Noosa Today - 05th May 2016

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Seahorses in final hurrah AS THE official lifesaving season comes to an end across the coast’s beaches, the Noosa Seahorse Nippers have a final hurrah like no other.

The Noosa Seahorse Nippers give children with special needs the opportunity to take part in water activities under the watchful eye of Seahorse helpers.

On Saturday (30 April) the Seahorses took part in an obstacle course involving simulated potholes, waves and big surf.

Former Olympian Dawn Fraser was on hand to present awards to the participants who, on all accounts, looked to have had a day to remember.

Seahorse Nipper Grayson Keating celebrates the end of season with lifesaver Ella Robson.

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■ Putting the ‘protected’ in protected species

Join the Koala Army NOOSA Shire wants to mobilise residents to save the shire’s threatened koalas.

Residents can now have a say on council’s plan to protect the cuddly tree-dwellers with the release of the draft Noosa Shire Koala Conservation Plan.

Head to the Council’s Your Say Noosa website or view a hard copy of the plan at Noosaville and Cooroy libraries and the mobile library during the next six weeks.

‘Pop-ups’ at libraries will be manned by council officers and councillors, at various times, where residents can ask questions and have their say.

Mayor Tony Wellington said the draft plan followed extensive consultation with key stakeholders, such as koala protection and environ-

ment groups, plus members of the public.

It aims to protect koala habitat on both private and public land, improve education, community awareness, data collection and mapping. It will also consider targeted wild dog control in koala hotspots.

“The Draft Noosa Shire Koala Conservation Plan details more than 20 actions to help achieve these aims,” says Cr Wellington.

“These include an audit of current koala infrastructure such as protective fencing. Council support for University of the Sunshine Coast local koala research will be ongoing.

“The Draft Plan also promotes Land for Wildlife programs, Voluntary Conservation Agreements and other incentives to encourage private landowners to help protect koala habitat.”

Cr Wellington said council had already

completed some of the actions, including koala mapping and use of the koala-tracking dog.

“There are some important vegetation linkages that cross jurisdictional boundaries and Noosa Council will need to work with Sunshine Coast Council and Gympie Shire Council to help protect this habitat,” he said.

The Draft Noosa Shire Koala Conservation Plan follows on from council’s adoption of a koala policy last year.

“The actions we take to protect koalas will also improve biodiversity in the local area by assisting non-target species,” Cr Wellington said. “We look forward to hearing from residents across the shire. It can be as simple as reporting koala sightings to council.”

To read the Draft Noosa Shire Koala Conservation Plan 2016, find out more and have a say, visit libraries, visit yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.

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By MEGAN OGLE

Noosa HIIT Squad in action.

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Muscles get behind a mum A LOCAL fitness business is putting its money where its muscles are in a bid to raise funds for a local mum.

Tewantin mum of three Roz Harper is set to benefit from a fundraiser being hosted by local small business Peak Personal Fitness on Saturday 7 May. Roz was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer in 2009, and surgery has been unable to remove the entire tumour which continues to grow.

Roz and her family are now car-

rying the burden of a second round of intensive chemotherapy to battle the cancer.

As part of a campaign of community support to raise funds for Roz’s treatment, local personal training business Peak Personal Fitness will be running a fund-raising event.

Peak Personal Fitness owner Rob McPherson said the fund-raiser would coincide with the launch of a new group fitness program.

“We wanted to launch our new group fitness program, Noosa HIIT

Squad, and I wanted to give something back to the community,” Rob said.

“Helping someone like Roz and her family with her treatment is such a worthwhile cause that needs our support and is what community is all about.”

On Saturday 7 May people are invited to participate in one of six 30-minute Noosa HIIT Squad group exercise classes run by Peak Personal Fitness for a gold coin donation.

Participant donations on the day will

be matched dollar for dollar by Peak Personal Fitness, and all proceeds of the event will go to Roz Harper’s Brain Cancer Fund.

In addition, there will be a sausage sizzle during the morning and various kids’ activities will be on offer.

“I’m urging people to come along, give a gold coin donation and participate in one of the sessions,” Rob said.

“The sessions will be challenging and most importantly a lot of fun.

I’m really hoping that the local community rallies behind Roz and her family by attending this event.”

The fund-raiser will be held from 7.30am to 12pm at the Mat Thornhill Oval on McKinnon Drive in Tewantin. Exercise classes will be run at 7.30am, 8.15am, 9am, 9.45am, 10.30am and 11.15am.

For more information or to register for a class, please phone Peak Personal Fitness on 0420 322 857 or email rob@peakpersonalfitness. com.au.

Pink buns make all the difference LOCAL breast cancer survivor and musician Tracey Combes and Bakers Delight Noosa Junction are rolling up their sleeves to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer during the Bakers Delight Pink Bun campaign.

From 21 April to 11 May, Bakers Delight Noosa Junction will join over 600 bakeries throughout Australia to raise $1.5 million for Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) in this year’s pink bun campaign.

Now in its 11th year, all proceeds from the sale of the pink buns go directly BCNA through this colourful and delicious fundraising campaign.

Money raised from the pink bun campaign supports essential BCNA services

including the creation of the My Journey Kit, an information pack provided to people newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

BCNA’s Chief Executive Christine Nolan said it was predicted that nearly 16,000 Australians would be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone. Every day 43 women in Australia will be told they have breast cancer and seven will lose their lives to the disease.

“Bakers Delight bakeries across the country donate 100 per cent of the Pink Bun sales throughout the Pink Bun Campaign to support the vital work we do and to fund the much needed My Journey Kit,” she said.

“BCNA’s My Journey Kit, a free resource

for people newly diagnosed with breast cancer, reaches over 80 per cent of Australians affected by breast cancer.

"We want to reach 100 per cent of people diagnosed and our work is not done until we reach everyone.

"Over the course of the partnership Bakers Delight has raised more than $15 million for BCNA and we are so grateful for this support.”

Tracey will join the franchisee owner Stephen Tindal at Noosa Junction Bakers Delight on Friday 6 May from 9am to 12noon to help raise awareness of breast cancer and anyone who has been affected by the disease is welcome to stop and chat with Tracey.

Noosa Junction Bakers Delight owner Stephen Tindal with local musician and breast cancer survivor Tracey Combes.

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Political double act

By MEGAN OGLE LOCAL issues will be top priority as Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington and Noosa MP Glen Elmes kick off their monthly meetings this month.

The Noosa TAFE, Beckmans Road, the Noosa River and job creation were the top agenda items with Mr Elmes saying Noosa residents will be the ones to benefit the most from the regular meetings.

“Meeting with Cr Wellington means I can hear about local issues a lot sooner.

“A lot of what we can accomplish is to cut a lot of these things off before they become a problem,” Mr Elmes said.

Cr Wellington said he had already started discussions with Mr Elmes about Noosa’s top issues especially the Noosa River and TAFE. “They are being prioritised by both of us,” he said.

“We recognise there’s strong community interest in both those issues as there is with Beckman’s Road and, of course, that doesn’t complete the list.

“I have a list couple of dozen issues to discuss with Glen,” Cr Wellington said.

Mr Elmes said his connections within the State Government and Cr Wellington’s relationship with local residents and community groups would help to create quicker

Mayor Tony Wellington and Noosa MP Glen Elmes will talk all things Noosa in regular meetings. change for the community.

“What I’ve been able to do over 10 years is establish contacts in the government.

“I was talking to the Minister for Health on Thursday so I’m able to make appointments to meet a minister and work towards a result,” Mr Elmes said.

“That’s why when we’re talking about these things that are really important for

Noosa, Tony and I have to hunt as a pack and we have to be able to go in there and sit down with the minister and put forward Noosa’s case.”

Cr Wellington said he looked forward to meeting with Mr Elmes on a regular basis.

“Ultimately, we have the same ambition which is the best for the residents of Noosa,” Cr Wellington said.

Library for learning skills NOOSA Library Service is calling for volunteer tutors to help deliver its Community Literacy Program.

Tutors work one-on-one with program participants to help improve their literacy and numeracy skills.

Noosa Council manager of libraries and galleries Kerri Contini said the new program was invaluable.

“Given almost half of Australians aged 15-74 years have literacy skills below the minimum level required to meet the demands of an increasingly knowledge-based society, this program is invaluable,” she said.

“Not everyone is comfortable in a formal or traditional education environment and so this program presents an alternative, offering a communitybased service in a supportive environment where people feel safe and comfortable - their local library.

“The program suits people who may struggle with day-to-day tasks such as reading to their children, completing forms, understanding instructions and managing the family budget.

“The Noosa Library’s literacy program is very successful because it works on an individual basis to help a learner achieve an individual goal.

“We’ve also seen an increase in requests for assistance from people from

Volunteering is a rewarding experience and the council is now seeking volunteer literacy tutors at Noosa Library. non-English speaking backgrounds so we are keen to hear from potential tutors with an interest or experience in working with these learners.”

Volunteer tutors will undertake a 12-week Volunteer Community Adult Literacy Tutoring Course in order to begin working on the program in June at Noosaville Library.

“The contribution of volunteer tutors is incredibly worthwhile and can

help change the course of participants’ lives,” Ms Contini said.

Applications can be downloaded from the Noosa Library Service website: www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au/ adult-literacy or by contacting the Volunteer Liaison Officer on (07) 5329 6578 or via email to libraries@noosa. qld.gov.au.

Applications close on 18 May.

MP's petition to oppose 'vote rigging' NOOSA MP Glen Elmes has called upon voters to stop the Palaszczuk Government from “rigging” the next state election by signing an e-petition.

Mr Elmes has accused the Queensland Premier of dodgy motives with the passing of recent legislation which will see changes to the voting system in the next state election.

“Without any consultation with the people of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk and her Labor Government made a backroom deal to unwind our democracy by passing legislation in the middle of the night to reintroduce compulsory preferential voting,” Mr Elmes said.

“For more than 20 years, Queenslanders had the right to choose how they voted, but now the Palaszczuk Labor Government has stripped

that right away.

“Now Queenslanders will be forced to vote for candidates and parties they may neither know nor want to vote for.

“If they don’t, their vote won’t be counted at all. It should be our choice how we want to vote and how we allocate our preferences, if at all.

“That is why the LNP has launched a campaign to stop the sneaky changes to Queensland’s voting system and give Queenslanders’ their choice back at the ballot box.

Mr Elmes said the e-petition gives Queenslanders an opportunity to tell the Government to “scrap their sneaky plan” and bring back choice at the ballot box.

Those who would like to sign the e-petition can head to www.myvoicematters.org.au.

Take care when making an arrest, police say POLICE are urging community members to exercise caution after a recent citizen’s arrest of a suspected thief in Peregian.

Local media reported that two men apprehended a 26-year-old man as he tried to flee after a break-in at a Friendly Grocer supermarket in Peregian on Sunday night, 1 May. Noosa Heads acting officer in charge Senior Sergeant Dean Holmes said the two men’s actions were brave, however citizen's arrests were a tricky issue.

“We urge community members to exercise caution in these situations, don’t put yourself in danger or at risk,” he said.

“Community members have to be careful not to cause injury to the suspect or use disproportionate force.

“The circumstances are different for each case, but community members can help by calling police and getting a description of the person or the vehicle or by letting police know which direction the suspect fled.”

Lee Gerard Heath was arrested on Sunday night and has been released on bail with conditions including he stay at his parents’ Peregian Beach home, abide by a 7pm-6am curfew and consume no alcohol or illicit drugs.

Balcony lock-down POLICE are urging residents and holiday makers to lock their balcony doors after thieves targeted high rise apartments over the weekend.

A couple on holiday from Sydney received a rude shock when they returned to their second story

holiday unit to find their personal items missing.

Noosa Heads acting officer in charge Senior Sergeant Dean Holmes urged residents and tourists to not become complacent and ensure balcony doors are always secured.

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Winner shares a secret story

By MEGAN OGLE AFTER much deliberation and many tears and laughter, the lucky winner of the Secrets Shhh competition was selected last week.

Helen Pugh is now the proud owner of the beautiful 10 carat gold ring after sharing her secret story.

“In January 2001, while holidaying in Noosa, I dragged my somewhat reluctant husband into an amazing shop filled with beautiful sparkling diamond jewellery at incredible prices,” Ms Pugh said.

“After much procrastination, I finally chose a white gold ring with three princess cut diamonds each shouldered with smaller baguette cut diamonds.

“I walked out of the shop feeling like a million dollars.

“To this day, the ring is still as beautiful and the diamonds still have the same clarity and lustre as they did 16 years ago.

“It continues to attract admiration and comment, however nobody knows the secret behind my beautiful ring, no one would believe that the diamonds weren’t genuine anyway.”

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Winners are grinners: Helen Pugh and Noosa store manager Stephanie Gwyther. and managing director Jane Meredith said it was wonderful to read Ms Pugh’s story which reminded her of years gone by.

“It was so wonderful to read all the lovely Secrets customer responses to our latest Noosa Today competition,” Jane said.

“As Noosa was our very first store it was important for us to choose a story shared from our valued customer

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over the past 16 years.

“Reading Helen’s Secrets story really took me back to that moment when we had just opened.

“It was so nice to hear that Helen still enjoys her Secrets design every day.

“We hope she enjoys her new ring as the winner of the competition.

“We also look forward to seeing everyone in store again soon.”

Secrets team plans for festival ONE of Noosa’s favourite high quality jewellery designers is getting ready to grace the catwalk in the coming Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival.

Secrets Noosa co-founder and managing director Jane Meredith said the team was busy designing and creating beautiful pieces to be showcased on the runway on Saturday 22 October.

“We are excited to showcase our jewellery designs again this year on the runway and proud to shine the spotlight on Secrets’ birthplace, the beautiful Sunshine Coast, with all its luxury and glamour,” Jane said.

“Our design team is currently designing a range of stunning statement pieces that will be exclusively launched at the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival this year.

“It does take 12 months for us to produce a collection, ensuring we develop the right colours and the designs are of the highest quality for our customers.”

Last year Secrets showcased fine and fashion jewellery creations on the runway at the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival, won best accessory brand and Jane was inducted into the hall of fame.

