Noosa Today - 10th October 2019

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MORE TO LOVE The editor’s desk Stars can’t shine without darkness.

This anonymous quote sums up the spirit of the closeknit Peregian community in the wake of the recent bushfires.

And it was that community spirit in those dark days that captured the heart of Governor General David Hurley during a visit to the region on Tuesday.

He was impressed by the resilience of the people - none more so than 89-year-old Pam Murphy, the only person to lose her house in the fire.

The Governor General left with a pertinent message - reminding people that in the post-crisis period it was important to look after each other. “This is a burden to share,” he said.

Wise words indeed.

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THIS WEEK WE’RE TALKING ABOUT…

INGRID JACKSON BOWS OUT Outspoken Noosa councillor Ingrid Jackson has announced she will not contest the next election in March.

She has confirmed she will also not seek the mayoral role.

Cr Jackson announced this week that she had been considering the decision - taken for mixed reasons and with mixed feelings - for many months.

She said the decision to make the announcement five months out from the election was to give capable people time to consider standing in her place.

“Our community needs experienced, knowledgeable, hardworking and ethical people to lead it,” she said on a statement on her Facebook page.

“It needs people who are concerned for others and who understand that Noosa Shire needs to be well governed if it is to effectively address the many challenges it faces.

“People have five months to stand up and communicate with the community about how they can provide it with the leadership it requires. I am willing to assist capable candidates to do this.”

Cr Jackson cited hostility, politics and the impact of “unelected

influencers” as reasons behind her decision.

“Being the only woman councillor has made such antagonism even more isolating and oppressive,” she said.

“The community elected me to the important role of councillor and during the course of this four year term, I have done the best I could for our community.

“I have been a consistent advocate of openness, disclosure, evidencebased decision-making, procurement probity, merit-based selection, and for the council to adopt a more balanced and compassionate approach to residents’ issues. I shall continue to do this every day until a new council is elected next March.

“And I also greatly enjoy representing the people of our shire.

“Of course, I regret that I could not have done more, but I have learned that this is the nature of politics.

“When I was sworn in, I believed that, as every councillor was elected as an independent, the community would expect each of us to exercise that independence in the interests of the community. My understanding was that we would research, consult,

scrutinise, question, debate and honestly account for every decision we made.

“I did not anticipate that scrutiny and questioning might be seen as unfriendly acts. I did not expect that the expression of ideas and positions contrary to those held by the majority of councillors would trigger hostility.

“I believe that, as independent councillors, we have a duty to understand issues in detail, to assess whether proposed solutions are in the shire’s best interests and to advocate and pursue matters according to what we judge to be their merits, not necessarily on what we are told may be their merits.

“But our most important duty is to represent all the people of this shire, not some narrower interests.

“There was considerable pressure on me to conform, right from the early days of the current council.

In fact it was made clear from the beginning that, once elected, councillors were to work, not as the independents the community thought it had elected, but as a team that would operate in solidarity.

“There were directions given about unity and the need to acquiesce to the team. To me, these instructions

stood at variance with our role as independently-elected councillors, and even contradicted the legislation and rules that govern councillor behaviour.

“I was disturbed and unhappy with these attempts to corral me into being a reliable supporter of decisions that too often seemed to be pre-determined and which I was supposed to accept without protest.

“When I began to express contrary views on certain issues - an independence given to me by voters it was too often met with hostility.

During her time as a councillor, Cr Jackson said she had always endeavoured to enhance democratic process, good governance and the interests of the community.

“Democracy dies in darkness and it withers when too much happens in the shadows behind closed doors, and beyond the cameras.

“Unelected influencers should never be accorded the ability to steer decisions, or to derive benefit from them. Elected representatives should never allow themselves to be rubber stamps for preconceived positions.

“Noosa Council still has much to do and I believe it is in need of reform and first-class leadership.” ●

EUMUNDI - NOT THE TOWN FOR CHURCHES Eumundi township’s last remaining church packed up the pews and hymnals in late September, ending a 66-year tradition at the old Presbyterian church site on Memorial Drive.

The final service was held on 22 September, after a special 18-month effort to increase numbers.

It seems the church has fun foul of a growing trend in the 2200-strong town to drop all forms of faith, with the 2016 census revealing over 43 per cent of residents now had no religious affiliation.

The Presbyterian church had held out the longest, with the former Catholic and Anglican congregations gone and their buildings now used

as private residences, with the old Methodist church building used as the Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre.

The writing has been on the wall for the local Presbyterian flock, which has more recently run as an offshoot of the Maroochydore Presbyterian Church.

The Sunday faithful can still choose to make the trip down the Bruce Highway there, or attend the closer Tewantin Presbyterian Church across the hills.

The Eumundi building will be retained and used as a local hall, and stands ready to re-open in the event of a resurgence at some time down the track. ●

Last service was held on 22 September.

NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE ICON MAULED BY DOGS The mauling death of a Noosa National Park wildlife icon has angered members of the Koala Crusaders.

Beautiful Teadoro, an ambassador koala in the national park, was known to delight visitors with his frequent appearances in Tea Tree Bay. Attacked by a dog in the park, rescued by the Noosa Region Koala Rescue Team and placed into care at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, noosatoday.com.au

Teadoro’s injuries were far too great and he was euthanised when no longer coping with the infection.

The necrosis showed a big abscess on his liver which was preventing neutrophils from fighting the infection and his immune system was no longer working.

Ambassador for Koala Crusaders, Meghan Halverson, described it as heartbreaking.

“There is no excuse for another

senseless dog attack on a koala, especially in a National Park,” Ms Halverson said.

“We must be personally accountable as pet owners to ensure dogs are kept away from wildlife as we live in their habitat.

