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Hundreds of services in Noosa from caring for the sick and frail, providing meals on wheels, caring for the land and waterways, looking after sick and injured wildlife and pets, helping at sporting activities, running facilities like the library and arts and crafts centre and running Noosa's many festivals and activities would not happen without the work of volunteers.

National Volunteer Week this week is the largest celebration of volunteers in Australia, and provides an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than six million Australians who volunteer.

This week we highlight the work of NICA volunteers and the team behind the Come Together Festival but we would like to send a heartfelt thank you to all of Noosa's much valued volunteers. ● - Margaret Maccoll

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BRAKE FOR PENGUINS! If you love the ocean you will love the Turn the Tide Film Tour!

Noosa Today offers readers the chance to win two tickets to see Turn the Tide Film Tour on Wednesday 5 June starting at 7pm at The J Noosa.

Turn the Tide is an environmentally focused ocean film tour made by independent filmmakers from around the globe.

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Travel from an African Penguin colony to the nesting colony of 5200 breeding pairs of shy albatross in the south of Australia.

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NOOSA SERVES UP FESTIVAL FARE

BY MARGARET MACCOLL On a blue sky Saturday morning with a glass of proseco and gourmet plate Noosa residents and tourists kicked back and listened as celebrity chef Matt Moran passed on the tricks of cooking perfect seafood.

The first of the festival's many celebrity chefs to take the stage at the Village Festival at Lions Park Noosa Heads Matt grilled Moreton Bay bugs with garlic butter before steaming some coral trout.

"I wanted to do something you could take away and cook yourself," he said.

The festival program of visiting chefs, winemakers, sommeliers, distillers, brewers and producers played host to 10,000 guests over 113 events across five days.

While chefs and food experts fronted stages across the village local food producers prepared their home grown food.

Among them was Dale Spencer of Eumundi Meats who fried up his own sausages on the barbecue. One of only six butchers in Australia to be selected to compete in the World Cup Butchers in Sacromento, California in September 2020, Dale will pit his skills against those of butchers in 20 countries globally.

Heads of Noosa owner Craig Masterton was pouring his award winning beers. After launching only four months ago Heads last week picked up awards at the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) for its Japanese Lager, Summer Dusk, Bock and Pilsner all winning medals, the Summer Dusk winning gold.

As guests streamed into the village others were taking their seats for the Long Lunch served by local restauranteurs along the length of Hastings Street.

And others explored an array of dining opportunities across the hinterland.

Sunday the rain poured down and the grass became soaked and muddy but that didn't deter crowds from pouring in. People ducked under the many shelters across the venue and quick thinking organisers Tourism Noosa handed out ponchos at the entrance.

The festival wrapped up on Monday with

Matt Preston at the opening party on Noosa Main Beach.

Adriano Zumbo creates a sweet treat Liberbaci.

Tas, Mel, Natalie and Maddy at Caravan of Caviar.

Hastings Street - place to be seen.

Chef Paul Carmichael prepares cerviche.

Sandy and Sal from Roza's Gourmet

Noir Black in Hastings Street.

Food prep in action.

Woombye Cheese Company uses milk from Maleny in its chess made by family members Sandra, Steve, Barry and Karen.

Celebrity chefs Matt Golinski and Alastair McLeod unite on stage.

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Noosa's Long Lunch in full swing. an industry event, designed to give back to Noosa's hospitality and tourism industries.

New for the Festival, the Industry Day commenced with brunch on the beach designed by OzHarvest Ambassador Cameron Matthews who used the food surplus from the Festival that was followed by a panel discussion on the Future of Food, hosted by Delicious editor in chief Kerrie McCallum. Issued raised included seafood sustainability, mental health in the industry, supporting local breweries and mentoring for growth.

"As a Festival we certainly have the duty to inspire change and build awareness of current industry issues," festival director Sheridah Puttick said. ●

FERRARI SETS A PATH TO NOOSA - SHAKEN AND STIRRED! Ferrari roared into Brisbane on Friday with an elegant cocktail party held in the VIP tent at the Noosa Food and Wine Festival Village to announce its presence in Noosa.

There was beluga caviar to taste, food prepared by the Waterfront Restaurant and the Ferrari 488 Spider and Ferrari Portofino cars were on display at the event held in partnership with Tourism Noosa and Tom Offermann Real Estate.

Ferrair Australasia CEO Herbert Appleroth and Ferrari Brisbane general manager Shaun Mackie welcomed guests at the cocktail night to a taste of the lifestyle enjoyed by the Ferrari family. The evening was a forerunner to upcoming Ferrari events. ? ?

On Sunday 2 June to celebrate Fest della Repubblica (Italian Republic day), Ferrari Brisbane will host a parade of 30 to 60 Ferraris from Brisbane to Noosa. Departing from the Ferrari Brisbane dealership, these Ferraris will drive in convoy on a scenic drive to Noosa and through Hasting Street, concluding with an Italian-themed lunch at the Noosa Waterfront Restaurant. This event coincides with the beginning of Ferrari Brisbane's week-long 'pop-up' and test drive event at the Sofitel Noosa Pacific noosatoday.com.au

Glamorous evening Ferrari in the spotlight.

Resort, demonstrating further what it means to be a part of the Ferrari family and Italian heritage. ?

All Ferrari models will be available for customers to test drive, including the 812 Superfast, 488 Spider, GTC4Lusso Range and the Ferrari Portofino.

For the first time this year Ferrari will participate in the Winter Noosa Hill Climb with a parade on Friday 7 June before the event on 8-9 June. ●

Ferrari is turning heads in Noosa.

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rganising festivals across the globe, breaking world records, fundraising for charities and building an orphanage in Nepal ... it's all in day's work for long-time Noosa local, musician Oz Bayldon.

Oz grew up in Noosa attending Tewantin Primary in the '70's and since then he has organised and broken a number of musical world records which have fundraised to build a shelter and help fund a school in Nepal, a conservation centre in Peru, a free creative school in London and a disabled sports program in Noosa.

"It's in my nature wanting to work with charities ... without having that I sort of feel like I'm dying," Oz said.

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a charitable heart when I was at school without even knowing.

"Noosa was the best place in the world to grow up. Noosa was a fishing village back then and it was still a community which can be hard to see now but I think that goes for everywhere in the world."

Oz went on to build, renovate and launch some of London's biggest music venues, becoming one of the highest award-winning operators in London over the last 20 years, including gaining the title of 'Venue of the Year' UK wide.

"I first got into music when my mates and I started a band when we went to school at Noosa High. I was the lead singer and I played guitar. In our grade there was three bands, and we played gigs everywhere in Noosa when we were 16. We took off and moved to Brisbane for university and eventually the band broke up," Oz said.

"I then went to Greece for eight months

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where I set up a bar."

And in what sounds like a scene from the movie Mamma Mia, Oz said the bar owners just gave him the keys after he renovated the place and let him run the bar.

"After Greece, I went to London and worked behind the bar in a pub and that bar won the best pub of the year," he said.

Oz then went on to run a number of award-winning music venues in London, including; White Lion in Streatham, Tabernacle in Notting Hill, Bedford in Balham and POW in Brixton.

"I turned an old gothic church into a gig venue, which was really cool and we had massive artists like Adele play there.

That venue had a large community aspect to it which I really liked and that's when I realised I wanted to do work for charities," Oz said.

"I then started the first charity pub in the UK, which was all donated and recycled

from the public. When setting it up, I'd turn up at the pub each day and there would be more paint or furniture on the door step which had been donated from the community. The venue had 28 rooms upstairs for homeless families and we opened up a music venue that got named as the top five best music venues in South London.

"We then started a free creative school for kids that did street dance, film and television, editing, studio recording and we even built a radio station. So, I sort of gave all these kids a home away from home where they could hang out together, be creative, and stay out of trouble. I ended up getting invited to Downing Street Reception as we were the only charity educating kids without using a public purse. I spoke in the House of Commons to try and educate other charities on self-sustainability with shelter and education." noosatoday.com.au

Oz Bayldon with children in Nepal.

Oz Bayldon's charity team at a reception held by the UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing St. Oz is also the creator of the Active Community, a platform where he organises musical fundraising treks, community festivals, an ethical program for school leavers and more extreme gigs.

These extreme gigs have seen Oz break three world records, including the highest canyon swing playing an instrument, the highest altitude gig on land, and the longest gig performance at 44 hours non-stop.

