Noosa Today - 02nd March 2017

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elcome to your new, exciting and fresh Noosa Today.

The team has responded to community feedback and given Noosa’s favourite publication a bit of a make-over.

There are still many of the features that have made Noosa Today a mustread in the region - both online and in print - and we’ve added a few new ones to enhance the experience.

We will continue to feature all the important news and events - the things we are all talking about - and feature some of the key newsmakers in a weekly cover story.

We ask locals to give us the lowdown of what’s happening in their life, we share the insight of industry leaders and we list some of the best things to experience here.

In this edition, we celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day by featuring four successful and inspiring women.

And let’s not forget the regular contributions from local legends Ron Lane and Phil Jarrett.

Hope you enjoy our newlook Noosa Today. ● Jolene Ogle

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THIS WEEK WE’RE TALKING ABOUT… GOOD RIDDANCE TO HULK EYESORE

The Ivaka has finally been removed from Noosa River at a cost of $16,500.

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The unsightly abandoned vessel Ivaka has finally been removed from Noosa River at a cost of $16,500.

State Member for Noosa Glen Elmes has congratulated Maritime Safety Queensland for arranging for the removal of the hulk ‘Ivaka’ from the Noosa River last week.

“It has been a long and complicated process, but now there is one less eyesore on our beautiful river,” he said.

“The health of the Noosa River is a priority for the entire community - whether it is keeping the river and foreshore free from pollution, reporting unauthorised waste discharge from vessels or ensuring run-off into the waterway is not contaminated, our river will only retain its fantastic water quality rating if we are all dedicated to its health.

Mr Elmes said as the State Member he would continue to work with Noosa Council and the many State Government agencies to improve the management of the river and provide for more local control and community engagement.

Claytons Towing towed away the hulk and a spokesperson said it was a tricky job with only a small window in which to carry out the operation.

The spokesperson said the boat was in bad condition, so they had to keep the hulk together while transporting it. The boat will now be turned into scrap metal. ● Jolene Ogle

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It’s clear an election is on the horizon with Queensland State Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls hitting the Sunshine Coast and Noosa for a range of announcements and meetings this week.

Mr Nicholls laughed off suggestions he was on the campaign trail, saying he simply enjoys meeting people in the community and remained coy on whether there would be a new seat announced in the Coolum area when the boundary redistributions were announced on Friday 24 February.

Mr Nicholls did say the LNP would run a candidate in the seat of Buderim, but there was no word yet on who the candidate might be.

Mr Nicholls joined Member for Noosa Glen Elmes in Noosa on Thursday (23 February) for a visit to the Eumundi Road and Resource Recovery Centre to commit to the LNP’s promise of a container deposit scheme.

Before answering a barrage of questions about One Nation, the coming state election and preference deals, Mr Nicholls said the container deposit scheme (CDS) helped keep the environment clean and supported the community.

“This is a scheme that pays people to return their empty containers. They can either do it through reverse vending machines or they can do it where they bought it,” he said.

“If there are people who choose not to do that, there are community groups that have the opportunity to share in up to almost $25 million to support their activities and help them keep our community clean.”

Mr Nicholls said over 30 million plastic bottles ended up in landfill each year and even more that ended up in local waterways and on the road.

“This is good for the environment, it’s good for consumers and it’s great for helping support community groups,” he said.

The Labor Government has so far conducted a 12-month feasibility study of the CDS and has released a discussion paper about the implementation of the scheme, but Mr Nicholls said this is simply “navel-gazing”.

“It’s a crazy amount of navel-gazing about something that just makes environmental sense,” he said.

The recently re-established Katie Rose Cottage has just been given a large cash injection, thanks to a mysterious benefactor, with directors now looking for a permanent home for the community organistion.

State Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls, joined by Member for Noosa Glen Elmes, faced a barrage of questions about One Nation, preference deals and the coming state election, while announcing the LNP’s commitment to a container deposit scheme.

In a statement to the media in July last year, the Labor Government confirmed Queensland would have a CDS by 2018.

Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles said at the time that Queensland and NSW had entered into high-level talks about setting up a single-scheme administrator.

“We want a seamless system that’s good for the environment and friendly for business. No-one wants an outcome where the rules that apply to a bottle of soft drink sold at Tweed Heads, are different to the one you buy at the Gold Coast,” Dr Miles said.

“A single administrator could cover both states to deliver the highest level of efficiency and effectiveness.”

Noosa Today sat down with Mr Nichols for a one-on-one interview, which appears on page 18. ● Jolene Ogle

Katie Rose Cottage chairperson Carol Raye said the sizeable donation will allow the community hospice organisation to buy a secure and permanent home.

Ms Raye said the organisation’s current temporary facility near Cooroy had offered the hospice a place to set-up administration and establish services such as counselling, hospice day care, outreach services and 24-hour hospice care.

“The directors are now working on the purchase of a new suitable and permanent site, and hope to be able to announce confirmation of a contract in the very near future,” Ms Raye said. ●

Katie Rose Cottage chairperson Carol Raye (right) when the fight for the community hospice was first launched in July 2016.

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hen you’re beautiful, bubbly and blessed with a Scottish accent straight out of Mel Gibson’s film Braveheart it must be easy to make friends.

Noosa entrepreneur, mother, wife, social genius and all round woman-who-has-itall Wendy Wilson was an obvious choice to feature on the cover of an issue featuring Women in Business and International Women’s Day. But sitting down with this bonnie lass, it becomes apparent that things are never what they seem on the outside.

What makes Wendy Wilson so perfect is that she admits to being so hopelessly lonely and lost at times in her life.

Having to overcome her own struggles and create more balance in her life to feel fulfilled, Wendy decided to push herself out of her comfort zone which was the catalyst for her social empire Life Beyond 30.

L B 30 was born out of a move to the Sunshine Coast where Wendy’s husband followed his career and her plan was to become a ‘lady of leisure’. In reality, it was not so glamorous and her relationship began to suffer.

“I didn’t have much to chat to my husband about.

Pairing of the socks, (that was the breaking point) cleaning up the house, walks on the beach, it was the same every day,” Wendy said.

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PAIRING SOCKS WAS THE BREAKING POINT FOR LADY OF LEISURE WENDY WILSON SO SHE STARTED TO LOOK FOR A LIFE BEYOND LONELINESS. SHE TELLS HOLLIE HARRIS “Women who had moved here from other places, Sydney, Melbourne, even different countries, who had left their homes and friends all so happy to meet up.

“It was a group of women who didn’t know each other at all and we all had such a lovely time mingling and getting to know each other,” Wendy said.

Wendy’s calling had begun. Life Beyond 30 was born and with the response she received, it was only natural to continue making it a regular thing and bring in more women who needed an outlet.

“Eventually, the ladies were looking for more activities and other times to do things which sometimes didn’t suit me as I had a five-year-old, some ladies didn’t have children and wanted things to do in the evenings.”

Wendy’s little group needed to evolve so it was time to let go and allow it to grow into something bigger.

“We ended up with co-ordinators for events, which was difficult to let go of the control at first.

“We initially would meet up and have a meal, go to the movies, coffees, afternoon drinks, or walking and now we also do some really exciting activities.

“We are going abseiling soon and a group of us are going to see Adele in Brisbane.

“Last year a group of ladies went to China, others went on a cruise - there are so many amazing opportunities.

“If you find some ladies you click with, then you have an instant travel partner - some of them are widowed or single and its perfect for them,” she said.

Bringing women and families together is a passion for Wendy and she still maintains some of the original friendships from those early days when she first placed the advertisement.

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“My husband was getting in from work and I would be just desperate to talk to him. I was lonely and so I needed him to be my best friend, my family, my girlfriend - my everything.

“There is so much pressure on the partner and it took a while for us to realise I was needing him to fill all these roles. So I put an ad in the paper,” she said.

Yes, Wendy Wilson placed an advertisement in her local paper. The advert put it pretty simply that she needed an outlet from her partner and that she was looking for women over 30 who wanted to hang out.

“I had so many women get in touch with me! My friends back in the UK told me ‘Oh my god, you’re so sad!’

“It came into my head to do the ad and I just thought ‘I’m going for it’. I must have had about 30 ladies get in touch with me who were all were in the same boat but didn’t know what to do about it.

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“I am still friends with some of the ladies from the original group but some of them have moved on and begun Life Beyond 30 groups elsewhere, which is just amazing.

“They realised they can’t get by without the Life Beyond 30 girls, so I have helped them set up their own groups.

“We are expanding so quickly now and there even groups in other states.”

Wendy’s Life Beyond 30 members receive discounts at loads of local stores and a new website will make it simple to find out which stores honour their membership or what local group activities are happening.

Humble and softly spoken, Wendy would probably be the last person to say how her social activities-come passion-come career has changed people’s lives but when members admit to her how different their world is now thanks to what she has created, it is hard to deny.

“One of my ladies came to me and said that she was looking into going into an over 55s retirement village.

“She needed that social interaction and had sorted out where she was going to go. She was going to put her house up for sale and then Life Beyond 30 came along and gave her everything she needed. She didn’t need to do that move toward a retirement village anymore.

“It’s not just about the women. It’s about the families as well; the partners, the children - they all get to mingle together and attend parties and get to know each other and create bonds.

“It has really begun to bring communities back together again.

“I DIDN’T HAVE MUCH TO CHAT TO MY HUSBAND ABOUT. PAIRING OF THE SOCKS, (THAT WAS THE BREAKING POINT) CLEANING UP THE HOUSE, WALKS ON THE BEACH, IT WAS THE SAME EVERY DAY” “My son, Owen, absolutely loves fishing. A few weeks ago, I got myself in such a muddle with the rod and the hooks and all of that, so I put out a message to the group asking if there might be a granddad who would be willing to sit with Owen and I to teach us all about fishing and lures and all that!

“One of the ladies answered and said she and her husband would love to do it and they took us to Munna Point and Owen caught a fish!

“I get so emotional about it because there are grannies and granddads here whose families are not and now we just come together and help each other along and fill those empty places,” she said.

So anyone can take a few leaves out of Wendy Wilson’s book - be honest and bold, take a chance, create a fulfilling life and find happiness. They say it takes a village to raise a child but the adults need people too.

Wendy dreams of a worldwide network for women and their families to come together, connect and support each other.

“It’s not just about me anymore,” she said.

For more information visit www.lifebeyond30.com.au. ●

Wendy has an infectious sense of fun and doesn’t take it all too seriously.

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HIGH-YIELD VISITORS OUR BEST BET

BY JOLENE OGLE Mayor Tony Wellington has defended an elitist approach to traffic management saying, it’s not about keeping low-spend, day-visitors out, but more about getting the balance right.

In an interview with ABC radio on 1 February, Cr Wellington said the traffic chaos may be caused in part by the “day tripper”.

“The people who want to drive into Noosa for the day and want to drive out again expecting to get a park at near Main Beach or Hastings Street,” he said.

“Day trippers make up 60 per cent of those who visit Noosa, but in terms of their overall spend, it is only 15 per cent of the total.”

Cr Wellington said council wouldn’t erect gates to keep day trippers out, but the “emphasis has to be on the high-yield market” and council would consider “disincentives to the day tripper market”.

Cr Wellington has acknowledged there is “quite a bit of debate lately” regarding the nature and impact of visitors to Noosa Shire, with day trippers being a singular point of focus, and wants to now provide clarity regarding council’s approach to the matter.

“My fellow councillors and I are all in agreement that we want Noosa to be a thoroughly welcoming place, for residents and visitors alike,” he said.

“Overall, I think it’s fair to say that the vast majority of Noosa Shire residents are extremely tolerant of the impact imposed by tourists and large-scale events.

Most seem to appreciate that tourism is far and away our largest economic sector. Research reveals it employs about 16,000 people.”

Cr Wellington said more than two million visitors injected over $940million into the local economy throughout 2016, but tourists do unwittingly put pressure on public infrastructure.

“We do need to find a workable balance between resident amenity and tourism attraction,” he said.

“There is certainly no point in demonising so-called day trippers. They will always be part of the visitor mix.

Of course they also inject money into our economy, spending $155 million in Noosa last year.

“However, with increasing numbers of people expected to live in South East Queensland, the pressure to accommodate the drive-in day visitor will only increase, and that presents us with a range of problems.”

Cr Wellington said, it was no secret Tourism Noosa concentrated their marketing on the high-yield overnight visitors rather than the low-yield day visitor.

Statistics show the high-yield strategy is working with interstate visitors up 50 per cent and their spend up by 77 per cent to $470 million.

Cr Wellington said the success of Noosa’s tourism market lay in getting the balance just right.

“When does Noosa’s success actually start to become its undoing, as the visitor finds Noosa replicating the crowded big city they are often

Is the day tripper to blame for Noosa’s traffic woes? Mayor Tony Wellington wants to set the record straight. escaping?” he said.

“The Noosa ‘brand’ is premised on a relaxing, village-like and environmentally friendly atmosphere.

What is the tipping point, where further increases in visitor numbers may have a detrimental impact on our tourism sector per se?

“All this plays into a range of decisions at council, most pointedly our upcoming transport strategy.”

Council will release the Draft Transport Strategy for comment at the March round of council meetings, and will also hold discussions with key stakeholder groups.

“The interesting thing about transport is that everyone supposes they have some expertise. But often the popular solutions are not as effective as many want to believe,” Cr Wellington said.

“I have said before that increasing parking does not reduce congestion - in fact it does the opposite by encouraging more cars. Experience and research elsewhere has also shown that making public transport free only decreases private car usage by 9 per cent. It is not the panacea that many would like to imagine.

“Thus, the final answer to this complex problem will involve a broad range of actions, not just one or two.” ●

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NEWS CLEAN-UP AUSTRALIA DAY It’s time to clean up the shire, with Noosa councillor Joe Jurisevic calling on everyone to get involved in this year’s Clean-up Australia Day on Sunday 5 March.

The local clean-up is co-ordinated by Cr Jursevic and the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) with 27 registered sites around the Noosa Biosphere offering plenty of volunteering opportunities.

“It’s time to roll up the sleeves and get stuck in to clean up our parks, creeks, rivers, beaches, bushland and streets,” Cr Jurisevic said.

There are many locations across the Noosa region where the public can register to be a part of the clean-up with all Hinterland towns involved. There will be a strong focus on illegal dumping sites and also a flotilla on the river to help remove waste from local waterways.

“All volunteers are welcome to join us for lunch at Noosaville Lions Park provided by the Noosa Lions Club after the event or at one of the barbecues being hosted at some sites,” he said.

“So put on a hat, grab your gloves and bring a water bottle, and register at a site near you to be a part of Clean-up Australia Day in Noosa from 8am on Sunday 5 March.”

Registration sites can be found at www.noosariver.com.au or www. cleanupaustraliaday.org.au. ●

TOP MARKS FOR SCHOOL Good Shepherd Lutheran College students has been listed as one of the top five independent schools in the state based on improved student performance in the senior years of schooling.

Federal Coalition MP Andrew Laming conducted a detailed analysis of Queensland NAPLAN and OP data to determine which high schools have materially boosted the performance of their students in Years 9 to 12.

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Mr Laming said although the analysis of performance involves a number of stages, it includes Year 9 NAPLAN results adjusted for higher or lower than expected participation and OP Good Shepherd Lutheran College 2016 Year 12 cohort recognised for academic gains during their senior years, outcomes adjusted for higher or lower than expected OP eligibility.

During the conversation Mr Laming advised that Good Shepherd was the top independent school in Queensland

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RECYCLING CHAMPS Local schools are working with council to help their students become recycling champions. Council’s sustainability officer Emma Menzies says most of Noosa’s schools are now recycling in some way, shape or form.

At Noosa High’s Pomona campus, the school’s student leaders have risen to the challenge. Council has provided the school with recycling bins for the classrooms and the student leaders are spreading the recycling message to other students.

Noosa High’s junior engagement leader Alex Nockles said there was a great energy around campus on the recycling campaign with the student leaders taking the lead and encouraging new ideas.

Ms Menzies has met with many Noosa schools to explain what happens to our recycled items and show the students around council’s landfill.

“The invitation is open to all schools and we can assist with transport. At the landfill we show students an old capped landfill cell and discuss what happens

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For many years, Reap has helped feed the community by reducing food waste and now the organisation needs a helping hand to buy a much-needed delivery vehicle.

Many of the food collected by Reap is redirected to worthy causes and local charities and to help deliver the food, Reap has joined forces with owner and chef at Noosa Waterfront Restaurant to hold a fund-raising dinner.

Reap member Sue Priston said the Noosa Waterfront restaurant was also committed to eliminating food waste and would be the sponsor for the function.

The fund-raising dinner will include a five-course degustation menu with matching wines and will be held on Friday 23 March. Tickets are $120 per person and are available by phoning 5474 4444.

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For more information about waste and recycling, visit council’s website at www.noosa.qld.gov.au/wasterecycling. ●

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NEWS NEW BOUNDARIES FOR NOOSA The State Electoral Commission has released the new proposed boundaries for Queensland with a big shakeup in the Noosa electorate.

The commission has recommended parts of Cooran, Federal, Pomona, Lake MacDonald and Cooroy join the seat of Nicklin’s boundaries.

For Noosa, the commission recommended the seat of Noosa retain as much of the localities of the Noosa Shire Council as possible.

According to the proposal, the seat of Noosa would gain Kin Kin, Cootharaba and parts of the Cooloola, Cooran and Pomona suburbs.

The seat would also expand to include Pinbarren, Inskip, Rainbow Beach and the balance of Como, while losing Weyba Downs, Eerwah Vale, Doonan, Peregian Beach, Peregian Springs, Coolum Beach and Verrierdale.

Member for Noosa Glen Elmes is yet to comment on the proposed boundary changes. ●

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Thousands of new students have enrolled at the University of the Sunshine Coast with the Student Guild holding a fun day for all new students over O Week last week. Pictured: USC Law Students Association members Chelsea Dohle, Tayleigh Jenkins, Beth McKenna, Rachel Last, Sarah Coombs and Jessica Popple have a ball in the inflatable pool at the USC Student Guild fun day.

