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Happy New Year.

Each new year brings with it hope for a new beginning, new venture or better health and good fortune.

People in Noosa and around the world celebrated the New Year in different ways.

Fireworks are always popular.

In Russia they gave gifts and in

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Japan they released white balloons.

Five local clubs combined to bring smiles to the faces of those involved in five local children’s charities - each being given a $5000 donation to help continue their great work. Turn to page 7 to find out who gave and who received.

Buddhists in Sri Lanka brought offerings to the temple and some people in Brazil offered flowers to Yemanja, goddess of the sea, for good

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luck in the coming year.

A Hitler Festival for Noosa in the leadup to Movember, a ski run in town and a change to Christmas Day? Have a laugh as columnist Phil Jarratt takes a hilarious look at the year that was - at least his tongue-in-cheek version of events.

Some people make resolutions and some even manage to keep a few.

One of my favourite New Year messages comes from America’s

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NEW YEAR MESSAGES We all look to a fresh start when a new year rolls in. Noosa Today asked a few leading lights about their hopes and dreams for 2018. Turn to pages 8-12 to find out what they are.

YEAR IN REVIEW The Noosa Today team takes a look at what made headlines in 2017. Have a look back on pages 20 and 22.

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THIS WEEK WE’RE TALKING ABOUT…

BRANSON'S KOALA PLAN

BY HOLLIE HARRIS The Richard Branson Koala Conservancy (RBKC) has completed its first full year of activities and has released details of its pilot research project.

The $75,000 pilot project focused on an investigation of the koala population inhabiting the Noosa River catchment at Noosa Heads, including Settler’s Cove, Weyba Park and Noosa Springs.

It is the ?rst scienti?c assessment of its type conducted in the Noosa Shire.

Endeavour Veterinary Ecology (EVE) and the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), under the supervision of Dr Jon Hanger and Professor Peter Timms respectively, were engaged by RBKC to lead the project.

Their consultation with community groups, other USC researchers and Noosa Council of?cers led to the choice of the study area, where populations of koalas were known to persist but were believed to be in signicant decline.

The aim of the research project was to focus on population investigation and management by gaining a detailed understanding of the status of the population by determining disease rates, causes of mortality and threats to Noosa koalas using considerable expertise and innovative monitoring technologies; and actively manage koala disease and other threats to recover the Noosa koala population.

The project began in early January 2017

and was completed in July 2017.

“I am pleased that this pilot project has formulated the beginnings of a roadmap, in terms of what we need to do to be successful in our efforts to save the koala in 2018 and beyond.” Sir Richard Branson said.

“There is nothing like seeing these beautiful creatures living in their natural habitat, and this worrying report suggests action is necessary now to ensure this privilege remains.”

This short-term pilot project was successful in achieving the following: · A preliminary understanding of the health and reproductive status and threats facing an urban / peri-urban population of koalas in Noosa; · Non-breeding season ranging behaviour and habitat use.

Since the completion of the pilot project the RBKC has focussed its efforts on trying to gain the financial support of key stakeholders.

During 2018 it will redouble efforts to gain support and funding the Queensland Government, Noosa Council and the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation.

The RBKC will continue research with a focus on koala health but within the confines of seed funding provided by its co-founders Sir Richard Branson and Brett Godfrey, and its own fundraising efforts.

“This type of science-based work - active koala monitoring and management - has real, demonstrable and persistent bene?ts to local koala populations if expanded

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NOOSA LIGHTS UP FOR NEW YEAR After all the preparation, the planning and the anticipation, the festivities are over in a flash.

As always, Noosa Shire turned up the party over the festive week with the Christmas Noosa Flotilla and wound up with a bang with spectacular fireworks displays lighting up the skies throughout the night on New Years Eve. Peter Hoffenberg captured the Christmas spirit of the Noosa Flotilla.

Who would want to join the million people gathered around Sydney The storm passed as quickly as Harbour on Sunday night when you it came and cooled everyone down can spread out and settle in beside enough to kick off a fantastic evening the Noosa River with family, friends of New Years Eve celebrations around and the Noosa community to enjoy the the Noosa Marina and The Noosa fireworks as 2017 drew to a close?

Boathouse. Happy New Year to all of The river banks were full or revellers our readers. ● as the skies opened for the predicted POLICE WERE PLEASED deluge of rain which was set to put a dampener on the evening.

Noosa Police were happy with the

the strong commitment made by the Conservancy to protect the region’s koalas.”

The RBKC hopes for community support of these efforts in 2018 and further details will be announced in due course. ●

suf?ciently in terms of geographic range,” Brett Godfrey said.

We are committed to support reversing the downward trend, and we will continue to urge other stakeholders to follow

The Imperial Hotel Eumundi danced the New Year in with Oka on stage. overall number of incidents over the New Years Eve weekend.

Spirits were high and Noosa revellers came out in the thousands to Main Beach on Sunday night with only a few incidents.

With such large numbers out and clubs open until 5am, police were expecting more arrests. However, there

were only 16 offenders charged with street and liquor offences across the night.

There were large groups of underaged youths allegedly consuming liquor on the main beach, mostly school aged youths from Brisbane and Gold Coast. A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital for suspected overdose.

The traffic operation across the New Year weekend conducted 1283 random breath with seven drink drivers charged and from 28 random drug tests there were six positive results.

There were 31 further infringements given across the weekend and overall the Noosa Police were encouraged by the results across the board. Police are now planning day for Australia Day long weekend with multiple police rostered on and an operation on the Noosa Shore beaches as the priority. ● 201721004-LB21-17

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FOOD, FLOWERS AND FAMILY

BY RON LANE

T

he poets tell us, one true love in life is indeed something to cherish.

To have three would be beyond the pale.

So be it for Desiree Phillips, for in the life of this dedicated lady this is definitely the case The first love would have to be husband John, second her son Alex and the third would definitely be the beautiful and adorable Mr Lincoln.

To use adjectives such as beautiful and adorable when referring to a Mr may seem a bit much, but in this instant the Mr under reference, is in fact a beautiful red rose.

“Oh yes,” said Desiree with a laugh, “Mr Lincoln is not only beautiful but also perfectly suited to our Tewantin weather.

“As a matter of fact, I now have a garden bed of some 30 Mr Lincolns, after having started with 10.

“My father started it all when he used to give me a rose as a gift;but then he decided it was better to give me a bush so I could grow my own; so since the age of 19 I have being doing just that.”

However there is another attachment for this lady with a love of flowers.

She also grows Orchids and has for seven years been a member of the Noosa District Orchid and Foliage Society.

“As a part of this society it is our job to organise two flower shows a year at Cooroy; the Mothers Day Celebration and the Open Spring Show.

“As you can understand both are dependent on the weather, so for a week or so we walk around with our fingers crossed.”

When not in the garden she is busy cooking, an art she learnt from her mother during her teenage years in Lithgow.

Now as the result of her expertise in this field, she is doing catering for council and various other commercial organisations.

For Desiree her journey through life started in Lithgow in the Blue Mountains where she was born.

“I couldn’t wait to get my license and get to hell out of there,” she said laughing. “It was really cold in winter and hot in summer.

No good for me, Tewantin/Noosa is exactly what I was looking for.”

On completion of her education at Lithgow High, Desiree’s first job at 16 was

picking fruit in the Hartley Valley.

This was followed by a short stint in a hardware company, then on to Port Macquarie where her pathway took her into the hospitality industry as a restaurant manager.

It was during this time that she met John her husband to be, who also worked in the restaurant business. They married in 1990 and have a son Alex who, following in his parents’ footsteps also entered the world of hospitality.

In 1994 they took the big step and moved to Noosa.

Upon arrival Desiree answered an ad regarding position with Meals on Wheels: her successful application started her in a profession that has virtually become a way of life.

Meals on Wheels, she was to discover, was not only conducted in Australia but also in countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, America and Japan.

“I have been with Meals on Wheels now since 94 and honestly I have loved every minute of it,“ she said.

“It is a job that gives great personal

satisfaction; we help people improve their quality of life and I know we are definitely making a difference.”

Meals on Wheels has become an organization that is not only respected here and overseas, but is also now a very important and essential part of everyday life for thousands of people.

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This group of women known as the Womens Volunteer Service for Civil Defense (WVS later the WRVS) started not only providing food for serviceman but also the homeless and the elderly; all those in need.

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started in 1956 when the late Mrs Rhoda Cameron of Ipswich became fully aware of the definite need to feed the poor in her home state.

Following a trip to England where she observed a meal organisation being conducted, she, on returning home, immediately took the necessary steps to organise a similar service.

Unfortunately public response was not as hoped but the lady persisted and with the assistance of the late Mrs Russell and working from her back yard garden cottage they started Meals on Wheels; serving meals from a thermos flask and a pudding basin.

This was provided for the grand sum of two shillings (20 cents).

As in those days there was no such thing as government support this was their only means of funding.

Undaunted they continued until finally it succeeded thus providing the needy with the concept that we enjoy today.

“Our branch,” said Desiree, who has now given 23 years of dedicated service, “was started in 74, with our people working from the back yard of a church hall in Earnest Street, Tewantin: these people were ably

supported by the church group and the Lions Club.

“Now 43 years later we are working from our own premises, highly organised and still going strong;something of which we are all very proud.”

Her application for the position with Meals on Wheels saw Desiree, who at the time still lived in Brisbane interviewed there; following this a second at Noosa with manager Dian McNeill. Her successful application saw her start as a cook a position she was to hold for six years until moving up to her present position of manager.

The responsibilities that rest on the shoulders of Desiree are indeed vast. ‘’Our day starts at 7am and goes through to 2pm,“ she explained. “The kitchen staff commences their preparation and by 10am the meals have been prepared then packing into specially designed esky commences.

“We have a fabulous kitchen staff, so all goes well. The menu is changed monthly.

It consists of soup, main course, dessert and fruit juice and is delivered to the door at a cost of $9.50; and other courses are available to private clients at a rate of

$12.50 per meal.

“Our service covers Marcus Creek, Tinbeerwah, Cooribah, Tewantin, Noosaville and Noosa.

“Regarding our volunteers we have approximately 160 on our books both male and female. Some have been with us a long time; they use their own vehicles for deliveries and of course receive a fuel subsidy.

“For example, just to name a few of the many volunteers, Ken Bridges and wife Clair have been with us for so long that a Certificate of Long Service and Life Time Membership have been awarded for their services.

“Everything is done correctly; people who volunteer must be prepared to have a background scrutiny conducted by our local police, thus ensuring that the privacy and wellbeing of our clients is protected. Let’s not forget that some of our clients have been with us for 20 years and more.”

In a time when the “Me Factor” is becoming so prevalent in today’s society to have within our midst a lady of the character and above all the dedication of Desiree Phillips is indeed refreshing; and proud to say-- she is one of Our People. ●

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According to Wikipedia, many of these early services used old prams to transport the meals using straw bales and even old felt hats to keep the food warm in transit.

Little did these ladies on the bikes realise that from this humble and very courageous beginning, would grow something that would be of benefit to people of many nations.

For Australia Meals on Wheels first started in 1952 in South Melbourne.

The meals which cost the recipient the grand total of two shillings (20 cents) arrived on the doorstep courtesy of a lady riding a tricycle.

However the idea took hold and the request for this kind of help grew to such an extent that it became too much for the lady to handle. It was then that the Red Cross stepped into help.

In 1953, Doris Taylor MBE. started the Meals in South Australia with a clientele of eight elderly people. For NSW, the Sydney City Council started their branch in 1957 and in their first week 150 meals, cooked in the Town Hall kitchen, was served for city folk.

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CLUBS COMBINE FOR CHARITY

BY HOLLIE HARRIS On Wednesday 20 December 2017 Smile for a Child Noosa Combined Clubs made donations of $5000 to five children’s charities.

They were the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Sunshine Butterflies, Sunny Kids, K.I.D.S Foundation and a new charity this year the Australian Himalayan Foundation.