“We want to live in beautiful places surrounded by wildlife, but if we do, then we must take care to do the right thing.”

Bernard Jean, from Queensland

Koala Crusaders was also devastated by the news.

“RIP little man,” he said.

“While you are crossing the rainbow bridge with no more suffering we have tears in our eyes and we promise you that our faith and determination in protecting and preserving your brothers and sisters is reinforced many fold.” ●

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Governor-General David Hurley hears from resident Pam Murphy about the impact of the recent fires.

Her house was the only one lost to the flames.

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BY MARGIE MACCOLL ith fires engulfing much of the country of late it was the community spirit rising from the ashes at Peregian Beach that attracted Governor General David Hurley to the region on Tuesday.

“I was struck by what was really a fine example of community spirit,” he said.

“We are a lucky country, not because of our natural riches. We are really rich in spirit and this is a very fine example of it. We’ve got a good case study here of response,” he said, describing Noosa as a “shining example for the rest of the country”.

And Pam Murphy, the 89-yearold woman who was the only person to lose her house in the fire, he said, epitomised this spirit.

“You have an indomitable spirit.

If we see anyone who represents this spirit it is you,” he said.

“And the guardian angels who have come to save you … typifies what I have seen in this small community.

The Governor General was given a rousing welcome when he dropped

by Peregian Beach Community House to thank volunteers and emergency workers after visiting the surrounding fire ravaged area.

“One of the most important parts of my job is to thank people for what they do for their community. When

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The Governor -General said he was struck by the community spirit shown at Peregian Springs.

disaster strikes, you continually see a heartfelt response from people, who go the extra mile to help out,” he said.

“Thank you for the lives you have undoubtedly saved and the homes you have saved and for what you do for us every day,” he said to both paid and unpaid emergency services personnel.

He praised the local councils for their quick thinking in setting up an emergency command

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and evacuation centres and the community organisations that came to the aid of the community.

As he wandered the room speaking to members of the public everyone had a story to tell him.

Pam Murphy said people had been wonderful to her and she was overwhelmed to have met so many officials.

“I never expected this,” she said.

“I’m alive and kicking. I’m going to rebuild.”

Young Jake McCready was pleased to receive a medal from the Governor-General for helping out the Rural Fire Service and was also happy to have a day off school to receive it.

Yandina Creek Rural Fire officer Scott Brook told how the officers fought alongside Queensland Fire and Rescue Service officers putting out spot fires on fences and bushes across Peregian’s streets as they prevented the spread to houses. noosatoday.com.au

The scene at Pam Murphy's devastated house.

Scott said spot fires were leaping 5km ahead and officers worked two days straight as they fought the fire and held open a southern exit for firefighters, in case they needed to get out fast.

Lions disaster response facilitator Michael Roach told how Lions members were activated after council contacted them at 5am to serve breakfast at evacuation centres.

“Within an hour we’d bought $1000 of food (after gaining early admission to Coles). By 7am we were serving breakfast at the J and we did that for the next couple of days,” he said. “We provided for 200 to 300 people and we had terrific support from restaurants.”

Queensland Koala Crusader spokesman Bernard Jean spoke about the loss of wildlife in the region from the fires, the difficulties they were having now, particularly bats, to find food as well as the loss of local koalas to dog attacks and car strikes.

The Governor-General told him about a Koala Hospital he had visited at Port Macquarie where koalas that could no longer survive on their own in the wild but still had a life to live were given a chance at life in a sanctuary.

“That’s what we want here,” Bernard said.

The Governor-General said he was no stranger to the area, having noosatoday.com.au

The G-G heard from a range of services who helped with the fires and the aftermath.

visited Noosa regularly for family holidays when he lived in Brisbane.

“It’s a lovely part of the country.

It’s become a very popular place to live.”

The Governor-General urged people to seek help if they were struggling to deal with the fire event.

“We are now in the post-crisis period. That’s when the risk plays on our minds,” he said.

“That’s when we really need to look after each other. This is a burden to share.”

Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington told the gathering the disaster and community recovery demonstrated “just how much we rely on each other and how much we care about each other”. ●

Thje Governor-General received a warm welcome on his official visit.

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‘CALLING’ FILM IS A WINNER Local filmmaker Fisch Rasy has produced an award-winning documentary entitled "A Woman's Calling", which was recently picked up by national public television network SBS. "A Woman's Calling" centres around the topic of period poverty featuring the story of Veronica and a group of Doomadgee women who look beyond their own struggles and seek to help women in Papua New Guinea.

Doomadgee is a small Indigenous community in far north-west Queensland. Their way of life is simple, but in the midst of their own struggles, they were able to find a rekindled sense of purpose through creating washable menstruation pads for women living in extreme poverty in Papua New Guinea.

Life can be tough for women in Papua New Guinea. In their hardships they struggle to make ends meet, let alone keep proper hygiene. This has been known to be root to many problems in health, education and overall wellbeing.

The film tells us about how these

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Indigenous subject, even so I personally ended up directing the interview and we spoke for two and a half about the subject.”

Pluggas is based in the Peregian Digital Hub and is a boutique film company that specialises in telling stories that inspire action.

“We were originally approached

by Yolonde Entsch, from Empowering Women Empowering Communities, who was doing

And remember, we are all in this together.

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two people groups come together in the form of a cross-cultural partnership.

Fisch Rasy, lead filmmaker and owner of Pluggas, was contracted to complete the project.

“We quickly reached out to our network and pulled together an expert team of international crew including some local talent.” Fisch said.

“Gender diversity was critical for this project being such a taboo

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great work with the women in Doomadgee and together we pitched My Pathway with the project concept,” said Fisch.

