Peregian Springs News December 2018

Peregian Springs News Inform know grow Volume 4. Issue 3

December 2018

INSIDE

Recycling takes off in Peregian Springs Page 4

Meet and greet event attracts a crowd Page 8

Merry Christmas!

WITH the first week of December all but over it’s certainly beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Wednesday night, December 5, saw the community come along to a carols spectacular at the Peregian Springs Recreation grounds, organised by the Anglican Church of Noosa.

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Add Lake Titicaca to your travel list Page 26

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From the Ed’s desk: AS we near the end of 2018 there’s good news for residents who advocated for a play space to be built locally for older children. This month, Division 9 Councillor Stephen Robinson has shared the designs for the basketball half court with skate elements to be built by the car park near the Rec Club oval. Construction is set to start around April 2019 (See Cr Robinson’s column on p.12). A bigger picture of the design is at www.peregianspringsnews.com.au For lovers of Christmas lights there’s an extra bonus this year with a competition to find the best decorated house in the Ridges body corporate area of the Estate.

The winning family will have the chance to direct a $100 donation to the charity of their choice. If you like Christmas lights take a look around at night with early displays on show at 9 Bellbird in particular and along The Avenue.

This month our federal and state

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politicians Ted O’Brien and Dan Purdie reflect on the year that was (p. 14 & 15) and we explore topics ranging from travel to Lake Titicaca (p.26) to top tips for choosing and using perfumes (p.18).

We’ve followed up on the first month of the container return scheme and it seems Peregian Springs & Peregian Breeze residents have embraced the idea with the service being in high demand.

The operators are working to sort some teething issues that have appeared including running out of recycling bags, despite apparent regular top-ups, and some noise issues that have led to reduced pod operating hours. Great to see Coles helping out and stocking some recycling bags at the service desk as a temporary fix (see p.4).

Thanks for another great year! I wish all a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Rebecca Peregianspringsnews@gmail.com

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Check out local Christmas events from page 1 The carols were supported by Peregian Springs News, GFS, St Andrew’s Anglican College, Ray White Noosa, Sunshine Coast Council, Love Your Doorstep, Coles Peregian Springs and the Ridge East and South East Village Ridges and The Pavilions Body Corporate.

There are a few events nearby worth diarising, including the Peregian Beach Carols on Tuesday, December 11 from 5pm in the park by the surf club, and Coolum’s Christmas in the Park on Saturday, December 15, from 7pm at Tickle Park.

Further afield, the Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade from 6.30pm on Saturday, December 22 offers a new take on Christmas lights.

Closer to home, residents in The Ridges, have a chance to show their Christmas spirit by entering their homes in the Ridges Christmas Lights competition proudly supported by the local subsidiary body corporates & endorsed by the PBC. Entry forms are available from the community liaison office next to the Pool Café with the winning family having the opportunity to donate $100 to the charity of their choice.

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Recycling a hit at Peregian Springs PEREGIAN Springs residents have quickly embraced the container recycling scheme with demand for recycling quickly outstripping the available capacity of the Smartpod Envirobank station set up in the Coles car park.

A spokesperson for the not-for-profit Container Exchange organisation, which was set up to operate the ‘Containers for Change’ scheme, said the Peregian Springs pod was one of the busiest in the State.

“The uptake of the Queensland scheme has been phenomenal.

Peregian Springs is one of the busiest Envirobank pods in the state,” the spokesperson said.

“As at 27 November 2018, 39.5 million containers had been returned through the scheme - a daily rate of

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1.51million containers.

“The November forecast is for around 45 million containers being redeemed since the launch date of 1 November.”

For Sunshine Coast residents, who have shown they are keen to help the environment where they can, the launch has highlighted potential for more recycling centres to meet demand.

“We have a number of pop-up and mobile locations in the Sunshine Coast region which have been so popular the operator is now looking at changing them into permanent locations around Coolum and Noosa,” the Container Exchange spokesperson said.

A particular challenge in Peregian Springs has been the speed at which the orange enviro bags disappear from

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Local News the Envirobank when it is restocked.

“Envirobank restocks the Peregian Springs Smartpod with bags once a day.

