she says.

The range includes lemon butter, traditional tomato relish and pineapple jam.

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PROPOSED TOURIST PARK FOR MERIDAN PLAINS Cr Peter Cox

The Coast needs more holiday parks, a recent report has found. WORDS: Kat Donaghey.

A map of a proposed tourist park for Meridan Plains

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aloundra’s undeveloped fringes could be transformed into a major tourism precinct thanks to a proposal for an upmarket holiday park with a two-storey hotel, convention centre, camping and glamping.

The tourist park would sit adjacent to the Sunshine Coast’s Council’s Honey Farm Road Sports and Recreation Complex, which was approved last month.

The proposed 34.4-hectare Meridan Plains site is at 17 Westaway Road, opposite the Corbould Park race track.

A development application lodged with the council this month outlines a plan to “fill a need” for more affordable – but “high quality” – holiday accommodation on the Coast.

The Sunshine Coast currently has 33 holiday parks, the largest of which are the Coolum Beach and Maroochy River, both with 230 sites.

The proposed precinct will include a 93-room hotel and associated convention centre, 185 camp sites, 40 cabins, 24 safari tents, pool and waterslide and amenities.

“Some 164,000 visitors are projected to stay at the tourist park each year, injecting some $16 million to the Sunshine Coast economy including expenditure on

accommodation, activities, food, dining out and shopping etc,” a needs assessment report by Urban Economics states.

According to the report, the number of tourist parks in Australia is at a decline at a time when ownership of caravans and campervans has soared by 29 per cent between 2013 and 2020.

“There is strong growth in demand for additional tourist infrastructure on the Sunshine Coast including demand for additional holiday park/tourist park facilities,” it states. “The proposed development will improve choice in access to a modern tourist park facility for the southern Sunshine Coast area.”

The report states the Sunshine Coast has higher holiday park occupancy rates than the Queensland average (around 67 to 68 per cent), with more than 839,000 overnight visitors staying in a holiday park on the Coast during 2019.

By 2029 there will be demand on the Coast for 1100 more sites, equating to five to six more holiday or tourist parks, the report states.

“Overall, it is estimated that there are some 2500 sites for caravans and motorhomes; and 362 cabins and motels including villas, units and preconfigured ‘glamping’ tents across the Sunshine Coast, of which only 2000 are available for visitors and tourists to the region,” the report states.

The tourist park will also offer a range of choices from camping to glamping and cabins to hotel rooms.

An artist’s impression of the park

Division three (Aroona, Bokarina, Birtinya, Currimundi, Little Mountain, Meridan Plains, Warana, Wurtulla) Roadworks for Parklands Boulevard Work is currently underway to fix the failing pavement and worn asphalt along Parklands Boulevard between Discovery Drive and Village Way in Little Mountain.

We intentionally scheduled these necessary road works during the school holiday period to have less impact on the wider community, though I appreciate there will be some inconvenience for our local residents during construction.

This project is part of our Road Reseal and Rehabilitation Program and is expected to be completed by the end of April, weather and site conditions permitting.

Wider pathway for Currimundi State School A new three-metre concrete pathway is currently being installed in front of Currimundi State School.

It will replace the inadequate 1.2-metre pathway and improve connectivity and pedestrian safety outside the school. To minimise disruption to parents and school students, work has progressed throughout the school holiday period and is expected to be completed soon.

This upgrade has been funded by the Queensland Government’s School Transport Infrastructure Program.

Mass transit consultation The community and stakeholder engagement process for the mass transit options analysis will commence in the coming weeks. The outcomes of that process will inform the finalisation of the Options Analysis paper, which will then be submitted to council for consideration.

Everyone will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed public transport options, so visit council’s website to sign up now to receive project updates and to find out when consultation begins.

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Caloundra mural artist Steven Bordonaro with his Golden Beach mural featuring a Pacific golden plover

NEW MURAL AIMED AT EDUCATING COMMUNITY It is hoped a striking mural at Golden Beach will raise awareness about why we need to share local shorelines with resident and migratory shorebirds.

Painted by Caloundra artist Steven Bordonaro and commissioned by Sunshine Coast Council, the mural at The Esplanade showcases three migratory shorebirds that call the region home each summer and two resident shorebirds.

The migratory species begin their journey in the northern hemisphere, from places such as Siberia, China and Alaska, and journey for up to 25,000 kilometres before landing on our shores to feed and rest in the summer months.

Migratory shorebirds can fly 380,000 kilometres in their lifetime, which is why it’s essential the birds are given the chance to rest.

Councillor Peter Cox says shorebirds are among the most threatened group of bird species in the world and the mural is part of the council’s Shorebird

Conservation Action Plan to raise awareness of their plight.

“These incredible creatures fly halfway across the world, and we are lucky enough to have them visit the Sunshine Coast at both the Pumicestone Passage and Maroochy River,” he says. “Disturbances cause them to take flight, which uses a lot of energy and may affect their strength and limit their ability to migrate.

“It can also affect breeding, which is a big deal for a threatened species.

“We hope the mural will raise awareness of the need to co-exist with these magnificent creatures.”

To protect shorebirds, it’s important to: • not run at flocks of shorebirds to make them take flight • let shorebirds rest – observe quietly from a distance • keep your dogs under control • not drive on beaches near shorebird nest sites • take your rubbish home with you.

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

MAKE ROOM FOR A BIT OF CHEEK It wasn’t April Fool’s Day, so that wasn’t it, but there was an overt wink and nod at the launch of the state advertising campaign.

All smartly packaged up for YouTube and social media, the South Australian domestic travel campaign is sharp, beautifully filmed and crisply presented – inviting visitors to “go down south, with your mouth”.

With subtle double entendres galore, it features sweeping footage, wine sliding provocatively into glasses, crackling open fires and lively wildlife. But SA tourism authorities say they know nothing about it.

How hilarious! It seems a big leap from the ‘where the bloody hell are you’, the campaign launched internationally that offended other nations and had to be ditched, but indicates how our lines of acceptability have shifted.

It looks as if the SA campaign is from Queenslanders Adam Blackburn and Blaze Tripp, the people behind the CU in the NT campaign – the very cheeky campaign the NT government banned in promotional material, but which many of us find daringly amusing.

Let the authorities be sensitive, I say – we need some regulation to stop the crass

and seriously offensive ads finding their way onto TV and radio. But let us blush and have a titter at something clever and slick such as SA’s pitch for our tourism dollars.

These ‘wink and nod’ ads are not the lip-licking, provocative sexualised ads such as those that get Honey Birdette repeatedly into trouble. They are the kind that require a bit of reading between the lines.

How much do we Aussies love a clever ad? We adore them, almost as much as we love a mischievous renegade and a cheeky rebel. We remember them more than song lyrics and certainly more than movie lines.

Some slogans are sharper in my consciousness than essential details of big events in my life.

Paul Hogan audaciously asked foreigners to “come and say G’day” and the US went crazy for us in 1984. We all felt for likeable, pudgy Norm in the Life. Be in It campaigns. Qantas had us all calling Australia home in song even if we weren’t Peter Allen fans, just as we could sing the Slip Slop Slap jingle in our sleep.

We all recall “don’t chop the dinosaur, Daddy!”, Rhonda and Ketut’s budding romance and that phlegmatic elderly woman in the ad for Smarter White milk. I still say “Not happy, Jan!” on occasion, and don’t even have a copy of the Yellow Pages anymore.

Perhaps a good, slick, slightly cheeky ad is what Queensland needs to get the attention it desires about being Good To Go. But it seems unlikely the current crop of politicians and message controllers would go for it.

So maybe we should just sit back, and marvel at the audacity and cleverness of those creative souls who conjure something that simply, joyfully makes us smile.

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

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More social housing for the vulnerable and disadvantaged should be made available as the cost of houses rise. The Productivity Commission has revealed there are fewer public housing dwellings now than 10 years ago. No extra money was allocated in the Morrison government’s last budget. It is hoped that the next budget will address the problem. Around 40 years ago the average house cost twice the average annual income. Today it is seven times the average annual income. No wonder it is becoming unaffordable for young Australians. Surely shelter is a basic human right?

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Ashley Robinson has been pondering plane etiquette and daylight savings, and he’s got some creative ideas for both.

Sami Muirhead remembers the wonderfully stylish Carla Zampatti and the timeless designs that made her a household name.

remember a few years ago there was much to do about airlines banning passengers from wearing rubber thongs on planes.

I can think of a whole lot of other changes airlines could make to improve flights before they attack footwear. If they are so intent on victimising thong wearers they could ban them from exit aisle seats, which would increase my chances of getting one every time I fly.

What they could do to improve the comfort of passengers is start weighing them again and make sure they don’t put the big ones together as they often do (probably on purpose for a laugh). They could make passengers sign a declaration that they won’t put their seat back at feeding time and not at all on domestic flights, and if they won’t sign it, stick them down the back.

The form could have some other criteria on it, like asking if you want to have a conversation with a stranger. They could put the ‘yes’ ones together.

Another question could be ‘do you put both elbows on the arm rests and read a broadsheet newspaper?’ If so you

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will be sitting down the back with the ones that ticked no to the question ‘do you know when you had your last shower and do you know there is an invention called deodorant?’.

On another note, I suppose the daylight savings debate will start again due to the rush of real estate buyers from the south. Like any good Queenslander I have always been against it. It’s pretty obvious really, you know the fading curtains, confused cows. But maybe there is a solution?

Reverse daylight saving – put the clocks forward in the winter. It’s already dark when we get up, and that extra hour in the evening would be wonderful with the weather we normally have during the winter months. Of course all the other states would be out of sync but at least it would be consistent all year round.

The other positive is the cows would only be in the dark in the morning and because it’s a weaker winter sun the curtains won’t fade.

I love being a Queenslander. It’s just a pity I can’t wear thongs in business class, but I am usually in cattle class anyway.

ashion is a form of mental armour to help feel fabulous and set the mood to celebrate life. For me, the pinnacle of style and elegance has always been Carla Zampatti.

