Peregian Springs News October 2017

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October 2017

Young stars shine bright

POWERED BY PASSION: Peregian Springs has its fair share of rising stars, including junior golfer Cassie Porter, left, Australian Ballet School student Scarlett O’Rielley, centre, and keen seafarer Samuel Rieger, right.

CASSIE PORTER, Scarlett O’Rielley and Samuel Rieger and are three local youth we grown-ups can aspire to be more like.

Following their passions with persistence has paid off for this group of youngsters who have all shared recent success in their very different “endeavours”.

Samuel Rieger, a 16-year-old St Andrew’s Anglican College student, was chosen to sail in the 11-day Mackay to Brisbane stretch of the

September voyage of The STS Young Endeavour and although the youngest on board, with little sailing experience, his great love of the sea, it’s history and a love of scuba diving encouraged him some time ago to apply for the adventure.

Samuel was one of 24 youth aged between 16 and 23 chosen to sail in the “Youthies” crew and learnt the art of navigation, setting and furling sails, cleaning, maintenance and more.

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From the Ed’s desk One of the great things about editing this magazine is the number of amazing people I get to meet and the stories I’m able to share.

Our trio of young stars featured on the front page this week are a shining example to all of us of just what can be achieved with a lot of passion, determination and a willingness to have a go, make mistakes and be willing to learn and improve along the way. It’s amazing to think that at just 15 years of age Peregian golfer Cassie Porter will be attempting to topple the adult competition in the Queensland Open this month, while 13-year -old Scarlett O’Rielley will pack her bags and head interstate to boarding school to follow her ballet dream.

As we went to press, we heard about two students from Peregian Beach College named in the Australian Under 13 Futsal team to play in Barcelona next year (read more in News in Brief)...and I’m sure there are plenty of other local youngsters following their dreams and doing wonderful things, all worthy of being shared and celebrated. Let’s share their stories and encourage them all as they try to find their “thing” and make a go of it.

Other news that caught readers attention last month included the opening of Pots & Pans at Balgownie Drive, in the same building as Synergy Physio, Patersons Wealth Management, and The Dance Centre Peregian Springs. The passion and talent of many local operators makes us spoilt for choice. Let’s support all of our local businesses and help them grow.

Local poet Jim McPherson has a new book out “The Gravity of Odd”. I like the poem about “The Editor” -who “picks the scab until it heals”.

I take it to be about persisting on the journey with passion.

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NEWS IN BRIEF YOUTH PLAY DESIGNS COMING Councillor Stephen Robinson (of Division 9) has let us know that the draft designs for the Peregian Springs active play space at the Rec fields will be released for comment in November.

“I’m excited to share these with the Peregian community and look forward to welcoming feedback,” Cr Robinson said.

SHOPPING CENTRE SOLD A spokesman for Alceon Group Pty Ltd, former owner of Peregian Springs Shopping Centre, has confirmed the Centre has been sold to an entity associated with a Queensland woman who's a “high net worth investor” with reportedly significant agricultural and cattle interests. The spokesman said there was a lot of interest in the property and the contract has settled with a new centre manager now in place. He said it is likely there will be a formal announcement of the details in the next few weeks.

SPORTS STARS HEAD TO SPAIN Congrats to Year 7 students Lily H and Jess W from Peregian Beach College who have been selected in the Under 13 Australian Futsal team to play in the World Champs in Barcelona in 2018.

The duo competed in the National Schools Futsal Championships in Brisbane over the September school holidays. Fundraising will start ASAP to help get the girls overseas. If you can help in any way, please call the school on 5448 1722.

PEREGIAN ORIGINALS KICKS ON The next round of the Peregian Originals music events will be held at Peregian Beach park on Sunday, November 13 from 1pm to 5pm.

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Halloween.. The day is near...

WHILE the idea of carved pumpkins, scary costumes and buckets full of “candy” is sure to stir up a few debates among families living in the Peregian Springs, it is a fact of life, it’s a big hit here and it’s just a few weeks’ away.

