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We've reached the end of another year and with all its highs and lows it was a big one.

Noosa Today will take a two week break over the Christmas and New Year period and return on Thursday 10 January ready to embrace another year in paradise.

We would like to thank our readers, our advertisers, our contributors, our letter writers and everyone else who provided us with input throughout the year.

It's a privilege to work in this beautiful part of the world and to be invited into the lives of its residents and visitors.

We wish everyone a very happy Christmas and best wishes for the new year ahead.

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GO FIND A FROG Mary River catchment’s Find a Frog in February is teaming up with the Australian Museum’s FrogID to provide citizen scientists with great frog identification, educational and electronic data collection resources.

Locals can get involved by joining the “Find a Frog in February MRCCC“ group on the Frog ID phone app, or by setting up their Carli Cronin own frog spotting group. finds a frog.

Work has been underway to ensure the data collected through the FrogID app will be available to Queensland’s WildNet database and accessible to researchers and planners.

Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee’s (MRCCC) Eva Ford said frogs were a vital component of our ecosystems and were easily affected by changes in the air, water and land. “The more we know about where frogs are the better we can manage their habitats and understand the implications of environmental change,“ she said.

The MRCCC has been engaging the Mary River catchment community in citizen science projects since 1992 and are pleased to be able to team up with the Australian Museum’s FrogID for next year’s Find a Frog in February.

“We are providing the addition of electronic data collection through FrogID while maintaining the old-fashioned method of data sheets,“ Eva said. “This will enable more people to contribute to our collective knowledge. We can all be collecting data on frogs anywhere, anytime.“ The project is supported by the Gympie, Noosa, Sunshine Coast & Fraser Coast councils.

For more information visit www.mrccc.org.au ●

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NEWS AFFECTIONATE TRIBUTE PAID TO A MAN OF OUR CHILDREN

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Amanda, Evelyn and Tess helping put the hampers together.

MORE NEEDED, AND MORE GIVEN

BY MARGARET MACCOLL The Salvation Army Noosa has packed more Christmas hampers and gifts together for people in need and homeless this year than ever before, which indicates to them that the numbers of people struggling to make ends meet in Noosa is increasing.

Working under their assigned Christmas nicknames Squeezy Peppermint and Perky Toe-Bell, Salvo workers Evelyn and Amanda have been part of a team that has given away 150 hampers and 400 gifts since the last week in November and are working toward preparing more before Christmas for people in need.

"We are a small centre but this year we've had to pack more homeless hampers,"

Evelyn said. "There are more people living in cars. We have people living under houses and people living in bushland."

Last week the Rotary Club of Noosa's Tess Alexandroff handed over a cheque for $2000 to assist Salvos with their work. "Our community is so wanting. Times are tough," she said.

Tess called on the community to join Rotary in its fundraising efforts to support causes such as the Salvo's Christmas hampers.

Evelyn said people could continue to donate to the hampers and suggested giving vouchers.

She said any items not given away at Christmas would be put toward helping parents with back to school expenses. ●

If the selectors of the Australian Cricket Team are looking for someone who can hit the big numbers then they should look no further than David Wilson of the Noosa Mens Shed. Affectionately known as Davo to his many mates Davo last week hit the big 90 and as his mates said "he is still batting strong."

Gathering together in their club room for smoko last week the meeting was twofold.

Not only was it too acknowledge that he was just 10 short of his century but also to pay tribute to the work that this inspiring man has been doing throughout the year; work that will no doubt, on Christmas bring smiles to the faces of hundreds of our children.

Each week when Davo, who travels from Nambour, walks into the carpenters shop he is a man on a mission. His mission is to continue making a variety of small wooden toys that will be passed on to the Salvation Army, who in turn, distribute them to families throughout our community.

"This shed has very good wood work facility, so we can cater for everything," said Davo. "But most important the atmosphere in the place is really good. A great place to work."

All his toys are made from pine and he makes a variety of four; tanks, trucks, cars and helicopters. "Once they are finished I give them a coat of vegetable oil: good for the timber but also its not harmful if the little ones happen to put one in their mouth; which they tend to do."

After making a presentation of this years toys to a representative of the Salvation

Army his mates then presented him with a huge birthday cake. On receiving this tribute Davo remarked, "Thank you one and all; I have been lucky to make ninety.

Remember if you hit ninety enjoy it because you will only make it once. Making the toys is a pleasure, something I really enjoy."

Mens Shed president Joe Cirello said of Davo, "He has been an inspiration to us all and we can't thank him enough for all he is doing for the kids; this will make a lot of children very happy and help make their Christmas one to remember."

With regard to the Mens Shed Past President Paul Asbury said, ''We started in 2014 and now have some 220 members: the recent financial support given to two of our branches, Maroochydore and Buderim by the Government, shows the respect that our organization now commands."

If Davo, at 90 not out, is an example of local membership then we can rest assured that the future of this great charitable organisation is indeed in good hands.

We wish them good luck and a Merry Christmas. ●

The suspect is believed to be local to the area based on multiple offences committed in May and now a further similar offence in

September, police said.

Anyone with information should contact Noosa Police on 5440 8111 or 131 444. ●

Davo and all his toys.

SUSPECT OVER CASH THEFT Police are looking for a man they suspect is responsible for the theft of a black cash tin taken from a Sunbus parked on St Andrews Drive, Tewantin on Friday 28 September.

The young man was captured on video footage as he quickly entered and searched the unattended bus then removed the cash tin from the driver's area. Police suspect the man is also responsible for similar events in May. The man is described as caucasian, thin to proportionate build, with short dark

Do you recognise this man? curly hair and was wearing a dark coloured hooded jumper, khaki shorts and red coloured sneakers.

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MASTER OF THE BLADE Bees enter the statue through the mouth.

BY HOLLIE HARRIS e've heard the powerful and spine-chilling roar of a chainsaw in horror movies and for those living on acreage properties, the sound is synonymous with weekend life and the smell of bonfires, but from a little shed in the back hills of Yandina, the buzz of a STIHL MSA200 battery chainsaw is the sound of Shane Christensen hard at work.

Okay, to be clear, Shane's chainsaw is pretty quiet, so he doesn't fill the forest full of roaring noises, and he assures me his neighbours still invite him over for drinks.

After 20 years of carving sculptures with chisels and a dremel, Shane pulled the chainsaw chord and went bigger.

Shane has now carved hundreds of sculptures out of local hardwoods.

"I'll travel anywhere in Australia or abroad to create a sculpture for a private collection or public piece, or even live carving demonstrations," said Shane.

"So far, I've carved in New Caledonia, Skyhigh in Victoria, and various country

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shows and events in SEQ and central QLD. I've performed about a dozen live sculpting events so far, and I'm full-time sculpting now, carving orders for private commissions."

Shane has lived in the area for 20 years, and worked in conservation and land management for Noosa Council, Landcare, NICA, and various environmental groups, so most of his sculptures have a deep connection with our local environment, wildlife and local landscapes.

His work has taken another environmental turn which is creating a real buzz (couldn't resist). Shane is making spectacular pieces which go beyond just the aesthetics. Creating wooden sculptures that accommodate Australian stingless bees and solitary bees for pollination and honey production, other-wise known as sugarbag.

Native stingless bees are important pollinators of Australia's unique wildflowers and are a vital part of Australia's bushland ecosystems.

Australian Gumtrees (Eucalyptus sp) provide food and shelter for many species of native Australian, stingless bees. The

sculptures are hollowed out, for a colony of stingless bees to inhabit through an entrance in the mouth or belly.

"The timbers I use are local hardwoods, usually waste product from development.

These trees used to be habitat for wildlife, including native bees.

"I love installing a box hive of native bees inside some of my sculptures, this is where they used to live, and the bees literally bring the sculpture to life," Shane said.

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"I'd say about a quarter of my work is made for native bees, and I've been collaborating with Tim Heard, bee scientist from sugarbag bees.