I was so incredibly sad to hear of her death recently. Many of my friends were sad too as we grew up loving, coveting and wearing her name. The powerhouse celebrated over 50 years in the trade and she dressed celebrities for decades, but it is the stories I love from the everyday mums and daughters who aspired to own a Carla Zampatti. I am one of them.

When I was 16 years old, I would catch the bus from our home at Mount Gravatt to Toowong at least once a week to drool over a black wool crepe ball dress in the Carla Zampatti store. The show- stopper had been on the cover of Vogue and I had that cover hanging on my bedroom wall for nearly a year. I lusted after that dress to wear to my school formal.

I had a part-time job and my single mum helped me buy my formal dress, but we never did buy that black one. It was just too expensive. I had a horrible knock-off copy made and Mum was in a terrible car

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accident picking up my formal dress for me that left her in hospital for six months.

Without her us teenage kids were at home by ourselves and we grew up very quickly!

Not buying that dress is my biggest clothing regret. Fast forward to my forties and my husband bought me a black Carla Zampatti dress to wear to Melbourne Cup. I burst into tears in David Jones at the counter because that dress meant so much to me. I still love wearing it – it nips and tucks and glides in all the right places to flatter my body.

Carla’s death has reminded me that her style never went out of fashion as she was the epitome of elegance. Her family migrated to Australia from Italy when she was six years old. The 78-year-old was a leader for women breaking into the business world. She was an inspiration to working mums as she raised three children and left this world with more than 50 boutiques to her name. There was even a Ford Laser named after her. I can highly recommend her autobiography, My Life, My Look. So, girls, let’s wear our good dresses more often.

Vale Ms Zampatti. You will be missed.

Sami Muirhead is a radio announcer, blogger and commentator.

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

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THE RISK OF LONELINESS IN RETIREMENT Retirement often comes with mixed emotions. Judy Rafferty discusses the need for the ongoing social contact that gives us purpose. increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Such information might make work seem attractive as a preventative measure! But work as a source of social contact and support has been impacted by COVID and the move to working from home.

Lack of social contact at work affects productivity. Lonely workers are less efficient and less productive. Take every opportunity for a brief interaction, no matter how small it is. In a culture where we are becoming increasingly invisible to each other, such a small act of humanity and kindness is worth a great deal.

Be brave and give yourself a push.

Judy Rafferty is a psychologist and author of Retirement Your Way, A Practical Guide to Knowing What You Want and How to Get It. Available at all good bookshops and online.

builder, and he was also impressed,” says Mr Hainsworth.

Fitness is a big part of Mr Hainsworth’s lifestyle and together with SUP surfing, he uses the gym at the resort’s award-winning country club three times a week, walks his two dogs every day, and plans to get into tennis.

“When Faye and I first visited GemLife Bribie Island, we both smiled at each other and said, ‘this is for us’.”

GemLife offers high-quality homes with premium facilities, including luxurious country clubs, within petfriendly, secure gated estates. In addition to Bribie Island, resorts are located on the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and at rural Highfields.

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The need for social contact is hardwired into our brain. We are herd animals.

We must have contact with others to survive. This is true regardless of age.

Without contact we do not thrive. We suffer psychologically and physically. When we do not have adequate social support blood pressure goes up.

This puts us into a chronic low-level state of fight or flight. The result is an

A relaxed coastal lifestyle close to the ocean, world-class surfing on the Sunshine Coast, and the convenience of everything Brisbane has to offer, made moving to over 50s lifestyle resort GemLife Bribie Island the perfect choice for stand-up paddleboard surfing enthusiast Derek Hainsworth.

Since moving to Bribie Island from the town 1770 four months ago with wife Faye to be more central to their families, Mr Hainsworth has been exploring surf spots on the Sunshine Coast including Caloundra, Happy Valley and Noosa, together with a surf buddy, plus paddling on the pristine shallows of Moreton Bay’s ecologically rich Pumicestone Passage.

“It’s wonderful. It’s a great feeling being out in the water surfing on the coast or paddling around in Pumicestone Passage – it’s good for physical fitness and mental wellbeing because all your worries are washed away,” he says.

Mr Hainsworth says the Bribie Island location has the advantage of being more laidback than other Brisbane suburbs with excellent beaches, while being easy for the couple’s kids – several of whom live interstate – to visit.

“The tempo here is relaxed, the beaches are nice and there is 4WD access all the way to the tip of the island, plus the airport is only 40 minutes away to pick up visitors,” he says.

The couple’s new three-bedroom home, on a large corner block, features open-plan living and dining areas, an office nook, alfresco, and a two-car garage.

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PELICAN PELICAN WATERS WATERS The city of Caloundra is in one of Australia’s fastest growing regions and the master planned community of Pelican Waters is undergoing its biggest transformation yet as it continues to evolve as one of Queensland’s most desirable coastal destinations.

As it takes shape, the impressive Town Centre & Marina precinct will provide a dynamic mix of dining, retail, living and recreational options, creating a truly remarkable modern urban living environment.

Boating enthusiasts will be able to enjoy direct deep-water access to the Pumicestone Passage Marine Park and rich waters beyond the Caloundra Bar, while a waterside park and recreational walkways will provide the all-important link to retail amenities and the new Town Square.

Combined with a relaxed coastal atmosphere, Pelican Waters is fast becoming a destination in its own right attracting interest from locals and interstate buyers alike.

Because of the excitement and future potential of the new Marina Village, the Oak Tree Group wanted its next retirement village to provide the opportunity to call Pelican Waters home.

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Designer living With over 15 years’ experience delivering quality retirement solutions around Australia, Oak Tree understands the needs of seniors.

Oak Tree at The Marina Pelican Waters offers a retirement village atmosphere in a boutique apartment complex, purposely designed to meet your needs now and into the future.

Featuring only 60 apartments, the modern two and three-bedroom residences have been thoughtfully designed to strike the ideal balance between function and space, allowing you to live in comfort without compromise.

Ample storage makes downsizing simple, while full-size kitchens and spacious indoor/outdoor living areas enable you to live independently and entertain as you wish.

Beyond your own private sanctuary, purposebuilt recreation facilities for the exclusive use of residents and guests open up endless possibilities. Socialise, exercise or simply relax in our modern facilities, including the roof-top terrace, gym, swimming pool, Community

Centre, lounge and library. They’re the perfect spaces to connect with like-minded neighbours or spend quality time with family and friends.

Every single element of Oak Tree Pelican Waters is designed to make retirement living a breeze.

With a lifestyle where maintenance is managed for residents, you can spend more time doing what you love.

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SWITCHING AGED CARE PROVIDERS IS YOUR RIGHT Moving into residential aged care is one of the biggest decisions that an individual and their family can make.

It is a decision affecting not only the person needing the care, but also close family members such as the children and siblings. More often than not, the decision is discussed by the family and can be a stressful and uncertain time for all concerned.

Since the move into aged care is a high-involvement and an intensely considered purchase, it can be extremely upsetting if the care and service provided in your new home does not live up to the advertised or promised expectations.

Whatever the reason, it is important to know that you have the right and freedom to switch to another provider.

McKenzie Aged Care provides warm and welcoming homes where people are cared for and cared about. McKenzie is here to assist and guide you through the process of switching to better care that meets your wants and needs.

Switching to a McKenzie home is easier than you may think. We make the process as smooth and stress-free as possible for everyone involved. We will also liaise with your current provider on your behalf, or with you, to ensure both parties efficiently manage the changeover.

With nine beautiful homes in Queensland, there’s a McKenzie Aged Care home near you.

Make the switch to McKenzie. It will be the best decision you make.

Visit us at mckenzieacg.com or call us today on 1300 899 222 and speak to one of our dedicated team members who will guide you through the process and answer any questions you may have.

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The time is right to move into retirement living With record low interest rates, escalating property growth and high buyer demand, there’s never been a better time to maximise the sale of your home and move to an Aveo retirement community.

Join us at one of our Open House events, where you can: • • • •

Tour a community and its display units Discover the amenities and social activities Chat to our friendly, supportive team Have your questions answered

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IS THE TIME RIGHT TO DOWNSIZE? Retirement communities have always been an attractive proposition for older Australians, but the security and constant social ties they can provide has become even more appealing for those looking to downsize.

Diane, an Aveo resident on the Sunshine Coast, says the security and social atmosphere was one of the many things that initially drew her and her husband to their retirement community.

“We are one big family here. Everyone looks out for everyone and everyone looks after each other,” she says.

For anyone considering selling their family home, the thriving property market is also a major consideration. With record-low interest rates, escalating property growth and high buyer demand,

many retirees are deciding to maximise the sale price of their family home and downsize to a retirement community.

If you have been considering making the move and believe the time is right, visit an open house event from Wednesday, April 21 to Friday, April 23 at one of Aveo’s three retirement communities on the Sunshine Coast.

You can tour the communities and display homes, discover the range of amenities and social activities, chat to the friendly and supportive community staff, and have all your questions answered.

Discover why many Australians believe the time is right to downsize without compromise. To find out more and RSVP, visit aveo.com.au/openhouse or call 13 28 36.

Ageing is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and growth

INVITATION TO EXHIBIT

LIFESTYLE 55+ EXPO 5th AUGUST, 9.30AM - 4.30PM Nambour Showgrounds, Sunshine Coast

Calling exhibitors to be part of Sunshine Coasts stand out event the Lifestyle 55+ expo. Free stands offered to senior groups.

Exhibitors will be part of our annual Networking Cocktail Event.

COVID Safe Event – Steps will be taken to make sure this is a COVID Safe Event.

Re-Imagine Ageing. Re-Imagine the Possibilities Contact Tanya on 07 3041 1355 or 0407 748 773. Email expo@iagewell.com.au

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REIMAGINING AGEING & EMBRACING NEW IDEAS Reimagining ageing and the possibilities on the Sunshine Coast, a major 55-plus lifestyle expo will be held at Nambour Showgrounds on August 5.

It aims to bring the community together to showcase the best the Sunshine Coast has to offer to its over 55 community.

Gerontologist and founder, Tanya Dave of IAgeWell, says it is time to work together as a community to reimagine ageing and embrace new possibilities.