To help make life easier for trick or treaters, Love Your Doorstep Peregian administrator Tanya Nissen and her team have started compiling a list of houses in Peregian Springs who will be participating on

the night of Tuesday, October 31.

Add your place or see locations:http:// www.loveyourdoorstep.com/peregian/

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Local News—Young stars on the rise

Passion powers trio to success...

FROM PAGE 1 ... The St Andrew’s Anglican College website said the young sailors used team work, courage and perseverance, to keep the ship on course.

Samuel told Peregian Springs News the greatest challenge was “Command Day” when the “Youthies” worked together to sail the ship by themselves.

As helmsman for his watch group, Samuel had to keep the ship steering on course “which was a great challenge in the 25 knot winds that day and night.”

For Samuel, pictured right at the helm, the voyage was an opportunity of a lifetime and he has made some

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lifelong friendships.

“You challenge yourself way beyond what you think are your limits.

“It takes plenty of courage and team work, especially when you first climb up to the highest yard off the tall mast and look out to sea.

“You are really put outside of your comfort zone and you learn so much about yourself,” Samuel said.

“I feel incredibly privileged to have had this amazing experience and would recommend it to any Australian aged between 16 and 23 years of age.”

Another inspiring achievement is Cassie Porter’s recent win at the IGA Invincibles Sunshine Coast Junior

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Masters, where she scored 11 under par for a total 277 in the 4 day, 72hole Championship event held at a different course each day (with Peregian Golf hosting day 3).

The Masters event was open to a maximum of 30 juniors (boys and girls) who had won a Junior Classic or open event in the past year at a Sunshine Coast Golf Club.

A field of 28 competed this year with Cassie the female winner and Noosa Golf Club’s George Giblett taking out the male prize.

The 15-year-old’s next big challenge will be teeing off against the best in the business at the pre-qualifying rounds of the 2017 Isuzu Queensland Open to be held at Wynnum and Carbrook Golf Clubs from October 23.

If Cassie makes the cut, she’ll be playing in the open, against both professional and amateur players, from October 26 to 29.

For 13-year-old Scarlett O’Rielley, her dreams of a career on the stage are one step closer to becoming a reality.

Scarlett, who started dancing at the Peregian Springs Dance Centre when she was 6, has won a place in the Australian Ballet School against a field of national and international children.

In 2018, Scarlett will move to Melbourne and board at the Australian Ballet School’s Marilyn Rowe Boarding House. She will do ballet training for part of every day, and complete her academic studies at the nearby Victorian College of Arts Secondary School via a curriculum created for dancers at the school.

For the teachers and dancers at The Dance Centre Peregian Springs, Scarlett’s achievements are a proud moment.

“We are all very proud of her achievement in getting a full time place at Australia’s most prestigious national ballet school,” teacher Deborah Preece Brocksom said.

“There are so many talented children all over Australia in every community and it is almost a miracle that Scarlett, with her incredible hard-working ethics, talent and passion for ballet found The Dance Centre Peregian Springs...which specialises in coaching elite classical ballet students for entry into such institutions as the Australian Ballet School.”

Do you know an inspiring local youth doing their best and following their passions or overcoming challenges and learning life long skills? Let us know via email at peregianspringsnews@gmail.com

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Go with the flow...traffic improves A SAFER, more even traffic flow is possible at peak times thanks to new practical measures put in place over the school holidays at the Peregian Springs State School Pickup/Drop off zone.

An additional green parking bay, a fence extension, and new “no parking signs”, are among the physical improvements made during the holidays that are now being supported by volunteers charged with helping parents and carers understand the changes to maximise a positive drop off, pick up, zone experience.

The initiatives have been driven by Dave Williams, P & C Vice President and Peregian Springs Residents Association committee member, who has organised meetings with various stakeholders and called out for help from local volunteers.

One local Mum, Jennie (pictured right with Dave Williams-left, Cr Robinson- far right and School Principal Gwen Sands), answered the call to volunteer to help handout material at peak afternoon times.

