Noosa Today - 21st April 2023

Celebrating connections

Proud Kabi Kabi and Wakka Wakka girl Alkirah Bell’s painting Connections Through Water has been selected as the official image for Noosa Library Service’s 50th birthday celebrations.

Council’s Acting Libraries and Galleries Manager, Tracey King, said themes of community, connection, learning and storytelling – explored in the painting - were also central to libraries.

“As we celebrate 50 years of our libraries, we’re honoured to promote local Kabi Kabi culture and pay respect to local traditional custodians of the land on which our libraries are located,” she said.

Alkirah says water – a key motif in her painting – represents connection.

“Water has connections. It’s connected to everything, from the ocean to our bodies with over 60% of water. The waterholes represent everything and everyone connected,” she said.

“I think water connects us all together, whatever water we drink has already been drunk by someone or something else. My painting represents this through the ocean. The ocean is never the same, it’s always changing, just like us.

“The dots in the middle represent us together as a community, working together.”

Alkirah says she is lucky to have been taught her culture from a young age, passed down by her ancestors, including her great-great-great grandparents Willie Crowe and Emma Dunne, who are featured in the Noosa Council documentary Place of Crows.

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Nudist crackdown

By Margie Maccoll

There’ll be no nudity on Noosa beaches say police who launched an operation last Sunday targeting Alexandria Bay, Noosa Heads National Park’s locally recognised nudist beach, to address the undressed.

“It’s been an unofficial nudist beach. Now it’s officially not. We’re going to police it,“ said Noosa Senior Sergeant Anthony Cowan. Police issued infringement notices to 10 men and one woman for wilful exposure last Sunday and plan an initial blitz followed by regular policing.

The infringement notice incurs a $287 fine

but the police have a range of options to maintain the law from issuing infringements to taking the matter to court.

Snr Sgt Cowan said police were responding to complaints, mostly to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, not only of nudity but of indecent acts.

“We’ve had several complaints of people doing lewd acts, people masturbating in public, men approaching females and openly masturbating,“ he said.

“Some of the complaints are just disgusting.“

About seven years ago police cracked down

on nudists in A-bay and it was met with strong opposition, including street protests so police expected opposition on Sunday.

“People were sun baking saying they were doing nothing wrong,“ he said. “Nudity is not acceptable. It’s never been legal.“

This week Noosa Today received a letter from a local resident protesting the police action, Queensland’s draconian laws and a lack of places for naturists.

The man, who doesn’t want to be named, described the scene on Sunday at A-bay as one where a handful of naturists were sunbathing peacefully when three police drove their 4WD vehicle on to the beach before “round-

ing up a number of naturists who were lying in the sand dunes and certainly not visible to the public before taking their personal details and informing them that they would be fined for indecent exposure“.

“Alexandria Bay and other sections of the Noosa National Park including Granite Bay has been known by locals and tourists alike for donkey years as being frequented by sun worshipping naturists,“ he said.

Snr Sgt Cowan tells a different story, saying there were certainly not trying to hide. “A lot of them were walking down the beach in full exposure,“ he said.

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Alkirah Bell with her painting titled Connections through Water.

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OPINION pages 20-22

TV GUIDE pages 23-26

COMMUNITY UPDATES page 28

FOCUS ON COOROY pages 30-35

PROPERTY liftout

LIVE pages 38-39, 42

SPORT pages 44-47

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No nudists

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The resident described Alexandria Bay as a long and challenging walk for anyone who is accessing it via the national park main coastal track given its four-kilometre distance and two kilometres for anyone using other entrances such as the access from Sunshine Beach, Park Edge Road or McAnally Drive. “It begs the question why the police were bothering to target people who were not hurting anyone and were well away from the public gaze,“ he said Snr Sgt Cowan said A-bay had become a busy thoroughfare for people moving between

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Noosa Heads to Sunshine Beach and last Sunday the beach was busy with people, many of them families with children.

The resident said Queensland was the only stateinthecountrywithoutalegalnudebeach, called the state government “old-fashioned“ and said petitions by naturists had been ignored, leaving them with nowhere to go.

“Is that really fair for all beach goers including naturists who pay their taxes to this state and country and enjoy that particular life style?“ he asked.

Celebrating connections

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As the successful artist, Alkirah received a $2500 cash prize.

Ms King thanked all of the local First Nations artists who submitted an artwork to the call for expressions of interest.

“Our library service has changed a lot in 50 years. Noosa Shire’s first library opened in December 1973, on Moorindil Street in Tewantin, later relocating to Pelican Street in 1983,” she said.

“A decade later our current Maurice Hurst-designed library building in Wallace Park at Noosaville opened, with a second library opening at Cooroy in 2010.

“These days our library service offers access to more than 100,000 physical and digital items for borrowing. We also have the Mobile Library service and vending kiosks at Pomona and Peregian which expand our physical presence out to the further reaches of the shire.

“Our library service now also provides a broad range of programs and events that support literacy and lifelong learning, as well as access to publicly accessible technologies and digital literacy support”.

Alkirah Bell’s painting is currently on display at the Cooroy Library and the new library cards and bags will be available to the community in the coming months.

The public memory may be short on some matters, but not where the heart is touched so deeply as it is by the story of Gallipoli and all it represents.

When Peregian resident John Crossley showed us the first hand account of the landing of Queensland troops on Gallipoli published in a school magazine that he retrieved from a school cupboard 80 years ago it was a sombre reminder of the shocking loss of the lives of young Aussie men.

But it also revealed a bravery, a spirit of adventure, resilience and mateship that many question is evident today.

During the Covid years Anzac Day ceremonies have been cancelled or held in reduced numbers.

Next Tuesday we will commemorate the Australian men and women involved in conflict and peacekeeping throughout our history and our attendance will demonstrate the importance of Anzac Day to the present society.

Some of our readers would have noticed last week’s Noosa Today was a little late arriving at residents’ homes or at our regular outlets and our digital editions and online sites were a bit out of kilter.

Unfortunately we had bit of a glitch across our internet system and we apologise for any inconvenience that may have caused.

Our wonderful IT staff have worked above and beyond and we are now back on track. Thank you everyone for your patience.

- Margaret Maccoll

Police are targeting Alexandria Bay in a crackdown on nudists.

Businesses rally after fire

By Abbey Cannan

Tewantin businesses are joining forces to recover from a fire, with a community fundraising event to help “bring people back” to the precinct.

Head to Bean Theory on Sunday 23 April between 9am-12pm, for a fun event with live music, face painting, coffee, food, and prizes, all donated by other Tewantin businesses.

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

The fire which started 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.

Bean Theory cafe owner Jennifer Mendes said they want to help their fellow business owners who have been struggling, but would be coming back stronger than ever.

“We wanted to do a local event, as I think sometimes everyone forgets that Tewantin is here,“ Jennifer said.

“We are all small businesses and within the last three and a half years since I’ve opened my shop, we’ve struggled a lot.

“From Covid to floods and now fires, we’ve been through a lot.We want to show that we are strong, and create some help for the businesses who were affected more than us in the fire.

“I’m still open, I’ve got some damage, but not as much as other businesses.“

Noosaville Fish Market owner Gary Roser, who was able to reopen the next day, 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.

Tewantin Vets practice manager Sue Reid said it was going to be a long recovery period for them, while Jessica Beveridge from The Groomery said they “may be weeks away from

reopening“ and would have to cancel upcoming bookings.

Local artist Jack Raymond will be perform-

ing at the event on Sunday.

“We have loads of fantastic prizes that have been donated by our awesome

community,“ Jennifer said.

Raffle tickets are available from 18 - 23 April at Bean Theory.

Council sets Tourism Noosa funding agreement

“We do not want to see Noosa loved to death but we do need a strong tourism sector,“ Noosa Shire Council CEO ScottWaters said in council meetings this month as councillors debated a new funding agreement between council and Tourism Noosa.

The agreement established an annual funding base for TN of $2.52 million with no further funding except for specific projects or events agreed between NSC and TN.

Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie said the $2.52 million Funding and Performance Agreement replaces the existing agreement and would provide extra checks and balances.

“The new arrangements enable Tourism Noosa to balance our collective aspirations for Noosa as a community and destination after the adoption of the Destination Management Plan,” Cr Wilkie said.

Described as a key strategic document to be developed with the community, the DMP will inform Noosa’s future tourism marketing strategies and actions.

“The Destination Management Plan will help fine-tune Tourism Noosa’s role. But in the meantime, this agreement will provide certainty for TN to keep marketing Noosa to high-spending interstate and international visitors,” Cr Wilkie said.

The funding agreement comes with increased governance expectations with “a higher emphasis on NSC requirements, initiatives, value for money, reporting against the agreement and overall governance“.

A key governance requirement is for TN to report quarterly to NSC on expenditure against the objectives under the agreement, activities being undertaken and

return on investment.

As part of this agreement TN will provide to council a workforce plan, updated annually, undertake an efficiency and effectiveness review and develop a four-year strategic plan in 2023 with annual operational plans, and explore alternate revenue streams.

Under the agreement TN is to set the direction for Noosa’s tourism industry to achieve marketing strategies that attract “high value-low volume visitation“ with a “sustainability program to uphold and enshrine Noosa values“.

Council wants recognition for its money and its media, marketing, communications and community engagement to follow council protocols.

The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors are to be afforded the opportunity to at-

tend TN events and TN are to provide opportunities for them to access Regional Tourism Organisation, State Tourism Organisation, National Tourism Organisation events as well as trade and industry events, inclusive of Queensland Tourism Industry Council.

Council’s Environment and Sustainable Development director Kim Rawlings said the new agreement was underpinned by strong collaboration between council and TN on key Tourism Noosa documents and plans, including marketing and events strategies.

“The new agreement has been through a legal review and negotiated closely with Tourism Noosa,“ she said.

The agreement provides funding on a two year basis with a two year option. Council is expected to ratify the new agreement at Thursday’s Ordinary Meeting.

Bean Theory owner Jennifer Mendes, front, and staff Linda Vider, Alyssa Davis, Daisy Hillen and Bridgit Nagy.

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Jack Raymond will be performing at the event on the weekend.

Bean Theory are hosting a fundraising event to help businesses recover from a recent fire.

Jump on board Troop Train

Mary Valley Rattler and the Gympie RSL Sub Branch are teaming together to commemorate the ANZAC spirit next week with a dedicated ANZAC Troop Train service on Wednesday 26 April.

The ANZAC Troop Train will depart historic Gympie Station at 10am, travelling to Amamoor where passengers will be able to disembark and watch as the train is turned around on the revolving platform for the return journey to Gympie Station.

As a special offer, all tickets for the Troop Train will be discounted by 20 per cent, with tickets available from $52 for the heritage steam train service.

AnoptionallunchwillbeheldatGympie

Station’s Rusty Rails Cafe start from 1pm,

with the menu featuring traditional-style dishes from the time, including roast lamb and beef, baked vegetables, golden syrup cheesecake, pavlova and, of course, Anzac biscuits. Vegetarian options will also be offered. The buffet-style lunch is available for $30 (adult) and $20 (child).

Gympie Station has a very direct connection with the ANZAC legacy. The station opened in December 1913, just prior to World War 1, and was the send-off and return point for Diggers fighting in both world wars.

Hundreds of residents from the Gympie region volunteered for the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force in World War 1, including some 30 for the Light Horse Bri-

Veterans service marked

Australia owes a great debt to the veterans who helped secure our freedom, and in the lead up to Anzac Day Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien met with local veterans to present Certificates of Appreciation from the Australian Government.

Veterans of wars, conflicts, and peace keeping missions since 1945, spoke of their service and experiences as they received their certificates at the small event at the Tewantin Noosa RSL on Monday.

“These certificates are just one way of expressing the nation’s gratitude to those who

served overseas, and those who provided logistics support in Vietnam, or served on the home front during World War II,” Mr O’Brien said.

“There are many more veterans in Wide Bay who are eligible to receive a certificate, and I encourage them to contact my office on 4121 2936 or email llew.obrien.mp@aph. gov.au to apply for a certificate of appreciation from the Australian Government, to acknowledge the nation’s gratitude for their service and sacrifice.”

gade, reflecting the region’s strong horseriding skills.

A VIP Club Car will operate on the journey, offering priority pre boarding, VIP service to their seats throughout the journey, a beverage of choice in the licensed carriage, complimentary bottle of water and a souvenir stubby cooler. Tickets are $120 per person, and with limited seating, bookings are essential.

Wheelchair access is available on this service, and pets can be brought on board for an additional cost.

Mary Valley Rattler General Manager, Linda Barry, said that the partnership was part of a series of events being held by the Gympie RSL Sub Branch to recognise

the ANZAC legend.

“We have organised the special Troop Train on the day after ANZAC Day so that people can attend ANZAC services on the day and then continue the commemoration by bringing family and friends on the special Mary Valley Rattler Troop Train,” she said.

“It is a great privilege to be working with such an important community organisation as the Gympie RSL Sub Branch, and we encourage all residents of the region to support their efforts – including their special Masked Ball – as the funds raised will go towards supporting homeless veterans in the Gympie and surrounding areas.”

Veterans were presented with Certificates of Appreciation by Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien at Tewantin RSL.

Mary Valley Rattler General Manager Linda Barry and Gympie RSL Sub Branch Group Manager, Martin Muller.The historic C17 steam train arriving at Amamoor Station.

Horror of Gallipoli

Ninety year old John Crossley was helping his teacher clean out a cupboard at Ithaca Creek State School on Brisbane’s Northside 80 years ago when he was attracted to a magazine with a colourful cover.

John asked the teacher what he was going to do with it and was told it would be thrown away.

“You can have,“ the teacher told him.

While tidying up at his Peregian Springs home the other day, he came across the small magazine dated 25 April, 1916. It was the first memorial edition of Anzac Day.

Inside he discovered a first hand account of the landing of Australian Forces A Company, 9th Battalion at Gallipoli on 25 April, 1915.

Here is that story:

After leaving Egypt the 9th spent eight weeks at the Island of Lemnos, the last three weeks on the transport Malda. On the 24th April we were told by Sir Ian Hamilton that the 9th had been chosen to make the landing for the 3rd Brigade, which was to be backed up by the 1st and 2nd Brigades.

Filled with excitement, we bade farewell to the Malda and went on board the torpedo boat Scourge, which conveyed the battalion to HMS Queen. The warship steamed to Tenedos, and lay off the island waiting for night to fall. The crew treated us right royally and supplied us with three hot meals. At midnight we were assembled on deck, and clambered down the ship’s side to the boats below.

With as little noise as possible the boats left the side of the warship, and no one who was in those boats will ever forget the silent cheer the British tars gave to the Australians, as the boats drew away - a frantic wave of their arms, nothing more, but enough to assure us that the men of the British Navy were proud of their Australian brothers in arms, the 9th Battalion of Queensland.

With scarce a ripple our boats drew towards the shore. We were the first boat and about 50 yards from the landing when a light flashed from the fort of Gaba Tepe, a whistle shrilled out upon the cliffs and the rattle, clatter, and boom of machine gun shrapnel broke upon us from the shore.

Bullets splashed all around the boats and tore through the wood-work. The pack upon my back was torn with bullets, but I was untouched. We pulled with all our might for the shore; men cried, laughed, prayed, swore, and still the bullets tore through the boats, throwing all into confusion. A midshipman, in the pinnace which was towing the boats, a little chap of 14 yelled, “Get ashore, men, and get at them“.

Those that were able sprang into the water, helter-skelter, pell-mell out of the boats. The water was up to our necks, but stumbling and wading we reached the shore and rushed for any bit of cover that was available.

The first man ashore on the peninsula was Lieutenant Chapman of the 9th, followed by Colonel Lee, Major Robertson, Major Salisbury, Captain Ryder, Dr Butler and the men of the leading boat. Packs were thrown off and bayonets fixed. All this time a machine gun on the cliff above us had been pouring a hail of

bullets into the landing party.

Dr Butler had lost some of his stretcherbearers in that deadly fire and this made him very angry.

“Come on men; we must take that gun,“ he cried, and started climbing the cliff, his revolver in his hand. We stormed up the cliff behind him. Sergeant Flowles and Patrick Courtney were on either side of me as we climbed the cliff, and both were shot dead. We rushed the gun and bayoneted the Turks who formed the gun crew. Smashing the gun so that it could not be again used we dashed forward to storm the next trench, the line growing stronger as the boys rushed up to reinforce. On and on we went right up the cliff to the summit, where we had to pause for sheer want of breath. Looking below, we saw the British ships shelling the Turkish positions, while the Turks replied by shrapnel over the landing place. Boat after boat was smashed under our eyes and the occupants mangled or drowned.

The sight maddened up. “On Queenslanders,“ came the cry and with bayonets fixed we rushed for the Turkish position. Then we saw the enemy coming up in force. Taking advantage of every bit of cover available, we emptied our magazines into them again and again. The Turks fell like leaves, but still more came on. The order came to retire. Bullets flicked all around us, many of the boys fell and we had to leave them.

Slowly and steadily we fell back to the shelter of the captured trenches. Then the battleships began to open out on the advancing

Turkish hordes. The Queen Elizabeth, Triumph, London, Canopus Swiftsure, Majestic, a Russian battleship and a number of destroyers poured an avalanche of shell and the Turks crumpled up.

All that day and all through the night the awful din continued. Water was scarce, wounded and dying men were all around us, and our rifle-barrels grew red-hot from the continuous firing. On the Tuesday afternoon the enemy renewed the attack with vigour and things looked very black for us. We had been without sleep for nearly 60 hours and the water was all gone. We felt that the end was near and many of us shook hands as we thought for the last time. There was no work of retiring, we were resolved to die where we stood.

Fate was on our side; the Turks faltered and then fell back. Had they but known what a thin line held the trenches it would have been goodbye for all of us. On Wednesday we managed to remove some of the wounded to the beach but it was risky work for the stretcherbearers and many of the Army Medical Corps fell beside their stretchers as they tried to cross the beach towards the hospital ship.

In the afternoon word came that the Australians were to be relieved, and never was a message more welcome. About two o’clock on Thursday morning a large force of British marines took our places. Staggering with weariness, some crawling on hands and knees, others unable to move without the assistance of comrades, we reached the beach threw ourselves down and slept for hours.

On Friday we had a muster and roll call.The diminished numbers of the 9th were enough to sadden the stoutest hears. There were but some 420 officers and men effective out of our battalion of 1100.

John Crossley with the article showing a photo of Sergeant Herbert Fowles, a former Eagle Junction State School teacher, shot dead during the Gallipoli landing.

Picture: ROB MACCOLL

Anzac Day memorial edition

Landing strip D-Day

The Department of Environment and Science (DES) is seeking the community’s input on the future tenure and management options of the Noosa North Shore Landing Ground for Aircraft Reserve through an online survey.

The survey states the Noosa North Shore Landing Ground Reserve “is a unique and environmentally sensitive site surrounded by Cooloola section of Great Sandy National Park“.

After its handover last December the landing ground reserve, which was previously managed by the Noosa Council, is now under the trusteeship of DES through the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS).

