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Today is World Press Freedom Day, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, and dedicated to celebrating the fundamental principles of press freedom; assess the state of press freedom throughout the world; defend the media from attacks on their independence; and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The fact that some governments across the world seek to control the main channels of mass communications is well documented.

And there’s no doubt it benefits the governments involved. Confidence in governments is found to be higher in societies such as Iran and China where media is restricted and messages released are always flattering.

And there are plenty of ways to implement restrictions - official censorship, restrictions on media ownership, legal restrictions on freedom of expression and publication against journalists, intimidation, violence, imprisonment.

There are less obvious ways. Governments can introduce laws to govern media content, and create frameworks to limit freedom of information. Coming up to an election, as we are, politicians are very alert to media stories about them and the role of the media in the election. ● - Margaret Maccoll

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LAST DITCH PUSH TO DIVERT PLANES

BY MARGARET MACCOLL Such is the community concern over proposed flight paths above Noosa Shire that residents overflowed a public meeting organised on Saturday at Peregian Beach Community House to such an extent two sittings were conducted.

Led by former councillor Vivian Griffin the meeting was orchestrated with the major aims of informing residents of the impacts of proposed flight paths and urging them to submit objections by the consultation deadline of 30 April to Airservices Australia (ASA), a government-owned body tasked with providing safe, secure, efficient, and environmentally-responsible air navigation services to the aviation industry.

Backed by a team formed from, local community organisations Vivien outlined the flight paths proposed over Noosa on route to the Sunshine Coast Airport's new second runway following its completion in 2020.

She said ASA proposed to enable 16-17 passenger flights daily to cross the coast around Marcus-Castaways beaches at 3000ft then descend toward the airport.

Crowds flowed over in the outside space.

In a residential area that has not previously had overhead flights the impact would be a "massive degree of significance", she said.

Vivian said according to ASA principles, of paramount importance was safety and sound air traffic management practices with noise and environmental impacts to be minimised. It's own environmental impact

study (EIS) states significant noise impact was an issue when jets flew over residential areas below 5000ft, she said.

Attendees heard consultation conducted

by ASA in 2014 needed to be redone according to ASA protocol to fully include Noosa Shire residents and an EIS on sensitive sights such as Lake Weyba which should have been done, had not.

She said resident action had changed flight paths proposed for an airport in Hobart and in that case the ombudsman had been scathing of ASA's consultation.

Vivian said the key messages from the meeting were that the flight paths were "not a done deal", it was not a battle between flight paths on the hinterland or the coast and to succeed everyone needed to make a submission and alert other levels of government to the issue.

Three experienced pilots who live locally also addressed the crowd and put forward alternate flight paths that would contain arriving planes to flight paths within the Sunshine Coast Shire with departures heading over the water and would be within safety and air traffic requirements.

Sunshine Coast Airport expansion project director Ross Ullman said he would like to see the consultation processes happen and also urged residents to put in their submissions.

Vivian urged submissions to include calls for an extension to the consultation deadline and the reopening of a dialogue around the consultation. ●

USC OPENS CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE

BY ABBEY CANNAN The Noosa Shire will be the hub of new ideas, as the official opening for a new social enterprise division within The University of the Sunshine Coast was held at their relocated office in Noosa on Monday 29 April.

Around 50 people attended the launch of the USC Centre for International Development, Social Entrepreneurship and Leadership (CIDSEL), including Mayor Tony Wellington, Councillor Ingrid Jackson and University of the Sunshine Coast ViceChancellor Professor Greg Hill.

Professor Greg Hill said CIDSEL does a lot of great work for the USC community and that USC has a positive partnership with Noosa.

"We get somewhere between 45 to 50 per cent of school leavers from Noosa enrolling in USC," he said.

"CIDSEL is a business entity within USC that supports itself. It is Government funded, mostly by DFAT. We talk about soft diplomacy between Australia and the nations in the Indo-Pacific and that's where CIDSEL fits into the equation, it's there to

USC CIDSEL Manager Tami Harriott. foster leadership in up and coming leaders from the Indo-Pacific region, it's into social entrepreneurship, and it specialises in providing programs and courses that foster that in the developing world. The work is split between in-country provision, but particularly in terms of individuals from these countries coming to Australia and studying with us."

"CIDSEL has a multi-million-dollar

budget and most of the expenditure comes in accommodation and living costs for people who come to Australia and spend time with us here. For the Noosa community, that is a pretty important development for you because these courses are now going to be centred here, they will be staying in accommodation in Noosa and they will be eating at the restaurants."

Mayor Tony Wellington said that CIDSEL's objectives are both admirable and grand.

"Noosa is certainly proud to support and play host to CIDSEL. As I understand it, the centre's aim is to utilise the academic expertise of the university to tackle local and global challenges to make a positive social impact on the world. Noosa Council looks forward to supporting the centre and its objectives. I know that there will be a wide range of spin-off benefits to businesses in our shire and hopefully there will be some wonderful cultural exchanges," he said.

USC CIDSEL Manager Tami Harriott said the department is aligned with where Noosa needs to be, in terms of economic development for the region.

"I think it gives us an opportunity to

collaborate in terms of the wealth of talented resources we have here in Noosa and people who are moving to the region who would like to contribute in terms of economic development, international development and their industry expertise and we are the conduit for doing that," she said.

"Our partnership with the region is more than just the courses we do. We really want to support the region to build the capacity of the people living here, utilising the talent and the resources that we have. We want to add something to the community in which we live.

"We have seven staff members and a range of different types of projects. Some of the work we do is capacity building which is professional development projects so it's a short course. There's consulting work, impact valuation work and technical assistance that we are aiming to do as well.

"The areas we want to grow in will be the areas around growing our knowledge hubs.

The knowledge hubs that we're starting with are agriculture, education, health, private sector development, national security and impact development." ●

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COVER STORY A paint journey of joy.

WHICH MEDICINE DO YOU CHOOSE?

BY MARGARET MACCOLL ast weekend hundreds of people exercised their medical options. Some choices were aimed at making peoples' brains more positive through the stimulation of the access bars (32 points) on their heads. Some women learnt how to be more "connected" with the help of a witch and others sought advice on life decisions from a shaman. Many wanted to hear messages from animals and past loved ones from an animal communicator.

The witch, the shaman, and the animal communicator were among a diverse range of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners and included massage and reiki therapists, nutrition theorists and energy flow directors who attracted hundreds of keen participants at Discovery, a Conscious Life event on the Sunshine Coast.

In a country where our healthcare is founded on western science and evidencebased practice it is somewhat baffling to health professionals that the interest in CAM is booming.

But government surveys show more than 40 per cent of Australians use CAM treatments and other research indicates as many people are seeking advice from CAM practitioners as general practitioners and spending an average $4billion annually.

A research paper in the Medical Journal of Australia by Ian Coulter and Evan Willis

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determined that CAM was here to stay and would continue to challenge conventional medicine but the reasons for its increasing interest was not well understood and even it's definition was illusive.

The researchers categorised the diverse range of CAM practices into five major groups - "alternative medical systems; mind-body interventions; biologically-based treatments; manipulative and body-based methods; and energy therapies" but found they were all united in their principle of "vitalism".

This vitalism they say relates to the idea that all living organisms are sustained by a vital force that is both different from and greater than physical and chemical forces and is often expressed in terms such as Qi, yin-yang, life force or universal intelligence and ranges from the supernatural to the healing power of nature.

The intervention of a greater or spiritual force was a recurring theme at the weekend festival and was for some the reason practitioners had taken on their roles.

Bella Payne who describes herself an eclectic witch said taking bits of knowledge from various sources had enabled her to create her own blend of "magic" to pass on through holistic therapies.

"I assist people on their healing journeys," she said.

A practicing witch for 25 years Bella passes on her knowledge of magic through workshops and online instruction as well as

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providing a range of health and even beauty services.

Clients might come to her for a treatment such as a facial or massage but may also be seeking advice on nutrition or spiritual guidance.

Bella said many of her clients were looking for answers in their lives. She runs "circles" for women which involve meditation and connecting with the spiritual realm.

"The majority would be mothers who feel disconnected and have lost the essence of who they are," she said.

"They are looking for connections, looking for their tribe."

Shaman Sunder Devi also directs her therapy toward women, particularly abused women, and it is also holistic in nature. After spending 50 years studying indigenous cultures including the native American and Australian Aboriginal she has become what she described as an "accidental medicine woman". She now uses a variety of techniques to assist people "mentally, spiritually and physically".

Why are people attracted to CAM? Several practitioners at the festival recalled a childhood, life-changing or near death experience that led them on their spiritual career.

After recovering from a near death experience Kate Denning was having a cup of tea in a cafe in Hastings Street when "this message started coming through to her"

and launched her on her path to reading tea leaves and recently writing a book about the practice.

Ramiah Selwood nearly died 10 years ago from a toxic liver. The experience forced him to change his lifestyle and adopt a healthy diet enhanced by a mix of vitamins and minerals which he now promotes to help others.

Sunder Devi said her journey began when she had surgery to repair a hole in her heart as a six year old and died on the operating table before being revived.

Animal communicator Amanda De Warren said she discovered she could communicate with animals as a four-yearold child.

"My uncle had a missing dog.

(Intuitively) I knew where the dog was," she said. The dog had fallen down behind a bale of hay in her uncle's shed and was unable to get out. When the uncle went to the spot as Amanda instructed the dog was there.

