NEWS
RUG UP IN POMONA
TRY CROQUET FOR FREE
LOOKING for a quality handmade rug while having a fun time? The biennial Rugfest is coming up in Pomona this month. This year it supports Pomona Meals on Wheels and Noosa St Vincent de Paul. There will be 40 woollen rugs, carefully made by a small group of local women from recycled fabric, as well as garments, auctioned on the day, cent sale style. Preserves and handcrafted items will also be for sale and there will be a large multi-draw raffle and lucky door prizes. A hot lunch of soup and sweets, followed by tea and
CROQUET is a year-round sport for all age groups and a great family sport. Everyone, regardless of age and gender, plays on equal terms. The games can be fun and easy going with lots of interaction between players, or
Some of the rugs made by the women of Pomona Parish. coffee will be served. This group of older ladies raised $6000 at Rugfest 2016 which was attended by 200 guests. Pomona Memorial Hall, 6 Reserve St, Pomona. August 4, 10.45am start, lunch 11.45am. Tickets $20 include entry, lunch, and 50 auction tickets for rugs
PERMACULTURE NOOSA MEETINGS are held at Cooroy Memorial Hall, 23 Maple St, Cooroy on the third Thursday of each month, from 6pm with a market to share surplus homegrown produce and plants by giving, exchanging or selling. Entry is $4 donation for nonmembers, $2 for members. Meetings begin 6.30pm followed by a “bring a plate” shared supper at 8pm. All welcome.
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Working Bees are held at Cooroy Community Gardens every Sunday, 9am-11:30am. A wide choice of tools is available. Bring a hat, sunscreen, gloves, protective footwear and a cold drink. Quite a lot has been achieved since Permaculture Noosa assumed responsibility for the gardens, with lots more in the pipeline. It’s at 20 Emerald St, Cooroy.
highly competitive and tactical. Imagine snooker on a giant table and instead of potting the ball with a cue, you run a ball through the hoops with a mallet. It’s good fun, gentle exercise for the mind and body with no age or strength advantage.
Headland-Buderim Croquet Club is inviting anyone who would like to try to come and give it a go at Syd Lingard Drive, Buderim, on Sunday August 26, 2-4pm. All you need are flat shoes. Mallets will be provided. Call 0423 534 909
ROBYN ENJOYS HER VOLUNTEERING
WELL DONE HELENE
ROBYN Sims worked as an assistant manager and supervisor for various retail outlets. When she retired she wanted to keep busy and give back to the community, so she applied for a position as a volunteer at the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre. It is a community organisation with programs such as providing dinners for the homeless and disadvantaged, community garden for those without space, room hire at reasonable rates, commercial kitchen hire, free counselling, family support and low cost child care services. Robyn has now been there for three years, doing administrative work and as well as child care, and helping out in
BUDERIM-PALMWOODS Heritage Tramway has acknowledged its president Helene Cronin (above) who was awarded the OAM in the recent Queen’s Birthday honours. Neil McGarvie made a presentation from members, and several other members paid tribute to Helene for her untiring contributions to community history. As well as BPHTI she has published her book Buderim’s Great War Effort 1914-1918.
the kitchen at community dinners. “The volunteer team I work with has become like a family to me,” she says. “They are all supportive and caring, helping each other out whenever we have problems of our own.” Volunteering is one of the best ways to make new friends, strengthens ties to the community and broadens support networks. Volunteering Sunshine Coast has over 140 non-for-profit organisations as members who are constantly seeking people for a variety of volunteer positions right across the Sunshine Coast. Skills and interests are matched to a suitable position within your home area. Training and guidance is offered in a field of your choice. Volunteering Sunshine Coast 5443 8256 or 0410 437 977
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