At the time a report prepared by council officers determined “the trusteeship transferring to DES would serve a greater public interest and deliver broader community benefits. The transfer will also likely assist the anticipated reinvigoration of the campaign to re-nominate the Cooloola section of the Great Sandy National Park for World Heritage Listing”.

The state government survey describes the reserve as having a high environmental significance and being habitat to threatened species including the Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus wallicus), as well as a number of threatened frog and migratory bird species with 44 per cent of the area listed koala habitat.

The Reserve has formerly been used for a variety of authorised aircraft, including hobby activities of hang gliding, para gliding, microlighting, and model aircraft flying.

Noosa Shire Council closed the airstrip in 2014 to helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

The reserve has two resident clubs, the Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators and the Noosa Model Flyers and is regularly used as a helicopter training ground by McDermott Aviation.

After 23 years running their organisation by the book and meticulously maintaining their premises, mostly with their own money, the men of Noosa Model Flyers told NoosaToday in January they had been left in limbo by council’s

decision to relinquish trusteeship of the Teewah Landing Ground to the State Government.

Leases for both clubs expired in November 2021 but both were in negotiations to renew their licenses.

DES says it has committed to undertake community consultation on the Reserve’s future use and management arrangements and the local community is encouraged to participate in this survey to help inform the future use and tenure preferences for the site.

The survey opened on Monday, 17 April and will close at 5pm on Friday 12 May.

LNP readies

It’s 18 months until the next state government election but the state opposition hasbeguncampaigningearly.Lastmonth they began naming candidates with LNP leader David Crisafulli releasing a statement saying his party was being proactive for the October 2024 poll after seven years in opposition. On Monday 24 April LNP deputy opposition leader Jorrod Bleijie will visit Noosa for a free public forum to talk, not about the LNP, but about the Labor Government on the topic: The Truth about the Labor Government.

“Many people in our community have concerns about the direction of the Labor Government,“ said LNP Noosa spokesman Nick Minchin. “This forum is a chance to hear directly from LNP Opposition Deputy Leader Jarrod Bleijie, who has extensive experience in state politics and has been a vocal critic of many of Labor’s policies. We encourage everyone who is interested in learning more about the issues facing our community to attend.“

Jarrod Bleijie, who is also opposition spokesman for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and for Olympic and Paralympic Infrastructure and Jobs, said he was looking forward to speaking at the Noosa forum.

The survey asks: What future tenure, use and management option do you support?

· Option 1 – Transfer the current Landing Reserve wholly to national park tenure

· Option 2 – Transfer part of the Landing Reserve lot to national park tenure and retain part of the cleared landing area as Landing Ground Reserve or some other form of appropriate tenure for community use.

To complete the survey log on to the government loop at https://intheloop.des.qld.gov. au/noosa-north-shore-landing-ground

“The Labor government has made many promises and commitments, but the reality is that their policies are hurting Queenslanders and costing us jobs,“ said Bleijie. “I look forward to coming to Noosa to provide some clarity on the issues and to empower residents to speak out for what they believe in.“

The forum will include a Q&A session, allowing attendees to ask questions directly to Bleijie and other local LNP representatives. Register for catering purposes at trybooking.com/CHBMI.

Queenslanders are due to go to the polls on 26 October, 2024.

Noosa Model Flyers president Wayne Cambie at the Teewah Landing Ground.

Picture: ROB MACCOLL

Expanding AI use

By My Margie Maccoll

Having never entered a gym in his life nor sat on a tractor, marketing and creative consultant Pip Bingemann enlisted Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to create marketing branding for a hypothetical tractor-adventure vehicle and a warrior style gym.

The outcome which would normally have required input from a team of people including strategists, creative and art directors, writers and models took him about eight hours to complete using only his computer with computer-generated people, words and vision.

This week Pip Bingemann used these creations during his delivery of talks and workshops at Peregian Beach Digital Hub to give people an idea of what can be achieved with rapidly advancing AI programs such as ChatGPT, Bing Chat and Midjourney, but also some of its limitations.

With more than 15 years experience in media, marketing and branding working with leading tech firms and creative agencies in Sydney and across the US Pip developed an interest in using AI to improve branding and marketing outcomes.

Pip said when he first started playing around with AI the answer to his question of whether it can create inspiring branding was no, but now it’s “almost yes“, but “you have to know how it works“.

When it comes to producing word documents AI software operates through the use of mathematical algorithms, codifying words into numbers and working out what, based on probability, the next number will be, he said.

“It’s read the whole internet. That’s good and bad,“ he said.“It’s bad because it gives you average - the mean.“

It’s unreliable because it doesn’t provide reliable sources from which the information was obtained, he said.

“It’s dangerous because people trust technology,“ he said. “The world of deep fakes is

increasing and disinformation terrifying.“

On the positive side you can pepper the AI with questions to refine its responses and turn something average that it generates into something exceptional. In only a few months the programs have advanced in leaps and bounds, he said.

Pip said AI was good at understanding concepts and frameworks, good at producing functional, best practise style writing, good at creating lists, providing ideas and it can create a plausible tone in a synthesised voice. It needs help making a creative leap.

During his week as Creative in Residence at

The seeds of change

The Zonta Clubs of Maroochy, Noosa, Caloundra City and Blackall Ranges, in collaboration with the University of the Sunshine Coast, will be delivering our third “Seeds of Change Forum“ during the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention (DFVP) month of May. This year’s theme is ’The Changing Landscape’ and it will focus on the impact of recent legislative changes around the criminalisation of coercive control that have occurred in Queensland in the last 12 months as well as changes to domestic violence laws.

The free public forum will take place on Saturday 27 May at the Sippy Downs campus of the University of the Sunshine Coast, Lecture Theatre 7, Building C. It will start at 8.30am and there will be an opportunity to visit the stalls of community service providers before and after the speakers. Morning tea will be provided and the closest car parks are P2 and P3.

the digital hub, Pip covered topics such as using AI for brand development, leveraging AI in creative and copywriting, using AI for market sizing and persona development, and generating imagery for branding and advertising.

Peregian Digital Hub director Chris Boden said they were thrilled to have Pip for the residency and to explore the exciting potential of AI in branding and marketing.

“This residency will be a fantastic opportunity for attendees to gain individualised advice and insights from a world-class expert and to network with other digital creatives, marketers, and designers,“ he said.

The keynote speaker will be leading women’s advocate Angela Lynch AM GAIC. Angela is a lawyer and advocate for survivors of sexual, domestic and family violence and is the Advocacy Manager (Legal and Policy) for Full Stop Australia, seeking systemic change to domestic and sexual violence nationally and at state level. Prior to taking up her current position Angela worked for 27 years at the Women’s Legal Service Qld, the last five years as CEO.

Representatives from the Qld Police, Nambour Neighbourhood Centre and other community service providers will outline the work being carried out locally aswellasresearchbeingpursuedthrough the University of the Sunshine Coast.

PipBingemanndiscussesAIatPeregianDigitalHub.

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Lucy’s $6.3m Noosa win

By Abbey Cannan

Imaginereceivingaphonecalltosayyou’dwon a $6.3 million NoosaVillas prize.Well that’s exactly what happened to Brisbane woman Lucy, who was physically shaking when told she’d won RSL Art Union Draw 403 in March.

Lucy admits it was a dream come true, and to come just weeks before her 60th birthday was an epic present.

“It’s not quite real. Not at all. It hasn’t sunk in yet at all. It still feels a bit of a dream and you’re going to wake up soon and realise,“ she said.

“When my husband died my retirement plans were limited. This win has definitely eased those concerns.

“However, like any great shock in life I’m going to let this win sink in and decide slowly on my next steps. I don’t see myself retiring yet, but I now have the confidence to do so comfortably if I choose.”

Lucy said the win has opened up more choices for her.

“One choice I’ve already made was to upgrade some flights for an upcoming trip. Now that made me giddy,“ she said.

Growing up, her family had a holiday house at Maroochydore ever since her mother was a teenager.

“We were lucky enough to have a holiday home our family would frequent, and it always made for such great memories. It’s sort of profound that now I’m able to supply the nextgeneration of the family with the same great holiday adventures and memories ongoing.”

Lucy’s son said their grandad’s ashes are out at Noosa beach.

“We met at Noosa and got married at Noosa two years ago now. So Noosa makes sense, so lovely,“ he said.

A unlucky credit card hack is what scored Lucy the lucky win.

“Funnily enough, I had a credit card that

was hacked and I had to stop everything on that card and transfer it to another one,“ she said.

“When I finally got my card sorted, I said right, we’re going to automatically do this and I never have to think about it and I’ll just automatically have a ticket in every draw.“

Lucy said you’ve got to be in it to win it.

“A lot of people are very angry with me at the moment, of course a lot of people are also very happy for me too! I would tell people to not hesitate,“ she said.

“You build these marvellous homes for the right reasons.You can’t dream about winning a

prize home unless you buy a ticket!“

Lucy’s real name has been withheld to maintain her anonymity and uphold their privacy.

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Resident hit with Medicare bill but gets no service

A Noosa resident, who is not an Australian citizen, is out of pocket by hundreds of dollars because the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) says she must pay a Medicare Levy even though she is not able to access the Medicare healthcare system.

The woman who has lived in Noosa for a number of years with her Australian partner correctly named her spouse, who is a full time worker and not a dependant, on her tax return and as a result was taxed a Medicare Levy of almost $800.

The woman contacted the ATO about the issue and was told she would have to pay the levy despite being unable to use the service.

“This is a frustrating situation for us, as we are effectively being asked to pay for a service that she cannot use,“ the couple said.

“We believe that the current policy is un-

fair and unreasonable, and that it is causing unnecessary hardship for many people in similar situations.

“It is important that our taxation system is fair and equitable, and that it does not impose unnecessary burdens on those who are already facing significant challenges.“

The situation is not unique to the woman as she is aware of other foreign nationals in the area who have encountered the same situation.

In a statement the ATO said: “by law, if an individual has a Medicare Entitlement Statement from Services Australia, they may still need to pay the Medicare levy if their spouse or any of their dependants are not also in an exemption category.

“This means that in some circumstances, an individual that is not a resident for tax

purposes may be liable for the Medicare levy if their spouse or other dependants is not in an exemption category. In these circumstances, the Commissioner has no discretion to not apply the Medicare levy. The ATO does not hold data on the number of individuals who pay the Medicare levy but are unable to use Medicare.“

The couple also approachedWide Bay MP Llew O’Brien for assistance.

Mr O’Brien said he was unable to comment on the particulars of individual cases without the express consent of the constituent, but generally speaking when a person asks for assistance, he makes representations to the Minister pointing out the situation and that is what he has done in in this case. Mr O’Brien is yet to receive a response from the Minister.

A Noosa resident has had to pay a Medicare Levy but cannot access the service.

Brisbane woman Lucy was physically shaking when she was told she’d won a Noosa Villa.Imagine receiving a phone call to say you’d won a $6.3 million Noosa Villas prize.

Lucy admits it was a dream come true, and to come just weeks before her 60th birthday was an epic present.

Koala stuck in car grill

In a heartbreaking accident, a koala mother was struck by a car and sadly did not make it, leaving behind her young joey.

As the car drove 30 kilometres further, Eamon, the koala joey less than 12 months old, was miraculously discovered stuck in the grill of the car.

Upon being transported to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, little Eamon received a complete health assessment from our roundthe-clock veterinary team, before admitting him to the Perry MacFarlane Koala Intensive Care Unit.

Luke Reavley, general manager at Wildlife Warriors said, “Our team at the Wildlife Hospi-

tal was shocked when we realised the circumstances Eamon was brought to us under. He is a strong little koala who will be with us while undergoing treatment and specialty milk feeds every four hours.”

Eamon suffered from abdominal bleeding and severe dehydration when he first arrived. The Wildlife Hospital is monitoring Eamon around the clock and treating him with specialised medication to help stop the bleeding and regain his strength.

“Eamon’s story is a tragic reminder of the devastating impact of car accidents on native wildlife. But we are thrilled that we can help, and are able to give him the care he needs to

get back to full health. Koalas are now listed as an endangered species, and every life saved at the Wildlife Hospital makes a critical difference to the population of these iconic animals in the wild,” Luke said.

As Eamon’s health continues to improve, he will soon be transferred to a registered wildlife carer where he will carry on with his recovery before returning to the Wildlife Hospital for Koala Kindy. Here, he will learn to coexist with other orphaned koalas while climbing tall trees and eating delicious eucalyptus leaves, preparing him for a life in the wild when he is old enough.

Terri Irwin, founder of Wildlife Warriors

said,“Eamon’s journey has touched our hearts. It is incredibly saddening that this poor joey lost his mum in a traumatic car accident, and got lodged in the grill of the car. Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of everyone involved in rescuing this joey and bringing him to the Wildlife Hospital, there is hope that he will be able to return to the wild and live a healthy life.”

The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with every patient treated at no cost to the public. To find out about their lifesaving efforts or to donate, visit wildlifewarriors.org.au.

Help Noosa Seat Scouts make jamboree in NZ

Thirteen Noosa Sea Scouts have been selected to attend an International Jamboree in New Zealand at the end of 2023.

The girls and boys, aged 12 to 15, will attend with three Noosa Scout leaders, all from the Noosa Shire. Scout Jamborees are considered one of the world’s leading youth events and brings young people from countries all over the world together to experience a trip of a lifetime.

Scouting parent helper Ian Kaye told Noosa Today: “This is an amazing opportunity for these young Noosa Sea Scouts to attend a worldwide event that had been put on hold for the duration of Covid. The 23rd Aotearoa New Zealand Jamboree is going to be held at the Mystery Creek Events Centre near Hamilton on the North Island in New Zealand, and will include 10,000 Scouts from around the world. They will be experiencing outdoor activities such as canoeing and white water

rafting, hiking, abseiling and tree climbing and archery, in addition to many team building activities.”

Noosa Sea Scouts will be endeavouring to raise funds to help pay for their three Scout leaders who will also be attending as volunteers, in addition to trying to cover their own costs. Fundraising activities will include a car boot sale on the Noosaville Scout premises, a trivia night to be held at Tewantin RSL, and several raffles. They will also be doing the usual activities like working at the Bunning’s sausage sizzle and other events locally.

Mr Kaye added: “We kindly ask that if you see any Scouts trying to raise funds, that you give generously. If you would like to donate prizes for our raffles then we would love to hear from you. We hope to see you at our events. Contact scouts@noosa.scoutsqld. com.au”

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How Anzacs saved Empire

By Margie Maccoll

How the Anzacs saved the British Empire in WWI was the topic when in the lead up to Anzac Day the Cooroy-Noosa Genealogy Group hosted guest speaker Neil Dearberg, Chief Historian for the Desert Anzacs and President of the Military Historical Society of Queensland.

It was the Anzac’s defeat of the GermanOttoman offensive in a little known battle at Romani, Turkey, in 3-5 August 1916, at the beginning of the Sinai Palestine Campaign 19161918 which saved a takeover of the Suez Canal, ensuring vital passage for the British forces, Neil told the audience.

“If the British lost the Suez Canal they would have lost the war,“ he said.

Most of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) went to France in 1916, where British forces were focused, after the Gallipoli Campaign, but the mounted units remained in Egypt to continue the fight against the Ottoman Army. The Ottoman threat to the Suez Canal ended with the Allied victory at Romani after which the Australians and other units in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) advanced into Ottoman territory. They were supported by Arabs

involved in an uprising against the Ottoman colonial rule. Begun by ruler of the Hejaz province Grand Sherif Hussein and led by his four sons, Ali, Abdullah, Feisal and Zeid it became known as the Arab revolt.

Neil said Great Britain maintained its empire only with the support of its colonies in Australia, New Zealand, India, Canada and South Africa and the Suez Canal was a key transport route.

Had the allied forces not been able to go through they would have been at the mercy of the vast Atlantic Ocean and German U-boats.

During the war the British were obsessed with the western front and the battle raging in France, Neil said. They didn’t understand what was happening throughout Egypt, Turkey and the Middle East.

During WWI the British had the support of its colonies, the EEF, France, Ghurkas, West Indies and Russia.

Against them were the Ottomans (the Turks), Germany and its colonies.

In 1914 the once powerful Ottoman Empire was in decline with international debt and having lost Egypt, Libya, Balkans and Algeria

in previous battles, Neil said.

In 1896 the Ottomans defaulted on their repayments on the Suez Canal and Britain took charge of it.

During WWI Britain declared the Suez Canal a protectorate preventing the Germans from sailing through it.

A combination of factors resulted in the victory of the Romani battle and paramount was the might and spirit of the Anzacs of 100 years ago and some exceptional leaders including Lieutenant General Harry Chauvel and Major general Edward Chayter.

The Anzacs were stockmen, graziers, explorers, foresters, shipbuilders, Neil said. They were great outdoors men who could ride horses, live off the land and shoot. They were used to roughing it, able to use their initiative and were accustomed to relying on each other to survive. They were egalitarian and adventurous. They were far removed from the pompous, class conscious British army of the time, he said.

The Australian forces at Romani included the Australian Light Horse, the Australian Flying Corps and the Imperial camel corps.

In August 1916 the town of Romani was strategically important due to its position on the Hejaz railway which ran from Medina to Damascus, a water pipeline and its location only 25 miles from the Suez Canal.

Chauvel sent in the Australian Light horse. After a nine-day battle it became the first British victory in the war and a turning point, as it marked the end of the defence of the Suez Canal, and their plans to disrupt traffic through the canal, Neil said.

Also mentioned in Neil’s talk were some of the notable characters involved including Thomas Edward Lawrence, a British intelligence officer, better known as Lawrence of Arabia and Australians Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinnass, members of the Australian Flying Corps who later founded Qantas and poet Banjo Paterson who trained horses in the Light Horse.

Neil also noted the involvement of The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, having provided gold sovereign to pay Arab forces.

Anzac Day will be marked on Tuesday 25 April across Noosa beginning with dawn services at Cooroy Cenotaph at 4.55am and Tewantin Cenotaph at 5.30am.

Neil Dearberg speaks on the battle at Romani that changed the course of WWI.

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Sustainable Sun Motel

Darren Keenan and his wife, Jackie, have been operating the Noosa Sun Motel on Gympie Terrace for almost 20 years.

In 2016 they made the decision to install solar panels and LED lighting and, although common today, they were trailblazers in the accommodation sector at the time. The installations substantially reduced the motel’s power consumption with a payback period of only 2.3 years. Though the financial benefits were notable, the key benefit for Darren and Jackie was the positive impact the reduction in power consumption had on the environment. Guest feedback was positive too, and the motel was awarded a Zero Emissions Noosa Superhero award.

Says Darren: “Jackie and I work closely together at the motel and often end up in deep conversations. We asked ourselves how we could be more eco-friendly and further reduce our footprint. As a result we introduced many new initiatives. We engaged our local supplier, Noosa Wholesalers, to introduce more environmentally friendly supplies in our rooms such as biodegradable shampoo, conditioner, and soap packaging, plus biodegradable bin liners.

“While we always believe in engaging with local suppliers, a couple of specialised items had to be sourced from outside our area.These included tissues and toilet paper made from bamboo, manufactured by Who Gives a Crap, compostable coffee pods made by Urban Brew and milk supplied from Australia’s first carbon positive dairy, Maleny Dairies. We also introduced a recycle bin in our rooms and have undertaken steps to educate guests on recycling.”