“We need to open the door to choice, provide opportunities to learn, and support people to pursue what makes them happy,” she says. “The latter years of our lives should be filled

with choice, opportunity and growth.”

Senior community groups will be offered free sites to showcase their work.

On display will be a wide range of market stalls and exhibits including travel, health and wellness, holistic living, insurance, retirement and independent living options, education and employment pathways, financial and retirement planning, aged care option, caravan and camping and gardening.

A variety of food trucks will be open and live entertainment from well-known local bands provided.

Exhibitor spaces are now open.

Call Tanya 0407 748 773 or email expo@iagewell.com.au.

An exciting and very successful treatment, dental implants can be a permanent solution for tooth loss.

Designed to provide a solid and durable foundation for a tooth root, dental implants will look, feel and function just like a natural tooth. Reclaim the ability to eat, chew and smile with confidence, knowing that your smile is restored long-term.

What are dental implants?

Dental implants are generally small titanium screws that are inserted directly into your jawbone at the site of tooth loss.

For three to six months the screw is left to fuse with the bone to create a strong and functional support. Once this is complete, your prosthodontist or restorative dentist will construct implant-supported removable dentures, dental bridges or dental crowns to complete the treatment.

Our implants come with a lifetime warranty (terms and conditions apply).

We utilise advanced technology to make your surgery as efficient as possible… Many procedures associated with dental implants may be claimable through Medicare.

At Coast Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Centre, we want to provide you

with the best results possible, and this is why we use the highest quality implants available.

We also offer the All-On-4 concept procedure, a technique that enables replacement of all of your teeth (usually one jaw at a time) with fixed bridges in a matter of days. There are a number of combinations of this technique which can be adjusted to suit your needs. Dr Wilson is also trained and experienced in Osseo-Frame dental implants.

Call Coast OMS to make a consultation with Dr Ian Wilson on 1800 623 338 or visit coastoms.com. au for more information.

Self Funded retirees protest the high cost of hearing aids Sunshine Coast April 2021 The high cost of good quality digital hearing aids has been a significant barrier to Self Funded Retirees obtaining help for their communication problems. One local clinic has decided to take the issue head on. Senior Clinician Lisa Burley says “It became apparent to us that it was becoming almost impossible for people to get the help they needed and it was effecting their day to day lifestyle.”

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If you have been quoted thousands of dollars for hearing aids you need to get a second opinion.

Ms Burley says “ We have the only Locally Owned and Operated fulltime Hearing Clinic in Golden Digital Hearing Beach to specifically help Self Funded Retirees get high quality hearing aids at sensible prices”. As Aids from the clinic is independently owned it has access to all major brands of hearing aids and the pricing is quite often thousands of dollars cheaper than what is being quoted elsewhere.

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Senior Clinician ,Mark Paton stated, “We feel its time for a fair deal for the self funded folk, our local status also allows us to provide trials of new technology, we want our patients to get great results without it costing g a fortune.”

The Hearing Centre, 5/56 Landsborough Pde, Golden Beach.

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Your own private sanctuary surrounded by nature.

At the heart of Greenwood is Club Eden making it easy to keep active, socialise and make friends, while having the space and peace to wind down when you choose.

• Relax and socialise at Club Eden’s event space, function room, spaces for meetings, activities, parties and events.

• Keep active with a 25-metre pool, gym, tennis court and bowling green.

• Flex your green thumb in Greenwood’s community garden.

• Easy access to Sunshine Coast golf, fishing, boating, surfing and more.

Greenwood is a connected over 50s community with everything within reach.

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LIVING BETTER, NOT JUST LONGER The second highest cause of death in Australia is dementia – let that sink in.

The statistics indicate that one in 10 Australians over 65 have dementia. The impact of dementia on partners and families is not easily measured but it is profound.

Is it inevitable? No, there are many risk factors that lay within your control.

Hypertension, diabetes, alcohol overconsumption, depression and physical inactivity are all factors that can be dealt with to reduce the risk. The number one modifiable risk factor in mid-life for age related dementia is hearing loss. Untreated or unrecognised hearing loss is responsible for more

dementia than all the risk factors mentioned above combined.

Australia has a fantastic program in place that allows pensioners and veterans to have their hearing assessed at no cost, and, if necessary receive high quality hearing devices, once again at no cost for the devices.

Choose an independent Australianowned government accredited hearing clinic and take the opportunity to live better.

Lisa Burley, is the senior clinician at Hear4Good. An Australian-owned, independent hearing rehabilitation clinic. Phone 5477 0144 or visit hear4good.com.au.

IRT Home Care Queensland IRT has been caring for older Australians for over 50 years.

Our Queensland Home Care team helps seniors live their best life at home, providing services you can trust.

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The level of medical services available to Sunshine Coast locals has increased greatly over recent years.

As a specialist neurosurgeon, I perform major brain and spine surgery at the Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital aka SCUPH or the ‘Uni Private’ as it is the only hospital on the Sunshine Coast that is able to deliver this care and it has some of the most modern equipment available anywhere in the world.

I also regularly consult in the Noosa Hospital. During my relatively short time here, I have had the pleasure to perform several ‘firsts’ and introduce new services that patients previously had to travel to Brisbane or Sydney to receive. These include removing an entire brain tumour through the nose minimally invasively, using computer navigation to perform minimally invasive spinal fusion procedures and removing the first brain cancers ever on the Sunshine Coast so that patients could remain closer to their families.

I am proud that I’ve made the Sunshine Coast my home and expect many other medical services to be introduced in the future.

Wearing dentures can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Ever had your dentures fall out when you laugh or yawn? You’ll understand. With Osseo-FrameTM there’s a whole new solution.

Until now, the only option for permanent teeth was the All-on-4TM concept, which consists of having all your teeth anchored on implants embedded into your jawbone. Where you have plenty of bone, All-on-4TM remains a great option.

However, for people with minimal jawbone left, treatment with conventional dental implants can be difficult.

Osseo-FrameTM is a new surgical dental implant option that can give you back your teeth in one procedure. With OsseoFrameTM , an extensively tested, custommade titanium frame is constructed using 3D printing, which is then directly fixed to your upper or lower jaw.

At Coast OMS we arrange a low-dose CT and an intraoral scan. The frame and bridge are custom manufactured, and often the frame is covered by your private health fund. Once you make the final decision, Coast OMS will arrange the rest – get ready to rediscover your smile.

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MIGHT YOU HAVE TYPE 2 DIABETES?

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Knee replacement surgery

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

Smaller varicose veins and most surface veins can be treated with a process called sclerotherapy, which involves injecting the veins with a sclerosing solution.

At Sunshine Vascular we use a very fine needle and strong salt solution, which is a natural therapy that you cannot be allergic to. This solution irritates the lining of the vein causing it to block up and eventually disappear. Compression stockings are then applied.

Sclerotherapy doesn’t really interfere with your daily routine. You walk immediately after treatment and wear the stockings only for three days. The procedure has been used by many thousands of people Australia-wide as a way to treat unsightly, uncomfortable small varicose veins and spider veins.

For a free appointment with the practice nurse to discuss if sclerotherapy is a good option for treating your veins, contact Sunshine Vascular on 5453 4322.

Knee replacement surgery is a very common procedure. According to the Australian National Joint Replacement Registry, 66,729 procedures were performed in 2019 alone.

Knee replacement surgery has evolved over the years and is now a very successful procedure. Improvements in implants, surgical techniques and various technologies to assist the surgeon have all helped to improve functional outcomes of knee replacements and patient satisfaction. We expect that these improvements will also contribute significantly to implant longevity. Many patients can expect their knee replacement to last over 20 years these days.

Despite the success of knee replacement surgery, there are always risks involved. These need to be discussed carefully with your surgeon.

It is also imperative that surgery be seen as a last resort. Patients should always trial a multi-disciplinary non-operative approach to manage arthritic pain prior to embarking on surgery.

At Sunshine Coast Orthopaedic Group, we offer a world-class selection of surgical and non-surgical solutions to manage your arthritic pain.

Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia worldwide. It develops when the amount of iron being absorbed from the diet is less than the amount being lost.

While we naturally lose some iron each day, these losses can increase if there is bleeding, such as from heavy periods or bleeding from the bowel.

Iron is found in a wide variety of foods, but the iron from animal sources such as meat is more easily absorbed than the iron found in grains or vegetables. While there are many health benefits to plant-based, vegan and vegetarian diets, it is important that people who follow these diets are aware of the potential for iron deficiency to develop.

Oral iron supplements can be an effective way of increasing iron stores in people who are low in iron. They are best absorbed when taken every second day.

While iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia, there are other causes also. If you suspect you may be anaemic or iron deficient, a simple blood test can help to determine your iron levels and suggest whether you may benefit from iron supplementation.

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An estimated one million Australians were suffering from type 2 diabetes in the ABS 2017-2018 self-reported data National Health Survey. Slightly more prevalent in men than women, this constituted approximately five per cent of the population of major cities, four per cent of inner regional populations and six per cent of regional and remote areas.

What is really worrying is many cases of type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed.

Once diagnosed, the priorities of diabetes management are to firstly relieve the symptoms of high blood sugar such as frequent urination or excessive thirst or drinking. Other symptoms can include feeling lethargic, having cuts that heal slowly or gradually putting on weight.

Blurred vision, headaches, leg cramps, feeling dizzy, skin infections and always feeling hungry are other symptoms.

Anyone experiencing these should make an appointment with a doctor.

Long-term microvascular complications of untreated or uncontrolled diabetes include nephropathy or disease of the kidneys and neuropathy or damage to nerves causing numbness in the feet.

Macrovascular complications include increased progression of atherosclerosis resulting in coronary heart disease and stroke.

The first steps with pre-diabetic or recently diagnosed diabetics include dietary intake and physical exercise. For people who are overweight, they should aim for a five to 10 per cent weight loss, and eating low-glycaemic foods like wholegrain bread, pasta, fruits and dairy products.

Avoid foods rich in fat and refined carbohydrate like sugar, potato chips, ice-cream and chocolate. It is often beneficial to seek a referral to a dietician.

