Noosa Today - 10th December 2015

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Surf Life Saving Queensland members joined other emergency services in a training exercise on the Noosa River.

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By MEGAN OGLE THERE was smoke on the water on Tuesday when emergency services joined forces in a major multi-agency training exercise on the Noosa River.

Operation Sandfly 2015 utilised the skills of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Queensland Police Service, Queensland Ambulance Service, Maritime Safety Queensland, Surf Life Saving Queensland, Australian Volunteer Coast Guard and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.

The emergency services responded to a simulated house boat fire and carried out a search and rescue mission just in time for the upcoming busy summer season of boating.

Acting Chief Superintendent for Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Adam Gwen said it was important that holiday makers and locals take precautions when out on the water over the festive season. “People need to make sure they check their fuel lines, make sure their vessels don’t have any leaks and if they are cooking on their vessel make sure they shut off their cooking supply once they have finished,� he said.

Mr Gwen said the training exercise was integral to the agency. “It’s important that we maintain a lot of training capabilities which ensures that we have a seamless service delivery,� he said.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service attended the mock search and rescue mission on Tuesday.

More than seven emergency services came together for the training exercise.

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FORMER Noosa councillor Ray Kelly has announced he will run for mayor in the 2016 council elections.

Mr Kelly is currently the second candidate to announce his mayoral ambitions in the coming elections.

He will go head to head with the other mayoral candidate, Tony Wellington.

Mr Kelly, who served on the Noosa Council for 23 years until the amalgamation with Sunshine Coast Council, said his hiatus from local government had meant he could return with a new-found energy and a commitment to work hard.

Mr Kelly said he was

passionate about supporting innovative industries to become established in the Noosa region as well as focusing on the need for sufficient infrastructure and high speed internet.

Planning schemes which reflect the needs of the community, protection of the environment and the community lifestyle are on the top of Mr Kelly’s agenda along with a focus on re-establishing a junior council.

Mr Kelly said he was against party politics in local government. “Local government is for the people of our community not the party play makers,� he said.

Former Noosa Councillor Ray Kelly has announced he will run for mayor in the 2016 council elections.

Cheer campaign goes into overdrive

By JOLENE OGLE THE Noosa Today annual Christmas Cheer Campaign has wrapped up for another year, with all kind donations going to the Basket Brigade to help make Christmas extra-special for over 100 local families.

The Basket Brigade spends the year collecting gifts for families, long-life foods and Christmas treats to help make the festive season a little brighter for those doing it tough.

This year has seen some exceptional fund-raising efforts from locals including two Cooroy State School students who collected over 540 books for the Basket Brigade to dispense to children throughout the shire.

Elizabeth Delley and Lauren Hewitt, who are both school captains at Cooroy State School, first learnt about the Noosa Library Give-A-Book campaign through an article in Noosa Today and decided they wanted to help.

With the support of their teachers and fellow students, the girls placed donation boxes in 21 classrooms, collecting hundreds of books including over 80 books from one classroom of 25 children.

One boy donated all the books he received for his birthday.

The books have been donated to the Basket Brigade, which will this Saturday pack over 100 hampers to give to local families in need.

Elizabeth’s mum, Joanne, said

Year 6 students Elizabeth Delley and Lauren Hewitt with Sunshine Coast Basket Brigade co-ordinator Trish Bignall, toy and gift co-ordinator Vicky Kosovich, recipient’s co-ordinator Deidre Marczynski and Cooroy State School teacher Jen McLean, who supported the girls throughout their collection drive.

A large donation from a mystery Noosa local.

The Noosa Civic OPSM team collected two tins of food per week to donate to the Basket Brigade. she didn’t think it would work but she was very proud of her daughter. “I’m so proud she had faith in herself and faith in her school," she said.

Sunshine Coast Basket Brigade co-ordinator Trish Bignall said the group volunteers all cried when they heard of the effort of the two students that had gone into collecting the books.

Local businesses also lent a

helping hand such as the team from OPSM Noosa Civic.

Team member Verinia read about the collection drive in Noosa Today and, after approaching her boss and co-workers, everyone decided to collect two items of food per week, which resulted in a trolley-full of food for the Basket Brigade hampers.

Many donations were also received through the Noosa Today office, with one mysterious local dropping off 10 bags of shopping

on Monday morning, which is sure to really make Christmas special for the 325 beneficiaries of the Basket Brigade hampers this year.

Thank you to everyone who so kindly donated to the Noosa Today annual Christmas Cheer Campaign that will help spread a little cheer through the hard work of the Sunshine Coast Basket Brigade. “I’m constantly amazed of how this community is getting behind us,� Trish said.

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Survey sets community standards

By JOLENE OGLE THE results are in for Noosa’s biggest community survey and while there were some surprising results, it’s not all good news for the shire.

Noosa MP Glen Elmes, the survey was sent to more than 20,000 homes throughout the electorate with 1667 responses received by the MP’s office.

The list of questions covered key issues such as health and lifestyle, crime and safety and development, with a range of topics from local, state and federal jurisdictions.

Mr Elmes said the survey results give him a great indication about what is important to the electorate and will also help inform his decisions when he comes to vote on legislation in Parliament.

According to the survey results, Noosa residents are concerned about a range of local issues including planning, development, crime and healthcare.

Fewer than half of the respondents (45 per cent) said emergency care was adequate, while 25 per cent said it was inadequate and 27 per cent of people didn’t respond.

Mr Elmes said Noosa Hospital services were at the forefront of his mind, having already spoken to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk about im-

proving the services on offer.

“The procedures on offer (at Noosa Hospital) need to evolve to suit the aging population,” he said.

“It won’t be possible for everyone to go to the Kawana hospital, so we need to have the right services, the appropriate services, here for local residents.”

When it comes to community demand for a birthing suite at Noosa Hospital, Mr Elmes said it was “next to impossible”.

“A birthing suite was never envisaged for Noosa Hospital,” he said.

“The chances of getting one are next to impossible.”

When it comes to development, there were interesting results with 69 per cent of respondents supporting the Sunshine Coast Airport expansion, while 70 per cent of respondents said no to higher density living in Noosa.

Eighty-eight per cent of respondents said they do not support lifting restrictions on high-rise development and 69 per cent of respondents support an increase in light industrial development, while 28 per cent of respondents supported the Noosa Civic planned expansion, compared to 30 per cent who didn’t.

Mr Elmes said it was interesting to see that only 12 per

cent of respondents said they were affected by the closure of the Tewantin TAFE facility, but 68 per cent of respondents said they support the re-structure of the campus into a local jobs training facility, while 53 per cent said there was a need for apprenticeships in Noosa.

When it comes to crime and safety, 77 per cent of respondents said they support the current legislation on criminal motorbike gangs, while 84 per cent of respondents said they don’t think current sentencing reflects community standards.

A staggering 95 per cent of respondents said there needs to be tougher measures to deal with domestic violence, a message Mr Elmes said was being heard loud and clear throughout all levels of government.

For the environment, 79 per cent of respondents said they support greater local control of the administration of Noosa River, while 70 per cent said they support lowimpact eco-tourism activities, such as trekking and overnight camping, in National Parks.

Other results included 79 per cent of respondents who said they support voluntary euthanasia and 68 per cent of respondents who said they are concerned the interest payable on State debt is impacting on the building of essential infrastructure.

Ingrid Jackson has announced she will run in the 2016 council elections. cy role and use their influence to press for change,” she said.

Ms Jackson also said she is determined to make Noosa a more supportive place for families.

“I want to co-operate with council staff to conduct an audit of local family and other support groups to determine

their requirements and identify the extent to which the council may more effectively assist them,” she said.

“And I will take a special interest in working to alleviate domestic violence, a blight on the Noosa community as it is across Australia, by working to establish a crisis shelter in Noosa.”

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NOOSA Parks Association (NPA) secretary and CCIQ Noosa board member Ingrid Jackson has announced she will run in the 2016 council elections.

Ms Jackson said her priority is to ensure the council strikes the right balance between community, commerce and the environment.

“The Noosa Parks Association and the Chamber of Commerce understand a sustainable community must be both environmentally and economically viable,” Ms Jackson said.

“They also know there is great public benefit for the shire’s leading civic organisations to work in a collaborative way.

“I am absolutely supportive of this and determined the council should play an appropriate role.”

Ms Jackson said she would step down from the management board of the NPA if she were to be elected to the council next year.

The former management consultant also said health care and aged care facilities are on her agenda with a focus on Noosa Hospital.

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Ziggy Laidlaw with mum Sabine and Smart Pup training dog, Mr Bear. behind the campaign, drumming-up media attention and community support for the local family.

Bruce said he is pleased to announce $25,000 has been raised.

“It was very satisfying for the Vietnam Veterans Associa-

tion to instigate and drive this appeal as it is for a really good cause,” he said.

“The association members were amazed at the generosity of the local community and also from other organisations such as charities, local businesses and clubs.”

Bruce said Ziggy was now on the register to receive a specially trained Smart Pup, with 12-months of intensive training to get through before the pup can live with Ziggy and his family.

In the meantime, Smart Pups volunteer carers Jim and Carol Sharpe have been busy introducing Ziggy to a sixmonth-old pup, Bindi, as well as nine-year-old dog Mr Bear who is used in the training.

Along with Jim, Carol and Bruce, Bindi and Mr Bear made a special appearance at the Tewantin Noosa RSL last Friday night to help raise funds for Ziggy.

Sabine said she never thought the family would ever get a Smart Pup for Ziggy, and if it wasn’t for Bruce, they wouldn’t.

“Our whole family cannot thank him and the Vietnam Veterans Association enough,” she said.

Supporters spread the message of no tolerance for domestic violence throughout Noosa on the weekend.