The $25,000 was raised with a golf day held at Noosa Golf Club on Friday 22 September 2017 and a raffle including prizes from Sharp Sunshine Coast and accommodation packages at the Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort, Peppers Noosa Resort and Villas, Hotel Laguna and Bella Casa Noosa Resort. The tickets were sold at the clubs involved.

Smile for a Child has been running for 11 years now and has raised a grand total to date of $348,000 and still going. The golf day and raffles are becoming more popular each year so we hope to have an even better result next year.

The Combined Clubs is made up of Sunshine S.L.S.C, Noosa Heads S.L.S.C, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, TewantinNoosa RSL and Noosa Golf Club.

All the clubs all worked hard to put together the golf day with the Noosa Golf Club donating the the golf course for the wonderful event.

Winners were:

Anton Mogg, Heather McNeice, Susie Pitts, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley and Kym Drew from Sharp Sunshine Coast

Matt Black, Leanne Walsh Founder of Sunshine Butterflies, Evonne GoolagongCawley, Brook Hickleton, Roger Cawley

Tim Johnston, Christie Johnston, Donald McKill, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Tony Jedynak

Allan Harris, Peita Ball, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Little Jo Power and Kym Drew.

4th prize: Michelle Williams (Tasmania).

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5th prize: Tom Loveridge (Noosa Golf Club member). Three nights accommodation for two at Bella Casa Noosa Resort on Hastings Street, Noosa Heads. ●

Jana Clancy, Anton Mogg from Noosa SLSC and Glen Puckeridge Noosa Golf Club representing Tewantin Noosa RSL. Phil Stephenson CEO of Tewantin Noosa RSL (missing from shot) 1st prize: David Mills (Noosa Golf Club Member): Sharp Homeware Package - 2 Door fridge plus appliances. Provided by Tony Haack of Sharp Sunshine Coast 2nd prize: Andy Grafton (Noosa). Three nights accommodation in a deluxe room for two at Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort including full hot buffet breakfast at Peter Kuruvitas Noosa Beach House 3rd prize: Toni Smith (Dicky Beach).

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NEW YEAR MESSAGES

TOGETHER, WE CAN As 2017 ended, Noosa became the only electorate in Queensland to elect in an Independent MP to represent it in State Parliament.

I believe our community made this collective choice with the aim to address some long-standing issues, create opportunities as well promote a new kind of grassroots politics that provides a platform for our aspirations.

These aims of the people of Noosa are ones I share, and which I will be working very hard to achieve both in Parliament and back here in Noosa, my forever home.

At the risk of being repetitive, the first two big issues that I will focus on progressing are the abandoned TAFE campus to restore it as a functioning

community asset, and getting funds committed to begin the improvement of the tangle that is Beckman’s Road.

Personally, I want to build on and promote, good relationships and partnerships within, and external to, our electorate, and do what I can to help out where people may be facing challenges the local MP can assist with.

Through a united, caring and connected community with strong linkages and a commitment to achieve good outcomes, we will give ourselves the very best chance of success.

Wishing for all readers the 2018 you would want for yourselves and your loved ones, good health and the capacity to share any challenging times together.

Noosa MP Sandy Bolton.

I look forward to seeing you out and about, or please drop in to the office at the Civic Business Centre for a chat. To check opening hours over the holiday season and

avoid any waiting times, please call 5319 3100 to book an appointment.

Happy New Year everyone! ● - Sandy Bolton, Noosa MP

look at the feasibility of establishing a new, stand-alone, purpose-built regional gallery in a more visible location.

I am not one to make New Year’s resolutions for myself. Every year I become a slightly different, hopefully wiser and better person.

I would like to take the opportunity to wish all Noosa residents a successful and bountiful 2018. May it bring you love, friendship and joy. ● - Tony Wellington, Noosa mayor

Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington.

BIG PLANS AHEAD 2018 will find Noosa Council consolidating a number of its big picture projects which were begun in this council term. This includes some exciting innovations as we hurtle towards our zero-emissions target.

There will be further, evidence-based decision making as we seek to resolve Noosa’s traffic and transport issues. This conundrum is as complex as any dilemma facing the council. We must tackle it with an eye on the future, as the nature of transport is changing rapidly.

I am also looking forward to the signing of the formal agreement that will see 2400

hectares of hinterland become part of the protected estate, benefitting koalas and other species.

2018 will also see the first draft of the new planning scheme achieve its initial State Government interest check and then be presented to the community for further public consultation.

Other big projects include the activation of the Peregian Digital Hub and construction of a fabulous new boardwalk between Little Cove and the National Park.

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We’ve got another big year planned for 2018 already and our volunteers are all looking forward to a few weeks break so they are ready to go again in the New Year.

First up, we plan to republish a new edition of the Kurui: Your Guide to Cooroy which has lots of information about Cooroy and surrounds and is distributed across the Sunshine Coast.

Then we have the Australian Body Art Festival on 7 and 8 April which brings artists and spectators from around Australian and overseas. We’ve started planning for that already with grant applications submitted and sponsorships being sought now.

In the second half of the year we’ll start all the planning for Christmas in Cooroy again which of course culminates in the town getting decorated and then the actual event which involves all sorts of activities throughout December.

We have lots of activities to plan through the year like networking nights, Dinner with the Mayor, workshops, meetings, etc. Plus,

Danielle Taylor. of course, all the other things we do like running the Cooroy community’s website, mobile app and Facebook page. We might even find some time to squeeze in some new projects.

Do you have any personal New Year resolutions?

The same resolution as I’ve had for the last couple of years - lose weight and get fitter.

I’m notoriously bad at keeping New Year’s resolutions so I might try reverse psychology and aim for getting fatter and lazier and see how that works for me. ● - Danielle Taylor, president Cooroy Chamber of Commerce

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Noosa Clinic Under New Management Noosa Clinic was established in 1979, originally in Thomas Street, Noosaville, to provide General Practice medical services to the community and visitors.

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KEEPING FOCUSSED In 2017, I was pleased to deliver funding for local projects, including $2.4 million to upgrade or replace three bridges around Noosa, plus $22,000 for the Noosa Men’s Long Shed, $20,000 for the Surf Life Saving Club at Peregian Beach, and $20,000 to help restore the Tait-Duke Community Cottage.

In 2018, I hope to build on this by helping local groups including Sunshine Butterflies, the Sunshine Beach Surf Life Saving Club and the Noosa Coastguard gain funding for their projects, which will soon be announced.

The Federal Government also provides Roads to Recovery funding to Noosa Council and in February work will start on a $500,000 project to upgrade Donnelly’s Road at Ridgewood. In June, a $510,000 upgrade of Black Mountain Road at Black Mountain will begin.

Often the best results are achieved when the three levels of government work co-operatively together. I look forward to working with the new Noosa MP Sandy Bolton and continuing to work with Noosa mayor Tony Wellington.

One of my biggest priorities for Wide Bay is to secure funding for Section D of the Cooroy to Curra Bruce Highway upgrade.

The Federal Government has already

Federal Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien. invested $40 million in acquisitions, detailed design and planning work on the project.

Section D will make travelling north along the highway easier, delivering a safer, high speed, high capacity, less flood-prone road that skirts around Gympie. It will also keep the wheels of our economy turning by supporting the efficient movement of freight and enabling cars and trucks to keep moving when the Mary River floods.

For assistance with Federal Government matters my office is always happy to help by telephoning 4121 2936.

I wish the Noosa Today team, and all readers a happy and prosperous 2018. ● - Llew O’Brien, Federal Wide Bay MP

RAPID PACE OF CHANGE At the Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIQ Noosa) we are focused on establishing an environment for Noosa business to thrive. This is an enduring goal but 2018 is shaping up to be a year to take a big step forward.

The way we do business in Noosa is changing quickly and this next year we will see even more interventions, some welcome, some less so. Either way it is going to be a year that local businesses and our three levels of government will be called upon to truly embrace innovation. Not just invest time and money but also try new ways of doing things and being prepared to fail.

But most of all we need to be ready to learn from our successes and failures and apply those learning’s to build resilience.

This next year we (Noosa businesses and residents) will be called upon to re-invest in the Noosa brand. Noosa as a brand has served our businesses well. As a community our approach to conservation has helped shape the Noosa that has a natural advantage in tourism and other

Steven Boyd. industries. But the global environment has changed in response to the greater pressures on our natural resources. There are other communities that have recognised the problems and devised solutions. Those communities have embraced sustainability through exploiting the synergies in conservation, business and social development. We need to learn from these communities, embrace more sustainable approaches to commerce and even invest in the new practices and products to keep Noosa’s natural advantage. ● - Dr Steven Boyd, president Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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ENTERTAINMENT FLICKED ON THE SWITCH Peregian Beach Village businesses have rallied together to provide some relaxed entertainment in the park over the Christmas break.

Its Village Flicks program began on 14 December and is continuing in January.

Visitors should bring blankets, seats and popcorn and watch a free movie in the park.

The Lego Batman Movie will be screening on 11 January and Paper Planes will be on 25 January starting about 6.30pm.

Lucky viewers have already seen Arthur Christmas on 14 December and Trolls on 28 December.

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FESTIVAL GIVES IT SOME GINGER One of Queensland’s most iconic events, the Ginger Flower and Food Festival will return to The Ginger Factory for its 22nd year in January 2018.

The festival promises to delight the senses with three spectacular days of food, flowers and entertainment celebrating the best of the Sunshine Coast region and the 75-year history of Buderim Ginger.

From Friday 19 to Sunday 21 January 2018 the Ginger Factory will burst with colour, showcasing an exquisite range of ornamental gingers and heliconias, which thrive in the Sunshine Coast’s sub-tropical conditions. A stunning array of over 3000 plants will be available for sale to festival-goers.

Lifestyle and foodie presentations, as well as cooking demonstrations from renowned chefs will run across the three days.

Sampling of Buderim Ginger’s new ginger beer ranges will be available, including new flavours and their latest alcoholic tipples.

The event is a must-do for foodies, green thumbs, ginger beer lovers or those wanting to soak up the festival vibes in one of Australia’s most enviable climates.

The festival will pay a special homage to the long Australian history of Buderim Ginger, spanning 75 years.

Today’s booming business started off as a small farming community and ginger growers’ co-operative, expanding over time to one of the world’s largest suppliers of ginger products and beverages.

The 2018 Ginger Flower and Food Festival is a free all-weather event that all ages will enjoy! ●

St Andrew's students return to celebrate results.

ON TOP OF THE OP There was plenty to celebrate at St Andrew’s College with the release of OP results on 18 December.

Gabby Emerick and Jake Turner both achieved an OP 1 and are to be congratulated.

Four students achieved an OP 2, three an OP 3 and eight an OP 4, with 73 per cent achieving between 1 and 10. Students still on the coast and without work commitments returned to

St Andrew’s to celebrate with staff. Head of Secondary and Deputy Principal Brad Bowen said it was wonderful to see such great results for students who had worked very hard all year and were guided by supportive staff.

“We wish them well as they move confidently into their futures,” he said.

“Now the wait is on for university offers, which come out in January.” ●

BEWARE COUNTERFEIT NOTES

The Ginger Flower and Food Festival returns to The Ginger Factory this January.

Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for counterfeit $50 and $100 notes, after a number have been detected across the Sunshine Coast.

Noosa Police Senior Sergeant Ben Connell said counterfeit $50 notes had been quite prevalent and one counterfeit $100 had been found.

“In November we had seven reports of 50s and one 100 in Noosa,” he said.

“There have been a number of businesses in the Noosa area who have taken notes to

the bank and found they were counterfeit.

There are really good copies.”

A man and woman, both aged 18 years, have been charged with using money known to be counterfeit and appeared in court on 12 December. The man was fined $1000 for each of three charges and the woman was fined $500 on each of two charges.

Counterfeit checks are available on the Reserve Bank of Australia website at https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/counterfeitdetection/. ●

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Cooroy Impact Amateur Boxing Academy. some also had the honour of representing their country in overseas tournaments in countries such as Ireland, England, India, Europe and the Bahamas.

