Noosa Today - 04th June 2020

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A feature film shot in Noosa, starring Harry Potter star Miriam Margoyles and directed by Noosa filmmaker Bill Hughes could soon be a reality. After a lifetime working on television shows from Homicide and The Sullivans to Packed to the Rafters and films starring Hugo Weaving and Rebecca Gibney Bill moved to Noosa to wind down. But soon after his arrival last year he had embedded himself in the Sunshine Coast screen scene and is now planning the first feature film produced in Noosa.

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Stars align

Set to crank up

By Margie Maccoll Noosa Wave Boating Adventures operator Andrew Burt cranked up the engines on his wave rider boat and took it for a spin on Tuesday for the first time since March ready for the tourists to turn up.

His was one of many local businesses and tour operators boosted by the news from Queensland Government of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions from Monday.

The Stage 2 restrictions allow unlimited travel and overnight stays for all Queenslanders within the state and gatherings of up to 20 people.

Classed as non-essential travel Andrew’s whale and dolphin boating adventures have been unable to operate under previous restric-

Waiting for the crowds to come back to Noosa’s Main Beach. tions.

“It’s been totally devastating for us,” he said. “I had to lock the boat and put all the covers on.”

Burt said at this time of year his clients

are usually made up of a mix of holidaymakers from Queensland, NSW, Victoria and New Zealand.

“With holidays coming up I don’t know what it’s going to be like,” he said.

Burt said as migrating whale numbers were increasing the whale season had been extending.

Already the first whales of the season were spotted in the area a week ago and Burt said

by July “a lot of whales” can be seen travelling through.

Burt said he would have to reduce the number of passengers on his boat to adhere to Covid-19 restrictions but was hopeful of receiving bookings.

Holiday Homes @ Noosa principal Glenn McClellan said they’d had some inquiries for

holiday accommodation but it hadn’t yet “taken off”.

“We’ll probably get bookings over the weekend. We don’t expect it to go nuts until the holidays,” he said.

“These holidays are generally populated with people from the south getting away from the cold. Queenslanders make up about 30 per cent.”

Glen said many of their holiday homes had taken the opportunity to renovate over the break and had been taken by surprise by the restrictions lifting earlier than anticipated.

He said he expected families would be reluctant to take their children out of school to go on holiday when they had missed so much school this year.

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The editor’s desk The team here at Noosa Today is extremely excited to be back in print this week after an extended period in an online-only format.

Our decision to resume printing has been driven by two factors.

Firstly, the gradual easing of some Covid-19 restrictions and the lift this should provide to the state’s economy, and the Noosa region. While the border remains closed Queenslanders can now travel on an unlimited basis around the Sunshine State, and the ‘Stage 2’ easing is expected to provide a lift to the local hospitality sector.

The other factor has been the announcement last week by News Corporation that it will cease printing a significant number of its Queensland publications, including in our own region, and those publications will be digital-only from the end of June.

Somewhat in contrast, we believe there is a demand for a print news product in this region - we believe it is a product with great value both for readers and for advertisers.

We certainly thank those advertisers who have come on board in print this week.

Our online and social media presence will continue as before - the two formats complement each other - and we hope readers will enjoy seeing Noosa Today back in print form ongoing.

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RISING FROM ASHES Pam Murphy’s indomitable spirit continues to shine through as she looks forward to moving into her new house being built to replace one destroyed by fire last September. A Peregian Beach local for 40 years, the 90-year-old was the sole resident to lose her home in the bushfire that raged through the area and led to the evacuation of thousands of residents. See story page 9.

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To celebrate the return to print, Noosa Today introduces a new page of puzzles to help keep people amused as we work our way out of the Covid-19 restrictions. Turn to page 19 for the new puzzle page and, as a bonus, we’ve kept the old one as well this week on page 20.

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Brian Williams has endured a nightmare over the past seven months.

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Nightmare still burns

BY MARGIE MACCOLL “It’s hell,” is how Brian Williams describes the past seven months of his life since a bushire destroyed his home and Covid-19 took away 60-70 per cent of his business.

It was in dramatic fashion that the ire descended on the Lake Cooroibah Road home Brian shared with his 18-year-old son Beau and the property they had earmarked for 19 holiday units.

Beau was home studying for Year 12 exams when he called his father, an electrician, who was on his way to a job in Mooloolaba, to say the bushire was upon the property.

Brian turned around and headed for home as fast as he could.

Ater wetting down as much of the property he could Beau made a dash down a bush

track to a nearby lake running alongside kangaroos and other wildlife also leeing for their lives.

Brian made it back to the area, located his son through the smoke and they escaped the lames together.

But returning to their normal lives has become a living nightmare for Brian who has had to contend with prolonged council approval processes, diiculties inding shortterm afordable accommodation and the loss of work due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Having lost all their documents including birth certiicates in the ire has further complicated the situation.

“You just can’t move on,” he said. “here’re too many issues. It’s really huge.

“When you lose everything it’s a big chunk of life you need to replace fast.

“It’s like a mind game you haven’t dealt with before.”

Brian and Beau had been living on temporary accommodation on their property, expecting to receive approval on 17 November just weeks ater the ire to begin construction on their holiday units. Because of their situation they were unable to obtain house insurance and only had contents insurance, Brian said.

He said changed council building requirements including new ire regulations have meant his building plans have required alterations and extended the approval process.

In the meantime much of Brian’s work that involves servicing rental houses, resorts and holiday houses has dried up due to Covid-19 restrictions.

“Everything relies on tourism in Noosa,”

he said. “Every business in Noosa has been afected.”

Fortunately Beau was able to graduate Year 12 and is working at a local restaurant while he takes a gap year from study.

Brian said both he Beau were thankful of the support they had received from local people and assistance from St Vincent de Paul and the Red Cross to help cut down burnt trees and remove burnt buildings.

“We’re very grateful of the help we’ve received,” he said.

“At least we haven’t lost a life. We can be grateful we just lost material things.”

A report by the Bushires Royal Commission into the 2019-2020 extreme bushire season is due for release at the end of August.

Preparations underway for 2020 fire season Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is getting ready for Bushire Season with preparations under way across the state.

Fire and Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford said QFES, its partner agencies and landholders undertook Operation Cool Burn between April and August each year.

“Operation Cool Burn is about the protection of Queensland communities using various bushire mitigation activities,” Mr Crawford said. “hese activities include ire break upgrades and maintenance, slashing, community education and hazard reduction burning.

“Hazard reduction burning is already under way in many areas of the state to reduce fuel loads and some Queenslanders may have noosatoday.com.au

noticed smoke in the air as a result.”

Mr Crawford said while hazard reduction burns may not prevent a bushire, they could reduce a bushire’s severity, giving ireighters the upper hand.

“QFES and its partner agencies look at landscapes across the state and identify which locations are most at risk and the best strategy to mitigate this risk - which isn’t always a hazard reduction burn. “hese burns are by far the most visible of our mitigation strategies, however they are only one part of a much broader toolkit of activities aimed at protecting communities,” he said.

“Burns are conducted where it is safe and efective to do so, but there are instances where they cannot proceed, such as when the

ground is too wet to burn efectively. “his is why QFES takes a varied and comprehensive approach to bushire mitigation.”

Mr Crawford said there was a signiicant increase in the number of permitted burns conducted in the lead-up to the 2019 bushire season.

“In the 2018-19 inancial year, QFES data shows the total Permit to Light Fire activations was more than 26,600 - up by nearly 400 from the previous inancial year,” he said.

QFES Commissioner Greg Leach said QFES assisted and supported landholders and partner agencies to conduct burns where possible to take advantage of favourable weather conditions.

“We encourage private landholders to conduct mitigation activities on their own land

and we will continue to provide advice and assistance to support them.

“Landholders interested in conducting a burn on their own land should remember to apply for a Permit to Light Fire, which is available at no cost through their local ire warden.

“Residents should ensure they equip themselves with their own tools such as an up-todate Bushire Survival Plan so they know what they will do if a bushire threatens their area.

“It is also important to know where to ind accurate information by using the QFES website and social media pages and listen to the advice of authorities,” he said.

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Renwoned Australian director Bill Hughes is loving life in Noosa.

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Hughes has stars aligned

BY MARGIE MACCOLL A few months ater arriving in Noosa to escape the rat race in Sydney award-winning producer, director, ilmmaker Bill Hughes is negotiating to have British actor Miriam Margoyles star in a Noosa-shot feature ilm.

Bill said he was talking with Margoyles’ Australian agent to play the critical role of ‘Gran’ and already had Jessica Marais, of Packed to the Raters fame, attached to play the role of ‘Lavinia’.

And award-winning director of he Well, Samantha Lang, has come on board to direct the feature ilm based on a script by writer Tonya Stangherlin titled “T bird and the island of lost cats”.

“So slowly, slowly it comes together,” he said. “hese things take so long. But why wouldn’t you shoot it in Noosa. Everything is 4 NOOSA TODAY

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here.”

Lean and energetic with a smile and enthusiasm that is contagious the 75-year-old has embedded himself in the Sunshine Coast screen scene.

“I had the idea of slowing down but I don’t want to stop doing what I do,” he said.

Life is a journey for Bill whose amazing career has always lowed along by luck or chance - “sometimes gelling, sometimes not”.

With parents involved in the theatre, Bill was destined to work in the industry. As a child he performed puppet theatre, in his youth photography was his interest.

But when he let school he went to Caulield Tech College and then RMIT in Melbourne to study engineering.

“I hated it,” he said. “I failed. It was an awful time in my life. I was 18-19. My mother was

writing the opening and closing songs at the Tivoli theatre. I walked in there and thought, this is magic. I can work here. I went back to RMIT, let my books in a pile for someone else and said, that’s it, I quit.”

Bill knocked on the door at the Tivoli and asked for a job, starting the same day.

He was soon working backstage operating the lies that move the backdrops up and down.

At that time Channel 9 was building Studio 9. hey needed someone to work the lies so he found himself working on the Graham Kennedy Show.

“I was on the ly loor looking down on production, soaking in every inch of how it worked,” he said.

When he moved on to sound engineering, Crawford’s were building a production house

working on the television series Homicide. Bill wrote a letter to Crawford Productions and went in for an interview. hey needed a music editor.

“I said, ‘yep, I can do that’. My mother’s a composer, I know everything about music,” he told them.

He got the job then admitted to the sound engineer he had never edited music in his life.

“It’s all right I can teach you,” he told Bill. “I was editing music for Homicide,” Bill said.