Amanda has no real explanation for her ability apart from having a strong bond with animals. But her gift also enables her to communicate with people who have passed away and convey messages from them.

Her abilities are highly sought after.

She writes a regular column in Women's Weekly and for two years worked alongside crocodile hunter Steve Irwin and his father Bob Irwin when they operated the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park at Beerwah. noosatoday.com.au

Tina Fry has an aura.

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Animal communicator Amanda De Warren.

Shamanist Sunder Devi.

Researchers have put forward a number of explanations for the attraction to CAM from paying clients.

In an ageing population where lifestylerelated issues are increasingly commonplace conventional medicine may be perceived to be less successful and CAM may appear to be offering more.

Another reason for its growth is increased migration and the transmission of established medicines from other countries such as Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine that offer longestablished alternatives. And Internet use has increasingly provided information about CAM to people searching for treatments.

For Tina Fry who invested in a photograph of her aura it was to gain some reassurance in herself and her beliefs.

"It's confirming that I'm guided and protected and it's comforting," she said.

One man was attracted to trying out an energy flow treatment delivered by a student of life coach and healer Adam Mac. Having undergone treatment with conventional medicine for a shoulder injury he thought he'd give the alternative a go. After the treatment which involved capturing and removing the negative energy from his body he said he was waiting for the effects to take place.

While a woman who experienced access bar stimulation said the treatment left her feeling like she was "floating".

A review prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health in 2015 on the effectiveness of CAM found evidence a few modalities including Buteyko, massage, tai chi and yoga may improve certain health outcomes for a limited number of conditions. However in most cases it found there was not enough evidence to make definite conclusions on the effectiveness of the therapies. â—? noosatoday.com.au

Adam Mac's student removes negative energy from a client.

Readings were highly sought after at the festival.

Tea leaf reader Kate Denning.

Access bar treatments aim to stimulate positive change in the brain.

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COMPLAINT CALLS FOR SURF CLUB HALT A group of Peregian business owners, lifesavers, nipper parents and surf club members have united to lodge a formal complaint with Noosa Council against its issuing of an Expression of Interest (EOI) to use the top level of the Peregian Beach Surf Club for activities other than surf lifesaving or those affiliated with Surf Lifesaving Queensland (SLSQ).

The complaint states Council's EOI proposes "a use for the clubhouse which is not consistent with the purpose for which the reserve was created, which will preclude the clubhouse from being effectively used for the reserve purposes and which use is either an inconsistent use for the property under the Planning Scheme zoning of Open Space Recreation or a consistent use requiring an impact assessable development permit which has not been obtained".

Nippers celebrate the season in the surf club's top floor.

In its complaint the group says Council has failed to manage the reserve in a manner consistent with achieving the purpose of the trust by concluding its negotiations with SLSQ for a long term lease of the premises.A spokesperson for the group said the complaint follows negotiations begun

last September between Council and SLSQ for a long-term lease which were halted after interest was raised from Peregian Beach Community Association to lease the space for non-surf lifesaving activities.

She said the EOI process also followed the relaunch of a successful nippers program

with 110 participants.The complaint calls on Council to halt procedure on the EOI until the complaint is acknowledged and resolved and for Council to revoke its issue of the EOI on 20 March and instead negotiate on a long term lease with Surf Lifesaving Queensland SLSQ or Noosa Heads Surf Lifesaving Club (NHSLS). The group will also submit a petition signed by almost 800 supporters calling for Noosa Council to reject the EOI process and sign a long-term lease with SLSQ. A SLSQ spokesperson said SLSQ was still awaiting the terms of the EOI before making a decision whether to submit an application.

"Our core focus remains on ensuring the continuation of lifesaving services and a nipper program at Peregian Beach and the safety of beachgoers," the spokesperson said. â—?

UPDATE ON NOOSA COUNCILLOR CHARGED The on-going court case relating to charges against Noosa Councillor Frank Pardon was mentioned in the Maroochydore District Court on Tuesday 23 March.

Cr Frank Pardon has been charged with six counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16.

The alleged incidents took place in the mid-1990's prior to Cr Pardon being elected to the Noosa Council in 1997.

Police said the 67-year-old has been charged with historical indecent treatment

offences after an investigation by detectives from the Noosa Child Protection Investigation Unit.

Solicitor Butler R.D. appeared in the District Court via phone-link on behalf of Cr Pardon, with the matter previously being adjourned so that further medical testing and investigations could entail.

Judge Cash Q. C. said that material has been returned by the professor that had previously met with the complainant to determine their reliability.

"There is nothing that suggests that

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"The brief of the professor was to look at the report and to determine reliability.

"I've seen the draft order and the material has been returned by the professor to be inspected by both parties."

The matter was adjourned to the next call over, and will be heard at the Maroochydore District Court on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 July. â—?

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Noosa resident Sue Garozzo.

Noosa resident Alyssa Mikkelson.

Wende Fogel also said, "Creating jobs and a strong economy is an important issue leading up to the election."

Alyssa Mikkelson said she believed

climate change was an important issue for the community.

"Noosa is such an amazing place to live so we need to protect the environment so

that it can remain this way," Alyssa said.

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Noosa Today asked Noosa residents walking Hastings Street what they thought were issues of importance affecting the community, leading into the upcoming Federal election in Wide Bay. Noosa local Amanda Williams said that she wants Noosa to be a sustainable community.

"When it comes to Noosa and especially small businesses, the retail sector needs to stay strong," Amanda said.

Rachel Morgan said issues within the social sector were important to her leading up to the election.

"The community has an issue with homelessness and a lack of affordable housing. We need more education support services and more support services for the vulnerable," Rachel said.

Long-time Noosa local Lisa Kroschel said supporting real local businesses was an important issue for her.

"I've been here for 11 years so I've seen the ups and downs of businesses in Hastings Street. I want to see support for the real local businesses. Parking in Hastings Street is another problem that needs to be fixed," Lisa said.

Noosa resident Sue Garozzo said she believed creating jobs and a strong economy was an important issue for the community leading up to the election.

Noosa local Laura Richardson said, "Supporting local businesses is an important issue for our community."

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BY MARGARET MACCOLL Noosa's long held philosophy on protecting the environment has been acknowledged by the State Government which has not been heavy-handed in its pressure for the Shire to expand its population, according to Noosa Council's Principal Strategic Planner Rebecca Britton who with Noosa Councillor Brian Stockwell spoke last Friday about the draft Noosa Plan to guests at Noosa Parks Association.

She said council had been able to assure the State Government the region had additional capacity for its population while providing sustainable land use, enabling harmony between people and nature and protecting critically endangered plants and animals.

A lot of areas to the south are taking up increases in population growth which enable limited growth in Noosa, she said, but acknowledged maintaining Noosa's population cap was a constant battle against the demands of the south east Queensland regional plan.

The Noosa population at June 2017 was 54,654 which boosts to 70,000 during holiday periods. The projected population for 2014 is 63,000, Cr Stockwell said.

Rebecca said vegetation mapping for the new Noosa Plan included ecological linkages, buffer areas to protect waterways and any new development applications would be assessed against the new mapping.

She said while coastal areas had so far

There's still time to have your say on the future shape of Noosa. garnered public attention with development restrictions on new erosion zones, subdivision would be more challenging for rural areas where ecological links for wildlife, including koalas, would need to be maintained and each tree to be cleared would be considered.

Cr Stockwell said the new plan had

He encouraged residents to put forward submissions to expand the requirements on water tanks and solar power.

Residents have until 30 May to have their say on the draft Noosa Plan.

To have a say visit https://yoursay.noosa. qld.gov.au/draft-new-noosa-plan ●

looked at waterways from a biodiversity perspective and blockages to fish passage had been identified.

He said Council had wanted to extend the plan to require new builds include 5000 litre water tanks and more substantial solar power but these were reduced by the State Government.

PROJECT BOOYAH LAUNCHES ON THE SUNSHINE COAST A highly successful Queensland Police Service initiative aimed at helping curb youth crime through early intervention and education was launched last week on the Sunshine Coast for the first time.

Project Booyah is a multi-agency initiative targeting 'at risk' youth who are involved with criminal/ antisocial behaviour, substance abuse or disengagement from school and works towards giving them skills for life and employability through police mentoring, leadership, adventure-based learning and vocational pathways.

Police Minister Mark Ryan said the launch of Project Booyah on the Sunshine Coast would provide troubled youths with a life-changing opportunity.

"Wherever Project Booyah operates

across Queensland we are seeing tremendous results," he said.

"We are seeing young people turn their lives around, re-engaging with educational and employment opportunities."

Over the four-month intensive project run from Nambour PCYC, 11 successful applicants will be exposed to wilderness adventure therapy, expedition based outdoor education, problem solving exercises, targeted program community integration, policing strategies and family inclusive principles.

The award-winning program which has run state-wide since 2012 has seen 789 participants graduate, 423 young people successfully obtain a certificate qualification in hospitality and 375 youths re-engage with education.

Sunshine Coast District Superintendent Darryl Johnson said the Project will enable local teens to build resistance and make better life choices.

"Getting these at-risk young people to feel valued will ensure they can become respected and productive members of the Sunshine Coast community and achieve significant changes," Superintendent Johnson said.

"Early intervention and improved relations with police is an important step in helping to eliminate anti-social tendencies, improve health, education and employment opportunities and reduce juvenile crime rates on the Sunshine Coast."

Project Booyah formally commences on April 26 with Graduation Day schedule for July 3, 2019.