Three of the year’s major achievements would have to be coach Mark Evans appointment as Australia’s assistant coach to the Woman’s Youth World Championships in India, Taylah Robinson selection in the Australian team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Ella Boot

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It was 2pm on a Saturday before Christmas and as members of the Cooroy Impact Amateur Boxing Academy gathered at the clubhouse grounds it was indeed very obvious that on this occasion the gloves were definitely off.

As all members, fighters, parents and supporters arrived they were greeted by owner/coach Mark Evans and wife Mel. The reason for the gathering was twofold - the first being to celebrate the Christmas festivities and second to celebrate what can only be described as one of the most successful years of boxing in the history of this club, a club that is now acknowledged as one of the finest in the country.

Nestled among the trees some 60 metres from the entrance at 81 Blueberry Drive, Black Mountain, it is a perfect setting.

There is a small gym at the back of the family home, a swimming pool and barbecue area out front, creating what can only be described as a family atmosphere, and with members ageing from six years to the late twenties it made one aware that here is indeed a boxing club with a big future.

In his welcome, coach Evans thanked all who have helped make the club the success that it is today.

“Without all of you it would not be possible,” he said.

During the year members have contested some 147 bouts with 18 being at international level.

Not only have members of this boxing team won state and national titles but

winning the gold medal at the Youth Commonwealth Games in the Bahamas and her bronze medal at the Youth World Championships; a medal that now has her rated three in the world.

Regarding club awards Bryce Hegarty received the coveted Cory Whitmore, Alex Slade Memorial Trophy, Male Fighter of the Year Tyler Blizzard, Female of the Year Ella Boot and most active Luke Martin with 23 fights. Perhaps some of the most pleasing

were the encouragement awards that went to the little people, the six and seven year olds whose attendance at training nights sees them learn to mix with mates and above all under tight supervision, enjoy the sport.

At the end of the evening the boxing squad made a presentation to Mark and Mel in appreciation of their work and dedication, a fitting and well deserved gesture. ●

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2017 - THE YEAR IN REVIEW JANUARY Elanda Point jetty Plans to redevelop the Elanda Point camping grounds were dealt a blow when Noosa Council refused to apply for a jetty on behalf of the developer. On Thursday 12 January The Discovery Group announced plans to invest in new and existing infrastructure across the Elanda Point site, as well as rejuvenate current facilities and build eco-style so-called ‘glamping’ accommodation. The facility could see up to 1300 visitors in peak holiday times. Discovery Group managing director Wade Batty said it was an exciting opportunity for the business.

Plastic bag ban Councillors sat through a marathon first meeting for 2017 on Monday 16 January when the general committee met to discuss a range of local issues including development and plastic bag bans.

Noosa MP Glen Elmes and Cr Ingrid Jackson disappointed at lack of bus service to hospital.

Lewis Sipp goes to school School is back and there wasn’t a child more excited to start the school year than one of Noosa’s bravest young men, Lewis ’King Lewis’ Sipp. Tewantin State School student Lewis Sipp became well-known throughout Noosa after he started receiving postcards and messages of support from around the world when he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia.

No free ride A “ridiculous bureaucratic bungle” left Noosa families paying up to $800 for school bus transport. The department of education catchment boundaries didn’t align with the Department of Transport school bus boundaries, meaning many families living within a school’s catchment zone weren’t eligible for the free school bus.

Debbie dumps on coast Tropical Cyclone Debbie brought in some big swell and strong SE winds up to 30 knots.

What did that mean for us?

All in all, it meant large swells, wet and windy for the weekend kicking off the school holidays.

Conditions were intense and hard to predict and surfers were advised to surf with a mate.

APRIL Sisters in song An impromptu singalong at a family barbecue started Tewantin sisters Briannah, 17, and Tiana, 16, on their musical journey.

The Dennis sisters started training at the Australian Institute of Country Music under the talented and watchful eye of Dr Geoff Walden who encouraged Briannah to pick up the bass guitar and helped the girls find their unique country, pop, folk sound. “He’s a great mentor for us. He is the one who formed us,” Tiana said.

MAY Marathon man After training 23 hours a week, getting the strategy right and enlisting a dedicated support team, it all came together for Noosa Heads Ultraman winner Richard Thompson.

The Sunshine Coast ironman coach and former lawyer not only claimed the title during his first Ultraman, he also smashed the world record.

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

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. She advertised for women over 30 who wanted to hang out.

“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,” she said.

A day of rain caused the postponement of the official opening at The Noosa Woods and not everyone was happy with the venue.

Force for good After 40 years in the force Noosa police officer-in-charge Stephen McReight turned 60 and bade farewell. Senior Sergeant McReight looked back over his diverse and illustrious career that brought him finally to Noosa, which has become a forever home for he and his wife.

JUNE Sports fest Almost 4000 athletes, many local, swam, ran or cycled in the Noosa Ultimate Sports Festival held over the weekend. Marketing manager Ultan O’Dwyer said the event for all ages and abilities was “about having fun”.

Soft landing For many years Pat and Ben Johns provided campsites at Johns Landing for people wanting affordable holidays and those with nowhere else to go. When council approached the couple to buy the 49-hectare property which borders Noosa River for environmental habitat, Ben said it gave him “an option he didn’t know (he) had.”

Protest at Pomona's crossing closure.

Cross about closure More than a hundred concerned residents including some on horseback gathered at Joe Bazzo Park at Pomona on Saturday to protest against a proposed closure by Queensland Rail of the town’s pedestrian rail crossing ahead of a proposed $1 million upgrade of the railway station. Protest organiser Alan Bonsall said the crossing had connected either side of the town which was dissected by the train line for 100 years and provided the safest path from one side to the other. “No one here can recall someone being bumped by a train or being killed by a train at the crossing,” he said.

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Ultraman winner Richard Thompson with his support team.

Cooking sensation The Noosa Food and Wine Festival attracted more than 10,000 people, 45 chefs visited from Australia’s best restaurants and international sensation, Sat Bains, from the UK, cooked up a storm for festival goers.

Ten years after breaking his neck in a dirtbike accident Casey Cherry, 30, is feeling freedom and tearing up the track again with a few adjustments to the average buggy. A team of six carers and some modified vehicles mean Casey, a quadriplegic, who moved from Pakenham, Victoria, for warmer weather, can live as independently as possible. And while he and his family are constantly on the lookout for new treatments or drugs that could improve his movement, he now counts himself lucky to be alive.

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No hospital bus service Bus services to the new University Hospital Translink announced over 400 extra bus services to help transport patients and visitors to the new University Hospital, but calls for a direct bus from Noosa went unanswered.

Councillor Ingrid Jackson has been a vocal supporter of a Noosa service and said she was deeply disappointed by the outcome of the public consultation. Noosa MP Glen Elmes slammed Translink’s new timetable as a slap in the face for passengers who live north of Maroochydore.

Destructive fire There was no human life lost but volunteers counted the cost to wildlife after fires tore through more than 900 hectares of national park in Coolum. An army of volunteers from Wildlife Rescue Sunshine Coast (WRSC) conducted ‘black walks’ through the burnt land to look for dead and dying animals.

FEBRUARY Ideas put forward to fix Hastings Street traffic woes Noosa Council received more than 750 ideas for managing local traffic woes with ideas such as boom gates, SUP channels and chairlifts all getting a look in. Deputy mayor and Transport Strategy Control Group member Frank Wilkie said simply mentioning the word ‘transport’ was enough to trigger enormous community interest. “Residents and stakeholder groups are very aware that transport management is critical to maintaining Noosa’s liveability. The challenge of ensuring access to the Main Beach precinct, particularly during peak holiday periods, has been a particular focus,” he said.

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2017 - THE YEAR IN REVIEW JULY Life savers Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving club called a meeting of 20 people to discuss the creation of a sustainable surf club at Peregian Beach and more than 80 community-minded residents turned up.

The numbers speak volumes about the level of community interest in the project. Noosa Surf Club CEO Byron Mills said it was time for Peregian Beach Surf Club to fund itself, to obtain members and provide resources to operate the service which Noosa had been carrying since poor management and debt led to its closure in 2013.

Hall’s still standing The sledgehammers started swinging when building approval was issued to restore the Cooroy Memorial Hall and School of Arts in Maple Street.

Cooroy Memorial Hall Association (CMHA) president Paul Kluck said asbestos removalists began work Monday, and on their completion the restoration project would follow under the direction of head contractor Harry Kirk. A move to demolish the hall seemed the likely option last December, but was overturned by a groundswell of community support to save the iconic building which originally opened in 1926.

Dancing in the aisles The Noosa Alive festival kicked off with an “extraordinary” weekend of entertainment in glorious weather as crowds flocked to the area.

Festival spokeswoman Georgi Cliot said there was “quite literally dancing in the aisles” at the opening launch with singer Luke Kennedy at The J theatre and another packed crowd for Queensland Ballet’s “absolutely sensational” show.

Friendly facelift Two iconic Noosa Junction building owners responded to community calls and business interests by investing in a revamp. Makeovers began on the old Westpac Bank building and Suntop Plaza.

Mountain kings Pomona welcomed a large crowd to enjoy the festivities and a field of 80 runners for the 4.2km near vertical race up Mt Cooroora at the famous King of the Mountain festival. The challenge went to reigning champion, Mark Bourne from ACT who ran a time of 24mins 37secs.

AUGUST All that jazz A quarter of a century ago, Richard Stevens and Frank Johnson initiated the Noosa Jazz Party by inviting up to a dozen musicians. This year the line-up included jazz legend Peter Gaudion and provided jazz across Noosa in restaurants, ferries and the riverband shuffle.

Tourism Noosa announced in August it would be running the Noosa Food and Wine Festival in 2018 taking over from the 2017 event organisers, Under One Roof. Tourism Noosa’s chairman Steve McPharlin said they were optimistic that, with the support of Noosa’s food and tourism industry it would grow the event to new heights.

Save the beach Noosa Council has called for further advice from experts before making a decision on measures to mitigate erosion at Noosa Dog Beach. Councillor Brian Stockwell said a considerable amount of money had already been spent on making the area secure. In 2012, council constructed a geotextile sand container groyne and submerged training wall to redirect water flows away from the beach and reduce erosion and sand was placed along the beach to form a sand bar.

Short-stay shock Noosa Council asked the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) to seek action from the State Government to formulate a policy on short-term online letting including Air bnbs.

Fire destroys three houses on Noosa North Shore.

Devastated Three piles of smouldering blackened rubble half buried under collapsed roofs were all that remained of a lifetime of memories for three Noosa North Shore families after fire tore through their houses in August Well staged Talented husband and wife team Rory and Janneke Williamson starred in the Noosa Arts Theatre production of Jack of Hearts - patron of Noosa Arts Theatre and master playwright David Williamson’s 50th stage play which was reviewed by Sydney press as one of Williamson’s funniest plays.

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Michelle Cain of Weyba Water said she hadn’t seen such a bad situation in the 12 years that she had lived in the area.

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Their laughter, cheers and smiles showed the joy and pride felt by participants in this year’s Tingirana Special Tri at Chaplin Park, Noosaville held on Saturday morning as part of the Noosa Triathlon Multisports Festival.

All for the kids Look out for a new kid on the block, with the launch soon of a brand-new family magazine for our Sunshine Coast. Noosa Today is thrilled to be associated with Sunshine Coast Kids Today magazine, which is sure to be the go-to resource for families of all ages.

Parking pain In November Noosa Council responded to requests from the Hastings Street Association to introduce three and four-hour restrictions from 8am-5pm at parking areas at Noosa Heads Lions Park and next to #2 Hastings Street, which are regularly used by local

Both drought and rain were to blame for cancellations to two of Noosa’s major weekend events in October. Predictions of heavy rain led to the cancellation of Noosa Biosphere Day though an associated event, the Noosa River clean-up, did go ahead. Heat, drought and the risk of fire caused organisers of the Great Noosa Trail Walk to cancel the annual long weekend event. Sold out months in advance to a limited group of 150 people, the three-day guided walk sends participants through the natural and cultural landscape of the Noosa hinterland in experiencing beautiful countryside and lovely country towns of Cooroy, Kin Kin, Cooran and Pomona. However, the long dry spell has left the countryside dry, brown and bare.