The Secrets design team has also revealed that guests who purchase the Golden ticket for the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival will receive a luxurious gift in their gift bag.

This year guests will also have the opportunity to purchase on the evening in an exclusive pop up Secrets shop in the trade lounge.

For more information on the Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival head to www.sunshinecoastfashionfestival.com.

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New private hospital for locals THE Sunshine Hospice board has confirmed it is busy raising funds in the hope of creating a purpose-built facility for local residents.

Better known as the Katie Rose Hospice, 84 people died in the freecare community facility last financial year, and Sunshine Hospice chairman Dr Frank Lewins said the facility saved Queensland Health over $1 million.

“If we hadn’t existed, those people would have to be cared for in the public hospital and those people would have cost Queensland Health over $1 million,” he said.

While well-used, the facility relies on donations and the hard work of volunteers to operate and was forced to cease operations last year due to a lack of funding.

Member for Noosa Glen Elmes worked with the hospice board to secure emergency funding from the government, but Dr Lewins said the funds came too late and were too little.

“We had to close the doors because we didn’t get the sum of money we asked for,” Dr Lewins said.

“We asked for $300,000 to be able to stay open. The $100,000 wasn’t enough.”

Despite setbacks and a lack of funding, Dr Lewins said the board was committed to building a new facility for local residents that would qualify as a private hospital.

“Once you are credited (as a private hospital) you are eligible for government funding, and it’s that additional funding we haven’t been able to raise through our own fundraising,” he said.

Dr Lewins said the board was also

A well-known seat in the Katie Rose Hospice that was forced to cease operations due to lack of funding. 153692 seeking partnerships with organisations and corporations to help fund and support the building and operation of the planned hospice.

“In addition to the money we raise, we need another block of money that is predictable,” Dr Lewins said.

“We need sustained funding, not just the odd bequest here and there.

You can’t plan for those. They should be treated as icing on the cake when you get them, but not budget for them.”

Dr Lewins said the support of the

local community was now more important than ever as the board worked to create a new facility.

Anyone who wants to help contribute to the hospice building fund, can make a donation to the organisation via www.sunshinehospice.

org,au , or shop at one of the Sunshine Hospice op shops.

The local op shop is located at Shop 19, The Atrium, 91 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, and is in need of donations of pre-loved goods to sell and raise funds for the hospice.

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Music brings sunshine A LOCAL musician is calling on the community to help raise funds for the much loved Sunshine Hospice, formerly known as Katie Rose.

Iain McLean, a member of the Sunshine Coast’s Davonski Concert Orchestra, has spent many hours organising a special music concert to be held at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Hall at Noosaville on Sunday 22 May at 1.30pm. noosatoday.com.au

“The Sunshine Hospice service is too important for the Sunshine Coast and we must do everything to support its reopening and provide our ongoing support when it does,” Mr McLean said.

The concert will feature a variety of performances including internationally known Esk choir, solo violinist Touki Wood accompanied by Tim Williams and laconic poet Ian McKay who will provide his

quirky wit through words.

Tickets for this enjoyable musical afternoon can be purchased at all Sunshine Hospice Op Shops including the Tewantin shop in the Atrium, the Cooroy shop in Maple Lane and the also from the LiveLife Sunrise Beach Pharmacy.

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IT’S 4.30pm, Friday 26 May 2013, and a small group of people are crowding into the training room of the Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club. Among those in attendance are two people, husband and wife team, who have travelled all the way from Pambula Surf Life Saving Club in NSW. The reason for the meeting and the attendance of special guests, Peter and Michele Boots, was to explain the purpose, goals and program of this group. Known as the Noosa Seahorse Nippers, and under the control of organisers Steve and Nikki Mawby of the Noosa club, their purpose was to give children with special needs the opportunity to take part in activities, which under normal circumstances, would be beyond their capabilities.

Last Saturday, 30 April 2016 at noon a group of delegates from Victoria, NSW and Queensland attended what we can proudly say, was the first think tank instigated by the Noosa club for the purpose of consolidating and planning the future of this great organisation, currently known as the Seahorse Nippers.

Prior to this, the Noosa Seahorse club conducted their normal Saturday morning activities which got underway at 9am. Visiting delegates were invited to observe, meet helpers and participate in the program. Visitors were given a demonstration by Donald McKill of a new game, the obstacle course. This course set up on the sand has three disciplines the purpose of which is to create a feeling of first running through pot holes, second of going out through waves and finally diving under big surf.

As this was the last session for this season, a presentation of awards was made at the completion of the program by patron Dawn Fraser, and many photos were snapped.

This occasion was a good chance to give delegates an opportunity to see how successful and advanced the Noosa club has become; and for Peter and Michael Boots the seminar was of utmost importance.

“For us, it takes quite a journey to get here, but we wouldn’t have missed it for the world,” Peter said. Their journey started with a fourhour car trip from their home in Merimbula to Nowra, followed by a three-hour train trip to Sydney; then a connecting flight from Sydney to Maroochydore. At the airport they were greeted by the Mawbys who were to be their host family during their stay.

“Since that first meeting three years ago, the people of Noosa have achieved wonders,” Michele said. "To be here is our pleasure. For Peter and I our dream is to see this type of program spread right throughout Australia; now it is starting to happen.”

Another delegate to support this was Naomi Symington. Naomi, who travelled from the Anglesea Club in Victoria said, “Our hope is to see this type of program spread into every club in Australia.”

But perhaps one of the most supportive remarks came from a delegate from outside Surf

Seahorse Nipper Jack Geitl enjoys the water with Lifesaver Tom Britten.

Seahorse Nipper Grayson Keating is all smiles as he successfully completes the obstacle course with Lifesaver Ella Robson in tow.

Picture: CONTRIBUTED Life Saving, Catherine Campbell. Catherine who was representing the Government Office of Sport, and Sport Recreation for NSW said, “What has been achieved here has given lots of scope to progress through all other clubs, and to develop a common partnership. Well done to all.”

Following this the delegates, 45 in all, assembled in the Noosa Board Room and under facilitator Tim Mackew the first ever think tank was called to order. In his opening remarks, Tim drew attention to the “importance of specialising in upgrading the calibre of your team and the loyalty of your best talent.”

Before starting on the agenda, he invited Dawn Fraser Noosa Seahorse patron to speak.

In her remarks, Dawn said, “I have been involved with another (similar) Australian group, so I understand what it is all about; and to see the smile on those kids’ faces when they come out of the water, even when it’s cold, makes it all worthwhile. I wish you all the very best.”

Mackew’s opening remarks were of the utmost importance. When we take into consideration that we now have 20 clubs in NSW, three in South Australia, six in Victoria, seven in Queensland, plus Victoria and Queensland also having a further one and three respectively being formed, “the loyalty of the teams is absolutely imperative.”

Regarding outcomes, listed on the agenda, one in particular was to establish an online network to provide support, resources and assistance to other clubs across Australia; and to implement a Special Needs Nipper or Surf Awareness program at their surf life saving clubs.

Other club delegates were invited to make a short presentation regarding the situation in their clubs; and some of the presentations were as follows: Redcliffe delegate said, “We have been going three years, and have just completed our fifth program with about 15 nippers in attendance. We are working hard toward the retention of helpers.” North Burleigh spoke of

having completed two seasons with members being aged 5-13 years, and having among their nippers three that are in wheelchairs.

From Alexander Headlands, we were informed that they now have 36 Seahorse Nippers attending their programs. However, for them the highlight has been the fact that patrolling senior members have taken it upon themselves to invite the Seahorse Nippers to visit their patrols, and the response has been incredible.

Diana Palmer from IDEAS a NSW organisation, “As outsiders, we thank you for the opportunity to attend and express our ideas.”

Cooks Hill in the Newcastle area said, “Four sessions a year have been performed with two before Christmas and two after and media support has been incredible. And from the Pambula Club, where in the year 2000 Peter and Michele Boots first started the movement, “We have gone from just five kids to 18 and one has been with us for 15 years.’’

For the Boots, things are a bit different. “We now call our group the Same Wave Program.

This is because we have members from five45; half of our group is young adults.” Representing the Anglesea club Naomi Symington said, “We call our group the Starfish Nippers.

We started five years ago and are now working with 15 members. We have our program the same time as our other nippers and we join with them in such events as wading and beach relays. We have great support from our Life Member group and work hard to promote family values within the club” However, working with special nippers is not her only major achievement; she made history by becoming Anglesea's first lady president. “All my life has been devoted to surf lifesaving.” At present Naomi holds the position of Director of Youth Activities.

After the delegates spoke and various points discussed, the facilitator introduced the keynote speaker Michael Scanlon. Michael, who hails from America, is a senior behavioural therapist with the AEIOU foundation, and his

Dawn Fraser presents awards to Seahorse Nipper participants. speech was aimed at helping all involved who are working directly with our special nippers.

Points he highlighted included: remember all children are different, the importance of visualisation in teaching, and above all teach them to help themselves.

Following this, delegates were broken up into workshops, after which spokespersons highlighted points considered important in the consolidating and planning for the future.

These were: pathways and personal development, engaging state and national bodies, retention of volunteers from both within and outside our clubs, funding and education of our helpers.

Perhaps, one of the most important was the adoption of a new name. This has come about because a lot of clubs are now embracing older members, and the name nipper is no longer appropriate. It would also serve to bring all involved under the one banner. This would be a positive in marketing the organisation.

To close off the afternoon John Dokon of the Noosa Club was invited to speak on what the lifesaving movement, and in particular the Seahorse nippers meant to him and his family.

In what was sometimes an emotional address, this former veteran of 16 years naval service, which included service in the Middle East, explained how, along with his wife and two sons there was indeed a role for each member of his family in the Noosa club. For this he would be forever grateful. He needed help and it was there for the asking.

At the conclusion of the day, it was obvious to all that the timing for the think tank was perfect; spot on.

The work done by the Noosa Seahorse team and their group of supporters was second to none. Now the time is right to take it to the next level of being nationwide; consolidate, plan and move on. To the entire Noosa Seahorse group proud to say they are Our People.

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By MEGAN OGLE

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson cuts the ribbon with Cr Rogerson and Cr Robinson.

Bridge opens for 100 years of traffic THE final touches have been added to a new $1.9 million bridge in Eumundi with Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson joining local councillors and community representatives for the official opening on Thursday 28 April.

Mayor Mark Jamieson said the concrete bridge replaced a failing timber bridge and improved the safety of motorists and pedestrians.

“This new bridge, which has an estimated life span of 100 years, is almost six metres wider, with two 3.5m traffic lanes, 1.2m road shoulders and a two metre pedestrian walkway on the eastern side,” he said.

“When our old timber bridges reach a point where they can’t be maintained in a cost-effective way, it’s important we upgrade them to high quality concrete structures.

“This is major investment for Eumundi to improve a well-used travel route and safety which I’m sure will be appreciated by the residents and the thousands of visitors to the town.”

Division 10 councillor Greg Rogerson said the council had worked closely with community representatives to include a feature balustrade and nearby shelter.

“The orange feature balustrade, de-

signed in consultation with community representatives, are unique to Eumundi and add local character to the bridge,” Cr Rogerson said.

“Both the distinct orange colour and the shape of the balustrade represents the Scarlett Bracket fungi which is found in Eumundi – the way the railings overhand the bridge mimic the way fungus grows along a fallen tree in the bush.

“Council has also constructed a welcome statement nearby using recycled bridge timbers and a shelter to provide a rest area for people who walk along Eumundi Range Road.”

THE recent death of a bat and a public health warning has caused community members to fear disease from the resident bats of Wallace Park.

Outspoken advocate for Wallace Park residents Kay Fielden wants answers from the council about the recent confirmed death of an infected bat found at Wallace Park.

“We had to bury a dead bat that had been lying on the ground for days,” Ms Fielden said.

“Council was notified twice that it was lying on the ground at Wallace Park, its position was clearly stated and it is about the third dead bat that we have requested council to remove.

“They have taken as long as a week to act and in the meantime nearby residents have had to warn others to not touch and to keep dogs and children which frequent the area away.”

Ms Fielden said Noosa Council was “spreading the wrong information” in regards to the bats and the viruses they can spread.

“Noosa Council denies that bats can be harmful, especially in the plague proportions that Noosa has now. Noosa Council denies that the bats destroy the natural forest, when if they came and saw the devastation done by bats to

Wallace Park they may think otherwise,” Ms Fielden said.

Noosa Council principal environment officer Peter Milne said although the bats can carry viruses, the likelihood of human infection was low.

“Queensland Health advises that flying-foxes, like most animals, can carry transmissible viruses.

“A small percentage of flyingfoxes carry Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) and Hendra virus,” Mr Milne said.

“Hendra virus can only be transmitted to humans via a host animal such as a horse. Infection from Lyssavirus can only be transmitted by bites or scratches from bats and it is extremely rare.

“There are only three documented cases of ABLV. To avoid ABLV do not handle bats. If you are bitten or scratched by a bat, seek medical attention immediately.”

The council reminds anyone who finds a sick or injured bat not to handle the animal but to contact the RSPCA on 1300 ANIMAL (264625) or a local bat care organisation.

For more information refer to the Queensland Health factsheet available online at www.health. qld.gov.au/communicablediseases/documents/bat-injured-sick.pdf

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Don’t let message go to waste THE message is clear from the Noosa community – more public education, better recycling services and increased landfill diversion.

Residents and businesses have spoken out about the waste management services they would like to see from the council in the Noosa Community Biosphere Association’s (NCBA) recent survey on waste management.

NCBA sought feedback from residents and business owners from coastal and hinterland towns and conducted audits at several locations throughout Noosa Shire last month.

NCBA vice president John Wood said survey results showed residents want flexible kerbside collection and improved recycling services.

“Whilst basic kerbside waste services were largely adequate, there

were pockets where no recycling collection is available to residents and businesses,” Mr Wood said.

“Many residents want council to go beyond kerbside general waste and recycling collections to include organic waste and others want council to provide more education and workshops that help residents reduce organic waste.”

Mr Wood also said survey respon-

dents showed support for a container deposit scheme and additional public recycling bins and was pleased to announce the progress on these issues.

“NCBA is happy to announce that council is trailing a single-pass collection for Hastings Street and installing public place recycling bins,” Mr Wood said.