At the time Crawford Productions was a small company of 14-20 people and everyone had a chance to switch between the diferent aspects of production.

He was soon working the cameras with company co-founder Dorothy Crawford and learning all he could about the theatre from the former actress and voice artist. noosatoday.com.au

Film maker Bill Hughes’ latest project will be filmed in Noosa.

Bill Hughes on set.

hen he began directing.

Bill directed national and international favourites including he Sullivans, Homicide, Division 4 and Cop Shop.

An ofer to direct a 13 episode series, he Godfather, brought him to Sydney where he was introduced to the directors and producers in the Sydney scene and acclaim.

“If one has a prime, in my life that was it,” he said.

A large production came his way - High Country starring John Waters. A year later he was asked to produce, A Fortunate Life, an eight-hour mini-series based on the book

by AB Facey, with a budget of whatever he needed.

It was a huge undertaking involving negotiations on land use, outdoor locations with horses and the growing of a wheat crop. noosatoday.com.au

Bill got his big break on the hit Crawfords TV crime show Homicide.

Businessman Alan Bond ofered access to his extensive land holdings. “Tell me what you want and you can have it,” he told Bill.

“I learnt one of the biggest lessons of my life - to surround myself with people who know a lot more than I do,” Bill said.

When there were scenes required in Egypt the ilm introduced him to today’s equivalent of a green screen - a glass shot. Unheard of today, the crew painted the pyramids on a glass screen and the actors performed behind it.

“It was a lesson in mental terms - you can do whatever you can imagine,” he said.

More recently in Sydney Bill has produced and directed the TV series All Saints, produced Packed to the Raters and directed Winners and Losers all for the Seven Network.

Among his feature ilms are he Interview

featuring Hugo Weaving and Tony Martin and the telefeature he Killing Field, starring Rebecca Gibney and Peter O’Brien.

Soon ater moving to Noosa last year Bill discovered the Sunshine Coast Screen Collective at Peregian Beach Digital Hub and it welcomed him with open arms.

He has since delivered a talk and conducted a week-long residency. He was asked to help with a music video and took on the production. Sidewalk Love Cafe was ilmed on Mofat Beach, edited at the Peregian Beach hub and is due for release this year.

His advice to newcomers to the industry is to be focused and consider it as an Olympic athlete would their sport.

“I would tell them what a long, hard road it is. It’s just hard work,” he said.

In discussion with Australian acting icons Georgie Parker and Ray Meagher.

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Parks mean action Some of Noosa’s skate parks, picnic shelters and larger playgrounds will reopen this week, in line with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

Now that gatherings of less than 20 people are allowed, council crews have started to remove barricades and tape to allow the public to use park shelters, the shire’s medium-sized playgrounds, outdoor fitness equipment and electric barbecues.

Mayor Clare Stewart said it’s an important milestone in the road to recovery.

“The community continues to do a fantastic job in being Covid safe, so reopening these public facilities is certainly a huge step in the right direction,” she said.

Council has completed a comprehensive assessment of public facilities and in line with the latest easing of restrictions, there is minimal risk to playground users if social distancing and good hygiene practises are followed.

“It’s important we don’t undo all our good work,” Mayor Stewart said.

Skate parks set to reopen include Cooran, Pomona and Cooroy and the one next to the Splash Park in Tewantin.

Council’s Covid Response Taskforce Chair Kerri Contini said the skate parks at Sunshine Beach and Peregian Beach will remain closed for now.

“Those two skate parks generally attract more than 20 people, so it’s not quite safe to reopen at this stage and we ask the community to respect the restrictions currently in place,” she said.

“Signage will remain in place, outlining that all users have a responsibility to keep themselves and others safe by practising social dis-

Noosa parks and playgrounds are beginning to reopen. tancing, and washing hands before and after touching equipment,“ Ms Contini said.

“We need to remember to keep gatherings under 20 people and residents are strongly encouraged to bring hand sanitiser and disinfectant wipes to use when touching public surfaces such as playground equipment and exercise equipment,” Ms Contini said.

Playgrounds that will remain closed include Pirate Park at Gympie Terrace, Peregian Beach Park, Splash Park in Tewantin and Apex Park in Cooroy.

“These playgrounds regularly attract more than 20 people so they don’t meet the Stage 2 restrictions. We plan to reopen these facilities in Stage 3 of the Covid-19 roadmap,” Ms Contini said.

Locals set to inject cash Queensland Tourism predicts holiday-deprived Queenslanders could splash up to $1 billion a month into the state’s struggling tourism industry.

Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive Daniel Gschwind said Queensland travellers “desperately looking to get out of their homes and explore” their own back yards could go on to pump up the economy.

“We are extremely excited, because the accelerated opening of travel within Queensland … was definitely an optimism boost to the industry,” he said on Tuesday.

“It will help rebuild the tourism industry faster … and we’ve had countless phone calls and messages in the last 24 hours.”

He said while it could take time for the industry to “crank up again” bookings were already flowing in.

He said Queensland and interstate visitors typically pumped $1.5 billion into the state’s tourism sector each month, but he was expecting a boost from would-be international travellers to explore the state instead.

Tourism Minister Kate Jones said now was the time for Queenslanders to tick off everything they had always wanted to see in their state and support tourism operators by spend money right across our state.

A Qantas spokeswoman said the company would be “closely monitoring bookings on intra-Queensland routes” and would “add capacity where we see demand”.

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce previously said cheaper airfares would be used to lure travellers back to air travel.

Noosa business community ready to crank up From page 1 A Peregian Beach Hotel spokeswoman said it would take them some time to reopen but they were excited and pleased the restrictions had eased earlier than expected and hoped to open soon.

“We’re a big venue. We can’t just flick a switch and reopen,” she said.

She said equipment that had been shut down would need to be restarted and the Queensland Hotel Association was yet to issue them with a Covid-19 safe plan.

Noosa Chamber of Commerce president Murray Brown said he could only assume people would be pleased with the easing of restrictions and anticipated capacity to be more than 30 per cent during the school holidays.

Mr Brown said some accommodation places had reported having 30 per cent capacity this weekend and were 100 per cent booked for Christmas.

He said some had chosen to renovate during the forced break and were not ready for the earlier opening while others were still negotiating staff and clarifying Covid-safe legislation.

He said he expected a few negatives with people arriving by car not plane bringing increased traffic congestion and restaurants struggling to make a profit with limits of only 20 customers.

“We’ve got a way to go but it’s a good step in the right direction,” he said.

Tourism Noosa is now working on a new two-year strategic vision to rebuild post Covid-19, in vast contrast to the situation just 12 months ago.

Last year Noosa Council was looking to manage a “building tsunami” of tourists causing traffic congestion and an overcrowded Main Beach with solutions including limits on events, paid parking and short-term rental restrictions.

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Social distancing at Main Beach.

Empty apartments in Hastings Street, waiting for the influx.

“We went from record-breaking visitors last year to record-breaking zero, from the very best to the very worst” Tourism Noosa CEO Melanie Johnson said.

“It’s been quite devastating for businesses in Noosa.”

In 2019 Noosa was visited by more than 2.5 million overnight and day-trip visitors who spent a record $1.2 billion, which marked an increase of almost 30 per cent on the previous year.

Of the visitors about 50 per cent came from Queensland, 35 per cent of those from Brisbane, 36 per cent from interstate and about 25 per cent from overseas with most from the UK, New Zealand and Europe, particularly Germany.

Tourism Noosa has been forced to think out-

side the square to attract tourists and refocus from its previous target on interstate and international visitors, which had brought results.

Last year interstate visitors who stay longer and spend more spent $660 million in Noosa, a 70 per cent increase on the previous year and the international spend of $113 million was a 32 per cent increase on 2018.

“We had to be agile and move into a rethink,” Melanie said.

“COVID-19 and travel restrictions has literally changed tourism in our country and for Noosa, our current plan with a focus on interstate and international travellers is simply not possible at this point in time.”

Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart said domestic tourism would be a vital part of Noosa’s economic recovery post Covid-19.

“We expect many tourists will look to travel locally as soon as they can, so it’s critical that the industry as a whole work collaboratively and be ready to adapt,” she said.

Under Stage 2 restrictions up to 20 people are now allowed to gather in areas including homes, restaurants and pubs, public spaces, gyms, swimming pools, art galleries, museums, playgrounds, cinemas, zoos, amusement parks, theatres, libraries and beauty salons and up to 50 people are allowed at funerals. Recreational travel, camping and accommodation is permitted across the state.

Tourism Noosa has called out to businesses, stakeholders and community members to put forward their ideas toward a two-year strategic plan to attract tourists to the region.

To have your say visit on the Destination Noosa Stakeholder Engagement 2020 go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/YS2S6CX by Friday 5 June.

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News cuts 100 papers

BY ROSE ASTLEY Over 100 of News Corp’s regional and community print publications will move to digital only including titles Noosa News, Sunshine Coast Daily and the Gympie Times.

In addition, 14 publications will cease to exist amounting to almost 500 jobs lost across Australia.

It comes ater talks with Australian Community Media’s Anthony Catalano - who alluded to purchase over 100 of the publishers community and regional newspapers - fell over.

During the wake of Covid-19, News Corp temporarily suspended 60 community print titles, few of these are returning. he titles which will cease to exist completely include news brands across Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. he following titles will continue as digital publications only: Queensland: Gympie Times, Noosa News, Sunshine Coast Daily, Mackay Daily Mercury, Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Gladstone Observer, Bundaberg News Mail, Fraser Coast Chronicle, Queensland Times, Warwick Daily News, Central and North Burnett Times, Central Queensland News, Chinchilla News, Dalby Herald, Gatton Star, South Burnett Times, Stanthorpe Border Post, Western Star,

Noosa News, Sunshine Coast Daily and Gympie Times will now be digital only publications.

Western Times, Whitsunday Times, Whitsunday Coast Guardian and Bowen Independent, news from the towns covered by the Atherton Tablelander, Northern Miner, Post Douglas & Mossman Gazette and Burdekin Advocate will continue to appear, as it does currently, under the regional sections of the Cairns Post and Townsville Bulletin. he titles who will cease to exist in Queensland are: Quest in Queensland: Albert and Logan News, Caboolture Herald, Westside News, Pine Rivers Press, Redclife and Bayside Herald, South-West News, Wynnum Herald,

North Lakes Times, Redlands Community News, Springield News. he Executive Chairman of News Corp Australasia Michael Miller said over the last few months News Corp has undertaken a comprehensive review of its regional and community publications.