Jennie said she wanted to be part of the solution to educate others in a positive way of the changes at the school zone that’s potentially good for all kids and could improve the relationships in the community.

With a child at the school herself, she knows life is hectic with afterschool activities but says there are alternatives to using the zone at peak time or at all , such as leaving the pick up until five minutes later or organising an external meeting place.

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said. Councillor Steve Robinson (Division 9) came to review the changes on the first Wednesday after the School holidays.

Traffic Management officers were also there to issue warnings and educate on the new signage.

Cr Robinson said it was through Mr Williams’ initiatives of bringing the stakeholders together that some solutions were possible, solutions he hopes will be a good formula for improvement.

Cr Robinson said on the afternoon he visited it was” the most effective flow of traffic” he’d seen.

“It’s a really good step forward,” he said.

“If we’re successful in improving it it’s because of the the stakeholders- from the community to the school to the supervising teacher at the zone to

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“We know we’re asking a lot of the community but we believe safety of children needs all of us to help assist.”

Cr Robinson said.

Council will continue to offer further assistance at the zone where traffic officers will attend at random intervals during peak times to educate and possibly issue fines for those not using the zone correctly.

Council also has not ruled out taking the zone away completely and replacing it with car spaces if the zone is not used correctly in the future.

The new Pick Up and Drop off Zone Dos and Don’ts, which cover the whole area, green bays and regular road bays, are as follows.

PICK UP / DROP OFF ZONE RULES Before 3pm  Do not sit lined up anywhere in the zone—nowhere in the green or plain bays (it’s all a no parking zone between 2pm and 4pm)  Do a circuit– do drive through the zone and back out through the two Avenue round-a-bouts to keep the traffic flowing 3pm onwards  Don’t park anywhere in the zone  Do keep driving through the zone and back out and around if your child is not at the green bays  Do pick up your child when your car is at the green parking bays only.  Don’t sit in the zone for more than 2 minutes.

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Ninderry candidates Q & A so far...

We now have 4 candidates confirmed for the State Seat of Ninderry that takes in Peregian Springs, Peregian Breeze along with our neighbours Coolum, Verrierdale and more. We’ve asked them a few questions about themselves to help our readers learn about the candidates. Labor is yet to confirm their candidate for the seat - and there are longer answers from the four candidates on our website at www.peregianspringsnews.com.au. See the candidates Facebook pages for their latest.

How will your paid and volunteer work past and present help you be an effective member?

BARRY WYATT (One Nation) Politicians of today have scant business experience, and it is reflected in the lack of success in Qld. They have little perspective that a Government cannot be a charity, granting hand-outs to secure popularity and votes, with borrowed money. I had the entrepreneurial skills to successfully start-up and develop two noted small businesses,

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employ many people, and the financial background to manage the cash flow so they prospered. Who wants this rapidly increasing Qld Government debt burden being passed down to the children of today.

RICHARD BRUINSMA (Independent): My media and political roles have given me the skills to listen to people, to ask direct questions to get information quickly, to empathise with local needs, and take steps to genuinely help. My volunteer work – with the RSL, Dune

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Care, Clean Up Australia, the St Vinnies Sleepout – has strengthened my desires to serve, and helped me learn further from people at the coalface of community work. I am proud also that I am unafraid to speak up loudly when needed. I’m excited about working to make things the best they can be in Ninderry.

DAN PURDIE (LNP): For the past 25 years I have worked as a police officer, most recently as a detective in the Sunshine Coast District Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU). This front line service has given me a unique perspective of the acute issues facing our community. As part of my job I have seen our community at its best and at its worst. I have personally dealt with some horrific incidents and tragedies but have also been lucky enough to witness unbelievable strength, fortitude, resilience, recovery and kindness across our community. This experience has given me motivation to step up and continue

fighting for vulnerable people in our society, protect our local communities and our way of life here on the Sunshine Coast SUE ETHERIDGE (Greens): I spent 23 years working for the Commonwealth Bank in various lending and managerial positions. I am now the part owner of two local successful small businesses. The training delivery business was established in 1993 and employs 10 people; and the building industry business has been trading for 12 months. I am also actively involved with community and environmental groups. I have a long connection with the broader Sunshine Coast having lived here 35 years. I believe that my experience working initially as an employee in a large organisation, and then being a successful small business owner, as well as an active member of the community, has given me the invaluable experience, life skills, knowledge and ability to competently serve the people of Ninderry.

