Noosa Today - 24th October 2019

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Tewantin’s Susan Dunlop knows all about being bitten by the black dog of depression.

She has lost family members to it.

So she decided to do something about it and got a team together - ‘Chicks with Kicks’ - to help raise money and awareness through the 30km Coastrek event.

But it wasn’t smooth sailing, with one of the original ‘chicks’ being diagnosed with cancer in the lead-up and another coming down with pneumonia.

They pressed on, with those two as cheerleaders, and the group of four walked to help shine a light on what has become a real issue in society.

They hope to back up next year as well.

“I think it’s important that people know that it’s OK to speak up if they’ve been bitten by the black dog,” Susan said.

They have set a shining example.

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’ELP YOURSELF TO ELF Join the festive spirit as Elf Jr takes to The J stage this Christmas!

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LIFE OF BRINE With the surf scene pretty quiet, columnist Phil Jarratt looks at Qantas 7879 completing the world’s longest single hop commercial flight - 19 hours and 40 minutes from JFK New York to Sydney. It’s a far cry from his long, long hauls to France back in the day. Life of Brine appears on page 18.

BETWEEN THE FLAGS On the Nipper schedule for surf carnivals, the annual Rainbow Beach Carnival would have to be one of the biggest of the year; and last Saturday it was on again. Ron Lane happily reports in Between The Flags that, with over 750 nippers competing, it was in the words of Sunshine Coast Branch manager and team selector Craig Law probably the biggest ever.

Read more on page 19.

Behind the desk

BY DAVID GARWOOD

Have you ever wondered about postcodes?

My recent trip to England certainly made me think about the subject in more detail, and how Australia could do it better.

On the face of it in Australia codes are quite logical – those starting with 2 are NSW, 3 Victoria, 4 Qld and so on, with the next 3 identifying a more specific locality. But take 4567 for example – that covers Castaways Beach, Sunrise, Sunshine and all of Noosa Heads and its sub areas.

Sure, that gets the mail delivered to the correct sorting offices, but it is not as efficient as it might seem.

To go to the other end of the spectrum, the UK system is absolutely brilliant. Every address has a 7 character alpha-numeric post code.

The first 2 are letters, which although not in every case due to duplication of place names, indicate a town or area, eg BN is Brighton, and BH is Bournemouth. The next 2 are either 2 digits, or a digit and a letter, which indicate a post district (e.g.11 or 1W). These districts are then split up into sectors, represented by the next item – a single digit. Finally, we have the postcode unit which is two characters added to the end of the postcode sector.

A postcode unit generally represents a street, part of a street, a single address, a group of properties, a single property, a sub-section of the property (such as a flat within an apartment building), or even a business address. Electronic sorting is so easy and accurate.

Another brilliant aspect of this is that you can punch the postcode of where you are going into your phone’s google search, or GPS and it will take you exactly to the property in most cases, or usually no more than 20m away. And of course, postal delivery is far more efficient, and it is claimed that if a letter was sent with just the postcode, and no address whatsoever, that it stands a fair chance of being delivered correctly!!

Also, statistics available to the public, including crime, demographics etc are far more accurately available.

One other thing, this postcode system allows individual postcodes to be created for large businesses and organisations – E981ST is the Sunday Times!

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BREWERY MEDAL HAUL The Australian brewing community gathered in Melbourne recently to celebrate the best beer in the country at the Independent Beer Awards, affectionately known as ’The Indies’.

Over a thousand entries were judged by a respected panel of national and international beer professionals to recognise the best beers and Land & Sea Brewery are celebrating after winning their first gold medal for their Thomas Japanese Rice Lager along with two silvers for their Kolsch and The newly released Socializer and a bronze for their First Point Pale Ale. In their first year of opening (2018) Noosa’s Land & Sea Brewery entered just one beer, the Kolsch and came home a silver medal from ’The Indies’. Business owner Tim Crabtree said that it was fantastic to see an impressive improvement to their range and results.

“The Land & Sea team are absolutely stoked to win our first gold medal, let alone more awards for our beers,“ Tim said.

“As a brand very much cemented into the lifestyle and community of Noosa it’s really exciting for us to receive such positive industry recognition from some of the worlds

Land and Sea Awarded Beers. best. We’re really looking forward to continuing these great results as our brew team is currently working on some new releases, our overall success really comes down to the work of all our staff and the involvement of our

customers,” he said.

Hosted by the Independent Brewers Association, the Indies are an important platform to drive consumer awareness of the quality, excellence and importance of

Australian independent beer, as well as providing an occasion for independent brewers to celebrate the strength of their contributions to improving Australia’s beer culture. ●

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One of Australia’s leading authorities in the retail sector will visit Noosa in November to present a seminar for Noosa retailers.

Brian Walker CEO of The Retail Doctor Group will lead a seminar specifically designed for Noosa retailers, sharing many insights and tools to assist retailers to enhance their business.

The seminar hosted by Tourism Noosa is complimentary to all Noosa retailers and will take place on Monday 18 November from 8.3011am at The Theatrette at Peppers

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The Chicks With Kicks celebrate their achievement.

THE WALK OF LIFE

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group of inspiring Tewantin women raised more than $2000 this year for Beyond Blue by walking 30km in Coastrek, and are hoping to do the same next year.

Coastrek is a team trekking challenge held annually along the stunning coastline of Brisbane, with the aim to improve participant’s mental health and raise funds for the mental health of others.

Tewantin’s Susan Dunlop initiated the group ‘Chicks with Kicks’ but things weren’t so smooth sailing for her group in the lead up to the trek.

During the preparation period, original group member Tracey Neagle was diagnosed with breast cancer and Joan Molloy came down with Pneumonia.

“Tracey and Joan ended up becoming our cheerleaders and we got two new people to join our group,” Susan said.

“One of the women we recruited had just lost her husband to brain cancer so the event was a much needed distraction for her.”

In the end, the final group consisted of Susan, Jane Marren, Jan Bramley and Sharen Hynd, with Tracey and Joan supporting on the sidelines.

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in times of need, and that is why she has chosen to take part in the Coastrek again next year.

“My dad had depression and we’ve had family members that have lost people so it’s nice to be able to support Beyond Blue’s work,” she said.

“I think it’s important that people know that it’s OK to speak up if they’ve been bitten by the black dog.”

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the July Coastrek, Susan said she realised the trek was not as hard to attempt as she first anticipated.

“It was a challenge but considering what other people go through, it’s really worth it,” she added.