The film was funded by My Pathway, Australia’s largest community development program contractor and supported by Moon Sick Care Bags, which helps the Doomadgee women to create hygiene kits for poor communities in Papua New Guinea.

"A Woman's Calling" recently garnered multiple praises and awards in various film festivals.

It was awarded as Best Documentary Short in Changing Face International Film Festival on top of being a multiple award finalist in upcoming AFIN International Film Festival. In addition, it was also an official selection to the Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival.

SBS Australia caught wind of the film and reached out to the team and purchased the Australian broadcast license to air the short to Australian viewers all across the nation. The film was aired last week and can still be seen on demand for the next 20 days. ●

None of these people will change their mind, but what they need to do is search for common ground.

We all agree, we need to do more recycling, reducing plastic (especially plastic packaging), planting more trees, use water responsibly, use natural products as much as possible, reducing the birth rate worldwide, reduce meat consumption (and therefore land clearing) by trying many of the alternative ‘meats’ available now (some of them are really tasty).

These are some of the things that

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we can do ourselves.

We also need to push our politicians and government to look at more environmentally friendly alternative sources.

Thankfully this next generation are very smart and much more aware than we were, I believe our future is in good hands, and keep in mind that mankind by nature is very resilient, not suicidal.

Do the right thing, be confident, be positive, it’s not the end of the world.

This scam by our own Queensland Government is outrageous and should have a class action taken against it.

If you direct debit your vehicle registration (you are doing them a favour) they notify you on your renewal that funds will be debited from your account approximately 21 days before the due date.

What a scam this is.

So if they do this for say 20,000 registration notices, that’s a great big interest earner for them and a slug in the pockets of those who are already doing it tough with low interest rates.

But they have a cash cow and can get a good interest rate on your money.

They are the only organisation I have dealings with that do this.

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FUNDS WELCOMED FOR COTTAGE It was a welcomed cup of tea for MP Sandy Bolton and Carole Raye, chairperson of Katie Rose Cottage Hospice, to celebrate the recommencement of their 24/7 service and new funding partnership.

The accredited End of Life service based in Doonan had temporarily suspended this service in July, pending the outcome of funding negotiations with the State Government.

The three-bed facility, set on three acres of beautiful gardens, provides guests, their friends and families a ‘home away from home’, supported through the work of a team of volunteers on site and in the op shops.

“We are ecstatic that we will be recommencing services and thank

MP Sandy Bolton has a cuppa with Katie Rose Cottage Hospice chairperson Carole Raye.

Sandy for her tireless work,” Ms Raye said. “Getting the ear of government amongst many other competing demands is not easy. Passion and perseverance by Sandy and our hospice team has led to this outcome”.

Ms Bolton said she was thrilled with the announcement, and praised

Carole, John and the Katie Rose team for staying focused through the challenges.

“The journey over the past two years has included going through a long accreditation process to be eligible for this funding, and I thank and congratulate everyone who

contributed to this fabulous news” Ms Bolton also thanked the Minister for Health, Steven Miles, and the Department, who had committed to working with KRCH long term, to ensure that best practice end of life care was available to all residing on the Sunshine Coast, and further afield.

“This includes the wonderful support and counselling Katie Rose provides to family and friends, as well a new outreach service for those who wish to remain at home. There is also a fourth bedroom underway, assisted by a grant from State, sponsorship and fundraising. A top community effort, and one for all to be very proud of ” she said. ●

LOCAL PERFORMING ACTS ON GLOBAL GAMES BILL Local disability performing arts groups, Sunshine Troupe and The Outsiders Band, will take the stage in Queen Street Mall on 18 October as part of the INAS Global Games 2019 Arts and Cultural Program.

The INAS Global Games will see more than 1000 athletes from almost 50 countries competing across 10 sports from 12-9 October in Brisbane. It is a world-class sporting competition for elite athletes with an intellectual impairment that represents the peak of sporting achievement.

The Arts and Cultural Program will be hosted by Performing Artist Nadia Sundie and will run alongside the competitive events, showcasing a diverse array of talent.

The Sunshine Troupe and The Outsiders have been developing their work and line-ups for the day this year and taken advantage of local festivals and corporate events in recent months to ensure they are performance-ready.

The Outsiders - Callum, Corey, Matthew, Allycia and Nick.

Sunshine Troupe - Kate, Tim, Mitch, Sophie, Allycia and Maddy.

Creative director Florence Teillet is delighted to see the Sunshine Troupe having the opportunity to showcase their talents further afield.

"We've taken some time to develop a short piece incorporating dance and text to both celebrate the Global Games and the Athletes and share the messages of inclusion that weave within our work," she said.

Michael Cheetham, The Outsiders’ music director, is thrilled as well.

"This is a great opportunity for the band, following their latest gig at the Maleny Music Festival,' he said.

The support of the Sunshine Coast community has been critical to the groups' development and continued success within mainstream events including The

Sunshine Coast Theatre Festival, Horizon Festival and The Maleny Music Festival.

Allycia Staples works with both groups and is a young woman who lives with intellectual disability.

"We've had a really exciting year and performing for the Games and celebatrating the athletes' achievements is awesome," she said.

The Sunshine Troupe’s performance development has been proudly supported by The Sunshine Coast Council and the Regional Arts Development Fund in 2019. ●

IT’S NOT ALL IN YOUR HEAD, YOU’RE NOT ALONE One in five Australians aged 16-85 experience a mental illness in any year with the most common mental illnesses being depression, anxiety and substance use disorder. Over half of these people do not seek any treatment options which is vital in dealing with mental illness.

There are now many affordable options available to sufferers, it’s important to know them and not delay any treatment.