Call to end the violence ZONTA Club of Noosa members took to local streets on Saturday 5 December to raise awareness of the impact of gender violence.

The anti-domestic violence group walked the Noosa boardwalk to demand vio-

lence against women be recognised as an abuse of basic human rights.

Members carried large orange cut-outs of women with the slogan “unite and end violence against women and girls”, plus handed out information

sheets on gender violence.

The event was one of many taking place world-wide in the Say No to Violence Against Women campaign, with the club inviting the community to join with them in creating a safe and equal world.

Be in it to win it TO continue their good work the Vietnam Veterans Association will hold a Christmas raffle with a 6x4 galvanised trailer filled with $500 worth of goods from Bunnings and $500 worth of Christmas cheer up for grabs.

The raffle will be drawn on Monday 21 December.

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IN true Noosa spirit, the community has come together to raise $25,000 for a Tewantin family in desperate need of a special assistance dog for their son.

In September, Noosa Today reported the Laidlaw family needed help to raise the funds to have a Smart Pup for their 12-year-old son Ziggy, who is non-verbal autistic.

Ziggy’s mum Sabine said at the time that it was impossible to take Ziggy out.

“We are unable to take him out because he runs away and has no sense of danger,” she said.

“Ziggy has now realised he can climb over fences and in the past two weeks has been found in the middle of Beckmans Road watching the cars fly past him.”

Sabine said a Smart Pup, which is specially trained to assist children like Ziggy, would mean the family could go out for days in the park, to restaurants and to the shops.

The local Tewantin Noosa Vietnam Veterans club heard about Ziggy’s needs and began a fund-raising drive to assist the Laidlaw family.

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Cheers across the miles MORE than 1600 shoe boxes full of educational goodies have made it through a six-month journey, storms and a school-term break to safely arrive in Timor Leste.

The educational care parcels were sent from Tewantin, Cooroy and Pacific Paradise state schools in June and have now arrived at the Sao Miguel school at Raikotu, about 30 minutes west of Dili.

The school has 150 kindergarten students, 250 primary school students and some 200 junior high school students, but the surrounding area of need stretches to include hundreds more. With the help of the Community Bank branches of Bendigo Bank in Tewantin, Cooroy and Marcoola and the Rotary Clubs of Noosa and Cooroy, local students were able to send the parcels to the school.

Each parcel took the form of a decorated shoe box with enclosed items including exercise books, rulers, erasers, pens and pencils, all topped off with a personal item from each student from Cooroy and Tewantin State Schools to the child opening it at the other end.

Tewantin State School principal Corrie Connors said learning of the arrival of the shoe boxes had brought an emotional reaction from her students.

“The students and our school all have a real connection to this project,” she said.

“They had a ball putting the care parcels together, and it’s great to see their hard work and the fabulous support of their families, the Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank and Rotary Clubs of Noosa and Cooroy have finally made their way into the hands of the kids who need them most.”

INBRIEF Public toilet re-opened THE Noosa Woods public toilets will be re-opened on Friday 11 December after recent renovations.

The public toilets were given a new life with skylights, new paint, two new external showers, new tiles and a waterproof floor during the renovations.

Nude beach A MAN charged with wilful exposure at ABay in January has had his appeal rejected after taking his fight to the Brisbane courts.

David Charles Winston was charged in January but believed the Maroochydore magistrate got it wrong, deciding to appeal the magistrate’s decision in the Brisbane District Court.

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Left: The shoe boxes arrive at Sao Miguel school in East Timor.

Kerri Wright from the Tewantin Community Bank branch agreed and said she felt the project continued to build on something special.

“Our community banks are all about giving back, and in this

case the community recipients have been international ones. This project is about community partnership and feels as relevant now as when we started in 2008,” she said.

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our collaboration with Rotary and to watch some of the kids recognise their shoe box in the video and photos. We all love this project and are committed to doing it all again in 2016.”

Respite for the recreation types THE long-awaited Cooroy RV Stop will be open from Friday 11 December just in time for Christmas.

The Noosa Council initiative will offer a place for recreation vehicles (RVs) to stop and explore the Noosa region as well as a waste dump point for RVs. Cr Sandy Bolton said the Mary River Road facility will accommodate up to 40 RVs and provide the opportunity to grow the local economy.

“This stop will enable Cooroy to achieve ‘RV Friendly Town’ status, and put not just Cooroy, but the whole of country Noosa, with its unique rural villages and attractions, on the RV travellers’ map,” Cr Bolton said.

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INTERNATIONAL travellers continue to show their love for Noosa with latest figures showing Noosa’s overseas visitor growth is twice that of the State.

International Visitor Survey results released

by Tourism Research Australia show a 12.6 per cent increase in visitors to the Noosa region, with 137,431 visiting in the year to September 2015.

Overseas visitors to the Sunshine Coast, including Noosa, rose 4.5 per cent and across Queensland the increase was 6.3 per cent, with about 54 per cent of all international visitors to the Sunshine Coast coming to Noosa.

Tourism Noosa CEO Damien Massingham said this was Noosa’s fifth consecutive quarter of growth.

“This is great news for all tourism operators and other businesses in Noosa, particularly coming into the busiest time of the year for Christmas, as it means the industry is seeing a strong and sustained impact from overseas visitors continuing right through the year,” Mr Massingham said.

“Travellers from overseas are increasingly being drawn to the Noosa region’s natural beauty and are discovering the incredible range of visitor experiences on our doorstep.

“With the recent launch of our Noosa Country Drive website, which has more than 100 touring experiences throughout the Noosa hinterland, we look forward to visitors spending even more time exploring when they’re here.”

The major markets of UK, USA and Germany all recorded growth in the year, with UK visitor numbers increasing 33 per cent to 38,000 (also the fifth consecutive quarter of growth), Germany increasing 21 per cent to 20,600 and

International visitor numbers are up according to the latest data from Tourism Research Australia. the USA increasing 16 per cent to 7300.

Canada, Scandinavia and France also continue to show strong growth as emerging markets and between them now make up about onesixth of total international visitors to Noosa.

International visitor nights also rose, with particularly strong increases from the highspending markets of the UK, which increased 20.5 per cent, and the USA which rose 39 per cent.

“This sustained international growth is testament to the work Tourism Noosa has been doing with our international partners for some years,” Mr Massingham said.

“With the launch in September of our Noosa Global Market Strategy, which maps our international direction over the coming years, we will continue to broaden our profile overseas and target areas of potential growth.

“We will have some further exciting announcements in the New Year on the international front to benefit all businesses throughout Noosa.”

IT was a day of celebrations for local charity Sunshine Butterflies when they held their inaugural Christmas celebrations at their new property in Cooroibah.

The five-acre hobby farm named Our Backyard will become the thriving new premises for the group next year, when a range of animal therapy programs will be added to the organisation’s already impressive list of facilities for the community.

For the Christmas party, held last Tuesday 24 November, the farm was decorated for an authentic Australianthemed backyard Christmas with a barbecue and gum trees flickered with fairy lights, while Santa arrived on a mower.

More than 150 guests were treated to a selection of Christmas carols sung by group members, plus a pantomime and a list of heartfelt speeches.

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Judge settles it THE Noosa Regional Gallery has launched the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize, established in memory of local arts supporter and gallery volunteer Lyn McCrea to promote excellence in contemporary Australian drawing.

Noosa Regional Gallery director Nina Shadforth said the gallery was excited to be working with John McCrea to honour art collector Lyn and her passion for drawing, as well as raise drawing’s profile as a stand-alone art form.

The prize is open to all practising Australian contemporary artists and Noosa Regional Gallery is accepting entries in the 2016 art prize until midnight on Sunday 31 January.

The Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize will initially run for five years, offered annually, with a cash prize of $1000 in the first year, to increase by $250 each year

Local arts supporter and gallery volunteer Lyn McCrea. after.

Each winning piece will join the McCrea collection, with notable Australian artist Ian Smith appointed judge of the 2016 prize.

Mr Smith is a close personal friend of the McCrea family and a highly regarded contemporary artist.

“We are thrilled to have Ian Smith as judge, given he

is highly regarded within the Australian arts scene, and among his peers," Ms Shadforth said.

Mr Smith has been an Archibald finalist eight times.

His work has been curated in national and international exhibitions since 1969.

For more information and entry forms, visit www.noosaregionalgallery.com.au/artawards

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YES, I am a fanatical sports fan but some may not realise how passionate I am about music, and in particular how big a fan I am of arguably the most popular and influential entertainer of the 20th Century - Francis Albert Sinatra.

The Chairman of the Board would have celebrated his 100th birthday this Saturday 12 December. Born in New York, the skinny Italian went on to sell over 250 million records worldwide. Frank first performed in Sydney Stadium in December 1961 without his smash hits New York Yew York, My Way or Strangers in the Night.

What a life he lived, four wives, numerous affairs, seven number one singles, an Oscar for his 1953 portrayal of Maggio in From Here to Eternity, named Humanitarian of the Year by the Variety Clubs of America in 1983. And one of only five actors/actresses to have both had a number one single and Oscar for acting.

The others include Cher, Barbara Streisand, Jamie Foxx and Bing Crosby.

He was also awarded three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Believe it or not, one of his favourite songs was “Something” written by George Harrison and performed by The Beatles.

He was also known for his bad temper, and had a long-term dislike for actor Marlon Brando, calling him 'mumbles', in return Brando called him 'Mr Baldy'.

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Enraged by his treatment by members of the Australian press, during his Sydney performance he called them ‘ bums and parasites’ and labelled the female reporters as ‘buck-and-ahalf hookers’. In retaliation, the aviation union refused to refuel or otherwise maintain his private jet until he apologised. He never did.