The 10-week program involves a commitment of two days per week; one day completing a Cert II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways and one mentor day that involves a combination of social and skill development training, functional literacy/ numeracy and education and mentoring through the RESPECT program.

This program is followed by 4-week intensive Frame the Future program and all participants are then offered ongoing support offered by QPS youth workers until they are 18.

A leadership day, Right of Passage camp, health, work readiness and a variety of motivational guest speakers also will also add to the Booyah experience. ●

FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BRIDGES Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington has welcomed the announcement of more than $1 million in Federal Government funding to replace two Noosa Hinterland bridges.

The Tablelands Road bridge in Cooran and the Wahpunga Lane bridge in Kin Kin will both be replaced, made possible through grant funding from the Federal Government's Bridges Renewal Program.

The Federal funding will be matched dollarfor-dollar by Noosa Council.

"This is a great investment in infrastructure for the Noosa Hinterland region, as these bridges have reached the end of their lifecycle."

Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington said.

"The Wahpunga Lane bridge was built back in 1946 and has served the community well over the last seventy-three years but certainly needs replacing.

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priority based on our condition assessment.

They will now undergo replacement, with a twelve-month planning, design and procurement process starting in the new financial year, with construction due to start in the following financial year."

The Tablelands Road bridge in Cooran was given Federal funding of $477,288.

The Wahpunga Lane bridge in Kin Kin received funding of $763,661.

"These grants are a huge win for the Noosa region and the hinterland in particular. Council will continue to seek funding for local bridges through the government's Bridges Renewal Program."

Both bridges are currently constructed of timber and will be fully removed and replaced by concrete structures.

The project is expected to take about two years to complete. ●

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ULTRAMAN ON ITS WAY TO NOOSA From 11-13 May extreme athletes from across the world will descend on Noosa to compete in the Noosa Ultraman which begins and ends at Noosa Heads Surf Club.

Last year Noosa pharmacist Chloe Kay described her first ultraman event as "the best three days of (her) life" despite being in "a world of pain" at the end of it.

Chloe said the camaraderie between the athletes, the pride in finishing each day and the support from locals along the race made it a standout event.

A member of the Noosa Tri club Chloe was one of 15 women and 33 men to enter the extraordinary competition.The event tests athletes who over three days compete in a 10km ocean swim, 421km bike ride and 84km run.

Last year the event was won by New Zealander Carl Reid with the first woman over the line, Kirsty Sheehan.

In 2017 Sunshine Coast's Richard Thompson came in first when he broke the world record. Race director Tony Horton said the race, now in its fifth year in Noosa, attracted athletes across the globe who sought to explore extreme physical and mental abilities.

The Ultraman event, which originated in Hawaii 35 years ago, focuses on the principles of Hawaiian culture - aloha (love), ohana (family) and kokua (help) and retains them.

For more information on Noosa Ultraman visit https://ultramanoz.com.au ●

Ultraman winner Richard Thompson with his team.

FUSION BACK ON STAGE IN COOROY Cooroy Fusion Festival is a much anticipated festival on the Cooroy calendar and it is no surprise given the huge line-up of talent that will be hitting the Bendigo Bank Main Stage on Saturday 11 May. On the main stage will be entertainment from 9am to 3.30pm and includes the Noosa District State High School String Ensemble; Noosa Pengari Steiner School Musicians; The Inadequates; Geckoes Wildlife Experience Show, Gubbi Gubbi Dances and local icon Barry Charles and his band.

"We are excited to once again partner with Cooroy Fusion Festival as it is a fantastic occasion for the kids, families and our entire community. You can bank on these entertainers to get the toes tapping and they will provide a great background track to the myriad of activities that happen throughout the festival," Cooroy Bendigo Bank Cooroy said Simone Flavelle, Senior Branch Manager of Cooroy Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank.

Cooroy Fusion Festival includes a huge

program of fun throughout town including stalls and entertainment at Apex Park, lots of fun in Cooroy Library and The Butter Factory Arts Centre; the Noosa District Orchid Society Annual Show at the CWA Hall; the Lifeline Denim Sale at Cooroy Memorial Hall; and woodworking displays at the Cooroora Woodworkers and Cooroy Camphor Laurel Group in Lower Mill Road.

For more information and the full program visit www.cooroyfusionfestival. com.au. ●

Youth Driver Awareness Program Year 11 Students from St Teresa’s Catholic College Year 11 Students from Good and Noosa Christian College Shepherd Lutheran College and will attend the RYDA Program Noosa Christian College will at the House With No Steps on attend on Thursday Friday May 10th 10th.May.

The RYDA program is FREE for all participating students and schools.

Made possible by the generous assistance given by the Queensland Government and our sponsors.

RYDA is an all day out-of-school excursion. In small groups, students take part in six interactive workshops conducted by trained Facilitators, expert in devising strategies to stay safe on the roads.

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SPEED & STOPPING. How to improve your skills to avoid a crash.

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HAZARDS & DISTRACTIONS. Designed to improve hazard perception skills.

CRASH INVESTIGATORS. Students meet and talk with a crash survivor.

ROAD CHOICES. A Police Officer deals with risk areas for young drivers.

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THE “I” IN DRIVE. Designed to show students how their personality is important.

GENEVIEVE’S STORY. True story about a young driver who lost her life in a crash The greatest impact at RYDA often comes from the personal stories of loss and survival.

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GALLERY CHOSEN AS MAJOR VENUE In a coup for Noosa, Victoria's popular ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE Festival has chosen Noosa Regional Gallery as its first ever affiliate exhibition venue outside of Victoria.

The Gallery will host an ambitious exhibition as part of its involvement.

"We're thrilled to have been selected to become part of this respected festival, hosted by Climarte," Noosa Regional Gallery director Michael Brennan said.

"The festival's mission is to harness the creative power of the arts to inform, engage and inspire action on climate change. With

Sarah Rayner, A short story from a long tale. Hand carved porcelain with terra sigillata. our affiliate exhibition, we aim to re-create the abundant and biodiverse natural ecosystems of the Noosa region through art," he said.

Called The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower, the Noosa

exhibition will also explore how humans coexist and interact with their surroundings.

"This is not merely a group exhibition of landscape paintings," Mr Brennan said.

"The Gallery will be loaded with artworks that flood the available surfaces and bounce off one another with dramatic shifts in orientation and scale.

"This exhibition is about artists taking a leading role in keeping climate and environment at the forefront of our attention."

Featuring the works of 30 artists across 17 projects, Mr Brennan's curation will

see the Gallery transformed into a visual, conceptual and immersive representation of the Noosa region Biosphere ecology.

Artists include Sam Leach, Bianca Beetson, Leah Barclay, Kylie Stillman and Ash Keating.

The exhibition will feature sculptures, paintings and photographs alongside video, installations and soundscapes.

The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower is at Noosa Regional Gallery from May 3 to June 16, 2019.

Entry to the Gallery is free. Visit www. noosaregionalgallery.com.au ●

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Dr Bindi Bennett, who travelled on an Endeavour Research Fellowship for Indigenous Australians, will share what she learned in the US at a free public presentation Thursday 2 May 10am to 11am at USC Sunshine Coast campus at Sippy Downs, room KG.11A. "It was so interesting to see how they are using horses to help people with trauma, in particular young people with behavioural problems, veterans and people on the autism spectrum," said Dr Bennett, a Senior Lecturer of Social Work at USC. "The practitioners told me about how effective it is and how quickly it works."

She said Australia was about 20 years behind the United States in terms of implementing horse therapy on a large scale but said that there were still many important lessons to share.

"The animal therapy programs already in place in Australia could benefit from learning about the strengths and weaknesses of the programs there," Dr Bennett said.

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ASSET LAWS IN EFFECT Trying to pass off dirt bikes, jet skis or even racehorses as business assets are getting knocked back by the State's construction watchdog under new financial laws aimed at Queensland's biggest builders.

The legislative changes are part of five new laws the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) is now administering, that work to protect security of payment in the industry.

QBCC Commissioner Brett Bassett said the changes legislate against licensees using personal recreational vehicles, and other personal items, to meet minimum asset thresholds.

"For far too long, some licensees have bought assets like boats, jet skis and racehorses with money belonging to the company. They've then used those items as assets to meet the previous law," Mr Bassett said.

"Under the new laws, these toys can no longer be included in accounts to prop up the balance sheet as evidence that the licensee has sufficient assets to meet the law.

"If a builder has spent years in the industry building their business, and doing the right thing, they deserve to know that others they are competing with have the right financial backing and stability.

"People who are sub-contracting to that builder also have a right to know that they are working for sustainable business who will pay them for the work they do."

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THE OLD SAYING: MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES This may not be the blessing that it seems to be. We do live in a complicated and at times uncertain world. Not only do our circumstances and relationships change, but also the laws and regulations are constantly changing. It is therefore essential that we all plan and prepare for our futures.

Some people don't have Wills, but others' Wills have become void or changed by marriage or divorce. Young people, say that they do not need a Will but end up with an instant estate because of the availability of superannuation monies. We should all make sure that in that most inevitable event, death, we benefit those we want to, and not have it passed under some arbitrary law, or in accordance with the whims of superannuation trustees.

Superannuation is a very beneficial investment, but superannuation does not follow your Will unless you make it, and superannuation trustees had been seen to make arbitrary and inappropriate decisions, in the absence of Binding Death Nominations.