The journey to these world records began when Oz was on a solo tour on the Sunshine Coast.

"Noosa local Ian Farrington came to one of my gigs and he said he was organising an international music tour in Nepal so I decided to join him and brought acts over from the UK." "We did a lot of gigs in Nepal and on my day off I went for a walk-through Katmandu where I spotted a malnourished, homeless child with a disability on the street. He needed help so I picked him up and carried him to a sandwich shop where there was a bunch of other hungry kids. I fed them all for less than 30 pounds and that changed my life there and then. In that moment I knew this is what I wanted to be doing for the rest of my life.

"I decided I wanted to build my own orphanage in Nepal and Ian had the idea to do the world's highest gig to raise money.

I went and broke the world record with 10 other musicians and that funded the build of the orphanage. In 2009 someone beat my world record so I went back again in 2012 and claimed it again by hiking up 6654m to the summit of Mera Peak, near Mount Everest, before performing a 40-minute gig in freezing temperatures."

Oz plans on beating his own record again, by doing a gig on top of Cho Oyu, a mountain on the border of Tibet and Nepal, which would add 2000m to his record.

His record for the longest gig was also broken which is why he plans on sailing down the Amazon River while performing for 65 hours nonstop with talented musicians from villages.

Oz said the key to this extreme gig was simply staying awake.

"Imagine a gathering of musicians from refugee camps from around the world, who play traditional instruments and music; different religions, languages, cultures and noosatoday.com.au

histories, brought together for charity.

Proving that music is the only positive international language and a great healer of all differences," he said.

"We will go into the refugee camps across the globe to see the devastation and hardship that these people endure every day, and the daily battle to survive, highlighting the great work being done there by world organisations.

"The whole process is to promote peace, highlight the great work that is being done in the refugee camps and to raise money for conservation of the Amazon. It will have an emphasis on teaching the locals eco-tourism and sustainability, so they can get away from logging which is all they know after generations of losing their culture. Our goal is to help preserve their culture, which in turn will protect the local jungle."

And it doesn't stop there, the next extreme gig Oz plans on doing will take him high in the sky in a hot air balloon, to do a gig and then continue playing while parachuting down to land on stage for a concert.

"This extreme gig is to raise funds for a self-sustainable educational music hub," Oz said.

It seems like the constant planning and ideas never stop as Oz has already planned another extreme gig which will be a concert on a boat made from plastic floating in the North Pacific gyre.

"Plastic has a huge detriment on our environment and nowhere more evident that in the North Pacific Gyre. We will look at alternatives to plastics, education programs, clean up models and what the future has to offer with and without an alternative," he said.

Back home in Noosa, Oz is planning the fourth annual Noosa Come Together festival, which will take place on the weekend of 8-9 June raising funds for the 'Sailability' sailing program for children and people with disabilities to continue on the Noosa River.

This event provides an affordable day out for local families in Noosa and across the Sunshine Coast with activities including; children's rides, international food stalls, and two music venues showcasing local and disabled artists.

"In the first year we raised $10 grand and it just keeps on getting bigger and better.

Smiling faces from the children in Nepal.

Oz Bayldon breaking the world record for the highest gig at Mera Peak 6545m.

Oz with his children sporting ''Noosa Come Together'' t-shirts.

The festival is a celebration of being local as it is the only festival that is not targeted at tourists," Oz said.

"When I see kids doing outdoor activities that's what makes me happy, that's why I decided I was going to do my best to make more of it happen.

"At the festival there will be a Noosa High School 30-year reunion of the 1989 graduates. The idea of the festival is to bring the old community together with the new community.

"We are trying to recreate an old festival that was in Noosa when I was a kid, called Noosa Waters. It was a great community event that everyone looked forward to every year."

And like any regular person, Oz has a day job, on the organising comittee for the Gympie Music Muster.

The Gympie Muster (August 2225) is the biggest charity-based festival in Australia, with every aspect run by community groups.

"All of the money from the Muster goes back into the community and is run by the charity APEX," Oz said.

"The planning is going awesome and we've got a few international acts this year which we haven't had before and we're aiming at getting a huge act for next year."

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LLEW RETURNED IN EASY WIN FOR LNP Liberal National Party incumbent Llew O'Brien was returned to the seat of Wide Bay at last Saturday's Federal Election with almost 63 per cent of the votes, an increase of 4.5 per cent on his 58 per cent win in 2016 under the two-party perferred system.

There was a 4.5 per cent swing against Labor this election with candidate Jason Scanes gaining about 37 per cent of the vote.

Mr O'Brien thanked his supporters, saying "the people of Wide Bay have sent Canberra a clear message that they don't want higher taxes". "They reject Labor's lies about health and education funding," he said. "They trust the Liberal and National Parties to keep our economy strong and our borders secure."

Mr O'Brien is now looking to deliver on election funding promises on a range of infrastructure, economic, community service, and sports projects that were locked into the 2019 Federal Budget.

In Noosa those projects include upgrades to the Tewantin-Noosa Cricket Club and Noosa Tigers AFL and an extension to Sunshine Butterflies.

He said with the return of the Morrison Government he expected his election commitments including a new maintenance shed for Noosa Dolphins to be fulfilled and looked forward to the delivery of the Cooroy to Curra Section D project, the

A happy Llew O'Brien and family on election night.

Coondoo Creek Bridge connecting the Cooloola Coast to Gympie and new safety improvements, flood mitigation projects and overtaking lanes that are planned along

the Bruce Highway through Wide Bay. "It's now time for the Queensland Government step up and get moving on these projects," he said.

CONCERNS RAISED OVER 1080 BAITING

BY MARGARET MACCOLL Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness and cruel effects of 1080 poison after Noosa Council issued notices to residents across Cootharaba and Kin Kin to warn they would supply baits with sodium fluoroacetate (1080) poison to selected properties from 7 to 21 May under its Feral Animal Control Program.

Kin Kin farm owner Maureen Piggott said two packs of wild dogs had in previous years attacked sheep on her property before she brought in Maremma dogs which are bred to bond with their flock and protect them against threats including wild dogs which they have done.

She questioned the effectiveness of a couple of baits on a large pack of wild dogs apart from causing an agonising death in a couple from the pack.

Maureen said she was concerned the baits could be transported by other animals or birds to her land and poison her dogs or may be eaten by dingoes which were regularly sighted in the region but did not normally pose a problem to livestock.

"There's plenty of bandicoots, joeys and small animals dingoes can eat," she said.

"What happens is if you take out the adults (which would be the first to eat the bait) they teach the babies to hunt. If the young dingoes aren't taught by the parents they take on the easiest way which would be to attack a lamb or baby alpaca."

Many studies have been conducted on 1080 which is banned in several countries around the world.

RSPCA Australia on its website states "the available evidence on the effect of 1080 on affected species indicates that it is not a humane poison". It suggests an alternative lethal bait containing para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) that was approved in 2016 against wild dogs and foxes be used. PAPP causes haemoglobin levels in affected animals to drop dramatically, reducing the amount 8 NOOSA TODAY

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Concerns Maremma dogs which guard livestock will fall victim to baits. of oxygen in the bloodstream, leading to lethargy and weakness followed by loss of consciousness and death.

In 2014 the CSIRO conducted a study of the effects of 1080 baiting of red foxes used to protect quokkas in Western Australia. It monitored 100 baits with cameras. It found a high level of uptake from non-target animals including quokkas which took 48 per cent of the baits and feral pigs. Only one fox was observed taking a bait.

Noosa Council's Environmental Services Manager Craig Doolan said the baiting program was conducted twice annually and formed part of a broader integrated program targeting wild dogs and foxes.

"1080 baits are one part of the integrated program that includes trapping and shooting to effectively control predator animals in rural areas," he said.

"During these periods about 130 baits are provided to participating rural landowners.

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No baiting is carried out in urban areas."

"Throughout the year, Council supports small-scale baiting in particular areas to assist landholders dealing with specific problems where livestock or wildlife are being impacted by predators."

Mr Doolan said before and after the coordinated program, motion-sensor cameras are installed to monitor numbers in the targeted areas.

"We take every step to ensure the program is effective, so these cameras carefully track numbers and we rely on the feedback from landholders who understand their properties to see a drop in the impact of the predator species." Mr Doolan said.

