Noosa Today - 27th August 2015

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Issue 173 | Thursday, 27 August, 2015

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Over the limit

Spring is the thing

FORMER Olympian and Noosa Today columnist Benny Pike has been charged with drink-driving after the 64-year-old allegedly returned a reading more than three times the limit.

Local media reports said Mr Pike had enjoyed a late night out in Maroochydore before getting behind the wheel and driving to a service station in Marcoola to get food last week.

When he pulled up, a group of young people told Mr Pike he shouldn’t be driving and called the police.

Mr Pike allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of .180 per cent and has since apologised saying that his mother being unwell and losing his job from the Palmer Coolum Resort in March had caused him to “spiral”.

“I’ve been doing all the right things, but then I got in a spiral of being without work, stress and depressed,” he said in a local media report.

“I am seeking medical advice, but I’m not in a good space and I haven’t been for some time.”

The drink-driving charge is the seventh charge for Mr Pike since 1987, with his last drink-driving offence eight and a half years ago.

Mr Pike has surrendered his licence and a court date is yet to be set.

For help with alcohol visit www. drinkwise.org.au and for help with stress and depression visit www.beyondblue.org.au

SPRING has come early to Noosa, with locals and visitors making the most of warm winter weather by hitting the beach and cooling off. Most of the South East Queensland region is enjoying above average temperatures and summer-like storms, with temperatures expected to stay in the mid to high twenties for at least a week. Today (Thursday) should see the temperature reach 25 degrees with a 40 per cent chance of much-needed rain this afternoon.

On the wrong track

By JOELENE OGLE LOCAL resident Richard Hack has questioned council’s decision to seal Dr Pages Road in Kin Kin, which is expected to cost $4.7 million.

The road has been described by council as the “missing link” in the hinterland and when sealed it will

provide an alternate route between Tewantin and Kin Kin. Mr Hack, son of former Noosa banana grower Roger Hack, said while he was sure the sealing of the country road would be welcomed by the Kin Kin community, there were more important infrastructure issues council could have spent the money on.

“We have bridges that have been declared in need of urgent works, while the Munna Point bridge was delayed for many years with the concrete cancer only being addressed now,” he said.

“Council haven’t completed all their planned capital works for the 2014-’15 budget and now they will

spend $4.7 million sealing a road into a country town.

“There is a multitude of other places throughout the shire that are more desperately in need of repair.”

Mr Hack said roads such as Beckmans Road, where daily commuters were growing more frustrated with the large amounts of traffic, was one

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Mr Hack said while the Kin Kin community might be looking forward to the sealing of the Dr Pages Road, there were many other areas of the shire’s infrastructure that were in need of immediate attention.

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Business revolution in the offing

By JOLENE OGLE NOOSA needs a business revolution, according to local business owner and investor Ralph Rogers.

Mr Rogers recently opened the Acres home and garden centre on Gibson Road, Noosaville, and said while he wanted to create a unique, out-of-the-box retail centre for Noosa, he also went to great lengths to ensure all businesses opened within the centre were designed to give young people a go.

“I fear if we don’t do something that encourages young people to get into business, we will end up with a generation of working poor,” he said.

“A lot of young people in Noosa are qualified and have dreams and aspirations but they can’t get work in the area they want to live in.

“That’s horrible. We’ll end up with a town of haves and have-nots. I think that is sad.”

Mr Rogers said the best way to combat the issue was to encourage young people to follow their business dream and provide affordable commercial spaces for them to thrive.

Mr Rogers, who also owns Ecom Noosa, said he had offered cheap rent to a number of start-up businesses to help encourage young people to get a head start.

“Between Ecom Noosa and Acres, we now have 19 businesses, the majority of which are new, with 70 employees and business owners,” he said.

One such young business owner is Cailla Nasmyth, who aged in her twenties owns the fashion store Queen of Archers within the Acres building.

Cailla, who comes from a background in hospitality, said she saw a gap in the market for a more individual retail shopping experience tailored to Noosa.

“I love Noosa and I wanted to offer my customers a unique service from a local,” she said.

“Our clothing is suited to the environment here, with most labels from Byron Bay. It’s easy-to-wear fashion made from cotton and rayon, so it breathes and is designed for all ages.”

Cailla said it was daunting to start up her business and while she still worked a second job to make ends meet, it was with thanks to Mr Rogers she was able to follow her dream.

“A business is something I’ve been working towards for my whole working life,” she said.

“I’ve been striving to one day have my own business and have something of my own.”

Cailla said the commercial rents in Noosa were the biggest hurdle in the journey to

Hard line on dog attacks

Giving young people a go: Cailla Nasmyth owns Queen of Archers fashion store at Acres, Noosaville. own her own business, but a chance meeting with Mr Rogers gave her the opportunity to get started.

“Ralph has made the rent affordable for me,” she said.

“So I’m working hard to make this work.”

Mr Rogers said offering affordable rent to young business owners had been a dream for him and he was excited to see the store owners forging ahead at the Acres complex.

“I’m excited to see young business owners who share my vision of a better Noosa economy,” he said.

COUNCIL is warning dog owners to control their pets or face prosecution following a spate of dog attacks in the past week.

Acting Local Laws manager Phil Amson says council took a hard line on dog attacks, recently prosecuting three people over separate incidents.

Dog owners must take steps to reduce the possibility of their pet attacking animals or children, he said.

“It’s responsible pet ownership, and it can be as simple as making sure you close your gate to keep the dog from wandering the street, or by keeping it on a leash around other animals or people," he said.

On Wednesday, a local man was fined $1200 in Noosa Magistrates' Court for a dog attack in which a man was injured at Sunshine Beach late last year.

As well as the fine, he was also ordered to pay professional and court costs.

In April, a woman was fined $500 after her

dog attacked an animal at Sunshine Beach, while a Noosa Heads man received a $1000 fine for a dog attack on an elderly woman at Noosaville in December 2014.

“These results reflect council’s commitment to enforcing responsible pet ownership and the seriousness with which the court deals with dog attacks," Mr Amson said.

Council is investigating eight further dog attacks reported in the past week.

“It is eight too many," Mr Amson said.

“It seems every year we go through a period where owners become complacent and we have a series of attacks. Complacency or being inattentive to your dog is no defence in legal proceedings. Dangerous dogs have no place in our community, and it is every dog owner’s responsibility to ensure their animal does not pose a risk to other people or animals."

Dog owners who let their pets wander also face fines in excess of $230, plus impoundment charges.

Community jury's verdict in on organic waste

By JOLENE OGLE AFTER five months of deliberations, Noosa’s inaugural Community Jury has delivered their verdict on Noosa’s organic waste.

The jury’s nine recommendations were presented to Noosa Council at Monday’s (24 August) General Committee meeting, outlining proposed changes for how locals deal with their household waste.

The report to the council said the Jury’s recommendations were based on a vision of Noosa Shire reducing the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 100 per cent by 2030.

The recommendations include the expansion of Noosa’s existing threebin system to introduce mandatory weekly organic collections for resi-

dential areas, with mandatory green waste collection in 2015/'16, at minimal cost to ratepayers.

Organic waste will include food scraps such as fruit and vegetables, meat and fish scraps including bones and egg shells, coffee grinds and tea bags, animal droppings, plus grass clippings and leaves; all of which will be placed in the green-top bins currently used for garden waste only.

The jury also recommended moving to fortnightly collection of general waste bins once the organic collection has taken effect, as well as constructing a composting facility at a suitable site to turn the organic waste into high-grade useable compost, and design and implement a “grassroots, long-term education and awareness” campaign to help residents understand the benefits of

organic waste management.

Rewarding excellent waste management by residents and monitoring compliance with the new waste management system are also part of the recommendation.

The jury also want to “Ban the Bag”, urging local businesses to use biodegradable bags by 2017, as well as direct large producers to target 100 per cent diversion of organic waste from landfill by 2030.

The group of 24 Noosa ratepayers said the recommendations were based on Noosa becoming a leader in organic waste management and outlined their vision for the future.

“In 2030, Noosa’s organic waste is no longer sent to landfill,” the report said.

“It is too valuable to be wasted.

Instead, large quantities of nutrientrich materials are collected from Noosa’s residents and businesses and brought to the award-winning facility at Eumundi Road where it is converted into high-grade compost.

“In our rural areas, residents will continue the good work they were doing back in 2015, targeting 100 per cent of organic waste is reused in home composting facilities and worm farms.”

The jury highlighted the need for council to be “upfront” with residents about the costs and benefits of the new waste management plan, should it be implemented.

“Council’s should clearly explain the costs and benefits of taking action to minimise organic waste,” the Jury report said.

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“Research has also shown citizens will comply with new systems if the importance is explained to them, they are satisfied the organic waste is being treated appropriately and they will benefit financially in the long run.”

The second Community Jury will now discuss the Noosa River and how Noosa Council can manage it, with their first meeting held on Monday 24 August.

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Mother Courage

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Melissa with her three daughters Amber, Jessica and Tayla. mother for five years and said her daughters seemed to have adjusted, thanks to routine and hard work.

“They’re only kids once and I’m an adult for a long time,” she said.

“If I can give them anything, I will do it. I’ve saved my butt of to send Tayla on a school trip and she’s saved too.”

Melissa, who has never been on holidays or overseas, said she can’t wait to help Tayla and her other daughters experience differ-

ent opportunities in life.

While Melissa said some days were harder than others and there were times she felt life was unfair, but she didn’t waste her time wallowing in pity.

“You have to stop and think about all the good things you have in your life, and think about why you’re doing what you’re doing,” she said.

“You need to look to the future and have hope.

“It is hard. I’m not going to lie. You do have days when you

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SINGLE mother-of-three Melissa Martin has a lot on her plate. While raising three girls who dance four days a week, Melissa also works four days a week and is studying a degree in teaching through distance education.

Any one of those things is enough to keep most people busy but Melissa said it was all about providing the best life she could for her three daughters; Tayla, 15, Jessica, 11, and Amber, 9.

“When I look at what I do sometimes, I think just how have I done that?” she said.

“A lot of routine and a lot of organisation have got me through it.”

An average day for Melissa includes sending the girls off to school before starting her work day at Peregian Springs State School, then taking the girls to dancing classes, plus cooking, cleaning and washing once everyone is home.

“I have one day off a week, but that day is cleaning, washing, shopping and studying,” she said.

“I don’t get time for myself but I try to, when we don’t have a busy dance weekend, I take the girls to the beach or river and we have some time to just do nothing.”

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sit there and think can I cope with this, can I keep going. But you do. You keep going on the love of your kids.”

It’s because of Melissa’s determination to provide the best life for her children that we celebrate her as one of Noosa’s unsung heroes, a real trooper in our local community and a deserving star of The Noosa Project.

If you know anyone who deserves to be celebrated for their hard work, determination through tough times or commitment to the community, we would love to hear from you.

We’re calling for nominations for The Noosa Project; a celebration of our local community’s unsung heroes who help make this region the unique place it is. Simply email newsdesk@noosatoday. net.au.

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By JOLENE OGLE

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FOR the Varty family, a new car couldn’t have come at a better time, especially one that is free.

The Vartys are the lucky winners of the St Thomas More raffle held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the school’s fete, and drove away from Cricks Noosa in a brand new Nissan MY15 ST Micra last week.

Peter and Penn Varty, who live in Black

Mountain with their five children, said their work car was just about to die, so the win is perfectly timed.

“The kids go to three different schools, so we drive a lot,” Penn said.

“Our run around car was just about to die, so this is great.”

Baeli, 10, Ella-Jade, 7, Lilly, 6, and Chace, 4, said the car was great and couldn’t wait to jump in and have a look around.

The eldest Varty child, Rylie, 13, would

have to wait until after school finished.

St Thomas More principal Patrick Colley said the raffle was well received with over 14,000 tickets sold.

Second prize was won by David Jones who will ride away on an Electra cruiser bike, thanks to Jeremy Peterson of Venture Cycles.

Councillor Wilkie’s quote corrected

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IN LAST week’s story Traders Caught Out (20 August) Councillor Frank Wilkie was quoted as saying “retail businesses could also attract more traffic and industrial zones were designed to cope with the increased cars”. Please note the quote should have read “industrial zones weren’t designed to cope”.

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Friends help celebrate garden silver MAYOR Noel Playford opened the Noosa Botanic Gardens 25 years ago and was back last week to celebrate the garden’s 25th birthday.

The birthday celebrations, organised and hosted by the Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens (FoNBG), were held in the garden’s amphitheatre on Wednesday 19 August, and were designed to celebrate the hard work of the park’s volunteers and council staff who keep the gardens looking beautiful all year.

It was a great community celebration of a public space built by the community 25 years ago.

Lake Macdonald resident Ida Duncan began the push for the gardens, urging locals to contribute plants and labour, local businesses to offer support and even the local brickworks supplied time, labour and materials to help build the amphitheatre, kindly designed by local artist and designer Bill McKay. The FoNBG began their work within the garden more than four years ago, contributing not only labour but also funds they raised through community activities.

The next planned community initiative is the Plant Fair for Father’s Day at the Botanic Gardens on Sunday 6 September from 9am to 3pm, with a huge range of plants and advice on offer for the budding gardener.

Bring Dad along to pick out some plants and help support the Noosa Botanic Gardens.

Jacky Kelk, Trish Davies and Kerrie-ann Milsted help celebrate the Botanic Gardens' milestone.

Right: Assistant gardener Julia Cruikshank and head gardener Jacky Kelk cut the cake at the 25th Anniversary celebrations.

Left: Malcolm King and Peter Hargreaves present the cake.

Noosa Council's Sara Cooke, FoNBG Chair Seonaid Melville and FoNBG events co-ordinator Jill Brownlee.

Slip-sliding on our roads

By JOLENE OGLE IT was a bruising day on Noosa roads last Thursday with two separate car crashes in a matter of hours.

The accidents came as the inaugural Queensland Road Safety Week entered the final days of the driver safety campaign.

About 8.15am on Thursday 20 August, traffic on the Sunshine Motorway was brought to a standstill when a Subaru SUV and a station wagon crashed north-bound at the Peregian Springs roundabout.

A 23-year-old male and a 40-year-old female were freed from the wreckage and taken to Nambour hospital in a stable condition.

Only hours later, about 2pm, a black SUV skidded out of control on Ernest Street, Tewantin, and crashed into a pole before coming to a stop in the stormwater drain.