“It’s just nice and at the same time it’s social. While we were walking, the chats we had were great - it was pretty rare there was a quiet moment.

“The conversations just kept us going. We’d be laughing, planning,

coming up with ideas and just listening to each other because everyone had quite a hard year.”

Coastrek founder and women’s health expert, Di Westaway, says the benefits of being active outdoors are convincingly backed by science but most of us are so busy indoors, we’ve forgotten how good this feels.

“We’ve inspired tens of thousands of women to get moving in nature and there’s no doubt the experience brings them joy and vitality. Once you experience it, you’ll fall in love with it,” she said.

“Coastrek is a chance to get fitter and healthier by deep diving into an epic adventure with friends in gorgeous coastal locations.

“It lifts your mood and supports the fabulous work of Beyond Blue.” ● noosatoday.com.au

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BEHIND THE LENS OF ‘REALITY TV’ Noosa District State High School Year 11 Social and Community Studies students have made contact with The Beauty and The Geek’s George Sinapius to learn more about reality television as well as his palaeontology work at the Age of Dinosaurs Museum in Winton.

The Year 11 students are investigating a variety of career pathways as part of their Social and Community Studies program this term, and with many fans of the reality television series, Beauty and the Geek, the students are enjoying discovering the ’real’ reality of reality television firsthand through Mr Sinapius’s experience.

The students are interested to learn more about dinosaurs and

the training and qualifications required to be a palaeontologist, and they wrote out questions to ask Mr Sinapius in a letter that was mailed last week.

The questions from the class include: 1. What is your favourite dinosaur and why?

2. How much money can a palaeontologist earn?

3. What is the highlight of your career thus far?

4. Did you get paid for your reality television appearance?

5. What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?

6. What is your biggest achievement to date?

7. Would you go on reality television

again?

8. Do you enjoy your job? Why/why not?

9. What are the worst aspects of your job?

10. What is your favourite memory?

11. Have you always been interested in dinosaurs?

12. Did you enjoy being on Beauty on the Geek?

13. Why did you go on Beauty on the Geek?

14. Do you want to travel the world looking for fossils?

15. Why did you want to be a palaeontologist?

16. Is it isolating living in Winton?

17. Are you still in contact with any of the people you met from Beauty and the Geek?

18. What is reality television really like?

19. What is the oldest dinosaur you have found?

20. Have you ever considered a different career?

21. How many different jobs have you had in your life?

22. How long have you been working at the Age of Dinosaurs?

23. Do you get recognised for being on television?

24. What challenges have you overcome as palaeontologist?

25. What is the weather like out in Winton? Is it very hot?

The class look forward to receiving Mr Sinapius’s reply. ●

AUTHOR TO GIVE ADVICE ON BOOKS Anyone who hankers to write a history book, is hot to publish a cookbook or pen a travel tome but doesn’t know where to start will find all the answers in U3A noosa’s upcoming short course on nonfiction writing.

The course, titled “Writing nonfiction: from planning to publication”, will run on three consecutive Saturdays from 30 November and will be presented by University of the Sunshine Coast historian, lecturer and academic Dr Jay Ludowyke.

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nonfiction title, which was published last year.

During the course, which will be held at the U3A’s Michell House, in Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, she will introduce students to the techniques needed to successfully write nonfiction, and to an understanding of the Australian nonfiction market.

The course is designed for writers of all nonfiction genres - from cookbooks to self-help to history - with a special focus on narrative nonfiction (true stories that read like fiction).

Topics will include developing ideas that appeal to publishers, learning how to carry out research, planning plot, structure and

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chapters, crafting character, setting themes and dialogue, understanding the legal and ethical issues that accompany writing about real people and events, and pitching nonfiction to publishers.

The course will run from 9am to 12.30pm on 30 November, 7 December and 14 December and the total cost is $125.

U3A noosa, which is running the course in partnership with USC’s Office of Continuing Education, invites prospective students to register online. Go to http://www. u3anoosa.com.au, then to What’s New and click on U3A noosa News or phone U3A noosa reception on (07) 5440 5500 to register. ●

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PODCAST TO DRIVE TOURISM Noosa Tourism is among several Sunshine Coast tourism icons feature in a new national podcast series - Drive Your Own Ddventure - which shines a spotlight on Queensland’s regional tourism hot spots along popular road trip routes.

The 30-episode series, presented

by Ingenia Holidays and also featuring Sea Life Mooloolaba and Maleny Dairies, broadcasts ‘behind the scenes’ insights from tourism operators and local tourism identities to a growing audience of eager listeners, with 22 percent of Australians now listening to podcasts, up from 18 percent last year.

Ingenia Holidays chief operating officer Nikki Fisher said the series would add something unique to the current podcast landscape.

“The podcast airwaves are full of people recounting travel stories, but this series gets up close and personal with many of our region’s favourite tourism operators as well as some of the ‘hidden gems’ that are wellknown locally, but lesser known to the broader market,” Ms Fisher said.

“With more and more people listening to podcasts, we’re finding that people are using them as a tool to help plan their holidays, and for people on the road a lot - like road

trippers and caravaners - a podcast is the perfect way to do that holiday research en route.”

Ms Fisher said the choice to heavily feature Sunshine Coast tourism operators and personalities on the podcast was easy, given the uniqueness of the area and healthy tourism market - with domestic visitors to the region up a record 15 percent to 3.9 million visitors in the year ending March 2019, according to data from Tourism and Events Queensland.

“The podcast features veteran seal trainer of almost 30 years, Malcolm Westwood from Sea Life, who shares

the quirks of training these super smart mammals,” Ms Fisher said.

“We also hear from Ross Hopper, owner of Maleny Dairies, who talks about what it takes to produce 200,000 litres of milk every week and what he loves about sharing the dairying process with farm visitors.”

The first instalment of the podcast series is now available at www.ingeniaholidays.com.au/ podcast or via free download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud or Stitcher, with a second instalment of podcasts featuring New South Wales destinations to be released in the new year. ●

Noosa MP Sandy Bolton says she is pushing hard for a start date on two crucial projects.

MP PUSHING FOR START TO KEY PROJECTS Having met with Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) this week in Brisbane, Noosa MP Sandy Bolton has sought a start date for preconstruction and preworks early next year on two major projects within the electorate, Beckman’s Road and Six Mile Creek Bridge #7.

