Noosa Today - 14th February 2019

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So it's Valentine's Day. How will you celebrate? Will it be a card, chocolates, flowers?

How about dinner for two at a nice Noosa restaurant or a picnic by the river?

Perhaps a night at the movies or a bit of theatre.

Or will everyone be heading to Noosa Council chambers where councillors have decided Valentine's Day is the perfect occasion to hold a special meeting to discuss the new Noosa Plan.

If Valentine's Day isn't something you celebrate there are plenty of events coming up to enjoy.

There's the Rainbow River Festival heading to Noosa River in early March with plenty of colourful events to celebrate Noosa's LGBTI community.

And the Noosa Festival of Surfing is right on its tail.

Next week the Munch Festival promises plenty of good food and music and coming up at Noosa Arts Theatre is a music feast with Composing Noosa. ● - Margaret Maccoll

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HIP HOP ROYALTY RULE Aussie hip hop royalty Butterfingers have embarked on the 15 Years of Fatboys Australian tour.

The epic run kicks off on March 1, 2019 at The Villa in Noosa, and one lucky Noosa Today reader will win a double pass to the event.

With years of experience under their belts and an undeniable sense of rhythmic brilliance, Butterfingers are thrilled to bring their breakout album Breakfast At Fatboys back out on the road in 2019.

Butterfingers are no strangers to the wild live scene of the Aussie hip-hop world, as their cheeky, eclectic brand of stomping hip hop is hugely popular across the country.

Upon release, Breakfast At Fatboys was a triumph for the group, with singles, Everytime and I Love Work, making it to triple j’s coveted Hottest 100 countdown.

To ENTER simply go to noosatoday.com.au/competitions and click on Butterfingers. ●

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REVIEWS

SANDY’S SURVEY GETS RESULTS Some 700 Noosans had thoughts to share with State MP Sandy Bolton - see page 8.

LIGHTS OR ROUNDABOUTS? Cooroy faces the choice on page 10.

FOUR DECADES OF MARKET It’s been to market, to market for 40 years ... see page 12.

ILL WIND ON LETTERS PAGE What’s the Noosa climate? Hot, with a chance of some blowy gusts ... turn to letters on page 19.

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STAYS ZONED, PARTIES BANNED

BY MARGARET MACCOLL Noosa Shire will be declared a party house free zone and short-term letting will be restricted to zoned areas or planning approval under the new Noosa Plan to be discussed at a Special Council meeting being held today at 2.30pm at Council Chambers.

Although the new Noosa Plan has been kept under wraps Council's proposed treatment of short-term online rentals has been revealed in Council's Short-Term Accommodation - Online Platform Issues Paper on Council's website.

The Issues Paper was prepared by Council "to comprehensively explore the challenges arising from the sharp growth of the short-term online rental market in the Noosa shire" and facilitate "a suite of reasonable and actionable responses".

While the paper recognises accommodation platforms such as Airbnb and Stayz contribute to Noosa's tourist economy it recommended Council develop responses to maintain the amenity of the shire.

"Council's response should consider the legal, economic, social, administrative and monitoring issues, with a clear undertaking

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not to impact negatively on the region's tourism through overregulation and onerous legislation. It is important to make sure that the response to "home sharing" is in the best interests of both the community and the economy," it states.

The new planning laws follow Council's earlier action to manage short-term accommodation.

They have had representation on the Queensland Government's Peer-to-Peer Economy and Short Term Letting Industry Reference Group (the Industry Reference Group) since it was established in 2017 to develop a policy for managing short-term rental platforms.

And last July Council engaged property monitoring service BNBGuard to implement a pilot program to determine its effectiveness in collecting data on shortterm letting property. The service sends a notification when a listing appears on rental websites such as Airbnb, Stayz and Flatmates.com.au and since last December has identified 246 properties in Sunshine Beach listed online for short-term letting.

Council's Issues Paper outlines how the new Noosa Plan will address what it describes as "the adverse consequential impacts on liveability in residential areas, due to the significant surge in visitation numbers following the emergence of online

VALENTINE’S DAY BEST AND WORST

BY ABBEY CANNAN Today is Valentine's Day so Noosa Today took the opportunity to ask people on Hastings Street about their best and worst Valentine's Day experiences.

1. Jo Madsen - Brisbane "My worst Valentine's Day was my husband forgetting about it and the best was when I was spoilt with flowers."

2. Margaret Neal - Brisbane "My worst Valentine's Day was when I didn't receive a card. I had a few boyfriends but no card. Although that was a long time ago."

3. Frances Calleja - Brisbane "I've only ever celebrated Valentine's Day once and that was with my best friend Abby and we had a picnic down by the river."

4. Angela Foster - Mountain Creek

"You shouldn't just celebrate a particular date. Everyday should be a celebration of love."

5. Taylor Sultana and Mathew Malouf Sydney "Our worst Valentine's Day was when we went to every restaurant and they were all booked out and our best Valentine's Day will be this one because we're in Noosa."

Margaret Neal – Brisbane

Jo Madsen – Brisbane

Frances Calleja – Brisbane

share economy accommodation booking agencies".

These actions include: • A short stay area map that indicates the residential zones where certain forms of visitor accommodation are acceptable (in areas situated near the Noosa River and near beaches). • Restriction of visitor accommodation in other residential areas • Separate definitions of dwelling house and short-term accommodation • Party houses being defined as a specific form of holiday letting of a whole house. The Noosa shire will be declared a party house restriction area, based on s276 of the Planning Act 2016.

Once the New Noosa Plan is in place, Council will be able to take action against party houses based on complaints and "other sources to identify offending properties".

Also under the new plan properties will be defined as "dwelling house" and "shortterm accommodation" and property owners seeking to short term rent properties in unzoned areas will need to obtain planning approval through a material change of use development application.

NOOSA COUNCIL GOES LIVE Noosa Council will begin live streaming and archiving videos of its main meetings at today's meeting at 2.30pm and everyone can tune in.

Councillor Ingrid Jackson who initiated the practise for Council said she was delighted to have won unanimous councillor support for this step towards making Noosa Council meetings transparent for members of the community.

To view simply google Noosa Council TV Live Stream or Noosa Council TV or visit the Noosa Council website at https:// www.noosa.qld.gov.au/meetings-minutes then click on the Live Streaming heading or click on the link https://www.youtube. com/chann ... /UCLXZhND_YWe0xr0ywCQ6Uw/live If you can't watch live, click on council's 'YouTube channel' link https://www. youtube.com/user/NoosaCouncilTV/videos to watch at other times.

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Food Connect''s Rob Pekin and Emma-Kate Rose.

CONNECTING THROUGH FOOD

BY MARGARET MACCOLL hen Sunshine Coast farmers Sally Hookey and Peter Heineger of Hinterland Feijoas first entered the market about a decade ago it was through a partnership with Food Connect.

The couple began growing the greenskinned South American fruit in 2007 because they loved eating them.

Food Connect provides a distribution network for farmers and fosters relationships between farmers and their customers.

And Hinterland Feijoas fitted their criteria that the producers they deal with

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must be small and ecologically focused.

"We love farming and are committed to sustainable farming practices," Sally said.

"We grow all our fruit and vegetables using biological farming best practices and our whole farm is organic."

But feijoas were virtually unknown and untried in the market when Sally and Peter began and they couldn't sell their fruit through Brisbane markets.

"Food Connect gave us a lot of confidence knowing we had somewhere to sell our fruit," Sally said.

"They really do support farmers directly by buying as much as they can of your produce. It put us in the Brisbane and Gold Coast market."

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Food Connect founder Robert Pekin, a former dairy farmer, is only too aware of the challenges faced by farmers.

"It was after experiencing the hardship of working on the land himself, and eventually walking away from the family farm with $90,000 debt (in the 1990s), that led to Robert founding an ethically aware social enterprise that sought to rebuild the relationships between growers and consumers," Rob's partner and Food Connect general manager Emma-Kate Rose said.

"After a few years trialling the concept of Community Supported Agriculture across Australia, Rob found himself in Brisbane trialling Food Connect in 2004 with a small group of customers - mostly mums at home

- and a handful of local farmers."

The enterprise is based on the principle of risk sharing, where regular online customers create a stable market for local farmers, enabling them to commit to ecological growing practices.

