Noosa Today - 19th November 2015

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By JOLENE OGLE RAPTUROUS applause greeted Noosa Council’s decision to vote for the refusal of the planned broiler farm for Ridgewood at Monday’s general committee meeting.

More than 60 local residents turned up to the meeting holding placards that read “Vote No”, urging councillors to refuse the development application for a largescale poultry farm.

The planned farm has been a controversial issue since first entering the council planning process three years ago, with a total of 226 submissions received by Noosa Council, plus two petitions lodged in favour of the development and two petitions lodged against it.

According to a staff report presented to the planning and organisation committee on 10 November, the development application was recommended for approval provided a list of conditions were met.

But at the general committee on Monday (16 November), Councillor Tony Wellington moved a new motion to refuse the application based on a list of reasons such as concerns about odour control and the impact of odour on neighbouring homes, traffic issues, and the possible impact of the development and operation of the farm on the environment.

The motion was carried, with all councillors except deputy mayor Bob Abbot voting in favour of refusing the application.

In his address to the motion, Cr Abbot said there were only two outcomes with any decision made about the broiler farm, both of which would see Noosa Council in court.

“I see two situations we’re going to find ourselves in with any decision made today. One, we’ll be in court with the decision to refuse (the application) with the applicant. Two, we’ll be in court with the submitters arguing that it shouldn’t have been approved ... what we could end up with, by refusal of this, is an applicant’s challenge to our decision with our staff sitting in the dock giving evidence against our decision. That’s the reality of it,” he said.

Cr Abbot said he was surprised, given the length of time the applicant had been awaiting an outcome that Noosa Council wasn’t in court two years ago.

“This has been moved from pillar to post,” he said. “We’ve finally got ourselves to a situation that says ‘this is approvable under the Noosa Shire town plan with conditions’ ... and we’ve been asked on many, many occasions to defend the planning scheme, but in this case, with this (new) motion, we’re not. We’re being asked to go against the planning scheme.”

All councillors spoke to the motion including Cr Sandy Bolton who said while she supported the motion to refuse the development application, the whole situation had raised issues with the planning scheme.

“My main concern is even though we talk about sustainable farming practices ... there are difficulties for (small-scale farmers) in trying to meet compliance because they are all impact assessable,” she said.

“Going forward, there is much work that we need to do to enable us to deliver to the community their request for food security and good, wholesome foods.”

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Farm Cooroy (NBFC) group Rod Ritchie said the vote to refuse the application was a win for “common sense”.

“It is with great relief the community hears this news,” he said.

“The stress and distress this application has caused has been massive. Residents have had to put their lives and plans on hold awaiting a decision, have seen property values decline, in some cases losing the rights to fully utilise their land, potentially have their drinking water contaminated, and the possibility of having to live with incessant noise, and with regular pollution events.

“Once you get one broiler farm approved, more inevitably would follow, so thank goodness councillors have voted with the interests of the overwhelming majority in mind.”

Councillors are expected to ratify their decision to refuse the application at Thursday’s ordinary meeting, which will be held at The J, Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, from 5pm with the meeting to start at 6pm.

Attempts were made to reach the applicant for comment, but no response was received before going to press.

Poultry farm applicant David Milligan, who was at the meeting, said he felt Cr Bob Abbot understood the Noosa Plan.

“Cr Bob Abbot understands the plan extremely well. I believe his comments made at the meeting accurately reflected that we fit the Noosa Plan. We are zoned correctly and the council's own experts and the independent peer reviewers nominated by council (their experts) should all have been listened to in the vote.

“I will always protect my rights to farm.”

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Secondhand Salvos shine

By JOLENE OGLE A CROWD of excited shoppers waited eagerly outside the new Salvation Army family store in Noosaville for the grand opening on Monday 16 November.

Deputy mayor Bob Abbot cut the ribbon to declare the store open, with shoppers rushing in to snap up a bargain.

The Salvation Army's Lieutenant David Sutcliffe said the team was very excited about the opportunities the opening of a new store brought to the charity.

“Our family stores provide such a vital service to the community. Firstly because it provides somewhere where people can donate things they don’t need anymore, so we’re recycling and saving on land-

fill,” he said.

“The other thing is it provides an opportunity for people in our community who are perhaps less fortunate than some of us to come and buy good-quality goods that are at a cheaper price than new.

“And most importantly, the store raises vital money for the charity so we are able to continue to do our work in the community.”

Lt Sutcliffe said the Salvation Army would launch a range of community programs in the new year that will operate along with the current programs in partnership with local schools, homelessness services and employment in the community.

“We hope this store will be a beacon of hope, where people can come together and feel welcomed,” he said.

Cr Abbot said it was an honour to be asked by the Salvation Army to do anything to help them.

“I’ve had a long-standing relationship with the Salvation Army and I have always been a councillor who is always willing to help those who want to help themselves,” he said.

“But with the Salvation Army, they take it even further. They get out there and help others. That’s a critical point, and we may be a little better off than some, but that’s why we should be helping the Salvos, not just because we can get a bargain in their store.”

The new Salvation Army store is now open at the Noosa Homemaker Centre, Mary Street, Noosaville.

The Salvation Army's Lieutenant David Sutcliffe and deputy mayor Bob Abbot officially open the new Salvation Army store in Noosaville located at the Noosa Homemaker Centre.

Food and wine fight ends with Berardo in retreat THE food and wine fight is over after local businessman Jim Berardo officially cancelled the planned re-launch of the Noosa International Food and Wine Festival (NIFWF), leaving creditors in the lurch.

In a statement to the media, Mr Berardo said plans to relaunch the festival in May 2016 had been cancelled due to a lack of funding from tourism bodies, a lack of sponsorship deals and conflicting competition from another local food and wine festival.

Mr Berardo said the “apparent conceptual food festival” proposed by the Sheraton Noosa Resort and Spa for the same dates in May 2016 “has made for a near impossible situation for private sponsors to securely back” the festival.

“Another contributing factor with the private sponsors was the dichotomy of withdrawal of all funding from both the Tourism Events Qld board of directors and Tourism Noosa board of directors, despite the overall enormous success of the NIFWF over many years,” he said.

“I deeply regret after 12 years the festival will not be staged in 2016. We have given it our all and looked to pursue every angle in order to continue, but in light of recent events, we have now decided we cannot proceed to create a profitable and sustainable event at this time hence, we have decided to cancel our plans.”

Mr Berardo said he will not be able to repay creditors, now the festival has been cancelled.

“Without the 2016 event going ahead, we cannot make payments to creditors of Noosa Food and Wine Events Pty Ltd,” he said.

“I have done everything in my power to mitigate the situation but regrettably have had no support and we now do not have the business model to proceed with the repayments.”

Mr Berardo said he and festival co-founder Greg O’Brien invested “millions” from their personal funds into the festival’s start-up phase, saying tourism boards provided “minimal funding only after the festival was established and recognised for its contribution to the local economy."

Mr Berardo thanked the more than 160 volunteers, staff, patrons, chefs and food producers who all took part in the 12-year history of the NIFWF. In his statement to the media, Mr Berardo says he “deeply regrets” the current circumstances and hopes the proposed food and wine festival of the Sheraton Resort will “deliver the same or even greater economic benefits, increased visitor nights, media coverage” and reputation of Noosa’s culinary scene.

“It is a pleasure and honour to be a part of that history,” Mr Berardo said.

Lend an ear for cheer

Jim Berardo has officially cancelled the planned relaunch of the Noosa International Food and Wine Festival following a lack of support from funding bodies and sponsors.

THE Noosa Today Christmas Cheer campaign is off to a great start with donations of long-life foods and Christmas treats already rolling into the Noosa Today office.

Every year the Noosa Today team joins forces with a local charity to help those in need this holiday season by calling on the generous Noosa community to donate to muchneeded food hampers.

This year the Noosa Today team will be helping the Basket Brigade to collect donations for over 50 local families who are doing it tough this year.

The Basket Brigade hopes to deliver 50 food and present hampers this Christmas, but to do so we need your help.

We will gladly accept any donations of long-life foods such as tinned foods and ready-made meals, Christmas treats such as fruit mince pies, candy canes and biscuits, plus presents for children of all ages as well as their parents.

Your donation will help spread a little Christmas cheer to people in the Noosa community who may struggle to put food on the table for a Christmas feast this year.

Donations are welcome anytime between 9am and 4pm from Monday to Friday at our office, 36 Mary Street, Noosaville.

For more information or to find out how you can help, phone our office on 5455 6946.

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oped in response to concerns raised during the 2014 community consultation period.

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AUSTRALIAN of the Year Rosie Batty will be the keynote speaker at a major domestic violence forum at the University of the Sunshine Coast early next month.

The family violence awareness campaigner will discuss the need for increased education on safe and healthy relationships at the Sunshine Coast Domestic and Family Violence Symposium on Wednesday 9 December.

The Make it Stop conference, jointly organised by USC and child welfare group SunnyKids, will gather representatives from government, community groups and the public at USC’s Innovation Centre auditorium from 10am to 4pm.

Ms Batty was named the 2015 Australian of the Year for her tireless advocacy for family violence prevention after her nine-year-old son Luke was tragically killed by his father in February 2014.

In a recent speech, Ms Batty said many Australians were unaware of the prevalence of family violence and were uncomfortable conversations needed to take place to bring the issue out from the shadows.

Her keynote address will open the conference, which will also feature presentations from USC psychology, communication, law and social work academics, as well as delegates from local legal and welfare organisations.

The afternoon session will include a workgroup discussion on the community’s desired responses to various aspects of domestic violence to help create a best-practice response.

The day will culminate in an informal handover of actionable ideas created at the symposium to local and state government representatives.

Australian of the Year Rosie Batty will be the keynote speaker at a major domestic violence forum at the University of the Sunshine Coast early next month.

Symposium facilitator and USC senior lecturer in social work Dr Dyann Ross said the event would enable a much-needed public discussion about domestic violence.

“While domestic violence is personally experienced, it’s not a private, personal matter,” she said.

“It’s a public matter because the scale is so extreme that it is affecting the substance of communities.

“We want to see different groups that have different perspectives coming together and comparing notes about what works and what doesn’t work.

“I think now that domestic violence is on the political agenda, we need to ask how we can stop it and the symposium will help us investigate criminal, social and communitybased responses.”

Registrations for Make it Stop 2015 Sunshine Coast Domestic and Family Violence Symposium can be made at www.usc.edu.au/ makeitstop.

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INBRIEF Stolen bikes POLICE said they were disappointed to report that eight bicycles were stolen from the Noosa Triathlon compound throughout the three-day event.

Officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant Steve McReight said the bikes were all valuable with one estimated to be worth $3500.

Snr Sgt McReight said while it was disappointing that the bikes had been stolen, it was with thanks to the community providing information to the police that five bikes have been recovered and four people have been charged.

CCTV footage of a suspect riding one of the stolen bikes through a local service station has also been seized by police and they are following further leads.

Anyone with any information about the three missing bikes is asked to phone Noosa Heads police station on 5440 8111.

Fraud charges A 40-year-old Tewantin man has been charged with six counts of fraud after allegedly stealing a credit card last week.

Police will allege the man used the stolen card six times in different stores from Tewantin to Sunrise Beach.

CCTV footage and detective work led to the man’s arrest when he allegedly admitted to using the card.

The man was charged with one count of stealing, six counts of fraud and one count of attempted fraud and will face court later this year.

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The proposed Sunshine Coast airport expansion project that includes a new 2450m long and 45m wide runway, two taxi loops, expansion of the apron at the existing terminal and the existing terminal, plus a combined air traffic control tower, aviation rescue and firefighting station.

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THE Sunshine Coast Airport expansion has been a point of contention throughout the Sunshine Coast Council region for many months and Noosa Council is urging local residents to have their say on the planned expansion.

Residents have until Monday 30 November to view the proposed expansion plans and then have their say on the possible development.

The proposal includes a new 2.4km northwest/south-east runway which is capable of servicing aircraft such as the A330, B787 and B777, with the new orientation of the runway likely to result in changes to the flight path.

Councillor Noel Playford said there are “pros and cons” associated with the proposal, and as such the council won’t make a submission either way on the planned expansion.

“But members of the community should take the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the details and lodge a submission if they support or oppose the proposed airport expansion,” he said.

Cr Playford said residents must lodge their submissions by the 30 November deadline.

The environmental impact statement (EIS) was first open for comment late last year.

Residents can now also comment on additional information to the EIS which was devel-

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Noosa’s tourism gold rush tivals and events category, with festival organisers already eyeing off gold at next year’s awards.