Bare cheek Organisers of the Nude Olympics said they’d be back in a flash to their beloved Alexandria Bay in Noosa National Park if the Queensland Government relaxed its laws on nudity.

Australian Naturist Federation spokesman Stuart Whelan said it was concerned over being arrested that caused organisers to move the annual event to Byron Bay this year. The inaugural Byron Bay one-day event held on 7 October attracted only 40-45 participants compared to hundreds at Noosa.

Too close for comfort Noosa Council was negotiating with the State Government in a bid to ward off the danger imposed by boats and jet skis speeding dangerously close to swimmers, and says a lack of regulation is allowing waste from houseboats to be dumped into Noosa River. In addition, a 2016 survey of 132 industrial businesses coupled with changes in government policy that allows self-regulation of environmental behaviour found “an alarming level of non-compliance”.

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The Williamsons.

Keep smiling, Ella Women have been fighting for centuries; ever since back in 58AD when a swinging Pommie chick named Boudicca climbed on to her trusty chariot and went headhunting Romans. But it’s hard to believe 17-year-old Ella Boot became the newly-crowned amateur boxing champion on the Youth Commonwealth Games; Bahamas July 2017. Mark Evans, her coach and mentor at the Cooroy Amateur Impact Boxing Academy, calls her the Smiling Assassin.

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The second Noosa International Film Festival (NIFF) was hailed a success with about 2000 people, including 50 film-makers, attending four days of films and events across five venues. Some notable events included the Inside Cinema Q&A with film director Rolf de Heer (Bad Boy Bubby, Ten Canoes) and award-winning sound designer James Currie (Ten Canoes, Charlie’s Country).

Extra risk For the first time in the Noosa Triathlon Multisport Festival history, police this year included the risk of terrorism in their management plans. The local force was boosted to about 30 officers for the duration of the event, with extra numbers seconded from around the northern patrol area. This was in addition to a police event liaison officer working with Noosa Tri security staff which has been standard practice for many years.

Noosa Tri's Tingirana Special Tri event. employees. HSA president Shane Harvey said staff parking was not a new problem “This has been going on for a long time at Noosa. We’ve just started to address it.”

Santas sleigh ’em A sleigh of about 30 Santas was a sight that shocked young onlookers and amused others as they took over Cooroy’s main street on Saturday for the Great Santa Race as part of the town’s Christmas spectacular.

DECEMBER Filtering in In December a USC research team headed by Professor Thomas Schlacher and including Dr Gilby completed the siting of 14 oyster reefs, each containing nine biodegradable coconut mesh bags filled with oyster shells donated

by Kooringal Oysters and Mooloolah River Fisheries. The $1.5m project aims to increase the numbers of oysters and improve Noosa River’s biodiversity by filtering the water and providing both food and habitat for fish and other invertebrates.

Noosa MP Sandy Bolton.

New Noosa MP Sandy Bolton was officially declared Noosa MP on Friday 8 December and aimed to get “straight to work”. “I’ve got a whole community that’s excited. They can’t wait to get going,” she said. “I have a large task list.” Glen Elmes congratulated Ms Bolton and reflected on his 11 years in office and its highlights. “It was a real hoot to be a minister but the greatest pleasure was being a local member,” he said.

Home of surf Noosa was declared the 10th World Surfing Reserve and the announcement celebrated at Halse Lodge.

Class act Not everyone in Noosa lives a life of luxury, but the year-long efforts of a group of well-meaning residents will make Christmas a happier occasion for 280 families doing it tough. After 12 months fund-raising, Santa’s Classy Helpers spent a day converting The J theatre at Noosaville into a supermarket and its stage a toy store stocked with their wares. The next day families who have been referred by charity groups including the Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul wheeled shopping trolleys around the makeshift store for their Christmas shop. The venture is co-ordinated by Lorraine Kenway and Chris Barker and assisted by volunteers and Noosa service clubs ● noosatoday.com.au

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Absolute Elegance in Prestigious Noosa Location First Time Offered - Located in one of Noosa Springs’ most sought-after positions, 216 The Point is the epitome of style and elegance. With a desirable north-east aspect, this luxurious four-bedroom villa boasts unrivalled views across the lake and the fairway from each of its two levels.

Banks of folding glass doors connect the open-plan kitchen, dining and living area with the alfresco terraces, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor entertaining space. Upstairs, the master bedroom is an expansive retreat with long-ranging views framed by plantation shutters. If absolute style and elegance in a prestigious Noosa Heads location is what you seek, 216 The Point could be just what you are looking for.

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With few vacant blocks remaining within the Noosa both worlds. With few vacant blocks remaining within the Noosa new home within the growing Tewantin township. new home within the growing Tewantin township.

Tewantin is fast becoming one of the most desired locales within Tewantin is fast becoming one of the most desired locales within the Noosa Shire. With a great range of local schools, a vibrant the Noosa Shire. With a great range of local schools, a vibrant town centre and the Noosa Marina and river foreshore all within town centre and the Noosa Marina and river foreshore all within easy reach, young families, retirees and investors are all looking easy reach, young families, retirees and investors are all looking for their chance to buy within this great postcode. for their chance to buy within this great postcode.

These great blocks set within this desired locale range from a These great blocks within this desired locale range generous 600m2 to set a large 800m2, a spacious block sizefrom by a generous 600m2 to a large 800m2, a spacious block size by

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Your home will bebe setset against natural bushlands withwith the the Yournew new home will against natural bushlands Tewantin State School and thethe town centre justjust a short walkwalk Tewantin State School and town centre a short

away. Local parklands and sporting fields are just moments away, while vibrant Hastings Street, Noosa Junction dining precinct whilethe the vibrant Hastings Street, Noosa Junction dining precinct and Noosa River foreshore on Gympie Terrace are all within easy and Noosa River foreshore on Gympie Terrace are all within easy reach. is is your chance to to really have it all. reach.This This your chance really have it all.

EXCLUSIVE AGENT: David Conolly 0438 259 956 EXCLUSIVE AGENT: Nikki Scott 0435 939 657 e: david@c21noosa.com www.century21noosa.com e: nikki@c21noosa.com www.century21noosa.com

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Every effort has been made to accurately describe the details of this development Every effort has been made to accurately however this document is presented describe the details of this development as a guide only. All marketing material, however this document is presented including models, illustrations and plans as a guide only. All marketing material, are indicative only.

including models, illustrations and plans are indicative only.

Outstanding opportunity! Two blocks, one house, one chance This original, solid beach shack is straddling two blocks of prime land, offering the astute investor numerous opportunities;

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- 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, two living areas and a huge deck on the sea side

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Saturday 20th Jan 2018 11:00AM Onsite Contact Agent Lance Bussell 0403 134 420

- Lots 325 and 326 are 243m2 each, extremely clever designed examples of homes that have been built on the same blocks on display at the Northern end of Douglas street

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FINAL & ONLY GOLF FR ONTAGE LAND IN NOOSA • 3kms from Hastings Street • Golf frontage • Gated entrance

• Premium sized lots from $735,000 • Close to Noosa Springs clubhouse, spa, restaurant and facilities

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LUXURY AND UNBEATABLE OCEAN VIEWS SIT back on the enormous, fourth-storey rooftop terrace and enjoy one of the best views in Australia.

That could be a regular feature of your day at 1/18 Bryan Street.

This beautifully-refurbished three-bedroom, three-bathroom villa set upon an elevated position in sought-after Sunshine Beach, takes in panoramic ocean views from every level.

The emphasis here is on indoor-outdoor living, with a terrace on the ground floor, balconies on the second and third levels, and a huge rooftop terrace above.

Inside, living is separated across zones.

The ground floor is dedicated to the guest quarters, complete with a bedroom, private ensuite, children’s bunk room and a sunny patio with a leafy outlook and ocean views.

On the mid level, the open-plan space is bright, airy and designed for relaxed living. Here, the stunning panoramic ocean views can be enjoyed while creating meals in the gourmet kitchen, relaxing in the lounge room or hosting friends in the dining space.

Terracotta flooring throughout adds to the rustic-chic feel of this villa, while banks of louvred windows, paired with air-conditioning throughout, ensures comfortable living year round.

The large stacker doors perfectly frame the ocean views and offer access to a sunny balcony with stairs down to a leafy courtyard.

On the third level are the family sleeping quarters, with the huge master suite, complete with walk-in robe and ensuite with bathtub, as well as a second bedroom and bathroom.

Fitted with high-quality finishes, and thoughtfully decorated to embrace the beach-shack feeling, this modern villa will be sold fully furnished and ready to move in or let for an enviable holiday rental return, with forward bookings already in place.

All of this is located in the beautifully-presented Pacific Villa complex just moments from Duke Street, offering an eclectic mix of cafes, restaurants and bars.

Within minutes of stepping out the door you could be on the pristine sands of Sunshine Beach. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 1/18 Bryan Street, Sunshine Beach Price: $2.3 million Description: 3 bed, 3 bath, 1 car View: By appointment Agent: Sam Walker for Century 21 Conolly Hay Group, 0400 730 457.

A NOOSA CLASSIC Rarely does a Queenslander treasure, like this one in Noosa Heads come on to the market. This striking residence is a classic piece of Australian architectural design, with its distinctive timber, corrugated iron appearance and extensive deep shading external Verandahs.

This classic Queenslander is situated on a 826m2 block and the central location is perfect with all the conveniences, restaurants and shops of Noosa Junction just around the corner and a hop, step and a jump to the famous Hastings Street beach or the beautiful Noosa National Park.

This Queenslander has been so exquisitely maintained and is perfectly ready for its new owners. The cedar windows, French open doors and pressed metal ceilings throughout the entire house make this a magical home of atmosphere.

The open plan living, dining and kitchen area is the central hub of the home and serves as a backdrop for many wonderful memories with family and friends.

The primary home has three spacious bedrooms, huge living area, a generous study and the luxury of a pool allow you to enjoy your family time with ease. This Queenslander from the 1890’s also has a separate cottage dated back to the 1840’s, which is been recently renovated and has its own living room, kitchenette, bathroom, two bedrooms and a separate parking space which allows you to rent this out separately, use as a self contained retreat for friends and family, or make this a wonder for your kids.

Huge entertainment area underneath the house, more than enough space for a camper, boat or a great workspace for all of your hobbies.

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BY SACHA VOGELZANG, BASE REALTORS THE environment is changing constantly, and so is the real estate industry and the renting market.

At Base Realtors we stay attuned to changing markets and adapt to this changing environment.

Renting out your home in a responsible way through Airbnb has never been this easy.

Airbnb is an online marketplace that lets you rent out your property or a spare room to guests.

The primary reason for the growth of Airbnb is based on the financial aspect; guests get great value for their accommodation where a hotel would cost infinitely more and the hosts/property owner cash in.

Moreover, many guests like living like a local and for the owners of the property it is very easy to create a profile on Airbnb.

However, to manage the property to grow a steady, consistent income - not an income that is a half or a third of what you could potentially make - effective Airbnb property management is needed to maximise the income while simultaneously reducing the costs.

All this can be time consuming, so Base Realtors started Base Airbnb Management service, focused on reducing stress and getting the highest returns.

Renting out through Airbnb is possible when you want to rent out your property through out the year, for example as an investment property, or occasionally when you are on a holiday or away for a certain time a year, or you just have a spare bedroom, granny flat or level that you would like to rent out.

In addition you can block out your calendar throughout the year to cover

the dates that you would like to use the property yourself.

What services do we offer?

We make sure your Airbnb page looks attractive, the description of the property is up to date and professional and recent photos are available.

We also define the guest profile together.

We offer a market appraisal for low season, mid season and high season for your property.

Together we optimise your income by setting up a pricing policy.