Physical activity and exercise are also important and for example include briskly walking for 150 minutes, or for those capable, jogging for 90 minutes a week.

Patients may be prescribed medications but do not be surprised if you end up with two or three medications as evolving treatments show combinations can be more effective than single medications, so for specific advice speak to your pharmacist.

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Mighty Mars is moving through your reputation zone (until Friday), so it’s time to tap into the Virgo courage and resilience within. Other people are looking to you for strong leadership, sensible ideas and pragmatic solutions.

Your ruling planet Venus is vamping through Taurus, which lights up your luxury-loving side and wakes up the hedonist within! Romance and passion are also highlighted as the sun, Mercury, Venus and Uranus all stimulate your sensuality zone.

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CAREFUL JOURNEY TO OFF-THE-PLAN OWNERSHIP Here’s what you need to know if you’re buying off the plan. WORDS: Tracey Johnstone.

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s the time to settle my off-the-plan (OTP) purchase nears I have turned to an industry expert to talk about what I could have done differently in preparing to commit to my new home.

Early on in our chat, Ray White Maroochydore director Dan Sowden makes it clear I am locked into the purchase.

In signing the unconditional contract, which developers need to secure bank funding to start construction, if I want to change my mind, it could be difficult. The most obvious options are talking to the agent or to the developer about selling the apartment. Mr Sowden notes, getting my 10 per cent deposit back, which is normally paid in cash or by bank guarantee, isn’t likely to be straightforward.

But if I want to sell, it will be into a rising market. “We are selling apartments off-the-plan (OTP) and apartments once they are completed for more money than what the original buyer paid for them,” Mr Sowden adds.

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“I would try to find a similar floor plan and size that is on the market now” Ray White Maroochydore director Dan Sowden

developer, ask the selling agent for details of the developer’s track record and look at the building pre-sales.

Before signing my contract, I was shown through my developer’s most recent project, where I saw the quality of work they delivered.

“I would (also) be very clear on the floor plan you are looking for,” Mr Sowden says. “I would try to find a similar floor plan and size that is on the market now.”

As I have recently built a house, running a ruler over the plan and reviewing the inclusions was relatively straightforward.

Early on I appointed a solicitor experienced in OTP contracts. The contract’s length can be daunting. Mr Sowden says he quite often firstly sends the contract to the purchaser’s solicitor so a brief can be prepared for them.

It’s been a long two-and-a-half-year years wait, but I know my new home will be worth it. I now need to do a pre-settlement inspection with a qualified building inspector by my side, pay for the apartment and then settle into more great Sunshine Coast living.

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AUCTION FINAL CHANCE TO SECURE SUBDIVISION APPROVED LOT – AUCTION THIS SATURDAY! 348 Main Road, Kuluin Instructions are clear - this property will be sold under the hammer this weekend!

Do not miss the opportunity to secure one of the last landholding in a prestigious pocket. Why have one lot when you can have three? The hard work has already been done and the new owner will get to reap the rewards! A beautifully renovated home sits on lot 2 with approvals in place for a duplex on lot 1 and a future dwelling on lot 3.

WIth prime land in short supply, this must be the coast’s best investment opportunity!

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2/7 Marjorie Street, Mooloolaba Perfectly positioned in the heart of Mooloolaba and luxuriously appointed, this stunning duplex will appeal to the discerning buyer who is considering downsizing but does not want to compromise on space, location or quality. Awash with natural light, the residence features natural timber flooring, high ceilings, gourmet kitchen with butler’s pantry, views and walk to Mooloolaba Esplanade.

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AUCTION MODERN COASTAL LIVING – EXCEPTIONAL BUYING IN MOOLOOLABA 4

4 Poplar Place, Mooloolaba Don’t miss your opportunity to own this beautifully renovated family home located in the tightly held Mooloolaba precinct. Positioned on a generous 742Sqm allotment in a quiet cul-de-sac this home is low maintenance living all just a short distance to schools, shops, and beaches. Representing exceptional buying for any beach loving family or couple.

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AUCTION Outline Indicative Only.

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15 Piccabeen Street, Doonan Have you been dreaming of a tranquil country/coastal lifestyle where you can spend your days on Noosa beach soaking up the sea and sunshine, and enjoy the magical rainforest backdrop of your spacious country home by night?

Then don’t miss out on 15 Piccabeen Street, Doonan as this one will not last long.

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AUCTION CALLING ALL INVESTORS – ORIGINAL RIVER VIEW VILLA 2

6/77 Bradman Avenue, Maroochydore Situated along the beautiful Maroochy River, this Northerly river view apartment is an investors delight! Don’t miss your opportunity to own this original gem in one of the coast’s most sought after locations. Carefully maintained, the original layout still remains, offering generous sized bedrooms, spacious kitchen with ample storage and open living area. Call now to make this Humzy Villa your Next home!

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38 Hillsborough Circuit, Mountain Creek Set over 2 levels, the floor plan has been carefully considered to create zones of comfortable living. Featuring a modern kitchen with walk-in-pantry, stone bench tops and stainless-steel appliances, the open plan layout includes a large dining space, living room and a vaulted ceiling entrance area, with spacious 2.7m high ceilings throughout.

Completing the downstairs is 2 good-sized bedrooms, plus a second living area.

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LOCATION, LUXURY & LIFESTYLE AT BOKARINA BEACH

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nspired by the stunning Mediterranean landscape of Italy’s Amalfi Coast, breathtakingly suspended between the blue sky and sparkling sea, AZZURE Bokarina Beach presents a sensual blend of natural and cultural wonders.

Warm weather, sunlit days, where ocean and vast horizon wide skies create the ultimate coastal views. Filled with luxury, style and sophistication, a vibrant waterfront lifestyle on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast now beckons.

The sky’s the limit – from its commanding oceanfront position, AZZURE Bokarina Beach provides residents with a new perspective on luxury oceanside living.

Residents can immerse themselves in superb facilities, ground-level luxury retail, with sparkling ocean and sky views.

AZZURE Bokarina Beach is vibrant and connected. Inspired by the cosmopolitan living and the buzzing lifestyle of this coveted beachside community, AZZURE Bokarina Beach entices with boutique charm, light-filled spaces and urban sophistication.

Positioned on Bokarina Beach Boulevard rich in opportunity, exciting in

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Created by the Walter Iezzi Property Group, Azzure Bokarina Beach epitomises the developer’s commitment to uncompromising craftsmanship, quality and passion for style.

“It’s all about the ocean. To watch a sunrise, and to watch the ocean be different every day, why wouldn’t you want to live in this location,” says developer, Walter Iezzi.

For more information visit the display centre of AZZURE Bokarina Beach at Bokarina Boulevard, Bokarina Beach or visit AzzureBokarinaBeach.com.au.

atmosphere, boundless energy to allow you to live, work and play, two, three and four-bedroom apartments are now selling.

Designed to reflect the beauty of the ocean and the Sunshine Coast’s clear blue skies, quality apartments have been meticulously designed to allow you to fully embrace all the elements oceanside living has to offer.

Two, three and four-bedroom apartments through to sophisticated penthouses are filled with luxury and

style, allowing residents to immerse themselves in eight levels of superb facilities with never to be built out views.

Secure lift access to all apartments, intercom, designer kitchens, ducted air, ceiling fans low body corporate rates, pet friendly, pool, BBQ, sundeck, gym and steam room are just some of the features and facilities available for residents to enjoy.

AZZURE Bokarina Beach is set to transform oceanside living on

AT A GLANCE AZZURE Bokarina Beach Where: Bokarina Boulevard, Bokarina Beach.

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AMAZING COASTAL LIVING Move quickly to inspect this inviting high-set home renovated and upgraded over the years and perfectly located one house from Currimundi Lake, a short walk to local shops, public transport, and moments from schools and the world’s best beaches. As you enter you are greeted by a sea of timber floors. On this level you are blessed with multiple bedrooms, a guest retreat, study nook, two bathrooms a fifth bedroom/office, study nook, large double lock up garage and more. The home is perfect for entertaining with the large kitchen serving as the hub of the home overlooking the vast living areas, poolside patio, sparkling in-ground swimming pool, spa and outdoor barbecue area. There is also a beautiful

57 PIMPALA STREET, WURTULLA 5 bed, 3 bath, 2 car Auction In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, April 22 at 11am

AUCTION On-site Wednesday 21st April @ 5:30pm (if not sold prior) INSPECT Saturday 17th April 9 – 11am & Wednesday 21st April 5 – 5:30pm

Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

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Maleny, 33 McCarthy Shute Road

Brand New Country Hamptons Hidaway with Captivating Mountain Views!

OPEN HOME: Saturday 17th April 2-3pm & Sunday 18th April 1-2pm

Nestled high in the Maleny hills and situated on a captivating escarpment with panoramic views over the Glass House Mountains is this truly magnificent residence. Boasting Maleny’s most sought-after location, 33 McCarthy Shute Road offers style, sophistication and cutting-edge design.

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• 7253m2 (1.79 acres) of lawns, landscaped gardens fenced and electric security gates • Architecturally designed by award winning DJ Sommer Homes (431m2 under roof) • Chip sealing driveway with garage and shed to house 5 vehicles (128m2 under roof) • All 5 bedrooms are ensuited with walk in robes, huge master retreat

• State of the art gourmet kitchen with huge butler’s pantry, European appliances, built in coffee machine, ice maker and wet bar • Two sitting rooms separated by large double sided gas fire and large adjacent study • Outdoor entertaining space including dining room, kitchen, covered deck, and pool

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First Light – Modern Coastal Living – 100 Metres From The Beach!

Unsurpassed in quality, style and location is this lovely apartment positioned on the 5th floor of the ever-popular First Light building on First Avenue.

Apartment 506 features 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and offers a total of 93m2 of modern coastal living. From the moment you walk through the door your eye is drawn across the living space to the large balcony. The slice of ocean view will remind you just how close you are to the beach. Properties of this calibre in this unique and highly desired First Avenue location are tightly held and rarely found.