“Although they have been an expensive bag to produce, they’ve become very popular because Queensland has banned single use plastic bags .

“Their advantages include the fact that the contents can be seen because it’s see through, plus the product has to be reasonably clean because they leak.

“Unfortunately, in Peregian Springs there has been a problem with a particular member of the community taking all the bags each time they’re restocked.

“To address the problem, the operator has found adjoining retailers who are willing to hold the bags to give

out to people wanting them for their containers.

“The Coles Peregian Springs POD has extra orange bags held at the Coles Peregian Springs service desk.”

The spokesperson said it was important for people to realise that they didn’t have to register and get a scheme ID to get a refund.

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Recycling scheme in Peregian Springs — From page 5 “People can just return their containers in return for retail vouchers, or those close to depots can exchange them for cash. If people want to join up to the scheme but are having problems with doing it online, they can ring 13 42 42, and someone at the Contact Centre will help walk them through the sign-up process.”

In terms of building the number of sites, it is likely technology will help.

“The new sites will probably be Smartpods as the experience in New South Wales shows that the singlefeed RVMs have resulted in a lot of litter when people leave their bags and boxes around the machines. In addition, they need a power source, while Smartpods don’t, which means they are more mobile.”

The Peregian Springs Envirobank has been serviced daily since launch,

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however a sign on the Peregian Springs machine notes a change.

“Due to recent restrictions and noise complaints, we are unable to offer a Drop n Go service 7 days per week at Peregian Springs Coles. Our service will run Monday - Friday and the chutes will be locked over the weekend".

The Container Exchange spokesperson said a neighbour living near the site had objected to the number of people using the pod on Sundays and made a noise complaint to Council. “As a result the operator got a notice from Council, so the machine is now not serviced or available for use on Sundays.”

“However, the operator is looking into whether it is possible to relocate the pod to a different corner of the carpark, reducing noise for those neighbours and possibly going back to operating seven days a week.”

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Social event brings community out ORGANISERS of the first social event of Peregian Family and Friends Assoc and Peregian Springs Residents Assoc for community members to “celebrate inclusion, family and kindness to others” said they were “thrilled with the support from the local Peregian community keen to attend our first social event”.

The casual gathering, attended by around 50 residents from across the Peregian region, included a free sausage sizzle, games for kids, live music by Luke Anthony and free Christmas family photos taken by local Peregian Beach resident and committee member Kirsty from Wild Poppy Co Photography.

A Peregian Family and Friends spokesperson said they were thrilled at the support offered by the community for their vision of #oneperegian at the event.

“Kids played, adults mingled and committee members were on hand to take photographs, sizzle sausages and chat to residents about their plans for 2019.

“Many families new to the area were keen to meet each other and were able to find common ground talking about local family activities, playgrounds and the upcoming carols events.

“Peregian Family & Friends plan to host quarterly community social events to bring families together and to discuss projects to improve the region, such as the Peregian Nippers program and bike path connectivity between the three Peregian townships.”

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Peregian Family and Friends Facebook page at: https:// www.facebook.com/ peregianfamilyandfriends/ Peregian Family and Friends and Peregian Springs Residents Association recently voted, at separate meetings, to merge. Details of the process are still being worked out with Committee nominations likely to be called for in the new year.

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Local photos of the month...

THERE were plenty of opportunities for the cameras to come out in November and Peregian Springs News readers had theirs at the ready to share some of the excitement along the way.

From great weather photos to exciting baby news, it was a busy

month. A few of the photos and the stories behind them are shared on these pages.

If you have a great local photo or story to share with our readers, email peregianspringsnews@gmail.com and we will do our best to share them in our coming editions.

IF there’s one person who can claim to be 100 per cent local, little Beau Chaplin, pictured left, takes the cake.

Beau was born on the 22-10-2018 in the car, on Peregian Springs Drive, by the roundabout near the Commercial Centre at Balgownie Drive.

Beau is a little brother for Jayda and Shelby and the third child for his parents Asher and Erin.

Congrats to the Chaplin family for their great news.