“Now that Noosa Council and TMR have agreed on the final design and positioning of stage one, the Cooroy-Noosa Beckman’s intersection, it is time to get those works done in readiness” she said.

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Parliament left this year, Ms Bolton has sought an early Christmas gift for residents through confirmation of this prior to that sitting, and the earlier the better.

“It has been a long journey of frustration during the drafting phase including peer reviews of the design to ensure it will accommodate the needs of the future” she said.

“After two years of meetings, letters, phone calls, and site visits, we are ready to see those surveyors on site, and services relocated to accommodate that roundabout”.

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Ms Bolton will be onsite at the Six Mile Bridge#7 at 7am on Thursday 24 October to update residents on her meeting outcomes regarding this stretch. Anyone wishing to join in, please park at Pomona Cemetery for safety.

“This bridge is dangerous, and the safety of our constituents is paramount. As I have said to TMR, and the Minister, the mitigation works they have undertaken to make it safer has not done its job.

“Regardless of the reason, and which side of the House took this

priority off QTRIP years ago, we need this back where it belongs, and I am seeking a pre works commitment to get it back there” Ms Bolton is confident of some news on the project.

“As I have said before, I never give up. Both have taken a lot of work as well patience which is not my strong suit in these matters, however the Department and Minister Bailey understand our frustration, and I have no doubt we shall have an announcement shortly.” noosatoday.com.au

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WHEN SCHOOL’S NOT A DRAG Noosa District State High School (NDSHS) took out top placings at the C02 dragster miniature race car state and national titles.

NDSHS students Lia Rizos and Jordan Clarke were awarded first and second place respectively in the state titles held at the Maryborough Technology Challenge.

Ashleigh Robinson came fifth, Maddy Cannell eleventh, Jade Cooper twelfth, Heath Robinson fourteenth and Mason Collett twenty third.

Liam O’Rourke finished fourth in the special education division.

NDSHS teachers Brendan Comerford finished third and Mick Endicott finished fourth in the

teachers division.

The national titles held in Western Australia were also successful for NDSHS with Jordan Clarke finishing second, Lia Rizos finishing fifth and Ashleigh Robinson fifteenth.

Liam O’Rourke was awarded the Australian champion in the special education division.

NDSHS teachers Brendan Comerford finished third and Mick Endicott fourth.

Teacher Mick Endicott was very proud of the NDSHS team.

“A great effort from all involved especially to our state champion Lia and national champion Liam,” Mr Endicott said. ●

NEW WATER METERS WHERE TIME HAS TICKED OVER During October Unitywater has been identifying and replacing water meters nearing the end of their life cycle in Peregian Beach and Tewantin.

This work is part of Unitywater’s annual infrastructure maintenance program.

Affected residents will receive a

notification card in their letterbox at least 48 hours before any works and, if they are home on the day of the work, Unitywater’s authorised contractor will make contact with them prior to replacing the meter.

Following meter replacement, the contractor will leave a Works Completed card in the resident’s

letterbox which records the water consumption measured by the old meter.

Customers are advised to keep this reading for reference and to cross check when they receive their next Unitywater account.

This work is part of Unitywater’s commitment to maintaining

infrastructure and providing a reliable and safe water supply for its community.

For more details visit www. unitywater.com/maintenanceprograms or phone the Unitywater Customer Contact Centre on 1300 086 489. ●

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LETTERS

Post your letters to: 36 Mary St, Noosaville, 4566 or email: newsdesk@noosatoday.com.au

PASSING THE BUCK I have been logging and complaining about Becker’s unwanted noisy flights over our property since May 2016, around 2000 to date, lodged complaints with SCC, SCA, ASA, CASA and the ANO. Nothing. Just buck passing.

I logged 23 flybys using Flightradar24 on 14-10-19, 13 on 16-10 and 13 on 17-10, some as low as 400m.

We enquired about them flying out over the ocean at the SCA Aviation Forum, only to be told by the ASA Rep: “‘We can’t have a single engine aircraft flying over the ocean, it’s too dangerous”’.

Meaning if they have an engine failure… but it’s okay for them to crash onto us and annoy us any time between 7am to 10pm.

How can Sunshine Coast Council sign a contract with Becker’s which will cause so much angst in the community without consulting us first?

Apparently Becker’s were booted out of Caloundra, Gympie, Teewah and Hervey Bay for disturbing the peace there, but SCC doesn’t appear to care about its ratepayers.

Becker’s are relocating to Wyalla at some stage, it won’t be too soon for many.

The SCA ‘Fly Neighbourly’ policy is a joke and as we now all know there is no, and won’t be, curfew on SCA. The local government elections can’t come soon enough.

Mark Jones, Doonan.

RESTORE RESPECT There is a deep and profound malaise surrounding the Noosa Council’s work environment, and it’s getting deeper by the day.

The latest shocking behaviour of Jess Glasgow on national TV, his refusal to retire, and his comments that people are over reacting shows that the deep rooted men’s culture within this council is getting out of control.

For a long time now, there have been reports of poor behaviour towards female staff and some even resigning.

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Councillor Ingrid Jackson’s decision to not run again at the next election did come as a shock to her many supporters, as she mentioned that she was not willing to go through another four years of oppression and disrespect from her male co-councillors.

It is quite clear that the boys’ club doesn’t like strong minded women, and it will make their work environment unbearable until they conform.

Add to this that one of the male councillors is under some serious historical charges with a minor, and somehow to the dismay of many residents, has managed to drag his court case on for just about the full length of his term.

This existing Noosa Council is not a woman’s world, and it needs to change.

There’s a challenge for some strong female candidates at the next council election in five months: Restore respect and honour within the Noosa Council.

Dom Massoni, Verrierdale.

RAISE THE RATE FOR A FAIRER GO As an organisation assisting vulnerable Queenslanders every day, St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland is shocked and frustrated by the resistance to increasing Newstart, and the increased attacks on people’s support payments.

Over recent weeks the Federal Government has pushed for drug testing of those on Newstart, for support to be quarantined on a cashless welfare card, and for new applicants to potentially wait weeks before receiving assistance.

These policies do little to create jobs or provide people a hand up to better their lives, and force many who are already doing it tough to fall deeper into the poverty cycle.

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extended periods for vital financial assistance, restricted on how the money is spent, and then enduring a drug test. Does that sound like a fair go?

Vinnies, along with our peers in the social and not for profit sectors, are not alone in calling for an increase in the rate of Newstart. Accounting giant KPMG recently joined a chorus of voices from the business sector, including the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, in arguing for an increase.