OPEN HOME: By Appointment VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au PRICE: $585,000 AGENT: Grant Whisker 0415 856 575

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Your Own Poolside Villa In The Tropical Oasis Of Sand Dunes Resort What an incredible opportunity! This stunning poolside villa is the perfect holiday getaway, weekend escape or place to call home, where you can create fabulous memories with family and friends.

Villa 20 is nestled on the edge of the 70-metre lagoon pool with direct access from your outdoor patio. You can be in the water in an instant!

Spread over 3 levels the villa has been designed with lifestyle and entertaining in mind. The facilities at Sand Dunes Resort are simply outstanding. It’s a really safe, family-oriented Resort.

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AUCTION

Mooloolaba, 18 Palm Drive

Sophisticated And Functional Living In The Heart Of Mooloolaba!

OPEN HOME: Saturday 17th April 10-10.30am

Positioned in the heart of Mooloolaba, this entertainer’s dream home has been cleverly designed to maximise the space where indoor meets outdoor living.

This brand new luxurious build boasts 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, crystal blue swimming pool and amazing high ceilings.

VIEW AT: www.defineproperty.com.au

• Modern designer home in sought after central location • Newly constructed only two years old • Entertainer’s kitchen fitted with top of the range appliances, Caesarstone bench top • Open plan living and dining areas flow on to the North facing outdoor entertaining

• Grand master bedroom with a large walk-in wardrobe and gorgeous ensuite • Sparkling in ground pool • Polished concrete floors throughout • Functional, large laundry with additional storage space

AUCTION: On site Saturday 1st May 12pm AGENT: Jordan Barden 0422 990 824

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this week’s auctions Saturday 10am

Saturday 11am

Saturday 2pm

Open from 9:30am 38/47-51 Sixth Avenue, Maroochydore Reuben Park 0413 371 696

Open from 10:30am 1+2/34 Yorlambu Parade, Maroochydore Brent Higgins 0414 775 133

Open from 1:30pm 9/35 Canberra Terrace, Kings Beach Reuben Park 0413 371 696

Open from 9:30am 14C Image Flat Road, Nambour Peter Chant 0403 454 413

Saturday 12:30pm Open from 12pm 8/11-13 Douglas Street, Mooloolaba James Goldsworthy 0400 635 141

In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra – Thursday, April 22 at 11am 30 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra Len Greedy 0401 691 807 Alan Gray 0414 894 084

2/25 McIlwraith Street, Moffat Beach Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

27 Whitsunday Street, Kawana Island Nick Mellish 0410 146 655 Natascha Drexel-Munro 0410 081 970

21 Kuthar Street, Pelican Waters Tom Garland 0412 161 123

16 Jackman Street, Moffat Beach Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

24/8 Levuka Avenue, Kings Beach Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

17 Upper Gay Terrace, Kings Beach Natascha Drexel-Munro 0410 081 970 Carola Drexel 0417 608 466

44 The Passage, Pelican Waters Rebecca Osenton 0427 462 764

57 Pimpala Street, Wurtulla Andrew Garland 0403 851 777 6 Kessler Street, Baringa Kim Berghofer 0439 828 789

6 Duke Street, Meldale Tom Garland 0412 161 123

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

Chatsworth

6/21 Boolarong Crescent

2 bed 1 bath 2 car

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34 Figtree Road

8/146 Alexandra Parade

1 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

447/180 Alexandra Parade

3 bed 3 bath 1 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

Forest Glen

4/260 Alexandra Parade

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 2-2:30pm

7 Bristlebird

447 & 448/180 Alexandra Parade 3 bed 3 bath 1 car

Wed 21st 1-1:30pm

6/21 Boolarong Crescent

2 bed 1 bath 2 car

Thurs 22nd 4-4:30pm

Glenview

8/146 Alexandra Parade

1 bed 1 bath 1 car

Thurs 22nd 5-5:30pm

251 Connec on Road

Sat 12-12:30pm

15/3 River Esplanade 8/13-15 Douglas Street 36 Meta Street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:45am

Mooloolah Valley

4 bed 2 bath 4 car

Sat 1:30-2pm

Baringa 6 Kessler Street

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Fri 16th 10-10:30am

6 Kessler Street

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

Sat 10-10:30am

17 Upper Gay Terrace

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Fri 16th 9-9:30am

24/8 Levuka Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Fri 16th 12-12:30pm

17 Upper Gay Terrace

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 9-9:30am

24/8 Levuka Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

5/28 Hinley Avenue

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 9-9:30am

13/2A Swan Street

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 9:30-10:15am

2/72 Anzac Avenue

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

1/5 & 2/5 Karumba Place

5 bed 3 bath 3 car

Sat 10-10:30am

12 Thomas Street

3 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 10-10:30am

Palmwoods

12 Aragorn Street

6 bed 4 bath 3 car

Sat 10-11am

3/16 Swan Street

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10:30-11:15am

Lot 3 87-95 Robinsons Road

3/33-35 Broadwater Avenue

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 10:30-11am

Bli Bli

1 + 2/34 Yorlambu Parade

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10:30-11am

10/4-6 Arwen Street

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

2/72 Anzac Avenue

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Wed 21st 5-5:30pm

6 Duke Street

4 bed 3 bath 4 car

Fri 16th 12:30-1:30pm

6 Duke Street

4 bed 3 bath 4 car

Sat 12:30-1:30pm

14C Image Flat Road 45 Blackall Terrace 8 Woodlands Court

9 Cornflower Road

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

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Jodi Price 0412 278 658

3 bed 3 bath 7 car 5 bed 2 bath 4 car 4 bed 1 bath 7 car

Sat 9:30-10am Sat 12:30-1pm Sat 3-3:30pm

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 9-9:30am

3 bed 1 bath

Sat 10-10:30am

5 bed 3.5 bath 2 car 5 bed 3.5 bath 2 car 4 bed 2.5 bath 2 car

Fri 16th 10-10:30am Sat 10-10:30am Sat 11-11:45am

5 bed 3 bath 2 car 5 bed 3 bath 2 car

Fri 16th 11-11:30am Sat 11-11:30am

6 bed 3 bath 6 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

4 bed 2 bath 4 car

Sat 11-11:30am

5 bed 3 bath 2 car 5 bed 3 bath 2 car

Fri 16th 1-1:30pm Sat 1-1:30pm

2 bed 1 bath 1 car

Ma hew McAuliffe 0412 111 608

Parrearra 27 Whitsunday Street 27 Whitsunday Street 42 Sunbird Chase

Sat 10-10:30am

23 Bli Bli Road

3 bed 1 bath 4 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

33 East View Court

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

22 Constella on Way

4 bed 2 bath 4 car

Natasha Hackenberg 0401 601 691

35 Kathleen Drive

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Cameron Hackenberg 0421 504 479

317/5 Bermagui Crescent

2 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11:30am-12pm

28 Mooloolah Drive

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 9-9:30am

27 Briggs Road

4 Bandalong Street

4 bed 2 bath 4 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

19 Bangalow Street

4 bed 3 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

503/5 Bermagui Crescent

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 1-1:30pm

51 Jessica Boulevard

4 bed 2 bath 4 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

Woombye

503/5 Bermagui Crescent

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Wed 21st 4-4:30pm

28 Mooloolah Drive

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 2-2:30pm

Pelican Waters

Minyama

Buderim

5 bed 3 bath 3 car 5 bed 3 bath 3 car

Palmview

5 bed 3 bath 3 car

Buddina

Sat 10-10:30am Sat 12-12:30pm Sat 12:30-1:15pm

Nambour

8-12 Camelot Court

Meldale

1 bed 1 bath 1 car 3 bed 2 bath 1 car 5 bed 3 bath 2 car

Mountain Creek 68/6 Crayfish Street

Maroochydore

Beerwah

14A & 14B Grove Boulevard 10A & 10B Kurrajong Close

3 bed 2 bath 4 car

Kings Beach

Amamoor 1 Frayne Road

Mooloolaba 5 bed 2.5 bath 3 car

21 Kuthar Street 21 Kuthar Street

Perwillowen

15 Colonial Way

Wurtulla

Moffat Beach

57 Pimpala Street 57 Pimpala Street

4 Madison Close

5 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

16 Jackman Street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Fri 16th 10-10:30am

65 Lindsay Road

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

2/25 McIlwraith Street

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Fri 16th 11-11:30am

22 Glasshouse View Court

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 12-12:30pm

16 Jackman Street

4 bed 2 bath 2 car

Sat 10-10:30am

Yandina

21 Timbertop

3 bed 2 bath 2 car

Jodi Price 0412 278 658

2/25 McIlwraith Street

3 bed 2 bath 1 car

Sat 11-11:30am

6/6 Low Street

Bli Bli

5450 8111

Golden Beach

5492 2100

Mooloolaba

5444 3455

Noosa River

5449 8800

Buderim

5445 6088

Kawana

5354 6012

Mountain Creek

5477 7600

Pelican Waters

5343 6900

Caloundra

5491 5055

Maroochydore

5443 2000

Nambour

5354 6000

Sippy Downs

5354 6002

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Unit 24/8 Levuka Avenue, Kings Beach Act quickly to secure this stunning, spacious, fully furnished, absolute beachfront apartment with expansive ocean and beach views across ever popular and family friendly Kings Beach. To be sold at auction.

• Three generous bedrooms including large master suite with ensuite • Ducted reverse cycle air-con and first class fixtures and fittings throughout • NBN ready, private post box on site and amazing resort pool and facilities • Secure parking for two cars side by side with lift access

Aucঞon In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, April 22 at 11am

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Unit 2/25 McIlwraith Street, Moffat Beach Breathtaking best describes the spectacular northern canvas that unfolds before you from this perfectly positioned oceanfront apartment with magnificent ocean views over Moffat Beach and the vast Pacific Ocean.