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Community batteries

Join Friday Forum on 28 April for an exciting talk on Noosa’s next big step in renewable energy: Community Batteries.

Noosa residents and businesses already love their solar, with over 83MW installed to date. But storage is the next big focus. There’s lots of excess solar generated during the day that can be stored and released at night. Discover how community batteries can store excess solar energy for night-time use, reduce emissions, lower energy costs, and enhance security and reliability.

Noosa Council with Zero Emissions Noosa submitted a grant application for a Community Battery in Noosaville. ZEN has been awarded a grant from the State Government to develop a Roadmap for a network of community batteries in the Noosa Shire.

Don’t miss this chance to hear from Annie Nolan, Noosa Council’s Carbon Reduction Officer, and Geoff Acton, co-convenor of the Noosa Community Battery Initiative. Together, they’ll shed light on this innovative, neighbourhood-focused solution.

Everyone is welcome at the Noosa Parks Association Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville on 28 April. The forum starts at 10:30am and morning tea is available at 10-10.25am. Entry is $5 by“tap & go” at the door which includes morning tea/ coffee.

For more information visit www.noosaparks.org.au

Join the bird observers at 8.30am in the carpark for interpretive birding.

plication for the Hotel Energy Uplift Grant in 2021. The grant funded some great new technology that resulted in a further decrease in energy consumption. Technologies included the introduction of six solar arks on the motel building plus Wi-Fi air conditioning controllers. Both technologies were installed by local contractor, Green Earth Solutions. Solar arks are a modern and improved version of a rooftop whirlybird and have been shown to reduce the temperature in a roof cavity by up to 30C. The Wi-Fi air conditioning controllers allow for remote shut down of the air conditioning once a guest has departed their room. These initiatives reduce the time used and amount of energy required for air conditioning which is evident in the reduction in energy consumption indicated in the motel’s power bills.

In addition to the reduction and renewable energy initiatives, the motel has also purchased an electric vehicle which is used as part of daily motel operations, and has installed a 3-phase 11kW EV charging point.

Says Darren: “This new EV charging infrastructure was installed in August 2022. We hope it will encourage the use of electric cars therefore reducing the emissions produced by our guests when travelling in the Noosa region. Both my wife and I plan to continue to seek ways to further reduce Noosa Sun Motel’s footprint on the environment with the long-term goal of being carbon positive.”

For further inspiration to support Noosa’s zero emissions goals, head to ZEN Inc.’s website www.zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au. Join ZEN Inc. to support its work or help with projects.

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Celebrating the best in business

The Sunshine Coast is seen as the ‘entrepreneurial capital’ of Australia, and it is the reputation for hard work and dedication that the Sunshine Coast business community will celebrate at the annual Small Business Month Breakfast in May.

The event on Thursday 4 May, presented by the Sunshine Coast Business Awards, Sunshine Coast Council and Regional Development Australia (RDA), Sunshine Coast, will also see the 2023 Sunshine Coast Business Awards launched.

“With more than 40,500 small businesses, contributing to more than 50 per cent of all employment for the region, it is no wonder that we are the envy of other regions,” Sunshine Coast Business Awards chair Jennifer Swaine said.

“We have such a rich diversity of business and industries which is reflected by the business winners and finalists in our Awards year after year.”

RDA Sunshine Coast chief executive officer Paul Fisher said the Queensland Small Business Month breakfast was the perfect forum to join fellow small business professionals in sharing stories of success, strategies for growth and to reflect on the past 12 months.

Mr Fisher will also interview a panel of past Sunshine Coast Business Awards winners, with an opportunity for question and answers. The panel will include:

· Darren McClenaghan - Resort ManagerRACV Noosa Resort

· Rachel Downie - Founder & Director - Stymie

· Thiago Perrone - Managing Director - Aussie Tiny Houses

“Year on year this event is a sell out so book

early to avoid disappointment,” Mr Fisher said.

Mrs Swaine said the event was also an opportunity to gain inspiration to enter the 2023 Sunshine Coast Business Awards.

“Now in our 28th year, we are delighted that our first-ever naming rights sponsor LPE, have recommitted to continue their support for the awards.

“Our Awards program and Gala event is among the best in the country, and it just wouldn’t be possible to run without the committed support of our volunteer Awards committee and our sponsors so it is great to see LPE once again leading the way in their com-

Win Vespa at the Gala

When Adrian Reed opened the doors to Reed and Co. Estate Agents in 2018, his intention was to create a fresh approach centred on the community.

mitment to the Awards.

“LPE are Sunshine Coast locals and have a mission to create sustainable, future-forward communities. They are the strata community experts offering Embedded Networks, Centralised Hot Water and Renewable Electricity Solutions. We thank them for their steadfast and continued support of the Sunshine Coast business community.”

This year, immediately after the breakfast, the Sunshine Coast Business Awards will hold the first of its information sessions, designed to give entrants the chance to find out more about the application process and eligibility criteria, find out some tips about submitting a competitive application and have the opportunity to ask questions of the awards team including Head of Judging Bruce Williams.

Mrs Swaine said this year’s Awards categories had been realigned so businesses should check the website for details and enter the category that was right for them.

“There are 17 categories, with small and large for each, so there is one suitable for every type of business, regardless of size, and we want to encourage as many businesses from across the region to enter as possible.”

The 2023 Sunshine Coast Business Awards will open for nominations and entries after the Small Business Breakfast.

To find out more about the Awards or nominate a business visit sunshinecoastbusinessawards.com.au/

To buy tickets to the Small Business Month Breakfast and Sunshine Coast Business Awards Launch go to: trybooking.com/events/ landing?eid=1038180&

Reed and Co. is built on a multi-generational and long-standing passion and commitment to Noosa.

In its first year of operations, the team united with the Loyal Foundation and the Humpty Dumpty Foundation to hold the inaugural Reed and Co. Charity Gala. Since then, they have raised over $692,000 purchasing 61 pieces of vital paediatric medical equipment for our local Noosa and regional hospitals in Queensland.

Reed and Co. are giving 500 people the opportunity to purchase a raffle ticket for their chance to win aVespa Primavera 50 scooter to the value of $6090, kindly sponsored by Scooter Style Noosa, all for a wonderful cause.

The affiliation with the Loyal Foundation and the Humpty Dumpty Foundation helps to ensure that all proceeds go directly towards purchasing much needed and often lifesaving paediatric medical equipment for our local Noosa and Queensland regional hospitals.

To purchase your ticket and support this vital cause, please call Reed and Co. Estate Agents (07) 5323 0101 or simply visit their website reedandco.co/charityraffle.

The winner will be announced at the Reed and Co. Charity Gala on Saturday 17 June and will be contacted via phone or email.

Get in quick as there are only 500 chances to win and raffle tickets are selling fast.

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Vale Lars, a life well lived

By Phil Jarratt

Lars Olof Winberg, proud Swedish adventurer, entrepreneur, innovator, environmentalist, jazz lover and Munna Point resident passed away peacefully in Launceston on 5 April, just two weeks short of his 88th birthday.

How Lars would have been annoyed about that – he loved a celebration. But he did live long enough to see his sister turn 100, meet new grandson Magnus and say goodbye to his beloved little dog, Duke, for which hospital staff wheeled his bed onto an outside terrace for a final pat and a cuddle. He died with his family at his bedside, led by his partner of 40 years, Jenny Cusick and children Leif and Eva.

Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1935, the son of a policeman whose duties included guard duty at the royal palace, Lars’s earliest memories were of being allowed to gaze dreamily at the crown jewels, a practice he continued one way or another all of his life. Lars always saw the positives, even when confined to a wheelchair. As friends and family recalled at a celebration of his life in Launceston last week, late in life when asked how he was, his response was always, “Shit but good.”

Growing up in Sweden a keen skier, bushwalker and motocross enthusiast, he was only average at school, but compulsory military service with the engineering corps ignited a lifelong fascination with engineering and construction, and after completing his service he studied at night for his engineering degree while working by day to support a wife and young family.

After graduation Lars worked with a team of cutting-edge scientists doing research on nuclear magnetic resonance at Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Technology, but the years of working and studying around the clock had taken a toll on the marriage, and in 1968 he migrated alone to Australia, where he worked for large mining companies and, his favourite, flew light aircraft reconnaissance missions for

mineral exploration companies such as Western Mining.

Back in Sydney working as a national sales manager for a tech company, Lars accepted a

dare from a friend to attend a Linnea Swedish folk dancing club. “The last thing I could ever have imagined doing,” he told me in 2020, “but sometimes unexpected things happen.”

He danced with Newcastle-born high school teacher Jenny Cusick, who had recently returned from a year living in Sweden, and wanted to retain her command of the language. Soon she was commanding Lars as well. Through his membership of the Cooma Ski Club, where he indulged his passion for skiing and orienteering, Lars had become friendly with the remarkable businessman, conservationist and adventurer Frank “Paddy” Pallin, whose chain of outdoors stores had become a phenomenon. Lars was asked to consider starting a franchised store, and was offered ei-

Lars and Jenny enjoying the Noosa River, 2020.

Jenny and Lars pore over memories at home in Munna Point, 2020.

ther Brisbane or Launceston. He chose Launceston.

Paddy Pallin Launceston was hard work but successful, and when the couple realised that tourists were renting mountain gear from them, then jumping on a Mountain Stage Lines bus, they bought the company and Lars started driving customers up the treacherous

Jacob’s Ladder switchback to the snow, loving every minute. When the wildly successful World Expeditions withdrew from its Tasmanian operations, Lars and Jenny bought the business, changed the name to Tasmanian Expeditions and folded the bus company into it.

Shortly after making the final of the 1992 Veteran World Cup of Orienteering in Tasma-

nia Lars was skiing at Ben Lomond with their six-year-old daughter Eva when he was astonished to find that his left foot would not follow the command from his brain. Then he lost control while rock-hopping during an orienteering course. He was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. “It’s a very slowly deteriorating condition in which the nerves are

gradually dying, giving him less control over his limbs,” Jenny explained.

Lars shrugged and smiled: “They don’t know why I got it and they don’t know how to fix it.When the nerves die the muscles die. But I have no pain.” But for the past decade he has had a fast-moving Luggie mobility scooter, a source of endless fascination to children who watch him hurtle along the Noosa riverfront.

When World Expeditions made the couple an offer they couldn’t refuse to buy back the Tasmanian operation, Lars and Jenny decided to make their Noosa winter escapes more permanent, buying a riverside townhouse at Munna Point. Lars should have been ready to retire, but always on the lookout for a business opportunity, he had noticed a seismic shift in how people were travelling. The baby boomers were cashed up and wanted their adventures spiced with creature comforts. “These were the people who wouldn’t dream of walking into a Paddy Pallins,” Lars told me. “They weren’t interested in tents and sleeping bags. They wanted gadgets and lightweight, fast-drying underpants, so we decided to create a shop for them.”

Making its debut in Hastings Street, Noosa in 2005 (where it still resides), the Lightweight Traveller brand was an instant success with retail outlets in three states, and able to withstand the battering the travel industry took during Covid.

Sadly Lars didn’t fare as well. His health may have been failing quickly, but during the months of each year the couple spent in Noosa, nothing would prevent him motoring his Luggie across the street to the riverside park to hold court as the sun lowered and share wisdom and old jokes, delivered in a thick Swedish accent that grew less decipherable with age.

After watching the live-streamed celebration last week, we neighbours and friends repaired to Lars’s spot by the river and raised a glass in his honour. I’ll always remember him so happy in that place, as I will every time I slip into my gifted lightweight, fast-drying undies.

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On The Soapbox

Deputy Mayor Frank Wilkie

What does park land mean?

In the interest of balance, Noosa Today’s front pager “Keep the Carpark” could have mentioned that, as agreed with the community in September 2020, use of Lions Park for car parking on long weekends and school holidays was only ever intended as a temporary measure during COVID.

It was done to encourage the drive tourism/ day visitor market while borders were closed to interstate and overseas visitors during the pandemic. Borders are back open, the state’s COVID declaration ended in October 2022.

The Drive market now has well and truly discovered Noosa. There’s no need to encourage it any longer. The commitment to return the Lions Park to recreation uses was honoured.

Respected business group representatives are reporting trade being back to above preCOVID levels.

Tourism Noosa is again targeting the “flyin” interstate and overseas visitor, who spend more and don’t add to traffic congestion.

There are more options for travel now. During COVID, free buses on every weekend were added to the shire-wide network.

Buses run every 15 minutes between the Junction and the Heads. Average trip time in peak periods is six minutes. The longest trip time recorded is 17minutes.

Walking and cycling pathways feeding into the precinct have been significantly upgraded.

Electric bikes and scooters have made Noosa Hill less of an obstacle for residents of all ages.

The Noosa Transport strategy focuses on

moving people not cars. Record numbers are now accessing the Heads by means other than the car. There remain 1500 other car spaces and drop-off zones in the precinct for those who want to keep driving in.

Work is underway to find alternative funding sources to deliver subsidised free buses all year round and expand the network to include Noosa Woods and Noosa National Park.

It’s true the revenue collected funds great

community work by the Lions and council is committed to helping boost alternative revenue sources.

Council’s share of the cash take goes towards repairing the park land’s damaged grass, sub-surface drainage, addressing impacts on tree root systems, the cost of fencing off the children’s playground and barbeque areas, signage and tickets, plus Go Noosa initiatives. Have your say on future uses.

The Lions Park will continue to be used for car parking, mostly by visitors from outside the shire, next Christmas and Easter.

During that time, there will be public consultation, possibly as part of the Destination Management Plan, to determine what we collectively want residents and visitors to experience in peak periods in our shire.

How we use and respect our green spaces into the future will be a part of that question.

Noosa Heads Lions Park

A life together

My wife was admitted into Noosa Hospital. She was for 17 years a patient for treatment under Doctor Sybil Kellner and the wonderful nurses in Oncology.

Wednesday April 5th I was also admitted into Noosa Hospital.

What was then arranged by the doctors and nurses was just something you would never expect reading about or seeing after all the bad reports from some Hospitals in Queensland we are getting.

But we live in Noosa where only the very best we have learnt to accept happens, but should never take for granted.

I was transferred from Triage to a two-bed ward in D section just as my wife arrived after a transfer from the room she was in, so we could be together.

Doctor Newman and Doctor Henshaw and administration with the wonderful nurses there organised all this.

Of course there are all those other wonderful people who keep the wheels turning from pathology, cleaners, tea and meal ladies, wardies and physio to ensure patients have only the very best. Thank you all.

There were a lot of heartbreaking thank yous through the tears from myself and some of my family over the next four days and three nights.

My wife and I held hands when we made our vows 61 years ago.

“Til death us do part“

Due to those wonderful doctors and nurses at Noosa Hospital we were able to do the same when it finally did.

Ernest Wright, Tewantin

Council minority a voice for community

The article ‘Keep the Carpark’ (Noosa Today 14 April) faithfully reported Noosa Chamber’s strong support for Tewantin Noosa Lions Club continuing to manage paid car parking at Noosa Heads Lions Park during long weekends and holiday periods - a benefit to business, residents and the community.

However it failed to include Noosa Chamber’s reference to the Council motion to disallow the parking being passed by only a slim majority (4-3). Noosa Chamber wishes to thank the councillors who voted against the termination – Mayor Clare Stewart, Cr Amelia Lorentson and Cr Karen Finzel.

Ralph Rogers, Noosa Chamber of Commerce president

Australia great again?

Is it true that someone is going to make Australia great again? Screeches have been given involving racism, bigotry, false claims and other such trumpets. Will this make Australia great again? Just asking for a friend.

Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach

One voice, many needs

Margaret Wilkie (“One More Voice” Noosa Today Fri April 14) unintentionally aligns the “One Voice” Labor Party agenda with political lobbyists groups...not helpful Margaret. Lobbyists are engaged (hired/employed/paid) “to carry out lobbying activity (influence State, Local Government, or Opposition decision making) for a third party client” (Quote from Qld Integrity Commission web page) My naive understanding is that “One Voice” would attempt to speak on behalf of One (Australian) Nation, not a voice made up of lobbyist groups trying to manoeuvre politics in such a way that benefits their own agenda to the detriment, or instability of other facets of society.. A Voice needs to be an essential part of our Australian history.

Such a voice would require acknowledgement of past, present and future differences requiring discussion, understanding, in many cases forgiveness, acceptance, reconciliation, and a direction forward in order to bring about a mutually agreeable force that could answer the predicament of how to combine thousands of years of residential population with 253 years of immigration. No financially supported “lobby group” will be able to create a voice loud enough, or strong enough to effectively speak on behalf of the original land managers of this country whose varying perspectives and histories over the past 253 years are as diverse as the present topic under discussion. No constitutional “Voice” will address all the needs of “first Nations people”…… Obama was Ameri-

ca’s forty fourth president…Australia has had 31 Prime Ministers…just saying.

Peter Oakes, Noosa

Cooloola walk questions and responses

I thank Sandy Bolton for her interesting article in Noosa Today, 14 April, where she highlights the important fact, “that government requires far better governance systems”, than presently exist in our Queensland Parliament. I commend her determination to pursue this issue. I also wish to thank her for her impressive speech to Parliament on Friday 17 March, where she raised some very important issues concerning the Cooloola Great Walk, including questions surrounding Kabi Grandmother Lore as well as the Indigenous Land Use Agreement and Kabi Kabi Registered Native Title Claimants.

The questions Sandy alludes to are a set of nine questions covering a range of issues concerning the CGW and the smoke and mirrors pageant being performed by the many players in this environmental tragedy, those being State and Federal Government, Noosa and Gympie Councils, the Departmant of Environment and Sciences ( DES ), Noosa Parks Association, the Kabi Registered Native Title Claimants, Tourism and CABN, these being the stellar cast.

I strongly recommend anyone who cares about our precious Cooloola and Great Sandy National Park being used for an ‘ego’ tourism project to read the Questions and Responses which Sandy has posted to her 360 page on her website.

The term‘responses’ is correct, as I wouldn’t deem them to be answers. There is information there, for the most of which, those of us who are fighting this proposal are well aware. Mostly the responses read as a series of justifications for actions taken.

For example, Question 3 refers to concerns about Double Island Point and the “cumulative impacts likely to arise from this development and the inability to mitigate and limit” the expansion of weeds once begun. The development refers to 10 x 38sqm cabins. In their response, the Queensland Government states, “Weed issues on Double Island Point are further exacerbated by significant, unregulated public visitor use to the area.”

Yet, in their wisdom, they see no problem adding another 10 x 38sqm cabins to this environment.

My sincere hope is that a properly advertised meeting will be convened at an appropriate venue, where representatives from the Department of Environment and Sciences ,the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the relevant tourism bodies both State and local, Noosa and Gympie Councils, Noosa Parks Association, the Kabi Kabi RNTC, Kabi Kabi Grandmothers and CABN are present. Only when all bodies are present can questions be resolved.

Please take time to read the questions on Sandy Bolton’s 360 .There is a lot at stake here, not just for Cooloola but all our National Parks. These parks are special and belong to us. It’s about time we let the authorities know that we have a right to protect what is rightly ours.