I think future Prime Minister Bob Hawke played a role in the bargaining to ease the pressure of the situation.

I had the pleasure of sitting five rows back on the golf driving range when Sinatra sang at the Ultimate Event at Sanctury Cove in 1988.

Named Entertainer of the Century in 2000, I was devastated when he died on my birthday, 13 May 1998. I wish I could have been at his funeral, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Jack Nicholson, Sophia Loren, Jack Lemmon, Mia Farrow, or Paul Anka, the man who penned his theme song “My Way”.

I will be in good company on Saturday, reminiscing with my mother, herself a devoted fan of Frank's best mate, Dean Martin.

It was terrific to see the influence that twotime British Open winner Greg Norman still wields over the country's next generation of golfers. Australian Open winner Matt Jones first met the Shark in 1986, after a hole-in-one as a six year old at Sydney's Kareela Golf Club earned the fly-in meeting at the Australian Masters. Jones is quite open of his devotion to the former world number one: “He was my idol".

Fellow worshiper Jason Day was presented with the inaugural Greg Norman Medal. Until next time.

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Ken loved his view on life KEN Bosboom was well-known around Cooroy as the owner of Cooroy Car Parts which he ran with his wife Elona until he passed away seven years ago.

Elona has sponsored a star in memory of Ken on the Ri-con Cooroy Christmas tree this year that was lit in a ceremony last Friday night at the Christmas in Cooroy celebrations.

Ken worked as a mechanic since his teenage years and owned his own workshop for many years

before settling in Cooroy and running Cooroy Car Parts.

Ken always had a smile on his face, was always happy to lend a hand wherever he could and loved chatting with all his customers.

One of Ken’s favourite pasttimes was camping and four wheel-driving.

His favourite spot was sitting on the back of his ute with a beer in hand, enjoying whatever view and company was around.

Ken loved Cooroy and was

active in many areas such as the Cooroy Business Bowls and as a director on the board of the Cooroy RSL. The RSL was one of his favourite places to spend his spare time and he made many good friends there.

“A star on the tree, right outside the RSL, which was so close to Ken’s heart, is such a fitting tribute to him. He was a wonderful man and I still miss him so much,” Elona said.

Cooroy local Ken Bosboom has been honoured with a star on the Ri-Con Christmas tree this year.

Re-using plan is in the bag able designer shopping bag valued at $25 for just $5 when they visit NICA’s Christmas pop-up booth within the centre, with all funds raised supporting NICA. NICA Chair Tony Haslam said the organisation was thrilled to be getting behind such a positive environmental initiative and raising awareness of the dangers plastic bags pose to the natural environment.

As part of the campaign, Noosa Civic will have a plastic bag recycling bin set up opposite the Ella Bache store where shoppers can dispose of their used plastic bags.

Recycling organisation Red Cycle will then turn them into useful products such as outdoor furniture and signage.

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“In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we’ll be inviting shoppers to not only bring their own reusable bags from home where possible but also share their photos of Noosa’s beautiful natural landscapes to assist in raising funds for local environmental organisation Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA),” Mr Turner said.

“Every time a photo is uploaded to Instagram between now and 24 December using the hashtag #KeepNoosaBeautiful, Noosa Civic will donate $1 to NICA’s environmental projects until we reach our target of $1000. These photos will be placed on display in the centre.”

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The result is more than 3.7 billion bags dumped in landfill sites - or 429,000 per hour or 7150 per minute which is having a detrimental impact on our natural environment.

To help raise awareness about this serious environmental issue, Noosa Civic shopping centre is encouraging shoppers to choose reusable bags this festive season and to bring their surplus plastic bags into the centre for recycling.

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Future in their hands NOOSA Today would like to congratulate all the graduating students of Noosa Shire. We hope your future brings you many joys and opportunities to chase your dreams. As you embark on this new chapter of your life, we hope you look forward with a bright, positive attitude at all that lies ahead.

For Good Shepherd students, the Walk of Honour is a annual tradition that students look forward to.

It wasn't just the big kids graduating. The littlies at Adeona child care, Noosaville, donning their caps and capes to graduate from Kindy. Pictured is Adeona student Jack Shaw, 5. Jack will now go on to prep at St Thomas More primary school.

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Year 12 students take part in the annual tradition of the Walk of Honour.

Picture: Karina May

Above: Graduation day surprise: Former Cooroy RSL trainee and Noosa District State High School student Jess Nielsen was treated to a surprise on the way to her graduation earlier this month. Arriving at the Cooroy RSL in a vintage car, Jess’s mum had organised a horse and buggy to pick her up and take her on the final journey to the school formal. As an avid horse lover, Jess arrived in true style to her formal.

Right: The boys looking dapper at the Noosa District Senior High School graduation.

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Above: The students of Noosa District Senior High School dressed to impress at their graduation party.

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Left: Good Shepherd Lutheran students Kesten Hill, Boni Henderson, Shannon Rowley, Katelyn McKelvie, Jess Prenzler, Holly Perkoulidis, Emmilea Wilkinson, Monique Whitelaw, Neneh Butler, Bronte Aland, Skye Taylor and Ella Hendrie.

Good Shepherd Lutheran students Harry Bush, Paddy Miller, Matthew Smalley, Josh Donnelly and Oliver Madge.

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Winner, winner! Club member Gerard Crow walked away with $10,000.

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Crow captures the biggest one THE Sunshine Beach Surf Club Nippers program has received a massive boost thanks to the 800 supporters of the annual Ten Grand in the Hand fund-raiser.

Held at the club last Sunday 29 November, along with live music, complimentary food and plenty of company, 20 people walked away winners with $100 mini-jackpot prizes, but only one lucky raffle ticket holder could take home the grand prize of $10,000.

The winner was club member, club contributor and “all-round super bloke” Gerard Crow, who is now $10,000 richer just in time for the festive season.

Surfshots photographer and club sponsorship manager Dave Gleeson was on hand at the event to snap the action.

It was smiles all round as the 800 event goers waited for the big draw at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club Ten Grand in the Hand annual fund-raiser.

Some 800 locals turned out to support the annual fund-raiser, with 400 raffle tickets up for grabs at $100 each.

Grazynka Ziemkiewicz and Lucy Mackee.

Special Sunday show MORE than 150 people turned out to the opening night of local photographer Paul Smith’s latest exhibition, The Sunday Project, at The J, Noosa Heads, on Saturday 5 December.

The Sunday Project is a collection of images captured by Smith and posted to social media each Sunday for the past year.

The collection includes famous faces and faces of unknown citizens.

The exhibition will be on show at The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, until 31 January.

Smith will be available between 3pm and 5.30pm each day until 23 December.

Jordan Castro, photographer Paul Smith and Roland West.

Service with a smile! The annual event helps raise funds for the Sunshine Beach Surf Club Nippers program.

Kari Porter, Juanita Bloomfield and Susie Ewington.

Cheer of carols THE Pomona Night of lights is back again this year with another night of family fun.

This free event promises to bring Christmas cheer to all ages with carols, raffles, the Sunshine Hinterland Orchestra for Children and a visit from Santa himself plus a little something extra to light up the night sky.

For the first time ever the Pomono Night of Lights will showcase a laser light show which is set to wow the whole family.

Enjoy the spectacular light show from a picnic rug at Stan Topper Park on Thursday 17 December from 6pm.

The Pomona Choir on stage with local children.

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Noosa’s Weekly Real Estate Guide

Ultimate beachside

10 December, 2015

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Ultimate beachside LOCATED in the prestigious Noosa Dunes Estate, this stunning home offers the ultimate in beachside living.

allow natural light and breezes to flow throughout the home.

Nestled in the natural bushlands of Castaways Beach, this immaculately presented home will take your breath away.

The gourmet kitchen features all the modern conveniences one can expect from a home of this calibre, and overlooks the covered deck where bi-fold doors retract to create a truly seamless indoor/outdoor space.

Living is spread over two levels with the lower-level of the home offering two guest retreats, both with a private ensuite and built-in storage, plus one enjoys access to a deck where guests can make the most of the glorious Noosa weather.

A third bedroom is currently used as a home office, but with gorgeous views of the surrounding bushlands and access to the deck, this space could easily be used as an inspirational home studio or pilates gym.

An impressive living, dining and kitchen space awaits on the upper-level of the home where floor to ceiling louvres

The plunge pool can be accessed via the deck and will surely be a favourite place to spend hot Noosa days.

The master suite is also located on this level and features an indulgent ensuite with bath and stone benchtops, plus a gorgeous dressing room and access to the covered deck.

This home also features a two-car garage, equipment room, air-conditioning, high ceilings in the living spaces and timber floors throughout.

home essentials ADDRESS: 31 Noosa Dunes, Castaways Beach PRICE: By negotiation VIEW: By appointment DESCRIPTION: 4 bed, 4 bath, 2 car, pool AGENT: Mike Hay and Rachel Sellman for Century 21 Conolly Hay Group, 0417 624 059 or 0422 719 041 18 NOOSA TODAY | Thursday, 10 December, 2015

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NOOSA HEADS 301/302 & 109/110 ‘TINGIRANA NOOSA’

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This is a rare offering – two x 2 bedroom apartments (one on the top floor and the other on the ground) each with a dual key operation which means each has a beachfront suite with kitchen, dining and lounge while the studio is a spacious bedroom with kitchenette. You can rent it as a complete 2 bedroom apartment or two individual ones – the suite and studio. ɒ Unrivalled position on Noosa beachfront. ɒ Caring, well established management. ɒ Fully and delightfully furnished. ɒ Excellent income. ɒ Pool, gym and even a restaurant on site.