There have been no reports of a nontarget animal death in Noosa during the baiting period. All baits are tied and buried to prevent uptake by species such as raptors and crows. ●

According to the Australian Electoral Commission's first preference count O'Brien gained more than 36,000 of Wide Bay's 81,000 voters increasing his margin by almost 3 per cent while Scanes gained almost 17,500 votes, a swing against Labor of less than 1 per cent. The Greens' Daniel Bryar and One Nation's Aaron Vico were neck and neck for third placing with Bryar gaining 9.7 per cent of the vote and Vico winning 10.7 per cent which was a swing toward the Greens of 1.5 per cent and a swing away from One Nation of almost 5 per cent.

Of the three remaining candidates the Independent Tim Jerome came out on top with 4.45 per cent of the vote, beating the United Australia Party candidate Andrew Schebella with 3.5 per cent and Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party candidate Jasmine Smith who won 2 per cent of the count.LNP gained the majority of votes across all Noosa Shire polling booths although there was a mix of increases and decreases since last election.

At Noosa Heads and Noosaville it was almost a tie between the Greens and Labor with each picking up about 22 per cent of the vote. Cooran voters placed the Greens (26%) just ahead of Labor (24%) with LNP only edging them out with 29 per cent. ●

SIGNS NOT WELCOME Residents can have their say in June on Council's proposed new local law being introduced to govern advertising signage which will replace the current regulation under the planning scheme.

All real estate signs pointing to open houses, all A-frame and teardrop signs will be banned under the proposed law.

Council's Environment and Sustainable Development Director Kim Rawlings said the local law retains the status quo on the amount of signage allowed.

"This sets Noosa apart from other places, maintaining a total signage area of up to 10sqm per business in commercial and industrial areas, with a size limit of 4sqm per individual sign," she said.

The proposed local law makes changes to the current Noosa plan "to reduce visual clutter and maintain the high levels of amenity in Noosa Shire".Ms Rawlings said managing the proliferation of these signs represented one of the biggest challenges for staff.

"Not only do they tend to clutter footpaths and impede their use, often the current limitations are ignored with multiple A-frame signs being placed in front of their premises, and generally on public land," she said.

"There are also public liability issues associated with these devices.

"The proposed changes are not set in stone - we are seeking feedback from business and the community before anything is finalised, to gauge their views."

She said a recent signage audit showed more than 80 per cent of businesses had signage that complied with the rules, and that most non-compliance was around A-frames and teardrop signs.

Residents can review the draft local law and comments online at yoursay.noosa. qld.gov.au when it is placed on public notification in June. ● noosatoday.com.au

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MULTIPLE ARRESTS AFTER CRIME SPREE Police have made multiple arrests as they continue to investigate a large spate of recent break-ins and thefts across the Noosa Shire and are urging residents to lock up.

Noosa police said there has been an increase in criminals breaking into homes for keys to steal vehicles with the majority of those charged living outside of Noosa and coming to the area to steal.

"We have a number of further offences that we are working on and are confident we will obtain a result in those cases as well," Noosa senior sergeant Ben Carroll said."I implore members of our community to assist us by ensuring they secure their vehicles, not leave keys, particularly the service key in the ignition or centre consoles. We ask that people be mindful of where they leave their vehicle keys within their home. Whilst we live in a beautiful location, our area is unlike any other regional centre and we will always attract offenders wanting to commit crimes in our area," he said.

Police tracked down property including firearms, a safe and passport, stolen from a rural property on Gumboil Road, Tinbeerwah on 13 May at the property of a suspect after he was sighted by police in Alexandra Headlands on 16 May and chased

on foot and tracked with a police dog. He was taken to his residence where property from this break and enter was located.

Zachary Cassius Daddo of an Alexandra Headlands address, born 1995, was charged with burglary, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, eight breaches of bail, unlicensed driving and police obstruction. He appeared in the Maroochydore Magistrates court on 17 May. Christopher Daniel Romero, 29, of no fixed address appeared in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 16 May charged with 28 property, drug, fraud and traffic offences in Gympie and across the Sunshine Coast including a business in Hastings Street.

Police will allege ROMERO is responsible for committing offences in both Gympie and across the Sunshine Coast including a number of business that were broken into in Hastings Street in the last fortnight. He was remanded in custody to appear on 23 May. A Coolum Beach youth, 17, was charged with entering a vehicle in Traders Lane, Noosaville, and appeared in the Maroochydore Children's Court.

A Maroochydore man, 19, was charged with breaking into a vehicle in Claude Batten Drive, Noosa Woods on 9 May

and will appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court.

A Tewantin female, 16, and Ilkley man Liam Seige Harley, 25, were charged with multiple offences. Harley appeared in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 14 May charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, driving without a licence and obstructing police. He was remanded in custody to appear again on 10 June.

A Tandur male, 24, was charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and drug offences after a motorbike was stolen from a Doonella Street, Tewantin on 3 May. The motorbike was located by police at an address in Alexandra Parade, Alexandra Headland on 16 May and investigations are continuing. On 10 May a resident in Janet Street, Noosaville heard his son's car which was parked outside start and saw it drive away. Keys were stolen from the house.

A Nambour youth, 16, was later sighted by police driving the car at Woombye.

The youth has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving. Police also are trying to locate a further suspect for the original burglary offence and are confident he will soon be taken into custody.

Police have also arrested a Matthew Telaulau Czech, 27, in relation to a burglary at Pacific Avenue, Sunshine Beach on 25 April. He appeared in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on 14 and 15 May charged with 19 property, drug, fraud and other offences. He was remanded in custody to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on 14 June. ●

RISK OF WET PAWS QUIETENS WALK - A DOGGY DAMPENER

BY MARGARET MACCOLL Rain put a dampener on the RSPCA Million Paws Walk on Sunday with only about a quarter of the usual numbers braving the wet conditions at the Lions Park at Noosaville.

RSPCA Noosa manager Nicole Cleary said it was a disappointing outcome but she was pleased at the number of people who made the effort.

She said their presence would raise awareness of the work of the RSPCA and

Corina and Jake go space age.

raise money toward their work to prevent cruelty against animals.

Stall holders at the event highlighted various aspects of pet care. Veterinary nurse Donna Stevens spread an awareness of Noosa's after hours Animal Emergency Clinic (AEC). Located at Greencross pets at Noosa Civic shopping centre the AEC opened about 18 months ago to provide critical care to pets on weekends and public holidays.

And for the first time this year RSPCA Noosa ran a second walk along the waterfront at Coolum Beach. ●

Teddy McRitchie with his pup.

Million paws walk in the rain.

Picture: ROB MACCOLL

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TURTLE NEST DROP NO CASE FOR NO ALARM SAYS PRESIDENT

BY MARGARET MACCOLL After record turtle hatchlings last year of 51 nests between Mooloolaba and Noosa Heads, Coolum and North Shore Coast Care this season from November to March recorded only 16 nests.

However group president Leigh Warneminde said 11 years of turtle hatching records had shown them it was not out of the ordinary.

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three or four there's a quieter year," she said.

She said turtles take three to five years to fatten up before a season during which they may lay several clutches of eggs.

This season there were five nests at Alexandria Bay and others at Sunshine and Sunrise beaches but none at Peregian Beach and altogether the group recorded 1600 hatchlings.

Leigh said the biggest deterrent for the turtles was light so the quieter beaches bordering National Park and not houses

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were those targeted by the turtles.

The adult females proved elusive this year, laying their eggs without being spotted so the group were unable to record and tag any of them.

Leigh said the beach erosion that occurred over summer put several nests at risk of being washed away but coast care volunteers came to the rescue by digging up the nests and relocating them further up the beach.

"We are pretty good at it now," Leigh said.

"We go to the Mon Repos (Turtle Centre) to

get accredited. We don't like to relocate them and only do it when we have to. If we hadn't relocated them we would have lost them."

Leigh praised the work of volunteers and the many beach walkers who alert them to signs of turtle activity.

In addition to working directly with the turtles the group raise awareness of turtles through education sessions, which is what they will be doing today on World Turtle Day when they talk to a group of scouts at Cooroy. ● noosatoday.com.au

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VOLUNTEER RIVER WORK INVALUABLE

BY MARGARET MACCOLL Since 2005 a small group of highly qualified volunteers have invested their time in monitoring and maintaining Noosa's river system and compiling data which is informing government decisions at state and local level.

Led by president Bruce Hallett Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) volunteers who work the river have divided themselves into several groups each with their own agenda.