HOSPITAL BUSES A local bus company has stepped up to offer direct transport to the new university hospital in Kawana after Translink refused to offer a direct service for Noosa residents.

Councillor Ingrid Jackson said pleas for a direct service had been ignored by Translink and commuters, patients and visitors faced a two-hour trip to the new hospital, but help appears to be on the way.

“I’m pleased to learn that the privately owned bus service, Active Tours and Transfers, will be starting a bus route from the hinterland to and from the Sunshine Coast University Hospital as soon as the hospital opens,” she said.

“The concession price will be about $50 for a

return trip or $45 one-way. To assist defray this cost, some people may qualify for funding through Queensland Health’s Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme.

It is probably best if people contact their medical practitioner on this matter.” ●

LEARNING HELP FOR FAMILIES Noosa families can help their kids excel in the classroom thanks to a new website launched by the Turnbull Government.

Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien said the new website, Learning Potential Resources, was filled with hundreds of ideas, activities, games and videos to help parents of primary school children get involved in their child’s learning.

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CCIQ Noosa president Steven Boyd has announced the organisation will change the format of their monthly meetings for 2017.

Mr Boyd said the previously “formal structure” will be replaced with monthly drop-in sessions.

“While the events were well received we are aware that it is often hard to juggle home, work and other networking events, especially if the topic is not a current pressing issue for your business,” he said.

“So we are trialling monthly drop-in sessions where we welcome your queries and will do our best to find a solution or lead you to someone who can. The drop-in sessions will commence shortly and an invite will be shared through Facebook and the website.”

Visit website https://noosa.cciq.com.au for more information on meetings. ●

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NEWS “This new website gives parents access to the resources that teachers are using in the classroom, and adapts them to help parents bring those lessons to life in the home environment,” Mr O’Brien said.

Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said parental engagement was a key factor in enhancing a child’s learning, supporting the vital work teachers did. Learning Potential Resources supports the Australian Curriculum for primary school and contains three main sections. The website is www.learningpotential.edu.au and an app can also be downloaded from the site. ●

Some 12 years ago Barbara and Marc Phillips decided that Noosa Springs was the perfect place to get married - even though they lived abroad.

Moving to the Sunshine Coast only six months ago with their two children, the couple decided to visit Noosa Springs on Sunday as it was their anniversary.

They returned to the exact ceremony site, at Lake Weyba.

ECO TALKS A SUCCESS The Noosa Community Biosphere Association Inc (NCBA) have hosted their inaugural EcoTalks Noosa In Our Biosphere event with more planned throughout the year.

The first of the event was held at The J on Monday 20 February with over 40 Noosa locals gathering to hear from world-renowned ecological scientist, former chair of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program and current chair of the Australian MAB Working Group, Professor Peter Bridgewater. Professor Bridgewater highlighted how the most successful Biosphere Reserves around the world were those with community involvement. NCBA president Dick Barnes said the eco night was an outstanding opportunity for the whole community to become better engaged with what it means to live in the Noosa Biosphere Reserve.

“The NCBA is keen to have a two-way dialogue with our community as we work together to support our people, our places and our future. Our monthly EcoTalks sessions are a great forum for this,” he said. ●

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The public consultation period is now over and Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles said the large numbers of submissions shows Queenslanders are passionate about the issue of plastic bags in the environment.

“Since the discussion paper was released in November last year, we have received overwhelming support in favour of a plastic bag ban,” he said.

Dr Miles said a plastic bag ban would coincide with the introduction of the Container Refund Scheme in 2018 to reduce the impact of drink container litter on the natural environment. To find out more, visit www. ehp.qld.gov.au/waste. ●

TURTLE FINDINGS Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) have uncovered a few surprises about the types of nesting sites selected by turtles on the northern part of the Sunshine Coast between Mudjimba and

PLASTIC BAG BAN CLOSER More than 23,000 Queenslanders have had their say on the proposal to ban lightweight single-use plastic

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The world-first research measured for the first time the full spectrum of environmental clues that could be used by turtles when deciding where to lay their eggs.

The results were exciting for USC Science Honours graduate Ilana Kelly, 24, of Coolum, whose project with four USC academics has been published in the PeerJ biological and medical sciences journal.

The research, which studied 19 nests of mainly loggerhead turtles between November 2014 and February 2015, found that the turtles did not seem overly fussy when selecting their sites.

However, the nesting sites shared some common characteristics - including a few that appeared contrary to previous studies in other marine turtle nesting locations. Ms Kelly said the nests were distributed in parts of the dune that did not have exceptionally lower or higher vegetation, or significant differences in slope, exposure or sand attributes.

Marine turtles nest at night on Sunshine Coast beaches from November each year, with hatchlings generally leaving the nests from February to April. ●

NEW COMMITTEE Following the success of the inaugural Noosa Open Studios event in 2016, the event organisers are pleased to introduce a new committee.

Noosa-based artist Tricia Bradford will take over the reins from Chris Pritchard as plans get underway for the August event.

Tricia said she was not the professional that Chris was but she was confident that with her experienced committee and some new members the event would be just as popular this year.

Tricia said there were many new studios to visit all over the Noosa Shire and enhance the experience of last year’s event and the creative atmosphere of more diverse artists as they work and talk about their practice. ●

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Noosa Main Beach The stunning natural beauty of this world famous beach will impress even the most seasoned traveller. Surrounded by National Park and with a huge range of cafes, restaurants and accommodation, Noosa Main Beach is a must-see destination.

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Cooroy Township Charming, unique and quirky, this hinterland town is full of hidden surprises. Enjoy a coffee at one of the many quaint coffee shops, take a stroll and learn more about the town’s history through the plaques on most buildings.

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Noosa Junction Funky and vibrant, Noosa Junction is a must-see when visiting the shire. There’s a great selection of unique restaurants, boutique stores and charming book stores where you can spend a rainy day browsing the impressive selections.

FACES OF … Noosa

WHAT DOES GARRY ROGERS OF NOOSA MEAT MARKET DO ON HIS DAY OFF?

WHAT HAS MADE COURTENAY POTTER OF POTTERS PANTRY CAFÉ LAUGH TODAY?

“I’m on the golf course! Or I’ll motorbike around our beautiful hinterland and eat plenty of meat, of course!” ●

“A customer came in to today and ordered a large flat white coffee and came back in to say it was far too hot to eat! That made me laugh.” ●

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HOW DOES MONTY THOMAS OF SURRENDER DOROTHY FEEL ABOUT TURNING 27?

“I’m still young and its an age where you’ve made enough mistakes in your early twenties to start learning and growing up.

It’s funny, these days my friends actually ask me for advice.” ●

KATE HARVISON

Katie Harvison and husband Trent are the faces behind the popular Starry Nights Outdoor Movies. Katie also makes and sells her own unique range of terry towelling clothes under the label Red Fish Blue Fish at the Eumundi Markets.

We ask Katie, what are you ...

Listening to?

Tash Sultana and Marlon Williams - stand-out performers I’ve loved at the last two Woodford festivals. Playing them again now brings back the memories of gigs that gave me goosebumps.

Reading?

Two books on the go at the moment. ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr and also ‘Goodwood’ by Holly Throsby.

Better get cracking as I need them both finished before my next book club rendezvous in only five more sleeps!

Wearing?

Beautiful Boom Shankar - a cool comfortable cotton dress from this summer’s collection. It’s 100 per cent my favourite label to

wear. I lt’s all locally designed by the fabulous Dui Cameron.

Passionate About?

I’m passionate about supporting locally designed and made products. Living in the creative hub of Eumundi, I’m blessed to be surrounded by an incredible bunch of talented artisans.

Angry About?

Child trafficking and exploitation. My family are supporters of a phenomenal organisation called Forget Me Not, which works to protect and provide for children, and keep families together overseas. See what they do at www.forgetmenot.org.au Planning to do this weekend?

My husband Trent and I run outdoor movie events on Friday and Saturday nights (this Friday is a community screening of ODDBALL in Cooroy on the grassed Library Roof) - and I’ll be making some big batches of popcorn! Saturday sees me selling my clothes at the Original Eumundi Markets; and Sunday will be some quality family downtime.

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TYREPOWER HERE TO STAY Tyrepower owners Allison and Dallas want to reassure customers they are here to stay, despite rumours the longstanding company will close when the new service station opens.

“We have heard a lot of rumours from our customers that we have either sold out or that we are closing down or moving because of the service station that is getting built next door to us,” Allison said.

“We have been in business for close to 12 years now, and we are definitely not going anywhere any time soon. We are hoping to bring home the big award for International Dealer of the Year in April so that is reason enough to stick around too!”

Allison said they predict the new service station would actually be good for business and are looking forward to the day when they were back beside another service station. ●

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GREAT WHITES MAKING MOVES ON OUR WAVES?

One of Noosa’s councillors has been approached to take part in the channel ten series of the Bachelorette.

While the name of the councillor can’t be revealed, it can be confirmed the councillor turned down the role as they didn’t think it “professional to compete for a lady on television.” ●

A frightening image has done the rounds this week; a surfer sharing the waves at Tea Tree Bay with Jaws.

The moment was supposedly captured by drone footage from a local photographer which captured the surfer trimming along with a three-metre white shark under his board. The picture popped up on local social media and was causing quite a debate about its legitimacy. It has been identified as fake, and the local business posting the piccies said “it was all a bit of a joke.” Thank goodness. ●

WHO YA GONNA CALL? Noosa Snake Catchers were quick to respond to a call in Tewantin on Friday when a woman arrived home to find this huge red bellied black snake in her lounge. Luke had to pull it out from behind her TV and was amazed at the size of it!

There are lots of snakes about at the moment so don’t risk going near one, contact Luke on 0499 920 290 and he will be there within minutes. ●

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

LOVING THE RAPID PACE OF CHANGE International Women’s Day is this coming Wednesday 8 March and this year the focus is on being bold to make change. The day hopes to encourage everyone to help forge a better working world and a more gender inclusive world. In honour of the worldwide celebration of women, Noosa Today sat down with some of Noosa’s leading community members and asked them about their experiences in the workplace.

COUNCILLOR INGRID JACKSON

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oosa’s only female councillor, Ingrid Jackson is one of only 30 per cent of female councillors throughout Queensland and shares her experiences in various workplaces and what work is left to do in the fight for equality.

Have you experienced inequality in the workplace due to your gender?

I have always been very focused on achieving goals, so I have not observed any unequal treatment. But I do know that many women find themselves in such situations and I believe there’s still a lot of work to do in this respect - especially when it comes to senior roles and board appointments in many of Australia’s major companies.

Have you ever felt disadvantaged because you are female?

I always get on well with colleagues and have never felt personally discriminated against. But when I had small children, I had to work just 9am to 5pm (not the longer hours expected in a highly competitive corporate work environment), and this meant I missed out on a lot of workplace-based career-building networking.

In your opinion, what can be done to create better equality for men and women in the work force?

Inequality in the workplace is not just direct personal discrimination. It is often entrenched in the culture and

rules of the organisation. I spent a couple of years as Equal Employment Opportunity Co-ordinator in the NSW Ministry of Education where I worked to change the system and raise awareness. The key areas that need attention to create greater equality are fair recruitment and selection processes, flexible work hours and flexible leave conditions, learning and training opportunities, promotion on merit, and raising men’s (and women’s) awareness of inadvertent discrimination. Other must do’s are helping talented and skilled women to build their self-confidence, manage their careers, have access to grievance procedures and address sexual harassment.

What advice would you offer young women wanting to enter business or management?

Be professional and excellent at what you do. Reach out for learning and training opportunities. Go the extra yard.

If you think you might be being treated unequally, ask questions of your boss and be gently assertive. But don’t sweat the small stuff. And look out for the women you work with and encourage their career development.

I should add here that if women in the Noosa Shire want to consider becoming a councillor, everyone is welcome to attend council meetings. If you let me know you’re coming, I am happy to meet afterwards to answer questions and talk about what being a councillor involves. I am also available to speak to community groups and school groups about the role of councillors. ●

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ormer councillor Sandy Bolton served on the first Noosa Council since de-amalgamation and after challenging Mayor Tony Wellington for the top job, Sandy is now busy with a long list of community groups and boards. Sandy is currently studying, is a director on local boards and is passionate about resolving social and economic issues through integrated models and connectivity.

Have you experienced inequality in the workplace due to your gender?

Inequality yes, but not from being female. Coming from an era where women had only been recently allowed into public bars, managing hotels as an 18-year-old in the western suburbs of Sydney in the ’80s saw some interesting responses from fellow managers and AHA members and patrons!

However, I was fortunate to work with a private company that was only interested in outcomes, not which gender delivered the outcomes. The greatest shock was when I came from Sydney via management on remote cattle properties in the NT and Queensland to Noosa 25 years ago.

It was impossible initially to get your foot in the management door which I had never experienced. I feel that was not specifically gender related ... more part of the culture and ‘system’ which still exists in some forms from traditionalism and territory-based thinking.

Have you ever felt disadvantaged because you are female?

Over the years I have held positions that were traditionally male and the difficulty was not so much being female, it was later on the responsibilities as a sole parent which a male sole parent may have also encountered. Many positions could not accommodate what was seen as a disadvantage, so employment choice was narrow, and required creativity in negotiating hours and conditions to ensure that I could juggle.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY “UNTIL THERE IS A BETTER RECOGNITION AND UNDERSTANDING OF ALL ELEMENTS OF INEQUALITY, WE WILL NOT ACHIEVE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES NEEDED FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE…”

Powerhouse Co-op founder Aimee Sherriff, a mother of three.

In contesting the mayoralty, it was interesting that some women felt this was a male role, which indicates that even though women across the world have proven themselves as more than credentialed for leadership positions, there remains a culture that labels and segregates women into “appropriate” roles. This is phasing out rapidly as the realisation the strategies employed under a paternal and capitalistic system has not delivered the outcomes needed by people at home and across the globe.

In your opinion, what can be done to create better equality for men and women in the work force?

This will happen when inequality and “labelling” is understood for what it is - a barrier and divider to achieving. Across all sectors, issues, and debate, inequality is spoken about but not understood in its entirety, which is about segregation or preference based on difference, pre-conceived ideas, lack of knowledge and fear. Simple improvements could include removing the form fields requiring gender, age and religion as part of applications, salaries set instead of negotiated until our education system includes these skillsets, assisting new concepts such as “Bubdesks” and a promotion of work/life balance as an organisational and cultural norm. Inequality is a form of “bullying” and is destructive to individuals and society as a whole. Knowing this, we support bullying in multiple forms by allowing it to continue, which is very frustrating.

Until there is a better recognition and understanding of all elements of inequality, we will not achieve the social, economic and environmental outcomes needed for a sustainable future.

What advice would you offer young women wanting to enter business or management?

Girls, and boys, that one is easy - educate, negotiate, collaborate, innovate! Get on with the job, individually and collectively, and when in doubt, just ask. Grab a mentor, join the many networks online and otherwise. Be confident in your growing knowledge and your aims, and combine your passion and purpose to delivering positive outcomes for yourself and others.

Youngsters, you are our future. Do not focus on what is real or perceived barriers - focus on the desired outcomes and keep that in focus. There are no failures, only experiences, and that is how you gain knowledge very quickly. Go forth without fear, you will be successful and achieve, in ways you may not even imagine, for all of us. ●

AIMEE SHERRIFF

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imee Sherriff is a mother-of-three, interior designer and founder of the Powerhouse Co-op, a business hub for working parents.

Have you experienced inequality in the workplace due to your gender?

Not before motherhood however defiantly after motherhood. In a job interview I was once asked if I was planning on having more children. That’s a hard question to answer as I already had a one-year-old so we were likely to add to our family however I did feel as though an applicant without children or even grown children would have been more preferable from the employer’s perspective.

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“YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY WORK AT YOUR MINDSET, AND OFTEN RESETTING IT FROM NEGATIVE SELF-TALK AND SELF-DOUBT…” as I believe we can do whatever it is we set our mind to.

However I’m aware that it exists, that woman are very good at self-sabotage and self-doubt and giving in to the feelings of inadequacy. To combat this we must rise to support fellow woman and help them to believe in themselves. We are good enough.

In your opinion, what can be done to create better equality for men and women in the work force?

I’d love to see more onsite child care in companies, both big and small. I as a mother don’t want to be separated from my child at such a young age and leave them in the hands of others, yet as a woman I need to have my creative and business desires met also.

What advice would you offer young women wanting to enter business or management?

Remember that when starting out 80 per cent is mindset and the other 20 per cent is business. If you have a great mindset you can achieve anything, however it’s an ongoing practice, kind of like religion. You have to constantly work at your mindset, and often resetting it from negative selftalk and self-doubt. Don’t be afraid to ask for advice and be vulnerable however remain strong in your vision and desires and don’t let friends and family knock you off your perch. ●

BAKER SPEAKER AT WOMEN’S SUMMIT Pomona will host Noosa’s first major International Women’s Day event, the Ripple Effect Summit.

Join keynote speaker Julia Baker, at the Ripple Effect Women’s Summit that will be held at The Big House in Pomona on Wednesday 8 March.

The day aims to bring together women from the community to learn more about business, share their wants and needs and develop networks.

There are two sessions on offer; the Dream it, You Can Achieve it seminar from 9am to 1pm followed by the Creating a Thriving and Vibrant Community workshop from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

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Having worked in the real estate industry for a long time, my business partner Pip and I realised there was a gap between what big agencies were offering, what owners needed and what people wanted. We decided to bridge that gap and bring people together so the right fit was found for everyone.

What inspired you to create/go into your business?

What inspired and excited me was the opportunity to challenge myself and take myself out of my comfort zone as well as the chance to learn about and take on the additional responsibilities associated with running your own business.

We operate a boutique permanent property management company that is very personalised and focussed on offering exceptional service to all of our clients.

What type of business are you involved in?

I run an accounting practice in Noosaville supported by 3 staff.

We provide accounting and financial services to the small business community from sole traders to companies and family trusts, individual tax payers, community groups and self-managed super funds.