"We ethically and transparently engage local farmers to supply ecological food that is in season and super fresh and we pay them about four times the amount of the big food chains, so more of your dollars go directly to the growers," Rob said. "Their beautiful produce is then delivered all over Brisbane for everyone to enjoy."

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Robert Pekin and Emma-Kate Rose at the Food Connect shed.

"When I met Rob shortly after Food Connect started, I was running my own car sharing business," Emma-Kate said. "A baby came along, the business was sold, and eventually I couldn't help myself with being involved. It took a few years doing special projects voluntarily for the business before being voted in by the staff to take on the lead role and give Rob a break."

Emma-Kate gave herself the title of General Happiness Manager in a bid to thumb her nose at corporate titles.

"The Happiness part kept me focussed on creating a culture of caring and respect from the farmers to the customers," she said.

"That was my KPI - levels of Happiness."

Food Connect is changing the way farmers can sell their produce away from large supermarket chains and their model has attracted a growing number of producers on the Sunshine Coast in addition to Hinterland Feijoas. The enterprise has 80 farmers and 40 producers on its books and a waiting list of growers.

Local produce is restricted to a 400km radius and only produce fresh in season is bought.

Through Food Connect farmers are fighting back against the large chains which Emma-Kate said are ruining farmers through price pressures which are often below the cost of production.

"Our vision is for a highly distributed network of ethical, local food hubs that are an intrinsic part of the communities they serve," she said.

It also provides an alternative outlet from local markets and farm gate sales for farmers while still being direct to customers.

"Local markets are direct to customer, which is great," Emma-Kate said.

"However, for many farmers it's very inconvenient, tiring and takes a whole day or more out of their working week. And when it rains ... ..??

"We provide that alternative that makes it easier to sell through providing aggregation services. We pay farmers 50 per cent of the retail prices, which is four times that of supermarket rates."

Emma-Kate said farmers were ready for the change and limited only by their customer size, which has not yet caught up to meet the supply. noosatoday.com.au

Sally Hookey at Hinterland Feijoas.

"Most of the time our farmers are asking us to grow our market and provide more volumes," she said.

At present when they can't sell all their produce they direct farmers to other buyers market opportunities.

Food Connect has recently introduced a commercial kitchen to their enterprise allowing kitchen grade produce to be processed as value-added products, thereby reducing on-farm waste.

More employment, lower carbon footprint with less travel time and fresher, chemical-free food are among the benefits to the community of close connections forged between farmers and consumers.

Emma-Kate said food prices are about the same as at the supermarket but as customers order online there are no parking battles or temptations at the check out and pick up is organized from local delivery spots.

"Evolving as Australia's first Local Food Hub, Food Connect Brisbane now services a growing wholesale market to buyers groups, restaurants, cafes, farmers market stall

holders and cooperatives," Emma-Kate said.

"We work to connect a community that values a fair, healthy and flourishing food culture, where food and the work of those who grow, produce, process, transport and distribute it are recognised and rewarded fairly."

Emma-Kate and Rob will be keynote speakers at the Women Initiating New Directions Organisation (WINDO Inc) breakfast networking event as part of their second International Women's Week Festival being held in Noosa from 3-9 March.The festival celebrates, explores and advances the diversity, contribution and changing landscape of women and girls in the community. Its 2019 theme is 'When Sleeping Women Wake Mountains Move'.

After full houses at the inaugural festival, the program has expanded this year to include nine events across three regions in seven days. Together, they will feature more than 100 speakers, performers and artists exploring positive cultural change towards women and girls through thought,

Emma-Kate Rose and Rob Pekin with celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis. leadership and the arts. The program includes a major community leadership conference in Noosa to discuss current issues affecting women and girls in society, a community variety show spectacular in Noosa celebrating women's talents and stories, plus a series of artistic exhibitions.

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FATE OF RARE PARROTS IN THE BALANCE

BY MARGARET MACCOLL Noosa Council Mayor Tony Wellington says it is solely up to the developer to amend its plans for a high density residential aged care facility and retirement village if it is to consider calls from the community to retain glossy black cockatoo habitat at Sunrise Beach but community group Glossy Team Sunrise say he is ignoring an opportunity to negotiate changes.

Plans for the Uniting Care development in Grasstree Court were approved by the Sunshine Coast Council pre-deamalgamation about a decade ago.

Glossy Team Sunrise formed only in recent weeks and have campaigned to prevent the clear felling of habitat of the glossy black cockatoo, regarded as the most threatened species of cockatoo in Australia, and gained more than 2200 signatures of support on its change.org petition.

Team spokeswoman Bettina Walter said the group worked hard to meet with Uniting Care and open the lines of communication, telling them they would not stand by and watch Glossy feed trees being cut down.

She said the developer told them they regarded the meeting as "a first important step to engage with the local community and saw many advantages in the facility becoming part of the local social fabric".

"The developer representatives stated they had submitted their operational work plan to council and they believed council would now begin community engagement

Glossy Black Cockatoo. on this project," she said.

However in a letter to the Glossy Sunrise Team Cr Wellington said the operational works plan did not alter the building footprint but was for bulk earthworks to prepare the site.

"There is no legislative mechanism for Council to consult publicly on an operational works application," he said.

"Council has no authority nor coercive

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and the original development approval required for more than half the site to be dedicated to conservation as Nature Refuge.

The processing of that Nature Refuge status is currently underway, so arguably the original development assessment had significant conservation outcomes."

Cr Wellington said Council had received a minor amendment from the developer that aimed to conserve some trees.

A Uniting Care spokesperson said the project was going through final assessment and they were "committed to meeting all environmental conditions as outlined in the current Development Application".

"We are committed to providing aged care services to the Sunshine Coast community and will continue to work with the community throughout the process of this project," the spokesperson said.

Ms Walter said the team was asking for "people with power and relevant expertise and local stakeholders to come together to sit down and nut out a better solution".

"Apart from revisiting the design to retain more feed trees we also want to see a staged approach to any clear-felling that should occur. This would give glossies a greater chance to adapt."

The team plan to meet with Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation director Rex Halverson and are planning to hold a community event in the near future at Sunrise Shops.

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SANDY’S SURVEY GETS 700 RESPONSES

BY MARGARET MACCOLL More than 700 people participated in Noosa MP Sandy Bolton's inaugural community survey with affordable housing, renewables and climate change, lack of employment and transport the top issues raised generally.

Ms Bolton said there were no surprises in those responses and she expected to be able "to share progress on three of these in the coming weeks".

Roads, wildlife corridors and crossings, increased support for youth and families

and sustainable models for community organisations were the most frequently raised local issues under State Government control.

Survey respondents nominated the issues most important to them involving government departments as hospitals and health, housing affordability, roads and infrastructure, environment and cost of living expenses.

"Specifically, the road congestion to Brisbane, palliative care and end of life choices, violence and domestic violence and the affordable transition to renewables were

of concern," Ms Bolton said.

"These are not surprising as they continue to be forefront across Queensland and Australia and need to be addressed with a longer-term focus and on an all levels of government collaboration, which I believe we will see more on in response to the call from communities."

The survey also included a number of polls to gauge residents' views. The results indicated there were more than 93 per cent of people in support of voluntary euthanasia, 95 per cent wanted medicinal cannabis legalised, 87 per cent agreed with the decriminalization of sex workers, 87 per cent wanted poker machine reform, 80 per cent were in support of fishing reform in Noosa waterways, while 66 per cent said yes

to daylight savings in Queensland.

Ms Bolton said future surveys would include links to information sites on the polling items to assist people to provide informed responses.

"There were also a number of requests on issues that have already been dealt with, or in final negotiations. These included the decommissioned TAFE, Beckman's Rd and river hulks," she said.

"Even though every form of communication is utilised to get information out into the community, there can still be a gap."

Ms Bolton encouraged residents to join Noosa 360 if they wanted to be informed on the progress of local issues.

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COOROY UNDECIDED ON LIGHTS OR ROUNDABOUTS More than 200 residents turned out at Cooroy Memorial Hall to hear Nicklin and Noosa MPs Marty Hunt and Sandy Bolton address concerns and answer questions on the issue of installing traffic lights or roundabouts at two of Cooroy's statecontrolled intersections in Elm Street.