Monthly water quality testing, monitoring of shore birds and waders, keeping the islands at the mouth of the river free of weeds is carried out as well as the weekly roster of activities conducted by the River Rangers who traverse the river, creeks and islands to keep it free of rubbish and monitor erosion, mangrove destruction and illegal activity.

The members are highly qualified having held careers in areas including pediatric medicine, veterinary science, research science and seaman.

When the group first formed about 20 years ago it set about creating a Noosa river catchment strategy and aimed to run various programs.

But Council took over the role and engaged contractors to operate it.

Over the years as funding dropped away the role was again taken up by NICA.Their work has revealed a diverse river life which includes a healthy fishing industry and abundant boating activities as well as illegal activity and vandalism.

"There's a lot of illegal camping," Bruce said. "It's the damage they do, cutting down trees for camp fires and to make pathways to camps. We keep an eye on erosion - some of it's natural and some is the result of man made activities. The more we go out the more data we have for Council to make decisions."

The group is in regular contact with the Queensland Police and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Once a month since 2006 a group led by Alan Briggs conducts a bird count and keeps a close eye on the migratory birds which travel each year from Siberia and Alaska to feed around Noosa. Alan said their data had

NICA volunteers informed Council decisions including the closure of islands at the river mouth to the public during the birds' visits to enable them to feed without continually being chased to the air which reduces their ability to build the body mass they need to make the return journey. When the islands are open to the public a group of volunteers visits to keep the area free of weeds.

Council funding has enabled the group to review its data on birds with plans to soon release an information leaflet to the public.

The volunteers have also conducted a survey of the river's moored boats and keep and eye on wrecks.NICA members who are also involved in landcare are among the hundreds of volunteers across Noosa who dedicate their time to making the region the place it is today. â—?

NICA president Bruce Hallett.

Picture: ROB MACCOLL

MOTTRAM BACK TO JOIN IN RUNAWAY NOOSA FUN In his hey day, Olympian Craig Mottram always had a strong affinity with Noosa, using the stunning environment as a training base for multiple international campaigns and dominating the Noosa 5km Bolt in 2003 with a lightning quick and, as yet, unbeaten 13:49.

After a stunning debut on the microphone last year, the undisputed King of Noosa Parade is back at Runaway Noosa Marathon (Saturday 25 May) to impart his vast athletic experience, local knowledge and genuine love of Noosa, to motivate and inspire the thousands of athletes and entertain their family and friends.

"Why wouldn't you want to go to Noosa every year, seriously. In 2000, I went up there to train for the Olympics in Sydney. I have also trained up there for warm weather conditioning using the national park, the bush trails and things like that around Noosa and the Sunny Coast. It is wonderful running, an awesome destination and a natural fit," he said.

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Runaway Noosa Marathon is that it is on the Saturday, so people come in on the Friday night, do the race and then get to experience what Noosa has to offer from a social perspective on Saturday afternoon/ evening, and Sunday which is great."

Craig said the inaugural event last year was an outstanding success and he is delighted to be back to enjoy Noosa and one of the genuine fun events on the Australian running calendar.

"Race day last year was a beautiful morning and thousands of people ran. I was on the microphone doing the commentary for the majority of the morning, although I did step off the mic for 30 minutes to run the 5km with a lot of the kids which was a lot of fun. It was all very friendly, very relaxed and a lot of people running for a reason, which I always think is a good thing," he said.

"There is obviously a performance element to some part of the event up and people go up there to qualify for different events and different times for races later in

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the year but I love the mass participation element of the event. There are a lot of people participating with genuinely interesting stories, running to raise money or awareness and they have their own interesting life journeys which helps to motivate them. From that perspective it was amazingly inspiring."

Multiple Olympian Lisa Weightman will also be competing at Runaway Noosa Marathon.

"We all know Lisa is world class, representing Australia at many championships, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, especially with her marathon silver medal recently on the Gold Coast. If Lisa is running there will be a purpose behind it which is great for Runaway Noosa to have an athlete of her calibre competing and considering the event as part of her preparation to get onto an Australian team. She will be great to watch and it is fantastic publicity for the event," Craig said. â—?

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VALE BOB HAWKE Bob Hawke’s milestones included: · The floating of the Australian dollar. · The introduction of Medicare. · The banning of mining in Antarctica. · He lifted the lid, allowing Australian access into Pine Gap. · He saved Tasmania’s Franklin River. · He presided over the World Heritage listing of the Daintree, Kakadu and Shark Bay, and doubled Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage area. · He helped to start up the national Landcare movement, which now also operates in over 20 countries around the world. · He boycotted foreign investment in South Africa. This investment boycott was the dagger that finally immobilised apartheid. · He did not consult cabinet before making a tearful promise to allow Chinese students to stay after the Tiananmen Square massacre, because it was the right thing to do. · He won four federal elections, making him Labor’s longest-serving prime minister and Australia’s third-longestserving prime minister behind Menzies and Howard. · He made the Guinness Book of Records in 1954 for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds.

Rest In Peace.

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CARE FOR THE FUTURE NT letters seems to be week in week out cluttered with letters from climate change deniers - John Turner a Paul? And John Mikkelsen’s confusing letter - was he attempting to be facetious? I have to wonder at their agenda, who are they and who do they work for and what are they trying to prove?

If climate change is real or not surely our country will benefit from changing to healthier, cheaper to run and less pollution renewable energies and electric cars? Do they have children's and grandchildren's futures to worry about, as most of us do and want a safe future for them?

Over the recent years we’ve had increase in intense fire storms wiping out communities, unprecedented floods in QLD, wiping out a quarter of a million cattle and also towns and more cyclones and that is just in our country.

In Africa, Mozambique Malawi and Zimbabwe have experienced two never before cyclones this year with hundreds of deaths and destruction.

The single most important issue for Australia right now is climate change and extinc-

Photo captured by Noosa Today reader Sandi van der Ster of sand waves on Peregian Beach last Saturday. If you have a photo for landscape please email to newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au. tion crisis. Estimations we are now losing species at 1000 to 10,000 times rate going extinct. Two species in Australia now extinct from climate change.

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to climate change.

If all the ice covering Antarctica were to melt from the effects of global warming the Artic sea levels would rise - indisputable fact. Multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals show 97 per cent agree climate change is due to human activities. Are these climate deniers, who continually write to the Noosa Today, peer-reviewed scientists?

On a personal level when I lived in Africa, the snow-capped mountain we called as children the Christmas Pudding Mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, because of its white top, white from ice and snow now melted. Its white top gone completely. I lived in Africa 60 years ago and cannot believe this famous landmark has gone in my lifetime!

We must care for our children’s future - it’s our moral and ethical responsibility and as Jane Goodall said on her last visit to Australia -“We have not borrowed our children’s future - we have stolen it and we’re still stealing it now, and it’s time we get together, whatever our religion, whatever our culture, get together and start changing the way - changing our attitude, so that we can leave a better world for our children, whom we love”.

Marie-Louise Sarjeant, Noosa

I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES! Hallelujah, I believe in miracles, just as

Scott Morrison our re-elected PM does!

The pollsters got it wrong, the bookies got it wrong, the ABC and most of the mainstream media got it wrong and obviously Bill Shorten got it very wrong.

To quote Bob Hawke (whom I once had a beer and dinner with) “Never underestimate the intelligence of the Australian voters".

On Saturday’s great victory for ScoMo and the Coalition, Hawkie could have added “especially in Queensland!“ Thanks also to Bob Brown and his very timely anti-Adani convoy. Bob helped ensure the seats of Flynn, Capricornia and Dawson remained with the LNP among others including Peter Dutton’s Dickson, all our Sunshine Coast seats, and Herbert was an LNP gain from Labor.

Fence-sitting on Adani by Shorten cost Labor votes, and the latest blocking moves by the Qld Labor Government also helped the LNP. Anastacia Palaszczuk must be worried ... her turn next?

Bill Shorten tried to channel Gough Whitlam with his rallying call “Vote for change, vote for change“. The only change he achieved was in the Labor leadership, not to negative gearing, capital gains tax and retirees’ franking credits.

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"GemLife resorts provide an active, social and vibrant lifestyle. Our resorts are designed for busy over 50s wanting to embrace an active lifestyle and social network, with the benefits of a luxury, low maintenance home," he said.Resorts include a wide range of five-star facilities including indoor heated pool and spa, tennis court, bowling green, gymnasium, games room, bowling alley and golf simulator, just to name a few.

