Noosa Today - 14th April 2023

Research hope for Tallulah

Belting it out and right on song

“I have to sing. I cannot sing” Noosa U3A Happy Singers leader Jonathan Anstock told Noosa Today this week as he belted out the words to a repertoire of songs played on the ageing piano at Zabe Espresso Bar, Tewantin, by Vicki Baird. A high school music teacher of 36 years and a singer in her own right Vicki moved to Noosa in 2016 from inner western Sydney while recovering from lymphoma, which left her too exhausted to play.

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‘Keep the carpark’

Tewantin Noosa Lions Club has organised a petition to lobby Noosa Council to continue paid car parking in Lions Park, Hastings Street, during all school holidays and long weekends.

Noosa Chamber of Commerce is supporting this use.Lions said their volunteers have been operating the car park at Easter and Christmas holidays for the past 20 years in exchange for half the revenue which is provided to local charities including beach mats for the disabled, bladder scanners for Noosa Care, Salvos homeless appeal, Classy Ladies Christmas Appeal, SES, Katie Rose Hospicee and Lions

Childhood Cancer fund.

In 2022 $60,000 was raised through car parking for Lions and in 2023 it is expected to be $80,000.

Last month Noosa councillors voted to seek State Government approval to provide paid parking in Noosa Heads Lions Park only during the 2023 Easter and Christmas holidays, then to put its future use to the community for feedback.

Use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park for carparking is contrary to the Department of Resources park designation, the Noosa planning

scheme, the Noosa Transport Strategy and the Noosa Design Principles.

“With 14,000 vehicles accessing the Hastings Street precinct during peak periods, the 150-200 spaces offered in Lions Park don’t significantly improve supply or demand but do provide an incentive for motorists to enter the precinct, which increases congestion,” Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie said.

But Lions say more than 15,500 cars used the car park for the 12 months to last Christmas demonstrating its need was “vital“ and without it support for charities would

be greatly reduced.

Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ralph Rogers said the chamber strongly supported the continuation of the temporary paid car parking at Noosa Heads Lions Park during holiday periods, with parking managed by the Tewantin Noosa Lions Club.

He said council’s decision flew in the face of staff recommendations that paid parking be approved for a further 12 months during Queensland school holidays, public holidays and long weekends through to May 2024.

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Vicki Baird at the piano with Helen McFadzen who tap dances along to her tunes.

Picture: ROB MACCOLL

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DEADLINES

Injured in robbery

Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a business in Little Mountain on Friday 7 April.

Around 10:45pm a man entered a Parklands Boulevard business armed with a metal pole and made demands for money and cigarettes from the male attendant who complied. The man struck the attendant about the head with the pole and fled the store on foot with a sum

of money and cigarettes.

The victim sustained minor injuries to the head and was taken to hospital.

Police are appealing for public assistance to identify the man, who is described as Caucasian, approximately 180cm tall with a proportionate build and was wearing a dark blue hoodie, black pants and grey runners.

When it comes to tourism there are two schools of thought in the community. There are those who support the tourism sector and everything it brings to Noosa and there are those who see tourism as an imposition to their lifestyle.

It’s the aim of council’s upcoming Destination Management Plan, the DMP, to weave a path between the two. Of course the DMP will be thrown over to the public for feedback before an ambitious council aims to bring it together by the end of the year.

All this was told in council meetings this week as the CEO talked the meeting through a new arrangement to be made between council and Tourism Noosa. ‘Efficiency and effectiveness’ were the regularly repeated requirements of TN stated by council from the organisation that delivers it 90 per cent of its funding.

More reporting, increased governance, more proof of value for money, more performance reviews were noted in the agreement.

This week council’s TN elected observer, Cr Amelia Lorentson is providing her take on the new funding agreement.

Stay tuned next week when all councillors will have their say on the topic in the general meeting.

The Easter holidays are a good time to discuss tourism, or are they?

It is uppermost in peo ple’s minds for these few weeks as the increased traffic and crowds make their mark

- Margaret Maccoll

Man charged on platypus incident

Queensland Police have charged a 26-yearold man with allegedly removing a platypus from Morayfield on Tuesday 4 April.

He has been charged with one count each of taking protected animal class 1 offence and restriction on keeping or using taken protected animal class 1 offence.

He was due to appear at Caloundra Magistrates Court on Saturday 8 April.

A female has spoken with police and in-

vestigations are ongoing.

Police were advised the animal was released into the Caboolture River and has not yet been located by authorities. Its condition is unknown.

Taking a platypus from the wild is not only illegal, but it can be dangerous for both the displaced animal and the person involved if the platypus is male as they have venomous spurs.

If you are lucky enough to see a platypus in the wild, keep your distance.

Never pat, hold or take an animal from the wild.

Anyone who sees a sick or injured wild animal should report it to the RSPCA on 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625) or to the Department of Environment and Science (DES) on 1300 130 372.

Queensland Police have charged a 26-year-old man with allegedly removing a platypus from Morayfield.

Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a business in Little Mountain.

Fire rocks Easter trade

By Margie Maccoll

A fire deliberately lit in a Tewantin shopping strip in the early hours of Good Friday was a savage blow to business owners preparing for one of the busiest holidays in the annual calendar.

Investigations are ongoing into the suspicious fire that began in J&M Tobacco & Gift Store and affected the row of shops on the corner of Hilton Terrace and Earl Street.

Police said one business was significantly damaged in the fire with nearby businesses being impacted by smoke.

Noosa chief fire officer Rob Frey said Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) received multiple triple 0 calls just after midnight and four fire units attended.

On arrival, there was a large volume of smoke, he said.

Firefighters used hoses and breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.

Officer Frey said all shops in the strip sustained damage. No one was injured.

Police declared the area a crime scene on Friday and cordoned off the shopping strip while investigations were undertaken.

Noosaville Fish Market owner Gary Roser said his business lost thousands of dollars of food and about $10,000 in sales on Good Friday, traditionally their biggest trading day of the year.

Gary said he was grateful the shop sustained only minor smoke damage and was able to reopen on Saturday.

“Other guys were much more affected,“ he said.

Tewantin Vets practice manager Sue Reid said the veterinary surgery which contained a lot of equipment suffered significant smoke damage.

“There were no pets on the premises so

that’s a good thing,“ she said. “It’s going to be a long recovery period. There’s a fair bit to do in there. We just don’t really know how long it’s going to be. We can’t just shift to another place with all the equipment.“

Jessica Beveridge from The Groomery took to social media last Friday to inform custom-

ers their business had “been gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning due to no fault of our own“. She said they “may be weeks away from reopening“ and would have to cancel upcoming bookings.

J&M Tobacco & Gift Store posted a note on its premises to say they had reopened their business at another store on Hastings Street.

Bean Theory cafe owner Jennifer Mendes said they were lucky not to have sustained much damage, but were concerned for other business owners who were less fortunate.

She said their first priority was to make sure their business was clean and safe. After wiping down down the smoke-affected areas, they called in an electrician to give them the all clear before reopening the business on Sunday.

Jennifer praised the community for their assistance after they received donations of cupcakes from a Peregian baker, muffins from Good Shepherd and fruit and vegetables from Noosa Farmers Market.

She said she was collecting donations to assist affected shop owners and wanted to help them in some way.

Jennifer said most of the business owners rallied to help each other and this wasn’t their first disaster, having survived flooding last year.

Police are continuing investigations and calling on anyone with information, and any relevant CCTV or dash cam footage to contact police.

Noosa River Oyster gardens are a blooming success

A check last week on the progress of the Noosa River Oyster Gardening Project showed a diversity of species of oysters were growing and colonising as hoped and a strong interest in the project was continuing in the community.

About a year ago Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) began the project with a trial by deploying oyster baskets into the Noosa River estuary containing five kilograms of washed, recycled oyster shells to determine their capacity to remain robust and attract wild oysters and other marine species.

The success of the trial has led to a broader Oyster Gardening Project whereby local Noosa residents adopt and care for baskets of oyster shell over a six to 12 month period.

Over this time, wild oysters and other local Noosa marine life colonise the oyster baskets and grow and the baskets protect these more vulnerable marine species from predatory fish, giving them a head start in life.

Last week TNC’s Megan Connell and Craig Bohm were joined by local residents to assess the gardens that had been cited in various locations around the estuary attached to structures such as bridges.

They identified three species of Sydney

rock oyster and two species of pearl oysters in the baskets with other marine species such as hairy mussels attaching to the growing colonies.

“They’re different in different parts of the river. We have more of the pearl oysters in the river, not as much in the canal estate. We’re pleased to see we have a really good growth of oysters in the river and good growth in the

canal estate as well,“ Craig said.

Once the oysters in the baskets are large enough to resist marine predators, they are destined to be released into the nooks and crannies of the oyster reefs that were established last November at key sites in the Noosa River.

Craig said the assisted restoration of the

reefs would continue in this way for some time.

“We have independent experts monitoring the reefs. They’re excited about what they’re seeing,“ he said.

He said the oyster gardening project had generated much interest in the community and it was exciting to see.

“It’s important to have it locally-driven,“ he said.

“The locals can take it and the project will continue on. They can extend this into other areas, grow it steadily.”

Megan Connell and Craig Bohm from The Nature Conservancy checking on the oyster gardens.

Picture: ROB MACCOLL

Oysters are growing in Noosa River gardens.

Police investigate a suspicious fire at Tewantin on Good Friday.

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SAFER RIVER FOR ALL

Hope for new river rules

By Phil Jarratt

Former Melbourne Harbourmaster and now general manager of Maritime Safety

Queensland Kell Dillon is a man who knows his way around a waterway, but he also knows that the wheels of government move slowly.

Which is why he’s not promising, but he’s hopeful that the roadmap for MSQ’s new Noosa River management plan will be in place before the end of 2023. Implementation of the broad-ranging reform agenda, based heavily on input from local community consultation, Noosa Council and its recently-disbanded Noosa River Stakeholders Advisory Committee, will take longer, but speaking to Noosa Today this week, Mr Dillon was optimistic that solving the more difficult problems, like illegal long-term anchoring, would be a matter of months rather than years.

At the meeting to disband NRSAC on 30 March, the last agenda item called for reflections on the committee’s two-year lifespan. Understanding that you have only been involved for part of that time, what’s your take away?

Dillon: NRSAC served a particular purpose and that was to provide a link between a number of interest groups, Noosa Council and MSQ to take advantage of the knowledge and experience of the locals. It was a good thing from our perspective, helping us work out the local impacts of any proposed management changes. A wide variety of interest groups was represented which was good because, while they all didn’t necessarily agree, the consensus was very strong that there are issues on the river. I think NRSAC helped both Noosa Council and MSQ work out how we could work in partnership for mutual benefit. So, in terms of looking for sustainable solutions to the challenges we see in the river, it’s been very beneficial.

Now that chapter has closed, how does MSQ move forward on this?

Dillon: Going forward, we have the feedback from NRSAC and the general community, which was really important, and now we’re anxious to implement the reforms, working in partnership with council and other government agencies. We can’t consult forever, but we’ll go back to organisations and individuals when we need to as we develop the plan, but we really need to drive it home now.

Do you have a timeline?

Dillon: Right now we’re deeply engaged in finalising the outcomes following the extended consultation over December and January, which was six weeks as opposed to the normal three to four weeks for community consulta-

tion, and that was because we were conscious that over the holiday period people are coming and going and businesses are very busy. But now we have had the input of over 1000 submissions, the majority of them online, but also a lot by emails and about 140 people who attended face-to-face sessions at the boat ramp.

I was at pains with NRSAC and the council to explain that we wanted genuine consultation where everyone’s views are taken into account.

Now we’re taking the marine zone changes to the government to work out the legislative mechanisms required, and that takes some time. I expect it will take the rest of this calendar year to run through such considerations as the impact on human rights, standard government consultation requirements and our

recommendations for legislative change. We’ll be targeting October or November but it could be longer because it has to be done properly. If we could have the new model in place for the summer holidays everyone would be very happy, but we can’t guarantee that.

The most recent draft recommendations on anchoring zones, time limits and speed limit reductions met with cautious approval from many river users. Is that still basically the plan? Dillon: The last draft wasn’t just another draft, it was a very advanced series of recommendations. The key areas are safety, equity of access to the waterways and environmental sensitivity. They’re the three big ones.

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Noosa River the way it was.

Picture: COURTESY HERITAGE NOOSA Culgoa Point reflections.

Picture: PJ

A clutter of wrecks.

Picture: ROB MACCOLL

MSQ proposals map.

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MSQ manager Kell Dillon. Picture: SUPPLIED

NSRAC is valued

As noted in these pages last week, whether NRSAC actually achieved any of its objectives over two years is subject to debate, but MSQ’s Kell Dillon clearly saw its value.

And while the committee may not have brought the river tribes together in ways it had hoped for, its lasting legacy might be that sometimes you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Long time rivals found at least some common ground, and former Noosa mayor and one-time riverboat captain Noel Playford, who admittedly gave himself an early mark from the committee last year, conceded that the world had changed, and the river with it.

Job is well done

Noosa Council chief executive officer Scott Waters has praised the work of the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee (NRSAC), after the group held its final meeting last week.

“The committee has done a brilliant job working through the complicated issues of anchoring and mooring in the river, speed limits and other issues, and presenting a range of recommendations to Maritime Safety Queensland on suggested ways to improve the ongoing management of the waterway,” Mr Waters said.

The Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee was established to provide strategic input, local knowledge, and expertise on river management activities.

With its recommendations now with MSQ, committee members met for the final time last week.

“The group was always due to finish up

once its recommendations went to the Minister,” Mr Waters said.

“It’s due to the professionalism of the committee members and their commitment to the process that they’ve been able to reach consensus and provide a united voice on a range of Noosa River issues on behalf of the many groups they represent,” Mr Waters said.

Tourism, commercial fishing, boating, and the environment are among the sectors represented on the committee.

“Options to improve river management were put out to public consultation by MSQ in December of last year and January this year,” Mr Waters said.

“It’s encouraging that MSQ has flagged the Noosa River process as a model for state-wide changes to anchoring and mooring.

“The ball is now in MSQ’s court, and we

look forward to their response to the committee’s recommendations, plus feedback from the community through the recent consultation process.”

Mr Waters thanked MSQ General Manager Kell Dillon for his leadership and commitment to the process.

“Establishing the River Advisory Committee to provide recommendations has been a significant step forward for improving management of the river,” he said.

“Once MSQ has finalised its on-water river management framework, we can consider the next steps for implementing the River Plan or similar holistic management strategy for the River.

“We look forward to continuing our close working relationship with MSQ to achieve good outcomes for the waterway,” he said.

He told Noosa Today: “I grew up in Noosa Shire when the population was 5000 or 6000 and we didn’t have a lot of visitors. There were a whole lot of things you could get away with then, but now with a much greater population density you just can’t do things that will affect the environment and gradually destroy it, or affect other people. What might have been commonplace 50 years ago is not necessarily okay now, when the population is 10 times what it was and visitor numbers probably 100 times.”

Likewise, NRSAC member and former Noosa MP and fishing and boating guru Bruce Davo Davidson told us that population pressures had brought about the need for “new ways to manage the river”.

Reporting on the disbanding of the committee NRSAC’s Noosa Parks Association representative Michael Gloster sounded hopeful about the MSQ outcomes in the NPA newsletter: “We are cautiously optimistic that some worthwhile reforms in each of the three areas - Noosa River safety, equity of access and amenity - will be agreed. Frustratingly, but perhaps inevitably, implementation is likely to occur incrementally over five to 10 years.” Or much sooner, if you believe Kell Dillon.

Maritime chief hopeful of new river rules for Christmas

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We were all on the same sheet of music about that, and the community feedback in the main has also been along those lines. Reducing the speed limit is relatively easy in that it can be legislated and implemented straight away, but with equity issues there’ll be more of a challenge and it will take time. Speed zones are easier than pulling vessels out of the river. For us that will be stage two. But at stage one we want to be able to see what the whole model looks like and what the new rules will be. How we implement it will be an operational issue for us, the police and other agencies, including Noosa Council. But we’re conscious of the fact that in issues like

moorings and anchoring, we have to be fair and reasonable because in some cases we’ll be dealing with vulnerable people. We will need to be empathetic and not try to move too quickly. For example, we know that right now there are about 200 vessels anchored on Noosa River or tied up on the shoreline, and many of these will be impacted by new restrictions. We have to take a reasonable view of how that will work, and we need to look at how we police it. That’s all stage two. To sum that up, stage one is what’s it going to look like. Stage two is implementation, and there may well be a time frame for that too, but I’m thinking months rather than years. Is this potentially a model for other

Queensland waterways?

Dillon: The short answer is yes. What we don’t want to happen is that we have a management plan for Noosa River and people just pull up anchor and go to the next waterway. We’ve had that feedback pretty clearly, but what you can’t forget is that each waterway has its own unique set of principles, its own culture. What we’d like to see is a series of plans for all the major rivers and waterways in Queensland in which there are consistent rules about what you can or cannot do with regard to the core principles of safety, equity of access and environmental sensitivity. But for each waterway there are also sets of circumstances that are quite different and need to be taken into ac-

count, whether it’s cyclone danger up north, larger shipping in some ports, or environmental sensitivity. We’d like to see an interface between the two, with local considerations overlaid on the core principles. Final word?

Dillon: In summary, what we’re trying to achieve here is safe and equitable access to the Noosa River. That’s our main goal and we’ve been active in moving towards that, particularly over the past 18 months of gathering information for our new model, and over the Easter holidays we’ve been particularly active in doing patrols with Queensland Police, encouraging compliance and safety on the water.

The Noosa River Advisory Committee held its final meeting last week.

Together to the very end

By Phil Jarratt

It was a golden years romance, and it blossomed in, of all places, the Brisbane office of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Allan and Shirley Williamson had each left a failed first marriage, and found companionship, and later love, in a shared passion for nature and bushwalking, joining the Queensland Naturalists Club and spending weekends exploring the bushlands around the city.

For Allan, that was second nature.

Born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1930, he started his working life as a trainee in the New Zealand Forest Service before taking a management course and progressing to administrative roles in the medical and other industries.

After being transferred to Australia by the company he was working for, he took a job in the public service and moved to Brisbane with his then-wife.

Born in England, Shirley did a bilingual secretarial course at the French Institute in London before marrying early to a geologist and migrating to Canada for his work.

“Unfortunately not to the French part,” she quips.

Following a midlife career change and a PhD in Japanese history, her husband was offered an academic position at the new Griffith University in Brisbane, so they migrated again.

After working for a doctor while her marriage crumbled, Shirley joined the public service, where she met Allan.

“We never married, you know,” the delicate but sharp-witted 89-year-old tells me as we sit in the garden terrace of her Tewantin retirement home residence.

“I just started calling myself Mrs Williamson for convenience here in the village.”

The Williamsons made the move to Noosa 28 years ago, after some time together in Bris-

bane. “We were 61 and 65 at the time, both newly-retired, and Allan was a very forwardthinking person, so it was his idea to buy in a retirement village so we wouldn’t have to make another move. We looked around Brisbane and the Gold Coast, then at Hibiscus at Buderim but they didn’t have anything available and pointed us to Hibiscus Noosa Outlook. And it suited us perfectly.”

Allan and Shirley embraced the Noosa outdoors lifestyle with gusto.

She recalls: “We both loved bushwalking and found our niche here. Allan organised a couple of bushwalking groups and took part in

various other activities, including publishing a little guide book, and, as I had been secretary of the Toohey Forest Protection Society in Brisbane, when we joined Noosa Parks Association soon after arriving I was invited to join the management committee.

“We loved discovering new walking trails around Noosa and sharing them with the walking groups. Allan was very good at remembering where he’d been and finding that place again.

“Allan was always adamant that we should do the things we wanted to do while we were able, so there were a lot of holidays, we saw a lot of Australia and New Zealand and, of course,

our bushwalking around Noosa was wonderful.

“We used to love going out to Devil’s Kitchen in the Headland park, or walking up Shepperson’s Hill at Kin Kin, or around the bottom of Lake Weyba from Murdering Creek Road. I feel we really made the most of our time.”

The Williamsons ate wisely and well and exercised every day. They were the poster children for seniors living, but just a few years into this idyllic lifestyle, Allan’s health started to fall apart.

As Shirley begins to document Allan’s litany of ailments for me, I pause her and ask if she really feels up to discussing the nitty gritty.

Shirley Williamson at home with a photo of partner Allan.

She smiles sweetly and says: “We were always upfront with these things between the two of us, so I can be the same with you. In fact, it’s helpful to talk about it.

“Allan was plagued with quite a few illnesses. It started in 1998 when he got colon cancer, then later stomach cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and also heart problems. He had three bypasses, a stent and a valve implant.

“And he was a diabetic and he got an infected foot and had to have his big and second toe amputated. It took a long time to heal and he had to have a foot pump to drain the fluid. It was amazing he was still alive.”

With Allan’s problems starting to consume their daily life – because of his toe amputations he had no balance, and when he fell Shirley didn’t have the strength to get him back up –the Williamsons reluctantly made the decision a year ago to admit him to Noosacare Kabara, a residential aged care facility in Cooroy.

Later in the year Allan underwent another of the regular cystoscopies he had been having since 2012 to control his bladder cancer. Afterwards the urologist told the couple that he could do no more, that Allan’s life was coming to an end.

With the practised air of someone who has spent much of a working life making bosses appear smarter than they are, Shirley excuses herself and returns a minute later with a handwritten timeline of the last chapter of her partner’s life.

Following the urologist’s advice, Allan had been in palliative care at Kabara since the beginning of the year.

Says Shirley: “He’d been through an awful lot by this time, including having a tube put through his back to drain his kidney, so he had catheters and tubes all over him. He couldn’t move without two people assisting.

“On 12 January someone from the palliative treatment team came to see how he was doing. Allan told him he wanted to die, and the gentleman was able to tell him about the new Queensland legislation for voluntary assisted dying, which had become law on 1 January.

“We’d seen programs on TV about people going to Switzerland or elsewhere to die, and

we both thought that would be a possibility if you couldn’t do it in Australia.

“When he told me his decision in January I was very supportive because I didn’t want to see him suffer any more. I knew I’d be sad to lose him but I was also happy that he had the option to go this way.

“The Voluntary Assisted Dying team was contacted and the process began with their first interview on 24 January. You have to validate that you have less than 12 months of life expectancy, you have to be over 18 and you have to say you want this and understand it completely at three different times in front of witnesses. Allan never wavered.”

There was a slight issue over whether Allan’s various serious conditions qualified him as terminal, but the testimony of the urologist resolved that.

Allan and Shirley chose injection over a lethal drink, and the date was set for 2 March, just five weeks after first contact with the VAD team.

On the Monday before the VAD, 27 February, Allan’s daughter Karen decided he should have a last meal, like someone being executed.

She arranged for a mobile catering company with two chefs to come to Kabara to create a slap-up lunch.

Says Shirley: “They produced a white linen table cloth and napkins, silver service and menus. Allan had requested Hervey Bay scallops, hot apple pies from McDonalds and a cheese and berry platter. Allan didn’t like wine so we toasted with beer and the chefs served us in their white jackets.

“We sat out on the terrace looking at the trees along Cooroy Mountain Road. We could have been at a resort anywhere. It was wonderful.”

On the early morning of 2 March, Dr Susan Redman, one of the presiding doctors who was well aware of Allan’s love of bushwalking, collected leaves and banksia flowers while walking her dog. These were later scattered around the room while Shirley’s flowers were placed to either side of the bed.