"Tim has been great to collaborate with, merging practical science with expressive art, for me it connects the two hemispheres of the brain, the logical side and creative side."

So, what are stingless bees?

Australia has eleven species of small black stingless bees. They are about 4 mm long, much smaller than the bees we think about with a stinger. Some species are black with white fur on their faces and sides. Other species are black with tiny yellow markings on their backs. They build resinous nests inside hollow trees.

Stingless bees are tropical. So they only thrive in warm areas of Australia such as Queensland, northern areas of WA and NT, and north-eastern areas of NSW.

Native stingless bees can be kept in a natural log or in a hive box in suitable parts of Australia. These bees are easy and safe to keep in your backyard but you need to learn about their special requirements.

Stingless bees only produce small amounts of honey - less than one litre per year. However, this honey (known as sugarbag) is delicious and tangy! It is possible to harvest small amounts of honey from suitable hives in warm parts of Australia.

Native Australian bees have been known to build in places that often aren't the best choice and sometimes in summer their hives melt away. Some of these are: steel drums, compost bins, plastic planter boxes and of course water meter boxes.

Enter Shane and his Stihl MSA200 and his lovingly carved hives. (Which, by the way, his chainsaw charges from solar panels, and uses canola oil in the bar.)

There are a few guidelines to creating a sustainable hive. It must be out of full sun, especially in summer with morning or afternoon sun or in Winter should have sun all day (if possible), away from high wind, not overly bushy locations, where spiders can build webs to catch your bees.

A location free from surfaces where geckos and other unwanted pests can easily bridge across. Somewhere you can keep an eye on it if something goes wrong and it must be secure so possums and cats do not knock it over.

"Three of my larger stingless bee sculptures have come through Tree Place, a huge collaborative arts project, that is currently exhibiting at Noosa Regional Gallery," Shane said.

When Noosa artist Anne Harris followed the fallen form of an ancient tree to the local rubbish dump she decided to salvage it

rather than watch it be chipped.

This was the catalyst to Tree Place, and exhibition involving 25 separate creative projects for Noosa Regional Gallery this summer, until 27 January 2019.

And then later, his work will exhibit at the Surf Art Expo, 2-11 March 2019, held at Heads Of Noosa Brewery, in conjunction with the Noosa Festival Of Surfing.

"When I'm not sculpting, I live a simple life spending time with family, friends, bushwalking surfing and snorkelling. We really do live in paradise," he said.

Why compels Shane to do this work?

"I feel like a sapling in a forest, looking up to the tall trees, they show me what's possible, ways of creating positive change in this world."

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NO GO IN EROSION PRONE ZONE Noosa Councillors look likely to refuse its first development application received on land affected by Council's new Coastal Hazards - Erosion Prone Area mapping but delayed making recommendations on Monday while they sought more information.

The application was received from M Design to build a swimming pool, deck and water tanks at 42 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach.

Despite other houses in the street having pools and other structures in the erosion prone area council officers have recommended the application be refused for several reasons.

Officers say the proposal does not comply with the Natural Resources Overlay Code for Coastal Protection or the Biodiversity Overlay Code as it

proposes removing vegetation within an environmental protection area.

"Given the site is affected by the Coastal Building Line and is located in a highly vulnerable erosion prone area, the proposed 6m setback is not sufficient to minimise the risk of erosion," officers say.

Cr Ingrid Jackson said being the first application under the new mapping the

application should be considered very carefully.

Mayor Tony Wellington described the decision as "a watershed moment for council" as it has to decide on taking climate change information seriously.

The development will be further discussed at Council's Ordinary Meeting this evening. â—?

TRAFFIC BUSTING TRIAL BEGINS - CONGESTION TARGETED Noosa Council was joined by Noosa Junction and Hastings Street associations last Friday to launch a raft of congestionbusting initiatives aimed at cutting the holiday traffic.

The Go Noosa trials will extend to the Australia Day long weekend and include free buses, a Hastings Street staff ride sharing app and roadside digital information boards which will alert drivers to the car parking availability in Hastings Street and direct them to alternative travel options.The free holiday bus service has been extended to cover the entire school holidays this year, with free travel on local Sunbus and Translink bus services on six bus routes from Peregian Beach in the south to Noosa Heads and the hinterland towns of Cooroy, Pomona and Cooran.

Paid parking will be managed by the Tewantin Noosa Lions Club and be available at the Noosa Heads Lions Park from Boxing

Day to 13 January.

And traffic controllers will be on hand to help pedestrians cross the roads around

Hastings Street as well as assist buses to get in and out of the traffic.

For more information visit www.noosa.

qld.gov.au/go-noosa or call 5329 6500.

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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED ACROSS THE AGES The young and the young-at-heart came together today for a morning of laughter, singing and gift giving.

Busy Bees Childcare Centre children visited Noosa Community Support (NCS) where they spent the morning entertaining NCS clients with Christmas carols.

For their efforts the children were gifted handmade wooden toys, including cars, planes, tractors, sewing machines and baby cradles.

"NCS clients have been very busy making the wooden toys so they were delighted to see the children's smiles as they received their presents," NCS care supervisor Geoff Brittain said.

Today's event follows similar gettogethers, such as last year when the children joined the NCS clients to meet cuddly animals from Old Macdonald's Travelling Farm.

"These events are always a big hit, both with our clients and the Busy Bees children, who all enjoy each other's company," Mr Brittain said.

"Research shows that when young children and older adults spend time

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together both generations benefit - the older generations enjoy sharing their knowledge with the youngsters, who benefit from having the extra role models.

"Spending time with kids can also help to reduce depression and feelings of

social isolation among the elderly. And for children who don't have regular contact with their own grandparents, meeting other older people can help fill that void," Mr Brittain said.

Council's Community Facilities manager

Ash Saward said Council was pleased to help bridge the age gap with this event.

"We see immense value in these events for both the young and senior members of our community," he said. ●

BEST YEAR FOR OPS AT ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE PARENTS ABSENT, BUT KIDS SAVED St Andrew's Anglican College Year 12 students returned to school on Monday to celebrate one of the school's best years of OP results with more than 30 per cent receiving an OP1 to 5.

Principal Reverend Chris Ivey said the College was incredibly proud of the students' achievements, with special commendations warranted for six OP 1 recipients.

"Five students achieved an OP 2, four an OP 3, eight an OP 4 and four an OP 5 and 80.7% of students achieved an OP 1 - 10," Reverend Ivey said.

St Andrew's school captain and OP 1 recipient Sarah Jackson said the results brought both relief and excitement.

"It was amazing to receive these results over the weekend and know that everything has paid off after 13 years of schooling," Sarah said.

Sarah will head to Scotland in January to participate in a student gap year program at Erskine Stewart's Melville School in Edinburgh.

"I have also applied for a Bachelor of Veterinary Science which, if accepted into, I will defer until 2020."

Reverend Ivey also recognised and congratulated students who chose alternate pathways. ●

St Andrew's Year 12 students celebrate OPs.

The parents of five children under the age of 10 were nowhere to be seen last Saturday when lifesavers rescued them by jetski when they were swept about 50m in a strong current carrying them across the beach and out to sea at Noosa Main Beach.

Surf Life Saving Queensland spokesman Tibor Van Maas said if it wasn't for the quick thinking lifesavers, the incident could have ended very differently.

"It's really upsetting to see that," he said.

"It was quite rough. Our lifeguards and lifesavers aren't babysitters."

"With hazardous conditions hitting the coast, it is crucial that people are keeping within their limits and not taking risks when they enter the water."

Tibor said there were 25 rescues across the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, the first day of the school holidays.

He said volunteer lifesavers and professional lifeguards performed numerous preventative actions throughout the day to ensure beachgoers were staying safe. ●

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THE BOLTON REPORT

SANDY BOLTON, NOOSA MP

TIME FOR THE CHRISTMAS WISHES Dear Santa, This Christmas I have only two wishes for presents (maybe three if I have been good?). The bonus Santa, is that they are gifts that do not need wrapping, can be shared by our very diverse 'one mob', and will just keep giving!