“This truck is capable of general waste and recycling collections.”

The results of the survey have been collated and included in the NCBA’s 19-page submission to the Noosa Council.

Mr Wood said the submission highlights the findings and recommendations from independent audits and surveys undertaken last month as well as previous council audits and the Community Jury’s recommendations.

Birthday bash for butterfly boy CURTIS Walsh celebrated his 21st birthday in style with more than 150 guests and local and international celebrities.

Curtis, the inspiration behind Sunshine Butterflies, celebrated his birthday on Saturday 30 April at the Sunshine Butterflies’ five-acre hobby farm.

Sunshine Butterflies founder Leanne Walsh said her passion and dedication towards disability education, awareness and inclusion began with her husband Damien when their son Curtis was born 13 weeks premature with cerebral palsy.

“Having a child with a disability is a lifelong thing. It doesn’t go away when they turn a certain age or leave school.

“Support needs to be effective and ongoing, catering for individual circumstances,” Leanne said.

Leanne’s desire to make her community an inclusive and accepting place has come from her own journey and experiences, all of which have led her to develop and create a successful one stop shop concept, charity and service.

Sunshine Butterflies ambassadors The Floating Bridges celebrated Curtis’s 21st birthday.

Not knowing if Curtis would ever get to celebrate his 21st birthday, Leanne and Damien are ecstatic to have the opportunity to throw him an unforgettable party filled with all of his favourite things.

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Left: Curtis with Toyota Star Maker winner Jared Porter.

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The Noosa Coastguard are calling on the community to help spot trouble at sea.

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Tammy Kelly in South Africa where she runs Tough Love self-defence courses for women and children.

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By MEGAN OGLE A LOCAL martial artist is dishing out tough love to the women and children of South Africa and wants you to help.

Tammy Kelly is on a mission to improve the lives of women living in fear every day by providing free self-defence classes for women and children in South African communities.

“I recently ran a self-defence course in South Africa two weeks ago, and over 200 women and children attended,” Ms Kelly said.

“Of those 200, multiple rape and domestic violence survivors shared their stories with me.”

Ms Kelly, originally from South Africa, now calls Noosa home and is running local selfdefence courses for women and children over the age of 10 in a bid to raise funds for her Tough Love program.

“It is essentially a social enterprise where the women who train with me in Noosa fund the courses which I and my qualified team run in impoverished areas of South Africa.”

The Noosa program teaches participants the physical and mental techniques of self-defence as well as having a fitness element with part of the fee funding the free program in South Africa.

Ms Kelly offers month-long programs as well as flexible team building programs.

“If 12 women attend one monthly program here in Noosa, then that funds one class in South Africa,” Ms Kelly said.

“The first program starts Friday 6 May, with classes each Friday between 4pm and 5pm.

“The next program is in July with classes each Tuesday from 6pm to 7pm.”

Ms Kelly is a highly qualified self-defence coach and has trained in martial arts for over 30 years. Ms Kelly also competed in the South African karate national team for over 10 years, and said this was her way of giving back to the community.

To take part in the Noosa program or to find out more information, contact Ms Kelly on 0406 372 613 or 5455 5222.

IF YOU enjoy a beautiful view of the ocean from the comfort of your home then the Noosa Coastguard want to hear from you.

The not-for-profit guardians of the waterways are calling on the community to help spot trouble at sea by forming a community watch group of “spotters”.

Noosa Coastguard Commander Alan Hall said the organisation previously had “spotters” along Sunshine and Peregian who could be called on if there was trouble afloat but said more volunteers were needed.

“If there was a problem reported, a flare sighting or something similar, we could call on the spotters, the residents with a view of the ocean, and ask what they could see from their balconies,” Cdr Hall said.

“These people could save lives or a boat in distress or could save us from dispatching a boat if it was a false alarm. We’ve found that the residents can often see what’s going on even if they aren’t looking.

“If anyone is prepared to help out and become a spotter we would love to hear from them.”

To find out more information or to nominate yourself to be a spotter call Cdr Hall on 0414 957 427.

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LETTERS Mates rate REFERRING to a Royal Commission into Banking, The Greens candidate for Wide Bay, Bron Marsh, asks “Why is the Coalition protecting them?”

Following the Royal Commission into union corruption, I ask The Greens candidate for Wide Bay Bron Marsh “why are the Greens protecting the unions?”

The Australian Electoral Commission has disclosed that since 2013 and 2015 The Greens received over $1m in donations from the Electrical Trades Union, the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union and the Maritime Union of Australia.

Have The Greens received their 30 pieces of silver to disallow anti-corruption legislation through the Senate?

Colin Bond, Tewantin.

Out of reach I WAS reading some comments on the election.

I live in Doonan and on the fringe of the Noosa Shire but I’m in the Sunshine Coast Regional Council so when I went to pre-poll vote at the Christian Outreach Centre I was told to go to Coolum or Nambour.

We don’t get one paper delivered to us that covers the candidates for our area either.

S. Kenrick, Doonan.

Pirate policy NOOSA Council has decided to fly a minoritygroup flag in support of its International Day on 17 May. Surely this inclusive, tolerant and welcoming policy must include flying the flags of other minority groups on their days.

However, since there are only 365 days in a typical year, minority groups had better move fast.

So, on behalf of an often misunderstood minority group, may I jump in and nominate International Talk Like a Pirate Day?

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

Noosa Council, please fly our flag, the skull and crossbones, on Monday 19 September and, of course, on that day conduct council business using as much pirate lingo as possible.

This will demonstrate that not only is Noosa inclusive, tolerant and welcoming, but Noosa is also fun!

Mike Linacre, Noosaville.

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Council unplugged IN RESPONSE to Plug The Flood (Noosa Today, 14 April).

What Adam Britton, project manager Noosa Council, failed to say in the article is that this is not just about our property but also a large number of other properties that are affected by the flooding problem at Lake MacDonald Estate.

He also failed to mention that the residents of Lake MacDonald Estate sent a petition off to Noel Playford requesting a meeting with him and his staff to discuss the flooding issue.

Mr Playford passed it onto Mr Britton to handle. He declined to meet with us.

What we need from Tony Wellington and Noosa Council is a firm time frame on when it will be fixed.

Rebecca Britton, principal strategic planner at Noosa Council, told us that even if this matter went before a budget committee at the end of the year, it would be another three to five years before something is done.

We have supplied photos and information over the past five years, what more do they need?

Do our homes need to be flooded or does someone need to be killed before Noosa Council finally takes the flooding issue seriously.

It’s about time council stopped talking and finally did something.

Bob Miller, Lake MacDonald Estate.

PETER Kinowski snapped a windy day on the water at Sunshine Beach. If you have a photo of Noosa’s landscape or wildlife you would like to share, email it to newsdesk@ noosatoday.com.au. not elected in the recent Noosa Shire Council elections.

Mayor Tony Wellington ran a clean campaign and the election is over.

So please cease this behaviour and get on with your lives and leave the mayor to do his job without this unpleasantness. If our children’s behaviour was like this, we would be very disappointed.

Wendy Bebbington, Cooroy.

Chipping in Lost cause I AM tired of hearing in your paper from the councillors and mayoral candidate who were

THE latest mobile phone apps that will replace credit cards will then be eventually replaced by a chip implanted under your skin to do the same thing.

Banks will become obsolete and your pay will be by infusion.

The old saying “You can’t get blood out of a stone” will mean the monetary worth of a person.

Saying “He’s not much worth more than an arm or a leg” will mean just that.

There will be no cremations until a person is declared “bodily bankrupt”.

Maybe the law will later be changed to allow burials at the bottom of the garden alongside the cocoa tins grandad buried with money in when a dollar was something you could hold and hoard.

Be careful how you wave to someone as you could be giving away $100 and an handshake could cost you a fortune.

Every toilet will have to have a bidet as you could be literally wiping away a fortune.

Progress and that’s why we have universities.

Ernest Wright, Sunrise Beach.

Learn the lesson OUR empty TAFE facility is in danger of leaving government hands if our state member Glen Elmes has a say in the matter. He wants Noosa Council to buy the facility.

While local councils can help to create the environment for educators to relocate to their regions, they are not in the business of taking over state assets in what should be a government responsibility.

The current LNP federal government has given $4.5 billion of taxpayer money to private vocational training companies for them to loan to their students.

The ABC has revealed that many students do not have the ability to complete their courses or the courses themselves fall far short of the standard required to fit the student for a useful vocation.

This abdication of government responsibility to the private sector has been a disgraceful failure, leaving us with a skills shortage that we have been importing 457 visa holders to fill.

And this at a time when we have record youth unemployment.

If the State Government were to sell this facility to the council then it too would be open to use by private operators to pay for its upkeep.

What our unemployed youth need is a low, or no fee, government-run TAFE facility that will train them with the skills needed to serve our community and to make them employable to local businesses.

Government is about serving the community, not channelling government money into the hands of private operators who are not subject to the same level of scrutiny in the services that they provide.

It is time to get our TAFE system back on track.

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So many Thursday Girls

Trish Kane, Wanda Jardine, Toni Emery, Jeannette Skelton and Neridah Rooseboom.

Averill Wilmott, Chris Bowie and Heather Neuss.

THE Thursday Girls are celebrating as record numbers attend their monthly luncheon.

Founding member Dorothy Maloney said the latest luncheon held at the Waterfront Restaurant, Gympie Terrace, saw over 94 women attend the fund-raising event. “This is a record number, we had such a great response after our last event,� Ms Maloney said.

The Thursday Girls formed over four years ago and have since raised money for the Katie Rose Cottage and have supported students from over nine local schools through the Education Support Program.

If you would like to attend a fund-raising luncheon, email brian.dianne2@bigpond.com or phone 5474 1184.

Trish Kane, Bhavna Dziurynski and Gisa Weatherall.

LETTERS Heartfelt service THE members of the Tewantin Noosa RSL Sub Branch would like to thank all those who attended the Anzac Day Commemorative Service 2016 at Tewantin.

Gathering in such great numbers, keeping the Anzac spirit alive, young and old, together to remember and never forget those we lost.

We would like to thank the local schools and school students who marched in the main parade on Anzac Day 2016.

A special thank you to the school students who showed their respect to the veterans by placing their hands over their hearts and bowing their heads.

The veterans, serving men and women some with a tear in their eyes, were deeply honoured by the respect the students showed.

The handmade wreaths were special, especially the wreath made with small hand prints by the children of the Noosa Outlook Childcare Centre was magnificent.

We also wish to thank all the local community organisations, local companies and businesses involved with assisting and participating with our Anzac Day commemorative service 2016.

David MacGregor, Secretary, Tewantin Noosa RSL.

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The festival, which started as a celebration for the opening of the Cooroy Library in 2010, has certainly come a long way in the six years it has been running and now attracts more than 10,000 people each year.

Cooroy Chamber of Commerce President Danielle Taylor said the key to the success of the festival is that it taps into what is great about the Noosa Hinterland.

“We are so lucky to live in a wonderful spot with natural beauty, great local food, talented artists and performers, loads of culture and heritage, fantastic local shopping and overwhelming community spirit,” she said.

“Cooroy Fusion Festival is a fusion of all of the things that make Cooroy and Noosa so special.

“It sounds like a cliché but it really does have something for everyone plus it is just a really fun event.

“Everything is free so it is one of those truly magical community events that people flock to.”

Visitors are encouraged to plan ahead because the Cooroy Fusion Festival program is jam packed for a fun family day out.

The Bendigo Bank Entertainment Tent is packed full of top shelf entertainment with comedy, lots of music, Welcome to Country and even the Greenwood Grove Geckoes Wildlife Experience.

There are also roving entertainers and static entertainers dotted throughout the Mill Place precinct to add even more flavour to the day.

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Supa IGA Cooroy has a local food tasting stall and this year there will be more than 90 stalls on display with food, beverages, artists, market stalls, community groups and businesses.

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COMMUNITYUPDATES NOOsa FOlK DaNCERs WE invite you to our Annual Dance Party at Tinbeerwah Hall on Saturday 14 May, from 11am to 3.30pm. Be prepared to have fun as you learn easy traditional dances from countries such as Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece and Russia taught by dance teachers from Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Beginners welcome.

The event is free but donations towards the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners to help drought stricken farmers in Western Queensland would be appreciated. Bring a plate of food to share for lunch. Contact Danni 5471 0409 or dannilyn@hotmail.com for more information.

NOOsa aRTs aND CRaFTs assOCIaTION WE are a not-for-profit organisation run mostly by volunteers. Membership to 30 June, 2017, is $75, with renewals $70. Membership will entitle you to join any of the many regular activities and groups held at Wallace House - see the website for details. Gifts galore at our gift shop, excellent quality at reasonable prices.

Room hire available. Disabled-friendly access.

For more information head to www.noosaartsandcrafts.org.au or call 5474 1211.

FREE COmmUNITy yOga aND mEDITaTION FREE weekly gentle classical Hatha Yoga every Wednesday at 9.30am and Thursdays at 5.30pm, followed Wednesday at 11am by easy, deep peace relaxation and meditation, at Te-

Meals on Wheels roster WEEKLY roster for Tewantin-Noosa Meals on Wheels for the week Monday 9 to Friday 13 May. monday drivers: Rotary Daybreak, Chris and Ken, driver needed for run C, Brian and Marion, Anne and Phil, Anne and Colin, Patricia.

Kitchen: Martina, Stephen, Len and Neil.

Tuesday drivers: Graham, Liz, Tania and friends, Gail and Sharon, Hazel and Liz, Fiona, Kevin and Rob. Kitchen: Ashleigh, Christine, Jo and George. wednesday drivers: Helen and John, Bunnings, Gary, Liz and Liz, Rhoda and Heather, Barbra, Linda and Nabil.

Kitchen: Jill, Jerry, Robyn and Peter.

Thursday drivers: Stewart, Heidi, Brian and Marion, Sylvia and David, Ingrid and Bob, Jan and Wendy, Linda and Nabil.

Kitchen: Lois, Christine, Robyn, John and Ron. Friday drivers: Bruce, Robyn/Dean, driver needed for run C, Rosalie and Graham, Margaret, Brian E., Paul.