Her daughter had put some of Allan’s favourite music on her laptop. While Vivaldi’s Four Seasons filled the room, Shirley sat at his side and held his hand while the VAD

injections were administered.

Allan Williamson’s pain was over.

“What do I feel now? Shirley asks rhetorically.

“Relief, mostly.

Relief that we’ve made things better for Allan, but also, in a strange way, better for me because having to see someone you love go downhill like that is not pleasant. Knowing he is at rest now makes me happy.

And considering that we are all new at this process, it was handled at all levels with grace and dignity.”

Allan Williamson’s assisted death was a first for Kabara and its associated aged care facility, Carramar, but it won’t be the last, with VAD teams in Queensland struggling to keep up with requests from terminal patients, now that finally it is a merciful option.

Voluntary assisted dying gives people who meet eligibility criteria, are suffering and dying, the option to ask for medical assistance to end their life. For further information phone 1800 431 371 or visit qld.gov.au/health/support/voluntary-assisted-dying

Allan Williamson.

VAD supporters in NSW.

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Keep car park, say Lions

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“This is negative demand flow management and provides no support to the local economy and a very important Noosa charity, and offers no new solution to the parking and traffic issues in the Hastings Street precinct.

“The outcome will inevitably see increased traffic congestion with cars driving round and round in the Hastings Street precinct looking for parking, and Little Cove and Noosa Sound residential streets further clogged with overflow parking,“ he said.

“The Tewantin Noosa Lions Club makes a significant contribution to the Noosa community by raising funds during holidays at Lions Park, a contribution which supplements Council community development work, thereby reducing costs of such services to ratepayers.

“Businesses in the Hastings Street precinct depend on holiday peak period revenue to subsidise low season periods and Lions Park paid parking helps facilitate this.

“The impact of parking in nearby residential streets is an issue for residents which the Lions Club managed parking partially mitigates.“

Mr Rogers said councillors had an obligation to deliver outcomes that are in the whole of the community’s best interests and that contribute to the community’s social and economic aspirations whilst reflecting Noosa’s environmental values. Traffic queues in Hastings Street.

Belting it out, happily, for long and lasting health

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Two years later Vicki took over the keyboard at Zabe’s on a Tuesday from long-time player, Val, who played well into her nineties at the Tewantin cafe before passing away.

“My doctor said, you’ re living in a beautiful place, why not take up your profession again” Vicki said.

“Vicki is undoubtedly a piano maestro,” says dance teacher Helen McFadzen who often accompanies the pianist with tap dancing.

“She tickles the ivories on that old piano in the front corner in a way that commands not only attention, but admiration and applause. Her repertoire is wide-ranging in style and era and people can make requests. She plays medleys from musicals like Phantom of the Opera and Oklahoma, as well as many favourites from earlier eras.”

Vicki has a repertoire of about 300 songs and is very much at home performing to a group of singers, something that brings back fond memories of her family.

“When I was a kid my sister and I played piano for everyone in the family,” Vicki said. “We had six uncles who would stand around us singing at the top of their voices. I loved the harmony at the time.

“I love singing with everybody and Helen

gives it that other edge.”

The group singing also brings back memories for Jonathan Anstock of life in his homeland of England where group singing is commonplace in pubs.

“It’s health giving. It’s very important,” he said.

Oxford University agrees with its healthgiving benefits with their research showing community singing not only forges social bonds, it exercises the brain, helps those suffering from dementia and improves breathing, posture and muscle tension. Participating in singing also helps sustain a healthy immune system and causes the release of

endorphins, giving you a natural “high”, their research shows.

Cameron Howe established Zabe’s in 2014, buying a piano from an op shop in Noosaville for $300 as part of the furniture.

The group singing began when Val came in one day and asked if she could play, he said. He loves the community singing but never envisaged it would develop in such a way.

Eight months ago the business was taken over by Korean chef Tony, who is finding his feet in the restaurant with Cameron’s help while working toward introducing Korean dishes on to the menu. He also loves the community singing.

There is, however, one big issue likely to impact the future of the singing group. The ageing piano, thought to have built at the turn of last century, is failing.

“The piano is so old it can’t be tuned anymore and some notes don’t play properly,” Vicki said.

If anyone in the community wants to offload a good sound upright piano, preferably with asteel frame, it would enable Vicki to continue to bring joy to the community offload a good sound upright piano, preferably with a steel frame, it would enable Vicki to continue to bring joy to the community.

Clean up need

By Cr Joe Jurisevic

The continuation of regular clean ups, recognition of volunteers to conduct clean ups and stronger action by business and government to reduce waste before its disposal were NICA recommendations following this year’s Noosa Clean Up Australia Day. Here is their report prepared by NICA volunteer coordinator and Noosa councillor Joe Jurisevic.

Although only 225 volunteers signed up across the Noosa region, a notable drop postCovid, we still managed to Clean Up around four tonnes of other people’s rubbish as part of Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 5 March, organised once again by the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA). There were 21 sites where community groups and volunteers searched the lengths and breadths of Noosa’s bushland, parklands, roadsides, beaches, creeks and rivers to clean up their patch of Noosa.

The general feeling was that there was less rubbish than in previous years at some locations, but the overall volume and weight collected remained fairly consistent with previous years. Plastic and cardboard food packaging was again prolific in the rubbish collected, cigarette butts, other hard plastic items and numerous other household items continue to be discarded rather than binned. Glass and plastic bottles were a notable reduction, most likely due to the introduction of the container deposit scheme in Qld.

NICA volunteer Peter Hunnam, as part of a project on Noosa Wetlands, was joined by 84 volunteers at the eight sites on the Noosa River, in boats on the river, or on foot along the banks. Around 25 sacks with an estimated 3500 pieces of litter plus a number of bulky items were collected from sections of the river, riverfront and islands. Of these, a dedicated team of volunteers audited 18 sacks containing 2716 items with well over half the items collected being soft or hard plastic.

Peter highlighted the following lessons that can be drawn from the river component of CUAD in 2023: “Noosa Estuary is a ready sink for large amounts and diverse types of rubbish materials. Most is blown, washed or thrown in from the surrounding urban areas, via hard urban surfaces of riverside roads, parks and drains which have degraded the natural filtering function of the estuary foreshore. Significant amounts of rubbish also get into the river directly from people in boats, on the water or at boat ramps and jetties.

“Clean Up activities by volunteers, combing sections of the shore and shallows on foot, small boats or kayaks, is the most effective and efficient method, removing a significant proportion of solid waste items from the margins of the Estuary. Clean Ups need to be continued on a regular basis. An important mo

tivation for public participation is knowing that their efforts are worthwhile in improving the estuary’s amenity and ecological values.

“To complement Clean Ups, stronger actions are needed, especially by local businesses and local government, to significantly reduce would-be rubbish materials from arriving, being used and being disposed of in Noosa. Greater recognition is also needed of the equally serious problems of micro particles and dissolved waste materials and pollutants including fuels and oils being deliberately washed into the Estuary in urban run-off or directly from boats.“

The entire Noosa community was once again engaged in Clean Up Australia Day with clean ups taking place at Kin Kin, Cooroy, Cooran, Federal, Pomona, Tinbeerwah, Boreen Point, in the hinterland along with sites at Noosa North Shore, Peregian, Sunrise, and Sunshine Beaches, Tewantin, and Gympie Tce well supported by volunteers keen to keep their towns and surrounds clean.

Volunteers were ably supported by as always by Noosa Council, as well as local businesses Cleanaway and Allcott Hire to help dispose of the all the rubbish collected. Peppers Noosa Resort and The Sofitel resorts once

again generously donated vouchers for a prize draw for volunteers taking part.

Some of the bulkier items collected included white goods and metal items that are free to dispose of, around 20 tyres, car parts, and

plastic chairs all of which have no place being dumped in our environment.

Thank you to everyone that took part and supported our community in Cleaning Up Noosa.

Dr James Bricknell

Dr Phil Keys

Dr Hugo Pin

The continuation of regular clean ups, recognition of volunteers to conduct clean ups and stronger action by business and government to reduce waste before its disposal were NICA recommendations following this year’s Noosa Clean Up Australia Day. Here is their report prepared by NICA volunteer coordinator and Noosa councillor Joe Jurisevic.

Clean Up Australia Day Cooroy volunteers.

Rubbish audit from Clean Up Australia Day haul.

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NZ brass band to return

The New Zealand Veterans Band will make a welcome return to the region this month, boosting the Tewantin Anzac Day Parade and Service before performing a free public concert opposite the Tewantin Cenotaph.

The brass band which comprises 23 former professional musicians from the New Zealand Army regular and territorial forces will also perform concerts at Cooroy RSL on 27 April, Tewantin RSL on 28 April and Eumundi Markets on 29 April.

Band spokesman Tim McDavitt said the New Zealand Veterans Band was formed in response to an official invitation from the Royal Passchendaele Society to support their 2012 Anzac Day services.

Based at Leper (Belgium) the band performed at the dawn service at Polygon Wood, morning service at Messines and the official parade and service at the Menin Gate.

In addition to these Anzac Day commitments, the band also performed public concerts at Le Quesnoy (Northern France) and

the famous Zonnebeke Church.

“It was so successful when we got back the guys said why not do it every year,“ Mr McDavitt said.

Since then the band has undertaken highly successful tours of the Queensland Sunshine

Coast and hinterland in 2013 and 2015, Coromandel Peninsula in 2016 and Central Otago in 2019 and 2021. The band also returned to Belgium in 2017 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele.

Mr McDavitt said after their initial perfor-

mance at Tewantin in 2013 the community were so supportive they aimed to return every second year but Covid had put a stop to their plans.

Although most of the band numbers no longer play professionally, they are all still actively involved in music and brass banding, and between them boast over 1,500 years plying their craft, Mr McDavitt said. They have an average 21 years’ service, with many having served on an operational basis during their military careers. Between them, members have won numerous national solo and ensemble events, as well as featuring in many national bands and orchestras over a 50 year period.

Members pay their own expenses for all flights and accommodation, and even fund their own transport costs to get to and from the various concerts and engagements.

“It’s a great opportunity to get away,“ Mr McDavitt said.

“We love it.“

Library puts up shades

Parents and children can now enjoy new shade structures at Cooroy Library, following completion of a recent upgrade of Cooroy Library’s outdoor learning space.

The two cantilevered shade structures blend aesthetically with the library and feature timber panels and insulated roofing, providing an important useable space for visitors, with added protection from the sun.

As part of the upgrade, the existing synthetic turf has also been renewed to improve heat resistance and offer greater relief to families on hot days.

A little red flying fox colony has departed Waratah Reserve after impacting residents for six months.

Council has contracted an arborist to assess trees in Waratah Reserve and preparing a bat plan for future influxes.

Bat plan prepares for flying fox future

A large little red flying fox colony flew its roost in Waratah Reserve, Tewantin, last month after a stay of about six months which drove residents to despair, and Noosa Council is now putting together a roost management plan in case of future influxes.

Council’s acting environmental services manager Rebecca Britton said residents had reported a significant decrease in little red flying-fox numbers in Waratah Reserve, with no flying-foxes observed at the roost since Tuesday 21 March.

“Our contractors carried out tree trimming in Waratah Reserve at night on March 20 and 21 to create a buffer between the flying-foxes and private properties,“ she said.

“Due to the fewer number of bats, we

were able to complete the remainder of the work during the day.

“The management plan will provide clear direction to residents about how council plans to manage the reserve into the future, as well as identify how both council and residents can best manage any potential future influxes of flying-foxes,“ she said.

Ms Britton said council had also sent an independent arborist out to Waratah Reserve to identify any compromised branches or trees that may pose a public safety risk with work to remove the compromised branches and trees scheduled for early to mid-April.

She said council would also carry out cleaning and repairs to damaged boardwalks and railings around Waratah Reserve and

Still a Best Seller

With the addition of shade and new synthetic turf, library staff are excited to plan activities to further activate the use of the outdoor space, particularly with youth groups and younger visitors.

This $120,000 upgrade was funded by Noosa Council’s capital works program.

had assisted households directly adjacent to Waratah Reserve through our Flying-fox Subsidy Program.

“We are one of the only councils in southeast Queensland to offer a Flying-fox Subsidy Program to help eligible residents reduce the impacts associated with flying-fox roosts,“ she said.

“Council thanks residents adjacent to Waratah Reserve for their patience and willingness to work with us to manage the impacts of the roost.

“We also appreciate the positive feedback several residents have expressed to Council staff and our contractors.“

Waratah Reserve will remain closed to the public until all arborist works are completed.

The New Zealand Veterans Band will perform in Tewantin, Cooroy and Eumundi.

Agency sweeps awards

The coveted crown of Agency of the Year on the Sunshine Coast, as well as three key location categories in the Noosa Shire, has gone to Tom Offermann Real Estate, according to the reviews, ratings and rankings website RateMyAgent.

The Noosa locations are Noosa Heads, Noosaville and Sunshine Beach.

Now in its ninth year, the 2023 National Awards, the most comprehensive real estate awards in Australia, evaluated more 36,000 agents and agencies throughout the country. This was while celebrating the top-performing real estate agents and agencies for client experiences in each suburb, city, and state, as well as on a national level.

They are the only significant customerdriven awards in the Australian real estate industry, with winners based on verified customer reviews provided on the RateMyAgent website.

They prioritise the needs of sellers and aim to provide consumers with a benchmark for the top-quality real estate agencies in their area based on the feedback from the past year, rather than being judged by industry peers. The RateMyAgent website is used by agents who sell 80 per cent of all property in Australia, while high-performing agents are determined by real reviews from those who have bought or sold a property with them.

Behind the scenes at Tom Offermann Real Estate are long-term team members Sandy Harrington, Alistair Beveridge and Rebecca Pohlner, with Tom Offermann. 327627

Upgrade is fast-tracked

Traffic along Federal’s Middle Creek Road is improved after a $1.29 million upgrade to widen the road was completed last week.

Works on the upgraded stretch of road, which links Federal State School and Andersons Road, was fast-tracked to cater for increased traffic flow due to the Black Mountain landslide diversion and is set to provide a safer route and better travel times for vehicles.

The 2.1km long road has been strengthened with improved drainage, line markings and signage. The road shoulder has also been widened and sealed to enhance the driving experience and make it easier for drivers to navigate.

The Middle Creek Road Rehabilitation project was fully funded by the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community In-

frastructure (LRCI) Program and delivered by Noosa Council.

The LRCI Program supports local councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects across the nation, supporting jobs and delivering benefits to local communities.

Federal Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien said the program supported local councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects.

“The Australian Government committed $5,157,006 to Noosa Council, enabling it to deliver projects that will create employment and support their communities,” Mr O’Brien said.

“This included $1,292,692 to upgrade Middle Creek Road to improve safety and help

connect Black Mountain residents to jobs and services while Council continues works to repair the damage from the landslide,” Mr O’Brien said.

Noosa Council Mayor Clare Stewart said the upgrade highlighteded council’s commitment to building resilience into Noosa Shire’s infrastructure.

“The damage caused to our network from last year’s floods was extreme, but this hinterland community has been especially hard hit with the loss of a major thoroughfare on Black Mountain Road due to the landslide.

“While council is working hard to bring this connection to Cooroy back in operation, we are pleased to be able to deliver an upgrade to Middle Creek Road, offering a safer and quick-

er diversion to residents, service providers and visitors.

“I would like to thank residents for their patience and understanding during this important improvement project and emphasise our commitment to getting this community better connected. “Council also recognises the hard work and dedication of the construction workers and contractors who made this project a reality,” Cr Stewart said.

Noosa Council anticipates the total cost of flood recovery reconstruction for the shire to exceed $65 million. Council is starting the construction phase of many sites.

The most recent site nearing completion is the landslip on Black Mountain Road near Crawfords Road.

Tender awarded

The Queensland Government has awarded a tender for design work to widen Pomona Kin Kin Road on two priority areas on the Kin Kin range.

The design investigation will focus on widening and strengthening between Williams Road and Western Branch Road (Stage 2), and between Sallwood Court and Turnbull Road (Stage 3). A detailed design tender has been awarded to ARUP Group and work is expected to be complete by mid-2024.

The latest projects will add to works currently underway to widen almost 800m north of the Kin Kin range which are expected to be completed mid-year. These latest works are on top of the $1.5 million dollars invested in widening 1.5km of Kin Kin Road.

“ Kin Kin Road is an important link for Pomona, Kin Kin and Pinbarren communities and visitors to the Noosa Hinterland,“ Transport and Main Roads Minister

Mark Bailey said. “Widening more sections is making journeys more enjoyable, so Queenslanders and visitors can better experience our great lifestyle.

“The design work being carried out will include land surveys, road surface investigations and ecological and cultural heritage assessments.

“We will keep the community updated as this important project progresses.“

“When we widened the first 1.5km stretch of Kin Kin Road it made it a much better drive and quicker to travel on and now we’re adding to that with another 800 metres,“ Regional Roads assistant Minister Bruce Sanders said.

“As a thoroughfare for tourists and visitors, we need to ensure our infrastructure keeps up with the volume of cars and this is great way of planning ahead of time.“

Traffic along Feder al’s Middle Creek Road is improved after a $1.29 million upgrade.

The 2.1km long road has been strengthened with improved drainage, line markings and signage.

The Bolton Report

Sandy Bolton, Noosa MP

Like painting over rotten timber

By the time you read this, Easter will have passed, including a couple of concerning incidents beyond the standard poor behaviours by some.

However, while writing on a train trek from Mt Surprise, the countryside unfolded, as did incredible beauty. Cows meandered on the tracks and thousands of black cockatoos flew past, with the reminder again of how lucky we truly are.

As much as I would love to share more about this amazing country and the breathtaking beauty around us, on to the reality of the job at hand!

Known challenges and further emerging problems continue to highlight that government requires far better governance systems. One I have been particularly vocal about is the ongoing failings of our parliamentary committee system.

I can see you cringe as this topic does not make for great media grabs or interesting reading! Yet if not fixed, we will continue to see results that fall far short of what Queenslanders expect or are acceptable.

Ultimately, we must repair the foundation that decisions are made on, otherwise it is just like painting over rotten timber.

Looks good, however, hides the real issue.

For those new to our community a quick recap; Queensland Parliament is unicameral, which means one chamber, not two.

Instead, we have 11 portfolio committees that conduct inquiries and scrutinises bills similar to an Upper House.

These committees consist of three government MPs and three opposition MPs, with anyone on the cross bench (including myself as an Independent) considered opposition.

Except for the Crime and Corruption Committee, the chairs are government MPs who have the casting vote. This means when the opposition seek a recommendation be insert-

ed into the chair’s report to address a failing, if government do not agree, we are stuck.

Even if 50 per cent of the committee do not agree with the report recommendation for the Bill to pass or not pass, we are stuck, and Queenslanders never know as these minutes are not public domain.

The only avenue that we can voice our opposition or concern is via a no vote in Chamber, debate speech and/or a Statement of Reservation or Dissent.

However, these cannot refer to anything that occurred in the committee process or meetings including who voted and how unless you get support from government members for the minutes of a meeting to be made public.

Again, we are stuck!

You will hear in a variety of ways from opposition MPs that we are gagged whether in committee processes, or in Chamber through limited time for debate.

Let’s think about this.

The opposition currently represent just over 44 per cent of Queenslanders, covering nearly 90 per cent of the land mass, and yet have to fight for the change needed to ensure systems of representation are fair, effective and efficient.

All voices need to be heard.

The answer? We have requested a review of this system for four years and am currently waiting on the final decision to our efforts from the Committee of the Legislative Assembly (CLA).

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This is important for more than what you realise. An example?

My Legal Affairs and Safety Committee, in addition to currently undertaking inquiries into various Bills, was also tasked to do a review of the support being provided by government for victims of crime.

This involves investigating the operation of the current Victims of Crime Assistance Act and how police, prosecutors, and courts support victims, which is an enormous body of work to do in just 8 weeks.

With requests for an extension denied, there were only two avenues left available –an appeal to the CLA (see above) or by seeking leave to move a tabled motion to grant an extension, which would then allow debate in Chamber.

The request to the CLA went nowhere, advising that we had to take it back to Parliament for a vote, and the government as standard voted against allowing us to move that tabled motion.

Another dead end!

In a later speech, I was then pulled up when referring to this inquiry timeline for apparently anticipating a Bill to be debated? Effectively all of this leaves Queenslanders unaware of a flawed process.

In this case, it is about victims of crime, and

given the recent horrific events in our own community involving young girls, it is vitally important that we conduct these inquiries properly.

When I raise an issue such as this as an Independent MP, it is not seen as politicking as all know I have no reason to.

Not being aligned to party policy or ideology gives our community freedom in ways that can effect real change by not partaking in time wasting rock throwing, instead concentrating on getting the job done.

Though the rules of Chamber and lengthy processes feel like a form of gagging and being a very impatient person, I want to shout from the rooftops to hurry up.

These include the long-awaited changes to better manage our river, Teewah Cooloola, and the plans for the decommissioned TAFE amongst others.

My own patience is tested regularly, particularly when I know issues are in hand, however, must wait until details can be shared.

A couple of clarifications to some recent hot topics.

Firstly, land valuations. Regardless of claims to the contrary, land valuations are not the reason why rates are increased, and money does not go to state government.

Valuations are used as a mechanism for lo-

cal government to determine the percentage of rates to charge per property, to meet their budgetary needs.

The real question is, and was put to the Valuer General last month, is for any increases/ decreases to be reported to local governments months prior to release so they have time to readjust their rate in the dollar calculations as part of their own budget.

Secondly, the Cooloola Great Walk and ‘Grandmothers Law’ questions.

Responses have been received and are now posted to 360.

With the volume of processes that the project needs to still go through, we are seeking where further consultation is possible.

No further information is due until the Indigenous Land Use Agreement and Native Title determinations are completed mid-year, when I expect elected representatives from the Kabi Kabi Peoples Aboriginal Corporation and/or Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) will update our community and answer any further questions, which we shall post up as well dedicate a column to.

Lastly, MP behaviour in the last Parliamentary sitting had me bewildered, however, fellow MPs reminded me we have local government elections coming up in March, evidenced by the sudden flurry in our own community.

Why would a local government election impact a state chamber you ask? Apparently, it is to raise the parties profile for aligned candidates prior to any election.

With three levels of government these ‘strategies’ waste considerable time and are increasingly not tolerated by voters.

With my ‘grandmother’ cap on, I will say it again.

We have a lot of work to do and need to set examples of good behaviour.

May all parties, candidates and their supporters desist from misinformation and malicious campaigning, focus on what you can deliver, and put energies into urgent matters.

Delaying electioneering until after Christmas will ensure all will be fresh for the March and October votes.

This will see a much happier and productive community as 18 months of nonstop political narratives on and offline takes focus from where it should be, and the collaboration needed to get our major issues sorted.

This includes addressing our volumes now, and the expected incoming from the south over the next decade as just one example!

Until next month, enjoy this cooler weather and our amazing home in all its beauty!

Sandy

Award-winner Teisha creates dream bridal hair

Teisha Parker, owner and artistic director of Dream Bridal Hair has won Bridal Hair Stylist in the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland Industry Award for 2023.

Local newlywed couples who had a wedding in the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland region were asked to vote for a wedding supplier who went beyond the call of duty, professionalism, value for money, excellent customer service and who exceeded their expectations.