Cooroy Area Residents Association (CARA) spokesman Rod Ritchie said responses from the meeting indicated traffic lights, which are the cheaper option, are more pedestrian and cyclist friendly, while roundabout users experience less severe accidents and a smoother traffic flow.

"An exit poll of 115 people showed 46 people wanting lights at the Myall/Elm intersection and 60 preferring a roundabout.

There were 10 votes for no change," he said.

"At the Diamond/Elm intersection, 45 wanted lights while 60 voted for a roundabout. There were 11 votes for no change.

"Interpreting this small poll, shows the gap between the two options is closing from CARA's earlier Facebook polls which showed roundabouts more than twice as popular as lights. Likely because the town wants a solution sooner, rather than later.

And likely, also, because that's the only option (Department of Transport and Main Roads) TMR has on the table."

The onus if now on the MPs to report

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the responses from residents to TMR and for TMR to collate the responses with those they have received via their website, before reporting back to the community.

Mr Ritchie said the economic impact on traders during the installation of either lights or roundabouts needed to be considered. "Busy streets in Brisbane that had lights installed found many shops without decent parking suffered a loss of trade in peak periods," he said.

"It's worth noting that TMR have indicated it can take up to four years for

a budgeted proposal to be acted on by the state government, so there's no early relief in sight. As to a new crossing of the railway, the town has been told to forget this expensive solution in the medium term."

Submissions on the project will be collected until 18 February.

Email northcoast@tmr.qld.gov.au, phone the project team on 5451 7055 and for more information visit https://www.tmr.qld.gov. au/Projects?Name/C/Cooroy-intersectionimprovements#communityfeedback. ●

Groups of nomadic little red flying-foxes - a species that is vital to the pollination of local eucalypts - have been spotted about the area in the past few weeks and are expected to stay for two to three months. Sunshine Coast councillor Jenny McKay said the flying-foxes travelled from the northern and western areas of Queensland to feed on local flowering plants, such as eucalypts, bloodwoods and myrtles.

"They are night-time pollinators, making flying-foxes essential to many of our local eucalypts, whose flowers only open at night," she said.

"By spreading eucalypt seeds around our coast and greater Queensland, these little reds are increasing koala habitat and keeping our native forests genetically healthy."

Council monitors the mammals during their annual visit. The drought in Western Queensland has led to scarce food, so more little reds are expected to pay a visit. ●

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HISTORIC MARKETS TURN 40

BY MARGARET MACCOLL Every picture tells a story so a series of photos showing the Original Eumundi Markets 40 years ago when it began and today will speak volumes on the enterprise that next month celebrates its anniversary.

Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre is busy developing an exhibition in its arts space to commemorate and celebrate the 40th year of the Eumundi Markets which is still run by non-profit community association the Eumundi and District Historical Association.

The Heritage Centre has an extensive collection of objects, photographs and documents relating to the history of the Eumundi Markets and will use these resources to create a glimpse into the past of what has become a world famous market.

Many of the photos and information in this heritage collection go right back to the beginning of the market which is recorded as starting on Saturday 24 March 1979 in and around the Eumundi CWA hall with only three stalls and eight visitors (not counting stallholders family members). It has now grown to have an annual visitation estimated at 1.2million.

You will be able to view images of the early markets and many of the marketeers, listen to some recorded recollections of the early market days and leave your own memories on the market memory board.

Newspaper clippings going right back to

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Eumundi Markets today.

Eumundi Markets at their beginning.

Eumundi Markets in the 1980s.

beginning will show the development of the market and how the market almost ended before it really began in the early 1980's.

The First 40 Years exhibition will open

on Saturday 23 March at 2pm in Wan'din'in arts space at the rear of Discover Eumundi, 73 Memorial Drive. RSVP is a must to info@discovereumundi.com. ●

One of the founding directors of Crime Stoppers, David Muir, is concerned having police man the call centre will deter people from providing information.

"The call centre is the core business for Crime Stoppers," he said.

"Civilians who took the calls ensured anonymity was protected. It was very important. Sometimes calls come from people on the fringes of crime. They can be threatened.

"And a lot of people don't want to get involved. They'll provide information if they know they can ring without getting involved."

Mr Muir, a Brisbane insurance lawyer and regular Noosa visitor, was approached through the insurance industry to establish Crime Stoppers in Queensland and with the support of the Police Minister and Police Commissioner it began in 1989.

The organisation was based on a US service which was set up following an armed robbery in the middle of the city in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in which a young man pumping gas was shot and killed on the eve of his wedding.

Seven days after the killing police couldn't establish any leads.

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NDIS funding provides opportunities for people who may have previously ‘fallen through the cracks’. However, the new scheme is confusing to many, with some reporting uncertainty about eligibility, what is funded, or even taking the next step.

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BY MARGARET MACCOLL Friendships formed through their love of schnauzers brought together about 60 people and their dogs on Saturday at the Apollonian Hotel at Boreen Point for their annual summer lunch.

Organiser Barb Luetjens said the schnauzer gatherings began about 20 years ago on the Gold Coast and after joining the groups Facebook page she decided the Sunshine Coast needed its own venue.

We started with meetings on the beach then one schnauzer owner at Boreen Point suggested the Apollonian, she said.

"It's snowballed from there," she said.

Guests travelled from across the region and beyond and apart from a little argy-bargy amongst the schnauzers they got on famously.

Among the guests was Schnauzer Rescue Queensland president Kirk Muddle who said the organisation had been incorporated last October enabling it to fundraise for its rescue dogs.

He said they had rehomed four dogs within two months but none of the devoted schnauzer owners had given up their dogs lightly.

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Introducing your School Principals

Reverend Chris Ivey

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When people ask what do I do, my simple answer is…enable others! With such a dynamic and engaging community, committed to our purpose of enabling students to move confidently into their future, I can’t think of a more rewarding role. It’s a delight to welcome the students each morning, to interact with staff as we share ideas about the future of our College and collaborate with parents to ensure a consistent approach to all we undertake.

The vision Principal, David McInnes, has for St Teresa’s Catholic College is one where students develop and grow holistically, realising their full potential.

I have been Principal at St Andrew’s for almost 12 years. I trained as an English and Drama teacher before becoming a College Chaplain both in Queensland and NSW. We have four children, the oldest two are at University and the youngest are still at St Andrew’s. Being both a Principal and parent gives me a wonderful insight. It is an absolute privilege to serve this vibrant community.

This year as a College we have committed to delivering a school wide Positive Education program.

At the centre of positive education are values where the welfare of others, the community, and the society are considered just as important as the wellbeing of the self. If such considerations become a fundamental part of the way that all children and young people are educated, the result will no doubt be a kinder, more compassionate and ultimately more peaceful world.

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With extensive experience as a Principal and educator, David has led the implementation of an ‘Individual Career Pathway’ (learning plan) program for every student. Students are individually mentored in understanding how they learn and identify their individual learning needs, as well as the skills required to pursue their chosen pathway.

Through the establishment of learning targets and goals and developing strategies to achieve these, learning becomes more relevant and ultimately more enjoyable, paving the way to their future career.

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Sharyn Rieger What would the students be surprised to find out about you?

My teaching career has taken me to four different countries. In the Yukon Territory I taught Inuit children. It was minus 30 plus degrees with only two hours of daylight for half the year and 23 hours of daylight for the other half. We ice fished, rode with sled dogs and a bear followed us during a national park hike! I was Principal at Vienna International School with a student population of 102 nationalities. Children all over the world might look a little different, speak another language, but essentially they are all the same.

What makes a good day at school?

Every day is absolutely the best day at Noosaville. With happy, caring students who are eager to learn, supportive families, a great school community and dedicated enthusiastic staff, Noosaville is always the best place to be!

If you could pass on any wisdom what would you share?

Opportunities usually don’t just come your way. You need to seek them out and make them happen. Good or not so good, every experience you have is a learning opportunity. You never know what the next experience will give you, who you will meet, where it might take you, or where your passions might lie. Life is a journey. Smile, laugh, make friends and enjoy the ride!

What is your first memory of school?