In a win for Tourism Noosa, the Noosa Visitor Information Centre won silver in the visitor information services category, while Belmondos Organic Market was a finalist in the category for excellence in food tourism.

“Seven of the 11 awards received by operators in the Sunshine Coast region went to Tourism Noosa members, including the Visitor Information Centre,” Mr Massingham said.

“We’re proud of the achievements of everyone involved, including Tourism Noosa’s 95 volunteers at the centre and look forward to continuing to work with all our members towards a great future for tourism in the Noosa region.

“The Queensland Tourism Awards are the state’s key industry awards recognising excellence and celebrate the outstanding achievements of tourism operators across various categories.”

Mr Massingham said Noosa had an incredibly strong tourism industry and it was wonderful to see operators, volunteers and the Tourism Noosa team recognised as true industry leaders within their various fields.

The award-winning RACV Noosa Resort is now a hall of fame inductee after taking out gold in the deluxe accommodation category for the third year in a row at the 2015 Queensland Tourism Awards.

Businesses line up for green edge

By JOLENE OGLE SOME 17 local business leaders gathered at Peppers Resort to learn how to save money and the environment as part of the Noosa Eco Check program on Tuesday 17 November.

Developed by Tourism Noosa as the sequel to their already successful Welcome To Noosa course, Noosa Eco Check is designed to help local businesses develop environmentally-sound operating practices.

Local business leaders such as Phil Moran from Landcare, Anton Mogg from Noosa Heads Surf Club, Sheraton Noosa Resort and Spa GM Stephen Ferrigno and Kirsty Patten of Malu Os, gathered

to learn more about the online, interactive Noosa Eco Check course as well as how to encourage other businesses to take part.

The course suggests low and no-cost key actions that every business and their team can easily follow to help reduce their impact on the environment.

Tourism Noosa CEO Damien Massingham said Noosa Eco Check is a business tool to not only save money but help the environment as well, with over 70 people already completing the course.

The online course covers topics such as energy and water consumption, as well as developing sustainable gardens, corporate social responsibility and the importance of conservation and communication.

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Local business leaders joined the Tourism Noosa team at Peppers Resort on Tuesday to learn more about saving money in their business through eco-practices.

Local businesses leading the way, such as Malu Os, Flashpackers Noosa and The Discovery Group, are used as case studies to highlight how environmentally-

friendly practices can easily be implemented.

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IT was a successful night for local businesses at the 2015 Queensland Tourism Awards, with several operators walking away with top honours.

The annual awards were held at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Friday (13 November) and saw the Noosa region shine bright, according to Tourism Noosa CEO Damien Massingham.

Mr Massingham congratulated all the Tourism Noosa members who received awards or were finalists at the gala event.

Among the winners was RACV Noosa Resort, which took out gold in the deluxe accommodation category, and Noosa Boathouse, which won gold in the tourism restaurant and catering services category.

As this was their third consecutive win in their respective categories, both operators were inducted into the hall of fame.

“This is a wonderful testament to the consistently high standard of excellence exhibited by the dedicated teams at both establishments,” Mr Massingham said.

Also receiving medals on the night were Australia Zoo winning gold in the major tourist attraction category, while the home-grown Noosa Festival of Surfing took out bronze in the fes-

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booths through the shire last week to help answer recycling questions.

A group of Noosa residents were more than happy to share their three top tips for recycling in the hope of inspiring others to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Kaz, Felix and Willow from C&K Tewantin Community Child Care Centre: Compost all the food scraps and have waste free lunch boxes; some families collect food for chickens; have our own recycling centre. The community and local businesses drop off items for the centre on a continuous basis and the children use them in activities all year round.

Noosa Marina general manager Warren Smith: The old timber boards we pull up and replace are resold and turned into furniture or used as firewood for home heating if unsuitable for use; we have separate bins in the public area to separate at the source; we collect glass, metal and plastic for recycling, separate from general rubbish and our urinals are waterless.

Audrey Thomson and daughter Briar: Bring various bits and bobs (glass jars, egg cartons, cereal boxes, etc) to school for kids' art projects; use scrunched up flyers, newspaper, etc and spray bottle of vinegar to wash windows to sparkling shine; eggshells, fruit and veg peelings make great compost for the veggie garden.

Top tips to avoid the tip THE council is busy helping the community to recycle as part of its Towards Zero Waste campaign that aims to create a more sustainable and rubbishfree Noosa.

The long-term campaign is all about getting more recyclable rubbish into the yellow-

lid bin and out of landfill, with the launch coinciding with National Recycling Week from 9 to 14 November.

The Towards Zero Waste campaign is in keeping with Noosa’s community jury’s recommendations and saw council staff manning pop-up

Noosa council customer service officer Joan Kane: Vegetable scraps for worm compost bin to use on the garden; choose plastics with the No 2 as they break down faster; take plastic bags back to the supermarket to save using more.

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Legacy lives on IT’S a great father who leaves a legacy for his children, it’s a great man who leaves a legacy for the community.

Bill Savory was both and his legacy will shine especially bright this year with a star dedicated to him on the Ricon Cooroy Christmas Tree.

Bill passed away three years ago but is still very missed by his family.

A proud north Queenslander born in Innisfail, Bill moved to Sydney in his late teens where he met his wife before eventually moving back to Queensland 19 years ago.

Bill’s daughter Catherine Wray of Richie’s Bakery said the family are third generation bakers, learning all they know from Dad. “He was an inspiration to us all, showing us no hurdle was too big to get over,” she said.

“He taught us all about devotion and hard work.

“As a small child, I can remember he had three jobs just so he could provide for his family.

“He never complained, he just got on with the job.

“Dad was still helping Richie and myself in the shop working with my son Bradley right up until he passed away.”

Bill was a father to four children and grandfather to three.

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Local baker Bill Savory will be honoured with a special star on the Cooroy Christmas Tree this year. cially watching his grandson playing basketball.

He used to help look after the rep side with all the boys calling him Poppy.

Most of all he loved the North Queensland Cowboys and he was surely watching them from above when they

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Various talented young individuals were also assisted to compete at national and inter-

national levels in their fields of endeavour.

A highlight of the year was the conclusion of a concerted effort to provide 10-year-old Jack Geitl with a wheelchair compatible vehicle to make life substantially easier for Jack and his mum Petra.

A donation of $5000 from the Tewantin Noosa RSL Club combined with support from Smile for a Child, Tewantin Noosa Lions Club, Frangipani Dreams, Noosa River Cruises and Noosa Heads Surf Club resulted in a total contribution of over $25,000.

Together with a government subsidy, the resultant amount paved the way for purchase of the desired vehicle.

Other groups within the community received benefits also with Katie Rose Hospice, Brighter Future 4 Kids, Santa’s Classy Helpers, Nippers, RSPCA, Sunshine Butterflies, Meals on Wheels, Tewantin and Noosaville State Schools, Noosa Chaplaincy and several individuals among the long list of recipients.

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GIVING back to the community in grand proportions has become a hallmark of the Tewantin Noosa RSL and Citizens Memorial Club.

The club has provided more than $413,358 in cash donations and in-kind support in the past financial year, it was announced at the AGM last month.

According to group CEO Phil Stephenson a total of 50 beneficiaries were given support across all aspects of the community including individuals, sporting groups, community associations and schools.

“We are very proud of our community involvement, and it is so fantastic to see the difference our contributions make,” he said.

“Almost none of these donations would be achievable, were it not for the kindness and continued generosity of the members of the club. Their support is what enables us to make a real difference to our community.”

The sporting donations increased this year to just under

WHILE the world of athletics in Russia are on their knees, the world of Sunshine Coast Athletics was rocked by the passing of Coast Hall of Fame and legend Jim Achurch.

Nambour resident Jim made his debut and Gold Medal winning effort at the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver.

Setting a new javelin record of 224 feet, Jim broke the existing mark by a whopping 17 feet. Honing his skill by throwing sugar cane on his farm, Jim went on to don the green and gold at the Melbourne Olympics two years later.

Despite a setback of bowel cancer in the mid-80s, at 57 he turned his hand to tennis and went on the represent Australia six times at the World Masters Games in Fort Lauderdale, San Francisco, Birmingham, Cape Town, Germany and his last being Perth 2001. Besides

receiving the Gold Medal, I suppose the moment that stayed in his memory would have been the Nambour Welcome Home, where the main street was closed on his arrival back from Canada. Those Games are also memorable, with the Roger Bannister breaking the then seemingly impossible four-minute mile.

It was a pleasure to call Jim a friend, and I am sure he would be saddened by the Russian drugs fiasco. But on the other hand, he was a massive supporter of local sport and was the special guest at the Coast 2014 Glasgow Welcome Home. Jim will be missed but his legacy will remain, especially when you have locals like hockey star Jodie Kenny being named the Australian Player of the Year.

Russian Sports officials have a lot of work to do, in cleaning up what appears to be a well supported drugs campaign, especially now that they face banning from the Rio Games next year. I was in Seoul in 1988, when Ben Johnson nearly shattered the Games with his drugs scandal.

The day following it was like

a ghost town with a silent and eerie atmosphere, only broken when reports of Sprint Queen Flo-Jo had failed a test as well. The Olympic movement was on tenterhooks for days until an official announcement ‘she was clean’. The Olympic Champion died suddenly at 38, with question marks still surrounding the use of performance enhancing drugs or steroids. Sad way for a great Champion to be remembered, I still remember her and Ben Johnson’s 100 metre victories in front of 100,000-packed stadium. Speaking of champions, I believe Volunteer/ Coach David Glassock’s fund-raiser was an outstanding success. Despite only 52, Dave has packed a lot energy into supporting many sporting codes and has helped many young stars of the future.

Schools and club rugby, Nippers and junior Lifesaving are some of the areas he has passionately given his time. Plus he and devoted wife Jen have raised five children, you wonder how he found the time.

Dave, on behalf of all you, has helped over the years, thanks mate. Until next time.

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A man of burning passion Ron Lane's

people WITH the hot months of summer, we once again become aware of that great Australian threat, the bushfire.

Already on the evening news, we have seen several fires. Sad to relate some have been deliberately lit.

Then to make it worse on investigation the culprits are too often identified as being teenage boys.

One man who is only too familiar with this disturbing trend is former Noosa Fire Officer Phil Bowden.

“This is a serious problem that confronts the Fire and Rescue teams and we have to be fully aware of this all the time.”

Now with 34 years of distinguished service behind him Phil can, if the topic arises, speak from the most important dais of all, personal experience.

“I first became fully aware of this problem back in 1996 when one of our people said he had a job for me that he thought would be right up my alley.

“Two Noosa parents came to the station with their son who had a real problem with fires, so it was my job to sit down and talk to the young guy.

I spoke about all aspects regarding certain actions and what the outcome of these actions could be; the loss of property and life.

“After this I really became involved, talking to people researching the internet and finally came up with a rough draft for a program that I thought could be something.”

At this stage Phil took his program to Melbourne for a month of suggestions, questions and research with their fire people. On returning to Noosa he continued on this path, finally writing a four-day program.

“We were trying to think of a name for the program when the boss at the time, Bob Fuller, came up with the Triple F Program; Fighting Fire Fascination.”

The program proved a great success and a government budget came into being.

“Over the years I have spoken to approximately 130 families and kept in touch to check up and see how their kids were doing.”

However despite the program spreading throughout the state, when the Newman Government came into power the budget was cut and the program was dropped.

“When you take into consideration that our program was considered to be around a 96 per cent success rate, what happened was pretty disappointing.’’

After Phil was born in Melbourne some 54 years ago, his family shifted to Brisbane and it was in Queensland that his five brothers and sisters were born.

Educated at Padua College, a major Catholic school in Brisbane, he remembers it as a great school steeped in tradition; in particular with its football teams.

“We trained six days a week and it really taught us the importance of teamwork, tradition and fitness.”

Following his graduation Phil started working in a bank.

“I must be honest,” he said with

Noosa Fire Officer Phil Bowden. a laugh.

“My father, who had been in banking for 40 years told me I wouldn’t like it. He was right. After six months I hated it but somehow stuck with it for 18 months. Then I read some articles on the Fire Department; that’s how it all started.”

In 1981 at 20 he made the move, joined and after his basic training, was stationed at HQ Branch in the Valley, Brisbane and later at Roma Street. After 13 years of service in the Metropolitan Area he was transferred to Noosa.

Following promotions he received, one of his specialties became fire investigation. It was during one of these inquiries that he was appointed to assist in the investigation of one of Queensland’s worst fatal fires; the Childers Backpackers Lodge.

Phil and his family spending a day at the beach.