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a further 30 people will attempt to take their own life. That’s 65,000 attempts and 3000 deaths every year.

- Males account for 75 per cent of all suicides and are unfortunately the least likely to seek help.

- Suicide is the leading of death for young people aged 25-44, more so than car accidents.

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reduce the stigma and promote help-seeking for the people of our community.

This event is for people who feel they are or could be affected by mental illness, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, pre-natal depression, mood disorders and gender differences, suicide and selfharm, post-traumatic stress disorder and wellness - inclusive of family and friends.

Black Dog Institute staff, Eden mental health nurses, psychologists, and our dedicated registered nurse Lilly and other staff from Maple

Street Surgery will be there to discuss causes, signs and symptoms of mental illness. When and where to seek help and offer support and guidance that will assist our community develop practical strategies for helping a friend or family member suffering from depression or anxiety.

So, come on down and have a cuppa and a chat and grab some information that will be easily available.

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BE AT THE IMPERIAL FOR TORI Put Saturday 19 October in the diary, as singer-songwriter Tori Forsyth is taking to the stage in The Bunker at The Imperial Hotel Eumundi and launching her blistering new single Be Here.

At just 24 and with numerous ARIA and APRA accolades under her belt, Forsyth is back a year after releasing her debut album with ‘Be Here’.

Based on her own experiences of dealing with a partner’s addiction, ‘Be Here’ is real, raw and honest in the vein of the best confessional rock, with Forsyth snarling over scorched guitars as she lays down the law.

Jangly, whirring guitar lines spin through the mix like a hurricane, mimicking the all-consuming vortex of addiction, but Forsyth makes her position clear: give it up, or you’ll lose me.

“Words are different they mean the same, heard it all, what a shame,” she sneers, fresh out of pity.

Forsyth has never shied away from revealing herself in song, but she’s never sounded this powerful before either.

‘Be Here’ speaks to a lifetime of listening to strong, provocative frontwomen and female-fronted bands - Hole, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Joan Jett - and parlaying that inspiration into something authentic and visceral. Forsyth also names Nirvana, Soundgarden and Audioslave as influences when writing the track.

Like her idols, Forsyth is able to distil her emotions with startling maturity and clarity.

‘Be Here’ is the sound of a thrilling young talent spreading her wings.

Tickets: Pre-sale $12 at The Imperial Hotel (Ph:5442 8811) or $15 at the door. Doors open 7.30pm. ●

Pepare for a powerful night of song on Saturday 19 October, at The Imperial Hotel, Eumundi.

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WHAT’S ON MARINA AT MOONLIGHT Moonlight over the Marina (MOTM) is a major fund raising event of Noosa Regional Chaplaincy Committee in support of six school chaplains working across three high school campuses and four state schools in the Noosa Shire.

MOTM is an evening of formal, white linen and three-course dining on the open deck at Noosa Marina, with musical entertainment, dancing, and fundraising.

A DAY WITH ALL THE CLASSICS

The evening will feature a performance by the Sunshine Beach State High School Big Band.

The event in 2019 will be larger than last year with four restaurants of the Marina participating, providing an anticipated seating for 300.

All bookings are to be made Online at suqld.org.au/motm or by phoning the MOTM Bookings line at 0491 769 794. ●

PLAY NOOSA AND TEE UP A $13 LUNCH SPECIAL.

Cooroy will soon be alive with the sounds of Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart.

A piano concert on 13 October at 3pm will be the first in a series of classical music concerts planned for the Cooroy Memorial Hall.

Internationally acclaimed pianist Mark Hooper will travel to Cooroy with two of his most talented piano students to entertain people from all over Noosa shire.

Mr Hooper, a former lecturer in piano at Oxford University, said the concert would offer something for everyone. The music would be accessible for all ages.

“Playing with me will be Adrian Walker, who is a child prodigy,” Mr Hooper said. “He’s only seven years old, but incredibly talented.” Also featured in the concert will be gifted musician 13-yearold Victor Huang.

The October concert will feature a variety of popular classical music, including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Korsakov’s Flight of the

Internationally acclaimed pianist Mark Hooper.

Bumblebee, Mozart’s Sonata for Piano Duet, and three Tangos for Piano.

Mr Hooper, who runs the popular Concertiade series of concerts in the old South Brisbane town hall, said he was looking forward to helping to make Cooroy the musical hub of the Noosa hinterland.

Tickets to the concert are $35 and are available now at Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/ BFRYI. Please phone 0412 745 106 for more information. ●

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• Cocktails and Canapés on arrival • Two course lunch • Beverage package including beer, wine and soft drinks • Fashion on the Field • Big screen • Sweeps, lucky draw prizes and more

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For details go to noosagolf.com.au, to book call 5447 1407(ext 2) or simply come along to 46 Corooy Noosa Rd, Tewantin.

The Castle is an Australian treasure - a cult movie that was written, filmed and edited in just five weeks and went on to take more than $10 million at the box office.

The magazine Time Out London rates it one of the 25 best comedies of all time. It’s a film that everybody loves.

And on Friday, 18 October, Noosa people will get to see it again in unique circumstances - on the grass, under the stars at beautiful Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort.

Members and guests are invited to bring their families, camping chairs and blankets and relax on the pristine lawn in front of the clubhouse from 5pm.

There’ll be food trucks, a licensed bar and delicious desserts for sale, and the movie starts at 6.30pm. Because Noosa Springs

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WALKING NETBALL IS MOVING If you gave up playing netball due to injury, family commitments or just feeling too old to play anymore, then this modified version could be your perfect pathway back into the game you loved.

Walking netball is still netball but played at a walking pace with no running or jumping allowed.