“Covid-19 has impacted the sustainability of community and regional publishing.

Despite the audiences of News Corp’s digital mastheads growing more than 60 per cent as Australians turned to trusted media sources during the peak of the recent COVID-19 lockdowns, print advertising spending which

contributes the majority of our revenues, has accelerated its decline,” Mr Miller said.

“Consequently, to meet these changing trends, we are reshaping News Corp Australia to focus on where consumers and businesses are moving and to strengthen our position as Australia’s leading digital news media company. his will involve employing more digital only journalists and making investments in digital advertising and marketing solutions for our partners.” he changes are efective of 29 June.

Print still has a strong place, says QCPA president Incoming President of the Queensland Country Press Association, Phill Le Petit, Noosa Today’s sales manager, said despite the decision by NewsCorp to cease print edition of its country newspapers in Queensland, many communities across Queensland still being serviced by their local papers. “here are still 30 of our member newspapers continuing to publish in Queensland, along with many other smaller independent community publications. And across Australia there are some 200 independently owned country newspapers continuing to service their communities with printed editions.

“Most of the NewsCorp mastheads in Queensland will continue to provide news, community information and promotions through their online news websites.

“It’s a tragedy for any community to lose their printed local newspaper - traditionally the champion of local issues, holding local councils and government to account when they need to, recording the highs, lows, disasters, celebrations, contributions and history of

the people and their town.

“Country people traditionally believe the local paper actually belongs to the local town community - and the publisher just happens to be the custodian of it at this point of history. Your local paper is something to be treasured,” “he NewsCorp closures of over 100 papers follows on the back of the closure by ACM of some 60 former Fairfax country newspapers in NSW and Victoria. here is no doubt Coronavirus has severely impacted advertising revenues - but I’m sure many country communities - and their business communities - will reassess their support - and the need - for their “local rag”. I say to business - and especially to our Governments - support the local paper buy an ad!

“Print is not dead. Take note of Harvey Norman and JB Hi Fi’s print advertising strategies, and have a look in your letterbox. We in the publishing game are chameleons and will continue to adapt and evolve as the situation demands. “

YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED WITH OUR CATCH

Noosa Today has gone back to a printed edition in the wake of the News Ltd bombshell.

For those readers who enjoy Noosa Today’s content online that option will still be available - and will continue to be free with no paid subscription required. Regular emails to readers with links to our latest stories and breaking news will also continue. he other good news is that Margie McColl - former editor of Noosa Today - has returned to the publication. he team at Noosa Today is aware the Noosa region is facing enormous challenges from Covid-19 and these impacts will continue to be felt for some time, but we take the view we have a role to play in assisting the economic recovery from this crisis, including providing high-quality local news coverage.

We thank our readers and advertisers for their strong past support and we look forward to continuing to serve the Noosa region as a trusted source of local news - both in print and online.

QCPA president and Noosa Today sales manager Phill Le Petit.

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Rising from the ashes

BY MARGIE MACCOLL Pam Murphy’s indomitable spirit continues to shine through as she looks forward to moving into her new house being built to replace one destroyed by fire last September.

A Peregian Beach local for 40 years, the 90-year-old was the sole resident to lose her home in the bushfire that raged through the area and led to the evacuation of thousands of residents.

Almost three weeks ago building began on her new home being built “like for like” according to insurance protocol with one important difference.

A Colourbond roof will replace the shingle roof of her previous house, which is where the blaze began, sparked by an ember that travelled from the fire blocks away.

“It’s good to see it going up so fast,” Pam said of her new house.

“I’m keeping well and still doing everything I could previously.”

Pam is staying with neighbours, from where she can watch the progress of her new house which she hopes to move into in October.

She said one of the most difficult things for her was to see her possessions thrown away when her damaged house was demolished.

“I liked my old things,” she said.

But the kindness of people in the community has buoyed Pam. Many have dropped off gifts.

“People have been marvellous to me,” she said.

“A little girl knocked on the door one day with a card she had made me and a $50 for the cats.”

Fortunately both of Pam’s cats survived the fire. She took one with her when she fled the fire in her car with few possessions and the work clothes she was wearing after a day spent gardening.

The other one ran away but kept returning to the burnt remains of the house and after leaving food out for her the two were eventually reunited.

“She’s only come to me in the last couple of months,” Pam said. “She’s very traumatised.”

The runaway is being well cared for temporarily at a cattery where she will be safe until the house is completed and they can all move in together.

A keen gardener the garden she now describes as “an absolute shambles” was the last thing Pam did at her home and will be one of her first tasks when she returns.

Pam Murphy is staying with neighbours and can watch the progress of her new house.

Right: Governor General David Hurley speaks to Pam Murphy during a visit to the fire-affected area in October last year.

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BY ROSE ASTLEY A local Sunshine Coast company is expanding their market with a brand new bottled milk, produced and bottled right in the heart of the Mary Valley.

Kenilworth Dairies are hoping to launch the full cream milk as early as next month, and dairy lovers from Brisbane to Far North Queensland are expected to see it on suppliers’ shelves.

John Cochrane, who bought the 68 year old factory in 2017, said this is the inal stage of his vision for the company, but it has not been an easy task.

Years of planning and approvals have gone into the initiative, the total cost is estimated at $1.2 million, though it is an investment aimed to get local dairy farmers more money in their pockets.

Kenilworth Dairies Chief of Tourism and Marketing Donna Dodson said that they are excited for more Australian dairy farmers beneit from Australian owned factories rather than ofshore companies looking to line their pockets.

“Australian dairy farmers are not being paid a fair price for their milk, it’s really terrible,” Ms Dodson said.

“It’s really sad that these Australian dairy farmers are locked into these contracts and

can’t get out of them, but as we expand we hope more of them can jump on board.”

For now, Mr Cochrane’s dairy cows are producing the milk, though there is hopes for more local dairy farmers to join forces as the initiative expands in the near future. he timing could not be better for Kenilworth Dairies with more Australians than ever before demanding products locally and Australian made.

Ms Dodson said their product is not to take away from other Australian owned companies such as Maleny Dairies and Cooloola Milk, but to help consumers with the choice of more quality, local products.

“If you buy Maleny or Cooloola milk, that’s great and you should stay with them, that’s not why we’re here.

“What we’re trying to do is create more available Australian owned products, where the money stays 100 per cent in Australia,” Ms Dodson said. he project, as it expands, will also allow the opportunity for more local jobs from truck drivers to factory workers to farm hands, Kenilworth Dairies themselves looking to put on another 24 staf over the next 12-24 months. he full-cream milk will be available for purchase early to mid-July in one, two and three litre bottles, with non-fat milk production happening in the not too distant future.

Kenilworth Dairies and local dariy farmer John Cochrane is finally seeing his vision coming to life.

School’s abuzz with happy faces back in the swing After a long period of learning@home children from Sunshine Beach State School are glad to be finally back at school! Happy faces are found in classrooms and playgrounds throughout the school. All the staff agree that they are also thrilled to have the school buzzing once again.

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Community facilities were turned in to makeshift hospital during the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918-19 - scenes familiar in overseas countries during Covid-19 but thankfully not yet in Australia.

A viral pandemic is not new to Australia. Back in 1919, when local communities were still getting over the horror and senseless loss of life associated with World War I, the world was hit by an outbreak of the Spanish Flu. There were similarities with what the country is going through now, evidenced by newspaper reports at the time - the banning of indoor entertainment and the isolation of patients sound all too familiar. This extract from the Health Department pamphlet was published at the time.

Insight into past pandemic A small pamphlet has been issued by the Health Department dealing with signs of the disease, how the patient should be treated, and precautions to be taken to avoid infection.

The following extracts may prove interesting at the present juncture:

SIGNS OF DISEASE The disease must be deemed to be probably present in every case of fever with headache and pains in the back and limbs. There is usually more or less prostration, frequently with signs of catarrh (excessive mucus buildup) and sometimes other symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and bleeding at the nose.

Very great prostration, rapid and difficult breathing, altered colour and pains in the chest indicate serious complications.

In every case the patient should be placed in bed and a medical practitioner summoned as speedily as possible.

ISOLATION By far the most important measure is the isolation of the sick. If the patient is not removed, he or she should be kept in bed in a well-lighted, well-ventilated room. No visitors should be permitted. Only one person in charge of the patient at any time should enter the room, and such person should take all possible precautions. The usual rules should be observed to prevent the disease being carried to others by drinking vessels, spoons, towels etc after time in the sick room. Cases 12 NOOSA TODAY

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There is no reason for any panic. Fear is cowardly and very injurious. Cheerfulness increases resistance and prevents complications.” with complications should be kept separate from simple cases.

PREVENTION Crowds of all kinds should be avoided in streets... trains and indoor gatherings. The disease is largely spread by patients with mild attacks, convalescents and ‘carriers’ coughing without restraint, so that fine particles are shot into the air. All coughing should be smothered by a handkerchief or rag, which afterwards should be boiled or burnt. Gargles, sprays and inhalations are decidedly useful. A good, simple gargle is made with a flat teaspoonful of boracic acid, one of common salt and one of bicarbonate of soda, dissolved in a quart of warm water. It should be used before leaving home and upon returning. It may also serve as a douche for the nostrils. Inoculation with the special vaccine, according to experience in South Africa, probably lessens the liability to attack, and in more decided degree protects from complications. Masks covering the mouth and nose, properly made and properly applied, give a considerable degree of protection. They should be frequently renewed and sterilized by boiling. Those of the simplest, effective make are best. They

should be used by all those brought into contact with patients. There is no reason for any panic. Fear is cowardly and very injurious.

Cheerfulness increases resistance and prevents complications.

With a view to successfully celebrating the visitation the Government has, on the advice of the medical officers, issued a series of regulations. These provide that the occupier of every house wherein any person is suffering from influenza or the symptoms influenza shall report the occurrence in writing to the Town Clerk or Shire Clerk of the Municipal District in which the house is, and give the name, age and sex of the patient. The medical officer has also to make a similar report.

measures (which may include isolation) as the Officer of Health specifies, and for such period as he directs. No person other than the nurse or necessary attendants shall visit any patient in any private house except under conditions specified by the Officer of Health.

Power is also given to the Council to have house-to-house visitation made, in order to ascertain whether any case of influenza exists or whether the regulations are being observed, and the Officer of Health and any other officer authorized by the Council may isolate any house or part of a house wherein there is a patient. The Council may also order the cleaning, purifying, ventilation and disinfecting of houses, schools, churches and other places of assembly by the occupier.