• 3 generous bedrooms, the main with ensuite and walk-in robe • Small complex of 4 apartments, one per floor • Watch the surfers carve, the whales play and ships idle by • A short stroll to cafés, restaurants and the beach

Auc on In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, April 22 at 11am

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View Friday & Saturday 11-11:30am

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Auction 21 Kuthar Street, Pelican Waters Carefree luxurious entertainer in an enviable location • Beautifully crafted home built over two levels features high ceilings • Sitting on a 1,059m2 level parcel looking over the Pelican Waters Golf Course • Master bedroom with bespoke ensuite and dressing area • Guest’s wing comes complete with separate living area and bathroom • In-ground pool and spa, direct access to golf course and lake • Offering a prestigious lifestyle, this is a once in a liftetime opportunity

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View Thursday & Saturday 11-11:30am

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57 Pimpala Street, Wurtulla Move quickly to inspect this inviting high-set home renovated and upgraded over the years and perfectly located one house from Currimundi Lake, a short walk to local shops, public transport, moments from schools and the world’s best beaches.

• Large kitchen overlooking the vast ground level living areas and pool-side patio • Sea of timber floors, multiple living areas and plenty of storage • Master suite with generous walk-in robe and large ensuite with spa bath • Sparkling in-ground pool, spa, built in BBQ and handmade pizza oven

Aucঞon In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, April 22 at 11am

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View Friday & Saturday 1-1:30pm

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5 Karumba Place, Beerwah / 14 Grove Blvd, Mooloolah Valley / 10 Kurrajong Close, Mooloolah Valley 5 Investor Bonanza! 3 high end modern, near-new duplex investment properties with excellent rental yield of $825 p.w. 3 & 2 bed residences each offering: • Built-in robes & ceiling fans, air conditioning in living areas & main bedroom • Modern open plan kitchen & living areas, gas cooking facilities, fenced yards Rental appraisals: $450 p.w. (3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car); $375 p.w. (2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car) It’s an investor’s opportunity to reap the benefits of buying in one of Queensland’s most sought after areas. Inspect all three and take your pick.

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Aucঞons On Site 5 Karumba Pl - 29/04 at 5:30pm 14 Grove Blvd - 01/05 at 1pm 10 Kurrajong Cl - 01/05 at 2pm View 5 Karumba Pl, Sat 10-10:30am 14 Grove Blvd, Sat 11:30am-12pm 10 Kurrajong Cl, Sat 12-12:30pm

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Auction 5

8-12 Camelot Court, Bli Bli Dual Living, Charm and Space in One of The Coast’s Hottest Suburbs

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This charming Federation style residence has been tastefully updated and is situated in a quiet pocket of Bli Bli. It’s a gracious home of spacious proportions featuring multiple indoor/outdoor living zones and perfect for those looking for space, style and a versatile floor plan.

View Saturday 10-10:30am

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8/146 Alexandra Parade, Alexandra Headland • • • • • •

Large 1 bed apartment with ocean views Fully furnished, air con, ceiling fans Huge bathroom with spa Two balconies, bright and airy Fantastic on-site management Secure car parking

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Aucঞon On site Saturday, May 8 at 10am View Saturday 11-11:30am & Thursday 5-5:30pm

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Panoramic ocean views from 5th floor 200m walk to Kawan Surf Club & beach Huge verandah captures sweeping views Open-plan living, dining and kitchen Air conditioning in every room Complex has pool, gym, BBQ area

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Aucঞon On site Saturday, May 15 at 2pm View Saturday 12-12:30pm & Wednesday 1-1:30pm

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Auction 503/5 Bermagui Crescent, Buddina

Across from Alex Surf Club & beach Two-bedroom apartment & studio apt Beautifully decorated, freshly painted High quality kitchen, stone benchtop Private balconies with ocean views Great on-site facilities and management

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Neat and tidy two-bedroom unit Ideal downsizer, low maintenance Air-cond, open plan living & kitchen Good-size kitchen with plenty of storage Plantation shutters on all windows Good size courtyard, immaculate gardens

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

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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: 11 PARKLAND DRIVE, PACIFIC PARADISE Auction on site Saturday April 17 @ 9am North Shore Realty 5448 7444 Brad Reed 0419 788 625 38/47-51 SIXTH AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE Auction on site Saturday April 17 @ 10am Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Reuben Park 0413 371 696 348 MAIN ROAD, KULUIN Auction on site Saturday April 17 @ 12pm Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Loren Wimhurst 0415 380 222 John Skerlak 0413 441 834 8/11-13 DOUGLAS STREET, MOOLOOLABA Auction on site Saturday April 17 @ 12.30pm Ray White Kawana 5354 6012 James Goldsworthy 0400 635 141 2/7 MARJORIE STREET, MOOLOOLABA Auction on site Saturday April 17 @ 1pm Next Property Group 1300 400 777 Carmel La Macchia 0400 300 545 9/35 CANBERRA TERRACE, KINGS BEACH Auction on site Saturday April 17 @ 2pm Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Reuben Park 0413 371 696 30 OMRAH AVENUE, CALOUNDRA Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Len Greedy 0401 691 807 Alan Gray 0414 894 048

2/25 MCILWRAITH STREET, MOFFAT BEACH Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Andrew Garland 0403 851 777 21 KUTHAR STREET, PELICAN WATERS Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Tom Garland 0412 161 123 17 UPPER GAY TERRACE, KINGS BEACH Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Natascha Drexel-Munro 0410 081 970 Carola Drexel 0417 608 466 27 WHITSUNDAY STREET, KAWANA ISLAND Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Nick Mellish 0410 146 655 Natascha Drexel-Munro 0410 081 970 24/8 LEVUKA AVENUE, KINGS BEACH Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Andrew Garland 0403 851 777 6 DUKE STREET, MELDALE Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Tom Garland 0412 161 123

16 JACKMAN STREET, MOFFAT BEACH Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

57 PIMPALA STREET, WURTULLA Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

44 THE PASSAGE, PELICAN WATERS Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Rebecca Osenton 0427 462 764

6 KESSLER STREET, BARINGA Auction in rooms, The Events Centre Caloundra, Thursday April 22 @ 11am Ray White Caloundra 5491 5055 Kim Berghofer 0439 828 789

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26 PETRIE AVENUE, MARCOOLA SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $1,250,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car North Shore Realty 5446 2500 Jay Pashley 0407 779 355 402/118 ALEXANDRA PARADE, ALEXANDRA HEADLAND SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $1,675,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Jason Mills 0417 343 289

8 BRUSHWOOD COURT, BUDERIM SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $730,000 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Prime Property 5445 6722 Bevan Horsnell 0412 512 257 Brenden Southey 0417 633 035 3901/ 923 DAVID LOW WAY, MARCOOLA SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $1,630,000 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car North Shore Realty 5446 2500 Jay Pashley 0407 779 355 4/26 PICNIC POINT ESPLANADE, MAROOCHYDORE

14 HOLLAND WAY, MONS passed in / 3 bed, 2 bath, 7 car Ray White Buderim 5445 6088 Dan Smith 0438 120 776 Drew Colliver 0417 467 737

$772,000 / 3 bed, 2 bath, 1 car Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Niall Molloy 0448 954 272 8 LILLYPILLY PLACE, MOOLOOLABA

5 ROSELLA STREET, PARREARRA SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $820,000 3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Mandy Leahy 0425 709 442

SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $1,630,000

4/18 BROADMEADOWS ROAD, MAROOCHYDORE SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $ 955,000 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Reuben Park 0413 371 696

464 REESVILLE ROAD, REESVILLE

22 BRAEMAR ROAD, BUDERIM SOLD PRIOR FOR $710,000 / 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car Ray White Buderim 5445 6088 Kathryn Willshire 0437 434 648

SOLD POST AUCTION / 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car

59 MONS SCHOOL ROAD, MONS SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER FOR $905,000 3 bed, 1 bath, 3 car Ray White Buderim 5445 6088 Dan Smith 0438 120 776 Drew Colliver 0417 467 737

15 AMITY COURT, MARCOOLA

4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car HOME Sunshine Coast Jay Sherwell 0434 552 025 Kate Jewry 0404 817 916

passed in / 5 bed, 2 bath, 5 car Ray White Maroochydore 5443 2000 Natalie Tink 0408 439 147 5 BANGALOW COURT, BUDERIM Prime Property 5445 6722 Bevan Horsnell 0412 512 257 Brenden Southey 0417 633 035

SOLD PRIOR / 5 bed, 3 bath, 2 car North Shore Realty 5446 2500 Jay Pashley 0407 779 355 *As supplied by contributing real estate agencies

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

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

11 Parkland Drive, Pacific Paradise

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TIME TO LIVE IN PARADISE • This low-set four bedroom home is perfectly positioned for you to enjoy a carefree lifestyle in a quiet and peaceful family friendly area • Nestled in the highly desirable ‘The Sands’ estate Pacific Paradise, and only a few minutes walk to North Shore Shopping Village, schools and pre-schools, medical centre, and a selection of cafes and restaurants • Features include kitchen with gas cooktop, ample bench and cupboard space • Separate tiled living and dining zones • 4 bedrooms, each with split system air conditioning and ceiling fans • Master bedroom with ensuite, walk-in robe, air conditioning • Covered entertainment area ideal for alfresco dining or could be utilised as a covered storage area for a boat or caravan • Double lock up garage plus side access to the rear yard

View Saturday from 8:30am Auction On Site Saturday 17th April @ 9am Brad Reed 0419 788 625 brad@northshorerealty.com.au

ONE WEEK TO AUCTION

1-28 Culbara Street, Mooloolaba

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PUT YOURSELF IN THIS PICTURE Imagine waking up here every morning? Now this is living! Nestled in the heart of Mooloolaba and situated in a quiet cul-de-sac, this rare house sized duplex offers an abundance of lifestyle options available only to a lucky few.

Sweeping water views across the broadwater through to the Mooloolah River, swimming and fishing from your own private sandy beach, and easy walking distance to Mooloolaba’s beaches, restaurants and shops.

• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, including master with ensuite and walk-in robe on ground level • 2 separate living zones, office nook and second kitchenette • 2.7m ceilings through both levels plus air-conditioning throughout • Fully fenced with oversized double garage allowing for extra storage • Only 3 years old and still under builder’s warranty myweeklypreview.com.au

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LAIDBACK BEACHSIDE HOME View Saturday 11:00 - 11:30am For Sale $1,995,000 Jay Pashley 0407 119 355 jay@northshorerealty.com.au

• Tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac and less than 300 metres from waves breaking on Marcoola beach, now is your chance to make the dream of beachside living your reality • Currently holiday let, the property is in high demand and has very strong future bookings • Beautifully renovated with a coastal vibe, painted cathedral ceilings, tiled living areas • Three bedrooms, main bedroom with ensuite • Split system air-conditioning in the master bedroom and living area, ceiling fans throughout • Stylish kitchen with gas cooking, dishwasher, plenty of storage, preparation area

View Sat & Sun 1:00 - 1:45pm Auction On Site Saturday 24th April @ 4pm Keith Blanchard 0419 676 037 keith@northshorerealty.com.au My Weekly Preview | April 15, 2021 71

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COMMERCIAL

QUALITY RESIDENTIAL-RETAIL PROJECT MEANS GREATER SHOPPING CONVENIENCE FOR SIPPY DOWNS RESIDENTS

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quality corner-block complex, comprising four residential units, three shops and a home-based business, will bring welcome new shopping opportunities to the eastern end of Chancellor Park, one of the Sunshine Coast’s fastest growing suburbs.

The retail and residential block, which is defined as a SOHO (small office, home office) in development circles, is situated on the corner of University Way and Peter Crosby Drive, a major gateway to the Harmony estate.

Marketing of the property, which was once the site of the sales office for the now-established Flame Tree Pocket estate, is being carried out by Todd McKee, of McGrath, who is excited about its potential.

“It’s very well located, close to the coast, with lots of traffic passing every day into and out of Harmony,” he says. “It has a wonderful outlook to bushland across the road, and it’s a long way from any other shops.”

Mr McKee says the property would appeal to entrepreneurs keen to operate their own retail business and live upstairs,

to investors who might want to keep either the unit or shop and sell the other title, and to passive investors interested in rental income and capital gain.

“SOHOs like this are great for retail investors who might want to get into commercial property for the first time.”

The 1061sqm property has a 22m frontage to University Way, a 40m frontage to Peter Crosby Way and a 31m truncated frontage at the corner intersection.

The four two-storey residential units

each has its own garage, along with a sitting area, courtyard and laundry on the ground floor. Upstairs are two or three bedrooms, kitchen, living area and a large balcony overlooking scenic bushland. There is 130sqm of communal space.

The three shops each have a purposedesigned shopfront and independent amenities. The fourth unit will accommodate a home-based business, appropriate and sensitive to nearby homes and the overall character of the area.

Mr McKee says the development would lend itself to retail outlets such as a coffee shop, hairdresser, real estate agent, hot bread shop or small scale office.

He says there is sufficient car parking for residential tenants and retail customers.

“We would expect the shops would also attract a lot of people within walking distance,” Mr McKee says.

The property, situated 3.5km from the Chancellor marketplace and 1.5km from the University of the Sunshine Coast, is being developed by Buderim-based RM Developments.

Construction of the complex is likely to start in the spring, and be completed by mid-next year.

AT A GLANCE Where: 310 University Way, Sippy Downs.

Overview: Corner-block complex, comprising four residential units, three shops and a home-based business.

Contact: Todd McKee 0418 737 197

COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL OR DEVELOPMENT OPTION Caloundra 30 Omrah Avenue

Len Greedy 0401 691 807 len.greedy@raywhite.com

AUCTION In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday 22nd April, 2021 at 11am • Stand-alone property in a central CBD location

• Rear lane access to on site parking, air-conditioned & timber flooring

• Currently configured for professional office use

• Easy walk to shopping centres, beaches, cafés & restaurants

• Suit business operator or could easily revert to residential

• Major Centre Zone & potential for future redevelopment

Alan Gray 0414 894 084 alan.gray@raywhite.com *Approximately

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SPORT

ASH UNIE RULED OUT FOR SEASON Sunshine Coast Lightning has been dealt a devastating blow with the club confirming defender Ashlee Unie has been ruled out for the 2021 season.

Unie ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the opening minutes of a trial match against Giants Netball in Sydney last Thursday.

The loss has been felt across the club but head coach Kylee Byrne says Unie is a resilient character. “Receiving a senior contract for 2021 was such reward for effort from Ash, so we were gutted as a team and as coaches to see her go down… with a serious knee injury,” Byrne says.

“Ash is incredibly strong-willed and while we are heartbroken for her, I have no doubt that she will be diligent in her rehabilitation.

“In the meantime, our Lightning family will rally around Ash and support her as she now faces surgery and the initial stages of recovery.

The Suncorp Super Netball season is set to begin on Saturday 1 May 2021, with Lightning taking on Collingwood Magpies in Melbourne. – Sunshine Coast Lightning

Ashlee Unie

COAST TALENT SHINES ON WOMEN’S WORLD TOUR

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hree little-known surfers including two Sunshine Coast locals and seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore flew the flag for Australia in the finals of the Newcastle Cup after another day of drama and big-name wipe-outs at the world surf tour event.

Coolum’s Isabella Nichols and Mooloolaba’s Keely Andrew had amazing performances that teed up an allSunshine-Coast semi-final.

Tour rookie Nichols would be the victor and go on to surf for her first ever CT win against four-time World Champion Carissa Moore.

Unable to come away with the victory, Nichols reflected on her best result to date.

S TAC KS O F P R I Z E S U P FO R G R A B S

“There’s been so many highs over the last couple of weeks and to be able to surf against my heroes like Steph (Gilmore) and Carissa (Moore) and all the girls that just were absolutely ripping is awesome.”

“Newcastle has a special place in my heart, it’s one of my favourite places in the world and to be able to have my parents here and my support crew its amazing. It’s just surreal.”

Tokyo Olympian Sally Fitzgibbons and multiple world champion Tyler Wright watched the Newcastle Cup finals from the sand after early exits at the world surf league event on Tuesday.

Nichols, who eliminated world number three Tatiana Weston-Webb in her round of 16 heat, met Gilmore in the first quarter-final after the Olympic

bound surfer took down Central Coast youngster Macy Callaghan in their battle.

“I’m pretty speechless at the moment, to be honest,” Nichols says after winning the heat. “Steph is my idol, she always has been, always will be. She was the first person I looked up to and I still do.

Having a heat against her was pretty surreal.”

The event full of upsets has changed the look of the women’s tour rankings, with Moore overtaking Tyler Wright to reclaim the number one spot.

Isabella Nichols moves into third and fellow Coast local Andrews is now in 11th position heading into the third event for the year at Narrabeen. The Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented begins April 16.

– By Bayley Olson

SCAN TO WIN

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TV GUIDE

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WIN (CH8)

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FRIDAY

6pm The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis learns to love spiders.

8.30 Vera. (M) Part 4 of 4.

10.00 Keeping Faith. (M) Faith gets a new lead in Madlen’s case.

11.00 ABC Late News.

11.15 The Vaccine.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE Pretty Woman. (1990) (M) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. A businessman hires a prostitute.

11.10 To Be Advised.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6.

Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

9.50 Golden Point.

10.35 MOVIE Fighting. (2009) (M) Channing Tatum.

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Living Room. The fab four renovate a bathroom.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PG) Guests include Sharon Stone.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Just For Laughs. (M) 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures.

8.30 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG) Part 1 of 4.

9.20 Patriot Brains. (M) 10.10 Going Places. (PG)

SATURDAY

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7.30 The Durrells. (PG) Louisa finds Margo a job at the surgery.

8.20 Finding Alice. (M) Charlotte decides to return to school.

9.10 Harrow. (M) Mila Zoric kidnaps Harrow’s son.

10.00 The Split. (PG) 11.05 Doctor Foster. (M)

6pm Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE Maleficent. (2014) (PG) Angelina Jolie.

9.00 MOVIE Alita: Battle Angel.

(2019) (M) Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz. A cyborg tries to regain her memory.

11.35 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG)

6pm Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE Mission: Impossible – Fallout. (2018) (M) Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill. A secret agent’s mission goes wrong.

11.20 MOVIE Gorky Park. (1983) (M) William Hurt.

6pm Advancing Australia.

6.30 To Be Advised.

7.00 The Dog House. (PG) Dogs are matched with companions.

8.00 Ambulance. (M) Crews deal with mental heath issues.

10.20 999: What’s Your Emergency? (M) 11.25 To Be Advised.

6.30pm News.

7.35 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Viking York. Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of York.

9.25 MOVIE Love And Other Drugs.

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7.40 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.30 Wakefield. (M) A psychiatric nurse’s sanity is tested.

9.25 Silent Witness. (M) Jack is rushed to hospital.

10.25 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (M)

6pm News.

7.00 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Buried Alive.

(MA15+) A look at the murder of Peter Aston.

9.50 Declassified: The Royal Scandals. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 Married At First Sight. (PG) 8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.45 Nine News Late.

10.15 Australian Crime Stories: The Chinese Takeaway. (M) 11.15 Shallow Grave: No Borders. (M)

6.30pm The Sunday Project.

7.30 Malika: The Lion Queen.

Part 1 of 2.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show.

Guests include Tom Cruise.

9.30 FBI: Most Wanted.

(M) A manipulative student commits murder.

11.30 The Sunday Project.

6.30pm SBS World News.

7.30 Scotland: 1000 Years Of History. (PG) Narrated by John Hannah.

9.10 Sydney’s Super Tunnel: What Lies Beneath. Part 2 of 4.

10.10 Pluto: Back From The Dead. A look at the dwarf planet Pluto.

MONDAY

6pm The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Invisible Wars: The Superbug Era. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) 9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (M) Winnie’s place is burgled.

9.45 Billy Connolly: It’s Been A Pleasure. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight.

9.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (M) 10.20 100% Footy. (M) 11.20 Nine News Late.

11.50 Manson: The Lost Tapes. (MA15+)

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Malika: The Lion Queen.

8.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem.

Hughesy has a medical examination.

9.30 Just For Laughs. (M) Hosted by Tommy Little.

10.00 Just For Laughs. (MA15+) 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG) 8.30 Secret Scotland: Stirling. (PG) Part 2 of 5.

9.25 24 Hours In Emergency: Dear Father. (M) 10.20 SBS News.