2016, bringing with her General Practice and Women’s & Children’s Health expertise. As well as being a GP, Dr. Steele teaches medical students, GP Registrars and colleagues as part of her Medical Education duties.

Joining Dr. Steele at Ochre Medical Centre Noosa is Dr Helen Chorley who completed her formal medical studies at the University of Queensland with internship and hospital training completed at various hospitals across New South Wales, and Queensland. Dr. Chorley’s specialty interests include Women’s & Children’s Health,

What advice do you have for women wanting to start their own business?

Be prepared to learn a lot about yourself and be prepared to be taken out of your comfort zone. Always ask for help as we can’t be experts at everything and remember to have fun!

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What challenges do you face being a woman in business?

Time is my biggest challenge. I enjoy getting involved with my children and their school activities as well as taking on a committee role with their sporting clubs and community groups. Doing this on top of running my business involves a certain amount of juggling and some good planning.

My advice for women wanting to start their own business - Do it. Do the sums, do the research, then if it all adds up, back yourself and take the chance. There’s no more demanding boss than yourself, but no greater feeling of accomplishment than making a success of your own idea.

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What type of business are you involved in?

Upon selling our workshop we moved to the lovely Cooroy, we bought Cooroy Spare Parts in 2002. After my husband passed away in 2008 I continued managing the business. We will hit 15 years in business this coming Easter.

What challenges do you face being a woman in business?

It has been a challenge working in a male dominated industry. But it’s important to not let anything stop you. If you love what you do, give it all you’ve got.

What advice do you have for women wanting to start their own business?

Never just work for money, work for the enjoyment and satisfaction of what you do.

We women can achieve anything when we put our minds to it.

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What inspired you to create/go into your business?

What inspired you to create/go into your business?

Owning and operating a business is a big decision. You are required to have planning, foresight and also management skills. Primarily I chose to start my own law firm as I had been practicing law for several years and I had a wonderful supportive client base (which I still maintain). I have always been able to work to deadlines, listen to other people’s objectives and to achieve goals. Leadership and mentoring are important to me, so it made sense that I would start my own business as I was natural in my own ideas and able to achieve them.

What type of business are you involved in?

I own and operate two law firms on the sunshine coast. See Well Law is located in Tewantin and Marcoola. In addition to legal work, we also offer mediation, conveyancing and business support including asset protection.

What challenges do you face being a woman in business?

The biggest challenge is flexibility in the workplace. To overcome the flexibility our team have a range of job sharing, networking and surrounding ourselves with like-minded supportive people.

What advice do you have for women wanting to start their own business?

It is important to plan. Not just for today, but for tomorrow and for next year and even ten and twenty years on. Planning is not only for the start up, it has to be on-going to ensure that what works today is going to work tomorrow. You should also ask advice from other people and listen. You need to work hard and make sure that you have the motivation to put into the business – as even on the bad days, it is important to show up. Showing up is the key to success in any job including your own business.

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NEWS Member for Noosa Glen Elmes and LNP State Leader Tim Nicholls discussed a range of local issues at a breakfast meeting on Hastings Street.

NO CAMPAIGN TRAIL HERE, SAYS LEADER

BY JOLENE OGLE “I normally don’t turn up to Noosa wearing long pants and a rolled-up shirt. I’m usually here in shorts and T-shirts in relaxation mode,” State Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls said in Noosa last week.

Mr Nicholls was on the road from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast in the lead-up to the state election, but has denied he was on the campaign trail.

Despite the intense media scrutiny of travel expenses, Mr Nicholls said he didn’t stay with Member for Noosa Glen Elmes while in Noosa.

“No, I supported local business,” he said. “I’m well out of my electorate so I’m OK.” Noosa Today asked Mr Nicholls about some of the pressing local issues.

If LNP were to win government, would works begin on the long-awaited Tewantin Bypass project?

Mr Nicholls said he was disappointed the Labor Government was yet to carry out study work on the bypass. Mr Nicholls said the people of Noosa would see progress on the road project if the LNP were elected to government.

“The first thing to do is complete a study, get the details around the costings and then you can make a decision,” he said.

“The residents of Noosa are entitled to feel they are being ignored by the government so far as the bypass road is concerned.”

On average, police attend one domestic violence (DV) incident a week. What is the LNP doing to tackle DV? Mr Nicholls said the LNP has a five-point plan designed to tackle the growing rates of DV throughout the state and better protect victims. The LNP has introduced new laws into State Parliament through a Private Member’s Bill that includes reforms such as reversing the onus of proof for bail, creating a DV alert system, GPS monitoring for high-risk offenders and immediate appeal rights against bail.

“We hope we get the full support of everyone in making those changes law,” he said. “They are good, sensible changes.”

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in place in other states throughout Australia and it was time for Queensland to catch up and help better protect victims.

Mr Nicholls denied the reforms could “vilify” alleged offenders and said the reforms would impact violent and high-risk offenders.

“These are private people who have actually been charged on a serious domestic violence offence,” he said.

“All DV is unacceptable. We see these extreme events are really a precursor to women losing their lives. Let’s protect people and then let’s look at the causes.

“There may well be opportunities for counselling, anger courses and education courses to address the root causes, but the first thing to do is stop someone from losing their life. That has to be the first thing.”

The Bail (Domestic Violence) and Another Act Amendment Bill 2017 hopes to make it harder for bail to be granted for alleged offenders charged with domestic violence-related crimes. The LNP Bill also allows for automatic notification when anyone subject to a domestic violence order is being considered for either bail or parole, giving time for victims to prepare mentally and physically for their potential release The Bill introduces GPS monitoring for high-risk offenders on bail and also provides an urgent review of a granted bail application to a higher court for police.

Mr Nicholls said it was important to empower people to speak up when experiencing domestic violence.

“We need to empower people to come out of the home and say this is happening to me. They need to report it to the police, they need to contact support groups,” he said.

“They need to seek help and people should feel confident they have the service and they will be protected. There won’t be retribution and these laws will help deal with that.”

If you or anyone you know is suffering domestic violence, help is available. Phone DV Connect on 1800 811 811 or Life Line on 13 11 14.

What if the LNP doesn’t form government? What

assurances can you give Noosa residents that their needs will be heard in parliament?

“What we do know and what I can tell you is Glen is ferocious in terms of advocating for Noosa,” he said.

“Noosa needs a strong advocate who lives in and is passionate about the area who can actually drive change and can work to get the outcomes we want here.

“But, really to get things happening in Noosa, you need an LNP Government. That’s the ideal way of doing it.” ●

ONE NATION GETS OUR ELMES FIRED UP While touring the Brite Side recycling facility in Doonan last Thursday (23 February) as part of Mr Nicholls’ visit to Noosa, Member for Noosa Glen Elmes let rip at the One Nation Party, calling it a cult and its followers “discontented rejects”.

When asked if Mr Elmes saw One Nation as a threat in the coming election, Mr Elmes fired back.

“Number one, One Nation is not a political party, it’s a cult. And every discontented reject from other groups and organisations and political parties seem to flock to the banner ... and there’s Pauline there and they just worship the throne upon which she sits.

“But it’s a cult, there’s no policies other than people coming out and having little thought bubbes and talking about whatever is the subject of today’s news.”

Local media reports state former LNP member and now leader of the Queensland One Nation Party Steve Dickson suggested Mr Elmes takes a good, hard look in the mirror.

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TRIBUTE TO A RESPECTED MENTOR The souls of good men will always linger after they have departed, if in their place, stands their sons and daughters; young people of great character. So be it for David Glassock who last week passed away leaving a great family: wife Jenny, children Darcy, Archie, Harry, Maggie and Joey.

Dave’s family was also our family for over the years all members were actively involved in the daily life of the Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club, some more so than others, but all making their contribution to not only our club but others within our community.

Within the boundaries of our club, the respect that Dave had speaks volumes for the character of the man, for in the sometimes rough and tumble world of surf club life, respect is something that men earn - it is never just given. Perhaps, the greatest factor of David’s time with us was that his contribution was right across the board - not just restricted to one area.

This also applied to wife Jenny for both made major contributions to the Noosa Nippers the Seahorse Nippers and still found the time to fulfill their duties as patrolling members on Noosa’s Main Beach; and in some instances as patrol captains.

For Dave his outstanding work had to be in the area of youth for as he said to me on several instances, “Laney the kids are our future, and we must keep that in mind.’’

It came as no surprise that after becoming involved in the Noosa Nippers (Junior Activities) he eventually in 2011/’12, put his hand up to become their director; a post he was to hold for four consecutive years. In his earlier times, he had worked as an age manager and coach; thus- together with his experience as a patrolman, he took office with a good background, but above a firm belief in the youth of today.

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“DESPITE THEIR YOUTH, THEIR HANDSHAKE WAS FIRM AND THEIR EYE CONTACT WAS BEYOND THEIR YEARS … IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THESE WERE DEFINITELY - THE SONS OF DAVID GLASSOCK…” With the formation of the Seahorse Nippers becoming a reality, it was only natural that both David and Jenny would contribute; and contribute they did.

Steve Mawby founder of the Seahorse Nippers said, “Dave and Jenny where amongst the first to come forward.

Also when our program took off, we visited North Burleigh to help them get started, and David came along to help and brought his whole family; but that was Dave anything to help.”

However, it is not only in lifesaving that Dave has left his mark, for within the walls of Dolphins Rugby Club, David was also held in high regard. Last Friday afternoon at the Junior Dolphins Rugby sign on, club president Donald McKill, in his welcome address, spoke of David’s outstanding contribution, in particular his coaching of the young.

Another example of his dedication to the youth was his work as a member of the staff at St Teresas Catholic College, where his input was never ending.

As the family grew and they became part of the patrol roster, we were conscious of these well-mannered young boys, boys who had the attitude of young men. Despite their youth, their handshake was firm and their eye contact was beyond their years.

It was obvious to me that these were definitely - the sons of David Glassock.

David is gone, but while there is youth in our club and indeed our community- he will never ever be forgotten.

Rest in Peace my friend Rest in Peace. ●

Dave Glassock - Gone, but not forgotten. noosatoday.com.au

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

JUST THE FACTS I feel it necessary to clarify some facts for those in our community who suffer from “knee-jerk“ reactions whenever a question is asked about certain people in Noosa. These “knee-jerkers“ seem to suffer from a case of double standards whenever anyone criticises Noosa Council, or (heaven forbid) Mayor Tony Wellington.

We live in a democracy. One of the basic tenets of that institution is the right for the people to hold their elected representatives to account, and to question their actions, when it is deemed appropriate.

Chris Hindmarsh inferred that a letter writer (Dom Massoni), may have been part of a “co-ordinated effort“ asking vexatious questions regarding Mayor Wellington’s investigation by police on behalf of “a candidate whose war chest at that election was largely donated by property developers.“ Julia Walkden referred to queries about the investigation as “smear campaigns“.

Really? The media reported a police investigation into a public figure elected to office in Noosa, but if people ask questions about it then it is a “smear campaign“ and a “co-ordinated effort against our democratically elected mayor“.

No-one has accused the mayor of any wrongdoing in the media, or any other public forum. The CCC, not the letter-writers in our local newspapers, have decided that the allegations (whatever they are) deserve investigation. That is not a smear campaign - that is a fact.

I wonder if another candidate had been elected mayor, would these same evangelical supporters be supporting the “democratically elected mayor“, or would they be baying for blood?

I understand people supporting a candidate of their choice, but misrepresentation of facts and attempting to discredit others is hardly democracy.

Ken Coleman, Tewantin.

LITANY OF DELAYS I’d like to remind ratepayers of another council failure. At the Services and Organisation Committee Meeting held on 7 February, item 18 was Noosa Council Traffic Advisory and Speed Management Committee - December 2016. Of the 13 items discussed at last year’s December meeting, only two have been finalised. Some notable recommendations delayed include: · 15/5/14 New signage and restrictions for Black Mountain Range Road. · 5/3/15 Revised Sunday traffic plan for Noosa Farmers Market. · 30/11/15 Options to Improve traffic safety in Noosa Hill Precinct. · 3/3/16 Improvements to Intersection of

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Ely Street on Eumundi/Noosa Road Road. · 8/9/16 Reducing Speed Limits to 40 km/h on sections of Noosa Drive and Noosa Parade. · 8/9/16 Upgrade Pedestrian crossing at Cooroy State School to accommodate lollypop crossing.

Unfortunately it seems a de-amalgamated underfunded council could be jeopardising community safety.

John Lobb, Peregian Springs.

WEATHER OR NOT Responding to Bruce Hallett and Joy Ringrose (Noosa Today 23 February). We are told, incessantly, that man’s use of hydrocarbon fuels will cause climate catastrophe, with more droughts, heatwaves, bushfires, floods, cyclones, super-storms and “weird” weather.

Why then would the pro-climate change lobby and Greens compound these claimed risks by pushing weather-dependent energy of wind, solar or hydro? During heatwaves on sultry summer afternoons, wind turbines overheat and start bushfires. Wind turbines fail when our cold rooms, fridges and airconditioners need them most. In a gale, turbines switch off to avoid damage; in still air they sit idle. Idle and failed wind turbines don’t charge batteries.

On cold still winter nights solar will produce zero power; solar panels shut down every night; their output varies even when the sun shines; they are blotted out by rain, clouds or dust; and are smashed by hailstones. When solar panels produce zero power they don’t charge batteries.

Even mighty hydro-power will fail if we suffer the never-ending Flannery predictions. Empty dams and idle hydro-power plants don’t charge batteries. So if the proclimate change lobby and Greens are right and are faced with droughts, heatwaves, bushfires, floods, cyclones, super-storms and “weird” weather we cannot rely on weather-

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dependent energy. Makes me wonder how the South Australian wind-powered submarines are going to fare under water?

Stick to reliable hydro-carbons - coal, oil and gas, they will produce electricity and they will charge your batteries, weather or not.

Colin Bond, Tewantin.

BLOW-INS In relation to Mark and Jan Rose of Cooroy (Noosa Today, 23 February) complaining letter, if you are so unhappy with the state of things in the Noosa Shire, please go back into your holes, from wherever you came from. You have done nothing but complain and criticise, and I think you are reasonably new blow-ins, I could be wrong, and perhaps you were not here when we fought to have the old Noosa Council restored (with all its old conservative ideas that the majority voted for), and new technology and advantages looked at, sometimes acted on, and others discarded. They state that “Noosa is not great the way it is“, and by having lots more retail shops, closed shops etc, things could be a lot better.

Perhaps they are not up to date with what the council is allowed to actually do, and it is not the domain of another entity. Long live Noosa.

Sally Hepworth, Noosaville.

WASHING UP The wash-up of “clean coal” means that taxpayers will become the kitchen hands that do all the heavy lifting.

Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach.

CCC and then the Queensland police service, was, as expected, not taken too well by some of Mr Wellington’s supporters ... tough luck!

The only way the rumours and innuendo will cease in Noosa about Mr Wellington’s alleged activities, is for Mr Wellington to call on a press conference, and make a public statement about his innocence.

Then, and only then will the rumours stop, and we can all wait patiently for the investigation’s results.

Dom Massoni, Verrierdale.

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Each month, a winner will be selected to receive their winning photograph blown up onto an 18x12 canvas to keep.

Each winner will be up for the grand prize in July, where the best image will be chosen to win a full camera kit worth over $600!

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TOUGH LUCK My letter questioning the morals of Mr Wellington for operating as a councillor and a mayor while under investigation from the noosatoday.com.au

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RARE AND SOUGHT-AFTER PROPERTY SET on a rare 876 square metre block in one of the region’s most sought-after locales, this golf course home offers space, luxury and an enviable view over the 15th fairway.

The expansive floor plan includes four bedrooms, three bathrooms and multiple living areas across two levels.

The entire upper floor has been dedicated to the master retreat and features a study, lounge area, beautifully appointed ensuite, walk-through robe and private balcony with a gorgeous view.

There are three more bedrooms downstairs. Two in one wing, with the main bathroom and another guest bedroom with private ensuite and views over the pool.

The main living space is located at the rear of the home.

Here, banks of floor-to-ceiling windows allow plenty of natural light while perfectly framing views across the pool and out to the fairway.

This area also features a gourmet kitchen that would appeal to any home chef and a generous open-plan dining space.

Large sliding doors open out from the lounge area onto a spacious, covered poolside alfresco area that is just perfect for entertaining friends and family.

The property also features fully ducted airconditioning, a ducted vacuum, alarm system, plantation shutters and luxury window furnishings.

Altogether this home is one of the most desirable offerings currently available within the highly-prized Peregian Springs community with its access to golf course, great schools and shops. â—?

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Richardson and Wrench Noosa sales agent Rory Williamson says he has noticed an influx in the number of young families making the move from southern states to Noosa.

A NEW wave of migrants are on their way to Noosa, according to local sales agents who are reporting an influx in cashed-up young families wanting their share of paradise.

Richardson and Wrench Noosa sales agent Rory Williamson said he has noticed many young families making the move to Noosa, instead of retirees from Melbourne or Sydney.

“I’m noticing a lot of young families, more than usual, are coming up from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne looking for property,” he said.

Rory said many of the buyers are career-minded professionals with young families looking to relocate to Noosa to raise their children in paradise.

“The families are buying up fourbedroom renovators with a pool and an ocean glimpse for the same price as a tiny Bondi studio apartment,” he said.

“Due to the extreme prices down south, the migration is in full swing. The demographic of Noosa Shire is seriously changing; it’s no longer a place for the retirees. It’s really affecting our real estate market in the $600,000 to $1.2 million bracket, too.”

Rory said the cost of city living and the high-price real estate market means many who are living in the city aren’t able to transition to a free-standing home.

“The price difference is just too huge,” he said.

“For example, you could sell a Bondi apartment for $1 million, but to then

“THEY’RE ALSO REALISING THAT THE LIFESTYLE HERE IS FAR SUPERIOR COMPARED TO MOST OF AUSTRALIA. THAT’S A VERY TEMPTING COMBINATION…” upgrade and buy a free-standing house in the same suburb it’s about $4 million.”

Rory said instead, places like Byron Bay and Noosa are winning more buyers as they see the markets as a genuine option.