ISOLATION OF PATIENT

PENALTY FOR NEGLECT

DUTY OF CITIZENS

Every patient is to be isolated at his or her residence, or if such residence is unsuitable in the opinion of the Officer of Health, at any special place provided for the purpose, and every patient treated elsewhere than at a public hospital shall be kept in isolation until the Officer of Health gives consent to his release. It is also provided that every contact shall submit to such treatment or preventative

It is provided that any person who fails to comply with the regulations or is guilty of any neglect or disobedience of them is liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 pounds and to a penalty not exceeding five pounds nor less than one pound for each day during which such an offence is continued, besides any cost or expense which may be incurred in remedying the default. noosatoday.com.au

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Labor’s man Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Mark Denham, 58, will contest the seat of Noosa for Labor in the election to be held later this year.

Mr Denham has served Noosa as a paramedic for more than 30 years, and lobbied for the delivery of the Tewantin Ambulance Station for his community.

He is an active supporter of the Sunshine Coast Autism Support Group, “A Little Sparkles“, and also supports Variety Australia.

Having raised four children in the area, and with eight grandchildren, Mr Denham understands the pressures of raising a family in regional Queensland.

The Premier said Mark Denham had the experience and energy to be a strong voice for his local community.

“We need local champions like Mark so we can keep delivering more jobs, more industries, better frontline services, and the infrastructure Queensland needs for the future,” Ms Palaszczuk said.

Mr Denham said he was proud to be part of a team which is on the side of all Queenslanders - a team that’s backing Queensland jobs and focussed on frontline services.

“Because of the Palaszczuk Government’s investment in local frontline health services, our area has been well prepared to deal with the COVID-19 health emergency,” Mr Denham said.

“Locally in our region, there has been an extra 1170 nurses and midwives, 360 extra doctors and 909 extra teachers deployed on the

Mark Denham has served Noosa as a paramedic for 30 years. frontline since 2015.

“Queensland can’t afford to go back to the bad old days when Deb Frecklington was Campbell Newman’s apprentice, and the LNP cut funding, sacked workers and tried to sell assets.

Mr Denham remembers all too well the impact to the community under an LNP administration.

“When the LNP was last in Government it sacked 44 nurses from the Sunshine Coast health services and our community still remembers when the LNP closed the Tewantin TAFE Campus,” Mr Denham said.

“Noosa deserve a fighter for this community, and I’m ready to go.”

Hendy was the voice of district show

BY ROSE ASTLEY The wider Noosa and Gympie communities learned of the loss of one of the biggest contributors to our district shows, Alain Henderson, on Sunday 24 May. Hendy, aged 88, has been an outstanding contributor to the Noosa and Gympie district shows, as well as being an integral part of the horse community.

Mr Henderson was behind various pony club events, rodeos and the Noosa Show, his greatest achievement though was 53 years as the announcer for the Gympie Show.

Mr Henderson was a well-known and loved presence in our community and has left big shoes to fill in future community events.

The Gympie District Show Society has said on behalf of Mr Henderson’s family that due to the strict Covid-19 restrictions, only 30 people were allowed to attend his funeral service on 29 May. It was live streamed via a link on the Gympie District Show’s Facebook page.

Alain Henderson.

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Markets ready to re-open he Eumundi Markets are on the way back. he Eumundi anbd District Community Associations (EDCA) has announced it will be reopening markets in Eumundi on the terraces, Memorial Drive along with Parkside Markets next to Dick Caplick Park and Eumundi Square located at 1-7 Albert Street on 10 June. he Pavilion Markets on the main street will also be opening.

Queensland state directives eased on 15 May allowing a number of markets to reopen immediately, but market manager Jenny Formosa said they did not want to rush in to reopening. “here is a lot to organise to ensure our Covid-19 safe plans are well understood by stallholders, our safety procedures are implemented on the ground as well as raising visitor awareness of our hygiene and social distancing expectations and guidelines,” she said.

Hand sanitiser station checkpoints, social distancing signage, product handling restrictions, and no touch payment options are integral parts of the re-opening arrangements, along with a sot promotional campaign to encourage locals to come out in a fresh open air shopping environment aimed at supporting local businesses.

With a number of boutique shops reopening in the main street of Eumundi, the re-opening of the markets brings with it the opportunity for the whole town to begin its economic recovery ater the last eight weeks where most of the town has been closed for business.

Eumundi Markets are set to open 10 June. he Imperial Hotel Eumundi Manager Paul homas said it was vital that businesses open when they are allowed.

“It’s in all of our best interests to make sure we do it as safely as possible and I think the markets are doing it the smart way and look forward to going down there on the irst day back to support local traders.”

Visit Sunshine Coast (VSC) Industry and Membership Development Manager Andrew Fairbairn said the Eumundi markets was one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular attractions, and the reopening of the I Love Eumundi Markets would help support local businesses. “he Eumundi Markets is a major draw card for the Sunshine Coast, and its ‘support local’ focus is one that clearly resonates with locals and visitors alike,” Mr Fairbairn said.

“We must take a ‘crawl, walk, run’ approach when it comes to recovery post COVID-19, and we commend the steps EDCA has taken to ensure the I Love Eumundi Markets will reopen with a irm COVD Safe plan in place.”

Parkside Markets will also be opening up to locals on 10 June.

Drive-ins return makes outdoor movies a sell-out Renowned for hosting outdoor movies across the Coast, Starry Nights Outdoor Movies has partnered with he Imperial Hotel Eumundi and come up with a physical distancing solution by announcing they will be hosting driveins at the Eumundi Showgrounds. he irst drive-in will take place on Friday 5 June, with a screening of 80s cult classic ‘he Goonies’, which has been sold out.

Tickets are now available for purchase to watch Pulp Fiction on Saturday 13 June and more screenings are to come.

Trent Harvison from Starry Nights says he has been overwhelmed with requests from movie lovers keen to see drive-in screenings happen on the Coast.

“With so many gigs and events now not possible, it seems like the right time to provide that nostalgic cinematic experience - with guests able to isolate in their cars,” he says.

“Car numbers will be limited to just 80 cars for the irst screening - with vehicles to be spaced at least two metres apart to ensure appropriate physical distancing.

“We’re keeping the price to just $25 per car, with tickets sold in advance to ensure a contactless entry. To pre-book tickets, visit www. ticketebo.com.au/starrynights “At this stage, we won’t be ofering meals on site, but rather encouraging guests to bring a ‘car picnic’ or pre-order from he Imperial Hotel Eumundi,” Trent says.

“Pizzas and drive-ins go hand in hand, so think about ordering from the hotel and then picking it up on your way to the drive-in,” he says.

Starry Nights stresses that social distancing should be observed at all times, with guests asked to remain in their cars unless absolutely necessary.

Bathrooms on site will be monitored, and regularly cleaned and sanitised. Guests are also asked to take home what they bring as there will be no rubbish bins on site.

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The 80’s classic The Goonies has been sold out.

Tickets are available for Pulp Fiction. noosatoday.com.au

LIVE Mexican corn and avocado toast.

Colour can make a huge impact on the mood of a room.

Refresh your winter mood

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Smashing out treats

BY TANIA PHILLIPS As restrictions are easing, Aussies can celebrate the return of the Hass Avocado, now back in season, with picnic guacs and Mexican feasts.

Known for their pebbly skin that changes to a purple colour as they ripen, Hass avocados have a creamy texture that’s

perfect for smashing, making them great for smashed avo, guacamole and in desserts and smoothies.

Check out the Australian Avocadoes recipe for Guac on their website or may try this delicious Mexican Corn and Avocado Toast http://australianavocados.com.au/ recipes/guacamole-trio/.

What dwells within

MEXICAN CORN & AVOCADO TOAST Serves: 2 Prep: 5 minutes Cooking: 10 minutes Ingredients • 2 slices sourdough, or your favourite bread, toasted • 1/2 large ripe avocado • juice from 1/2 lime • 2 cobs of corn, husks removed • 1 tsp olive oil • 1/4 tsp smoked paprika or chilli powder • 2 Tbsp crumbled feta cheese, optional • salt & pepper • fresh coriander leaves & lime wedges, to serve Method 1. Place corn into a pot of boiling water, cook for 1 minute. Remove, drain on a kitchen towel, and brush cobs with olive oil. Preheat barbeque of heavybased skillet to high. Add corn and cook, turning regularly, until lightly charred.

2. Slice corn of of cob with a sharp knife, sprinkle with paprika.

3. Smash avocado in a small bowl. Stir through lime juice and season with salt and pepper.

4. Spread toast with avocado. Top with

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It’s no secret that a well-designed home is a happy home and with most of spending more time inside than out it is no surprise that this winter will see an emphasis on the home as a nurturing retreat. he home is now a place to warm the soul and lit the spirits, with cocooning colours, luxurious details and comforting curves with paint company Dulux releasing the Indulge palette - one of four trend palettes identiied in the 2020 Dulux Colour Forecast ‘Essence’ - to cover this trend. “he Indulge palette is warm and sophisticated, the ideal colour cure for those gloomy winter months,” says Andrea Lucena-Orr, Dulux Colour and Communications Manager.

“Deep burgundy, sot violet and accents of coral and mustard feel opulent and exciting, with hints of art deco and ’70s disco adding a touch of nostalgia. “he key is to choose a hero colour and display it in diferent shades across your walls and sot furnishings, with one or two contrasting accents to provide that element of surprise.

Curved furniture and pared-back styling keep the look fresh and modern.

To show how easy it is to rejuvenate a home for winter with colour, stylist Bree Leech made over a home oice in a heritage home using

the Dulux Indulge palette. “he room has great bones - high ceilings, ornate cornicing, natural light and a beautiful ireplace in the home oice,” Leech said.

“But the steely grey on the home oice walls and the white behind the study nook felt cold and uninviting. Colour has such a huge impact on the mood of a room, and I wanted to create spaces where you’d want to linger. he furniture and built-in joinery are stunning; I wished to make these more of a feature through the use of colour.

“I wanted to make the rooms feel cosy and inviting and play up their best features without a huge outlay of time or money. Paint was the best way to achieve this - it gave the rooms a whole new look without replacing all the furniture or blowing the budget.

“Given the room’s grand proportions and character, the Indulge palette of rich, saturated hues was a natural choice.”

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The Hass ripeness guide. charred corn, feta cheese and coriander leaves.

5. Serve immediately, with extra lime.

Tips • hawed frozen corn, or tinned corn, can be drained and used in place of fresh. Skip boiling and drizzle the olive oil into a skillet over high-heat.