Teisha is 26 years old and has lived on the

Sunshine Coast all her life.

She started her own business, Dream Bridal Hair, almost four years ago as a fully qualified hair stylist.

When she was asked at the beginning of her apprenticeship, “Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?” she replied, “Doing bridal hair.”

Early in her apprenticeship, Teisha’s journey experienced an eight month set back, having to recover from a shoulder injury.

Overcoming this challenge was not easy

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Wide cast for helpers Support rides on the horse statues

Ceramic horse statues decorated by sports, arts, food and TV celebrities will be auctioned to support Sunshine Coast mental health charity Hoofbeats Sanctuary.

The statues by cricket great Glenn McGrath, AFL legend and Indigenous artist Nicky Winmar, Australian music icon Russell Morris, leading multidisciplinary Indigenous artist Tony Albert, local food identity Matt Golinski and Creek to Coast host Scott Hillier and are on display in the Seeing the Soul Exhibition at Cooroy Butter Factory Art Centre.

They will be auctioned online with 12 major artworks in the exhibition, by Hinter Auctions at 3pm on Sunday 30 April when the exhibition closes. Bids can be made now by registering at hinterauctions.com.au.

Seeing the Soul is a major fundraising initiative to support and promote Hoofbeats Sanctuary’s work by celebrating and showcasing equine art and raising awareness of mental health.

Hoofbeats Sanctuary chief executive officer, Barb Blashki thanked the celebrities for supporting the exhibition and stepping up to be part of the solution to the current mental health crisis.

“The purpose of Seeing the Soul is to raise awareness of this mental health crisis and the whole-of-community approach needed to make a genuine difference,“ she said.

Located at Doonan, Hoofbeats Sanctuary is a safe, restorative space that brings people, animals and nature together to improve the emotional well-being of people living with mental health challenges resulting from trauma.

The Sanctuary offers a variety of individual-

ly tailored, evidence-based, trauma-informed programs, including equine therapy.

The digital photo art work Sooty by Sunshine Beach artist Debbie Dodd received the inaugural Major Award, selected from more than 70 entries by 42 local, Queensland and

interstate artists. All works are for sale with proceeds supporting Hoofbeats Sanctuary. Visit the website for more information and artist details, visit seeingthesoul.org.au. Instagram: seeing.the.soul and Facebook: seeingthesoul

Queenslanders with an interest in sustainable management of fisheries are urged to submit an application to join a fishery working group.

Fisheries Queensland executive director Dallas D’Silva said nominations were open for membership of 14 fishery working groups, which were integral to delivering world-class, sustainable fisheries.

“This is an exciting opportunity to be part of sustainable fisheries management,” Mr D’Silva said.

“Fishery working groups provide important operational advice on the management of specific fisheries and serve as an effective communication and consultative forum between fishing stakeholders and the Queensland Government.”

“We are seeking a range of people to join the fishery working groups, including commercial and recreational fishers, charter operators, seafood marketers and processors, conservation representatives and First Nations peoples.”

Mr D’Silva said the working groups had been very effective in developing harvest strategies and their operational knowledge and advice has been invaluable.

“Under the Sustainable Fisheries Strategy, working group membership is renewed every two years. We have also reviewed the fishery working groups guideline and released it for public consultation.”

Applications to join the fishery working groups are due by 21 May, and consultation on the working groups guideline also closes 21 May.

To nominate for the working groups and provide feedback on the guidelines, visit daf.engagementhub.com.au/

Ceramic horse statues decorated by sports, arts, food and TV celebrities.

The Guide

grand deSIgnS ABC TV, Sunday, 7.30pm

There’s possibly nothing more Aussie than Santa on the beach. After a hiatus during the height of the pandemic, this much-loved doco series celebrating Bondi’s lifeguards and the Aussie beach lifestyle returns tonight with its 17th season – and lifeguard Harries (pictured) cruising the sun-soaked beach on motorbike wearing a Santa suit. The season premiere opens on a joyful note, as the throngs descend on the beach on Christmas Day. Later, Harries faces one of the toughest moments of his long lifeguarding career when he’s faced with a baby who has stopped breathing. A microcosm of life’s highs and lows, Bondi Rescue pulls at the heartstrings.

Friday, April 14

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Advice for the home gardener.

8.30 Traces. (Return, Mal) Lab assistant Emma is now training to be a forensic chemist, and on the cusp of seeing her mother’s murder case finally resolved.

9.15 To Be Advised.

10.05 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. (Mls, R) The misadventures of three best mates.

10.30 Jack Irish. (Final, Malv, R)

11.30 ABC Late News.

11.45 Close To Me. (Mals, R)

12.35 Traces. (Final, Malv, R) 1.20 Smother. (Mal, R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Wrecks That Changed The World: Collision Course. (PG) Takes a look at shipwrecks.

8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Kent. (PGav, R) Rob Bell heads to Kent.

9.25 Exploring Northern Ireland. (PGal, R) Part 1 of 4.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Premiere, MA15+av)

11.45 Cheyenne & Lola. (Malv, R) 1.45 Romulus. (Return, MA15+av) 3.35 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

CSI: VegaS

10, Saturday, 9.30pm

A hotbed of money, lust, partying and ambition, Sin City is the ideal stomping ground for this provocative reboot following a group of criminal investigators. The fifth instalment in the long-running franchise, CSI: Vegas is unashamedly formulaic and nostalgic, with crime lab scenes reigning supreme. To fans’ delight, CSI stalwart Marg Helgenberger (pictured) bolstered the ranks by joining the cast, which also stars Mandeep Dhillon (After Life) and Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights), for its second season. Of course, there’s predictably some oddly compelling scenarios thrown into the mix. Tonight, in “Third Time’s the Charm”, the curious case involves the death of competitive-eating contestant.

This iconic series returns with its 20th season, celebrating two decades of optimistic homeowners (wrongly) declaring: “We’ll be in by Christmas!”. Over the years, a smorgasbord of inspiring, different and usually very expensive builds have been documented. Sardonic host Kevin McCloud (pictured) still admirably sports an eagle-eyed enthusiasm and entertaining candour, and this new batch of builds and owners is intriguing as ever. Tonight, McCloud meets Colin and Adele, following the couple’s stunningly designed yet fraught dream-build journey, which would reduce most to a broken mess. Of course, they doggedly declare that the emotional and financial turmoil was worth it.

My naMe IS reeVa: I WaS Murdered By OSCar PIStOrIuS SBS, Monday, 8.35pm

This three-part documentary is a devastating rumination on grief, justice and the nature of truth. More than 10 years after Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (pictured) on Valentine’s Day, the Paralympian is due for parole. Filmmaker Warren Batchelor presents an intimate portrait of Steenkamp, endorsed by her parents Barry and June, who share their innermost thoughts and feelings, as well as access to personal home footage. It also follows the confronting victim-offender dialogue process, which sees Barry take the difficult step of meeting with his daughter’s killer.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Joh and Pete tour Hutt House.

8.30 MOVIE: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. (2008, Mls, R) Due to a strange ailment, a man who was born aged in his 80s grows younger as time passes. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton.

11.50 To Be Advised.

1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 To Be Advised.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7. Manly Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Manly Sea Eagles versus Melbourne Storm match, with news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: Another 48 Hrs. (1990, Mlv, R) A cop and an escaped convict team up. Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

Hosted by Ben Shephard.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Bondi Rescue. (Return, PGaln) Follows the work of elite lifeguards.

8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Madl, R) Follows NSW Ambulance’s Sydney operations as they deal with a case involving a worksite explosion.

9.30 Territory Cops. (Mdv, R) Takes a behind-the-scenes look at police work in the Northern Territory.

10.30 Would I Lie To You? Australia. (Mls, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

BOndI reSCue 10, Friday, 7.30pm

Saturday, April 15

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Traces. (Mal, R) 1.15 MOVIE: Here Out West. (2022, Malv, R) Genevieve Lemon. 3.05

Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R) 3.50 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 4.20 Landline. (R)

4.50 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. (R)

5.50 Great Australian Stuff: Food. (PG, R)

6.50 Bluey. (R) Bluey and Bingo build a special cubby.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 The Larkins. (Final, PG) After Norma confesses to Ma that Pop was set up, she organises her own sting operation.

8.20 Under The Vines. (Final, Ml) Oakley Wines enjoys new-found fame and welcomes a surprise visitor.

9.05 Grantchester. (Final, Mav, R)

After another vagrant is found dead, Geordie realises he may have sent the wrong man to prison.

9.55 Miniseries: In Our Blood. (Mal, R) Part 4 of 4. David and Jeremy adopt a bold new approach to raising public awareness.

10.50 Fires. (Mal, R) Lightning strikes spark a blaze.

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (PG) 10.00 Love Your Home And Garden With Alan Titchmarsh. (PGa, R) 10.55

Earth’s Sacred Wonders. (PGa, R) 12.00

WorldWatch. 2.00 Ironman. Next Gen Series.

Highlights. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure World Championships. Highlights. 4.30 The Weedy One. 4.45 Saving Notre Dame. (PGan, R) 5.45 Lost Gold Of World War II. (PGal, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Wonders Of Europe: Versailles, Louis XIV And His Destiny. (PG) Part 2 of 4.

8.30 Titanic’s Lost Evidence.

(Ma, R) Examines the sinking of the Titanic and recently uncovered information about the tragedy.

10.00 Citizen Jane Fonda.

(MA15+a, R) A portrait of Jane Fonda.

11.00 Outlander. (MA15+) Claire and Jamie attend a loyalist event.

12.05 Germinal. (Mav)

1.00 MOVIE: The Eight Hundred. (2020, MA15+av, R, Mandarin)

3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show. (PG)

12.00 Horse Racing.

Sunday, April

6.30 Compass: The Sweatshoppers.

A look at Michael Mohammed Ahmad.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Grand Designs: South Manchester. (Return) Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mav) Part 1 of 4. Barnaby investigates when a survivalist is found murdered in his bombproof shelter.

9.50 Close To Me. (Mals) Jo’s father tells a story from her childhood.

10.40 MotherFatherSon. (MA15+l, R)

11.35 Smother. (Mal, R)

12.30 Road To Now. (Malv, R)

1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.20 The Heights. (PG, R)

4.15 The Recording Studio. (Final, PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of The Tasmanian Tiger. A look at the Tasmanian tiger.

8.30 Black Gold. Documents the climate crisis, the cover-up of the century and how a company CEO, nicknamed Iron-Ass, who discovered the shocking truth 40 years ago, created a black ops conspiracy to hide the evidence.

10.00 Muhammad Ali. (PGasvw, R) Part 3 of 4.

12.00 24 Hours In Emergency: Going The Distance. (Ml, R)

1.50 How The Nazis Lost The War. (PGa, R)

3.40 The Source. (Ma, R)

4.30 Mastermind Australia. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Authorities come across a box from Malaysia that seems a little unusual and reveals something frightening.

7.30 MOVIE: 2012. (2009, Mlv, R) A man tries to protect his family when a global cataclysm threatens to destroy the world. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

10.35 MOVIE: My Best Friend’s Wedding. (1997, Ml, R) After a woman’s longtime friend announces his engagement, she realises she loves him. Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz.

12.50 What The Killer Did Next: Saima Khan. (Mav, R) Hosted by Philip Glenister.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Get Arty. (R)

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. (2001, PGhv, R) A boy learns of his magical family background and is sent to a special school to train to become a wizard. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint.

10.40 MOVIE: The Last Witch Hunter. (2015, Mhv, R) A witch hunter battles a resurrected evil witch. Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie.

12.30 The First 48: Ringside Seat. (Mav, R)

1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R)

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGaln, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

8.30 Blue Bloods. (Mav) Eddie’s former partner, Rachel Whitten, accuses an officer of excessive force. Danny clashes with a foster child involved in his latest case. Erin must make a tough decision about her run for district attorney.

9.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mv) The CSI team investigate the mysterious death of a competitive eating contestant, while Chavez partners with Allie to prove where the mysterious silver ink notes have been coming from.

10.30 NCIS. (Mav, R) A marine private is murdered.

11.30 Fire Country. (Mv, R) Sharon receives life-changing news.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

8.30 Kath & Kim: 20 Preposterous Years. (PGalns, R) Kath and Kim are joined by friends and stars to take a look inside the Kath & Kim universe.

9.40 Born To Kill? Peter Sutcliffe “The Yorkshire Ripper”. (MA15+av) A look at serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.

10.40 Quantum Leap. (Mav)

11.40 Autopsy USA: Donna Summer. (Ma, R)

12.40 The Rookie. (Mav, R)

1.35 Last Chance Learners. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. (PG) Hosted by Hamish Blake.

8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.45 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.15 Australian Crime Stories: The Chinese Takeaway. (Mdlv, R) Takes a look at an infamous bank robbery.

11.15 The First 48: Score To Settle And In Her Arms. (Malv)

12.05 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav, R)

1.00 The Garden Gurus. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The celebrities must must face their fears with the return of the Viper Room trial.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) When residents at a US Navy base find their vehicles burglarised, the team connects it to a series of peculiar crimes and tracks down an unlikely bandit. Whistler struggles with an uncooperative CI.

10.00 FBI. (Mav, R) A young couple are murdered. 11.00 The Sunday Project. (R)

Monday, April 17

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Australian Story. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R)

11.10 Tall Poppy: A Skater’s Story. (PG, R)

12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses: Beachy Head. Part 1 of 3.

8.35 My Name Is Reeva: I Was Murdered By Oscar Pistorius. Part 1 of 3. Takes a look at the murder of Reeva Steenkamp by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.

9.30 24 Hours In Emergency: Journey Of Life. (Ma, R) A compilation of stories from St George’s Hospital, including a retired nurse with chronic hip and leg pain.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Reyka. (MA15+av) Six bodies are found in the cane fields.

11.50 Miss S. (Ma, R)

3.30 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Tane mixes family and business.

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

9.00 Miniseries: The Claremont Murders. (Malsv) Part 2 of 2. Police investigate when three young women go missing in Claremont in the late ’90s.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News.

11.20 How To Look Good Naked. (Man, R) Stylist Gok Wan transforms two sisters-in-law.

12.20 The Rookie. (Mav, R)

1.20 Kochie’s Business Builders. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. (PG) Hosted by Hamish Blake.

8.50 RPA. (PGm) A 25-year-old adventurer and rock climber has hit the limits of survival from his lifelong liver disease.

9.50 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.20 100% Footy. (M) Features the latest rugby league news.

11.20 The Equalizer. (Mv, R)

12.10 The First 48: Blood On Bourbon. (Mlv, R)

Hello SA.

Tuesday, April 18

7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Great Australian Stuff: The Land. Part 2 of 4.

9.00 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds: Brisbane. Part 2 of 2.

10.00 Stuff The British Stole: Chipped Away. (PG, R)

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R)

11.00 Four Corners. (R)

11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R)

12.05 MotherFatherSon. (MA15+l, R) 1.05

Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG, R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques

Roadshow. (R)

7.30. (R)

4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? US: Lisa Kudrow. (PG) Lisa Kudrow explores her roots.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi takes a look at what drives people to seek revenge, and the consequences of their actions.

9.30 Dateline: Chidren For Sale. Explores the sex trafficking underworld.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black: 20-Year Anniversary. (R)

11.30 Manayek. (Madls)

12.25 Dignity. (Malv, R)

4.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC

Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Eden seeks advice from Kirby.

7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGl) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

9.00 We Interrupt This Broadcast. (PG) Sketch comedy series that parodies some of Australia’s favourite TV shows.

10.00 The Good Doctor. (Mam) A patient comes in with COVID symptoms.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Police Custody USA: A Murder In The Family. (Malv, R)

12.30 What The Killer Did Next. (Mav, R)

1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. (PG) Hosted by Hamish Blake.

8.50 David Attenborough’s Frozen Planet II: Frozen Peaks. (PGa) Explores ice worlds born of altitude, which have been found on every continent.

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)

11.25 Court Cam. (Mlv)

11.50 Suspect Number 1: Crime Wave. (Mlv, R)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

A Current Affair. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The remaining 12 celebrities continue their efforts to claim the title and a cash prize for charity.

9.00 Ghosts. (PGhls) After learning that Pete’s daughter, Laura, is getting married, Sam, at Pete’s behest, tries to convince her to hold her wedding at the Woodstone bed and breakfast.

9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav) The team pursues the suspects responsible for an explosion at an Ohio energy plant.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The camp faces its second elimination, with another celebrity’s time in the jungle coming to an end.

9.00 Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies. (PGalns) In the ’50s, four fed-up outcasts attending Rydell High School spark a moral panic.

10.15 NCIS. (Mv, R) A US Navy reservist is murdered.

11.05 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Wednesday, April 19

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical.

9.05 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. (Ml) The boys form a kangaroo court in the cafe.

9.30 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

10.05 Staged. (Ml, R)

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R)

11.00 Frayed. (Mals, R)

11.45 Father Brown. (PG, R)

12.30 Science Of Drugs With Richard Roxburgh. (MA15+d, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Alone Australia. (Ml) Hunger, fatigue and cold take their toll.

8.35 Michael Palin: Into Iraq. (M) Part 3 of 3. Embarking on the final part of his journey around Iraq, Michael Palin visits the site of Babylon.

9.30 Rogue Heroes. (MA15+v) The SAS prepares to set out on its first operation to parachute into the desert.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Furia. (Malv) Ragna is quizzed by Brehme’s friends.

12.00 Unit One. (Malsv, R)

4.20 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Xander and Rose clash.

7.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (Return, PG) Hosted by Ant and Dec.

8.55 Crime Investigation Australia: Catching A Killer – The Claremont Murders. (Mav) A look at the investigation into the disappearance and killings of women in the suburb of Claremont, Perth.

10.15 The Latest: Seven News.

10.45 Born To Kill? Richard Cottingham – The Times Square Ripper. (MA15+av)

11.45 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (MA15+av, R)

12.55 Absentia. (MA15+asv, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (Return, PGl) Ordinary Australians become travel critics.

8.30 MOVIE: Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. (2017, PGlsv, R) Four teenagers become trapped in a jungle-based video game as the playable characters. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan.

10.50 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

11.20 New Amsterdam. (Mam) Max goes on a mission to make New York safer.

12.10 Ordinary Joe. (Ma)

1.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Shop. (R)

Thursday, April 20

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent. International affairs program.

8.30 Grand Designs New Zealand. Tom Webster meets Kiwi fruit farmers Stew and Gill, who are building a final family home.

9.20 Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland. (Ml, R) Part 1 of 3.

10.05 Art Works. (R)

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R)

11.05 Great Australian Stuff. (R)

12.05 Q+A. (R)

1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. (M) Murdoch flexes his political muscles.

8.30 Asking For It. (Malv) Part 1 of 3. Jess Hill investigates Australia’s epidemic of sexual violence.

9.30 Miniseries: Conviction: The Case Of Stephen Lawrence. Part 1 of 3. Thirteen years after the murder of a teen, a DCI decides to reopen the investigation.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Exit. (MA15+dl)

11.55 Paris Police 1900. (MA15+asv, R)

3.55 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Xander considers a career change.

8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges.

9.45 The Front Bar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News.

11.15 Fantasy Island. (Return, M) Friends want to rule their school reunion.

12.15 Black-ish. (PGa)

1.25 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 8. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Penrith Panthers.

9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. Post-match NRL news and analysis of the South Sydney Rabbitohs versus Penrith Panthers clash.

10.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

11.00 A+E After Dark. (Mm, R)

12.00 The First 48: Last Shift. (Malv, R)

1.00 Drive TV. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The campmates face a disgusting food trial, while another celebrity faces elimination.

9.00 Law & Order: SVU. A famous writer suffering from dementia confesses to murder, but Benson believes there is more to the case. With squad room rumours swirling, Fin presses Velasco for the truth about the taped confession.

10.00 Fire Country. (Mv) A massive tree falls on Eve.

11.00 Bull. (Mav, R) Bull asks the team to defend his ex-girlfriend.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) A past King of the Jungle makes a special appearance in camp, before yet another celebrity is eliminated.

9.00 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

10.00 Ivan Aristeguieta: Happy Papi. (Mls) A performance by Ivan Aristeguieta.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

PUZZLES

SUDOKU

No. 128

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

QUICK CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Pontiff (4)

3 Railway vehicle (10)

10 Ghost (7)

11 Traditions (7)

12 Music-writer (8)

13 Member of a Jamaican religious movement (5)

14 Modern Persia (4)

15 Large warship (10)

18 Thin spaghetti (10)

20 Beatles song, Hey – (4)

21 Of the sun (5)

23 Calculated quantity (8)

26 Consisting of birch wood (7)

27 Make better (7)

28 Impeded (10)

29 Minute particle (4)

DOWN

1 Sit for an artist (4)

2 Extinct flying reptile (9)

4 Exaggerate (9)

5 Happen (5)

6 Witness (7)

7 False gods (5)

8 Simple (a saying) (4,2,3)

9 Straddling (4)

14 Incapable of being seen (9)

16 Chatty (9)

17 Aquatic home (9)

19 Arabic form of Abraham (7)

22 Words for a song (5)

23 Itchy skin condition of animals (5)

24 Umpire (colloq) (4)

25 Duration (4)

DECODER WORDFIT

9-LETTER WORD

Today’s Aim:

7 words: Good

10 words: Very good

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M M C O I

coin, commit, common, COMMOTION, coot, icon, into, mono, moon, moot, motion, omit, onto, tonic

5x5 QUICK QUIZ

No. 128

1 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in which Shakespeare play?

2 Which of these languages has the most native speakers: English, Spanish or Hindi?

3 How many Australian prime ministers have served since Federation?

4 What is the second-largest rainforest on Earth?

5 Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis (pictured) both star in which 2020 rom-com?

6 In what year did Thailand change its name from Siam?

7 Bad Behavior is a podcast hosted by Nikila Cranage and which other person?

8 Which Roman knight and Cherusci chieftain led an alliance of Germanic peoples in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest?

9 And in what year did the battle take place?

10 Uraguay is located on which continent?

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Gene therapy funds hope

Genetic Researcher Professor Ernst Wolvetang and his team at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have secured almost $1 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to continue testing gene therapies with “mini-brain” organoids for children with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 56 (SPG56).

SPG56 is an ultra-rare neurodegenerative disease that normally begins in childhood and continuously worsens throughout life. Commonly, children with SPG56 lose the ability to sit, stand, walk or talk, and this is what happened to four-year-old Australian Tallulah Moon Whitrod, whose family started a campaign in 2021 to find a cure for this currently incurable disease.

The grant comes after Prof Wolvetang has already dedicated 18 months to the collaborative SPG56 gene therapy project Our Moon’s Mission initiated by Tallulah’s parents Golden and Chris Whitrod who lead the foundation Genetic Cures for Kids (GC4K). Golden Whitrod said that the MRFF meant this vital research benefiting Our Moon’s Mission could continue within a time that still held hope for her daughter and other children living with SPG56.

“We are absolutely thrilled with the announcement of this MRFF and it’s high time the importance of this organoid research being led by Prof Wolvetang and his team at the AIBN is recognised for the life-saving potential it has,” Golden said. Chris Whitrod said Prof Wolvetang’s brain organoid approach, using tiny, synthetic organs grown from a patient’s own cells gave his family and foundation the greatest hope for a treatment that could work for Tallulah.