I grew up in beautiful Noosa! Every day my friends and I would wait on our Munna Point jetty for the bus to come. I couldn’t wait to get to school every day! I fondly remember my first grade teacher, Mrs Young who was kind and caring and my seventh grade teacher Mr O’Neill for making me work so hard. I remember a special day when we were all given a half day off school to go home and watch TV, when the first man walked on the moon!

Is there a quote or saying that you live your life by?

Anything Nelson Mandela wrote or said is worth living your life by. The Noosaville students though, would know me as always saying, ‘If you find someone without a smile, give them yours!’

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When it comes to the process of legally transferring ownership from seller to buyer, the new owner wants to be sure they receive the property they have paid for.

That’s where conveyance comes in.

The process that happens after you sign the contract is called conveyancing.

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Castaways Beach Saturday 16th February 10.00am - 10.30am

10/512 David Low Way

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12.00pm - 12.30pm

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$465,000 $375,000 offers over $499,000 offers over $520,000 Auction Contact Agent

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 144 484 Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0407 708 860 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0433 237 422

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0407 708 860

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2.5

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$785,000-$825,000

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

3 4 4

2.5 4 4

1 2 2

$785,000-$825,000 Contact Agent $2,495,000

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0419 757 770 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325

3 4

3 2

2 2

$1,159,000 $675,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 319 879 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 Saturday 16th February Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0433 237 422 10.00am - 10.30am 4 Woodlark Rise Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0419 757 770 11.00am - 11.30am 6 Ridgeway Street Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0407 708 860 Wednesday 20th February

3 4

2 3

2 2

$1,250,000 $2,250,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 582 670 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 582 670

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 980 247 1.00pm - 1.30pm Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034 2.00pm - 2.30pm

4 3

3 3

2 2

$2,250,000 $1,250,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 582 670 Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 582 670

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3

2

$1,995,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0401 008 138

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3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0433 483 049

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3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0433 483 049

12.00pm - 12.30pm 12.30pm - 1.00pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0468 922 519 1.00pm - 1.30pm Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0437 447 804 1.00pm - 1.30pm 4.00pm - 4.30pm

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2

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Contact Agent

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18/1808 David Low Way 4

5

4

$2,950,000

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Saturday 16th February 10.00am - 10.30am

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3

2

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10.00am - 10.30am

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10.00am - 10.30am

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2

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$695,000

11.00am - 11.30am

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2

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2

2

$1,785,000

11.00am - 11.30am

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2

2

Auction

11.00am - 11.30am

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1

1

Contact Agent

11.00am - 11.30am

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3

3

$1,490,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm

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Price Guide $900,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm

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3

2

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12.00pm - 12.30pm

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3

2

$1,950,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm

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3

2

$1,685,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm

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2

2

$1,050,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325

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1.00pm - 1.30pm

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3

2

2

$1,495,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 582 670

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3

2

$6,700,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0419 757 770

2.00pm - 2.30pm

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4

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EOI

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2

1

$1,900,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0414 367 282

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Saturday 16th February

10.00am - 10.30am 11.00am - 11.30am Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034 12.00pm - 12.30pm Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0419 757 770

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Sunrise Beach

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Sunshine Beach Saturday 16th February 10.00am - 10.30am

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Verrierdale Saturday 16th February

Noosa Springs

1.30pm - 2.15pm

Saturday 16th February

Wednesday 20th February

11.00am - 11.30am

B

Friday 15th February

Noosa Heads

12.00pm - 12.30pm

A

Wednesday 20th February

Saturday 16th February

11.00am - 11.30am

Address

146/61 Noosa Springs Dr 3

2

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049 1.30pm - 2.15pm

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2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049

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1

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Wednesday 20th February 11.00am - 11.30am

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Auction Diary

Noosaville Noosa Heads

Friday 15th February 11.00am - 11.00am

7/213 Gympie Terrace

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Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 Saturday 2nd March Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373 12.00pm - 12.30pm 146/61 Noosa Springs Dr 3 Garwoods Estate Agents - 0411 862 954

12.00pm - 12.30pm

21/60 Hofmann Drive

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1.5

1

$465,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm

26/60 Hofmann Drive

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1.5

1

offers over $499,000

1.00pm - 1.30pm

3/164 Noosa Parade

2

1

1

$375,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325

4.00pm - 4.30pm

7/76 Hilton Terrace

2

2

1

Contact Agent

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0433 237 422

Saturday 16th February 11.00am - 11.30am

7/213 Gympie Terrace

2

2

1

offers over $620,000

11.00am - 11.30am

1/17 William Street

3

3

2

$1,687,000

12.00pm - 12.30pm

26/60 Hofmann Drive

2

1.5

1

offers over $499,000

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0411 862 954

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2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0407 708 860

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0433 483 049

Noosaville

Saturday 23rd February 11.00am - 11.30am

1/19 Laburnum Crescent 3

Verrierdale

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CRIME STOPPERS VITAL From the disappearance of Samuel Thompson, to the murder of Tialeigh Palmer and the death of Daniel Morcombe, tips to Crime Stoppers have been vital in uncovering crucial answers for Australia’s crimes.

The independent charity organisation that has helped lead police to solve some of Australia’s biggest cases, will be taken over by the police department, following the sacking of staff and volunteers this week.

Crime Stoppers Queensland was established in 1989 and came to fruition through the hard work of many volunteers, the police, and my father, David Muir (former founding director and chair of the volunteer board of Crime Stoppers).

Since 1989, more than 38,000 perpetrators of crime have been apprehended as a result of anonymous tip offs through the Crime Stoppers program.

With police now manning the call centre, this could act as a deterrent for callers, due to some informants becoming nervous about submitting vital information about crimes directly to the police.

There are also concerns voiced among senior police officers who claim their low staff numbers are already stretched in responding to crimes.

Crime Stoppers has become a vital part of the fight against crime in Queensland.

The $250,000 shortfall in funding will impact the program and potentially cost many millions of dollars in diminished crime fighting ability.

Brigid Muir, Cooroy

REPORT SUPPORTS STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT A tourism report on overcrowding prepared for the World Travel and Tourism Council mentioned in this month’s council meeting agenda highlights a number of initiatives to overcome crowding. Unfortunately, it relates to major world cities and hence many of their recommendations are not applicable but some basic tenets apply, for example long-term sustainable planning that involves all stakeholders including governance.

Ironically, councils around the world have determined free bus trials are costly and inefficient and have had to improve road, transport and parking facilities.

John Lobb, Peregian Springs

WHAT IS CAUSING CLIMATE CHANGE IF NOT CO2 INCREASE? Reading a summary of all the GW denial arguments all at once (NT 7/2) was like a ride at an amusement park. It made me dizzy, but I laughed the whole way. I found it a great study in human psychology to see how deniers can be so determined to look past facts, put ideology above science, dwell on the irrelevant, manufacture straw men to slay for the masses, and scare the living daylights out of anyone who could bear to read so much drivel and believe any of it.

First, none of the correspondents offered any reason why climate change might be happening if it isn’t an increase in carbon dioxide. Four years ago, these same people would have agreed with Tony Abbott, who said that climate change is “absolute crap”. So, we are making some progress. It is pretty undeniable now since the 20 hottest years ever recorded have occurred in the last 22 years (all following, as predicted, an increase in the concentration of CO2).

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Marjan Vuletic captured this double rainbow over Granite Bay, Noosa Heads National Park. If you have a photo for Lenscape please email to newsdesk@ noosatoday.com.au W. Churchill, “how much greater the cost for each day’s delay”. This is the perfect warning for our response to GW. It is much cheaper to prevent or mitigate the warming than it will be to deal with it as it gets worse. $300 million was the estimated cost just for lost livestock in the floods in north Queensland!

Add to this the loss of homes, insurance payouts, and the losses from fires in the south.

GW has exacerbated these natural disasters.

WC also legitimately said: “One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.” Touche!

The main point made by other correspondents was that the cost of trying to prevent GW would be in the trillions of dollars. I think that R. Good must have written his letter a decade ago, or hasn’t read anything recently. It is now universally agreed that renewable energy from wind and solar is cheaper to build, cheaper to run, is more reliable and quicker to deal with surges and dropouts, and employs more people over the long term, without government subsidy, than any fossil fuel power station (see Forbes, 24 April, 2018. Three months earlier, Forbes said it would be a few years before renewables would be cheaper than fossil fuels). No nation or company in its right mind would contemplate a fossil fuel power plant any more.