The annual Gingerbread House making night by the Anglican Church of Noosa marked the start of the local Christmas celebrations when the event was hosted by St Andrew’s Anglican College on November 29.

Leo, Zara, Jack & Levi, pictured right, put in a top effort to create these three masterpieces.

More than 80 gingerbread house kits were sold, the biggest held so far.

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With cameras at the ready our local residents snapped some great shots of Mother Nature at work.

The lightning quick reflexes of Libby Derham captured this electric pic, at the top of the page, as the November 17 storms rolled through.

Another local resident had their camera at the ready as the sun went down over the Duck Pond on The Avenue on November 9.

Thanks to Dale Rider for sharing the amazing shot on the right.

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Division 9 update—Councillor Stephen Robinson

Playspace on track for April start IT HAS been a big year for Sunshine Coast Council and for our region. I have really enjoyed getting out and meeting more people within Division 9 and working with many of you on a range of projects and initiatives.

Most recently, I attended the awards night for St Andrews Anglican College. Seeing such hardworking and dedicated students, I left feeling very confident there is a bright future for the region.

Helping to shape the future of the region are our major projects, which have reached some major milestones this year.

The airport expansion project, with the new runway, is well on schedule.

We recently delivered, via dredge, 1.3million tonnes of high quality sand to the site, which can be seen when driving north to Coolum.

In yet another first for a local government in Australia, our council is bringing a new submarine cable to the country. The recent announcement of this international broadband submarine cable will really put the Sunshine Coast on the map, giving our region the fastest broadband connection to Asia and the second fastest to America.

Finally, the Maroochydore CBD project is taking shape with many of 12

the roads within Stage 1 constructed, construction on the main canal underway and construction of the first buildings due to start soon.

Here in Peregian Springs, construction on the first stage of the much-anticipated active play space area will start around April next year.

This will include a half basketball court exercise and play area with a rebound wall and fencing, terraced seating and steps, an art mural and landscaping.

You may have seen the seven beach access upgrades along Coolum and Yaroomba beaches.

A personal favourite is the new access to Third Bay, which has opened up access to a beach many people will not have previously visited with around 100 new stairs.

My wife Jeanne and I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

I hope you get a chance to enjoy some quality family time and I look forward to working with you in 2019.

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FAIRFAX update: Federal Member Ted O’Brien THE YEAR THAT WAS….

SUMMER is finally here and where better to spend the warm beach days leading up to Christmas than this beautiful part of the world.

It has certainly been a busy year for all. Looking back on 2018 I am pleased with the huge investment that has come our way from the Federal Government.

I have lobbied hard and secured results for road, rail, digital technology, industry, business, community and more.

The big ticket items worth noting include the $1.68 billion funding increase for upgrades to the Bruce Highway which brings the total commitment over the past two years to $3 billion.

Rail has also been a winner with $396.5 million locked in for improvements to the North Coast Line between Beerburrum and Nambour which includes upgrading stations and duplicating the track north to Landsborough.

You can find out more detail on my

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website as well as information on other significant gains for the Coast such as the high-speed undersea cable linking the Sunshine Coast to Asia and the USA which is a huge digital breakthrough.

Further afield I also led the campaign which successfully secured a new defence manufacturing industry for Qld. As we approach the end of 2018 and the dawn of 2019, I am already planning ahead for another full year advocating on behalf of the Sunshine Coast.

Our region has a bright future and we need more attention directed towards ensuring that infrastructure keeps up with the pace of growth to protect the quality of life we enjoy.

I wish you all the best for Christmas and a fantastic New Year with family and friends. See you in 2019! * As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch by phone on 5479 2800, email ted.obrien.mp@aph.gov.au or visit in person at 17 Southern Drive Maroochydore.

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NINDERRY UPDATE: State MP Dan Purdie FINISH TOO EARLY

MANY readers would be aware that Parliament wrapped up for the year last month. It was certainly disappointing for my colleagues and I to see the Parliamentary year end early, with debate on a number of important bills guillotined, including departmental expenditure.

Taxpayers have a right to know how the Government is spending their hard earned dollars, especially given the State’s growing debt burden, which is fast approaching $83 billion.