“It feels like 10 years ago city people in that age bracket toyed with the idea of a sea change, but things have changed, this generation are actually doing it in large numbers,” he said.

“And Noosa seems to be a hotspot for this migration. Byron doesn’t have the infrastructure we have in Noosa, it’s more of a transient place; people come and go. The range of quality schools in the Sunshine Coast is far better too. It’s a big drawcard for young families.”

Rory said a lack of work and career opportunities may put off some buyers from migrating to Noosa, but with so many people now working remotely and online, it doesn’t have to be a factor anymore.

“People are working remotely, so many people can now earn a living from their laptop. Many are starting businesses or completely changing careers. I even know a few who have kept their jobs down south, they fly

down for two to three days a week then work from home on the Sunshine Coast for the rest of the week,” he said.

“Qantas has daily flights, so you can have breakfast with the family, work in Sydney for the day and be home for dinner.”

Looking to the coming year, Rory said the Sunshine Coast and Noosa were growing fast and the window of opportunity will soon close.

“I believe prices in the Noosa Shire and surrounding areas will rise sharply in that $600,000 to $1.2 million range as they did five years ago in Sydney and Melbourne,” he said.

“I believe there is an opportunity right now, but it won’t be here in three years.

People are catching on that property on the Sunshine Coast is undervalued when compared to the rest of Australia.

“They’re also realising that the lifestyle here is far superior compared to most of Australia. That’s a very tempting combination.

Rory has predicted a great 10 years of growth for the Sunshine Coast.

“Not just with property but also an exciting new dynamic of demographics, it could give the place a whole new feel,” he said. ●

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LaGUNa BaY VIeWs

Noosa Heads 3/35 PiCturE Point CrESCEnt

2 A 1 B 1 C

Location & Views

View Saturday 11-11.30am Price Contact Agent

‘Kalimna’ is an older complex of just 4 apartments. This is a larger top floor apartment with access to Noosa’s Hastings Street and main beach via a tree lined walkway bordering Noosa’s National Park. This is the ultimate position with a minimal outlay boasting a shared terrace, two bedrooms and all the peace and quiet Noosa is famous for.

• Extensive Laguna Bay views.

• Close to main beach and Hastings Street.

• Small complex with low body corporate fees.

• Separate laundry and lock up.

Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 Frank Milat 0438 528 148 5447 4499 | rwnoosa.com.au

Richardson & Wrench Noosa

LUXURIoUsLY ModeRN

Noosa Heads 2115 ‘PePPerS’ 5 MOrwONg Dr

4 A 2.5 B 1 C

Lifestyle & Opulence

View By Appointment Price Offers Over $1.7Million

Stunning Laguna Bay views from this superb lifestyle Villa suited to only the most discerning buyer.

Villa 2115 immerses you in 3 spacious levels of beach themed opulence and boasts a master suite as big as many 1 bedroom apartments. This Villa has everything you could wish for!

Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 Frank Milat 0438 528 148 5447 4499 | rwnoosa.com.au

• 3 minute stroll to Noosa Main Beach and Hastings Street.

• Substantial renovation completed in August 2015.

• Open plan living mixed with a relaxed ambience and high quality ittings.

• Fully furnished with a superb inventory.

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PEREGIAN SPRINGS $1.1mill

35 Peachtree Crescent VIEW SAT. 9.00-9.30AM 4 If you’ve been looking for a luxury golf front residence that ofers size, quality, multiple living zones and an enviable view - your search is now complete • Huge kitchen with high quality appliances • Separate private parents retreat upstairs with balcony, media room and study • Private guest bedroom with ensuite • Fully ducted and zoned air-conditioning • Open loor plan with 3 separate living areas

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PEREGIAN SPRINGS $579k

25 Parkview Parade VIEW SAT. 10.00-10.30AM 3

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Excellent home on a corner block in a quiet street with a leafy park outlook. Designer features throughout the home create stylish and easy living in the Springs.

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• Delightful indoor, outdoor low with covered outdoor entertaining poolside • The inground pool and landscaped gardens make for a very private and enjoyable back yard • Light and bright, this home is perfect for a couple or small family • A stylish home and easy living in the Springs

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PARK VIEW Vicki Cooper M: 0418 231 955

PEREGIAN BEACH $1mill +

49 Lorilet Street VIEW SAT. 12.00-12.30PM 4 • The spacious kitchen and seamless low to the dining and living area makes this home comfortable for the family and entertainers • 4th bedroom, kitchenette and recreation room downstairs • An under cover, wrap round balcony that provides 180 degree views • A 1004sqm allotment on top of the hill with a ire place and air conditioning • Well established gardens, large lock up double garage and plenty of room for a pool

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OCEAN VIEWS! GREAT LOCATION Vicki Cooper M: 0418 231 955

FOR STAR SERVICE & STAR RESULTS CALL : 07 5471 3688 starnoosa.com

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HIGHLIGHT HOME

SHOWSTOPPER - BEAUTY AND THE BEACH THIS beautiful beachfront home nestled in the natural surrounds of Castaways Beach is just moments from the ocean.

Here, you can enjoy bushland views as you look out the windows and the sound of the waves crashing to shore as you lie in bed.

This four-bedroom family home is located in the prestigious Noosa Dunes estate and is both modern and functional in its design with a flexible floorplan to suit a range of buyers.

The expansive floorplan is spread over two levels and offers a total of four bedrooms and four bathrooms, plus a powder room.

The stunning master suite is located on the upper-level and features a high-end ensuite with garden tub and huge dressing room, plus magnificent views across the treetops and to the ocean from the bed and private balcony.

There are three more guest rooms downstairs; each has a built-in wardrobe, two have an ensuite and two enjoy access to a deck where you can best enjoy the beautiful views.

There is also a spacious living area with air-conditioning, a full bathroom and a peaceful, private terrace on this level.

The main living spaces are located upstairs to make the most of the home’s location, natural light and fresh ocean breezes.

Here, a wall of louvred windows not only allow the space to be well ventilated year-round, they also frame the stunning ocean views and create a seamless connection with the surrounding bushlands.

The gourmet kitchen overlooks the covered poolside deck and is part of the open-plan living and dining space. The living spaces have been careful created to offer comfortable family living, while still offering a sense of luxury and opulence in this tree-top home.

When it’s time to relax, there is a sparkling plunge pool and the ocean is just a short stroll away thanks to the home’s direct beach access. The vibrant Sunshine Beach village with an eclectic mix of cafes, restaurants and bars is within easy reach, along with Noosa Main Beach, Hastings Street and Noosa National Park. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 31/512 David Low Way, Castaways Beach Price: Informal tender closes Friday 24 February Description: 4 bed, 4.5 bath, 2 car, pool View: By appointment Agent: Mike Hay and Rachel Sellman for Century 21 Conolly Hay Group, 0422 719 041 30 NOOSA TODAY

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CREATING FUTURE MEMORIES FOR OVER 40 YEARS

HOME & HEART LEADING AGENT IN NOOSA FOR 2016*

DOWLING NEYLAN R E A L

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DOWLINGNEYLAN.COM.AU

*LEADING SALES VOLUME IN THE 4567 AND 4566 POSTCODES IN 2016. SOURCE RP DATA

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MORTGAGE DEMAND

SOUTHERN STATES HAVE LION’S SHARE MORTGAGE demand has surged in Melbourne and Sydney, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.

CoreLogic’s Cameron Kusher said NSW and Victoria now account for a historically high proportion of national mortgage demand that continues to drive dwelling values higher across the two cities when compared with other regions such as Brisbane.

“The current housing market growth phase has really been all about Sydney and Melbourne. When you look at dwelling value growth, increases have been substantially higher in Sydney and Melbourne than in all other capital cities,” he said.

“At the same time, demand for mortgages has surged across NSW and Vic (both of which are proxies for Sydney and Melbourne) while it has barely increased across the remaining states and territories.”

Mr Kusher said the growth phase started in about June 2012 with a value rise of 21 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne only.

But, this isn’t bad news for other regions in Australia with Mr Kusher pointing to a number of factors contributing to these specific growth areas.

“The rise in values has been supported by low interest rates and availability of mortgage finance however, other factors such as localised economic performance, population growth and foreign demand have driven the

Demand for home finance in Sydney and Melbourne is pushing up prices, according to the latest data. much stronger growth in Sydney and Melbourne than across the other capital cities,” he said.

CoreLogic data for December 2016 shows the mortgage finance across the states and territories as $14.5 billion

in NSW, $9.6 billion in Vic, $5.1 billion in Qld, $1.6 billion in SA, $2.7 billion in WA, $0.3 billion in Tas, $0.2 billion in NT and $0.7 billion in ACT. Over the month, NSW (41.8 per cent) and Vic (27.7 per cent) accounted for a combined 69.5 per cent of the value of all housing finance commitments which was an historic high. In June 2012 when the current growth phase commenced, 33.6 per cent of housing finance commitments were in NSW and 27.1 per cent were in Vic. Mr Kusher said further data shows just how concentrated mortgage demand nationally is currently in NSW and Vic. “With the demand focused so much on those two states, it’s no wonder values in Sydney and Melbourne have increased so much more than in the other capital cities,” he said.

“While steps have been made to cool mortgage demand, particularly from investors in Sydney and Melbourne, the data points to the fact that demand remains unquestionably strong.

“With interest rates remaining at close to historic lows, it is clear that further changes will be required in order to slow mortgage demand and dampen the increases in dwelling valuesbeing experienced in Sydney and Melbourne.” ●

Premium Sunshine Beach Position, Totally Renovated It’s all done, just move in and enjoy, freshly and meticulously renovated, all on one level, this solid home is all about easy living by the beach.

• Stylish up to the minute kitchen, stone bench tops, plenty of storage, Smeg appliances • Bi fold doors open to the front patio and private court yard creating a seamless indoor outdoor low • Contemporary concrete look tiles low through the kitchen and living area and into the ofice • Low maintenance, ideal lock up and leave, perfect for holiday letting, pet friendly unit alternative • Sensational position, just minutes stroll to the village and pristine, patrolled Sunshine Beach

AUCTION On Site - 10:00 am March 25th VIEW Saturday 12 - 12:45pm AGENT Lance Bussell 0403 134 420

CENTURY 21 CONOLLY HAY GROUP 07 5447 2451

SUNSHINE BEACH 15 Depper Street

CENTURY21.COM.AU

Mike Hay

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DAVID BERNS REAL ESTATE IS THE PREMIER AGENCY REPRESENTING MANY OF NOOSA AND THE HINTERLAND’S SPECTACULAR PROPERTIES.

By Gordon Macdonald, Auctioneer and Founder Of The Auction Group SUPER Saturday has recorded the second-highest volume of auctions across all capital cities. Despite the increased in volume, every capital city reported a higher clearance rate when compared to the same period a year ago, according to Corelogic.

We believe the combination of lower than average stock levels and demand from the low interest rate environment is fuelling property markets.

With our Sunshine Coast auction clearance at a very solid 71 per cent, it’s fair to assume we are experiencing only a slightly diluted dynamic to that of our capital cities. The sold prior rate jumped considerably this week, which is another indication of the urgency in the market.

Auction tips: If we can’t attend the auction, how do we sign the contract of sale?

If the reserve form has been completed and signed correctly by all parties on the title beforehand, the auctioneer is legally allowed to sign on your behalf.

Unless otherwise stated, the standard conditions of sale by public auction for real property in Queensland generally include a clause that states: “The seller and the buyer agree to sign all documents and do everything else necessary to transfer the property to the buyer. The seller and the buyer each appoint the auctioneer their agent to sign the Contract of Sale on their behalf. This appointment is nonrevocable”. ●

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Architectural Oasis in Noosa Hinterland David A. Perez 0427 378 600 david@villarealestate.com.au

260 Gumboil Road, Tinbeerwah On over 12 acres of gently sloping pasture and natural bush, sits a contemporary, eco-friendly residence, elegantly designed by Kidd + Co Designers. The successful design brief positioned a single-level, intelligent home amongst the calming ambiance of the Noosa hinterland, with forest, pasture, lawns and endless vistas. Judge for yourself this Saturday during our Open House from 10 to 11am. See you there!!!

1300 885 095 r Architectural Design VIEW Sat 4 & 11 Mar 10a - 11a r Bespoke Finishes PRICE $1,395,000

r Entertainer’s Kitchen r 12 Picturesque Acres

r Wet Edged Pool r North East Aspect

r Beautiful Hardwood Floors r Just Minutes to Noosa

For more information, visit villarealestate.com.au/properties/gumboil 12341442-KC9-17

OPEN HOMES Time

Address

A B C

Price Guide

Agent Time

Castaways Beach 4 3 4 4

2 3 2 3

3 2 2 2

$1,120,000 $1,350,000 $1,065,000 O/Over$1,600,000

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0403 134 420 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0401 807 697 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855

Coolum Beach 1207/1808 David Low Way 2/23 Beach Road

2 2 2 2 2 1

$498,000 $355,000

5 5 4

$990,000

Cooroibah 68 Edington Drive

4.30pm - 5.00pm

5 Kauri Street

3 2 2

$435,000

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855

Doonan 105 Panorama Drive

4 3 2

31 Day express sale

David Berns Real Estate - 0408 629 438

41 Grange Road

3 2 2

$699,000

Noosa Heads Apt 10/30 Edgar Bennett 9/53 Banksia Ave

3 2 2 2 2 1

$885,000 $560,000

9/53 Banksia Ave 6 Moonare Cres 2/21 Viewland Drive 26 'The Rise' 37 Noosa Dr

2 4 2 3

$560,000 $1.1 million range $445,000 $1,008,000

2 2 1 2.5

1 2 1 2

Saturday 4th March 3/26 Edgar Bennett Avenue 4 Warana Street 6 Moonare Cres 308/309, 6 Hastings St 15 Paul Street 8/89 Noosa Parade 26 Attunga Heights 6 Bartill Court U149/ 1 Edgar Bennett Ave 26 ‘The Rise’ 37 Noosa Dr 6 Nairana Rest

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855

2 3 4 2 3 2 2 4 2 3 4

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2.5 2

1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2

26 Attunga Heights

2 2 1

144/61 Noosa Springs Dr 510/61 Noosa Springs Dr

20 Dame Patti Dr

11.00am - 11.30am

2/41 Tingira Crescent

$1,400,000

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 426 065 Wednesday 8th March

10.00am - 10.30am 10.00am - 10.45am 11.00am - 11.30am 11.00am - 11.30am 12.00pm - 12.30pm 12.00pm - 12.30pm 12.00pm - 12.45pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm 1.00pm - 1.45pm 2.00pm - 2.45pm 2.00pm - 2.30pm 3.00pm - 3.30pm 11.00am - 11.30am 12.00pm - 12.30pm

1/46 Park Crescent 2/21 Nebula Street 9 Swan Avenue 2/4 Ray Street 2/25 Elanda Street 16 Ross Cres 15 Depper Street 2/14 Nebula Street 2/16 Hill Street 2/1 Park Crescent 16 Ross Crescent 3/6 Webb Road 3/6 Webb Road 16 Ross Crescent

16 Sternlight Street 37 Shorehaven Drive 193 Shorehaven Drive

$760,000 $2,950,000

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0418 714 653 Saturday 4th March

4 3 4 4 3 4

O/o $2.795million $760,000 $3,300,000 $1.595 million Auction $2,950,000

11.00am - 11.30am 20 Murraya Drive Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0412 806 252 12.00pm - 12.30pm 49 Doonella St Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0418 714 653 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0412 806 252 Saturday 4th March Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0412 806 252 260 Gumboil Road Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0418 714 653 10.00am - 11.00am

3 2.5 4 4 3 5

2 2 2 2 2 5

$1,150,000

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855

3 2 2

Contact Agent

4 2 6

$780,000

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505

3 2 1

$895,000

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855

4 3 4 4 4

By Negotiation $895,000 Auction $780,000 $815,000

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0438 194 628

2 2 2 2 2

2 1 4 6 2

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0403 134 420 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0400904678 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0400 904 678

3 2 1

$535,000

2 2 5 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3

$565,000 $539,000

By Negotiation $465,000 $1,130,000 O/o $1.795million Auction $750,000 Offers Invited

By Negotiation $1,795,000+ Offers Over $850,000

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855

1 1 3 1 4 2.5 2 2 2 2 2.5 2

1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0422 719 041 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0422 719 041 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0422 719 041 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0466 248 345 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0403 134 420 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0403 134 420 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0403 134 420 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 426 065 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 426 065

3 2 1 3 2.5 2

Offers Over $850,000 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 426 065 $1,795,000+ Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 426 065

4 2 2 6 4 3

$645,000 Contact Agent

3 2 3

1,395,000

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0403 646 930

Tinbeerwah Villa Prestige Properties - 1300 885 095

auction diary 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 3

$975,000 $2,075,000 $1,935,000

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855

Noosaville

In-Rooms Sofitel Thursday 13th April 4.00pm - 5.00pm

Friday 3rd March 15 Jacksonia Place 17/152-158 Noosa Parade

5 2.5 2 2 2 1

$890,000 $495,000

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0411 644 254

754/61 Noosa Springs Dr, Noosa Springs

3 3 2

Auction

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0412 806 252

4 2 4

Auction

Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0400 904 678

3 2 1

Auction

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0403 134 420

Sunrise Beach Saturday 8th April

Saturday 4th March 1/23 Thomas Street 13/119-127 Noosa Parade 14 Limosa Circuit 15 Jacksonia Place 17/152-158 Noosa Parade

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Tewantin

3 2.5 2 4 5 5

Noosa Waters

10.00am - 10.30am 10.00am - 10.30am 11.00am - 11.30am 11.00am - 11.30am 2.00pm - 2.45pm

$1,100,000 Star Noosa Real Estate - 0418 231 955 $579,000 Star Noosa Real Estate - 0418 231 955 $785,000 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 712 600 Low $900,000's Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 712 600 $1,150,000 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Offers Over $500,000 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0401 807 697

Saturday 4th March

Saturday 4th March

12.00pm - 12.30pm 2.00pm - 2.45pm

2 2 2 2 3 1

Friday 3rd March

Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0466 248 345 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 528 148 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 528148 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 426 065 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0418 426 065 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505