Finally, one correspondent repeats the oft stated accusation that the science of global warming is a “pseudoscience that has been warped and perpetuated by the research dollar” (a lovely turn of phrase). This overlooks the also oft-stated fact that there is much, much more money available from the fossil fuel industry to support research into GW than is available from anywhere else. Yet, no amount of coal money has uncovered any evidence that anything other than increased CO2 caused by burning fossil fuels is causing our planet to warm and our climate to be disrupted. Where is the evidence that something else is at work? Science works to get as close to the truth as possible. The truth is becoming more and more frightening.

Use your vote to make a solution to climate change a priority.

Steve Hall, Cooroy

MAJORITY ACCEPT CLIMATE CHANGE Luckily most people in Australia don’t agree with those letter writers who seem to think that increased CO2 in the atmosphere does not affect the climate. 84 per cent of citizens rightly believe that climate change is real, and they want our leaders to do something

about it. Many of the old LNP climatechange deniers down south are being challenged by progressive women at the forthcoming federal election. There were people in the past who would not accept the view of the scientists of the time. Many were sure that the earth was flat and that Christopher Columbus would sail off the edge!

Bruce Hallett, Noosa

COMMON SENSE TO DEBATE All four of last week’s letters brought differing nuances yet practical common-sense to the climate change debate. How refreshing for a newspaper to have the courage to publish opinions counter to the so-called progressive ‘rent-seekers’ or just plain gullible crowd. Dr Good’s thesis should be mandatory reading for politicians, the only omission being reference to an exponentially increasing population that has generated the proliferation of heat islands and excessive tree clearing that have a significant radiation effect on temperatures. As for the skewing of temperature records, surely this is one positive factor that has already been identified yet ignored by the IPCC and its acolytes.

Jeremy Cottrell Lake Macdonald,

BET ON GOOD SCIENCE Dr Good, in letters last week, played an impressive opening bid for credibility. Teacher, astrophysicist, GP and community champion. When played all at once those cards are hard to beat.

Leaving aside his innuendo that the more

left-leaning of us have no credibility, further examination of his argument reveals the weakness of his hand. After a couple of paragraphs telling us the error margins in climate modelling are too great to be sure mankind’s carbon dioxide emissions have any significant effect on global warming, he conveniently skips the corollary. We also cannot be sure it does not.

Having abandoned science, Dr Good resorts to polemic. The UN is driven solely by money, as are climate scientists around the globe. If we would only listen to an impressively credentialed medical doctor on the Sunshine Coast and a Danish political scientist we could save trillions on futile endeavours. Playing all your strong cards at once exposes your weakness.

If we want to gamble on the truth, or otherwise, of humankind’s influence on climate the only sane choice is to act as if our individual energy decisions do indeed have an effect on our climate. It need not cost trillions. We are already at the stage where renewable energy sources are becoming cheaper than fossil fuels.

The cost of trillions is becoming more likely if we do not act to reduce our Carbon emissions today. By all means spend on the adaptive endeavours Lomberg espoused nearly two decades ago, but do not place your bets based on a lop-sided view of the science.

Chris Hindmarsh, Tinbeerwah

MAJORITY AGREE ON GLOBAL WARMING My feeling is that Gary Welsh (NT 7/2) is not the innocent seeker of knowledge about climate science he claims to be. It seems that he already has an agenda - to make out there’s still some significant doubt in the scientific community about global warming. He advocates that “people should do their own research”, (presumably on Google), but his own research into the 97 per cent consensus seems to have let him down. “Where does this figure come from?”, he asks. Even a casual google would throw up the answer.

The figure comes from at least seven studies that examined the published papers of climate scientists - you know, the ones who do the real research, in the real world, and actually know what they’re talking about.

These studies found that between 90 per cent and 100 per cent of studies agreed that recent global warming has been caused by human activity. (For the most recent paper, google doi 10.1088/1748-9326/11/4/048002).

Graham Coghill, Marcus Beach

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WHAT’S ON IRISH FOLK SINGER LUKA BLOOM IN NOOSA

Luka Bloom

The very embodiment of the folk singer, Luka Bloom has that deep sense of social justice with an uncanny ability to distil contemporary life into the pithiest and most alluring combinations of lyrics and melody lines.

His latest album, Refuge, put a finger on the fractured nature of so much of what's happening in our world today, from homelessness to war to climate change.

His voice is still as open and honest as it was over 30 years ago, and his guitar finds chord combinations that are all his own.For 40 years, Luka Bloom has been making records and travelling the world singing his songs. Since 1992, Luka has toured Australia 12 times. In February/March 2019 Luka will bring his 13th tour to the land he loves.

Along with all the favourites, Luka will perform songs from his 23rd album Refuge for which the tour has been named. "I did my first Australian show at a packed Enmore Theatre in 1992.

Although this was my first ever concert in Australia, already it felt like a homecoming. I knew I instantly loved this country and hoped I would return many times. Apart from Ireland, Australia is a country I actually miss when I am away too long. Like Ireland, Australia

BUTTERFINGERS AT THE VILLA After a massive 2018, which has seen Aussie hiphop royalty Butterfingers release new music, head out on tour and play a string of killer showcases at Bigsound, the legendary group announced the 15 Years of Fatboys Australian tour.

The epic run kicks off on March 1 at The Villa in Noosa, before moving around the country, supported nationally by Melbourne MC, Fresh Violet.

With years of experience under their belts, their tongues inserted firmly and permanently in their cheeks, and an undeniable sense of rhythmic brilliance, Butterfingers are thrilled to bring their breakout album Breakfast At Fatboys back out on the road.

"We're super stoked to be hitting the road for the anniversary tour of Break-

fast At Fatboys, and can't believe it's been 15 years. It's a good long list of shows, and there's going to be songs in the set we haven't played live since the original album tour in 2004," Evil Eddie said. When released, Breakfast At Fatboys was a triumph for the group, as their cheeky, eclectic brand of stomping hiphop became hugely popular.

Their first two singles, Everytime and I Love Work, both featured on the debut album, made it to Triple J's coveted Hottest 100 countdown at #38 and #15 respectively and Yo Mama dropped in at #17. The album become a favourite on the station, earning the Feature Album accolade in addition to a nomination for Best Independent Release at the 2004 ARIA Awards and a guest programming slot on Rage.

Audiences should expect to hear some of those old tunes they haven't touched for a while and some favourites. ●

is clearly not a perfect place, nowhere is. But it is a home away from home for me. I miss my friends there, I love the shows and the festivals. But that is a given. I love my job and I am utterly blessed that my songs bring me back to Australia again and again to sing with people I love to see."

Luka will perform at the J Theatre on 27 February at 8pm as part of the Refuge Tour. All tickets $56.90. Book online www.thej.com.au, at the box office at 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Junction or phone 5329 6560. ●

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MUNCH BRINGS TOGETHER BEST OF FOOD AND MUSIC As the name suggests the MUNCH Festival will feature fabulous food along with a selection of tunes at the Imperial Hotel and Eumundi Brewery from 2pm on Saturday 23 February.

From heavenly spring rolls and satay to Mexican tacos, vegan delights to a finger lickin' BBQ, there's a global feast to be had at MUNCH. Musical highlights will include Jazz Duo Cameron de la Vega and Miranda Deutsch, rockabilly band Palomino III and young muso Gian.

Cameron and Miranda have been performing the energetic and nostalgic sounds of Django Reinhard and Gypsy Jazz together for 10 years. In Cameron's unique and powerful soloing style you will hear his passion for Flamenco and Latin music, while Miranda adds her strong version of La Pompe (rhythm) and soloing style honed while living in Paris and performing alongside some of the best in the Gypsy Jazz genre.

Palomino III take up the grittier, rowdier spaces of traditional Roots, Rockabilly and Americana styles. Think Outlaw meets Country Sweetheart, Palomino III will bring an energetic addition to the stage.

Gian got a head start musically as the youngest muso in a family committed to the musical way of life. Accomplished on the piano, guitar, ukulele, harmonica and loop, Gian busies himself writing and creating new material, forever crusading to extend his sound into a greater visual and audible realm. â—?