Kathy Sweet, Tewantin

Show your support for Noosa businesses this May

It’s time to celebrate our small businesses. May is Queensland Small Business Month so it’s the ideal time to Love your Local.

Show your support as we highlight the wonderful work local businesses do in our community.

There are over 7,000 small businesses in Noosa that drive our economy, create local jobs and are the backbone of the community.

Business Boost initiative

We’re relaunching our Business Boost initiative in May. Gain free access to a panel of business mentors for up to two hours to help your business grow.

There are specialist advisors in Human resources, Marketing, e-commerce, business management and more.

To know more, contact council’s Economic Development unit or check out the website.

Olive and Ernest Wright

On The Soapbox

Councillor Amelia Lorentson

Observations from TN

Noosa is world famous for its surfing destination, and it is one of Australia’s leading holiday destinations.

So then, why do we need to continue destination marketing of Noosa? Do we need more tourists?

And what happens if we decide to stop marketing Noosa?

I have sat on the Tourism Noosa (TN) Board for the last 3 years as the elected Council Observer looking for the answers to these questions.

These are my observations:

1.We live in the best place on Earth, and with that, comes so many different and high expectations, challenges and opportunities.

2.In Noosa, Tourism is everyone’s business. Tourism is the number one economic driver for the region injecting $1.6 billion into the Noosa economy and the flow on effect of tourism affects almost every business in our region.

It also affects the health and wellbeing of our residents and our lifestyle. Positives include living in a vibrant community, having access to a beautiful natural environment and world class dining experiences, and the opportunity to be involved in a range of sports, arts and foodie events as participants and volunteers. Like anywhere there are negatives and they include congestion of traffic, and the impact on the quality of our trails, the surfing experience, our National Parks and the vibrancy of our local art and culture.

During my time as an Observer on theTourism Noosa Board I have learnt several things from Directors who are passionate about Noosa, our environment and our economy. Two things that have stuck with me over the years:

1. The importance of data. That it is important for TN to keep investing in, applying and learning from real data- who are our best markets, what influences the propensity to spend, and how do we as a ratepayer, get the biggest bang for our ratepayer dollar? and

2. The importance of ‘experience’ protection. Protection of our environment, our beaches, our ocean, National parks, our trails, our river and our creeks. And that if we lose that ‘experience’, then we lose our edge and what makes Noosa such an amazing place to live.

I think the challenge for us is that our experience and environment is under threat, and once that is gone, then it is gone. Or our reputation is gone, and that is expensive to get back.

Another thing I have learnt is the importance of ‘looking back to look forward’.

The high spend small footprint, is the right direction for Tourism Noosa but we need to present it in a way that looks inclusive not ex-

clusive, “a broad church, we need a heartbeat and a sense of one community”.

Marketing should be channelled towards certain demographics that benefit us. Not just rich people in Melbourne, but what the tourism industry refer to as the High Value Traveller – those that spend more in region, stay longer and disperse regionally. They enjoy, cultural events, food and wine, music, theatre, art, film festivals, surf festivals, sporting events – many of the things that Noosa is known for.

What I have learnt by sitting at the table is that as an industry and community we need to speak with one voice.

And that without this one voice, the destination loses its brand.

We need to deliver a co- ordinated and clear message to visitors about who we are and what we value. To enjoy and respect Noosa - our environment and the people who live here.

And that’s where Tourism Noosa fits in. It’s our one voice.

The Bill Siegel 2006 report,The Rise and Fall of Colorado, shows what can happen if we stop marketing a region with one voice.

If we market Noosa with many voices, then it becomes – ‘what’s in it for me’, rather than ‘what is the greater good for the destination’.

The success of Colorado’s tourism communities, like Noosa, was built over decades of promotional work.

Tourism Noosa have built an amazing brand, and now is not the time to ‘kill the golden goose’.

Since COVID Noosa has enjoyed good visitation but 2023 is already showing signs of slowing down and will be challenging for not just the tourism industry but all businesses as the flow on continues into our economy and we cannot just assume visitors will continue to come to Noosa.

Three thousand, two hundred and forty jobs depend directly on our visitor economy.

In 2020/21 3240 people were employed in accommodation and food services in Noosa in 2020/21 (13.8% of Noosa’s total jobs), making it Noosa’s second biggest single jobs sector, just behind health care and social assistance.

That number does not include, the many jobs indirectly related to tourism- retail, health and wellness, arts, weddings and events, hire and rental, and real estate which also rely on visitor patronage.

Tourism Noosa Funding Agreement- what’s new?

The new Tourism Noosa agreement provides enhanced governance and reporting in relation to expenditure of Council funding, whilst respecting that Tourism Noosa is an entity in its own right.

Tourism Noosa receives $2.52 million dollars from Noosa Shire Council and it is therefore critical that they demonstrate that they can administer it with probity. That is, accountability, transparency, and effectiveness.

Tourism Noosa are obligated to justify and account for their programs and activities to

earn trust and prove reliability with the community by providing insight into their decision-making process.

The community expect it and so does Council. That is why our new agreement with Tourism Noosa has increased governance and reporting.

Another significant change to the Tourism Noosa agreement is the Destination Management Plan (DMP) provision.

The DMP (when completed) will inform Tourism Noosa’s future position in relation to the management of the visitor economy and tourism within the Noosa region.

TN might also be expected to implement aspects of the DMP which fall within its ambit as agreed between TN and Council.

Conclusion

Tourism Noosa exists for three reasons:

· To protect and develop the Noosa Brand;

· To deliver evidence-based marketing strategies and promotion that attract high-value visitors and achieve increased regional dispersal; and

· To provide their 600 plus members with value-added services.

Tourism Noosa does not exist to bring increased visitor numbers to the region at all costs.

Tourism Noosa do not target day-trippers in their marketing who drive to the region, cause traffic and car parking congestion and who spend less in our region.

If Tourism Noosa stops marketing, the one million plus day trippers who come here, will continue to come.

However, the higher -spending overnight visitors, particularly from interstate- many whom do not drive here, will go elsewhere and Noosa will then need to rely solely on second owners and wealthy residents.

To compare, the average spend per person of a day-tripper ($105) is less than 6 per cent of an interstate visitor ($1965).

We need a tourism industry that works with our community to manage and protect our destination.

And we need to deliver with one voice, a clear and co-ordinated message to our visitors.

The best managed destinations are good for the community.

And the best managed destinations are good for business.

And there is no team better qualified and able to manage and protect our brand and destination, than the team at Tourism Noosa and their 65 volunteers.

(Please note this is my personal opinion and does not represent the position of Council.)

Noosa tourist destination

The Guide

PICK OF THE WEEK

TRACES

ABC TV, Friday, 8.30pm

Standout performances from a female-led cast help set this crime drama apart from the throng. Embellished with the moody backdrop of a Scottish town and the peculiarities and intricacies of forensic science (don’t mix acid and petrol), this second season has a new case to explore, with all the familiar faces, including Molly Windsor, BreakingBad’s Laura Fraser and Line ofDuty’s Martin Compston, returning. In tonight’s second instalment, Emma (Windsor) and Daniel (Compston) face tough decisions after the end of the trial and the screws are turned on McKinven (Michael Nardone, pictured with Fraser) and Sarah (Fraser) after a second bomb attack in Dundee.

MIDSOMER MURDERS

ABC TV, Sunday, 8.20pm

Peace never lasts in Midsomer, but fans wouldn’t have it any other way. In tonight’s second instalment of season 23 – yes, this delightfully cosy detective series has composed intriguing murder plots since 1997 (retirement beckons but don’t fret) – it’s a place of investigation, rather than a destination, for much-loved DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon, pictured, left, with Nick Hendrix). Challis Court is a swanky gated retirement community set up for former police officers, where the retired criminal catchers dream of relaxing and enjoy their golden years. When a new member of their community, Elaine Bennet (Sabina Franklyn), is found dead, it’s soon apparent this idyll is not all it’s cracked up to be.

Friday, April 21

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis goes to melon heaven.

8.30 Traces. (Mal) A second bomb attack puts pressure on McKinven and Sarah to find and stop the culprit.

9.20 MOVIE: Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears Part 1. (2020, Mv, R) Phryne Fisher embarks on a globetrotting adventure. Essie Davis, Nathan Page.

10.10 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. (Ml, R)

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.55 Close To Me. (Mals, R)

11.40 Smother. (Mal, R)

1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Wrecks That Changed The World: Toxic Wrecks. (PG)

8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Northern Ireland. (PGa, R) Presented by Rob Bell.

9.25 Exploring Northern Ireland. (R) Part 2 of 4.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

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

11.40 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+lv, R) 2.00 Romulus. (MA15+av) 3.50 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines

The World Tonight.

Find out how it feels to be an astronaut for an evening with this remarkable and majestic documentary. More than 1000 satellites orbit Earth every day, capturing millions of images of life unfolding. In this special, the year 2022 is captured, revealing glimpses that shock, astound, intrigue and delight. It was a momentous year that saw the lockdowns of the pandemic end and Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine, with satellites documenting every moment. From the London crowds of the Queen’s Jubilee, to a volcano erupting in Tonga and the swirling power of Hurricane Ian, it’s a true feast for the eyes.

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S FROZEN PLANET II

Nine, Tuesday, 8.50pm

Many of us will never set foot on Antarctica’s icy terrain, but you could be forgiven for feeling like you’ve experienced its splendour after lapping up this extraordinary celebration of its landscape and wildlife. With passionate narration by Sir David Attenborough, along with a dedicated photography team that spent four and a half years capturing footage, it’s a stunning exposé of Antarctica’s life forms. Punctuated by a stirring soundtrack, the spectacle includes a crowd of king penguins trying to feed off the ocean while leopard seals circle. It’s surprising, spellbinding stuff.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Juliet Love transforms a free-standing wardrobe.

8.30 MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code. (2006, Mav, R) An academic uncovers a conspiracy while helping investigate a murder inside the Louvre. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen.

11.30 To Be Advised.

1.00 What The Killer Did Next. (Malv, R)

2.00 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 8. Parramatta Eels v Brisbane Broncos.

9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Parramatta Eels versus Brisbane Broncos match, with NRL news and analysis.

10.40 MOVIE: Man On A Ledge. (2012, Mlv, R) A suicidal man distracts authorities. Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

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. (PGal) Harries meets children from war-torn Ukraine.

8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Malv, R) Follows NSW Ambulance’s Sydney operations as it deals with a case involving a stabbing victim.

9.30 Territory Cops. (PGadl, R) A man wanted for a serious domestic violence charge has trapped himself on a balcony.

10.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

Saturday, April 22

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 Capital. (Ms, R)

2.05 The Durrells. (PG, R) 2.50 Bee Cause. (R) 3.05 Grand Designs. (R) 3.55 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 4.25 Landline. (R)

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

5.55 Great Australian Stuff: The Land. (PG, R) Part 2 of 4.

6.50 Bluey. (R) Bingo pretends to be Boss Bluey’s new employee in the middle of Dad’s backyard workout.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at the top stories of the day, including coverage of developing stories and events.

7.30 MOVIE: Eat Pray Love. (2010, Ml, R) An unhappy woman goes on a roundthe-world journey to find herself after undergoing a painful divorce. Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Richard Jenkins.

9.50 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (PG, R) Part 1 of 4. A young hairdresser joins an underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far right.

10.50 Fires. (Mal, R) Dairy farmers must deal with the aftermath of the fire and the destruction of their homestead.

11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Guest programmed by Kimbra.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (PG) 10.05 Breaking The Biz. (PG, R) 10.50 Earth’s Sacred Wonders. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Figure World Championships. Highlights. 3.30 Athletics. Marathon de Paris. Highlights. 4.30 Going Places. (R) 5.00 Where Are You Really From? (PGa, R) 5.30 Lost Home Movies Of Nazi Germany. (PGavw, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Wonders Of Europe: The Acropolis, The Masterpiece Of Pericles. (PG) Part 3 of 4.

8.30 A Year From Space. Images captured by satellite help tell the story of the big events of 2022, from the destruction wrought by the war in the Ukraine, to colonies of king penguins in Antarctica and plumes of herring spawn in the Pacific.

10.00 Becoming Marilyn. (Man, R)

A unique portrait of Marilyn Monroe.

11.05 Outlander. (MA15+)

A dysentery epidemic spreads.

12.20 Germinal. (Masv)

1.20 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Decade. (Mls, R)

3.05 MOVIE: Little Woods. (2018, Mal, R)

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

6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Front Up. Noon Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.45 WorldWatch.

3.15 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 3.45

News. 4.45

Sunday, April 23

6.30 Compass: Searching For Patsy. Siblings seek to understand their late mother.

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

7.30 Grand Designs: Tunbridge Wells. (PG) Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mv)

Part 2 of 4. Barnaby investigates when a resident of a police retirement community is found dead.

9.50 Close To Me. (Madl)

Rob takes centre stage.

10.40 MotherFatherSon. (Malns, R)

11.40 Smother. (Mal, R)

1.20 Road To Now. (PG, R)

2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.05 Rage Closer. (R) 3.10 The Heights. (PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of The Giant Mammoths. (PG) An investigation into the mammoth.

8.30 The Black Death: Outbreak. (PG) Part 1 of 2. Dan Snow and Raksha Dave investigate how the Black Death devastated Britain 700 years ago.

10.30 Muhammad Ali. (PGavw, R) Part 4 of 4.

12.15 24 Hours In Emergency: Learning Curve. (PGa, R)

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

3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15

France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 NBC Today.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show. (PG) The latest

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A passenger makes an alarming claim.

7.30 MOVIE: Men In Black. (1997, Mlv, R) A cop is recruited to be the partner of a special agent assigned to police extraterrestrials living on Earth. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith.

9.30 MOVIE: Deadpool. (2016, MA15+sv, R) A mutant hunts for the person who conducted rogue experiments on him, leaving him scarred and with healing powers. Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein.

11.45 Dog Patrol. (PGal)

12.15 MOVIE: Striking Poses. (1999, Mvld, R) Shannen Doherty.

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 Chamber Of Secrets. (2002, PGhv, R) Harry investigates strange occurrences at Hogwarts after returning to the school against magical advice. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson.

10.45 MOVIE: Birds Of Prey. (2020, MA15+alv, R) Harley Quinn defends a young girl. Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez.

12.40 The First 48: The Third Man/ Cash Money Murder. (Mav, R)

A hip-hop promotor is gunned down.

1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PGm, 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. (PGal, R) Harries meets children from war-torn Ukraine.

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

8.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv) Danny helps Texas Ranger Waylon Gates deliver an infamous drug cartel boss to arraignment. Erin takes on a high profile assault case. Eddie forms an unlikely alliance to solve a cold murder case.

9.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mav) A silver ink note threatening Maxine Roby’s life is found at the crime lab.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Whistler struggles with a CI.

11.30 Fire Country. (Mv, R) A massive tree falls on Eve.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Cool Cars With Dermott And Elise. 2.00 Drag Racing. Top Doorslammer. Round 6. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Last Stop Garage. 4.30 Football. AFL.

5.10 About A Boy. 5.40 MOVIE: Turbo. (2013) 7.30 MOVIE: The Fast And The Furious. (2001, M) 9.40 MOVIE: 2 Fast 2 Furious. (2003, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News.

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

8.30 7NEWS Spotlight. (Return) An exclusive, special investigation.

9.30 The Latest: Seven News.

10.00 Born To Kill? Dale Hausner And Samuel Dieteman. (MA15+av) A look at Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman.

11.00 Quantum Leap. (PGav) Ben leaps into the body of a navy officer.

12.00 The Rookie. (Madv, R)

1.00 Last Chance Learners. (PG, R)

1.30 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

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

8.50 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

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

10.20 Australian Crime Stories: The Money Or The Bomb. (Mv, R)

11.30 The First 48: Endless Love And Out Of Time. (MA15+al)

12.15 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+v, R)

1.10 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) Nine celebrities are still in camp, but by the end of the night only eight will remain.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) Captain Milius returns to Hawai’i as the NCIS team works to catch a dangerous high-value US government target with the help of an informant unlike any they have ever encountered.

10.00 FBI. (Mv, R) The team discovers that deadly sarin gas may have been sold to terrorists.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Monday, April 24

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

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) Hosted by Paul Barry.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 India Now. (R)

11.10 ABC Late News.

11.25 The Business. (R)

11.40 Father Brown. (PG, R)

12.25 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (PG, R)

1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.15 Rage Closer.

(R) 3.20 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.20 Anzac Dawn Service From Sydney. 5.30 Anzac Dawn Service From Canberra.

Tuesday, April 25

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses: Muckle Flugga. (PG) Part 2 of 3.

8.30 My Name Is Reeva: I Was Murdered By Oscar Pistorius.

(M) Part 2 of 3. Reeva’s parents try to come to terms with the demands of the VOD process.

9.25 24 Hours In Emergency: Guardian Angels. (Mal, R) A compilation of stories from King’s College, including that of a woman who was assaulted in the street.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Reyka. (MA15+av)

11.50 Miss S. (PGav, R)

3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 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. (PGa)

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) Documents the work of the highway patrol.

8.30 MOVIE: 1917. (2019, MA15+av, R) During World War I, two British soldiers are assigned the critical task of delivering a life-saving message to another unit that is preparing to launch a potentially disastrous assault on prepared enemy positions. George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News.

11.20 How To Look Good Naked. (Man, R) Presented by Gok Wan.

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) Tracy, a single mum of two teenagers, faces a life and death battle as her rare and aggressive brain cancer returns.

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. (MA15+v, R) McCall races to find Dante.

12.10 The First 48: Knock Knock. (Mav, R)

1.00 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R)

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) After many long weeks in the jungle, the celebrities finally receive letters from home.

9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav) After attending a parole hearing for the man who murdered his brother, Remy pursues a depraved pastor and his sadistic brother who kidnapped two teens on their way home from a school basketball game.

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

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

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 My Market Kitchen. (PG, R)

4.20 10 News First Presents: ANZAC Day.

10.00 Stuff The British Stole: Shadow Boxer. (PG, R)

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R)

11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 MotherFatherSon. (Malns, R)

1.05 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG, R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Rage Closer. (R)

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.

7.35 Who Do You Think You Are? US: Matthew Broderick. (PG) Matthew Broderick explores his roots.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi takes a look at how people navigate relationships in the age of consent.

9.30 Dateline: Teens, Love And War. The story of teens coming of age in Ukraine and how they fall in love, deal with grief, and head off to war.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black. (R)

11.00 Manayek. (Madl)

11.50 Outlier. (Mal, R)

3.15 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.15 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. (PGa)

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

9.00 Accused. (Premiere, MA15+av) A father he comes to believe that his teenage son may be planning an unimaginable crime.

10.00 The Good Doctor. (Mam) Marcus and Audrey clash over a patient.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: No More Grannies. (MA15+asv, R)

1.05 What The Killer Did Next. (Mav, 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 South. (PGa) Takes a look at the most extreme frozen world of all Antarctica, which at first glance appears lifeless.