“We were flown straight to Childers and on arrival at the scene the bodies of some of the victims were still where they had been found.

It was beyond belief,” Phil said.

On 15 March this year after 34 years of outstanding service, Phil tendered his resignation. Now he works as a member of the Emergency Response Team employed

by Chevron, the liquid natural gas people. Stationed on Barrow Island just off the West Australian Coast, he took the job because ... “it was something different, a real challenge”.

Apart from his career, family of wife Madonna, two daughters and a son, Phil’s main interest has been surf life saving and rugby union. His

career as a lifesaver started in 1977 when he joined and obtained his bronze medallion at the Coolangatta club on the Gold Coast.

Then as a result of his transfer, he joined the Noosa club where he was awarded the long service badge for his outstanding contribution to life saving.

His winter months saw his enthusiasm revolve around the youth of the Dolphins Rugby Union Club, an ongoing commitment that lasted 15 years.

Phil Bowden; family man, author of the Triple F Program, firefighting, surf lifesaving and rugby; proudly One of Our People.

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BUILT over three stages, the Noosaville Medical and Professional Centre offers more than 6300 square metres of commercial space that is now fully leased.

Located at 90 Goodchap Street, Noosaville, the complex was marketed by Paul Forrest, Paul Butler and David Brinkley of Ray White Commercial Noosa and Sunshine Coast North on behalf of developer Norm Oliver.

The Ray White Commercial team worked hard alongside the developer to secure each tenant to create a strong mix of businesses that provide a high-quality commercial and medical hub for the surrounding community.

Mr Butler said Central Queensland University joined the complex in 2007 and has grown steadily to occupy more than 3000 square metres.

“In recent years we have seen a shuffle around of tenants who have decided to upgrade from existing premises into newer complexes such as the Noosaville Medical and Professional Centre,” he said.

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Screen is a lifesaver BREAST Screen Queensland Noosaville first opened its doors at the Goodchap Professional Centre in early 2007 and has been providing vital screening for women.

Breast cancer is a serious illness that affects one in eight Queensland women by the age of 85, but despite significant research the cause of breast cancer is still unknown.

But, research has shown early detection, such as breast cancer screening, provides a greater chance of successful treatment and recovery.

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Women aged 40 and over are eligible for a free breast screen every two years at a Breast Screen Queensland Service, while women aged 50 to 74 are encouraged to attend.

To make an appointment at Breast Screen Noosaville, phone 13 20 50. Referrals are not required and Saturday appointments are available.

Senior radiographer Raymond Hargreaves is part of the expert team on hand at Noosa Radiology.

Hi-tech cure for chronic pain ACCORDING to research, one in five Australians suffer from chronic pain, which impacts the lives of millions of people each year.

Fortunately, many cases can be controlled without surgical treatment, and for those with persisting symptoms Noosa Radiology offers a range of several treatment options such as interventional radiology.

Interventional radiology is a subspecialty of radiology and provides many alternatives for patients suffering chronic pain by using imaging techniques such as X-ray, CT, MRI, Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound imaging to guide minimally inva-

sive and highly targeted procedures.

“Noosa Radiology offers a comprehensive range of interventional treatment options that don’t involve invasive surgery or general anesthesia to help treat neck, back and joint pain,” practice manager Sandy Rogers said.

Spinal pain management procedures are designed to be both diagnostic (confirm why pain is apparent) and therapeutic (to treat the pain) and are most common in people over the age of 65.

Spinal facet joint blocks, nerve root blocks, medial branch blocks, epidural injections and radiofrequency ablation

are the most common spinal procedures at Noosa Radiology.

“We also perform a range of musculoskeletal procedures for example, joint and bursal injections, autologous blood, PRP and orthokine injections and hydrodilatation,” managing radiologist Dr Drew McMenamin said.

Patients should consult with their specialist or GP to decide which course of treatment is appropriate for them.

Noosa Radiology is located in the Goodchap Street Professional Centre.

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PETER Hogg and the team at Noosa Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy (NSSP) have been working with the Noosa community since 1988, offering physiotherapy assessment and treatment.

NSSP has grown since it first opened its doors and now has a team of five experienced physiotherapists including Peter Hogg, Maude Pelletier, James Hunter, Kirra Officer, Helen Swift and massage therapist Bec Mills.

NSSP have a strong emphasis on correct diagnosis and use well-executed physiotherapy and orthopaedic tests, plus the team takes pride in managing all conditions with evidence based, best-practice treatment and planning The team use recognised, up-to-date and well-accepted techniques and knowledge that remains consistent with industry leaders in physiotherapy.

NSSP also offers a unique rehabilitation and Pilates room so patients can enjoy the added benefit of exercising within the gym area, plus

The Noosa Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy gym.

Noosa Physiotherapy runs 16 supervised Pilates and exercise classes per week and three supervised hydrotherapy sessions at the Noosa Hospital.

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Noosa Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy is located in the Goodchap Street Professional Centre at 90 Goodchap Street. Phone 5449 0024 for class times or to make an appointment.

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19 November, 2015

Simply breathtaking

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DESIGNER DUPLEX

LITTLE COVE 1 ‘CUVEE NOOSA’ 29 ALLAMBI RISE

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View Saturday 11.00-11.30am Price $3,400,000

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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TEWANTIN 43 TAIT STREET Sub-Division & Renovation Potential An opportunity now exists to purchase a unique one level home on 50 metres of river frontage overlooking the National Park and adjacent to Richard Branson’s Makepeace Island. The homesite of ¾ acre (2920 square metres) of land faces north east and is completely private. ɒ Light filled home, 300m2 plus wide verandahs, huge entertaining pavilion facing the water. ɒ Spacious and comfortable single level home of brick construction for low maintenance. ɒ Tree shaded 50m timber ramp to the river, all gardens serviced by automated drip irrigation. ɒ Practical and easily maintained property with cost cutting infrastructure.

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BEACH ACROSS THE ROAD

SUNSHINE BEACH 1 ‘HALE LANI’ 31 THE ESPLANADE

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View Friday, Saturday & Wednesday 11.00-11.30am Auction On-site 1pm Saturday 5 December

Renowned as being one of the best boutique complexes in Sunshine and directly opposite the beach with lovely ocean views, this apartment is sophisticated and refined. All on one level, with lift access from the downstairs car park it is definitely ‘easy living’ and so convenient. ɒ Perfect for entertaining with garden courtyard and a front terrace with a private pool. ɒ Light and spacious lounge room with glass doors for integrated indoor / outdoor living. ɒ The kitchen is functional and modern with stone benchtops and stainless steel appliances. ɒ Easy, flat walk to the surf club, village shops and national park entrance.

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HOUSE ALTERNATIVE

NOOSA HILL 5/5 ANGLER STREET

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View By Appointment Price $645,000

Sitting high on Noosa Hill, surrounded by multi million dollar homes, in a boutique complex of just 5, this sizeable townhouse offers position, convenience and potential. It is just minutes walk to Hastings Street, Main Beach and the National Park in one direction and the Junction in the other. ɒ Positioned at the end of the complex with a pretty outlook from either of the 2 leafy balconies. ɒ Stephen Kidd design with high vaulted ceilings and ample living space. ɒ With a bit of modernising this apartment could be something very special. ɒ Perfect to lock up and leave, very low maintenance home / investment.

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GREAT FAMILY HOME

NOOSA HILL 16 VIEWLAND DRIVE

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View Saturday 10.00-10.30am Price $1,070,000

This is a value home in an excellent street. Perched high on leafy Noosa Hill, surrounded by quality homes and in an extremely central position. Walk to Hastings St in minutes via a walkway through Attunga Heights, whilst still having the convenience of the Junction moments away. ɒ Functional home, all on one level, with floor boards, high ceilings and lap style pool. ɒ Glass bi-folding doors that open onto a wide timber terrace with a very pretty outlook. ɒ Modern kitchen with granite bench tops and splash back, built in Bosche appliances. ɒ Solar power panels and a water tank providing grey water to the gardens.

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COOROIBAH 4 AMAROO PLACE Tranquil & Timeless Designed to catch the breezes, this immaculate ironbark “modern queenslander” pole home on five level acres adjoining the Great Sandy National Park enjoys a north facing peaceful panorama over two unspoiled dams. A tranquil setting for family and friends. ɒ Polished bluegum timber flooring and well thought out floorplan. ɒ Solar hot water, ducted vacumaid, air-conditioning, stainless steel fans. ɒ Secure super sized 3 bay garage with high clearance for caravan/boat. ɒ 18000 gallon water tanks + bore water for gardens.

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STYLISH ENTERTAINER

TEWANTIN 5 BURGESS DRIVE

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View Saturday 12.00-12.30pm Price $635,000

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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Simply breath-taking LOCATED in one of the finest residential addresses in the prestigious Noosa Waters, this opulent home is simply breathtaking.

Built on a large 1046 square metre allotment with an impressive 35-metre water frontage, number 37 is a must-see for those seeking luxurious canal living in the heart of Noosa.

This residence boats a flexible floorplan that could suit a couple wanting to live in a luxurious amount of space, or a large family who want to enjoy summer days spent boating, fishing and lounging in the pool.

Living is spread over two levels with the upper-level home to a grand, plush master suite that features a gorgeous walkthrough robe and beautiful ensuite, plus extra storage for functionality.

Downstairs, two bedrooms with built-in robes, plus a guest suite with built-in robe and private ensuite, are located in the east wing of the home along with a sound-proof media room and home office.

The main living area is simply palatial, with high ceilings increasing the sense of space and the floor to ceiling glass windows and doors showcasing the stunning canal views.

A gourmet kitchen with all the modern conveniences one could expect in a home of this calibre, overlooks the openplan living and dining spaces, and features a breakfast bar for casual dining as well as a butler’s pantry and wine cellar.

Outside, a covered patio with built-in barbecue is perfect for al-fresco dining while taking in one of Noosa’s gorgeous summer sunsets, or wander down to the private jetty and throw in a line of a warm summer day.

The sparkling pool will be a favourite family place for the kids or grandkids to have fun, while the canal offers endless opportunities for water sports such as kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding.

This home is stylish, opulent, the epitome of grandeur and yet eminently liveable. Don’t miss your chance to inspect this stunning home that is sure to impress even the most astute buyer.

home essentials ADDRESS: 37 Masthead Quay, Noosa Waters PRICE: Offers over $3 million VIEW: By appointment DESCRIPTION: 4 bed, 3.5 bath, 2 car, pool AGENT: Shane McCauley for Richardson and Wrench Noosa, 0403 646 930 20 NOOSA TODAY | Thursday, 19 November, 2015

More people are renovating, according to the latest data from Master Builders.

A large crowd turned out for the Friday 13 November auction of the commercial site.

$1.2m for office project AN unfinished commercial block has sold at auction for $1.2 million after a fierce bidding war erupted.

Marketed by Paul Butler and David Brinkley of Ray White Commercial Noosa and Sunshine Coast North, the 733 square metre block on Mary Street Noosaville offers 314 square metres of office space and was sold on an “as is, where is” basis on Friday 13 November.

Usually a day associated with bad luck, it was all good

news for the previous owner of the site when bidding opened at $800,000 and quickly increased as two determined bidders fought for the sale.

QUEENSLANDERS are renovating their homes in large numbers, with more than 57,000 renovations at an average cost of $33,000 each for the 2014-'15

Moving upwards in increments of $10,000, the bidding reached $1.15 million before slowing down.

Tensions built as the two bidders took a few moments to consider the sale, before the gavel came down on a price of $1.2 million for the site.

Renovations are the go - all over financial year.

Master Builders deputy executive director Paul Bidwell said such was the

The office spaces have now been sold.

A large crowd turned out

enthusiasm for renovations that some builders had more work than they could handle

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Mary Street site.

Queensland.

“Across the state, renovation activity is patchy, and while SEQ is doing well, there are plenty of builders who are looking for work especially in the regions,” Mr Bidwell said.

Mr Bidwell said even the larger domestic builders were chasing alterations and additions because that was where the work lay.

“The move towards renovations has been helped along by record low interest rates,” he said.

“Overall renovations have been trending up, with an increase of more than 5000 renovations since last financial year.”

However, the average cost of projects has remained fairly stable, with the average dollar value hovering around the $30,000-plus mark since 2009.

The most in-demand trades are carpenters, tilers, bricklayers and concreters.

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Sanctuary home THIS Stephen Kidd designed home is a peaceful sanctuary located in the heart of Noosa surrounded by tranquil, landscaped gardens.

Functional yet stylish, living is spread over two levels with the sleeping quarters occupying the entire top level of the home.