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Putting the FUN in fundraising is really black and white...

RESIDENTS at Aveo Peregian Springs Country Club dug deep this month to raise money for the Katie Rose Cottage via a black and white dinner event.

Co-organiser of the event, Jackie Stewart, pictured far right above with fellow residents, said it was team effort and a great reflection on the generosity of the residents.

“I got together with Bronwyn West, Desolie Gleason, Diane Giles and Megan Bishop to do a fund raiser for Katie Rose Cottage,” she said.

“We decided to have a Dinner Dance

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and Auction and with the assistance of Sharon Bateman, Aveo, and her team of willing helpers it was a huge success.

“110 fun loving residents and friends enjoyed a wonderful meal from the Manor Kitchen whilst listening to the magical music of Daz Innes. Daz, with the able assistance of his lovely wife Jilly then auctioned donated goods.

“Lots of fun was had and over $5500 was raised for this wonderful cause.”

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Residents land on PBC committee THE Ridges Principal Body Corporate now has two residents as part of its seven member leadership committee after votes were counted at an extraordinary general meeting held at Peregian Beach on September 29.

The residents, Mark Chapman from The Ridge subsidiary body corporate and David Figgins from Pavillions, were reportedly appointed unopposed as non-executive members of the Committee.

The new PBC Committee consists of Doug Merritt (chairman), Troy Thompson (secretary), David Villani (treasurer), with four ordinary committee members, Trent McLaughlan, Seamus O’Connor, Mark Chapman and David Figgins.

Merritt, Thompson and Villani are FKP Residential’s nominees, McLaughlan & O’Connor are Sunland nominees and Chapman and Figgins are drawn from the subsidiary body corporates within the estate.

The extraordinary general meeting was called in the wake of the resignations of three developer nominated committee members who had been appointed at the June 20 AGM. The three resigned before legal action by members of the subsidiary

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body corporates claiming the developers had nominated more members to the committee than it was allowed, was ruled upon by the Body Corporate Commission.

Further action by the subsidiaries, requesting that all residents be entitled to attended AGMs or EGMs was heard by the BCCM, which ruled against the action and agreed with the PBC that only Lot Owners could attend such meetings as a voter.

This meant only one representative from each of the 13 subsidiary schemes listed as “voter” for the Principal Body Corporate roll could attend and vote.

East Village chairman Roger Cook said having resident owners on the Committee was useful as “it should mean we are at least now receiving committee correspondence that we were previously not privy too”.

“Of course Aveo/FKP still have the controlling vote, which I believe would be true even if we got a majority of owners on the PBC, due to them being able to call on the ‘lot entitlement voting’ and the scheme is set up so they always have a minimum of 50% + 1 lot of the lot entitlements”.

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Understanding insurance for homeowners MORTGATE MATTERS with Trevor Ryan Aussie Home Loans Phone: 0411 211 401

Your broker will tell you if you need this.

WHEN buying a new home there are lots of things to think about. Insurance is one that can be confusing and sometimes neglected. I have put together an easy list of the types of insurance you might consider.

Building Insurance Generally covers damage to your home and other permanent structures such as an in-ground pool or shed if something like a fire or storm occurred.

Often people underinsure and find they do not have sufficient cover to rebuild. Make sure you have adequate cover. You may need to increase it over time.

Mortgage Protection Insurance This is designed to cover you in the event of serious illness, injury, death or loss of employment. Most policies have a 30 day free cover period. Take advantage of this time to make sure you have the right cover in place for you.

Contents Insurance Generally covers the contents of your house and personal belongings should they be damaged or stolen.