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

10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)

11.25 Court Cam. (MA15+av)

11.50 Suspect Number 1. (Mdlv, R)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

A Current Affair. (R)

5.30 Today.

4.30

5.00 News Early Edition.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The celebrities face their final food trial, before yet another celebrity will be eliminated from the jungle.

9.00 NCIS. (Ma, R) When a financial advisor is found shot at a naval station, the team investigates the case by interviewing the victim’s three-dimensional hologram of herself, which she created before her death.

11.00 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

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

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Wednesday, April 26

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) Broden goes to a buck’s party.

9.30 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

10.00 Staged. (Ml, R)

10.25 ABC Late News.

10.40 The Business. (R)

10.55 Frayed. (MA15+l, 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. (Mal)

8.30 Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live. Part 1 of 2. Brian Cox explores our complicated relationship with money and wealth.

9.30 Rogue Heroes. (MA15+lsv) Frustrated at his own personal failure to destroy any enemy targets, Stirling arranges a rematch.

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Furia. (MA15+av) Brehme is feeling the pressure.

12.05 Unit One. (MA15+s, R)

4.25 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Thursday, April 27

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 a man who is working on a complex build on the Kapiti Coast.

9.20 Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland. (Mls, R) Part 2 of 3.

10.05 Art Works. (R) Hosted by Namila Benson.

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) 3.25 Rage Closer.

(R) 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.

7.35 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence. (M) Rupert Murdoch launches Fox News.

8.30 Asking For It. (Malv) Part 2 of 3. Jess Hill investigates our institutional responses to rape and alternative justice systems.

9.30 Miniseries: Conviction: The Case Of Stephen Lawrence. (MA15+) Part 2 of 3. Clive tries to win back Doreen’s trust after details of the murder investigation are leaked.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Exit. (Final, MA15+adv)

11.55 Beneath The Surface. (Madl, R)

4.25 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. (PGa)

7.30 The 1% Club. (Premiere, M) Hosted by Jim Jefferies.

8.35 Accused. (Mav) After a married couple discovers their newborn is deaf, they elect to try a surgical procedure.

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

10.35 The Latest: Seven News.

11.05 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Tears For Daniel And Murder Of Innocence – Sian Kingi. (MA15+as, R) Takes a look at two notorious cases.

12.40 Absentia. (MA15+asv, R)

2.00

Shopping. (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGln) Ordinary Australians become travel critics.

8.30 MOVIE: The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. (2021, MA15+lv)

A bodyguard and a hitman must embark on a life-threatening mission as they try to save the life of the hitman’s wife. Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson.

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

11.20 New Amsterdam. (MA15+am)

12.10 Ordinary Joe. (Ma)

1.00 Postcards. (PG, 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)

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 celebrities will find out what has been happening in the world without them.

9.00 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+as)

An internet dating site becomes the source of terror for a young widow when she meets a mysterious stranger with an overly controlling manner. Muncy struggles with Velasco’s absence.

10.00 Fire Country. (Mv) A wildfire breaks out in Drake Country.

11.00 Bull. (Ma, R) Izzy hires Bull and TAC to defend a jockey.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

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. (Ma) Roarke and Javier grow closer.

12.15 Black-ish. (PGa)

1.15 My France With Manu. (PG, R)

2.30 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 9. Cronulla Sharks v North Queensland Cowboys.

9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. Post-match NRL news and analysis.

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: MIA. (PGa, 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)

A Current Affair. (R)

5.30 Today.

4.30

5.00 News Early Edition.

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) Hosts Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown say goodbye to two more celebrities in a double elimination.

9.00 Gogglebox Australia. (Final) A diverse range of people open their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows, with the help of special, locked-off cameras which capture every unpredictable moment.

10.00 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Rollins catches up with an old flame.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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1 An acre is how many square metres: 4047, 4247 or 4447?

2 Video game storefront Steam is owned by what company?

3 The ‘evil Santa’ Krampus has the horns of what animal?

4 What is the title of Susanna Clarke’s 2020 fantasy novel?

5 What is the heaviest organ in the human body?

6 The world’s oldest tree, a bristlecone pine, is located in which US state?

7 The condor is the common name for which two species of bird?

8 Which of the following authors does not have a Nobel Prize: Alice Munro, Peter Carey, Albert Camus or Gabriel García Márquez?

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Beach mat brings joy

It’s almost one year since the installation and launch of the accessible beach mat on Noosa Main Beach.

“This has brought so much joy to our entire community,“ said Libby Doherty whose daughter is a regular at Seahorse Nippers.

“My daughter, Daisy, 8, and I worked hard

RED CROSS PICNIC

Picnic Amongst the Cars will be held on Sunday 28 May from 1pm. Music from Hot Peppers Jazz band, buffet of charcoal rotisserie meats and salads, BYO drinks. All proceeds to Red Cross programs. Tickets $60. Phone 0407 571 282.

BIGGEST MORNING TEA

The Sunny Fundraisers together with the Queensland Cancer Council invite you to the Biggest Morning Tea to be held at Hibiscus Retirement Resort, St Andrews Drive, Tewantin on Wednesday 24 May at 10am. There will be champagne on arrival followed by morning tea. Great Raffle Prizes. Tickets $25.

Phone Annie for bookings on 0409385566.

GARDEN CLUB

The next meeting of the Tewantin Noosa Garden Club will be held at our new venue of the Tinbeerwah Hall on Monday 8th May at the new time of 1pm for 1.30 pm start. The Guest Speaker will be John Writer from Bees Noosa on all things Bees. Plant sales raffles afternoon tea. Guests welcome. For further information contact Len at 0417604889.

BANK ART

The next community exhibition at Bendigo Bank Tewantin will feature artist Ann Milland from Friday 21 April to Friday 19 May. For more information on Ann’s art email milland8@ gmail.com

PLAY TENNIS

Fit tennis players required for singles and doubles play during the week and weekends. Squash and Tennis players needed Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Call Karen on 0412 485 411.

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

to make this become a reality, bringing it continually to the attention of local and state government. We were so excited to attend the launch and it has been truly life-changing for us. As it is the year of accessible tourism in Queensland, I believe it should be celebrated.“

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:

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

Introduction to oil painting with Karen Osborn: 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. 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

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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 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 sin-

Meals roster

Weekly Roster for Tewantin- Noosa Meals on Wheels beginning Monday 24 April

Monday Drivers: Tony, Darryl, Ken, Gail, Driver needed E run, Rosemary, Alison, Lorraine, Jason, Robyn, Judy and Eileen

Kitchen: Len, Mary

Tuesday Drivers: CLOSED PUBLIC

HOLIDAY

Wednesday Drivers: Driver needed A run, Council, Darryl, Lis and Liz, Judith, Driver needed F run, Evelyn and Mary, Kath and Melody, Simone, John and Helen, Driver needed K run

Kitchen: Denise, Christine, Judi

Thursday Drivers: Kyle, Driver needed B run, Ray Z, Driver needed D run, Margo and Jim, Kerryn and Stuart, Martin, Driver needed I run, Sharon and Mal

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

Friday Drivers: Bruce, Lin, Alan and Cynthia. Jean and Janet, Kevin, Sam and Kevin, Joy, Ian, Julie B, Lesley, John E

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.

gles 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.

access mat was launched on Main Beach a year ago.

TOURISM IN NOOSA’S COMMUNITY

TOURISM NOOSA Update from

After a fabulous Easter holiday period with gorgeous Noosa weather and beach conditions, at Tourism Noosa we’re now enjoying the lead-up to the cooler winter months. To celebrate, we recently launched our Find Your Inner Noosa winter campaign, offering plenty of great reasons for interstate visitors to enjoy an extended stay, and experience the best of Noosa’s nature, shopping, dining, tours and fun – read more about the campaign below.

It’s also perfect timing to be welcoming back Air New Zealand’s direct flights from Auckland to Sunshine Coast Airport, restarting on 25 June. For locals, this is also a great opportunity to head to New Zealand’s wine, ski and outdoor adventure regions.

FIND YOUR INNER NOOSA

Find Your Inner Noosa is Tourism Noosa’s latest marketing campaign, featuring beautiful new images and videos that invite travellers to find a moment, an escape or relaxation in Noosa. The winter campaign is rolling out in interstate markets, focusing on nature, wellbeing, eat and drink, outdoor experiences – and of course a sunny holiday escape.

More than 30 operators across accommodation, tours, spas, restaurants and retail are offering great winter deals that are being promoted across magazines, social media, digital platforms and TV. Check them out at www.visitnoosa.com.au/campaign/find-your-inner-noosa

RECORD VISITOR SPEND IN 2022

Overnight visitors to Noosa spent a record $1.6 billion in 2022, according to the latest data from Tourism Research Australia. While the number of overnight visitors fell slightly compared to pre-COVID times, their spend increased more than 60% as they explored more of Noosa’s wonderful holiday offerings.

The bulk of the spend (almost 60%) came from interstate visitors who spent a record $908 million, up about 40% on their preCOVID figure. Their numbers are almost back to pre-COVID levels after low numbers in 2021 due to border closures.

They’ve increased their average daily spend and length of stay, which means they’re getting out and about, experiencing more of Noosa and our wonderful businesses.

Tourism Noosa focuses marketing on overnight visitors, encouraging them to explore the entire region and its villages, from beaches to river and hinterland.

Noosa’s results were stronger than recorded for Queensland and most regions around the State.

NOOSA WATER BOTTLES & NOTEBOOKS

Buy your 750ml water bottles in bubblegum pink, sand, white and black: $35 each, and Noosa notebooks: $15 each at the Noosa Visitor Information Centre in Hastings Street.

NOOSA SHINES FOR NORTH AMERICAN TRAVEL AGENTS

Walking around the streets of Noosa, we are hearing many accents from international visitors who have started to return for their holidays. Tourism Noosa’s global strategy aims to ensure we are top-of-mind in our key markets of the UK, North America, New Zealand and Europe.

International visitors tend to stay longer, travel out of peak periods and spend more than domestic visitors.

We recently showcased the region to two travel agent groups from the USA, providing ideas on how to include Noosa in an international itinerary. The agents enjoyed their time in Noosa, saying they did not want to leave!

North America was the fastest growing international market for Noosa in 2019, providing the second largest spend at $20 million. This high-value market is expected to return stronger than pre-COVID.

EVENTS FOR LOVERS OF SPORTS, ART, CULTURE & MORE

Noosa is home to many incredible events and so far this year, we’ve seen the Noosa Summer Swim, Noosa Festival of Surfing (we’re still dreaming of the beach bar sunsets!) and the Noosa Ultra Trail all stage successful events.

Congratulations to the Noosa Ultra Trail team for making history when Natasha Price and coach Adam Shepherd became the first adaptive athletes to complete an Australian trail event – an amazing and inspiring accomplishment to navigate the trails in wheelchairs.

Upcoming events that locals can take part in or volunteer at include the Runaway Noosa Marathon (27-28 May), Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club Gaff Rig Regatta (3-4 June), Noosa Electric Vehicle Expo and Street Fest (18 June), Floating Land: Us and Them (24 June-30 July), Noosa Buskers Championships (8 July), the inaugural Noosa Concours d’Elegance (14-16 July), and NOOSA alive! (21-30 July).

AUSTRALIAN TOURISM EXCHANGE 2023

Tourism Noosa will attend the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) on the Gold Coast, from 30 April to 4 May. This is Australia’s largest annual tourism business-to-business event to communicate destination updates, strengthen relationships and develop forward business, necessary for Noosa’s future in international visitation.

To support the event, Tourism Noosa will welcome more than 30 decision-makers from different companies and countries, including the UK, North America, Germany, Switzerland and France, immersing them in Noosa experiences as a powerful way to bring bookings and ensure Noosa’s $1.6 billion tourism industry remains viable for the economy.

NOOSA alive!, the annual 10-day arts and cultural festival, has just released their first program highlights, with special events and premiere performances by Australian icons, internationally renowned artists and local legends. Check out the program and book your seats before they sell out.

Find out what’s on at www.visitnoosa.com.au/whats-on

TREAD LIGHTLY NOOSA

Beach clean-ups, tree planting, shore-bird watching, oyster gardening and bush care – these are just some of the hands-on ways that Tourism Noosa’s new Tread Lightly Noosa program invites visitors and locals to lighten their environmental footprint. Visitors can offset the impact of their travels in the Noosa region, and locals can join in educational activities about Noosa’s environment.

Tread Lightly Noosa has already been a hit with visitors, locals and groups including the Specialist Property Team at ANZ and Fun Over 50s who joined beach clean-ups (together they collected more than 50kg of rubbish!), a tree planting in the Noosa hinterland, a guided Kabi Kabi environmental walk of the Noosa National Park and a Noosa River cruise to learn about migratory shorebirds and oyster ecosystems.

Tread Lightly Noosa events coming up include Waste Warriors at the Runaway Noosa Marathon (27-28 May), World Oceans Day (8 June), and Plastic Free July.

Find out more at www.treadlightlynoosa.com.au

Cooroy a gem

The Noosa hinterland town of Cooroy is a charming mix of history, nature, arts and country hospitality. Settled in the 1880s as a timber town, it now attracts creatives, artists, foodies, producers and nature lovers.

The Cooroy Chamber of Commerce president Sirah Robb once said, “Businesses can make an impact, create change and open a world of possibility. When business is healthy, the community is healthy.”

And the Cooroy community is as healthy as ever, with an abundance of local family businesses for the Noosa Shire to take pride in.

Visitors and locals can enjoy hinterland hospitality at cafes, restaurants, farm gates, a boutique brewery, distillery and clubs. Browse boutiques, homewares, galleries, gifts, antiques and vintage treasures – even play a game of golf.

Local businesses are all about the friendly faces, and there’s tonnes of those in Cooroy.

Pip’s healthy takeaways

Pip Beatty has created a healthy takeaway, gluten free haven with Kookaburra Takeaway in Cooroy.

Say hello to Richard at Pet Affair when you’re picking up your dog food, pick out a new outfit with Clara at Blue Brown Bag or Effy at Wildflower, look after your health with the help of Pip’s healthy meals at Kookaburra Takeaway, and get a workout in with Tara at You Pilates and Wellness.

Eden Private Hospital and Maple Street Surgery are there when you need them the most, and there’s no need to leave town when you’re doing some upgrading to your car or home with the help of Cooroy Landscape Supplies, The Shed Company, and Cooroy Car Parts. Belinda is always there to hear your story while framing your best memories, along with the team serving delicious meals at the Cooroy RSL.

Lisa and Rachel at Lakeridge Health, Beauty and Skincare Clinic are there to nourish not only the skin, but the mind, the body and the soul.

Focusing on gluten free foods with vegetarian and vegan options, Pip provides single serve take home dinners, soups, plant based icecreams, cakes and savoury rolls, poke bowls, parfaits, pies and a selection of vegan cakes, supplied by Rosebed and Finch in Eudlo.

“Initially, I took over the shop to continue my wholesale business which was making Paleo Rolls, a gluten free, grain free and dairy free bread alternative, and I still make them today, along with keto buns, blueberry buns and Hot Cross buns,“ Pip said.

Open Monday-Friday 9am to 2pm and Sat-

Great selection

urdays 9am to 12pm. Find them at 5/12 Maple Street Cooroy, in the car park opposite the skate park (Apex Park). For more information call 0434 530 863.

Visit

WILDFLOWER FASHION

in Cooroy

Find your perfect fit at Wildflower Fashion

Wildflower Fashion in Cooroy is a popular local clothes shop that has been successfully styling the community for 30 years.

The store is run by Effy, who says their team focuses heavily on quality and fabulous ladies fashion.

“In our store you’ll find the best prices for brands such as SeeSaw, Vassalli, Foil, Gordon Smith, Jump, Pingpong, and Goondiwindi Cotton,“ Effy said.

“We work hard to provide comfortable and good value garments every season.

“You’ll easily be able to find your perfect fit with our large range of clothing, made from natural fibres.“

With a constant range of new arrivals, the store has gorgeous Autumn colours waiting for you to show off in the community.

Upgrade your wardrobe with the help of the friendly staff, who are happy to show you their latest styles and accessories.

“Visit us when in Cooroy to see our gorgeous fashions - with new arrivals every day for the cooler evenings,“ Effy said.

Best price for

Seesaw, Vassalli, Foil, Gordon Smith, Jump, Pingpong, Goondiwindi Cotton. We focus on quality and fashion. Find your perfect fit with our large range of clothing, made from natural fibers.

Address: 1/14 Maple St, Cooroy (Opposite to the butter factory)

Open: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-1.30pm

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Find Wildflower Fashion at 1/14 Maple Street, Cooroy, opposite to the Butter Factory.

The store is open six days a week, Monday to Friday from 9am till 5pm and on Saturdays 9am-1.30pm.

You can also conveniently shop online at wildflowercooroy.com

Keep up to date with the latest looks by following them on Facebook and Instagram at Wildflower_Fashion_Cooroy

Wildflower Fashion in Cooroy has been successfully styling the community for 30 years.

Untouched natural surrounds and country-town vibes abound here.

Picture: VISIT NOOSA

Sheds go to new heights

Owned and operated by locals Nigel and Dave, the Shed Company - Sunshine Coast and Gympie Regions is based in Cooroy.

The guys have extensive experience in the property and construction industries and together, they make a formidable shed building team who are focused on providing ongoing support and communication throughout the entire building process.

A company that is committed to employing local people to provide local knowledge and experience, they have the biggest and most experienced build crews on the Coast and use a third generation local family concreting company.

They have a dedicated project management team with a 10-year relationship with local certifiers ensuring a smooth, seamless outcome with a ’do it once, do it right’ attitude. Fully licensed and insured, The Shed Company can take your shed build from start to finish; stress-free. All while using only the highest quality, locally sourced, Australian made building materials available to the industry.

Their Google feedback is the highest on the coast, with customers like Trent saying, “It was our first shed building experience, and we couldn’t be happier. David, Nigel and the team got our shed designed, delivered and built on time, great communication through the whole process. Thanks guys we are stoked with our epic shed!”

And Tony saying, “Really happy with my shed from Nigel and Dave at the Shed Compa-

Your rehabilitation, your choice at Eden

Eden Private Hospital is the Sunshine Coast’s longest operating private rehabilitation facility, with 48 dedicated medical, rehabilitation and mental health beds.

Eden Private Hospital delivers comprehensive rehabilitation programs to both Inpatients and Outpatients, that are tailored to the patient’s specific needs and goals, and managed by a multidisciplinary team of allied health professionals under the care of a Rehabilitation Consultant.

Our experienced staff work together to help patients regain strength and cardio fitness, balance and mobility as well as redevelop skills and ultimately function with the highest possible level of independence and confidence.

Each program includes an individual consultation followed by physical rehabilitation and education sessions that are structured around the health diagnosis and patient goals. The programs are typically run twice a week, over a six week period and the duration of the programs can vary.

need to see your GP or Specialist and ask for a referral to be sent to Eden Private Hospital and our Admissions and Assessment team will be in contact with you once received.

Cost:

ny. Strong design and looks great. Top quality product and service from a local business. 100 per cent recommend them!”