We communicate with your guests, answer inquiries regarding your property and availability. We’re always available 24/7.

Manage your online calendar year round so you have your hands free.

Just let us know the dates you’d like to block out and enjoy the property to yourselves.

We meet and greet with guests and on departure we inspect the property thoroughly as well as a conducting routine maintenance.

We provide linen, towels and bath mats.

Guests can contact us anytime, 24/7.

We create a personal house manual for your guests.

We clean your property between guest visits, clean and change of the linen, towels and bathmats.

After every guest departs we send in our professional cleaning crew to inspect the property and make it sparkle ready for the next guests we are welcoming.

We will keep you informed during each step in the process, dependent on your preferences.

Cleaning fees are added to each booking and paid for by the guests. ●

Base Realtors' new Airbnb management service takes the hard work out of letting your property on the popular platform.

BASE AIRBNB MANAGEMENT INVESTOR OR THINKING ABOUT AIRBNB YOUR FAMILY HOME FOR A HIGHER RETURN? We will manage your Airbnb property: ✓ AIRBNB PROFILE ✓ PRICING STRATEGY ✓ GUEST COMMUNICATION ✓ BOOKING MANGEMENT ✓ CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT SERVICE + KEY HANDOVER ✓ LINNEN AND TOWELS ✓ 24/7 GUEST CONTACT ✓ HOUSE MANUAL ✓ CLEANING

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SECURE LUXURY IN A PRESTIGE COMMUNITY JUST eight home sites remain available at The Oasis, one of the best of the Noosa Springs residential precincts.

Here residents are offered the best of lifestyles in one of Australia’s most desirable areas, just a few kilometres from Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach.

Each of the remaining, level sites - ranging in size from 800m2 - overlooks the world-class Noosa Springs Golf Course, with expansive views of the lush fairways, lakes and tropical woodlands.

Imagine sitting on your terrace with a glass of wine, looking out across a spectacular golf course, your home secure within a gated community, your own golf cart in the garage, and your booking confirmed for tomorrow’s members’ competition.

The design of the homes built within this prestigious precinct complies with the award-winning architectural standards of Noosa Springs.

Security and privacy is assured. The Oasis has its own gated entrance, providing tranquillity and peace of mind.

While being part of the Noosa Springs’ community, The Oasis has its own body corporate dedicated to the management and maintenance of its park and streetscapes.

And if you are a golfer, living at The Oasis would be a dream come true.

It is a short stroll from The Oasis to Noosa Springs’ 18-hole championship golf course, as well as the clubhouse, award-winning restaurant, bar, fitness centre, tennis centre and world-class spa.

Oasis residents have preferred access to membership of the Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort that provides special privileges to the amazing facilities.

Priced from $735,000, the remaining lots represent outstanding value, considering the prices being obtained in other prestige Noosa locations. ●

HOME ESSENTIALS Address: The Oasis, Noosa Springs, Noosa Heads Price: $735,000 Description: Level home sites from 800m2 View: By appointment Contact: Bob Goode on 0418 711 319, or Bronwyn Collins on 0407 492 824.

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Escape to nature on your very own 5532m2 block. Lightly imbered, gently sloping, power & phone available, Sealed road. Ph: Greg 0427 828 409

Why buy one when you can buy ten?

DA Approved for 10 blocks. Ferile, sandy soil. Power connected, Gently sloping blocks. Ph: Jaimi 0400 224 948

Serenity on 2.84 acres. Fully Fenced, Elevated home site, running creek, Caravan & Annex included. Ph: Greg 0427 828 409

91 acres, currently running catle & horses. Water from Curra Crk, plus 3 dams. Catle yards & loading ramp. 12m x 9m steel shed. Ph: Greg 0427828409

One brm home on 6.2 acres. Fully length verandah. 3 dams, seasonal crk.

Solar power & gas appliances. Be self suicient. Ph: Jaimi 0400 224 948

Retail and distribuion of Styrofoam business with 25m x 13m x 5m high industrial shed with concrete loor. Plus a lot, lot more. Ph: Greg 0427 828 409

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COLONIAL SANDSTONE CHARMER Master built Sandstone block home 4 bed, 2 bath 9 m x 7.5m Colorbond shed 2928m2 block, wrap round verandah Polished floors & high ceilings Fireplace Close to Southside Shopping Centre Priced at $398,000. LN 7215

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IT’S official - Noosa and the Sunshine Coast have the least affordable housing market of all of Australia’s major cities.

The National Cities Performance Framework Dashboard, launched by the Federal Government in December, compared 22 cities, from Sydney and Melbourne, to Ballarat and Townsville.

The data revealed the Sunshine Coast and Noosa region had the seventh-highest house prices, but median household income was in the lowest six.

One-fifth of households were in the lowest-income bracket, but the region was near the bottom of the pile for public and community housing.

14.3 per cent of households were under rent stress and 6.38 per cent of

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households faced mortgage stress.

The report also revealed the region was among the top-four when it came to population growth.

Noosa mayor Tony Wellington said despite its limited ability to create affordable housing, the council was looking at ways to encourage smaller, more affordable homes in and around Noosa’s urban centres, through collaboration and planning-scheme amendments.

“First, we are working with stakeholders and agencies,” Cr Wellington said.

“Council has also established the Noosa Community Partnership Roundtable, which includes representatives of Noosa Council, State and Federal governments and non-government agencies.

“Its role, born out of Noosa’s Social Strategy, is to identify and tackle social issues facing Noosa Shire.

“This year, the panel played a fundamental role in sourcing housing for more than 70 people living rough at Johns Landing.

“In 2018, this panel will be taking a broader look at housing and affordability issues across the shire.”

The other approach to addressing the housing affordability crisis, Cr Wellington said, was through the planning scheme.

“Noosa’s current planning scheme supports shop-top housing and the provision of secondary dwellings or ‘granny flats’ on residential blocks,” he said.

“Council is also considering amendments to the existing planning scheme to allow granny flats to include a second bedroom, which may make them a more appealing and flexible option for landowners.

“There will be community consultation about these proposed changes in the first quarter of 2018.”

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Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0403 134 420

11.00am - 11.30am 31 Parkedge Road

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Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0422 719 041

12.00pm - 12.45pm 9/21 Park Crescent

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Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0403 134 420

Sunshine Beach

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2.00pm - 2.45pm

2/67 Bluefin Court

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11.45am - 12.15pm 17 Raven Way

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Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0419 203 233

12.00pm - 12.45pm 37 Creek Road

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Tewantin

Base Realtors - 0405 961 395 Saturday 6th January

Peregian Beach

10.00am - 10.45am 3 Flame Tree Drive

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10.30am - 11.15am 2 Ridge Street

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10.00am - 10.30am 6 Long Board Street

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Peregian Springs Saturday 6th January

Noosa Heads

10.00am - 10.45am 10 Bahran Court

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$712,500

Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0438 579 911

11.00am - 11.45am 20 Terraces Court

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Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0401 807 697

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12.00pm - 12.45pm 10 Greenside Court

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Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0401 807 697 Saturday 6th January

12.00pm - 12.45pm 33/115Peregian Springs Dr

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Century 21 Conolly Hay Group - 0438 579 911 11.00am - 12.00pm 34 Wyandra Street

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HEAVE-HO FOR HIGH ADVENTURE Noosa Arts Theatre sets sail with a Pirates of the Panto in this new year so join them, as Zac Sparrow (Sean McDermott) and his family journey across the seven seas to the Island of Discomania in search of buried treasure.

A Dastardly Pirate Captain (Stuart Koy), a Swashbuckling Hero, a Saucy Dame (Sheila Oliver), Glamorous Girls, Ruthless Pirates and a Royal Queen all adventure on the high seas and

end up on a disco themed island, this is “Pirates of the Panto”, this year’s must-see pantomime.

A sparkling pantomime full of songs, jokes, treasure trove chases, disco dancing competitions - a superb start to the year.

Great entertainment for the whole family.

Your kids are going to have a wonderful time at the Pirates of the Panto, presented by the Noosa Arts Theatre in January.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND From the ridiculous to the hilarious ...

Due to popular demand, Jimeoin has just announced a second performance at The J on Tuesday 16 January.

Go on a journey into the brain of one the world’s best stand-up comedians and masters of observational humour.

Jimeoin is acclaimed as one of the hottest stand-up comics of this generation - a true comedy master. A prolific writer with an exceptional audience rapport, he is known and loved for his brilliant funny wit and charming observations on the absurdities of everyday life.

You will laugh yourself silly with Jimeoin’s latest show on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 January 2018 at 8pm at The J Noosa. Grab your tickets before they sell out for 49.50 adult / $44.50 concession from www.thej.com.au. ●

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This is an epic tale about Zac Sparrow, who just stole a treasure map and a pirate ship. He and his family are then off on an incredible adventure to Discomania to find a treasure. But first, they must battle Spongebag and his band of pirates who were able to sneak up into their boat. Upon their arrival at Discomania, the family and the pirates are welcomed by Queen Chaka

Khan and her disco-dancing minions.

Join the talented cast and crew on this adventure this month on Saturdays at 11am and 2pm on 6, 13, 20 January, Sundays at 1pm and 4pm on 7, 14, 21 January. All tickets are $15. Bookings: Box Office Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 2pm, call on 5449 9343. Online bookings: www.noosaartstheatre.org.au ●

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STUNNING BODY OF ART

Thursday 4 January Tewantin Noosa RSL 6pm Paul McKenna.

BY HOLLIE HARRIS

Friday 5 January Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club 6.30pm Perry O. Peregian Beach Hotel 5pm Dave West.

Cooroy RSL 6pm You Got Covered.

The Imperial Hotel Eumundi Noon Renny Fields.

7pm Will Brighton.

Tewantin Noosa RSL 8pm Shades.

Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club 6pm M. Grant.

Villa Noosa - V Room 8pm The Hard Aches.

The Australian Body Art Festival will be held again in Cooroy this year on 7 and 8 April, which is only around the corner now.

Formerly the Australian Body Art Carnivale, the festival is first and foremost a celebration of the passionate body painting industry.

In 2017, the event will be run by the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce for the first year. The chamber is committed to ensuring the ongoing success of the Australian Body Art Festival and has enlisted the event management and marketing expertise of Danielle Taylor and the Firefly Solutions team who ran the event for six years.

The theme for this year’s festival will be “Wild Things“ which provides a veritable feast for the imagination.

With an event as eclectic and inventive as this one, it should come as no surprise that the Australian Body Art Festival has a history as interesting as the art that it produces. Eumundi was introduced to the world of body art by local body painter Ria Clauss, after she made the voyage to the 2007 World Body Art Festival in Austria.

The idea blossomed, and over the years the festival has been nurtured by hundreds of passionate volunteers and grown into Australia’s premier body art event.

In addition to the competitions, street performers and entertainment is engaged to entertain the myriad of spectators that support this event from year to year.

There are plenty of opportunities for stallholders, models and sponsors to get

Saturday 6 January Peregian Beach Hotel 3pm Shannon Sol Carroll.

The Imperial Hotel Eumundi Noon The Brown Trouts.

7pm Ruby Gilbert/Ethan Roberts.

Tewantin Noosa RSL 8pm Issi Dye. Sunday 7 January Sunshine Beach Surf Club 3pm Late For Woodstock.

Peregian Beach Hotel 3pm Cheyne Starkie.

involved, but there are only 51 more days to register at the early bird prices for all competitions and some of the categories are

limited in number.

Head to www.australianbodyart.com.au to register. ●

PUZZLES Quick Clues ACROSS Diplomat (10) Fever (4) Stand (4) Perch (5) Border (4) Fruit (9) Boxer (9) Deliver (4) Devil (5) Adore (4) Against (4) Deign (10)

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The usual half mornings off (4). 22. One shirker of many in dire trouble (5). 23. Punishment for a murderer, say (4).

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WHAT’S ON SINGING SISTERS ON SHOW

ALL THE MAGIC OF NARNIA

For those whose new year’s resolution is to get out and see more live music, tonight Tewantin Noosa RSL provides the perfect opportunity with The Dennis Sisters.