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View Saturday & Wednesday 11.00-11.30am This very stylish and spacious poolside townhouse on Noosa Sound features generous lounge and Auction Friday 15 January dining areas, gourmet kitchen, large sunny courtyard and north facing balcony. There are only Frank Milat 0438 528 148 three in the complex, just park the car and walk to main beach. Low body corporate fees.

Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 ɒ Beautifully renovated with travertine and stone, bi-fold doors and a sunny courtyard.

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This is the only luxury 2 bedroom apartment in “On The Beach”. Number 21 is more like a home than an apartment , with a large kitchen and living area. Imagine enjoying alfresco dining on the roof terrace or watching the sun set over Noosa North Shore. This is a special offering. ɒ Strong holiday income and tax benefits. ɒ Stunning beachfront location with roof terrace. ɒ Recently renovated with large modern bathrooms. ɒ Rented storage locker for added income.

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NOOSA SOUND 39 WYUNA DRIVE

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

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This is a brilliant beach house. It is positioned at the leafy end of blue chip Arakoon Crescent with truly wonderful views of the beach and sea. If you enjoy beach walks and the sound of the sea, you will find it hard to go past this one. ɒ An architectural statement with pitched ceilings, split levels, enhanced by timber floors. ɒ Kitchen is up-to-the-minute with European appliances and white stone bench tops. ɒ Large sliding glass doors lead onto a sizeable timber terrace with remarkable views. ɒ 3min walk to the beach and 5min to the Sunshine Beach Village and restaurants.

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These exclusive apartments feature: • Whole loor apartments with Ocean views • 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, designer kitchen • Spacious interiors, large outdoor terraces • Private pools for each apartment • Spacious garaging for 2 cars, • Ample storage for surboards and beach equipment

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Welcome to luxury living at 279 Gympie Terrace A once-in-a lifetime Noosa prestige property where world-famous natural beauty is complemented and matched by spacious award-winning architecture. There are only 3 apartments on ofer – each of them being the very embodiment of Noosa luxury and located in one of the last riverfront blocks on Gympie Terrace, Noosaville • Whole loor luxury apartments designed by Stephen Kidd • Magniicent views over Noosa River to the Noosa rivermouth • State of the art inclusions & inishes • Restaurants, cafes and retail shopping at your door • 3 spacious ensuited bedrooms • Media room, home oice, gourmet kitchen • Extensive indoor & outdoor living, secure parking for 3 cars • Each apartment averaging over 250m2

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Upstairs is the main living space with an open-plan kitchen, dining and living room where floor to ceiling windows perfectly frame the spectacular panoramic views to the ocean.

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The master suite is simply stunning with large windows capturing the breath-taking views that will make you feel as though you are up in the clouds, while an attached media room, private ensuite, access to the balcony and walk-in robe complete the ideal parents' retreat.

A beautiful mix of timber, glass and steel throughout makes this home a work of art, while the two-storey floorplan adds an element of functionality to this family home.

All of this is surrounded by perfectly manicured lawns and mature bushland, while only moments from the charming seaside town of Coolum.

The lower-level is home to two bedrooms with built-in storage and access to a balcony, plus a family room, movie room and outdoor

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“Unfortunately as we head into summer, unscrupulous individuals tend to travel north looking for work and to target unsuspecting home owners,” Ms Lowe said.

“It is important that residents always ask to see their contractor licence to make sure they are licensed

The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) is urging home owners to only use licensed contractors to work on their properties as scammers seek to maximise their time in the sun. to perform the type of work they are quoting for.

“Individuals who demand upfront or excessive payments should be avoided, as this is a sure sign that they are not doing the right thing by the home owner.”

Home owners can check a licensee’s credentials by using the free licensee search on the QBCC website.

Anyone with concerns about unlicensed contracting can call the QBCC 24/7 on 139 333 or visit www.qbcc.qld.gov.au.

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OPEN HOMES Cooroibah 4 Amaroo Place

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Claire Tew

Fri & Sat 12.30-1.30pm

Doonan 37 Tallgum Avenue

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 10.45-11.45am

Little Cove 25 Bayview Road

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

Sat 12-12.30pm

Marcus Beach The Coves’20 Tristania Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

Sat 11-11.45am

Noosaville Apt 4‘Pelican Beach’13 James Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jake Sudrajat

Fri 11-11.30am

17 Lake Entrance Boulevard

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode

Sat 11-11.30am

39 Wyuna Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr

Sat 11-11.30am

Apt 2, 65 Noosa Parade

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Frank Milat

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

76a Tingira Crescent

Zinc Properties Noosa - Karen Harman

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr

Apt 5, 5 Angler Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Sat 1-1.30pm

9 Grosvenor Terrace

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Sat 11-11.30am

7 Habitat Place

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Sat 12-12.30pm

Apt 69‘Ocean Breeze’52 Hastings Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

Fri 12-12.30pm, Sat 2-2.30pm

Apt 517‘Sebel’32 Hastings Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Frank Milat

Artis Penthouse’, 2/8 Noosa Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

U155 Noosa International Resort, 1 Edgar Bennett Ave

Sunshine Beach 36 Arakoon Crescent

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Peter Butt

Sat 12-12.30pm

Apt 2‘Sopris’25 Elanda Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode

Sat 12-12.30pm

2/21 Nebula Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman

Sat 11-11.30am

32 Bryan Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

Sat 12-12.30pm

30 Ferris Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

Sat 2-2.30pm

Units 1-3/29 Duke Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

Sat 12.30-1pm

21 Dolphin Bay Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly

Sat 2-2.30pm

3/17 Parkedge Road

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Sat 10-10.30am

2/20 Henderson Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Sat 10-10.30am

4/1 Solway Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Sat 12-12.45pm

26 Wildlower Street

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Sat 12-12.45pm

Unit 3, 2-6 Webb Road

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Diana Pound

Sat 12-12.30pm

12 Cooloosa Street

David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Fri 5-6pm, Sat 9.30-10.30am & Sat 1-2pm

8 Depper Street

Zinc Properties Noosa - Karen Harman

Sat 11-11.45am

14b Weyba Street

Zinc Properties Noosa - Karen Harman

Sat 12-12.45pm

43b Tait Street

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode

Sat 10-10.30am

11 Hooper Crescent

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell & Sharon McLure

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Diana Pound

Fri 12.30-1pm, Sat 10-10.30am

25/20 Anchorage Circuit

One Noosa - Lydia Kirn

Sat 10-10.45am

27/20 Anchorage Circuit

One Noosa - Lydia Kirn

Sat 11-11.45am

32/20 Baywater Drive

One Noosa - Lydia Kirn

Sat 1-1.45pm

Sat 12-12.30pm Sat 3-3.30pm Sat 11-11.30am

Base Realtors - Ron Davey

Sat 11am-12pm

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Cam Goode & Jill Goode

Sat 11-11.30am

Peregian Springs Zinc Properties Noosa - Jon Kelly

Sat 11-11.45am

Sunrise Beach 2/29 Ventura Street

Sat 2-2.45pm

Twin Waters

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28 Sandhurst Crescent

Sat 2-2.45pm

Tewantin

Tingirana’25 Hastings Street

Villa 544‘The Ridge’61 Noosa Springs Drive

Sat 11-11.45am

Sat & Wed 11-11.30am

Noosa Heads

Unit 3/7 Attunga Heights

5 Twilight Street

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

Fri, Jan 15th Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

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THE Ladies Probus club of Noosa Heads will hold its end of year Christmas Luncheon at the Noosa Marina’s River Deck Restaurant on Thursday 10 December, at noon for a 12.30pm start. There will be no general meetings for December or January. We will resume general meetings on Thursday 11 February at the Forum Hall, Laguna Estate, Noosaville, at 10am.

For further information contact Kim on 5455 3860 or Pam on 5450 6017.

THE Cooroy Pomona Lions Club was hard at work at the Cooroy State School concert on Friday 4 December supplying event goers with festival treats including popcorn, hot chips and fairy floss.

Half the proceeds from sales on the night went back to the school.

MaNtraS, MUSiC aNd MeditatioN ENJOY 2.5 hours of peace and harmony every Saturday from 3pm-5.30pm at United Synergies, 12 Ernest Street, Tewantin. Live kirtan, chanting with musical instruments. Refreshments are provided and children are welcome.

There is no charge for this event.

NooSaviLLe vieW CLUB THE Noosaville View Club Christmas lunch meeting is on Thursday 10 December, at 11am for an 11.30am start, at the Tewantin Noosa RSL. Please phone Nanette McLay on 5455 6157 to let her know if you are joining us by the Sunday

LETTERS Please note letters to the editor need to be received by the editorial staff by Monday 12noon for that week of publication. Please email letters to newsdesk@noosatoday. com.au or post to 36 Mary Street, Noosaville. Letters should be no longer than 250 words.

Labor lacks lustre IT SEEMS Isobell McConnell (3 December) was unhappy with the number of people willing to pay $150 a head to attend the Labor Party’s Dinner with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to raise campaign funds for Labor candidate Mark Denham to try to become Noosa’s first party political councillor in March.

I for one don’t believe it would have been appropriate for our mayor or senior council staff to have attended a party political fundraiser to attempt to chew the Premier’s ear.

previous to the meeting. This is a fun and friendship club that supports The Smith Family.