The facts remain that Newstart has not seen a rise in real terms in 25 years, and available jobs are outnumbered by those seeking them.

Single unemployed people on Newstart (including those receiving rent assistance) often have less than $100 a week to live on after paying their rent.

The idea that the ‘best form of welfare is a job’ is a myth. Welfare needs to not only be readily available when people need it, but at a level that enables people to feel worthy, and rebuild their capacity to work.

Even then when they reach a capacity to hold down a job, they may still need some form of welfare to meet rising costs of living.

Australians, like those our volunteers are supporting every day of the week, need a level of assistance that doesn’t see them skipping meals and face spiralling debt just to keep a roof over their head or the lights on. We should treat those who need a new start - or a second chance in life with dignity and respect as we would our family and friends, with kindness first, not policies and rules that make them feel like a burden, unvalued as a member of our community.

Australians pride themselves on the concept of a fair go. Let’s give those struggling to get ahead a hand up and raise the rate to a level that allows them to meet living costs while they rebuild their capacity to skill-up and sustain work .

Picture: SANDI VAN DER STER Kevin Mercer, St Vincent Society Queensland CEO.

SUPPORT FOR CARERS Anyone at any time can become a carer and the caring role varies depending on the situation.

National Carers Week (October 13-19) provides an opportunity to celebrate the 2.7 million unpaid carers in Australia and the highly valuable community service they perform.

One in two Queenslanders will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime and the role of carers in supporting these people, to help them achieve the best possible quality of life, is of crucial importance.

Many carers for cancer patients provide emotional and practical support.

This can include doing household chores, providing transport, helping with personal care, communicating with family and friends, and providing encouragement, comfort and understanding.

At Cancer Council Queensland, we value carers for all their contributions, but understand the challenges that come with their role. That’s why we want to remind everyone that carers need care too.

Carers can experience confusion, stress and mental health challenges, with relationships, finances and overall wellbeing all often being impacted.

On behalf of Cancer Council Queensland, I urge carers of people with cancer to ensure they are receiving the support they need.

A call to Cancer Council’s 13 11 20 can provide carers with access to support, information and resources - or simply a listening ear if needed.

For more information about Cancer Council Queensland and support available to both cancer patients and carers, visit cancerqld.org.au.

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Artist Debra Dougherty with her thought-provoking pieces.

TAKING ART TO THE HEART Debra Dougherty has been concerned about the environment for a very long time and it shows in many of her artworks.

In this exhibition she takes it a step further and has created a body of work over the last year or so, that speaks of climate emergency and expresses Debra's and in many ways, the world's grief over what is being lost.

Here is rt that pokes and prods you, moves you, digs into your heart.

Debra's solo exhibition is expressing her 'soul nostalgia' as she

refers to it.

Mixed media collages with photos of children from early Australia are displaced into a frightening future.

This will give you a sense of unease, and it is Art to make you ponder our fragile place in time.

Debra believes our grandchildren will not share the earth with birds and trees like our grandparents did.

Her expressive artworks will give you pause, time to react with your heart.

‘Future Past’ opens on Friday 25 October at 5.30pm at Wan’din’in arts

space, 73 Memorial Drive Eumundi - behind Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre. The exhibition continues until 16 November.

All are welcome to attend and there will be nibbles on arrival and a cash bar available.

RSVP is appreciated to info@ discovereumundi.com There will be a free demonstration by the artist on Friday 8 November, 10.30am to 1.30pm.

Debra will layer on acrylic paint, searching for a place deep inside

herself that has strong feelings.

She will then look at her expressive mark making to see what collage she will use to add to the story. “'My soul is grieving for our lost ecology. My fear that we have no future oozes out onto the canvas,” Debra said.

Some time for discussion of ideas and methods will be interspersed with the demonstration. Tea and coffee supplied, bring your own lunch. For further details visit www. discovereumundi.com/arts-space/ calendar \ ●

MINCHIN HIT ‘MATILDA’ IS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Noosa District State High School (NDSHS) is excited to announce that next year’s musical will be Matilda.

NDSHS is one of the first schools in Australia to be given the rights to the prestigious musical that has won

over seven Olivier awards, including Best New Musical.

Interested students were briefed at a meeting this week and auditions for lead roles will start on 4 November.

Dance and vocal chorus auditions will be held early next year.

The students interested in a lead role were supplied with the script and the vocal audition piece and they will be practising over the next

few weeks.

Performing arts teacher Louize Lyle and dance teacher Sharon Harris are very excited to start working on the musical extravaganza with their protégés. ●

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GET THE PULSE RACING Faster, steeper, higher, deeper.

The most adrenaline-inducing mountain sport films from around the globe will thrill and inspire you with big-screen adventures when the Radical Reels Tour hits the road around Australia this October and November.

The festival is the Banff Mountain Film Festival’s more outrageous, adventurous little sibling and is characterised by ‘Oh my God’ moments as elite athletes and adventurers conquer their challenges and dreams.

This year’s tour promises to get your pulse racing, from the comfort and safety of your cinema seat.

Watch death-defying feats of pure genius, verging on insanity, shot in some of the planets’ most spectacular settings.

Transporting audiences from remote Patagonian mountains with a crew of mad capped Belgian climbers to the powder-laden slopes of the US. Witness the birth of mountain bike freeriding and join dedicated adventurers on their own personal epic challenges.

Radical Reels promises the best of skiing, climbing, and biking not to mention human resilience and astounding skill.

Taking viewers on an adrenalinepowered journey with stomachdropping ski descents, the Radical Reels Tour is three hours of endorphin-inducing deep and steep fresh powder runs, mad capped alpine missions, climbing on the precipice of safety, and much more.

“If you like your film festivals real, raw and packed full of adventure, Radical Reels is the

festival for you,” says festival director, Jemima Robinson.

“The films showcase just how far humans can push the limits of risk, of speed, of fitness, and of sanity in some truly spectacular yet formidable environments.”

Radical Reels Tour 2019 is on Thursday 7 November at 7pm at The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads.

Price is $32 adult, $26 child 2-15 years or $28 for a group of 10-plus.

Book at www.thej.com.au or Box office 60 Noosa Drive, phone 5329 6560. ●

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PERFORMER IS RAY-MARKABLE Not many people can say they’ve pursued their passion since childhood but that is precisely what Darren J Ray has done.

Having been performing professionally for over 20 years, Darren has carved out a career for himself that many are envious of.