With slightly modified rules to

ensure player safety, the game has been designed so anyone can play, regardless of age, ability or fitness level. It’s being played all around Australia and overseas and now in Noosa.

With a focus on fun and social interaction, walking netball is a great way to stay active, energised, meet some new friends or better still catch

up with old friends back out on the court again.

The first season starts on 17 October for eight weeks. Games are played Thursday night 6-7.30pm at the Tewantin Netball Courts McKinnon Drive.

It’s purely social, no need to book, you just turn up and play. There’s no scoring, no competition ladder, no

COMMUNITY UPDATES FRIDAY ENVIRONMENT FORUM For thousands of years we as humans have cut and destroyed or degraded forests in the pursuit of wood for shelter and fuel or forest land for agriculture and grazing.

Although greatly improved sustainable forest management and conservation is now being practiced, is it possible to maintain or even increase the area of viable forests with continuing pressures from an increasing demand for wood and land for food production, while increasingly deleterious climate effects are also causing forest losses?

All are welcome at Noosa Parks Association Friday Environment Forum on 11 October when guest speaker Paul Ryan will discuss this challenging question.

The venue is the NPA Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive Noosaville, where the forum starts at 10.30am and ends at 12.15pm. A donation will be appreciated. Morning tea is available from 10am.

Join Valda and bird observers at 8.30am in the carpark for interpretive birding. For more information visit: www.noosaparks.org.au

THURSDAY GIRLS The Thursday Girls will be holding their next Ladies Lunch at Noosa Heads Surf Club, 69 Hastings Street on Thursday 31 October 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 optional, educationally desirable school programmes and activities. For further information and bookings, please contact Liz Meikle on 0457 844 848.

COUNTRY DANCE Saturday 12 October is the next Belli Community Hall Country Dance, with classic old time dances and music by Sunshine Swing Band. Entry includes supper and there will be noosatoday.com.au

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NOOSA SPRINGS SKINS It’s one of the most popular dates on the Sunshine Coast golf calendar.

The Noosa Springs Skins series continues on Wednesday 16 October, with golfers competing for 72 bottles of premium wine.

Four bottles go to the team that provides the best combined stableford points score on each hole.

As well, one lucky player will win a $1500 advertising package from Southern Cross Austereo, and if you find the hole with your tee shot on the par-three fourth, you will win corporate membership to Noosa Springs, valued at $2250.

Visitors pay $79 ($39 for lucky door, lucky spots and a raffle.

Tickets can be purchased at the door - 7.30pm for an 8pm start.

U3A NOOSA TALKS PROGRAM U3A Noosa Friday Talks are held at 1.30pm at U3A, 64 Poinciana Ave. Tewantin Friday 18 October - Dr Ken Lynn: Beethoven and Schubert.

Friday 25 October - USC Talk - Dr Michael Nagel: A User’s Guide to the Brain.

Friday 1 November - David Manning: Walk in my footprints - the curse of landmines.

Full details available on U3A website or contact reception on 5440 5500.

RED CROSS The Noosa Tewantin Branch of Red Cross will meet on Friday 18th October at 9.30am at the Forum Room, Laguna Retirement Village.

All visitors are welcome. Please contact the Secretary if you require further information -nt.branch@hotmail.com <mailto:nt.branch@hotmail.com>

uniform requirements and no need to find a team.

‘Come and Try’ free for the first two weeks then the cost is $10 per game, paid on the night. If you need more information please contact jane on 0407480125 or email noosanetball@gmail.com or check out our facebook page. Look forward to seeing you. ●

SUNSHINE SOCIALS Sunshine Social Club’s next lunch is on Wednesday October 16 at Izzy Chai Restaurant, 205 Weyba Road Noosaville. Weekly coffee 10am every Saturday at Cinque Terre Restaurant Sunshine Beach. Newcomers - couples and singles - most welcome.

Phone Noeline on 5474 5231, or just come along.

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING

Wine and golf - what a combination. members), and that includes lunch and post-game nibbles. Book by calling 5440 3325, or email golf@ noosasprings.com.au ●

NOOSA TOASTMASTERS Develop Public Speaking and Leadership skills for life at Noosa Toastmasters. We are a fun loving, supportive group who are all learning together. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month 6.30 - 8.30pm at the CWA Hall in Poinciana Ave, Tewantin. The first two visits are free so you can come and see if it’s the place for you. For enquiries phone Luke on 0404297582 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com <mailto:noosatoastmasters@gmail. com>.

ZONTA CLUB The Zonta Club of Noosa works to make a difference in the lives of women and girls in our local community and around the world. Come and join our group of friendly, like-minded women to have fun when raising funds in support of local initiatives such as homelessness, surviving domestic violence, education and health.

The Club meets at a dinner meeting once a month. All visitors welcome.

Contact: Margaret on 0440 011 422.

Every Tuesday evening from 7 pm to 9.30 pm Pat and Norm Young organise a Social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall - the cost is $ 4-00, which includes supper. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and Norm provide New Vogue as well as Old Time Dancing.

Come and be a Spectator, and see if you will enjoy it. Everyone is welcome. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.

AGAINST OUR OATH The Sunshine Coast Refugee Action Network is proud to host the Queensland premiere of “Against Our Oath” on Monday 21 October at Noosa Cinema.

The film charts the inside story to the Medivac Bill and will be followed

by Q&A with director, Heather Kirkpatrick.

The $25 admission includes light refreshments before the film, with a 5.15pm arrival for a 5.50pm film (finishing 8pm). More information and tickets at www.refugeebuddies.org/ events <http://www.refugeebuddies. org/events>

ART IN THE PADDOCK Pomona Gallery is again having a fabulous pre-Xmas Art in the Paddock event and is now calling on artists and crafts people to register their interest in having a stall. The event will be on Saturday 23 November 9am-1pm at Pomona Railway Station Gallery, 10 Station Street, Pomona.