“This incredible approach to personalised medicine gives researchers hundreds of brain organoids with the same genetic make-up as my daughter’s own brain, and with these SPG56 diseased “mini-brains” they can safely test the best gene therapies and develop a cure without ever risking her health,” Chris said.

Professor Wolvetang said the MRFF grant would help them continue this vital research, and the SPG56 project could serve as a pilot to develop a replicable framework to treat other rare diseases, of which there are over 7000.

“The AIBN is aiming to lead the nation in the field of personalised medicine and this testing will help us create a pathway to faster, more accurate treatments for children with SPG56 and other forms of HSP,” Professor Wolvetang said.

“Once we demonstrate the power and accuracy of this approach for one genetic disease, it could open the door for testing of other gene

therapies for a range of genetic neurological conditions.”

The Whitrods, who aim to see their SPG56 gene therapy research project translate to the clinic in Australia in 2024, said they hoped the organoid research they are using would become more accessible and accepted by regulatory bodies to help other parent-led research programs in the future.“The regulatory approval process still relies too heavily on controversial, expensive and time-consuming animal testing,” Golden said. “It’s a challenging and expensive road for parents trying to save their kids

from a rare disease, and when organoids can be developed this rapidly and tested extensively with only a drop of a blood, this makes rare disease cheaper, faster and more accurate- something the 300 million living without rare disease treatments need desperately”, Golden said.

Professor Wolvetang’s MRFF-funded project will focus on pre-clinical testing of the safety and efficacy of adeno-associated virus (AAV)based gene therapy for HSP-SPG56 patients, with the hope of accelerating the time to clinical trial approval.

“This is a project that is founded on a genuine collaboration between parents, patient advocacy groups, researchers and the wider community, and we anticipate that its success will further promote community support for stem cell models,” Professor Wolvetang said.

Research work aims to help Tallulah Moon Whitrod.

AIBN have secured $1million to continue testing gene therapies for SPG56.

The Whitrod family enjoying the beach.

Hospital praise

I recently had surgery at the Noosa Hospital, I have nothing but praise for every single person that I had contact with before and after my stay. Lately we have been reading so many bad reports about hospitals in Queensland so in that regard I think we are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful facility in Noosa. Thank you to all.

Maidie J Low, Noosa

Price signal applied back to front

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that in his letter (‘Calling it for the residents’, NT 7 April) Rod Ritchie once again misrepresented what I wrote, giving the incorrect impression that I am against regulating short term accommodation.

Actually in my letter (‘Short Stays get short shrift’, NT 31 March) I pointed out that, although the 4-3 Council majority says the aim is to free up housing for permanent tenants by charging much higher rates and local law fees for short stay letting in residential areas, these punitive charges are also applied to resort units.

The dysfunctional outcome is a pivot by many owners of resort units to permanent living or rental. This reduces available tourist accommodation and leads to more tourists seeking to short term let in residential areas. A price signal applied the wrong way around. I’m calling it for the residents.

Ingrid Jackson, Noosaville

Graceful assistance

My story is about four ladies being out to lunch at Café VinCino, Noosa Mariner on Friday 31 March when one of my colleagues had a medical episode. I would like to say a huge thank you to the staff that worked with us quietly that day while still running the café as efficiently as they always do. No panic, no fuss, they gave us the space and help that was required, thank you once again. Also thank you too to Mark

and Paul, the paramedics, for looking after our friend who is in hospital recovering well.

Wendy B, Noosa

One more voice

In recent times, if 280 registered lobbyists’ voices - bankers, insurers, casino/club operators, miners, farmers, business CEOs etc, then after 235 years why not just one Indigenous ‘Voice’ to Federal Parliament? Just asking.

Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach

Refreshing research

In response to a letter written last week regard-

ing STA putting a strain on Council services, I would like to quote a laughable response from one of our councillors when asked why my rates increased having a home hosted Airbnb: ‘your guests use services such as the library and Noosa Aquatic Centre’. In reality, my guests go out and inject a large amount of money into the local economy. We have off street parking and an insignificant amount of extra rubbish. How refreshing it was to read the unbiased research delivered by Lou Warwick regarding STA not to blame for all the Council’s woes.

Name supplied, Sunrise Beach

Rental cars

Our Transport Minister was watching a

Current Affair and a story on unfortunate Queenslanders living in their cars unable to find places they could find or afford to rent.

Previously he had also watched a segment on what rents for accommodation had risen to.

Ha ha he thought maybe I could probably get away by charging rental accommodation for those living in their cars but spread it overall and say it’s a Registration Increase.

Now to save money on this “rent“ if you are one of those unfortunate Queenslanders trade in your eight or six cylinder car for a four cylinder car.

Don’t encourage him.

Ernest Wright, Tewantin

The full moon over the Noosa River was captured last week by Zoe Lofven. If you have a Lenscape please email it to newsdesk@noosatoday. com.au

Moon rises with new book

Noosa hinterland author Josephine Moon recently shared her autism identity with the world, and is now bringing readers her most heart-warming tale yet, featuring an all autistic cast.

While this is her 10th novel overall, The Wonderful Thing About Phoenix Rose is her first book since learning she is autistic, which inspired her to craft the novel she felt she’d been born to write.

“There’s a lot of chaos and humour in this book,” Josephine said of the book, which features a teacher’s spontaneous road trip with an eccentric dog, two senior cats, a clutch of chickens and a geriatric pony.

Josephine is a huge animal lover and lives on acreage in the beautiful Noosa hinterland with her husband and son, and a tribe of animals that seems to increase in size each year.

In ironic timing, Noosa Today journalist Abbey Cannan spoke with Josephine as she waited for the vet after a mishap with her horse.

“One of my horses knocked off a bowl of muesli that my husband had put on the car temporarily, and of course it smashed and my horse has been eating it, along with all the

shards of porcelain as well.”

Jospehine has been celebrated for her successful ‘foodie fiction’ throughout her career so far.

Her books include The Tea Chest, The Chocolate Promise, The Beekeeper’s Secret, Three Gold Coins, The Gift of Life, The Cake Maker’s Wish and The Jam Queens.

The Wonderful Thing About Phoenix Rose brings us a fresh new storyline while still featuring her trademark warmth and uplifting style that celebrates community and friendship, with a powerful meaning behind it.

The author was late-identified as autistic, aged 45, and started writing this book two years ago.

“I guess like a lot of late-identifying autistic people, it was because my son was identified, and during the process of his assessments I recognised, particularly in the sensory profile section, so much of myself. I was ticking all of the boxes,” Josephine said.

“The psychologist at the time dismissed that on the basis that I could make good eye contact, which is one of the myths of autism.

It’s true for some, but not for all. Another few years later, a psychologist randomly said to me, ‘I think you’re autistic’.

“In some ways, it’s relieving because when you’ve been unidentified and unsupported for decades, then you receive a lot of negative messages from people about how you’re just wrong or weird or you don’t fit in. So in that sense, I can say, there’s nothing wrong with me, my brain is just wired differently.

“At the same time, it’s a lot of processing. It’s really upsetting knowing your life could’ve been a lot different if you had known this earlier. The best thing that’s ever happened to me is connecting with a community of neuro-divergent people.

“Autistic people are the experts on autism, so they’re the ones who can shed light on your life on a day-to-day basis.”

One of the first people Josephine connected with after her son’s diagnosis was popular award-winning Australian actress Chloe Hayden.

Chloe shot to fame in the Netflix series Heartbreak High, and has said she grew up thinking she “wasn’t supposed to exist” be-

cause she never saw autistic people like herself represented in the media.

“I’ve known Chloe for seven years or something after reaching out online,” Josephine said.

“We’ve had a really poor representation of autistic people in all forms of media until recently. It is important to show that autism can look like lots of different things, and mean different things to different people.

“I just want to open doors or plant seeds of acceptance to make the world an easier and kinder place for my son to step into one day. If I have any agenda it’s just to help the next generation have an easier time than the rest of us did without support.”

The Wonderful Thing About Phoenix Rose will be released in paperback, ebook and audiobook on 18 April, along with a Queensland book tour.

Don’t miss your chance to meet Josephine Moon at Noosaville Library on 21 April at 1pm. Bookings essential.

Visit penguin.com.au/events/3776-josephine-moon-at-noosaville-library

Noosa hinterland author Josephine Moon’s new book has an all autistic cast.

Meet Josephine Moon at Noosaville Library on 21 April

Gympie singer songwriter Aspy Jones with his band.

Jones urges us to Hush

Gympie singer songwriter Aspy Jones officially released his new single Hush at midnight on 30 March.

Hush is about learning empathy and compassion and successfully managing anxiety. It’s a positive song with a soaring chorus where Aspy urges himself and anyone with anxiety to “hush your mind”.

Usually playing an indie folk sound, Hush is Aspy’s move to a rockier beat. Delivered in a classic pop rock style, the driving bassline and strong vocals convey the urgency of raw and powerful lyrics.

Aspy’s influences are Kings of Leon and Mumford and Sons who sing about heavy topics with positive messages. Similarly, Hush is a positive song about Aspy’s journey to calm his own and others’ anxiety.

“It’s an upbeat song with an uplifting message although it’s about a serious issue,” he says.

Aspy, who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a child, cleverly incorporates mental health issues into his songs in a way people, with or without a disability, can relate to.

“Anxiety and learning to be empathetic and compassionate to other people and their feelings is a common thing people struggle with,” he says.

“I hope the song will appeal to anyone of any age who has been through similar experiences.”

Aspy Jones (real name Ethan Roberts) chose the name Aspy to reclaim the shorthand term used for Asperger’s Syndrome and added his grandfather’s surname, Jones, to make up his stage name.

“The word Aspy doesn’t have negative con-

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Noosa artist Julia Carter will be spreading the love with a free community event at the Noosa Library to celebrate their 50 years of service. The colourful creator will be discussing her journey as an artist, the way Noosaville Library and Wallace Park are interwoven in this journey, and her recently published book Love Always. Julia said she was looking forward to celebrating with the Noosa community on Wednesday 19 April.

“Over 30 years ago, I coordinated a big local arts festival Aqueous, which included many art groups, a children’s festival, a big exhibition at the regional, school bands, many local businesses, the opening of Wallace House and the Environment Centre, and then later setting up the Leisure Centre,“ she said.

“Around 10 years later after preschool teaching and a serious accident, I found myself back at the library laying on the floor in plaster, reading self-help books. Then turning to art as therapy I was lucky enough to begin showing my paintings in the library foyer (20 years ago) and greatly supported. Before long I was showing my work in London, Paris, New York, and Hong Kong.

“Now with my little book and time to pause, it’s my time to share, and hopefully help others on their journey.

“I’m so grateful to be part of the wonderful Noosa community, and this event (which is taking great shape) is something I’m deeply honoured to be part of.“

A selection of Julia’s paintings will be exhibited in the library from 4-30 April 2023.

The Book Talk and Exhibition will be held at Noosa Library from 6-7.30pm on Wednesday 19 April. Bookings required (limited places available).

For information call the library on 5329 6555 or Julia on 0414638096 or visit events at libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au

Meet Julia Carter and hear about her recently published book Love Always.

The much-loved Sunny Coast Rude Boys are bringing their infectious energy back to The Brewery at The Imperial Hotel Eumundi for a night of beefy horn lines, jumping grooves and classic ska on Saturday 29 April.

Sunny Coast Rude Boys frontman Mick Hughes is excited to bring the old skool party back to Eumundi, with original ska tunes coupled with some classic covers of The Specials, Madness, UB40, Bad Manners and more.

“We have a fantastic loyal following and there’s always a sensational energy at The Imperial,” he says.

“We’ll be bringing equal amounts of adrenalin and enthusiasm, so if you like to dance and love that infectious rocksteady beat, this will be a gig for you!”

Mick says it’s been a busy time of late for the Rudies, having just completed a sell-out six show national tour with Top 20 UK band Death of Guitar Pop.

“We’ve also had some great time in the stu-

notations to me,” he said.

“By calling myself Aspy, I’m changing the power of the word. I would love to be the role model I never had in the music industry.”

Hush was produced with ARIA awardwinning producer Paulie Bromlie and Steve Summers at Yama-Nui Studios on the Sunshine Coast and funded by a grant from Arts Queensland’s Regional Arts Development Fund.

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ROBERTSON BROTHERS 1960'S VARIETY TV SHOW

The Robertson Brothers are back as your charming and cheeky hosts for this nostalgic night of entertainment as they pay tribute to the musical giants of the 1960’s - The Bee Gees, Simon & Garfunkel, Roy Orbison, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Frankie Valli and many more!

Thurs 27 April 8.00pm | Tickets from $74.95

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL

The 2023 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

dio recording a new single Feels Good along with a cover of ska classic Artebella with Jamaican legend Stranger Cole,“ Mick says.

“Both tracks were mixed and mastered by Nicky Bomba – of Melbourne Ska Orchestra fame and prior to that John Butler Trio – and we’re looking forward to sharing them with the crowd in Eumundi.”

The ‘Rudies’ are 10-piece soundwave playing uplifting ska and reggae and drawing on musical influences that have shaped this genre from the Jamaican movement through to UK Two Tone.

They demonstrate a unique vision with the exuberance and freewheeling colour of contemporary Ska and have crafted their sound with unexpected arrangements and seductive harmonies, powerful horns and foot-stomping drums.

Doors open at 7.30pm.

TICKETS: $30 (+booking fee) through Oztix. 18+ event

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With blindingly faithful recreations of Elton’s greatest hits, combined with his effortless melodic skills and his reputation as a virtuosic pianist, Greg’s likeness to the Rocketman himself has transformed him in to becoming one of the single most recognised Elton John performers in the world.

Sat 6 May 7.30pm | Tickets from $60.00

Good Shepherd Lutheran College Senior College Performing Arts presents Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', the perfect recipe for a delectable treat. Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka's world.

Thurs - Sat 18-20 May 6.30pm plus a 1.00pm Sat | Tickets from $25.00

Usually playing an indie folk sound, Hush is Aspy’s move to a rockier beat.

Julie spreads the love

Julia painting Joy.

Infectious ska grooves

Search for artists

A cutting-edge program helping support, develop and grow the region’s arts sector is looking for its next cohort of artists.

Project 24 is an artist residency program which hosts two artists every month for 12 months at 2ndSpace studio in Nambour, supporting established and emerging artists to create, develop and show their work.

Sunshine Coast Council Creative Development Team Leader Megan Rowland said artists and collectives of all disciplines should apply - choreographers, projection artists, dancers and visual creatives, plus everyone else in between.

“Each month, the two chosen artists or collectives take over our MakersSpace and Studio 3 at 2nd Space in Nambour,” Ms Rowland said.

“We provide the space, access to industry mentors and peers along with a bursary of $2000, which allows artists to unpack an existing idea or experiment with something new.

“Opportunities like this are vital to the growth of the creative sector and in turn the cultural landscape of our region.

“If we want to enjoy the arts here, we need to support them at the concept stage.”

Successful applicants will be announced 20 April.

Sunshine Coast Council Arts Portfolio Cr

Rick Baberowski said a key goal of the Sunshine Coast Arts Plan 2018 – 2038 and ArtsCoast, was to help build and develop the profile and recognition of Sunshine Coast artists.

“We have a sizable number of talented artists and creative practitioners on the Sunshine Coast, and through support, encourage them to stay as well as to attract more,” Cr Baberowski said.

“To do that, we need to help generate opportunities for them to create, develop and showcase their work.

“Through Project 24, artists have access to a collaborative, supportive, creative environment where ideas are exchanged and inspiration can flourish.

“Plus, they receive the critical exposure and the opportunity to present their work to the public during the showings, held at the end of each residency.“

To receive the latest Sunshine Coast arts news, follow @artscoast on Instagram or subscribe to the monthly ArtsCoast e-journal.

Immerse yourself in art, nature

Join NatureArt Lab this April and immerse yourself in the world of nature and art.

Join award-winning watercolourist Libby Derhan in one of her upcoming classes and be inspired by nature through watercolouring located at The Ginger Factory.

Libby is currently offering a four-week morning course from 19 April - 10 May and a two-day weekend intensive course over 22-23 April.

Packed with hands-on guided experiments, exercises and projects, these courses provide a solid introduction to learning to paint with watercolour.

Using nature as the source of inspiration, students will be guided through a series of practical exercises, experiments, and projects. Students will learn about paints, brushes and papers, the different properties of pigments and a series of techniques for applying watercolour paint to paper.

Each week you will learn a new skill and technique, developing a strong foundation for a watercolour art practice.

Watercolour one is the first course of a four-part series and is a recommended /prerequisite for the follow-on watercolour two,

three and four.

Libby Derham is a fourth-generation watercolourist who has won the Annie Tan Memorial Watercolour Award (Queensland Regional Art Awards) (2021) and has been a finalist in multiple local and national awards. She completed art training at Surrey Institute of Art and Design in the UK (1996-1998).

Pushing traditional into experimental watercolour, Libby looks for new ways of working with the medium’s dynamic fluidity and trans-

Stewart grateful

Radio announcer and now author Sheridan Stewart is celebrating the release of her new book, I Am Enough, and is quick to acknowledge how her local library played a part in her writing journey.

Sheridan regularly visited Coolum Library as a writing haven, with its calm and inviting space and excellent vista of the Jack Morgan Park.

Her debut book, which began as a 90Day challenge simply to spend less, contemplates what it means to have enough, do enough and ultimately be enough.

Sheridan said the book came from a single page journal entry which she looked at and thought “that’s a book’’.

“The personal stories illustrate the I Am Enough, I Do Enough, I Have Enough – the overdoing, the over wanting and the over working are very relatable,” Sheridan said.

Writers are often digital nomads and libraries worldwide provide safe havens for creative work.

“I found writing at home could be quite distracting and because I had the idea of non-essential spending, I remembered my library,” Sheridan said.

“I’ve always advocated for librariesas child, as a teenager, the quietness, the alone time, the people mostly.

“We spend money so habitually that we walk straight pass the things that are completely free.

“The library offers free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, printing that’s incredibly affordable and people who can help you with technology when you need it.

parent qualities, mixing with pigment.

An appreciation for the natural world informs Libby’s practice. The work seeks to capture her sensory experience within it and the immersive qualities of En plein air.

NatureArt Lab has a range of exciting courses now open for booking across the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.

For more information and bookings go to natureartlab.com.au and select South East Queensland courses.

“The staff here are fantastic. No one ever makes you feel bad if you ask a question or need help. It’s such a great space and when I walk in my shoulders drop and I say I am here.”

Sheridan’s book is now available on the library catalogue. Reserve your copy of I Am Enough through the Libraries website or the Library App.

Are you a budding author? Discover your local library and view opening hours at library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Not a member? Join online or in person. Membership is free and open to everyone.

Radio announcer and now author Sheridan Stewart.

Each week you will learn a new skill and technique. Join NatureArt Lab this April and immerse yourself in the world of nature and art.

Michelle is a member of council’s dance steering group, is the founder of DanceLab and designed the Dance Academy program for The Sunshine Coast Sporting Academy.

March resident and Woombye local Michelle Bucci.

Welcome to the T’Birds

Yandina Australian Country Music Association (ACMA) welcomes four top quality guest artists to the Hall of Fame, 24 Steggalls Road on Sunday 7 May.

A fundraising country music concert also featuring talented act T’Birds performing your favourite rock ‘n roll favourites from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s promises to be incredible enter-

AIR NOOSA

Association of Independent Retirees (AIR)

Noosa Branch will hold an Investment Discussion Group meeting on Thursday 20 April at 9.30am at Uniting Church, Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach. Speaker: Geoff Wilson (CEO Wilson Asset Management). For further information telephone 0417 431 303 or email: airnoosasecretary@gmail.com or visit facebook. com/AIRNoosa

ADFAS NOOSA

Adfas Noosa presents a talk, Working from Life: Puppets, Lay Figures and Strange Studios, by American-Australian artist, teacher and researcher De William Platz on Saturday 15 April at St Mary’s Church, 17 William Street, Tewantin at 3.45pm- for 4pm start.

It was commonplace until recently for artists to populate their working spaces with strange studio puppets called ’lay figures’. They allowed artists to work ’from life’ without the living. Dr Platz will show us the continuing relevance of them in contemporary art today. Bookings email: membershipnoosaadfas@ gmail.com Visitor fee $25.

YANDINA COUNTRY MUSIC

Yandina welcomes ‘Tommy’ as guest artist to the ACMA concert on Sunday 16 April. Tommy is a popular, talented performer with rich vocals and a great stage presence that is guaranteed to entertain you. See you at the Hall of Fame, 24 Steggalls Road, 12pm start. You’ll enjoy popular country music and other upbeat, crowd-pleasing favourites with a great house band. Walk-ups welcome. Raffle and door prizes, byo lunch, free tea and coffee. Entry $8. Enquiries 0437 191 004. We are a not-for-profit organisation and the proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the hall.

NOOSA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Sunset Drinks networking event will be held at Heads of Noosa Brewing Co, 85 Rene Street, Noosaville from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on Thursday 20 April. Members $55 / Non members $65 - 2 drinks and food included. Book on www. noosachamberofcommerce.com.au

MAGZ JAZZ

Increase strength, flexibility, energy and wellbeing with dance and exercise classes for adults. Learn fun new dance moves to inspired music. Keeps body moving, mind agile and spirit lifted. Tuesday mornings in Eumundi, 9.30-11am. Please contact Margaret 0425 269 988.

COMMUNITY GARDEN

The Noosa Community Garden is back in full swing attracting a lot of new members. We invite you to come along and visit our garden and see the amazing results that have accumulated over the last nine months. We garden every Friday from 7.30am, after harvest which we share amongst the gardeners, we enjoy a chat over a cuppa. Please feel free to contact June Copeman on 0412 384 848 for more information.

ARTS AND CRAFTS

Exhibition:

· Threads – The Ties that Bind: An eclectic exhibition of Arts & Crafts to 21 April, weekdays 9 am – 2 pm.

Workshops:

· Intermediate watercolour with Jan Lawnikanis: Saturday & Sunday 15 & 16 April, 9 am - 4 pm.

· Pen & Wash (beginners) with Lizzie Connor: Four-week workshop commencing Tuesday 2 May, 9 am - noon.

· Introduction to oil painting with Karen Os-

tainment value for $15. Don’t miss it. Doors open 10am. Concert 11am to 4pm. Sausage sizzle and raffles.

For advanced bookings contact 0449 181638 or 0409 588939.

Yandina ACMA is a not-for-profit organisation and the proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the hall. T’Birds will be performing in concert at Yandina.

born: Saturday & Sunday 6 & 7 May, 9.30 am - 4 pm.

· Potter, Plates and Decal with Lindsay Nowoselsky: Saturday 20 May, 9 am - 1 pm.

Animals in pastel with Maxine Thompson:

· Saturday & Sunday 27 & 28 May, 9 am - 3 pm.

To book events phone 5474 1211, email create@noosaartsandcrafts. org.au or visit noosaartsandcrafts.org.au

VIEW CLUB

Noosaville Lunch time View Club supports the education of children year-round through The Smith Family Charity.

Socially this welcoming club meets twice a month. On the second Thursday of the month we have a “Friendship Day” where we meet for lunch at various venues. On the fourth Thursday of each month we have our club meeting at the Tewantin RSL at 11.30am. At this meeting our club president talks about matters pertaining to our club, our Learning for Life Students that we support and later she welcomes a guest speaker, then lunch.