Saturday 4th March 508/61 Noosa Springs Dr` 144/61 Noosa Springs Dr 750/61 Noosa Springs Dr 544/61 Noosa Springs Dr 754/61 Noosa Springs Dr 510/61 Noosa Springs Dr

12 Whistler Way

O/Over $895,000 $790,000 $1.1 million range O/o $800,000 $715,000 O/o $800,000 $1,400,000 $1,045,000 $430,000+ $1.008,000 Contact Agent

Friday 3rd March

10.00am - 10.45am 11.00am - 11.45am 11.00am - 11.45am

3 2 2 2 2 2

Sunshine Beach

Noosa Springs

10.00am - 10.30am 10.00am - 10.30am 11.00am - 11.30am 11.00am - 11.30am 12.00pm - 12.30pm 12.30pm - 1.30pm

37 Fairway Parade

10.00am - 10.45am 19 Captains Court 11.00am - 11.30am 2/41 Tingira Crescent Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 12.00pm - 12.30pm 4 Netherby Rise Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 12.00pm - 12.30pm 20 Dame Patti Dr 1.00pm - 1.30pm 59 Orealla Cres Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0466 248 345 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0403 646 930 Friday 3rd March Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 10.00am - 10.30am 6/11 Henderson Street

Wednesday 8th March

10.00am - 10.30am 12.30pm - 1.30pm

4 3 4 3 5 3

Saturday 4th March

Friday 3rd March

1.00pm - 1.30pm

$800,000 $1,050,000 $429,000 O/o $1,575,000 $895,000

Sunrise Beach 11.00am - 11.30am

Thursday 2nd March

10.00am - 10.45am 10.00am - 10.45am 11.00am - 11.30am 11.00am - 11.30am 11.00am - 11.45am 12.00pm - 12.30pm 12.00pm - 12.30pm 12.00pm -12.45pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm 2.00pm - 2.30pm

2 2 0 2 2

Thursday 2nd March

Saturday 4th March

11.00am - 11.30am 11.00am - 11.30am 11.00am - 11.30am 3.00pm - 3.30pm

2 2 2 3 2

Pomona 11.00am - 12.00pm

Lake Macdonald

2.00pm - 2.30pm 3.00pm - 3.30pm

Star Noosa Real Estate - 0418 231 955 Star Noosa Real Estate - 0418 231 955 Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0422 719 041 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0423 465 464 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0466 248 345

3 4 3 3 4

Saturday 4th March

Saturday 4th March

11.00am - 11.45am

11 Pavonia Street 49 Lorilet Street 8/2219 David Low Way 18 Pelican Street 11 Paldao Rise

Wednesday 8th March

Saturday 4th March

12.00pm - 1.00pm

11.00am - 11.30am 12.00pm - 12.30pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm 2.00pm - 2.30pm

Star Noosa Real Estate - 0418 231 955 Saturday 4th March 35 Peachtree Crescent Star Noosa Real Estate - 0418 231 955 9.00am - 9.30am 10.00am - 10.30am 25 Parkview Parade 10.00am - 10.30am 22 Augusta Cct 11.00am - 11.30am 18 Augusta Cct 11.00am - 11.30am 37 Fairway Parade Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 11.00am - 11.45am 25 Bunya Grove

Cooroy 12.00pm - 12.45pm

Agent

Peregian Springs

Saturday 4th March 10.00am - 10.45am

Price Guide

Saturday 4th March

24 Antipodes Close 1/512 David Low Way 11 Seafarer Court 14/512 David Low Way

Saturday 4th March 1.00pm - 1.30pm 2.00pm - 2.30pm

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Peregian Beach

Saturday 4th March 10.00am - 10.30am 11.00am - 11.45am 12.00pm - 12.45pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm

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$659,000 $189,000 O/Over$1,000,000 $890,000 $495,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm 4 Netherby Rise Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Dowling & Neylan - 5447 3855 Richardson & Wrench Noosa - 0438 695 505 Saturday 25th March 15 Depper Street Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0411 644 254 10.00am - 10.30am

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PERSONAL SPACE

JUST THE TICKET FOR A WINNING LIFESTYLE LOCATED just 100m from the beach and only moments from charming cafes and funky restaurants, the latest Endeavour Foundation prize home is a coastal dream come true.

One lucky winner will be able to call this $1.1 million resort-style property home for the cost of just a $10 ticket.

This oasis for families and serious surfers alike is the first prize in the Beachfront Lifestyle Lottery and is located within a short drive of the Sunshine Coast’s hot-spots.

Endeavour Foundation executive general manager of supporter enterprises Andrew Thomas said every ticket sold brought increased independence within the reach of people with a disability.

“Our lotteries enable Endeavour Foundation to work together with people with a disability to create real possibilities for a fulfilling life - at home, at work, and in the community. With a focus on individual goals we can help people to achieve outcomes that genuinely enhance their lives,” he said.

But, with a home like this up for grabs, there’s one more person whose life will be changed forever - the lucky ticket holder.

Whether a new holiday abode or permanent beachside home, this exceptional property is destined to bring a little more sunshine into your world.

Interior designer Carole Hastie described the home as being “fitted out like a five-star resort”.

“The house is surrounded by lush tropical gardens, the furniture is all high end, the pool is private, and the high ceilings are awe-inspiring. It’s like being on a dream holiday every day,” she said.

At one end of the property is a large plunge pool with rock face water feature, overlooked by a covered gazebo complete with luxury barbecue kitchen.

At the other end, take your ease in a courtyard lounge, complete with fire pit.

This fabulous three-bedroom, twobathroom property is now open for viewing at 63 Mudjimba Esplanade, Mudjimba. Purchase tickets by 22 March and you’ll go into draw for a $4000 holiday to Samoa. Find out more and buy a ticket at www. endeavourlotteries.com.au. ●

This fabulous three bed, two bath property is now open for viewing at 63 Mudjimba Esplanade, Mudjimba.

Interior designer Carole Hastie described the home as being “fitted out like a five-star resort”.

“It’s like being on a dream holiday every day,“ said interior designer Carole Hastie.

The house is surrounded by lush tropical gardens, the furniture is all high end, the pool is private, and the high ceilings are awe-inspiring. noosatoday.com.au

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TOURISM EXPERTS MAKE A NIGHT OF IT The Tourism Noosa’s February networking night was hosted by the Tourism Noosa team at the Noosa Boathouse where guests enjoyed one of Noosa’s famous sunsets over the river. The event, which was held on Wednesday 22 February, attracted tourism industry members including Sound Body Corporate Management and Queensland’s Pest Manager of the Year Jay and Nicky from Laguna Pest Control.

Nicky and Jay Turner from Laguna Pest Control.

Tourism Noosa chairman Steve McPharlin and Jeff Gillies from Ironman.

Gayle Grossman from Noosa Ferry and Denise Platt from Nautilus Noosa Holiday Resort.

Erika Hackett and Nola Goldstein from Slow Food Noosa and Mandy Steer from Spoon Fed Catering.

Bill and Andrea Stojke from Noosa River Retreat and Grazynka Ziemkiewicz from Tourism Noosa.

Kirsty Patten from Malu Os and Cindy Le Brun from Xposure.

WORLD’S LARGEST SPORTING EVENTS ON THE WAY

BY TOURISM NOOSA CEO DAMIEN MASSINGHAM This weekend Noosa plays host to the world’s biggest surfing event, the Noosa Festival of Surfing which will see competitors from across the board visit Noosa for this great festival.

In addition to the perfect, peeling waves off First Point, the festival offers a unique entertainment “village” right on the sand in front of the break, with licensed bar and food, live music and movies nightly and some great lifestyle events throughout the day.

This marks the 26th anniversary of the festival and the second event on the Noosa calendar already for 2017 following on from the Noosa Summer Swim which took place in February.

Noosa’s calendar of events continues to evolve with a diverse range of established and emerging events including the Noosa Rainbow River Festival also taking place in March.

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Noosa Food and Wine Festival, Ultraman Australia and the Noosa Ultimate Sports Festival.

In the second half of the year, events include the Noosa Long Weekend Festival, the Pomona King of the Mountain, both in July, Noosa Strade Bianche and Noosa Open Studios in August and the Noosa Jazz Party in September.

October will be a busy month of events including the Noosa Surf Film Festival, the Wild Women Adventure Race and the Noosa International Film Festival.

December includes the Sunshine Coast Masters and this year, the world’s largest triathlon, the Noosa Triathlon Multi Sports Festival, will be celebrating its 35th anniversary.

Events such as these are supported by Tourism Noosa via the event sponsorship strategy as events provide great reasons for visitors to visit Noosa outside of the traditional school and peak holiday times and provide strong economic benefits across the region.

For more information on events in Noosa head to www.visitnoosa.com.au. ●

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BY HOLLIE HARRIS The Stones Experience is coming to Noosa and fans from 18 to 80 will have to man up.

Recreating the songs that Stones fans know and love, the band combines about 150 years of musical experience between the five guys.

Not just another tribute show, these accomplished musicians came together over a mutual love of all things Rolling Stones.

Their talent and devotion is obvious and makes for a genuine performance which is credible and believable.

They’ve performed to audiences with up to 8000 people at the Pan Pacific Games, corporate conferences, festivals, clubs and hotels in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania.

Now they are making their way to Noosa to perform on an ocean front stage at the Noosa Surfie.

With songs such as Angie, Brown Sugar, Harlem Shuffle, Satisfaction, Start Me Up and Jumping Jack Flash the list of hits just keeps on coming.

Strutting out in the manner the world has become accustomed is John van Zyl, but audience members may need to look twice to realise it’s not Mick Jagger. His voice and appearance is so deceiving and the rest of the band are spot on with their moves.

This has been touted as one of the best Rolling Stones tribute bands around.

Don’t miss them live this Saturday 4 March at the Noosa Surf Club on Hastings Street.

Doors Open 9pm and tickets are only $15 pre-sale or $20 on the night. ●

Jumpin’ Jagger is flash at the Stones Experience this Saturday night at the Noosa Surf Club.

THIS WEEK

GIG GUIDE Thursday 2 March Cafe Le Monde, 6pm Solar.

Tewantin Noosa RSL , 6pm Russell Davey.

Friday 3 March Peregian Beach Hotel, 6pm Solar.

Cafe Le Monde, 8pm DJ DTroyt.

Tewantin Bowls Club, 6pm Wayne Shire.

Noosa Surf Club, 8.30PM Shane Wilkinson.

Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm Highway 9.

V Room, 7pm Little Wing Launch Party.

Cooroy RSL. 6pm Shayne.

Saturday 4 March Peregian Beach Hotel, 3pm Zia. Cafe Le Monde, 8.30pm Los Laws/DJ Jawgoh.

Noosa Surf Club, 9pm The Rolling Stones Experience.

Tewantin Noosa RSL, 8pm Soul Men. Sunday 5 March Cafe Le Monde, 8.30pm Collided/DJ Massroon.

Peregian Beach Hotel, 3pm Asher Chapman.

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The North Water by Ian Maguire A 19th century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp and highly original tale that grips like a thriller.

Behold the man - stinking, drunk and brutal.

Henry Drax is a harpooner on the Volunteer, a Yorkshire whaler bound for the rich hunting waters of the arctic circle.

Also aboard for the first time is Patrick Sumner, an ex-army surgeon with a shattered reputation, no money, and no better option than to sail as the ship’s medic on this violent, filthy and ill-fated voyage.

With savage, unstoppable momentum and the blackest wit, The North Water weaves a superlative story of humanity under the most extreme conditions. ●

Blackstar by David Bowie Blackstar, the 25th and final studio album by British musician David Bowie.

The album was largely recorded in secret between The Magic Shop and Human Worldwide Studios in New York City with Bowie’s longtime co-producer Tony Visconti and a group of local jazz musicians.

Two days after its release, Bowie died of liver cancer. His illness had not been revealed to the public until then.

Co-producer Visconti described the album as Bowie’s intended swansong and a “parting gift“ for his fans before his death.

Blackstar has been touted as the most extreme album of Bowie’s entire career and is as far as he’d strayed from pop.●

Gold (M) Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard It’s a shallow plastic money trench, where brave men die like dogs.

That’s how gonzo legend Hunter S. Thompson described the music industry ... but if “Gold“ is any indication, then it’s equally applicable to gold mining.

McConaughey slums it as Kenny Wells, a sweaty creep with a comb-over who dresses his greed up as vision.

His sad compulsion for cash leads him to Suharto’s Indonesia, where he tries to strip-mine the jungle for some gold.

Sadly for Kenny, gold-loving swine flock to birds of a feather.

American dream? More like the American nightmare. ●

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Lifted the bedraggled wet pups (7). 4. Are slow movers, which is an advantage (4). 5. The tot went off and returned with an animal (5). 6. Pulling out of bed (7). 7. Films the plants (6). 13. Nude in a funny act in the show (7). 15. Go off with another vehicle to bring back this one (7). 16. For a head, it’s correct (6). 17. Get dressed and ring (6). 19.

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20. The girl who upset the editor in chief (6). 23. It’s a nuisance having to squeeze in, sir, but don’t give up (7).

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WHAT’S ON MUSIC Brisbane’s Screamfeeder is known from the heady days of the late ’90s with such under-your-skin radio hits as Hi Cs, Dart and Static as well as a set of classic Indie Rock long players.

After the vinyl re-issue of these albums in 2015, the band is back, hot on the heels of a couple of surprise singles in 2016 and their eighth album being released in March.

Fans should grab this chance to revisit Screamfeeder and get a glimpse of the new material.

Buy tickets online now from $15 at www.moshtix.com.au.

FESTIVAL The Laguna Real Estate Noosa Festival of Surfing kicks off this weekend with the fun starting on Friday night with live music at the XXXX Summer Beach Bar. Saturday from 6.30am the SUP heats begin followed by the Body Bash then the Family Challenge, Tandems and Legends and live music again after 5pm.

The surfing dogs are on Sunday at 3.50pm followed by the costume surf then live music to send off a great weekend. On Monday it all gets serious with Men’s 65, 60 and 55 first up then Women’s Pro and Logger Pro to follow.

The heats continue throughout the week from dawn till dusk with surfers and SUPers of all ages duking it out for a place in the finals which take place on Saturday 11 March.

Join the crowds along the rock wall or meet friends at the bar with the best view in the world as Noosa comes alive with the Laguna Real Estate Noosa Festival of Surfing and eight days of pure stoke.

MUSIC

Highway 9 is what all music lovers are looking for as they offer up something for all musical tastes. Covering it all from country rock to ’60s rock and right

through to present-day tunes, Highway 9 are all talent.

There are no backing tracks to help them along and they will stun fans with their phenomenal performance and passion. They can crank the energy in the room from zero to 100 in just a couple of seconds.

For a great night out that is going to have fans singing songs in their heads for weeks, head down to the Tewantin Noosa RSL on Friday 3 March at 8pm.

It’s a free show and a free courtesy bus can be booked on 5447 1766.

ONE BIG COW RACE The Cow Race that will stop the nation (and Maleny) is coming. This Saturday, Maleny Dairies host the big Cow Race, so head up the range and back a Bessie to win some amazing prizes if your cow is first to amble over the finish line.

Ticket includes entry, one drink, fancy food, entertainment and judging

What’s on in MARCH At Club Cooroy RSL

BEACH BAR Like all good surf bands Old Man Friday was conceived while having a chat between waves on a Friday morning surf session. Influenced by surf music new and old they explore various styles from down the line; rock to ukulele-based island songs and even harmonica and lap slide blues. In the short life of the band, they have released two albums - ‘Down the Line’ and the self-titled ‘Old Man Friday’ - played in beautiful oceanside locations, featured on radio programs and were the ABC Gold Coast Exhumed winners.

Catch them for free tomorrow night at the XXXX Summer Beach Bar on Main Beach Noosa as the surfing festival kicks off.

FREE FRIDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Saturday 4th MELONY’S DRAG QUEEN BINGO from 7.30pm raising funds for KATIE ROSE COTTAGE

10th CUSTARD APPLES 6pm 17th STUIE UNPLUGGED 6pm

Saturday 25th FINELINE BAND from 7pm

24th KIEREN Q 6pm 24th RYAN GILES 6pm + CASH DRAW

Tuesday 21st February NIGHT TIME CASH BINGO Eyes Down 7.30pm

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Latest in Gaming Machines Members Draw and Rafles every Wed and Friday Flash Jack Bowls - Friday 6pm

Trivia 3rd Tuesday of the Month Sunday Session 3rd Sunday of the Month music with Al Cooper

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Prizes for winning cows include $1000 Mitre 10 voucher.

Go dressed in your best race outfit and most fabulous gumboots this Saturday 4 March. Tickets on sale now from EVENTBRITE. or at the KIOSK, 70 McCarthy Road, Maleny.

REGULAR EVENTS Membership Draw and Raffles every Thursday Night.

Raffles every Friday Night and 12.30 Saturdays Day Time Cash Bingo Tuesdays & Thursdays Eyes Down 9.30am

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COOK LEMON DILL SALMON CAKES Thanks to Cooroy RSL, these salmon cakes are simple and delicious (makes 10 cakes).

Ingredients 400g fresh salmon skin off 1 onion diced 1/2 bunch fresh chopped dill pinch salt pinch pepper 50g crushed garlic 3 cups fresh bread crumbs (fresh bread, crusts removed pulsed in a food processor) 2 eggs bay leaf 200ml white wine 500g mashed potato 1 lemon zest Method Bring 2.5 litres of water to the boil in a medium sized saucepan, add white wine, salmon, bay leaf, garlic. Poach salmon for 6-8 minutes until just cooked, remove salmon from the water set aside to cool.

Into a large bowl add all the remaining ingredients.

Add poached salmon and work the mixture till you can form cakes (if the mixture is too wet you can add more breadcrumbs) .

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BY HOLLIE HARRIS Slow Food is a global, grassroots organisation with supporters in 150 countries around the world who are linking the pleasure of good food with a commitment to their community and the environment.