As an MP, I look at two of the contributing factors that wrestle for resources every day. Fear and hope, with much of our time spent finding resolutions and solutions. Whether that be the impacts from individual decisions - poor health from diet or lifestyle choices, or what can be devastating consequences from someone else's decision such as drink driving. And then there is hope.

Individuals and organisations who work to address needs, fears, and gaps. Whether it is mothers expressing milk for the Breastmilk bank so that premmie bubs have the very best start to life, our volunteers driving to the Brisbane Foodbank so that our school children have a breakfast, to our selfless organ donors who give the ultimate gift of life.

Both hope and fear drive action, and the important difference is whether the action and the energy expended delivers a positive outcome and resolution, or a negative outcome that debilitates and creates angst and further fear. Every day we must ask ourselves - where do we operate from, and what do our actions and decisions create?

How blessed we are in Noosa. Every day we see what other communities are

confronted with on a daily basis - medical assistance many hours away, devastating drought that cripples families financially and emotionally, to a lack of connectivity where elderly residents can pass away without neighbours knowing. Our community, full of incredible people and organisations, take fear and hope and

provide both the question 'how to resolve' and a solution, which is a gift in itself.

This Christmas, let's take a moment and reflect on those that work 'in front' and behind the scenes in hope, delivering essential services, care, friendship and what can be a lonely road to making 'change'. Let's really remember, and be truly

thankful, to those who gave, and continue to give their lives for the life that we now have. Let's consider our perception, and perspective before posting that Facebook 'rant', criticising another, or venting our frustration at front liners. That wait in a hospital, traffic congestion that makes us 10 minutes late, or the lack of something within a 10 minute drive? Across QLD, and Australia, many would hope for the things that we consider as unacceptable.

So Santa, can you please put under the 'Noosa Tree' for our very extended family, the first gift of understanding about the impacts of our actions, and how just one positive change in each of our lives will contribute to the betterment of another, to the collective good, to 'ourness'. The second, that regardless from whether we are coming from fear or hope, that the action we undertake is one that resolves, not absolves, even if that action is simply reaching out to another for assistance. Two gifts - unwrapped - that can be used every day by all of us.

Thank you Santa and Merry Christmas Noosa! May everyone take the opportunity that we have been given, to live a life of good friends, good deeds and good will, and share these as gifts to one another. I am looking forward to seeing everyone out and about over the break with my grandies in tow! ● Sandy

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SANTA DROPS IN ON PEREGIAN "There he is" was the excited call from children, and adults, as Santa came into view in the skies above Peregian Beach yesterday when the village celebrated its annual Christmas Carols event.

Children ran to greet the jolly man after he touched down on the sand with his elves.

Thousands of people filled the Peregian Beach Park to enjoy the entertainment, a meal and listen to some Christmas carols. â—?

Santa and his elves drop in to Peregian Beach.

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Moby May and Xavier Whitfield watch Santa descending from the sky.

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VIEW FROM ABOVE AIDS RESEARCH Drones are proving to be a game changer for whale researchers who can now view them from above."Drones permit us to measure the length of the whales and monitor the way they interact with each other and how they respond to others in the water," University of the Sunshine Coast tourism research Dr Vikki Schaffer said.

"We have wondered why dolphins join the whales at feeding time and we suspect that it is because milk is being dispersed

into the water. This could actually help us confirm what is happening."

Previously, scientists have monitored whales from shore or on boats using binoculars while maintaining the required approach zone of 100 to 300 metres. With special permission from the Commonwealth Government research drones can take images to collect more accurate information.

Sunreef Mooloolaba owner Dan Hart

said his team reserve spots for USC researchers on their Swim With the Whales Experience so they could get out to see the whales.

USC Honours student Emily Gregory is using the footage to measure the length and width of the whales to capture data on population health, supervised by Dr Kylie Scales, Dr Javier Leon and Dr Schaffer.

"The health of the individual is so important to the population dynamic,

reproduction and overall survival. Their capacity to store energy reserves during annual migration is critical," Emily said.

"It's not common knowledge, but whales play a huge role in cleaning our air.

"Whale poo cycles important ocean nutrients like nitrogen and iron from the depths to the surface waters. These nutrients sustain plankton populations which, in turn, play an important role in extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It's all linked." â—?

FOX FLIES THE COOP After 14 years with Noosa Council and 30 years in local government, Noosa's widely respected Director of Community Services, Alan 'Fox' Rogers, retires this week.

Mr Rogers has played an instrumental role in the development of some of the Shire's most significant public infrastructure, including the Cooroy Library, The J theatre and the recently completed Peregian Digital Hub. He was also a driving force behind the Noosa Social Plan and other important policy documents for Council, and filled the role of Local Disaster Management Group Coordinator during his tenure with Noosa.

Mayor Tony Wellington said Fox leaves behind a powerful legacy not just to Council, but also to the broader Noosa community.

"At the heart of it, Fox is a people person, which is just the type of person you want heading up your Community Services Department. He is also somewhat unconventional, frequently forcing the rest of us to think outside the proverbial square."

"Fox has consistently served the Council and the entire Shire with the very best of intentions, always putting the good of our community at the forefront of Council business. His unflappable demeanour was a perfect fit, not just during disasters, but also when dealing with impassioned community issues like the resurrection of the Cooroy Memorial Hall," Mr Wellington said.

"The Noosa Shire is a better place thanks to his enduring and committed efforts, and his strong leadership, generous guidance of less senior staff and wicked sense of humour will be sorely missed."

Current Noosa Council Manager of Libraries and Galleries, Kerri Contini, has been appointed to fill the Community Services Director role upon Mr Rogers' retirement. â—?

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CHORALE HAS J ‘JUMPING FOR JOY’

BY JIM FAGAN It was mince pies, Christmas carols, cheese platters and loads of singing fun when Noosa Chorale brought JOY to a packed J Theatre last Friday and Saturday with its Christmas Cheer Wassail.

Eleven years ago Noosa Chorale introduced its first Wassail and as Chorale president Gai Ramsay told Noosa Today, "Many of those who regularly come say that for them the Wassail is really the start of celebrating Christmas.

"Each year it's a sell-out. Noosa people love sitting at "cabaret-style" tables, having a few drinks, something to eat and joining the

choir with the sing-along from word sheets of well-known carols.

"This year's theme was "JOY." We presented a mix of carols and classical music, including Beethoven's famous 'Ode to Joy. "We also had a beautiful duet by two of our singers, soprano Fran Wilson and contralto Debra Schneider who sang Laudamus Te from Vivaldi's Gloria.

"Next year is the 25th anniversary of our founding. We have a spectacular programme of concerts planned and I can promise something extra special for Wassail 2019," Gai said. ●

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LOOK, NO HANDS Why do we encourage law-breakers to continue to snub their noses at the law and road safety rules?

Starting with the lenient penalties for using their mobile when driving and perhaps injuring or killing other innocent drivers and pedestrians while doing so. Even the fear of killing or maiming themselves is no deterrent.

Now we are going to give them more encouragement.

Driverless cars with both hands free to use a mobile in one hand and with the other put on make-up or attend to all types of toiletries, AND at the same time while playing a game of chess with passengers.

The mind can’t contemplate what those idle hands will be up to under the dashboard.

E.Wright, Sunrise Beach

NOOSA 2026 10 years ago, in 2016, the Noosa Council introduced a new program called ZEN (zero emission Noosa) aiming to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gas to zero within 10 years.

The very brave and audacious project had many well-known critics shaking their head and seriously doubting that it could ever be achieved. 10 years on and the council is only a few months away from achieving this wonderful milestone. But let me take you back to the beginning and show you how it happened.

Early 2019, the mayor realised that their program was way behind schedule, so the hard decision was made to ban all cows in Noosa Shire, and immediately a huge drop in methane gas put the project back on track, but more needed to be done.