This talented Sunshine Coast duo made their television debut on the X Factor in 2016 making it to the top 30 finalists.

Since then they’ve played the Caloundra Music Festival, Gympie Music Muster, Tamworth Country Music Festival and Stony Creek Mini Muster as well as being a support act for the likes of Caitlyn Shadbolt and Dean Ray. Both sisters are passionate about performing and writing their own original material.

With Tiana, aged 17, on acoustic guitar and Briannah, aged 18, grooving it out on the bass, these talented sisters switch between singing lead to beautiful sibling harmonies.

Their different tones blend to form their own unique sound.

As well as their X Factor success, they have a host of other achievements including winning Battle of the Bands

From the story by C.S. Lewis dramatised

by Joseph Robinette comes a classic performance of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Little Seed Theatre Company is excited to present this new dramatisation of C.S. Lewis’ classic and faithfully recreate the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-tobe-forgotten Narnia.

VEGAN LIFESTYLE IN FOCUS These girls are headed for big things... catch them at Tewantin Noosa RSL. Tamworth in 2017, partnering with TAFE East Coast for an advertising campaign, featured in the closing ceremony of Gympie Music Muster 2016 and named Junior Aristocrats Entertainer of the Year in 2016.

Catch this dynamic duo from 6pm tonight, 4 January, at Tewantin Noosa RSL. ●

A STEP AHEAD AT THE MAJESTIC Documentary buffs don’t miss an awardwinning doco coming this way to the Majestic Theatre in Pomona this month - John Pilger’s The Coming War On China will show at the iconic theatre.

Pilger reveals what the news doesn’t so if you love to keep a step ahead of the

Supported by live and locally composed music, this show will continue Little Seed’s growing legacy of supreme quality performances produced and performed in Noosa.

Friday 12 and Saturday 13 January performances at 6.30pm daily and special matinee 11am. Tickets are: Friday matinee $30 Adult / $20 Concession / $25pp Groups 10-plus, or Friday and Saturday evening $35 Adult / $25 Concession / $30pp Groups 10-plus.

Book online at www.thej.com.au ●

media, head along to the Majestic on Friday 12 January, at 7pm, or Sunday 14 January, at 2pm. Tickets are $10 online or $12 at the door.

For details and bookings visit www. themajestictheatre.com.au ●

Veganism is the fastest-growing trend in our country, with Australia topping Google’s worldwide searches for the word vegan. With concerns over health, the environment, animal cruelty, and water usage, Aussies now lead the way towards a healthier, kinder and cleaner future.

TV exposes and environmental documentaries have made consumers question where their food comes from and created a rising interest in a plant-based lifestyle. As celebrities are declaring their renouncing of meat, eggs and dairy products, veganism loses its “hippie image" and even mainstream companies are jumping on the bandwagon to not miss out on this hot new way of living.

The Noosa Vegan Festival showcases the diversity of the vegan lifestyle with a wide variety of different exhibitors, speakers, performers, celebrity guests,

and of course an abundant selection of delicious food.

This unique day is a fun event displaying the latest vegan products, particularly highlighting the number of plant-based companies in our area, while creating a community atmosphere through music, entertainment and kids’ activities.

Grab your ticket early for this and head along to see what the future will be like.

Date: Saturday 21 April 2018 Times: 10am-4pm Venue: The J - General Admission Price: $13 Adult Entry / $28 Adult Entry & Showbag / $38 Adult Entry & T-Shirt / $50 Adult Entry & Showbag & T-Shirt / Children 12 & Under Free Duration: 6 hours Find out more or get your tickets at www.thej.com.au or www.noosaveganfestival.com.au ●

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MMMM ... WOOD-FIRED PIZZA

BY HOLLIE HARRIS Have you heard of one of Noosa’s bestkept secrets? PK’s Cafe and Bar is an award-winning pizzeria on the Sunshine Coast located inside Ivory Palms Resort in Noosaville. PK’s have a wood-fired pizza oven turning out the most delicious pizzas at the same great value as ever. Open Wednesday to Sunday during the school holidays, why not bring your swimmers and enjoy the swimming pools and jumping pillow. Take the family and have fun while you are waiting for your pizzas to cook!

There is plenty more to choose from off the menu and PK’s Cafe and Bar is fully licensed. The perfect option for family dinners and get-togethers this summer, or a romantic setting for couples poolside PK’s is a local favourite. Whether you want indoor or outdoor dining, drinks by the pool from 4pm or a meal from 5pm, why not try PK’s this school holidays and get that resort feeling without leaving home. Find PK’s Cafe and Bar at Ivory Palms Resort, 73 Hilton Terrace, Noosaville. ●

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BYO NO CORKAGE CHRISTMAS PARTY CATERING To suit your budget!

Open Wed to Sat Dinner / Sat & Sun Lunch / Bar Opens 4pm, Weddings, Functions & Special Occasions / Fully Licenced Trio at South Pacific Resort 179 Weyba Road, Noosaville Bookings advised Phone 07 5473 1333

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THE PLACE TO SAY 'I DO' The River Deck restaurant boasts absolute waterfront dining with sweeping Noosa River views from every seat.

With year-round mild weather, dramatic sunsets and glistening water, Noosa is not only a premier destination for your wedding reception but also ensures extraordinary wedding photo opportunities for both you and your guests.

Located at the Noosa Marina, The River Deck can also offer an exclusive ceremony deck.

Whether you arrive by gondola, charter cruiser, the charming historic Noosa ferry or by road, you and your guests will be assured of a genuinely warm welcome, quality contemporary dining, a stunning waterfront reception and most importantly - a memorable wedding celebration and reception crafted to your personal wishes.

Year after year The River Deck Restaurant continues to win awards being recognised for their experience, knowledge, and dedication to providing an outstanding experience and unforgettable day.

This year, 2017, The River Deck Restaurant was named the overall winner on the Sunshine Coast for Restaurant Reception and runner-up for QLD Restaurant Reception with an impressive score of 99.62 per cent.

This makes the second year in a row.

Sue, the River Deck Restaurant wedding co-ordinator, also made the finalist list in seventh place as best function co-ordinator.

The winners are determined from 5680

Is there a more beautiful setting to say 'I Do'? past brides and grooms' feedback which includes asking them to rate their wedding suppliers in the criteria of quality of a product, quality of service, value for money and attitude of the staff.

This award-winning restaurant does not discriminate and by choosing to book the restaurant exclusively you gain additional benefits and savings.

The River Deck Restaurant can cater

for formal seated dining up to 160 people or a cocktail party up to 220. For further information regarding weddings at this stunning venue please contact Sue Baxby on 5474 1100. ●

Whats on at Cooroy RSL 2018

MEMBERSHIP DRAWS

MEMBERSHIP DRAWS Every Thursday Night 6.30, 7 & 7.30pm Jackpots $100 weekly if member is not present. T&Cs

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PH: 5471 2300 GOURMET PIZZA BAR

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Friday Nights from 6pm T&Cs apply

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Restaurant 7 days 12-2pm & 6-8pm Brunch 5 days wed to sun 9am-12

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CASH DRAW last Friday of each month Jackpots $1000 monthly if member not present. T&Cs

Members Courtesy bus- Thurs, Fri & Sat nights Conditions Apply

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LET'S DO ... PIZZAMI Pizzami Gourmet Pizza Bar offers a beautiful view of arguably one of the prettiest beaches on the Sunny Coast. ¡ The good folk at Pizzami believe that making amazing pizza all starts with a good foundation ... the dough. ¡ Pizzami make their dough fresh every single day, and by using quality products, they produce a dough which has unmatched taste and a perfect consistency. ¡ Peregian Beach has the amazing boutique shops to peruse and afterwards rest your weary legs at the bar. ¡ Order a cold drink and an extremely tasty pizza. ¡ All their pizzas are thin base and are topped with the freshest of ingredients. ¡ With a new menu on offer, the signature Pizzami Salad offers vegans and vegetarians a lovely option. ¡ The New Orleans Pizza is a crowd pleaser - a must try.

They truly are committed to serving excellent food with the friendliest, happiest, service every time from fabulous staff who absolutely love what they do ... and this comes through in the flavours. It is an endeavour of passion, not convenience from the Pizzami team.

Find Pizzami on the corner of Kingfisher and Heron streets, Peregian Beach, or call 5471 2300 and pick up dinner on the way home. â—?

The Pizzami Salad is fresh, crunchy and a meal in itself.

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DINING DIRECTORY Your Guide to all things Eating Out! Cooroy

THE STACKED PANTRY Downstairs in the Sunshine Centre The Stacked Pantry is becoming the go to place for the Junction locals. Why? Well that’s easy - experienced chef Peter keeps it fresh every day. · Daily specials and fresh made salads along with a popular menu and cabinet food. · Barista Itai serves great coffee as well as fresh juices or smoothies. · The Superfood Bowls are ever popular for the hot summer days.

· Friendly service, great food and generous serving sizes that will keep you going all day. · Certified organic free-range eggs. · Open from 7am daily for breakfast and lunch. · Vegetarian, gluten-free and vegan treats. · Delicious burgers and stacked fries. · Phone order and take-aways are welcome on 5324 1003.

Keep it fresh at The Stacked Pantry, 3/28 Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Heads, open 7am to 3pm. ●

FRESH NATURAL ASIAN

NOOSAVILLE FISH MARKET

To new friends and old, come along and make our Club your “home away from home”- we know you will enjoy our hospitality!

Located along the glorious Noosa River we offer a unique Asian twist for lunch and an unforgettable dining experience

25 Maple St, Cooroy Club Trading Hours Mon to Sun 10am-10pm Sunday 11am -10pm (closing seasonal) (07) 5447 6131 cooroyrsl.com.au

3/229 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Open daily 11am until late for lunch, dinner, take-away (07) 5440 5119 freshnaturalasian.com.auv

Noosa’s best takeaway fish and chips.

Fresh local and imported fish cooked to perfection by our chefs. A wide range of homemade snacks plus our famous tender calamari and chunky chips. Local cooked prawns/ oysters and fish available fresh to take home

Enjoy amazing buttery pastries, sourdough batards and gorgeous French provincial style cooking

Select from the all-day breakfast menu or for lunch try a Noosa Warm Salad, Asian Pok Belly or one of their delicious Toasted Sandwiches

Rich blend of Mediterranean cuisine and warm flavours of North Africa & Southern Spain

9/13 Garnet St, Cooroy Tuesday to Saturday 8am to 4pm (07) 5472 0077 facebook.com/ maisondeprovencesunshinecoast

255 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Open 7 days 6am to 2.30pm (07) 5449 8833 facebook.com/grindnoosa

Eumundi IMPERIAL HOTEL EUMUNDI Good old fashioned table service, delicious food, cold beer and wine and live entertainment 1 Etheridge St, Eumundi 7 days a week from 10am till late (07) 5442 8811 imperialhoteleumundi.com.au

Lunch and Dinner 7 days a week

Great live music

33A Viewland Drive, Noosa Heads (07) 5455 2200 viewrestaurant.com.au

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POTS & PANS KITCHEN & BAR

THE RIVER DECK RESTAURANT

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Pots & Pans Kitchen and Bar is a café and bar in the heart of Peregian Springs. We offer a relaxed, friendly environment to enjoy great food and drink with family and friends.

Located in an airy setting with views of the water, offering brekkie, steak, seafood dishes and cocktails.

Locally owned, family run gluten free, dairy free café. Healthy food with stacks of flavour and Vegan options available

3/2 Balgownie Dr Peregian Springs Open 7 Days Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Mon - Thurs 6.30am - 8pm Fri - Sat 6.30am - 11pm Sun - 8.00am - 8pm www.potsandpanskb.com.au For bookings call 5372 7736 noosatoday.com.au

Noosa Marina, 2 Parkyn Ct, Tewantin Open Lunch 7 days 11.30 am to 3.00 pm Tues to Sun 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm Breakfast: Sat 9 am to 11.00 am (07) 5474 1100 riverdecknoosa.net.au

3/28 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Heads Open 7 days 7am to 3pm (Except Sunday close at 2pm) (07) 5324 1003 facebook.com/thestackedpantry

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View Restaurant Admire the breathtaking views across Laguna Bay, dine in style and enjoy one of the best breakfast, dinner and event experiences in Noosa

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DINING DIRECTORY Your Guide to all things Eating Out!