CHriStiaN FeLLoWSHiP oF NooSa SO that we can fully enjoy both the Christmas message and the carols we are having two Christmas services at Christian fellowship of

Noosa. On 13 December Kevin Brewer’s message is titled “Joy to the World” and on 20 December “The Courage of Joseph” will be the title of a message by Norm Flett. We would be delighted to greet you in the CWA Hall, next to the Tewantin Post Office, at 9.30am. www. christianfellowshipnoosa.com is our website, and Tony is our personal contact on 5474 0620.

iGa FUNd-raiSer NOOSA Outlook IGA is holding a fund-raiser on Friday 11 December to raise money for Wishlist. We are hoping that with support from our local community we can raise money to help sick children in Nambour Hospital and to take some financial pressure of their families at Christmas. Staff are dressing up and for a gold coin donation you can purchase a sausage in bread. Out the front we will have goodies for the kids to purchase also. Look forward to seeing you there.

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

Serious local issues cannot be satisfactorily dealt with between dinner courses or glasses of wine.

Good call, Mayor Playford. Excellent judgment, as usual. The vast majority of Noosa residents absolutely do not want to see party politics of any colour in Noosa Council. We infinitely prefer the present community-centred team approach.

H. Saunders, Sunshine Beach.

What he really said THE 'MP for same sex' headline by Jolene Ogle misrepresented what Glen Elmes actually said - which was that 'He’d vote in favour of restoring civil marriages in Queensland.’

Please note that Glen Elmes welcomes a free vote. Robin Bristow should allow voters and MPs to exercise their democratic choice and should stop trying to influence the way we vote on this matter. Tired of harassment.

Carol Manning, Tewantin.

Welcome Premier ON THE weekend we held an event that hosted the Premier of Queensland. Unfortunately only one councillor made the effort to attend and one apologised due to a family illness. It is a sad day when the mayor and councillors don’t see a value in having a conversation with a State Premier.

Noosa Council was elected to represent the local community and not attending an event with the premier was not only extremely rude but not in the interest of the local area.

Lex McCarthy, Noosa.

Union pain OH, TO be a member of the Queensland nursing union. 50-years - the longest serving member on the books - that was my wife. She was shifted from her employment three weeks ago and guess what? After 50 years of union fees, the union did nothing. That’s right, nothing! So all you nurses out there, cancel your membership as they will do nothing for you as an indi-

vidual. Don’t waste your money. Go girls!

Barry Power, Cooroy.

Council politics HAVING just read about Mark Denham (3 December) and his intent to run for council next March, I’ve noticed an alarming trend: pollie creep. We now have three hats in the ring which have distinct party political badges pinned to them - Brian Stockwell and Mark Denham of the ALP and Aaron White for the Greens. None are making any effort whatsoever to maintain an independent stance.

I find it difficult to imagine any councillor, so obviously aligned to a specific party, being able to shape responses to residents without recourse to the party line. Imagine highly politicised council decisions. Think about yet another election campaign to endure - creepy!

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LETTERS

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Not neglected CONTRARY to claims your newspaper published last week (3 December), council is not neglecting public asset maintenance, nor delaying any capital works projects. Far from cutting capital works spending, council recently approved additional funding as part of the budget review process.

It is also disrespectful to our committed and professional workforce to suggest the electoral cycle dictates the timing or delivery of programmed works.

Martin Drydale, Director Planning and Infrastructure, Noosa Council.

How rude!

I COULD not agree more with Isobell McConnell’s comments (3 December) about the rudeness exhibited by the mayor, the “Mayoral Pretender” and the other guilty councillors when the Premier made a recent visit to Noosa. How do they ever expect the current government to pay heed to the problems that abound in Noosa and surrounds, like high youth unemployment, the TAFE situation, the lack of infrastructure, the encroachment of mining companies and the like, when they show such disrespect to our Premier? Does Noosa Council, its councillors, its mayor think they are so wonderful, they can go it alone without any assistance from the state? Not likely, with all the things needed to be done. Even our Prime Minister had to eat humble pie when he met the Queen. He is a staunch Republican, yet out of respect for the Queen and her office, he was most gracious to her. Our current local council could well take a leaf out of his book and learn how to treat our Premier and Ministers of State with the same degree of respect.

I turn now to Mr Elmes’ really nasty letter on the same page and I make these comments.

The TAFE in Tewantin remains idle and continues to fall into rack and ruin while all these stupid arguments, principally on a local level, run back and forth. It could be restored and turned into a vital resource for the training of our youth in a number of areas. That would keep some of our youth in the Noosa Shire, and

if business was encouraged to come on board, as has been done in other areas, it would lead to serious employment. Come on the people who are mucking around with this project ... let us get some action now, let us do something positive for Noosa. I also would like to state that Mr Elmes’ comments about the matter are distasteful and not becoming of a parliamentary representative for this area.

K.L. Fielden, Tewantin.

Tour the website AFTER reading the article in Noosa Today (3 December) titled 'Country Drive to boost tourism in new initiative’ I decided to check out the website to get more information. I found some suggested drives and realised this would be a great boost to the small towns highlighted. The thing that concerns me is that the central route travels to Pomona via Louis Bazzo Drive.

Has council seen the state of this 100km/h speed limited road? It has plants growing through the asphalt and more patchwork than a quilters' show. This road, which acts as the main link between Gympie, Pomona and Noosa, is in need of a major upgrade/ resurfacing.

I travel this road every day and have watched it get worse every year. As a council I would be embarrassed to have tourists use this road. I welcome the tourists to the hinterland because we have a lot to offer but fear for their safety due to the lack of upgrading to our hinterland roads.

R. Stacey, Pomona.

Calm down Glen OUR local member Glen Elmes seems upset someone had the temerity to question his inaction on the Noosa TAFE closure. When he was a minister in the previous LNP Government, he had a perfect opportunity to push the case for funding for Beckmans Road, to start the ball rolling on changing legislation to fix the river problems, to start discussions on re-opening the TAFE, and to help fix our youth unemployment, but he did none of these. I suggest he goes into the room of mirrors and has a good hard look at himself before criticising others.

Bruce Hallett, Tewantin.

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SCIENTIFIC evidence and multiple studies, published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, state man-made climate change is unequivocal.

Hundreds of thousands of people marched around the world supporting the shift for renewable energy and against climate change.

Supporting this in Paris people left shoes, including the Pope! The study published in the journal Geophysical Research Papers found the 2011 floods were the direct results of climate change. Warmer ocean temperatures, increasing extra moisture, atmospheres continue to warm intensifying water vapour, leading to more frequent precipitation events. Repair bills amounting to billions of dollars and more deaths; Socialist Alliance Queensland's Ewan Saunders says "Worse still is the suffering of the people of this state, and the loss of irreplaceable belongings, heritage and livelihoods.” Action on climate change is imperative.

QUT predict these events will increase.

“Observations throughout the world make it clear that the evidence for rapid climate change

is compelling.

Earth-orbiting satellites and other technological advances enabled scientists to see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate on a global scale. This body of data, collected over many years, reveals the signals of a changing climate. Leading scientific organisations worldwide issued public statements endorsing this. The current warming trend is of particular significance because most of it is humaninduced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in the past 1300 years. We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last that can do something about it.

Marie-Louise Sarjeant, Tewantin.

Member uninformed THERE'S more to the story of the closed TAFE than Glen Elmes revealed (3 December), or maybe he’s unaware of the review by his own Newman Government that led to the closure.

To say TAFE itself closed the campus ignores the Liberal Newman Government downgrading TAFE vocational training to open up to private providers. First step by Mr Elmes’ government was a review of Queensland TAFE headed by Michael Roche, Executive Director of the Queensland Resources Council, mining lobbyist, to overhaul vocational education. The resulting report recommended closures, particularly small campuses, although government media releases only referred to large, old brick buildings unsuitable for modern training. Once word was out that Noosa TAFE would likely close, were students going to begin a course they couldn’t finish? What was the Sunshine Coast TAFE response? Stop marketing, transfer courses to other campuses in anticipation of this imposed scenario? Were numbers dropping those final few years for these reasons? The end result came two years later - amalgamation with Wide Bay TAFE to one single entity (East Coast TAFE) Maroochydore to Hervey Bay, and the closure of campuses, including Noosa.

Early on a student sent a letter to Mr Elmes for clarification, and received a scoffing reply in a tone similar to his letter of 3 December.

This was shown around campus. Either he didn’t know of a review by his own government or was being evasive and patronising.

Either way, not great service from our local member.

Joy Paul, Former librarian, Noosa TAFE.

Need for speed I READ with disappointment the comments from Robert Bulford of Eumundi about speed limits on our roads. As you might be aware, Noosa has a very large amount of “really terrible drivers” and after reading this letter I can understand why. They do not know the road rules.

What I suggest is you re-run the article by Sergeant McRight of Noosa Heads Police Station (26 November) explaining what the road rules are concerning speed limits, that 100km/h is that and not slower, as these others think.

Perhaps reprinting this article might save road rage and lives. Looking forward to re-reading this article in your 'Letters to the Editor’ page.

Robyn Richards, Noosa.

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IN RESPONSE to Marie-Louise Sarjeant (3 December), a national newspaper reported around half a million people marched in the recent climate change demonstrations. It would appear that the majority, 22.5 million Australians, think man-made global warming is a load of hogwash. As the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has admitted, adjusting temperature readings upwards to suit the IPPC’s climate change modelling, how many other other global BOMs have submitted falsified temperature readings to the IPPC? Then there is the IPPC. The IPPC is certain that 97 per cent of the scientists are certain that there is a 97 per cent certainty that their computer modelling is 97 per cent wrong. Scientists certainly believe 97 per cent of the data used in their models has been adjusted, most of the time. The expression GIGO is appropriate Garbage In, Garbage Out. Climate change scientists do not know how fast the planet is warming, nor do they know how much greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to global warming. Until scientists conduct climate change research according to the accepted principles of scientific methods and answer these two questions climate change is simply an assumption based on the panic and hysteria of half a million uninformed marchers.

Colin Bond, Tewantin.