The female driver was shaken but uninjured.

The crashes came as the Queensland Police Service called for locals to speak up for road safety and to become directly involved in making local roads safer for everyone.

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This driver is lucky to be uninjured after losing control in the rain while driving on Ernest Road, Thursday 20 August, about 2pm.

Road Safety Week, which ended on Friday, local police teamed up to target drunk and drug drivers, unregistered vehicles and unlicensed driving.

Noosa Heads Police ran a shut-down operation on the Bruce Highway near Federal last Wednesday night in conjunction with the Pomona, Cooroy and Eumundi police, the Nambour and Gympie road policing units, as well as Sunshine Coast detectives and the Department of Main Roads.

Noosa Heads Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant Steve McReight said the operation was a great team effort with more than 360 drivers tested for drunk-driving.

Four people will face court charged with offences such as drink-driving, drug possession

and driving unlicensed, while three drivers returned positive tests for illegal drugs.

Sixteen tickets were issued for speeding and driving defected vehicles, while two cars were impounded; one for seven days while the other has been forfeited to the crown.

One driver was issued with a fatigue warning and 14 defect notices were given to heavy vehicles including trucks.

Snr Sgt McReight said the policing teams were greatly assisted by the local SES crews who helped with lighting.

The police planned another shut-down of a major coast road last Thursday night targetting speeding, drink driving and other traffic offences.

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On the wrong track From page 1 “I can understand spending $4.7 million to seal a road into a country town if the planned capital works were finished,” Mr Hack said. “But they’re not.”

Mr Hack also said the approval of the funds to seal Dr Pages Road should have seen Mayor Noel Playford declare a conflict of interest at the special 2015-’16 council budget meeting on 29 June.

“One of the roads off Dr Pages Road is named Playfords Road and one of his family members owns one of only two stores in the main street, the other business being the pub,” he said.

“Mayor Playford should have made mention of his interest and history with the town before voting on the budget that approved the spending of funds to seal the road.”

Noosa Today asked Noosa Council if the mayor needed to declare a conflict of interest, but council declined to comment.

According to the Local Government Act 2009 (section 173), a conflict of interest exists between a “councillor’s personal interests and the public interest” and must be declared when the conflict “might lead to a decision that is contrary to the public interest” and a conflict can be real or perceived.

The Act (section 172) also states a councillor has a “material personal interest” in a matter before council if a councillor, spouse of councillor, parent, child, sibling of the councillor or partner of the councillor stands to gain a benefit, or suffer a loss, “depending on the outcome of the consideration of the matter at the meeting”.

Noosa’s inaugural Community Jury has been deemed a success.

It’s official: jury is in

By JOLENE OGLE THE pilot Noosa Community Jury has been deemed a success by council staff, with a report to the planning and organisation committee on Tuesday (18 August) outlining the jury’s achievements.

The report said the jury reached a consensus on a “difficult and complex” topic and delivered a report with a full set of recommendations that all jury members stood by, and the trial received “overwhelmingly positive” feedback from the jurors.

A survey of the jurors’ experience was conducted by a PHD research student from USC and

found an overwhelming majority of jurors felt their participation had increased their trust in Noosa Council as a collaborative and engaged council, a majority of jurors thought they were provided with comprehensive information about waste management and council processes to inform their decisionmaking, plus a majority thought the jury was a positive initiative.

Some of the individual feedback included comments such as “I would sum up the experience as rewarding”, and “I commend Noosa Council for this initiative”.

One response read: “I found being a member of the first Noosa jury an interesting learning expe-

rience. The guest speakers were informative and the whole process was very well-organised.”

The report also said there was “room for improvement” when it came to implementing the next community jury.

Councillor feedback included the recommendation to better educate the community about the organic waste issue, encourage greater community interest in the topic and more widely communicate the jury’s findings as a “ground-breaking and worth sharing process”.

The report made a number of recommendations for improvement including advising staff “pa-

tience is required” as it can take several months for jurors to digest the large amounts of information they receive, as well as encouraging the public to attend the community jury meetings.

The second community jury has been chosen and the 24 jury members will have their first meeting on 22 August at Noosa Council chambers, Pelican Street, Tewantin.

The public is welcome to attend as the group begin five months developing recommendations as to how Noosa River can be better managed, the role council should play and the resources it should apply.

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Coast’s cavalcade of sport FOR the past 48 years the Sunshine Coast Sports Federation has helped acknowledge the achievements of local athletes through its highly successful and one-of-a-kind Sport Star of the Year awards.

Palmwoods painter Tony Cash - the reigning National and South Seas Flyweight Boxing Champion scored the first honour in 1968. He wasn’t the only national titleholder in the running: Waterski kingpin Greg Rogerson and life-saving icon Hayden Kenny and Vigoro whiz Dell Carr were among the finalists.

1989 saw the first change with a new committee, whose first move was to include a junior category - and with great delight lanky 17-year-old Clint Robinson took it out, which would just be one of many in his glit-

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tering career. The Olympic Champion is presently on the coaching staff at Sunshine Beach Surf Club, a major coup.

Ten years later, it was decided to move with the times and become incorporated, and change the name and branding to Advance Sports and again add new categories - Coach, Team, Administrator and Event of the Year were put in place to widen the opportunities to congratulate people who excelled in their chosen fields.

It really only followed the trend

that was becoming evident with the high calibre of events that were starting up across the Coast.

The development and growth of the Sunshine Coast Uni was another pressing factor that encouraged the committee to make these changes.

More high class sporting facilities have increased the development and lift the standard of competition and performance of both athlete, team, coach and administrator.

During this time, the Sports Federation has been steadfast on its 1968 mission statement to foster and promote sport on the Sunshine Coast.

It has never altered, and hopefully never will, and I suppose the old saying ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ says it all.

It is estimated that during this time the federation has invested just over $2 million into the local sporting community.

Other than expenses, the money has gone into fostering and promoting local sport. The organisation has had some terrific and loyal sponsors over the years, and raised funds with many and varied events/raffles/auctions/grants.

Last Friday, there another milestone with the announcement of annual Sports Industry Awards for Clubs/Organisations, which now covers the whole gamut from the fields to the clubhouse.

These awards clearly make the federation one of a kind in Queensland, and always loyal to its beliefs.

To back this up, over the past four weeks and forward over the next six weeks, there has and will be 40 Coast athletes representing Australia - some 21 swimmers at the Russian World Titles, Jordan Mercer in the Aussie Lifesaving squad, Tewantin's Sam Cameron-Hands ready to punch on at World Youth Titles, Larissa Crummer set for a glorious career with the Matildas, softballer Jocelyn McCallum back in the National Team, Belli Park cyclist Shari Gillow riding on the world circuit.

And only next month, four including St Andrew's Brodie Modini will don the green and gold at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa.

Thanks to all who have helped over the journey.

Crash training course pays off De-sex your pets for a discount

By ANDREW BELL

DESPITE all the recent improvements in vehicle safety and road design, Queensland roads are still a place of risk for you and your family. Rural Fire Brigades in certain areas of the state can be called upon to assist at Road Crash Rescues (RCR).

This means that we support the First Responders at the accident scene.

So naturally having the skills and knowledge of the equipment and techniques to remove occupants quickly and safely from vehicles involved in serious road crashes, is an essential part of our training tool box.

While Ambulance services treat and transport the injured, they are not equipped to extricate victims from crash scenes. RCR Fire crews administer primary first aid, stabilise both vehicles and casualties, and then remove them for further medical attention if necessary, using the latest technology in hydraulic rescue equipment, often referred to as the 'jaws of life'.

Recently a group of volunteers from the Doonan Brigade accompanied by our colleagues from surrounding brigades including Eumundi, attended a RCR training session at Caloundra Fire Station.

The training course had a very large emphasis on safety and provided personnel with skills to assist in various types of emergencies on our local roads.

Various road accident rescue equipment and procedures were covered, which include; vehicle construction, RCR rescue equipment, managing injuries at the incident scene and vehicle stabilisation, airbag management, to name but a few.

In small groups, we were all given a fairly modern car to stabilise, and using all the RCR equipment including the cutting gear, were guided through the procedure to rescue someone trapped in a vehicle. This was total immersion training and very hands on.

The gear is both heavy and very dangerous (to both the user and the person being rescued), so safety was paramount. No one came away without a sense of achievement and without breaking into a sweat!

All members of the Brigade who attended thought the training was excellent and went away armed with the knowledge that if called upon could ably assist RCR crews.

We would sincerely like to thank Mark Campbell and all his team at Caloundra for the excellent hands on training, hospitality and efforts.

On a final note, please drive responsibly and safely (it’s not a race out there) and hopefully our training will not be needed!

COUNCIL is reminding residents new dog registration charges take effect this year with the new structure designed to reward pensioners with free registration if they de-sex their dogs.

According to Council, dog owners will generally pay less if their pet is de-sexed but Council will no longer offer a discount for dogs that are micro-chipped, to reflect changes in state law.

This means that most dog owners will pay $30 a year.

Local laws manager Phil Amson said it is in all dog owner’s interest to microchip their pets to help reunite them if the dog gets lost.

“As it is now a legal requirement for dogs to be microchipped, Council will no longer offer a discount as an incentive to comply with a law,” he said.

“Registration for a de-sexed dog is $30, or free with a pensioner discount. That compares with $140 to register a dog that has not been de-sexed or $115 with the concession.”

Mr Amson praised Noosa residents for de-sexing their pets, with the Shire recording one of the highest de-sexing rates in Queensland.

Council will begin mailing out annual registration renewal forms from 1 September with the regulated dog registration to

Registering de-sexed pups will be free for pensioners under Noosa Council's new fee structure. rise from $257 to $400 per year.

Mr Amson said the second highest number of calls received

by Council from the public was about dogs and responding to them was both time consuming and costly.

“In July, for example, local laws officers spent more than 450 hours dealing with stray dogs, following up complaints about barking dogs, investigating dog attacks and other animal management activities,” he said.

Council believes the new fee structure is fair and will recoup most of the costs of the service that Council provides.

Under the Animal Management Act Council must spend all income from registration fees on animal management activities.

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Club for our people flags people

RON LANE

TO USE the expression, by the community for the community, is I think, a good way of describing the Citizens Memorial Club branch, of the Tewantin Noosa RSL and Citizens Memorial Club. On 8 June 1979 when Sir Thomas Hiley K.B.E. opened the first of the major extensions of the RSL he said, “When it comes to national purpose and putting Australia first, the RSL stands like a beacon.’’

Then in 1995 the club became the RSL Citizens and Memorial Incorporated, and in 1996 the club expanded into the now existing building.

Now with the Citizens Memorial Club firmly entrenched within our community, the full meaning of these words really hits home. Under the control of a nine- person board of directors, the structure gives a good indication as to their success.

The board consists of a chairman John Favell OAM, secretary William Nock, treasurer Steve Drake and six other directors Barry Bridger, Dean Harlow, John Coert, Bruce Huntington, Peter Elmslie and William Kippen.

To ensure that the workload is evenly distributed, the board is supported by five sub committees with each being chaired by a member of the board of directors. All personnel are volunteers and some like Favell, Bridger, Harlow and Huntington have many years of loyal and dedicated service to their credit - John Favell (Finance), Barry Bridger (Building),

Dean Harlow (Community Support), Bruce Huntington (Membership) and John Coert (Courtesy).

The day-to-day running of the Citizens Club, which consists of the restaurant bar and pokies is under the control of the chief executive officer Phil Stephenson. With a membership of 450 ex-servicemen, 10,200 citizens and a staff of 85 plus 5 Epic Staff, harmony is indeed a major factor.

As with all successful clubs, there are also smaller groups who work on the side and give tremendous help to the board and sub committees. In this case, they have the War Widows, Womens Auxiliary, Legacy, Laurel Club and also the Tewantin Noosa RAAF Association.

“We have just finished a very successful year, and our figures as confirmed by the auditors, gives a true indication as to our success,” John Favell said.

“Our CEO Phil Stephenson has taken the club from strength to strength with his wealth of knowledge and managerial experience.

He is supported by a team of loyal and diligent managers and hardworking staff which makes this club the success that it is.”

Further to this, Favell said, “As always, the community is one of the clubs major priorities and it did not disappoint again this year.”

For example, the figures for the 2014/'15 financial year show the club contributed $413,000 in cash and kind; up nearly $62,000 on last year.

However, if we address the figures for the last six years the club has given over $2 million in cash and kind and this is without a doubt one of the best indications as to their

The RSL Board.

Lynn McClelland, Sabine Franz and Lindy McAskill.

ongoing commitment to the community.

The hard work of the staff and the financial contribution to the community is indeed a good interpretation of the expression by the people for the people. When one reads through the names of just some of the staff, it is indeed very obvious that they are definitely our people.

Take for example Kerin Robertson, the gaming manager. Affectionately known to one and all as Skeeta, Kerin joined the staff back in 1984.

“In those days all that we had was that room,” she said pointing to what is now known as the Diggers Bar. “That was our bar and where the steps are now was the end wall. It seems like 100 years ago,” she said with a laugh, “but boy we have come a long way since then.”

Then there is Lindy McAskill, reception supervisor. “I have been here some 21 years and it has been great.” she said. “The feeling within the club is good.” Another staffer, Julie Plant administration manager indeed has a strong local community connection. It was her father, John, who has the honour of being the foundation senior coach of the Noosa Pirates

Lynn McClelland and Rachel Jarvis in the Diggers Bar.

Rugby League Club.

The section of the club known as the Diggers Bar and TAB is under the management of Lynn McClelland.

This lady is yet another example of local loyalty for it is now 15 years since Lynn started in the Bistro of the club, doing split shifts.

“It is a great place to work,” said Lynn, “a nice family feeling. Our bar is a meeting place for a lot of the old locals who enjoy telling stories about the old days. We also cater for sporting fraternity in this section, and as such the bar is well supported.

“You should have been here for the big Mayweather vs Pacquiao

World Title fight”, she said shaking her head.

“You couldn’t move. They were standing in the stairway trying to get in. To see our local people supporting us like that makes it all worthwhile. It was billed as one of the biggest sporting events of the decade; and the Diggers Club played host for the screening.”

The loyalty and work attitude of the staff of the Tewantin Noosa RSL and Citizens Memorial Club is what makes the ongoing assistance of needy children such as these a possibility. Let there be no doubt, the Citizens Club is staffed by our people for our people.