IT’S A GREAT EXCUSE FOR AN ICE-CREAM Gelatissimo has partnered with the McGrath Foundation to create a limitededition flavour, Ruby Love, with 50 cents from every scoop sold in February going directly to the McGrath Foundation and its McGrath Breast Care Nurses, who provide invaluable physical, psychological and emotional support for free to families experiencing breast cancer across Australia.

Made fresh in-store, Ruby Love is a pink gelato made with seedless raspberries, fragrant rosewater, locally-baked meringues and a ruby chocolate swirl. The pink swirl is made with Callebaut's Ruby Chocolate, the fourth variant of chocolate after dark, milk and white, released in 2017.McGrath Foundation CEO Holly Masters said more than 18,000 women and 150 men received a breast cancer diagnosis every year. "Our vision is that every one of those people has access to a McGrath Breast Care Nurse for free, a vision we can't achieve without the support of partners such as Gelatissimo," she said. â—?

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NEWS HOME BREW OF LOCAL JAZZ CREW AT THE J THEATRE It will be Noosa's best night out when the Noosa Jazz Club presents its first show for 2019, Home Brew at The J Theatre, Noosa Junction on 16 February.

The collective of jazz players showcases some outstanding local musicians including John Withers who's music career spans a lifetime of playing.

Joining him will be leader, famed Rod

Mason, the amazing drummer Jimmy Garthforth and equally amazing reeds player Peter Allen.

There will be some staunch local band members as well, including Greg Garrett who has been playing at the Noosa Jazz Club since the 90's and is now regarded as a local. An accomplished musician Greg will be featured on his alternate instrument

and playing drums. Paul Williams is a long time supporter of the club and now from Peregian Beach who has been an Australian and International performer his whole life.

Check a few of your jazz recordings of Bob Barnard and Tom Baker from Sydney and you will most likely find Paul credited there. Talented trumpet player Garry Buckley is a new local addition. Garry hails from

Buderim and is a multi instrumentalist with a fine voice so expect a few songs as well. Jo Bloomfield is one of Australia's most talented pianists and although from the north side of Brisbane she appears regularly each year. The local sousaphone player is in it too. so come along - It's a must do.There will be dancing and a budget bar. Members $25, guests $30.

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COMMUNITY UPDATES FRIENDS OF NOOSAVILLE LIBRARY MEETING The next meeting of the Friends of Noosaville Library will be held on Monday 18th February 2019 at 10 am in the Meeting Room of Noosaville Library. Refreshments will be followed by business at 10.30am. Tel: 5329 6555

AIR MEETING Association of Independent Retirees (A.I.R. Limited) Noosa Branch will hold its next meeting on Thursday 14 February 2019 at 10am. Speaker will be Michael Knox, Chief Economist and Director of Strategy at Morgans and the topic will be 2019 will be better than expected. It will be held at South Pacific Resort, 179 Weyba Road, Noosaville. Cost $6 members $10 non-members, includes morning tea. Visitors welcome. Phone 5448 2985, email airnoosasecretary@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/AIRNoosa

BUDDIES REFUGEE MEETING Buddies Refugee Support Group will meet at 24 King Street, Buderim on Sunday 24 February at 11am for the business meeting, a guest speaker at 11.45am and refreshments at 12.30pm. All welcome. More information at www.refugeebuddies.org

CRAFT AND PLANT MARKET If you love patchwork, knitting, crochet, gardening and need fabric, wool, patterns, craft books or potted plants come join us at our Craft and Plant Market on Saturday 23rd February, from 8.30am - 1pm, at Sunshine Hospice Op Shop, the Atrium, Sidoni St, Tewantin.

RED CROSS MEETING Our first meeting of the year will be held at 9.30 am on Friday 15 February at The Forum, Laguna Retirement Village, Lake Weyba Drive Noosaville. Even if you have never attended one of our meetings, we are more than happy for you to join us. For more information email Marilla at nt.branch@hotmail.com

WEEKLY ROSTER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 18 February to Friday 22 February.

Monday Drivers: Maya, Marie, Ray, Andrew, Cheryl, Angie and Peter, Michelle and Neil.

Kitchen: Stephen, Len, Geoff.

Tuesday Drivers: Bruce, Liz, Anne, Simone and Cookie, Tania and Friends, Cheryl, Peter and Prani.

Kitchen: Ashleigh, Christine, Jo. Wednesday Drivers: Cheryl, Liz and Pat, Gary, Victor, Carolyn and Sue, Driver needed run F, Barbara and Gerry.

Kitchen: Judi, Sandy, Elfie, Glenis, Jerry, Mark.

Thursday Drivers: Denise, Graham, Jenny & Kevin, Victor, Helen and Kath, Sharon and Friend, Prani and Peter.

Kitchen: Lois, Christine, Elfie, Vicki, John.

Friday Drivers: Bruce, Helen and Allan, Peter, Jean and Janet, Driver needed run E, Sam and Kevin, Paul.

Kitchen: Elfie, Sandy, Mark, Neville.

Still looking for some one to Volunteer on a Tuesday's for some Kitchen Duties including Washing Dishes and Pots and Pans.

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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SPECIAL GUEST AFTER DARK Art After Dark in February has a treat in store with award winning artist Don Milner as guest instructor.

Don's talents and achievements and friendly tutoring is known far and wide.

He is an Internationally recognised painter. So come along and join in at Wallace House for a night of champagne, party food, a whole lot of fun and take home a canvas.

Don will take participants through easy and simple exercises to familiarise them with his novel approaches for your canvas. And then you will be free to present your own interpretation of his teaching. No previous experience is necessary. This is a fun evening to be enjoyed.

The event will be on from 5.30 - 9pm

THURSDAY GIRLS The first Thursday Girls Ladies lunch for 2019 in aid of our Educational Support Programme in the Noosa Shire State Schools will be held at Locale, 62 Hastings Street at 12.30pm on Thursday 28 February. Cost $45.

For further information and bookings email Neridah Rooseboom on nrooseboom@bigpond.com

LADIES PROBUS CLUB The ladies Probus Club of Noosa Heads next meeting will be on Thursday 14 February at the Forum Hall Laguna Estate at 10am. The Guest speaker is Jean Ledwidge who will speak on The Origin of the English language.

The outing is breakfast at Mr Jones and Me on Thursday 28 February at 8.30 am.

For more information call Kim on 5455 3860 or Pam on 5450 6017.

FRIDAY ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM

Don Milner on Thursday 28 February at Wallace House, 1 Wallace Park, Noosaville Cost $65 Phone 5474 1211 or email create@ noosaartsandcrafts.org.au â—?

TEWANTIN-NOOSA NATIONAL SENIORS The next meeting is on Thursday 21 February at the Tewantin-Noosa RSL at 9.30am for morning tea followed by a short meeting and our guest speaker is Gary Church, Road Trauma Unit. Our Bus trip is on Wednesday 13 February to Spirit House, Yandina and the Ginger Factory. Everyone welcome. Phone Norm on 3129 0540.

TEWANTIN NOOSA PROBUS CLUB The next meeting of the Tewantin Noosa Probus Club is on 25 February at the Tewantin Noosa RSL. Arrive at 9.45 for a 10.10 start, cost is $5 and includes morning tea. All visitors are very welcome. Our guest speaker this month is Carol Raye from Katie Rose Cottage who will talk about their on-going care to end-oflife residents. Contact President Geoff bailue for further information on 0418145034.

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BOTANIC GARDENS GUIDED WALK. Join the Friends of the Noosa Botanic Gardens on an hour long walk through the gardens on Sunday 24 February from 8am. Sunscreen, insect repellent and a bottle of water are all recommended. Meet at the shelter shed near the entrance.

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Learn authentic Zen at Doonan on two Saturdays 16th & 23rd February 9am-12md. Cost is $60 for it all. All fees will be donated to one of the poorest schools in India sponsored by Bodhgaya Development Association. This workshop will cover Zen meditation, history and philosophy. Learn how to use meditation to create calm and peace in your life and learn how to sit to minimise stress on the body. This course is conducted by Barry Farrin Roshi. Phone Barry 0407114761 to book.