Slow Food held their first breakfast meeting for 2017 at Noosa Marina (Wine Bar) with the very funny and warm guest speaker Cecilia “CC� Diaz-Petersen, who is living her food dream.

By using what begins in the fertile ground of a small 50 acres at the Woolooga property, 45 kms north-west of Gympie, CC is adding flavour to the foodie world with her mouth-watering range of gourmet homemade foods.

CC’s heart-warming and often hilarious stories had the audience hanging on her every word. She recalled a time before preservatives and artificial flavourings and colourings - when food went straight from the garden to the pot to the plate. More than 70 per cent of the produce that goes into the products is grown at the Petersen’s Farm where she and her husband live.

From the purpose-built farm kitchen, CC produces jar upon jar of handmade pickles, relishes, chutneys, jams and hot sauces every week.

By using what begins in the fertile ground of a small Woolooga property, 45km West of Gympie Cecilia “CC� Diaz-Petersen is adding to the foodie world with her mouth-watering range of fine foods.

CC’s Kitchen specialises in rosella products made from rosella fruit grown on the farm. Syrups, jams, dried rosella flowers as well as fresh fruit are available for purchase among CC’s vast range direct from the farm, by mail order or from many of the markets and stores that stocks CC’s products.

Slow Food stands at the crossroads of ecology and gastronomy, ethics and pleasure. It opposes the standardisation of taste and culture. They believe that everyone has a fundamental right to the pleasure of good food and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible. The association believes in the concept of neo-gastronomy - recognition of the strong connections between plate, planet, people and culture.

Slow Food envisions a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is

CC and husband Greg proudly share the story of their Gympie farm life and the love that has gone into their award-winning products at this month’s Slow Food breakfast held at the Harbour Wine Bar. good for them, good for those who grow it and good for the planet.

Slow Food is an international grassroots membership organisation promoting good, clean and fair food for all.

Friday 3 - Saturday 11 March at the Laguna Realty Noosa Festival of Surfing, Slow Food will have a pop-up marquee on Main Beach Noosa. Kim and Jason from Cooloola Berries will be cooking up

some sensational paella to feed the hungry crowds.

Volunteers are needed to help out at Jason and Kim’s Cooloola Berries pop-up stand between 4pm and 8pm. No experience is necessary, so even if you can assist for an hour or so, please contact Kim on 0400 331 216 For more information on Slow Food Noosa, read all about the growing movement on www.slowfoodnoosa.com.

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WARM WELCOME ON A PLATE

Sirocco Noosa ● 2/257 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville ● 5455 6688 Sirocco Noosa offers a delicious menu inspired by the lands in which the Sirocco wind flows, from Africa through to the Mediterranean.

The Vibe: Laid-back dining in one of Noosaville’s most beautiful locations with stunning views right over the Noosa River.

The Decor: Sirocco’s decor stays true to the Moroccan-inspired theme with lots of orange and earthy tones.

The Drink: Impressive drinks list with everything from craft beers to seasonally selected wines.

BY JOLENE OGLE Sirocco Noosa has all the hallmarks of a long-standing, successful Noosa restaurant.

The staff are exceptionally friendly, the food is exquisite, the service superb and the views are breath-taking.

Here, you can order seared cuttlefish with a romesco sauce with a seasonally matched wine, which will be delivered to your table promptly by a smiling waitress.

You can dine on king prawn and scallop linguini served with a creamy white wine and saffron sauce, while looking out to the Noosa River where you can watch people float by on their stand-up paddle board.

Sirocco’s seasonal menu is inspired by the lands in which the Sirocco wind flows, from

Africa through to the Mediterranean. The flavoursome dishes are created using fresh, local ingredients, organic milk and freerange eggs.

At Sirocco, the service will be prompt, the food will be scrumptious and lovingly created with the Moroccan-inspired tastes the restaurant has become known for, and you will fall in love with those views. Yes, Sirocco Noosa has all the best ingredients to be known as one of Noosaville’s dining gems; and rightly so.

But, what sets Sirocco apart from the large choice of dining options along Gympie Terrace is the homely feel the staff and owners create. Families are welcome here.

Babies are not a burden, but are cherished.

The Crowd: Sirocco is the perfect place to gather friends for a long Sunday lunch.

Vegetarians are very much catered for, along with those who prefer gluten-free.

There isn’t any “no changes” small print at the bottom of the menu and it’s these small elements that all combine to create a welcoming environment.

Anyone can dine at Sirocco. From those who take their food seriously (order the goat’s cheese and spinach cigars) to those looking for a good pizza, a craft beer and a pretty view. Families are welcome (kids eat free when you order an adult meal) and if you want to get the girls together for a long lunch, this is your venue.

Sirocco Noosa is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 7.30-11am for breakfast, 122.30pm for lunch and 5.30-late for dinner.

Salad of pumpkin and soft goat’s cheese with baby beets, rocket, preserved lemon and walnut pesto.

Takeaway Seafood Platter Eat More Seafood.

Maisies is the place!

Seafood Platters

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THE RODIZIO 11 different meats cooked over charcoal on skewers and carved at your table.

Side dishes are also included All you can eat for $42.50

NEW FROM THE MENU

Zac’s Burger Bar Hastings Street Now serving Seafood as well Including Fish and Chips, Calamari and a great Seafood Share Plate

5449 2604 (Burgers)

5473 0011 (Pizza)

Taste of Samba 3 BBQ’d Meats $28.50 Beef, Pork & Lamb served with Samba Salad, Roast Potatoes and Brazillian Rice

St. Louis Style Ribs Half Rack $26 Full Rack $40

Whole menu gluten free Open 5pm till Late Tues-Sat Bookings are advised

251 GYMPIE TERRACE NOOSAVILLE

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TRY THIS … refresh your look THREE … ways to feel fabulous

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The fastest way to a fresher look is to feel strong and supple.

Core strength equals better posture which automatically makes you look taller and more confident. Try a Pilates or Yoga class at Physio Plus Pilates and enhance your flexibility, balance and overall wellbeing. Call 5474 3450 to find out about classes, and you will be on your way to feeling fabulous from head to toe.

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Your skin is your biggest organ and when it’s silky soft and treated to some pampering, your glow will have you looking amazing.

Sheer Bliss Beauty Day Spa at the Noosa Marina have IPL hair removal, tanning and hydrotherapy treatments that you will fall in love with and so much more. Your experience begins the minute you walk through the door, so call Paula on 5474 0884 to book yourself in for some sheer bliss time and get that glow back.

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Really spoil yourself and refresh your look abroad.

My, Body and Spirit offer all inclusive packages for travel to tropical Thailand for beauty enhancing treatments, recovery, rest and indulgence combined.

Utilise their world class medical staff, and accommodation - it’s all done for you, so kick back and refresh your look while enjoying a holiday in paradise.

Call Tewantin Travel to find out more about the incredible medical treatment packages on 5449 7000.

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BY HOLLIE HARRIS Noosa hair expert Louise Turton has been nominated for The Telstra Business Woman of the Year 2017 and the Queensland Training Awards 2017 so this week, I couldn’t resist heading along to Surrender Dorothy hair salon in Noosaville to see what all the fuss was about.

Keeping my hair healthy and strong is a constant challenge. As a surfer, a red head and a time-poor working mum of two, I really notice my tresses have become more like messes. Scraping my hair into a quick ponytail on the way into a school concert and colouring from the box to look fresh for a 6am news story has caused even more damage to my sun damaged curls and so I asked Louise what I could do to breathe some life back into to my look.

Louise handed me over to 27-yearold creative genius Monty Thomas who made me feel so comfortable and excited about what was about to happen. He was passionate about the products they use in the salon as he began to explain a little more about them.

“Shimmer shine contains particles of light reflective glitter which give your hair that super shiny look. We use Kevin Murphy products which are like skincare for your hair. The products from their range are really unique and special. They are organic, paraben free and sustainable with incredibly effective ingredients from nature,” Monty said.

So I indulged in a luscious wash and blow dry which left my hair far more silky and beautiful than I thought possible from a blow dry.

All the products Monty used on my hair smelled delicious and felt like butter, so I looked into Kevin Murphy products a little more. The moisturisers are from Mango butter and Murumuru butter which smooth the cuticles and soften the hair. Extracts from Peruvian bark, baobab, bamboo and orange blossom infuse the hair with weightless moisture. Antioxidants from Kakadu plum, orchid, lotus flower and desert lime reduce breakage and repair chemical damage naturally. No wonder my hair was coming back to life in front of my eyes.

“We want to know about your hair. We look at your eye colour, skin tone, make-up, natural hair colour plus we find out your lifestyle and the time you spend on your hair at home. We really listen to your needs and plus we deliver great quality results so you are happy,” Monty said.

“I gave you a condensed deep treatment which is really intense and is exclusive to the salon. It is really like giving your hair a huge drink - your hair was super dry which can make the frizz come out, so you will notice the moisture will be boosted for a few weeks,” he said.

Once my hair was like new, we went to work on my face. Monty took his time teaching me all the tricks of the trade to applying flawless make-up with Napoleon Perdis products. Monty moonlights as a drag artist who knows his way around a make-up brush more than most people, this make-up session was worth its weight in gold.

I learned how to contour and choose colours to suit my skin tone and techniques to slim my face and bring out my eye colour.

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Within minutes of walking out of Surrender Dorothy somebody told me I looked “absolutely amazing.” That was the icing on the cake!

Hair and makeup: Monty Thomas Right: Noosa Today’s Hollie Harris before heading to Surrender Dorothy Noosaville for a revamp.

Monty gave me a full education in applying all the tricks of the trade to my face.

Gone was the salty surfie mum who’d been on the go since 5am making lunches, taxiing kids about and working to deadlines all day.

While I’m proud to go natural and be me, my hair really deserved a treat and it was lots of fun. I left the salon with newfound

skills to maintain a better beauty regime at home and although I don’t need to glam up this much day-to-day, my hair is now much silkier (even after a couple of washes) and a few quick make-up tricks Monty taught me have made it into my morning routine to feel more fabulous during my busy days. ● noosatoday.com.au

FOCUS ON … Health, wellness & beauty

SPA BLISS TO UNWIND FROM GRIND

BY HOLLIE HARRIS Sheer Bliss Beauty Day Spa on the Noosa Marina has created a place to escape the daily grind and truly unwind.

The pampering begins when you walk inside and their menu of treats will find you tempted to really spoil yourself.

With one of the most desirable waterfront locations in Queensland, tranquil surroundings and majestic water views of Noosa River, there is nothing that separates you and the water.

It really is the perfect haven for clients to unwind in our relaxation lounge directly on the water.

Their purpose-built spa and retail shop offers massage, advanced facials, spa treatments, manicures and pedicure lounge, and specialised waxing, all combining the latest technologies and professional products.

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Symbolic Journey is celebrating 22 years of business this year and would like to thank all of our valued customers for their ongoing custom and friendship. We’ve been at the same location all of these years (Shop 3, 36 Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction), making it easier for holidaymakers and locals alike to find us upon their return.

Come in and enjoy the beautiful energy instore, whilst browsing our large range of inspirational and thought provoking books, music, cds and dvds, tarot, angel and oracle cards; exquisite crystals, tumbled stones, jewellery, essential oils, Australian Bush Flower Essences, incense, feng shui products, dreamcatchers, sun catchers, affirmation banners, Himalayan salt lamps, Tibetan singing bowls and a huge selection of meaningful gifts and cards. We also offer psychic readings in store Monday – Friday. For all enquiries and bookings, please call Susie on 5448 0166.

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MEN’S SHED AT WORK The Noosa Men’s Shed will open its doors next month for their annual open day.

Event co-ordinator Brian Irving said the open day was a chance for the public to see the many areas the group was involved with including much charity work.

On the day, there will be tours of the woodwork shed, metal work shed, art and computer studio, the Long shed for meetings and functions, expertly recycled from army pallets, examples of charity work and exhibits of work produced.

Many stalls will be available including cake stall, tea and coffee, sausage sizzle, face painting, trash and treasure sales, fresh produce and plant sales, fresh honey from the Noosa Men’s Shed bee keeping hives, Unity Water stall, a council recycling exhibit and much more.

The major raffle at the event will see a large wine cooler find a new home. “Everyone is welcome to come along for an exciting day and maybe consider joining,� Mr Irving said.

For more information, phone John on 0402 595 094, Brian on 0404 549 504 or visit www.noosa-mens-shed. org.au.

Event details: What: Noosa Men’s Shed Public Open Day When: Saturday 1 April Time: 10.30am-3.30pm Where: Rotary way, off Wallum Lane, off Noosa springs Drive Noosa Heads, Q 4567 (Immediately left over bridge at Noosa Springs residences) Parking and signage available. �

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ALL THE ACTIVITIES U3A Noosa Friday Talks Programme

Friday 3 March 2017 Dr Ken Lynn: A short history of climate change Friday 10 March 2017 Alan Roberts: Armchair Travel - Spain Friday 17 March 2017 Tom Hewitt: Education and entertainment: museums and their exhibitions.

Friday 24 March 2017 Alan Roberts: Armchair Travel - Portugal Full details available on U3A website www.u3anoosa. org.au Or contact reception on 5440 5500.

Noosa Arts and Crafts Coming workshops: Watercolour Wonders with Carolyn Sheather from Saturday 18 March, 9am-3.30pm.

Watercolour Basics for Beginners with John Newman on Saturday and Sunday 20 and 21 May, 9am-4pm.

Three Watercolour Projects for Watercolour Artists with John Newman, Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 May, 9am4pm.

Pen, Ink and Wash with John Newman. Starting Saturday 27 May for four days, 9am-4pm.

Noosa Arts and Crafts Association is a not-for-profit organisation run mostly by volunteers and is located in the Wallace House in Noosaville. Phone 5474 1211 for more information.

Association of Independent Retirees AIR is a not-forprofit organisation working for the interests of selffunded and partially self-funded retirees or those about to retire. The next meeting is Thursday 9 March at 9.45am for a 10am start at the South Pacific Resort, 179 Weyba Road, Noosaville.

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COMMUNITY UPDATES VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Tewantin-Noosa Meals on Wheels is looking for kitchen volunteers. One extra person each day is required for Monday through to Friday. General kitchen duties from 7.30am to 11.30am. Food safety training will be given as part of volunteer training. Drivers and co-drivers also required for monthly roster, 11am to 1pm.

SOCIAL DANCING POMONA Every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9.30pm, Pat and Norm Young organise a social ballroom dancing evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall. The cost is $4, which includes supper. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and Norm provide New Vogue as well as Old Time Dancing. Come and be a spectator and see if you will enjoy it.

Everyone is welcome. Phone 5485 2007 for more information or come and visit.

FOOD AND WINE CLUB Want to know how to identify good wines and food? Want to know how to match wine and food and enjoy good company in the process? Then come along to a dining experience conducted by the Noosa Beefsteak and Burgundy Club. We invite you to join us at one of our monthly dinners at a local Noosa restaurant. The club meets on the third Wednesday of the month. If you would like to attend, phone secretary Max Bourne on 0412 728 911.

INNER SELF-EXPLORATION Open the door to your inner-self by reclaiming stillness of an unhurried life. Meet likeminded people sharing spiritual possibilities in directed conversation and meditation by exploring the spiritual wisdom of modernday teachers and ancient traditions. Weekly meetings in Noosaville on Thursdays from 1pm to 2.30pm. For more information email consciouspotential6@gmail.com or leave you details on 0400 642 865 and we will return your call.

TEWANTIN NOOSA GARDEN CLUB The next meeting of the Tewantin-Noosa Garden Club will be on Monday 13 March.

The club meets on the second Monday of each month (except December and January) at 12.30pm for 1pm start, in the Catholic Church Hall, 5 Moorindil Street, Tewantin.

Regular guest speakers, plant sales and prizes. March speaker is John Green on Orchids.

Visitors welcome. Contact Susan Lancaster 0403 958 806 - or - tewantinnoosagardenclub.com

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WEEKLY ROSTER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Weekly Roster for Tewantin-Noosa Meals on Wheels for the week Monday 6 to Friday 10 March.

Monday drivers: Rotary Daybreak, Margaret and Mick, Pat and John, Helen and John, Anne and Phil, driver needed for run F, Patricia.

Kitchen: Stephen, Len and Neil.

Tuesday drivers: Peter, Liz, Tania and friends, Margaret and Jill, Tony and Kim, Maidie and Terry, Diane.

Kitchen: Ashleigh and Jo. Wednesday drivers: Hugh and Randal, drivers needed for runs B and C, Liz and Liz, Rhoda and Heather, Barbara, Warren.

Kitchen: Judy and Sandy.

Thursday drivers: Stewart, Geoff and Margaret, Anne, Victor, Barbara, Jan

NOOSA FOLK DANCERS Dance for fun and exercise with Noosa Folk Dancers. Dances to suit all levels of fitness from countries such as Greece, Turkey and Russia. Bicentennial Hall Annex Fridays 9am - $5 first hour or $7 for two hours. Phone Danni on 5471 0409.

NPA FRIDAY FORUM Last year the Federal Government announced a $15-million plan to develop and release a herpes virus that could wipe out carp in the Murray-Darling river system and help restore the river for the benefit of all.

Rod Jamieson the guest speaker this week at Noosa Parks Association Friday Environment forum will pose a number of questions about this plan: “Is this really a good idea?

Are carp as bad as claimed? What is the role of alternatives in controlling carp numbers?”

To find out more about this complex issue come along to the Noosa Parks Association Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville, on Friday 3 March. The forum starts at 10.30am with coffee available from 10am.

Visit www.noosaparks.org.au for information. For those interested in an interpretive birding walk before the forum, meet Valda in the Environment Centre car park at 8.30am.

SUNSHINE COAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Cancer Council Queensland is reaching out to locals affected by cancer by hosting a free morning tea on Friday 3 March, 10am to 11.30am at Kawana Library, 30 Nanyima Street, Buddina. Cancer patients, survivors and carers are invited to the Sunshine Coast Cancer Support Group for a morning of support and information. For more information

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Kitchen: Lois and John.