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Local seniors enjoyed morning tea at the Noosa Leisure Centre.

Celebrations marked with cuppa and cake

The Masters squad: Tira Marlowe, Louise McNulty, Ian Tucker and Lois Hill at the Noosa Aquatic Centre.

WHAT better way to celebrate a life well lived than with coffee and cake with friends?

THE Noosa Leisure Centre and Noosa Aquatic Centre celebrated Seniors Week last week by holding morning teas for their senior members.

The Noosa Aquatic Centre members celebrated on Wednesday 19 August with coffee and cake supplied by Damien Smith and the team at Nourish Cafe, while the members of Noosa Leisure Centre enjoyed a morning tea on Thursday 20 August.

Sport and recreational facilities marketing officer Donna Frey said there was a great representation of members at the morning tea and it was a wonderful way to thank the centre’s members for their support.

“We had members from indoor bowls, group fitness seniors classes, badminton and table tennis represented which was a wonderful spread of seniors enjoying activities at Noosa

Leisure Centre,” she said.

Seniors Week is an opportunity for locals of all ages to join together and celebrate the valuable contribution of older people.

Seniors Week aims to facilitate community participation and activity by older people and enhance community connections and inter-generational relationships.

Jean Bosanko, Jo Westbury, Karen Rogers, Hazel Cosgrove and Chris Garland enjoy coffee and cake with Nourish Cafe's Damien Smith and Hannah Isles at the Noosa Aquatic Centre.

Library’s sweet treat

Friends of the Noosaville Library volunteer Carolyn Patinniot, far left, with library members at the Seniors Week morning tea.

A BIG chocolate mud cake topped with curls of Belgian chocolate was cut and shared with Noosa Library members along with a cup of tea or coffee to celebrate Seniors Week.

Friends of the Noosaville Library hosted the event and volunteers provided visitors to the Library with information about the many community services the library offered.

Among the services are adult literacy classes where qualified tutors assist those who wish to improve their spoken English skills in both one-on-one situations and in relaxed groups where English can be practised and new friendships developed.

The service attracts a wide range of supporters from those who have migrated from distant countries to Australians who simply

wish to express themselves in a more articulate or succinct way.

A very popular activity which the volunteers provide is helping library members research their family histories. Bookings are required for these sessions and members are offered the opportunity to get started on their research or solve some annoying mystery connected with their forebears.

Other areas in which volunteers support the library include organising Book Clubs which, for a modest fee, can get sets of eight books each month - and home library services where books are chosen and delivered to people who are unable to attend the library in person.

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THE Tewantin Community Kindergarten will celebrate its 50th birthday on Saturday and Member for Noosa Glen Elmes was on hand for an early celebration on Tuesday (25 August).

MR Elmes cut the cake before presenting the kindergarten with a $250 cheque to help with planned celebrations on Saturday 29 August.

THE Tewantin Community Kindergarten has seen about 3000 students pass through its doors since it first opened in 1965, with many former students now sending their children there.

THE 50th birthday celebrations will be held at the kindergarten 1 Doonella Street, Tewantin, on Saturday 29 August from 10am to 1pm.

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COMMUNITYNOTICES PATCHES of Cooroy will hold a quilt show named Quilts For All Seasons on 25 and 26 September at the RSL Memorial Hall, Maple Street, Cooroy. The biennial show promises to surprise and delight with bright, beautiful quilts both traditional and contemporary. The group will conduct guided tours of the quilts on display at 11am and 2pm each day to explain the quilting process. The show will open both days from 10am to 4pm with entry $5 per person. Refeshments, stalls and handcrafted items will be available for purchase. For any information regarding our group or the Quilt Show contact Lyn Roberts on 0419 172 077 or Julie Dodds on 0427 305 654.

CANCER FUND-RAISER ON Friday 28 August please come and support the AQUA Day Spa fund-raiser for Cancer Council on Hastings St between 11am -1pm and share in the fun and relaxation. We will be offering neck and shoulders massage for a gold coin donation, or have your nails painted yellow for a gold coin donation, plus bunches of Daffodils and Cancer Council merchandise for Sale. Also you can guess the number of Jelly Beans in the jar to win the jar (of Jelly Beans!!) and a 60 minute massage from the Aqua Day Spa - drawn later in the day. Please see the Spa team to enter.

RED CROSS TEWANTIN THE Tewantin Noosa branch of the Australian Red Cross at a recent function, our Al Fresco Morning Tea, collected the amount of $2537.

We wish to thank members, their families and friends who supported the morning tea and raffle and would specially thank all the local businesses who donated the wonderful prizes for our raffle. We wish to thank our members, Julie and Rudy who again offered their home as the venue.

TEWANTIN NOOSA NATIONAL SENIORS THE AGM for Tewantin Noosa National Seniors will be held on Thursday 27 August at

1.15pm for a 1.30pm start, at the Noosa Catholic Hall, Moorindil Street, Tewantin. Our guest entertainer is our old favourite, Mick Schipley.

Members please bring a plate. Entry fee $4.

Everyone is welcome. For more information phone Norm on 5474 0919.

MANTRA, MUSIC AND MEDITATION ENJOY 2.5 hours of peace and harmony every Saturday from 3-5.30pm at United Synergies, 12-14 Ernest Street, Tewantin. Live kirtan and chanting with musical instruments. Refreshments provided and children are welcome. No charge.

SUNDAY SOCIAL DANCING OUR Sunday social dance classes are still going strong. This is a great way to meet happy people, get some exercise, both physical and mental, have a laugh and some lovely afternoon tea. Classes are every Sunday at the Masonic Hall in Moorindal Street Tewantin, starting with easy steps at 1pm and moving to intermediate/advanced before finishing at 5pm. Come and join us, all are welcome with or without partners. Lessons also at Pomona and Woombye. Looking forward to seeing you.

Phone Andrew and crew on 0429 829 328 for more information.

TEWANTIN HISTORY AT FRIDAY ENVIRONMENT FORUM THE Aboriginal people who were the original inhabitants of the Tewantin area, roamed through a land of abundant food and other natural resources. Early European settlers were the timber getters and their families who transported vast quantities of valuable timbers from the hinterland to Brisbane. By the second half of the nineteenth century Tewantin had become a port for paddle steamers and the “short cut” to the Gympie goldfields. Guest speaker at Noosa Parks Association’s Friday Environment Forum will be George Pearce, long term Tewantin resident and amateur historian. Mr Pearce will take the audience on an ‘arm chair’ tour of Tewantin’s streets and the changes that have oc-

curred there over time. Join the audience at the Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville from 10 am for coffee and a chat with the forum commencing at 10.30am. Meet Valda in the car park at 8.30 am to enjoy Interpretive Birding in Wallace Park. All welcome. More information at www.noosaparks.org and you can “Like” NPA on Facebook.

NOOSA RSPCA ANNUAL PLANT/ BOOKCRAFT SALE FOLLOWING on from a very successful event last year, this year our sale will be bigger and better than ever with the introduction of Craft and Condiments. The event will take place at the Noosa RSPCA Animal Care Centre on Saturday 29 August 8am - 4pm and Sunday 30 August 8am - noon. On Saturday there will be a sausage sizzle to enjoy. Some wonderful home crafted wares will be on sale, a huge range of books and a large variety of plants including orchids, cordylines, bromilliards, anthuriums, agave, begonia, staghorns, travelling iris and pointsettia as well as a large DIY section.

Please come along and help support our local animal shelter your funds will go towards caring for the homeless animals waiting patiently for a new ‘forever’ home, there will be plenty of bargains so don’t miss out.

NOOSA MUSIC SOCIETY ON Sunday 6 September at 7.30pm Noosa Music Society presents the final concert in its exhillarating 2015 series at Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, corner Eumundi Road and Goodchap Street, Noosaville. Amir Farid, winner of the 2006 Australian National Piano Award shares the stage with Zoe Knighton, founding cellist with the dynamic Flinders Quartet, to bring you an unforgettable concert experience. Knighton and Farid bring a wealth of experience and onstage rapport to their partnership and performances, and are enjoying increasing demand for their intimate and sensitive live performances. Bookings and information are available now from Noosa Music Society www.noosamusic.org or The J www.

thej.com.au Door sales will be available at the venue, Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, from 6.30pm on the evening of the performance.

FRIENDS OF NOOSA LIBRARY PLEASE note that the next monthly meeting/ morning tea for the Friends of Noosa Library has been moved to Friday 4 September. Book lovers are invited to share a cuppa at the library at 10am, followed by the monthly business meeting. The Friends of Noosa Library support a wide range of volunteer activities which enables a much more extensive community service and engagement.

THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY THE Theosophical Society Sunshine Coast Lodge Noosa presents a public meeting on Friday 4 September at 7pm for “An evening of Theosophy with Janet and Paul". On Friday 28 August at 7pm enjoy Never Give Up On Your Dreams! Dolores Cannon with KaelanaQuantum Healing Hypnosis Therapy Pioneer of Past Life Regression in the 1960’s,US military worker regressing suspected UFO abductees, 20years UFO researcher, author of 18 metaphysical books including '5 Lives Remembered’, 'The Search For Hidden Sacred Knowledge’ and the 'Conversations with Nostradamus’ trilogy. Come along and share her story.

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Gold coin donation. The CWA Hall, 123 Poinciana Ave, Tewantin. Phone Ailsa 5470 2656 or Janet 0416 442 962 for more information.

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF NOOSA AT Christian Fellowship of Noosa we are looking forward to our usual time of warm fellowship around God’s word. The speaker this Sunday, the 30 August, will be Kevin Brewer and his message title is “From Sinners to Saints”.

Our meeting place is the CWA Hall, next to the Tewantin Post Office, and the time 9.30am.

Details of the Fellowship can be found at www. christianfellowshipnoosa.com or by calling Tony on 5474 0620.

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LETTERS It's an emergency IF ONLY Bronwyn Bishop had used an emergency services helicopter, she could have claimed the cost as a donation. We know that’s being devious, but eh what’s new with politicians?

E.Wright, Sunrise Beach.

Just one tree I WOULD like to know why does the Noosa Council care more about one tree then they do about solar power. There’s a tree on council property that’s shading where I need solar panels but they bluntly refuse to cut down a healthy tree for solar panels. Wouldn’t it be better for the environment to cut down one tree and replace it with six or more other trees somewhere else and to put in solar panels which is good for the environment. The government is giving out rebates for solar power and the Noosa Council don’t think that it's important. They need to get together to talk about what’s more important for the environment.

Ellen Joy, Noosaville.

No interest like self-interest THERE are a lot of negative self-interested letters with regards to the expansion of Noosa Civic. What are the positive outcomes for the total Noosa Council area, not just the coastal strip of Noosa? Expansion of Civic will bring immediate increased job opportunities for our 14,800 young people 24 years and under, and for the unemployed of our population, approximately 3,000.

The addition of full-line Aldi and Target stores will be a positive in attracting the large population in the Sunshine Coast area of Peregian Springs, Coolum, across to Eumundi. It is interesting to note that the Sunshine Plaza Shopping Centre sees the Civic expansion as a threat; this is proof positive that Civic with its expansion will attract additional business from the northern end of the Sunshine Coast.

The expansion will make it easier for the

residents in Cooroy, Boreen Point, Pomona, Kin Kin, along with local residents to have access to a major shopping centre. The influence of new customers will flow over to our commercial area bounded by Civic, Bunnings, the medical centre, and our motor vehicle precinct making this area the key business area for the North Sunshine Coast, and the Noosa Council area.

Will the expansion of Civic have an effect on our beaches, our national parks, that draw people to Noosa? The answer is no. The expansion will increase job opportunities, increase business for our commercial area that will benefit the total business community of Noosa into the future, and make Noosa a place of choice not only for tourism but a place to conduct business.

The Noosa Council should really weigh up the benefits, and be careful that they are not swayed by a lot of negative self-interest by some of our business community.

John Cox, Noosaville.

What about the kids?

WHILE the new Noosa Council must be commended for their efforts so far, one area in which they are really not achieving a pass mark is with our children’s playground facili-

ties. The new equipment at Pirate Park, Noosaville demonstrates as much, showing how poor the planning and lack of thought/expertise that has gone into our local playgrounds has been. You only have to visit the park on any weekday or weekend and witness the huge number of kids and families struggling to enjoy the park to realise how our shire is lacking quality playgrounds for our kids and how high the demand is. The new equipment is far too small and hopelessly designed for different age groups and abilities. A lawsuit waiting to happen I would suggest. That council would build such a plastic, artificial and wholly inadequate facility at great cost beggars belief. There are so many examples of appropriate age specific playgrounds in south-east Queensland that one can only wonder about the competency of those in charge of these areas in our council.

The Tewantin splash park is another example of the poor planning and infrastructure development within council and the ongoing cost to ratepayers seems to be accepted rather than questioned. Who is responsible for this and why are they not accountable? A trip to Cairns would demonstrate how to build a combination of splash park/playground that would enhance our town (Gympie Terrace especially) as a child-friendly tourist destination. There are so many really poor playgrounds in our area that maybe our council should look at replacing those responsible with some new knowledge-

THE Wildflower Festival is in full bloom and on Tuesday tour guides Bob Tooth, Sonia MacDonald and Robert Price took a group of curious locals on a walk to discover the wonders of the wallum.

More than 15 people enjoyed the guided tour through the Girraween Nature Reserve, organised by the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association.

NICA project and member support officer Wendy May said it was wonderful to have volunteers with the time and knowledge to give to members of the public who want to learn about their environments and Noosa’s native plants.

“We are so lucky,” she said.

On Monday, locals were treated to a guided walk through Noosa National Park, and on Thursday (today) locals can join Bob for a walk through the wildflowers, woodlands and wallum heath on the Noosa North Shore, including the Arthur Harold Nature Reserve.

Wendy said the program was designed to help foster environmental stewardship along with developing admiration and respect for the environment.