During the last sitting week, I took the opportunity to highlight the plight of the Coolum Peregian RSL sub branch.

Hundreds of locals have attended Anzac Day and Remembrance Day services at the popular club, and it is concerning to think it is in danger of closing its doors.

They are in desperate need for more members to take on executive positions, so if you are a current or former member of the defence force, I encourage you to get in touch with them.

CONGRATS TO SURF STARS Congratulations to Coolum Beach Surf Lifesaving Club and Coolum Boardriders, who were both successful in the latest funding round of the Get Going Clubs program. It’s great to see local groups benefit from these funding programs.

CHANCE TO WIN A BBQ

Most residents should have received a copy of my latest newsletter in their letterbox.

Thank you to everyone who has already returned their survey. If you

Photo: Dan and Mitre 10 Coolum owner Brennan Carolan, with the Weber Baby Q that is up for grabs in the survey competition.

haven’t already, make sure you get it in by 7 December to go in the draw for a new Weber Baby Q.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

With the end of the school year upon us and Christmas just around the corner, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year.

The past year has been a challenging but rewarding learning journey, and I look forward to continuing to work with the local community and fight for those issues you’ve told me are important.

To contact Dan, you can email: ninderry@parliament.qld.gov.au, phone 5406 7900, or follow him on Facebook.

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Chappy’s corner with Mark Horsfall

Christmas is on the horizon...

IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

My three year old daughter loves this time of year.

She is singing carols, memorised by the lights and decorations and, for the first time, not scared of Santa.

What do you love most about this time of year?

For me I love seeing how so many people in this great community of ours extend kindness to others.

I came across this story and it reminded me just how impacting our kindness can be.

When I was sixteen, I ran away from home because the streets were safer than the house in which I'd been raised.

The death of my father several years

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earlier had affected my mother so much that she was given to fits of uncontrollable violence.

After a particularly brutal incident, I grabbed my coat, ran through the front door and did not return.

It was winter, and it was Christmas, and there was nowhere to sleep without risking the possibility of freezing to death.

I found a church with unlocked doors and that night, and for several nights thereafter, I slept on a bench far in the back corner.

I woke up constantly afraid of being discovered and turned out.

One morning, I found myself covered with a blanket. Someone had discovered me. Instead of throwing me into the snow, he or she made sure I

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was warm.

I have never had the chance to tell the person how much that single act of kindness has meant to my life.

Whenever I am overwhelmed in the festive season I remember the blanket and discover more good will somewhere within myself.

Kindness can take many shapes and forms. It could be giving a gift to someone less fortunate than you, time spent with someone who is alone, a donation to a charity, a Christmas card or even something as simple as a word of encouragement or a smile.

My final words for the year are simple — Let’s remember the meaning of Christmas and extend kindness to those that are around us and in need.

A little smile, a word of cheer, a bit of love from someone near, a little gift to one held dear, or best wishes for the

coming year--These make a Merry Christmas.

Have a happy and blessed Christmas and New Year.

Mark Horsfall Chaplain, Coolum State High School

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Beauty tips

Top tips for a perfumed world

By Cheryle Heiler, Local resident and former perfume sales executive FRAGRANCES are abundant with wonderful lush ingredients that can lift our mood, and make us feel fabulous.

Females and males are bombarded with choices in today’s fragrance world.

Florals, playful fruity florals or woody and dry like a good white wine.

They can be citrus, offering a clean and refreshing note, or the sultry, warm and sexy of the Oriental’s just to name a few.

We wear fragrance to enjoy, that sometimes makes a statement or reflects our mood, the seasons and our budgets.

We are surrounded and saturated by choices. Fine fragrances like Haute couture or the Hollywood star’s collections and the ever-increasing music industry creations are all part of the perfume explosion that is part of our daily lifestyles.

Home stores, fashion boutiques and cafes are known to utilise speciality fragrance to tempt our senses and heighten our desire to purchase.

Silks, fragranced with saffron or rose are sold in sari shops in India, Frangipani leis greet us on holiday islands and burning incense abounds in Bali.

The range of fragrance is enormous.