6pm The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG) 8.30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds: Week 3 – Confidence.

Part 3 of 5.

9.30 Laura’s Choice. (MA15+)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Dancing With The Stars: All Stars. (PG) 9.00 The Good Doctor. (M) Claire’s absentee father pays a visit.

10.00 The Resident. (M)

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 To Be Advised.

9.00 Botched: Most Memorable Celebrity Patients. (M) 10.00 Australian Scandal: Caught In The Act. (M) 11.00 Nine News Late.

11.30 Emergence. (M)

6pm WIN News.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Amateur cooks return to compete once more.

9.20 NCIS. (M) A US Navy officer is poisoned.

11.10 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Dateline.

10.00 The Feed.

10.30 SBS News.

WEDNESDAY

6pm The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. A satirical news program.

9.00 Fisk. (M) 9.30 QI. (M) 10.00 To Be Advised.

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) A man reacts strangely when pulled over.

8.30 MOVIE The Shawshank Redemption. (1994) (MA15+) Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins. Two prisoners develop a friendship.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PG) 8.30 Amazing Grace. (M) A full moon creates havoc for the midwives.

9.30 New Amsterdam. (M) 10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 The Enemy Within. (M) 11.50 Timeless. (M)

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

The judges are looking for five more cooks.

9.10 Bull. A firm uses unusual methods to win cases.

10.10 Bull. (M) 11.10 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain: Georgians. (PG) Part 3 of 4.

8.30 Titanic: Dead Reckoning. (PG) Explores the Titanic tragedy.

9.30 Miniseries: Deadwater Fell.

(MA15+) Part 1 of 4.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

6pm The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads: Central Highlands, Tasmania.

8.30 Q+A. Hosted by Hamish Macdonald.

9.35 Trump Takes On The World. (PG)

6pm Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 The Clown And The Candyman. (MA15+) Part 1 of 4.

9.30 7NEWS Presents: Murder In The Outback – The Falconio And Lees Mystery. Part 1 of 2.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

6pm Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights.

9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 Manifest. (M) 11.50 Prison.

6pm WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Emelia Jackson selects a mystery box.

9.10 Gogglebox. Opinionated viewers discuss TV shows.

10.10 Law & Order: SVU. 11.10 WIN’s All Australian News.

6pm Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 News.

7.35 World’s Greatest Bridges: Sydney Harbour Bridge. (PG) 8.30 Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. (PG) Michael Mosley runs an experiment.

9.30 Feast To Save The Planet.

10.30 SBS News.

TUESDAY

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THURSDAY

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TV GUIDE

7TWO (CH62)

7MATE (CH63) 9GO! (CH53)

9GEM (CH52)

BOLD (CH81)

PEACH (CH82)

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 MOVIE Snowtown.

(2011) (MA15+) 10.45 Brush With Fame.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 Border 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 Friday Night Countdown. 8.00 Football. AFL. Round 5. West Coast v Collingwood. 11.00 AFL Post-Game. 11.30 Armchair Experts.

7.30pm MOVIE How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

(2018) (PG) Jay Baruchel. 9.30 MOVIE 22 Jump Street. (2014) (MA15+) Channing Tatum. 11.45 Love Island. (MA15+)

6.30pm Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Seven Worlds, One Planet.

8.40 MOVIE My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.

(2016) (PG) 10.35 MOVIE Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past. (2009) (M)

6pm JAG. (PG) 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

(MA15+) 11.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M)

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

(PG) 9.30 The Conners. 10.30 Charmed. (M) 11.30 Friends. (PG)

SATURDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Allstars Supershow Part 1. 10.25 Would I Lie To You? 10.55 Insert Name Here.

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

7.20pm Football. AFL. Round 5. Brisbane Lions v Essendon.

From The Gabba, Brisbane. 10.00 AFL Post-Game Show.

10.30 America’s Hardest Prisons. (M)

6.20pm LEGO Masters. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. (2013) (M) Martin Freeman. 11.10 MOVIE The Dark Tower. (2017) (M)

5.15pm MOVIE Johnny Guitar. (1954) (PG) 9.45pm Super Rugby Post-Match.

10.00 MOVIE The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) (M)

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

(M) 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. (M)

6pm Columbo. (PG) 7.30 Kojak. (M) 8.30 Spyforce. (M) 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 10.30 Man With A Plan. (PG)

SUNDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Return To The Most Hated Family.

9.30 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets.

10.25 Catalyst.

6pm Escape To The Country. 7.00 Border Security. (M) 7.30 Border Security. (PG) 8.00 Border Security.

(M) 8.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG) 11.30 Mighty Cruise Ships.

6pm Counting Cars.

(PG) 6.30 MOVIE I Am Number Four. (2011) (PG) 8.40 MOVIE John Wick: Chapter 2. (2017) (MA15+) 11.10 Tattoo Nightmares. 12am Blokesworld. 12.30 Ice Road Truckers.

7pm MOVIE The Lego Movie. (2014) (PG) Chris Pratt. 9.00 MOVIE Pixels. (2015) (PG) Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan. 11.05 MOVIE Elektra. (2005) (M) Jennifer Garner.

5pm MOVIE From Here To Eternity. (1953) (PG) 7.30pm Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 Chicago P.D. (MA15+) 9.40 Chicago Fire.

(MA15+) 10.40 Chicago Med. 11.40 Miracle Hospital.

6pm JAG. (PG) 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 9.30 Motorcycle Racing.

MotoGP. Race 3.

Grand Prix of Portugal.

11.15 Stories Of Bikes.

(PG) 11.45 48 Hours.

(M)

6pm The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Friends. (PG) 10.00 2 Broke Girls. (M) 11.30 Mom. (M)

MONDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Magical Land Of Oz. 9.45 Back In Time For Dinner. 10.45 Escape From The City.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 Doc Martin.

(PG) 8.30 Judge John Deed. (M) 10.30 Autopsy USA. (M) 11.30 Cop Squad. (M)

6pm American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 7.30 Aussie Lobster Men. (M) 8.30 MOVIE Terminator 2: Judgment Day. (1991) (M) 11.20 Tattoo Nightmares. 12.20am Creek To Coast.

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE The Expendables 2. (2012) (MA15+) 10.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. (M) 11.30 The Nanny. (PG)

5.20pm Heartbeat.

(PG) 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 London Kills. (M) 8.40 The Bill. (M) 10.40 Murdered By Morning.

(MA15+) 11.40 Hitchcock. (PG)

6pm JAG. (PG) 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 2. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

H’lights. From Imola Circuit, Italy. 11.20 To Be Advised.

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

(PG) 9.30 Seinfeld.

(PG) 11.00 The Conners.

TUESDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Staged. 9.10 Extras.

9.40 Fisk. 10.10 High Fidelity. 10.40 In The Long Run.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 Inspector George Gently. (M) 10.30 Suspects. (M) 11.30 Cop Squad. (M)

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. (PG) 9.30 Outback Pilots. (PG) 10.30 Restoration Workshop. 11.30 Jade Fever.

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE Mission: Impossible – Fallout.

(2018) (M) Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill. 10.20 MOVIE Survivor. (2015) (M) Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan.

5.20pm Heartbeat.

(PG) 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. (PG) 8.40 The Closer. (M) 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. (M) 10.40 Law & Order. (M) 11.40 Shades Of Blue.

(MA15+)

6pm JAG. (PG) 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (MA15+) 9.25 CSI. (M) 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans.

(M) 11.20 To Be Advised.

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

(PG) 9.30 Mom. (M)

WEDNESDAY

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 The Romantics And Us. 9.45 Restoration Australia. 10.45 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

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

(M) 10.50 Dog Patrol.

(PG) 11.50 Property Ladder UK. (PG)

6pm American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Family Guy. (M) 9.30 American Dad! (M) 10.00 American Dad! (PG) 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 Ghostbusters. (2016) (PG) Melissa McCarthy.

11.00 Police Ten 7. (M) 11.30 The Nanny. (PG)

5.20pm Heartbeat.

6.30pm Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 8.50 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.50 Born To Kill? Class Of Evil.

6pm JAG. (PG) 7.00 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

7pm Children’s Programs. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.30 Hard Quiz. 9.55 The Weekly. 10.25 You Can’t Ask That.

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 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 The Water Diviner. (2014) (M) 9.45 MOVIE William Kelly’s War. (2014) (MA15+) 12.05am Ice Road Truckers.

6pm Malcolm. (PG) 7.00 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. (1986) (PG) Matthew Broderick. 9.40 MOVIE Billy Madison. (1995) (M) Adam Sandler.

11.30 Police Ten 7. (M)

5.20pm Heartbeat.

(PG) 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG) 8.30 Emergency. (M) 9.30 Call The Midwife. (M) 10.40 The Equalizer.

(M) 11.40 See No Evil.

6pm JAG. (PG) 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.30 Elementary. (M)

FRIDAY

ABC PLUS

(CH22)

SURF REPORT

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

(PG) 9.30 Seinfeld.

10.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 Man With A Plan. (PG)

with MWP’s man in the water

Okay, how amazing was last weekend with a few late afternoon glass offs?

Hearing really good reports of great sandbanks up Peregian Beach way.

This weekend is looking the same, so head north early and explore my friends, and score some fun waves.

Holidays are nearly over, so hopefully back to normal crowd sizes.

Anyway, we are heading into the best time of year so enjoy!

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Cricks Sunshine Coast Subaru

A new generation of adventure has landed with the arrival of Subaru’s most advanced SUV yet – the all-new Subaru Outback.

Test drive today Overseas model shown.

Cricks Maroochydore Subaru 88 Sugar Road, Maroochydore | PH: 5450 3300 | cricks.com.au Cricks Noosa Subaru Lot 4, Lionel Donovan Drive, Noosaville | PH: 5391 1278 | cricks.com.au Visit cricks.com.au for further details. 1. Price is the manufacturer’s recommended retail driveway price (RDP). Final drive away price may vary according to individual circumstances and from dealer to dealer. 2. The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) gives consumers consistent information on the level of occupant protection provided by vehicles in serious front and side crashes.

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