Kitchen: Sandy, Peter, Ron and John.

If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449 7659.

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wantin CWA Hall next to Post Office. Suitable for all ages and levels including the very beginners and older people. Classes run by senior experienced yoga teacher and health practitioner. For more information please call Dagmar on 5448 3113.

HEalINg lOTUs gROUP WANT wellness? Come along to Lotus Inner Light Healing Group where a range of qualified healing professionals can help you eg: reiki, massage and psychic readers. Every Monday at Cooroy CWA Hall (next to RSL) 9.30am guided group meditation, and from 10am appointments. Phone Jenny 5442 8246 for more information.

TEwaNTIN-NOOsa waR wIDOws’ sUB-BRaNCH THE next meeting of the Tewantin-Noosa War Widows’ Sub-Branch is the AGM, Monday 9 May, at 1pm, at the RSL. Please note 1pm time for this meeting. For more information please phone Joy on 5449 7626.

THE lIONs ClUB OF PEREgIaN WE are vibrant and busy club, always welcoming new members to assist with our community service projects. Our band of like-minded people, combine great work with good fun and humour. We meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at The Coolum Beach Hotel for a chat at 6pm followed by a dinner meeting at 6.30pm. If you would like more information, or join us for a dinner, please call Ross on 5448 1592.

THE BIggEsT mORNINg TEa CANCER Council Queensland will host The Biggest Morning Tea at The Boathouse, River Room, 194 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, on Thursday 26 May, at 10am. Entry is $15 and there will be lucky door and raffle prizes. Don’t miss out, support our local branch in the fight against cancer. For more information or to book before 24 May please call Annie on 0409 385 566.

maNTRa’s, mUsIC aND mEDITaTION ENJOY two and a half hours of peace and harmony every third Saturday of the month starting Saturday 21 May, from 3pm. Live kirtan, sacred chanting with musical instruments. Refreshments provided and children are welcome to the free events to be held at United Synergies, 12-14 Ernest Street/Goodchap Street, Tewantin.

FRIDay ENvIRONmENT FORUm IF you have ever wondered why we have so few deciduous trees in Noosa, why leaves have different colours at different times of the year or even why some trees drop their leaves in summer, then come to the Noosa Parks Association Environment Centre at 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville on Friday 6 May for an introduction to a surprisingly complex area of evolutionary botany. Coffee and chat from 10am before the forum starts at 10.30am. Meet Valda in the car park at 8.30am to enjoy finding and learning more about the birds of Wallace Park.

For more information visit www.noosaparks. org.au

TEwaNTIN-NOOsa Rsl wOmEN’s aUxIlIaRy THE next meeting of the Tewantin-Noosa RSL Women’s Auxiliary will be held on Friday 6 May, at the Tewantin RSL, at 10am. All those attending the day out and the birthday lunch please bring money and numbers, thank you.

All members and friends are welcome. For more information please call Kay on 5447 5042.

assOCIaTION OF INDEPENDENT RETIREEs (a.I.R. lImITED) NOOsa BRaNCH OUR next meeting will be held on Thursday 12 May, at 9.45am for a 10am start, at the South Pacific Resort, 179 Weyba Road, Noosaville.

The speaker will be Rob McGregor from Holman McGregor Financial Services who will be speaking about The Budget: What are the hotspots that could impact independent retirees in the coming years. Cost of $5 per person includes morning tea. Visitors very welcome.

For more information please call 5448 2985 or

Email your community news to: newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au

Mentors give entrepreneurs an edge NOOSA Toastmasters is about more than public speaking as mentors give entrepreneurs a step in the right direction.

Toastmasters’ member and business strategist Katina Cuba said she had been able to build confidence and learn valuable skills since joining the club in February last year.

“I am a business strategist who helps entrepreneurs to maximise profitability and impact in their businesses. I felt the need to improve my speaking to be able to expand my business and take it to a level where I can serve more people, through workshops, webinars and public speaking,” Ms Cuba said.

“My decision to join the club was almost instant after my first meeting as a guest; I felt extremely welcomed and was impressed with the encouragement and professionalism from all the members.”

Toastmasters vice-president Kate Gardiner said the club also focused on relationship building and leadership skills.

Katina mentors Kate to build public speaking skills.

Picture: CONTRIBUTED “One of the most effective ways we support new members is by the allocation of a mentor who will help you with your particular goals of joining Toastmasters,” she said.

Guests are welcome to attend Toastmasters meeting

email airnoosacommunications@gmail.com

ClassICal mUsIC lOvERs IF you like composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, Bach or Rachmaninov, if you are into concertos or chamber music, or sometimes a little bit of opera, then you should come and listen to our classical music appreciation group. For more than 15 years we have been getting together every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am in a beautiful private setting in Noosa Waters.

A group member presents his/her favourite CDs or DVDs, with a half-hour morning tea and chat. A $2 donation welcomed. For more information call Lyn on 5449 0537.

NOOsa BREasT CaNCER sUPPORT gROUP THE next meeting of the Noosa Breast Cancer Support group is being held on Tuesday 10 May, at St Mary’s Hall, 17 Williams Street, Tewantin, at 9.30am. We offer face-to-face support for anyone affected by breast cancer. For more information please call Dawn on 5441 7231.

NOOsa PHOTO ClUB mEETINg THE next meeting of the Noosa Photo Club will be held on Monday 9 May at the Uniting Church, 6 Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach.

Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The guest speaker will be Andrew Carruthers talking about ocean photography. Visitors welcome, entry free for members and $4 for visitors with tea, coffee and light refreshments served. For more information please phone 5476 8168 or 0425 174 002.

COOROy-NOOsa FamIly aND lOCal HIsTORy gROUP WE will take part in Cooroy Fusion Festival on Saturday 7 May. Our stall will have plants, homemade preserves and handcrafts available.

Come along and talk to our friendly members, we can help with local and heritage questions as well as family history. The recent fund-raising raffle of a Bunnings voucher was won by the holder of black ticket, E99. Find out more on www.genealogy-noosa.org.au or phone 5442 5570.

CHRIsTIaN FEllOwsHIP OF NOOsa A “Happy Mothers’ Day” to all the mothers in Noosa from Christian Fellowship of Noosa where, on 8 May, the speaker will be Peter Evans whose message will be titled “A New Beginning”. We are always delighted to welcome new folk at the CWA Hall, next to the Tewantin Post Office, at 9.30am. Contact with us is avail-

which is held every second and fourth Monday at Nooasville State School Library, Beckmans Road, Noosaville, at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start.

If you would like more information, phone Alice on 0402 050 888.

able at any time either via www.christianfellowshipnoosa.com or by calling Tony on 5474 0620.

NOTICE OF ROaD ClOsURE FELLOWSHIP Drive, Doonan will be closed to all traffic from 9am to 2pm on 12 May from a point past the entrance to the Bunker up to the entrance drive to the House with No Steps.

Further information may be obtained from Tess on 0407 377 210.

TalK-walK-DRIvE NOOSA Integrated Catchment Association invites you to an excursion, from 3pm on Saturday 7 May, looking at forests with staff from HQ Plantations plus a sunset overview from Mt Tinbeerwah with Landcare staff. Meet at McKinnon Drive, 1.5km north from Ringtail Creek Road. Look for the NICA sign. BYO chair and afternoon tea. www.noosariver.com.au or phone Stephanie 5449 8118.

sUNRIsE sPIRITUal CHURCH aND sPIRITUal gROwTH CENTRE OUR Mother’s Day service will take place on Sunday 8 May, from 10am, at the Tinbeerwah Hall with special guest Jason McDonald. For more information please call Rev Laine Harry on 0428 773 133.

U3a NOOsa FRIDay TalKs DR Ken Lynn presents Hitler’s Atomic Bomb: Why it didn’t happen on 20 May at 1.45pm.

For the University of the Sunshine Coast talks we have two guest speakers Associate Professor Chris Askew and Dr Fraser Russell who will present Blockages, Blowouts and Rusty Pipes: How exercise can help vascular health and Development of new therapies from fish oils and native stingless bees respectively, at 1.45pm. Full details available on U3A website www.u3anoosa.org.au under the heading “Friday Specials”. U3A is at 64 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin. Phone 5440 5500.

QCwa sTREET sTall THE Tewantin Noosa QCWA Branch will be holding a street stall on Friday 20 May in front of the CWA Hall in Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, commencing at 8.30am. All proceeds are going to the local Rural Fire Brigade.

THE laDIEs PROBUs ClUB OF NOOsa HEaDs. OUR next meeting will be held on Thursday 12 May in the Forum Hall at Laguna Estate, Noosaville, at 9.30am for 10am start. The guest speaker will be Gail Huston who will speak on “Dance for Mobility and Wellbeing”. The outnoosatoday.com.au

Noosa’s Weekly Real Estate Guide

A view to die for

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The high life

LOCATED on elevated Panorama Drive and with views that will take your breath away is this stunning hinterland gem that will impress even the most astute buyer.

left, along with the designer kitchen complete with Miele

Number 105 is both inspiring and tranquil with warm and inviting decor and design elements that will quickly put you at ease.

a purpose-built, soundproof home theatre located under the

The current owners have made the most of the amazing outlook at every opportunity with large mirrors and strategically placed windows at the entrance of the home to frame the view, while the mirrors are repeated downstairs so that every room you move through captures the stunning vista from Noosa North Shore to Noosa Heads.

by the pool.

Living is spread over two levels with two guest bedrooms and a bathroom on the entry level, along with the master suite complete with ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and, of course, a private balcony where you can take in the stunning views.

A sweeping staircase leads you to the lower-level where light-filled living spaces and a dining room are located to the

appliances.

There is plenty to keep you occupied in this home with stairs, while a separate formal lounge with fireplace and wet bar is a great place to entertain, or spend a sunny day relaxing A home office with access to the pool deck and a workshop are also included in the floorplan of this residence, along with a grand terrace where you can enjoy al fresco dining and that amazing vista.

So impressive is this home, it was recently featured on Channel 7’s Australia’s Best Houses program where the inner beauty of this residence was showcased.

This home is perfect for those seeking a rural hideaway where you can escape with your family, while staying close to all Noosa has to offer.

home essentials ADDRESS: 105 Panorama Drive, Doonan AUCTION: On-site Saturday 28 May, at 2pm VIEW: Saturday 7 May, 1.30pm-2.30pm DESCRIPTION: 4 bed, 3 bath, 3 car, pool AGENT: David Berns for David Berns Real Estate 0408 629 438 20 NOOSA TODAY | Thursday, 5 May, 2016

LUXURY LAKESIDE LIVING

WEYBA DOWNS 1A ‘WEYCOOLA’ LAKE WEYBA DRIVE

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‘Weycoola’ is one of the most coveted waterfront land holdings in Noosa. It’s a wonderfully private resort style retreat set on approx 3.4 acres of land with 103m of lake frontage, beautiful grounds and a lovely home on the springfed lagoon. ɒ 3 hole golf course, solar power, bore, delightful gardens. ɒ Infinity pool, Teppanyaki BBQ, cabana. ɒ Separate lake house with kitchenette and bathroom. ɒ Gas fireplace, ceiling fans, air-conditioning. ɒ 12 minutes’ drive to Hastings Street Noosa as well as Tewantin and Peregian.

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A SPARKLING INVESTMENT

NOOSA HEADS 101/102 ‘TINGIRANA’ 25 HASTINGS STREET 2

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A fantastic two bedroom apartment 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. Pool, gym and even a restaurant on site. ɒ Fully and delightfully furnished. ɒ Excellent income.

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DRESS CIRCLE LOCATION

SUNSHINE BEACH 24 ENTERPRISE STREET

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Situated on a sensational ridge top location adjacent to the Noosa National Park, with commanding ocean views, rolling waves and the beautiful white sands of Sunshine Beach. This architecturally, built character home was designed by award winning local designer Paul Clout. ɒ Extensive ocean views from each level. Quiet cul-de-sac location with no through traffic. ɒ Ample on street and off street parking. Mature, lush landscaped gardens. ɒ Fans and air conditioning throughout the property. Sparkling inground pool. ɒ Short stroll to Sunshine Beach via path from Enterprise Street.

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FAMILY ENTERTAINER

TEWANTIN 5 BURGESS DRIVE

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Immaculately presented with peaceful surroundings, all elements of this one level home are in total harmony with one another. This enticing residence epitomises modern family living with indulgent levels of entertainment and privacy. ɒ Located in the highly sought after ‘Enclave Estate’. ɒ Leafy aspect with north facing pool. ɒ Freshly painted inside and out. ɒ Large spacious kitchen and plenty of storage.

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IMPECCABLE HOME

NOOSA SPRINGS 718 ’THE PALMS’ NOOSA SPRINGS DVE Design & Elegance Villa 718 The Palms is located in a fantastic position offering golf front views over the 2nd fairway and across Lake Weyba. No expense has been spared on this spectacular property. Everywhere you look, you are met with uncompromising quality and a high level of finishes. ɒ Designed with a perfect fusion of European luxury and 5 star Noosa Lifestyle. ɒ Beautifully landscaped gardens and an idyllic balance of indoor/outdoor living areas. ɒ Quality fixtures and fittings sourced from across Europe, the America’s and Australia. ɒ Only 5 minutes drive to Hastings Streets famous cafes, shops and restaurants.

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ON THE PARK IN BLUEFIN COURT This is the one we have all been waiting for, with many neighbours saying this is the best townhouse in Bluefin Court, and the best position.

Expect the unexpected, close to perfection, an absolute dedication, it’s plush and lush, surround yourself with style and a setting out of the ordinary.

This very classy townhouse is designed for outside Noosa living and has windows everywhere to look out onto it’s very exotic tropical masterpiece gardens expertly put together by it’s award winning owners.

Comprising: 3 large bedrooms ( master bedroom on ground floor with ensuite and walk-in robe ), beautiful bathrooms ( spa bath ), as new kitchen with miele dishwasher, huge 5 plate gas top and electric oven and large rangehood, and loads of cupboard space, stone tops, with easy sliding dinner plate cupboards. Laundry has built in cupboards and toilet, Living areas are air-conditioned, plush as new carpets, superb 600 X 600 floor tiles, fans, crimsafe screens, plantation shutters, remote control double garage with direct entry, side balcony with views over park below.Out the back is a sensational pool area surrounded by beautiful tropical plants.