From scented candles and essential oils to “mood” our homes, face and hair products, body and hand care, lip balms, car deodorisers just to name a few.

Way back in caveman times people would burn plants and timbers that 18

produced a fragrant fire, in fact the word perfume means through smoke.

Today’s consumer chooses their preferred fragrance in their local pharmacy, health food outlets, supermarkets, beauty salon/spas and those fabulous fragrance counters in department stores, where choosing a fragrance can sometimes be a sensory assault on the senses.

Perfume tips.

1. Store your wearable fragrances in a cool dark spot.

2. For females. Spray your fragrance on pulse points and don’t forget behind your knees. If you want to leave a fragrance trail always layer your perfume. Shower gel/bath foam then body lotion/crème you can choose to use a body powder (great to keeping the body cooler) then the finale is your liquid/spray. Then dress.

3. For the guys. Spray your fragrance on the outer / upper part of your arms. Middle of the chest and between the shoulder blades. There is a great collection of men’s grooming essentials that almost rival the choice of females.

4. For those that have sensitivity, whether olfactory or skin, be savvy with products labelled “unscented”, they often rely on a variety of chemicals to dampen down the scents.

5. Christmas is the time of gift giving for family and friends, so check out and our local pharmacy that offers free gift wrapping. Don’t forget our boutique, hair/beauty salons, barber shops and newsagency.

And finally a quote from William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra: “Purple the sails and so perfumed that the winds were lovesick”.

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Business profile— Tint N Windows

Tint your home this summer WHAT’S the secret to being the most sought after window tinting company on the Sunshine Coast?

According to Brad and Shannon Seipolt, the answer is passion, specialisation, experience, and meticulousness combined with cutting edge technology.

This window tinting power couple have over 22 years of combined experience in the industry and are passionate about delivering service, quality and a superior product.

As the owners of Tint N Windows, they have focused solely on residential and commercial window tinting and this unique specialisation has led them to be the best in the business.

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They exclusively tint the windows of homes and offices, and this means their installations are meticulous, impeccable and have a lifetime guarantee.

Their window film will never bubble, peel or fade in your home’s lifetime or it will be replaced FREE. Tint n Windows are one of the few tinting companies on the Sunshine Coast to boast the latest technology in ceramic films which are more durable, less reflective and won’t interfere with Wi-Fi and mobile phone signals.

Curious to find out how much tinting will cost? Check out the Tint N Windows website for an online price estimator.

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Business profile

Be kind to dogs this Christmas DOGS bring love farms or local produce stores with and laughs to the a combination of fresh meat, home – which is ground soft bone, seasonal fresh no doubt why fruit and veg, linseed and kelp, many find new yogurt, Omega 3,6 & 9, eggs and homes at holiday garlic plus offering a wide range of time. bones and carcasses for variety But you’ve and dental health. heard the saying Jo says when people call up “A pet is for life they’re asked about their pet not just for including any special needs like Christmas”. So low allergy, high energy, weight it’s important to loss, inner health requirements, start your life as a and food is planned from there . family off on the There are 11 varieties to suit all right paw. dogs including duck, beef, chicken Ros and Jo of Mutleys Feeding and to roo, fish and organic chicken behaviour are key Meals on Wheels (L & R) and holistic wild boar (there’s to a happy doggy with Faith of Bark Busters feline food too).Food comes in a family life and can (centre back ) & dog Joey 1kg plastic sleeve twisted in the mean the middle to allow you to defrost half difference between a dream and a at a time or the convenient 1 kg nightmare for families and the dogs portion pack of 6 patties for those who themselves. don’t like to handle meat - simply pop Mutleys Meals on Wheels (MMOW) out and defrost. local specialist pet food delivery There’s also a specially designed service operators, Ros and Jo, say puppy mince, for puppies up to 14 welcoming a new pet or improving the weeks old, which is finely minced to a life of an existing pet starts with good paste like consistency to help puppies food and good training. go from mum’s milk onto raw food.

Animal lovers themselves, they So what about dogs that are just started delivering MMOW to the fussy? “Dogs have a good sense of Sunshine Coast two years ago and smell and some dogs don’t like eating have grown their base of Peregian the same thing all the time,” Jo said.