Street/Postal address 36 Mary Street, Noosaville, QLD 4566 Editorial Jolene Ogle newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au Advertising Tracey Combes Jess Divito Sharon Latham Karen Tatters sales@noosatoday.com.au Classified Advertising Phone: 5455 6946 Email: classifieds@noosatoday.net.au

I READ with amazement the current local newspaper articles on the dilemma of our Noosa Council officers at the non-compliance of certain retailers occupying tenancies within the industrial estate in Noosaville and what to do with them. Do they move them, fine them, or close them down? It must be obvious to those officers and the tenants that prior to those tenants occupation of the said locations such as Belmondos and lately Noosa Kitchen Shed (retailers) that some council departments and staff officers were aware of the rules applying to the estate and not only approved their applications for such tenancies, but collected the required council fees and charges levied upon them, and to make sure they complied inspected those premises to approve the operation therein.

What to do - surely you can’t move those businesses that have been there for years. No doubt those worried businesspeople are watching for the result and councillors' difficult decisions for their future.

Garry Boyle, Pomona.

Tour guides Bob Tooth, Sonia MacDonald and Robert Price lead a group through the Girraween Nature Reserve on Tuesday 25 August.

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Quartet will premier at the Noosa Arts Theatre on Friday 11 September.

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NOOSA Arts Theatre is proud to present their next production, Quartet, which will open on Friday 11 September.

Quartet takes the audience to Beecham House, an English countryside estate where the world’s most famous musicians and singers come to enjoy their sunset years.

Beecham House is abuzz with the rumour circling the corridors the home is soon to welcome a new resident.

Word is, it’s a “star”.

Quartet is a sentimental, sweet comedy written by Sir Ronald Harwood, whose The Dresser remains one of the best plays ever written about the theatre.

Directed by Jane Rivers, Quartet is a wickedly comedic play about redefining old age and growing old with hope, demonstrating how art illuminates life and the human spirit remains un-

dimmed even as the brightest stars start to fade.

A cut price preview will be held on Thursday 10 September with tickets only $22, with opening night on 11 September at 7.30pm.

Evening shows will be held on 12, 17, 18 and 19 September from 7.30pm and matinees will be held on 13 September and 19 September from 1pm.

Tickets are available now at $31 for adults, $27 for concession, $25 for a group and $22 for children.

A special performance will be held on 16 September to help raise funds for Molly’s Song with all tickets $37 including supper at interval.

To book, phone 5449 9343, visit www.noosaartstheatre.org.au or drop into the theatre at 163 Weyba Road, Noosaville, from Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 2pm. noosa.starcommunity.com.au

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of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, the results were concerning.

“The scores were fairly unflattering across all respondents," Professor Noakes said.

“If we were handing out report cards for diet quality - Australia would only get a C. While many people scored highly in categories such as water intake and the variety of foods consumed, there is certainly lots of room for improvement in other areas."

Discretionary or junk foods are foods and drinks that are high in sugar, saturated fats and/or alcohol and low in essential nutrients.

Of the survey responders, the average score received for the discretionary foods category was only 37/100.

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The country’s diet quality was given a rating of 61 on a 100-point scale when assessed using the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score - a scientific survey which assesses people’s diet quality against the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

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Among men, 1990 are diagnosed and 210 die each year.

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The joint study by the University of Queensland, the Cancer Council Queensland and QIMR Berghofer found survival rates were higher for females for nearly all tumour stages, including both thin and thick invasive melanomas.

But the study also found the advantage was weaker for women aged under 45.

Cancer Council Queensland spokeswoman Katie Clift said more research was needed to understand why women’s survival rates were higher than men’s.

“Our research shows the survival differences for women aren’t just present with thick melanoma, but also stage one melanoma - the most commonly diagnosed,” Ms Clift said.

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Noosa’s Weekly Real Estate Guide

Bird’s eye view

27 August, 2015

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Still close to the action FAR from the madding crowds but still just a heartbeat from the action, Highview can be found in a peaceful paradise well-removed from the noise of cars and boats but just a short stroll from Noosa Main Beach and Hastings Street.

Soaring cathedral ceilings, glass atriums and a fascinating

The master suite sitting atop the house, contains a large

glass floor all add to the spacious opulence of this truly

walk-in robe, superb spa bathroom with separate shower,

unique home.

a large sunny balcony and glorious views to Double Island

Expansive north-facing balconies make for enviable

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Located in Little Cove at the end of a no-through road and nestled in bushland, Highview is an architectural masterpiece designed to showcase the stunning panoramas of Laguna Bay and Noosa National Park from every window.

outdoor living. How wonderful to enjoy a barbie surrounded

There are three more king-size, ensuited bedrooms,

by amazing Laguna Bay and National Park vistas - you might

two within the main house and the third being separately

even be joined by the kookaburras and koalas!

entranced with a sitting room and sundeck - perfect for the

Described as a triumph of engineering and design, Highview will suit even the most discerning buyer.

cook’s kitchen to the large home cinema and the fabulous massage cabana/artist’s studio reached by a bridge crossing

If you want a luxury home that offers serenity and

Entering through antique Balinese doors, you will be left breathless by the creativity of the design and the fabulous 180-degree views.

a lily pond. High quality features throughout Highview only

seclusion but is within walking distance of restaurants,

enhance the luxury of this home, such as travertine flooring

spas, designer shops, beaches and the National Park, then

and four granite ensuites, two with spa baths.

Highview is the house for you.

Highview enjoys every amenity from the high-end

teenager who requires a little separation or special house guests.

home essentials ADDRESS: 25 Bayview Road, Noosa Heads VIEW: Saturday, at 3pm-3.45pm DESCRIPTION: 4 bed, 4 bath, 2 car, pool AUCTION: On-site Saturday 3 October AGENT: David Conolly for Century 21 Conolly Hay Group, 0438 259 956 20 NOOSA TODAY | Thursday, 27 August, 2015

Spring marches into Noosa Buyer attention is coming into focus on the Noosa market as the spring selling season kicks off and meets the oncoming tide of interstate visitors eager to shrug off the last few icicles of winter.

I have always said “Come the start of spring they will all be coming over the hill with their cheque books in their hand” –

Q. What will they find this year?

A. Very limited amounts of prime stock.

Peter Butt Co-Principal

While the competition for property in Sydney and Melbourne has driven their markets higher it has now made the Noosa market look like very good value. There is no doubt that our market has come off the bottom but still represents great buying.

Peter is marketing three prime properties in the sought after Little Cove Market.

Apartment 2 “Villa Nette” 56 Park Road, Little Cove

Apartment 1 “The Cove” 24 Little Cove Road, Little Cove

Apartment 1 “Cuvee” 29 Allambi Rise, Little Cove

The start of this year saw a strong and steady flow of investment money flowing into bricks & mortar from investors looking for security, taxation relief and a better return than bank interest or the volatility of the stock market. This intensified the market for the self-managed superfunds investing in the $500k to $1 mill bracket.

I think it has taken much longer than anticipated to recover confidence since the GFC hit. However, this is now definitely behind us and the pure residential component to the Noosa market is coming into a new growth phase, with strong confidence being shown from residents within the Noosa market who have taken steps to upgrade their positions. They see real value in the very restricted supply available in the prime positions that have come to the market in recent times. We are seeing older homes in prime spots being demolished to make way for modern architect designed residences. Vacant land in Little Cove, Noosa Sound and Sunshine Beach has been snapped up and new building projects enacted.

The “Smart Money” has been on the move into the prime end of the market for almost a year, largely unnoticed. I suggest that the first mover advantage is being taken up and those securing long term value in prime positions are going to be well rewarded in the coming year. Once some of these prime opportunities have been taken out of the market and supply subsequently declines we will become aware of just how undersupplied the Noosa market really is at this end of the market.

At the same time, while the market is still in transition, we are seeing existing listed properties selling under replacement value, especially those properties that have been in the sale process since last summer. Buyers need to act on these properties while the supply of them still exists.

I have seen a number of value buyers missing out on well-priced properties thinking that better value may pop up around the corner. They are simply not popping up…..

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DESIGNER DUPLEX

LITTLE COVE 1 ‘CUVEE NOOSA’ 29 ALLAMBI RISE Serenity & Seclusion This duplex apartment is discreetly tucked away at the end of a private driveway and overlooks the natural foliage to Laguna Bay and beyond. It sits in an elevated position enjoying lovely views and cooling summer breezes. It is just a few minutes’ walk to Little Cove Beach. ɒ Private location with pretty views. ɒ Built over three levels, there is excellent separation of accommodation. ɒ Secure parking for 2 cars. ɒ Mid floor entry. Cellar. Private pool. ɒ Option for third bedroom on lower level.

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HIGH ON THE HILL

NOOSA HEADS 12 ‘PICTURE POINT APARTMENTS’

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Foundations are in place to create something really special in the heart of Noosa Heads, while investing in the future with potential to maximise on great holiday-letting returns. Penthouse 12 offers a premier position and a beautiful outlook with many of Noosa’s best assets close by. ɒ Views from Noosa hinterland to Laguna Bay. ɒ Rooftop terrace with spa. ɒ Fully furnished; plus owner’s lockable storage. ɒ Complex facilities include heated pool & spa; sauna; bbq & onsite management.

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TOP FLOOR APARTMENT

TEWANTIN 15 ‘NOOSA RIVER QUAYS’ BLAKESLEY STREET 3 Riverfront & Relaxation This house sized top floor apartment with high ceilings features panoramic waterfront views. If you like privacy this secure complex is designed so that you don’t have to pass other apartments: it has both stair and lift access, plus two car parks on title as well as lockup storage. ɒ Gated secure complex in peaceful street with lift access. ɒ Close to all amenities, Woolworths, boutique shops, cafes. ɒ Lagoon style share pool and fully maintained gardens and lawns. ɒ Recently painted, new carpets, window furnishings & air conditioning.

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AN OASIS IN TOWN

TEWANTIN 64 HILTON TERRACE

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View Saturday 1.00-1.30pm Price $1,480,000

Always dreamt of living or holidaying on the beautiful Noosa River? You are not alone, over two million holiday makers visit this naturally stunning location every year. That is a whole lot of people just like you who would love to own their slice of paradise….. ɒ Entertainers will love the kitchen, with Blanco appliances, stone benchtops, and twin sinks. ɒ Open-plan living area with blackbutt floors, reverse-cycle aircon and an open fireplace. ɒ Bi-fold doors open from the lounge and dining zones on to an outside deck. ɒ Located in the heart of Noosaville, Gympie Tce and Noosa Marina within walking distance.

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THROW AWAY THE KEYS

TEWANTIN 9 POINCIANA AVENUE

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View Saturday 2.00-2.30pm Price $585,000

A hidden oasis at the suburb’s heart will have you thinking you are a million miles away. Set well back from the road with ample off-street parking; business owners will appreciate the separate studio with ensuite at the front. While ideal for a range of uses, it is perfect as a teenager retreat. ɒ 790sqm block set well back from the road with no road noise. ɒ School opposite; public pool & sporting fields within walking distance. ɒ Low maintenance design lends itself to a lock-up & leave arrangement. ɒ Close to Tewantin CBD; Walk to cafes, retails & services.

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IDEAL FAMILY HOME

TEWANTIN 5 BURGESS DRIVE

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View Saturday 1.00-1.30pm Price $649,000

This home has it all! The ultra large kitchen, dining and family rooms open onto a covered alfresco area, perfect for twilight entertaining. The formal dining and lounge is ideal as an adult retreat overlooking the sparkling pool & spa. Ultimate privacy backing onto a nature reserve. ɒ Separate rooms for all the family including a gym and office. ɒ Low maintenance gardens so you can truly enjoy the tranquillity of this home. ɒ Fully fenced, with remote security gate. ɒ Close to shops, schools, public transport & walking tracks.

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Enviably located, this large townhouse with sleep out loft and outdoor entertaining, boasts a terrific environment for quiet living. It is perfect as both a holiday home or as a primary residence. Situated directly opposite the Noosa River and restaurants, it’s all about the position. ɒ Private sunny courtyard catching the winter sun. ɒ Lock up garage plus room for extra car or boat. ɒ Partially renovated, including the main bathroom. ɒ Small block of 4 with low body corporate fees.

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ABSOLUTE RIVERFRONT

NOOSA SOUND 33 WYUNA DRIVE Position & Opportunity Overlooking the confluence of the two arms of the River and facing nor’-nor’-east, this architect designed family home has an expansive waterfront presence, a sandy beach, a jetty and even a boathouse and ramp to trail your boat from street to river. ɒ The sparkling water right out in front is visible from almost every room in the house. ɒ There are two very large bedroom suites upstairs, as well as a full kitchen and terrace. ɒ Downstairs is the master suite, living and dining, kitchen and bar and another tiled terrace. ɒ There’s also an additional carport and the property is fully fenced to river and street.

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BE AT ONE WITH NATURE

WEYBA DOWNS 37 LAKE WEYBA DRIVE

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View Saturday 1.00-1.30pm Price Offers over $1,000,000

Set amid sprawling grounds, you will feel a sense of calm when arriving at this private, lifestyle home. The location is stunning overlooking Lake Weyba. This home has a relaxed elegance, is vibrantly light, ultra stylish, and provides integrated indoor and outdoor living. ɒ Stephen Kidd designed. ɒ Innovatively conceived for both grand scale entertaining or unwinding with family. ɒ Whisper quiet location, 5 minutes to Noosa Civic shops, 10 minutes to Hastings St. ɒ Work from home with large shed and home office.

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WHAT A LOCATION!

NOOSAVILLE 39 WYUNA DRIVE

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View Saturday 11.30-12noon Price $3,500,000

Overlooking natural bushland that can never be built out, this craftsman built riverfront home, offers space, light and picture-perfect views from every room. Coming to the market for only the second time in 28 years, there now exists a prime opportunity to acquire this blue-chip location. ɒ Architect designed, open plan, high ceilings, suspended concrete floors. ɒ Guest room with adjoining bathroom. Separate spacious master suite. ɒ Sandy beach, ramp, lush and private gardens. ɒ North-easterly aspect for winter sunshine and cooling summer breezes.

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PENTHOUSE

NOOSA HEADS 414 ‘NETANYA’ 71 HASTINGS STREET

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View By Appointment Auction In-rooms from 5pm, Situated along Noosa Sound, and resting directly on the waterfront with stunning views across the Fri 2 Oct Sheraton Noosa Resort Noosa River, apartment 4 is strategically positioned for the best river view and simply wonderful Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 for holiday makers or for just living the waterfront lifestyle.

Frank Milat 0438 528 148 ɒ North facing beachfront penthouse.

5447 4499 | rwnoosa.com.au ɒ Netanya is Noosa’s ’Jewel in the Crown’.