The next meeting is on 20 April at the Tewantin RSL. For more information call Wendy Brooks on 0417 267 281

NOOSA PROBUS 2010

Noosa 2010 Combined PROBUS is a great club for retired men and women who love going on bus trips, having coffee, lunches, dinner outings, weekly walks, yoga, theatre, garden outings and an interesting monthly speaker. Meetings are held at the Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club, 65 Hilton Tce, Tewantin on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9am. For details phone Barbara on 0491 354 054.

NOOSA FOLK DANCERS

You’re invited to ‘Come and Try’ sessions, first one FREE! Experience traditional and modern, easy and moderate dances from countries around the world, on Fridays from 10am11.45am at the Catholic Parish Hall, Moorindil Street, Tewantin. We are a unique and welcoming group providing physical and social wellbeing through world dance. Please register by phoning Philippa on 0417780016 or just come along and join in the fun. Wear comfortable shoes.

MEET YOUR NOOSA JPS

The JPs in the community programme is a valuable voluntary community service actively operating here in Noosa. If you are a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for Declarations living in our Noosa region and would like to volunteer your services a few hours a month at our JP signing centres or to just learn about the JPs in the Community programme, branch forums, workshops and social activities, please email Deb Davis at deborah.davis007@gmail. com for more information and to register your interest to receive our updates.

INDOOR BOWLS

Noosa Indoor Carpet Bowls Club would love to welcome new members to join us each Friday morning at the Leisure Centre in Wallace Drive, Noosaville. No experience necessary and lots of fun to be had. Play starts at 9am till 11am. If interested please contact Pam 0407 493 402

BEEF AND BURGUNDY CLUB

Noosa Beefsteak and Burgundy club meet on the third Wednesday evening of the month at a different local restaurant for good food, wine and fellowship. We invite couples or singles to join us. Further information contact John Dicker on 0414 323 266.

FABULOUS 60S PLUS

We welcome couples and singles to join us

for morning coffee every Monday at Tewantin RSL from 10am and every Thursday at the Boathouse on the Noosa River from 10 am. Additionally, we have a monthly program of international dinner, a monthly Sunday lunch, monthly happy hour sunset drinks plus regular events like darts evening, live music, barefoot bowls and picnics etc. Contact Joan on 0419517869 for more details.

SUNSHINE SOCIAL CLUB

We meet for coffee every Saturday 10am at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club, where we plan our weekly lunches and picnics. Couples and singles most welcome. Please phone Noeline on 5474 5231 for details.

TAP DANCING

Come and join the fabulous foot percussionists at the Uniting Church Hall, every Thursday from 5-6pm. This is an intermediate class suitable for those with some training. If you’re interested in a beginner’s class on Thursdays, from 2.15-3.15pm, please ring or just turn up. Phone Helen on 0448 621 788.

SUNDAY DANCE

Dance Lessons are on Sundays at Tewantin Masonic Hall, Moorindil St. Lessons begin with basic dance steps, Waltz, then old time, New Vogue, Ballroom Dances and a little Latin. We run through to 4pm. Lots of fun and dancing, including a 20 minute tea/coffee break to socialise. Hope to see you there. Singles or couples can attend. Call first or just rock up. Phone Andrew 0429 829 328. For more info, please visit andrewsclassdance.com

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING AT POMONA

Every Tuesday evening from 7 pm to 9.30 pm

Pat and Norm Young organise a Social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall -cost is $ 4-00. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and Norm provide New Vogue as well as Old Time Dancing. Come and be a Spectator, and see if you will enjoy it. Everyone is welcome. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.

TOASTMASTERS

Do you have a message you would like to share with the world? Or maybe you’d like to improve your confidence when speaking in public. We are a fun-loving, supportive public speaking club dedicated to improving your confidence and creativity in a safe environment. Our meetings are every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, from 6.30-8.30pm at the CWA Hall, Tewantin. The first two visits are free so you can come see what we’re all about. For more information contact noosatoastmasters@gmail.com

PICKLEBALL

A sport for everybody. It’s fun, social, and easy to learn. All ages welcome. Come and try by contacting freelesson@noosapickleballclub. com and start something new today.

SENIORS CLUB

Tewantin Noosa National Seniors group meets at Tewantin RSL Club on the third Thursday of each month. We offer outings, social gatherings, information sharing and friendship. Doors open at 10am for a 10.30 am start. Morning tea is served and a variety of guest speakers share their knowledge at our monthly meetings. All previous members, new members and visitors are welcome to join us. We are under a new committee. Please contact Jenny Clarke on 0414 804 988 for more information.

Meals on Wheels roster

Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 17 April.

Monday Drivers: Tony, Ken, Ray, Gail, Maria and James, Rosemary, Alison, Lorraine, Jason, Robyn, Rachael and Ella

Kitchen: Len, Mary

Tuesday Drivers: Bruce, Darryl, Tania and Friends, Penny, Maddie, Nicki, Barani and Peter, Amy, Simone, Driver needed K run

Kitchen: Mary, Len, Geoff

Wednesday Drivers: Martina, Kevin, Darryl, Driver needed D run, Judith, Paul, Elsa, Kath and Melody, Simone, John and Helen, Driver needed K run

Kitchen: Denise, Christine, Judi

Thursday Drivers: Kyle, Driver needed B run, Sue, Donna and Julie, Margo and Jim, Kerryn and Stuart, Martin, Martina, Driver needed K run

Kitchen: Donal, Loz, Vicki, Sharon, Claire, Jerry

Friday Drivers: John and Karen, Lin, Alan and Cynthia, Darryl, Beverly, John E, William and Denise, Ian, Kevin, Lesley, Colin and Elizabeth

Kitchen: Georges, Jenny, Lyn, Charlotte

You can also check the roster on our website mealsonwheels-tewantinnoosa.org.au

If you are unavailable or can do an extra run, please phone the kitchen on 5449 7659.

We are looking for drivers and kitchen volunteers.

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Tigers go down fighting

The Rococo Noosa Tigers went down by 11 points to modern day rivals Wilson Grange in front of a packed house on Good Friday at their Weyba Rd headquarters.

The visitors had the game on their terms for the most part, however, and were far slicker by hand and foot as they opened up a game high 41 point lead late in the third quarter. But from here it was a gallant Tiger fight back where the crowd noise erupted as the home side pushed hard with ample forward thrusts and opportunity.

But it wasn’t to be with the final quarter being the shortest quarter of the day and Grange 11 points in front and thoroughly deserving their victory.

Noosa had plenty of contributors across the board with no one better than inspirational skipper Aaron Laskey whose will on the contest was a constant the entire game. Vice captain Tyler Stack broke plenty of lines throughout the day and amassed plenty of the footy whilst the skillfull prowess of local Mav Pettigrove was again on show for all to see.

Jai Fitzpatrick was influential across half back and even more so when put into the middle in the final quarter.

Isaac McCrimmon did a terrific job tagging ex-Richmond player Will Martin while Will ODwyer flashed in and out of the

game with brilliance.

The Tigers remain winless after the first two games of the QAFL season and take on Morningside this Saturday at Weyba Rd which also coincides with our annual ladies’ day.

Ex-Brisbane Lions star Mitch Robinson will be lining up for the Panthers so another big crowd expected at Rococo oval.

The reserves have won their first two games of the year and look to have a very even contribution across the board.

The colts went down to a pretty smart Grange outfit and will again open the day this week at 9.30am

A massive thank you to all that helped set

up and run the day at Tigerland on Good Friday and see you down at training Thursday night for selection night and a meal. Media award votes:

5. A Laskey.

4. M Pettigrove.

3. T Stack.

2. J Fitzpatrick.

1. I Mc Crimmon.

For all other Tiger information head to our Noosa tiger website or follow us on Facebook. The senior game will be live streamed again from 2 pm on Saturday. Go Tigers.

Steph tops state with finest meet in club’s history

The motto of masters’ swimming is fitness, friendship and fun, but at the annual Masters state championships, the focus changes to elite performance and spirited competition.

During the 2023 championships in Mackay, noone exemplified those qualities more than Noosa’s Stephanie (Steph) Jones.

Over three days of competition, four of Steph’s swims broke both the national and state records (200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle) while in two other swims she broke

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state records (100m freestyle and 100m backstroke) in her 65-69 age group.

These results saw Steph awarded the female swimmer of the meet trophy. Ranked in a points system devised by the international swim body FINA, Steph outpointed 104 female competitors ranging in age from 19 to 96.

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Others to break state age records in Mackay were Ross Kee (100m freestyle 70-74) and Brian Hoepper (800m and 1500m breaststroke 75-79). As well, Steph, Ross and Brian teamed with Jo Matthews to break the state medley relay record 280-320.

The Noosa team’s depth of talent was reflected in the overall medal tally.

The 12-strong team won a total of 67 individual medals (30 gold, 22 silver, 15 bronze),

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two relay team gold and two relay team silver. Every swimmer medalled at least once – no mean feat in some crowded age groups. Joining the four swimmers mentioned above were Rod Alfredson, Anne Besser, Jan Croft, LiQun Hussey, Lois Hill, Linda Hogg, Rob Lucas and Jacky Shields.

In two weeks’ time, a Noosa Masters team of 16 will head for the National Championships in Hobart. The competition will be stronger, but medals are anticipated.

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Respect, fairness, and supporting local producers are the trademarks of Judy Scrase and her Hello Honey label. ERLE LEVEY takes a look at the little Aussie brand that’s developing international markets.

Simple recipe for success

Quality and trust … Judy Scrase has gone from a solo operation at farmers markets to a business that is set to export to Japan and Korea by building on these attributes.

Honesty and integrity can get you a long way in business … yet you also need to trust your instincts and be prepared to spend a lot of time and effort in making an idea successful.

That’s Judy Scrase’s journey with her Hello Honey range of nourishing honey and bee products.

What started as a solo operation at farmers markets at Noosa and the Sunshine Coast hinterland has turned into a business that is set to trade internationally in Japan and South Korea.

Even Judy’s love affair with honey started by accident - literally.

Heating cooking oil in a baking dish, ready to make a roast dinner for her husband Brendan, became a life-changing moment.

Brendan helped by pulling the tray out and in doing so spilled the oil down his forearm.

The effect was immediate. The skin started to blister and Brendan called for the honey.

At the time he was working at the Kabi Organic Golf Course and Orchard in the Noosa hinterland - the first organic golf course in the Southern Hemisphere.

His role included collecting honey from the bee hives he had developed.

Now, with boiling oil on his arms, Judy was stunned as he slathered the honey onto his skin and bandaged it.

No gauze, just a bandage.

Judy warned that by doing so, removing the bandage would tear any scab off that had formed during the healing process.

Yet Brendan persisted.

You can imagine Judy’s shock when a day or two later he peeled the bandages off to reveal a thin layer of new dry film of skin already forming.

To this day you cannot see any scarring.

“I was gobsmacked,’’ Judy said. “It was that moment when you think, I’m going to do this.

“We had been to New Zealand for our honeymoon and had seen it everywhere - manuka honey and propolis candy.’’

“When I saw that with Brendan’s arm, I thought we need to do this - Australia needs to use its own honey.’’

Propolis is a substance created by the bees from tree/plant bud resin, pollen and beeswax. It protects their hive, but has been found to have strong antibiotic and healing properties.

It has been adapted to help soothe a sore throat.

Judy is telling me about her journey while enjoying a cup of tea - with honey - at their home at Kin Kin in the Noosa hinterland.

It was home to Lionel and Gwen Hempsall for many years, as owners and operators of their sawmill a couple of doors down the hill.

Her office in the northern wing of the house is the same one Lionel used.

The house is post war and built from timber milled by the Hempsall business.

“We only source honey from beehives

placed amongst our native Australian wildflowers,’’ Judy said, “not from hives used for pollination on sprayed crops.

“Our customers can also be happy in knowing that our Hello Honey products are supporting Australian beekeepers and Australian businesses.’’

Judy comes from a family involved in the food industry - her father Peter Van Leeuwen was a baker in the Netherlands before coming to Australia in the early 1960s.

His father was a baker before him and Peter ran Bakkerij van Leeuwen close to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.

Having been born in Brisbane, Judy grew up in Zillmere as the youngest in the family with two brothers and two sisters.

“That’s where my cinnamon creamed honey came from,’’ Judy said, “... from the Dutch spices.

“It pays homage to him.

“My mother is still living in the house she’s been in for 60 years

“She’s a Brisbane girl. They met at the Cloudland dances, like so many people did back then.

“Half of my family live on Stradbroke Island, which is my connection with the beautiful honey that comes from there.

“I’ve been working with the beekeepers, who have been there forever.’’

It’s that building of trust that is at the core of Judy’s business. And that is such an important keystone of doing business in Asia.

Trade Investment Qld has just presented Judy’s new Drop Shaped Propolis Candy at the Japan Foodex Tradeshow and Hello Honey has been accepted by Austrade to be part of the Korean Trade Show in Seoul in late May.

To be held at Kintex - Korea International Exhibition Center - it will be for Food, Beverages, Hospitality, Food Industry, Bakery and Supermarkets.

As well as the propolis candy, Judy will be taking her range of products that includes creamed honey, a range of moisturisers, beeswax polish, a beard balm and lip balm.

This area from Yandina and Tewantin through to Tin Can Bay and Maryborough is supposed to be exceptional for the manukastyle honey that comes from the blossoms on the native vegetation.

Judy also uses the blossoms from the jelly bush as they tend to be very reliable, especially in dry weather.

“The difference between me and others is I specialise in sourcing honey from native flowers, not from crops and orchards that may have been sprayed .

“I’ve also worked with local beekeepers as well as Pomona and Yandina.

“Some have been doing it for a long time but there’s been a resurgence with young beekeepers.

“Stradbroke provides amazing honey. It’s pristine conditions there.’’

Judy started her business with six jars of honey from Stradbroke Island, initially using their label and then asked if it was okay to use her own brand.

It was medicinal honey and the words Hello Honey was what Judy was always greeted with when she got home.

Not only was it a term of endearment but an introduction.

Judy’s husband Brendan grew up at Phillip Island where his father Dave managed the internationally-known Penguin Parade and

Collecting the honey from the hives. 326609

Hello Honey’s Judy Scrase with food educator Stephanie Alexander. 326609

Propolis around a hive. Bees create the sticky product to build their hives. This is propolis, or bee glue, which can help fight disease and damage in the body. 326609

The hive after the honey has been extracted. 326609

We only source honey from beehives placed amongst our native Australian wildflowers, not from hives used for pollination on sprayed crops. Our customers can also be happy in knowing that our Hello Honey products are supporting Australian business.”

Environment Park for many years.

Brendan worked at the Phillip Island Race Track and the honey story probably goes back to the way he was always dealing with people.

Coming to Queensland to go surfing, he worked at Super Bee tourism complex and honey farm at Tanawha.

Brendan took the honey from the hives but the live bee shows saw him educate visitors about the importance of these tiny creatures and enabled him to share mysterious secrets from within the beehive.

Judy met Brendan at a barbecue at Noosa River. She was working with imported jewellery and homewares, which meant buying around the world.

Prior to that she worked for Polygram records in Brisbane, which is now Universal.

“We were talking about what we do when Brendan said that by then he was working at Kabi Golf Course.

“He was very passionate about it and has worked there for 20 years.

“The golf course had a food-producing capability with orchards and gardens growing between the fairways.

“So he would cross-pollinate those crops and started a hive. Eventually he would bring some honey home.

“We had been living at Cootharaba but ended up moving closer to Kin Kin.

“While we were at Cootharaba we lived off grid. We had solar, and a generator to wash the clothes.

“It would sometimes have a snake on it, which made things adventurous to say the least ... especially when you have a baby on your hip.’’

One of the benefits was that the owner had left all of her books there for Judy and Brendan to read.

The books were about permaculture and organic farming, which warned of the affects of pesticides.

“I wanted to work from home so we started doing the Noosa Farmers Market, the Real Food Festival at Maleny, and the early days of the Curated Plate at Maroochydore before Covid arrived.

“People appreciated that my range of products was local and I started on-line sales but had to apply to the government for a subsidy so that I could get satellite Internet.

“As you can imagine, it was really slow dialup and infrequent coverage.

“The funny thing was if I had to take an Efpost order I would have to tell them to just wait while I drove up the hill, stood on top of the car and then waited three and a half seconds for it to register. You could tell by the beep.’’

Finally the decision was made to move to Kin Kin because the local school had a tiny kitchen garden and they wanted their two boys to learn there.

It was just a little sensory garden at that stage with flowers and herbs.

“I thought that’s the type of school I would like my children to grow up in. So we bought Lionel and Gwendolyn‘s home and the kids could walk to school every morning, which is a really nice thing to do.

“We were quite involved with the school and we’ve got a lovely little village here.

“The beauty of the school is they also got awarded the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program so they learnt to grow food, how to weed, and how to harvest.

“They had a kitchen purpose-built, so they could cook the produce that they grew. stopped collecting honey at Kabi Golf Course and relied on the local beekeepers.

“They are really friendly people,’’ Judy said. “They are really good people.

“I’ve sold all types of honey at the markets. It would take about 10 minutes to get through the taste testing of five or six types.

“That would be seasonal bush honey ... they change with the weather.

“Every time they harvest it’s different. There’s are so many variables in that final product depending on how much rain we’ve had, what’s been blooming.’’

After the shock to business of Covid, Hello Honey is starting to take off again, Judy said.

There is a new label and it’s being sold everywhere in Australia except for Western Australia, as it is not allowed to be imported there.

Judy even has some international sales.

Yet after 10 years she was facing burnout from markets and selling on-line.

“It was hard to find time to yourself so I worked at Living Valley wellness retreat here at Kin Kin for a while.

“I didn’t realise how much I had missed being in an environment with other people.

“Then I got this call from a gentleman who had noticed my honey straws - that’s 10 grams of honey I give out to children.

“This gentleman said he wanted to send some honey to South Korea.

“I told him about the propolis candies that were for a sore throat. He tried them and was impressed.

“At the time I had creamed honey, a range of moisturisers, beeswax polish, a beard balm and a lip balm.

“He thought that sounded good and his orders got bigger and bigger.

“That was about six years ago. He was sending it to Korea and it was being sold there.

“Everyone knew manuka honey but I wanted to use 100 percent Australian product.

“The Stradbroke honey is tested at University of the Sunshine Coast.

“Eventually he wanted to export a full container for the major department stores in Seoul.’’

That’s when Covid arrived and Australia was locked down, the department stores stopped trading and then everyone went back to on-line shopping.

Lessons learned are that you’ve got to support local, Judy said.

“That’s what I love about doing what I’m doing. It’s based on what they do in German villages where people have quality product and they deal with the local community.

“It’s a guarantee of continued supply and quality.

“I want to be able to run a business where we use local printers, beekeepers, and packaging supplies between here and Brisbane.

“So even though I’m only one person, I am keeping quite a few people employed.’’

Investing in her own backyard is why Judy was nominated for Slow Food which has a philosophy of food that is good, clean, and fair for all.

It’s also why she has been a finalist in the Sunshine Coast Business Awards.

While Covid initially interrupted the export market for Hello Honey, the propolis candy sore throat lozenge saw sales increase dramatically.

“People in Korea understood propolis.

“I didn’t get one payment from the government as a subsidy to keep the business going through Covid.

“When the borders opened internationally and domestically, production just dropped off because if one person is sick you cannot continue as a food producing facility.

“So many businesses were just treading water to stay afloat. We managed to get a few orders but nothing like the year before.

“I took up some support work to help with

income until we got back to the levels we were at.

“The saving grace was it couldn’t have come at a better time. Trade Investment Queensland invited me to present my product at the Japan Foodex Trade Show in February.

“That was pretty exciting and people have contacted me as a result of that.’’

The new packaging of the propolis candy has a clear map of Australia so that customers can see the candies inside. And they have been made into a drop shape instead of a log, to make them easier to eat.

Still keeping things local, Judy’s graphic artist is her childhood friend who now lives in Pomona.

“She has helped me since I’ve started professionally packaging my produce.

“I’ve always put money back into the business so Hello Honey is now a trademark brand in Australia and just a matter of weeks ago in South Korea as well.

“Since the GFC I’ve been trying new products then streamlining it down. The creamed honey range came from enjoying it when we were kids.

“I decided to use native Australian bush foods - such as crushed lemon myrtle leaf, and ginger creamed honey which comes from Bundaberg because of the finely ground ginger that can be suspended evenly.’’

For that, she attributes people such as Del Chapman for giving her the inspiration and knowledge needed.

Del is among a number of people who have helped her along the journey.

Going to Seoul at the end of May will see Judy take her full range of products in order to put a face to the name and the brand.

Respect is part and parcel of the way you do business in Japan and Korea, and you have to earn that.

Judy used to work in Japan when she was younger - at a golf and ski resort on Hokkaido.

“I learnt about being respectful at all times, especially to elders,’’ Judy said. “If anything I learnt the value of being honest and having integrity - I have learnt a lot.

“I’m so excited about going to Kintex - it is the biggest food show in Korea so I’ll be dealing with people from some amazing companies.

“I’ve requested a hotel room with windows because I love to look out and to have fresh air.

“Covid reminded us of values.

“Working from my home office had become normal for me. The business is built on trust and the ability to gather natural and wholesome produce.

“That way I’m able to distribute through a string of local retailers - from the Ginger Factory at Yandina to Aussie World at Palmview and to the Black Ant Gourmet here in Kin Kin.

“Everything is as natural as possible. I bring it under a trusted brand and I pay fair price, I don’t cheapen the value.

“We need to value that - and the people who provide this produce.’’

Judy’s story is inspiring in so many ways, but perhaps the greatest takeaways are her determination in supporting local, and her pride in operating with integrity. Simple really.

Hello Honey products on display in South Korea. 326609

Some of the Hello Honey range of natural products. 326609

The jellybush in flower. 326609

Sport

Good news Noosa Jiu-Jitsu

The recent Caloundra Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships held at the Caloundra Indoors Sports Stadium, was a major success.

The event, which was attended by Noosa’s Caza Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club, is a major part of the Queensland Brazilians Jiu-Jitsu Circuit. It was well attended with some 400 competitors enrolled.

The competitors were competing in three divisions - kids, male and female. For the club who finishes top of the points tally for all divisions, they receive the most coveted award of the tournament, the overall trophy. In the Noosa Kids Division, they finished first, Male Division fifth and Female Division fourth. The overall points tally saw Noosa finish in first place thus making the Noosa Caza Jiu-Jitsu Club, winners of the overall trophy.

This was a great result as this club, under the guidance of Professor Yoshi Hasegawa and his coaching panel, have now established an outstanding record regarding the overall trophy. The years 2019 and 2020 saw the Caza Club finish third, then 2021 finish first To finish in first place again this year, gives them a total of two third places and two firsts.

This tells us that our local Jiu-Jitsu club, which was only formed in 2017, has indeed maintained an extremely high standard of coaching over a period of years. With this high standard, plus the kids winning this year’s division, it tells us that the future of the Noosa Caza Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club is indeed looking very promising.

To achieve a high level of coaching is very gratifying, but to maintain that level over a number of years speaks volumes for those involved, in particular the presence of eight senior black belts amongst the membership, is very consolidating. Also, a big well done to

Sam Morrison Brown Belt, and his assistants for their ongoing coaching of the kids division. This division is of the utmost importance, for as in all clubs in all sports, it can play a major role in the future.

Surf lifesaving

From such a small club the Sunshine Beach

Surf Life Saving competitors, who represented their club at the recent Australian titles in Perth did a good job, coming home with seven med-

als - one gold, three silver and three bronze. Perhaps the best aspect of the carnival was the events in which they achieved their medals.