Make sure any high value items are covered. Talk to your insurer about how to do this.

Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) Lenders Mortgage Insurance is sometimes required by the bank or lender when you are borrowing over a certain percentage of the value of the home (often 80%).

It is to protect the bank or lender and is paid directly to them in the event that you default on your loan.

The most important thing to understand is that it protects the lender and does not help you with making your repayments or meeting your obligation to the lender.

Landlords Insurance If you rent your home out this generally covers accidental or intentional damage to both your property itself and any contents that you may have leased to your tenants.

Many people are reliant on the rent to cover mortgage repayments. Does the policy cover loss of rent?

Want to know more?

If you would like to know more about the types of insurance we can offer, contact us today on 5446 2480.

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Traditional owners to have a say WITH the final stages of the Terraces now selling at The Pavilions, Peregian Springs, it seems a matter of time before the next stage, the Hilltop land, is developed.

Interest in the future of the bushland at the top of Pavilions and in particular the outcome of site mapping for Aboriginal cultural site status in March 2016 piqued again in August when a sales document for the Shopping Centre, formerly owned

by Alceon Group Pty Ltd, showed 50 new dwellings to be built on the Pavilions hilltop land by developer Sunland.

Project Officer at Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation, Genevieve Jones, who assisted Traditional Kabi Kabi owners with the mapping early last year, confirmed the site is now on State government records.

“The hill is a recorded Aboriginal site on the mapping database of the Qld Govt Cultural Heritage Unit who administer the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003,” Ms Jones said.

Early collaboration between Developers and Traditional owners before a development starts is key Ms Jones said, to avoid a breach of the Act. “Before turning over a sod of soil, and to avoid breaching the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003, (Act) a developer should collaborate with Traditional Owners before they go to develop a site with Aboriginal cultural heritage, whether it is recorded, or not yet recorded, on the Qld Govt Cultural Heritage Unit mapping database, 14

which can be freely searched by developers and land use planners and the like.”

A Sunshine Coast Council spokesperson said all development applications must take into consideration the Act, which contain “duty of care provisions to ensure those conducting activities in areas of significance take all reasonable and practicable measures to avoid harming cultural heritage.”

“As part of any application process, council reinforces these requirements to applicants and encourages applicants to investigate and work with local indigenous groups in accordance with the relevant laws, ” the Spokesman said.

Sunland Managing Director Sahba Abedian says the development approval for the Peregian Springs site is “current and valid” and cultural heritage is valued.

“As a leading Australian company, Sunland understands and values the role of cultural heritage in creating vibrant and enduring communities, “ Mr Abedian said, “As previously stated, we are committed to engaging in a dialogue with the registered Traditional Owners, prior to developing this land (at Peregian Springs).”

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Chappy’s Column—Family Focus

Be pro-active to tackle depression A FRIEND of mine came out publicly this month about his battle and struggle against depression.

It caught me by surprise as I thought he was a person who was travelling well. Many people suffer the same battle against depression and never seek help or treatment when it’s support they critically need.

Stats from Beyondblue say that 1 in 8 people have depression and only 35% of those get the help.

What is depression?

Depression is a persistent feeling of overwhelming sadness that continues for longer than two weeks often without apparent reason.

It’s the inability to take pleasure in almost any of life’s activities making day-to-day living difficult.

Depressed people can feel quite run down, physically weak and have a sense of hopelessness. People often describe it as a black cloud or darkness that hangs over them. It is not a quick fix condition.

Some proactive strategies you can use to help fight depression are:  Participate in self-care activities that you enjoy. Meditate, listen to music, play sport, whatever it is that makes you feel good. It can be hard to be motivated to do it but try to for at least 5 minutes a day.  Exercise- It stimulates endorphins that make you feel good.  Practice gratitude. Identify three things a day that you are thankful for. Try having a journal so you can 18

reflect on them when you’re feeling down.  Use positive self-talk to overcome negative thought patterns  Set small goals. Accomplishing goals can help you feel better about yourself giving you a sense of achievement. Be careful about setting high goals when suffering depression as it can do the opposite.  Get outside. Research indicates time outdoors in garden, at beach etc. increases positive endorphins (happy hormones) and reduces stress boosting your mood.  Maintain a healthy diet and have enough sleep  Steer clear of drugs and alcohol as they will make only make depression worse.