His career was first sparked at the tender age of nine, when he won his way through to a grand final round of New Faces in Melbourne.

This seemed to ignite a fire for performance in Darren because before too long he won the Royal Brisbane Hospital New Faces competition which earned him a place on local radio with famous icon Wayne Roberts. From there Darren continued to grow his career in leaps and bounds.

Darren has won various competitions throughout Australia and performed at many big-name events such as the Gympie Music Muster, the Coca-Cola National

Karaoke Competition, and the Brunswick Markets Talent Search.

The list of goes on. Now he travels throughout Australia, performing his own much-coveted music with the Darren J Ray Band.

This show is certainly not something to be missed. Darren J Ray writes and composes his own music and he performs flawlessly on stage.

Audiences comment that is seems like his music is written for his venues, and that’s because it is!

Darren J Ray’s original singles are equally toe-tapping whether they are performed as a solo with Darren and his guitar or with the rest of the Darren J Ray Band. It is very few artists indeed who can boast hits this versatile.

Lucky audiences are in for a treat as this is their chance to catch Darren J Ray live at the Tewantin Noosa RSL on Thursday 31 October from 6pm. ●

HAVE A HEART AND HAVE ONE FOR THE FARMERS Tewantin Noosa RSL has a fantastic promotion in conjunction with Great Northern Brewing Co for this weekend, “Let It Pour Drought Relief ”.

Quench your thirst with a Great Northern on tap from either the Quarter Deck or Diggers Bar and you will be supporting the Drought Relief Fund, administered by Rotary Australia.

Much of Queensland and New South Wales are experiencing some of the worst drought conditions in

Australia’s history.

Great Northern Brewing Co and Tewantin Noosa RSL are doing their part to help with all proceeds from the sale of Great Northern Let It Pour kegs on the weekend of 25-27 of October going to the Rotary Clubs of Australia Drought Relief Appeal.

This will be a guaranteed total donation to drought relief of $1500 so get behind a worthy cause by sinking a schooner this weekend. ●

PLAY NOOSA AND TEE UP A $13 LUNCH SPECIAL.

Enjoy our $13 Lunch special, served with a golf course on the side.

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

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SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING

children. Courses available are Novice - 1.2 km, Short - 2.4 km, Long - 5km.

Collect as many points as possible in 40 minutes.

Inquiries to the organiser Mark Petrie 0429 899 928 or email sunshineorienteering@gmail.com Spare maps will be available for Novice entries on the day.

Every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9.30pm Pat and Norm Young organise a Social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall - the cost is $4, 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.

The wide-open venue allows a fresh view of the art on offer.

NOOSA ENVIRONMENT FORUM Within the next few decades the human population of our only world will cross 10 billion, all needing to be fed. There are options. Most of these will require significant changes that won’t necessarily be easy or to everyone’s liking. The world need not starve.

On 25 October, Friday Environment Forum guest speaker Rod Jamieson will examine the role of current and evolving systems of agriculture and other food production streams, as the world grapples with feeding a growing population, preserving and even

WEEKLY ROSTER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS Weekly roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels, beginning Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November.

Monday drivers: Jeff, Marie, Anne and Oliver, Andrew, Lesley, Fiona, Michelle and Neil. Kitchen: Stephen, Len, Geoff Tuesday drivers: Bruce, Liz, Kevin and Rob, Simone and Cookie, Tania and Friends, Trina and Bob, driver needed for G Run. Kitchen: Ashleigh, Jo, Geoff Wednesday drivers: Hugh and Randal, driver needed for B Run, Gary, Victor, Carolyn and Sue, Maggie, driver needed for G Run, driver needed for H Run. Kitchen: Judi, Sandy, Elfie, Mark Thursday drivers: Bev, Margaret and Joan, driver needed for C Run, Victor, Helen and Kath, Jan and Sharon.

Kitchen: Lois, Elfie, Vicki, Jerry Friday drivers: Cookie, driver needed for B Run, Peter, Jean and Janet, Lynne and Kay, Rosalie and Jack, driver needed for H Run. Kitchen: Sandy, Elfie, Mark, Neville, Charlotte You can also check the roster on our website www.tewantin noosamealsonwheels If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449-7659.

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ART MARKET IN THE PADDOCK The Pomona Railway Station Gallery is getting ready for its pre-Christmas Art in the Paddock event.

This is a great place to buy locally made art and craft pieces for loved ones as well as the vibrant atmosphere on the day at the gallery.

Food and drinks available - the market also helps support the volunteer run gallery space.

Get along and get arty!

Interested in having your own stall? Registrations close 20 November.

The market is on Saturday 23 November, from 9am to 1pm, at Pomona Railway Station Gallery, 10 Station Street. improving what's left of the natural environment and adjusting to the impacts of climate change.

All are welcome to the NPA Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive Noosaville on Friday morning where the forum starts at 10.30am and ends at 12.15pm. A donation will be appreciated. Coffee and tea are available for purchase from 10am. Interpretive birding with Valda starts at 8.30am in the carpark. For more information visit www.noosaparks.org.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 Ian Davies on 0410750651 or email noosatoastmasters@gmail.com.

CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP A weekly Music Group is held every Thursday from 9.30am to 11.30am in

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Imagine how grateful your body would be if it had a constant supply of stem cells to regenerate every tissue, organ and system in our body!

Imagine that your body’s intelligence could direct 4-9 million of your own stem cells to wherever they are needed on a daily basis!

Come along to a talk on Stem Cell Nutrition presented by Ian Davies at CWA Hall Tewantin at 2pm on Saturday 2 November to find out how this can be achieved!

Inquiries phone/text 0477 561 403.

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A variety of artworks is displayed in its best light.

For more information or to download the entry form visit our web site www.pomonartgallery. com/art-markets. You can also email pomonagallery@gmail.com, or call the market co-ordinator Alan Falls on 0407 119 858. ● a private home in Noosaville. Members listen to Classical Music on CDs or watch Classical Music DVDs. There is a donation of $2 to cover morning coffee or tea and biscuits. Phone Lyn on 5449 0537 for more details.

TRY ORIENTEERING Sunshine Orienteers are inviting people to try out Foot Orienteering at Kirbys Road Reserve, Obi Obi on Sunday 27 October between 9am and 10.30am.

The courses close at 11.30am.

Those wanting to participate should bring a hat, sunscreen, water, comfortable shoes and clothes and a compass and a Sport Ident (SI) stick if they own one - and cash if they have not prepaid.