Registrations close 20 November. For more information call: Market Coordinator Alan Falls 0407 119 858.

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NEW NAME AND A NEW FOCUS The Pomona Bowls Club is changing its name and its focus to broaden its community connection.

On Saturday, 12 October, at 6pm the club will be officially relaunched as Club Pomona, with a $1 annual membership for non-bowlers.

The relaunch will feature a band, wine tasting, raffles, an extra session of the club’s popular Jag the Joker and a choice of bar food or a full menu from our King of the

Mountain Bistro, will be available.

An internal redesign is under way to improve the ambience and convert the premises into a licensed community club with a bowling green rather than just a bowls club.

Recently-elected chairman, Peter Read, said the aim was to attract wider community support and build a reputation as “our local watering hole” for all age groups.

He said after several years of

substantial losses, a new business model was needed to make the club viable.

“Without broader support the club is unlikely to survive,” Mr Read said.

“To retain a viable community club in the town, we need this support - or another local asset will be lost.”

A block of land used as part of the club’s car park has been put on the market to help finance the

CAPOEIRA BRASIL ARRIVES IN NOOSA Capoeira Brasil has arrived in Noosa Heads.

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music.

It will be taught by Lucas Bastos, a Brazilian graduate student known in capoeira’s world as his nickname “Catatau”. He has been training capoeira for more than 10 years and used to teach classes for adults and kids in Coolum Beach for more than two years.

After a period of travelling and working away, he is back to the coast to share his abilities and to show

everyone how capoeira can be good in many different aspects.

"Capoeira is not just an activity, there is all the cultural and community part of it. I could tell many physical benefits as get fit, improve mobility and reflex but I would say the richest thing in capoeira is the social environment on it,” Lucas said.

“You can play capoeira with another person but I guarantee that if you have 20 people doing a circle, having a nice music and enjoying the same vibe you will fill the real energy of capoeira and I'm sure that

you will never forget it."

Capoeira was developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks.

It emphasises flowing movements rather than fixed stances, the ginga, a rocking step, is usually the focal point of the technique.

Classes are going to be hosted at the iconic Franks Gym, in the heart of Noosa Junction, from 7:15pm until 8:30pm, every Monday and Wednesday. ●

restructure.

The club has 12 poker machines and two of the older machines are about to be replaced with new units.

Bowls will continue to play an important part of the new club, with social members paying only $1 annually or $30 if they wish to play in inter-club events. More serious members will pay a full membership with access to Bowls Queensland events. ●

TEWANTIN NOOSA BOWLS Wednesday 2 October, Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club Mens Bowls: win Steve Chandler, Lorry Axiak, r/ up Rod Gunderson, Peter Renwick.

Friday 4 October, Noosa Discount Drug Store Friendly Open Bowls: win Noel Giles, Jean Saunderson, Peter Larke, r/up: Bernie Smith, Gwen Steel, Alan Laird. ●

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The Quiksilver and Roxy Pro France events got off to a start in wild and woolly conditions at Hossegor last weekend, which didn’t stop more than 25,000 French fans lining the shore to watch QS tour journeyman Ian Crane take to the sky to win the Red Bull Airshow.

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TEMPERS FLARE ON WAVE FARM Having missed the NT deadline by 24 hours, I filed my impressions of the first community consultation over the Coolum wave pool project for a surfing website that night, provoking an immediate thread of righteous indignation that is still running as I write this, five days later.

I was trying to be even-handed and lighthearted, but the readers were having none of it, perhaps indicating a level of antagonism to an artificial wave in our midst that its backers may not have foreseen.

This is part of what I wrote: Well, there we were, crammed into a broom closet at the far end of the Coolum Surf Club, a presentation screen at one end, a spread of pizza slices and various delights at the other.

Not quite what I was expecting for the first community consultation of the WSL Wave Company’s campaign to win the hearts and minds of the Sunshine Coast, but on the other hand, maybe the perfect place to preach to the choir. Warm, cozy, intimate access to the choirmaster, one Andrew Stark.

Not known for taking a backward step in the surf or in the boardroom, the former CEO of Surfing Queensland and Surfing Australia has developed a deserved reputation for getting the big things done. Part of that process was to get the local surfing community on side, despite some fairly vicious comments on-line following the media announcement of the $100 million project on former noosatoday.com.au

rooms than the surf club bunker, with righteous indignation thick in the air.

WSL Surf Ranch, Lemoore, California. Coming to Coolum? We’ll see.

Photo WSL cane-fields just outside town. But we were the low-hanging fruit compared with the environmental and community groups Starky was to face off with in the coming days.

Not surprisingly, the main things the local surf community representatives wanted to know was how much was it going to cost per wave and could they have a few free ones, like once a week?

Starky offered little in the way of detail on the business model, but pointed out that Coolum would be a mixed-use facility, as opposed to Lemoore’s R & D and corporate junket model. He also argued that the Wave Ranch at Lemoore had in fact become a model of community engagement, as well as its elite and fat cat functions.

At which juncture I pointed out that no-one surfs in Lemoore - I know, I’ve prowled those mean streets looking for roof racks or bean-pickers

in boardies - while there are almost 350,000 people on the Sunshine Coast and 90 percent of them surf (or so it seems every swell event.)

That’s a lot of freebies or cheapies for the business model to handle.

Starky kept smiling. Julian Wilson’s mum Nola lightened the mood with the observation that “Surf Ranch” was too American, that it would have to be a “Surf Farm”.