The rear entertaining area is perfect for people who like to enjoy the sun, pool and bbq’s.

Get excited, as this one is a gem for Bluefin Court!

$795,000

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PERFECT PRESENTATION TOWNHOUSE “This has got to be one of the best townhouses I have seen this year at this price and most likely will not be repeated!” said agent Ron Davey who has sold six in here in record time!

There is nothing more to spend on this perfectly presented Townhouse in this favoured position & manicured small complex with communal sparkling pool.

Comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 toilets, air-conditioned up stairs and down, laundry with washing machine, immaculately presented kitchen, and spacious open plan tiled living areas, superb paved courtyard with rear gate, remote control garage and security gated driveway.

I am sure that one of the first buyers through this superb as new townhouse will purchase it!

Just walk in and do nothing as it’s all been done.

$565,000 Villa 19, 4 Riverstone Court, TEWANTIN Inspect: Sat 10am to 10:45am Ron Davey 0412 206 563

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TICKING ALL THE BOXES WITH TRUE VALUE FOR MONEY IN NOOSAVILLE CENTRAL •฀ 3฀bedrooms,฀2฀bathrooms •฀ No฀stairs,฀all฀on฀one฀level฀living •฀ Minutes฀walk฀to฀river,฀shops,cafes,฀restaurants •฀ Large฀covered฀outside฀courtyard฀entertainment฀area •฀ Single฀lockup,extra฀car฀space,฀room฀for฀boat •฀ As฀new฀all฀modern฀inishes •฀ Ducted฀air฀conditioning •฀ Security฀Roller฀Shutters •฀ North฀Facing •฀ Duplex฀with฀low฀body฀corporate฀fees,฀approx฀$700PA •฀ Quite,฀peaceful฀one฀off฀location •฀ Plantation฀Shutters

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RARE FREESTANDING TOWNHOUSE IN BLUEFIN COURT This฀is฀a฀rare฀freestanding฀townhouse฀and฀positioned฀in฀one฀of฀the฀ best฀positions฀in฀Bluein฀Court.Security฀gated,฀this฀very฀exciting฀ townhouse฀offers฀so฀much฀for฀it’s฀value,฀featuring฀ducted฀reverse฀ cycle฀air฀conditioning฀throughout,฀4฀bedrooms,฀2฀ensuites฀and฀a฀ third฀bathroom,the฀fourth฀bedroom฀or฀decent฀study฀is฀on฀ground฀ level฀with฀ensuite฀and฀access฀to฀the฀courtyard฀which฀will฀certainly฀ attract฀retirees,฀polished฀timber฀loors฀in฀both฀living฀and฀dining฀areas,฀ the฀kitchen฀has฀stainless฀steel฀appliances฀&฀breakfast฀bar฀make฀ the฀perfect฀spot฀for฀conversation฀whilst฀meals฀are฀being฀prepared,฀ the฀lounge฀room฀area฀opens฀up฀to฀a฀lovely฀private฀tiled฀courtyard฀&฀ plunge฀pool฀through฀sliding฀glass฀doors฀and฀plantation฀shutters,฀up฀ stairs฀there฀are฀3฀other฀bedrooms฀and฀ensuite฀to฀master฀bedroom฀ with฀walk-in฀robe฀and฀even฀a฀large฀private฀balcony฀to฀enjoy.

Double฀garage฀with฀internal฀access฀,฀extra฀storage฀and฀laundry฀shute฀ at฀your฀disposal.

Walk฀to฀Gympie฀terrace฀and฀Noosa฀River฀esplanade฀in฀just฀a฀matter฀ of฀minutes฀via฀walkways.

Supermarket,฀doctors,฀Gibson’s,฀restaurants,฀boutiques฀&฀Dan฀ Murphy’s฀are฀all฀an฀easy฀walk฀away.

Live฀in฀or฀rent฀out,฀the฀choice฀is฀yours!

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EXQUISITE LIVING

Luxury living in Sunshine Beach SUNSHINE BEACH 40 Enterprise Street This masterpiece is located just moments from the beach and charming Sunshine Beach village. Boasting stunning ocean views this superb residence is uniquely positioned to take advantage of it’s rare North East aspect.

• Ultra modern, clean lines, open plan living • Beautiful views of both the Noosa National Park and Paciic Ocean • Designer kitchen with quality Miele appliances • Master bedroom with beautifully appointed ensuite complete with extensive built-in robes • Guest retreat with entertainment area and kitchenette • Study and Lift

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‘COMMANDING VIEWS’ - PRESTIGIOUS HOME 105 PANORAMA DRIVE, DOONAN VIEW THIS SATURDAY 7TH MAY 1.30 - 2.30PM • Expansive views looking over Noosa, River Mouth and the Coral Sea • Magniicent position, very private & peaceful, NE facing • Upper level luxury grand master suite, separate balcony overlooking stunning views & sparkling pool

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• Purpose built theatre/media room, ofice/self contained studio, cocktail bar

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Heart of the action LOCATED in the heart of Noosaville, this easy-care, easy-living duplex is perfect for those seeking a relaxed lifestyle close to all the action.

Boutique shopping, restaurants, cafes and the Noosa River foreshore are just moments away, while it is only a short drive to Noosa Junction, Hastings Street and Tewantin.

This north-facing three-bedroom home is one of two in the duplex and offers spacious, single-level living with an open-plan lounge and dining space that opens out to a covered terrace and lawn area.

The main bedroom also has access to the backyard, which is sure to become a favourite place to soak up the sun while enjoying a good book.

There are two more bedrooms and a main bathroom, plus a single lock-up garage, extra car space and privacy gates that open to allow room for a boat.

Presented in near-new condition, this property also features ducted air-conditioning, plantation shutters and security roller blinds.

All this is located just metres from the charming Noosaville foreshore and only minutes from all Noosa has to offer.

home essentials ADDRESS: 2/10 Skipper Place, Noosaville PRICE: $775,000 VIEW: Saturday 7 May, 11am-noon DESCRIPTION: 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car AGENT: Petrea Pradella for Base Realtors, 0412 626 536

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Noosaville 8/225 Gympie Terrace

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Located directly opposite the Noosa River foreshore, this holiday apartment is a great opportunity for those seeking a savvy investment in popular Noosaville. This two-bedroom apartment is well maintained and features all the amenities holidaymakers would need to enjoy a short or an extended escape from every day life.

Auction Saturday..

Noosa Heads 14/37 Noosa Drive "The Rise"

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Located in the heart of Noosa, this luxurious two-bedroom apartment is sure to impress. Sink into the Noosa lifestyle from the apartment’s covered balcony, which offers dazzling views of Noosa’s beautiful sunsets and Laguna Bay. The instructions are clear make no mistake we are selling.

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A look in keeping with the landscape LOCAL architect David Teeland has been awarded a Regional Commendation for the Little Cove Sunday House at the 2016 Australian Institute of Architects Sunshine Coast Architecture Awards, presented on Friday 22 April at a ceremony at the Sunfair Beach Hotel in Marcoola.

The Sunshine Coast awards acknowledge excellence in architecture and design in the region. From 16 entries, 10 projects were recognised with regional commendations.

2016 Queensland Awards jury director Michael Leary said these projects showed “high levels of climatic and cultural sensitivities“ specific to their location.

“Projects do reference the style the region is known for, however we are also

seeing new ideas and new forms that add to discussions about what makes an architecture that belongs to the Sunshine Coast.’

Teeland Architects will now progress to the coveted Queensland Architecture Awards to be announced in Brisbane on 24 June.

It was an exciting week for Teeland Architects. On the same day as receiving an award from the Australian Institute of Architects for the Sunday House, they were notified that their Stealth House in the Sunshine Coast hinterland had been shortlisted for the prestigious 2016 Houses Awards. The awards will be presented in Sydney at Doltone House, Hyde Park on Friday 22 July.

The winning design.

Function meets nature.

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Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kym De Warren & Jon Blonk

Sat 11-11.30am

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Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay

Sat 2-2.30pm

Cooroibah 4 Amaroo Place

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Rory Williamson

Sat 2- 2.30pm

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Brad McDonald David Berns Real Estate - Heidi Woodman David Berns Real Estate - David Berns David Berns Real Estate - Heidi Woodman David Berns Real Estate - Heidi Woodman David Berns Real Estate - David Berns David Berns Real Estate - David Berns & Heidi Woodman

Fri & Sat 11-11.30am Sat 9.30-10.30am Sat 9.30-10.30am Sat 10.45-11.45am Sat 12-1pm Sat 12-1pm Sat 1.30-2.30pm

Eumundi 38 Jocelyn Drive 54 Panorama Drive

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Brad McDonald David Berns Real Estate - David Berns

Sat 12-12.30pm Sat 10.45-11.45am

Mount Coolum 10/42 Boardwalk Boulevard

Belle Property Noosa - Ben Radclif & John Stamp

Sat 1-1.30pm

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jill Goode Belle Property Noosa - Ben Radclif & John Stamp Base Realtors - Petrea Pradella Base Realtors - Ron Davey

Sat 11-11.30am Sat 12-12.30pm Sat 11am-12pm Fri & Sat 11am-12pm

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox Fri 10-10.30am Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Shane McCauley Sat 10-10.30am Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox Sat 11-11.30am Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox Sat 10-10.30am Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr Sat & Wed 12.30-1pm Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Shane McCauley & Frank Milat Sat 1-1.30pm Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox Sat 1-1.30pm Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox Sat 12-12.30pm Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox Fri 11-11.30am Belle Property Noosa - Ben Radclif & John Stamp Thur & Fri 1-1.30pm, Sat 10-10.30am

Noosa Springs 718‘the Palms’61 Noosa Springs Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jon Blonk & Shane McCauley

Sat 11-11.30am

Fri 12-12.30pm

Sunshine Beach 24 Enterprise Street 37 Weyba Street 1/49 Tingira Crescent 60 Bryan Street ‘Linea’2/63 Elanda Street 4/1 Solway Drive 26 Wildlower Street 21 Dolphin Bay Drive 3/2-6 Webb Road 5 Bryan Street 2/9 Pilchers Gap

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kym De Warren & Jon Blonk Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Rachel Sellman Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Rachel Sellman Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Lance Bussell Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Diana Pound Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - David Conolly & Diana Pound

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Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Gillian & Shane McCauley Belle Property Noosa - John Stamp & Ben Radclif Base Realtors - Ron Davey

Sat 11-11.30am Sat 11-11.30am Sat 10-10.45am

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Brad McDonald

Sat 10-10.45am

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Jennifer Carr & Rory Williamson

Sat 10-10.30am

Tewantin 5 Burgess Drive 11 Kurrajong Street Villa 19, 4 Rivertone Court

90 Patterson Drive

Weyba Downs Yandina Creek 59 Musgrave Drive

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - Kate Cox

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Sat 12-12.30pm Sat 11-11.30am

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Mike Hay & Rachel Sellman Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - Jonathon Tomasini & Mike Hay

Sat, May 7th

Peregian Springs

Belle Property Noosa

Onsite 10.30am

Sat, May 21st Richardson & Wrench Noosa

Onsite 12pm

Sat, May 28th 105 Panorama Drive, Doonan 8/225 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville

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3 Hakea Way 8 Longwood Drive 18 Lakeside Drive 186 Balgownie Drive 13 Augusta Circuit

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Onsite 2pm Onsite 12.30pm

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The Screaming Jets will rock the stage at The Villa Noosa this month.

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Screaming Jets to rock town

By MEGAN OGLE AFTER eight long years, loyal fans can rejoice as a wave of chrome hits Noosa for one night only.

Chrome, the long-awaited album by much-loved Aussie rockers The Screaming Jets, is due to hit the stands on 6 May, and to celebrate, the famous five-piece band is touring a

few select venues to give fans a show they won’t forget.

Bass guitarist Paul Woseen said the latest album was inspired by an array of situations and his general observations of the planet, and fans could hear the new tracks as well as all the classics at the coming Noosa gig.

“We’ve played some of the new

tracks while we toured last year, just to test them out, and the crowd loved them,” Paul said.

The current formation of The Screaming Jets, who have been together for the past eight years, include founding members Dave Gleeson and Paul, who have been with the band for over 27 years.

“As a band we’ve really evolved, we

have the same attitude from when we first started, but the band is what it’s always meant to be.”

Not only did 2013 see the Jets back out on the road, playing to sold-out venues across the country on their Real Deal tour, it also marked the release of Paul’s debut Solo Album Bombido.

“I’ve toured with the solo album

and it went better than planned,” Paul said.

“A Noosa solo show isn’t out of the question later in the year.”

Don’t miss The Screaming Jets when they rock The Villa Noosa on Friday 20 May from 8pm. Tickets are $40 pre-sale or $45 on the door and are available from www.moshtix. com.au.

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Aussie rock at its best

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Thursday 5 May Cafe Le Monde 6pm Terence Boyd Thallon The Reef 7pm Alan Kelly Trio Tewantin Noosa RSL 7pm Trace Duo Friday 6 May Cafe Le Monde 8pm Solafreq Peregian Beach Hotel 7pm Barry Charles The Reef 9pm James Sinclair Harbour Wine Bar 6pm Plan B Modern Jazz Quartet Tewantin Noosa RSL 8pm Chisel Revived Cooroy RSL 6pm Tanya Stevens Saturday 7 May El Capitano 8pm DJ Boogie Shoes Cafe Le Monde 8pm Fergie / Nato Peregian Beach Hotel 7pm Alan Kelly The Reef 9pm James Sinclair Crawdaddys 7.30pm PlanB Modern Jazz Quartet Tewantin Noosa RSL 8pm Don’t Lock up Your Granny Sunday 8th May Cafe Le Monde 5pm Andrea Kirwin / Massroom The Reef 4pm Lara Tatiana Sunshine Beach Surf Club 3pm Rum Jungle

DON’T be left out in the cold, pick up some cheap wine and ride the night away as Chisel Revived take to the stage at the Tewantin Noosa RSL. You can safely say that many of the soul-moving tunes of Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel are recognised as unofficial Australian anthems.