Add corn, and cook until warmed through and starting to char.

• Substitute toast with 4 small tortillas, if preferred.

• he skin of a Hass avocado changes colour as it ripens, from green to purple-black when ready to eat.

Spirited

By Julie Cohen Published by Hachette Australia hree women carry unspeakable truths in their heart. At what cost will they ind their freedom?

In Victorian England, Viola is an amateur photographer struggling with the grief of her father’s death and the sterile atmosphere of her marriage to her childhood friend, Jonah.

When she discovers a talent for capturing ghostly images on camera, Viola comes to the attention of a spirit medium, and a powerful attraction between the two women is sparked.

As each woman puts herself at risk, secrets are brought to light that will change their lives forever.

Spirited is driven by passionate, courageous female characters, and exploring themes of sexuality, gender and prejudice.

Author Julie Cohen grew up in the western mountains of Maine. Her house was just up the hill from the library and she spent many hours walking back and forth, her nose in a book.

She studied English Literature at Brown University and Cambridge University and is a popular speaker and teacher of creative writing, including classes for the Guardian and Literature Wales.

Her books have been translated into 15

Spirited released soon through Hachette. languages and have sold more than a million copies: ‘Dear hing’ and ‘Together’ were Richard and Judy Book Club picks in the UK. Julie lives in Berkshire with her husband, son and a terrier of dubious origin.

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Home-style cooking Looking for a way to pass the time at home? Why not try working on your culinary skills? A Facebook community, #lockdownlarderAustralia, is rapidly building with people showing off their latest creations. We picked a few for you to try.

Renée Biewer’s homemade ricotta gnocchi with asparagus pesto Ricotta gnocchi: 400g ricotta cheese ¼ cup parmesan cheese 1 cup plain flour 1 large egg 1 egg yolk ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper

Rob Rees shows how to make spicy meatballs with dipping sauce For the dipping sauce: 1 small pot natural low-fat yoghurt 10 fresh mint leaves ¼ cucumber ½ clove garlic Juice of ½ lime For the meatballs: 250g lean minced lamb Juice of 1 lime 1 small clove garlic 1cm fresh root ginger Small handful fresh coriander leaves 1½ tsp curry powder

Asparagus pesto: 500g asparagus spears ¼ cup slithered almonds ½ cup parmesan cheese 3 cloves garlic 1 pinch crushed red pepper ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 4 rashers bacon ¼ cup shaved parmesan 1 lemon Ricotta gnocchi: 1. Place the ricotta on a triple layer of paper towels. Cover it with another triple layer and press down, releasing liquid from the cheese.

Scoop the cheese into a bowl and weigh out exactly 8 ounces for the gnocchi. If there is any leftover, use it for another dish! (or spread it on bread. Mmmm) 2. In a bowl, stir together the ricotta, 3/4 cup flour, grated parmesan, beaten eggs, salt and pepper until just combined – using a rubber spatula. Add the remaining flour 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together, form a ball. Press it into a disk on a floured surface and cut it into four equal pieces. Take each piece and roll it into a log about 16 to 18 inches long. Cut 1-inch pieces with a sharp knife.

3. To cook, bring a pot of salted water to a boil.

Once it’s simmering, add the gnocchi and cook about 2 to 3 minutes, until it floats for about 30 seconds. Remove with a large slotted spoon or sieve to drain. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta water.

Asparagus pesto: 1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cut the asparagus spears into thirds. Take a handful of asparagus and set it off to the side – we will toss the spears and pieces in the pasta. Add the remaining pieces to the boiling water and

cook until slightly tender but still bright green, about 5 to 6 minutes. Strain the asparagus.

2. Add the asparagus, toasted almonds, garlic, grated parmesan and crushed red pepper to a food processor. Pulse until the mixture begins to come together, then stream the olive oil in while the processor is running. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

(Note: this will make enough pesto that you will have some leftover – keep it in a sealed jar in the fridge and use it on everything!

Toast, eggs, salads, sandwiches, chicken, shrimp, etc!)

3. Heat a skillet over medium-low heat and add the chopped bacon. Cook until completely crispy and the fat is rendered. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and place it on a paper towel to drain excess grease. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the skillet. Add the asparagus pieces that you set aside and toss. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until slightly tender.

To serve: Serve the pasta, add it to the skillet with the asparagus. Toss the hot gnocchi with the pesto and a touch of pasta water – I add about 1/4 cup first until I get the consistency I like. Add to a bowl with the asparagus pieces and spritz with lemon. Sprinkle the bacon on top. Top with shaved parmesan and a lemon wedge.

To make the dipping sauce: 1. Place the yoghurt in a bowl.

2. Wash the mint leaves, chop them finely and add to the bowl.

3. Wash, dry and chop the cucumber and add to the bowl.

4. Peel and finely chop or crush the garlic and add to the bowl.

5. Add the juice of ½ lime and stir.

6. Refrigerate.

To make the meat balls: 1. Place the minced meat in a mixing bowl with 2 teaspoons of the lime juice and stir well.

2. Peel and finely chop or crush the garlic.

3. Peel and grate the ginger.

4. Wash, dry and chop the fresh coriander leaves.

5. In a small bowl, mix the chopped garlic and grated ginger with the curry powder and the remaining lime juice.

6. Add the spice paste to the meat and add the chopped fresh coriander leaves.

7. Using wet hands, divide the meat and roll into 16 small balls.

8. Thread the balls onto 4 skewers and refrigerate until ready to cook.

9. When ready to cook, pre-heat the grill.

10. Grill the spicy lamb balls under a medium heat, turning often, until cooked right through.

11. Serve with the dipping sauce.

Renée Biewer’s Za’atar Lamb Burgers with fried zucchini, baby spinach, tomato, onions and yoghurt Za’atar burgers: Mix all ingredients together, make into patties, refrigerate for an hour before frying.

500g lamb mine 1 red onion ½ cup continental parsley, fresh 4 cloves garlic 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 egg ½ cup breadcrumbs, fresh if you have them ½ cup plain flour Salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Burger filling: 100ml natural yoghurt 2 zucchini 4 bake-at-home long rolls 1 bag baby spinach 2 tomatoes Make the burgers, cook the rolls (or lightly toast any rolls you have on hand), grill the zucchini, assemble and eat. I would spread yoghurt in the bottom and top, mum would do one side, the other with hummus and start with spinach, tomatoes, patties, zucchini. (I add raw onion because I like it).

Jon Paddock’s sweet potato rosti with runny poached egg on top Elena Duggan’s easy pickle Ingredients 500g apple cider vinegar 500g water 125g sweetener of your choice, I use erythritol rather than caster sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns (Use spices as you desire) 16 NOOSA TODAY

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1. Bring all ingredients to the boil and pour over your choice of vegetables/ fruit and seal. This amount of pickling liquid was plenty enough for all three of these jars.

2. The eggplant and tomato were grilled over fire for approx 10 minutes first, just to change it up and for extra flavour. The cucumber was fresh.

3. I threw some garlic and onion in for flavour and prettiness!

We’ve particularly been missing going out for brunch, so today we made our own.

1. Peel and grate 300g of sweet potato. Combine potato, two eggs and salt and pepper.

2. Heat 1cm of oil in a frying pan and when hot add your potato mix in whatever shape you’d like your rosti (we used a round pastry cutter). Cook for about four minutes each side or until golden and crispy.

3. Dry rosti on some kitchen towel and put your poached egg on top.

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Winter warmer recipes With winter making itself known all too soon, we're sharing a selection of easy-to-create recipes from Australian Eggs, perfect for brunch at home or an anytime snack. The recipes are delicious and easy for kids to recreate at home, too.

RASPBERRY AND PEAR PANCAKES Cook & prep: 25 mins Serves: 5 (makes 10 pancakes) Ingredients 1 1/2 cups (225 grams) wholemeal (whole wheat) plain flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground 1/3 cup (60 grams) brown sugar pinch of salt 4 eggs, separated 3/4 cup (180 ml) milk 2 tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract) 1 cup (150 grams) fresh or frozen raspberries 1 pear, grated Butter (for frying)

BAKED VANILLA CHEESECAKE WITH BERRY COMPOTE Prep: 30 mins (plus 30 minutes and overnight chilling) Cook: 1 hour Serves: 10-12 3.

Ingredients 250g digestive biscuits 125g butter, melted 750g cream cheese, at room temperature 3 tsp vanilla essence 3 eggs ¾ cup caster sugar 300g sour cream 2 tbsp cornflour, sifted Edible flowers such as strawberry flowers, optional, to serve Berry Compote 1/3 cup caster sugar 250g strawberries, hulled and halved 125g raspberries 2 tbsp water Method 1. Release the base from a 23cm (base measurement) springform pan and invert. Secure the base back into the pan and line it with baking paper.

2. Place the biscuits in a food processor and process until finely crushed. Add the butter and process until combined. Transfer to the

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Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan-forced. Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, vanilla and sugar until the mixture is smooth. Beat in the sour cream and flour. Once combined, start to add the eggs one at a time. Continue to beat the mixture until all is combined.

Pour the cream cheese mixture into the prepared pan. Bake the cheesecake in the oven for 1 hour or until almost set in the centre and turn the oven off. Leave the cheesecake in the oven with the door slightly ajar until it has cooled as this will prevent the cake from cracking. Refrigerate it overnight.

To make the Berry Compote, place the caster sugar and 2 tablespoons of water in a frying pan and bring it to the boil while swirling the mixture occasionally. Continue this for 2-3 minutes or until the syrup thickens and reduces. Add the strawberries and gently stir to coat them in the syrup. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until the syrup turns pale pink and the strawberries are slightly warmed through (do not overcook). Remove the Berry Compote from the heat and stir in the raspberries. Set the mixture aside to cool.

To serve, remove the cheesecake from the pan and decorate the top with the berry compote and edible flowers.

To serve Fresh raspberries Yoghurt Honey Method 1. Place the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, brown sugar, salt, egg yolks, milk and vanilla into a large bowl and whisk to combine.

2. Place the egg whites into a clean bowl of an electric mixer and beat until stiff peaks form.

3. In two batches, add the egg whites to the batter and gently fold to combine.

4. Gently fold through the raspberries and pear.

5. Heat a non-stick fry pan over low-medium heat and grease with a little butter. Ladle 1/4 cup measurements of the batter onto the fry pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until bubbles begin to appear on the surface of the pancake. Carefully flip the pancakes and cook for another minute or two, or until the pancakes are golden and bounce back when touched.