A few months later it was decided that waste management was the main culprit for gas emissions, and therefore should be banned! Noosa citizens were asked to bury their own rubbish in their backyard and the problem was solved.The locals were grateful for the extra physical work, and felt involved in the project.

But in 2021, the council realised something drastic needed to be done and therefore announced a full ban of fuel combustion of all kind - cars, trucks, buses and boats running on petrol and diesel with only vehicles running on indirect emissions (electricity and steam) left on roads and rivers. Surprisingly The Noosa community embraced this new concept and what a great sight it was, hundreds of elderly people zipping around on their electric mobility scooters, bikes, canoes, kayaks...

In 2023 it was decided to take it one step

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The beautiful tent spider, captured by Cameron Gillespie. If you would like to submit a photo for Lenscape please email newsdesk@noostoday.com.au. further and introduced their pet project “Daylight Living“ which basically requires Noosa residents to only be active during daylight, allowing all street lights to be turn off.This fantastic project not only had a massive effect on greenhouse gas reduction, but was also well received by the locals, as most of them were already going to bed by 7pm and getting up at 5am. A win-win situation again for Noosa.

And here we are now, 2026, only few months away from the ZEN project deadline, and unfortunately still a small amount of carbon emissions needs to be removed to make it a complete success. Therefore after hours of deliberations the council have decided to introduce ‘The body emissions police’.

You guessed it, council will employ their old parking officers (obsolete since the withdrawal of cars) to patrol Noosa streets with “sniffer dogs” to catch and fine any gas emission offenders. Repeat offenders will be rehabilitated in holistic clinics and taught to hold on.

This last step will guarantee council reaches their zero emission deadline in a few months.

What a wonderful achievement, congratulations Noosa Council.

Dom Massoni, Verrierdale

PROUD TO LIVE IN NOOSA Thank you to John Spencer for voicing the concerns of Noosa residents with regard to unsustainable tourist levels.

We expect to share this piece of paradise and are proud to call Noosa home.

Things are changing rapidly, however, with an ever increasing number of council sanctioned events. Many are well estab-

lished and tolerated such as the triathlon, but enough is enough.

Residents and visitors are routinely inconvenienced by events and one must also consider the lengthy setting up and dismantling of necessary equipment for such. Road and car park closures have become unbearable and happening almost year round.

Transparency should be mandatory. Minutes of council meetings prior to events need to be open for public discussion and not just a few representative groups. Those with vested interests should not be involved in the decision making process.

It is alarming that private interests such as Rococco’s New Year's Eve extravaganza are given the go ahead without public consultation.

It is more alarming that the future of this event will apparently be determined by whether or not it makes a profit for the event organisers. Is that now council's attitude?

Like so many others, this event will hijack a much-loved part of Noosa in prime holiday time. Cordoning off large public areas and charging heavy admission fees is not in the spirit of a warm Noosa welcome. These public spaces have and should continue to be freely enjoyed by both residents and visitors alike.

Lee Scott, Noosaville

CLIMATE PRIZE STILL UNCLAIMED Good news for all our keyboard climate warriors, there is a $10,000 prize just waiting to be claimed - it should be really easy, and just in time for Christmas!

About 10 years ago I wrote a media article which gained wide coverage at the time,

about a Victorian locomotive engineer who promised that reward in a signed affidavit witnessed by a Victorian police officer, to anyone who could produce empirical evidence that carbon dioxide was the main driver of climate change.

Should be easy-peasy, as we are constantly told “the science is settled“.

Well I have just contacted the originator of that challenge, Peter Laux, who confirmed that the prize remained unclaimed and there had been no serious submissions.

It could provide a healthy addition to our Noosa Council’s environmental fund, boost a certain outspoken country science teacher’s resources, or just provide a nice holiday for an individual well versed in the “scientific consensus".

Anyone up for the challenge could also check the conclusions reached at a recent international climate conference in Portugal (which remain unreported in the mainstream media) at https://www.portoconference2018.org and submit their 'proof ’ to Dr Denis Rancourt’s Climate Guy site. (Dr Rancourt is a former Professor of Physics at the University of Ottawa, Canada).

John Mikkelsen, Noosa

REFUGEE HORROR ACKNOWLEDGED Mr Venturini, I apologise if you feel I disparaged your horror story as a refugee. I had no idea of the accommodation circumstances of refugees arriving in 1949, since your explanation I realise what you had to endure was certainly nothing like later immigrants, I agree the conditions you describe were appalling.

I am always surprised when those who have entered the country as refugees or immigrants are so volatile about others who seek refuge here. Most come from wartorn countries and having seen videos of the devastation they are leaving behind.

This seems worse considering the Howard Government was responsible for a large portion by jumping the gun on the weapons of mass destruction search and going in before it was found there were no WoMD. More than most they seem to object to their seeming desire not to want to work, which I consider is tough because it is hard now for Australians to find a job in a market which seems to be short of work for the unskilled, or these days the over-forties.

Again, let me say I did not mean to offend you, I just took offence to your attitude pertaining to the current bunch of refugees on those Islands of no hope.

Mae Elliott, Noosaville

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1/19 Laburnum Crescent 3

2

1

$1,195,000

11.00am - 11.30am

7/8 James Street

3

2

2

Over $795,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm

24/67 Gibson Rd

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2

1

$1,095,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325

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4

2

$2,595,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325

5

3

2

$1,665,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0414 367 282

Doonan

Noosaville

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Saturday 22nd December

12.00pm - 1.00pm

323 Sunrise Road

7

5

8

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20/1 Quamby Place

2

2

1

$749,000

11.00am - 11.30am

16 Wild Apple Court

4

3

2

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Noosa4Sale - 0412 635 274

Noosa Waters Saturday 22nd December

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 1.00pm - 1.30pm

14 Masthead Quay

Friday 21st December

Sunrise Beach 11.00am - 11.30am

16 Wild Apple Court

4

3

2

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12.00pm - 12.30pm

2/67 Noosa Parade

3

2

1

$1,699,000

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

Saturday 22nd December Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512 11.00am - 11.30am

16 Southern Cross Pde

Saturday 22nd December

Tewantin 10.00am - 10.30am

11 Natasha Avenue

4

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0414 367 282

10.00am - 10.30am

11 Cooran Court

4

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

11.00am - 11.30am

2 Smoke Bush Drive

4

3

2

$1,125,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

11.00am - 11.30am

16 Wild Apple Court

4

3

2

offers over $1.5m

12.00pm - 1.00pm

29/17 Natasha Avenue

3

2

1

$1,900,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0414 367 282

12.00pm - 12.30pm

6 Smoke Bush Drive

3

2

2

$1,050,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

12.00pm - 12.30pm

2/67 Noosa Parade

3

2

1

$1,699,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

12.00pm - 12.30pm

5 Moonare Crescent

3

2

3

$900,000

Noosa4Sale - 0412 635 274

1.00pm - 1.30pm

28 Warana Street

5

3

4

Mid $900,000's

Noosa4Sale - 0412 635 274

2.00pm - 2.30pm

19/2 Serenity Close

2

2

1

$695,000

Thursday 20th December

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

11.00am - 11.30am

3 Lewis Street

5

2

1

High $600,000's

Noosa4Sale - 0412 635 274

12.00pm - 12.30pm

16 George Street

4

2

2

High $700,000's

Noosa4Sale - 0412 635 274

5

2

1

High $600,000's

Noosa4Sale - 0412 635 274

Saturday 22nd December 10.00am - 10.30am

3 Lewis Street

Auction Diary Doonan Saturday 9th February

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325 12.00pm - 1.00pm

Noosaville

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5

8

Auction

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0411 862 954

4

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0414 367 282

4

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

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Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570

Noosa Heads

Thursday 20th December 1.00pm - 1.30pm

323 Sunrise Road

Saturday 19th January

23 Jacksonia Place

5

2

2

$859,000

Noosa4Sale - 0412 635 274 9.00am - 9.30am

Saturday 22nd December

11 Natasha Avenue

Friday 25th January

10.00am - 10.30am

7/213 Gympie Terrace

2

2

1

$645,000

10.30am - 11.00am

18/152 Noosa Parade

2

2

1

$625,000

11.00am - 11.30am

1/17 William St

3

3

2

$1,687,000

11.00am - 11.30am

23 Jacksonia Place

5

2

2

$859,000

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 3.00pm - 3.30pm Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325

11 Cooran Court

Noosa Waters

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325 Friday 25th January Noosa4Sale - 0412 635 274 4.00pm - 4.30pm

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FILM IS GAINING GLOBAL INTEREST When Noosa community dance artist Gail Hewton decided to challenge notions of ageism and ageing through a film titled, In a Different Space, little did she know it would go global.