Formless rant IN RESPONSE to Phillip Rutherford’s formless rant denying any need to take responsibility for the planet, his scientific credentials are somewhat tarnished by announcing partisan conclusions before attempting a Google-fact justification.

A real scientist would tell us that the proposition “climate has always varied, therefore anthropogenic influences can be disregarded” does not tick the logic box. Similarly, honest acknowledgement that even the most sophisticated computer models may not match the complexity of global climate systems is no reason to dismiss the consistently more alarming outcomes predicted by those models.

The scientific hypothesis is that mankind is, maybe, quite likely, probably (the models are evolving), having an effect on the planet severe enough to create mass extinctions and migrations. The only logical response is to give this serious consideration in guiding our actions.

Even if the hypothesis turns out to be wrong, it is hard to see a negative result from treating the planet with care. The alternate response, denial, is a gamble at the wrong table with, at best, a false-neutral outcome (carry on until it’s bitumen, weed-free lawn, concrete, and Mars looking good for a holiday) or, increasingly likely, find ourselves clinging to the life-raft, wishing we’d paid more attention in science class.

Chris Hindmarsh, Tinbeerwah.

It's science, stupid THE senate inquiry into wind farms had some inscrutable scientific submissions, most notably; ‘they are visually awful’. The Flat Earth Institute’s submission stated that ‘the turbines slow winds down, causing the Earth’s temperature to go up; they trap stardust, give people freckles and blow the Earth off its planet’.

Other submissions about health concerns stated that wind turbines have caused herpes and haemorrhoids.

The newly appointed Wind Force Commissioner (part-time) will receive $600,000 over three years to monitor the wind farm industry, respond to community complaints and health concerns -scientifically?

Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach.

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Fantasy and wonder come to life as the Noosa Arts Theatre presents Old Mother Hubbard this Christmas.

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Cast captures the magic and music of a nursery rhyme from 5 years to 69 years and, of course, a dog Susan skilfully harnesses a breadth of talent to deliver original fun-filled family magic.

The ageless pantomime is the story of Old Mother Hubbard (Lorraine Bates), the proprietor of the local orphanage which is struggling to keep open.

The future of the orphanage becomes even bleaker when Squire Farquhar (Bruce Campbell) becomes

her landlord, courtesy of Demon Evil (Frank Wilkie), and threatens Old Mother Hubbard and her orphans with eviction.

The only way to save the orphanage and the orphans is to allow her eldest orphan Polly (Gemma EllisMoore) to marry the Squire.

As Old Mother Hubbard prepares to leave the orphanage to protect Polly from a loveless marriage, Fairy Floss (Jane Rivers) convinces the

Squire to face this awful loss, turning him against Demon Evil, forcing him out of town.

The orphanage is saved and in true pantomime style, Polly ends up marrying her handsome Prince (Jayden Lee).

Children and adults alike will be mesmerised by this traditional, fast moving and visually splendid production featuring ageless well-loved songs.

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ing pantomime as tickets are already selling fast.

Performances will be held on Saturday 2, 9 and 16 January at 11am and 2pm, and on Sunday 3, 10 and 17 January at 1pm and 4pm.

Tickets are on sale now at the children’s price of $15 per person.

Book online at www.noosaartstheatre.org.au, phone 5449 9343 or drop into the theatre from Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 2pm to buy tickets from the box office.

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BRUSH up on the classic words to the nursery rhyme Old Mother Hubbard as you will want to join in during Noosa Arts Theatre’s coming production of the much loved pantomime, commencing on 2 January.

Accomplished director Susan Dearnley once again creates a kaleidoscope of enchanting scenes where fantasy and wonder come to life interspersed with toe-tapping music.

With 29 actors ranging in age

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Fairytale characters take on a hissy twist

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Thursday 10 December Cafe Le Monde 6pm Hayden Hack.

The Reef Hotel 7pm Irish Nite/ Alan Kelly Trio.

Tewantin Noosa RSL 7pm Fabian.

Villa Noosa 7pm Trivia.

Friday 11 December Cafe Le Monde 8pm Massroom/Foxy.

The Reef Hotel 9pm Soda Night Club/James Sinclair and White Fox. Tewantin Noosa RSL 8pm Mantra.

Saturday 12 December Cafe Le Monde 8pm We Out Here/ Tim Fuchs/ Lyndon Kidd/Jawgoh/Jasti.

The Reef Hotel 9pm Soda Night Club/White Fox/ James Sinclair and JMG. Tewantin Noosa RSL 8pm The Brothers Show.

Sunday 13 December Cafe Le Monde.

3pm Andrew Kirwin Band/Nucache.

The Reef Hotel 4pm Michelle Clifford.

Sunshine Beach SLSC 3pm Late for Woodstock.

PRINCE Charming is set to cause some trouble in this year’s Once Upon a Christmas Carol event to be held at the Eumundi Amphitheatre on Saturday 12 December.

A lively cast of fairytale characters will take to the stage including Anna and Elsa from Frozen, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Maleficent, Cinderella, Prince Charming and the Grinch.

Eumundi and District Historical Association president Donata Page expects this year’s show to be the best one yet and hopes for a lot of involvement from the crowd.

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We expect lots of booing and hissing from the audience.

The Grinch will be worth booing more than once …

“We expect lots of booing and hissing from the audience. The Grinch will be worth booing more than once,” Donata said.

Make sure you bring your best singing voice as the Sunshine Coast’s own Doo Wop Dolls will sing all your favourite Christmas Carols.

And not to forget, the star of the show will be dropping by to say hello to all the good boys and girls so make sure you keep your eyes on the skies for Santa.

Head along to Once Upon a Christmas Carol at the Eumundi Amphitheatre on Saturday 12 December, from 6.30pm.

The event is free for the whole family.

Power-packed pumpin’ performance MANTRA is the latest powerhouse rock band to take the Sunshine Coast by storm. Taking after their namesake, Mantra promise the audience will want to see them again, and again, and again.

With influences from U2, Cold Play, AC/DC, Screaming Jets and The Beatles, they are set to get your bones shaking and hearts pumping with their amazingly distinctive guitar riffs and catchy and melodic original songs.

Their debut album, Power of Sound was recorded and produced

by Daniel Jones from Savage Garden and mastered in one of Australia’s famous recording facilities, Studio 310 in Sydney.

Mantra will be performing at Tewantin Noosa RSL on Friday 11 December, at 8pm.

Tickets are free for members and $10 for non-members and are available from reception or dial ‘n’ charge on 5447 1766.

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Cryptic Clues No. 7400 ACROSS 1. Unworried, pass the ball in (4). 7. Talked about that strange new creed (9). 8. The attitude of the people around one (4). 9. Pace of bach-strokes (4). 10. Fixes, or gets even with (4). 11. Meant somehow, to conceal the little creatures (4). 14. It’s put on to cover a tear, it seems (10). 16.

The coin I examine is from a monastery (10). 19. Having loaded the silver on board, is obviously tired (4). 22. Photographed with the sun blazing down? (4). 24. A launching pad of the first flight (4). 25. The doctor has on a gold tie (4). 26. Feeling it’s where the ignorant can get most help (9). 27. “Gin is made from it, stupid,” you say (4).

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DOWN 1. It makes one, for a little while, stop reading (5). 2. It’s up to the minister to intervene: that’s clear (5). 3. About to have a hot drink, leaped to one’s feet (4,2). 4. So put out right after, into a state of unconsciousness (6). 5. Come upon and pour back (4). 6. Leave knocked out in the arena, letting everybody see (9). 12. A narrow squeak for Slim in the shooting range (4,5). 13. Having been cut back, was increased by a quarter (4). 15. The sisters are, in the main, unsociable (4). 17. At the tavern had a meal, as is natural (6). 18. Wheel of the vehicle the drunken sot is in (6). 20.

Everything is taken round to the island (5). 21. A red material? (5). 23. So that half goes to America (4).

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Cooroy shows its Christmas spirit CHRISTMAS is off to a festive start with over 10,000 people attending the annual Christmas in Cooroy event held over two days last weekend.

With a range of activities and live entertainment on offer, Christmas in Cooroy was guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of even the biggest Grinch.

Cooroy Chamber of Commerce president and event organiser Danielle Taylor said the event grew bigger every year and was a great showcase of the Noosa community spirit.

This year saw over 70 Santas pound the pavement in the annual Noosa Plumbing Group Great Santa Race which raised over $1300 for the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland.

The Bendigo Bank Street Parade had 40 entries with Tadpoles Early Learning Centre taking out first place for the best float award for the second year running.

The fun continues for the rest of December with the shop window trail and festive decorations adorning the streets including the beautiful Cooroy Christmas Tree.

A group of Santas race to the finish line for the Christmas in Cooroy annual Great Santa Race.

The Ricon Christmas Tree shone bright at this year's Christmas in Cooroy.

Picture: Supplied

There was music aplenty during the Christmas in Cooroy street parade.

Pictures: KARINA MAY

A band of fairies add sparkle to the day’s festivities.

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Streets light up for night market THE first Eumundi Night Market for the 2015 festive season has been a great success with hundreds of locals and visitors visiting the markets to get into the spirit of Christmas.

The first market was held on Friday 4 December, from 5pm to 9pm, with two more night markets to be held on Fridays 11 and 18 December at the same times.

There is a host of family entertainment options from live music to arts and crafts for the little ones, street performers and family outdoor movies, not to mention shopping under the stars to get those last minute gifts.

There were terrific crowds to see Santa at the Eumundi Night Markets.

Fire performer Matt from Hotter Than Mustard entertains the crowd at the Eumundi Night Markets.

Zachary, with mum Melissa and dad Patrick at the markets.