6. Place the cooked pancakes onto a plate lined

with kitchen paper and continue frying until no batter remains.

7. Serve pancakes with fresh raspberries, dollop of yoghurt and drizzle of honey.

Tip: Pancakes are freezer friendly once cooled.

SWEET POTATO WAFFLES WITH EGGS AND AVOCADO Cook & prep: 35 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 ½ cups firmly packed grated sweet potato 1 cup milk 1 ½ cups wholemeal self-raising flour 2 eggs, separated 50g fetta, crumbled 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil 4 extra eggs 1 cup baby spinach leaves 1 avocado ¼ cup toasted pepitas Harissa yoghurt ½ cup Greek yoghurt 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 teaspoons harissa paste Method 1. Place sweet potato and ½ cup of milk in a large microwave safe bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave on High for 6 minutes, or until soft. Roughly mash with a fork. Whisk in remaining milk and egg yolks.

2. Place flour into a large bowl. Stir in sweet potato mixture to a make a thick batter. Add the fetta and season to taste.

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MUSHROOM SOUFFLÉ OMELETTE Cook & prep: 30 mins Serves: 2 2. peaks. Fold into batter.

4. Working in batches, pour about 2/3 cups of batter (depending on size of waffle maker) onto a pre-heated non-stick round waffle maker. Cook until golden brown until waffle iron stops steaming, about 5 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium high. Crack eggs one at a time into hot pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until whites set and are crispy around the edges, but yolk is still runny.

6. To make harissa yoghurt, stir yoghurt and lemon juice together and season to taste.

Swirl in the harissa.

7. Top waffles with spinach leaves, sliced avocado and fried eggs. Dollop over the harissa yoghurt and sprinkle with pepitas.

Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 400g Swiss brown mushrooms, sliced Salt and pepper 4 eggs 2 tablespoons milk ¼ teaspoon table salt 20g melted butter ¼ cup finely grated parmesan ¼ cup crème fraiche Finely grated parmesan, extra, to serve 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives

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Method 1. Heat oil in a large 25cm non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook for 6-7

minutes or until golden. Remove, cover and keep warn. Wipe out the pan.

Separate eggs, placing egg yolks into a small bowl and egg whites into a large bowl. Add milk to egg yolks and whisk with a fork. Using a hand beater, whisk egg whites and the ¼ teaspoon salt until stiff peaks form.

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Pour half the mixture into the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until golden and the eggs are just set. Spoon over half the crème fraiche, parmesan and mushrooms and carefully fold the omelette in half. Cook for 1 minute or until almost set.

Transfer to a serving plate (omelette will continue cooking once removed from heat).

Repeat using remaining eggs, crème fraiche, cheese and mushrooms. Sprinkle with chives, extra parmesan and pepper to serve.

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COMMUNITY UPDATES NOOSA LANDCARE The Noosa and District Landcare Group is taking the opportunity while it can, to give its retail nursery a face-lift, including some building work.

So unfortunately for another few weeks, the retail outlet will still be closed. However, people can still order and pick up plants from the production nursery.

Check out the plant list inclusive of a link to learn more about each plant www.noosalandcare.org/plant-sales and browse from the comfort of your home any time of day! Orders can be placed by email nursery@nooslandcare.org or phone 0419 377 423. ‘Like’ us on Facebook.

SUNSHINE ORIENTEERS Sunshine Orienteers are offering free DIY foot or bike orienteering events. Download a free app and map, go to a nominated park and find controls, then walk run or ride with family or friends. Race or wander.

The Foot events are at Mooloolaba, Kings Beach, Tewantin and the Bike events at Brightwater, Caboolture, Geebung, Samford. For details go to www.sunshineorienteers.com.au

RETIREES The Association of Independent Retirees (AIR) Noosa Branch is the peak National not-forprofit organisation supporting self-funded retirees.

The next meeting is on Thursday 11 June, 2020 at 10am Via Zoom to PC/Tablet or Phone.

Speaker is Dr Sven Rees (PHD, AEP) Exercise Physiologist and the topic Looking after your Health - Particularly Sleep during Covid-19.

Members please register via email link to be sent prior to the date. For further information telephone 0478 479 049 or email: airnoosasecretary@gmail.com With the help of technology the branch is still keeping you informed.

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Hospitality skills With many families struggling to make ends meet as a result of Covid-19, a small group of Year 12 Hospitality students from Good Shepherd Lutheran College have prepared over 100 cooked meals to assist people doing it tough in our community.

Head of Food, Textiles, Technology and Hospitality at Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Mrs Jansen, said the college has always had a servant leadership focus.

Hospitality students prepare meals that are given to support our college members when the need arises. When the opportunity to take this initiative to the community was presented, they embraced it.

“The students showed great enthusiasm and were eager to help those local families struggling in the current Covid-19 climate,” Mrs Jansen said.

United Synergies is a not-for-profit charitable organisation created to help youth homelessness in Noosa. Today they support more than 5000 people mainly in Noosa each year in child safety, homelessness, mental health and suicide prevention.

In addition to the youth programs, they are currently providing emergency relief, shower and laundry facilities from their Tewantin site, as well as financial counselling for people of all ages.

“United Synergies were receiving great support from local restaurants currently closed to the public due to government regulations.

Restaurants were generously preparing cooked meals for the community and keeping supplies

A small group of senior students from Good Shepherd Lutheran College are helping out during Covid-19. extremely grateful to Good Shepherd Lutheran College’s offer to supply cooked meals to vulnerable people in our community.

For those families doing it tough and needing support or emergency relief, reach out to United Synergies on 5442 4277 for an appointment (they are available on Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays 9 am to 2pm at their Tewantin site).

up,” Mrs Jansen said.

“However with hospitality businesses slowly opening up again, United Synergies are concerned the supply will drop so we thought we could help out by cooking some extra meals here at the college.”

While their emergency relief program experiences high demand, United Synergies are

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the mountain being unclimbable? (5,8).

DOWN 1. Help a ship: it’s in trouble (6). 2. Letter the girl found ion the middle of the road (5). 3. Prepare to fight the fellow about the clothing (7). 4. The lay-about detaining the key man (4). 5. Use the girl to get to the Italian (5). 6. It’s clear the vet and I must somehow guard the lair (7). 7.

Determined to cook the odd egg (6). 13. Storm more than the others at the atrocity (7). 15. Getting a contract in addition makes one happy (7). 16. The girls one doesn’t notice (6). 17. It allows one in to get something to eat (6).

19. The cold pear mousse tastes sour (5). 21. A stiff back (5). 22. So stand up to anyone who frightens you (4).

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ACROSS 1. Having a good lead with still much ground to cover (1,4,3,5). 8. Promise on Sunday to put it on (5). 9. The guard is getting on one’s nerves (7). 10. Didn’t destroy the water-colour (6). 11. The Spanish girl’s about to return the container (6). 12. A loud “That’s what you’re best at!” (5). 14. Flood in which the tapes got damaged (5). 18.

All there can’t possibly squeeze into it (6). 20. Work out why (6). 23. Run through and get the coats back first (7).

24. Pierce, with the point, the tree (5). 25. Twaddle about the mountain being unclimbable? (5,8).

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Ryder Worth with a nice Jack From under the Traffic Bridge in Maroochy River.

Cold bites, so do reef fish With the light winds midweek and the new moon now behind us it certainly feels like winter is here. Anglers have been enjoying the ofshore conditions with North reef, Chardons and Sunshine the most popular. Snapper are a

more regular catch as the water temps continue to drop. With most ish around the 2-4kg mark, pilchard loaters on 4/0 suicide hooks and long mono leaders are working best.

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plastics allowed to drit in the current. If doing this try using lighter 20lb setups with heavier 30lb leaders if big ish are present. Four inch grub style plastics give an attractive swimming action sure to get their attention. Pearlies love both plastics and bait as well as slow fall jigs especially around Sunshine Reef. Using 2030lb braid and 3-4 meter leaders will help keep you connected around the rocky reef sections.

Grassy sweetlip and coral trout will also hit jigs on the pause so drit these areas for best results. he longtail tuna and mackerel are still around for a few more weeks. Whole ish garish and slimy mackerel baits slow trolled work very well. Look around the shallower parts of Sunshine, Jew Shoal and Halls reef during the sunrise before the boats arrive.

You can run diving lures and high speed lures if not using baits. From here you can head wider and do some bottom bashing to complete your day. he Noosa River is still producing mangrove jacks with the better ish caught in the dark. You can ind them around the bridge pylons of Weyba Bridge to the Noosa River mouth. Live baits work very well and cast nets are best for obtaining some live mullet or herring which jacks love. he various

channels and gutters of the river mouth have whiting, dart and bream. Small pipi, beach worm and pillie baits work very well on light 6-8lb outits. If ater tailor then you can try the middle rock groyne on larger surf outits spooled with heavier lines and whole pilchards. Up river toward the lakes smaller jewish are holding around the various holes and drop ofs. hey are a favourite snack for bull sharks so get them in quick and always use a landing net.

Lastly with the cooler mornings and winds the freshwater ish quietened down a little.

Toward the weekend the daytime and evening temps were a lot warmer. his has seen the bass hitting surface lures around the edges of Lake Mac and Borumba. hey are also sitting deep in the snags where the water is warmer once the sun has risen. In this situation try weedless rigged 3 inch sot plastics are securing the bite. Smaller saratoga are taking small lies of the top and small surface lures allowed to sit for very long periods would work best.

Don’t forget 1 June is the closure of the wild bass ishery for breeding so ishing in the Noosa Everglades is of limits.

So on behalf of Jack Mangrove, best of luck on your ishing adventures! noosatoday.com.au

SPORT TODAY

Brenda Bradley has been a member of the club since its beginnings at its old home in Tewantin over 25 years ago.

Croquet bouncing back As with all other clubs in the region, the last couple of months have been very quiet for the Noosa Croquet Club.

Members were initially allowed some play with restrictions in March, but as soon as formal Covid-19 restrictions were imposed, the club was closed completely. he club felt that a social responsibility in this time of national and international emergency was over-riding. he management committee was in ongoing discussion as to how to handle the situation. Although it didn’t use Skype or Zoom, there was an ongoing exchange of emails and phone calls to discuss how to handle the cost of grounds management, keeping members informed, and how to reopen.