The film celebrates the dance stories of people aged 60 to 101 years from novices to professional dancers with a range of physical abilities and conditions.

"The idea for this project emerged from the strong relationship I have built with my community dance participants over several years," Gail said.

"Over time I have discovered many rich and amazing stories of my dancers and felt the world needed to hear them or should I say see these stories through the creativity and joy of dance.

"Dance is most often seen as the domain of the young and it's time such perceptions and expectations are changed - dance is possible for everyone including older people and those with mobility restrictions and issues."

The dance participants were filmed away from usual dance places but in spaces that held meaning for them.

Since its completion the film has been selected for six international film festivals in

Jack Floyd dances In a Different Space.

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Summer school director Anna Leatherdale described it as combining beauty, humour, serenity and cheekiness in equal measure.

"Anyone who feels themselves growing older should watch this film," she said.

In Australia the film has screened at the film at the inaugural Arts and Health Queensland Network Forum in Brisbane and Ausdance NSW's Creative Ageing Forum in Sydney.

She will present it as part of the Speakers Program at Woodford Folk Festival in December. ●

Jacqueline (Jonny) B'Nay leads the group. the US, Canada, Brazil and Noosa.

Gail shared the film with dance colleagues at the People Dancing's International Summer School in the UK.

From there she was invited to screen it at the Tipperary Dance Festival's Dance and Health Symposium in Ireland and at Burton-on-Trent's International Day of

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COMPLETELY MAD-FUN FOR THE MOB The Noosa Arts Theatre goes down the rabbit hole for a completely insane, fun filled journey! Join our young talented Grace Burroughs as Alice as she tries to navigate her world through the completely mad world of Wonderland in this fun filled panto.

Alice has grown tired of picking strawberries and falls asleep, when she awakens, she comes across the white rabbit (Keely Long) and follows him through the rabbit hole and into Wonderland, where she meets Lewis Carrols titular characters like the Queen of Hearts played by the much loved Sheila Oliver, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum played by local twins Gus and Vic Alexander and many many more.

Follow along with Alice as she tries to save Wonderland from the Knave of Spades (Brant Warden) who has plans to marry the beautiful Princess Ruby of Hearts (Georgia Corry) and ruling over Wonderland, and to get her love he must steal a golden heart from a magical Wizard (Zara Ridell).

Alice's chaotic adventures quickly ensue, including a completely utterly bonkers tea party with the Mad Hatter (Caileigh Lutzke). Not just the kids, but the entire family will have an uproarious time at this pantomime. Presented by the Noosa Arts Theatre in January.

This pantomime is completely packed to the brim with music, songs, completely chaotically funny scenes with all your friends in Wonderland.

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entire cast to this brilliant pantomime this January.

DATES · Saturday at 11am and 2pm - January 5,12, 19

· Sunday at 1pm and 4pm - January 6,13, 20 TICKETS All Tickets $15.00 163 Weyba Road, Noosaville

PO Box 3, Noosa Heads, 4567, Queensland Box Office open 10am - 2pm Tues - Fri Phone: 5449 9343 Email: info@noosaartstheatre.org.au ●

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OLD-TIMEY FUN STAGED AT THE J Join roots duo Hat Fitz and Cara as they launch their new album around Australia.

Hat Fitz and Cara can in no way be mistaken for a dainty duo. They are festival favourites throughout Canada, Australia, Europe, and the UK and it has been said they pack more energy into one song than most have in an entire career. A unique combination of hill-style Gospel blues with old timey flavourings and stripped down to just voices, guitar and vintage drums, Hat Fitz and Cara embellish impeccable rootsy originals with soulful vocals reminiscent of a time once forgotten.

Join Fitzy and Cara as they launch their much anticipated 5th studio album around the country this spring.

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Hinterland gastro pub The Imperial Hotel in Eumundi recently launched their summer menu - featuring some seriously 'to die for' dishes. We think you may need to make several trips to try the wealth of offerings ... and wash it down a top notch Eumundi Brewery beer, brewed on site at the hotel.

Head chef Cale Dempsey continues to feature fresh, seasonal produce with his twist on classic pub favourites and a fabulous selection of modern dishes.

New additions to the starters and share plates include delicious chickpea and ricotta corn fritters with smoked paprika tzatziki and pistachios; balsamic fig and haloumi bruscetta; fennel and potato rosti with smoked salmon; prawn and pork cakes on a jalapeno avocado cream cheese with mango salsa; and Seared Scallops with pomegranate, rocket and ruby red grapefruit.

There will be sighs of relief to hear that the ever-popular flash fried calamari with aioli and also the American-style chicken wings with

blue cheese sauce are still on the menu!

There's a fine selection of burger options (including Wagyu beef, cajun chicken and bacon, and yellow-fin seared tuna), a knockout philly cheese BBQ steak sandwich; as well as two new taco options: roasted dukkah cauliflower tacos with avocado jalapeno cream cheese topped with rocket, caramelised onion and grilled haloumi, or pulled pork tacos on a chipotle cashew cream cheese with rocket, red cabbage and shredded pear topped with zesty sour cream.

Additions to the 'Garden Delights' offerings include a pear and pomegranate salad; a roasted pumpkin salad with toasted sage croutons; and a heavenly mango and papaya salad.

New main creations that have us drooling are the tandoori chicken breast with mango relish on turmeric toasted coconut rice, served with chilli, coriander, shallots then topped with parsnip curry crisps; the prosciutto and chorizo pappardelle with sauteed leeks and rocket in a white wine garlic cream sauce finished with

an egg and topped with shaved parmesan and sage; and the Rump of Lamb on chat potatoes, green beans, balsamic figs, cherry tomatoes, olives, baby spinach and finished with a bravas sauce topped with toasted almond and mint.

There's also a delicious selection of gourmet pizzas, with a wealth of new combinations. We couldn't go past the Wild Mushroom and Prosciutto - with roast peppers, baby spinach, caramelised onion and mozzarella. Sooooo good! Another fine addition to the menu is a cheese board featuring locally sourced camembert, blue and cheddar with olives, roast peppers, hummus and crackers.

Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner (and all day dining on weekends).

The Imperial Hotel's courtesy bus operates Friday and Saturday nights from 5pm and Sunday from 12pm - 4pm travelling to Eumundi, Belli Park, Cooroy, Doonan, Eerwah Vale, North Arm and Verrierdale.

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COMMUNITY UPDATES TEWANTIN NOOSA GARDEN CLUB The next meeting of the Tewantin-Noosa Garden Club will be on Monday 11 February 2019. The club meets on the 2nd Monday of each month (except December and January) at 1pm for 1.30pm start, in the Catholic Church Hall, 5 Moorindil St, Tewantin.