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP MEETING

In southern Queensland citizen scientists are helping BirdLife Australia understand where the threatened Powerful Owl can be found as part of a project looking to understand what kinds of habitat need to be protected to ensure these large owls remain in our neighbourhoods. Come along to the Noosa Parks Association Environment Centre on Friday February 15 to learn about Powerful Owl ecology. Dr Robert Clemens will discuss the threats they face, and why planning for Powerful Owl conservation also makes good sense for biodiversity. Come along to the Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive Noosaville. Coffee and a chat are on offer from 10am with the forum commencing at 10.30am. Join Valda and the Interpretive Birding group by meeting in the car park at 8.30am. All welcome. Visit www.noosaparks. org.au for more information.

Have available a selection of Native Bee Boxes For Sale. Call by on a Wednesday Morning between 10 am and noon to organise a purchase. Other garden accoutrements (like Adirondack chairs, Bird Houses and Wooden Wheelbarrows) are also available. Situated in Wallum Lane near Noosa Springs.

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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 Luke Bourne one 0404297582 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com.

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

Dance for fun and exercise at the Tewantin Uniting Church Hall, Werin Street, on Fridays at 9.30am with the Noosa Folk Dancers. Learn traditional dances from countries such as Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Italy. Partners not needed. Only $5. Beginners and visitors always welcome. Phone Danni on 5471 0409.

LADIES, EXPAND YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLE Women's social group for women who want to meet new people and get out more.

Walks, book clubs, monthly dinners, craft and more. Contact via the website www.lifebeyond30.com.au

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 17 February is Norm Flett and the topic is Jesus the Miraculous Healer. Our Speaker for Sunday 24 February is Chris Lancaster and the topic is "As In The Days Of Noah". The service is followed by morning tea. Phone Chris 5448 5762.

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR SUNSHINE BUTTERFLIES Sunshine Butterflies seeks volunteers to work as part of a volunteer team to assist in general gardening in mornings from 8am either weekly or fortnightly in this role for as little as a few hours per shift. We are also looking for flexible volunteers to assist in our programs in cooking, sewing, art, singing when and as needed on weekdays from 9am3pm. Visit www.sunshinebutterflies.com.au or phone Lyn Stack on 5470 2830.

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

CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP 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.

BALLROOM DANCE Dance Classes Social Ballroom resume this Sunday at 1pm at Masonic Hall, Moorindal St, Tewantin.

Beginners at 1pm, intermediate and advanced from 2-5pm. Come join us, all welcome with or without partners. Phone Andrew on 0429 829 328.

NEW MONTHLY BEGINNERS SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE New social ballroom dance will be held on the fourth Friday of each month at Pomona Memorial Hall, Reserve St, Pomona starting 25 January from 7pm-10pm. Cost $7.

Please bring a small plate for a shared supper. Phone Andrew on 0429 829 328.

NTH TEWANTIN BUSHCARE GROUP 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. noosatoday.com.au

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BY RANDALL WOODLEY It was a big weekend for Tewantin-Noosa Cricket Club with 6 matches being played around the district. Unfortunately, the First Grade and Fourth Grade teams were unable to win their Finals Matches in the One-Day competition. First Grade, playing Caboolture Snakes at their ground were beaten by an all-round stronger team on the day whist the Fourths battled hard and only lost the game in the last over. Many club supporters attended both matches and this indicates a positive and confidant feeling about this year's resurgence for all grades in the SCCA competition.

FIRST GRADE FINAL Caboolture chose to bat first and were soon in trouble when TNT opening bowler Scott Aufderheide struck in the fourth ball of the day and then in his third over removed Caboolture captain and ex-Bulls player, Gen Batticciotto for 1. Caboolture were then 2-14. However,

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37 and Dennien 45 the innings fell away for TNT to be all out for 156- a disappointing finish to end what had looked like a fightback. The team will need to regroup as they play Caboolture again next in a two-day game at Read Park.

FOURTH GRADE FINAL The team travelled to Palmwoods to play their 40 over finals match. TNT batted first and with a solid team effort, scored 194 for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted overs. Top scorers were Luke Anstey 46, Wayne Moore 43, Craig Moore 42, Shane Gesell 28 and Justin Talbot 26.

Anstey and Moore opened the bowling for TNTand were unlucky not to have a couple of chances taken, before Palmwoods increased the pace, scoring at 7 runs an over. Unfortunately, Justin Talbot broke down in his first over with a calf tear, which saw Skipper Gesell take the ball to claim the first wicket.

The change had double impact with Justin Latimer chiming in at the other end to see the 2nd wicket fall without a run added for the opposition to be 2-46. The 3rd wicket fell to Graham Chaplin to see them 3-116. The game see-sawed with runs being scored and wickets being taken.

Moore and Anstey returned to bowl the last 10 overs but it took another 5 overs before Moore took his first with another catch to super-sub Ben Giddy to see Palmwoods 6-169 before Matt Mayo took a catch off Anstey in the following over with the score 7-175.

It was anyone's match with 4 overs to bowl, but it was the final over before Moore took his 2nd wicket to clean bowl their no

8 with the score 8-193 with 4 balls to bowl.

Unfortunately, it wasn't to be Fourth's day with a 4 off the next ball sealing the win for Palmwoods with 3 balls to spare. A great effort by the boys and showed they will be a force in the finals for the premiership in March.

Wicket takers were Graham Chaplin and Wayne Moore, 2 each and others with one were Luke Anstey, Justin Latimer Shane Gesell and Tony Watson The only highlight of the weekend was the THIRDS having an outright win over Yandina. On the previous Saturday TNT had bowled Yandina out for 162 and were 0-87 with Steven Gallagher blasting a quick fire 54no. On Day 2 TNT lost a couple of quick wickets to be 3-103 and then 4-112.

Kent Officer (35) and Jason Toohey then put on 55 to pass Yandina's score. At the end Dylan Leggett attacked the bowling for a quick 38 before TNT declared with a lead of 68.

Bowling next, TNT's Bob McGhee was the star with the ball taking 4-26 off 12 straight overs . Other wicket takers were Cody Wright, Troy Evans, Kent Officer and Toohey. Yandina were bowled out in 29 overs leaving TNT to score 24 which they did, achieving a team outright win.

In the other three matches the results were not in TNT's favour. Each of the teams lost on the First Innings, giving the club a timely warning that the teams, especially the batsmen, need to improve before the finals.

Firsts went down to Glasshouse, Seconds to Maroochydore and Fourths to arch rivals Palmwoods. ●

NOOSA PAR 3 GOLF RESULTS Noosa Par 3 Single Stableford event was held on 9 February and sponsored by the Club.

A Grade First : David Kalbrunner - 39 A Grade Second : Studley Martin - 38 B Grade First : Maria Kirikino - 41 (2 way countback) B Grade Second : Russ Rusan - 41 Nearest to Pin: Hole 1 - Mary Hitchin Hole 3 - Rob Kirikino

Hole 11 - Studley Martin Hole 15 - Neil Webb Hole 16 - Gary Rogers Ball Run Down: Gary Rogers 40, Rob Lazdins 38, Ron Grady, Peter Hall 37, Jean Beasley, Gwen Whitehead, Gary Roper, Maurie Bloor, Darren Simmonds 36.

Members Draw - Michael Gooding Draw for Par - Tracey Skeppstrom (Unsuccessful) ●

COOROY GOLF CLUB RESULTS Cooroy Golf Club Monthly Medal Stroke and Putts for Women was held on 7 February with the trophy donated by Wright's Meats.

Monthly Medal Winners: Fay Wiggins (73), Fiona Buchanan, (76), Leith Barr (71). Daily Event Winner: Leith Barr (71).

Runner-up: Fay Wiggins (73). Rundown: Wendy O'Hare (74), Bronwyn Woolbank (75), Fiona Buchanan (76), Tina Thomas (77), Chris Michael (77), Juliet Hall (77).

Approaches: Chris Michael, Leith Barr.

Putting: Carmel Clark (28). ●

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LIFE OF BRINE

PHIL JARRATT

WAVE PARKS GO HARD

God knows where it's going to end - the nasty popping sound of the dot.com bubble bursting nearly 20 years ago comes to mind - but right now the wave park biz is on fire, with more than 50 surfing wave pools around the world, either open for business or currently under construction, and about the same number "in development".