On this level there are two generous sized bedrooms with built-in storage, a main bathroom, the master suite with walk-in robe, study nook, private balcony and ensuite, plus a second family room perfect for use as a rumpus room.

Downstairs, a formal dining and lounge area greet you as you enter the home, which then flows down a couple of steps to a family room that features a gorgeous sandstone fireplace.

The modern kitchen overlooks the family room and has everything one would expect in a home of this calibre including

home essentials

Miele appliances, stone benchtops, a walk-in pantry and an island bench for casual dining.

ADDRESS: 14 Viewland Drive, Noosa Heads

To the side of the kitchen, large bi-fold doors open out to a paved terrace that leads to the sparkling lap pool and lavish gardens.

This property has been lovingly designed, is spacious and will suit

PRICE: Offers over $1.65 million VIEW: Saturday 12-12.30pm DESCRIPTION: 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 2 car, pool

those accustomed to the finer things in life, and is located just a fiveminute walk from Hastings Street, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa National

AGENT: Kate Cox for Richardson and Wrench Noosa, 0438 695 505

Park and Noosa Junction.

Noosa Heads Auction 28th November at 1pm

Designer Styling In Prime Noosa Heads Position

8 Smoke Bush Drive, Noosa Heads

This is a home that will exceed expectations with its intelligent design and quality finishes and is ready and waiting for its new owner.

Inspect Saturday 21st 12.00-12.45pm

 Double lock up + room for boat or caravan  The Rec Club - pool, gym & tennis court  5 minutes to Hastings Street, River & Markets

If you are looking for something truly inspiring then this is it. This home is perfect for executive couples, families or holiday investors looking for a Noosa trophy property.

4 BED

2.5 BATH

2 CAR

 Sam Plummer 0412 585 494  Karen Bester 0411 166 680 Auction onsite 28th November at 1.00pm

25 Hastings St, Noosa Heads  168 Noosa Pde, Noosa Sound  28 Duke St, Sunshine Beach  5447 3855  dowlingneylan.com.au

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 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, ducted air conditioning  Free flowing open plan living - high ceilings  Media room, north facing alfresco area

Home loans up ACCORDING to the September housing finance data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 55,985 home loans were approved over the course of the month - up two per cent on the previous month.

GAINING STRONG MOMENTUM IN EXCELLENT SALES & CONTRACTS

Mortgage Choice CEO John Flavell said $33.37 billion worth of home loans were written over the month of September, which was down 1.6 per cent on the previous month.

“The drop could largely be attributed to a significant fall in value of investment loans written throughout September,” he said.

“As per the ABS data, just over $12 billion in investment loans were written - down 8.5 per cent on the previous month.”

According to the September housing finance data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 55,985 home loans were approved over the course of the month – up two per cent on the previous month.

In total, investment loans made up approximately 36.9 per cent of all loans written - down from 39.4 per cent in August and 41.4 per cent in July.

make sudden and sweeping changes to their investment product and pricing policy. These changes, which ultimately made it harder for some investors to obtain finance, have finally started to filter through to the market, causing a drop-off in overall investment lending activity.”

Speaking about the sudden drop-off in the total value of investment lending, Mr Flavell said he “wasn’t surprised”.

Mr Flavell said the latest data would suggest the market was at the beginning of a downwards trend in investment lending.

“In December last year, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority told Australia’s lenders to limit their investment lending growth to 10 per cent per year,” he said.

“Over the coming months, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the total value of investment lending activity continue to drop as the changes being made by Australia’s lenders continue to be felt by Australian borrowers and potential investors,” he said.

“As a result, we saw a number of lenders

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But while demand was on the rise, the total value of all dwelling commitments written suffered a slight fall in comparison to the previous month.

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Spacious, Peaceful Parkside Living in Sunshine SUNSHINE BEACH Unit 3, 17 Parkedge Road • North facing and overlooking the Noosa National park, this recently renovated townhouse offers spacious living akin to a small house.

• Central is the modern kitchen with stone bench tops and a convenient powder room.

• Upstairs you will ind three bedrooms, two bathrooms including the ensuite to the master and balconies at the front and rear.

• Lock up garaging for two cars and massive storage areas make this property an ideal place to reside.

• Access to everything that is Sunshine Beach is close at hand such as the surf club, shops, restaurants, coffee shops and the year round patrolled and pristine beach.

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Saturday 5th December 3pm On Site Saturday 21st November 1111:45am Lance Bussell 0403 134 420 Sharon McLure 0400 084 975

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OPEN HOMES Castaways Beach 20 Seafarer Court

Peregian Beach

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Rachel Sellman

Sat 10-10.30am, Wed 11-11.30am

Cooran 55 Bunderra Way

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Michelle Vercoe

Sat 10-10.45am

Cooroibah 4 Amaroo Place

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Claire Tew

2 Jirrima Crescent

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Dan Neylan & Sam Walker

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Leon Butt

Sat 11-11.45am

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Will Hanton & Sam Walker

Sat 10-10.30am

Peregian Springs 33 Lakeside Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Gavin Ryan

Sat 10-10.45am

22 Pavilions Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Gavin Ryan

Sat 11-11.30am

Sat 12.30-1.30pm Sat 2-2.30pm

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

37 Tallgum Avenue

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 10.45-11.45am

97 Panorama Drive

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 12-1pm

Sat 12.30-1pm

Little Cove 1‘Cuvee Noosa’29 Allambi Rise

52 Pelican Street 73 Podargus Parade

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Peter Butt

Sat 11-11.30am

Marcus Beach The Coves, 20 Tristania Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

Sat 11-11.45am

34 Hawthorne Grove

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Will Hanton & Sam Walker

Sat 11-11.30am

Noosaville

Sunrise Beach Apt 2/29 Ventura Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox & Jake Sudrajat

1/15 Ventura Street

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Damien Styring

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

2 Constellation Close

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Damien Styring

Sat 11-11.30am

19 Corsair Crescent

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Damien Styring

Sat 12-12.30pm

Sunshine Beach 1‘Hale Lani’31 The Esplanade

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr & Claire Tew

17 The Esplanade

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr & Shane McCauley

Fri, Sat & Wed 11-11.30am

2/21 Nebula Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman

1/29 Duke Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

Sat 11-11.45am

8 Kiata Court

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman

Sat 12-12.30pm

32 Bryan Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

Sat 12-12.30pm

30 Ferris Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Rachel Sellman

2/18 Douglas Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

2/20 Henderson Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Sat 1-1.30pm Sat 11-11.30am

Sat 1-1.30pm Sat 1-1.45pm Sat 10-10.45am

3/17 Parkedge Road

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Sat 11-11.45am

26 Wildlower Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Sat 12-12.45pm

21 Dolphin Bay Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Sat 11-11.45am

12 Cooloosa Street

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 1.15-2.15pm

Apt 4/13 James Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jake Sudrajat

8/43 Duke Street

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Damien Styring

2 Wave Avenue

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Brad McDonald

Sat 10.30-11am

42 Bryan Street

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Damien Styring

143 Goodchap Street

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 10-10.45am

2/13 Nebula Street

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 11-11.45am

13 Laburnum Crescent

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 12-12.45pm

5 Adonis Street

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Dan Neylan & Imika Neylan

Sat 11-11.30am

3/18 Sunseeker Close

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Walker & Dan Neylan

Sat 12-12.30pm

Fri & Sat 11-11.30am

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Shane McCauley & Frank Milat

Apt 517‘Laguna on Hastings’32 Hastings Street Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Shane McCauley & Frank Milat

43b Tait Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode

Thur & Fri 4-5pm

Sat 11-11.30am

5 Burgess Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Shane McCauley & Gill McCauley

Sat 12-12.30pm

Sat 12-12.30pm

11 Hooper Crescent

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

1/12 Blakesley Street

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Apt 69‘Ocean Breeze’52 Hastings Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

16 Viewland Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Sat 10-10.30am

9 Grosvenor Terrace

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Sat 11-11.30am

14 Viewland Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Sat 12-12.30pm

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

27 Currawong Street

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 12-12.45pm

8 Smoke Bush Drive

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 12-12.45pm

23 Sunset Drive

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

8 Honeysuckle Lane

Dowling Neylan Real Estate- Imika Neylan

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jon Blonk & Kym de Warren

Sat 11-11.30am

Villa 544‘The Ridge’61 Noosa Springs Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode

Sat 10-10.30am

542 The Ridge

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Damien Styring

Sat 2-2.30pm

146/61 Noosa Springs Drive

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 1-1.45pm

6 The Oasis

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Dan Neylan & Sam Walker

Sat 1-1.30pm

Noosa Waters Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 10-10.45am Sat 12-12.45pm

20 The Promontory

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Don Reed & Adrian Reed

4 Seamount Quay

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Don Reed & Adrian Reed

Sat 2-2.30pm

44 The Anchorage

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Don Reed & Adrian Reed

Sat 11-11.30am

46 Shipyard Circuit

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 2-2.45pm

28 Waterside Court

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 1-1.45pm

1 Seashell Place

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 2-2.45pm

9 Mizzen Court

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 2-2.45pm

42 The Peninsula

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Sam Plummer & Karen Bester

Sat 3-3.45pm

52 Saltwater Avenue

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Dan Neylan & Will Hanton

Sat 11-11.30am

185 Shorehaven Drive

Dowling Neylan Real Estate - Dan Neylan & Will Hanton

Sat 1-1.30pm

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90 Patterson Drive

Sat 1-1.45pm

Villa 314‘The Woods’61 Noosa Springs Drive

Sat 2-2.45pm Fri & Sat 10-10.45am

Tinbeerwah Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Brad McDonald

Sat 11.30am-12pm

auction diary

Sat 12-12.30pm, Wed 4-4.30pm

Noosa Springs

27 Aquamarine Circuit

Sat 1-1.30pm

Tewantin

Noosa Heads 102-103‘Hotel Laguna’6 Hastings Street

Fri 12-12.30pm

Sat, Nov 21st 43b Tait Street, Tewantin

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

Onsite 12pm

1/12 Blakesley Street, Tewantin

Dowling Neylan Real Estate

Onsite 11am

Onsite 1pm

Sat, Nov 28th 8 Smoke Bush Drive, Noosa Heads

Dowling Neylan Real Estate

8 Honeysuckle Lane, Noosa Heads

Dowling Neylan Real Estate

Onsite 1pm

13 Laburnum Crescent

Dowling Neylan Real Estate

Onsite 11am

Apt 1‘Hale Lani’31 The Esp, Sunshine Beach

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

Onsite 1pm

3/17 Parkedge Road, Sunshine Beach

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group

Onsite 3pm

Sat, Dec 5th

Sat, Dec 12th 1/29 Duke Street, Sunshine Beach

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group

Onsite 1pm

12 Cooloosa Street, Sunshine Beach

David Berns Real Estate

Onsite 2pm

COMMUNITYUPDATES TewanTin nOOSa PrOBuS CluB THE Tewantin Noosa Probus Club will hold its next meeting on Monday 23 November at 9.30am for a 10am start at the Tewantin RSL Club, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin. All visitors are welcome. Our guest speakers will be Don and Agnes Reed who will be telling us about their experiences sailing around Alaska and Canada. For further information please ring Chris Hartley on 5442 7397.

TewanTin nOOSa naTiOnal SeniOrS THE last meeting of the year for Tewantin Noosa National Seniors will be held at the Tewantin Catholic Church Hall on Thursday 26 November, at 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start.

Members are asked to please bring a plate. Last chance to book and pay for our Christmas party with entertainer Bob Carman. Everyone is welcome. Phone Norm to book 5474 0919.

ChriSTian FellOwShiP OF nOOSa THE theme at Christian Fellowship of Noosa on Sunday 22 November will be “Dare to Stand”. Our friend Neville Nielson will be the speaker. To learn more about this ‘straight forward’ Christian Fellowship visit www.christianfellowshipnoosa.com, have a chat with Tony on 5474 0620, or simply come along to the CWA Hall, right beside the Tewantin Post Office, at 9.30am, receive a very warm welcome and enjoy a great time of fellowship.

auSTralian red CrOSS TewanTin nOOSa THE Tewantin Noosa Branch of the Australian Red Cross will be holding its monthly meeting on Friday 20 November at the Forum, Laguna Retirement Estate, Noosaville, from 9.30am.

The branch's Christmas luncheon will be held on 4 December at Sirocco’s on Gympie Terrace from noon. The cost of $28 is payable at the November meeting if you are intending to attend.

nOOSaville view CluB THE next Noosaville View Club meeting is on Thursday 26 November at 11am for an 11.30am start. The meeting will be held at the

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is $155 per adult. For more information or to book, please phone the venue on 5474 1100.