Their gold came in one of the most important youth events of all the Female U14 Lifesaver. This was won by Claire Cameron.

Then again in the Youth U14 Female Board Rescue, Claire Cameron teamed up with Niamh Arthur to win silver and on the sand, in the U13 Male 2km run Zac Heffernan also came home with silver.

In the senior U17 Male they won bronze medals in two of the major events. Dylan Wilson finished third in the surf race and most pleasing of all was when Oliver Dillewaard, Patrick Davis and Dylan Wilson teamed up in the blue-ribbon event, the Taplin Relay to again win bronze. This event covers various aspects of our work in surf rescue.

Then in the Masters 130 years minimum they won a silver in the Taplin blue ribbon event, when Mick Butcher, Aaron Cross and Wes Berg teamed up: this three once again performed as a team to win bronze in the Male Board Relay.

To have both youth and masters performing well in Taplin Relays says a lot for the standard of patrol members on this open surf at Sunshine Beach.

Head coach for Sunshine Wes Berg said, “The club is very happy with the results, performance and conduct while on tour, in particular the performance of our youth. The vibes we are now getting around the club are good and this can only serve to strengthen our club culture. We will have a short break and then get back into training and coaching.”

A very successful 40-year reunion, plus good results at the national titles - well done to all involved.

Noosa Croquet is getting into gear as weather improves

By Colin Hindson

As the weather improves and the competition year gets under way, the players at the Noosa Croquet Club are getting into gear.

After a very busy March with the Sunshine Coast Regional Championships dominating the scene, the interclub competitions have commenced with the three levels of play all having completed one round.

Social play at the Noosa courts in Noosa Waters is busy most days as the courts fill up.

Some recent new members have added to the mix and the club is in a healthy position with membership. During March the Regional Doubles tournament was held at Caloundra Club on 9 and 10 March.

Open Doubles was won by Rob Moncrieff and John Dark from Noosa, while the 14+ Doubles on 10 March runners-up were John Dark and Lorry Ryan from the Noosa Club.

Noosa then hosted the Division 3 Singles on Saturday 25 March.

This was a very busy day with a number of participants, many who had not played competition before. Referees were on their toes.

Winners on the day were Lorry Ryan narrowly from runner-up William Godsall. A big thank you to all those who contributed to the organisation of the day – there was a lot of work involved but the day went well.

So an overall look at the Regional Championships shows the Noosa Club had some very good results.

Our own competition season of interclub commenced at the end of March, and those members willing to play are hoping for selection to one of the three levels of competition – the Pennant, Shield and Plate teams.

Of these, the top level of Pennant is always of great interest, but the recent influx of newer and highly competitive members will see a lot of interest in the Plate team and its doings. The first results are in. The Noosa Pennant team beat Nambour in its first game 82. Noosa players all had good days with John Olsen having three wins! Well done John. The Plate team played Nambour at Nambour on the same day, and Nambour won on the day 7 – 3, with the Noosa highlight being Dennis Coulter winning both his singles and Su-

sie Locke also winning one singles. Must be something about those Nambour courts.

On 3 April the Noosa Shield team, the middle handicappers, played Nambour at Nambour. This time the courts ran for Noosa and the Shield team won the day 6 – 4 in what was a very competitive match. Best player of the day was Julie Terry who won all her three games – well done Julie!

Once again, if you wish to try out the growing sport of croquet, we welcome visitors at our attractive grounds at Seashell Place Noosa Waters. Sunday mornings (8.30) in particular are open for come and try public members – just have a look, no commitments. If interested ring Niven on 0428 799 987. Hope to see you there.

Professor Yoshi Hasegawa of Noosa Caza Jiu-Jitsu Club

Sunshine Beach Surf Club Australian titles team Dylan Wilson with Coach Wes Berg Silver medallists in Board Rescue Niamh Arthur and Claire Cameron.

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Bells farewell for GOAT

Of all the many questions about careers on the line arising from the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach – which is ongoing at the time of writing – the perennial but now deadly serious doozey of them all is, what do we do with Kelly now?

The greatest of all time began the Australian leg of the world tour at Bells last week desperately needing a result following a shaky start to the season in Hawaii and Portugal or face the ignominy of being dumped from the world tour he dominated for decades at the mid-year cut. Hovering right at the cut line, Slater really needed a quarter final finish or better at both Bells and Margaret River, the last even before the cut.

With a shaky forecast right through Easter, the WSL called the event on in pretty ordinary conditions at Winki Pop on day three of the waiting period, but the surf improved through the day and, coming on at the end of the round against world number one Jack Robinson and hungry local wildcard Xavier Huxtable, Kelly actually had the benefit of some nice long walls to work with. He looked the goods, even taking to the air, and came last, which is what happens when, at 51, you’re more than twice the age of either of your heat rivals.

Relegated to the elimination round in big onshore Bells bowl on Easter Sunday, the veteran again produced some solid rides to win the heat and progress to the round of 32 later in the day, where a rampaging Kanoa Igarashi, equally desperate to get above the cut line, ended Kelly’s Bells campaign.

If you choose to tread where no surfer has gone before, to surf on the world stage well into middle age, at least a decade longer than any other pro, you’ve got to learn to take defeat on the chin, even when you have 11 world titles and 54 event victories over 31 years on tour behind you.

And Kelly did, but there was an unmistakeable air of sadness, perhaps even confusion, in his post-heat interview. Asked about the seeming certainty of being cut after Margarets, he said: “It sucks.”

Swellnet’s Steve Shearer probably summed up feelings about Kelly’s impending retirement best.

“We’ve taken it for granted for so long and now that we are right on the cusp of the candle going out we treasure it [a competitive appearance] like a rare and fragile bird. Miracles have been known to happen, of course - the empty tomb being the most famous and timely example - but there was no resurrection miracle for Kelly Slater today.”

Assuming that the GOAT doesn’t pull off a miracle by winning at Margaret River (which I think puts him over the cut line, dependent on final Bells’ results, but is realistically not achievable) the question is, what does he do now?

The sensible, appropriate and dignified thing to do would be to take a leaf out of Owen Wright’s playbook and pull up stumps now, call Margies your swansong and then have an encore wildcard in your own wave machine at the Surf Ranch Pro next month.

But Kelly didn’t get this far into a truly remarkable career by following anyone else’s playbook, and he still clings to the idea that he can represent his country at the 2024 Olympics before slinking off into the sunset.

Ain’t gonna happen. Fortunately, because I still love to watch him surf, we haven’t seen the last of Kelly Slater, but we have seen the end of his pro surfing career.

A full rundown of the Bells comp and its implications for several of our surfers in this space next week.

Vale Yunupingu

Changing the subject, in the 1980s I spent a lot of time in the Northern Territory as The Bulletin magazine’s roving bush correspondent.

The idea behind my appointment was to update the magazine’s profile from its original cover slogan of Australia for the white man (1890s, admittedly), so a high priority was recognising Aboriginal stories as of national interest.

In this capacity I visited remote communities and met many interesting First Nations elders and land rights pioneers, but only moved from acquaintance to friend with one, the revered Yunupingu, who died after a long illness on 3 April.

I first met Yunupingu (and I struggle with the appropriate usage, because to me he will

always be remembered by another name) at a conference in Darwin soon after he had been elected as chairman of the Northern Land Council.

The 1978 Australian of the Year was already a land rights’ hero and a celebrity, but on country he was just an ordinary good bloke, so he invited me to visit his family on the Gove Peninsula.

A few months later we visited the new family compound at Ski Beach on Gumatj tribal land on Melville Bay, and later I stayed there twice, learning about the Yolngu people, how to spear fish in the shallows, and drink beer in the late afternoons looking out over the peaceful waters.

We were both young men then, and despite our obvious cultural differences, we found common ground.

Now I’m old and he is gone, a hero not just to First Nations but hopefully to all Australians, never to be forgotten.

Yunupingu speaking against uranium mining, 1978.

Pictures: SUPPLIED Embracing his culture, Garma Festival 2018.

GOAT’s last punt?

Pictures: WSL Kelly still smiling.

John Florence looking like a winner.

PROPERTY

QUALITY RISES TO TOP AT PEAK TIMES

PROPERTY MATTERS

ERLE LEVEY

IT will be a big weekend for auctions in Noosa and leading them off is a stunning four-bedroom, three-bathroom home with pool in the gated enclave of Noosa Springs.

Julie Bengtsson at Tom Offermann Real Estate takes the spacious home at 734/61 Noosa Springs Dve, Noosa Heads, to the market Friday, 14 April, at 11am.

Feng shui sympathetic with water feature at the entry and spacious living area opening to the swimming pool and gardens, it would be good for the extended family, Julie said.

Overlooking the courtyard is a large study.

There is a bedroom with ensuite on the ground level, with three more bedrooms upstairs.

“The house has worked well. It has a lovely feel,’’ Julie said.

“The living areas open to the courtyard and pool. The lush gardens mean it is very private.

“There is even a space to park a boat around the side of the house.’’

A double custom timber and glass front door reveal chandelier-like glass pendants in the vestibule, granite flooring and picture windows along the lofty-ceilinged hallway.

The Mediterranean-inspired courtyard features a pergola covered in climbers, and in the foreground a classic pond with water plants and the centrepiece - a mosscovered urn adding tranquil Zen character.

The living and dining space is all about scale and functionality. Floor-to-ceiling foldaway glass doors opening to the multiple wide terraces and central courtyard.

The kitchen has stone-topped cabinetry, pantry, smoke-hued mirror splash-back, and the latest high-end appliances.

Upstairs and accessible by a lift, is the king-size main bedroom suite and retreat.

In the north-east wing., it has an undercover terrace and outdoor spa, a

walk-in robe plus ensuite with walk-in shower, double vanity and bidet.

Two bedrooms on the same level have built-in robes with share/direct access to the family bathroom which has a bathtub.

WATERFRONT TOWNHOUSE APPEALS

An absolute waterfront townhouse in a prime position at 25/67 Gibson Rd, Noosaville, has been listed by Julie Bengtsson at $1.995m.

Quiet, very private and freshly renovated with long water views, the home offers multiple living areas.

Entry on the northerly side is into a private tiled courtyard, then a U-shaped kitchen and living area opening to a timber deck with water views.

An expansive lawn stretches to the revetment wall and jetty.

Upstairs off the hallway are three sunny

bedrooms with plush carpet and built-in robes. The king-size main suite with whitetiled ensuite look over the waterway.

A double and a twin bedroom share a bathroom, and there is a laundry nearby.

“The townhome is booked solid as it is in a good position in the Noosa Entrance complex,’’ Julie said.

“A lot of people from Brisbane come for the extended weekend.

“The homes are large enough to spend extended periods in here.’’

IDEAL FOR HORSES

It’s rare to find a 2ha property within walking distance of Cooroy, yet with that feeling of peace and privacy.

Set well back from the road is a spacious residence at 79 Pearsons Rd, Lake Macdonald, featuring five good-size bedrooms, high ceilings, two bathrooms and a swimming pool.

A five-bedroom, two-bathroom, six-car house, pool, on 2ha with dam, shed, at 79 Pearsons Rd, Lake Macdonald, goes to auction at 1pm on Wednesday, 19 April. 325449

While the home caters for all the family with a dedicated lounge/media room, home office, and huge covered outdoor entertaining area, the property features a dam and shed.

Jeanette Catalano and Mario Catalano at Hinternoosa are taking the property to auction on Wednesday, 19 April, at 1pm.

“It’s a big house on flat land,’’ Jeanette said. “It would be ideal for horses or those simply looking for a usable acreage.’’

At the heart of the home is a fabulous kitchen with a superb outlook over the land and to the sparkling saltwater in-ground pool.

There’s gas/electric cooking, Caesarstone breakfast island bar, and a splendid walk-in pantry.

The living area features timber floors and includes a projector and screen plus surround sound.

With post-and-rail gated entry, the nearlevel acreage has great separation from neighbours. The property is cleared and usable with dog fencing on the boundary.

The shed is 15m by 9m with four bays, power and lights, plus a mezzanine level inside. It is excellent for parking all manner of vehicles plus room for a boat, caravan, horse float, or a motorhome. Other features include 5kW solar panels, solar hot water, large dam, and five rainwater tanks.

SEBEL APARTMENT OFFERS GOOD LAY-OUT

Shortages of listings in prime locations is driving the market in many aspects.

Roark Walsh at Tom Offermann Real Estate is taking a two-bedroom, twobathroom, two-car apartment in Sebel,

along Noosa’s Hastings St to auction at 3pm on Sunday, 16 April.

Apartment 227 is one of the better layouts, Roark said, with bedrooms at either end, a leafy balcony, and situated away from the main swimming pool.

Not only is it a quieter location, the key is it has two allocated car parks.

There are not many resorts where you get an allocated carpark so this is a good drawcard.

Interest to date has been from all over the east coast - Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and regional areas as well as those who already hold property in Noosa.

Many are investors, looking to holiday-let or use the apartment for themselves.

Commanding a light-filled, north-eastfacing aspect with views of the pools, water features and terracotta walkways, the fullyfurnished holiday apartment is across the street from the beach.

It features open-plan living, dining and kitchen spaces, and has a seamless flow to the large undercover deck.

DUAL-LIVING ACREAGE OFFERED

It’s seen as the perfect dual-living acreage property in the heart of Doonan.

Caroline Johnston and Alisa Wythes at Hinternoosa are taking a five-bedroom, twobathroom, two-car house, pool, on 6085sq m at 884 Eumundi-Noosa Rd, Doonan, to auction in rooms Sunday, 16 April, at 1pm.

The property features a solid, low maintenance family home and separate granny flat on usable land.

A wide entry to the solid brick home opens to a light-filled lounge room.

All of the rooms in this

home are spacious.

The kitchen, office, dining and family room are all tiled for practicality, while the four bedrooms are carpeted. There is air-conditioning in the main family room and ceiling fans throughout the home.

The family kitchen is complete with a dishwasher, gas cooking, ample storage and timber cabinetry.

Large glass sliding doors open to the wide, covered outdoor entertainment area overlooking the in-ground pool.

All bedrooms have built-in robes in addition to ceiling fans. The main bathroom is spacious with a separate bath and shower.

The home is fully security screened, and has a large laundry with excellent linen storage.

The cottage is perfectly positioned overlooking the pool and features airconditioning, one bedroom and one bathroom, with a kitchenette.

The home is complemented by green lawns, partial fencing, gutter guard and a garden shed, with a two-car undercover carport, and two 6kw solar power systems.

The property has excellent long-term tenants. The auction is to be held at Hinternoosa’s Doonan office at 777 Eumundi-Noosa Rd.

AUCTION ACTION

FRIDAY, 14 April

Noosa Heads

734/61 Noosa Springs Dve: 4bed, 3bath, 3car residence, pool, 11am, Julie Bengtsson 0418 980 247 Tom Offermann Real Estate

SATURDAY, 15 April

Noosa Heads

6 Key Ct: 3bed, 2bath, 2car house on 622sq m, 3pm, Nic Hunter 0421 785 512

Tom Offermann Real Estate

Marcus Beach

51 Tristania Dve: 6bed, 7bath, 3car beachfront house, pool and elevator, on 931sq m, 11am, Nic Hunter 0421 785 512 Tom Offermann Real Estate Tristania ... a lot of people coming through and understanding the value of a 900sq m block ... all the benefits and no compromise on the house. solid interest, local and southern. sheltered yet at the higher points so one of the best views of the ocean.

Sunshine Beach

37 McAnally Dve: 3bed 2bath, 2 car, pool, on 600sq m, 2pm, Peter TeWhata 0423 972 034 Tom Offermann Real Estate

SUNDAY, 16 April

Doonan

884 Eumundi Noosa Rd: 5bed, 2bath, 2car house, pool, in-rooms 1pm, Caroline Johnston 0409 953 311 Alisa Wythes 0415 111 370 Hinternoosa

Noosa Heads 227/32 Hastings St: 2bed, 2bath, 2car apartment, 3pm, Roark Walsh 0437 447 804 Tom Offermann Real Estate

WEDNESDAY, 19 April

Lake Macdonald

79 Pearsons Rd: 5bed, 2bath, 6car house on 2ha with pool, dam, shed, 1pm, Jeanette Catalano 0422 923 851 Mario Catalano 0400 613 879 Hinternoosa. ●

12598365-AP15-23

A three-bedroom, two-bathroom, one-car waterfront apartment 25/67 Gibson Rd, Noosaville, is listed at $1.995m. 327392

A two-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-car apartment 227/32 Hastings St, Noosa Heads, goest to auction 3pm Sunday, 16 April. 327392

A four-bedroom, three-bathroom, three-car home with pool at 734/61 Noosa Springs Dve, Noosa Heads, goes to auction Friday, 14 April, at 11am. 325449

734/61NOOsAspRINgsDRIve, NOOSAHEADS

DoyouhaveanenduringloveforlivingnearNoosa

MainBeachinaquiet,secure,stunninglybeautiful sanctuary?Howaboutacaptivatingresidence exemplifyingclassandquality,numerousterraces,giant pottedbromeliads,lushplants, fishpondandwater features,reminiscentofanexquisitegardeninthe Mediterranean.

Setonanunusuallylargesitewithacentralcourtyard,

dazzlingturquoisepoolandlift,itisashortbuggyride alongthemeanderingpathwaytotheclubhouseat NoosaSpringsGolf&Spa.Soundslikeadoubleeagle?

Almost.

Naturally,withvaryingloftyceilingheightsandclever layout,overgenerouslivingspacesaredrenchedwith sunshinewhilstcoalescingwithoutdoors,thanksto disappearingglasssliders.

A 4 B 3 C 2 D

Auction Friday14April11am

view Friday 10.30am

Agent JulieBengtsson 0418980247

julie@offermann.com.au

37MCANAllYDRIve, SUNSHINEBEACH

Itwasnature-specificallyaprizedsandduneon thehighestpointinSunshineBeach,withexplosive 180-degreeviewsfromDoubleIslandPointandthe NoosaNationalParkinthenorth,sweepingtheCoral Seaandeasterncoastlinethatinspiredaresidence reminiscentoftheMediterranean.

Perchedattheendofanacclaimedstreet,designer StephenKiddrecalledthelocationtookhisbreath

awayand30-yearslater,thebrieftocreatelayeredand practicallivingspacesforentertaining,whateverthe reasonorseason,remainsrelevant.

Admirehigh-ceilingedgallery-likelivingspacesandthe effortlessconnectionfrominsidetoterracescapturing thoseextraordinarynaturallandscapesandnotethe super-stokedreturningfromtheirtreasuredsurf breaksinAlexandriaBayandbeyond.

Auction Saturday15April2pm

view Saturday 1.30pm

Agent PeterTeWahta 0423972034

peter@offermann.com.au

A 3 B 2 C 2 D

6KeYCOURT, NOOSAHEADS

Whenitcomestoanexclusiveone-off andrare opportunitytopurchaseanoriginalclassiccutiefrom the70swiththejaw-droppingcovetedaddressofKey CourtNoosaSound,only500mtoHastingsStreetand NoosaMainBeach,thisisit.Fromtheleafycul-de-sacof arguablyoneofthehottestandmostexclusiveaddress onNoosaSound,surroundedbymuch-admired andsought-aftermulti-million-dollarcontemporary

residences,whichreflecttherelaxedcoastallifestyle implicitly,abrilliantred,wide-arbouredPoincianaand statelyBangalowpalmsarethecentrepiecesofthe frontgardenofacharming,andcute70’scottage. Admiretheloftyrakedceiling,facebrickwallsandopen planlivingspaceswhichblendalmostseamlesslyto outdoorsandanundercoveralfrescoterrace.

A 3 B 1

Auction Saturday15April3pm

View Friday2.00-2.30

Saturday2.30pm

Agent NicHunter 0421785512 nic@offermann.com.au

227/32HASTINgSSTreeT, NOOSAHEADS

Commandingalight-filled,north-east-facingaspect withviewsoftheMediterranean-inspiredpools,water featuresandterracottawalkways,theairistingedwith saltandofcoursecoffee.It’sthatclosetoHastings StreetandLagunaBay.

Thesecure,private,quiet,andfullyfurnishedholiday havenhasaneutralsunnypalette,aboundswith personalitythankstotheopenplanliving,diningand

kitchenspaces,andhasaseamless flowtothelarge undercoverdeck.Itspellssundowners,barbequesand holidayfun.

Auction Sunday16April3pm

View

Saturday12.00-12.30

Sunday2.30pm

Agent RoarkWalsh 0437447804

roark@offermann.com.au

51TrISTANIADrIve, MARCUSBEACH

Whenthestarsaligninto five,andit’ssecondstotoesin-thedazzlingwhitesand,beinaweofathree-level contemporarymasterpiece,perchedsublimelyin thefrontrowwithsaltybreezesandunrestricted180 degree-plusCoralSeaviews,onthelargesthighestsite ofMarcusBeach…andsigh.

Stepinsideandbeinstantlybesotted.Thereisasense ofindisputablesplendour,fashionedwithcleverdesign

responses,lofty-ceilingsandEuropeanoak flooring which flowsfromtheentryfoyerandbeyondtoa vastopenplanlivingarea.Indoorsbecomesoutdoors asthespaceextendsinatransparentfashion,out toanentertainingterrace.Itstretchesthewidthof theresidenceandofcoursehasthosemesmerizing seaviews,alsothesoundofwavesbreakingontothe foreshore.

A 6 B 6 C 3 D

Auction Sunday16April11am

view

Saturday10.00-10.30

Sunday10.30am

Agent NicHunter 0421785512 nic@offermann.com.au

16SHEARWATERSTREET, PEREGIANBEACH

Positionedsupremelytocapturesaltybreezes,sightsof theCoralSea,thesoundofwavescrashingonthe foreshore,andbeingoneminutetotoes-in-thesand andworld-classsurfbreaks,isaclassycontemporary residence.Italsojusthappenstobeonly700metres toPeregianBeachvillage,withitssassycafes,galleries, boutiquesandsupermarket.

Admirethetimberslatsonthefaçade,tallpalms,water

A 4

B 4

View Saturday&Wednesday 12.00-12.30

Agent TracyRussell 0413319579

tracy@offermann.com.au

9WESLEYCOURT, NOOSAHEADS

Thereissomethingbeautifulandtranquilabout channellingtheartofFrenchprovincialliving,also evokingthefeelingofeuphoriaknowingtheprized addressisamereminuteswalktoNoosaMainBeach. Pushopenthewrought-irongatesintothewalled garden,notethecurvaceouselements,amazingblack carveddoorintothefoyer,sensationalchandelier-like pendant,statementmirrorandsun-kissedterracotta

tileswhichappeartoextendadinfinitum.

Lookaround.Warmthandwhimsypervadethisquiet havenwhereacuratedselectionofexceptionalpieces addtotheFrenchaesthetic,chicbrightcolourscreate avibrantmood,andentwinedwithcoolarchitecture suchasvaultedceilingsover fivemetreshigh,itexudes contemporarysophistication.