While I'm still waiting for my invitation to test-ride the giant coffee plunger just up the road at Surf Lakes near Yeppoon, a company called Urbnsurf is about to roll out its first Australian wave park near Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, the first of three, with other locations in Sydney and Perth. Meanwhile, at Logan on the Gold Coast corridor, Tunnel Visions, a secret project involving the pioneering technology of the mildly eccentric Greg Webber is said to be almost shovel-ready.

How do I know all of this? Because the fast-growing wave pool industry has its own on-line magazine, WavePoolMag.com, the brainchild of my former colleague at Surfer's Village website, Bryan Dickerson.

The hard-working Dickerson, who is now based in France, has his hands full trying to keep track of the projects that have come on-stream since he started his e-mag just over a year ago.

When Melbourne's Urbnsurf park opens its gates in April - just in time to offer test sessions to the pros in town for the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach - it will be Australia's first taste of the Wavegarden company's WaveCove technology, said to rival Kelly Slater's Wave Ranch technology for quality of wave while beating it hands down for quantity, with up to 1000 waves an hour being produced.

Wavegarden, founded in San Sebastian, Spain, in 2005 by Basque engineer Josema Odriozola, has supplied the technology of almost half the wave pools built or planned so far, at an average cost of around $30 million each, which is a mere drop in an artificial ocean when you consider the overall costs of some of the massive resort developments the wave machines are meant to fit into. For example, the recentlyannounced Wavegarden Cove in Siheung, South Korea will be part of a $3 billion resort city, to be marketed somewhat scarily as "the world's largest man-made surf park".

While there has been no word yet on whether North Korea's hipster Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un will use a few of his

The Founders Cup in progress at the Kelly Slater Wave Ranch.

Wavegarden’s test pilot grom Hans Odriozola at home in the Basque Country.

Artist’s impression of the South Korean Wavegarden.

spare nuclear missiles to power up a rival wave pool across the border, his allies in China are well underway with their Ghost Ship wave park at Anyang, which seems to incorporate features nicked from both Wavegarden and the Kelly Slater Wave Company, in the usual cavalier style of Chinese entrepreneurship.

Meanwhile, across the gulf in Japan, the Slater Wave Co, now owned by the World Surf League, is pushing ahead with its Surf Ranch Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, which is already home to a

Disneyworld, and, just coincidentally, is home to Tsurigasaki Beach, where, according to Japan's former Olympics minister Shunichi Suzuki, some of the best waves in the world break, and where surfing will make its Olympic debut next year. While Suzuki was adamant that Japan's natural waves would host Olympic surfing, even though it is scheduled for the flat season, his successor, Yoshitaka Sakurada, doesn't seem to be adamant about anything (when also appointed minister for cybersecurity, he proudly told reporters he

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Perhaps the most amazing thing about the proliferation of wave parks is that it continues unabated despite copping what could have been death blows for the industry. Last October New Jersey surfer Fabrizio Stabile enjoyed his session at the BSR Cable Park in Waco, Texas. A week later he was dead from the rare and braineating Naegleria fowleri amoeba. If ingested through the nose, the deadly bacteria travels up the olfactory nerves to the brain and starts eating it. Virtually impossible to treat, the Naegleria fowleri is found in warm freshwater ponds and lakes around the world, and also apparently in warm wave pools.

BSR Cable Park immediately shut down and began work on installing a massive filtration system. It is due to reopen next month, but its long-term future is uncertain.

There has also been a bad consumer backlash from the exorbitant rates charged by wave parks operating on the private sessions model, like the Slater Wave Ranch in Lemoore, California, which charges around $80,000 a day in high season. By comparison, the Wadi Adventures wave park in Dubai charges less than a grand a day for private sessions. The downside is that you have to get yourself to Dubai, where a beer and a burger will set you back about $100. ● noosatoday.com.au

HOOK, LINE & SINKER

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GOOD FISHING ACROSS NOOSA With a peak in the swell the bar has been off limits to everyone until the weekend finally gave anglers a shot at the pelagics. With the tides low at first light it certainly paid off to wait a few hours until there was a bit more water on the bar especially if in bigger boats.

Sunshine reef has been the popular choice with it holding a mixed bag of chunky coral trout, pearl perch, snapper, tuskies, sweetlip, estuary cod and of course cobia, mackerel and tuna in the mix. Most of these fish falling to pilchard floaters on 4/0 gang hooks. Larger soft plastics up to 7 inches have been working very well on cobia and tuna with bigger jigheads up to 1oz required in deeper water. These are perfect for sight casting at tuna and mackerel as well as hopping along the bottom for the reef fish. In closer, Halls Reef and Jew Shoal are more protected from the south east winds.

Reports of cobia and mackerel have come through with the bigger mackerel taking slow trolled live and dead baits on pre rigged 5/0 chin guards. Top tip when doing this is to put the boat in and out of gear to give the bait more life.

The recent swells have created some great gutters along the coastline. For anglers fishing with lighter lines then whiting, bream and dart are easily caught with fresh worm and mullet strip. For those anglers chasing bigger fish, then after dark is the better time to fish where the various headlands and points not only give you protection from wind and swell, but get you into deeper water. Gang hooks and bigger whole baits like slimy mackerel and mullet fillet will attract the bigger fish.

Using a short length of bait wrap keeps baits together when casting and stops smaller fish running off with it.

In the river most anglers are fishing the lower estuary due to the recent rains. The Noosa River mouth, Dog Beach and along Gympie Terrace has solid whiting for land based anglers. These fish are mainly taking live beach worms but will take smaller poppers worked across the flats. The Frying

Serban Streza with some nice cobra.

Pan has seen some great fish up to 40cm caught on a mix of surface lures and bait.

Around the current line, sandbags and the river mouth larger flathead are taking live and whole dead baits. Prawn style soft plastics are working well when worked across the bottom and combined with some scent. If chasing mangrove jacks then a fresh

chunk of mullet works best with 30lb leader as a minimum. For those using lures then weedless presented plastics cast into the mangroves and pontoon's will get the bite.

Freshwater has been on fire with some huge saratoga coming out of the Lake Mac Donald and Borumba Dam. Working the timber and weed edges has seen some solid

bass. Using spinnerbaits is great for the deep drop offs and heavy timber during the daytime. Hardbodies are also working well on the bass in the shallows with the possibility of hooking a big toga.

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

SPORT TODAY HOT AND STICKY PLAY AND DAY PUTS HEAT ON TNT JUNIORS U12 Lightning away v Coolum. Sent in to bat on a hot and still morning, Coolum went to work and made the most of a dry outfield runs coming with ease. Eventually a run out, a solid outfield catch by Bailey and a classic caught and bowled by Ollie gave some hope to restricting a big total, but Coolum went on to reach 230. A shaky start with 2 early wickets was well countered

by Piyush, Toby and Bailey. The game was in the balance at drinks, but Coolum's tight bowling paid off, holding onto some great catches, TNT all out soon after.

U12 Storm v Palmwoods, at home. In the heat TNT set a blistering target of 233 for Palmwoods. Aedan, Max, Riley and Hamish all not out. Congratulations Aedan (67) and Max (58) on scoring their well deserved half centuries. TNT took to the field and within the first 3 overs had taken 2 wickets and a run-out. TNT continued to restrict Palmwoods seeing them all out for 40 runs by the 13th over, Daniel 2/4, Riley 1/0, and Aedan 1/5. noosatoday.com.au

U13 Lightning away v Yandina. TNT won the toss and put Yandina in to bat on a damp field. A great start by TNT's opening bowlers kept Yandina at bay, but strong batting set them up to finish 4/204, Tom Longhurst 1/15, Cohyn North 1/16, George Scott 0/6. Going in to chase Yandina's big score, Luke Sheppard (52) and George (47) partnered up in the middle and played some aggressive cricket, with 21 off one over, and TNT level-pegging at the half-way mark.

Despite the team effort, Yandina kept taking wickets, TNT final score 8/141.

U15's v Caloundra at home, in a one day game with both sides fighting for spots in the top 4. TNT were sent into bat and compiled 9/100 after 25 overs on a tricky pitch that had some life for the fast bowlers, Ben White 20, Dan Connell made a cavalier 14. Some tight bowling and 3 great run outs from TNT had Caloundra always behind the run rate to finish at 6/84, a wicket each to Sam O'Neill, Alex Keys, and Seamus McDermott. â&#x2014;?

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