Our queen of the dance SUNSHINE Beach girl Scarlett Olver was one of the stars of the Australian Irish Dancing Association’s Queensland Premierships in Brisbane late last month.

Scarlett wowed the judges to finish second in her age group.

Irish Dancers from all over Queensland, but mostly dancers from the South East, traveled to Manly West to compete in the annual AIDA premierships.

They had to perform two individual dances, the aggregate scores of which were used to determine the premiership’s top four dancers.

Scarlett, who travels for lessons from Sunshine Beach to Diddillibah (near Bli Bli), managed to place second receiving medals, a trophy and a sash.

For more information on Irish Dance lessons on the coast see http://www.irishdanceaustralia.com.au/ or email info@ irishdanceaustralia.com.au text or call Brent on 0499 896 085.

SunriSe SPiriTual ChurCh THE Sunrise Spiritual church and growth centre’s service is at 10am on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at the Tinbeerwah Hall, Sunrise Road. Guest speakers, meditation, refreshments afterwards. Cost is free. All welcome. Phone Laine Harry on 5449 0937 for more information.

manTa, muSiC and mediTaTiOn ENJOY 2.5 hours of peace and harmony every Saturday from 3pm-5.30pm at United Synergies, 12-14 Ernest Street, Tewantin. Live kirtan and chanting with musical instruments. Refreshments provided. Children are welcome.

There is no charge for this event.

COaCh TriP TO GOma CALLING all art lovers. There will be a coach trip to see the APT8 and Charles Blackman exhibitions at the Gallery of Modern Arts (GoMA) on Tuesday 1 December departing 7.30am from Wallace House and returning at 5.30pm. Both events are free to enter, but the cost of the trip is $25 per person. Phone Jean on 5474 1211 to book your seat.

Sunshine Beach girl Scarlett Olver receives her award.

Fire FlOw TeSTinG Tewantin Noosa RSL. If you would like to join us or would like further information regarding this fun and friendship club that supports the Smith Family, please phone Nanette McLay on 5455 6157.

nPa Friday envirOnmenT FOrum MANY bird lovers on the Sunshine Coast would not be familiar with hummingbirds as they are found only in the Western Hemisphere, from south-eastern Alaska to southern Chile, although most live in the tropics. This week at Noosa Parks Association Friday Environment Forum there is an opportunity to see these birds slowed down so the audience can get up close and discover their incredible talent for flight. Come along to this screening of “Magic in the Air” to find out the secret of the

birds’ aerial agility.

Be part of the audience at the Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive Noosaville, on 20 November to learn more about the smallest of all warm blooded creatures. Coffee is available from 10am and the forum starts with conservation news at 10.30am. If you want to learn more about bird behaviour, join interpretive birding in Wallace Park with Valda starting at 8.30am in the carpark. For more information visit www.noosaparks.org.au All welcome.

COrreCTiOn PLEASE note, in last week’s edition of Noosa Today (12 November) an incorrect price was included for Christmas lunch at the Riverdeck Restaurant, Noosa Marina. The correct price

UNITYWATER will be testing water flow and pressure at fire hydrants across Tewantin and Sunshine Beach between November and January next year to identify those fire hydrants that need replacing.

Crews will be tapping fire hydrants and flushing water into the gutters and stormwater system. This work may result in customers receiving discoloured water for a short period. If this occurs, please turn on the tap nearest to the ground level (usually an outside tap) and let it run for up to five minutes until water runs clear.

This costs less than 25 cents and on average uses less than 125 litres of water. You can capture this water in a bucket and then reuse it in your garden. If water remains discoloured please contact Unitywater on 1300 0 UNITY (1300 086 489).

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LETTERS

Post your letters to: 36 Mary St, Noosaville, 4566 or email: newsdesk@noosatoday.net.au

Others help too WHEN it comes to the Noosa Triathlon it’s not just the Iron Man staff that put in a tremendous amount of effort. The Lions club and the surf lifesavers, plus many more community groups, really make the Noosa Tri the great event it is.

A safe Noosa event.

I compete in the triathlon every year. Although I’m nowhere near the elite level (for me it’s mostly two and a half hours of pain), I see first-hand just how great this event is and how safe it is. Swimming out towards the vast blue horizon can be a bit daunting at the best of times. This year, I really appreciated the presence of the lifeguards on boards who gave us support and kept us safe.The bike leg was the same. I saw many of the Cooroy Pomona Lions Club gang down Cooroy Noosa road doing the best job ever guiding traffic and spectators along the course. One lucky competitor even got a hand changing a flat. I just want to say, although it’s crazy busy around town and yes it does put some people out on the Sunday morning; it’s really only one or two days out of 365 and it’s absolutely a top-quality event for Noosa. Great work and keep it up!

Jess Glasgow, Noosa Heads.

Let’s clear it up JUST to clear things up. Contrary to Benny’s assertion in his column (Noosa Today, 5 November), I didn’t need to ask anybody what happened at the Noosa Tri, I was there! For the last eight years I have been a volunteer marshal at various points along the Tri course, but this year I was in the control tower at the start finish line checking out the big screens and internet broadcast technology with a view to using a similar setup at the Pomona King of the Mountain.

Regarding Sandy Bolton: She appears to be working hard and doing a good job as a councillor and down the track she may be destined for bigger things, but I would like to see her, as a first-term councillor, get a bit more experience before then. When I named Benny’s suggested role for Ms Bolton in his ideal council “Cabinet Secretary", I did not mean taking

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notes and making cups of tea. Think Arthur Sinodinos, Cabinet Secretary in the Turnbull Government.

Benny, you never let the facts get in the way. Check your history regarding Tony Wellington’s involvement in the de-amalgamation campaign and other community issues. He may not have been involved in all cases from the absolute start but he certainly worked hard and was very committed once he got involved.

Michael Egan, Pomona.

Web’s slow lane I ATTENDED the recent broadband event being promoted by the Noosa Chamber of Commerce and left disappointed. The service is nowhere near being added. It requires 15-metre high antenna towers two kilometres from each other to cover Noosa Shire called 'non line of sight’ technology. Do we want this type of visual pollution in Noosa? It is a worry that the company rep said there was nothing a property owner, our council or the state could do if one of these antennas is mounted on a roof near a home because Commonwealth law allowed it.

They want you to sign up for two years and pay $299 installation; sounds like Telstra! I’m a resident currently searching to buy a home and would be concerned on the impact a tower of this size would have on my property value.

Pardon the pun, but is this company disconnected from the Noosa community?

E.J. Ingraham, Weyba Downs.

What’s it about?

WHEN you ask most people what their idea of a biosphere is, a common response is it’s about the environment; conservation. Noosa Shire is an internationally-recognised UNESCO Biosphere. UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organisation. What a minute - where are the words environment and conservation in UNESCO? Noosa Biosphere is more importantly about our 'people’ and our actions in our Noosa Biosphere Reserve.

UNESCO has identified 'us’ as Noosa residents and 'Biosphere citizens’ for doing the right thing by co-existing within our environment. Congratulations everyone; the Noosa Biosphere Reserve is the pride of Noosa Shire!

Noosa Community Biosphere Association, as a community association, is proud of our 'people’ in our 'places’ looking after our 'future’.

Along with Noosa Council and at the recommendation of the Community Jury, we have been working to protect our future by driving a campaign to make Noosa Shire and Queensland plastic bag free and reduce our reliance on plastic, raise awareness of our river, promote Council’s Carbon Reduction and Energy Effiency Plan and support Council’s 'Towards Zero Waste’ campaign.

NCBA invites you to join us for free. For more info go to www.noosacba.org. Visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/NoosaCommunityBiosphereAssociation.

NCBA’Our People - Our Places - Our Future’.

John Wood, Vice-President, Noosa Community Biosphere Association.

More time please THE Cooyar Street OSCP is an under-utilised car park, most likely due to the fact it has a two-hour maximum. Two hours was not long enough for me to have breakfast, buy fruit and seafood in specialty stores, attend my doctor’s appointment and purchase some miscellaneous items from clothing stores. Hence when I returned to my car (after almost three hours) I had a $58 parking fine. The day was a Tuesday and the parking lot was more than half empty (or half full, but I am putting the pessimistic spin on this case).

The Junction is booming at the moment and is a pleasant place to visit, but customers need parking spaces that allow a longer period of time so they can peruse and enjoy all the Junction has to offer. Noosa Traders Association ... someone, anyone? Maybe three hours at the far end of the lot? It’s an issue worth addressing.

Lee Roberts, Peregian.

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I READ with interest Ms Tremayne’s justification (12 November) for travelling at 80km/h in a 100 km/h area. It would appear that Ms Tremayne believes that she has the right to impose her driving habits on others despite

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the fact that she, through her own admission, has the skill and capability to drive at the legal speed limit. Perhaps if Ms Tremayne wishes to travel at 80km/h in a 100km/h area she would be courteous enough to pull over and let traffic travelling at the legal speed limit go about their business.

Kerry Sandford, Lake MacDonald.

Good green go YES Trevor Clarey, we can explain why Noosa Council has allocated $520,000 of your “hardearned money” to NBRF - in other words, Noosa Biosphere (Letters 12 November).

Some of us, including many who have been active for more than 40 years in preserving the integrity of the Noosa environment which you, and we, cherish, believe there is far more involved than the passivity you appear to advocate; just sitting back and enjoying the scenery.

Successive attacks by state governments of all persuasions have shown how fragile it is. You simply need to take a long hard look at what’s happening south of Maroochydore.

From our perspective, the real jobs will come from developing a truly diverse, sustainable and dynamic local economy, rather than simply relying on the traditional sources of revenue like tourism, fishing, construction and retail. We need to move on from what has sustained us in the past and avoid a blinkered view which sees the economy and ecology of our region only from one limited perspective.

Your comment re “lining the pockets” is not just completely untrue, it is a disgraceful indictment of hard-working people, many of them volunteers, as you yourself have been, who place the protection of our almost pristine Noosa environment way above their own selfinterest. I have yet to meet the greedy few who, you seem to think, are “bleeding Noosa ratepayers”. Perhaps you should have the courage to name them if you really believe this.

On your point of “what are we paying for” - there are funds available through the Noosa Biosphere Trust for projects in our Biosphere’s communities for environmental research, ecotourism, small business research, arts and cultural events, all of which will ultimately benefit everyone involved in our Noosa Biosphere.

Through any of these you could, with a change of attitude, continue to contribute to the shared effort to maintain the lifestyle which most of us came here to enjoy. This, in a nutshell, is what the Noosa Biosphere Reserve is about. Man in the Biosphere.

Lorraine Bird, Boreen Point.

Selfish street WITH nothing more productive to do than take her dogs to the vet at Cooroy, Patricia Tremayne of Tewantin (Noosa Today, 12 November), a self-confessed “80km/h type" states that just two and a half minutes is no justification for angst along the legally signed 100km/h Noosa-Cooroy road. How bloody selfish.

With zero justification given in her rant against a fair question asked by Michelle Burton, Patricia reveals herself as someone who society should follow, be damned of the consequence. While the Noosa-Cooroy road has been deemed safe to travel by authorities at 100km/h, Patricia urges Michelle Burton to “go a little slower, and take time to notice the beauty around you”.

All right for you Patricia, retired I guess, dilly-dallying along at 80 in a 100 zone while the teachers, students, doctors, tradesmen, bus drivers and other productive folk of the community lose two and a half minutes stuck behind you. Five minutes a day, 25 minutes a week and over 21 hours a year due to selfish drivers such as you. Got six cars and a bus behind you, Patricia? Yes, you are personally contributing to a productivity decline in this area through your deliberate actions.

Give a thought to us hard-working taxpayers Patricia - we toil each day to pay for the roads you travel on. We don’t have a spare day each year while you “go your usual speed”.

My suggestion to you, if the world is travelling too fast for you is to hand in your licence and catch public transport to the shops and the vet.

Driving a motor vehicle is not the time to be noticing the beauty around you, Patricia. Find your accelerator and let the productive members of society get to where they need to legally and in a timely fashion.

J.T. Anderson, Tewantin.

Up the river WITH regards to the article 'Jury Hears Four Keys to River Health' (Noosa Today, 12 November), your readers might be interested to know a Noosa River project was put in place by the original NICA team back in the late 1990s. Having been the NICA’s chairman back then, we worked with the supportive old Noosa Council in getting the project up and running.

We bought a suitable boat, laid down the terms of reference and engaged the licences waterwatch officer who did similar work for Maroochy Council back then.

With regards to effluent from live-aboard boats on our paradise, the ranger would visit the boat to view the boat’s conformity to pump out requirements, i.e. the receipt was to be displayed on a prominent place on the boat or produced on request.