A 4 B 2 C 2 D

Auction Saturday22April1pm

View Saturday 1.00-1.30

Agent EricSeetoo 0419757770 eric@offermann.com.au

7316/5MorwongDrive, NOOSAHEADS

Ifhappinessisadayatthebeach,andblissisasparkling bijouseemingperchedmid-level,two-minutesfrom thecabana-adornedsqueakysandofNoosaMain Beach,thenthisisanextra-specialsliceofparadiseina millionaire’splaygroundwithimmensecachet. Howaboutdippingyourtoesinattheshallowendwith asizzlinginvestmentopportunityatthefavourite5-star hotspotofPeppers’NoosaResort,withitslagoonpool,

lappoolandacclaimedrestaurant.

One-bedroomapartmentsarehighlyprizedbecause theyprovidetheperfectopportunityforthe first-time buyeraswellastheseasonedinvestorwhounderstand thebuoyancyofthelocalmarket.

Yesparadise,wheretheclimateisidyllicyear-round andnaturalassetsareinnumerable,awaitasage investor.

A 1 B 1 C 1 D

Auction Thursday27April11am

view Saturday 10.00-10.30

Agent ChrisMiller 0412894542 chris@offermann.com.au

2/29ALLAMBIRISE, NOOSAHEADS

Ifloveisasparklingjewelseeminglypoisedona ridgeoverLittleCoveBeach,afewminutestothe sand,withswoon-worthyeagle’seyeviewssweeping acrossLagunaBay,theColouredSands,DoubleIsland Pointandbeyond,youmusthavefrontrowseatson asalubriouspenthouseskyterrace,orevenoneof thethreelevelsbelow.Asenseofserenitypervades theover-generoushigh-ceilingedlivingspacewhere

brightlightshadowdancesacrosstheterracotta floor andindoorsbecomesoutdoorsasitcoalesceswitha prodigiousterrace,whilstthepiece-de-resistanceis theskyterrace.Ifthe‘stairwaytoheaven’soundstoo tediouswhynottakethelift

Auction Friday28April2pm

View Saturday12.00-1.00 Wednesday5.00-6.00

A 3 B 2 C 2 D

Agent ChrisMiller 0412894542 chris@offermann.com.au

Agent JillGoode 0418714653 jill@offermann.com.au

16STARBOARDAVENUE, NOOSAVILLE

Thereisnodoubtingtheinstantappealofaprime elevatedpositionontheavenueofaprominentestate, especiallywhentheimpressivefamilyresidencehasan eye-catchingstreetscape.

Doubletimberdoorsopentorevealanelegantly restraineddesign,highceilings,slidersthatseemingly disappear,extendingtheliving/diningspaces,to outdoors,andanundercovertimber-deckedterrace

whichstretchesthewidthoftheresidence.Timber plantationshuttersgiveaveryappealingresort-style ambiencetothelargestterrace.Itaddsanother dimensiontothenotionoflonglunchesanddinner parties,enjoyingtheabsoluteprivacyoffunandlaughs inthespa,whichhasitsownterraceandgardenarea onthesouthside.

A 4 B 2 C 2

Auction Saturday29April11am

View Saturday 1.00-1.30

Agent TiffanyWilson 0468922519 tiffany@offermann.com.au

7HONEYMYRTLEROAD, NOOSAHEADS

Lookingforacontemporaryresidencedesignedwith everywonderfulamenitydesiredbyalargefamily,ina community-mindedestate?

Thetree-linedboulevardiscomplementedbyfront gardenspayinghomagetoitsserenelocationandthe façadeusingarawpaletteofmaterialsmimicsthe environs.Openthestatementtimberandglassdoor, notetheexcellentlay-out,almost4-metre-highceilings,

picturewindows,andhowbrightlightsaturatesthe expansivehallwayandopenleisurespaceontheright. Beyondisanover-generousopenplanlivingarea. Doors‘disappear’seamlesslyconnectingtothedark bluepoolwithtravertinesurround-centredinthe courtyard.Similarly,doorsopenontheothersidetoa terraceandbackdropoffencedgardenfringedwith brightheliconias.

A 4 B 2 C 2 D

Auction Saturday29April12pm

View Saturday&Wednesday 11.30-12.00

Agent PeterTeWhata 0423972034 peter@offermann.com.au

7DOLPHINCRESCENT, NOOSAVILLE

Embracingitsplumcorneraddress,themagnetismof anexpansiveresidenceonHideawayIsland,locatedat theendofthewaterway’scul-de-sacwithatidalbeach, isundoubtedlyparadisalbliss.

Fromthewhitestone-pavedpalmcourt,easytosee why.LankyBahamaspalmsinintegratedpotsswayand boldstatementtimberdoorsrevealahallwaywitha collectionseashellartifactsdisplayedinstyle.

WhispersofPalmSprings,arethroughout,asare loftyceilingsandseeminglyendlesslimestone floors, ensuringabalancebetweencontemporarycoastal livingwithatouchofglamour.

Slide-awaydoorsopentoalfrescoandundercover terraces-allperfectforentertaining,andwhichever youchooseitisafootsteporthreetothewater’sedge andlongwaterviews.

A 4 B 4 C 3 D

Auction Saturday29April2pm

View Friday&Saturday 2.00-2.30

Agent EricSeetoo 0419757770

eric@offermann.com.au

4/42HASTINGSSTREET, NOOSAHEADS

IntheheartofarguablyAustralia’smostfamous cosmopolitanboulevard,50-metresacrossthestreet fromNoosaMainBeach,surroundedbysomeofthe bestcommunityandnaturalassetsintheworld,isthe gemoflow-risechicapartments,theEmeraldResort. Theultimateinvestmentopportunityisaone-of-a-kind, 5-starapartmentwith3-bedroomsallwithensuites.A completerenovation,recentlycompletedwithdesigner

sourcedfurniture, fixturesandaccessories,takesluxe tothenextlevel.

NamedPearlatTheEmeraldforgoodreason,and havingamonochromaticaesthetic,brightwhite floor tilesandasunnyterrace,itsparkleswithbrightnatural light.AndbecausethelocationisHastingsStreet,so closetoLagunaBay,theairistingedwithsaltandof coursecoffee.Beachsidelifestylebliss.

A 3 B 3 C 1 D

Auction Saturday29April1pm

View Saturday&Wednesday 12.00-12.30

Agent JesseStowers 0414367282

jesse@offermann.com.au

2/287WEYBAROAD, NOOSAVILLE

Seizetheday.AtownhousesoclosetotheNoosa Riverisarare findwhenithastwobedrooms,alfresco terracewithanorth-eastaspect,isnearthepoolalso knowingitsdesirabilityhasincreaseddramatically becauseithasaredhot,ready-to-goprice Beinstantlyimpressedbynaturalbrightlightdrenching theoak-toned flooringintherefurbedopenplanliving anddiningspaces.

IndoorsmeldsseamlesslytooutdoorsasFrenchdoors connectwiththeundercoverterrace.Whataperfect spotforabarbequeorwatchingthekidshavefun. Worthnotingthatjustbeyondthepathway,lawned areaandpoolfence,aretropicalgardenswiththe dazzlingbeach-stylepoolandingroundspa.Naturally, theyarebothheatedinthecoolermonths.

A 2 B 2 C 1 D

Price $790,000

View Saturday12.00-12.30

Agent JulieBengtsson 0418980247

julie@offermann.com.au

1/3DELORMESTREET, NOOSAHEADS

InthevibrantheartofNoosaHeads,whereeverything youneedisonlyashortwalkfromyourfrontdoor isaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity.Fromdiningand shopping,toentertainment,thereismuchtocaptivate inthisnaturallyquietpocketofwonderland.Be firstinlinefortheoff-the-planreleaseofDelorme ResidenceNumberOne,partofthe5-starduplex sitebyrenownedBlackwoodArchitecture&Design

anddevelopedbyCapitalPrudential.Bornofbeauty, meticulousdetailandcraftsmanship,theresultis aneffortlesslysophisticated2-levelresidence,with cleanlines,adedicationtocelebratingtheelements withharmonious flowbetweenindoor-outdoorliving, floor-to-ceilingdoorsembracingnaturallight,terraces, dazzlingpoolandanabidingdialoguewithnature.

Price $3.1M

Agent MichaelMcComas 0447263663 michael@offermann.com.au

A 4 B 3 C 2 D

32ANGLERSTREET, NOOSAHEADS

AvisuallyarrestingcreationbyarchitectTimDitchfield, ostensiblyperchedwithinNoosaNationalParkhas unrivalled,North-facingeagles’eyeviewsoverthe azurewatersofLagunaBay,NoosaNorthShore, ColouredSands,andstretchtoDoubleIslandPoint. Theprivacyandtranquillityofthepropertysetsit apart,yetitisliterallymomentsawayfromthebest ofeverythingNoosahastooffer.Inside,endless

spottedgum floorsthroughout,highceilings&a monochromaticaestheticaccentuatethesenseof calmness&relaxation.Theabundanceofspace,natural light&breezesisfoundineveryroom.Fullyintegrated, openplankitchen,living&diningareasopenuptothe abuttingNationalPark.Aglasswallthewidthofthe residencemaximisesthepanoramicviews,morphing theinsidewiththefull-lengthundercoverterrace.

A 4 B 3 C 2 D

Price

ExpressionsofInterest

Closes26April5pm

View

Saturday 11.00-11.30

Agent EricSeetoo 0419757770

eric@offermann.com.au

10/43 - 45DUKESTREET, SUNSHINEBEACH

WithSunshineBeachonyourdoorstep,forgetthe alarmclock,waketothesoundofthesurf.Check thewhite-tippedwavesfromtheterrace,grabthe surfboardanditistoes-in-thewaterintwominutes.If that’snotyourcupoftea,donwalkingshoesandstop ororderatake-out-of-choice,acrosstheroadatthe vibrantSunshineBeachvillage,whichisalreadyabuzz withcoffeeaficionadosandfour-footers.

Inside,theallureofthisdreamapartmentisobvious. Alwaysinasunnymoodandnaturallyin-voguewitha freshmonochromaticpaletteofprimarilyblueshades mimickingitssurrounds.DrinkinviewsoftheCoralSea, stretchingfromthenorthtotheeast,enjoyacasual lunchorlookintothegardencanopywhereisnot unusualtoseeguestsfeedingthekookaburras.

A 2 B 2 C 1 D

Price $1.95M

Agent JillGoode 0418714653

jill@offermann.com.au

143 - 145SHOREHAVENDRIVE, NOOSAWATERS

Therearemanythingsinlifethatevokeimmediate purejoyandenvy.Visualiseanexclusivedeepsapphire bluewaterway,awhopping1600m²blockwitha 40mwaterfront,andthemostglamorousyetlaidbackstylingofclassicPalmSpringsarchitecture-the distinctivelymodernistPinnacleonNoosaWaters.

BespokeAmericanoakdoorsopenintoanelegantly paredbackdouble-heightfoyerwithachandelier-style

artpieceNavicula,bytheworld-renowneddesigner DavidTrubridge.Stealingthelimelightaheadhowever isbeyondexpectation.Thisresidenceofformidable qualityandgeniusdesign,hasmultipleaswellas immeasurableuber-luxelivinganddiningspacesof varyingscaleandmoods.

Price $10.9M

Agent TomOffermann 0412711888 tom@offermann.com.au

Agent PatrickSherwood 0413889130 patrick@offermann.com.au

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SUNNY TERRACE TOWNHOME WITH VIEWS

THE magnetism of a townhome gem poised on a ridge, with bedazzling 180-degree views of Lake Weyba, Mt Coolum, Noosa Springs golf course, the Noosa Hinterland and beyond, plus a Noosa National Park backdrop, is undeniable.

Standing on the prodigious terrace, akin to being on top of the world is also knowing the townhome is just one of four with two levels, in the collection of nine.

Open the gate into the courtyard, step inside and admire the slatted timber wall in the entry way, a monochromatic aesthetic of blues, creamy white and greys, also the lofty ceilings and how natural light shadow dances across the solid oak flooring in the over-generous living and dining spaces.

Dressed to perfection by an interior designer, are sumptuous fabric covered sofas, armchairs, plump cushions, timber and ceramic coffee/side tables. all complemented by rattan chairs in a sitting area, which opens to north-facing courtyard.

Look ahead. Note how doors the width of the townhome seemingly disappear to reveal the grand terrace, which apart from those mega views, it also looks over the resident’s only pool and speaks only of carefree, sun-splashed days.

Obviously designed for sophisticated entertaining, or sundowners given the amazing sunsets, the core fundamentals of great design are evident in the sizeable kitchen with designer pendants, walk-in pantry, integrated Wolf Sub Zero fridge/ freezer, Miele appliances, Vintec wine fridge, and stone-topped cabinetry including the island/breakfast bar.

Adjoining is a laundry and a powder room. Upstairs is a serious slumber zone. There are four bedrooms with wispy floor-to-ceiling sheers. Wake up to those captivating views from the luxeking master bedroom which has a serious walk-in robe, as well as ensuite with bath tub, double vanity and glass doors to the shower and toilet.

The second master-style suite has the views however is smaller by comparison and two king-size bedrooms with built-in robes share a bathroom.

“This outstanding location places you within absolute close proximity of everything Noosa Heads,” comments Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Cameron Urquhart. “There are no through roads, and Parkridge Terrace is a true residential enclave, completed in 2021 with an abundance of protected nature including established walkways and bikeways leading to Lake Weyba. It is minutes to Noosa’s Hasting Street, multiple shopping precincts and pristine beaches, yet tucked away in a verdant oasis.

“What an enviable unparalleled lifestyle of unequivocal luxury it offers, desired by

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many, but rarely available. Until now.”

Facts & Features:

· Land Area: 305m2

· Townhome Area: 354m2

· Parkridge Terrace Homes: completed in 2021; 1 of 4 w 2-storeys in 9-home collection; undercover terrace: 13.9m x 3.3m to mega water & hinterland views

· About: professional interior designer; oak flooring; 2.9m high ceilings throughout; monochromatic aesthetic of blues & greys; timber slatted feature wall at entry; plantation shutters; aircon/fans; auto blinds; latest security; living - sofas in cream fabric, armchairs in blue & white, rattan chairs & sofa w blue fabric in sit-

ting area opens to courtyard; carpeted stairs & upper level; 4 bedrooms – 2 w ensuites & walk-in-robes, 2 w builtin robes + study space; floor-to-ceiling sheers - Kitchen: stone topped 2-pac cabinetry incl island/breakfast bar; walkin pantry; Miele appliances; integrated Sub Zero fridge, Vintec wine fridge

· Garage: 2 side-by-side fully secured undercover spaces + storage + internal entry; visitor parking

· Inventory: fully inclusive to cater for approved high-end short term visitor market

· Exterior: northside (entry) w national park backdrop; heliconias at front gate; courtyard w lightweight concrete table &

garden w auto irrigation

· About Parkridge Noosa: a master-planned mixed-use development surrounded by the Noosa National Park; overlooking Lake Weyba, 180-degree views; lift from carpark to apartments; residents-only gym, 2,500m2 parkland, 25m lap pool; on-site ALBA cafe, pizzeria & bar, created by award-winning chef Peter Kuruvita

· Location: few mins drive Hastings Street; Noosa Main Beach & Noosa Junctions vibrant cafe scene; shopping precinct, transport links, essential services; short walk to Noosa Springs Golf Course Noosa Springs Clubhouse & Spa ●

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IN THE COSMOPOLITAN HEART OF NOOSA

IF you aspire to an exceptional lifestyle walking to almost everything you need and love around the neighbourhood, this location, a few minutes to the cosmopolitan heart of Noosa Heads’ on-trend bar and cafe scene, as well as sophisticated Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach is magic.

When it comes to first impressions it is not about the faded outside of the boutique complex – it is totally about the investment opportunity of the absolutely fabulous inside of the two-level townhouse, where pluses albeit bonuses count.

Come inside. The entry level is open plan with timber-style flooring, has a terrace off the dining/living area, overlooking the verdant landscape including the resident’sonly pool of the boutique Enterprise complex, which has just eight townhouses.

The galley-style kitchen with black laminate-topped white cabinetry including an island/breakfast bar has a pantry and up-to-the-minute appliances suggesting casual entertaining or perhaps the big chillout after a day at the beach or a jog in the nearby Noosa National Park.

The lower is a true slumber zone. There are two queen-size bedrooms with built-in robes. Each has an ensuite bathroom and each, yes each has its own paved courtyard and garden. The laundry is also on this level.

There is storage under the stairs and a toilet on the entry level.

“It’s so easy to see why you can leave the car in the garage,” effuses Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Eliza Coppin. “It is in a quiet leafy street close to what’s become known these days as cosmopolitan Noosa Junction with its plethora of boutiques, supermarkets, cinema complex, myriad on-trend bars and cafes plus essential services and the transit centre. Noosa Main Beach, Hastings Street and the main entrance to Noosa National Park with its world-famous Surfing Reserve are a walk away too.

“It is certainly a townhouse with an excellent layout, designed to incorporate the core fundamentals of what can only be perceived as a rare find – a silver bullet for the downsizer, first home buyer or savvy investor by making dreams come true for under a million dollars.”

Facts & Features:

· Townhouse Area: 98m2

· About: entry level w timber toned flooring; open plan lining w 2.3m x 4.8m terrace looks over pool; galley kitchen w black-topped white cabinetry incl island/ breakfast bar; toilet; 2 bedrooms each w ensuite, built-in robe & terrace; aircon/ fans; roller blinds; single car space in

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basement; currently tenanted until early Sept 2023 for $595pw

· Enterprise Complex: 8 townhouses; pool w gazebo surrounded by leafy tropical gardens

· Location: walk through from near pool area to Attunga Heights & via walkways to Hastings Street & Noosa Main Beach; quiet street; leafy streetscape; close to Noosa Junction; walk to Noosa Lookout & Noosa National Park; close to Noosa Main Beach, Hastings Street & main entrance to Noosa National Park w worldfamous Surfing Reserve; also Noosa River, Gympie Terrace, Noosa Village & Noosa Farmers Market, transport links incl private & public schools, sporting clubs, Noosa Aquatic Centre + beaches incl Sunshine & Peregian l

Address: 1/9 Angler Street, NOOSA HEADS Description: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 garage

Inspect: Sat, 15th Apr 10:00am - 10:30am; Sun, 23rd Apr 10:00am - 10:30am

Contact: Eliza Coppin 0423 726 639, TOM OFFERMANN REAL ESTATE

Price: $975,000

ON THE COVER

BRING THE BOAT AND THE FISHING GEAR

SAVOUR the idea of sun, sea, sand and living on a waterway with a tidal beach next to a park on Hideaway Island.

You will love everything about Weyba Haven, and do not forget to bring the boat, fishing gear, buckets and spades, because it’s holidays every day.

Open the statement timber doors into an oh-so-wide foyer and be prepared for a surprise. Admire the almost five-metre high raked ceilings and how natural light bounces over the French oak-hued flooring in the over-generous, open plan living space, with floor-to-ceiling glass doors connecting seamlessly to the undercover terrace. Views of Mt Cooroy and the hinterland suggest sundowners would be a regular occurrence.

Look around. To the right is a private lush garden and abutting is Nancy Cato Park, named after the famous novelist, poet and conservationist who lived in this very residence when it was first built. Look ahead. Bench seating surrounds the trunk of a wide-arboured Jacaranda tree, to the left is a shimmering pool with a sandstone sun terrace surround and in front, joy-of-joys, a broad waterfrontage with a tidal beach. The river plays host to myriad bird life, so it is not uncommon to see ducks, egrets, herons, honeyeaters, kites, black swans, pelicans and cormorants.

There’s plenty of sun and shade options given the number of terraces and the interior design with multiple living and dining areas certainly skewed to functionality and entertaining.

The kitchen, perfectly positioned to capture the ever-changing views, is galley-style with stone-topped white 2-pac cabinetry including an island bench/ breakfast bar, industrial-style pendants and the latest appliances. A full-size butler’s pantry has an additional oven and dishwasher, all secreted behind a sliding door.

In the slumber zone, the king master suite and sitting room aka retreat, looks out to the pool and waterway, plus has a large walk-in robe and a very generous ensuite. In the south wing four large bedrooms have built-in robes, one has a walk-in robe plus ensuite, and there’s a

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Address: 41 Dolphin Crescent, NOOSAVILLE

family bathroom. The bedrooms close to the front entry is currently used as a media room.

Apart from the birdlife, Weyba Haven is a favourite spot to cast a line for tailor and flathead, launch the canoe and stand-up paddle board, or up-anchor the boat and take it for more serious fishing in the open stretches of the Noosa River towards The Everglades.

“With so many naturally beautiful assets, waves peeling off the point at Noosa National Park and warm autumn temperatures,” comments Tom Offermann agents Mal Cox and Nic Hunter, “and the north-facing protected Noosa Main Beach, Quamby Place, Gympie Terrace and Hastings Street, plus a plethora of restaurants, cafes, and boutiques so close, the magnetism of the area is indisputable.

“That includes Hideaway Island. When you arrive for the first time at the water’s edge, you instantly appreciate the name. It is quite surreal and it is precisely this natural beauty which will continue to underpin and grow property values.”

Facts & Features:

· Land Area: 654m2; 23.4m waterfrontage

· House Area: 252m2

· Pool: 5.8m x 4.2m

· About Weyba Haven: 4.8m raked ceiling height; timber floors; aircon/fans; VJprofile doors; storage in the roof cavity; multiple living/dining areas indoors & out; 5 bedrooms - main w walk-in robe & ensuite looks out to pool & waterway, 3 w built-in robes, 2 w 2-way ensuite, 1 currently used as media room + 1 bathroom

· Kitchen: galley-style; stone-topped white 2-pac cabinetry incl 3m island bench/ breakfast bar; soft close drawers, industrial-style pendants; Miele 5-hob cooktop; Bosch oven; Fisher & Paykel dish drawer; butler’s pantry w Robin Hood oven; Fisher & Paykel dishwasher

· External: bench seating around Jacaranda; 3kW solar system; 3000L rainwater tank; garden shed

· Location: 2-way street access, quiet w locals only; easy walk to Quamby Place, Noosa River/Gympie Terrace; minutes to Hastings Street, Noosa Main Beach & Noosa National Park. ●

Description: 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 garage, pool

Price: $5.5M Inspect: By appointment

Contact: Nic Hunter 0421 785 512 nic@offermann.com.au and Mal Cox 0407 708 860 mal@offermann.com.au, TOM OFFERMANN REAL ESTATE

28 ‘On the Beach’ 49 Hastings Street Noosa Heads

1 bed | 1 bath | 1 car

- Penthouse with private rooftop terrace

- Just footsteps from the sandy beach

- Brand newly renovated inside and out

- Undercover security parking on title

- Expansive rooftop terrace with spa, BBQ & outdoor kitchen

Price Guide $5Million

Inspect By Appointment

Shane McCauley 0403 646 930

Frank Milat 0438 528 148

2115/5 ‘Peppers’ Morwong Dr Noosa Heads

4 bed | 2 bath | 2 car

- Three spacious levels of beach themed opulence

- Master suite occupies the entire third level

- Open plan living with a relaxed ambience

- 5 minute stroll to Noosa main beach & Hastings St

- North facing for that elusive winter sunshine

Price Guide $4Million

Inspect By Appointment

Shane McCauley 0403 646 930

Frank Milat 0438 528 148

www.rwnoosa.com.au

Hastings Street, Noosa

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MOVE in, unpack and relax or bolster your portfolio and enjoy excellent rental returns, there’s no end to the appeal of this stunning home. Nestled within a quiet pocket of Noosa Waters, this spacious, comfortable and stylish abode promises idyllic family living close to everything you could ever need.

