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Issue 183 | Thursday, 5 November, 2015
Real Estate Lifestyle Noosa’s Wee
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te Guide 5 November, 2015
Just a super effort, kids
IT WAS ready, set, go for the Superkidz and Special Triathlon on Saturday as kids aged 7 to 13 ran, swam and rode their way through a child-only course. Encouraged to participate and have fun, kids set off from Chaplin Park into the Noosa River, before emerging up the sand and starting the cycle leg of the triathlon. A short run was the last leg of the triathlon, with spectators cheering on the competitors in both the Coates Hire Noosa Superkidz Triathlon and the Tingirana Noosa Special Triathlon. For the full run-down of the 2015 Noosa Triathlon and for more photos of our local “super kids” turn to pages 38 and 39.
It was high fives all round for the super kids competing in this year's Special and Superkidz Triathlon events. Picture: KARINA MAY
Internet ‘super slow’ By JOLENE OGLE LOCAL home-based business owner Gail Rast has had enough of slow internet connections in Noosa, saying it’s hard enough to run a business let alone deal with a lack of internet service. Gail runs the Life’s a Feast cooking school in Noosaville and even though she lives just 4.5 kilometres from an internet exchange, she is currently trying to run her business
on a “super slow” ADSL connection that sometimes stops working altogether. When Gail signed up for her internet connection she was receiving ADSL2+ connection speeds, but was downgraded to ADSL1 by her internet provider without being notified and is unable to be upgraded as there are now no ports available. While Gail is now in a long-running battle with her internet provider to improve her service, she said in-
ternet speeds throughout the shire were unacceptable. “We may as well be living in the middle of nowhere,” she said. “I’m not the only one with this problem.” Gail said her internet speed had progressively slowed down over the past six months and her main concern was what would happen in another six months’ time. “My internet speed is progressively deteriorating,” she said.
“What will it be like in six months’ time? The demand on the network is so great, but we’re stuck with infrastructure that can’t handle it. I can only imagine it will get worse.” CCIQ Noosa president Peter Chenoweth said a lack of internet service was a real concern throughout the local business community. “We see this as a major issue for business and the community,” he said.
But, with the National Broadband Network still two years away, CCIQ Noosa is offering a possible solution to local internet issues. Our Community Broadband cofounders and directors Andy Whitmore and Steve Dunton originally addressed CCIQ Noosa members on 13 October to launch their internet service that offers faster internet speeds at a reasonable cost. Continued on Page 5
Drysdale Christmas Memorial Evening Thursday 26th November 2015 at 6.00 pm Drysdale Funerals Chapel, 27 Butler Street, Tewantin RSVP by 20th November 2015 by phone 5449 9383 or email smckiernan@drysdalefunerals.com.au noosa.starcommunity.com.au
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