90 Hilton Tce Noosaville Open 7 days from 10am-7.30 pm Phone ahead 54497127 facebook.com/Noosaville-Fish-Market

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See our website for upcoming events 1 Etheridge Street, Eumundi | 5442 8811 www.imperialhoteleumundi.com.au

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Hearty, colourful and tasty food at The Stacked Pantry in Noosa Junction.

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Taste tempting hamburgers made from the freshest produce handpicked from local producers and our chicken is naturally hormone free

2/257 Gympie Terrace Noosaville OPEN Tues to Sunday B’fast 7.30am – 11am Lunch noon – 2.30pm Dinner 5.30m – late 5455 6688 sirocconoosa.com.au

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TAPAS @ IS TAPAS + COCKTAIL BAR

Enjoy a hearty breakfast or an appetising dinner complimented by draught beer, cider on tap plus over 20 wines to choose from

Over 50 cocktails and 40 Tapas to choose from.

73 Hilton Terrace, Noosaville Breakfast and Dinner (07) 54731898 facebook.com/pkspizzabar

249 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Open from 12 noon till late (07)5447 1818 facebook.com/iStapas

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IZZY CHAI MODERN ASIAN CUISINE

TRIO’S AT SOUTH PACIFIC RESORT

We offer a great selection of delicious Asian cuisine, and an excellent level of service

Weddings, Functions & Special Occasions. Fully Licenced

Unit 1/, 205 Weyba Road, Noosaville Open 7 Days 11am to 9pm (07) 5449 7598 izzychai-asian.com.au

179 Weyba Road Noosaville Open Wed to Sat Dinner Sat & Sun Lunch Bar opens at 4pm 5473 1333

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noosavillE MAISIE’S SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE Seafood and mixed grills are the draw at this relaxed spot with streetside seats and river glimpses.

2/14 Thomas St, Noosaville Mon-Sun 9am–9:30pm 7 days a week (07) 5440 5228 beloportonoosa.com.au

247 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville QLD 4566 Open 7 Days 11.30am to 2.30pm and 5.30pm to 9pm (07) 5449 7497 maisies.com.au

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PEREGIAN BEACH HOTEL A menu designed for sharing. Tapas, wood fire pizza & Asian fusion dishes using fresh & local ingredients will keep you here for lunch, dinner or in between

221 – 229 David Low Way, Peregian Beach Open 7 days 10am – 10pm Sunday to Thursday 10am – Late Friday & Saturday 07 5448 3111 peregianbeachhotel.com.au

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ESCO CAFÉ & RESTAURANT

NOOSA BOATHOUSE

PIZZAMI GOURMET PIZZA BAR

Located on the Noosa River with park and water views, great coffee, full breakfast and lunches.

Seafood dishes served in smart, 3-level glass-fronted bistro and rooftop bar floating on the river

Proudly keeping to the basics of pizza making in order to serve the highest quality pizzas

6am to 2pm (most days) 185 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville (07) 5474 1770 facebook.com/escocaferestaurant

194 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Open Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun 6am–10pm & Fri, Sat 6am to 11pm (Closed Monday) (07) 5440 5070 noosaboathouse.com.au

Cnr Kingfisher and Heron Steet, Peregian Beach Wed to Sun 12 to 8.30pm, Tues 4pm to 8.30pm Closed Monday 07 5471 2300 pizzami.com.au

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Be a tourist at home Rather than hoard your vacation days milk your free time and get out there. If you’re working with a tiny budget, be a tourist in your own city.

Sightsee in ways you’ve never made time for: Take a day off in the middle of the week to go to the crowded spot that’s impossible to get into on weekends. Sit in a cafe and read a book. Sign up for a walking tour of your own neighbourhood.

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BY HOLLIE HARRIS It’s that time of year where many of us overindulge and repeat. The New Year tends to bring with it a lingering party habit that has become well embedded into our lifestyle after a few weeks of festivities. We often find it a little difficult to get out of the party season and back to healthy habits.

Don’t rely on willpower.

“People forget that environment is incredibly powerful for modifying behavior,” says John C. Norcross, Ph.D., author of Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions ($25, amazon. com), who studies New Year’s resolutions and the ways in which people are motivated to change their lives. Exercising willpower is only half the story; we also need to modify our environment. So if you’re trying to cut

back on drinking, avoid situations - like parties or nights out with friends - that may tempt you into over-imbibing. Instead, invite friends to your home for dinner, where you can better control the amount of alcohol you serve (and drink).

Replace the Behavior You’re Trying to Eliminate Doing something you enjoy allows you to focus on action (playing tennis, for example) rather than inaction (not drinking). “One of the real difficulties with the resolutions people make is that they’re negative resolutions,” says Art Markman, Ph.D., a cognitive scientist at the University of Texas, an expert on willpower and motivation, and the author of Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done ($25, amazon.com). “Instead, figure

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Deserts not Drinks Catching up over dessert is Hong Kong’s version of meeting for after-work drinks - and people, it’s smart. Alcohol is a social lubricant that makes small talk easier and probably more fun, but it’s too easy for one drink to turn into several and for those several drinks to turn into a combination of hangover and regret.

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Ad-break workouts Nothing wrong with binging a series on a cosy weekend, but consider adding a little movement to the sloth-like activity in the ad breaks or in between each episode. Doing some yoga stretches and gentle exercises while you zone out to another Netflix marathon is in, couch potato is out.

out what you can do today that’s fun and exciting and also will have the side-effect of your not drinking.”

Avoid “All or Nothing” Thinking Keep in mind that you’re really developing a new pattern of behaviour, and no-one does that perfectly the first time. “Slipups happen; you can’t beat yourself up over them,” says Reid K. Hester, director of the research division of Behaviour Therapy Associates, LLC, an organisation of psychologists that provides research and training on alcohol and drug problems, and creator of Moderation.org, which offers support to people who want to cut back their drinking. “At the same time, don’t give yourself permission to continue the behaviour.” Think of your setback as a lesson: use it to determine what you can do differently next time. ●

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ROTARY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

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

Rotary is on a drive to recruit new members .If you have a passion to support those less fortunate then yourself then maybe it is time to join a service club such as Rotary and become involved in the ongoing activities to raise funds and awareness to support those in need. For more information call 0407 377 210 or email tessalexandroff@gmail.com

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Alcoholics Anonymous meeting will be held Saturdays from 5.30-6.30pm at Noosa Baptist Church, corner Weyba Road and Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville (near Aldi). Phone 0405 338 231.

PIPE BAND The Noosa and District Pipe Band meets at Navy Cadets Hall in the Sports Complex McKinnon Drive Tewantin every Thursday from 5.30-7.30 pm and on Sundays from 9.30-11.30 am. New members are welcome, with or without experience as pipers, snare drummers, or tenor or bass drummers.

Phone Allan on 0414 410 684 for further information.

SEED SAVERS Seed Savers meetings are held at Noosa Namaste restaurant on the second Thursday of each month from 9.30-11.30am. These meetings are an opportunity to share information and experiences on growing food in our gardens. The purpose is to save and exchange seeds and propagating material. The group sorts and packages seeds for the Seed Bank to preserve and pass on heritage seeds for our future food security. Bring along seeds to process, cuttings of plants to share, or questions you may have. For more information email Sue Anderson on seedsavers@permaculturenoosa.com.au or phone 0413 875 769.

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ARTISTS CLEAR THE DECKS The talented artists and print makers of Noosa Arts and Crafts are clearing out their studios in preparation for the coming year.

There will literally be hundreds of art works composed of large paintings and prints to small gift cards, framed and unframed, traditional to contemporary, abstract to photographic realism as well as innovative experimental works as artists explore new methods being invented to express art.

All manner of 2D art media and much more from these clever and innovative

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The Noosa Arts and Crafts group at Wallace House, Wallace Drive, Noosaville, will hold its January Artastic Sale on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

Workshops for January include Pure Pastels with Carolyn Sheather for four weeks from 9am-noon from Friday 19 January and Learn to Crochet with Janelle Turley from 20 January from 9.30-11.30am for four week. Group activities include Embroidery, watercolour, spinning, knitting, weaving and scrapbooking. Phone 5474 1211, email create@noosaartsandcrafts.org.au or visit https://noosaartsandcrafts.org.au

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Award winning journalist John Pilger’s The Coming War On China will reveal what the news doesn’t.

It will be screened on Friday 12 January at 7pm and Sunday 14 January at 2pm. Cost is $10 on line or $12 at the door at the Majesic Theatre, Pomona. Book on www. themajestictheatre.com.au

Singers if you enjoy music and think you would like to join a fun-loving, vibrant, friendly group who sing beautiful, joyful, easy to learn songs from around the world, we would love to hear from you.

We are a community choir, so no auditions. We are based in central Pomona and meet Tuesdays at 6.30-8.30pm. Call Joan on 54477369 for more details.

MEALS ON WHEELS ROSTER Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels Thursday 5 January drivers Denise, Lesley, Anne, Victor, Kenny, Jan and Wendy, Nina.

Kitchen: Lois, Christine, Elfie, John.

Friday 6 January drivers Peter and Maya, Therese, Peter, Driver needed run D, Lynne and Kay, Bryan and Terry, Rosalie and Jack.

Kitchen: Sandy, Elfie, Mark, Neville.

You can also check the roster on our website www.tewantinnoosamealsonwheels If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449 7659.

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Sunrise Spiritual Church and Spiritual Growth Centre has services at Tinbeerwah Hall, corner Sunrise Road at 10am on second and fourth Sunday of the month. Guest speakers and healing meditation. All welcome. Phone Rev Laine on 0428 773 133.

Probus Combined Club monthly meeting will be held on the second Tuesday each month at the Tewantin-Noosa Bowls Club, 65 Hilton Terrace at 9am for a 9.30am start.

Visitors and new members welcome. Phone Barbara on 0424 468 189

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SOCIAL DANCE Every Tuesday evening from 7-9.30 pm Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall.

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.

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

TRY BOWLS With all this wet weather there are not many places to go. But a game of pool or darts sounds good. Try Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club. And when the rain stops come and have a game of Barefoot Bowls. The club offers free coaching every Saturday morning.

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well known local artists many of whom are making space for the forthcoming 2018 Noosa Open Studios event.

This popular sale of art works fills to overflowing the Wallace House walls, floors and tables of the galleries, with many of the artists present to explain their work practices. There are prices and sizes to suit all pockets.

Noosa Arts and Crafts, Wallace House, Noosaville, Saturday, 13 and Sunday14 January from 9am to 3.30pm.

Further information 07 54741211 or 0411 244304. ● We have bowls available and many visitors to Noosa come and have a game of bowls while they are on holiday.

FABULOUS 50S Fabulous 50s Plus is a fun, friendly, seniors group who welcomes newcomers to join us for morning coffee every Monday from 10am at the Wine Bar, Tewantin Marina and Thursdays from 10am at the Boathouse on the Noosa River. We also have monthly picnics, dinners, lunches, walks and other activities. Please contact Joan on 54477369 or Helen on 0499085755 for more details.

SOCIAL DANCE Social Dance Classes are held on Sundays at Masonic Hall, Moorindal Street, Tewantin at 1pm for beginners for first half hour then intermediate and advanced after 3pm. All are welcome, with or without partners. Intermediate to advanced dance class at Woombye Hall, Thursdays 9.30am. Phone Andrew and crew on 0429 829 328.

UKULELE CLASSES The last term for the year for ukulele for raw beginners will be starting soon. No music experience needed. Come and learn to play some Christmas Carols and impress your family. For information phone 0410 573 629.