To memory, some 10 jobs were to be carried out by the ranger. We decided the ranger’s role was to be an educational one rather than a regulatory one given there are water police, boating and fisheries officers, national park rangers, state police and council by-law officers who are the regulatory enforcement arm.

A member of NICA, where possible, would assist the ranger when on patrol. Also the ranger and assistants would rescue any injured seabirds along the river. These are some of those terms of reference we put in place nearly 20 years ago.

Trevor Clarey, Boreen Point.

Uninformed I AM not sure, Margaret Wilkie, (Noosa Today, 12 November) who said “we are the first generation to experience climate change" but I don’t think he could have been very well informed.

Geologists have been telling us for generations about the evidence of ice ages and periods of high temperature that have been endured by the inhabitants of this planet.

Other scientists have also been explaining to us that human activity has very little influence on the changes we may or may not experience in the future. It is best to read widely on these issues to get the complete picture.

Simon Gamble, Noosa Heads.

Arrogant disregard COUNCIL'S lack of a quarterly report for their capital works status shows an arrogant disregard for the community. Much of council’s resources are being utilised on Dr Pages Road Upgrade and therefore many jobs are on hold.

If Mayor Playford is a Life Member and Trustee of Noosa Parks Association, how can he be involved in the formation of Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation?

John Lobb, Peregian Springs.

Follow the rules I WOULD like to respond to Patricia Tremayne’s letter (12 November) in regards to the speed she travels on Cooroy-Noosa road.

The RTA went to a lot of expense to put signs on the sides of road with a speed limit on it, at which they consider to be a safe speed and the best traffic flow for this particular stretch of road. It is not about how long it takes to get somewhere. It is about following the road rules.

I would like to know why there are so many drivers on the road who decide they know better. I believe people who do not adhere to speed limits on the roads are a major cause of road accidents, as they frustrate the hell out of those following them. They also play what I consider to be the worst thing of all, games of slow down and sudden braking because they are being tailgated for not doing the speed limit.

I would like to know what they are thinking when they look in their rear-vision mirror at the 10km trail of traffic behind them that is having to deal with their stupidity. Perhaps they are so arrogant they don’t care?

I don’t tailgate. I am also one of the very few people who reduces their speed to 80km/h and then 60km/h as I come up to a roundabout.

I also am one of the few who do 40km/h in the school zone after 3pm even though the sign says 40km/h until 4pm. So at the end of the day I truly believe anybody not doing the speed limit, be it 20kms under or 20kms over they should all be charged by police as they are a danger to other drivers. Quite frankly who made you the RTA and decider of speed limits?

Debbie Wickson, Noosa. noosa.starcommunity.com.au

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Getting intimate with Pete FOLLOWING on from his successful 10th anniversary tour of the 2003 Feeler album in 2013, Pete Murray is back with an intimate night of tunes.

The Yours Acoustically tour kicked off in spring with 33 gigs scheduled from Northern

Queensland to Launceston and everywhere in between.

For the first time in Australia, fans will be treated to a very special evening with Pete playing hits acoustically, such as So Beautiful, Opportunity, Better Days and Free.

Pete is also showcasing several

new tracks from his forthcoming album set for release in 2016.

“This is going to be a really fun tour and I’m looking forward to it,” he said.

“Jeremy Marou is coming on board as my guitar tech and will also join me on stage for a few songs, plus

I’ll also be joined by Byron Bay local Garrett Kato, who will be opening up on each show of the tour.

“I’ve done quite a few solo acoustic tours internationally over the years but never in Australia, so this will be a first. For me this feels like I’m giving back to the

fans that have supported me over the years.”

Pete will perform at the Villa Noosa on Friday 4 December from 8pm. Tickets are on sale now at $35 per person or $40 on the door and are available from www. petemurray.com.

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WITH precision direction, dazzling costumes, stunning music, choreography and design, Noosa Arts Theatre’s upcoming production of “Side by Side by Sondheim” will take audiences’ breath away.

Contributing to this sophisticated retrospective of loved Broadway numbers is Councillor Joe Jurisevic, better known as Joe the Handyman who organises the Clean Up Australia collections.

Joe is no stranger to theatre having performed in numerous productions including: Fiddler on the Roof, Into the Woods, Cabaret, The Full Monty and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Adding to his lengthy credits are film and TV work in the Bloody Sunday episode of Animal Planet’s Your Worst Animal Nightmares and as a movie extra in Beauty and the Beast and A Heartbreak Away.

“Juggling council responsibilities and community commitments is quite a challenge,” Joe said. “I can never resist the opportunity to sing, especially when the right production is involved ... Life is too short to be taken too seriously, and I think Sondheim always leaves you smiling.”

Noosa Arts Theatre’s production involves a talented local cast, under the musical directorship

of Simon Russel-Baker, and will journey through Stephen Sondheim favourites from Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, as well as some classics written with Leonard Bernstein, Julie Styne and Richard Rodgers.

“I am hoping we leave the audience humming the tunes, laughing and smiling as they remember Sondheim’s songs while driving home ... and that they keep doing so for a long time afterward,” Joe said.

Side by Side by Sondheim is a must-see production celebrating the music and lyrics of one of the world’s greatest composerlyricists.

A cut-price preview will be held tonight (19 November) from 7.30pm with all tickets $27. Performances will then be held at 7.30pm on 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 November and at 2pm on 22 and 29 November.

Tickets are on sale now at $37 for adults, $32 for concession, $30 for members and groups and $27 for children under 17.

To book visit www.noosaartstheatre.org.au or drop into the box office, 163 Weyba Road, Noosaville, from Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 2pm.

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AFTER months of planning, the Noosa Junction Association is proud to present the first Twilight Markets in Arcadia Street on Friday 20 November.

In typical Junction fashion, there will be something for everyone with a focus on local artists and artisan stalls, plus laid-back music and great food.

The markets will run from 5pm to 9pm and NJA president Carole Tretheway said the idea for the artisan night markets grew following the popularity of the Junction’s annual local food festival, Flava.

“The Twilight Markets really aim to show off the talent of our precinct and surrounding neighbourhood and give people a chance to grow and share their creative works,” she said.

“There will be a mix of fun, funk, fashion and folk.

We have an eclectic range of stallholders, which we anticipate will grow as word gets around.”

Carole said the NJA hoped to create a market unique to the Sunshine Coast.

“There are also plans for a community art wall in the coming months and our local restaurants and bars are gear-

Popular local musicians Pablo and Jaryd will perform at the first Noosa Junction Twilight markets. ing up to welcome market visitors,” she said.

Carole said it was a great time to launch the markets as there was such a great vibe in the Junction.

“As a precinct, we’re ideally suited for a little laid-back live music and night-time entertainment,” she said.

To kick off the November market, popular musos Pablo and Jaryd will be performing; there’ll be entertainment for the kids and the Flava bar will be open for business.

“We hope it encourages people to explore the whole

precinct, with some of our favourite stores considering staying open a little later,” Carole said.

The markets will be held in Arcadia Street on the third Friday of every month from 5pm to 9pm, with the next market on 18 December; just in time for Christmas.

Stallholders interested in being a part of the Twilight Markets should email market manager Judi on junctionflava@gmail.com or for more details go to www.facebook. com/noosajunction or www. junctionflava.com.au. noosa.starcommunity.com.au

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Boathouse going for the gold LOCAL iconic restaurant Noosa Boathouse has earned a place in the hall of fame after taking out gold three years in a row at the Queensland Tourism Awards held in Brisbane on Friday 13 November.

The floating restaurant was honoured in the Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services category once again with Noosa Boathouse owners Phil and Sarah Bradford attributing their success to a strong vision and dedicated team.

“Over the past three years we have worked hard to develop our business in an ever-changing market and the Queensland Tourism Awards submission process plays a pivotal role in our continued growth and success,” Phil said.

Phil said with a dedicated team who were not only passionate about their business but also about the tourism industry on the Sunshine Coast, Noosa Boathouse continues to challenge themselves to improve and deliver innovative, sustainable and memorable experiences to all their customers.

Phil said the key to the restaurant’s success was continuing to evolve with the market and deliver new experiences to customers, while working collaboratively with local businesses to ensure success in the Noosa region overall.

“We also maintain the right culture of leadership in both front and back of house and ensure we don’t get too far ahead of ourselves and learn from our mistakes,” she said.

When it comes to dining, chef Shane Bailey said he was passionate about using the abundance of fresh, seasonally and local harvested produce from the region.

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Looking into the future, Phil said the Noosa Boathouse team was fo-

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Art of sharing spreads NOOSA is home to a thriving art scene and a group of locals are working hard to share this with the nation with the announcement of the Noosa Open Studios event planned for August next year.

The Noosa Open Studios art trail will bring together local painters, ceramic artists, sculptors and everyone in between for a weekend of studio tours, workshops and so much more.

While the event is yet to be formally launched, event organisers are calling for expressions of interest from artists who would like to take part in the showcasing of their works to the wider community.

The organising committee is made up of well-known

members of the art community such as Trish Bradford, Gabi Dick, Ellen Appleby and Dave Gilbert, plus Noosa newcomers Jenny Hines and Barbara Hamilton, and Chris Pritchard who offers years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Many of the committee boast extensive experience in co-ordinating open studio events and managing the financial and marketing aspects of large-scale events.

Noosa Open Studios organising committee chair Chris Pritchard said one of Noosa’s most attractive qualities was its “robust quality arts sector”.

“The Noosa Regional Gallery and other galleries are very supportive of local artists

and artisans,” she said.

“The Noosa Open Studios event in August 2016 builds on that and provides attendees a unique ‘fly on the wall’ experience to personally visit artists, sculptors, ceramicists and weavers in their own studios to not only view their completed works but also observe them in their moment of artistic creation.”

The Noosa Open Studios event is planned to run from Friday 19 August to Sunday 21 August, 2016.

The committee has sent out an expression of interest application forms to artists on their database, but anyone who would like further information or to apply to be a part of the event can email trishincastaways@gmail.com. noosa.starcommunity.com.au

SPORTTODAY

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ditch COOROY BOWLS THIS week Tuesday Jackpot pairs was won by John Ison and David Hateley-James, Wednesday Business Bowls was washed out.

Thursday - High Rollers Ladder at present is: Underwaters 36, Bushrangers 34, Potukis 34, Galahs 32, RAG 32, BAS 32, Eumundi Boys 32, X-Factor 30, Royal Flush 30, Cormorants 26, Beesting 24.

Thursday: Sponsors Day Winners; Russell Murray and Russell Butler. RunnerUp: Kerry Knowles and Ken Christensen. 2nd Round: Bettina Winkler and Yvonne Pattinson.

There will be no State of Origin this Saturday as Yandina have a big day planned.

On Sunday, Yandina have a bus load of visitors - a group called “Saints and Sinners” so that should be fun! It is an all day event which includes lunch. They would love to have some Cooroy players join with them. Call Yandina Club or email back to nominate.

POMONA BOWLS WITH the Pomona bowling green having its annual maintenance, there is not much activity at the club. However the clubhouse is still open so don’t forget to call in for a cooling drink and the restaurant is open from Wednesdays to Sundays serving succulent meals.

A reminder to all bowlers that the AGMs are being held in the next few weeks.

Men’s Section 10.30am, Sat-

urday 21 November; Ladies Section 10.30am, Wednesday 25 November; and the Club AGM 10am on Sunday 6 December.

Pomona and Cooroy recently played the 2015 final of the Walter Harris Shield match. The game was held at Cooroy, and at the commencement, Pomona had a 12 shot carry over advantage from the first leg held earlier this year at Pomona. With only a single shot win for Pomona over the seven rinks in the first game, there was everything to play for in the second game and with Cooroy getting a 6 on the first end on one rink their intentions were clear.

The momentum shifted Pomona’s way as the game progressed and resulted in a convincing win by the end of the game, ensuring Pomona retained the shield for another year.

Thank you Cooroy for your hospitality and a great afternoon of lawn bowls. It is always good for the game when rivals can play in such a friendly manner.

- Kitty and Jack TEWANTIN NOOSA BOWLS CLUB DISTRICT Night Pennant We went down to Coolum Beach 4/1, the only rink win was our Ladies’ Pairs and the Mixed fours narrowly missed out going down in the final end by just one shot. As a result we are likely to miss out on the final and finish second behind Coolum Beach.

Tewantin - Noosa - Saturday ‘Open’ Pairs winners were Gill McDonald and Ralphe Rickman and the runners-up were Ron Wallish and Lindsay Barker. Triples Winners were Alan Riley, Beryl Nelson and Ron Hew-

son. The $38 Pairs jackpot was won by Judith Boakes and Sharon Briggs. The Triples Jackpot was not won and carries over.