The event is part of the Orienteering Queensland calendar of events so entry and prepayment is available on the “Eventor” website. The “Eventor” website has links explaining how to register an “Eventor” log-in so people can enter and pay on-line. Entry Cost is $10 an adult, $5 for children 14 YO and over, children 13 YO and younger are free.

There is a maximum family cost of three entries to cover map printing.

E.g. $25 fee for two adults and three

The next meeting of the Tewantin Noosa Probus Club will be held on Monday 28 October at the Tewantin RSL, commencing at 9:45 for a 10am meeting start.

Guest speaker this month is Michele Lipner from Ozharvest, a wonderful organisation that helps feed those in our community that are in need. Attendees are asked to bring a tin or packet of nonperishable food as a donation to Michele.

Entry cost is $5 per person and includes morning tea before the meeting. All visitors are most welcome to attend. For further details contact Geoff Bailue on 0418145034.

BOOMERANG BAGS NOOSA Would you like to sew boomerang bags at home? We have packs of fabric cut and ready to sew. From the sale of bags, we have donated over $4000 to Ocean Crusaders to help remove rubbish from the Noosa River.

Call Sandra on 0466 44 99 46.

SUNSHINE COAST CONCERT BAND The Sunshine Coast Concert Band presents the Home Coming Celebration Concert on Saturday 9 November at 2pm at Lifepointe Community Centre is Wises Road Buderim.

An afternoon of top entertainment with a great variety of music and talented vocalists under the baton of Music Director Ken Chadwick OAM. Tickets $15 can be purchased by phoning Sunshine Coast Legacy on 5443 9841, and are also available at the door. A homebaked afternoon tea will be provided and raffle prizes will be offered. This concert is supporting Legacy. For all future events with the Sunshine Coast Concert Band visit our website at www.sccb.org.au ● noosatoday.com.au

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HORMONE THERAPY A GOER where they are a delicacy sought after for their nutritional value and attributed health benefits,” she said.

With a market value up to AUD$500/kg for certain species, sea cucumbers were produced in aquaculture industries across the world, including northern Australia, to keep up with market demand and counteract overfishing of diminishing wild populations.

One of the problems, however, was reproductive dysfunction that limited spawning success in most cases.

“Our USC research centre recently discovered a sea cucumber hormone called relaxin that can overcome this reproductive dysfunction,” Professor Elizur said.

“We will now use biotechnology methods to produce this hormone on a larger scale so it can be injected into sea cucumbers to help them develop and release their eggs.

“This innovative breakthrough aims to significantly boost the Vietnamese sea cucumber market capacity.”

She said the project built on previous work at USC by current

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“This hormone could potentially be adapted for use in other invertebrates. It would be wonderful to use it to spawn other species which have difficulties reproducing in captivity.” ●

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While hormone therapy is a proven biotechnology in many animals, including humans, the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Genecology Research Centre will use it for the first time in a high-value sea cucumber species called “white teatfish”.

The USC centre has won a $285,000 Aus4Innovation grant for the research project, which was announced today in Hanoi as part of a larger program between the Australian and Vietnamese governments, CSIRO and industry.

Centre Director and Professor of Aquaculture Biotechnology Abigail Elizur said a team of four USC researchers would start this month on the one-year project aimed at helping the sea cucumbers to reproduce more often and more successfully.

Professor Elizur said the project would involve laboratory work on the Sunshine Coast and travel to sea cucumber aquaculture facilities in Vietnam.

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REEFS ARE STILL BEARING FRUIT On Saturday we saw winds and swell drop to see a steady brigade of boats travel far and wide.

The popular reef was definitely North reef and we saw some solid snapper, mixed reefies and cobia coming in. These fish taking a mix of baits on paternoster rigs and the trusty pilchard floater drifted through the water column.

Early in the week a few boats headed out for the first light bite at Sunshine Reef before the winds picked up. The fish of choice was of course snapper, sweetlip and the odd cobia.

With good shows of bait it was a case of dropping paternoster rigs to the bottom and getting stuck into the bite. Pilchard floaters were in need of a little extra weight from the subsiding spring tides but were still a great option for those sitting on anchor. Anglers staying in close and searching for an early season Spanish mackerel reported a few hits and bust offs while trolling whole pilchard and gar baits around Halls reef.

Surf fishing continues with smaller fish and an occasional larger

flathead around the river mouths of Noosa and Maroochy. The mouths of the rivers give you the option to move around with the wind if it changes direction and still enjoy staying directly connected to lighter gear. These are the places to let your baits move with the current as they often find the fish schooled up or feeding in the shallows.

The lower part of the Noosa River is definitely the place to find flathead. With the morning run out tides using whole fish and slab baits allowed to drift in the current picked up some great fish. Prawns work well as do long squid strip baits.

Be sure to use a baitholder hook to keep squid pinned straight on the shank so it has freedom to move and attract fish. If flicking lures then soft plastics work well and nothing beats a curly tail grub lifted off the bottom to gain the attention of a passing fish.

Mangrove jacks are starting to wake up so target rock walls, jetties and bridges around Noosa or jump in a boat and hit the snags and areas that create an ambush point. All methods work for jacks from prawns

the stretch known as between the lakes.

Freshwater is warming up and we have seen some great bass and toga landed. Surface, subsurface and sinking lures are all worth using.

After the recent rains casting small surface frogs from the edges of the lilies and work them out slow enough to entice a bite is a great option. Once the sun has risen be sure to switch to hard body lures and work the edges. Bass are also schooling up in the deeper water and smaller jigs are working well by dropping them down and jigging them until you get smashed!

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

to plastics so don’t be afraid to try something different. For bait anglers mullet is great and stays on hooks very well and resists bites from smaller fish. For lures why not try a weedless rigged plastics cast into the snags and burned or slow wound out to trigger a reaction strike. Be sure to give these fish no love when fishing in dense cover as that is where they will run once hooked.

Elsewhere you can expect to find whiting and trevally and if after trevally be sure to have a go during the early mornings around Munna Bridge and Woods bays. Further upstream the ski run and the various drop offs and snags will hold fish seeking cover. You can also find jewfish along here especially as you get to the Jew hole and beyond to

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SPORT TODAY NOOSA IN TOUCH AT STATE ALL SCHOOL COMP Noosa District State High School (NDSHS) put in a big effort at the Queensland All Schools Touch Football Championships last week.