Springs and Peregian Breeze Which is why you can order a residents in that time. mixture of meat packs. Prices start at They only use the BARF diet (stands $8.50 per kilogram with free home for Bone And Raw Food) from the one delivery for orders over $25. consistent producer, Canine Country, As an extra special for Peregian whose food is all preservative free, Springs News readers for grain free, no fillers, using fresh December, Ros and Jo are offering Australian products, most from human new clients 10% off their first order consumption processors made with when mentioning this article. fruit and veges from Brisbane Valley Call Ros & Jo from MMOW on -0402 22

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917 479 or 0402 624 207 or see www.mmow.com.au.

TRAINING Ros and Jo also often get asked about how to improve undesirable behavior in dogs and how they can improve their relationship. Dogs can often be a source of stress in the family. They recommend Faith Wild from Bark Busters to help with training and socialising into a new family or to improve existing relationships.

Faith says if you’re thinking of getting a new pet this Christmas, consider animal shelters and rescue groups, and don’t write off breeds you think might be “unsuitable” for your family because each dog has different traits.

In her 25 years as a dog behaviourist there’s never been a dog she could not connect with and a family she could not help. She says getting a pit bull who was used in a dog fighting ring to co-habitate with a

cat in a home was one of the many good outcomes she’s had.

She dispels the myth that pit bulls are dangerous or nasty and no dog is beyond help.

She doesn’t use “treat training”.

This one-to-one program uses body language and the way dogs naturally learn, to promote respect and understanding of the dog which she says is more lasting across a wider range of situations and doesn’t rely on treats constantly for compliance.

Training is in your home for convenience and is far less stressful and more effective for dog and owner.

Bark Busters offers a Lifetime Support Guarantee. Call Faith from Bark Busters on 1800 067 710 for free advice if you’re thinking of getting a dog or for training details or see www.dog-training-sunshinecoast.com.au

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Local Heart PEREGIAN GOLF: Our local course and driving range is a public course open to all - beginners to advanced-lessons available. See www.facebook.com/ Peregiangolf/ or peregiangolf.com.au or call (07) 5471 5400. New lunch, coffee & cake + beverage service at the Clubhouse –Open now 7 days a week from 11am– All welcome!

YOGA IN THE PARK Sunshine Coast Council is supporting a trial of Yoga in the Park at The Duckpond Park on The Avenue on Saturdays from 7am-8am. Cost is $5. Classes run until December 31. The session will be cancelled in the event of rain.

COFFEE MORNING—ALL WELCOME A very casual and informal coffee group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 10am at Peregian Golf Club Clubhouse, Peregian Springs. New faces are always welcome! Contact Marianne by email: flair511@gmail.com HAVANA NIGHTS MARKETS -LAST FRIDAY NIGHT OF THE MONTH !

Last Friday of the month, 4.30pm-8.30pm at the Recreation Fields car park-222 The Avenue Join the fun with Street Food, kids entertainment, artisan stalls and Pool Café open for drinks.

MONTHLY SOCIAL NIGHT A fun, social all ages evening event is held each month locally for locals (Peregian Springs and Peregian Breeze included) to make new friends .

It’s not a business network event– it’s just purely social.

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CRIME MAPPING Keep up to date with any police incidents in the area by searching the Queensland Police Crime Map online at www.police.qld.gov.au.

There have been six incidents logged in Peregian Springs in the past of varying types in the time from November 4 to December 3.

We’ve heard of some alleged theft of hoses and sprinklers in some streets, so be vigilant and look out for each other.

PLAYGROUPS (during school terms) PEREGIAN SPRINGS PLAYGROUP meets on Wednesdays during school term from 9am to 11am at St Andrew’s Anglican College. It is for children aged 0-5 years and is a free, community based initiative established by Noosa Anglican Church and co-ordinated by a local Mum. Contact the church on 5449 8009 for more.

MAINLY MUSIC Tuesdays 9.30-10.30am during school term at the Salvation Army Meeting Rooms at 127 Greenoaks Drive, Coolum. $3 for one child, $5, per family.