During our lifetimes, we all need Enduring Powers of Attorney to ensure that trustworthy people are available to take care of our affairs and follow our wishes through Enduring Powers of Attorney. You may need these not only when you become incapable,

but you may be overseas or out of contact or just undergoing treatment and not able to attend to our affairs.

Moving into a retirement village is also a big financial commitment, so you need to make sure that you are making the best decision for the immediate and long-term future.

All of these documents, Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney, Binding Death Nominations, Retirement Village leases, as well as superannuation and financial planning can be complicated and interrelated, and unfortunately "one size does not fit all". Also, future circumstances, laws or regulations are subject to change and with an election looming taxation issues are also important.

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UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS I have read an article in the Noosa Today magazine where the candidates for Wide Bay promote themselves and what they believe are the top three issues for Noosa residents and cannot let the comments by Daniel Bryar (Greens) pass unchallenged.

He makes the absurd claim that he believes Noosa residents' biggest issue is "Hastings Street is actually a threat of being underwater by 2050 if we continue unrestrained carbon emissions" and unsurprisingly recites the usual green ideology which is dangerous mainly to impressionable children and a few gullible Australians.

I have been visiting Hastings Street for 46 years and lived here for over 20 years and the water levels in the rivers and oceans haven't changed one bit. Whilst I agree humans need to address the well-being of the planet, that should instead focus on achievable, drastic reductions of man-made plastics but not be misrepresented by scare-mongering with untrue, unsubstantiated myths and falsehoods.

Perhaps Daniel can explain where the oceans have risen or how they are about to rise to the nearest millimetre and evidence his comments with demonstrable examples backed by actual scientific facts. That will allow us to determine whether we can continue to enjoy walking down Hastings Street rather than as he states have to swim down it in 32 years time.

Paul, Noosa

NO REQUEST FOR FUNDIING Dom Massoni (Letters 25 April) makes the false assertion that I refused to have Noosa Council contribute to the construction, maintenance and upgrade of Sunshine Coast Airport. Since de-amalgamation, I am not aware of any approach by our neighbouring council for Noosa to contribute financially to the airport. To suggest otherwise is just plain wrong.

Tony Wellington, Noosa Mayor

PAWNS OF AVIATION GREED More than two decades ago, eastern beaches residents fought to protect the extraordinary Marcus high dunes and the Noosa National Park corridor on behalf of the whole Noosa community. Now it appears that as a result, these residents are to be the pawns in a game of high stakes corporate aviation greed, an uncaring Sunshine Coast Council and a poorly-informed Noosa Council.

We fought to protect the Marcus high dunes, we rallied against the eastern motorway route and we stood up for Emu Swamp.

LENSCAPE

Sunset over Noosa Noosa Today reader Sandi van der Ster captured this sunset over Noosa last week. If you have a photo for Lenscape please email to newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au.

Now it appears that this narrow green corridor is to be used as a convenient shortcut for the majority of flights to and from Sydney and Melbourne.

In the original EIS, the narrow green break between Marcus and Castaways had been designated as a "secondary" flight path for the new runway, but now Air Services Australia are admitting that the majority of flights to and from Sydney and Melbourne will use this route, given the emergence of "smart tracking" navigation technology.

Eastern beaches residents' lifestyle is to be sacrificed to save on costs to air companies.

"Air Services Australia note that Aircraft arriving and departing for Sydney and Melbourne will use the secondary corridor to save the extra flying distance and time which would otherwise be required if they used the primary approach corridor. The prevailing south-east sea breeze will mean that noise is directed beyond the flight path to Sunrise Beach as well.

The original EIS stated that significant noise impact is generally only considered to be an issue where jet aircraft overfly residential areas below 5,000 feet. However these flights are depicted to be at 3000 feet. I have to ask why there was no meaningful consultation with Noosa residents in 2014 and why no consultation has occurred with coastal residents in 2019. Clearly coast residents are the pawns to be sacrificed for cheaper aircraft flying costs. I would hope Noosa

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Council grasps these issues and stands up strongly for us.

I believe that a strategy of divide and conquer is being used, and that Noosa Council thinks this issue is one of choosing between hinterland and coastal residents. It is not. If a developer was as devious as this process has been, Council would be onto them like a shot. Council need to pursue every avenue to ensure that a proper EIS is conducted by the Sunshine Coast Council, with all the facts on the table for everyone to have input.

They should also be writing to the Coordinator General, pointing out the flaws in the original EIS, and also writing to local member Sandy Bolton and the Commonwealth Minister and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Residents were let down by Noosa Council in 2014, please do not repeat that sorry episode.

Vivien Griffin, Marcus Beach

WISE MOVE BY COUNCIL Dom Massoni, in his complaint (NT 25/4) suggests that Noosa Council is at odds with itself about flight paths and advises that the issue has become a nightmare for the Council. Note that Dom is not a Noosa ratepayer which waters down his interest to less than idle. He indulges himself by suggesting that the good ratepayers of Noosa chide Bob Abbot, together with Mayors Noel Playford and Tony Wellington for failing to pay a cent towards the cost of the Sunshine Coast-owned Airport and hence should not be bleating about the invasive aircraft flight paths currently planned by SCC over hitherto peaceful Noosa.

Our French correspondent must know that Bob Abbot was Mayor of the Sunshine Coast immediately before the so-called extensive consultations that Monsieur Massoni refers to and he, the wiry Bob, was never one to look a gift horse in the face and cannot, therefore, be held to blame for supporting the airport expansion. So, au contraire M. Missoni, you have just shot yourself in the pied. Bob Abbot can't be blamed and the majority of Noosans support the fact that Messrs Playford and Wellington, and their respective councillors, were very wise to refuse to pay millions towards Jamieson's tour d'ivoire in return for a few thousand dollars' worth of extra tourist revenue as you suggest.

Oh, and just to help dampen your excitement as you switch on the PC to reply in your darkened salle d'etude, Le droit est peut!

(Right is might!).

Mike MacDonald, Doonan

BATTERY FACTS Anyone taking Steve Hall's advice and Googling "batteries" (NT 25/4) could discover some interesting facts.

The EV type such as Steve and Bill Shorten want us all to drive, cost around $5500 (Nissan Leaf) to $10-12,000 for a Tesla.

Battery life can be cut short if the recharge rate is too powerful https://batteryuniversity. com/learn/article/ultra_fast_chargers Batteries don't hold their charge for long if you happen to be in a flooded or cyclone prone area with power lines cut for days or weeks, as we saw in North Queensland recently.

Steve refers to conventional vehicles gradually replacing the horse and buggy, but picture this ... emergency services and regional residents will be saddling up again in a few years under Labor's plan, when power fails, lines are down and they can't drive their EV's out of the garage.

Back to the Future Part 4 ?

John Mikkelsen, Castaways Beach

VIEW SHARING John Mikkelsen et al will get some comfort knowing that their views on the perils of electric cars and renewable energy and the virtues of coal, are shared by our current prime minister when he said (and I paraphrase) that 'we should understand that the destruction of the planet might just be a price we all have to pay for a healthy economy'.

Bruce Hallett, Noosa

DID WE MISS THEM AT EASTER? Pardon my cynicism but would have anyone noticed the two Leaders didn't campaign on Easter Sunday if the TV news media hadn't made such a big deal about it? This 'story' started on Friday and was repeatedly reported throughout the weekend, but is it really news or even newsworthy? I don't think so.

Woody Dass, Noosa

WHO WILL SAVE THE GBR? Who will win the race to save the Great Barrier Reef, a Natural Wonder of the World?

Will it be the true-blue capitalists or the greenie environmental activists?

Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach noosatoday.com.au

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NOOSA PRESTIGE MARKET IS ROCK SOLID A Noosa Sound house that sold under the hammer at auction for $5.67 million last Thursday shows the Noosa prestige market is rock solid according to Tom Offermann Real Estate marketing agent Eric Seetoo.

"The four bedroom Witta Circle home was an oldie, but it occupies one of the most desirable locations on the waterfront near Hastings Street," Eric Seetoo said.

"We found four bidders, three of whom were present and another was on the phone from overseas, each with well over $5 million to spend.

"As you can imagine I am busy finding properties for the under-bidders."

Agency principal Tom Offermann said he believes this is the highest Queensland house sale under the hammer so far in 2019.

"Witta Circle is one of those 'can't go wrong locations', it's on the water, picturesque, and an easy walk from Hastings Street and the beach," he said.

"The capital growth has been over 15 per cent on average for the 40 years, hard to beat.

"We are still finding demand strong, especially at the luxury end, and are critically short of properties at all levels.

"Our agent Nic Hunter listed a house in nearby Little Cove for auction, and it was snapped up for $4.75 million on day two before our in-house media team even had time to finish the photos.

"A few days earlier we sold a house in the same street in the $5m range."

Property markets usually slow down during an election, but not this time in Noosa Mr Offermann said, "The traditional slowdown isn't apparent this time, with most clients adopting a wait and see attitude. Some are even predicting a post election rush into investment property before any negative gearing or CGT changes are introduced." â—?