NDSHS had four teams competing in the carnival, which hosts approximately 470 teams from all over Queensland and around the world.

NDSHS Health and Sport Head

of Department Nicholas Banks said the school’s representative teams played extremely well and were competitive in all of their games.

Mr Banks was especially proud of the 15 girls team who finished 3rd in their pool.

NDSHS Year 10 students Georgia Haack and Ashleigh Robinson gave up their time to referee the games. ●

The 15 Boys team.

The 13 Girls team.

The 15 Girls team, which got to third place in their pool.

RAIN CUTS TIME AT BAT, AGAIN

BY RANDALL WOODLEY For the second Saturday in a row all Tewantin-Noosa Club’s senior matches were cut short by rain.

The soggy grounds and overcast conditions favoured the bowlers and each of TNT’s four senior teams will need to play exceptionally well next Saturday to bring home the points.

FIRSTS The team travelled down to Caboolture to take on the Snakes, who had beaten TNT in both the 1 and 2 day, Grand Finals last year.

TNT had three changes to their grand final side and Caboolture had five so it was a good chance for TNT to get on the front foot against them this season.

Early rain delayed the start by over an hour and after winning the toss TNT decided to bat first. The new opening combination of Pete Walker and Chris Wright started aggressively and when the first wicket fell in the 11th over they had posted a score of 54. Walker had scored 24 including four 4s.

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more wickets fell. However, opener Chris Wright showed determination and experience and when a final storm haltered play in the 31st over he had advanced to 46 not out with Jarrod Officer unbeaten on 16.

Next Saturday play will commence at 10am and with 108 overs to be bowled in the day, TNT has a really good chance to post a sizable score and then have a crack at bowling Caboolture out.

SECONDS Playing at home, the team took on Caboolture in Round 2 of the season, looking to bounce back after a disappointing first round loss.

Losing the toss TNT were asked to field. TNT’s opening bowlers starting off well having them 3-29 off the first 14 overs. They steadied the ship a little but the home side kept on chipping away taking wickets and with the rain threatening the TNT boys ended up bowling 15 plus overs with a wet slippery ball. When play was called off due to the weather Caboolture were 8 for 120. Two quick wickets next week and TNT will be chasing a similar score to the last game on a much better wicket.

Best of the bowlers: Robbie Payton 3-14 off 9, Brad Thompson 2-23 off 8, Tom Green 2-24 off 5 and Harrison Lea 1-21 off 7.

FOURTHS Playing Caboolture at their home ground the start was delayed due to rain. The TNT captain lost the toss and his team were sent into bat first.

The team then struggled against some good quality and experienced bowlers who were able to swing the ball both ways. Two in-swinging yorkers removed Bob McGhee and Wayne Moore early, then three batsmen were out to LBW decisions.

Tristan Griffin who was playing his first match of the season survived a good first ball, then dug in, playing sensibly to make 24 before he was out to a jaffa.

When rain stopped play, the TNT boys were 8 for 64 with captain, Jason Toohey not out on 14. He summed up the day agreeing, that Caboolture had bowled well but his team needs to be more disciplined with their shot selection. Next week, the team must post a score of at least 100 plus then with their very good

attack, hope to bowl out the Snakes.

SIXTHS The match was played at Dale Officer Oval against the Yandina Pioneers. With rain and overcast skies the TNT team were sent into bat on what could only be described as a “sticky” looking wicket. After losing their first wicket in the third over, the wickets fell regularly with low scores becoming the order of the day.

Brian Lee looked set playing some confident shots before an edge had him out on 11. Shane Gesell likewise started seeing them well enough before falling for 10 and Justin Talbot adding a quick fire 8 with two 4s before adding to the wicket tally. Struggling at 5-57 off 25 overs and after a shower and lightning interrupted the first session, an early tea was called. The day ended with more rain and TNT at 6 for 60. Tony Watson had scored 12 leaving Joe Jurisevic, 5no and Blake O’Donnell 0 no at the crease. Next week the first hour will be crucial if the boys are to save the match. ●

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BEHIND THE LONG, LONG-HAUL Not much to report at surf level this week as the wave drought continues, so let’s take to the friendly skies, where history was made last weekend as Qantas 7879 completed the world’s longest single hop commercial flight - 19 hours and 40 minutes from JFK New York to Sydney.

If you’re a long-time long-haul flyer, this is pretty impressive stuff, although I was darkly amused to hear it described as a “test” flight, with only 50 passengers and crew on board, and most of them Qantas employees, ergo dispensable.

I pictured the faces on the passengers doing the macarena down the business class aisle with CEO Alan Joyce when one of the four pilots comes on the PA somewhere west of Lord Howe Island as the Dreamliner begins to sputter: “Sorry guys, we gave it a good crack but we’re out of fuel, so thank you for choosing to fly Qantas and we’ll see you in the next life…”

Fade to black.

Of course, this is just my bent sense of humour.

The fuel load guaranteed Sydney with 90 minutes flying time to spare, and the “test” aspects involved serious studies into the impact of long flight on passengers, conducted

by Sydney University’s Charles Perkins Centre and Melbourne’s Monash University.

The Charlie Perkins team focused on passenger health, wellness and jetlag, putting monitoring devices on all the guinea pig passengers and controlling cabin lighting while they put them through exercise routines (hence the macarena, I didn’t make that up) and force-fed them carboloading meals to bring on sleep and spicy curries to wake them up.

Meanwhile, the Monash team strapped brain wave monitors on the pilots to test their alertness and quality of sleep, waking them up to take urine samples to test body clock hormones.

It doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? I’m sure the research is admirable and necessary, but I doubt that the long-haul warriors of yesteryear were tested too much when they completed Sydney to London after 10 days of the flying boat milk run. Or even when they alighted from the 1950s Super Constellation after just 54 hours and six stops.

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Rolling back time. Qantas introduced long-haul liner the Super Constellation in the late 1950s, changing the face of world travel.

A rather seductive advertising image of the delights of the Super Connie, 1958. coming until sleep was upon me.

And, unlike some of the guinea pigs interviewed after the JFK flight, who expressed relief at avoiding the “trauma of LAX”, I always looked forward to stretching my legs for an hour or so and grabbing a couple of cold Tiger beers in the Qantas Club at Changi. It became part of a ritual performed four to six times a year when I lived and worked in France.