Richardson & Wrench ɒ Extensive beach & ocean views.

Noosa ɒ High income & tax depreciation benefits.

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OCEAN VISTAS

CASTAWAYS BEACH 6 CARIBBEAN COURT Ocean & Breeze The owners of this beautiful beachside home are ready to move on and will listen to the market and consider all offers. An overseas posting means the property will be sold on or before auction.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to own in this very unique part of the Sunshine Coast. ɒ Boarding national park & only a 5 minute walk to dog friendly beach. ɒ Unique North East facing allotment with spectacular ocean views. ɒ Large open floor plan, with two living areas. ɒ Separate study/office and lower level guest retreat.

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LOCATION, LOCATION

SUNSHINE BEACH 20 MAHER TERRACE

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Set in a cul-de-sac position in a desirable street, surrounded by multimillion dollar homes, this well presented property could lend itself to the old adage ‘worst house in the best street’. Built 50 years ago and almost in original condition, there are endless opportunities here. ɒ Built over 2 levels, with a north eastern aspect and ocean glimpses from the top back deck. ɒ 2 minute walk to patrolled beach and Sunshine Beach village. ɒ Immediate income opportunity with a full time tenant willing to stay on. ɒ Realistic vendor will listen to the market and consider all offers.

Jon Blonk 0412 806 252 Kym de Warren 0412 325 421 5447 4499 | rwnoosa.com.au

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LIFESTYLE PROPERTY

NOOSA SPRINGS 544 ‘THE RIDGE’

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View Saturday 11.00-11.30am Price $1,550,000

There are many reasons why buyers love the homes in the Noosa Springs Golf Estate. Sometimes they don’t even play golf - they just love the beautiful gardens and the gatehouse which gives much sought after security, especially for those residents who love to travel. ɒ Designed for easy living and easy entertaining, every room in this lovely home is spacious. ɒ The guest suite or alternate master bedroom on the ground floor overlooks the front garden. ɒ Opposite is the study and on the golf course side of the home is the living, dining and kitchen. ɒ Situated 5min from Noosa’s main beach, 3min from local shopping and 25min from the airport.

Cam Goode 0400 904 678 Jill Goode 0418 714 653 5447 4499 | rwnoosa.com.au Richardson & Wrench Noosa

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

SUNRISE BEACH 4/23 MARGIT CRESCENT

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View Friday 1.00-1.30pm & Saturday 11.00-11.30am Price $340,000

Enjoy everything Sunrise Beach has to offer with this tastefully renovated unit. Positioned in a wonderful location, within walking distance to parks, popular café, and of course Sunrise Beach, this apartment won’t last long! ɒ Modern kitchen with European Appliances. ɒ Ceiling fans throughout. ɒ Laundry & second WC downstairs. ɒ Private position in a quiet complex.

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highlight home

Ultimate beach pad NUMBER 14 Belmore Terrace is the ultimate beach pad, located just metres from the beach access, close to the Surf Club and within a short stroll of the charming Sunshine Beach village.

Set on a 536 square metre, north-facing block, this home oozes beach shack charm with ocean breezes filtering through the freshly renovated, light-filled home.

Living is spread over two levels, with the main living and dining space on the upper-level of the home along with the kitchen that features stone benchtops, two-pack cabinets, a wine fridge plus plenty of bench and storage space.

The dining space opens to an expansive covered deck and sun-drenched pool area where you and your family can happily spend many summer days relaxing or dining al fresco.

With a fresh, neutral colour scheme and hardy surfaces, this home is perfect for those looking for a lock and leave holiday home or a forever home where the family can simply move in and enjoy the coastal lifestyle.

This home also features plenty of sleeping accommodation for the whole family with the master suite and an extra bedroom located upstairs, while downstairs is a kids' domain with two bedrooms, one featuring built-in bunks, and a large rumpus room with built-in seating.

The property also features a well-equipped laundry with loads of storage including clever fishing line storage for the avid angler, plus it is fully-fenced and gated with plenty of space for cars and a boat.

Don’t miss your chance to snap up this gorgeous beach home in a great location.

home essentials ADDRESS: 14 Belmore Terrace, Sunshine Beach AUCTION: On site, 5 September at noon VIEW: Saturday, 11am-11.30am DESCRIPTION: 4 bed, 2 bath, 2 car, pool AGENT: Agent: Mike Hay and Rachel Sellman for Century 21 Conolly Hay Group, 0417 624 059 or 0422 719 041 30 NOOSA TODAY | Thursday, 27 August, 2015

home focus

It’s simply stunning ON offer is a stunning apartment located in the beautiful Noosa Dunes complex at Castaways Beach.

four large bedrooms, each with a balcony

Perched high on the dunes in this exclusive estate, the new owners of this home can enjoy true beachside living with a dog-friendly beach just metres away, while the migrating whales can be viewed from the home’s large balcony.

As well as an extensive ocean vista, views to the east plus amazing hinterland views will also keep you captivated all year round.

Inside, this well-maintained and immaculately presented home features

A large deck is located off the main living

including the master suite with private

area and would easily accommodate a

ensuite and walk-in robe, plus a sitting room

dining setting for the family to enjoy alfresco

and balcony large enough for entertaining

dining during the warmer months.

friends while taking in the stunning Noosa sunsets during summer.

There is also a second living area overlooking the sparkling pool, which is perfect for guests or extended family.

The ground floor offers a spacious open-

home essentials

This property also features an oversized double garage, low maintenance gardens,

ADDRESS: 7/512 ‘Noosa Dunes’ David Low Way, Castaways Beach

direct beach access, ceiling fans and a home office located just near the entry.

PRICE: $1,995,000

Centrally located just three minutes’ drive

VIEW: Saturday 12-12.30pm

plan living and dining space, while the well-

from Sunshine Beach, five minutes to Noosa

DESCRIPTION: 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car, pool

appointed kitchen features all the modern

Junction and just eight minutes to Hastings

conveniences one would expect in a home

Street, this really is the perfect home to rest,

of this calibre.

relax and watch the waves roll in.

AGENT: Kym de Warren and Jon Blonk for Richardson and Wrench Noosa, 0412 325 421 or 0412 806 252

FOR SALE

IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN NOOSA SPRINGS Villa 556/61 Noosa Springs Drive • • • • • • •

Villa 556 within The Ridge precinct at Noosa Springs exudes excellence and style Every inch of this 448sqm home is inished to an impeccable standard, offering a luxurious lifestyle Stone island bench in galley-style kitchen, Miele appliances, three-burner ceramic cooktop with one gas burner Large deck overlooking the 11.5m lap pool and cascading volcanic rock water feature and poolside cabana Master retreat has views across the golf course to the Noosa Springs lake from a private balcony Polished northern beech timber loors feature throughout, designated loft-style media/library space Ducted air-conditioning; ceiling fans; ample storage space; ducted vacuum; 24-hour security gated estate

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Welcome to luxury living at 279 Gympie Tce Noosaville A once-in-a lifetime Noosa prestige property where world-famous natural beauty is complemented and matched by spacious award-winning architecture. There are only 3 apartments on ofer – each of them being the very embodiment of Noosa luxury and located in one of the last riverfront blocks on Gympie Terrace.

• Whole loor luxury apartments designed by Stephen Kidd • Magniicent views over Noosa River to the Noosa rivermouth • State of the art inclusions & inishes • Restaurants, cafes and retail shopping at your door • 3 spacious ensuited bedrooms • Media room, home oice, gourmet kitchen • Extensive indoor & outdoor living, secure parking for 3 cars • Each apartment averaging over 250m2

kidd+co designers

Stephen is renowned for his vast experience, talent, vision and expertise. He has over 45 years experience in design, multi-disciplined in building, interior and furniture design.

He holds a “building Services Authority” license for building design, medium rise and building design open. He studied in Australia and UK and worked in Sydney, London and the Middle East.

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Call Mike Hay 0417 624 059 or David Conolly 0438 259 956

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AUCTION SATURDAY 1PM

Luxury & Style on One Level with Custom-Designed Pool NOOSA HEADS 8 Kiata Court • • • • • •

Recently renovated this three-bedroom home is the epitome of luxury and style Through the homes secure gate house, easy care tropical gardens envelop a timber walkway With stone benchtops, double oven and top-of-the-range appliances, the kitchen is ideal for the home chef The master retreat has a fully equipped walk-in robe and ensuite with a double shower Front and rear timber decks, providing comfortable spaces for all year entertaining Large study with built in desk and cabinetry, zoned fully ducted air conditioning throughout

3 a AUCTION VIEW AGENT

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CENTURY 21 CONOLLY HAY GROUP 07 5447 2451

AUCTION SATURDAY 2PM

Premium Position:Walk to Beach & Village SUNSHINE BEACH 31 Ferguson Street • • • • • •

Four bedroom family home great for permanent living or holidays Open plan living, timber loorboards, ceiling fans & glass door access to a sunny patio Kitchen features stone bench top, breakfast bar, oversized integrated sink, dishwasher and ample cabinetry Media room with air conditioning, ample storage space & separate access to pool area Overlooking the pool area, large covered deck with timber plantation shutters for privacy Security gated property, enclosed backyard & family sized pool

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IT JUST FEELS SO GOOD!

Priced to go $468,000!

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24 Foedera Crescent TEWANTIN Inspect: Saturday 11am to 12noon Ron Davey 0412 206 563

E: ron@base-realtors.com.au

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Auctions up as market runs hot on a home.”

THE popularity of selling

Mr Lawless said Melbourne, Sydney and

by auction is increasing according to the latest data from CoreLogic RP Data.

Canberra have a well-established auction culture with this sale method well accepted by vendors and buyers, while the other capital cities still list the vast majority of

IN an article by CoreLogic RP Data research director Tim Lawless, 25.6 per cent of all properties advertised for sale in Australia’s capital cities in the past financial year were taken to auction.

homes for sale via private treaty.

Across the capital cities, Melbourne is still the city where auctions are the most popular method of selling a home.

According to the data, there were about 380,000 dwellings advertised for sale across Australia’s capital cities over the 2014/15 financial year, of which roughly 84,000, or 26 per cent, were advertised as auction sales.

The data states 39 per cent of all Melbourne’s residential property listings over the past financial year were taken to auction, with Sydney and Canberra not far behind at 38 per cent and 36 per cent respectively.

The article states the proportion of auction sales has broadly been rising since the 2008/09 financial year when auctions comprised a much lower 16 per cent of all dwellings listed for sale.

“Interestingly, when we examine the proportion of listings taken to auction across product types, Canberra and Sydney are both showing a larger proportion of auction listings for houses than Melbourne,” Mr

Mr Lawless said the rise in the proportion of residential properties taken to auction should come as no surprise, considering how hot housing market conditions are in the auction centric cities of Melbourne and Sydney.

“While housing market conditions remain strong, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, it is likely that auctions will continue to be a popular way of selling a residential property,” Mr Lawless said.

“When market demand is high and buyers are highly competitive, the auction process is

Lawless said.

The remaining capital cities are all showing auctions to be a far less popular method for selling a home with 16 per cent of Adelaide listings taken to auction over the past financial year and 11 per cent taken to Selling by auction is increasing in popularity in cities with high housing demand, according to CoreLogic RP Data.

auction in Brisbane and Darwin and less than five per cent of listings in Perth and Hobart were auctions.

likely to provide the best possible price on a property transaction.

as popular due to the fact there is less

“The opposite is true when housing market conditions are weak, auctions aren’t

bidding environment isn’t likely to be as

unique dwellings in these cities that are

conducive to finding the best possible price

taken to auction,” Mr Lawless said.

urgency among buyers and the competitive

“It is generally the more expensive or

Slower rental rates of return ACCORDING to analysis from CoreLogic RP Data, rental rates across the combined capital cities fell by 0.3 per cent in July 2015 and the annual rate of growth continues to slow, reaching a new record low of 0.9 per cent.

According to the data, the 0.9 per cent annual rise in capital city rents is the slowest rate of growth on record, with data going back to December 1995.

The sluggish pace of rental appreciation continues to be attributed to the ongoing boom in dwelling construction across Australia’s capital cities accompanied by record high participation in the housing market from investors.

A high proportion of the

According to analysis from CoreLogic RP Data, rental rates across the combined capital cities fell by -0.3 per cent in July 2015 and the annual rate of growth continues to slow, reaching a new record low of 0.9 per cent. inner city unit development in particular is being targeted by domestic investors and foreign purchasers.

new record low of just 0.9

Looking across the individual capital cities, over the past year, Sydney and Hobart recorded the greatest increases in weekly rents. Over the past month, weekly rents have moved lower across every capital city and over the past three months rents are lower in all cities except for Melbourne.

per annum, while rents are

For August, the annual the annual pace of rental growth across the combined capital cities has fallen to a

faster than rents, gross rental

RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

per cent per annum Despite recording the strongest growth, Sydney rents rose just 2.5 per cent falling in Darwin and Perth,

A STRONG INCREASED ENQUIRY RATE FROM INTERSTATE AND OVERSEAS BUYERS.

down by 9.3 per cent and 5.6 per cent over the past 12 months Combined capital city

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When selling it’s not all about spring TIMING can be everything when it

gardens tend to look their best

comes to buying or selling homes,

in spring; and many buyers want

according to head of home loans

to be settled in their new home

for industry super fund owned ME

in time for the looming festive

bank, Patrick Nolan.

season.”

But Mr Nolan says not to despair

Your ability to secure a great price for your home, or even attract

if you are selling your home at a

multiple buyers, can hinge on the

different time of year.

time of year, he said.

“The seasons don’t always

“Spring is widely regarded as the ideal time to sell property,” he said.

dictate the best outcome,” he said.

“Indeed, selling in spring may

“Warmer weather attracts

deliver the best price for your

buyers onto the streets and into

current home but it could also

open home inspections; our

mean competing with more buyers

for your next property - and that can mean paying a higher price.”

Mr Nolan shares his top tips when it comes to seasonal selling.

Think beyond spring The geography of your home can be a contributing factor to the ideal time to sell. In hot or humid areas for instance, your property may be more appealing during the cooler months. Or your home may have particular features like an open fireplace or underfloor heating that are best showcased

during the cooler months.