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Saturday 4th May

Castaways Beach Saturday 4th May

10.00am - 10.30am

11/7-13 Howard Street

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2

1

11.00am - 11.30am

Unit 23/18 LakeWeyba Dr 3

2

1 Offers over $545,000 Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570

$495,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0433 237 422

10.00am - 10.30am

10/512 David LowWay

4

3

2

$2,695,000

2

1

1 Offers over $499,000 Garwoods Estate Agents - 0411862954

21 Driftwood Drive

4

2

2

$850,000

11.00am - 11.30am Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0468 922 519 11.00am - 11.30am

26/60 Hofmann Drive

11.00am - 11.30am

7/76 HiltonTce

2

2

1

$900,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0433 237 422

12.00pm - 12.30pm 7 Antipodes Close

5

3

2

$1,900,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0437 447 804 11.00am - 11.30am

1/8 Sunseeker Close

3

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

12.00pm - 12.30pm 10 S Pacific,179Weyba Rd 2

2

2

$485,000

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

Noosa Heads

12.00pm - 12.30pm 3/164 Noosa Pde

2

1

1

$365,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 144 484

Friday 3rd May

1.00pm - 1.30pm

2

1

1

$375,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 144 484

3

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

3

2

2

$1.050m

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

4

3

3

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 319 879

4

3

2

$2,250,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570

4 MaherTce

4

3

3

$2,395,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0401 008 138

9/272Weyba Road

11.00am - 11.30am

10-12 Angler St

4

3

8

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512 Wednesday 8th May

5.00pm - 5.30pm

3/14 Edgar Bennett Ave

2

2

1

$725,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

5.00pm - 5.30pm

1/8 Sunseeker Close

Noosa Waters

Saturday 4th May

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375 Saturday 4th May 12.00pm - 12.30pm 11 Aquamarine Circuit Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

10.00am - 10.30am

3/14 Edgar Bennett Ave

2

2

1

$725,000

11.00am - 11.30am

7 Lake Edge Drive

4

2

2

$1,575,000

11.00am - 11.30am

13/3 Morwong Dr

3

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 980 247

11.00am - 11.30am

10-12 Angler St

4

3

8

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

11.00am - 11.30am

26/2 Serenity Close

2

2

1

$695,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 652 325

12.00pm - 1.00pm

25 David Street

4

3

2

$1,495,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 714 653

1.00pm - 1.30pm

15/2 Bankskia Avenue,

3

2

1

offers invited

1.00pm - 1.30pm

2/8 Serenity Close

3

3

2

$1,685,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 980 247

1.00pm - 1.30pm

20 Sanctuary Avenue

4

3

3

$1,575,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

2.00pm - 2.30pm

16Wild Apple Court

4

3

3

$1,490,000

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

2.00pm - 2.30pm

6 Smoke Bush Drive

3

2

2

$1,050,000

Peregian Beach Saturday 4th May 9.30am - 10.00am

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408710373

45 Lorilet Street

Sunrise Beach Saturday 4th May 12.00pm - 12.45pm 6 Ridgeway Street

Sunshine Beach Saturday 4th May

10.00am - 10.30am Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034 11.00am - 11.30am

Monday 6th May 10.00am - 10.30am

11.00am - 11.30am

3/14 Edgar Bennett Ave

2

2

1

$725,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375 1.00pm - 1.30pm

3

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 980 247

1/18 Henderson Street

3

2

2

$2,275,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570

54 Solway Drive

3

2

-

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0447 263 663

6/18 Bryan Street

4

3

3

Mid $2m

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0419 757 770

Wednesday 8th May 2.00pm - 2.30pm

13/3 Morwong Dr

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Noosa Springs

Noosa Heads

Saturday 4th May

Saturday 25th May

11.00am - 11.30am

343/61 Noosa Springs Dr 3

2

2

$849,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049

343/61 Noosa Springs Dr 3

2

2

$849,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049

4

3

8

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

4

3

3

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 319 879

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-

-

Auction

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0411 862 954

Saturday 4th May 10.00am - 10.30am

Noosaville

45 Lorilet Street

Tewantin

Friday 3rd May 10.00am - 10.30am

10-12 Angler St

Peregian Beach

Wednesday 8th May 11.00am - 12.00pm

10.00am - 10.30am

Saturday 4th May 11/7-13 Howard Street

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WHAT’S ON SIT DOWN FOR STAND UP

Mental as Anything band members Greedy Smith, Martin Cilia, Jacob Cook, Craig Gordon and Peter Gray.

MASSIVE NIGHT OUT FOR MENTAL AS ANYTHING Aussie icons Mental as Anything will be putting on a show at the Noosa Heads Surf Club for one massive night out on Friday 10 May at 8.30pm.

Mental as Anything first started as a group of art students who passed themselves off as a band in order to con the local publican into giving them a gig in exchange for free beer.

The deception worked better than they intended as four decades later the group is still entertaining the public with their brand of garage pop. Mental as Anything is led by Greedy Smith, together with ex-Atlantics guitarist Martin

Cilia, drummer Jacob Cook, guitarist/ vocalist Craig Gordon and bassist/vocalist Peter Gray.

Their 25 Top 40 charting songs were, for a long time, a record for an Australian band and are a great illustration of the depth of their catalogue and their song-writing ability.

Doors open at 9pm for this 18+ show and tickets are $20 at the door on the night. Don't miss seeing this great live band play all their hit songs and new music at the Noosa Heads Surf Club, located at Surf Club 69 Hastings St, Noosa. ●

Parenting Fails, a stand-up comedy show that will make you feel better about your own parenting or relieved that you aren't one, comes to Noosa on May 10 and 11 as part of the Anywhere Festival.

If you're new to the delights of the Anywhere Festival, the clue is in the name; it's performance anywhere. In this case, 'Mel's Place', a leafy home on the shores of Lake Weyba, will transform into the Comedy Lounge and bring you a fabulous line up of local and touring comedians.

Comedy Lounge has collaborated with Anna Brennan, who is well known locally for her comedy nights in Eumundi, Maroochydore and Gympie.

Anna is a QLD RAW comedy runner-up and can spit the dummy further than any two year old. Carolyn Mandersloot, a palliative care nurse and one of the stand outs from last year's sell out show, returns with more hilarious stories of parenthood and the odd reference to dying.

They'll be joined by former Triple M breaky show host Greg Sullivan, regular panellist on ABC Radio Brisbane's Andy Thompson and singing chuckle-coaxer Glenn Stephens, with multi-award winning comedian and playwright Jasmine Fairbairn as MC. The Anywhere Festival started in Brisbane eight years ago and has more

Anna Brennan, Parenting Fails artistic coordinator and performer.

Photo: Creative Futures Photography. recently migrated to the Sunshine Coast, supporting artists to entertain new audiences in the unlikeliest of venues.Tickets are limited but there's still time to book online for performances on Friday 10 May at 7pm, and Saturday 11 May at either 2pm or 7pm.

Tickets cost $25 for adults and there will be street food available and a cash bar.

To book go to the festival website 'Anywhere.is' and search Parenting Fails or give Robyn a call on 0432 903 122. ●

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Does it complain that people are shooting at it? (6). 6.

Could be a man outside or a woman (5). 11. A number too old for insurance (8). 13. Putting it right! (6). 14. Indicates the scores (6). 15. Entertain the two men: English (6). 16. Hope it will put a brake on the spendthrift heir (5).

18. For the revel, will be gold with grey tips (4).

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Calling “hurry!” (6). 10. Astonished by how one put the baby to sleep? (6). 12. Interned? Say no more! (4,2). 15.

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(8). 19.Drive away - right away (4). 20. Trip in the dark (5,6).

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VERDI TO MAKE LEISURE CENTRE SING hitches are reduced to a minimum, Coast Guard Noosa volunteers will be on duty at Wallace Park and Good Shepherd."

Gai said: "This is quite a unique event for Noosa. Usually, our concerts are at The J but with the two choirs, four recognised opera soloists and a 50-piece Requiem Orchestra, it just wasn't big enough to stage it.

"The good thing is we can fit twice as many people into the Leisure Centre.

It's an extremely expensive production and we're grateful for the support of a Noosa Council grant and sponsorship

from Bendigo Bank.

"This will be an event Noosa will long remember.

"A first for us will be the live broadcast Noosa FM has agreed to do. As well as its Sunshine Coast listeners, it will be streamed on its website across the world.

"Silver anniversaries must be in the air as Noosa FM was also founded 25 years ago as was the Choral Society so its 25th birthday celebrations all round."

Verdi Requiem, Noosa Leisure Centre, Sunday, May 26 at 2pm. Tickets $35 at www.thej.com.au. â—?

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During any week the Leisure Centre at Wallace Park, Noosaville, is alive with the sounds of basketball, netball, table tennis, badminton and exercise classes as Noosa folk keep active, healthy—and, for some, age at bay!

On Sunday, May 26, at 2pm, however, there will be a new sound, a sound described as a "musical miracle," as the largest indoor gathering of singers and musicians ever in Noosa (185 in all) perform Messa da Requiem by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.

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by Noosa Chorale as part of its 25th anniversary year and president, Gai Ramsay, admits converting the utility interior of the Leisure Centre is a challenge.

"We're bringing two squads of expert stage construction and sound and lighting engineers from Brisbane. They will move in on the day before the concert and prepare the hall for the performance "We have 130 singers and the engineers are building a huge, elevated stage four rows high and 25 metres wide. The four soloists and conductor will also be on raised platforms."

Asked about parking, Gai said there was space for 300 cars at Wallace Park.

"There is also parking in nearby streets but we want everyone seated on time so we have arranged a shuttle bus service from Good Shepherd Lutheran College in Eumundi Road where patrons can also park their cars.

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SPOTLIGHT SHONE ON WAR NURSES More than 2000 people attended both the dawn service and march on Anzac Day at Cooroy and filled the Memorial Hall for the first Anzac Day service since its renovation.