February speaker is Adam Woodhams garden guru and project designer presenting a virtual tour on Norfolk Island. Visitors welcome. Contact Yvonne Astill 5471 0603 or tewantinnoosagardenclub.com

BOOMERANG BAGS Noosa Boomerang Bags is sewing and selling out of Wallace House, 1 Wallace Drive, Noosaville. We need volunteers and clean fabric to sew alternative bags to single use plastic bags. We hold our sewing bees on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9am to 12.30pm. For more information phone Sandra on 0466 44 99 46 or Julia 5448 2321, email boomerangbagsnoosa@gmail.com or visit www. boomerangbags.org

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP MEETING The Christian Fellowship of Noosa meets each Sunday at 9.30 am at the CWA Hall, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin. We are an inter-denominational Christian Fellowship and welcome all visitors. Our Speaker for Sunday 23th December is Chris Lancaster and the topic is "The Greatest Gift ever Given" Our Speaker for Sunday 30 December is Peter Evans and the topic is "A New Year's Message" The service is followed by morning tea. Enquiries secretary Kevin 5479 0460.

CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP From Thursday 17 January 2019 our weekly Music Group will be held every Thursday from 9.30 to 11.30am. We listen to Classical Music on CDs or watch Classical Music DVDs. Donation of $2 for morning coffee or tea and biscuits. Phone Lyn on 5449 0537 for more details.

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING Every Tuesday evening from 7-9.30 pm Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening of new vogue and old time dancing at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall. Cost is $5, which includes supper. Come and be a

MEALS ON WHEELS ROSTER Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 24 December 2018 to Tuesday 1 January 2019.

Monday Drivers: Not Required Kitchen: Closed Tuesday Drivers: Not Required Kitchen: Closed Wednesday Drivers: Not Required Kitchen: Closed Thursday Drivers: Not Required Kitchen: Closed Friday Drivers: Not Required Kitchen: Closed We will recommence our service from Wednesday 2 January 2019.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our dedicated volunteers. See you next year.

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. noosatoday.com.au

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ART CAPTURES MUSIC AND NATURE IN ONE FELL SWOOP Artists Nicole Harper of Gympie and Sunshine Coast's Brian W. Jones will showcase their latest exhibitions at the Pomona Railway Gallery from 5 January to 6 February.

Nicole grew up surrounded by art and with a mother who is a successful artist.

After dabbling in school, she didn't pick up a paintbrush again until finding herself living on a remote cattle station as a wife and mother to three children. She found painting gave her a way of appreciating her landscape and provided an identity that was separate from her roles as wife, mother, school teacher, cook and other duties required of the boss's wife.

"It wasn't the grandiose that caught my eye to paint, it was always a simple thing like a row of trees or an open plain," she said. "It is also the hardest thing to take something so simple and share it with others."

Her exhibition titled Explorations will share the gallery with a collection of

Brian W. Jones works by Brian W. Jones who paints under the signature WAREHAM. Brian is best known for his nstrument art series, however this showing will include his work in traditional oils of flora and fungi, Australian forests and exotic locations of beauty and historical interest.For more informationvisit www. pomonagallery.com or Facebook. â—?

spectator, and see if you will enjoy it. Phone 5485 2007.

Noosa area. No dues or fees. For more information phone 0404 302 186 or 5485 1491.

NTH TEWANTIN BUSHCARE GROUP MEETING

AL-ANON MEETING

Join Nth Tewantin Bush Care Group of local volunteers every first Sunday of the month from 7.30-9.30 am to weed and plant along the river. It is light work and a lot of fun.

All equipment is provided and an excellent morning tea follows. Grab a hat, repellent and sunscreen and come along. Ring 0432 384 596.

RETIREES WELCOME Noosa 2010 Probus retirees' club meets each month (2nd Tuesday) at the Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club in Hilton Terrace. We also have day trips and some longer holidays, theatre trips, garden visits, a walking group and lots of meals out together. Please give Brian a ring (0403 435 978) if you'd like to visit our friendly club; you'd be very welcome.

CARPET BOWLS Noosa indoor bowlers invite people to join them for a fun game of bowls, no experience necessary, and a friendly chat over morning tea on Fridays at Noosa Leisure Centre, Wallace Drive, Noosaville. Phone Gaileane on 5449 0170 or Lesley on 5442 4227.

NATIVE BEE BOXES AT MEN'S SHED Noosa Men's Shed, at Wallum Lane near Noosa Springs, have available a selection of Native Bee Boxes for sale. Call by on a Wednesday Morning between 10am and noon to organise a purchase. Other garden paraphernalia (like Adirondack chairs) are also available.

NOOSA TOASTMASTERS Develop Public Speaking and Leadership skills for life at Noosa Toastmasters. We are a fun loving, supportive group who are all learning together. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month 6.30 - 8.30pm at the CWA Hall in Poinciana Ave, Tewantin.

The first two visits are free so you can come and see if it's the place for you. For enquiries phone Ben on 0418 173 167 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com.

OVER-EATERS MEETING Over-eaters Anonymous has meetings in the

Are you troubled by someone else's drinking? You can get help at the Noosaville AlAnon Meeting.

Monday nights from 6-7pm at the Noosa Baptist Church, corner of Weyba Road and Lake Weyba Drive (near Aldi). Contact: Geta on 0427 561 960 for more information.

NOOSA 2010 PROBUS CLUB Retirees are welcome to join our friendly group. We meet regularly for meals, coffee mornings, darts, theatre and garden groups and much more. Trips on The Ghan, the Murray River and camping in NSW coming up soon. Please do join us at Noosa 2010 Probus Club, just ring Brian on 0403 435 978 for details.

BRIDGE PAIRS WELCOME Casual Bridge is on offer the first and third Sunday of every month from 1.30-4pm at Noosa Bridge Club, 3 Wallace Drive , Noosaville. Cost is $2 per person and please come as a pair. Phone 5447 1341 for further information.

BALLROOM DANCE Dance Classes Social Ballroom are held on Sunday at 1pm at Masonic Hall, Moorindal St, Tewantin.

The first half hour is dedicated to beginners at a slow easy pace, to learn the basics of waltz and other dances. We then move to our intermediate level and after tea break at 3pm we have advanced. Come join us, all welcome with or without partners. For more phone Andrew on 0429 829 328.

UKULELE CLASSES A new course for Ukulele beginners is starting soon. No music experience needed. Contact Cherry the ukulele lady on 0410 573 629.

Volunteers wanted at Pomona If you love the theatre, movies, life entertainment, we need help to give it to you. The Majestic is hosting some great entertainment but the more events we have, the more volunteers we need to help out. If there are no volleys, the doors close. Please help us keep it alive!! Call - 54852330

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GARDENS WORKING BEE Working Bees are held at Cooroy Community Gardens every Sunday 8-10.30am at 20 Emerald Street, Cooroy. Bring along a hat, sunscreen, gloves, protective footwear and a cold drink. Quite a lot has been achieved since Permaculture Noosa assumed responsibility for the gardens.

NOOSA COMMUNITY GARDENS Noosa Community Gardens meet Fridays 8-10.00am, Sundays 9-11.00am off Hilton Terrace in Earl Street, Tewantin, next to TaitDuke Cottage. Free membership gives access to sustainable gardening, growing fresh produce, better nutrition, waste management, excursions ... fun, learning, new friends.

Just turn up - or contact Tara 0402 764 574.

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. 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. For more information phone 5471 1468 or visit www.katierosecottage.org.au

NOOSA COUNCIL CRANKS CREEK BUSHCARE GROUP Do you have unidentified weeds and plants in your backyard? Want to learn more?

Come have fun and join our Cranks Creek Bushcare group on the fourth Wednesday of every month from 8-10.30am morning tea included. Don't forget to bring your weeds for identification and eradication techniques. Please call Noosa Council on 5329 6500

FOLK DANCING Learn traditional dances from around the world with the Noosa Folk Dancers on Fridays 9.30am at the Uniting Church Hall, Werin St, Tewantin. First class free. Beginners welcome, dances to suit all ages, partners not needed for these line and circle dances. Phone Danni 5471 0409 or email dannilyn@hotmail.com.

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Unfortunately, the tail did not wag and the final wicket fell with the score on 207. In normal dry conditions this score would have been 250 plus.