This was pretty much in line with the consensus view that Andrew Stark was not there to fly kites, that the Coolum surf farm was as good as in the bank.

And it’s true that the proposal has the land, the finance and the partnerships ready to roll out as early as 2021, which puts it in a different league to most wave pool props, but it still has to get Queensland Government approval, with an election on the horizon. And that means a lot more meetings, in bigger

Pretty straight-up reporting, I would have thought, but the threaderati tore strips off me as a propagandizing puppet of the devil incarnate, Mr Stark. No insinuation was left unturned, with one writer suggesting that such was my relationship with Stark that I kept a toothbrush and a change of underwear at his residence.

This was not the first time, nor will it be the last, that response to my wit and wisdom gets deeply personal, but on this occasion I was taken aback by the vitriol unleashed over a project that seemed to have unanimous backing of the representatives of the surfing community in that back room last week.

Of course, some sections of the environmental lobby would take a more nuanced view, and another element of local media - ironically one whose revenue is largely drawn from the development sector - set out to paint the pool project as the harbinger of a flood plain catastrophe that would destroy Coolum.

So it’s going to be a rocky road for the WSL and its partners, which to some degree they would have expected.

I haven’t really made up my mind about the desirability of a wave pool in our backyard, but I reckon that the idea deserves a fair hearing. ●

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GOOD START FOR LOCAL TEAMS

BY RANDALL WOODLEY The Sunshine Coast Cricket Season started last Saturday, junior games in the morning and all senior matches beginning by lunch time. The four Tewantin-Noosa Thunder senior teams, playing two-day matches were all in solid positions at the end of Day 1.

Firsts: The team started the season hosting the Coolum Club in their initial game in the 1st Division.

TNT won the toss and sent the opposition into bat on one of the new turf wickets. It was expected that the bowling attack would be a bit below par with Tom Freshwater having only his second bowl since last year’s grand final and Scott Aufderheide probably only about 70% returning from a football shoulder injury.

However, the two spearheads started well from the first ball and after six overs each bowler had taken a wicket to have Coolum two down for 13 runs. The pitch was playing a little slow after the heavy rain during the week. Coolum’s captain, Sean McCullum knuckled down and

although dropped a couple of times held their side together until he was eventually out late in their innings for 72. Teenager Tom Stewart came on and bowled exceptionally well having only having 9 runs scored off his first 6 overs beating the bat regularly. Club stalwart Jarrod Officer then took two wickets to have Coolum 4 for 70 at lunch.

After lunch wickets fell regularly and at tea Coolum were all out for 147. A few dropped chances cost TNT the chance to bowl them out for around 100. An all- round good bowling performance on a pitch that probably did not suit the home team’s attack which will only get better.

Tom Freshwater was the pick of the bowlers continually beating the bat. He ended bowling 17 overs for figures of 2-40. Top wicket taker was Jarrod Officer, 4 for 36 off 14, Scott Aufderheide figures were 3 for 38 off 15 and Tom Stewart took the last wicket.

After tea, TNT had 32 overs to bat and the openers, Chris Wright and Scott Aufderheide started aggressively hoping to overhaul the

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target before stumps. The first wicket fell on 40 in the 8th over. Scott compiled a quick 24 before handing over to captain Jake Dennien and Andrew Kratzmann who put on a 95-run partnership. The pair picked up the run rate with 81 needed off the last 15 overs to achieve the target with Kratzmann being the aggressor.

Unfortunately, Jake Dennien was out on the first ball of the last over for 29 with the score at 3-138 leaving Kratzmann unbeaten on 63.

Next Saturday the TNT boys will be looking to push the score up to 300 and then try and bowl out Coolum in the afternoon sessions.

Top of Form Seconds: The team travelled south to Coolum and after winning the toss decided to bowl first. The team started well with captain Robbie Payton taking a wicket in the first over and Mat Tie taking two more soon after to have them at 3 for 24. Coolum then put up the shutters, scoring at 2 runs an over. The TNT boys kept chipping away, eventually dismissing them for 142 just before stumps.

Pick of the bowlers were Ben Giddy 3 for 17 off 12 and Mat Tie 4 for 23 off 11. Brad Thompson and Tom Green picked up a wicket each.

A special thankyou to all juniors who joined the team after playing all morning in their matches. Next Saturday the team will bat and should at least bring home first innings points.

Fourths: The team started the season with only 3 regular players from the previous season. After TNT losing the toss, Maroochydore got off to a great start. The wicket and field at Dale Officer Oval were quick, with the new mower improving the playing surface dramatically. Wayne Moore (2 for 27 off 12) took the first wicket at 63 and the run rate slowed.

Bob McGhee continued to bowl tightly and picked up 2 wickets for

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12 off 20 overs.

Captain Jason Toohey had the best figures of 5 for 17 off 12 overs, helped by some poor shot selection.

In all TNT used 9 bowlers and dismissed Maroochydore late in the day for 180 off 67 overs.

In reply after 5 overs TNT were 1 for 5 and next week will need to concentrate if they are to achieve a first innings win.

Sixths: The boys made the trip out to Nambour and batted first after stand in skipper Shane Gesell won the toss. A mixed bag to begin the innings with the first wicket falling at 23 in the 9th and 2 more shortly after. A defiant Tony Watson was determined to get the season off to a good start and the TNT were 3-139 at tea with Watson 69 no and Shane Gesell 39 no.

Unfortunately, Watson was out shortly after the break for 74, completing a 107-run partnership with Gesell. Justin Talbot and the captain kept the scoreboard ticking over before Gesell fell on 43. Talbot added 30 and Joe Jurisevic 20 no, to see the innings finish on 202 with just under an hour of play left in the day.