Cooroy-Pomona RSL past president Ian Whisker took the salute and guest speaker Sue Porter, a British Army nurse with the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps for 10 years, spoke to the crowd about the role of Australian military nurses since 1900. Sue has seen her fair share of army life after serving in Britain, Germany and completing three tours in Northern Ireland in the 1980s during the conflict known as 'The Troubles' or 'The Northern Ireland Conflict' where treating victims of gunshot wounds was common. She also served in the Falkland Islands where she met her husband, Paul, an Australian Federal Police officer who is currently working in the Solomon Islands to help the country build its police force. Sue was awarded the Campaign Service Medal with clasp and the Australian Red Cross Long Service Medal and has lived locally for the past 16 years.

Since the Boer War in 1900 the role of nurses has had far reaching changes but some aspects have remained unchanged, Sue said.

During the Boer War nurses spent a great deal of time cleaning buildings and making them fit for use as hospitals while over 100 years later Army nurses in Rwanda and Banda Aceh did exactly the same.

In every campaign and on every deployment military nurses have been renowned for their ability to make do.

60 Australian nurses scattered throughout south Africa during the Boer War had expected to tend men wounded in battle but much of their time was taken up caring for sick particularly typhoid patients.

Water was contaminated, disease rampant and conditions in the hospitals unsanitary.

During WWI more than 3000 Australian women volunteered to serve as nurses with the Australian Army Nursing Service, the

Leading the parade. Photos: Rob Maccoll

Front row seat.

Ian Whisker takes the salute.

Tavey Hoogesteger wears her great granddad's medals from WWI.

Schools across the region were represented.

Red Cross and Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military nursing Service.

They embarked on the first convoy of ships bound for Egypt in November 1914 and treated the wounded from Gallipoli on hospital ships."I had two small wards to look after with about 250 patients with one orderly and one Indian sweeper," one nurse recorded. "The work was constant as the wounded were brought aboard as much by night as by day."

The conditions on the western front were also dire. Those stationed at casualty clearing stations in France and Belgium often faced dangerous circumstances and were exposed to gas and bomb attacks.

Some 5,000 Australian nurses volunteered during WWII, serving across the Middle East, Mediterranean, Britain, Asia the

Pacific and Australia with the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service and Royal Australian Navy Nursing Service.

From October 1942 Papua New Guinea was considered safe enough for servicewomen so nurses were posted to a hospital at Seventeen Mile near Port Moresby where they treated some of the wounded from the Kokoda campaign, The hospital lay underneath the flight path of the Japanese bombers.

On one occasion bombs were dropped on the hospital but miraculously no lives were lost. Living conditions were very primitive and uncomfortable. Many times, the hastily erected tents had to be moved due to flooding. Everyone learned to live with mud, canvas stretchers, packing cases, mosquito nets and the wearing of gumboots

to the showers.In 1950 when the Korean War broke out 153 Australian nurses were sent to serve mainly in Japan but also in Korea. They treated the wounded and a wide variety of ailments brought on by the summer heat, harsh winters remote mountain fighting and trench foot.

Conditions were harsh, basic supplies like medicines, boots socks and blankets were hard to acquire and improvisation was essential to maintain even basic levels of sanitation and comfort.

Australian service nurses have worked on military and humanitarian operations across the world in Vietnam, Iraq, Cambodia Somalia, Rwanda Bougainville East Timor the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan tending the sick and wounded and local people affected by war and natural disaster. â—?

LOCALS PAY THEIR RESPECTS AT TEWANTIN ANZAC DAY PARADE

BY ABBEY CANNAN A huge crowd of community members, including Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien, Noosa MP Sandy Bolton, Mayor Tony Wellington and Labor candidate for Wide Bay Jason Scanes, lined the streets in Tewantin town square on Thursday 25 April to pay their respects to our war heroes during the annual Anzac Day Parade.

Mr O'Brien recounted the battle of Gallipoli and its significance to Australians today and 207 Squadron, Australian Air Force Cadet Liam Strong gave a touching speech on what Anzac Day means to him as a young Australian, during the TewantinNoosa RSL Anzac Day Service.

"Growing up in Australia I've always known that Anzac Day was very special, but my time as a cadet has given me more of an understanding of why," Liam said. "I've learnt about some of things that make the Anzac spirit so important. I've learnt about mateship, about coming together as a team to work towards common goals, to push myself and get out of my comfort zone. I've learnt about feeling pride in my uniform and what I represent. I realise that I'm not just representing myself but an organisation of past, present and future Australians who serve their country with pride."

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Jacquie and Jason Scanes at the Noosa-Tewantin RSL Anzac Day Commemoration.

Australian volunteer Coast Guard members participating in the Anzac Day march in Tewantin Town Square.

Students from Sunshine Beach State School marching.

Students from St Teresa's Catholic College Noosaville marching.

Mayor Tony Wellington and Noosa MP Sandy Bolton attended the Tewantin Anzac Day Commemoration Service.

"As a young Australian I think it is very important that people of my generation understand and appreciate what we have today. We have opportunities to develop,

learn and explore free from danger. We have choices, we have freedom of speech, we have the right to live where we want.

Thanks to those who have defended

us, fought for us and made the supreme sacrifice for us, we can grow up in a peaceful, safe and tolerant community," he said. â—?

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COMMUNITY UPDATES LIFELINE COOROY'S DENIM AND COUNTRY SALE Shoppers will be able to find an array of leather goods - handbags, riding attire and country clothing - including brand name goods from RM Williams, Levis, Thomas Cook and Ralph Lauren and plenty of denim from Thursday 9 May at 8.30am until Saturday 11 May at 2.30pm at the Cooroy Memorial Hall, 23 Maple Street, Cooroy

NOOSA CROQUET CLUB We will be having a Come-and-Try day on Sunday 5 May for anyone interested in giving croquet a go. Be at the Club at 7 Seashell Place in Noosa Waters at around 9:45am.

Mallets and tuition will be provided, and wear flat shoes. Further details are obtainable from Niven Gugich on 0428 799 987.

NOOSA DISCUSSION GROUP We meet on Sunday 5 May 2-4pm at the CWA Hall Tewantin (next to the post office).

The topic this month will be "Understanding the Brain, Mind and Soul". All welcome.

Contribution is $5 to cover costs and refreshments. noosadiscussiongroup@gmail.com

CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND NOOSA BRANCH Our Biggest Morning Tea is at Noosa Boathouse on 23 May. Arrive 9.30am for 10am start. $20 a head prepaid on booking, raffle and lucky door prizes and entertainment.

Phone Annie on 0409385566.

NOOSA PARKS ASSOCIATION Friday Environment Forum on May 3, Kirsten Stewart of the engineering firm SMEC will discuss the proposed upgrade of Lake Macdonald spillway. Learn more about the Lake Macdonald upgrade by joining the audience at the Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville from 10am for morning tea with the forum commencing at 10.30am.

To enjoy the local birds meet Valda and the Interpretive Birding Group in the car park at 8.30am. All welcome. Visit www.noosaparks.

WEEKLY ROSTER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 6 May to Friday 10 May. Monday Drivers: Labour Day Holiday, No Deliveries, No volunteers Required Kitchen: Kitchen Closed, No volunteers Required.

Tuesday Drivers: Cheryl, Liz, Tania and Friends, Margaret and Jill, Simone and Cookie, Maidie and Terry, Pranee and Peter.

Kitchen: Ashleigh, Jo, Christine.

Wednesday Drivers: Hugh and Randal, Maryellen and Leon, Gary, Pat and Kevin, Dawn, Maggie, Bill and Margaret.

Kitchen: Sandy, Elfie, Glenis, Mark.

Thursday Drivers: Cheryl, Heidi, Jenny and Kevin, Victor, Driver needed run E, Jan and Sharon, Pranee and Peter.

Kitchen: Lois, Christine, Elfie, John.

Friday Drivers: Bruce, Bryan and Terry, Peter, Jean and Janet, Sarah and Kerryanne, Maggie, Paul.

Kitchen: Charlotte, Sandy, Elfie, Mark, Neville.

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

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ORCHID AUTUMN SHOW Discover the world of Dendrobium Orchids that are in bloom at present.

One of the world's best orchids is the Australian native Den. bigibbum.This is Queensland's floral emblem. These plants have long lasting flowers with plants remaining in flower for 3months and more. There have been many hybrids made in the genus Dendrobium with approx. 4,000 with Den. bigibbum in their background. They come in a huge range of colours and there is one for all conditions from cool to warm growing.

If you purchase the right plants you can have flowers all year round. Once you understand the growing cycle of these plants they are easy to cultivate.

The Noosa Club is conducting its annual Autumn Show at the CWA Hall in Cooroy on 10 and 11 May. Opening times are 8.30am-3pm Friday and 8.30am- 2pm org.au for more information.

A.I.R NOOSA BRANCH A.I.R. is the peak National not-for-profit organisation supporting self-funded retirees or those about to retire. Next meeting is on Thursday 9 May at 10am at South Pacific Resort, 179 Weyba Road, Noosaville. Speaker is from the Heart Foundation giving tips for a healthy heart. $6 pp Members, $10 pp non-Members, includes morning tea. Visitors welcome. For more information phone 0411211566 or email airnoosacommunications@gmail.com.