Incl morning tea. For more– call 5442 4218 (business hours) ABCD SCRAMBLE—singing and dancing playgroup. Thursdays 10-11.30am school terms. Anglican Church Coolum on cnr Perry St & Beach Rd. $3 for one child, $5 for 2 or more. Incl morning tea . Call Carol - 5446 5334.

COOLUM BAPTIST CHURCH – Playgroup on Fridays 9.30-11.30am school term time. Call Shauna on 0414 864 714 NEED A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE? To inquire, call Peregian Breeze local JP (Qual) Peter Terrill on 0410 500 375.

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Local Heart CHRISTMAS SERVICE CONTACTS Coolum Beach Anglican Church -Corner of Perry St & Beach Rd Coolum Beach Tel – 0447 002 573 Or see www.anglicanchurchcoolum.com Noosa Anglican Church- 5449 8009 and www.anglicanchurchnoosa.org.

Sunshine Beach (Bicentennial Drv – opp the school) or Peregian Springs (in St Andrew’s , 40 Peregian Springs Dve) Coolum Beach Baptist Church 1912 David Low Way, Coolum. 5446 1957 or www.coolumbeachbaptist.com/ St Peter’s Catholic Church (Stella Maris Parish) 28-32 Elizabeth St, Coolum Beach 5443 3488 / www.saintsonwaves.com.au Coolum Christian Family Church 2 Arcoona Road (Cnr Coolum Yandina Rd) , (it’s at Coolum Beach Christian College) http://ccfchurch.org.au or call 5446 1295.

Coolum Uniting Church, Cnr Elizabeth St & Heathfield Rd, Coolum Beach www.maryburnettpres.org.au or call 07 5446 1815 Salvation Army , Meeting Rooms 127, Greenoaks Drive Coolum. Call Warren or Denise 0400 797 480 / 0418 214 723.

GOVERNMENT REP CONTACTS Peregian Springs– Local Sunshine Coast Councillor Stephen Robinson (Division 9) Tel– 5441 8086 State (Ninderry) - Daniel Purdie (Liberal National Party) Tel- 5406 7900 Federal (Fairfax) Ted O’Brien (Liberal member of Liberal National Party) Tel5479 2800 Peregian Breeze— Local Stephen Robinson (Division 9) & State (Ninderry) Daniel Purdie—above Federal (Wide Bay) Llew O’Brien (National member of the Liberal National Party) Tel 1300 301 968

Are you keen to drive a bus?

RESIDENTS at Aveo Peregian Springs Country Club are looking for a volunteer bus driver to help members of their community to explore the local area once a month as a day out.

Aveo Peregian Springs Resident’s Association chairman George West said Aveo had given the residents a brand new 18-seater bus that is used twice a week to take residents shopping and on day trips.

He said there was scope for it to be used more but their current driver, with the appropriate licence, was also the village’s maintenance person who was kept very busy working on the grounds and had little extra time available.

Mr West said the residents association was keen to use the bus more and would meet any reasonable expense relating to any volunteer receiving the required bus drivers licence to help them out. He asked anyone who might be interested to call him directly on 5448 2582.

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Travel - with local resident Lenette Paul

Lake Titicaca: Sacred Land of the Incas

By Lenette Paul SAID to be the birthplace of the Incas, Lake Titicaca has been considered sacred over several millennia by all civilisations living there.

Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable body of almost-fresh water is situated in the Andes between Bolivia and Peru.

The starting point for our three -day sail around this especially pretty, vast lake was Bolivian Copacabana, an important Christian pilgrimage site with a 16C basilica and an unusual black Madonna.

Surprisingly, as Bolivia has been land-locked since a Chilean/Bolivian-Peruvian war ended in 1884, the Bolivian Navy Headquarters is also at Copacabana. To recover the 250 miles of coastline is still a matter of Bolivian honour. All sailors long to see the world but Bolivian navy recruits just long to see the ocean!

Our catamaran docked at the largest of the forty-one islands, Isla del Sol, covered in Inca ruins.

The lake’s high altitude (12 500ft) meant a slow trek up the rocky terrain following the Shaman to Roca Sagrada, site of the first Incas and birthplace of the sun.