In-Visit by Bundy Rumblers coincided with Noosa Discount Drug Store - Ladies Tuesday Triples which was a successful and enjoyable day.

The winners were Glenda Riley, Jeannette Emery and Rod Doran. The runners-up were Jan Fourro, Mary Clark and Carole Jones.

Noosa Discount Drug Store - Men’s Wednesdays Pairs were won by Len Saunderson and Brian Dodd (+33). Triples winners were Alex Williamson, Bryn Whitcombe and Ron Evans (+17).

The Jackpot $203 was not won and carries over.

Ivory Palms - Thursday ‘Open Pairs’ were won by Marie and Andrew McCall.

The runners-up were Steve Bowie and Ron Wallish. The jackpot was not won and carries over.

Laguna Retirement Estate - ‘Friendly’ Friday Triples winners were Connie Johnston, Val Reinicke and Peter Larke. The runners-up were Gary Bond, Kath and Bryan Simmons. The Jackpot of $101 was not won and carries over.

Saints and Sinners In-visit on Friday the 20 and Saturday 21. More players are required for a Saturday game at just $5 for Members. A 4.30pm finish will give you time to ‘doll up’ in time for presentation night.

Presentation Night on Saturday the 21 November, including DJ and a show. Tickets are available from our 2 4 6 Ate Bistro at just $30, get in early and book a table.

- Green Master

Luke and Josh Poulton outside the Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy. Both boys have recently completed their 2015 soccer season with Noosa Lions Football Club and train five days per week.

UK soccer tour for brothers BROTHERS Luke and Josh Poulton, both Good Shepherd Lutheran College students, recently arrived back from England after being selected for the West Ham United Academy UK Tour as members of an elite national squad of 20 from around Australia.

During the tour, the students were coached by international coaches and played 5-a-side football at Wembley Stadium against other elite academies including Manchester United Academy, West Ham United

Academy, Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy and Scottish Youth Academy.

“This was a trip of a lifetime and was I was so excited to be a part of it,” said Luke, a Year 7 student at Good Shepherd.

His brother Josh, a Year 6 student at Good Shepherd, was equally excited, “I really enjoyed every part of the tour, but I especially enjoyed touring the Manchester United club rooms.”

Just prior to leaving for the UK, the boys were selected to attend a West Ham United Oceania National soccer camp at the Gold Coast during the September school holidays, following a player ID camp earlier in the year.

The intensive three day live-in camp at the Gold Coast attracted over 200 other boys from around Australia, with coaching greats such as Tony Carr, MBE, on hand to help the improve their skills.

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SPORTTODAY

Dark night in the City of Light Life of

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WHILE we were in the air (finally) in the early hours of last Saturday, flying home from the scene of two tragic terrorist attacks a decade or so ago, another calamitous attack was taking place in another favourite place.

The comparisons between the concert hall mass murders in Paris (which at the time of writing seem to have claimed 120 lives) and the Sari Club bombing in Bali are as obvious as they are odious. Both were attacks on the freedoms we enjoy by people whose fanaticism allows no such freedoms. The path to righteousness is narrow and stained with the blood of countless innocents.

I had tears in my eyes when I heard the accounts of the Paris attacks on the car radio on a cool, wet morning in Sydney. These were the streets we frequented in our France years, loving the relaxed pace of the city and the laissez faire (there’s a reason we’ve adopted the French phrase for this) approach to matters such as by-laws regarding where you can place a restaurant table on the pavement, where you can smoke a cigarette, or how seriously you take matters of security. It’s the same in Bali.

It wasn’t too hard too get into the Sari Club wearing a bomb, nor was it too difficult to get a bunch of AK-47s into the Bataclan in Paris.

Looking at social media posts from French friends tonight, I know that indomitable spirit of theirs, as frustrating as it is at times and inspiring at others, will prevail. But every time a bastion of liberty takes a blow like this, the world becomes a more dangerous place, and we are all a little less free.

A blessing in Bali A final (and happier) note from Bali. While being trapped by the Australian airlines’ mercenary approach to the ash cloud situation was frustrating and ultimately expensive, it did mean we were able to attend a small but wonderfully moving ceremony in the small and beautiful village of Cepaka last Thursday.

Now on the face of it, the Hindu blessing of a new factory and cafe/restaurant for the Bootstrap Cold Brewed Coffee Company might not seem all that exciting, but for our young friend Wayan Agus Parwita, this was a coming of age as a businessman. I’ve written about Wayan

before here, so I won’t go into too much detail, but, the first-born of a tenant rice farmer and wood carver who made enough selling his carvings in the lobbies of hotels to put his son through university, Wayan had just graduated with a diploma in tourism management when he was almost killed riding home from work on the night of the Sari Club bombings.

In the subsequent economic downturn, there was no work for a tourism graduate, and Wayan kept the family compound going by working on cruise ships in the Caribbean for $70 a month plus tips. On a trip home between contracts, he met Made Lista and fell in love. He gave up his job and came home to marry her, learning to drive and taking a job as a tour driver. This was when we first met him, chugging along slowly and carefully on airport runs in his first little four-cylinder people-mover.

He was a perceptive and ambitious young man, as interested in Bali history as I was, so I hired him to drive, translate and culturally interpret for me while I researched my book Bali Heaven And Hell. He became a vital part of the process, and a close friend.

Since then, Wayan has given the wheels of commerce a serious spin, involved in negotiating land deals and business partnerships, but the factory and restaurant in his home village signalled his emergence as an important figure in local affairs, and it was wonderful to see the pride his extended family took in his achievement. Oh, and the babi guling feast cooked by his chef younger brother, with help from most of the village, was sensational.

Gongs galore for surf festival Following last week’s triumph at the Sunshine Coast Business Awards, the Noosa Festival of Surfing continued its dream run with a bronze medal in the events division at the Queensland Tourism Awards last Friday. Still stranded in the tropics, I failed to make that evening either, so perhaps this will be our strategy going forward - keep the old man away and success will follow. The festival was ably represented by its director Sam Smith and entertainment manager Ellie Jarratt.

Another who had to miss the awards through ill-health was Sunshine Beach surfer, former Tourism and Events Queensland chair and long-time servant of the tourism industry Steve Gregg, who took out the outstanding contribution award. Well deserved, Steve, and get well.

Sam Smith goes bronze!

Above: Parwita Wayan Agus and wife Lista Made Purmayanti at the Cepaka ceremony.

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SPORTTODAY

State award highlight for Coolum Tennis Club

By ANNETTE ADSETT

Warmer weather means fish bite

By JACK MANGROVE WITH the warmer temperatures we have been facing recently, the past few weeks have really seen the Noosa River produce some quality fish from bream, flathead, trevally and of course the mangrove jack.

To see success, focus your time around Tewantin and the upper reaches of the Noosa River as the prawns have been flushed out of the lakes and fish will chase the bait in the deeper holes.

Fishing the deeper holes will be the best option on either side of the change in the tide with the best time being the last hour of the run out tide. Early morning has seen the ski run and outside the council chambers producing some nice trevally and the odd mangrove jack on surface lures and slowly drifted live baits.

As the day heats up drift some baits and soft plastics through the ski run and at the mouth of the first lake as reports of flathead, whiting and bream have been on the prowl.

If you are wanting to chase a feed of whiting using a small surface lures around the shallow sand banks of Goat Island

and along Gympie Terrace as quality whiting up to 48cm have been getting landed. For the children, the best success is to be pumping yabbies or using live worms as the whiting have been in excellent numbers lately.

The afternoon bite again have been producing trevally and better numbers of mangrove jack and areas like the jetties along Tewantin and the snags in the ski run have been producing the trevally and jacks on jackall squirrel hardbodies.

Offshore the wind has been still unfavourable for the offshore boaties but it didn’t stop some anglers getting out there and having a go. The in close reefs have been preforming well like Sunshine Reef, Jew Shoals and Halls Reef with reports of sweetlip, snapper, Maori cod and the odd coral trout.

The wider reefs like North Reef, Chardons have been seeing small numbers of dolphin fish taken on trolled squirts and hardbodies. For the guys who braved the weather and headed out wide near the Barwon Banks and DI have been rewarded with pearl perch, teraglin jew, red emperor and big snapper. Fishing for pelagics will improve with the

mackerel, tuna, marlin and dolphin fish making their way down the coast so trying out the closer reefs will be the best option.

Fishing the beaches has seen some quality fish landed with a full moon just gone the jew fishing has been unreal fishing the southern end beaches, and in the mix of the jew has been some quality tailor. Northshore has been producing whiting, bream, flathead, dart and tailor throughout the day. Looking for a nice deep gutter on the low tide and fish that area for the run in tide has seen most success. Using baits like mullet strips, bonito fillets, and worms have all be the prime baits.

Remember - Next weekend there is a youth fish clinic sponsored by Davo’s Tackleworld in Noosa held by Noosa Yachtie Fishing Club. The kids clinic will be held over a weekend both mornings being the 28 and 29 of November.

There will be some great prizes getting given away from noon on Sunday. Please drop into Davo’s to put your name down.

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

enjoying the opportunity of playing different players.

The teams are not set, so new players are always welcome.

Last week, there was a family of holiday makers adding their expertise to the social tennis. Sylvia, Bevan and their brother from Rockhampton, Alpha and Gladstone respectively played excellent tennis.

The club also had new people who have moved to the area join in social tennis.

From now on, new players can join for the rest of the year for the cost of the next year’s membership.

This is a great deal and one that was taken advantage of last year with people relocating to Coolum before the New Year.

One of the benefits of being a member, is the bus trip head coach Andrew Ash offers to members and friends.

The bus has been hired and filled for attendance at the Brisbane International. This usually proves to be a great day out.

In the next couple of weeks, there will be a lot of competition and championships results before things wind down for the Christmas break.

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1.74 m 0.27 m

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0.41 m 1.72 m

1:33 pm 7:21 pm

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SAT 21 NOV 3:45 am 9:39 am

1.51 m 0.64 m

SUN 22 NOV 4:41 am 10:45 am

1.67 m 0.57 m

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Bernard Edwards from the UK caught and released this mangrove jack in the Woods Bays while on a Noosa River Fishing Safari.

COOLUM TENNIS THE year may be winding down but Coolum Tennis Club has remained very active.

The club had a big week of tennis last week which culminated in five committee members and all three coaching staff and partners attending the Tennis Queensland Awards Night at the Convention Centre at South Bank in Brisbane.

The club was nominated for both the Regional Club of the Year and the State Club of the Year.

Coolum’s was was the first visual presentation, with President Des Adsett giving relevant facts about the club, accompanied by a visual display of various activities that happen at the club.

Coolum Tennis Club was a joint winner with Barcaldine in the Regional Club of the Year.

The club was honoured to be listed with clubs that put in such a tremendous effort to promote the game of tennis.

Many volunteers work hard around the state to provide opportunities for people of all ages to play tennis. Des Adsett received the perpetual trophy

from Daphne Fancutt. The club also received their own beautiful glass trophy and an Ipad mini. It is hoped the Ipad mini will help with registering players and making administration more convenient.

The club hopes to play the video that was shown for the presentation at the Christmas Party on Sunday, 6 December.

They are hoping for a big turn out as by then, all Club Championships will be decided and presented on the day.

The B Grade Ladies was played on Tuesday 10 November and the B Grade Mixed Doubles on Thursday 12 November.

Unfortunately, last year’s winners of the Ladies are unable to defend their title, as Jenny Boland had to return to Melbourne for a while. The A Grade Doubles will have been played at night.

Coolum Travellers had one of their most enjoyable matches of the season, but lost by one game to a lower ranked team. One of the team members played on with an injury, but the club is not using that as an excuse.

The night time competition against Peregian on Thursdays is proving to be a very close competition with members

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SPORTTODAY

Fighting for funds IT IS that time of the year again for local code players to step into the ring, all in the name of charity.

This Saturday night (21 November) at the Noosa Leisure Centre the Contender of the Codes will take place; a night of fighting for funds.

Under promoter Damian Smith, known to one and all as Butch, various athletes representing different organisations, such as Sunshine Butterflies, will box, and support groups will sell tickets with funds going to their respective bodies.

This is the fourth time it has been held in Noosa and all previous occasions have been a great success. Despite all the ringside tables being sold, there will still be tickets available at the door for the 6.30pm start.

A great night, for good causes; the Contendor of the Codes will be held this Saturday 21 November at the Noosa Leisure Centre from 6.30pm.