I wish I had known about my friend’s depression so I could have supported him more. Our medical system has provisions through GP referrals allowing 10 individual sessions to psychologists and social workers. So, if you or someone you know has or is showing signs of depression do something about it today. More resources can be found here: www.beyondblue.org.au https://au.reachout.com www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

By Chappy Mark Mark Horsfall - Chaplain, Coolum High

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Get ready for the Knights that say Ni PEREGIAN Breeze resident Sean McDermott, takes on the lead role of King Arthur, the proud monarch of England, in the legendary tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Spamalot, the new musical, directed

by Linda Gefken, (also a Peregian local) is lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”.

Sean, a Sunshine Coast Award Winning Live Theatre Actor, first graced Coolum Theatre Player’s stage as Buttons in “Cinderella”, back in 2010.

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SPAMALOT: Lancelot, King Arthur, Bedivere, Robin the Brave and Galahad will star in November at Coolum.

Photo courtesy of John Dumble.

Adelaide newcomer now residing in Ridges Estate, Sarah Reilly, has

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Spamalot features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, the Knights who say Ni and French people. Parental guidance recommended for the show. It will be performed at The Coolum Civic Centre from November 17 to 26.

Seating is cabaret style, “in the round”, BYO nibbles and drinks.

A raffle prize will be drawn at each interval and there’s a chance to win a Sharp Microwave.

Coolum Theatre Players is a not-forprofit community theatre group.

Online bookings are available at www.coolumtheatre.com.au.

Alternatively, phone 5446 2500.

Giddy up Melb Cup PEREGIAN Springs residents are spoilt for choice for Melbourne Cup this year– Tuesday 7 November:  The Pool Cafe: $49 for a 3-course lunch, glass of sparkling, sweeps, live entertainment and two big tvs, More info poolcafeperegian.com.au.

Midday start.  Purple Copper: $55 for a canape buffet and champagne on arrival.

There’ll be a live auction, and entertainment and the doors open at 11.30am. Proceeds to My Wedding Wish Charity.

Phone 5324 1422.

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Local Heart JUSTICE OF THE PEACE : Coolum LibraryWed, 9am - 12pm; Noosa Civic- Tue, 1pm - 4pm, Thurs, 9:30am - 12:30pm and Fri 9:30am - 12:30pm; Noosa Library-Tue and Sat, 9am - 12pm; Noosa Courthouse - Mon, Wed & Fri 9am - 4pm.

HAVANA NIGHTS PEREGIAN SPRINGS MARKETS: at the Rec Club carpark, 222 The Avenue, are on Saturday, October 28 from 4.30-8.30pm. The market includes Street Food, Artisan stalls, Kids entertainment, seating and live music, with The Pool Cafe open for drinks and cocktails. More at Facebook havananightsperegianspringsmarkets.

The markets support Regain Hope Charity PLAYGROUP: *ABCD Scramble a singing, dancing and story based playgroup encouraging literacy for children aged 0-5 years is

being held on October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 before taking a break for the Christmas period. At Coolum Anglican Church Hall Cnr Beach Rd and Perry St. Cost $3 per child or $5 for 2 or more.

Phone Carol Roth on 5446 5334 for information.

STORIES OF HOPE: The next event will be held at the Sands Tavern from 7pm on October 31 featuring guest speakers Angela Williams and Mark Jenkins. To find out more about the event, search Facebook for the Stories Of HOPE group and read the speaker’s bios. They are always inspirational.

BUSINESS MENTORING: Business Mentoring Noosa offers “Business Success Workshops” to help new and existing business . See www.bswnoosa.com for more details

Nude foodies win for class and planet A LOCAL school class has won a first round prize, from a field of 100 entries, in a national competition aimed at reducing rubbish and raising awareness of its effects on the environment.