As soon as the State Government agreed to the national guidelines in early May and CAQ also gave its imprimatur, the committee organised a plan to reopen, recommencing a limited form of play, allowing 10 people at a time to play in ive single games on our ive courts for up to 10 time-slots per week. Members prebooked and will keep these time slots till we noosatoday.com.au

can open further in June. here has been no use of the kitchen and observation of social distancing of course.

Committee members are helping to make sure that play is supervised and that balls, pegs, and hoops when they are drawn and replaced are adequately sanitised.

While this is a lot of work for committee members, others have ofered to help and cooperation has been good. Most members seem very happy to go along with these restrictions and look forward to open play.

Hopefully there will be some sort of limited inter-club competition later in the year. here has been ongoing activity around the club while play was restricted.

Noosa is a self-contained area, fully fenced and members look ater a lot of the maintenance. he club pays for professional lawn management, the surrounding gardens and grounds area are maintained by volunteers.

Although cutting down costs, the budget will nevertheless be afected for this inancial year.

Ater some discussion with grounds staf, the club managed to come to an arrangement where it would maintain the lawns at a reduced level of management.

When starting again in May and playing fees started coming in, this loss should be bearable.

Like other clubs, Noosa has had some State Government inancial support, and some members have contributed to keep our inances healthy for the time being.

Volunteers have used this time to continue to work around the club, keeping gardens and fruit and vegetables going. he grounds themselves actually look neater than they have in a long time!

One growth area has been in dollars for used drink containers - income from that has seen an increase lately! In the last 12 months the club raised over $1500 from this source.

No reason why this should not continue when it reopens?

Members now all wait for mid-June when they should be able to be able to play doubles and mingle in the clubhouse for refreshments.

It won’t be long. here have been a number of queries from the public about wanting to learn more about croquet - staying at home has inspired people to think about what they can do when restrictions ease.

As soon as the club is able, it will have some Come and Try mornings when people can see what this is all about - it will advertise these so interested people can come and have a look (at the appropriate social distance of course!) he club’s longest serving member, Brenda Bradley, enjoyed her 90th birthday recently.

Brenda has been a member of the club since its beginnings at its old home in Tewantin over 25 years ago.

She has been an active member all this time and is a past president and life member of the club. Like all members, she has been frustrated of late at being cooped up, but here’s hoping to see her back on the courts soon. he club wishes her well.

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Welcome to ‘new normal’

BY CASEY O’CONNOR The highly anticipated return of the NRL launched fans back to the realms of the new normal last week.

There was great anticipation around how the game would look with rule changes and one referee. And what did we learn other than my tipping is as rusty as some of the players?

As anyone who has played or closely followed the game already knows one of the keys to winning is possession - how much you have and how little allow your opponent.

We saw plenty of examples that the new six again rule will reward teams that can force errors by the defending team.

It is no surprise that the two sides who dominated possession (Eels and Cowboys) recorded the biggest winning margins.

Keep an eye on the sides that can hold onto the ball and force plenty of repeated sets.

Fans may have to get used to blowout score lines because there weren’t a lot of close calls.

Round Four may bring us some closer contests. Some teams were obviously not back to full match-fitness.

It could be a long season for Dragons and Titans supporters. The Red and White army who were already screaming over the amended draw have reason to be nervous about the rest of the season. Titans coach Justin Holbrook may have preferred to be in lockdown at St Helen’s in the UK as his players self destructed in Townsville.

Although it was an exciting win for Warriors fans it might be a bit premature to be making plans for the Grand Final just yet. Perhaps the enforced lockdown has done them a power of good as they showed a level of discipline unseen in recent seasons and it was great.

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· Roosters · Panthers · Storm · Eels · Cowboys · Raiders · Tigers · Dragons

TIGERS WELCOME NEW SPONSOR see two teams who played such a tough game of footy come away with one point each. (hard to tip I concede).

Knights fans should be rejoicing at the resilience of their team. With key players including captain Mitchell Pearce sidelined early they stared down defeat, defending desperately to hold the Panthers at bay.

With a season of only 20 rounds teams who failed to adjust to the new rules have little time to reboot.

Teams that started the season badly and couldn’t find a win last week will be under the pump this weekend including some of the fancied sides.

One thing we know for certain is Melbourne Coach Craig Bellamy is sure to be ramping up the rhetoric at training this week.

It will pay to keep an eye on Manly, the Raiders and Parra for the remainder of season 2020 and possibly dismiss my tips unless like some sides I can lift my game After round three, with just one referee the sky did not fall and all of the talk this week has not centred around refereeing blunders more about how entertaining Rugby League is and is back to being “the greatest game of all”. (And Peter V’Landy’s probably walks on water too.)

Despite the Noosa Tigers AFC being in stuck in limbo waiting for a definite decision on the commencement of the 2020 season the club has welcomed with much excitement the announcement of a new partnership with Express Recycling.

Dion and the crew at Express Recycling have come on board as a new sponsor to the club this year.

When footy gets back to normal and crowds are flooding into our wonderful facility you will see bins (blue with orange lids) around the grounds. With every can, normal sized glass and plastic bottles dropped into them the club will benefit.

The club is delighted to welcome Dion and Express Recycling on board. Those supporters at home can drop your bottles to Express Recycling at 26 Action Street, Noosaville to get them recycled and receive some money back!

The new Noosa Tigers / Express Recycling stubby holders are now on sale for sale - $5.

Email Jack - noosaafc@bigpond.com to get yours before the footy kicks off.

CHANGES AFOOT FOR SPRING CARNIVAL Speculation is rife within the racing industry that the VRC is about to revamp the Melbourne Spring Carnival. It is a case of where there is smoke there well could be fire. Despite rac-

ing administrators adamant protestations that no decision has yet been made surrounding re programming of the Spring Carnival there are reports out of Melbourne that the Caulfield Cup will be run on November 28 and the Caulfield Guineas a week earlier on November 21.

After weeks of speculation about the timing of the NRL Sate of Origin, the clash with the Everest in Sydney it is now a potential clash with the delayed AFL season and finals that could impact on the carnival. Corporate bookmakers are also to be pushing for racing to avoid a clash with the AFL. It is understood a detailed proposal outlining potential changes across the carnival has been sent to select key participants but no agreement has been reached. The RV board will meet on Tuesday to discuss the proposal outlining major changes to programming. A final decision on what could a revamped Spring Racing Carnival could be delivered within days.

Trainers have called for the dates to be confirmed as early as quickly as possible to allow them time to adjust their programmes as begin preparing horses for key races.

A meeting between various stakeholders took place via a phone hook-up on Monday morning.

Following that meeting the Australian Trainers’ Association has less than two days to prepare a formal response after a meeting to discuss the idea of delaying the Caulfield Cup a month.

ATA chief executive Andrew Nicholl sent a letter to all Victorian trainers on Monday afternoon calling for their thoughts on a submission that needs to go into the Racing Victoria on Wednesday.

Robbie Griffiths, the president of the Victorian branch of the Australian Trainers’ Association, said his members had mixed reactions to the MRC plan but also had plenty of questions about the merit of the idea. noosatoday.com.au

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“What it’s looking like at the moment is we’re saying we don’t want the greatest mile and a half race in Australia disadvantaged in any shape or form or downgraded by relocating its time frame,” Griffiths said.

“But we are concerned because we don’t think it’s broken and we don’t need to have more uncertainty off what is an uncertain time in the world.”

One of the other changes being considered could see the 100th running of the Cox Plate held as a night meeting.

Michael Browell, CEO of the Moonee Valley Racing has previously indicated he was open to moving the Moonee Valley feature races to avoid a potential clash with the AFL. The VRC has indicated that there is little likelihood the Melbourne Cup would be moved from the first Tuesday in November. A move which no doubt would not be taken kindly by racing fans.

All racing administrators are keen for owners to be allowed to return to the track in some capacity as soon as possible and perhaps a delayed carnival may also allow for bigger crowds as the Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed.

A recent statement from Racing Victoria reiterated discussions around scheduling are continuing, noting the MRC’s wish to move a number of their races. They stated that while no decisions have been made nothing is off the table at this time given the unprecedented circumstances of 2020.

“The Melbourne Racing Club have already publicly stated their wish to move the Caulfield Cup Carnival to November as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Naturally, it is one of the many options under consideration.”

If changes are necessary stakeholders will be imploring officials not to throw “the baby out with the bath water”.

Careful consideration must be given to the impact of any changes on the preparation of local and international gallopers as they look toward their Spring campaigns.

Equal consideration should be given to the true stars of the show, the gallopers not just crowd numbers.

KANGAROOS GROUNDED The ARL Commission confirmed earlier this week that the 2020 Kangaroos tour of England which would have been Australia’s first full tour since 2003 has been cancelled.

The cancellation, comes as a result of the rescheduling of the NRL grand final which will be followed by three weeks of State of Origin.

As a result of the pandemic changes to the English Super League season will also be necessary and on top of that there is still much uncertainty surrounding overseas travel restrictions going forward The RFL and the ARLC remain committed to the revival of Ashes series contests and with the World Cup to be played in England in 2021 talks are already underway around the potential of the Kangaroos returning for a three-Test Ashes series, in 2022.

“We have already indicated to the ARLC that we would be keen to welcome them for a three-Test series at any time in the future and will now work together to make this happen as soon as possible,” RFL CEO Ralph Rimmer said.

NRL acting CEO Andrew Abdo is also optimistic about a future Kangaroos tour to the UK. Rimmer said the decision to cancel this year’s Ashes series and Kangaroo tour had been made with great reluctance but there was little choice.

England players, and new head coach Shaun Wane and his support staff he said are bitterly disappointed, as are the thousands of supporters who have already purchased tickets for the matches.

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tours which have been one of the great traditions of Australian Rugby League.

NEW TIMEFRAME PROVES BOTH A PROBLEM AND A BLESSING It sounds so simple - the Queensland government has moved to Stage Two of the Covid-19 recovery as of June 1 and for community sporting clubs this flags the return to group training as restrictions are eased. It is great news but for many sporting clubs the earlier than anticipated return to training and indoor and outdoor activities has caught many sporting bodies unprepared.

Many organisations have taken advantage of the period of hibernation to upgrade facilities in anticipation of a Mid June easing of restrictions and clubs have been caught flat footed and scrambling to keep up.

While the tough restrictions have been lifted there remain a raft of protocols that must be adhered to including strict numbers allowed at training; hygiene; social distancing; staggered training sessions, sanitization of equipment and education protocols which are non-negotiable requirements.