Ken Clapham is ready to tee off for a good cause at Noosa Par 3 Golf Club.

Noosa Par 3’s golf day helps out the RSPCA Last year's light-weight winner, Nick "Knuckles" Chapman of the Noosa Dolphins.

Joan and Karen showing some form

By ANNETTE ADSETT COOLUM TENNIS COOLUM Tennis has had a busy week with championships and a working bee.

On Tuesday, the B Grade Daytime Ladies played. Only three teams were available this year, as a few of the regular players had other commitments or were injured.

The winners were Joan Payton and Karen Mason, a new member.

Joan played exceptionally well to help her and her partner take out the title.

The B Grade Daytime Mixed welcomed two new teams. Gerda and Willem Selens have only been club members for a year and Steve and Cherie Down also decided to contest the championship.This was Cherie’s first competition.

The winners were Lynn Heath and Peter McCall but there was only four points difference be-

tween second and fifth place after four sets in the round robin competition. Lynn and Peter will now play off against the winners of the Night time competition.

The club has welcomed back a past player, Alan Bardwell. Alan was a keen Veteran’s Tennis player and some of his ex-team mates were very pleased to see him.

On Sunday, there were lots of volunteers for the working bee.

Henry was in charge of putting together the picnic table outside court one with Tony Mason ably assisting. Leon Nguyen, Peter McCall, Des Adsett, Noelene Cook, Coco Oda and Annette Adsett tidied up the grounds and Annette planted some new plants donated by her cousin in Brisbane. Adam also needed some assistance to erect his shed to store gear for Noosa District Tennis. We will be pleased to see the office not used as a store room. Thanks Gerda for being the photographer and Coco

volunteering to help out with Facebook.

During the week the club held a committee meeting and welcomed new Sunshine Coast regional Participation Leader, Nick Crispin, and set dates for both the Open Day on Saturday 30 January and the Annual General Meeting for Sunday 7 February.

The club is collecting quotes for upgrading the hard courts, especially courts three and four and will need to increase income to prepare for the future expenses.

Adult Membership and Holiday Membership will stay the same, but the Key Membership is increasing to $400.

Family Membership - two adults and at least one child - will be $250 plus $50 for each additional child. The Junior membership goes to $65.

This is still an incredible deal as fixture players receive a shirt

and juniors receive discount on both coaching and purchases from the Pro Shop.

Fee for fixtures and court hire will stay the same, but the fees for daytime social tennis will increase to $5 for members and $10 for visitors.

Daytime fixture teams are nearing the end of their season.

The Division One team have had challenging competition in the higher grade.

The Division Five team are in an unassailable number three position even though they have been plagued by injuries and players having other commitments.

With Christmas approaching, the club is looking forward to the Annual Christmas Party.This year, the party will also include the presentation of prizes for the club championships. All tennis players are welcome on Sunday, 6 December.

Star shines bright for Lara

By RANDALL WOODLEY SUNSHINE Beach cricket player Lara Daly has starred at the Under 12 Girls Queensland Cricket Competition held in Brisbane last week.

The Tewantin-Noosa Cricket Club’s player was part of the combined region’s President’s XI team.

The competition for girls was played over five consecutive days at the Brisbane Grammar Cricket Ovals, and the President’s XI team won three of the five games played.

This was the best result to date for the team that draws players from all regions across Queensland without a regional representative side.

The result was especially good, considering the team had never met, or played together before the competition.

Lara’s bowling figures totalled 8 wickets for 31 runs off 17 overs, including two games of 3 for 8 and 3 for 5.

Batting, Lara managed four not outs in five innings, with 10 runs off 10 balls not out and a 12 off 12 balls not out, both at the close of the innings to claim the victories.

Future Australian bowler? Lara Daly celebrates her state success.

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A CHARITY golf day for the RSPCA will tee off at Noosa Par 3 Golf Club on Sunday 22 November.

The event is proudly hosted by Ed and Wanee Taan of Krung Thep Thai and Keith and Denise of Noosa Par 3 Golf.

Members and visitors are invited to enjoy a fun day of golf with a shotgun start on Sunday from 9am.

The competition will be an Ambrose 18hole with numerous trophies and prizes up for grabs including a ball run-down and six nearest to pins.

An auction will take place at the end of the golf, and entry fee includes lunch.

The cost is $20 for members of Noosa Par 3, $30 for social members and $35 for visitors.

To book your place call Noosa Par 3 on 5449 1666.

George leads the way THERE were 188 entrants in the Noosa Golf Club Monthly Mug competition played on Tuesday 10 November. Scratch rated (M): 72.0.

A grade: 1 George Bell 7, 69; 2 Barry Robinson 12, 70; 3 Terry Fitzgerald 11, 70.

B grade: 1 Shane Dunn, 14, 68; 2 Peter McDonald, 15, 70; 3 Ray Pettigrove, 18, 70.

C grade: 1 Stephen Monie, 30, 66; 2 Brian Roper, 19, 67; 3 Ray Farquharson, 25, 68.

Place getters: Brian Heuston 20, 68; David Draper 20, 70; Murray McMillan 13, 70; Gary Murnane 13, 70; Brendon Strid 11, 70; Milton Reynolds 17, 70; Craig Strudwick 15, 70; Donald O’Donnell 17, 71; Michael Nassereddin 9, 71; John Kingston 25, 71; Tony Rogers 26, 71; Andrew Watson 10, 71.

Nearest to pin: A grade: 5th Rick Beattie, 7th Ross Cunningham, 10th Anthony Zipf, 12th Brett Clarke.

B grade: 5th Paul Neate, 7th Ross Smith, 10th Graham Dacombe, 12th Tony Giles.

C grade: 5th George Grant, 7th Geoff Kerr, 10th Grenville Snowdon, 12th Stephen Monie.

There were 233 entrants in the men’s competition played on Saturday 14 November.

Scratch rated (M): 71.0.

Overall winners: 1 Ken McBryde and Bruce Hallett 58; 2 Robert MacKenzie and Peter Quigley 59; 3 Peter Mason and Dave Potter 60.

Place getters: Glenn Heath and Bob Foster 61; Steve Paul and Barry Robinson 62; Daniel Staples and David Moriarty 62; Rod Turner and Brian Priebe 62; Barry McDonald and Mark Wright 63; Dale Cody and Murray Green 63; Rex Lawn and Keith Howard 64; Graham Wall and Colin Thurgood 64; John Wex and Dave Stewart 64.

Nearest to pin: A grade: 5th Bruce Osborne, 7th Adam Dehnen, 10th Ray Egge, 12th Brett Clarke.

B grade: 5th Paul Neate, 7th Neil Prideaux, 10th Peter Bayliss, 12th Brian Stephen.

C grade: 5th Rex Lawn, 7th Brian Priebe, 10th John Graham, 12th Brian Priebe. noosa.starcommunity.com.au

Keeping in touch

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By ANITA ANDERSON

NOOSA’S BEST SPORTS COVERAGE

Don’t miss your chance to walk away with “ten grand in your hand” as part of the Sunshine Beach Surf Club Nippers’ fund-raising raffle.

Ten grand in your hand THERE’S only two weeks to go to get your ticket into the Sunshine Beach Surf Club Ten Grand in the Hand fund-raiser.

With only 400 tickets on sale, one lucky person will walk away with

$10,000 as part of the Nippers’ annual fund-raiser.

Tickets are $100 each and include entry for two people into the club on Sunday 29 November from 1pm, with entertainment, food, drinks and

lucky door prizes on offer from 2pm.

The main draw will see one person win $10,000, while there will also be 20 chances to win $100 on the day.

All funds raised through the sale

of tickets go towards helping over 200 kids develop their water safety skills through the Nipper program.

More than half the tickets are already sold so phone 5447 5491 or email info@sunshinebeachslsc.com. au to get your tickets.

ANOTHER afternoon of exciting junior touch footy action was on show last Wednesday.

The sounds of the starting siren and referees whistle signalled the start of the U10’s with Purple Strikers just coming home stronger in a close result against GSLC. Alexandra, Emily and Laicee had great games. Fire Girls and Pink Thunder showed off some touchdown scoring magic with Fire Girls taking the win this time around. Eilean, Bronte and Anna led the way for their teams. In arguably the game of the round, Amigos and GSLC played out a deadlocked result of five touchdowns apiece. While William, Kian, and Dan were deserved players of the day, congratulations to both teams on a great match.

The Cooroy Boys gave Dancers a run for their money in what was an entertaining game with Atticus, Ty and Fletcher having mighty games.

Our U12’s got underway with Sunshine Rippers taking every opportunity against Tewantin. Meka, Ruby and Lola all had terrific games for their teams. The Panthers fighting spirit was on display but they couldn’t quite match the attacking flair of the Warriors boys. Zac, Grace, Cade and Jorja all produced first rate performances.

The Flaming Piggies continued on their winning way against the Banana Splits girls. Another whole game effort by the boys showed that they are going to be tough to stop this season.

Georgia, Emma and Ethan all looked sharp during the match.

In the U14/16 division SBSHS were superb in defence and secured the points against GSLC. Playing well during the game were Lea, Tahli and Darcy. Wimmers proved to be too strong for St Brazza’s with Ashleigh, Pip and Jemima deserved team players of the game.

In a tight tussle NDSHS 8’s took the win against NDSHS 15’s with Ruby, Tenay and Charlie F playing strongly. NCC dug deep in their match against GSLC 2 but the GSLC boys remained composed to come away with the win. Hayden, Eli and Isamu all played well for their team mates.

The match between NDSHS 15’s (boys) and the younger NDSHS 7/8’s resulted in a win to the older boys this time around with Billy, Chance and Noah all having stellar games. GSLC 1 gave it their best but a polished performance from Baz saw them in front by a few touchdowns at full time with standout performances during the match from Lachlan F, Taj and Leo. Until the next touchdown...

On patrol at Peregian, heading for a good season Between the

flags RON LANE

ALL INDICATIONS are that Peregian patrols are heading into a good season. Numbers are up and the teamwork with Noosa has proven a success. On the weekend Peregian Beach was very busy with patrols, Nippers and bronze training.

Peregian being an open beach makes it perfect for bronze training. With Noosa and Peregian combining well Noosa is taking full advantage of open beach to ensure that the squads are now training in ideal conditions. As with all open beaches the sea conditions at Peregian can be ever changing. When this occurs, trainees learn to think and be prepared for anything.

The more they are exposed to these conditions the quicker their confidence grows so noosa.starcommunity.com.au

by the time of their final assessments for their bronze medallion, they are mentally ready to fulfil their obligations as patrolling members.

In the good old days, Sunshine Beach was for Noosa what Peregian is today. With Noosa’s Main Beach being protected by the two points, First Point and National Park, Noosa didn’t get as much surf as the other two beaches. Therefore it was imperative that Noosa bronzes found themselves on the then deserted and lonely Sunshine Beach, where, under the supervision of senior experienced club mates they underwent training in surf swimming and the art of body surfing.

This was also for the Noosa squads a great confidence builder for they were taught that if you can body surf Sunshine you could body surf anywhere.

All beaches have their quiet days, and on occasions the visitation numbers can be well down. On these days patrolmen can help with the squads in such disciplines as board pad-

dling and surf swimming.

Recently Noosass up and coming Cooper Williams, was only too happy to lend a hand with some of tomorrow’s lifesavers, the Peregian Nippers. To be training with fellow club mates such as this is a great way to learn. To go out the back (behind the breaking waves) for the first time can indeed be very daunting, so to be accompanied by patrolling members such as Cooper is just great.

This is exactly what happened on the weekend, and this is what lifesaving is all about: helping each other in the surf and above all, learning the true meaning of club spirit.

Craig Upston of the Peregian Nippers said, “We are very happy with the membership. The numbers are on the up and we are happy with the high standard of training that is now available to our young people.”

Water safety officer Neil Lumsden added to this when he said, “Our new equipment trailer has made our workload much easier setting up

the beaches and clearing it at the end of training sessions.’’

Both members extended an invitation to the residents of Peregian Springs who may be interested and have children to come, meet and say hello. To those able to help there is always a need for water safety officers. The club is moving and the club spirit is great; it’s a good time to join.

Sunshine was also all stations go. Weekend patrols, first day of Nipper Club Championships on Sunday; proficiencies for 25 members plus a bronze team of 15 being put through assessments. Following the completion of this bronze squad training, another will commence in January.

The reason for the big smiles on the faces of the Sunshine crew is that the day they have all been waiting for is fast approaching; the opening of the updated club facilities for the clubbies. Well-deserved for a great club so enjoy - you deserve it!

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