At the summit, with a glorious clear view of the deep-blue lake, the holy man offered us smoky blessings of health, luck, money, and love.

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across the peaceful waters of this highly-diverse ecological environment to view the artificial reed ‘floating islands’ built around the lake by small communities of oppressed peoples unable to secure their own land.

These floating neighbourhoods are continuously rejuvenated by adding reeds to the surface and can be moved in stormy weather.

Excitingly a team of international archaeologists recently found the ruins of an underground football-pitch size temple deep in the lake.

Lake Titicaca is slowly offering up its mysterious sacred prehistoric antiquity.

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A look at behavioural finance FOLLOWING on from last month’s article, this month we look at another common bias or behaviour that can affect investors decision making - Loss Aversion.

Loss aversion

Also known as regret aversion, this refers to the tendency of individuals to want to avoid the feeling of loss where possible.

This seems fairly intuitive as we know that every investor to have ever lived has invested with the aim of building their wealth, rather than losing it.

Where this gets interesting from a psychological point of view however, is that studies have shown that on the whole, when presented with two choices of a riskier investment with a higher payoff, and one with a guaranteed but lower expected return, individuals overwhelmingly choose the guaranteed, but lower payoff option.

Generally speaking, avoiding the pain associated with a loss tends to be given a much higher priority by investors.

Studies have shown that the emotion investors feel from a loss, is far stronger than that which they experience from an equivalent gain in their investment.

This means that the pain which an investor feels from a 10% drop in their investment tends to be much stronger, than the joy experienced when an investment increases in value by 10%.

The information contained above is general in nature and you should seek professional advice for your particular circumstances. For further information, please speak to your Patersons Wealth Adviser.

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Legal Matters

Take care with estate planning LEGAL MATTERS with Fiona Allen BCom, LLB, LLM, TEP Phone: 5302 7933

JUST because you can make a Will doesn't necessarily mean you can take action regarding your property or another part of your estate as a recent case of GMAL & Anor v The Public Guardian & Ors shows.

The facts of this QCAT appeal case were that an 89-year-old North Queensland widow had gone to a lawyer to make a will and at the same time the lawyer suggested that the woman should gift part of her property ‘for natural love and affection’ to one of her children and their partner to potentially put the gift of the property beyond challenge from other children.

The woman resided with the child who benefited from the gift and that child also held an enduring Power of Attorney for the woman..

The Will was executed and the transfer was done apparently on the basis of legal advice the woman received when providing instructions for her Will (though there was some argument about what portion of property the solicitor advised should be transferred).

Another child heard about the transfer and her exclusion from that property transfer, which effectively took a large portion of property out of the Estate property pool for distribution, and brought an action in the single member Tribunal, seeking amongst other remedies, to reverse the land transfer.

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appealed to the appeal division of QCAT. The appeal case indicated the Lawyer thought the mother had testamentary capacity - that is she understood the nature of making a Will, broadly what she had in her Estate and who she wanted to give it to.

But the Appeal division of the Tribunal found (amongst other matters) the Will and the Transfer were two separate transactions of different character requiring different understandings and she had the capacity to make the Will but lacked the capacity to make the land transfer.

One of the issues which led the Tribunal to its finding was that although the solicitor ensured the mother understood the nature of the transfer and that no undue influence was being exerted on her, the solicitor apparently failed to advise or discuss with the woman the repercussions which might have flowed from making the gift of part of her interest in the property.

Repercussions such as possible effect on her pension, her future needs, the need to raise money for a nursing home bond - there was no evidence that the woman had turned her mind to her potential future financial needs.

So one lesson from the case might be there is benefit in having a practitioner who operates solely in the Wills and Estates area helping you navigate obstacles to your Estate plan.

Fiona is a Senior Associate with Dore & Webb Lawyers. The information in this article is general and for specific advice on your Wills and Estate situation call Fiona on 5302 7933.

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Local Connect

VILLAGE TOY SALE A SMASH HIT The annual Aveo Peregian Springs toy sale was popular again this year with hundreds of creative products on sale in The Manor on November 23 to help raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.

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