Remember too, with potentially fewer buyers around in winter or autumn, you could enjoy faster turnaround times on professional services like your solicitor or conveyancer. If you are selling in winter, be sure to choose inspection times when your home’s interior receives maximum sunlight.

you list your house for sale or buy another home? Perhaps. But other factors deserve higher priority, like whether your home is ready to be shown to buyers; whether you have the time to prepare your home for weekend inspections; and whether you have discussed home loan options with your lender to develop a buying budget for your next place.

Focus on the key drivers Should the season influence whether - and precisely when -

“These are the key drivers that should really determine the ‘right’ time for you to start your buying and selling activity,” he said.

OPEN HOMES Unit 1/2199 David Low Way

Castaways Beach

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Jonathan Tomasini

Sat 11-11.45am

Peregian Springs

Apt 7‘Noosa Dunes’512 David Low Way

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kym de Warren & Jon Blonk

Sat 12-12.30pm

6 Caribbean Court

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kym de Warren & Jon Blonk

Sat 11-11.30am

12 Longwood Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Brad McDonald

7 Flagship Court

Villa Prestige Properties - David Perez & Linda Shore-Perez

Sat 1-2pm

87 Ridgeview Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Gavin Ryan

Sat 10-10.45am

13 Longwood Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Gavin Ryan

Sat 10.45 - 11.15am

16 Bunya Court

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Leon Butt

Doonan 29 Whyandra Close

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Brad McDonald

175 Valley Drive

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 9.30-10.30am

Sat 1.30-2pm

82 Valley Drive

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 10.45-11.45am

97 Panorama Drive

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 12-1pm

87 Viewland Drive

Villa Prestige Properties - David Perez

Sat 11am-12pm

81 Panorama Drive

Villa Prestige Properties - Linda Shore-Perez

Sat 11am-12pm

Eumundi 351 Eumundi Range Road

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 1.15-2.15pm

Little Cove Apt 1‘Cuvee Noosa’29 Allambi Rise

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Peter Butt

Sat 12-12.30pm

Apt 1‘The Cove’24 Little Cove Road

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jill Goode

Sat 12-12.30pm

25 Bayview Road

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

Sat 3-3.45pm

3 Royena Place

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Rachel Sellman

Sat 10-10.30am

Noosaville 4 Lake Entrance Boulevard

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode

Sat 12-12.30pm

17 Lake Entrance Boulevard

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jill Goode & Cam Goode

Sat 1-1.30pm

Apt 3‘Hemingway Villas’19 Russell Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Shane McCauley & Frank Milat

Apt 37‘Noosa Place II’272 Weyba Road

Richardson &Wrench Noosa - Jake Sudrajat & Hamish Bolderston

Sat 12-12.30pm

Sat 12-12.45pm

Sunrise Beach Apt 4‘Dolphins-Noosa’23 Margit Crescent

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jake Sudrajat

Fri 1-1.30pm, Sat 11-11.30am

Sunshine Beach Apt 1‘Colonades’23 Crank Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jill Goode & Cam Goode

Sat 10-10.30am

17 Esplanade

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kym de Warren & Jon Blonk

Sat 10-10.30am

31 Whale Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman

Sat 11-11.30am

14 Belmore Terrace

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman

Sat 11-11.30am

31 Ferguson Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

34 Paciic Avenue

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

Fri 12-12.30pm, Sat 1.30 -2pm Sat 12-12.30pm

Tewantin Apt 15‘Noosa River Quays’2-10 Blakesley Street Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox 5 Burgess Drive

Marcus Beach

Sat 10-11am

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Shane McCauley

6 Hall Court

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode

64 Hilton Terrace

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

9 Poinciana Avenue

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

24 Foedera Crescent

Base Realtors - Ron Davey

Fri 2-2.30pm, Sat 12-12.30pm Sat 1-1.30pm Sat 11-11.30am Sat 1-1.30pm Sat 2-2.30pm Sat 11am-12pm

Weyba Downs 37 Lake Weyba Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Shane McCauley & Frank Milat

Sat 1-1.30pm

Fri 2-2.30pm, Sat 10-10.30am

auction diary

Noosa Heads Villa 4‘Mobi Villas’79 Noosa Parade

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Frank Milat & Shane McCauley

24 Leslie Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jill Goode & Cam Goode

Apt 1, 20 Viewland Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

8 Kiata Court

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman

Fri 12-12.30pm Sat 2-2.30pm Sat 10-10.30am Fri 1-1.30pm, Sat 12.30-1pm

Noosa Sound 39 Wyuna Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr

Sat 11.30am-12pm

33 Wyuna Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr

Sat 12-12.30pm

Noosa Springs

Sat, Aug 29th Villa 4‘Mobi Villas’79 Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads Richardson & Wrench Noosa Century 21 Conolly Hay Group

1pm onsite

31 Ferguson Street, Sunshine Beach

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group

2pm onsite

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group

12pm onsite

Sat, Sept 5th 14 Belmore Terrace, Sunshine Beach

Villa 544‘The Ridge’61 Noosa Springs Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jill Goode & Cam Goode

Sat 11-11.30am

556/61 Noosa Springs Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Rachel Sellman

Fri 11-11.30am

Peregian Beach

11am onsite

8 Kiata Court, Noosa Heads

Fri, Oct 2nd 33 Wyuna Drive, Noosa Sound

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

In-rooms Sheraton Noosa 5pm

Apt 1‘Cuvee’29 Allambi Rise, Little Cove

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

In-rooms Sheraton Noosa 5pm

Apt 414‘Netanya’71 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads Richardson & Wrench Noosa

In-rooms Sheraton Noosa 5pm

24 Podgarus Parade

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Leon Butt

Sat 11-11.45am

6 Caribbean Court, Castaways Beach

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

In-rooms Sheraton Noosa 5pm

Unit 6/2 Peregian Esplanade

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Jonathan Tomasini

Sat 10-10.45am

Apt 325‘French Quarter’1 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

In-rooms Sheraton Noosa 5pm

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Get ready for a night of belly laughing, ball dropping fun when Melony Brests and Miss Sall Monalla come to the Sunshine Beach Surf Club on Friday 28 August.

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They’ve got your number GET ready for a jewel-encrusted rollercoaster ride when Melony Brests and bosom buddy Miss Sall Monalla come to the Sunshine Beach Surf Club for the naughtiest bingo in town.

Celebrating 25 years on stage, Melony Brests will dish out her trademark tonguein-cheek innuendo for a night of belly laughing, ball dropping fun.

Get settled in for a night of outrageous call-outs, sing-a-longs, comedy gags and hysterical audience participation.

Melony Brests Bingo will be held at the

Sunshine Beach Surf Club on Friday 28 August, from 7.30pm, with dinner bookings available from 5.30pm.

Prizes on the night include a Noosa Springs Day Spa voucher, one night’s accommodation at Andari Apartments, plus much more.

Entry is $15 per person for the threehour show with bingo books $5, while all money raised on the night will support the Sunshine Beach Surf Life Savers.

Bookings are recommended so call the club on 5447 5491 to reserve your place.

Art will keep popping up THE PopUp art series that has been at the Cooroy Butter Factory since May will stay until the end of the year.

Noosa Regional Art Gallery director Nina Shadforth made the announcement at the end of last week and said the success of the exhibition had been encouraging.

“I am really pleased to be able to extend the PopUp shows through to the end of the year,” she said.

The PopUp Art Series Exhibition has been a collaboration between the Noosa Regional Art Gallery and region-

al artists through Artists Collective and co-ordinated by well known local artists Tricia Bradford and Gabi Dick.

“Visitation to the Butter Factory has increased steadily with the PopUp exhibition which is gaining traction in terms of the visitors knowing that there will be artists on-site to talk to, be able to purchase an original work of art at reasonable prices and even see artists working,” Nina said.

Throughout the remaining months of this year, the PopUp exhibition will also be peppered with annual local favourites such as the Noosa District

State High School Year 12 Student Exhibition and the Christmas in Cooroy Photographic Exhibition.

“The PopUp series concept has certainly activated the Butter Factory space and I believe that the local businesses are starting to see some positive signs and reasons to extend their hours for visitors to Cooroy who like to visit galleries and enjoy a coffee or lunch as part of their visit,” Nina said.

For more information on the Butter Factory and the PopUp art series, visit www.noosa.qld.gov.au or phone 5329 6580.

Noosa Regional Art Gallery director Nina Shadforth has announced the PopUp art series at the Cooroy Butter factory will continue until the end of the year.

An art work from Clare Riddington Jones.

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Music is uniquely Mental IF you’re looking for a way to treat dad this Fathers’ Day why not send him Mental As Anything with a special performance at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club.

From simple beginnings as a student band playing the blues, '60s pop and country, Mental As Anything has become one of Australia’s most

iconic rock bands.

In 1978, the band was picked up

by Regular Records, which sold out 1300 copies of their three-track vinyl Mental As Anything Plays At Your Party in just two weeks.

The vinyl featured their bestknown track The Nips Are Getting Bigger, which became the band’s

first national hit in 1979 through Festival Records.

What followed was a string of hits throughout the '80s and '90s such as Come Around, Just Like Romeo and Juliet, Too Many Times and so many more.

Now, Mental fans can take a step back in time when the band performs

at Sunshine Beach Surf Club for a special Fathers’ Day gig on Sunday 6 September.

Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members, kids are free so bring Dad for a great day out.

Tickets can be booked at club reception or phone 5447 5491.

WIN NOOSA Today has two double passes to give away to the Mental As Anything show. To enter, simply email your name and phone number to competitions@noosatoday.net.au.

A winner will be drawn on Tuesday 1 September and will be notified by email or phone.

Art captures Noosa’s natural qualities Entitled Interpretations of Place this exhibition explores five natural Noosa features through the eyes of painters, photographer and poets.

From the ocean viewed from the Noosa National Park through to Lake Macdonald at Cooroy; Lake Cootharaba at Boreen Point to Cranks Creek in Tewantin and of course our Noosa River that weaves its way from the sandy front beaches to the inland wetlands, our Noosa Biosphere has been interpreted through different artistic media.

Some depict the landscape through realistic representation, others will seek to capture the unusual angle that makes their work unique.

Noosa Regional Gallery director Nina Shadforth said the community was justifiably proud of the natural and protected environment that so distinguished Noosa from many of its counterparts.

“The gallery is excited to be showcasing not only our Noosa Biosphere but also the exceptional talents of our local visual artists and writers in this unique exhibition,” she said.

The exhibition will be held from Thursday 27 August through to Sunday 18 October.

Interpretations of Place will be officially opened by Councillor Frank Wilkie on Friday 28 August, at 6pm. Entry to the event is free. Attendees should register via email gallery@noosa.qld.gov.au.

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AS Noosa residents, many of us are often asked why does Noosa celebrate being a biosphere and what does that actually mean?

Our responses and interpretations usually include something about our rainforests, beaches, wetlands, lakes, river, and mountains.

We usually add in how such a landscape is extremely accommodating for flora and fauna and is a major centre of species richness and uniqueness supporting speciation and biodiversity.

Some of our exceptional local artists, photographers and writers have collaborated to interpret our biosphere in a unique exhibition, opening Thursday 27 August at the Noosa Regional Gallery.

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LIVETODAY Gordon Woods, far right, with his staff at the Brookvale factory in 1967.

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It's 25 years since we lived in Sydney, and I could never go back. But one of the joys of visiting is staying with friends who make available their little hideaways and bolt holes. Our home for much of last week was this boathouse on Pittwater. Not a bad view to wake up to.

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IN SYDNEY last week I caught up with some of the original members of the Brookvale Mafia.

“Don’t call us that,” scolded 90-year-old Gordon Woods, who with Noosa’s own Billy Wallace pioneered the modern surfboard industry, building wooden “toothpicks” under houses in Bondi and Coogee in the war years.

We were sitting down for a cup of tea in his penthouse apartment, with stunning views out over Manly and the Heads.

“I don’t know where that nonsense came from. We were just hard-working fellows who saw an opportunity and took it.”

Indeed they did. When the American and Hawaiian lifeguard teams visited Australia for an international surf carnival held at Torquay, Victoria, in conjunction with the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, they brought with them their revolutionary “Malibu Chip” surfboards, shaped from super-lightweight balsa wood and sealed in a plastic shell.

They demonstrated their skills in Sydney before heading south, blowing the collective minds of the tiny surfing community with their

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turns across the wave face held in check by plywood fins.

This was far more advanced than anything the Australians had seen, and the race was on to get a hold of a “Yank board” before they left the country. Gordon Woods tried out Bob Burnside’s ten-footer at Bondi and had to have it. He threw a few mates in his car to help cover the petrol bills and drove south, cornering Burnside at the Torquay carnival and extracting an agreement to purchase the board when he returned to Sydney.

A couple of the other young surfers managed to buy boards from the Americans, including Bob Pike, later a famous big wave rider, who bought a beautiful, sleek red gun from paddling hero Tommy Zahn, who was chiefly famous at the time for having dated Marilyn Monroe.

But Pike found the board too unstable and sold it to Denny Keogh, who had started surfing at Manly in 1945 on a solid redwood board owned by Claude West, who had been taught to surf in 1915 by Duke Kahanamoku.

“Do you know what happened to that beautiful board?” Denny asked me rhetorically when we had lunch at the Harbord Diggers Club last week.

“I’d started making balsa boards with Bill Clymer and we ran out of balsa and still had an order to fulfil. So I stripped the glass off the Tommy Zahn red rocket and reshaped it for the customer.”

Denny took a big slug of his merlot and waited for the shock of this to sink in. “And do you know what else? I coined the phrase ‘Brookvale Mafia’. You’d better not tell Gordon that!”

I dropped around the corner to see Barry Bennett at the sprawling Bennett Surfboards and Dion Chemicals factory on Harbord Road, where Barry has reigned supreme as Australia’s leading supplier of foam surfboard blanks

for more than half a century now, and found Bennett, 84 years young next month, emerging from the shaping bay with foam dust coating his shoulders.

“Jeez, Barry,” I said, “you’re not still mowing foam, are you?” The multi-millionaire gave me his famous crooked grin and said, “Gotta keep me hand in.”

The group of surfboard pioneers who I shall no longer refer to as the Brookvale Mafia, still meet for lunch at a cafe in Dee Why about once a month to reminisce, but after all these years, they still can’t agree on who came first. What we do know is that around 1957, when a man named Arthur Milner started importing Ecuadorian balsa, thus ending the shortage that had forced Gordon Woods and Bill Wallace to copy the American boards in hollow, ply-coated versions known as okinuis, it started to get difficult to find places to house surfboard factories in Bondi and Coogee.