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"GemLife does not charge entry or exit fees and home owners retain all capital gain," Mr Livingstone said. "This provides transparency and certainty for home buyers, which is critical for retirees or those transitioning to retirement."

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Castaways Beach

Peregian Beach

Saturday 25th May

Saturday 25th May

10.00am - 10.30am

10/512 David Low Way

4

3

2

$2,695,000

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

11.00am - 11.30am

21 Driftwood Drive

4

2

2

$850,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0468 922 519

Noosa Heads

A B C

1/38 Jacana Street

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Price Guide

Agent

2

2

2

$949,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 714 653

Peregian Springs Saturday 25th May

Friday 24th May

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From $545,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 319 879

21/1 Hastings Street

2

2

1

Auction

10.00am - 11.00am Bronze Wing Circuit Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512 Wednesday 29th May

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10.00am - 10.30am 11.00am - 11.30am

10-12 Angler St

4

3

8

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512 10.00am - 11.00am

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-

-

From $545,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0413 319 879

12.00pm - 12.30pm

13 Bayview Road

3

2

3

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

4

3

2

$2,250,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570

4

3

3

$2,395,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0401 008 138

Saturday 25th May

Bronze Wing Circuit

Sunrise Beach Saturday 25th May

10.00am - 10.30am

29 Honey Myrtle Road

4

3

2

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

11.00am - 11.30am

7 Lake Edge Drive

4

2

2

$1,575,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034

11.00am - 11.30am

26/2 Serenity Close

2

2

1

$695,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 144 484

12.00pm - 12.30pm

13 Bayview Road

3

2

3

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512 Saturday 25th May

12.00pm - 1.00pm

25 David Street

4

3

2

$1,445,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 714 653 10.00am - 10.30am

4 MaherTce

1.00pm - 1.30pm

20 Sanctuary Avenue

4

3

3

$1,575,000

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

3 Kiamba Court

6

3

2

$2,650,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0419 757 770

1.00pm - 1.30pm

6/6 Serenity Close

3

3

2

$1,850,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570 11.00am - 11.30am

1/18 Henderson Street

3

2

2

$2,275,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0411 757 570

2.00pm - 2.30pm

6 Smoke Bush Drive

3

2

2

$1,050,000

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

54 Solway Drive

3

2

-

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0447 263 663

6/18 Bryan Street

4

3

3 Price Guide Mid $2m

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0419 757 770

4

3

2

$1,445,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 714 653

3

1

1

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

Wednesday 29th May 12.00pm - 1.00pm

6 Ridgeway Street

Sunshine Beach

12.00pm - 12.30pm

25 David Street

Noosa Sound

Tewantin Saturday 25th May

Saturday 25th May 10.00am - 10.30am

12.00pm - 12.30pm

10.00am - 10.30am

8/1 Peza Court

2

1

1

$739,000

1/29 HiltonTce

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Noosa Springs Saturday 25th May 11.30am - 12.00pm

343/61 Noosa Springs Dr

Noosa Heads

3

2

2

$849,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049

3

2

2

$849,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0499 483 049 10.00am - 10.30am

Wednesday 29th May 4.00pm - 5.00pm

Saturday 25th May

343/61 Noosa Springs Dr

10-12 Angler St

Noosaville

Saturday 22nd June

Friday 24th May

11.00am - 11.30am

13 Bayview Road

11.00am - 11.30am

1/8 Sunseeker Close

3

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

12.00pm - 12.30pm

9/272 Weyba Road

2

1

1

$375,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 144 484 Saturday 1st June

Saturday 25th May 1/8 Sunseeker Close

3

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

11.00am - 11.30am

24/67 Gibson Road

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$990,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0418 980 247

3

8

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

3

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Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0421 785 512

1/8 Sunseeker Close

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Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375

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Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0447 263 663

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Auction

Garwoods Estate Agents - 0408 710 373

Sunshine Beach Saturday 8th June

Wednesday 29th May 1/8 Sunseeker Close

3

2

1

Auction

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0412 672 375 11.00am - 11.30am

54 Solway Drive

Tewantin

Noosa Waters

Saturday 15th June

Saturday 25th May 12.00pm - 12.30pm

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Noosaville 2.00pm - 2.30pm

11.00am - 11.30am

5.00pm - 5.30pm

$330,000

Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0437 447 804

11 Aquamarine Circuit

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2

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Price Guide $1.050m Tom Offermann Real Estate - 0423 972 034 11.00am - 11.30m

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PHIL JARRATT

HANGING WITH PAPA

Sometimes great writing takes you to places not only of the mind but of the road, places you might not have ever otherwise visited.

Such was the case many years ago when a couple of awestruck readings of William Least-Heat-Moon's magnificent Blue Highways led me to the bayous of Louisiana and the Spanish moss mansions of the Deep South. Steinbeck had already been my guide through Central California and Monterrey and Salinas, but Heat Moon, as the locals knew him, was almost a contemporary, and his writing led me to such characters as Thibodeaux, his Cajun barber.

In Key West, the southernmost point of the American mainland, just 90 miles from Cuba, there was no chance of meeting any of Ernest Hemingway's drinking buddies long since deceased, but this beautiful little town that clings to a patch of sand and reef at the end of the Overseas Highway, is still imbued with the spirit of "Papa", the adventurous rogue who was arguably the greatest American writer of the 20th century.

Although Hemingway only lived on Key West for little more than a decade that was rudely interrupted by a long sojourn covering the Spanish Civil War, the characters he met there on the waterfront, on fishing trips and over long sessions at Sloppy Joes's Saloon, peopled many of his novels and short stories for decades to come, and despite the afternoon boozing, fed the creativity that resulted in such early period classics as A Farewell To Arms, Death In The Afternoon and To Have And Have Not, the Depression era novel set in Key West.

Last week we checked into a room in a beautifully-renovated early 1900s mansion just a couple of blocks from the 1851 Hemingway home on Whitehead Street, now a museum and still home to 55 seven-toed cats descended from the pets of Hemingway and his second wife Pauline Pfeiffer. A guided tour was the first thing on my Key West agenda, and on it I not only marvelled at the simplicity of Papa's writing room (with stuffed elks and game fish on the walls for inspiration), but learned the back story of the huge swimming pool in the gardens. Apparently when Pauline learned that Ernest was carousing in Spain with fellow war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (wife # 3), she had Papa's prized boxing ring dismantled and in its place built a $20,000 pool - more than double what they'd paid for the mansion - which is still the largest private pool in Key West.

Feeling the spirit, I set out to find the ghosts of Papa in the many bars of Key West. Sloppy Joe's still exists but it has moved to a bigger venue, filled on this evening by very loud spring break drunks.

But we found the original location up a side street and hoisted a few in memory, wearing my "Write Drunk, Edit Sober" tee shirt in the great man's honour.

Of course there is much more to Key West's history than Hemingway's monumental binges. Even in literary history, the town was home to such other greats as Robert Frost and Tennessee Williams, and in politics it was a favourite of Presidents Harry Truman, who made it his vacation White House, and Jack Kennedy, who fished there with Hemingway, and a year after Papa's death, massed troops there ready for an invasion of Cuba that thankfully never happened.

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Hemingway and Pauline Pfeiffer at the Key West mansion, 1934.

Picture: HEMINGWAY HOUSE settlements of the indigenous Calusa through to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, and the United States buying it twice from a crafty Spanish officer before taking control in 1822. By 1860 Key West was one of the richest towns in the US on the back of fishing and salt production, but it was to grow even richer with the development of pirate ship salvage, which gave the growing number of mansions their stunning chandeliers, and the rise of cigar manufacturing in the 1880s.

Today its charm survives, despite Duvall Street's titty bars and drag revues outnumbering the period sailor bars and wine houses. The same can't be said about the rest of the long stretch of the Florida Keys. The Overseas Highway that forms its backbone is like an incredibly long Nicklin Way, except the furniture stores have even less appeal.

But beyond the highway you can still find gems, like the Rock Reef roadside motel we checked into at Key Largo. A nightmare out front, it turned out to be a gem down the back, with a lawn filled with colourful iguanas leading down to the clear water of the bay, where we enjoyed a spectacular sunset before heading across to the Ballyhoo Roadhouse on the median strip for dinner.

I ordered tuna sashimi and the waiter asked: "How would you like your sashimi cooked, sir?" I decided I'd better have it seared, and it was excellent. Pure Florida.

Diamonds in the rough.