Depending on the mood and occasion, you can take your pick from the expansive formal living and dining area or the openplan and air-conditioned kitchen, casual dining and lounge room. Glass sliding doors allow for an enviable indoor-outdoor flow and make entertaining a breeze as guests gather on the huge undercover area on warm evenings. You can indulge your flair for food in the bright and updated cook’s kitchen with both overhead and under-bench storage, sweeping countertops and a breakfast bar. There’s even a suite of Fisher & Paykel appliances including a gas cooktop and a double draw dishwasher.

When it comes to downtime, you can choose from the four good-size bedrooms,

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Address: 23

all with built in robes and ceiling fans for added comfort. Your master boasts an ensuite and walk in his and her robes, while all the guest bedrooms are serviced by the well-appointed main bathroom with spa and a separate powder room. Moving outside, you will discover a covered and uncovered patio where you can unwind with loved ones and take in the serene surrounds. The generous 813sqm lot features mature trees, beautiful fully reticulated gardens, a veggie patch and rear access to a reserve plus a sparkling in-ground pool for endless hours of familyfriendly fun. A garden shed and an attached double garage, with an electric roller door, are just some of the extra inclusions on offer. You will love living so close to schools, parks and a host of amenities along with Noosa Hospital and the bustling Noosa Civic shopping precinct. The iconic Gympie Terrace and Noosa Heads are within easy reach as is the recently revamped Noosa Junction with vibrant restaurants and dining options to explore. ●

Contact: Amanda Balding 0408 088 788, RICHARDSON AND

PRIVATE BUSHLAND

SERENITY

IN THE HEART OF NOOSA

Tallow Residences offer private and protected bushland tranquility with all the lifestyle advantages of living in the heart of Noosa. Due to high demand only six luxury, home-size apartments remain. This truly is a once-in-life-time opportunity to secure your piece of this very rare and unique corner of Noosa.

To find out more, visit www.tallowresidences.com.au or call 1300 10 10 50 for more information. Display apartment open by appointment.

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Address 79PearsonsRd,LakeMacdonald Bed 5 Bath 2 Car 6 Pool Auction19thAprilat1pmOnSite Land 2Ha View Sat1-1:45pm

JeanetteCatalano 0422923851 jeanette@hinternoosa.com.au

MarioCatalano 0400613879 mario@hinternoosa.com.au

TheRetreat-39.90Acres

PrimeLand

Address 320-380SunriseRoad,Doonan Auction15thAprilat12pmOnSite Land 39.9Acres View Sat11-11:45am

ShaneStanbury 0414667740 shane@hinternoosa.com.au

CarolineJohnston 0409953311 caroline@hinternoosa.com.au

HIDDEN GEM IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE

HERE is a rare find in the lovely suburb of Cooroy Mountain with 21 acres of prime useable land, large spring feed dam and a solid three bedroom, two bathroom split level brick home. It also has three sheds and is located on the out skirts of Cooroy, in what is locally known as the golden triangle. This neighbourhood can be found in the Noosa Hinterland on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

With more than meets the eye, this charming property offers everything. It has great and useable land which is fenced into a few paddocks and a large spring feed dam and creek - ideal for live stock or small crops and yes, perfect for horses.

There is a solid spilt level built home that features informal and formal living areas, high ceilings and fire place. The living areas flow seamlessly out to the verandah where take in the hinterland views just perfect.

The well appointed kitchen boasts electric cooking appliances.

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The main bedroom features a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite and two additional good size bedrooms are located close to the main bathroom and large laundry.

The double garage with office blends to match the residence. The 6x6m colour bond shed and a liveable shed is not far from the main home.

A little bit of TLC will bring back to where this property should be just beautiful in a great location.

There is a large barn style shed with stables and round yard on the property use to run horses on the land or great for the storage . There is 2x 5000 gallon and 1x 2000 gallon fresh water tanks to the house and shed and solar power to the house.

The 21 acres of land is set back from the road and fenced into paddocks with creek and large spring feed dam.

All of this ins only minutes away from the Country township of Cooroy, which has everything to serve your needs or 20 minutes from Noosa. l

Address: 277 Cooroy Mountain Road, COOROY Description: 3 bedrooms Price: Contact Agent Inspect: By appointment

Contact: Warren Berry warren@hinternoosa.com.au 0407 730 987, HINTERNOOSA

BoreenPoint

Saturday15thApril

2.00-2.30pm17ToolaraStreet333ContactAgentHinternoosa0415111370

Cooroibah

Friday14thApril

11.15-12.00pm64DevonstoneDrive426ContactAgentRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499

Saturday15thApril

11.00-11.30am410lakeCooroibahRoad212ExpressionsofInterestLagunaRealEstate0411328488

Wednesday19thApril

11.00-11.30am410lakeCooroibahRoad212ExpressionsofInterestLagunaRealEstate0411328488

Cooroy

Saturday15thApril

10.00-10.30am8BartholomewCourt421OffersOver$1,095,000Hinternoosa0415111370

10.00-10.30am19BartholomewCourt422OffersOver$1,295,000Hinternoosa0415111370

11.00-11.30am13StrakerDrive422$1,350,000Hinternoosa 0415111370

Doonan

Saturday15thApril

9.00-9.30am884EumundiNoosaRoad522AuctionHinternoosa 0409953311

LakeMacDonald

Friday14thApril

4.30-5.00pm92HoyRoad322AuctionHinternoosa0415111370

Saturday15thApril

12.15-1.00pm92HoyRoad322AuctionHinternoosa0415111370

MarcusBeach

Saturday15thApril

10.00-10.30am51TristaniaDr663AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0421785512

Sunday16thApril

10.30-11.00am51TristaniaDr663AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0421785512

NoosaHeads

Friday14thApril

10.30-11.00am734/61NoosaSpringsDr432AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0418980247

11.00-11.30am6/16KatharinaStreet211PriceGuide$1.295MillionRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499

11.00-11.30am13HabitatPlace423AUCTIONReed&Co.Estate Agents0438695505

12.00-12.30pm104/5HastingsSt111$1,700,000TomOffermannRealEstate0417600840

2.00-2.30pm6KeyCt31-AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0421785512

Saturday15thApril

10.00-10.30am7316/5MowrongDr111AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0412894542

10.00-10.30am1/9AnglerSt221$975,000TomOffermannReal Estate0423726639

10.00-10.30am7WarragaiCourt421PriceGuide$1,350,000NoosaEstateAgents0414424333

10.30-11.00am4/35PicturePointCres111BUYERSGUIDE$3,125,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

11.00-11.30am11WeybaParkDrive323AuctionLagunaRealEstate0434236110

11.00-11.30am5/8SerenityCl332$3,200,000TomOffermann RealEstate0448966867

11.00-11.30am3/4PezaCourt2+2-TenderClose28/04/23LagunaRealEstate0407379893

11.00-11.30am32AnglerSt432ContactAgentTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

11.30-12.00pm7HoneyMyrtleRd422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0423972034

12.00-12.30pm227/32HastingsSt222AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0437447804

12.00-12.30pm4/42HastingsSt331AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0414367282

12.00-1.00pm2/29AllambiRs322AuctionTomOffermannReal Estate0418714653

12.30-1.00pm5BlueGumRd422$1,275,000TomOffermannReal Estate0423972034

12.30-1.00pm2214/15LakeviewRise322BUYERSGUIDE$2,150,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

1.00-1.30pm9WesleyCt422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

1.15-1.45pm511/6SedgelandDrive322BUYERSGUIDE$1,300,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

2.30-3.00pm6KeyCt31-AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0421785512

3.45-4.00pm13HabitatPlace433AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

Sunday16thApril

2.30-3.00pm227/32HastingsSt222AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0437447804

Wednesday19thApril

11.00-11.30am5/8SerenityCl332$3,200,000TomOffermann RealEstate0448966867

11.00-11.30am11WeybaParkDrive323AuctionLagunaRealEstate0434236110

11.00-11.30am3/4PezaCourt2+2-TenderClose28/04/23LagunaRealEstate0407379893

11.00-11.30am2214/15LakeviewRise322BUYERSGUIDE$2,150,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

11.30-12.00pm7HoneyMyrtleRd422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0423972034

11.30-12.00pm511/6SedgelandDrive322BUYERSGUIDE$1,300,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

12.00-12.30pm4/42HastingsSt331AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0414367282

2.00-2.30pm4/35PicturePointCres111BUYERSGUIDE$3,125,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

5.00-6.00pm2/29AllambiRs322AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0418714653

NoosaSprings

Friday14thApril

10.30-11.00am734/61NoosaSpringsDr432AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0418980247

Saturday15thApril

10.00-10.45am138/61NoosaSpringsDriv322bynegotiation JoeLangleyRealEstate0419883499

Noosaville

Thursday13thApril

10.30-11.00am14SilkwoodDrive422OFFERSOVER$950,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0433641158

Friday14thApril

10.00-10.30am10/221GympieTerrace221O/O$1.3mConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

10.00-10.30am65LakeEntranceBlvd422ByNegotiationRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499 12.15-1.00pm23AquamarineCircuit422PriceGuide$1.999MillionRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499 2.00-2.30pm7DolphinCres443AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

Saturday15thApril

10.00-10.30am8LimosaCircuit432BuyerInterest$2,200,000NoosaEstateAgents0407147521

10.00-10.30am2/22-24NannygaiStreet111O/O$620,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0434236110

10.30-11.00am14SilkwoodDrive422BUYERSGUIDE$950,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0433641158

11.00-11.30am5/2BarbadosCres211ForthcomingAuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0468922519

11.00-11.30am8GraniteCourt422Interest$1,875,000NoosaEstateAgents0407147521

11.30-12.00pm17RobertStreet535BYNEGOTIATIONReed&Co. EstateAgents0438695505

12.00-12.30pm1/219WeybaRoad431O/O$2,000,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0434236110

12.00-12.30pm13/187GympieTerrace211O/O$725,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

12.00-12.30pm2/287WeybaRd221$790,000TomOffermannRealEstate0418980247

1.00-1.30pm11/293WeybaRoad331O/O$1,175,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

1.00-1.30pm16StarboardAve422AuctionTomOffermannReal Estate0468922519

2.00-2.30pm7DolphinCres443AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

Wednesday19thApril

10.00-10.30am2/22-24NannygaiStreet111O/O$620,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0434236110

12.00-12.30pm13/187GympieTerrace211O/O$725,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

4.00-4.30pm17RobertStreet535BYNEGOTIATIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

NoosaWaters

Thursday13thApril

11.30-12.00pm3NeptuneCircuit334AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0433641158

Saturday15thApril

10.00-10.30am192ShorehavenDrive422AuctionLagunaReal Estate0407379893

11.00-11.30am46ShorehavenDr422$2,150,000TomOffermannRealEstate0447263663

11.30-12.00pm3NeptuneCircuit334AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0433641158

PeregianBeach

Saturday15thApril

12.00-12.30pm16ShearwaterSt442AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0413319879

Wednesday19thApril

12.00-12.30pm16ShearwaterSt442AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0413319879

SunriseBeach

Thursday13thApril

11.30-12.00pm9/2OreallaCrescent321AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0401212505

Saturday15thApril

10.00-10.30am5/12AdvancePl311$985,000TomOffermannRealEstate0407708860

12.00-12.45pm8/9SeleneStreet221ContactAgentSunshine BeachRealEstate0754472999

12.00-12.30pm56NetherbyRs42-ContactAgentTomOffermannRealEstate0411122331

12.00-12.45pm10/9SeleneStreet321ContactAgentSunshineBeachRealEstate0754472999 2.30-3.00pm24NewfieldStreet432BYNEGOTIATIONReed&Co. EstateAgents0438695505

Wednesday19thApril

3.00-3.30pm24NewfieldStreet532BYNEGOTIATIONReed&Co. EstateAgents0438695505

SunshineBeach

Saturday15thApril

Tewantin

Friday14thApril

10.00-10.30am2CooroibahCrescent422PriceGuide$1.45MillionRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499

Saturday15thApril

9.00-9.30am50HiltonTce432ContactAgentTomOffermannRealEstate0468922519

10.00-10.30am51HooperCrescent322$1,050,000LagunaRealEstate0428711163

11.00-11.30am3NoosaBanksDrive424O/O$1,600,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0491185774

12.00-12.30pm9FinneyCourt532+ContactAgentLagunaReal Estate0411328488

Wednesday19thApril

11.00-11.30am3NoosaBanksDrive424O/O$1,600,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0491185774

12.00-12.30pm289MoorindilSt456$4,250,000TomOffermannRealEstate0413889130

12.00-12.30pm9FinneyCourt532+ContactAgentLagunaReal Estate0411328488

Tinbeerwah

Saturday15thApril

9.30-10.00am12SmithsRoad422OFFERSOVER$1,695,000Reed &Co.EstateAgents0438695505

WeybaDowns

Saturday15thApril

1.00-1.30pm200EumarellaRoad424$1,700,000LagunaRealEstate0411328488

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Doonan

Sunday16thApril

1.00-1.00pm884EumundiNoosaRoad522AuctionHinternoosa 0409953311

LakeMacDonald

Wednesday19thApril

1.00-1.00pm79PearsonsRoad526AuctionHinternoosa0422923851

Saturday22ndApril

11.00-11.00am92HoyRoad322AuctionHinternoosa0415111370

MarcusBeach

Sunday16thApril

11.00-11.30am51TristaniaDr663AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0421785512

NoosaHeads

Saturday15thApril

3.00-3.30pm6KeyCt31-AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0421785512

4.00-4.00pm13HabitatPlace433AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

Sunday16thApril

3.00-3.30pm227/32HastingsSt222AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0437447804

Saturday22ndApril

1.00-1.30pm9WesleyCt422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

NoosaWaters

Saturday6thMay

9.30-10.00am192ShorehavenDrive422AuctionLagunaRealEstate0407379893

PeregianBeach

Saturday22ndApril

10.00-10.30am16ShearwaterSt442AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0413319879

SunriseBeach

Thursday13thApril

12.00-12.30pm9/2OreallaCrescent321AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0401212505 SunshineBeach

Friday14thApril

HOME FOCUS

TIGHTLY held by the same family for 30 years, as their beloved home, is this charming double storey residence boasting an absolute beachfront position, elevated above the dunes at the northern end of Seaview Terrace, just 40-metres to beach access.

Perfectly positioned on the block to maximise privacy, spectacular ocean views, natural light, and gentle sea breezes; this is beachfront resplendence that will truly make your jaw drop and has to be personally experienced to fully appreciate its splendour and magic - you literally catch your breath on entry to this home with your eyes immediately drawn to the ocean…so close you can almost touch it.

The home itself comprises three bedrooms, three bathrooms, separate living areas including a delightful, shuttered sunroom at entry, modern kitchen with ocean view, expansive upper and lower decks showcasing white water views encompassing sand, surf, and Noosa National Park (Lion’s Head), plus single lock

HOME ESSENTIALS

up garage with extra storage and onsite parking for additional vehicles including space for boat/trailer.

Meticulously cared for and maintained by its owners, making cherished memories with family members and friends. You can feel the love throughout, it has a warm, welcoming ambience that envelops you and makes all who visit feel so at ‘home.’

Features include raked ceilings in upper level and hardwood timber floors, plantation shutters, split system air-conditioning in master bedroom, stone benches in kitchen,

quality appliances, servery stacker windows to deck, fireplace, dual vanities and separate shower and bath in ensuite, roll down blinds on deck for all-weather alfresco relaxation, and generous storage.

The floor plan facilitates excellent separation of living, with each level having its own external access; it’s the complete beach holiday home with a huge rumpus area under for family members to stay, with two bedrooms, including an ensuited guest bedroom, and its own patio area with glorious ocean views.

Located at the off-leash dog friendly end of the beach, those canine family members will love it here as much as their humans. Noosa National Park with its scenic walking trails leading to a variety of picturesque coves including Alexandria Bay, is at the end of the street (just metres away), and its approximately a 15 minute walk to Sunshine Beach Surf Club and the village hub with boutique dining and retail.

Property in Sunshine Beach is highly sought after, and this particular property

is not only one of the most coveted, tightly held since 1992, but is arguably in one of the best positions. Do not wait another lifetime for an opportunity like this; invest in your slice of this prestigious beachfront enclave, amongst southeast Queensland’s most desirable.

Strictly private inspections only, contact Agent to arrange.

· Oceanfront opportunity, northern end of blue-chip Seaview

· Much loved family home, tightly held for over 30 years

· Absolute beachfront with jaw-dropping white water views

· Double storey - with family-friendly, functional floor plan

· 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, light-filled modern kitchen

· Delightful, shuttered sunroom + two separate living areas

· Upper full length covered deck showcasing stunning vista

· Ground floor timber patio also with views of sand & surf ●

Address: 62 Seaview Terrace, SUNSHINE BEACH Description: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 garage Price: Contact Agent Inspect: By appointment

Contact: Rob Spencer 0408 710 556 and Pip Covell 0418 714 744, SUNSHINE BEACH REAL ESTATE

6/58FurnessDrive For Sale

Country Lifestyle with Fantastic Coastal Location ‘Mirambeena’, Noosa Hinterland, QLD

View: By Appointment

Expressions of Interest by 5pm, 19th May

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• 114.73ha (283.50ac) 2 FH titles w/ option of 2 adj titles 2.92ha & 2.04ha

• 4 Bedroom homestead + cottage, privacy with spectacular views

• Bordered by National Park to the west & a permanent creek to the north

• 5083 Avocado trees (47ha) with future development potential, Irrigation, packing and machinery sheds

• Options for plant & equip & crop

• Approx. 60ha available to diversify with cattle, equestrian, timber or other rural pursuits

• Excellent water (7+ Dams), avg.1500ml p.a., cattle yards, 3 phase power

• Expand the horticulture asset or explore Farmstays, Eco cottage retreats. STCA

Michael Robinson 0431865616 michael.robinson@nh.rh.com.au

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Theysaylocationiskey!ThepositionofthisvillaintheMontereyestateisgreat. *North-eastfacingpatiooverlookinglushprivategarden *Situatedinquietnothroughroadwithverylittlepassingtraffic *Lowmaintenance,‘lockupandleave’gatedcommunity *Retirementwithouttheexitfees.Getinnowbeforeitsgone!

Inspect: SaturdayApril15th11-11.30am

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RobAnderson 0438682700 rob.anderson@robertjamesrealty.com.au

robertjamesrealty.com.au

66PACIFICAVENUE

SUNSHINEBEACH

A 4 B 2 C 1 E

Anambienceofoverwhelmingcalmandserenityshroudsthis leafysanctuary,offeringpeaceful,elegantlivingona506m2block, perfectlysuitedtofamilies,sea-changers,andinvestors.

•PrivateArchitect-designedpavilionwithpoolsideliving,master/ guestbedroomandluxuryatrium-styleensuite

•Zen-likegardens,outdoorshower,timberdecking

•Airconditioning,ceilingfans, fireplace,solarpower

•Meticulouslymaintainedwithnothingtodo,readytomovein!

FORSALE OFFERSOVER $1.8M

INSPECT SAT15APR 10-10.45AM

WED19APR 10-10.45AM

8/9SELENESTREET

SUNRISEBEACH

A 2 B 2 C 1 E

AGENT CAITLYNMCCONNELL M:0417637697

Offeredtothemarketforthe firsttimesincebuilt,isthislight-filled apartmentinthewell-locatedCostaBellacomplex,tuckedaway attheendofacul-de-sacfrontingparkland,andonly230mtothe sand;packthesunscreen,surfboards,andbeachtowels!

• Oceanviewsfromexpansivecoveredpatio

•Newkitchen,openplanliving

•ShortwalktoSunshineBeach&surfclub

•Outstandingopportunity!

FORSALE BY NEGOTIATION

INSPECT SAT15APR 12-12.45PM

AGENT KATHYWISE M:0407968300

RARE ABSOLUTE WATERFRONT POSITION

CAST your fishing line out directly from your deck and land your catch on the pure sandy beach in front.

This is an outstanding parcel of real estate which takes in fabulous water views in three directions.

With only one neighbour and a pretty parkland adjacent this townhouse offers complete privacy.

Light filled and featuring high raked ceilings, creating a wonderful airflow throughout.

Offering two bedrooms, plus a third bed/living area which flows directly to the waterfront deck.

The kitchen and living areas are located on the mid level and take in extraordinary views.

Canoeing, boating fishing crabbing all from your waterfront deck, what a wonderful lifestyle.

An easy flat stroll to Hastings Street and Laguna Bay, with Ricky’s restaurant a mere 200 metres away.

Solid low maintenance construction, allowing for low body corporate fees.

Noosa Sound is highly regarded as one of Australia’s best performing real estate locations.

This is an opportunity to realise a brilliant lifestyle and investment in one exciting package! ●

IN THE HEART OF THE NOOSA RIVER ACTION

DEVELOPER’S own expansive top floor apartment.

Massive rooms, high ceilings, natural light and airflow.

Generous open plan, renovated kitchen, river glimpses.

Easy flow from the living spaces to the large sun-filled balcony.

Rare in a complex, exclusive use single lock up garage.

Only 150 metres to the fabulous Noosa

River.

Gympie Terrace dining precinct a two minute stroll.

Five minutes to world famous Hasting St and Laguna Bay.

Expert management on-site to take care of everything.

Dynamic Noosaville offers proven investment and lifestyle options.

This is a very special apartment, one not to be missed! ●

HOME ESSENTIALS

Address: 11/293 Weyba Road, NOOSAVILLE Description: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 garage, pool Inspect: Saturday 1-1:30pm

Contact: Melanie Butcher 0407 379 893, LAGUNA REAL ESTATE

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• StylishrenovatedvillaintheheartofexcitingNoosaville

• Granitebenchtops,plantationshutters, timberlook flooring

• Furnishedorunfurnished,idealforinvestmentorlivein

• Upstairshas2largebedroomsplusloft,andfamilybathroom

• Downstairspowderroom,laundry,aircon,storage,studynook

• Stunning filteredoutlookovertothetropicalpool

• Tennis,gym,spa,sauna,entertainingareasandgamesroom

• NoosaRiveracrosstheroadandexcitingrestaurantsabound

• Adelightfulpropertytoenjoy,onsitemanagementavailable

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•LargeonelevelhomeinaquietpocketofNoosaHeads

•Expansiverenovatedkitchenwithwalk-inpantry

•Openplankitchen/dining/living,easyflowtothecovereddeck

•Fullyfenced,excellentlayout,large810sqmlot

•2ndupdatedbathroom;marineplyflooringinliving/kitchen

•Largecoveredreardeckidealforentertaining,roomforpool

•Roomforallthetoyswitha12x6metrelockableshed

•Sidepropertyaccess,singleLUGwithinternalhomeentry

•Noosawaterwaysareashortstrollfromyourdoorstep

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•AnarchitecturalhomeinaprimeNoosaWaterslocation

•Generouslyproportioned,hugelivingspacesandbedrooms

•Masteronupperlevelfeaturingensuiteandgenerouswalk-in

•Largekitchenwithpantryoverlookinglight-filledlivingareas

•Pool,air-conditioning,storage,lowmaintenance

•Doublelockupgarage,roomforthevanorboatoffstreet

•StrolltoGympieTcerestaurants,shopsandfarmersmarkets

•5minstoworldfamousNoosaMainBeachandHastingsStreet

•GreatopportunitytocapitaliseonanexcellentNoosaWaters location

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MelanieButcher 0407379893

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