After lunch, Gympie came out swinging in a bid to establish a winning run-rate in case of rain. They lost their first wicket in the 4th over for 28. Then they consolidated and were still well ahead of TNT's run rate at the 18th over when captain Jake Dennien weaved some of his spinning magic and took 3 Gympie wickets in one over. This over turned the game on its head with Gympie now 4-81. They continued going for the runs but eventually ran out of batsman some 41 runs short of the TNT's score in the 38th over. Best of the bowlers were Man of the Match, Jake Dennien, 5-48 to go with his 49 and Tom Freshwater 2-22.

Scott Aufderheide and Cody Rzeszkowski also took a wicket each.

This win was a great way to finish the first half of the season with 5 wins, a draw and a loss. With only Caboolture a few points ahead on the ladder there is optimism and confidence within the team for the second half of the season with a premiership not out of the question.

SECONDS hosted Palmwoods at home for the last game before the Christmas break but unfortunately the result was

Tewantin-Noosa Thunder Teams (TNT) won their First and Fourth Grade matches last Saturday in the final round this year of the One Day games. Seconds and Thirds went down in their matches. Next Saturday the Firsts will be involved in two T20 matches at Tewantin to wind up the first half of the season. Supporters are invited to attend the matches at Read Park and Dale Officer Oval.

FIRSTS. Despite the predicted wet weather the Firsts travelled north to play Gympie Gold and were able to complete a full-days play in their 50 overs match.

After TNT were sent into bat on a very slow outfield with wide side boundaries, it became apparent that scoring 4s would be difficult. The two Thunder openers, backin-form veteran Chris Wright and teenager Sam Baker started cautiously and scored at about 3 runs an over. It was not until the 24th over with the score at 77 that Chris Wright was out for 48. Sam batted on until he was out for a very patient 20 off 65 balls.

Captain Jacob Dennien (49) and Andrew Kratzmann (47) then set about upping the run rate and they put on 102 in the next 17 overs. This partnership included a huge 6 by Andrew over the spectator stand.

disappointing. Bowling first the TNT team had the visitors 9-72 but with some poor fielding and 18 extras they were able to post 116. Best bowling figured for TNT were Tom Stewart 4-22, Mike Thomson 2-23 and Nick Bennett 2-19.

The home team's batting turned out to be one of the worst displays by a TNT team for some years and they were bowled out for 45.

There will need to be some soul searching amongst the team before they line up again to resume the season after Christmas.

THIRDS The team travelled to Burpengary and were asked to bat first on an unprepared pitch. Wickets fell early and the team were in trouble at 5 for 37. Fred McKie(12)and Keegan Bean (30) put a partnership of 42 on and then Wayne Rostron, making a welcome return to TNT colours helped the score along to 111.

Opening up Keegan Bean bowled well and ended up with 1-20 off 7 overs. Pick of the other bowlers was Wayne Moore with 3-20 off 6 overs. However, the opposition batted well enough to pass the TNT target in the 30th over after losing 5 wickets.

FOURTHS moved their match to Matt Thornhill Oval due to the weather and set about destroying the depleted Burpengary team. Only three of their players were able

to post double figures and they were all out in the 28th over for 76. The TNT bowlers were always on top and the wickets shared as follows-Tom Green 2-8 off 3, Troy Evans 1-3 off 3, Brendan Chaplin 1-9 off 3, Justin Talbot 1-13 off 6, Luke Anstey 1-13 off 5 and Graham Chaplin 1-19 off 6.

The run chase was all over in just 9.4 overs with the team keen to see the game won before the lunch break. Runs ticked over quickly with 30 from Tony Watson, well supported by fellow opener Blake O'Donnell finishing 21 not out. Shane Gesell added 11 before Justin Talbot dealt the final blow with a 6 to seal the win in the 10th over. ●

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Noosa Leisure Centre has launched new Noosa Fit Kids holiday sessions - an hour and a half of fun active games and modified sports specifically designed for children and tweens.

The program, says Noosa Leisure Centre Coordinator Cathy Simon, is designed to encourage children’s interest in physical activity, from a young age.

“The holiday sessions will be held for 5-10 year olds. These sessions are designed to be fun and engaging for children while helping to develop their motor skills in preparation for taking part in sport.

Activities are in the indoor stadium, so rain, hail or shine the session will go ahead in all weather!” Ms Simon said.

“Games you know and games you don’t, but all fun and all active to wear your kids out. A good night sleep guaranteed after all this running around!” Ms Simon said.

“The Fit Kids Program is a great way to

give kids a taste of a range of different sports before they sign on to any one sporting activity for a season and is fully supervised by staff with blue cards.” she said.

There will be two days offered on the upcoming school holidays: Tuesday 8 and Tuesday 15 January from 10am- 11.30am for 5-10 years.

Places are limited so be sure to book in the Fit Kids holiday sessions, parents should contact the Noosa Leisure Centre on 5329 6550 or visit www.noosaleisurecentre.com. au ●

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PHIL JARRATT

AND SCOTTY LEAVES THE BEACH One of the great larrikins of Australian surfing, and one of our greatest treasures, left the beach last week after a long slide into dementia. Scotty Dillon, a regular at the Noosa Festival of Surfing until a few years ago, loved a long slide on a big day, and handled this final one, as he always did, with style and humour.

Scott Dillon was born in Bondi in 1928 and was bodysurfing with his father before he could walk. A diminutive figure but a larger than life character, Scotty was always a storyteller, and sometimes the yarns seemed embroidered with the years. But what is undisputable is Dillon's bold and fearless approach to life, from tackling the biggest waves he could find in Australia, California, Mexico and Hawaii to stamping his authority in the boxing ring and putting his neck on the line as a professional speedway driver.

Scotty became a skilled toothpick rider during his early teens, and by the late 1940s he was a regular at Ben Buckler off Bondi when the swell was running. At Sydney Grammar School, Scott also trained as a boxer, and the ring took precedence in the years after World War Two when he won two Australian championships as a bantamweight and only just missed out on selection for the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki.

Brushing aside this disappointment, he travelled to California with his great mate Barry "Magoo" McGuigan and surfed until the money ran out, when he sought work in the logging camps of Canada. Back in Australia in the mid-1950s, he married Mitzi and, inspired by the arrival of the Malibu chip surfboards in 1956, decided to join fellow Bondi surfers Bill Wallace and Gordon Woods in the surfboard manufacturing business. He was also considered to be one of Australia's best big wave riders, tackling the Queenscliff and Bare Island bomboras on the very biggest days.

At the beginning of the 1960s Dillon joined Woods and Wallace in the move across Sydney Harbour to establish the hub of the surfboard industry in Brookvale, a group that later became known as the "Brookvale Six". By then he was regarded as a master craftsman whose experimental designs and cutting-edge fins attracted the attention of leading surfers and shapers like Bob McTavish, who did a brief shaping apprenticeship with Scotty.

Always looking for new thrills, Dillon became a respected speedway driver at

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Scotty’s last fist pump. special guest at a packed-house live music screening of our film. I sat next to him as the film played, watching him grow more animated as the familiar figures graced the screen. "That's me! That's Midget, bloody Midget, he was good."

I asked his daughter Lindy if we could take Scotty on-stage for the post-screening Q & A, and we guided him backstage as the credits rolled and got him seated on a comfortable lounge. I asked him just one question: "Scotty, now that you've retired from the surf scene, what do you miss the most? Shaping a beautiful board, riding a big wave, after-work beers with your mates?"

He spoke clearly into the microphone: "Nuh, I miss the chicks!" He smiled and gave a weak little fist pump. Cue standing ovation. Ah, Scotty, gonna miss you, mate.

The Irish Noosa Just as we're settling into a high summer of horrific crowds, sweeps and the nor' east sand gouge, old mate and former ASP tour judge Wayne Patrick Murphy took time out from penning the second volume of the Ian Cairns biography to send me and Kanga some pics from last week's lonely swell at a secret spot in Ireland, his adopted home.

the Sydney Showground and Liverpool Speedways in the mid-1960s. He captained NSW in midget speed cars and sedans between 1966 and '71.