FOOTNOTE: I refrained from any political comment during a campaign I missed completely, but I have to say I was shocked by the result of last Saturday's election. I can understand that not everyone warms to Shorten, but is the alternative what Australia really wants? I write this from the land of Trump, so the answer is probably yes. The people have spoken. You picked a good time to exit, Hawkey. You wouldn't have liked the colour of the future. ●

Our quaint hotel in Key West.

After two dud results to start his 2019 tour, Julian Wilson really let fly at Keramas last weekend in the Corona Bali Protected. As I write he’s through to the fourth round with steely determination written on his face. Go Jules!

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Papa’s writing room in Key West.

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WHAT’S ON VIEW CERAMIC ART IN QUIXOTICA WATERSIDE GALLERY Located on the outskirts of Cooroy, Quixotica is a creative art space where long standing ceramic artist, Rowley Drysdale, makes his work and teaches ceramic workshops. It is recognised throughout Australia and around the world as an epicenter for Australian ceramic art.

Locals will have the chance next

weekend to see this working pottery for themselves when Quixotica opens its waterside gallery to the public. Set amongst a beautiful nature reserve, the gallery will be open Saturday 25 May and Sunday 26 May from 10am to 4pm each day. Visitors are invited to stroll the grounds, see the waterside gallery, meet the maker and perhaps make an

art or pottery purchase. Entry is free and refreshments will be available.

Visitors are welcome to view the latest unloading of a wood fired kiln from 4pm on Saturday 25 May. Quixotica is at 151 Musa Vale Road, Cooroy. Open on Saturday 25 May and Sunday 26 May from 10am to 4pm daily. Bring your family and friends. ●

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GIVE YOUR WINDOWS A TREAT If you're thinking of renovating, building a new home or just want a change, let Darren's Blinds, Shutters & Curtains take you on an exciting journey of home decoration.

Established on the Sunshine Coast, Darren's Blinds Shutters & Curtains is the only contact you need for all your window furnishings, from one window to the whole home or office.

Darren's company has been operating on the Sunshine Coast for the past four years, although Darren himself has been working in window furnishings for the past 15 years.

Darren started his own business because he wanted to deliver quality products to customers with a quick turnaround without compromising on style, functionality nor standards.

In doing so, Darren spent a great deal of time sourcing products directly from the Sunshine Coast rather than having to make customers wait for mass produced from larger companies and interstate deliveries.

Darren is always on the lookout for new style, ideas and samples, keeping up with the most modern products on the market.

Darren prides himself on his good oldfashioned customer service and reliability.

He's the man you speak to on the phone to book your appointment, attend your appointment on time and call you to advise when products are ready.

Darren has worked on the Sunshine Coast for many years and has travelled all the back roads to provide in home

appointments for customers that some companies just wouldn't bother travelling to.

Darren's Indoor and Outdoor blinds are manufactured by a wholesaler at Forest Glen and he ensures the companies he uses can provide all the latest tricks and components from manual to motorised.

Darren has a curtain workroom that operates locally in Buderim, allowing him to have curtains installed in just three weeks.

Darren also works with local interior designer Danni Morrison, who writes the blog for The Weekender. Darren and Danni complement each other, with his product knowledge and her design ideas they construct beautiful window furnishings for interior makeovers. Darren also sells security screens and doors that are manufactured and supplied to him from a wholesale company on the Coast at Kunda Park.

While Darren's there measuring up your curtains and blinds, be sure to ask him to do a quote for the security screens as well. This is so handy when building a house rather than having to have several appointments with different companies.

Darren provides his products and services to many local onsite managers of resorts and apartments on the coast who know his prompt service, quality products and good prices are just what they need in their establishments when there's often only a short time frame to work with.

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French Doors complemented by Darren. great service with the preferred supplier tick from the accommodation industry. Darren is a family man who actively involves himself in his kids' sport and school and provides sponsorship and donations to them both.

Darren provides several local Sunshine Coast builders with entire house window furnishings and screens, as they don't have time to waste with inferior products and

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WHAT’S ON HILLBILLY GOATS HEAD FOR NOOSA Festival favourites and Golden Guitar finalists, The Hillbilly Goats are bringing their mountain music and harmonies to The Imperial Hotel on Saturday 25 May. Trad folk on steroids with a splash of colour and a dash of difference - these Goats have forged their own path.

Their mission is to strip back the layers of modern music and transport you on a journey that began centuries ago when the immigrants first settled in the Appalachian Mountains of America. These guys aren't just a band - they're a show!

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Featuring banjo, bones, double bass, fiddle, tap dancing, three-part harmonies and stories, The Hillbilly Goats transform you on a journey of the history of mountain music's evolution into blues, country and bluegrass.

The band members are never satisfied with their own instruments and continually swap over and change positions on stage - you won't know where to look or who to watch.

Tickets can be purchased on pre-sale $20 (+ booking fee) through Oztix or at the Imperial Hotel (Ph: 5442 8811). $25 at the door (unless sold out).

Doors open 7.30pm and the Imperial Hotel's free courtesy bus operates Friday and Saturday nights from 5pm and Sunday from 12pm- 4pm travelling to Eumundi, Belli Park, Cooroy, Doonan, Eerwah Vale, North Arm, and Verrierdale.

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ACROSS Bird (8) Language (4) Story (4) Fish (8) Prepared (5) Grief (6) Brass instrument (6) Help (6) Gloomy (6) Glad (5) Warship (8) Ease (4) Egyptian goddess (4) Surpass (8)

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17, In vie-w. 19, Punch. 22, For-sworn. 23, Lark. 24, Tro-t. 25, No Answer.

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UNDER EIGHTS DAY CELEBRATION Tewantin State School will be holding its free annual Under Eights Day celebration on Friday 24 May, with many activities taking place around the ovals and the hall.

Under Eight's Day is celebrated to create an awareness of services, activities and organisations from the community that are aimed at children and to support their families.At approximately 9am students will assemble in the school hall, with activities commencing at 9:15am.

Under Eight's Day this year will have more community organisations and sporting codes in attendance than ever before plus a variety of art, construction activities and giveaways. Tea, coffee and muffins will be available for adults to purchase at the front of the hall, along with a variety of new Scholastic books. Stalls which are run by the teachers range from hot popcorn, a disco in the hall, a gross motor obstacle course, face painting, kite making, bubble blowing and decorating cupcakes.The emergency services which will be attending the event include the Queensland Fire and Rescue, Rural Fire Brigade, Queensland Ambulance and Police Service and the SES. AFL, Football/Soccer, Cricket, Athletics and Surf Life Saving are some of the sporting codes that will be represented this year. Noosa Coast Guard will be attending again this year along with the Wilvos. Queensland Zoo

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Children under the age of eight from the community that are from child care centres or that are home schooled or children that do not attend another school are also most welcome to attend, as long as they are supervised by an adult. Families that do not attend Tewantin State School will need to sign in at the school administration building, at the Werin Street school entrance. For more information about this event contact the Tewantin State School on 5335 8888. ●

GIVE YOUR CHILD THE BEST START To RSVP please phone: 5335 8888 or email: Info@tewantinss.eq.edu.au Join us for a session of fun activities inside a Prep classroom, followed by outside play and morning tea in our Prep Playground.

This is a great opportunity to step inside our learning spaces and meet our staff, including Principal, Rob Jennings, and P-3 deputy Principal, Carly Hinchsliff.

A fun and exciting way for your child to connect with others in our community and spend time at Tewantin State School.

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UNDER 8’s DAY! INSPIRING OUR COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS

Friday 24th May 9.00am until 11am All Welcome.Come and join the fun!!

TEWANTIN STATE SCHOOL Contact our school today for an Enrolment Pack. www.tewantinss.eq.edu.au

Free music festival and busking championship FREE FAMILY EVENT Bringing Noosa Together to help people with disabilities in our communities Pirate Park (NYRC) & Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Saturday 8th June, 10am to 3pm 50 Buskers play at hotspots on the river Sunday 9th June, 11am to 7pm Over 20 bands on 3 live stages •฀Kids฀Field •฀Food฀vendors •฀Water฀and฀creative฀activities •฀Silent฀Auction •฀RJS฀Accounting฀Noosa’s฀biggest฀laser฀show

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COMMUNITY UPDATES DANCE LESSONS Learn to dance and have fun at the Tewantin Masonic Hall every Sunday, 1pm to 5pm beginner to intermediate. Learn those favorite dances; Gypsy tap, Waltz, Quickstep. Teacher with approx. 20 years experience. For more information visit www.andrewsclassdance.com" or call Andrew 0429 829 328. All welcome, with or without a partner. Tea break included.