The national "Nude Food" body called on school kids around Australia to enter their ideas to help reduce rubbish, and the tech savvy students of 3BH at Peregian Springs State School decided to make a short film called "Litter Free Quest".

Already nude food pioneers in their own school, becoming the first class in the school to regularly have no packaging in their lunch boxes on Tuesdays, the school's "Nude Food" day, they were keen to spread their message.

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by their teacher Danni Brooke who found the competition online and thought it might be a practical way for children to make a change in the wider community. "(We'd) started talking about litter free lunches and our environment I wanted to find a purpose to strive for something for the students to work towards," said Mrs Brooke .

The class chose to receive 23 special lunchboxes as their prize to encourage litter free lunches and educate others about being litter free.

Mrs Brooke and fellow 3BH teacher Mrs Holmes are proud of the class' efforts. PSSS has a focus on encouraging families to be litter free and this term Mondays and Tuesdays are dedicated to nude food.

See www.nudefoodday.com.au

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Doggy Park Diaries

Meet Chewy ....and Petminder Wanda THIS month’s Doggy Park Diaries feature Chewy the Spaniel/Poodle cross and his carer, Wanda Jardine.

Wanda, who house sits and looks after many pets in Peregian Springs, is often seen at the park with a new dog in tow...and it’s what she loves!

What do you like about dogs?

“Everything. They’re affectionate.

They love everybody and they’re good to spend time with.”

How long have you been looking after pets for other people? “22 years. I came to do it for a friend and stayed. I’ve never had a failure. You get along with the pet and the owners know they can rely on you...I house sit too, but it’s mainly the pet the owners care about, not the house.

What do you like about house sitting? It makes me feel good.

There’s a responsible side of it, looking after houses, pools etc, so the owners are able to go away for work or a holiday without worrying.

What do you think works best to get new dogs to like you? Patience, tolerance. You play aggressive puppy a bit and sort everything out through play, then they give you love in spades. If you’re respectful as human being you get the same back.

What else is good about dogs?

For children, they teach responsibility, affection & connection. And whenever you’re walking with a dog, people stop and talk to you.

Wanda’s Petminding and Housesitting services—0407 962 721 Did you know– The Dog Park has a Facebook page—Catch up at https:// www.facebook.com/ peregianspringsdogpark/ Also..it seems the most popular times for the dog park are after 4pm most days

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Local Business—BNI

Business breakfast group builds on the back of referrals THE saying goes “A rising tide lifts all boats” and a group of small business people meet weekly here in Peregian Springs, encouraging each other and creating opportunities to boost each other’s business, are living up to that.

The Thursday morning small business “power up” is run by Business Network International (BNI).

Anyone who comes along to a chapter meeting will find a diverse range of businesses including our own Peregian Pest Control and MTA Travel, and just about every profession, trade and passion in-between.

However, BNI, keeps membership to one type of business per chapter, so when a member of your chapter sees a business opportunity for you the aim is they will actively work to refer the potential customer to your business.

BNI Coastal Coolum chapter members spoke to Peregian Springs News and said they found the group a was a great way to combat sole trader isolation, build new business contacts, share stories, have people get to know them as a person and know of the passion that drives them in life and in business.

They said they get some great business referrals to build their business and also have the chance to support and boost others.

It is all about the relationship!

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BREAKFAST BUSINESS: Members of BNI Coastal Coolum Chapter, pictured above, meet every Thursday morning at The Pool Cafe, Peregian Springs. in a structured format to help each member participate and be acknowledged and rewarded for their hard work and for referring business to other team members.

There are many businesses that aren’t yet represented in the BNI Coastal Coolum Chapter and people who might be interested are welcome to get in touch and request a visitor’s invitation to the next breakfast event.

To inquire give Charity Warburton, the Sunshine Coast Executive Director of BNI, a call on 0434 218 641.