They are as Australian as it gets, with their music inspiring artists from all generations for the last 30 years.

With Chisel Revived you will truly feel as though Cold Chisel is standing right in front of you, sharing that signature ‘Aussie Rock’ style.

Jimmy Barnes’ career with Cold Chisel and as a solo artist has seen him top charts continually across Australia. With 14 Top 40 Albums for Cold Chisel and 13 charting solo albums, plus nine number one hits, Barnsey is one of the best-selling Australian artists of all time.

The combination of these two iconic and inspiring music legends is the main ingredient for a great night out. Front man, Carter Roser, will have you tingling from head to toe as he puts his soul into faithfully reproducing those classic hits that have rocked our airways for so many years.

You’ll die to be with Chisel Revived, so head to the Tewantin Noosa RSL on Friday 6 May from 8pm. Tickets are just $10 for members and $20 for non-members and can be purchased at reception or via Dial’n’Charge on 5447 1766. Head down to the RSL for Chisel Revived and let these classic anthems wash over you while you enjoy some fantastic fun in the Diggers Bar.

Chisel Revived are headed to the Tewantin Noosa RSL.

PUZZLES CROSSWORD No. 7421

SUDOKU No. 4083 How to solve Sudoku!

Fill the grid so that every row and every 3x3 square contains the digits 1 to 9

9 5 3 1 2 6 2 3 1 8 5 7 9 1 8 6 6 4 9 2 2 4 9 9

5 7 3 9

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7421 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, A-ltoge-ther. 8, Over. 9, Snap. 10, P-awns. 11, Shot. 12, Fa-sten-ers. 16, On t-he m-ove. 20, G-r-ab. 22, Organ. 23, G-one. 24, (Charles) La-mb. 25, Bottle-neck.

Down - 1, Gle-nda. 2, Com-pet-e. 3, Keep on. 4, Shower.

5, Cross. 7, Me-doc. 13, (sh)Eat(h). 14, I-m-a-gin-e. 15, B-re-ad. 17, Ne-gat-e. 18, Hand-le. 19, Veni-c-e. 21, Bobby.

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ACROSS 6. Heart-broken about parting , let go completely (10). 8.

Finished the above (4). 9. Say crossly “Break!” (4). 10.

Quietly the swan glides to the men (5). 11. Drink and go (4). 12. The security devices and gun resolved fears held (9). 16. Going to have no vote, anyhow, on either side of the border (2,3,4). 20. Talk about the right to commandeer (4). 22. Publication for musicians (5). 23. Having given the note to one, had left (4). 24. Charles and Al will be treated by the doctor (4). 25. A narrow escape for someone in a jam (6-4).

DOWN 1. She got a leg-break and was out (6). 2. Contend the favourite will come on the outside (7). 3. Nag at not to fire (4,2). 4. A demonstrator of bathroom equipment (6).

5. Furious it’s neither one thing nor the other? (5). 7. For myself, sending up fish and wine (5). 13. Put away in the sheath (3). 14. Fancy a drink when I am by myself outside (7). 15. The food is awful again in it (5). 17. Once having hidden the gun, deny it (6). 18. Pass over to the French to deal with (6). 19. I even somehow caught cold in the city (6). 21. Move up and down inside him (5).

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Cryptic Clues

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7421 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Proprietor. 8, Dire. 9, Main. 10, Tripe. 11, Rice.

12, Encounter. 16, Partridge. 20, Tiff. 22, Lucre. 23, Tome.

24, Coke. 25, Strychnine.

Down - 1, Ordain. 2, Opinion. 3, Mitten. 4, Attire. 5, Order. 7, Frock. 13, Tor. 14, Fitting. 15, Bison. 17, Accord.

18, Trench. 19, Gemini. 21, Flesh.

Quick Clues

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Swinging up a Long Weekend storm MICHAEL Falzon, Luke Kennedy and Rob Mills are not only great mates, they are also huge talents that have wowed audiences across the globe.

The trio lay claim to hit shows such as Rock of Ages, We Will Rock You, The Voice, and The Ten Tenors just to name a few. And now they are combining their talents to treat

audiences to Swing on This, the fabulous final main stage performance at this year’s Noosa Long Weekend Festival.

Created by Michael Falzon and backed by a big nine-piece orchestra, the show is an audacious take on the all-time swing classics, plus their own arrangements of rock and pop songs spanning four decades.

“This is a genre everyone likes, the audience and the artists,” Michael said.

“We have a laugh and take the mickey out of each other while we sing the proverbial out of some really cool material.”

The third member of the group, Rob Mills, is no stranger to the Noo-

sa Long Weekend and is always an audience favourite.

“I’m thrilled to be coming back to Noosa, swinging up a storm with Swing on This. I love these lads, they’re all super stars in their own right,” he said.

Swing on This promises to be a fitting finale to what is shaping up

as the biggest and brightest Noosa Long Weekend Festival ever.

Swing on This is not to be missed, catch the show at The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, on Saturday 23 July at 3pm and 8pm. Book your tickets at www.noosalongweekend. com or www.thej.com.au or call 5329 6560.

Spellbound by Streeton Trio

Get your jazz fix at the Jazz Club.

Dan’s Hot Five joy DAN Quigley’s Hot Five plus one are back by popular demand.

A big hit the last time this group appeared at the Jazz Club, you can expect to experience the same contagious joy and sounds of the 20s and 30s.

It was a time when popular music was born and infectiously swinging, when it didn’t matter how down you were, the music would always bring you back to life.

Dan’s Hot Five bring you the sweet street sounds of New Orleans.

Get in early to also enjoy a special perfor-

mance by the St Teresa’s Catholic College at 7pm.

This band is made up of present and former students and teachers of the Jazz Music Institute in Brisbane, an accredited college made up of inspiring and highly professional jazz musicians. The teachers come with a vast array of industry experience and expertise specific to the jazz performance arena to share with their students.

Catch jazz fever on Saturday 14 May from 7pm at The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads. $20 for members and $25 for guests, tickets are available by calling 5447 2229.

PRAISED for their youthful exuberance and razor-sharp technical and interpretive gifts, Streeton Trio returns by popular demand.

Described as Australia’s most internationally successful piano trio, the Streeton Trio was formed in 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland, from three young Australian musicians.

In 2010, the trio was selected to be a part of the prestigious European Chamber Music Academy, where it was in residence for three years.

Now based in Sydney, the trio has studied intensively with the world’s leading chamber musicians and has performed extensively across Europe, UK, Scandinavia, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

The Noosa Music Society is proud to present Streeton Trio on Sunday 15 May at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Centre, corner of Eumundi Road and Goodchap Street, Noosaville. Concert com-

Streeton Trio: Emma Jardine, Umberto Clerici and Benjamin Kopp. mences at 4.30pm.

Tickets are available at www.thej.com.au or at the

performance venue from 3.30pm. Adults are $40 and students are $10.

Two worlds set to collide THE Addams have lived by their unique values for hundreds of years and Gomez and Morticia, the patriarch and matriarch of the clan, would be only too happy to continue living that way.

But their dark, macabre, beloved daughter Wednesday, has grown up and found love.

So what’s the problem? The young man, Lucas Beineke is from Ohio, and his parents are coming to dinner to meet the family. Two different worlds are about to collide.

Wednesday begs her family to act as ‘normal’ as possible.

Like any unconditionally loving family, the Addams promise to do their best to oblige. noosatoday.com.au

The Addams are coming to Coolum.

Picture: JOHN DUMBLE

Catch all the fun and mayhem as the Coolum Civic Centre presents The Addams Family on 20, 21, 27, 28 May at 7.30pm and 22, 29 May at 2pm.

Tickets – $28 adults, $25 concession and $22 members Tickets are available at www. coolumtheatre.com.au or by phoning 5446 2500.

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than six teaspoons a day for optimum health,” Ms Clift said.

“Just a couple of sips of a sugary drink could exceed that recommendation, undoing the benefits of an otherwise healthy diet.”

“The average person would need to run at least 21kms a week or walk for 5.5 hours to burn off the calories in one 600ml bottle of soft drink every day.”

“Try infusing your water with mint, fresh lime and cucumber, fresh strawberries, or orange and mint for something different.”

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Evidence suggests that consuming one can of 340ml soft drink per day could lead to a 6.75kg weight gain in one year, if calories are not offset by exercise or a reduction in overall energy intake.

Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift has called on health authorities and the community to work together to limit the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks.

“One 600ml bottle of a soft drink, sports drink, or energy drink contains up to 16 teaspoons of sugar and over 250 calories or 1000 kilojoules,” Ms Clift said.

“Unfortunately not enough Queenslanders offset these calories with adequate exercise, resulting in overweight and obesity.”

Strategies recommended by the Cancer Council include a ban on soft drink vending machines and marketing of soft drinks to children.

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Charity-covered gift wrapping NOOSA civic will be giving back to the local community in the lead- up to Mother’s Day through a charity gift wrapping initiative.

For a gold coin donation, customers can have their gifts wrapped from a selection of luxurious recycled gift wrap with all money raised donated to local charities RSPCA and Friends of the Hound.

The local RSPCA Animal Care Centre in Noosa is instrumental to the community in giving second changes to animals in need. Over 1100 animals find new families every year through the Noosa Centre.

Friends of the Hound’s mission is to create public awareness of the greyhound as a gentle, affectionate dog and excellent family pet as well as to rescue and re-home as many beautiful greyhounds as possible.

The Charity Gift Wrap service will be located outside Williams the Shoemen from Tuesday 3 May to Sunday 8 May between 10am and 4pm.

MOTHER’S Day is just around the corner, and if you’re still trying to think of the perfect present to show Mum how much you care, then check out these tips to help you find a gift that’s personal and one to remember.

Give Mum an experience. She loves Les Miserables but already has the book and the movie and the movie poster? Why not buy her tickets to see the show.

Get creative with the packaging. Rather than just handing Mum a gift in regular wrapping paper, think of the gifting experience as an event; and you want to make sure she enjoys it. Why not hide the gift and send Mum on a scavenger hunt to find it.

Think outside the box for a practical gift. If your Mum is the type of person who has everything, then trying to think of a gift they’ll like can be difficult, but not impossible.

The key is to think broader.

What does a super busy successful business woman need? Time, probably. There are tons of products out there to help people run her life more efficiently.

Include a little bit of yourself.

Make it personal in a different way; personalised from you rather than for them. Create a piece of art, write a song or knit a scarf.

Make Mum laugh. Don’t just give Mum a photo of you and your siblings, why not recreate a photo

Say thank you to Mum with a thoughtful, handmade gift this Mother's Day. from your childhood or dress up as Mums’ favourite band?

Be charitable. OK, so your Mum really does have everything

she needs? Find something they’re passionate about, and then donate to that cause. Did she volunteer in Haiti? Donate to the charity she

Mother’s Day at Noosa Junction Plaza

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went over there with. Is she a dog lover? Donate to an animal rescue.

Make a gift to a cause that matters in their name.

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NOOSADINING

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Celebrity chefs at festival ALASTAIR McLeod is a well-known chef and lover of local produce, and what better way to express that love than taking part in Noosa’s biggest celebration of all things local.

Noosa Food and Wine 2016 is shaping up to be one of the biggest and best celebrations of local produce this year with over 40 events spread across the region for one delightful weekend, and Alastair can’t wait.

Alastair, a renowned columnist and TV presenter, will host a three-course dinner at Peppers Noosa on Friday 20 May alongside longtime friend and fellow Ready, Steady, Cook competitor Matt Golinski and Pepper’s executive chef Andreas Nielsen.

Alastair said he was looking forward to being part of the festival this year, and can’t wait to be in the kitchen with fellow chefs.

“I’m excited about the festival this year. The festival is a love letter to the region, it’s getting back to the heart of what it’s meant to be, a celebration of local produce,” he said.

“I’m looking forward to being in the kitchen with the other chefs. You never stop learning, there’s no absolute answers, so it’s great to see what other chefs are up to and to be in a stimulating environment.”

The trio will get back to basics and put Queensland produce on show while Brokenwood chief winemaker Lain Riggs matches wines to the meals with expertise.

Alastair will kick off the evening with a mouthwatering Cobia sashimi with avocado, cuttlefish and seaweed expertly accompanied by a 2014

Peppers Noosa Resort and Villas executive chef Andreas Nielsen will host celebrity chefs Alastair McLeod and Matt Golinksi.

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Next, local chef Matt Golinski will serve guests a delicious Bendele Farm duck with forbidden figs, fennel soubise, walnuts and truffled honey accompanied by a 2013 Beechworth Pinot Noir.

And to finish the perfect evening, executive chef Andreas Nielsen will present a Bittersweet chocolate roulade with Amamoor roasted macadamia, Cooloolah berries and accompanied by a 2013 Sticky Wicket.

Guests will also be treated to the

smooth sounds of jazz, funk and soul quartet Jasper who will dish up their fresh and sophisticated sound guaranteed to make you feel relaxed and groovy while you enjoy the best produce Queensland has to offer.

The dinner takes place on Friday 20 May at Peppers Noosa Resort and Villas at 7.30pm. Tickets are $175 but in a true celebration of all things local, Noosa Today readers can save $30 by using discount code “local” when booking tickets at www.noosafoodwinefestival.com.au.

Alastair McLeod is looking forward to celebrating local produce at Noosa Food and Wine 2016.

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‘I do’ at idyllic surf club THE Sunshine Beach Surf Club is well known as the perfect place to watch waves and whales roll by with a cold drink and yummy lunch, but did you know the popular surf club is also the perfect venue for your wedding?

The magnificent backdrop, friendly staff, delicious menu options and packages to suit all budgets make the Sunshine Beach Surf Club the perfect place to say ‘I do’.

The Sunshine Beach Surf Club wedding venue is becoming more popular for local and interstate weddings. Brides and grooms have travelled from as far as Hong Kong and New York to exchange their vows and hold their

wedding reception at the idyllic beachside location.

Chef Darren Sandilands loves to step out from the fresh club cuisine to showcase his culinary rapport for upmarket wedding menus and presentation.

There is a vast selection of food and beverage packages to suit most budgets and tastes, ranging from a cocktail style, casual buffet through to formal sit-down receptions.