The commute from Noosa to Biarritz, France took about 30 hours and went like this: 90-minute drive to Brisbane Airport; 23-hour flight to Heathrow, including two-hour Singapore stop-over; 90-minute bus ride to Gatwick Airport; 90-minute flight to Bordeaux; two-hour drive to Biarritz.

I would leave Noosa early one morning and arrive at our flat near Biarritz early afternoon the next day.

I’d sleep well that night and never experience jet-lag.

Coming home was sometimes tougher, but I’d vary the diet by

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One on one board rescue training for a senior surfer.

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occasionally catching the late afternoon flight up to London, spend the night in town, do business all the next day and jump on the redeye flight out of Heathrow, crashing out almost immediately and sleeping all the way to Singapore.

I’m probably too old to do that on a regular basis now, but I doubt I’ll be queuing up for any 20-hour non-stops either, if I’m still around when Qantas finally brings them on stream. Bring back the 10-day flying boat, I say, with a hold that’ll fit longboards and stops in the Mentawais and the Maldives.

SURFERS SAVING SURFERS The Noosa World Surfing Reserve and Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club are working through the details of a fantastic collaborative effort to make surfboard riding safer for everyone.

The idea is to teach surfboard

riders how to deal with medical emergencies at all those surf breaks beyond the flags. Our lifeguards and volunteer patrols do a fantastic job, but they can’t be everywhere. And as the demographic of local surfers widens every year - baby boomers just won’t give up! - understanding the fundamentals of CPR, first aid and board rescue could make all the difference one morning at Granite or the Rivermouth.

The NWSR surfer safety concept is based on Surfers Rescue 24/7, a program recently introduced in NSW in a collaboration between Surfing NSW and the surf lifesaving movement. Details of our own Queensland first are currently being finalized, but a free pilot program of four-hour courses for junior and senior surfers, conducted by certified surf club instructors, is expected to start next month.

If you’re interested in taking a course, contact me at phil.jarratt@ bigpond.com ● noosatoday.com.au

BETWEEN THE FLAGS

RON LANE

HUGE TURNOUT FOR NIPPERS On the Nipper schedule for surf carnivals, the annual Rainbow Beach Carnival would have to be one of the biggest of the year; and last Saturday it was on again.

I am happy to report that, with over 750 nippers competing, it was in the words of Sunshine Coast Branch manager and team selector Craig Law probably the biggest ever.

“Everything was in our favor, great attendance by all Sunshine Coast clubs and safe conditions.

We will soon be selecting the team to represent the Sunshine Coast at the Queensland Inter Branch Championships to be held late November,” Law said. “This will be a big occasion. For the last 11 seasons our team has won the championship and to do it 12 years in a row would be a great achievement.

“Apart from winning it also tells us the future of lifesaving on the coast is indeed looking very good.”

Further to this Noosa Director of Surf Sports Peter French said: “The nippers are a major factor in the future of lifesaving so we totally support them in all aspects. We have supported the Rainbow carnival since it began and always will.’’

For the Sunshine Beach Nipper club some 90 members were in attendance and with members from under8 to under15 contesting all events, their results were very good.

The Noosa/Peregian Nippers were also represented by a very strong team and the results of events

Noosa/Peregian Nippers had a great turnout for opening day. (too many to mention) were very pleasing to their coaching panel.

The winning factors common to all our nipper clubs are good administration, great coaching panels and family support.

In senior competition the Noosa boat section is looking the strongest ever.

The boat section which was established in 1949, now has a total of 14 boat crews and they will compete under the control of three boat sweeps, Mick Gardner, Dave Tomba and Stewart Cooper.

Boat Captain Anthony Fox said: ‘’This number is made up of eight female crews; three under 19, two under 23, two reserves and one open. In the men’s section it comprises of two under 19, one

reserve and three masters. Also this year plans are under way for our masters to again row in the George Bass Marathon; an event that they contested for the first time ever, two years ago.’’

Starting at Batemans Bay and finishing at Eden it is run over seven days and for this event the crews are made up of eight rowers and a boat sweep. It is generally considered to be the toughest boat race in the world and with our masters rowing in the maroon and white of Noosa it is something in which our club can take pride.

The first ever marathon was in 1975 and amongst the 12 crews to take part was a crew from Atlantic College in Wales. Since then crews from New Zealand and Great

Britain, have along with Wales and all states from Australia added their names to those that have accepted the challenge to take part in this, the most challenging surf club event of all.

Not to be left out in the mid-90s the ladies were accepted and a crew took part. Also it was during this period that for the first time that sliding seats were used in open surf boat racing. We wish them well.

Not only does the performance of these lifesavers add to the reputation of our competition teams, but it also adds some 40 members who are fit and used to working in a team environment, to our core business of patrolling Noosa Beach. A win-win situation for the community of Noosa. ●

SPORT TODAY NOOSAVILLE HOSTS SCHOOL KARATE TITLES

BY RON LANE Students from some 20 schools throughout Queensland gathered at the Good Shephard Lutheran College Noosaville for the Queensland School Karate Championships.

Hosted and run by the Sunshine Coast Martial Arts Institute and under the direction of Chief Instructor (sensei) Bryan Dukas 6th Dan it was the third year that the College has been gracious in its support of this event.

The program which consisted of Kata and Kumite saw members both boys and girls from as young as five taking part.

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“The standard of the kata movements was very pleasing and it was encouraging to see the performance of some students, aged in the 10/11 group,” said Sensei Dukas. “Their movements were very fast and fluid. To start martial arts at a young age and perfect the katas would be a major step forward in their career.”

With a large number of students present there were many kumite bouts with both boys and girls covering a wide age group.

As in previous years all were well conducted and as always a medical officer was ever present.

The overall result saw a win for the Good Shepard Primary School.

It was indeed very encouraging to see a good number of family members in attendance and it was

interesting to see a number of senior aged performing katas.

As with all sports a major factor is of course sponsorship and on this occasion amongst those were Imsold Real Estate and Dot Medical.

On behalf of his trainers, judges’ support group and most important of all the parents, Sensei Dukas expressed his sincere thanks.

Another annual event for our community The Young Guns Amateur Boxing Tournament, hosted by the Impact Boxing Academy Cooroy, will again be held in the hall of the Noosa District State High School Cooroy this Saturday.

Weigh-in will commence at 11am and bouts will commence late afternoon. With teams coming from all over the state this is assured to be a great evening of boxing. ●

Members from the winning school, Good Shepperd Lutheran Collage in Noosa, being awarded the trophy from Bryan Dukas sensei.

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