Gordon Woods and Barry Bennett started looking on the other side of the Harbour, and independently bought chunks of an old market garden in a valley behind Freshwater Beach.

By 1958 they had been joined in Brookvale by Denny Keogh (trading as Keyo Surfboards), Scott Dillon, Bill Wallace and Greg McDonagh.

Soon they were experimenting with foam blanks instead of balsa, and as the 1960s began, virtually all of the Australian surfboard industry was housed in a few blocks of new industrial estate at Brookvale. When I bought my first new surfboard in 1965, I traded in my water-logged Barry Bennett and got a sparking green Gordon Woods, choosing it from a selection of “shop boards” that Gordon and his staff would display on the lawn in front of the factory every Saturday.

“Brookie” has lost much of its character over the years as the surfboard industry has decentralised, but the men who founded it have lost none of theirs.

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ARCADIA Street and Lanyana Way will soon be transformed when the annual Junction Flava Food and Wine Street Fair comes to town on Saturday 12 September.

Event organisers, the Noosa Junction Association, said there would be even more local Flava this year with the event to showcase musicians, artisan talent and a kid’s corner.

There will be more fun, more value, and more Flava with even more Junction foodies joining the fun for this year’s street party.

Now in its third year, the street fair kicks off at 11am on Saturday 12 September and will offer food from around the world as the Junction’s favourite foodies showcase their fabulous fare.

The team from Village Bicycle will man the bar while the Quencher’s pedal-powered juices are back by popular demand.

Joining the festival are the Curry Junction Cafe, Kimchi Korean restaurant, Jardin Japonesque, Black Pepper, Pasta Pronto, Mystic India, Red Ink cafe and bar, Canteen, Ipazzi Ristorante and many more.

Noosa Junction Association president Carole Tretheway said the festival appealed to both locals and visitors.

“As always we strive to keep the day affordable for local families and holiday makers and food vouchers can be purchased from just $5,” she said.

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Get pedaling: Geoff Cantor of Peregian Beach powers his own smoothie at the Quenchers tent at last year’s festival.

“It’s a day to celebrate the diversity of the Junction. Our local Flava extends beyond our eclectic food and beverages on offer, to music, arts, fashion, beauty, health and well-being. We have so many unique businesses, restaurants, bars and cafes across the precinct.

“The Flava Food and Wine Fest is our invitation to locals to experience the quality and variety they have right on their doorstep.”

Entry to the festival is free and there is a line-up of free live en-

tertainment with a range of choice from live music to dance lessons and hip-hop.

“Families are encouraged to bring a picnic rug, claim their spot and sit back and enjoy the entertainment,” Carole said.

A highlight will be the return of the Waiters’ Race being organised

by Ruby from Ipazzi Ristorante.

Last year’s winners, Quenchers, will have pride on the line as they battle the Junction’s favourite waiters to retain the trophy.

Ruby from Ipazzi Ristorante shows how to carry a tray in the annual Waiter’s Race at the Flava Festival.

guide Thursday 27 August 6.30pm: Cafe Le Monde: Anna and Jordan.

7pm: Tewantin Noosa RSL: One Voice.

Friday 28 August 7pm: The J: Broadway to Jazz Concert.

8pm: Tewantin Noosa RSL: The Bostocks.

8.30pm: Cafe Le Monde: DJ Nixd and DJ Jasti.

Saturday 29 August 12noon: Noosa Reef Hotel: Craft Beer Festival.

2pm: The J: Broadway to Jazz Concert.

6pm: Alfrescos Cafe Garden: Chillorado.

8pm: Tewantin Noosa RSL: The Beetles.

8pm: Tewantin Noosa RSL: DJ Dave Daly.

8.30pm: Cafe Le Monde: DJ NuCache and DJ Kleenkutt.

Sunday 30 August 12noon: Riverdeck Restaurant: The Australian Jazz Ensemble.

3pm: Sunshine Beach Surf Club: Taylor Moss.

7pm: Cafe Le Monde: Jason Daniels, Chris Flaskas and DJ Nato.

6pm: Kamel Bar: Cory Carlyon.

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Lovin’ lunch with the ladies THE Sirocco Noosa Ladies’ Lunch was another success on Friday 22 August, with over 40 ladies and gents enjoying a delicious meal and great company.

Noosa Today was there to catch the action.

Sirocco’s next Ladies’ Lunch will be held on the first day of spring to help raise funds for local Debbie, who is currently in need of community support.

The lunch will be held on Tuesday 1 September, and will feature a silent auction with more than 25 local businesses already donating auction items for the day.

The lunch is $60 per person and includes a three-course meal and a glass of bubbles on arrival.

Tickets are selling fast and are available through Sirocco on 5455 6688.

Left: John Arrowsmith and Peta Smith enjoying the Sirocco Ladies’ Lunch on Friday 22 August.

Below: The Sirocco Ladies’ Lunch is a great to meet new friends or catch up with old ones.

Judith Johnson, Wendy Brown and Diane Butler enjoying the afternoon.

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ulcer, redness or inversion of the nipple.

Also look out for discharge from the nipple that is blood-stained, clear or occurs without squeezing, plus any changes in the skin of the breast such as puckering or dimpling.

Changes in the size or shape of the breast, including an increase or decrease, can also be a sign of breast cancer.

According to the NBCF, the best way to recognise any changes is to get to know what is normal for your breasts and regularly check for any changes.

The NBCF runs the Register 4 which is an online initiative where you can sign up to participate in breast cancer research, or call BreastScreen on 13 20 50 for a free mammogram if you are aged between 50 and 69.

Get to know your breasts. Regular checks are the best way to notice any changes.

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Paddlers will complete one lap of Noosa Sound on a water craft, which can range from a stand-up paddle board to a boat or surf ski, from 7.30am on the day.

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The news no-one wants to hear, again “How lucky was I he was still operating,” she said. “He was surprised to see me again after so many years.”

Scans revealed Chris would need a mastectomy, which would see her spend three days in hospital heading home a little battered but “happy to be cancer free”, but sadly, at the post-operation appointment the surgeon delivered bad news for Chris and her family.

“The surgeon gave me some news that was totally unexpected,” Chris said.

“The tumour was larger and more aggressive than last time. It was an invasive lobular carcinoma which is not able to be detected by a mammogram.

“I needed to have four rounds of chemotherapy three weeks apart. I was in shock. What was supposed to be a simple surgery and recovery meant I now had to refocus on something I had not even thought about.”

Chris said despite the news, she tried to remain positive during her chemotherapy treat-

Chris enjoying recreational therapy on Noosa Sound with fellow breast cancer survivors. ments, telling the chemo to “go do your job and find the cancer cells and get rid of them”.

“The first round of chemo didn’t go as planned,” she said. “I lost all of my white blood

cells to fight infection and ended up in intensive care for a week, but the Noosa ICU staff gave excellent love and care.”

The following two chemotherapy treatments went well for Chris and she is now living her life cancer free, using her time to encourage others to check their breasts.

Chris, along with other breast cancer survivors, meet every Wednesday morning at Boardwalk Boat Hire to jump on a paddle board and spend time connecting as a group.

“We’re like a team,” she said.

“We can talk about what we’re going through or have been through, but it’s also a lot of fun and great for the exercise.

“I now also enjoy walking along the river with a walking group and aqua aerobics that supports survivors as well.”

Chris will put on her pink this Sunday and join the Paddle in Pink to celebrate being cancer free.

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IT was six years and one day after her first breast cancer diagnosis that Cooroibah local Chris Johnstone was diagnosed once again.

It was with thanks to a nurse at Breast Screen who picked up a small dimple on Chris’s breast during the scan and recommended she see a doctor.

“It was so small I failed to notice it,” Chris said. “I am so grateful to her for being observant and acting on it.”

Chris went to Breast Screen Nambour for an ultrasound and biopsy but said being diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time was devastating.

“I was diagnosed with breast cancer again after six years of being clear,” she said. “I had difficulty informing my family again that a lump had been found in my right breast.”

Chris travelled to Brisbane for surgery as the doctor who had operated on her during her first diagnosis while in Sydney was now operating in Brisbane.

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$500m plan targets road toll MINISTER for Road Safety Mark Bailey this week released the Queensland Government’s new Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan, a road map to improve safety, reduce injury and curb the state’s road toll.

The strategy sets a long-term target to reduce the road toll from the four-year average (2011/14) by more than a quarter to below 200 by 2020 and reduce the number of hospitalisations from road accidents.

The Action Plan includes 57 initiatives, and builds on the work of the Queensland Government’s Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum. “The government’s action plan targets Queensland’s road toll and aims to drastically reduce the number of crash deaths and serious injuries on the state’s roads,� Mr Bailey said. “The plan is the culmination of discussions and solutions put forward by the experts at the Safer Roads, Safer Queensland forum held in April this year. “The government is investing more than $500 million over two years for important road safety programs to fund the implementation of the 57 initiatives in the action plan.�

Key initiatives in the 2015/17 plan include establishing a Citizen’s Taskforce to make recommendations to government about road safety issues, the implementation of a program to engage 16 to 21-year-olds on road safety, and the installation of flashing lights in 200 riskassessed school zones.

The government also plans to introduce an app version of the 100-hour learner logbook, including periodic reminders for learners to focus on certain driving situations such as night time, wet weather and highway driving, as well as introduce double demerit points for two or more mobile phone offences committed within one year.

Bike riders are also considered with $10 million to be made available to improve infra-

A planned Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan aims to reduce risky driving on Queensland roads. structure safety for bicycle riders and pedestrian and $27 million over two years for the Cycle Network Local Government Grants Program.

The Safer Roads, Safer Queensland Forum meeting last week at Queensland Parliament

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7th Bob Cox, 10th Geoff Kerr, 12th Dorcen Walters.

Sweepstakes: 1, Craig Strudwick; 2, Robin Versluys; 3, Peter Baynes.

On Saturday 22 August two-man Ambrose event was held.

1st: D.Mills & J. Toohey 61. 2nd: F. Bott and G.Elliott 65. 3rd: D. McAndrew and S. Taylor 65.

Nearest to Pin - A grade: 5th M. Napier, 7th D. Mills, 10th A. Grant, 12th D. Rankin.

B grade: 5th B. Mansen, 7th B. Roper, 10th F. Bott, 12th K. King. C grade: 5th D. O’Conner, 7th P. Baynes, 12th D. Officer.

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COOLUM Tennis’ latest facility is finally a reality after two years - but it’s not a new court.

After changing sites and planning, the club finally has a sandpit - to help entertain the many young children who come along.

While Friday’s weather was not good enough to play tennis in, Alex and Anthony still managed to build the new sandpit.

Club members expect the new sand pit to be tested during the week.

Families find the safe environment of the tennis club a great place to bring their children of all ages.

Many of the pre-schoolers have been looking forward to the sand pit instead of playing in the gardens.

Maybe, it is the parents who would prefer them to play in clean sand. The area is yet to be fenced and a picnic table is to be added to the area. Hopefully, families will participate in Patron’s Day and make use of the sandpit.

As well as the tournament on Patron’s Day, Councillor Steve Robinson is officially opening the new meeting room at noon. The club looks forward to thanking Steve once again for the help from Sunshine Coast Council in making the project a reality.

Also attending will be the club’s patron, Laurie Bruhl, who is almost 92.

Unfortunately, Laurie is not well enough to play tennis, but he does have a hit on the wall each week.

Laurie continues to be a valuable member of the tennis club and many people are honoured that he will once again award the trophies.

Social tennis has a constantly changing attendance with a number of regulars taking holidays and fulfilling family commitments.

Currently, Lynn Heath is travelling in the USA and Canada and having a great time.

President Des supervising Alex filling the sandpit.

Above: Anthony shaping a board.

Left: Ready for the sand.

As well as players away, the club is lucky to attract regular visiting players who are on holidays. Once again, Lyn is here from Shepparton and Andre is visiting from New Zealand.

Both are very competent players happy to play on any surface with all standard players.

The club has also welcomed Sasha and David Wil-

son back from their travels.

If you are interested in joining a friendly group of players, check out the website for times for both day and night matches.

Andrew Ash, the coach, is always happy to answer inquiries.

Contact him on 0421 391 505. If he is on court, he will get back to you at a later time. noosa.starcommunity.com.au

SPORTTODAY

Fins finish with a draw

By JOE JURISEVIC THE Noosa Dolphins Under-9 Rugby Union teams battled it out for a 25-all draw in the rain at Noosa at the weekend.

Dolphins Under-9s put on a show at Noosa in the rain to fight out a five try draw in an evenly matched game. Captain Remy did not disappoint, trying hard all game doing numerous hit ups from the tap to gain great ground for the Fins. Jaxon fished for the crumbs out of the ruck to dart forward making big yards with an impressive fend off to any Red that came near. A huge game came from Joch securing the ball, tough runs forward and impressive do or die tackling on the line. Mack followed up the forwards to pass off to waiting Fins backs and pulled off a ripper tackle to deny a certain try in the second half.

Fin performed well in the line out and positioned himself well after the forward push to pick up the ball and pass off loading before getting tackled.

Saatchan bagging two tries and Tyler one, were on fire reading the play positioning themselves wherever the action was.

Louie shot through for a try when needed then worked tirelessly all game in attack and defence.

Zac led the forwards all game running low and hard, scoring the first try as a reward. Jack continues to go from strength to strength providing the big push when needed and made good ground with ball in hand and will be one to watch next year. Byron was on song with safe hands, catching all the passes coming his way, then got those fast legs and effective fends working to bolt forward, unlucky on two occasions not to score. Dominoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza Player of the Match was Hunter. Hunter organised the scrum, did the hard work in the maul and showed skill with numerous arcing runs through opposition. He showed pinpoint passing and tackled the house down when needed.

A wet start to the day made conditions tricky for some of the earlier games, but no one seemed to mind a little rain to help soften the tackles.

Only one week of competition games for the younger age groups before the season ends and finals footy time begins for the Under12s and up to finish a great season.

Matthew Flinders 70 defeated Noosa Reds 60 in the Under-7s.

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Darcy ignored the conditions and bolted from his own 22 to score a brilliant individual try, Conor, Harry and Gusso combined well as Rory tackled relentlessly. Will and Sarena dug deep playing back to back matches and both still turned in solid performances on a day that was better suited to mud wrestling. Dominoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza Player Of The Match was Darcy Fairbanks.