CLUBHOUSE TO REOPEN UNDER STRICT GUIDELINES The easing of some restriction by the Queensland Government from June1 will have a positive benefit for Noosa golfers. The number of patrons now permitted in the club has been increased from 10 to 20 people. It also allowed for the bar to open albeit with restrictions.

Like many other sporting organisations the

short notice means that the club is not in a position to fully open immediately. However the following changes have been made.

The halfway house will now only operate on Saturday’s & Tuesday’s until further notice.

The Bistro will be open for dinner Wednesday and Thursday of this week for maximum of 20 diners with two sittings of 5:30pm and 7:00pm.

From Friday - the club will be allowed to cater for 60 diners at any one time. There will be three zones each with 20 diners, members lounge, bistro & bar lounge.

Bookings for Friday will be in 15min blocks and allow diners 90 minutes to eat and drink.

Full table service will be provided and patrons are not able to approach the bar. Takeaway meals are also provided on these nights.

The Bistro will open for lunch from Tuesday June 9 and the bar will open from Friday, June 5 at 10:00am. Again there will be full table service with patrons not permitted to approach the bar.

A maximum of 20 people are permitted in each zone and staff will direct patrons to the appropriate areas.

All patrons MUST sign into the club on arrival and departure, whether dining or simply utilising the bar. You are required to provide your name, address and contact telephone number.

The club is working towards utilising members cards but in the meantime please ensure you are carrying your driver’s licence. Staff will be on hand to assist.

Patrons will not be permitted to move between zones and must remain in their allocated area until leaving the premises.

The club must work within the strict guidelines provided by the government to open the clubhouse and members are asked to be supportive of the changes so everyone can once again enjoy the facilities.

COMPETITION PROGRAM The sudden decision by the Queensland Government to ease restrictions allowing for groups of has allowed the club to adjust the time sheets and more players can now be on the course. This change means we can now have more increase numbers on course on Saturdays and Tuesdays. The committee expects that the Government will increase these numbers again in four weeks’ time (Saturday 27 June).

It is expected that there will be a return to normal time sheets and sub club competitions at that time.

Time sheet release times for competitions from the 27th onwards however will not return to normal as it could possibly result in excess numbers in the club when we are serving diners. The 6AM opening will be altered to more convenient times. These are still under consideration and will be members will be advised as soon as possible. A card scanner will be moved downstairs and from this Saturday June 6, competitors will be asked to scan their own cards.

The fixtures book will be amended as some off the events will not be possible. The summer renovation will begin on Monday September 21 and will mean a change of schedule for the club championships. Some Honour Board events may have to be abandoned but as many as possible, and other trophy events, will be continued. A revised fixtures book will be issued as soon as possible.

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BETWEEN THE FLAGS

RON LANE

The cold, hard facts Since the outbreak of Covid-19 many Australians are starting, for the first time, to really take notice of the work done by our essential service people, many of whom are volunteers.

Despite the flags now being down on our beaches, the facts remain that shortly, when our medical people deem it safe to once again raise them, it will again be up to our summer weekend volunteers to stand on the sand.

It is to be hoped that by then, their only concern will be for the safety of those who come to bathe between the flags: and not, that they may be the carriers of some other dangerous factor.

The stats for our last full summer season of patrolling our beaches, has once again highlighted the importance of our work; not only for our local communities but also one vital aspect of our nation’s future; the tourism industry.

In the state of Queensland, we can boast a total of 67 surf lifesaving clubs stretching from Port Douglas in the far north, to Rainbow Bay in the south. In our local region known as the Sunshine Coast Branch, which embraces clubs from Rainbow Beach to Redcliffe, we have a total of 14 clubs: in these clubs it is always our ambition to make the boast, no lives lost while lifesavers on patrol.

For our immediate beaches Noosa Heads, Sunshine and Peregian we have again achieved that goal. As stated in our last full summer (2018/19 before the virus) rescues were as follows: Noosa 51, Sunshine 9, Peregian3. In first aid cases Noosa 191 minor 39 major; Sunshine 44 minor 9 major. IRB rescues, Noosa 23 Peregian 2 and spinal injuries Noosa11, Sunshine 1.

With the high number of rescues in the Noosa area we must acknowledge the fact that their patrols not only cover Main Beach, but also respond to calls from Noosa West, Noosa Bar, North Shore and most important of all the National Park.

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on some occasions, in particular the hot days or that burning desire to take that great family photo from the waters’ edge, can result in a dangerous situation.

Regarding spinal injuries a lot of body surfers do not understand that a wave does not have to be big to be dangerous: a small wave can easily spear a surfer on to a sandbank; no worries. As we have said many times our good patrol people are not there just to perform rescues, but also to chat and advise: ten minutes in a discussion is better than a lifetime in a wheel chair.

With the Australian attitude of helping one and another now being stronger than ever, what could be a better time to really push beach safety than now: don’t be to embarrassed to ask questions. Remember our people are there to help.

SALUTE TO OUR LADIES It is now 41 years since the cry went up loud and clear. Women in surf clubs… no way… never.

Our women in Lifesaving continue to support the community through programs as pictured at Seahorse Nippers.

Regarding the Park we must remember that with its many rocky outcrops and unpatrolled beaches this is indeed extremely volatile area.

The work now being done by Noosa IRB courtesy patrols and the 24 hour call out ERG teams

is on the increase.

Because of its scenic beauty and animal (koala) life we encourage families to take the walk through the Park and enjoy: a major selling point for the Noosa tourist industry. However,

But now 40 years later, they have really made their mark: ladies such as Lorraine Buhk OAM and Life Member Alexandra Headland, (administration and public relations), Lenore Grice Life Member Surf Life Saving Australia, Maroochydore and Noosa SLSC (administration and coaching) and Johanna Redwood Life Member Sunshine Beach (patrols and coaching):also the ladies of the Noosa club who have now put years into that most worthy of causes, the Noosa Seahorse Nippers: a club dedicated to helping children in need.

Add to this we now have 14,811 female members in Queensland lifesaving serving at all levels, patrolling, administrating, coaching and competing.

Well done ladies, well done. noosatoday.com.au

LIFE OF BRINE

PHIL JARRATT

We’re back! Long live print Yay! Noosa Today print edition is back, and that makes this reader, for one, very happy.

Call me a dinosaur or Neanderthal, or just plain old. I don’t care, and I’m not alone. The futurists who keep telling us that print is dead are being proven wrong again and again, and if ever there has been an application of the printed word that cried out for continued support, the community newspaper is it.

In my working life I spend at least six to eight hours a day staring at a computer screen, sometimes willing a blank document to suddenly fill with words of staggering genius. So when I’m done with that heartbreaking business, the last thing I want to do is relax by reading words on a Kindle or an iPad or any other evil electronic device.

I do a lot of research on-line and that often involves reading ancient books or academic theses off the screen, but when it comes to reading for fun, print is where it’s at for me, and that means books, quality magazines that I continue to subscribe to, and, of course, the pleasing ritual of picking up the local rag off the front lawn, beating the dog over the head with it, then sitting down to read it cover to cover over a cup of coffee.

I remember reading years ago a fascinating article about the fact that the guy who virtually invented digital journalism 40 years ago had now gone back to print. Using my digital resources (of course we need them and I’d never give them up) I found that article in a 2016 edition of the Columbia Journalism Review. The guy’s name is Roger Fidler and in the early 1980s he came up with the remarkable theory that one day news would be read on electronic newspapers seen on some kind of computer tablet.

At the time Fidler was considered somewhat eccentric, but many years later the prototype of Steve Jobs’ iPad was almost exactly what Fidler had described. Contacted by CJR in 2016, however, the father of the form said: “I have come to realise that replicating print in a digital device is much more difficult than what anybody, including me, imagined. I have been wondering whether we have completely underestimated the viability and usefulness of the print product.”

Of course, no modern print newspaper or magazine is going to turn its back on the digital world (and in the particular case of the local or regional paper it is important to allow readers to stay loyal when they are beyond the distribution zone), but the point that Fidler and many others now argue is that the quality of journalism produced for digital only outlets gets progressively worse as more of it is churned out to fill space between online advertising. And you only need to snoop around social media for five minutes to see the truth in that.

So welcome back, printed Noosa Today. We missed you!

5 THINGS I’VE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT COVID 1. What’s going on with the app?

It seems like only a minute ago that the Prime Minister and everyone else who could get airtime was pleading with us to get over our silly paranoia about privacy and download the CovidSafe app for the greater good. Well, my wife and I did, and we advised our kids and everyone else in our circle to do the same because it would help us track and avoid the dreaded second wave. A million downloads first 24 hours, about five million after a fortnight. Halfway there, come on people, it won’t work unless we reach critical mass. Then nothing. Please explain.

2. Is human contact never going to be the same again?

This is what I keep reading in sociological previews of the cleaner, safer post-Covid world. Am I never again going to be able to have a cuddle with my grandsons? Or a bear-hug with an old noosatoday.com.au

The other afternoon I spent a couple of hours paddling my SUP around the Frying Pan in perfect conditions, and then I got home just in time to capture this sunset. mate? Are people really thinking that this would be a better way forward? I hope not.

3. Why are the public playgrounds still shut?

If kids can run around the schoolyard together, why can’t they do the same in public parks? It doesn’t make sense.

4. If I give a dinner party, will anyone come?

Don’t laugh, this was a question posed by a Sydney newspaper last weekend, as NSW got ready to unlock the lockdown. Don’t be disappointed if they don’t come, the paper advised, it’s not you, it’s fear of Covid.

5. Why is everyone tearing strips off Annastacia Palaszczuk for keeping the border closed when the first people over it would be from NSW where almost half of Australia’s Covid cases and deaths have come from, while our lockdown has been supremely successful?

Be patient, people.

BLIMEY, WHAT A WEEK THAT WAS! As I write, the swell has dropped at last and south east trades are making a mess of the open beach-

A lot of good waves ridden between Sunshine and Castaways last month, and this was one of them. Josh Constable throws some spray.

Photo: CREATIVE ARMY FB es, but what an astonishing run we’ve had in May, not just for the continued east swell pushing into both bays and beaches day after day, but the gorgeous autumn weather, with clear or streaky skies

and very little wind.

And the sunsets! Even after 30 years of living here, I have to say just breathtaking. We are blessed.

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You’ll also get your own mini chef hat and apron to take home as our gift to you!

Dates: Monday 23rd September to Friday 4th October daily Times: 9am and 11am Cost: $5 donation to Slow Food Noosa Location: Outside Red Rooster Bookings essential.

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You’ll also get your own mini chef hat and apron to take home as our gift to you!

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