Nambour were to face 13 overs and finished the day 1 for 24 off 6 overs before bad light finished the days play. Highlight of the bowling was Finley Maccoll taking his first wicket for TNT, to finish the day with 1-9. ●

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A BUSY START FOR ALL CLUBS With the 2019/20 surf lifesaving season now under way all our local clubs, Peregian, Sunshine Beach and Noosa Heads are indeed very busy.

At Peregian Beach patrols are once again under the supervision of lifeguards and Noosa volunteer patrol members.

Their nippers are again active, with some 150 members. Another plus is that Peregian Beach, which is an open beach and therefore more exposed to big surf, is now a regular training ground for the Noosa competitors. Regular training teams in attendance plus rostered patrols can only ensure that beach safety is at its best.

Noosa has also started its nipper activities for another season and with Noosa and Peregian on the same register there is a total of some 700 members.

This would have to be the biggest number ever and with the work and responsibility involved it speaks volumes for the dedication of club officials and parents.

For parents interested in enrolling their children in the Nipper movement, it is not too late as registration is still open.

Both Noosa and Peregian hours

Sunshine Beach Patrol 11 ready for action. are similar with Sundays being 8am till 9; at Noosa there are also midweek training sessions, Monday and Wednesday 3.45pm with a 4pm start.

It is good to see that during school holidays many took the next step and obtained their Surf Rescue Certificate: once this is obtained the members can take their place on the beaches and start to learn the finer points of patrolling and beach safety.

Nippers are great organization and we wish our three clubs all the best.

Word from the senior ranks of the Noosa boat section is that their masters will again contest the George Bass Marathon boat race.

This event, which is now in its 42nd year, is contested every second year. The race starts at Batemans Bay and finishes at Eden NSW and

is contested over a period of seven days.

Starting 29 December and finishing 4 January2020, it is generally considered the toughest event of its type (covering 190km) in the world.

Despite not finishing in the top three their performance for a novice crew was well received; with most crewies returning for another attempt this will gain them great support from their club mates.

Over the hill at Sunshine Beach their season is also full on.

On Sunday’s Patrol 11, it was good to see the number of new SRCs on duty with the beach patrol.

“These 12 new members have passed their certificates and as such have come up through the

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ranks,” said Patrol Captain Steven Boyd. “Now working with senior members they will get the necessary experience to make them good patrol members.”

Jet rescue skis and IRBs are now on permeant patrols, new radio beacons have been installed and a new channel has been added.

“This will serve to increase coverage of the A Bay (Alexandra Bay) area; a beach which is unpatrolled isolated and considered to be dangerous,” said a club spokesman.

On 27 October a group of Patrol Captains from Sunshine Beach plus representatives of the Westpac Helicopter and QAS will hold an Activities Day. The purpose of this will be to familarise and update members with procedures and local knowledge necessary to cover all aspects of rescue work in A Bay. ‘’This is just the piolet for such a project and if it is a success we will consider doing it again on a larger scale,” said Steve Boyd.

With beach visitations on the increase it is this type of project that must be supported.

Well done to all involved. ●

JACK MANGROVE

FANTASTIC CONDITIONS EARLY The last week of the school holidays provided anglers with some fantastic early morning conditions with light NW winds which turned to the east making things a little lumpy by midmorning.

Those with bigger boats headed wider to the Hards and the Banks, but reports were limited to catches of snapper, pearl perch, tuskies, cobia and the occasional dusting from a big AJ. Pilchard and mullet baits dropped down on paternoster rigs working well along with squid and pilchard combo baits also working well. Pilchard floaters picked up some mid water cobia.

This was pretty much the same for North reef with snapper, cobia and tuskies on the menu. Sunshine was a little quieter following the previous week’s new moon and again we saw smaller snapper, sweetlip, tuskies and pearl perch.

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Steve Kane with a nice Snapper front the Barwon Banks. halls reef section and trolling whole garfish, sauri or bonito baits on pre made troll rigs is the go around 3-6 knots.

Surf fishing continues to provide light surf anglers all along the coastline with bream, dart and whiting staying in the clearer warmer waters.

Lightly weighted worm and mullet baits proving the better option on red long shank worm hooks.

Around the river mouths of the Noosa and Maroochy you could also find bigger breeding sized flathead during the run out tides.

Inside the river the lower estuary has whiting, bream, flathead,

mangrove jack and trevally.

All of these fish will take a wide range of baits and lures. Baits for the smaller whiting should be fresh beach worm, peeled prawn or squid strips/legs. If after trevally, bream and flathead then larger pilchard, mullet and prawn baits work well.

If you have a cast net then getting a few herring or small mullet work very well for all the bigger species, especially at night. After dark is a great time to find the bigger fish as they will hunt under the cover of night.

Take a look around the river mouth sand bars, trees along the dog beach and around Munna Bridge if land based.

For those in boats or kayaks then the frying pan, sand flats along Gympie Terrace and around the marina are other great spots especially for whiting and flathead.

Up toward the first lake and beyond you can expect to find flatties and some smaller school sized jewfish.

These fish are taking smaller plastics in the 4 inch size range as well as bigger prawn and pilchard baits. If wanting to throw a lure take a look at the larger diving lures.

These are consistent producers of bigger fish in deeper waters and the mangrove jack that live here will happily smash one.

The freshwater saw a big bite window last week which continued into the early part of this week.

Saratoga have been active at Borumba and have been caught on suspending lures and slow moving surface lures.

Bass are still hiding along the edges of both Borumba and Lake MacDonald so spinnerbaits and heavily weighted plastics cast close to the edge and worked back can trigger an aggressive bite.

In deeper water micro jigs are a great option as are when twitched and slow rolled through schooled up fish.

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

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