Find them at 11b Garnet Street, Cooroy. For more information call 07 5391 3440 or email sunshinecoast@theshedcompany.com.au

Keep up to date online at facebook.com/ theshedcompanysunshinecoast

The programs we offer which patients can be referred into include: Orthopaedic Program; Neurological Program; Reconditioning Program; Pain Program; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Cancer Rehabilitation; Falls Prevention Program; Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program; and Robotic Assistive Therapy.

How to Be Referred:

We accept referrals from General Practitioners, Specialists and Surgeons and Public and Private Hospitals. You would simply

Eden Private Hospital has agreements with most private health funds as well as Tier One Provider Status with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. The Outpatient Allied Health team also conduct sessions under Medicare’s Enhanced Primary Care program for Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology and Occupational Therapy.

For further support in navigating your care or to utilise this service as either an inpatient or outpatient, or to learn more about Eden Private Hospital, please contact our Admissions and Assessment team on 1800 333 674 or visit edenprivate.com. au.

As the Sunshine Coast‘s longest operating private rehabilitation facility, Eden Private Hospital continues to deliver comprehensive rehabilitation programs to improve patient outcomes and functional independence.

The experienced staff from Eden Private Hospital.

The Shed Company is owned and operated by locals Nigel and Dave.

Find hidden treasures

“If we don’t make a sale, we make a friend“, is the motto of Blue Brown Bag owner Clara Goodwin.

Cooroy’s little emporium on Maple Street is your one stop shop for remarkable clothing, accessories, giftware and all things uniquely beautiful for yourself, your home, and your loved ones.

Specialising in natural fabrics, it’s a linen lovers delight.

The store has truly remarkable clothing ranges including, Rustic Linens, Kloth, Imagine ,Shanty, Brave n True, Zak and Plover, Frockk, La Strada plus great labels retailing under $100.

Italian star, Kirriena Jeans compliment the many casual, stylish, comfy travel and weekend wear.

Clara, with her caring team of four, give genuine old-fashioned service with your clothing style and accessory choice.

It’s an accessory heaven with leather bags, on-trend crossbody bags, wallets, and jewellery to die for at affordable prices.

They have a stand out jewellery range of Resin, which is a popular choice for winter, along with wearable art scarves, and embroided wraps that are statement pieces for chilly days.

Home and body products are well represented. Only the best long lasting candles, fragrant diffusers, the Equilibrium Sleep and Stress Range developed and made in Australia make a wonderful gift for friends and you.

Ex-dancer opens studio

Starting Pilates changed the life of Tara Hore and now she’s helping others do the same with YOU Pilates and Wellness in Cooroy.

“I was an ex-dancer with various injuries suffering from constant back pain and headaches, Pilates got me moving again and helped me make new friends,“ Tara said.

“My passion for teaching and movement naturally led me to want to share this with others and eventually to open YOU Pilates andWellness Studio in Cooroy.

*My goal for the studio is to create a space where you, the community, feel safe to come together and look after yourself and move your body however you can.“

Pilates has numerous benefits physically and mentally. It helps to improve posture, strength, flexibility, mobility, balance and co-ordination, the list goes on and on. It is low impact and really suitable for everyone – all ages, fitness levels and experience.

Pilates is popping up everywhere, so why is this studio different?

“We offer small intimate group classes or private classes so you can be sure the instructors focus is on you,“ Tara said.

“The beauty of small classes is that modifications can be given for those with injuries or specific conditions.“

They have affordable classes with highly trained instructors, along with a variety of classes on offer 7 days a week – Reformer Pilates, Mat Pilates, Barre, TRX, Yoga, Stretch and Mobility.

“Everyone is very supportive of one another and accepting that we are all on our own journey,“ she said.

“You are the most important person in your life, so take time for you, look after you, and move for you.

For more information visit youpilates. com.au, email move@youpilates.com.au or call 0439 353 460.

Gift wrapping is complimentary. Decor items include lamps, cushions, tableware, vessels, quirky pieces for home and gifts plus so much more.

A One Stop Little Emporium opposite the Memorial Hall.

Find Blue Brown Bag at 28a Maple Street, Cooroy. Follow the store on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with the latest looks. For more information call 5442 6025.

YOU Pilates and Wellness founder and owner Tara Hore.

Blue Brown Bag owner Clara Goodwin.

New doctors

There’s two new doctors in town, Dr Katie Leonard and Dr Antoinette du Toit, and they’re ready to get to know the community after joining the team at Maple Street Surgery in Cooroy.

Dr Antoinette du Toit has undertaken studies in the management of diabetes at the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology in South Africa and also took various accredited courses in Aesthetic medicine and the application of stem cell therapies in the arena of aesthetics and clinical medical practices. Throughout her professional career, Dr du Toit has consistently demonstrated passion, vision, dedication and diligence necessary to experience great success in the entrepreneurial arena and in all of her professional endeavours. She will be offering both general practice consultations as well as aesthetic procedures at Maple Street Medical Centre. Come see for yourself why her extensive practical knowledge of aesthetic procedures was so highly sought in previous practices.

Dr Katie Leonard graduated from the Uni-

versity of Queensland in 2017. She has recently relocated to the Sunshine Coast from Brisbane and always wanted to return after completing her medical training here. She is interested in all aspects of general practice including paediatrics having completed the Sydney Child Health Program in 2020. Katie strives to provide patient centred comprehensive care and enjoys the continuity of care that general practice offers. She performs minor skin procedures and Implanon insertion.

Maple Street Surgery already has hundreds of patients who live in Noosa and we know how difficult it can be to get an appointment when you need it the most. There is a reason excellent long time Noosa doctors like Richard Simpson and Peter Stobbs are part of our team.

Find Maple Street Surgery at 46 Maple Street (first floor of Eden Rehabilitation Centre) Cooroy.

For more information visit maplestreetsurgery.com.au, book online or call (07) 54476644.

Get

inspired at Cooroy Landscape Supplies

Cooroy Landscape Supplies has been locally owned by James and Siona Howard for almost seven years and was previously owned by the Bonnell Brothers for 22 years.

They have grown considerably in the past few years with a huge variety of landscaping materials and an inspiring garden centre to browse.

They stock sand and gravel, decorative pebbles, rocks, roadbases, soils, mulches, pots, ornaments, pavers, timber, firewood, garden edging and so much more! Deliveries available six days per week or bring in your own vehicle. Courtesy trailers also available! No order too big or small.

For more information call 07 5447 6229, visit cooroylandscapesupplies.com.au or find them on Facebook. Find them at 50 Mary River Road, Cooroy.

Deliveries are available six days per week.

Frame Tree connects with their customers

Belinda and the team at Frame Tree love hearing the stories that go along with each piece and feeling a connection with their customers.

They can frame just about anything you can think of. From fine art, photos, medals, jerseys, to the unusual items like spoons and even a shaver (as an office joke). Their excellent customer service and high standard of framing makes the whole experience of framing your precious items enjoyable. They are lovers of all things art, with art supplies for sale, focusing on Australian made products, and having a regular rotation of exhibitions in the gallery. There are also regular art workshops with reputable tutors held on Sundays.

Visit Frame Tree at 2/20 Maple Street, Cooroy. For more information call 5400 8735 or head to frametree.com.au

Dr Katie Leonard.

Dr Antoinette du Toit.

Pet affairs

Pet Affair Cooroy is a locally owned and operated shop for your pet’s every need, whether they walk, swim, slither or fly.

The shop, successfully run by local Richard Murrihy, has been open for four years and features everyday low pricing on leading brands.

“Thank you to the people of Cooroy and surrounds for the past four years of building up Pet Affair Cooroy,“ Richard said.

“We encourage our clients to compare our prices to other stores. I hope you will find that we are ultra competitive.“

It’s been raining cats and dogs in store, as they jump for joy while sniffing out their favourite foods, snacks, comfortable beds, ter-

Fuelling passion for cars

rific treatments, and endless toys.

Current specials on food includes $23.99 for Big Dog Australian pig ears 10/$20 breeders choice 30L cat litter 5/$120.

Keep up to date with their current specials online by following Pet Affair Cooroy on Facebook at facebook.com/PetAffairCooroy/

The store is open seven days a week; Monday to Friday 9am till 5.30pm and Saturday and Sunday from 9am till 1pm.

Find the friendly team at 11a Emerald Street, Cooroy.

For more information call Pet Affair Cooroy today on 54425517.

The team at Cooroy Car Parts are dedicated to providing you the very best in automotive and motorcycle parts and accessories, with an emphasis on providing quality and friendly customer service.

Originally established in 1999, Cooroy Car Parts has been a long-standing local business supplying the community with quality automotive service parts and accessories. Since Adam and Mouette took over in 2020, they have concentrated on growing and diversifying the stock they carry.“Whilst we still carry most general service items, we have also started to expand into the classic and performance culture alongside an ever-

Nourish more than the skin

Lakeridge Health, Beauty and Skincare Clinic has been a part of the Cooroy community for over 20 years, offering high quality Australian product and services including award winning organic skincare and make-up.

“Lakeridge offers services such as advance facials, beauty treatments, Laser Hair removal, LED light therapy, Bowen Therapy, massage and spa body treatments and we now offer injectables,“ Lisa and Rachel said.

“Our injector is a local doctor, Ruth Johnson. Dr Ruth is available for consultation on Fridays. Our focus is on the health of the skin but also health and wellbeing of the whole body system. The clinic has been designed to create a safe and relaxing space and it is often the comment of our clients that they tell us ’it has a lovely feeling when walking through the door’.“

Booking online at lakeridge.com.au or call 07 54426239 to make an appointment.

Lakeridge Health, Beauty and Skincare Clinic has been a part of the Cooroy community for over 20 years.

Find the friendly team at 11a Emerald Street, Cooroy.

Fresh new look at the RSL

Cooroy RSL has a fresh new look and feel, thanks to their most recent renovations of the bar and reception area.

The club is looking fantastic and offers a great spot to catch up with family and friends and enjoy some of the great entertainment and activities on offer.

At their AGM last month some more great achievements over the past 12 months were highlighted.

The AGM report showed solid financials again for last year allowing a strong reinvestment back into the club and the broader community. Through their community donations program they provided over $75,000 of donations and sponsorships given back to local community organisations and activities. The

next round of the donations program is now open and more information is available on their website under the community tab.

“Our donation program is well received by the community and an initiative to give back to the community for their support of the Club,” President Barrie Adams said.

The mural that now adorns the back of the club and a mosaic mural in the laneway to the carpark have been beautiful additions have enhanced the town.

Inside the club the furnishings are comfortable with big windows looking over the main street. There is a great community feel to the club and it is very social and welcoming.

“It’s impossible to put a price on the social value our club has for so many of our mem-

bers,“ general manager Helen Hollingworth said.

“I constantly receive awesome feedback from members on the positive impact made by our customer service and the caring attributes of our amazing team that make it all happen, daily.

“I must thank all members for their continued membership and support to our club throughout the year. The success of the club can be attributed to your continued patronage and support.“

With all day dining offering a delicious menu that is getting rave reviews you will not be disappointed by stopping in for a meal.

Popular dishes include the All Day Breakfast, USA Pork Ribs, Pork Fillet and Scallops

and Confit Duck Leg to name just a few. Old favourites like Lambs Fry and Bacon and Roast of the Day are always popular too.

For ANZAC Day, after the Dawn Service at the Cenotaph at 4.45am, there will be a gunfire breakfast at the club at 6am for $5 per person. The March and Parade in Maple Street will step off at 10.30am followed by a memorial service outside the Cooroy Memorial Hall. Two Up will be held in the hall from 1.30pm.

The club offers live music, raffles, Bingo, Keno, gaming room and membership promotions every week. There are also great special events every couple of months that are always good value and loads of fun. Check the what’s on page of their website for more details at cooroyrsl.com.au

The next round of their donations program is now open at The Cooroy RSL.

Check out the renovations of the bar and reception area.

With all day dining offering a delicious menu, you will not be disappointed by stopping in for a meal.

Nayef’s journey to our past

By Phil Jarratt

Born in Kuwait of Pakistani parents, a refugee of the Iraqi invasion at the age of nine and a midshipman in the British Royal Navy before leaving his teens, author and civil engineer Nayef Din had led an exciting and at times charmed life before fetching up in Brisbane in 2008 to work on a now iconic skyscraper.

His real-life adventures are as breathtaking as those to be found in his two self-published novels, yet asked to nominate a defining moment in his life, without hesitation he recalls a visit to the giant Bookfest at Brisbane’s South Bank a few years ago. He says: “I’d become interested in Aboriginal culture but I could find very little about it, until one day, as luck or divine intervention would have it, at Bookfest I picked up a very old book called Tom Petrie’s Reminiscences of Early Queensland, written by his daughter, Constance Campbell Petrie. I bought it for two dollars and it’s the best two dollars I’ve ever spent. It beautifully captures what it was like for a young boy growing up in the early years of the colony, when the Aboriginal culture was relatively pure, it hadn’t yet been tainted by missionaries or anything else. That book gave me a place to start.”

The near miracle of finding the extremely rare print edition of the 1904 Petrie classic, a true motherlode for Queensland historians, started Nayef on a long creative journey, with many twists and turns, that has led so far to the publishing of the first two books of a projected trilogy – The Last Gundir in 2020 and Wrong Side (2022). Both are impeccably researched historical novels that combine stories of pre-colonial Aboriginal life in southern Queensland with a fresh look at Captain Cook’s arrival and the European settlement that eventually followed.

Writing such dense and complex works and selling them himself at city market stalls might seem a million miles removed from the career trajectory you might expect from this charming and talented man. Or maybe not. Expect the unexpected could well be his mantra.

When the Iraqi tanks rolled into Kuwait City in August 1990, provoking the First Gulf War, Nayef and his three siblings were living a comfortable life in a fashionable part of the city while his father earned a solid and untaxed salary as a civil engineer. His mother, a psychiatrist by profession, had elected to be a housewife and stay-at-home mum for the duration of their time in the Middle East, which they now realised had come to a sudden end.

The family fled to London, taking up residence in upscale Hornsey in North London. But Nayef’s father died unexpectedly soon after their arrival, and while his mother, whose qualifications weren’t recognised by the British medical authorities, went back to school to gain her registration, the family struggled. Nayef shrugs off the tough times: “You learn to adjust your standards. But I have so much admiration for how hard Mum worked to pull us through.”

Able to work as a psychiatrist again, she soon had the children in private schools, driving them there and to sports engagements in the car she had just learnt to drive.

After finishing school Nayef graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineering from Imperial College while simultaneously serving two years as a midshipman in the university’s Royal Navy unit. After graduation he took a gap year to study French at the Sorbonne in Paris, where the students had to also take up a course in an unrelated subject and complete it in French. Nayef recalls: “From a long list I chose the history of Paris, and I loved learning about what the city looked like hundreds of years ago. I think wherever you live, you should know the story of that place, so I learnt the history of Paris, then when I went back to London to start my engineering career, I learnt that city story too.”

Nayef secured a job in London at the global headquarters of engineering giant Arup where he acquired skills in cutting edge technology such as top-down construction. In 2007 this led to an email out of the blue from the Arup office in Brisbane where they were about to begin work on a groundbreaking skyscraper called 111 Eagle Street which required expertise in top-down. Putting the call of adventure above his misgivings about a small city on the other side of the world, Nayef accepted a two-year contract and arrived in Brisbane in early 2008.

He loved the city and he loved the work, moving from 111 Eagle St to AirportLink, a mammoth job that Nayef describes as “complex but one of the most enjoyable jobs I’ve ever

worked on”. He also made the time to continue his history of place theory. He says:“In Brisbane my initial idea was to study the history of the city, its floods and bridge collapses, the whole thing. I was living in Milton in 2011 during the floods and had to be evacuated, so that spiked my interest even further. But I was also developing an interest in Aboriginal culture, and that’s what led me to Bookfest and Tom Petrie.

“Petrie’s Reminiscences was a nugget of gold in the rabble for it revealed a fascinating world right where I lived. It furnished details of an idyllic, extraordinary society that lived in total harmony with the environment here for tens of thousands of years. I felt inspired to write a story set in that world to invite the reader to learn more about this highly evolved civilisation that thrived on spiritual rather than material values.

I found the kinship system and the totemic responsibilities truly remarkable and arguably important to understand in today’s world. How would the world look if we all showed the same kindness to strangers and looked after the environment in the same way?”

Nayef’s research led him to other worthy tomes on Indigenous life, but it was a human connection that helped steer his literary work, forged when he met Turrbal songwoman and elder Aunty Maroochy Barambah, who became his mentor in understanding the fundamentals, to such an extent that in 2017 she presented him with an award from the Turrbal people for his role in raising awareness of Aboriginal culture in Brisbane.

But Nayef also wanted to tell the backstory of the coming of the white man, of Cook’s exploration of the east coast and subsequent proclamation of sovereignty for King George. In London for six months in 2018, he took the opportunity to study Cook’s journals at the British Library. He recalls: “I requested the journal and used it as a blueprint for my Cook chapters, but when Cook came to the proclamation on Possession Island in the Torres Strait, his account is very dry, literally one paragraph. I knew that Joseph Banks wasn’t just a botanist, he was an eloquent diarist, a man who wrote down everything, so I then requested the Banks diaries and went straight to the date of the Possession Island ceremony, and Banks doesn’t describe it at all. He describes going to the highest point of the island but only to chart a passage through the sandbars for their departure. I was quite stunned.”

Further research revealed that Cook had fabricated an account of the “proclamation” and inserted new pages in his journal after hearing in Batavia (now Jakarta) some months later that the French explorer Bougainville had followed the same coast en route to Tahiti, and had possibly claimed the new territory for France, the arch enemy of Britain. The research also revealed that a few months ear-

lier a book called Lying For The Admiralty, by Margaret Cameron-Ash, had made the same claims. So Nayef didn’t own the discovery, but his knowledge of it informs a large chunk of The Last Gundir and offers a new perspective of what that means now.

Back in Australia Nayef was on the home straight with his first novel, so he took time out from engineering to devote himself to finishing the manuscript, which he then sent to several publishers. Then a friend suggested that, given the Queensland focus of The Last Gundir, University of Queensland Press might be interested. Nayef sent a submission to UQP, only to have it rejected by an email which Nayef says stated “that as I was not Aboriginal they would not be considering my manuscript and didn’t want to see it.” A subsequent new submission accompanied by a letter of support volunteered by Maroochy Barambah fared no better.

Says Nayef:“Aunty Maroochy’s letter of support nevertheless enabled me to get back on my feet and make the decision to self-publish. I printed a small batch at a Brisbane printer and started selling them myself at markets. It was slow going at first but I sold 500 and reprinted, and now I’m around 1400 sales, with good reviews coming in.” Sales of the sequel, Wrong Side, available since the beginning of this year, are “slow but picking up”.

At the same time as Nayef was picking himself up after the UQP rejection, another literary cultural appropriation issue was playing out in the US over the bestselling novel American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Here the issue was about an American woman, albeit one with strong Mexican connections, writing about, not Indigenous cultural affairs but about a Mexican woman and her young child fleeing the violence of the drug cartels. I read the book before the dirt hit the fan, so to speak, and thought it was brilliant. The NewYork Times and the woke radicals didn’t, labelling it “trauma porn”.