With over 50 weddings per year the surf club has vast experience catering for a wide range of receptions including upmarket marquee deck weddings for 150 guests through to

intimate ocean view room reception for 50-110 guests.

From the moment the guests enter they will be in awe of the beautiful backdrop to your lawn ceremony through the entire reception, the staff at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club will take care of you and your guests in a professional and friendly manner, so you can relax and enjoy your wedding day.

Sunshine Beach Surf Club is fast becoming one of the most popular beachside wedding destinations, so make sure you give the team a call today to secure your date on 5447 5491.

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Retirees after happiness RETIREMENT ought to be a happy time. You can set your own schedule, take long vacations, and start spending all the money you’ve been saving.

And for many retirees that holds true. In a recent survey of 1400 retirees, it was found 48 per cent of respondents reported being happier in retirement than expected; only seven per cent were disappointed.

How can you make sure you follow this blissful pattern? Financial security helps.

And good health is crucial: 81 per cent of retirees cited it as the most important ingredient for a happy retirement. Some of the other triggers are less obvious. Here’s what you can do to make your retirement a happy one.

Create a predictable paycheck. No doubt about it: more money makes you happier. A recent survey found the happiest retirees had a predictable income; a pension, say, or rental properties. The same survey found that retirees who rely mostly on investments had the highest financial anxiety. Almost a third of retirees who get less than 25 per cent of their income from a pension or annuity were worried about their financial future; of those who receive 50 per cent or more of their income from

Retire happy and enjoy your post-work years.

such a predictable source, just under a quarter expressed the same anxiety.

Stick with what you know.

People who work past 65 are happier than their fully retired peers, with a big asterisk. If you have no choice but to

work, the results are the opposite. On a scale of 1 to 10, seniors who voluntarily pick up part-time work rate their hap-

piness a 6.5 on average; that drops to 4.4 for those who are forced to take a part-time job.

The benefit of working

isn’t just financial. It’s also a boon to your health; a key driver of retirement happiness. The physical activity and social connections a job provides are a good antidote to an unhealthy sedentary and lonely lifestyle.

A 2009 study published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology found that retirees with part-time or temporary jobs have fewer major diseases, including high blood pressure and heart disease, than those who stop working altogether, even after factoring in their pre-retirement health.

Find four hobbies. Busy retirees tend to be happier. But just how active do you have to be? The same survey found that the happiest retirees engage in three to four activities regularly; the least happy, only one or two.

For the biggest boost to your happiness, pick a hobby that’s social. The top pursuits of the happiest retirees include volunteering, travel, and golf; for the unhappiest, they’re reading, hunting, fishing, and writing.

That’s no surprise when you consider that people 65 and older get far more enjoyment out of socialising than younger people do.

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Fitness with fun, friendship FOR locals such as Trish McDonald the friendship, fun and camaraderie of Noosa Leisure Centre’s (NLC) group fitness classes are just as important as the health benefits. “We have a wonderful group of men and women who participate in these enjoyable, healthy classes, and we all have loads of fun and enjoy friendship along the way,� she said.

Trish, a regular since 1999, says participants enjoy socialising after class, and newcomers always receive a warm welcome. “We love seeing new participants try out the classes and no matter what ache, pain or injury you have, the instructors always work around it,� she said. “The classes are light-hearted, so you certainly don’t need to worry about going out and buying the latest in lycra fashion to take part.�

Noosa Leisure Centre co-ordinator Cathy Simon said Trish was among more than 250 residents who participated in group fitness classes each week. “Group fitness classes are perfect

for seniors of any ability; the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. The instructors are friendly and the prices affordable,� she said. “We invite anyone who has perhaps thought about giving group fitness a go to come along and give it a try.�

Group fitness instructors, such as Body Moves instructor Nicki Westacott, each have speciality focus areas to cater for a wide range of client needs. “All NLC instructors aim to assist the health, fitness and wellbeing of all participants,� she said. “We always have participants with different levels of abilities and injuries, and can adapt any group fitness class to suit the different needs of our senior community.�

Noosa Leisure Centre hosts morning and evening group fitness classes, Monday to Saturday. Visit www.noosa.qld.gov.au/group-fitness to download a timetable, or phone 5329 6550 for more information.

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5 Stringybark Place Peregian Springs Duplex – $560 p/w – Avail 22/04/16 4 Bedroom, 2 bathrooms, modern open plan, teenager retreat in the back of the property, fenced courtyard, sorry no pets.

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ANOTHER summer season for our three beaches Main Beach Noosa, Sunshine Beach and Peregian has been completed and proud to relate once again, “No Lives Lost,” while lifesavers were on patrol.

However, there has been an increase in accidents on some beach areas, but stats reveal they have occurred away from the flags. If only more people would talk to the lifesavers in the red and yellow and ask questions; talking to our beach goers is part of the job of being a patrolman.

One thing that is of concern is the increase in spinal injuries.

However, again this factor could be reduced if swimmers were to seek advice when they see the surf is up; and remember the golden rule – It does not have to be big to be dangerous.

On the weekend, the Noosa club played host to the first ever Think Tank seminar to be held in support of the Seahorse Nippers. Happy to relate it was a total success and all intentions are to go again in 12 months. With delegates attending from Victoria and NSW, a strong support group was required to ensure a successful outcome was achieved.

As always there is a big workload performed behind the scenes.

Big Peter Williams and his mates

Belt race: Darren Mercer, Peter French, Matilda Phelan, Phil Bowden and Hayden Tanis.

Picture: CONTRIBUTED covered the parking problems and to back up the administration team, Lorna Garden, Donald McKill, Craig Moore, the Lansdown family, Rob and Lucia Neely, Little Joe, Jose-Pablo Aguirre and Zoe Stuart just to mention a few, gave their all.

The staff of the Surf Club under Anton Mogg was as always very attentive.

Also let’s not forget to thank those young clubbies who worked as helpers with the Seahorse Nippers during their season. The importance of these people cannot be stressed enough.

When delegates from interstate visit Noosa regardless of their purpose or organisation, the role played by these work forces is what makes their stay one to remember. Or as two lady delegates said on leaving, “Thank you Noosa for your hospitality.” It reflects on the whole town.

At the recent National Titles, it was good to see Sunshine Beach and Noosa supporting one of our traditional events, the Belt Race.

In recent times, there has been a tendency to forget traditions, so to have belt swimmers in both our clubs is a matter of pride; so to these swimmers and coaches a very sincere thank you; with tradition comes pride.

Another well done must surely go to those young clubbies who contested the Champion Patrol and Champion Lifesaver events.

Despite the fact that these get little or no recognition, these events are, and always will be, what lifesaving is all about. Proud to say that in these events Sunshine Beach is definitely one of the best in Australia, and Noosa, who has just made a start in this area, has definitely gained respect from officials.

What is truly a major positive

is the fact that this season there has been an increase in training courses in which Noosa and Sunshine have joined together to train as one unit. To all those members of the training team thank you for a job well done.

Also the training between Noosa and Peregian has been in the words of Brett Leckie of Peregian, “All very positive. We are keeping our presence ongoing, and this has been great for the community.”

The Surf Awareness programs being introduced into our schools

by Noosa’s education manager Greg McLaughlin and his team continues to go from strength to strength.

With busloads of students arriving from as far away as Brisbane and Gympie, the future of lifesaving in Queensland looks better every year. Well done to all – a very successful and positive season.

Big field of Stableford entrants NOOSA GOLF THERE were 172 entrants in the stableford played on Tuesday 26 April.

Scratch rating (M): 71.0.

Winners: A Grade: 1 Neil Cole 12, 40; 2 Rick Beattie 8, 39; 3 Garry Foley 10, 37.

B Grade: 1 Bruce Stitz 18, 39; 2 Graeme Rickard 17, 38; 3 Dennis Hildebrandt 16, 36.

C Grade: 1 Bruce Howden 19, 37; 2 Neal Moloney 24, 37; 3 Barry De lacy 28, 37.

Place getters: Peter Telley 10, 37; Peter Zipf 8, 37; Peter Buhk 10, 37; Brett hunter 28, 36; Daryl Bates 19, 36; Dallas Furner 10, 36; David Anderson 6, 36; John graham 27, 36; Ben Peake 10, 35; Kenneth Hiscoe 21, 35; Glenn Puckeridge 16, 35; Bradley Juillerat 10, 35.

Nearest the pin: A Grade: 5th Paul Sanderson; 7th Paul Sanderson; 10th Damon Rankin; 12th Dwight Bandman.

B Grade: 5th Robin Versluys; 7th David Marshall; 10th Andrew Amos; 12th Alan Laird.

C Grade: 5th Graham Wall; 7th Geoff Kerr; 10th Geoff Smith; 12th Michael Meltzer.

Sweepstakes: 1 Neil Cole; 2 Rick Beattie; 3 Garry Foley.

NOOSA GOLF There were 241 entrants in the men’s single stableford played on Saturday 30 April.

Scratch rating (M): 71.0.

Winners: A Grade: 1 David McVey 7, 40; 2 Michael Moodie 8, 39; 3 Brendon Strid 9, 39.

B Grade: 1 Bruce Hallett 15, 42; 2 Jason Finn 13, 39; 3

John Purdue 13, 39.

C Grade: 1 Barry Burdon 26, 41; 2 Roger Hunt 26, 40; 3 Bryce Smith 23, 38.

Place getters: Adam Grant 3, 39; Dallas Furner 10, 38; Peter Walker 5, 38; Mark Ostwald 13, 38; Rob Martin 10, 38; Nicholas McLaren 10, 38; John Hillis 10, 38; Christian Pearce 24, 38; Dieter Hoffman 24, 37; Jason Toohey 9, 37; Ken Morrow 16, 37; Pieter kanters 14, 37; Paul McKenzie 6, 37; Michael Cantori 14, 36; Glenn Penfold 16, 36; Dean McAndrew 19, 36; Lee Elvy 10, 36; Rob Rossow 16, 36; Wayne Raison 6, 36.

Nearest the pin: A Grade: 5th Paul McKenzie; 7th David Mills; 10th Barry Robinson; 12th Brendon Strid.

B Grade: 5th John Wex; 7th Peter Baynes; 10th Paddy Clarke; 12th Ron Turner.

C Grade: 5th Bob Oakley; 7th John Eldridge; 10th William Howard; 12th Frank Thorne.

Birdie Box: Ron Turner.

Pro’s approach: A Grade: Jason Toohey.

B Grade: David O’Connor.

C Grade: Jon Lawrence.

WOMEN’S GOLF Single stableford played on Thursday 28 April.

A Grade: 1 Deb Matheson, 36; 2 Cheryl Sutherland, 35; 3 Marilyn Leslie, 33.

B Grade: 1 Tracy Whitbread, 35; 2 Jennifer Eborall, 34 countback; 3 Mary Seiner, 34.

C Grade: 1 Joy Esden, 32 countback, 2 Bettina Hammant, 32 countback; 3 Alice Cumming, 32.

Run Down: Di Godson,

33; Diane Porter, 33; Marylou Shaw, 33; Alice Daw, 32; Veronique Pin, 32; Barb Allen, 32; Connie Gordon, 32; Marilyn Cliff, 32; Sandra Callaghan, 31; Geraldine Howard, 31; Anne Martin, 31; Glenys Healey, 31; Pamela Burton, 30; Pat Law, 30; Cynthia Jackson, 30; Ann Tummon, 30.

Nearest the pin: A Grade: 7th Denise Reynolds; 10th Judith Patterson; 12th Deb Matheson.

B Grade: 7th Alice Daw; 12th Tracy Whitbread.

C Grade: 7th Jenny Drummond-Gower; 12th Robyn McManus.

Birdie Box: Colleen Riley; Diane Porter.

NOOSA PAR 3 The Ambrose was played on Saturday 30 April.

Winners: Lynne Hancock and Leon Turner, 49.5.

Runners-up: Studley Martin and Leo Sorrenson, 49.5.

Nearest the pin: 2nd Duncan Chesney; 3rd Leon Turner; 7th Lynne Hancock; 12th Sandy Webb; 16th Mark Prosser.

Ball run down: Rusty Milliner and Bronco Price, 50.25; Merilyn Thomas and David Gerrard, 50.25; Darren Simmonds and Russell Miller, 50.5; Chris Perry and Cheyne Perry, 50.5; Gordon Lund and Errol Grieve, 51; Jill Jones and Bob Forrest, 51.5; Duncan Chesney and Rod Cameron, 52; Zane Jesberg and Michael Gooding, 52.75; Gwen Whitehead and Gary Roper, 53; Tony Ho and Richard Poutu, 53.

Members Draw: Nik Lesic.

Draw for par: Joan Bradley (unsuccessful).

‘A’ Singles Champion Kerry Wilson.

Rieck, Nichol bag the open pairs TEWANTIN NOOSA BOWLS TEWANTIN Noosa Saturday ‘Open’ Pairs. The winners were Paul Rieck and David Nichol. The runners-up were Ian Sanday and Mal Lloyd.

The jackpot was not won and carries over.

John Madill’s Ladies’ Tuesday ‘Fours’. The winners were E. Elliott, J. Diggle, S. Mould and C. Jones. The runners-up were L. Thompson, P. Morris, G. Nunn and J. Anderson.

The 2016 Ladies ‘A’ Singles Champion is Kerry Wilson in an exciting game with Pat Digby.

Laguna Retirement Estate Men’s Wednesdays Pairs. The winners were David Deane and George Manera (+20) Runners-up were Terry O’Neill and Peter Vignon. (+11) The jackpot capped at $300 was not won and carries over.

The 2016 Men’s ‘B’ Singles Champion is Tony McAnelly (R) in an entertaining game against Dan Crameri (L).

Ivory Palms Thursday ‘Open Pairs’. The winners were Bruno Zigliotto and Terry Swane.

The runners-up were Laurie Axiac and Daphne Reed. The jackpot capped at $300 was won by Ron Wallish and Ian Sanday.