In the late 1970s Scott moved his surfboard business north to Coffs Harbour, and gradually began to scale down his operations. In 1999 he opened Legends Surf Museum, just off the Pacific Highway, where he introduced busloads of backpackers to surfing's rich history, until the building of the new motorway forced its closure.

In late 2015, filmmaker Shaun Cairns and I interviewed Scotty at length in Coffs Harbour for our film Men of Wood and Foam, and although he was a bit hazy on his personal history, he still had his spark and his wicked sense of fun. Local shaper Billy Tolhurst and I subsequently arranged for a blank and some shaping tools to be set up outside his room at the Legacy Nursing Home. Steve, his main nurse, phoned me in great excitement a couple of weeks later.

"He's shaping again, and it's not bad! He wants to start a new label."

The last time I saw Scotty was in January at the ScreenWave International Film Festival at Coffs Harbour, where he was

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Murph writes: "I surfed Ireland's answer to Noosa (minus the trees, people and concrete) yesterday. There are three perfect right hand point breaks in a row, five if you include the Pier and Reef at the end of the line. It really is an amazing set-up, but now more people are onto it."

Murph concedes that the chill factor of the wind and water is extreme, and he wouldn't be out there without a 5/4 steamer with hood, gloves and booties. Me, I think I'll stick with this Noosa, for all the silly season bedlam.

And speaking of, to all who follow the Life of Brine, may you enjoy a safe and serene festive season, and manage a wave or two to yourself.

FOOTNOTE: I'm writing this with the Pipe Masters and the world title in progress, so only two words - GO JULIAN! And this just in: hats off to two-times world adaptive champ "Mono" Stewart, who checked himself out of the cardiovascular emergency award at UCSD Hospital to grab a second in the final of the Adaptive Worlds at La Jolla.

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STRONG BOWLING BOOMS FROM TNT U13 Lightning v Coolum Sixers at home.

Lightning won the toss and put Coolum in to bat. Coolum's batters were well and truly on form and although Lightning had a go, they couldn't put it together with the ball, Coolum finishing with a big score 6/249, Mitch Ricketts with 2 wickets and 2 catches (1 caught and bowled), Luke Sheppard 3 wickets and a stumping, Oliver Wilson a wicket and a catch. TNT went in to chase them down, but strong bowling had TNT all out for 74, Oliver 21 and George Scott 23no.

U16 v USC-Buderim at home. Winning the toss, TNT elected to bat. The match was delayed due to the wet weather so a 20/20 over format was played. A great opening partnership from TNT, putting on 57 before the first wicket. Harry Sheppard came to the crease and continued his fantastic form, a 100run partnership with Blake. Blake the next to fall on 52. TNT finished 2/165, Harry 63no. Great, tight bowling from TNT bowlers ensured USC-Buderim were never in the race, 2/79 after their 20 overs. â&#x2014;?

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BETWEEN THE FLAGS

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LIFESAVERS KEPT BUSY ON WEEKEND The weekend's inclement weather saw our beach patrols kept busy. On Saturday the Noosa patrols were faced with a big sweep with many surfers requiring help after being caught in strong drift. Quick response times from both the IRB teams and the Jet Rescue Ski saw some twenty five swimmers returned to the beach.

Sunshine Beach patrol captains reported a quite weekend. In competition Sunshine and Noosa sent teams to North Wollongong to contest round 3 of the Nutri-Grain iron man series For Noosas Lana Rogers, Australian Iron Woman Champion, this carnival was what she needed. Competing in surf with big swell and a shore dump, Lana put in her best effort this season in winning the Open Iron Woman final. "I was very relieved and happy; a big swell and shore dump made conditions very tricky."Despite having won the womens open surf race at the Coolum Round 2 of the series, Lana was not happy with her overall performance in the Iron Woman final.

Lana's ski coach Sharlene Kelly said, ''She put herself on a clinic regarding this race and it paid dividends." Once again this young lady has shown tons of determination and fighting spirit; and again team mate, 17 yr. old Electra Outram performed well narrowly missing a place in the final.

For Sunshine their team of youth also hit their straps winning the girls u/17 Taplin relay, boys second place in their u/17 Taplin and Amelia Ross won the u/17 girls ski race.

In the Open division Sarah Perkins came second in the womens surf race and for

the first time ever Ruby Nolan 16 made an Open Iron Womans final. A big well done to the coaches and youth of both clubs.

In keeping with club policy of helping other organisations when possible, the Noosa Club on Saturday morning extended the hand of friendship to members of the Brisbane G.P.S Rugby Union Old Boys Club.

The purpose of this is to assist the rugby players with their fitness. On arrival 23 first grade players under the guidance of their South African coach Elwee Prinsloo, where put through a lifesavers fitness program.

Conducted by Noosas Education Manager Greg Mc Laughlin, they were broken up into teams then performed short ins and outs through the surf followed by beach runs and other exercises. At the end of the session Coach Prinsloo expressed their thanks; the program was then finished with a team barbecue. This is the second year that such a visit has been organized and it was again well accepted.

Last years visit was arranged by Noosa clubbie (patrol captain and fitness coach) Donald McKill: Donald is also now in his third year as President of the Dolphins Rugby Club. When one looks closely at the history of both clubs the number of local lads who have served both as lifesavers and rugby players it becomes easy to understand the connection within our community of these two great clubs. Also congratulations to Dolphins Kieran Kearney on his Hall of Fame Certificate of Merit for outstanding contribution to sport on the Sunshine Coast. â&#x2014;?

Lana Rogers.

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With a bit of weather headed our way and some significant falls in the Noosa River catchment areas we will see a real change in the river. Weyba Creek and the Frying Pan have been fishing well with some great whiting taken, worms and yabbies are the baits of choice but if you are looking for better fish, give surface poppers and walkers a go, one quick tip is to use a long leader and also use mono leader as fluorocarbon sinks and can upset the balance of the lure.

The tailor and trevally are also in the river with good fish coming from the mouth and in Woods Bays, Larger surface lures have been getting smashed first thing in the mornings, smaller slugs at a medium passed retrieve have also been getting smashed and are a great option if you are land based. For the bait anglers; whole small pillies on gangs free floating in the current has worked well.

Free floating baits have also worked well on the mangrove jack at night, these fish tend to come out of the snags and feed on the flats under the cover of darkness. Large flathead are still on the chew in the river with plenty of fish over the 75cm mark being returned to the water, large brightly coloured paddle tail soft plastic have worked well but the prawn profile is by far the best on the flatties. Crabs are in good numbers with plenty of legal bucks taken, the deeper more saline area will be where most of the big bucks will be holding, fresh mullet is still the prime bait. Soaking it in tuna oil will also bring them running. Don't forget to

leave those pots in for at least one tide cycle.

On the offshore, weather has been a big factor. Swell made crossing the bar a bit challenging with most smaller vessels staying on the trailer, mackerel are a little hard to find as most fish would have run to the clearer waters well offshore. Most reports this week came from the more local reefs, there have been some tuna belting bait in Laguna Bay, Sunshine reef was good for Maori cod, grass sweetlip, squire, trout and Venus tusk fish, the sharks have been a pain with angler report plenty of quality fish taken by the tax man. North Reef has also proven successful for moses perch, tuskies, hussar, pearl perch, coral bream, and the odd spotted mackerel. Micro jigs and 6" soft plastics have claimed quality fish, while the bait anglers have been using pilchard's local squid and live baits.

On the beaches; Whiting numbers along Sunshine beach have been really improving over the last week, with some 30cm+ fishing being caught on baits fished in the deeper gutters. A few tailor and the odd jewfish have been caught off the rocks in deep water using whole pilchards, squid and slabs of mullet fillet. Noosa North Shore has also fished well for whiting and dart with the bigger tides fishing well. Large tailor have also been taken on the night tide.

On behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your fishing adventures! â&#x2014;?

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