Says Nayef Din:“I don’t understand the kind of thinking that equates the colour of your skin with cultural appropriation. If that was applied universally, how many great books would not have been published? [Answer: a great many.] In my case, born in Kuwait of Pakistani parents and schooled in England, I could only write about Kuwaiti, Pakistani or English characters. It doesn’t make any sense.”

The Last Gundir is a complex read, with perhaps too much explanation of what it is trying to achieve, rather than leaving that to the reader to determine. UQP, had they agreed to read the manuscript, may have rejected it anyway on those grounds. But they didn’t give it a chance. I have nothing but admiration for the 42-year-old author, who can really write, and has put it all on the line to present a new vision of Queensland’s pre-colonial and colonial

past. I’m still catching up with Wrong Side, but it seems to share the same qualities. Neither book is likely to have mass appeal, but if you’re interested in some fascinating insights into our First Nations and early colonial past, wrapped around a well-told coming of age story, I strongly suggest you take the journey with Nayef.

The Last Gundir and Wrong Side are both available from Annie’s Books on Peregian and Berkelouw’s at Eumundi.

Nayef Din and his two novels.

Cover of The Last Gundir, illustrations by Nayef.

The book that opened a door to the past, original cover of Tom Petrie’s Reminiscences.

Author aims for acceptance

By Abbey Cannan

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 was 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, NoosaToday 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,“ she said.

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 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 found online after her son was identified as autistic was popular award-winning Australian actress Chloe Hayden.

Chloe shot to fame in the Netflix series Heartbreak High, and says she grew up thinking she “wasn’t supposed to exist“ because she never saw autistic people like herself represented in the media.

“I’ve been following her growth for the last seven years,“ 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

Chorale promises magnificent Baroque presentations

By Jim Fagan

Five years ago Noosa Chorale performed JS Bach’s Magnificat to a packed and enthusiastic audience at The J Theatre. Now it aims to repeat that success in May by not only presenting the memorable music again but adding two other Magnificats—one by Antonio Vivaldi and the other by Bach’s son, Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach.

Chorale president Fran Wilson said the concerts at the J on May 26 and 27 would also feature a baroque orchestra and five impressively talented Queensland soloists, one of whom was Queensland soprano Annika Hinrichs who sang at the 2018 concert.

“The others include baritone Leon Warnock who has also sung previously with us, soprano Jolanta Kudra, mezzo soprano Morgan Rosati and tenor Sebastian Maclaine. Sebastian is a member of the popular Australian group, The Ten Tenors.”

Fran said there was another connection to The Ten Tenors, this time with the Chorale’s guest conductor, Kim Kirkman who is a former co-owner, music director and performer of the group.

“There are countless hundreds of musical settings of the Magnificat, and a magnificent

variety of styles and moods across the choral versions of this work.

“The three chosen by the Chorale are amongst the best known and most frequently performed today.

“They each reveal a variety of moods across the movements, and each makes significant demands of virtuosity from the soloists, choristers, and instrumentalists.”

Fran said singing choral music from the baroque period was challenging and rewarding. The music was often fast-paced and complex, with vocal parts interweaving, and the whole effect is dynamic and emotive.

“We are thrilled to be singing with such talented soloists and orchestra. Working with such professionals really inspires a choir.

“Next year is our thirtieth anniversary of our founding by Noosa barrister Joe McMahon and we have had many blockbuster performances in that time. “Magnificat” in May will be among the best of them.”

“Magnificat,” Noosa Chorale, The J, Friday May 26 at 7pm and Saturday May 27 at 2pm. Tickets $45. On sale at www.thej.com. au or 5329 6560

Josephine is a huge animal lover and lives on acreage in the beautiful Noosa hinterland.

Noosa hinterland author Josephine Moon.

The Wonderful Thing About Phoenix Rose is her first book since learning she is autistic.

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Nature stars in screening

Tickets are now on sale for a special screening of the eco-documentary The Giants, taking place on Saturday 6 May at 6.30pm at the Majestic Cinema Nambour.

The Giants is a poetic cinematic portrait of Bob Brown, the forest, and of our profound connection with trees. From a seedling to forest elder, The Giants interweaves Bob’s story with the life cycle of the ancient trees he is fighting for. Told in Bob’s own words, The Giants shares his 50 years of inspiring activism –from the Franklin campaign to saveTasmania’s last wild river, to today’s battle for the Tarkine rainforest, also known as Takayna.

Bringing to the screen a star-studded cast of windswept eucalypts, Huon pines, and myrtles,The Giants is a stunning, visual, big screen feast. The hidden life of the forest is brought to life by cameras rigged high in the tree canopy, immersive point cloud animation generated from 3D tree scans.

Sinerji founder and designer Louise Visser will host the feature film event, fresh from returning from the ’Art for Takayna’ field trip in Tasmania.

The project saw artists gather in the forest to collaborate, discuss and take inspiration from the Gondwana rainforests of Takayna. A group exhibition will take place next year, with proceeds from artworks going to the Bob Brown Foundation.

Louise will share her experiences of what is currently happening in Takayna to open the film, discussing what we can do to help protect old growth forest across Australia.

“It’s one thing to hear about the destruction of rainforests and read the stats, but entirely something else to be right there camped in the middle of untouched native rainforest surrounded by ancient trees and learn how the forest is being unnecessarily threatened,” Louise said.

“It has rocked me to my core. I am so moved by the work that Bob Brown Foundation is doing to save these precious areas.

“Takayna is a magic place that deserves na-

tional attention and World Heritage status.

“The peaceful action that the Bob Brown Foundation has undertaken has shown me that you can push for change with dignity and grace. I’m so inspired after this experience and encourage the Sunshine Coast community to join me for this remarkable film screening,“ she said.

And in the words of Bob Brown himself, “If thoughtful people who otherwise feel hopeless about the plight of nature come away thinking, ‘I’m going to take action’ or ‘I’m going to start funding action or change my vote’, then it will have been worthwhile.”

All proceeds from the screening will go directly to the Bob Brown Foundation, helping

raise funds for projects that are actively making a difference.

This screening is proudly sponsored by Sinerji Clothing, Kunara Organic Market Place, Waterscapes Australia, The Falls Farm and The Mapleton Public house.

Tickets are available from Humantix (search THE GIANTS).

The show will go on – with a Ghost of a chance!

By The J Noosa Team

We have a sold out performance tonight at The J and there is nothing worse than getting “the call” late afternoon “sorry your performer for the evening has been bumped from his flight, but it’s OK, he will be arriving at 5.20 at Brisbane airport so should make the 7.30 show”. Eeeek, we all know that 6pm on any night can be a car park on the freeway, but this is EasterThursday so we know it’s impossible.

Our fabulous head tech Guy Harrison goes into overdrive and starts workshopping alternatives. Helicopter from Brisbane was the only “viable” option, the only problem was the Helicopter needed to be off the ground by 6.02pm! It’s going to be tight … Brisbane

airport / Easter holidays, just waiting for luggage will likely take longer than that.

The chopper is booked and the pilot is driving from Brisbane to Sunshine coast to fuel up. Phone calls going every which way, how much fuel does he need, how many people are coming, how much luggage is there? … do we cancel the show, do we notify everyone? We are like ducks on the pond, calm on the top and padding furiously under the surface.

Looks like we are going to miss the chopper lift off time … but wait the fabulous pilot says there is a jet that is flying back from Brisbane to the sunshine coast empty, it’s a 10 minute flight (who knew). Should that option be explored? YES!

So many phone calls still going back and forth.

People start arriving at the venue oblivious of the effort to bring them a night of entertainment.

In walks our performer only 20 mins late.. everyone is happy. 400 smiling faces leave the venue after having a great night of laughs!

A massive thank you to the Ghost Air chopper pilot, Darren “Fitzy” (legend) who came through and facilitated this all for us, and to our head tech Guy Harrison who now has a new moniker (chopper wrangler/fixer) and to Jimeoin who seamlessly put on another fabulous sold out show at The J.

That’s show business in Noosa!

Disclaimer none of this was at the expense of The J. ComedianJimeoin.

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A boy and his bear

Raised in Melbourne, fashion designer, artist and writer Gregory Ladner now divides his time between Sydney and the Sunshine Coast.

In his raw and hilarious memoir, A Boy and His Bear, Gregory Ladner lifts the lid on a world of gorgeous women, glamorous gowns and salacious secrets.

A major name in fashion with a successful eponymous label, Gregory designed for Shanghai Tang in Hong Kong at the height of his career.

From humble beginnings, as a boy dressing up his teddy, to studying fashion at university, Gregory has worked as an Australian couturier for legendary Melbourne institute Le Louvre and was the creator and designer of the hugely successful fashion accessory company, Gregory Ladner.

His memoir tracks Ladner’s career as an Australian couturier, an international designer working in Hong Kong, and a creator of a hugely successful fashion accessory company. Beneath the glitz. It is also a highly entertaining mosaic of intimate and shocking confessions, both sensitive and brutal – a story of love, loss and social taboos in a society laced with contradictions.

Revealing in more ways than one, and illustrated by the author’s own exquisite pen drawings, this colourful retrospective is a vivid, noholds-barred reflection on a bygone era.

His book, which was published in 2022, and a new collection of his paintings will be on show in conjunction with the book launch at Gallery One93 in Tewantin on Friday 12

A Baroque celebration

Gregory Ladner and teddy

May 12 at 6pm, with Annie from ‘Annie’s Books on Peregian’ introducing Gregory and his book.

To book email info@galleryone93.com.au or phone 0439 752 543.

Formed in 2014, Arioso Chamber Ensemble brings together the talents and experience of leading specialists in Baroque performance. This year Arioso welcomes viola da gamba player Shannon Scheltema. Shannon has recently returned from The Netherlands where she has spent several years performing with orchestras and ensembles in The Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland.

Arioso Chamber Ensemble’s first programme for 2023 includes a selection of joyous celebratory Baroque music including Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks“, Vivaldi’s solo motet “Nulla in mundo pax

sincera“, a selection of arias by Handel and Purcell, and sonatas by Rebel and Rameau. Arioso artists Judit Molnar (soprano), Margaret Caley (baroque violin), Janet Brewer (harpsichord) are looking forward to the unique viola da gamba sound Shannon will bring to the ensemble: a truly baroque vibe!

This delightful concert will be presented 2.30pm Sunday 30 April at Cooroy Memorial Hall.

Tickets are available online or cash at the door: $35 Full / $30 Concessions / $12 School Students.

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The four-day Easter Endurance Challenge at Imbil lived up to it’s reputation of almost 40 years as an inclusive ride. ERLE LEVEY camped out to experience the challenges of horses and riders.

Far-A-Way look in the eyes

Hope, enthusiasm and excitement, achievement, pleasure and pain. Not many events bring together so many competing emotions.

The beauty of nature and a rugged landscape, the physical and mental challenge of the ride, the confidence of community support, and the historical significance of the occasion.

The Far-A-Way Easter Endurance Challenge at Imbil lived up to its reputation of being a good test of horse and rider.

It also underpinned the definition of endurance in that it’s about completing the distance as opposed to competing to win.

There were 11 events from 5am Friday morning to midday on Monday, starting and finishing at Imbil Showgrounds.They included a 5km introductory and 126km elevator ride, in which the rider has the option to ‘elevate’ to a longer distance if both horse and rider feel confident.

What was highlighted in the 323km marathon, ridden over four days, was that proper preparation, planning and consideration of horse and rider is paramount.

The marathon is one of the longest endurance horse riding events in Australia. It is held over four days and in demanding terrain as well as conditions.

The three riders from the Mainstreme stable at Wondai took out line honours in their respective divisions - Mark Liesegang heavyweight, Virginia Barber middleweight and her 16-year-old daughter Georgie Barber, junior.

Far-A-Way provided the variety of conditions that we have come to know since the inception of the ride almost 40 years ago - wet and muddy on the first day, humid and windy on the second, then it settled down to warm dry weather on days three and four.

There were some long climbs - one leg was 1300m in elevation - and dramatic scenery as riders made their way through forestry, across ranges and past rolling farmland.

The Mainstreme team set out quietly before the first light of dawn and supported each other in many ways across the four days.

For Virginia Barber, it was a matter of organisational ability, experience and comprehension, with a focus on completing rather than competing.

“We went there to get the horses through,’’ Virginia said. “Putting ambition ahead of the game.

“The three of us started last and maintained that position on the first day.We were not there to win but get around.

“From experience you understand that to do well you need to get around, get the horses through.

“For Mark it was an achievement. Georgie wanted to prepare the horses for bigger rides.

“To get line honours was a massive bonus.

“The course was challenging. The Far-AWay has always been known for that.

“Conditions changed throughout the event. We started with pouring rain on the Friday when we got wet right through.

“That makes riding tougher. There is chaffing of the horses as well as the riders.’’

For Mark Liesegang, it was a great achievement as this is only his third year of riding.

“It’s massive to even be at that level,’’ Virginia said.

“It’s a matter of keeping riding even though fatigue is setting in.

“That is part of a marathon. It is about helping each other, and keeping the horses ready for vetting.’’

Virginia is super-pleased with the way the horses are travelling as she plans for more major events this year.

There is the Stirlings Classic at Imbil later this month, the 2023 Tom Quilty Gold Cupalso at Stirlings Crossing at the end of June, then theWinton-To-Longreach ride late in July.

As with all the endurance destinations and events, the history behind them can be as captivating as the experience itself.

Far-A-Way was started at Dealbata, near Kenilworth, in 1986 by a group of riders who were travelling to theTom Quilty Gold Cup that year.

They had decided to take a team to the first travelling Quilty; to be held in South Australia.

The trip was most successful and there were many and varied discussions around the campfires, with their thoughts of etching a place in endurance by tossing around the idea of a signature ride for Queensland.

Within a few months, the committee was established and the new marathon event was to be known as The Far-A-Way.

It was named with a travelling bushman in mind. Nat Buchanan had travelled across Australia and the indigenous people called him The Faraway Man, because of his travelling habits.

Far-A-Way Riders Association’s Mark Grogan said 271 horses had been nominated for the 11 events at this year’s carnival.

Saturday was the biggest with Day Two of the marathon, the 130km mini marathon, and

the 80, 40 and 20km events.

Everyone seemed excited at the opportunity of these big events after the uncertainty of the last few years of Covid and floods.

The marathon riders complete two legs each day of about 40km then rest overnight. It’s a 4am start each day except for the final day when it’s about 2am and the ride finishes by midday.

Sunday is traditionally a quieter day where there is time for Easter bunny dress-ups, especially on the 20km event.

On the Monday when all rides have been completed there is a parade of horses as judges look for the best conditioned mount in each section.

What soon became clear at the Far-A-Way was that despite the busy campsite conditions, there was a sense of community and helping each other.

Newcomers felt supported and guided by more experienced riders, strappers and supporting teams.

You could see that some of the bigger teams were as efficient as a Formula One pit crew.

At the same time you achieved a greater understanding of what the smaller, and sometimes solo riders, had to contend with in terms of preparation, personal nutrition and wellbeing, campsite maintenance, constant exercising of horses and general organisational skills.

Visiting vet: Laoise Ni Thuama originally from County Cork in Ireland. 328899

Fiona Fenech and Sweet Honesty Molleeh, runners up in the middleweight division of the marathon. 328899

It’s a matter of keeping riding even though fatigue is setting in. That is part of a marathon. It is about helping each other, and keeping the horses ready for vetting.’’

Mark Liesegang, Virginia Barber and Georgie Barber after the 323km marathon at the Far-A-Way Easter Endurance Challenge at Imbil. 328899

Picture: SARAH SULLIVAN PHOTOGRAPHY

The knowledge and understanding required to adapt to the daily environment and changing conditions requires a resilience from the riders and team.

At ride base, everything is at the ready to go ... the buckets to feed and to water the horses, the heart rate monitor, the thermometer.

There is emotional support as well as physical support and then there is that team-building of lifting spirits when they can be flagging after four to eight hours out on the course.

Where rain can sometimes create havoc with clothes, rubbing and chaffing. It’s the same with the horse with gear rubbing.

Rider and horse both suffer, depending on the riding conditions – the responsibility is on the rider to be cognisant of their horse’s needs, not just their own.

Out on the course is always the unexpected. A horse can balk at anything, and perhaps everything ... from a snake or a stick on the side of the road, to a deer running out in front of them, trail bike riders or motorists - even spectators and photographers that need to be aware the horse is watching them, just as they are watching the horse from a safe distance.

When you spend enough time amidst the camp of supporters and riders you soon hear the stories of other competitors and the resilience required to survive and thrive a marathon of endurance riding.

Sitting with two younger competitors, it became apparent the demanding schedule on them as riders in terms of not only their own marathon competition, but also the assistance, support and help that they offer to the team, and what is expected of them as part of the community of endurance riding, and sometimes their club.

One young rider described the pain that she was in ... in her feet and legs, in terms of blisters and muscle fatigue - because during the course of the marathon they would probably walk up to maybe a third of the course. That would be up hills and down, through muddy and slippery sections and even the harder, rocky stretches.

The riders also provided some insight into the challenges of being a younger rider in these competitions and having to trust their own instinct when it came to the condition of the horse, and whether or not, they felt the horse was healthy enough to continue.

Well-being of the horse comes first, and it was evident when in the camp that riders sacrifice themselves to maintain the health and best performance of the mount.

Anyone who thought endurance riding was

simply sitting on the horse and enjoying the scenery for four days, time spent among the riders and horses soon corrects your perspective.

What an amazing sport this is.

RESULTS

· Best managed horse in the marathon was Keiran Rowley on Rhythm Dancer in the middleweight division. Dancer has now completed 2500km without a vet-out.

· Best conditioned heavyweight: Mark Liesegang riding Burralga Thunderbolt. Junior: Georgie Barber riding Burralga Athena.

· 323km Marathon. 1. Virginia Barber riding Fevers Frederique with a total ride time of 35hrs 39mins. 2. Fiona Fenech and Sweet Honesty Molleeh. 3. Keiran Rowley and Rhythm Dancer;

· Heavyweight: Mark Liesegang riding Burralga Thunderbolt, 35:39:12;

· Junior: 1. Georgie Barber riding Burralga Athena, 35:39:12; 2. Taylor Grogan riding Anastazia VA; 3. Charlotte Williamson riding De-Sharvarll El Daker.

· The 84km event on Saturday saw 44 starters and 81.62 percent completion:

· Heavyweight: 1. Shane Butler on Burralga Angelikh, 2. Olly Lochtenberg on Kalkadoon Valour. 3. Arron Turnbull riding Shardell Elderado;

· Middleweight: 1. Steve Gray and Shardell Indian Storm. 2. Matthew Sample and Stirling’s Hutcho. 3. Pamela Karner and Flemingo Saphire;

· Lightweight: 1. Shelley Chapman on Shanelli-Park Pirouette and Maeve Paten on Box Hill Nitro, equal first. 3. Ute Jordan on Golden Thunder;

· Junior: 20 Noah Hoogland and Aloha Blue Opal, 10 Chloe Ronan and All Dressed Up, 35 Jolie McDowall and Shardell Sienna.