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4. Cool down: Hot showers after sun exposure dry skin further. To really cool your burn, turn the temperature down and allow your skin a better chance of healing.

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IMPRESS friends and family this Christmas with warm, gooey gingerbread cookies.

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Naturally it’s better eating and we want everyone to be able to buy quality organic products,” he said.

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Paul is also the editor and owner of the gardening magazine, Sub Tropical Gardening, on the Steering Committee for the recently established Friends of Brisbane Botanic Gardens and an active member of the Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens.

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The gallery held its endof-term celebrations yesterday for the latest groups of students to complete the program.

Noosa Regional Gallery director Nina Shadforth said the program allowed children to thrive and explore their artistic ability.

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ceptional artistic ability and they thrive in this program.

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Children are not only encouraged to explore their abilities but also to learn about the more practical side of art.

“Students examine all sorts of styles of art, view current gallery exhibitions and apply what they’ve learned to practical tasks.

It’s lovely to see how they recognise within the exhibitions, ideas of what each artist has been trying to communicate and then convey that in their own work,” Ms Shadforth said.

The program is open to children aged between 7 and 12 years with the new term starting 4 February 2016.

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Boats dressed for appeal

By PETER MASON AHOY, there - it’s that time of year again and the organisers of one of Sunshine Coast’s most celebrated nautical events are appealing for support for the best-ever Christmas boating flotilla.

The Noosa Waters flotilla, which celebrates its 18th anniversary this year, will take place next Friday 18 December.

The event regularly sees up to 100 brightly decorated watercraft join in the festivities and compete for a place in the best-dressed-boat roll of honour.

Organisers are hoping to make this year’s nautical pa-

rade one of the biggest and best ever, and will be looking to better the record turnout of five years ago when over 100 tinsel-adorned boats of all shapes and sizes took part.

Noosa Waters Residents Association president Dick Patterson said with such a fabulous waterway right on their back-step, he wanted to encourage all boat-owning residents to light-up their boats and take part.

“At the same time we want to provide a special Christmas treat to the thousands of spectators who are expected to flock to Noosa from all over the coast to watch,” he said.

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sa’s best-ever Christmas flotilla.”

Noosa Community Radio 101.3 FM is one of the key promoters and will be calling the event as it happens and playing Christmas Carols from 6 to 8pm on the night.

Boats will assemble at the Saltwater Avenue/Masthead Quay bridge from 6.30pm, with the parade scheduled to start at 6.45pm.

Noosa Coast Guard boats will lead out the parade after signalling the start with two blasts from their air horns.

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The flotilla always promises to be a great spectacle.

Pineapple patch from scratch to great catch

Bella Goddard and Cassi Seels check out their handiwork in the Sunshine Beach State School pineapple patch.

WHEN confronted with a barren piece of Sunshine Beach State School’s landscape that was best described as dry and dusty, the students saw a wonderful opportunity to get creative.

Resident permaculture gardener Di Seels, who is always encouraging everyone to 'think outside, with no box required’ asked the Sunshine Beach learners to come up with a solution and that’s exactly what they did.

The learners decided to turn the land into a pineapple patch.

What a great way to turn a piece of unused sandy land into an attractive and productive addition to the already flourishing permaculture garden, and so Sunshine Beach State School’s pineapple patch complete with mosaic tiling was created.

Year 4 learner Cassi said pineapples were actu-

ally quite easy to grow.

“You just get pineapples with their green spikey tops still on from the market and snap the top off by twisting it. Then you let them dry off, find the little roots under the dead leaves and plant them,” she said.

Bella explained pineapples like a lot of Sunshine.

“At Sunshine Beach State School, we have lots of that and now we have lots of pineapples too,” she said.

“Once you have planted the pineapple tops you then just need to have a little patience. Soon enough tiny pineapples start to grow on the top of the bit that you planted. They will grow bigger and bigger until they are ripe and ready to pick.”

This year the permaculture garden has had a bumper crop with several harvests of a variety of herbs, fruit, eatable flowers and vegetables, including a massive rockmelon-

sized sweet potato.

The fresh produce has been shared with the school tuck-shop or sold to families for a coin donation, via the ‘Sunshine Kids Market Cafe’ another idea generated by the Sunshine Beach learners.

The donations help to purchase more seeds for next year’s crops.

Di said the permaculture garden was an ever evolving part of the school and the school was very welcoming of donations of seeds, seedlings and, of course, pineapple tops.

Learners from all year levels get to experience and appreciate the beauty, peacefulness, joy and outside learning opportunity of the permaculture garden.

Prep learners particularly enjoy watching plants grow from seedlings to eatable plants and participating in environmental art projects.

Their act for shelter POMONA State School students have rallied together to raise $240 for the Rotary Club of Corooy’s Shelterbox project.

Shelterbox is an international disaster relief agency that seeks to provide shelter, warmth and dignity to families who have lost their homes to disaster.

Shelter is provided in the form of a family-sized tent, thermal blankets, water purification equipment, a stove, basic took kit, solar light and a children’s activity pack.

The students raised the money through the Rotary sponsored group, EarlyAct, which is a service club that offers students aged 5 to 13 the opportunity to gain increased awareness and knowledge of their community and the wider world.

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director Carol Johnston said natural disasters often happened without warning, leaving people without their homes and possessions.

“Shelterbox provides emergency shelter and vital supplies to support communities around the world overwhelmed by disaster and humanitarian crisis,” she said.

“This is a very generous donation from students at Pomona State School and a great initiative led by members of the school EarlyAct Club. Pomona students realise the importance of respect, dignity and caring for all through their active participation at school, local and community levels.”

EarlyAct club president Josh Butler presented the cheque to the Rotary Club of Cooroy on Friday 27 November.

From left to right: Rotary Club of Cooroy president elect Andrew Aves, EarlyAct secretary Emma Saunderson, EarlyAct president Josh Butler, youth director Carol Johnston and EarlyAct treasurer Matt Brown.

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SPORTTODAY

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WHAT a week we’ve just had for pro surfing, with the waves pumping on Oahu and Maui, maybe not so much on Hainan Island in China, but Sunny Coast surfers laying on a rail and putting it all on the line around the world.

Of course the biggest news for locals was Julian Wilson’s stellar form in macking Sunset Beach waves for the Vans World Cup. After smashing every heat on his way to the final, Jules couldn’t find a backup to beat a rampaging Mick Fanning, but his second placing signalled his intent for this week’s Billabong Pipe Masters, where he is the defending champion.

In my opinion Pipe is where Mick Fanning will continue the best form of his career to claim his fourth world title, equalling the great Mark Richards for the most world titles for an Australian man. At 34, Mick will never catch Kelly’s 11, nor is he likely to match Layne Beachley’s seven, but what a fantastic effort from this guy, to come back from the jaws of death (quite literally) and face down the Brazilian Storm with solid rail to rail surfing.

I know, I know ... he can be beaten (and I’m writing this before Pipe even starts) but I just don’t think he’s going to be denied this year.

But let’s get back to Julian, who is surfing with such power and authority. Ranked number seven going into Pipe, he was only a mathematical possibility for his first world title, needing everyone else to fall over and break a leg, but another great performance will put him in the conversation for next year. And I can’t help thinking where he would be now, in relation to a title, if things had gone differently at Jeffreys Bay five months ago.

The thing I’ve noticed about Julian in the last couple of seasons is that he now has the firepower to win anywhere. Whether it’s Cloudbreak, Chopes, The Box, Snapper, the beachbreaks of Les Landes or the bowels of a Pipe monster, if he gets to the pointy end of the event, he looks like he owns the place. Witness Sunset last week. That place at triple overhead is full of tricks for young players, but Julian carved off the bottom and snapped off the top like he was born to it, like John John, who was, in fact.

Last July, on the first wave of the final, he looked like he owned J-Bay, but then the ex-

Above: Nic Jones looking the goods in defeat in China.

Right: Julian Wilson powers off the bottom at Sunset. crement hit the overhead cooling appliance, and he had to share the points with Mick. Of course, at the time nothing mattered less. They were both safe, that was all that counted. But it’s interesting to ponder how it might have played out, had Julian taken his first win of the season that fateful day.

Meanwhile on Maui, the girls tour wrapped up with the Target Pro, held in perfect Honolua Bay. I only managed to catch a few of the preliminary heats, but finals day was awesome, with Sally Fitzgibbons pushing Carissa Moore all the way for her third world title. In the end Carissa claimed the crown in the semis, and then went on to steal the event from Sally with a perfect 10.

Sally finished the year in third position, the highest-ranked Australian after another solid year. A world title can’t be far away. But it must seem like a couple of worlds away for Buderim’s Dimity Stoyle, who was bundled out in round two at Honolua and will not requalify for 2016. This is a huge disappointment for Dimity, and for all her many fans, because although she’s been a tour battler, at some points - notably Lower Trestles, where she finished third - she’s really looked the goods in competition.

As I write, the Jeep Longboard World Titles are underway on Hainan Island, China, with Aussies Chelsea Williams in the women's and defending champ Harley Ingleby in the men's both looking strong. But Sunny Coaster Nic Jones was a round two elimination in small waves last Sunday, when he fell to Reunion’s Aurelien Meynieux after blowing a potential

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SPORTTODAY Tyson Whitfield with a quality jack from the river.

Reefs prove popular choice WITH the wind up over the last couple of weeks the offshore scene has been a little quiet, for those that did make it outside it has usually been a quick run to the closer reefs, Sunshine Reef, Jew Sholes and Halls Reef have all been popular with the early birds.