Friday drivers: John and Pet, Therese, Brian G., Brian E., Kay and Lynne, Cheryl, Rosalie and Jack.

Kitchen: Mark and Sandy.

Tewantin Noosa Meals on Wheels is currently looking for kitchen volunteers.

One extra person each day is required for Monday through to Friday. General kitchen duties from 7.30am to 11.30am. Food safety training will be given as part of volunteer training.

Drivers and co-drivers also required for monthly roster, 11am to 1pm.

If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449 7659. or to advise of dietary requirements call the Cancer Council on 131 120 or email maroochydore@cancerqld.org.au

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF NOOSA “Living in The Light” will be the focus of our service at Christian Fellowship of Noosa on Sunday the 5 March. Peter Evans, one of our ministry team, will be the speaker. If you are looking for a warm, friendly, Bible-based church come to the CWA Hall, next to the Tewantin Post Office, at 9.30am. Please feel free to call Tony on 5474 0620 for a chat or browse through our website on www.christianfellowshipnoosa.com

NOOSA DISCUSSION GROUP Noosa Discussion Group meets on Sunday 5 March, 2pm to 4pm at the CWA Hall Tewantin (next to the post office). The topic this month will be “The Construction of Identity“. Who are we - and what makes us that way? Do we define our identity or does our identity define us? This non-profit group which meets on the first Sunday each month, does not require membership and welcomes casual visitors. Contribution is $5 to cover costs and refreshments. For more information please email noosadiscussiongroup@ gmail.com

TEWANTIN NOOSA RSL WOMEN’S AUXILIARY The next meeting of the Tewantin Noosa Women’s Auxiliary will be held on Friday 3 March, at 10am, at the Tewantin Noosa RSL. All members and friends welcome. Phone Kay on 5447 5042.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER All are invited to attend this special annual service on Friday 3 March at 9.30am at the Sunrise Beach Uniting Church, 6 Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach. Ladies of the local Filipino community have prepared and will lead the service. A light morning tea will follow.

For inquiries phone Irene Pedwell at 5474 0117.

QUEENSLAND CANCER COUNCIL Cancer Council Queensland Noosa Branch meet every second Friday of the month, next meeting is on 10 March at 10am. We are getting together our fund-raising for the year, we would love to see some new members who would like to help us. We meet at the leisure centre opposite library in Noosaville.

Phone Kathi on 0418 488 067 for inquiries.

CROQUET COME AND TRY DAY The Noosa Croquet Club holds free come and try instruction for all interested in trying this game of strategy, skill and gentle exercise. You need to be able to walk, have good eye/hand co-ordination, enjoy nice people in a social setting and wear a smile. We lend you a mallet sized to your height. Come to the Croquet Club (Sunday 5 March), at 9.45am for a 10am start, on the first Sunday of the month at 9 Sea Shell Place, Noosaville.

Punctuality is really appreciated. Tennis or bowls footwear desirable but not essential.

By the way, morning tea is included. Either turn up or give Nevin Gugich a call at 5473 5801 beforehand.

LADIES PROBUS The Ladies Probus club of Noosa Heads will hold its next general meeting with the AGM on Thursday 9 March in the Forum Hall, Laguna Estate, Noosaville, at 9.30am for 10am start. The outing for March is lunch at Sirocco restaurant on Gympie Terrace on Thursday 23 March, at noon. New members and visitors are welcome. For further information contact Kim on 5455 3860.

TEWANTIN NOOSA NATIONAL SENIORS The next meeting of the Tewantin-Noosa National Seniors will be held on Thursday 16 March at the Tewantin Noosa RSL starting with morning tea at 9.30am. Our guest speaker is Everald Compton, a very important speaker, Everald is retired chairman of National Seniors Australia, an author, consultant to Parliament and other businesses and an inspired speaker. Don’t miss this meeting. Everyone is welcome. Phone Norm on 5474 0919.

HELLO! NOW THAT’S A RESULT Helloworld Noosa held an Afternoon Tea on Wednesday 22 February, raising $500 for special services supporting women living with ovarian cancer as part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

The link for further donations is https://ovariancancer. secure.force.com/Fundraise/AfternoonTeal2017/ helloworldNoosaHeadsAfternoonTeal1

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COASTREK HAS FITNESS IN THEIR SIGHT

BY HOLLIE HARRIS Explore the pristine Sunshine Coast - white powder beaches, spectacular bays, secret bush trails, breathtaking headlands, and complete an incredible personal challenge with your friends while restoring sight.

Coastrek is a 30-60km team-trekking challenge run by Wild Women On Top, which journeys along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world.

Teams of four, with at least 50 per cent women, have between 10 to 18 hours to complete the challenge, getting fit while raising money.

Thousands of people have completed the challenge, raising almost $15 million for The Fred Hollows Foundation to date.

Sunshine Coastrek is a life-changing adventure which takes place on Friday 28 July and begins in Caloundra, finishing in stunning Noosa.

Established in 2010 by Wild Woman On Top CEO and Adventure Goddess Di Westaway alongside Wild Women On Top Director, the super fit wonder woman Lisa Marshall, Coastrek’s aim was to help more women get fit and see the magical places they train each week with their groups of Wild Women.

Since then, they’ve seen nine incredibly successful events, each bigger and better than the last, and raised almost $15 million for The Fred Hollows Foundation.

During 2016, over 5100 people soared over the Coastrek finish line, jubilant, and having raised over $4.1 million for The Fred

Coastrek has raised over $15 million for The Fred Hollows Foundation. Get your team ready to go the distance this year.

Hollows Foundation and restored sight to a staggering quarter of a million people.

It is amazing what can happen when a small group of women believe in the

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Registration is now open. The event day is on Friday 28 July, with the fundraising Tally Day on Sunday 6 August.

For more information about fundraising opportunities, check out the website www. sunshine.coastrek.com.au and prepare to be inspired! ●

CHOOSE A BUDDY TO HELP STAY ON TRACK

BY TYRONE SAUL OF YOU FIRST PT Dread exercise?

Then choose a friend to do it with.

According to the Department of preventative medicine at the University of Southern California, people enjoy physical activity more when they’re with others.

In addition to being happier when exercising with friends, the study found that retention was kept over longer periods of time.

People are more likely to maintain regular exercise and less likely to miss their workouts when they are committed to a friend.

Tips for choosing the right partner: 1. Boost your workout - Choose someone you perceive to have a higher level of fitness than yourself, this can promote a higher level of intensity during the session, and keep you motivated when you would otherwise give up.

2. Choose reliable fitness buddies - This will assist in improving your retention rates to exercise and give you the confidence that you can rely on your partner to be by your side at an agreed time.

3. Set goals together - This is particularly motivating when you can see a tangible improvement towards a goal that you and your partner have set for yourselves.

4. Keep yourself and your partner accountable - One of the greatest benefits of working out with someone is the sense of accountability, keeping yourself and your partner accountable to the goal will allow you to maintain a positive framework for maintaining momentum toward achieving the desired outcome.

5. Reward yourselves - When the time comes that you have achieved a tangible goal, make sure to set out your rewards as well. Make sure the reward is not counter-productive to the goal (eg: I can have three glasses of wine and two chocolates for working out today). Set a health-related goal that might include a massage or healthy meal out with your partner.

With 2017 well underway, having direction in what you want to achieve with your fitness health and wellbeing may simply be a case of choosing the right person or people to help boost a healthier YOU in 2017. ● noosatoday.com.au

Over 400 students, teachers and parents took part in the annual St Andrew’s Anglican College Charity Fun Run.

CAUSES TO RUN, FOR THE FUN OF IT Over 400 students, families and community members of all ages got colourful for a good cause on Friday 17 February at the annual St Andrew’s Anglican College Charity Fun Run. This year the ‘Rainbow Run’, organised by Year 12 Prefects, involved colour stations as well as a slip ‘n’ slide to cool down at the end.

Registrations from this event raised $2580, with all proceeds going to the college’s partnership with Cambodian-based not-for-profit organisation, RawImpact. College Head of Global Learning Mr Tim Barrett said the project aimed to help support and educate marginalised Khmer people by building bamboo housing and sustainable gardens, providing much-needed shelter, food and an income source.

“Each September, the college sends over a team of

students and staff to work alongside local families and qualified tradespeople who also volunteer their time and skills,” Mr Barrett said.

“While St Andrew’s is committed to serving our local community on a weekly basis through our ‘St Andrew’s Serves’ program, it is also great that we have a global focus so that our students can appreciate how fortunate we are to live in a country like Australia.”

Mr Barrett said the college was very conscious to ensure the global projects in both Cambodia and Thailand were done in partnerships with local communities and were directed by those have training and experience in sustainable development.

“We are really thankful for the support of the college community, who allow us to really make a difference to the lives of some of the world’s poorest people,” he said. ● Thursday, 2 March, 2017

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The recent rains over the past week will certainly get those muddies moving, set your pot in the deeper sections of the water where there will be more saline water.

The fresh water will also have an effect on the bait fish in the river, and if we get some decent rain, there will be a real movement of bait towards the mouth of the river.

Areas like Woods Bay and the river mouth will really start to fire with predatory fish feeding on the confused bait.

Trevally have been in good numbers in the river with a couple of good diamond trevally taken first thing in the morning on poppers.

The rivermouth rocks have been fishing well with some quality fish taken including bream, trevally, small jew, tailor and mangrove jacks, fishing the tides has been the key and the evening tide has been perfect if you can cope with the wind.

Flathead have also been in great numbers in the river over the last week, with some great fish taken on soft plastics, brighter colours seem to be working the best, cast upstream on the run-out tide and work the plastic along the bottom over the edges of small drop off, and you are sure to tangle with a flattie.

Whiting continue to be taken around the frying pan, the dog beach, Weyba Creek and along Gympie Terrace. Worms and yabbies are still the prime baits.

For the mums and dads that are constantly baiting hooks, try using thin strips of squid, this is a great bait for the kids as it will stay on a little longer.

On the Offshore scene, things were a little average with the wind being up for most of last weekend.

It seemed that we are getting those annoying breezes around the 15 knot range that keeps a lot of smaller boats on the trailer.

Monday’s rain finally broke a record 30 days of temperatures over 30 degrees. While the remainder of the week has brought some much-needed deluges to the region, things will start to warm up again for one last hit of heat.

Thursday: A top temperature of 29 degrees with an 80 per cent chance of rain, most likely to hit in the afternoon. There is just a chance of an afternoon storm.

FUNERALS

THOMPSON, Josie Mary Of Noosa Heads Passed away on 24th February, 2017. Aged 70 Years.

Dearly loved and loving Wife of Jim. Loving Mother of Simon and Samantha. Dearly loved Grandmother of Archer and Grace. Loving Sister to Peggy and Tony and all their families.

A funeral service to celebrate Josie’s life will be held in the chapel at Gregson and Weight Funeral Directors, 202 Eumundi Noosa Rd, Noosaville QLD on Friday, 3rd March at 11am.

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For those that did brave the conditions, Laguna Bay was alive with baitfish on the incoming tide and some nice-sized long tail tuna were boated.

Charter operators managed to get out on Saturday and got onto some great fish around Sunshine Reef, tusk fish, pearl perch and sweetlip all hit the decks and then they were lucky enough to come across a big patch of large Maori cod.

If the weather calms down as expected, it will be on again with the hunt for those big pelagics that haunt the coastline at this time of the year.

Over the last couple of years, there has been some monster Spanish landed in March, and this year should not be any different.

On the beach, dart and whiting are the mainstays for most beach anglers, the odd large tailor has been taken from the Noosa North Shore, fishing the rocks at Noosa National Park and down towards Sunshine and Coolum has seen some good snapper taken.

Big morning tides and an abundance of bait fish has also seen anglers tangling with some jelly bean Mack tuna.

Down on the southern beaches, whiting have been in good numbers on the start of the run out tide, give Marcus and Peregian Beaches a go.

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

RAIN AT LAST TO CUT THE HEAT

Will be sadly missed by her family and the wider community.

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Chris Beitzel with a nice grunter bream taken on 4lb line.

Friday: Much the same, with a top of 30 expected and an 80 per cent chance of rain and an afternoon storm.

Saturday: The start to the weekend will be partly cloudy with a 70 per cent chance of rain and south-easterly winds up to 3km/h in the morning.

Sunday: A 60 per cent chance of rain and a top temperature of 31 degrees is expected, with a chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Monday: temperatures will start to heat up again with a top of 32 expected along with a 50 per cent chance of rain, but only up to 5mm predicted.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with cooler temperatures a top of 29 and 19 at night.

Wednesday: Same as Tuesday with some cloud cover and temperatures dropping again with a low of 19 and high of 27. noosatoday.com.au

AROUND THE GROUNDS

ANDRE KICKS OFF THE MATCH

BY BRIAN STOCKWELL NOOSA SOCCER With the ball hitting the back of the Woombye net twice in the first five minutes, it was clear what Noosa’s game plan was.

While these two shots were both called back for narrow off-side plays, the momentum was maintained.

Andre Jancevski was the first to find himself on-side with a one on one opportunity on the Woombye keeper and deftly opened the scoring shortly after.

The goal was the culmination of a recurring series of events that was repeated for the majority of the match.

Noosa’s midfield dominated the opposition, and initiated forward momentum as quickly as possible with two to three passes down the outside corridors, followed by a killer pass for the forwards to chase down.

Here to improve his language skills at the local English school, centre midfielder Oriol Salter, from Barcelona, literally ran rings around his opponent with a signature move of turning away and circling 270 degrees around their backs to provide quality possession to his winger or an overlapping back.

While Woombye was struggling to match the pace and skill of the Noosa side it took only one errant pass to put them on goal.

Receiving the ball in a congested box their striker turned nicely to slam home the equaliser only a few moments later.

It was a driving run by brother Chris that set Andre Jancevski up for his second goal before half time.

Andre’s positioning off the ball, and consummate balance over it, frequently made the Woombye backs appear ordinary.

The Lions started the second stanza the same as the first with numerous attacking forays being frustrated by a final offside play. With a few different starters in the side to last week, Noosa’s combinations were firing.

When Matt Thompson scored the third goal after a well-executed free kick, it looked like the match would go the same way as the Reserve Grade, where Noosa had a

POMONA BOWLS Ladies Wednesday social - good to see so many of the club’s ladies on the green. Congratulations to winners Jocelyn Rabjohns and Bettina Winkler.

Thursday mixed social - winners on the night were Sharon Foale, Fiona Dewhirst and Greg Hodder. Looks as if Fiona is following in her mum and dad’s footsteps with her bowling ability increasing every week.

Men’s Pairs semi-final - the washed-out match from last Sunday was played Thursday evening. Winners Rick Goulding and Bill Alford defeated Daryl Millar and Patrick Gray-Spence 21-17.

The finals between Rick Goulding/Bill Alford against Don Mallett/Greg Hodder will be held Sunday 5 March commencing at 1pm.

Friday Twilight bowls continue to attract keen bowlers and the winners were Daryl Millar and Glenn Patterson with runners-up Fay Beadnell and Frank Long. Great to see Fay back on the green.

Jackpot not won and carries over.

Hinterland Local League results: Pomona (at home) against Glasshouse Mountains.

Unfortunately both Pomona Ladies teams went down losing 39 to 60 giving Glasshouse three points. Pairs of J Rabjohns/B Winkler lost 15-30; Triples team of S Millar/D Debus/D O’Neil lost 2430.

The Men’s team had better results winning the game 80 to 74. Pairs of C Dewhirst/B Alford won 20-17; Pairs R Goulding/K Muir defeated 18-21; Triples D Mallett/G Johnson/P Gray-Spence won 28-22; Fours M Edwards/S Hands/B Andrews/B Schofield finished with a draw 14 each. The Men’s team gained 3.5 overall points score.

Men’s Championship Fours first round will be held on Sunday 12 March at 1pm.

- Kitty and Jack TEWANTIN-NOOSA BOWLS FRIDAY

Andre Jancevski (foreground) scores a pari against Woombye. convincing 4-0 victory. Woombye, to their credit, were dogged in defence.

While the substitutions added fresh legs, Noosa’s combinations appeared to suffer, resulting in Woombye enjoying its first

sustained period in front of goal in the 85th minute.

After a series of corner kicks they managed to get their second, which was the last for the match - Noosa 3/Woombye 2. ●

PAUL’S DAY OUT AT NOOSA TAKES THE PRIZE NOOSA GOLF TUESDAY There were 177 entrants at the single stableford.

Scratch Rating (M): 71.0.

Winners - A Grade: Paul McKenzie 9, 46; Kent Officer 10, 41; Chris Misios 12, 40; Garry Foley 11, 39.

B Grade: Karl Shaw 13, 43; Dwight Bandman 14, 38; Brian Hansen 13, 38; Keith Howard 15, 38.

C Grade: Glenn Heath 22, 44; Bruno Zigliotto 19, 42; David Wilson 22, 41; Bruce Watt 34, 38.

Place Getters: Bradly Graham 11, 39; Ray Egge 10, 38; John D’Arcy 12, 38; Derek Connolly 9, 38; Tom Healey 15, 38; Roland Dean 22, 38; Peter Telley 13, 37; Bradley Juillerat 10, 37; Andrew Amos 14, 37; Greg Kuch 30, 37; David Mills 7, 37; Shane Taylor 16, 37; Alan Coey 11, 37; Peter Turnbull 24, 37; Derek Pousette 17, 37; Robert Hemmings 19, 37; John Loader 24, 37; Bruce W Davidson 16, 36; Bob Muirhead 24, 36; Steve Osmond 24, 36.

Nearest to Pin - A Grade: 5th Paul McKenzie; 7th Jorma Rusanen; 10th Nathan Howie; 12th George Bell.

B Grade: 5th Robin Versluys; 7th Brian Hansen; 10th John Hillis; 12th Karl Shaw.

C Grade: 5th Greg Kuch; 7th Andrew Broad; 10th Rob Rossow; 12th Robbert Willink.

SATURDAY There were 239 entrants in the single stableford. noosatoday.com.au

JOCELYN AND BETTINA BEST OF THE LADIES

Scratch Rating (M): 71.0.