NOOSA DISTRICT ORCHID & FOLIAGE SOCIETY The Noosa Club is conducting its annual Autumn Show at the CWA Hall in Cooroy 10 and 11 May. Opening times are 8.30am-3pm Friday and 8.30am- 2pm Saturday. Admission $3. There will wide selection of orchids on display and heaps more for sale.

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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 tea. Phone Lyn on 5449 0537 for more details.

RETIREES WELCOME Noosa 2010 Combined Probus Club is a retirees club that meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 9.30am in the Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club 65 Hilton Terrace Tewantin.

Our club has fun day trips and longer holidays to various places of interest, we also attend the theatre, have garden visits, dinning and walking groups together. Call Brian 0403 435 978 for more information.

SOCIAL DANCE LESSONS Tewantin Masonic Hall every Sunday. For more information visit www.andrewsclassdance.com or ring Andrew 0429 829 328. All welcome, with or without partners.

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Saturday. Admission $3 There will wide selection of orchids on display and heaps more for sale. â—? mals. Guests Welcome. For more information contact Marilyn 0754499074. Sean will also be holding an Open Garden at his property, 18 Hawk Lane,Pomona, on May 18 at 9am.

LADIES PROBUS CLUB OF NOOSA HEADS Our next meeting is on Thursday 9 May at the Forum Hall Laguna Estate at 10am. The Guest speaker is Heather Warner who will be speaking on The Dingoes of Fraser Island.

The outing is lunch at 'The Deck' restaurant Sunshine beach on Thursday May 23 at 12.30pm. For more information call Kim on 54553860 or Pam on 54506017.

ROTARY CLUB OF COOROY We are a fun loving, friendly club with an interesting program so come along and we will make you very welcome. Contact Andrew on email secretary@cooroyrotary.org.au or call 0421 407 097 for more details.

U3A NOOSA FRIDAY TALKS PROGRAMME

The guides are always looking for new members, if you are interested come to the gardens any Thursday between 9am and 11am.

You'll find us working in the gardens, just look for the high-vis orange shirts. We meet every Monday at Wallace House at 1-4pm.

Beginners are welcome.

U3A Noosa Friday Talks are held at 1.30 pm at U3A, 64 Poinciana Ave, Tewantin. On Friday 3 May is a talk by Dr Tom Hewitt on Environmental Graphic Design. On Friday 31 May is a USC Talk by Professor Marion Gray on Bioethics. Full details available at www. u3anoosa.com.au/ or contact reception on 5440 5500.

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Next Meeting is on Wednesday 8 May World Red Cross Day will be celebrated with a Church Service commemorating the life of our founder, followed by morning-tea.

Venue: St Marks Anglican Church, 7 -17 Main Street, Buderim, and will be shared with Nambour Branch and members from the former Buderim Branch. Time: 10.45am for 11 am Service.Come and join us and find out what we do. Visitors very welcome. Ring Robyn on 0409124460 for catering purposes.

The next meeting is at the Forum, Laguna Retirement Village, Lake Weyba Drive Noosaville, on Friday 17 May at 9.30am. Our Guest Speaker will be Felicity Harpley, an Education Consultant. Members and guests are invited to attend what promises to be an interesting presentation.

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING AT POMONA Every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9.30pm Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening with Old Time Dancing at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall - cost is $5, which includes supper. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.

TEWANTIN NOOSA GARDEN CLUB The next meeting is on May 13 at 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start, in the Catholic Church Hall, 5 Moorindil Street, Tewantin. Guest speaker: Sean Morrow who will speak on native ani-

NOOSA AND DISTRICT LANDCARE Noosa Koalas workshop presented by Rachel Lyons from Noosa Landcare / Wildcare Australia is on Thursday 16 May from 5-7pm at Rural Futures Centre, 65 Pavilion St, Pomona. Bookings essential, contact info@ noosalandcare.org ph:5485 2468 for more information. Free for Noosa Landcare members and Bushcare members. $10 for all other attendees.

SPIRITSONG CHAMBER CHOIR We have been taking a short break, and will be singing again from Wednesday evening 1 May in Tewantin. Please email Andrew at andrewjemmet@gmail.com for details or phone 5474 1498.

For years 7-12 students and adults. Tuesdays from 4pm starting 23 April at Tinbeerwah Hall, 863 Sunrise Road, Tinbeerwah. Join us with or without a partner. Phone Sharryn for Bookings and all information, 0404 097 358

FREE HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION Free yoga taught by a qualified senior yoga teacher at a range of times and locations in Tewantin, Cooroy and Peregian Beach. For more information call Dagmar 5443113 or email dagrich@aapt.net.au.

NOOSA RIVER PROBUS CLUB Noosa River Probus Club meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at the Christian Outreach Centre Noosaville, time 9-9.30am start and the cost is $6.00 per meeting.

NOOSA DISTRICT & FOLIAGE SOCIETY The Noosa Club is conducting a show in Cooroy on 10 and 11 May (Mother's Day show).

There will be 100's of orchids on show and for sale. The club meets at the Tinbeerwah Hall the second Saturday of each month starting at 1pm. For more information contact Linda on 0427 570022 or check out the club website.

STORY DOGS Story Dogs is looking for a special volunteer and their dog to read with students at Sunshine Beach State School. If you have a friendly, calm dog and have 2 hours a week to spare to assist students with their reading, then please contact Petra on 0419 137 716 or visit www.storydogs.org.au to complete an application form.

NOOSA TOASTMASTERS Develop Public Speaking and Leadership skills for life at Noosa Toastmasters 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, for enquiries phone Luke Bourne one 0404297582 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com.

SUNSHINE HOSPICE Sunshine Hospice is looking for fun loving volunteers for our Tewantin charity Op shop. The Sunshine Coast needs more hospice beds, please help us support those in need. Phone Carol on 0407 471 583.

NOOSA FOOD AND WINE CLUB Want to enjoy good wines, foods and good fellowship on a monthly basis? Join us at one of our monthly dinners locally. The Noosa Beefsteak and Burgundy Club has been in Noosa for more than 40 years. Ring John Dicker on 0414 323266 for more information.

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SPIRITS HIGH IN SEASON U6s Rachael Griggs The Easter break did not dull the spirit and determination of the mighty under 6s. Their passing and defence was first class against a well drilled Grammar team. The ground was very wet underfoot which meant passing had to be precise and all team members had fun running round and getting muddy.

Player of the match went to Henry for an all-round performance.

U7s Manager Jeremy Mansell The U7's played their first game of the proper season on a slippery field against Grammar on Saturday. The team went really well, showing variation on attack and real commitment on defence. Zach Eaton opened the scoring from the start with a quick try and then continued to lead through his defensive efforts for the remainder of the game producing a best and fairest display. Maya , Tristan and CJ also contributed well throughout the game, coping well with the wet conditions with some good passing and support play. Special

U9 Noosa Fins v Flinders at Caloundra After a few weeks off training the boys were a bit rusty but once they warmed up and got back into the swing of things the tackles and tries were getting better. Two fantastic tries from our new teammate Flynn and some fancy footwork and hard hits by Sam. Flinders are a tough team and we will be ready again for them next week at home.

Our giving it his best shot person of the match was the awesome Mr Sam Archer.

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In the first round of the 2019 season the U11 Noosa Fins did not disappoint. This week the U11 Noosa Fins played Flinders at Caloundra Lighthouse. Both sides had to work hard both physically and mentally to get every try over the line. The score between these two sides does not reflect the intensity and tenacity of this first round game. But ultimately the U11 Noosa Fins played a more tactical game to get them over the line. We are looking forward to versing Flinders again because of the quality of play. Players of the match were Levi Cairns and Tom Baker ●

Levi Cairns in good form.

CHAMPIONSHIPS SUCCESS FOR MARTIAL ARTS LOCALS

BY RON LANE For the local Sunshine Coast Martial Arts Dojo, situated at Gibson Road Noosa, the recent Australian Open Karate Championships held in Sydney were indeed a success. At the end of the tournament which was conducted over a four day period, (Thursday through till Sunday with Thursday being the school championships) the club represented by a team of 13 came home with a total of 16 medals; 4 gold 4 silver and 8 bronze.

When the National club ratings were announced these results saw the club listed in the top 10; indeed an outstanding achievement. This tournament has been a great success," said Head Sensei (teacher) Bryan Dukas, "not just for us but for the sport in general. This year we saw our sport take on a more international flavor when countries such as New Zealand (which consisted of junior and senior teams ),New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Nepal and Fiji, had teams in attendance.

The atmosphere was very friendly and very supportive to our overseas visitors.

It was good to see countries such as New Caledonia, which at present is experiencing a spread of Martial Arts throughout the country, in attendance. Under the control of the Australian Karate Federation all events were run according to the rules of the senior governing body, the World Karate Federation; and Olympic approval. It is interesting to note that all gold medals won by the club were won by female members; and amongst them was Nicole Thornton.

Competing in the veteran section Nicole, (a married mother of two and a karate veteran of some twenty years), won her gold medal for her performance of the kata (form). For the Thornton family it did not stop there. Despite not winning a medal both her sons Josh aged 16 and Ryan 17 reached the semi- finals in the sparring u/18; definitely a good family effort.