The Under-11 Noosa Fins 36 defeated Brothers 0, with the result of the match guaranteeing Noosa second place on the ladder with one game to go.

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SPORTTODAY

We are the champions.

Seven karate national champions NOOSA had seven new National Champions following the Australian National Karate titles held in Adelaide earlier this month.

Eleven students from Karate Budokan at Noosaville represented Queensland at the Australian National Karate titles coming away with seven titles.

This is the highest level of karate competition in Australia, for Noosa to have such a dominant force at this level is something the whole community should be very proud of.

The locals picked up nine gold, four silver and eleven bronzes.

Karate Budokan’s World chief instructor Shihan Wayne MacDonald, (7th Dan) has been one of the Queensland coaches and a former multiple Australian and World Champion and was thrilled with the success and the dedication shown by the local students.

“It was a big achievement in a very busy competition year to dominate the nation-

als after we won the Best and fairest club in Queensland earlier in the year,” he said.

“They just always train hard and deliver the effort when it counts, our entire team of Senseis is very proud of them all.”

The region’s newest national champions are Riana Loffel 19 (3 Gold), Brandon Evans 15 (3 Gold), Ella Boot 15, Jackson Hinds 11 and Isla Corbett 12.

“This is the highest domestic reward they could achieve after a big year of serious preparation,” Wayne said.

“It is so rewarding as a coach to see someone want a goal so badly, and to finally achieve it.

“The result for Riana is also a special one as she took out the senior women’s open champion title in only her second year competing against the women in the seniors and she won her Under 21 years weight division also!”

Riana is now in Switzerland to compete

there and in Germany in her preparation to represent Australia at the Junior World Titles in Indonesia this November.

Brandon Evans won gold in all three of his sparring divisions, he is now off to represent Australia at the Commonwealth titles in India this September with his sister Celina.

Ella Boot took the gold in the Cadet Female sparring and the silver in the Cadet open and Jackson Hinds defended his title from last year by stepping up into an older division and proving that size is no match for speed.

Isla Corbett, in only her second year of representing Queensland, took out the gold in the sparring and the bronze in the Kata proving that she is an all-round karate kid.

“Overall this is a huge result for a regional area to have so many representatives at a National title and then achieve the ultimate success,” Wayne said.

Riana Loffel.

Three Noosa teams in the big dance

By RICHARD MURRIHY

The Noosa U17 Black after winning a nail-biting tie breaker to make the grand final.

THREE preliminary finals awaited the sides on Saturday at Caboolture for the 17 Blacks, 17 Whites and the men’s softball teams.

It was an amazing day as Noosa scooped two out of three, and now have three teams in the grand final this Saturday.

Noosa White was first to step up and the game went down to the wire.

The first dig saw Noosa get one run and Focus one run, Charles helping out with a catch at Shortstop taking the score to one all after one.

The second saw Charles and Jacob get home and Dylan strike out three, Jarred Brown hit a home run and Josh got around the bases for

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Noosa to get another two runs in while they kept Focus to one run. The fifth innings saw Jarred score another home run to give Noosa a 6-2 lead before Focus came up to bat, and it was all or nothing for both teams.

Focus edged closer as the crowd grew louder; it was a tight fight but Focus’ next batter hit one out of the field, bringing home four runners and the win at 7-6.

But what a great effort by the Whites.

On the adjacent diamond, the Blacks took on the Demons in a game full of twists, turns and thrills.

The Demons were ahead after the first innings but the second innings saw a Emma take a catch and shut them down.

For the Blacks, Lewis got a safe hit, running to third and then stealing home; William hit a good two bagger and Coady stole home two runs giving Noosa a 2-1 lead after two innings.

Noosa again strangled the Demons; Josh and Lewis were on a collision course as Josh took a catch and William sharked one in front of Emma while Shinai struck out the third.

Noosa were 2-1 after three innings. The fourth and fifth innings were both no-run innings.

By the sixth innings, the tension was building and the Demons picked up a run while Noosa again went runless, making the score 4-2 to Noosa before the Demons picked up two

runs in the final innings with Noosa still to bat.

The game came down to a tiebreaker with the Demons taking two runs, leaving Noosa to make up three runs for the win.

With the first and third base ready to run, Lewis is up to bat, and he smacks it past third base past the fielders bringing home three runners and the win for Noosa at 7-6.

Noosa Men won their prelim-final 10-6, and I must mention Leigh’s home run of the first pitch and Riley’s home run on an error topped off a day of excitement.

The Noosa teams will now enter three grand finals next week. Don’t forget, the first game starts at 8am. noosa.starcommunity.com.au

SPORTTODAY

Club renovations on track Between the

flags RON LANE

THE winter months continue to be busy for our local surf clubs, for as we have previously stated, that time of the year is all about planning and overhauling for the season ahead.

At Sunshine Beach, renovations to upgrade clubhouse facilities for the active members is well and truly underway.

“The restructure for the active members section of the clubhouse, kitchen and toilet facilities is progressing nicely,” said club captain Scott Summers.

“It will be well and truly finished before the start of the season. Also we are due to start proficiencies and our first will be held on 20 September at the NAC starting at 7am and then back to the beach for 8am start. Regarding new

membership, I would like to take the opportunity to say a very sincere welcome to Clint Robinson who has joined our coaching staff. I am sure his knowledge and experience will be a major asset for our club.”

For Sunshine’s little people, the Nippers, their sign on day will be Saturday 5 September from 9am till 3 at the NAC. On Saturday afternoon, several of Sunshine’s finest will travel to Brisbane for the official state dinner to be held at the Town Hall. This is the occasion when the top awards covering all sections of Queensland Surf Life Saving are announced and following their outstanding achievements during the season, there is every chance that they will return with several awards. We wish them well.

Back over the hill at Noosa, their brothers in arms are also pushing the starters button for next season. For any club to be truly successful all areas of club life must be covered; not just patrols and competition.

With this in mind, Noosa Old Boys Chairman and Life Member Ross Fisher, is busy organising their next function which will be held on Saturday 12 September at Par 3 Golf Course starting at noon. This will be followed by their Annual Meeting which will commence at 3pm sharp and followed with a barbecue at 4pm.

“The club is going great and we are hoping for a good roll up,” said Fisher. “This will give the old boys the chance to renew old mateships and this is an important part of our club history.

We must never forget that it is these men who helped get us where we are today. No money and just the bare essentials in equipment, but we all stood together and when necessary called a spade a spade.”

Light training sessions have started for the Noosa boat crews. So far we have two masters’ crews and an Under-23s,” said boat coach and sweep David Tomba.

“We are hoping to form women's crews and also a Under-19 men's, so anyone interested

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should contact the club. We would love to hear from you.”

The first carnival will be the end of October on the Gold Coast and it will be the first round of the Navy Series.

While talking boats the Noosa club has a surf boat for sale. Just three years old it is still in good condition. Interested parties are invited to ring the clubhouse on 5474 5688 for further information.

Recently I received the news that Noosa Boat Captain Phil Bowden had announced his retirement. There can be no doubt that this clubbie did a great job and whoever follows will have big shoes to fill; no easy task. His communication skills and ability to pull everyone together was second to none; and when the need arose he didn’t pull a bad oar. On behalf of the Life Member Group and “The Laney”, many thanks mate for your loyalty and a job well done.

The Creative POS team with Nick Chadwick, Frank Peach, Grant Kimmorley and Craig Randall.

THE annual Sunshine Beach Surf Club golf day was held at Noosa Springs on Friday 14 August with 17 teams vying for the top honours.

Players came from the Caloundra to Noosa and included Sunshine Coast business owners and local sponsors who took to the fairway on what was a beautiful day.

The winning teams and players were rewarded with an array of prizes and gifts to thank them for their participation in the fund-raising event.

First place went to the SBSLSC Nipper team made up of Dean and Michelle Smallman and David and Pauline Gleeson.

The Belmore Investors team with Trevor Mathews, Craig Stott and Steve Crisp pictured with De-ann Watkins. noosa.starcommunity.com.au

The Cold Arc team with Wayne Mcinerney, Sam Barnard, Tom Chamberlain and Allison Cavanagh.

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Great season sport continues today for bream

Jake Gardner caught this 37cm bream.

NOOSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEST SPORTS COVERAGE

By JACK MANGROVE THE Noosa area has kept anglers busy this week. In the river the bream are still being caught thick and fast, with some thumpers amongst them.

This proves once again that is has been one of the better bream seasons in recent years.

The sandbags at the end of the dog beach, as well as the rock wall has been a hot spot for the bigger models.

Fishing mullet flesh strips, hardy heads and bloodworms proving to be the best approach. Some good sized jew as well as some feisty winter jack have been taking larger profile soft plastics and live baits fished near the mouth. Consistent catches of trevally early morning and late afternoon from both the Woods Bays have kept the angler flicking lures

keen. Larger model GTs, big eye trevally, golden trevally and even diamond trevally are making their presence known in the area.

Micro jigs are asserting themselves as a gun lure to target all the trevally species. Soft plastics fished higher in the water column are also yielding success. It is crucial that the plastics are rigged dead straight on the jighead to maximise results. Surface lures have been taking their fair share of the trevally also, with the added bonus of possibly picking up a tailor.

The deeper sections of the ski run are holding some good jew. A finesse approach with prawn imitation soft plastics or paddle tail style plastics, combined with a persistent attitude is seeing anglers score some quality jewies.

The offshore brigade have seen good numbers of snapper from North reef when conditions permit the trip. Pear perch and parrot have also been prevalent around the lumps and bumps that make up North reef.

Micro Jigs in the 20-60g range are an awesome way to change up your tactics for these great table quality reefies.

Closer in Sunshine reef has been fishing best at night.

Good numbers of squire and some larger snapper are falling to well presented, lightly weighted baits. Further afield the Barwon Banks had the good numbers of snapper of pearl perch but also with the bonus of large, hard fighting amberjack and rosy jobfish.

On behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures!

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CLUB ROOSTERS BRONCOS COWBOYS RABBITOHS SHARKS STORM BULLDOGS DRAGONS SEA EAGLES WARRIORS

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JULIAN PITTS

MAROOCHYDORE 214 d Moreton Bay 35 ASPLEY 64 d Caloundra 57 Mayne, naMBour & Hinterland,

The Fiona Winter Realty Noosa Tigers face Sunshine Coast rival Caloundra at Weyba Rd this Saturday in the AFLQ North First semi-final from 2.15pm.

The highly fancied Tigers finished third on the ladder after the home and away rounds and now face a very competitive Caloundra outfit in order to keep their 2015 premiership dream alive.

noosa – Bye

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GOAL KICKERS: J. Brain 7, M. reilly 2, n. Hill 2, r. o’dwyer 2, C. Boardman 1, J. Gellie 1, r. tarling 1, M. Gray 1, B. duke 1, M. niven 1, K. Wulf 1 LEADING GOAL KICKERS: C. Boardman 23, J. Gellie 20, J. Brain 19, C. tickner 18, n. Hill 17, s. rogers 15

Noosa Today & Sandcastles Noosa Player of the Year Award ROUND 18 BEST PLAYERS: Jed Brain, nick Hill, Cain tickner, Gary Wallace, Mark reilly and Helmut Varshing PROGRESSIVE TOTAL: Will not be published now until the seasons end. Good luck!

Noosa have beaten the Panthers on both occasions in 2015 with the last confrontation a thrilling 10 point win after being down by as much as six goals.

A final round bye will certainly suit the home side as they will be able to freshen up some quality seasoned footballers and regain the series of key players, of which there are plenty in the mix.

Big ruckman Zac McDonald, who has enjoyed a consistent season, will certainly return to boost our tall stocks while star on-baller-come-forward Shane `Dogga’ Davis is another who will definitely re-enter the fray and as usual make a significant positive influence on the Tigers fortunes.

Youngster Jesse Malthouse should regain his position in the senior side after not doing too much wrong in 2015 after an excellent pre-season and start to the year.

Other names to be thrown up include Opie, Sutton, Watling, Stewart, Winter, Fulton and Corrigan; enhancing the depth the Noosa Tigers have enjoyed this season.

A very interesting selection night waits and one in which I’m sure senior coach James Gellie would want at this time of the year.

In the past month the Tigers have been able to get valuable game time into star recruit Brent Moloney who seems to be hitting form at the right part of the year.

His general experience around the footy, goal kicking ability and booming right foot will be a handful for the

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RICHARD MURRIHY The Noosa U15s lost their preliminary final this week leaving

Skipper Tommy McKittrick will lead the Tigers into the Semi-final against Caloundra this Saturday. Photo: Darryn Smith Group shot: Supplied Panthers this Saturday.

The fact skipper Tommy McKittrick got through the Aspley game unscathed is a massive plus for the Tigers as the dual premiership player makes correct decisions and has been a key over the years in big games for Noosa.

Dual premiership player for the Brisbane Lions Robbie Copeland is another one to watch after enjoying an outstanding 2015.

Copeland’s attack on the footy is mindboggling and his decision making under pressure un-wavering.

Bushy would have to be a big chance in taking out this year’s AFLQ North league medal.

Onballer Nick Hill has been as consistent as anyone continually winning the footy and using it to the Tigers advantage, another outstanding recruit the Tigers managed to attract.

All in all a game not to be missed.

Should be a massive day kicking off at 11.30 am with the Maroochydore v Caloundra reserves first semi-final.

The Tiger Can bar will be open from 1pm with the jungle drum ready to go.

Best of luck to Sammy Krushka and his ressies who head down to Brisbane to face Mayne for a spot in this year’s grand final and entire club would like to wish our Under 17’s

all the best in their Grand Final this Sunday.

the U17s as the only team through to the grand finals to be held at Maroochydore this Sunday.

The boys have had a good year and showed good form over the past weeks and should be proud of what they achieved this year.

niggle-free for the grand final this Sunday.

The U15 boys tried hard all day but could not put the ball through the big sticks but found the little ones a bit more than they wanted.

The U17 boys have had a stellar season losing only three games and have enjoyed a week off for their efforts and should be fresh and

See you at Tigerland Saturday!

Cheers, Pittsy

So let’s all get behind them.

The game starts at 2.45pm at Maroochydore’s Fisherman’s Road grounds. Check the AFL sunshine coast website in case there are changes.

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