Pelagics have been on the mind of most anglers with the onset of the warmer currents coming down from the north, most have seen good activity, mackerel, be it spotted or spanish, have been landed with the occasional spanish sneaking over the metre mark, dolphin fish have also been around with a couple of large rough bulls seen cruising the surface, long tail tuna are also in the mix and are harassing bait schools on the

high tide. Floater type bait fishing has been the most successful, with trolled hardbodies also doing the job. If you come across a school of tuna feeding on a bait school slugs are your best bet. As the wind is due to abate this week we should see more report for the outer reefs.

In the river it has been all about the mangrove jacks, there have been some crackers caught over the last few weeks with fish over the 50cm mark very common. Live bait fished late into the evening has been the most successful, soft plastics and hard bodies have also been going well.

Fishing the structure is always the key when fishing for jacks so areas like Tewantin

harbour and Noosa Sound are favourite spots for local anglers. The area between the lakes has also been well represented with some nice fish taken from the tree lined edges of the river.

Down-river Gympie Terrace has been popular with families taking advantage of the sun. Whiting have been the mainstays with bream and trevally also in the mix, the good old prawns are always a popular bait, let's face it everything eats a prawn. With the recent afternoon storms the mud crabs have been on the move running right throughout the river. Fresh mullet cut into chunks seems to be getting the most attention.

The successful crabbing areas have been

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On the beach the wind has also made things a little tough, an early morning start has been the key. As we move into the new moon later this week and with the lighter forecast winds, we should see things greatly improve on the beach. Make sure you look for those gutters and fish a couple of hours either side of the tide.

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

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Barry leads the charge in single stableford stakes NOOSA GOLF THERE were 203 entrants in the single stableford played on Tuesday 1 December. Scratch rating (M): 71.0.

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Fitzgerald 10, 38; Brett Clarke 1, 38; George Bell 6, 38; Bruno Zigliotto 16, 38. Nearest to pin: A Grade: 5th Rod Lowe; 7th Gary Murnane; 10th Peter Telley; 12th Mark Macnish. B Grade: 5th Robert Upham; 7th Paul Neate; 10th Dave Tebbutt; 12th Terry Farrell. C Grade: 5th Ray Graetz; 7th Jamie Priestley; 10th Bill Nock; 12th Bruce Howden.

There were 248 entrants in the single stableford played on Saturday 5 December. Scratch rating (M): 72.0.

Winners: A Grade: 1 Mark Cro-

nin 11, 67; 2 Garry DrummondGower 11, 68; 3 Alan Martin 10, 70.

B Grade: 1 Shane Dunn 14, 67; 2 David Murray 15, 69; 3 Gerry Kane 18, 69. C Grade: 1 Peter Mason 34, 66; 2 Greg Earp 24, 67; 3 John Henry 24, 67. Place getters: Terry Dale 23, 67; Barry MacDonald 19, 68; Bob Wright 32, 68; Robert Hemmings 21, 69; Ken McBryde 19, 69; Aldo Zuzza 23, 69; Michael Gafa 15, 69; John Kerr 25, 69; John Luttmer 23, 69; Robert Rossetti 23, 69; Bob Oakley 21, 69; Charles Moore 25, 69; John D’Arcy 14, 70; Bruce Osborne 11, 70; Graeme Brown 21, 70; Aaron

Carter 15, 70; Derek Pousette 15, 71; Kevin Krogh 16, 71; Peter Smales 18; 71.

Great score: Dave Potter, Sam Boulden, Stephen Jackson. Nearest to pin: A Grade: 5th Leigh Hancock; 7th Stephen McCaul; 10th Phil Grove; 12th Mark Ostwald. B Grade: 5th Terry Farrell; 7th Dean Jeffrey; 10th Derek Pousette; 12th Michael Cantori. C Grade: 5th Bob Oakley; 7th Dave Potter; 10th Ken McBryde; 12th Bob Wright.

COOROY GOLF WOMEN - Results from stabl-

eford played on 3 December.

Winner: Mary Miller 40. Runnerup: Aileen Morton 38. Daily Winner: Assunta Easton 42. Runner-up: Kate Sawrey 41. Rundown: Mary Miller 40; Jocelyn Rabjohns 38; Aileen Morton 38; Shay Zulpo 36; Sonja Cordwell 35; Juanita Langford 35; Eve Hunt 35; Joyce McKay 35; Wendy O’Hare 34; Wendy Morse 34; Lynne Hall 34; Kaye Gilmour 34. Approaches: Wendy O’Hare, Assunta Easton, Mary Miller. Longest Putt: Lavinia Hill.

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Sunshine Beach State School students learn essential water safety skills at the NAC.

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THE weather is heating up and Sunshine Beach State School is helping their learners cool down with weekly swimming lessons at the Noosa Aquatic Centre.

Learning to swim is a fun and healthy life skill with many benefits as it helps keep children’s’ hearts and lungs healthy, improves strength, flexibility, balance and posture, and is a fun opportunity to make friends and grow in confidence.

Co-ordination and motor skills are enhanced and children who participate are also taught survival skills around the water.

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For some of the Prep learners it is the first time they have had actual swimming instruction, for others they are further developed and are strengthening their swimming strokes and kicking actions, all under the watchful eyes of the experienced swim staff of the NAC. Prep teacher Kellie Moody said she enjoys watching her learners build confidence in the water environment and learn skills such as floating on their back, finding the edge of the pool, and pulling themselves out of the water.

“The learners absolutely love their weekly lessons and I can see them becoming more capable each

time we are there. Their faces have beaming smiles of enjoyment,” she said.

With so many beautiful beaches and waterways on the Sunshine Coast, being able to swim is an essential part of life.

With waterways such as pools, rivers and beaches so easily accessible, providing children with quality swimming lessons, skills in survival, water safety, and basic rescue are vital. Sadly, there were 271 drowning deaths in Australian waterways between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015.

Of these, 35 were children aged

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up to 14 years. Teaching children to swim and basic water safety may not only save their life, but also someone else’s.

When at our beautiful beaches, Surf Life Saving Australia continues to encourage people to swim during patrol times at patrolled beaches and between the red and yellow flags.

They also remind swimmers it is vitally important responsible adults are aware of conditions, the limitations of their children’s skills and fitness level, and remain constantly vigilant in supervising their children around all water environments.

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By GEN FRASER AT THE halfway point of the season the Noosa Nippers were able to show the results of their hard work at the Club Championships held on Sunday.

All ages hit the surf and sand with

Nippers having to navigate a two metre swell in the board events.

A big shout out to all the extra helpers who helped run and record the events.

Nippers will celebrate the break in the season from 5pm this Friday

11 December at the famous Noosa Heads Surf Club Great Duck Race held on Main Beach.

Up to 500 ducks will be released offshore and to make their way to the beach with the first one to arrive delivering $1000 to the lucky owner.

Tickets are $40 and include a racing duck plus dinner, beer, wine and soft drink on the beach.

Anyone can buy a racing duck and tickets are available from the Noosa Heads Surf Club, Noosa Aquatic Centre, Noosa Junction Bakers Delight and

the Tewantin Deli and Cafe Takeaway.

All proceeds of the duck sales go to the Noosa Nippers. Nippers are also reminded that the Nippers season will re-commence on 10 January 2016 so we wish everyone a Safe and Happy Christmas and New Year.

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IT IS an ongoing mission; the recruitment and training of our surf club members wishing to join the IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) rescue teams. Happy to relate, this season the recruitment drive has been successful.

One of the major contributing factors has without a doubt been the close and now joint working relationship that now exists between Sunshine Beach, Noosa and Peregian. In the words of Sunshine Beach captain Scott Summers: “The work relationship between our clubs is fantastic, probably the best ever, just the way it should be. Training on the same level we all get to know each other very well and in rescue patrol work this is of the utmost importance.”

On Thursday evening of last week another squad of six crewies and two drivers started their training by attending a lecture evening hosted by the Sunshine Beach Club. With a combination of instructors and trainees there was a total of thirteen clubbies from Noosa and Sunshine Beach in attendance.

Under the chairmanship of Steven Boyd of Sunshine the rookies received a very full and detailed introduction as to what lay ahead. A DVD of the type of surf they would be required to work in was shown.

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naince checks. Trainees were made to understand that this section of the course was of the utmost importance as lives could depend on the upkeep of their craft.

Following this, the team was taken into the gear room where Chris Grandemange gave an introductory talk on the craft itself. The team was then informed that their surf training would commence at 7.30am Saturday at the Noosa club.

It was during this part of the briefing that the hint of discipline started to appear for the rookies were informed that a 7.30 start meant that they were required to assemble at no later than 7.15am. This would ensure the necessary boat and gear check was carried out before the boats entered the water. This attitude is of the utmost importance for a rescue team without discipline is doomed to fail.

The Saturday session would be followed by another on Sunday with both running over a period of some three and a half hours. The water training would be conducted in various areas such as Noosa's Main Beach, Noosa River Mouth and First Cutting Noosa's North Shore.

The choice of these areas was up to the instructors and their final choice would depend on the surf conditions plus the level of competence that the team has achieved.

Next weekend the training will be conducted at Sunshine Beach and Alexandria Bay. During these sessions the crewies are exposed to parallel running (that is craft running inside the break), punching through waves and most important of all the patient pick up. This particular exercise is of the utmost importance for the rescue

Patient pick-up - the most important part of any rescue. work will on many occasions be conducted inside the break in big surf; so the art of patient pick up must be perfected.

Let us for even one moment, never forget that a lot of these crewies (as

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with all our lifesavers volunteers) are 16/17 year old girls and boys. Why at this stage in life are they prepared to go in harms way and risk everything?

In the words of Oliver Blight fe-

male driver, engineering student and part time lifeguard, “It’s simple. We are doing something important and above all we love it. Great team, great instructors and protecting lives.

A truly great challenge.”

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