Having contested both the state and national titles with a great deal of success,

this will give the club good preparations for their visit to Japan where their team (possible 25 members) will contest the World Shotokan Karate Championships as well as attending the International Karate Training Seminar. And to top it off two members will undergo grading under Japanese sensei. We wish them well ● noosatoday.com.au

LIFE OF BRINE

PHIL JARRATT

CARIBBEAN PIRATES

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about the mythology and potential reality of elves, or the Alux, as the Mayans called the pointy-nosed spirit creatures. On a private tour of Mayan sites, led by an esteemed archaeologist who didn't speak English, and translated by his wife, who did, my friend posed the question: "Would you ask the professor if he has ever encountered elves?"

The wife made a dismissive noise known in Europe as the flat tyre, but asked the question as directed. The professor said: "No." But as she sneered dismissively at my friend, he added, "But I have heard them."

Last week we went off on our own search for the unlikely and improbable in this remarkable part of Mexico. From Puerto Morelos we drove the route of cenotes, the extraordinary deep waterholes that

give life to the arid Yucatan, overnighting in the beautiful town of Vallidolid, before exploring the Mayan ruin of Chichen Itza.

Now as much as I love an ancient ruin, I've learnt a lesson or two from the crowds of the Acropolis and the Forum: go early and go hard. We scammed some kind of VIP pass and bought a guide at the gate before it had opened to the public. Ask no questions. There are no rules in Mexico. It was fantastic. Our guide Jonathon unveiled the gory history of the Mayan culture as depicted on the remaining stone walls of this amazing fortress. Even at play, the Mayans were gnarly. In what remains of the vast ball sports court, you can feel the fear of the players who knew that some of them must be sacrificed for the harvest, win, lose or draw, and the incredible natural acoustics

make it understandable that every player could hear his fate.

After a few days of ruin, I needed a hit of coast, so we made our way back to the Caribbean at Tulum, another Mexy Ibiza, but the gateway to the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. After a slow and painful drag through eight kilometres of wall-to-wall $1K a night wellness by day badness by night resorts (pharmacies offering Viagra and hangover cures every 50 metres) we hit dirt road and improving sanity with every washout and dry gulch.

Which is how I ended up in a cowboy bar on a weedy beach watching the moon, an iguana and a computer screen. But more about that later. ●

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I'm sitting in a cowboy beach bar overlooking the weedy Mexican Caribbean, waiting for the moon to rise, the iguana sitting in the sand in front of me to give up the staring contest, and the dodgy internet to kick in so I can watch the finals at Bells.

It kind of happens in sequence: the crescent moon pops up in a haze of velvet, the big lizard rejects my gringo presence with a sneer, and the webcast crackles down the wire just as my boy RyCal goes down to Toledo by a nano-point in pumping Bells bowl. Whoa, it's all happening here in the wilds of Boca Paila. Francesca, dos mas margaritas, por favor!

Having been in the double-decker bus on the cliff when Hakman became the first non-Australian to win it, and having been on the rocks at Rincon sucking on a bottle of champagne and cheering when Simon Anderson won both his titles, this was a different way to celebrate the conclusion of another iconic Bells Beach Pro, but kind of appropriate in its weirdness.

But let me backtrack a little. A week ago we flew into Cancun and, hearing the bass beat of doof-doof even from the car rental pick-up, gave Mexico's party capital a wide berth and plonked into funky little Puerto Morelos, half an hour south. Considering its proximity to the Mexican Ibiza, PM is remarkably low key, almost placid, a fourstreet grid with retro-cool hotels, bars and restaurants radiating from a town square, and the salty stench of kelp all around.

My kind of town. We're back there now as I write, but we'll get to that.

Last time we were in Mexico was a few years back for the wedding of the son of a dear family friend at the hilltop arts centre of San Miguel De Allende. It was a weeklong blast with old mates from around the world, but when it was over we were heading to the Pacific Coast to go surf with Corky Carroll (more about that next week) and a bunch of younger party crew were headed east to the Yucatan. When one of that mob lobbed in Noosa a few weeks back, we discussed that trip and she advised us to sample the combo of Mayan history and relaxed Caribe beach life. So we booked.

Over dinner in Los Angeles a week or so ago, her dad, a man whose enquiring mind has led him through a stellar career, told me an interesting tale. Before his own initial trip to the Mayan ruins of the Yucatan, to research a documentary for National Geographic, he read extensively

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BETWEEN THE FLAGS

RON LANE

ANOTHER SEASON ENDS On Monday afternoon at 5pm when the flags came down on our three surf clubs at Peregian, Sunshine Beach and Noosa Heads, it signified the end of the 2018/19 season for the volunteer lifesavers. As of next weekend the beaches will once again be under the control of the professional lifeguards. Happy to say all clubs have upheld our proud tradition of no lives lost between the flags while lifesavers on patrol.

During the Easter break all beaches reported big crowds and with the turbulent conditions lifesavers were indeed kept busy and several mass rescues were reported at Noosas Main Beach. However with good patrolling backed up by the now ever present Jet Rescue Ski patrols all incidents were quickly and safely handled. However at Main Beach the problem of old, novice board riders trying to surf the First Point, losing control of their boards and coming in through the flags started to occur.

Patrolling (and very angry) members reacted quickly and no accidents occurred.

Also happy to relate no major accidents away from the immediate beach area were reported.

Speaking on behalf of members Noosa club captain Roger Aspinall said, "This has been one of the busiest season in many years. The Easter break saw many rescues and these, plus several in unpatrolled areas of Nation Park early in the season, a couple of which were quite dangerous ( swimmers rescued off the rocks ) kept us busy. Add to this a heavy competition season and all our people were indeed very active. I would like to thank our police and paramedics for their support during the season. These people plus our patrols all go towards making Noosa a great beach for families and that is what Noosa is all about."

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Sunshine Beach SLSC coach Zion Pettigrove.

Director of Surf Sports Peter French stated, "It would have to be one of our best seasons ever. At the recent Aussie titles a solid performance saw us finish eleventh overall in the Open division and sixth in the Masters; and to top it off for the very first time ever, our board riding team finished first. In individual competition Lana Rogers was definitely outstanding having won the Queensland Iron Woman Championship she then won the Australian Open Women's Belt race. All our competitors achieved great results right through the entire season. I would like to thank Head Coach Darren Mercer and his team of coaches for their dedication and hard work."

Over the hill at Sunshine Beach patrols were at their usual high standards and despite open beach conditions few rescues were reported. The major step for this season has been the commencement of the complete rebuilding of the club house.

"Happy to relate," said Building Chairman Warrick Redwood, "Stage One, the demolition of the existing club house, is well under way; all being well the completion should be early Christmas. A lot will of course depend on the weather; so its fingers crossed."

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Our coaches have been outstanding and Paul Gilmore and Pauline Gleeson have got results and the young coach Zion Pettigrove son of life member Max Pettigrove is definitely showing that he has got the goods."

Down at Peregian patrols reported a big but Safe Easter; the club has as yet to reenter the competition world.

JACK MANGROVE

WINDOW OF FINE WEATHER GOOD FOR FISHING Finally saw some good weather on Friday and first thing Saturday morning before the dominant South Easterly winds kicked in again. The swells on Noosa bar were still pretty messy for anyone in a smaller boat, however they dropped off enough to allow anglers a chance to get offshore through Mooloolaba. Those who made the effort got stuck into some hot tuna action and a few big Spanish mackerel were also boated. Fishing with fresh baits on the bottom also provided reef anglers with smaller snapper, sweetlip and pearl perch.

The longtail tuna were of course hard to approach, but the smallest of well-placed slugs got anglers hooked up but only if using light fluorocarbon leaders and 1520lb braid. Light jigging and casting soft plastics on 3/8th-3/4oz jigheads with 4-5 inch sized jerk shad and paddle tails saw some great trout, sweetlip and snapper landed on Sunshine Reef. These methods are best done when the winds are light and the current is moving the same direction so you maintain direct contact. As the weather starts to change you can expect to find a mix of summer and winter species coming in. When headed out be sure to be rigged to noosatoday.com.au

fish for both mackerel and tuna along with snapper and jewies.

The Noosa River is holding a lot of fresh water and heavy sediment from all the run off. If you are going to fish the estuary then concentrate your efforts in the lower areas to avoid catfish. Best baits on light running sinker rigs would be fresh mullet strip and whitebait on small gang hooks for flathead, bream and golden trevally. Early morning high tides around woods bay and the current line is the best bet if still wanting to throw surface lures for gt and tailor.

Whiting will be holding along the drop offs of Gympie Terrace, the river mouth and along the beaches. Fresh beach worms and yabbies are going to be the better options if wanting to catch a few. April has been the best month for catching mud crabs with some huge males caught in all river systems so be sure to load your pots up with fresh mullet and let them sit throughout a tidal movement.

Surf fishing has improved with some good gutters all along the coast line with bigger dart and bream reported. These fish have been taking prawn baits and fresh mullet chunks. Larger bream, jewies

and chopper tailor have started to show up around rocky outcrops of the various headlands, especially under low light. These fish will take fresh beach worm, mullet, pilchard and various cocktail baits in worm hooks and snelled rigs. Whiting are also around and provide fun for any anglers on lighter estuary gear.

Freshwater is providing anglers with solid sized bass and the occasional saratoga in both Lake MacDonald and Lake Borumba. These fish now taking sub surface lures and hardbodies as water temps start to drop. Be sure to use your sounder to find the schooled up fish and work the lilly edges with lots of pauses when using a jerkbait. Micro jigs are also great for deeper water fish sitting closer to the bottom that may have a case of lock jaw. Often a lure worked in their face for long enough will get smashed so persistence pays. Be sure to keep your SIPS permit with you when fishing and it is up to date.

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

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