J.P TRAINING COURSE The Maroochydore Branch of the Queensland Justices Association is conducting a two to three-day training course for those interested in becoming a Justice of the Peace (Qualified) or a Commissioner for Declarations. The course will be conducted on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 July at the University Campus in Noosa. For more information and to enroll visit http://qja.com.au/training or phone (07) 3392 2455 or email training@qja.com.au

GUILDED LILLIES TEWANTIN The Tewantin Neighbour Hood Group of the Australian Sewing Guild will hold a Slash Your Stash Day at the Masonic Hall Tewantin. Members will be having a clear out of some of their amazing fabrics and we will be offering the public the opportunity to purchase this at greatly reduced prices from 9am till 11am, so call in on Saturday 25 May for a great bargain. For more information contact Judy on 0447168882.

BOOKFEST POMONA Cooroy-Pomona Lions are holding their next Bookfest at the Lion's Den, Mountain Street, Pomona for two days on Friday 7 June and Saturday 8 June .Open 8am to 1pm both days. A great range of good value books, of all kinds including Adult, Children, Fiction, and Reference sections, on sale. For information contact 5485 3236.

TEWANTIN-NOOSA CWA The Tewantin/Noosa branch of the CWA meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the CWA Hall, next to the Post Office starting at 1pm. The next meeting will be on Wednesday 19 June. We are holding a street stall on Friday 21 June starting at 9am outside the hall.

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WEEKLY ROSTER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May. Monday Drivers: Maya, Marie, Anne and Oliver, Andrew, Michelle and Neil, Drivers needed runs E, F. Kitchen: Christine, Martina, Len, Geoff.

Tuesday Drivers: Alice, John Mc, Rob and Kevin, Jan and Bob, Tania and Friends, Cheryl, Robin.

Kitchen: Ashleigh, Jo, Christine, Geoff.

Wednesday Drivers: Cheryl, Gary, Victor, Evelyn and Maureen, Drivers needed runs B, E, F. Kitchen: Judi, Elfie, Sandy, Gerry.

Thursday Drivers: Cheryl, Helen and Kath, Victor, Jan and Sharon, Pranee and Peter, Drivers Needed - Runs B, E. Kitchen: Lois, Christine, Elfie, Vicki, John.

Friday Drivers: Maya, Cheryl, Peter, Vicki and Les, Judy, Maggie, Rosalie and Jack.

Kitchen: Sandy, Elfie, Charlotte, Neville.

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

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ARE YOU A BUSKING CHAMP? There is a growing movement in many regional towns around Australia that is actively promoting busking for all the amazing benefits that street performance can bring to rural communities. The not-for-profit association that is on the leading edge of this movement is called the Australian National Busking Championship (ANBC).

What could be a better location to participate in the Australian National Busking Championship than Noosa?

Building on the enormous success of the last two year’s partnership with the Noosa Come Together Music Festival (June 8 & 9), the busking championship promises to be a bigger and better all inclusive event with a prize pool of over $6,000. The ANBC is a celebration of all styles of music due to the diversity of age and artistry of the buskers who perform at the event, with over 50 artists this year. Pre-registered Buskers are assigned special Busking Hot Spots at various times

RED CROSS Next Meeting is on Wednesday 12 June AT 10:15am at Coolum Surf Lifesaving Club,Coolum Beach. Come and join us for a coffee and find out what we do. Visitors very welcome. Ring Leonie on 0411 248 505 for more details.

A.I.R. NOOSA Association of Independent Retirees Noosa Branch A.I.R is the peak National not-for-profit organisation supporting self-funded retirees or those about to retire.

Next General Meeting is Friday 14 June from 9:45am for 10am start. Speaker: Noel Whittaker AM One of Australia's leading financial commentators. Venue: South Pacific Resort, 179 Weyba Road, Noosaville. $6 pp Members $20 pp non-Members includes morning tea. Visitors welcome.

Members and visitors please register by emailing: airnoosacommunications@gmail. com or phone 0411211566.

NOOSA DISTRICT ORCHID & FOLIAGE SOCIETY For more information on growing Orchids and Foliage, the Noosa Club has a meeting at Tinbeerwah Hall on the second Saturday of each month commencing at 1pm. Visitors are welcome. This is a great way to meet likeminded people. For more information contact Linda on 0427570022 or visit the club website.

TRIVIA NIGHT POMONA Have a fun and sociable night with the Lions Trivia night at the Lion's Den, Mountain Street Pomona. Saturday 1 June. Doors open at 6.00pm, first question at 6.30pm.

Entry $15 per person includes table nibbles and door raffle tickets. Bring extra food if you wish. Bar available. For more information, phone 5485 1028.

NOOSA PARKS ENVIROFORUM At Noosa Parks Association's Environment Forum on 24 May, Conondale Range Conservation President Ian Mackay will discuss the progress of a submission to the Queensland Government to create a new national park around the magnificent Yabba Falls and nearby gorges. To learn more about this exciting new project come along to the Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville from 10am for morning tea, with the forum commencing at 10.30am. Those interested in an Interpretive Birding walk

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Noosa Junction, on 17 May at 7pm, as part of Anywhere Festival, and in partnership with Noosa Junction Twilight Markets.

NOOSA ROTARY CLUB Noosa Rotary is on a drive to recruit new members and volunteers. If you have some spare time on your hands and would like to give back to the Community and support Rotary to raise the funds to support those less fortunate then yourself, then maybe it is time to join a Service Club such as Rotary.

Noosa Rotary meets at the Tewantin RSL Club on a Monday at 6pm for 6.30pm start.

For more information call 0407377210.

along Gympie Terrace creating a festival atmosphere along our beautiful river foreshore. It has now become a fixture in the Australian busking calendar and is now attracting interstate buskers.

For more information visit the Noosa Busking Championship or Noosa Come Together Festival Facebook page.

The event has been made possible by sponsors, Hutchinson Builders, Arrow Wood Products, Gympie Terrace P/L, Bendigo Bank, Bank of Queensland and Noosa Today and all profits will be distributed to local charities. â—? are invited to meet Valda and the group in the car park at 8.30am. Visit noosaparks. org.au for more information.

NOOSAVILLE VIEW CLUB Next Meeting Thursday 23 May at the Tewantin Noosa RSL Club, 11am for 11.30am. Cost $23 for a two course lunch.

Guest Speaker will be Cathy Newman who will speak on the importance of Polio Vaccination. Visitors are welcome but bookings are essential. Phone Nanette on 0428 635 126.

TEWANTIN-NOOSA RSL The next meeting of the Tewantin-Noosa RSL Women's Auxillary will be held at the Tewantin RSL on Friday 7 June at 10am. Followed by our Birthday Lunch at 11.30am. $25 members, $40 non members.

All members & friends are welcome. Call Kay 544-5042.

PEREGIAN BEACH COMMUNITY HOUSE PBCH is seeking a voluntary Treasurer to join our Management Committee.

This is not a busy or demanding position.

For more information contact Mary Crawford on 0439750145 or email info@ peregianbeachcommunityhouse.org.

PUBLIC SPEAKING Dr Frank Lewins will be speaking on "Euthanasia" on Tuesday 11 June in Lake Macdonald at 1pm. Dr Lewins is the President of the Sunshine Hospice & a past ANU Sociology Professor. Please bring a plate to share and contact Joy on 54477721 or email: joyfitzgerald7@gmail.com

LOVE LAUGHING? Come along to Noosa Improvised Comedy every Thursday 6:30-7:30pm at Lexis in Noosa Junction to learn how to improvise in a friendly, no pressure environment where we'll work together to create games, scenes and skits guaranteed to have you laughing in no time. Everyone welcome. $5 suggested donation per workshop.

BUDDIES Buddies Refugee Support Group next monthly meeting with guest speaker is on Sunday 26 May at 24 King St Buderim.

11am business meeting, 11.45am: Guest speaker. 12.30pm: Refreshments. All welcome to attend. More information at www.refugeebuddies.org

D.I.V.E THEATRE We are running a street performance in

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 $4, which includes supper. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.

TEWANTIN-NOOSA PROBUS CLUB The next meeting will be on Monday 27 May, from 9.45am at the Tewantin Noosa RSL. Our guest speaker is Club Member John Fenton who will speak of his experiences as a "10 pound Pom". All visitors are welcome and the cost is $5.00, which includes morning tea. This meeting will be followed by a mystery bus outing for lunch. All enquiries to President Geoff Bailue on 0418145034.