BRIDGE CLUB Casual Bridge is on offer the first and third Sunday of every month from 1.30pm to 4pm at Noosa Bridge Club, 3 Wallace Drive , Noosaville at $2 per person and please come as a pair.

Phone 5447 1341 for further information.

BALLROOM DANCING Every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9.30pm Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall. Cost is $4, which includes supper. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and

PERMACULTURE NOOSA Permaculture Noosa monthly meetings are held at Cooroy State School Hall, 59 Elm Street, Cooroy on the third Thursday of each month. Doors open at 5.30pm when healthy and tasty low cost meals will be available before the meeting. A market takes place where we share surplus home grown produce and plants by giving, exchanging or selling. Entry is a gold coin donation for non-members.

The meeting begins at 6.30pm and the night is complete with a “bring a plate” shared supper at 8pm.

NOOSA COMMUNITY GARDEN Located in Earl Street, Tewantin, the Noosa Community Garden sits alongside 100 year old Tait Duke Cottage. We garden every Friday morning from 9-11am. All welcome.

Phone Erika 0409 300 007.

THINKING OF VOLUNTEERING? Due to the tremendous support of our community, Katie Rose Cottage Hospice is growing and we require more volunteers to support our work. If you have been thinking of volunteering why not join our friendly team, there are many areas in the organisation where you can choose to support us.

You might like to do a shift in one of our Op-Shops in Tewantin and Cooroy (new sites coming soon) work at the Hospice as a carer or in the gardening team or join the team in logistics, such as driving the delivery van.

Positions will be available in the near future at our warehouse/furniture and sorting facility. For more information phone 5471 1468 or visit www.katierosecottage.org.au

UKULELE FOR RAW BEGINNERS. A new course starting very soon is ukulele for beginners. No music knowledge is necessary. Lessons are held in Noosaville during the daytime. Phone Cherry the ukulele Lady on 0410 573 629.

TOASTMASTERS It’s a new year in Toastmasters and we have room for some new members. Come along and learn how to speak to an audience, small or large or how to chair a meeting.

We meet the second and fourth Monday every month 6pm at Noosaville State School on Beckmans Road and learn bit by bit what it takes to feel more confident about speaking. Phone Ben on 0418 173 16 for instructions about how to find us. Email - noosatoastmasters@gmail.com noosatoday.com.au

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A SWELLING REBELLION OLD PHIL’S 2018 ALMANAC

JANUARY After a surfless holiday season, visiting surfers march down Hastings Street carrying placards demanding that Noosa Council build a wave pool in the Lions Park for use in flat spells.

An emergency response squad barricaded in Police Beat manages to contain the mob with clever use of Tasers, rubber bullets and tear gas. A police spokesman says: “We keep a close watch on the swell charts over these busy periods and when we see a string of blue days ahead, we bring in the back-ups and the weaponry. There’s no animal more dangerous than a wave-starved surfer.”

FEBRUARY One-time mayoral rivals Tony Wellington and Sandy Bolton join forces to support the campaign to build a Kelly Slater Wave Pool in Noosa. But there is a catch. At a packed press conference Mayor Wellington announces: “Someone great once said that in Noosa, surfing is in our DNA. This is true, but in supporting this billion dollar development, we must consider the whole of Noosa Shire, which is why we have begun a search for a suitable site in Cooroy or Pomona.” Noosa MP Bolton says that she knows many beanpickers who would like to try surfing if they didn’t have to drive to Noosa.

MARCH The growing controversy of the Noosa wave pool project goes on hold as the Laguna Real Estate Noosa Festival of Surfing enjoys eight straight days of pumping surf on the points. Huge crowds at First Point gasp in

shock and awe as the surfing dogs get most of the good waves.

APRIL After a lengthy sabbatical, long-serving former Noosa MP Glen Elmes announces a new career move, taking a long lease on the pie shop franchise at the Noosa Wave Pool project. “Someone great once said, in Noosa surfing is in our DNA,” says Elmes. “But let’s not forget that pie-eating is in our DNA too, and I’ve never seen anyone hungrier than a surfer after a long session. Our pies will feature big succulent chunks of Kenilworth beef and my own special pie crust recipe. Within a year or two, we expect a St Elmo’s Pies shop to be a feature at wave pools all over the world.”

MAY Angry surfers are on the march down Hastings Street again, this time to protest the building of a floating restaurant just off First Point as part of the beachside expansion of the Noosa Food and Wine Festival. New Tourism Noosa boss Juanita Bloomfield defends the massive construction in the middle of a surf zone, saying: “I had an epiphany during a recent visit to Antarctica. All that ice with nothing on it! It didn’t seem right. We don’t have any ice in Noosa, but I thought all that water in Laguna Bay, and nothing built on it! So that’s why we’ve built a floating 500-seat restaurant, cocktail bar, casino and pool room just next to the impact zone.”

JUNE Emergency Services crews continue to pick up debris in Laguna Bay in the wake

of a massive set taking out the floating restaurant during the Noosa Food and Wine Festival. A spokesman tells Noosa Today: “Yes, there are still quite a few champagne flutes and cocktail umbrellas floating around out there, but fortunately most of the survivors have now been picked up. The freak wave that picked up the restaurant and dumped it on the rocks came as a bit of a surprise, but on the other hand it was a magnificent spectacle for the crowd on the beach, and a great finale for a wonderful event. And while our sympathies go out to the families of those who were lost at sea, they were aware of the risks and they were doing what they loved.”

JULY The Queensland Minister for the Environment and Massive Pointless Development turns the first sod at the Julian Wilson Noosa Wave Pool, to be built at West Cooroy with stunning views over Black Mountain. A spokesman for the development company said that although Peregian-based world tour surfer Wilson was overseas competing and hadn’t “exactly” been consulted over the use of his name, “we know he won’t mind. In fact every time he comes out he can surf in the pool for half-price and eat as many St Elmo’s pies as he can keep down.”

AUGUST A freak winter storm delivers a snowfall to Noosa for the first time in history, with Tourism Noosa hurriedly building a temporary ski run along the Noosa Hill

boardwalk and a skating rink in the Lions Park. Letter writers to local newspapers say that this has nothing to do with climate change, which doesn’t exist.

SEPTEMBER Absolutely nothing happens.

OCTOBER A new event is added to Noosa’s schedule when tourism authorities realise there have been three straight weekends with no road closures. The Springtime For Hitler Festival will feature street stalls and the mandatory beach bar, with locals and visitors alike encouraged to dress up in Nazi uniforms and grow moustaches. “This will lead in perfectly to Movember,” a festival spokesperson said.

NOVEMBER Following the failure of Springtime For Hitler to capture the public imagination, the Noosa Triathlon experiences its quietest time for years, with only 400,000 people competing, including more than 10,000 in a new novelty event, the Hastings Street Scramble, in which a million dollars is on offer for the first person to kick, stomp, push and punch their way through the crowd to cross the finish line.

DECEMBER In an unprecedented move, Tony Wellington and Sandy Bolton join forces to move Christmas Day to 28 December, so that it conflicts with a massive swell event. “While most surfers are stuffing themselves with Christmas pud, we locals will be ripping the bag out of the points,” the mayor explained. ●

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BETWEEN THE FLAGS

RON LANE

MANY HANDS KEEP US SAFE With New Year now upon us we at Noosa Today believe that it is time to take a moment to reflect on the year that was.

In doing so we extend a big thank you to those unsung people who have worked so hard to ensure that our beaches remain safe and perhaps most important of all, say a very public thank you to those people that unfortunately many take for granted.

First of all thank you to those lifesavers in Noosa Sunshine and Peregian who not only accepted the responsibility of beach patrol, but also add to this by accepting the added responsibility of standing as patrol captains.

It is their job to ensure that their placement of the red and yellow flags is such that those who come to bath on our beaches will do so in the safest place thus ensuring that their visit will be one of happy memories.

Then on each patrol stands those members who have taken the added responsibility of more training and study that will enable them to take their place in that group that is fast becoming the elite of our clubs, the IRB teams.

These are the teams that perform the courtesy patrols, check the lonely remote beaches and responding to frantic mobile phone calls.

For the crewies there is the sometimes a dangerous swim that is needed to rescue patients clinging to rocky outcrops or as is often the case performing a patient pick up in the often big surf in what can only be

The IRB with patrol members on Noosa Main Beach. termed the Devils Playground - Alexandria Bay. Because of the Bays location the majority of distress calls falls on the Sunshine Beach team,

a team that like Noosa is second to none.

We can say this because of the joint training sessions that are now taking place, the standard is common to both and a good

team spirit is becoming stronger with every season.

Then on occasion there comes the job that is unfortunate but necessary and that is the recovery of those who have perished in the sea or have lost their lives in an unfortunate fall while climbing on rocky outcrops.

When this occurs it is usually the older veteran member of the team who will perform the crew duties. To expect some very young rookie to fulfill this task is something that the well trained team will try to avoid.

Too much too soon is not the way to go.

When a team returns with a badly injured patient there is nothing more gratifying then to see not only their beach patrol members ready to assist but also supporting them the best back up team of all - the paramedics.

Both Sunshine and Noosa have found that down through the years the quick response time plus the full on professional attitude of these people is also second to none.

Then there is of course that other back up team - our local police. Most of our beach goers would not realise the number of times that the clubbies are required to call the boys in blue.

So to IRB teams, paramedics and police, Noosa Today and the lifesavers say many thanks for your outstanding contribution toward making our beaches not only safe but also comfortable and friendly.

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On the river things have been really firing, tailor and trevally have been beating up baitfish schools as they come in on the tide, so the river mouth and Woods Bay have been prime areas to target a tailor and trevally.

Upriver the ski runs have been producing some great flathead, brightly colored soft plastic and paddle vibes have been working a treat. The area between the lakes has also been firing for Jacks with live bait and trolled hard-bodied lures accounting for some nice jacks. Whiting have been in good numbers around the dog beach and along Gympie terrace, the good old beach worm has been the bait of choice.

The crabs have been in good numbers with plenty of quality bucks gracing the tables of anglers over the Christmas period, fresh mullet continues to be the best baits.

The fresh water has been very interesting, with most reports from Lake MacDonald and Borumba saying that the fish are holding in large school around the deeper part of the dam, these fish will be sitting in the thermocline created by the fresh run-off into the dams, fishing micro jigs and blades worked through the schools will bring results, fish have also been caught on the edges on soft plastics and spinnerbaits.

On the beaches there have been some cracker tailor caught, the odd jewie has been in the mix as well as dart in plague proportions.

The Noosa North Shore has been firing with the area north of Teewah very productive, the southern beaches around Peregian have also proved to be worthwhile.

The rock hoppers have been doing well with both the Noosa National Park, Sunshine Beach and the Yaroomba all producing fish.

Noosa National park has been good for sweetlip, smaller snapper bream and Mack

Alexander Milne with a flathead. tuna, both Yaroomba and Sunshine have seen bream tailor and a few smaller jew. Fresh baits like mullet fillet have been great baits, while frozen bait like pilchards and bonito fillet have also claimed some nice fish.

On the offshore scene, the pelagics are really starting to come on, dolphin fish, mackerel, tuna and even marlin are all on the cards off the Sunshine Coast!

Right over the holidays anglers have been having a blast on these speedsters. The best part about it is you don’t have to head out too far to get a reel turned.

Just out over the Noosa bar you’ve got Laguna Bay with a few small reefs in the area.

Trolling baits and lures around these reefs can be a sure fire way for you to hook up.

It pays to always have a small metal slug or soft plastic ready to throw into the erupting schools. Trolling the edge of the reefs out wider with big hardbody lures at speed can also be an effective way to target big mackerel.

But when it comes down to it the good old pilchard floater never fails, along with tinsel head over the top of your bait. The tinsel heads are really effective as mackerel have very sharp eyesight, and can see them from a mile away. Always remember to burley when floating baits, it makes a huge difference.

On behalf of Jack Mangrove, as always best of luck on your fishing adventures! ● noosatoday.com.au

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