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Spring Gardening

Top tips for a healthy spring lawn WITH the Spring rain turning everything green this month, the lawns are growing...along with the weeds.

The team at Coochie Hydrogreen have these tips to share with readers about what to look out for when taking to the lawn in the coming months and aiming for the best result you can produce:

 Most weeds now days can be removed with specialised products

 Lawn grubs are now very active on the Sunshine Coast

FOR a FREE lawn inspections, with a 10-point quotation, from someone offering good local knowledge & practical advice phone Luke at Coochie HydroGreen on 0448 817 799.

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 Keep mowing heights higher in dry weather and into summer  Kelp is a very good source of natural nutrition and lawn energy

 Mineral Iron will give your lawns a very deep green colour & excellent vitality  Organic soil conditioners and humus nutrients improve sandy soils

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Finance Matters with ...

Resource Stock Valuation & Recommendations WHEN it comes to investing in Resources, Patersons Securities primary investment objective is to research emerging small to midcap companies across the country.

Our analysts focus particularly on companies with a compelling story that have not ‘hit the radar’ of the broader market.

Patersons team: Tom, Aaron & Antonia Where there is an opportunity to add value for our clients, we will research large-cap companies where we can identify a ‘niche’, or Stock Valuation Criteria stocks that enhance our coverage of a In valuing our universe of stocks we focus on sector. discounted cash flow analysis.

Recommendations and their meanings are: Patersons Securities Recommendations BUY: Stock is undervalued on all investment Investment ratings are a function of criteria, and highly likely to appreciate by Patersons' expectation of risk weighted total more than 10% in the next 12 months. return (forecast price appreciation, plus HOLD: Sound investment fundamentals, but dividend yield) within the next 12 months. needs a catalyst in the next 12 months.

The investment ratings are Buy, Hold and SELL: Stock is overvalued and highly likely to Sell. In addition we have a Speculative Buy underperform by at least 10% in the next 12 rating covering higher-risk stocks. months.

Investment ratings are determined at the SPECULATIVE BUY: Stock may not be of time of initiation of coverage, or a change in investment grade, due to low market target price. capitalisation, high levels of debt or significant At other times the expected total return risks in the business model, but appears may fall outside of these ranges because of attractively priced. price movements and/or volatility.

Such interim deviations from specified If you are interested in receiving Patersons ranges will be permitted, but will become Resources Review please contact our office on subject to review by Research Management.

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Legal Matters

Bind your Super outside your Will LEGAL MATTERS with Fiona Allen BCom, LLB, LLM, TEP Phone: 5302 7933 LAST month I wrote about the $2.259 Trillion Australian’s have in superannuation and how despite this super-duper amount, superannuation can often (and inexplicably often is) be overlooked when estate planning.

I considered a situation with a younger person last month – so let’s consider an older person and superannuation.

Let’s say an older person has $500,000 in superannuation. They rent a home. They have two adult children from a previous relationship and an independently wealthy spouse, who isn’t the parent of their children.

The adult children and spouse don’t get on. The older person has a valid will giving everything to their adult children. At first glance you’d think that the will would operate to have the superannuation distributed to the children. That is unlikely to be the case.

Those who read last month’s column will recall that unless the older person completed a valid binding death benefit nomination, the superannuation trustee is likely to have discretion as to who benefits

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from the superannuation.

The super will not automatically be distributed in accordance with the Will.

In my experience, the superannuation trustee is likely to favour the spouse over the adult children – despite this not being the older person’s wish. To remove this discretion, most superannuation funds allow a binding death benefit to be completed.

This nomination removes the trustee’s discretion and forces payment to the person or people nominated by the older person – provided they are superannuation beneficiaries. In this case, while the older person’s will is useful, a binding death benefit nomination is more important – as the main source of the persons’ wealth is superannuation.

There is no one-size-fits-all in estate planning.

You do however need to carefully consider how your superannuation will be distributed – bearing in mind, your Will may not determine this.

And that may not be a super as you’d wish.

Fiona is a Senior Associate with Dore and 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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