Winners - A Grade: Ian Vardy 12, 41; David Mills 7, 41; Brett Le Moy 12, 40.

B Grade: Glenn Penfold 17, 42; David Whiticker 16, 41; Dean Jeffrey 18, 40.

C Grade: Peter Quigley 21, 39; Glenn Heath 21, 39; Dean Jeffrey 18, 40.

Place Getters: Milton Reynolds 14, 39; Alec O’Brien 4, 39; Alan Meredith 15, 39; Brendan O’Brien 12, 38; Gregory Brookes 15, 38; Graham Dacombe 17, 38; Bradly Graham 11, 38; Darren Wylie 9, 38; Arthur Naumov 17, 38; Terry Fitzgerald 11, 37; John Hillis 13, 37; Jason Finn 13, 37; Alex officer 6, 37; Jim Schofield 20, 37; Mike Quincey 12, 37; Simon Tooman -2, 37; Trevor Payne 14, 37; Brendon Strid 12, 36; Aaron Carter 12, 36.

Nearest to Pin - A Grade: 5th Warren Brewer; 7th William Fogg; 10th Wayne Raison; 12th John Sullivan.

B Grade: 5th Graeme Rickard; 7th Douglas Byrnes; 10th Peter Cossins; 12th Michael Cantori.

C Grade: 5th Greg Cole; 7th Greg Steele; 10th Roland Dean; 12th David Chapman.

COOROY LADIES GOLF THURSDAY Event: Vs Par. Trophy: Anita Highland. Winner: Tina Thomas (+5 c/b). Runner-up: Muriel Willett (+5).

Rundown: Jan Galvin (+3), Fay Wiggins (+3), Eve Hunt (+3), Wendy Morse (+2), Doreen Weaver (+2),

Doone Flanagan (+1), Carole Clancy (+1), Helen Doughty (+1), Lee Williams (+1), Aileen Morton (0), Lavinia Hill (-1), Leith Barr (-1). Approaches: Maria Taurer, Leith Barr. Longest Putt: Doreen Weaver.

SATURDAY Event: Vs Par. Trophy: Club. Winner: Terri Cairns (+4).

Runner-up: Lauris Mitchell (+3). Rundown: Lynne Dawson (0), Maria Taurer (-1), Karen Hall (-2), Deborah Nelson (-2), Sue Piggott (-2), Aileen Morton (-2). Approach: Karen Hall. Longest Putt: Louise Taylor. Birdie Box: Karen Hall.

NOOSA PAR 3 Results for the February Ambrose played on Saturday 25 February.

1st: Gwen Whitehead and Gary Roper 47; 2nd: Dave Kalbrunner and Ray Edgar 48.5.

NTP: 2nd Kevin Williams, 3rd David Gerrard, 9th Nil, 15th David Gerrard, 16th Rusty Milliner.

Ball Run Down: John Dakin and Wanee Tann 44.75; Neil Webb and Sandy Webb 48.75; Rusty Milliner and Russell Miller 50.5; John Nickel and David Stokes 51.25; Maurie Bloor and Norm Barnes 51.5; Ken Chapple and Ken Clapham 51.75; Mark Prosser and Sally Prosser 51.75; Errol Grieve and Gordon Lund 52; Mary Hitchin and Russ Rusan 52.25; Pam Walker and Ella Angelides 52.25; Zane Jesberg and Michael Gooding 52.25.

Members’ Draw - Studley Martin; Draw for Par Gary Roper (Unsuccessful).

Noosa Discount Drug Store Friendly Friday - Winners: Rodney Gundersen, Fabio Cantori and Sue Mould; Runners-up: Keith Musgrave, Dennis Burgess and Richard Sinclair.

The $116 Jackpot margin 18 points won by Keith Musgrave, Dennis Burgess, Richard Sinclair, Liz Thomson, Val Reinicke and Peter Larke.

Flash Jack Twilight Barefoot Bowls - Maureen Cromer, Tony Cawley and Col Cherry.

SATURDAY Premier 7 Division1 Section 5, Away v New Farm: won 2/72-1/61.

Premier 7 Division 1 Section 6, Home v Caloundra: lost 1/66-2/74.

Gr8 Men Open Red, Home v Buderim: lost 1/542/63.

Gr8 Men Division 3 Red, Home v The Albert: won 2/56-1/58.

Gr8 Men Division 5 Yellow, Away v Buderim1: lost 1/48-2/68.

Gr8 Men Division 5 White, Away v Bongaree: lost 1/51-2/65.

Gr8 Ladies Open Emerald, Away v Bribie Island: won 2/51-1/54.

Gr8 Ladies Restricted Ruby, Home v Kandanga: won 2/62-1/62.

Gr8 Ladies Restricted Pearl, Home v The Albert: lost 1/46-2/63.

TUESDAY Bendigo Bank 2 Bowl Triples - Winners: Sandra Callaghan, Heather Birt and Sue Mould; Runners-up: Kath Burgess, Val Reinicke and Pauline Sweeney.

WEDNESDAY Laguna Retirement Estate Mens Pairs - Winners: Arnie Ping and Alan Brookes (2 wins +20.5); Runners-up: Wayne Langham and Simon Wood (1win +12).

THURSDAY Tewantin Noosa Jackpot Pairs - Winners: Bruno Zigliotto and Margaret Dunstan; Runners-up: Tony Howard and Danny Crameri.

Twilight Pairs - Winners: Kerry Donaghue and Danny Crameri; Runners-up: Max Townson and Paul Rieck.

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LIFE OF BRINE

PHIL JARRATT

Austin Keen in full skim.

Picture: Courtesy Exile Skimboards.

Scary big surf at Nazare.

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MEET THE SWELL CHASERS It takes about an hour and 20 minutes to fly from Maroochy Airport to Sydney, and in that time last Saturday I had three frothing phone messages from film-maker Tim Bonython.

I listened to them as I walked through the terminal to the car rentals.

“Ma-a-a-ate! It’s the swell of the century ... on a flight tonight ... gonna be (expletive deleted) epic, ma-a-a-a-ate!”

I called Australia’s best known swell chaser right back, knowing what he was going to tell me.

He was packing his cameras and flying out for Nazare, Portugal that night.

But there was no need to worry. He would be back in time to join filmmaker Greg Huglin at the Shooting Monsters luncheon on Monday, 6 March as part of the Laguna Real Estate Noosa Festival of Surfing.

Indeed, he expected to shoot some of the biggest monsters ever ridden and would edit a piece for the lunch on his laptop during the plane-ride home.

I wished him a safe and productive trip and rang off.

Before I’d finished renting a car he’d messaged me the reason for the rushed trip, and for his frothing - a swell map showing the biggest North Atlantic storm cell I’d ever seen.

This is what it’s like when you’re a serious swell chaser.

The planets align, the map goes red and you’re off!

Here in Noosa we get excited about a bit of green out in the Coral Sea. There we’re talking about a massive storm forming north of Greenland and creating mid-ocean waves of 150 feet or more, tapering down to a mere 80 to 90 feet as they crash into the rugged coast of Portugal between Porto and Lisbon, and finding a deep-water entry point at the picturesque fishing village of Nazare, an hour’s drive north of Portugal’s surfing centre, Peniche.

I know the area well, having spent an entire summer in Peniche in 1973, and it always baffles me that Nazare has lately become famous as home to the biggest rideable waves in the world.

We swam in the calm, chilly water of Praia do Norte (North Beach) but never saw a wave break there.

I suppose that was a bit like tourists who look at Waimea Bay in mid-summer and don’t believe it gets huge in winter.

This time of year it can be cold and miserable in Nazare, but Bonython is used to that.

In January 2016, while other swell

chasers were tracking swells across the tropical Pacific, he was holed up at Nazare for a month, waiting for the biggest days for his long-awaited “Big Wave Project” film.

And he was back there in December when Australia’s Jamie Mitchell won the inaugural Nazare Challenge, part of the WSL Big Wave Tour, in incredibly tricky 40foot waves, narrowly avoiding a potentially fatal two-wave hold-down.

Just two months later, Mitchell is one of the surfers joining Bonython in Portugal in the hope of riding waves twice that big, and so creating history.

I can’t wait to see what footage Tim brings home this time, and hopefully it will form a major part of his presentation, alongside Noosa’s own legendary swell chaser, Greg Huglin, at the luncheon at El Capitano next Monday.

Tickets have been selling fast, but jump onto www.noosafestivalofsurfing.com/ shooting-monsters right now and you might still be lucky. But don’t come if you get vertigo!

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cottage at Laguna Beach with fantastic views of the sun setting over Catalina Island.

There wasn’t much surf at Laguna, but I used to like to walk down from our house to the Victoria Street beach access and watch the skim-boarders perform.

Oh, I’d seen skimboarders in various parts of the world for years, but nothing like this!

Victoria Street, as it turned out, was pretty much the skimboard capital of the world, and the locals ripped.

I was back there a week or two ago, and they’re still ripping!

Around about the time we came home from California, a guy named Austin Keen from Savannah, Georgia, who was raised on the pretty much surf-less waters of Tybee Island, had driven his 1975 BMW across America to join the Laguna skim crew.

Within a couple of years he was the best of the best at Victoria Street, and in 2013 he was crowned world champion of skimboarding.

The following year he was named “most influential athlete in wave sports”, next to Kelly Slater.

Too much is never enough for Austin Keen, and in 2015 he decided to become the best in the world at wake-surfing.

Guess what? He is.

It’s in this latest guise that this incredible wave-rider is coming to the Laguna Real Estate Noosa Festival of Surfing, leading the Chaparral Wake-Surf Challenge, which will see champion surfers testing their skills riding top to bottom wake waves created by the Chaparral custom wake-surf boat out in Laguna Bay. But Austin will be spreading the love, and showcasing his skills throughout the festival.

Finally, don’t forget the Festival’s “soft opening” on Friday afternoon, with Darren Mercer’s Noosa Surf Club ironman legends providing an exhibition, the Nippers strutting their stuff, and world champion body surfer Mark Cunningham from Hawaii leading a legends body bash.

The beach bar will be open and the action starts at 4pm. ● noosatoday.com.au

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BETWEEN THE FLAGS

RON LANE

GREAT ROWING BY NOOSA GIRLS Last weekend at Pacific Palms in NSW, the surf carnival was called the Battle of the Boats, and for the Noosa Ladies Under 19 boat crew, they finished with their colours flying high.

At the end of two days of gut-wrenching rowing in flat surf, the girls finished the final in second place overall.

To finish second is incredible but when you consider that they are basically still a novice crew of 16-year-olds, and had just completed a program that saw them contest eleven races in two days, these results are worthy of note.

“One of the most pleasing aspects,” said Coach Mick Gardner, “is the respect that they are now receiving from other crews and remember, some of those are veterans and are amongst the best in Australia.”

The Saturday program saw them row in three events in the Under 19 Division. Then the coach entered them in the Opens which saw them contest another four races.

“The reason for this was purely experience; and it was indeed a great learning curve,” Gardner said.

This gave the16-year-olds a total of seven races for the day, another three on Sunday and on making the final it gave them one more, making it four for the day - a total of eleven races over two days.

However it was worth it as the Noosa girls finished in second place overall; and the girls who achieved this were Zoe McKill stroke, Sinead Hayes second stroke, Tayla

Noosa Under 19 boat crew: Zoe McKill, Sinead Hayes, Tayla Fox and Zali Kerr with coach Mick Gardner.

Fox second bow and Zali Kerr bow.

For our mates at Sunshine Beach, it was another quiet weekend - still plenty of people, but quiet.

Their Nippers had their last weekend for the season, but what a year it has been.

Once again Sunshine Nippers have shown that in the area of competition, they

are right up there with the best.

With their continued success over the years, it again shows that above all the club must have a coaching panel that is not only good but very progressive - to continue on their winning ways in the Nippers a really good parent support group is essential, all happy and working together.

SURF’S UP

Well done to all concerned, well done Sunshine Beach!

It is now some five years since the Noosa Seahorses Nippers, under the guidance of Steve and Nikki Mawby and Lorna Garden, first appeared on the scene.

Unfortunately last week we lost one of the original pioneers in David Glassock.

David passed away after a long illness, so to wife Jenny and family we are here for you, just a phone call away.

Good news from the Alexandra Headlands Seahorses; last weekend they had some 45 members in attendance; their hard work has paid off. This is good news well done to all.

In mid-March Noosa Seahorse representatives will travel to Bundaberg to help launch their program.

Also, down south at Coogee Beach, good things are happening. On Sunday 19 February, Noosa’s Lorna Garden attended the launch of an Inclusion Program jointly run by Coogee and Autism Swim. This is yet another program to help those with special needs.

When we receive positive results such as these it make us appreciate the incredible work that Steve, Nikki and Lorna and their support group did to get the whole thing started.

Well done to all; one of the truly great achievements in the history of the Noosa Heads SLSC. ●

HOLLLIE HARRIS

SHARK SCARE A FALSE ALARM It was a very quiet start of the week for waves. Last week saw the best of it and these local longboarders made each wave count.

Samuel Crookshanks, local surfer, well known for his longboard tricks, works at Noosa Longboards on Hastings Street, taken at Roses Cove last week.

Julia Johnson, local, surfing her longboard for two years here in Noosa. There was a shark scare which had Julia paddling in, but then she had paddled back out again as the surf was too good - only a surfer will understand that move.

A few rumours of the man in a grey suit circling (excuse the pun) last week which had many surfers picking their feet up out of the water, but a certain photo of a great white was a fake and a fin was a dolphin. There was one instance at Tea Tree of an alert, but much to onlookers’ surprise, the crowd of surfers didn’t budge.

With wild and woolly surf on the opens and flat this week along the Noosa Points, it was a pretty average week for surf.

This week things are looking a bit better. There is a gradual increase in swell size which should peak today reaching heights of 3ft on the open beaches and smaller sets coming through the points. It may be a good start to March with an active and sizeable period of surf on the cards next Sam Crookshanks last week.

Photo: TITO MEDIA week. It has been a bit of a lull for surfers for a while with onshores for the northern beachies most days really limiting the options, so let’s hope the surfing gods shine on surfers so they can get a few sessions in before the Laguna Realty Noosa Festival of Surfing kicks off on Saturday.

It’s the writer’s absoloute favourite event of the year - what a fantastic week of all things surfing and Noosa really comes alive.

It really feels like a holiday in a surfing paradise....oh wait, it is! As difficult as it is to watch all those beautiful sets coming through and not be able to join in, (Not to mention the options are all chocka-block) spectating is almost just as good from the rocks, thank Julia Johnson flying at Noosa. Wait - what’s that shadow... goodness. Almost. ● 54 NOOSA TODAY

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SPORT TODAY Some of the new “clubbies” at one of the training sessions.

GIRLS IN TRAINING FOR TRI EVENT Noosa’s first female-only triathlon coaching clinic has been a huge success, according to event organisers who have reported 25 new “clubbies”.

Noosa Tri Club president Tim Rook said the overwhelming response to the training clinic has highlighted just how much demand there is for this type of activity.

The Noosa Tri Club partnered with Multisports Consultants to deliver the

eight-week female only - and femalecoached - triathlon skill development program, followed by an eight-week online program.

At the end of the program, the participants will take part in the club’s first ever Pink Tri training event on 2 April and a two-day Tri Camp in June.

Tim said there has been a great demand for female-only training led by pro-athlete Jess Fleming.

“An overwhelming response has seen our club gain 25 new female members, some of whom have never ridden a bike on the road and most experiencing being ‘clipped into pedals’ for the first daunting time,” Tim said.

Tim said the program has been made possible through a grant valued at $7400 from the Queensland Government designed to increase participation in sport.

Noosa Council also provided a $3000 grant to help the program get started.

“The confidence that these women are gaining is terrific,” Tim said.

“A lot of new skills and terminology being learnt and early starts with the group being split into two and training at either 5am or 6am to get their training completed before getting kids ready for school or off to work.” ●

BOXERS BRING HOME TASMAN CUP

BY RON LANE Last weekend a team of four fighters from the Impact Boxing Academy Cooroy, plus coach Mark Evans, and ten from the Shamrock Club Maroochydore, travelled to the Pakuranga United Rugby Club in Auckland, New Zealand to take part in an Inter Club boxing tournament.

Impact was represented by Luke Martin, Tyler Blizzard, Sam Cameron-Hands and Ella Boot.

Held on Saturday night, Blizzard, Cameron-Hands and Boot scored wins with Martin being unlucky too lose on a split decision.

“The standard of boxing was very good indeed,” Evans said. “Amongst the Kiwi club fighters there were National Champions as well as boxers who had contested the World Junior Championships in Europe in 2015.”

For the Impact team there were two major stand outs.

First was the naming of Tyler Blizzard as the winner of the Most Technical Boxer of the Tournament, and second Ella Boot’s win now gives her nine fights for nine wins.

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GIRLS CAN BE PIRATES TOO Luke Martin, Ella Boot, Tyler Blizzard and Sam Cameron-Hands. not panic is her strong point. With Ella coming back the way she did it was probably the best performance of her career. We were really stoked,” Evans said.

At the end of the tournament, the result was a win for the Aussie visitors by seven wins to six.

This resulted in the Aussies being presented with the winner’s trophy the Tasman Cup.

Arriving home there was no rest. This weekend twelve members of the Impact Club will travel to Acacia Ridge in Brisbane to fight in the State Selection Trials with the winners then going on to fight for Queensland at the Australian Titles which will be held in Adelaide in April.

We wish them well. ●

The Noosa Pirates girls rugby team is on the lookout for female players aged 12-17 years to play rugby league for 2017 season.

The club is calling for all girls to come and try this fast growing sport, where all players can make new friends, get fit and have fun.

Training will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-6pm at the Cooroy footy fields. The club coaches are qualified and experienced and looking forward to teaching all players the skills of rugby league.

The cost for the season is $150 and includes shirt, shorts and socks.

Anyone interested can contact Jaymie Suares (girls’ football manager) on 0407 639 731 or email ndjrl@hotmail.com. ● Thursday, 2 March, 2017

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