SUNSHINE SOCIAL CLUB Coffee 10am every Saturday Cinque Terre Restaurant Sunshine Beach. We arrange lunches, dinners, BBQs etc. Couples and singles welcome. Just come along or phone Noeline 5474 5231.

LADIES, EXPAND YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLE Women's social group featuring walks, book clubs, monthly dinners, craft and more.

Contact via the website www.lifebeyond30. com.au. Regular events include; Ladies Saturday Walk: Meet outside Noosa yacht Club, walk to Hastings Street, grab a coffee and walk back. Monday Kayak: Meet outside Noosa Boathouse 9am, Kayak for an hour and have coffee afterwards. Cost is $10. Email wendy@lifebeyond30.com.au to confirm attendance.

CANCER COUNCIL QLD 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. Next meeting on 10 May at Leisure Centre Noosaville opposite library at 10am.

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 tea. Phone Lyn on 5449 0537 for more details.

THE THURSDAY GIRLS The next Ladies Lunch is on at The River Deck Restaurant Noosa Marina on Thursday 30 May at 12.30pm. Cost $40.

Our friendly monthly fund-raising events enable students of low-income families in the Noosa Shire State Schools to participate with their classmates in educational activities. For further information and bookings, contact Neridah Rooseboom on 0408 882 512. noosatoday.com.au

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good tries and making some good early passing. There was some very good defence through both games with Dragons players getting up to make early touches and also covering out wide to save several tries. Well done team. ●

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started well. To our boy's credit and a super effort from the boys down back, we grouped together for a great win. Ryan Torrance and Sam Friend were very impressive with Hayden Brock kicking a nice bag down forward. Evans chipped in with a couple as did Bence, who also managed to flog a sausage roll off Dylan Evans. Good work boys, go Tigers. ●

The Rococo's Bar and Bistro Noosa Tigers remain on top of the Hart Sports Division 1 Ladder after a solid seven goal victory over Aspley in Brisbane last Saturday.

Noosa have now played everyone within the competition dropping only the one game to Maroochydore by a couple of points.

On a beautiful day for football and on a ground that had obviously not had the rain our Weyba Road oval has, the Tigers were able to put the Hornets away in the first half despite the opposition putting players behind the ball to restrict scoring.

Isaac McCrimmon was outstanding for the victors in what has been a really consistent year for the skilful Tasmanian.

Smooth moving on-baller Jai Fitzpatrick put in another blinder and would be fairing well in both club and league best and fairest counts at the half way stage of the year.

Jayden Holt was once again a key playmaker for the Tigers. Footy manager Mitch Woods (who so often seems to go unnoticed) is simply having a superb season as he racked up 27 touches on his wing to again be one of the Tigers best.This Saturday the Tigers are away again as they play Coorparoo in Brisbane before having the bye the following week.

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Tristan led the way on the attack with a player of the week performance, scoring

Noosa Junior Colts v Caloundra With more players available this week Junior Colts travelled to Caloundra to take on the Lighthouses on Friday night. Good early two man hard-hitting driving defence put Caloundra on the back foot. The boys then followed the work done at training on our game attack pattern to organise the lead, tip and rip runners. With this, we played with some continuous phase play and scored good running team tries. When fulltime was blown the dolphins had put the light out and defeated Caloundra 60 to 7. Good games from Nick, Leo, Kynan and Tim. ●

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U7 Noosa Red and Fins This week Noosa Reds played Maroochydore & Noosa Fins played Grammar, both at Maroochydore.

Teams showed lots of heart and outstanding work in defence and attack.

Player of the matches - Saxon and Nate U14 Noosa Dolphins The Noosa U14 young men arrived at Maroochydore Saturday missing 3 vital players. Playing the top team of the competition was going to a harsh challenge.

These young men took the field with courage and discipline, and with only 14 players on the field, managed to hold Maroochydore to a 7 all draw.

The second game, against a fresh Brothers team saw Noosa start with determination and team work. A proud support team witnessed a great win of 5 nil.

All team members stood tall in defence and played hard for one another. More good things are yet to come from these young Dolphins.

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WE’VE GOT SPORT FOR ALL SORTS If we stop and take a good look at our community we will become aware that just about every sport known to man is being played. With this in mind we at Noosa Today will endeavor to bring to you their stories and results in which we in Noosa and surrounding districts can indeed take pride.

Sad to say that for many clubs their athletes and achievements are going unnoticed.

There can be no doubt that many of you will be surprised to note that within our boundaries there are many athletes who are now not only competing, but also making a mark at state national and in some cases, international level.

Once again one of our little known amateur athletes has hit the big time on the international scene. Last Sunday competing as a member of the Australian amateur boxing team Cooroy's Taylah Robertson (of the Cooroy Impact Boxing Academy) caused a sensation by winning the gold medal at the International Boxam Tournament held at Castellon Spain.

To achieve this Taylah, boxing in the 51kg division had to win four fights in four days.

Her first victory was against the Thailand champion, then the French followed by the

Zane Branco in the 200m Final at the World U20 Athletics Championships in Finland. girl from Spain (who was boxing in front of her home crowd with local support making it tougher) and in the final it was against a New Zealand champion.

Speaking from his home in Cooroy early on Monday morning her very excited coach Mark Evans said, "This has been a great win not only for Taylah but also for Australia.

This tournament which is one of the biggest on the international calendar was conducted under the banner of the European Boxing Confederation; with all referees and judges supplied by the International Federation. To not only win but also gain such international experience is a massive

Taylah Robertson. step towards selection for Taylah on the Australian team for the Tokyo Olympics."

For the administrators coaches' athletes and families of Noosa Little Athletics the months ahead will indeed be very busy. On June 25 Zane Branco aged 19 (a graduate of the Sunshine Beach State High School) will travel to Townsville as a member of the Australian Athletic Team to represent his country in the Oceanic Championships contesting the 200m events.

It is this young athlete who last year finished fifth in the final of the 200 m event

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SURF FISHING FIRING UP snelled rigs works well on lighter leaders of 16-20lb. The smaller fish are also taking smaller shad style soft plastics which allow for longer casts and a flicking action that jewies love.

Stronger currents in the Noosa River provided the river with a much needed flush and with that, the upper reaches of Lake Cooroibah toward Coortharaba has started to fish well. Smaller Jewies, trevally and bream have been reported along this stretch and through the ski run. The frying pan and around the boat ramp at Gympie Terrace also provides some red hot action at times too so break out the surface lures or beach worms. If after flatties then take a walk around the dog beach and woods bay and look for deeper darker waters with current.

This indicates a good drop off that flatties love to ambush their prey and soft vibes cast out and hopped off the shallows works very well.

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

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With the winds and rain keeping most anglers on land this weekend a few boats managed to get offshore early in the week.

Halls reef, Sunshine reef and Jew shoal were the picks with some pelagics and chunky reefies around. These fish taking live bait, flesh bait and also hitting slow jigs with upgraded 3/0 hooks. Keeping leaders around 30lb will help prevent you from getting reefed as the coral trout have been upward of 7kg. Other fish included spotty mackerel, mac tuna and longtail tuna. These fish hitting slugs cast out and allowed to sink before making a rapid retrieve. One way to target mackerel is let your jig hit the bottom and rip it up as fast as you can. You may get bitten off a few times so be sure to use a bit of wire from time to time.

Surf fishing is starting to fire up with good numbers of small/medium sized jewfish reported all along the coastline.

Finding a gutter and going down during an incoming tide is one way to really set yourself up at night. Using strip baits on

at World Youth Championships in Finland.

"These titles," said Head Coach Mick Hooper, "will play host to countries such as New Zealand, Fiji, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and many other countries in the Oceanic region. The standard of competition will be of a high level, for it is events such as these that could eventually lead to the World and Olympic Game selection."

But this is not all for one week later Zane will be off to Italy to again represent Australia at the World University Games.

We wish him well.

With the athletic season getting under way, the date for the big event of the year for Noosa Little Athletics the now famous Noosa Gift, will soon be announced. If past years are any indication this event will be again be well supported: clubs coming from all over the state as well as from Northern NSW. Speaking with both Coaches Mark Evans (boxing) and Mick Hooper (athletics) both expressed concern regarding finance. This is a major problem as the key to success in amateur sport is international competition.

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