Noosa Domain Village ‘Friendly’ Friday Triples. The winners were David Muir, Peter Renwick and Ken Brooks. The runners-up were Carol Blake, Rodney Gunderson and Sue Mould. The jackpot of $134 was not won and carries over. noosatoday.com.au

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Rain a pain for busy anglers

By JACK MANGROVE ON the river the rain was also a bit of a pain – more from a comfort point of view – but the fishing was red hot The lower reaches of the river has been where most of the action has been with the river mouth one of the hot spots for land-based anglers.

There have been some good mixed schools of trevally, and tailor moving in on the incoming tide – fast moving Micro gigs and slugs cast out with a fast retrieve have worked well when the fish are thick. Small pilchards have also produced some nice fish. There has also been some really good quality bream taken on fresh mullet strips, with the odd jew and jack on soft vibes like the Fuze Pulse and Fish Candy vibes.

In the Frying Pan, heaps of whiting and bream on live worms. Sur-

face lures have also producing some good fish on the run out tide.

Woods Bays has seen mixed schools of trevally. Soft plastics have been producing the goods with the Squidgy Prawns, Keiteck Easy Shiners and Fuze prawn heads all coming up with the goods.

A few good size tailor being caught, surface poppers and surface walkers have been working well early morning and late afternoons.

Up on the ski runs, the water is a little murky after the rain so darker soft plastics will be the go. The stretch between Harbor Town and the ski run has produced a mixed bag including trevally, bream, jacks and the odd tailor.

With the promise of better conditions last weekend, offshore anglers where gearing up for a big weekend.

You didn’t have to go far to get into some quality fish with mixed spe-

cies of tuna being caught throughout Laguna Bay - throwing small metal slugs and using lightly weighted smaller soft plastics saw some great results.

Local reefs like Sunshine Reef, Halls Reef and North Reef have been producing good numbers of reef fish like snapper, pearl perch, tusk fish, trout on pilchard floaters, livies and dropper rigs. Mackeral have been caught around North Reef, Chardon’s Reef trolling hard body lures like the Samaki Pace Makers and Rapala Magiums.

Out on the Banks there are good quality snapper over the 4kg mark taken on squid and large pilchards fished hard to the bottom.

On the beach, last Saturday and part of Sunday was a bit painful with the rain, but for the public holiday Monday the heavens cleared and beach anglers were out in force.

Stan Anderson with a Tarpon from the river.

The gutter are very plentiful at the moment bream dart, flathead and smaller tailor. Fishing a couple of hours either side of the high

tide is getting the best results.

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

When good mates battle it out Touch footy thrillers THE Noosa Dolphins dived into a wet game this weekend, proving they can swim in even the most shallow of waters.

The training paid off for the U7 Noosa Fins who came out on top this weekend, defeating Caloundra 35 to15.

The boys took note and were rewarded for their efforts with a convincing win.

It was Noosa versus Noosa for the U8s with The Reds coming out on top of the Fins by five points with an end score of 50 to 45.

Both teams fought gallantly to gain ascendancy in a ding-dong battle of big hits and barnstorming bursts of speed as the local derby had the generous crowd holding their breath with nervous excitement. In the end, a brilliant offload that setup a crucial try was all that separated the two teams.

The tensions were high in the U9 Noosa versus Grammar game, with the teams drawing an even four.

The last few minutes proving to be the most intense as Eden, Mackie and Max sent Kane over for a screamer right on the whistle.

U10 Fins came out on

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U10 Victorious Fins.

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top against fellow Noosa Blacks with a win of 38 to 15. A fantastic win to the Fins against the equally determined Noosa Black under lights at home in front of an allied crowd.

It’s always a tough battle when two Noosa teams play each other - mate against mate - the close game between U11 Noosa Fins and

Noosa Reds saw the Fins come out on top by one point, winning 25 to 24.

The Noosa U12 Fins returned after a week off, looking fresh and ready for action. Rivals brothers put up a good fight throughout the match, but the Fins had too much for them and notched up eight tries to take maximum points and

put their season back on track.

And the U13 Noosa Dolphins finished off the winning streak taking out top spot against Maroochydore 39 points to twelve.

Domino’s pizza player of the match awards: Kase Dowd, Charlie Harmer, Ronan Nagle, Louie Griffin, Soren Manssen and Jai Gleeson.

KIDS PLAY FREE SUNDAY AFTERNOONS.

THE rain clouds held off long enough last Wednesday for the junior games of touch footy to be played in relatively dry conditions.

The U10 girls match between Ice Angels and Fireballs started the afternoon’s proceedings with a nail-biter, just one touchdown separating the teams at fulltime.

Jasmine, Jacinta and Erin all played strongly. Running Rebels and Tornadoes both showed their attacking abilities in their match, with the Rebels just managing to hold on to a narrow win this time around with Huntah, Zahlee and Ben giving strong performances.

The game between GSLC and Lava Boys also turned into a thriller with the score deadlocked when the siren sounded. Archie, William and Brandon all looked sharp for their teams.

First up in the U12 division saw Speed Demons against GSLC (boys). Although the GSLC boys never gave up, the defensive display by the Demons was just too strong on the day with Curtis, Zac and Liam leading the way.

Knights had a hard-fought win over with Sunshine Beach Boys with a couple of late touchdowns proving the difference. Levi, Ben and Cade had great games. SBSS (girls) took the points against Angels with Attitude with Paige, Parker and Jessica all producing

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Mia, Iluka and Summer had terrific games.

In the U14/16 division, GSLC (girls) proved too strong for Feisty Chicks with Emily, Ruby and Zoe all putting in mighty efforts. It was always going to be a tough challenge for the new combination of the Noosa Chicks last week up against a SBSS outfit that took every opportunity in their win.

Georgia, Jacqueline and Tenay all played well. Hairy Man came out on top in their encounter with GSLC (boys) with Jack, Tamatoa and Jacob having awesome games.

Although trailing at half time, the NDSHS (boys) made a secondhalf comeback and were in front by a couple of touchdowns at the final whistle with James and Noah standing tall for their respective teams.

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Big wins for Noosa Junior Pirates coln Knight who was awarded man of the match for his ‘never say die’ desperation in defence, saving tries running down players from behind.

Under 11 Blue played the best first half of their season with hard running from forwards Jake, Kaleb, Liam, Arlo, Riley, Kai and Levi.

The Under 11 Yellow boys showed a gutsy win over a very hard running and hitting Nambour. In wet conditions, the lads rucked it up hard with a few nice plays which was orchestrated by fill in half Jackson Smith.

The Under 12 Girls played hard at a gala day in Caloundra on the same

day, starting their season off on the right foot while the Under 14 Girls toughed it out in the wet and slippery conditions over the weekend.

After a bumpy start, the Under 16 Girls worked as a team and made rivals Beachmere earn their points.

The Girls scored each half and showed great sportsmanship.

It would appear the Under 18 Girls decided to give the Beachmere team a head start, but played hard in the second half gaining 22 points to Beachmere’s 18. However, the overall points were in Beachmere’s favour with the rival team coming out on top, 60 to 22.

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NOOSA Junior Pirates have kicked off round four of the season with a display of great skills and big wins.

It was wet and muddy in Crusher territory as the junior Pirates sloshed it out against Nambour on Saturday 30 April.

Under 8 Blue went toe-to-toe with Nambour Under 8 Green in the wet weather, with Cooper and Super Sam breaking through the tough Nambour line to score a try.

Taj shone in the Under 9 Yellow team, thanks to his low-running style seeing him break the line and prove difficult to tackle on every run. There was also a special mention to Lin-

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SPORTTODAY Josh Constable on his way to winning the 2016 Noosa Malibu Club Logger Open.

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FOR quite a few years now I’ve enjoyed competing in the Noosa Malibu Club’s Wrecks and Relics contest for the over 50s, partly because no one takes it too seriously and partly because in June it’s often blessed with offshore winds and sparkling beaches.

But until last weekend I hadn’t caught up with the Mal Club’s logger comp because we always seem to be away at this time of year. Now in its third year, the logger is along similar lines to the Wrecks, a mostly local and regional competitor base, a couple of tents on the beach, peer judging and plenty of beers later on. No frills but plenty of fun, and a surprisingly high performance level, particularly in the open and junior divisions.

With a frantically busy weekend ahead of me before we take off again, I hadn’t intended to compete, but on Saturday morning I rode my pushie down to First Point to watch a couple of heats and someone else’s misfortune turned into my good luck.

“You want a start?” yelled beach marshall Scotty Ford. “Grab a board and a green rashie and paddle out now.”

I took one look at the perfect glassy little sets rolling through and didn’t need to be asked twice.

Sunday morning’s rain put a bit of a dampener on proceedings, but not for long, with plenty of action in the water as the squalls passed, the onshore wind backed off and there were some fun waves for most of the finals.

Special mention here to former world champion Josh Constable, now well into middle age but showing no signs of slowing down in taking out his third open logger title on the trot.

A high performance longboarder when he took out his world title a decade ago, Josh has made the transition to traditional styling almost seamlessly.

I remember judging him in the final of the Deus Nine Foot and Single event (another fun logger comp) in Bali a couple of years ago when he surfed beautifully and would have beaten Harrison Roach if he hadn’t kept bashing the lip in the shorebreak closeout. No lip-bashing on a logger now.

Josh is as smooth as silk from take-off to exit.

Another surfer who looks smoother every time I see him is junior boys’ winner Tom Morat, whose backside styling at First Point is reminiscent of Joel Tudor, one of his idols.

I look forward to surfing with both these guys, as well as old mal winner Matt Cuddihy and a whole tribe of other Noosa locals in Bali in a couple of weeks.

BALSA BOYS OF DEE WHY Another local surfer who distinguished himself last weekend was Peregian’s Glenn “Marto” Martin, who pipped me for second place in the over 60s, despite the fact that he’s got five years on both me and division winner Eric “Grey Ghost” Walker, and that he’s coming back from a very recent hip replacement.

Of course, none of us can ever get past Eric, by far the best over 60 longboarder in the country, but Marto gave it a red hot go.

Marto was also the only surfer in the comp who dates back to the era of true logging, when balsa surfboards had just come on the scene.

To prove it he pulled out this classic group shot from Dee Why in the summer of 1959 when he was just 13.

That’s Marto on the far right, sporting trendy below the knee “okanui” boardies, as is Vince Spain in the foreground.

The alternative to wearing okanuis was the tried and true Speedo budgie smuggler, worn by the late Chris Crozier on the far left.

Chris went on to become a leading surfboard manufacturer before being killed in a road accident.

Also worthy of note is the dead flat balsa

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pig model front of picture.

They don’t make them like that any more!

RITES OF PASSAGE Times they are a changing in our family, with youngest grandson Hamie celebrating attaining the grand old age of five – where did those years go, and what happened to our little Piggie! – and my mum at 93 preparing to leave the building.

Hamie had a hell of a Star Wars birthday bash by the river, with lots of blue birthday cake and even a surprise visit from Chewbacca.

The showers stayed away, pretty much, and there were plenty of fun games, my favourite being bashing the crap out of the Death Star.

While it’s much more fun celebrating a life that is just beginning than it is one that is ending, and I know there will be a few tears in the days ahead, Mum has effectively been dead to my siblings and me for several years now, thanks to the dreadful scourge of dementia.

It will be a blessing for all to see her finally go to her rest after a life well-lived.

And if the poor old dear could still raise her wine glass, she would certainly drink to that.

Hamish at five.

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Luke at softball pinnacle A LOCAL 19-year-old is set to take on the world as he prepares to represent Australia as a member of the Australian Junior Steelers Men's softball team.

Luke Thomas has been selected to represent Australia at the Junior Men's Worlds Championships in Midland, Michigan, USA, in July.

Luke’s mum Sue Thomas said this was the highest level of achievement for a young man of Luke’s age in not only Australia, but the world.

“The competition has 13 teams from every continent attending, playing to become number one in the world and take home the gold medal,” Ms Thomas said.

“As men’s softball is not

Luke Thomas will represent Australia in softball.

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an Olympic sport, this is its equivalent, there is no higher achievement.”

Luke juggles a full-time apprenticeship and a gruelling six-day-a-week training program, but it’s paid off as Luke has been able to realise his goal of joining the Australian team. Something Ms Thomas says Luke has been working towards for the past four years.

“Since he started his apprenticeship two years ago, he has only ever used his annual leave to compete at tournaments, never actually had a holiday,” Ms Thomas said.

“He has been representing Queensland in state teams for the last three years. He has been playing softball since he was nine years old.”

Medals for Noosa Masters NOOSA Masters Swimming Club returned home winners after competing at the Australian Masters long course swimming championships held at the Melbourne Aquatic Centre last month.

The four-day competition, held from 21 to 24 April saw 725 competitors representing 125 master clubs from across Australia.

Noosa Master Swimming Club saw

many personal best times with an overall place of 11th for the female swimmers with 268 points and 26th for the male swimmers with 128 points.

Four relay teams were successful, bringing home two silvers and two bronze.

Viv Merrill, Robyn Selby, Lois Hill and Jan Croft took out the silver medal in the women’s 50m freestyle relay.

Lois Hill, Viv Merrill, Jan Croft and Robyn Selby also took out silver in the women’s 50m medley relay.

Bob Morse, Lois Hill, Rob Jolly and Jan Croft brought home the bronze in the mixed 50m freestyle relay while Bob Morse, Rob Jolly, Jan Croft and Lois Hill took out the bronze in the mixed 50m medley relay.

Atticus with his many medals and trophies.

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Atticus adorned with awards NINE-YEAR-OLD Atticus Richter swapped his Dolphins jersey for a Kiwi bird as he headed to the land of the long white cloud for a chance to play with the best.

The Noosa Dolphin’s rugby player headed to Remuera, New Zealand, over the Anzac Day weekend to attend the College Rifles Junior Rugby Union Camp.

During the week long camp, Atticus ran and tackled and stepped and scored and was imnoosatoday.com.au

mediately noticed and mentioned by the lead coaches.

At the closing of the week and the competition, Atticus and his NZ team-mates managed to secure the competition trophy and individual recognition for the spirit and skill demonstrated.

Atticus returned home last Friday (29 April) to an eagerly waiting cheer squad and proud mother as she saw him adorned with his various awards.

Noosa Golden Girls: Jan Croft and Stephanie Jones.

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