· The 126km mini marathon: of the 18 starters 78 percent completed.

· The 84km event on Monday saw an 87.10 percent completion:

· Heavyweight: 1. Corey Nix on Homeleigh Mountain Kosmo; 2. Dave Toft and Allusion TA;

· Middleweight: 1. Tracey Eastaughffe and Moondarra Elton; 2. Ken Moir and Soliloquy; 3. Angela Head and Steel Poppy Paris 3;

· Lightweight: 1. Ute Jordan on Ayla Emira; 2. Kristie Sheehan riding Ameehs; 3. Nikki Sample and Stirling’s Saffron;

· Junior: 1. Indi Else and Shazaam; 2. Mary Duncan and Oso Hey Harley; 3 Noah Hoogland riding Boonara Zebbie.

All hands on deck at the Mainstreme camp during the marathon. 328899

Bella Pshunov riding Zoomba in their very first 40km ride. 328899

Alex Ellison riding Boonara Shere Khan in the 5km event ... and getting an Easter egg from the Shutter Bunny. 328899

Picture: SARAH SULLIVAN PHOTOGRAPHY Matthew Sample rode Stirlings Hutcho into second place in Saturday’s 84km event. 328899

Debbie Forsdike at the vet check for the 84km ride. 328899

Tigers just pipped in a classic contest

By Julian Pitts

The Rococo Noosa Tigers have been pipped by just over two goals in a see sawing encounter against Morningside on ‘Ladies Day’ in front of a string pro home crowd to remain winless after three rounds of the 2023 season. The Mitch Robinson led Panthers just finished that little bit better to inflict yet another slight but costly defeat on the home side side who now face arch rivals Maroochydore this Saturday on Anzac weekend at Fisherman’s Road. Maroochydore also winless after two honorable losses to start their 2023 campaign. With such a varied playing list in terms of personnel, the Noosa boys are starting to gel together and will look forward to another classic encounter against this strong Sunny Coast rival. It goes without saying that a big crowd will certainly descend at Maroochy’s home base as one of these teams will open their accounts in this highly skilled QAFL competition. Votes for our 2023 media award were:

5. J.Fitzpatrick

6. W.ODwyer

7. A.Laskey

8. A.Wilson

9. T.Stack

Ofcourse the Senior game will be live streamed through our ‘tiger tv’ Facebook page from 2pm.

On a massive positive is the early form of our Tait Niddrie coached Reserve Grade team who have won three from three to start their 2023 campaign, which certainly shows that the Tigers have depth in their list with several putting their hands up for selection week in and week out. Our colts were beaten by a very well drilled Panther outfit but continue to show up and have a crack. Great stuff boys.

Our Senior women open their season against 2022 Grand final opponents Pine Rivers in Brisbane this Saturday from 4.45pm as the Peter Trompf coached women aiming at four in a row.

Our Noosa Tigers Youth teams also begin their season this Sunday so a big ‘Good Luck’ to all those representing the mighty Noosa Tigers this weekend.

A big thank you to all those who helped organise our Ladies Day last weekend and especially to our ‘gun’ photographer Craig Slaney from Craig Slaney Sports photography for providing us so many awesome images of the Noosa Tigers week in and week out.

Go Tigers

Dolphins get set for the challenge ahead

By Jon Lewis

The Ray White Noosa Dolphins opened the 2023 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season at Sunshine Beach last Saturday when they took on the Maroochydore Swans. Following a 2022 season that saw the Dolphins men’s side in the very unfamiliar territory of dropping out of contention in week one of the finals, new coach Paul Robson is excited to see how his charges take up the new challenges set. “We have a completely new coaching team and a lot of younger players taking the field this year and I have been pleased with the progression and combinations in the pre-season matches,“ Robson said. “We have been working on a new style of rugby this year with a focus on an exciting running game. It will take some time to gel for sure, but with the talent and commitment I have seen in the preseason, I know the boys will grow into this style quickly and our supporters will see week on week improvements.”

Led this year by the clubs 2022 best and fairest Levi Shaw, the Dolphins have a number of new players joining the club but the most exciting thing has been to see a number of past players returning. Centre Ben Rogers has returned having being absent for most of last year and is focused on establishing himself as a long term A grader.

A Dolphins Junior, Rogers possesses speed and toughness with a ‘leave nothing

Hockey club dives deep for matches

There’s a new club in town - the Sunshine Coast Underwater Hockey team, known as the ‘Sunny Coast Sea Dragons’, are now meeting for training every Monday night 5pm-6.30pm at the Noosa Aquatic Centre. But wait, you might be a bit confused…Underwater Hockey?

Well, underwater hockey is a thrilling and dynamic sport that will take your breath away, literally!

Picture this: you and your team are donning snorkels, fins, and masks as you dive into the deep end of a pool, armed with nothing but a stick and your wits.

The objective of the game is simple yet challenging - score a goal by manoeuvring a 1k, lead puck across the opposing team’s goal line at the bottom of the pool, all while holding your breath and avoiding the defenders who are trying to steal the puck.

The thrill of competition and the intense physical exertion of the sport combine to make underwater hockey an unforgettable experience that will leave you exhilarated and eager for more.

Anyone, of any age and any fitness level is welcome to come and try out.

Unlike many other sports, underwater hockey is a low-impact activity that is easy on your joints.

This makes it a great option for people with joint pain or other conditions that limit their ability to engage in highimpact activities.

It is a highly aerobic sport, so regular participation can help cardiovascular fitness and you can build strength, muscle tone and endurance because it requires using multiple muscle groups to manoeuvre in the water; including legs, arms, core and back.

Best of all are the mental health benefits of this unique sport.

Most find the stress relief and mental regeneration from their game play, coupled with a relaxation from jumping in the pool and the camaraderie amongst your teammates great reason to keep coming back for more.

Ben Johnstone, a former silver and bronze medallist for Queensland in the Underwater Hockey Championships, is the founder of the new club.

“I have played for the Morayfield ‘Moray Eels’ for years and have learnt so much,” Ben said.

“Now it’s time to get our own club going! It’s a great community to be apart of and I think Noosa and the Sunshine Coast will benefit from having a club to represent us.”

Ben and his wife Carrie (a yoga instructor and breathwork coach) have experienced the physical and mental health benefits first hand and are both passionate about getting kids and grown-ups alike into this amazing sport.

out there’ attitude.

The unassuming but impressive Jonathan Davies also makes his return after a 12 month absence and good rugby judges are excited to see the bulked up second rower back in the harlequin strip.

The trials have also produced a crowd favourite in Frenchman Florian Laporte.

Possessing both size and speed, ‘Flo’ will

compliment Rogers in the centres. This weekend’s match is the first since the passing of former Noosa and Maroochydore Premiership winning coach Brent Timms and with that history at both clubs, a memorial tribute will be held prior to the match.

Match times: Womens 12.45pm, Reserve Grade 2pm, A Grade Mens 3.30pm

So what are you waiting for? Grab your gear and dive in - the excitement of underwater hockey awaits.

Mask, fins and snorkel are required. If you have your own bring them along to practice. If you require gear please contact ben at sunshinecoastunderwaterhockey@gmail.com

The Sunshine Coast Underwater Hockey team, known as the ‘Sunny Coast Sea Dragons’.

Coach Paul Robson, captain Levi Shaw, president Jerry Lewis and vice-captains Matt Kelly and Michael Van Rooyen

One of the Tigers best players Will O’Dwyer taking a good grab in Saturdays game v Morningside.

Life of Brine

Bells 23: Aussie, Aussie!

I’m not the first commentator to observe this, but it is really interesting how many good heats we’ve seen on the WSL World Tour so far, given that surf conditions have largely been rubbish.

Since a pretty ordinary opening in Hawaii, we’ve seen cold water closeouts (for the most part) in Portugal and an onshore washing machine (again for the most part) at Bells, yet so many careers and reputations are on the line, thanks to the looming mid-year cut, that more clashes than not have seen surfers making something out of nothing, surfing way above themselves because they simply had to if they wanted to survive.

Newcastle’s Jackson Baker is a classic example. A crowd favourite in his rookie year, Jacko is this year’s Matty Wilkinson or Wade Carmichael, an always-smiling everyman with a wife-beater mo, a pink board for a lost mum and one of the gnarliest cutties on tour. After three previous departures in the second round, Jacko was labouring way below the cut-line. To have any show of avoiding elimination after Margaret River, he needed to break the shackles at Bells, and that’s exactly what he did.

It was already apparent that Baker can really surf, he just seemed to lack the luck, the wave choice, and maybe the killer instinct. At Bells he turned all that around. He just kept coming, barely making it through, but making it. Already way beyond his previous best result at this level, he met reigning world champion Filipe Toledo at tiny Winkipop in the quarters. Halfway through the heat the WSL commentary team had written him off. Well surfed, Jacko, but you can’t beat the small wave master in two footers. Oh yeah!

First he got back in the heat with a couple of mid-range scores. Then, almost on the buzzer, he got one that lined up and he smashed it from takeoff to bare rock for a nine. In front, with the heat being counted down and Toledo needing a mid-to-high score. The Brazilian stood up right on the buzzer and milked a small one for all it was worth, but was it enough?

Toledo obviously had doubts, blowing up in two languages in front of a cameraman on the Winki stairs through the agonizing wait while the judges did their video comparisons.Toledo by a bee’s dick, Jacko out but shooting up the rankings, although still not safe.

I thought Toledo’s angry tantrum on the stairs said a lot about Australia’s growing strength on the world tour. The WSL commentators hosed it down as momentary anger directed at hometown judging, but I believe it was deeply personal, effectively questioning how a journeyman could even think he was worthy of competing against the mighty Brazilian Storm. How wrong you are, Fil, and I hope Jacko takes that memory on board as he

continues his charge. Don’t poke the bear.

Australia dominated the pointy end at Bells with both finals all Aussie affairs for the first time in more than 30 years. Winners Ethan Ewing and Tyler Wright were outstanding throughout in all conditions, while runners-up Ryan Callinan and Molly Picklum fought hard and surfed above themselves. Molly has world champ written all over and plenty of time to get there. RyCal, another Newcastle peanut gallery favourite, continued the resurrection of his up-and-down career and looks unstoppable.

Now we’re into Margaret River and the final cut showdown.

Margies: Who needs what?

The Margaret River Pro, whose window opened yesterday (20 April), is the final showdown before the mid-season cut sends 10 men and six women back to the qualifying Challenger Se-

ries to battle to reclaim their spots on the main tour next year.

Post-Bells, 11 men (half the new field) have already qualified but right at the cut-line there is a huge cluster of major talent for whom every heat in WA is going to be a matter of life or death. Below them are an equally talented number of surfers who basically need a miracle. Chief among them is the GOAT himself, Kelly Slater.

One-time world championship contender Kolohe Andino is even lower than Slater and has basically put up the white flag, telling an interviewer that at 30, he’s looking forward to the Challenger Series. He needs a third place to qualify. By my calculations Kelly and Barron Mamiya need a fifth or better. None of this is impossible. Given a pumping finals day at The Box, Slater could win the thing, even at 51.

Moving to the cut-line cluster, Jackson Baker and Burleigh’s Liam O’Brien probably

need a ninth or better. Kanoa Igarashi should get home if he gets past the elimination round, along with Italo Ferriera, Seth Moniz and Ian Gentil.

In the women’s, only Molly Picklum and former world champs Carissa Moore and Tyler Wright have already made the cut. Eight-times world champ Steph Gilmore and our own Isabella Nicholls need at least a ninth, while Sally Fitzgibbons, Brisa Hennessy, Courtney Conlogue and Lakey Peterson probably need to make the quarters to be safe.

The swell forecast looks fairly promising for a start this weekend. Let the Hunger Games begin!

FOOTNOTE: Tewantin’s Coco Cairns just can’t be stopped this year, taking out the Ma and Pa Bendall Memorial Pro at Moffats over Easter, alongside Indo charger Oney Onwar winning the men’s. Keep it up, Coco!

Ethan Ewing on his way to winning Bells.

Picture: WSL

Jackson Baker’s famous cutback.

Coco Cairns (second from left) takes a payday at theMa and Pa.

Picture: SUPPLIED

PROPERTY

PRESTIGE LOCATIONS BRING SUCCESS

PROPERTY MATTERS

ERLE LEVEY

IT was nature - specifically a prized sand dune on the highest point in Sunshine Beach - that kept Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Peter TeWhata on his toes prior to the auction of 37 McAnally Drive, Sunshine Beach, at the weekend.

The Stephen Kidd-designed residence comes with explosive 180-degree views from Double Island Point and the Noosa National Park in the north, sweeping the Coral Sea and coastline to Mooloolaba and beyond.

Immense interest came from overseas, interstate, Brisbane and locally and it was replicated on auction day with multiple parties registering.

In turn this created spirited bidding and ultimately two parties battling it out before it was declared sold at $5.65m.

The Brisbane couple were joyous having waited several years for the “right” property to come along.

A three-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-car lakeside house with tennis court on 4.01ha goes to auction Saturday, 22 April, at 11am. 329148

A KEY ADDRESS

Listed by Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Nic Hunter, an exclusive one-off opportunity to purchase an original classic cutie from the ’70s with the jaw-dropping coveted address of 6 Key Court, a leafy cul-de-sac on Noosa Sound, 500 metres to Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach, attracted a wealth of interest during the marketing campaign and on the day.

It was sold immediately after the auction for $3.05m.

EASTERN BEACHES ATTRACTION

You cannot beat the allure of front-row seats when it comes to properties along Noosa’s eastern beaches.

Tracy Russell at Tom Offermann Real Estate is finding strong interest on the beachside property at 16 Shearwater St, Peregian Beach, she is taking to auction on Saturday, April 22.

The four-bedroom, four-bathroom, twocar house with pool at 16 Shearwater St goes to the market at 10am.

Inquiry has been mostly Brisbane and local, Tracy said, wanting position, proximity to the village and holiday feel.

“People are just loving it. Front row, and

with a lovely design to take full advantage of the north-east aspect.

“It’s a fabulous house for living, with an open-plan feel as if you are among the treetops.

“Spacious and private from the street as well as the foreshore.

With two-car garaging plus off-street parking, the house has been designed for the climate and the environment.

The work of Bud Brannigan Architects, the house can be opened right up to allow natural light, cross-flow of breezes and the greenery as a backdrop.

“It’s so solid,’’ Tracy said. “Built with suspended concrete slab, lap pool and water tanks, the solar sustainability is awesome.’’

As well as the Brisbane market, Tracy is finding local interest looking at upgrading.

“The high-end of the market has confidence.

“Front row positions only come up every few years.’’

The house is positioned to capture salty breezes, sights of the ocean, and the sound of waves crashing on the foreshore.

Timber slats on the façade provide

A three-bedroom, two-bathroom house with pool 37 McAnally Dve, Sunshine Beach, sold at auction on Saturday for $5.65m. 324762

privacy, while tall palms, a water feature and custom door invite you to the foyer.

Terrazzo floors continue along the hallway, while varying ceiling heights are in the living and dining spaces where there is polished blackbutt flooring.

Picture windows and banks of disappearing sliders, connect to an undercover terrace with a built-in outdoor kitchen. The hub of the entry level is the galley-style kitchen with stone-topped cabinetry including a semi-island bench/ breakfast bar, and a walk-in pantry.

Next level living is downstairs. A massive leisure space abuts the pool and an undercover terrace.

There’s also an undercover terrace with an outdoor shower, a bathroom, and a climate-controlled wine cellar.

There are four private bedrooms. In the north wing on the upper level is the main suite with blackbutt timber floor and a spacious shabby-chic tiled floored terrace, with tropical outlook, a walk-in robe and ensuite with a free-standing oval bath.

The second main bedroom style suite also has a terrace, walk-in robe and ensuite.

On the entry level are two bedrooms, one of which is being used as a sitting room and home office, plus a share bathroom.

MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY ESTATE

It’s a very special property - right beside Lake Macdonald and with some beautiful views of Mount Cooroy.

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom, twocar Queensland-style house with tennis court on 4.01ha at 92 Hoy Rd, Lake Macdonald, goes to auction Saturday, 22 April, at 11am.

Marketed by Alisa Wythes of Hinternoosa, the house was originally built 30-odd years ago by master craftsman Harold Boreham.

“It’s a delightful home,’’ Alisa said. “You have absolutely divine lake and mountain views. It has the tennis court.

“There is a real feel of a country estate.’’

A diverse range of buyers have been showing interest, Alisa said.

“Much of it is from Brisbane, but also from some Mediterranean countries.

“The land and the position are amazing. This is a property that will always be special.’’

The home is placed on the highest point of rolling green hills. Entry is by the dual staircase with a large veranda.

A stand-out feature is a gazebo-style circular covered outdoor entertainment area.

The home’s history includes an irreplicable stained glass front door, gleaming hardwood floors, high ceilings, and original pendant lights.

The central open-plan living space comes with an abundance of areas to dine, lounge, and enjoy.

The charming kitchen embraces the outside, with a window positioned above the sink to embrace the outlook.

There is electric cooking, a dishwasher, and lavish cupboard space.

Glass sliding doors open to a full-sized green tennis court and outdoor covered entertainment space.

The main bedroom suite has space and privacy, being placed at the opposite end to the home’s other two bedrooms.

The suite comprises an enormous walkin robe in addition to a large open-plan ensuite with a bath and separate shower.

Multiple split system air-conditioning is fitted throughout the home and there is the comfort of a beautiful original fireplace.

All guest bedrooms offer plenty of storage with built-in wardrobes.

There is a two-bay shed that opens up the the possibilities of running horses.

LIFESTYLE CHANGE BRINGS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO THE MARKET

Having spent a decade successfully running her own real estate agency, Joanne

Marek has decided to take a well-deserved sabbatical.

Dedicating the past 20 years living and working in Noosa and raising her two precious boys who have now grown up and moved to Brisbane, Joanne is packing her bags to live overseas in the French Riviera.

Joanne said it was time to reconnect with her family in the UK, and with Europe holding so many special memories coupled with travel to Europe from her home town in the north of England being only a short hop and a skip, it just made sense.

In the future Joanne will spend her time living between France, Italy and Australia, so one day we might just see her back on the circuit.

Taking this bold and exciting move, Joanne has entrusted Colliers to auction her iconic commercial Marek Realty premise in Mary St, Noosaville.

The success of Marek Realty since it started in 2013 has been due to the locals who have embraced Joanne year after year, due to her sheer dedication to the real estate industry. “It’s been a decade and I am so thankful for the amazing opportunity over that time to help many people relocate their lives for new beginnings,’’ she said.

“I am thrilled to be embarking on this journey and look forward to my next decade of life wherever that may take me.’’

The auction will be held on the premise at 37 Mary Street, Noosaville, at 12pm on

Friday, 28 April.

The commercial block of 516sq m has a building area of 211sq m plus 13sq m balcony. Jesse Howitt and Johnny Gooderham at Colliers Sunshine Coast are marketing the property.

The building has been refurbished in collaboration with interior designer Carol Trethaway as early as 2020.

The property offers owner-occupiers and investors the opportunity to secure an incredibly well-appointed commercial freehold in the heart of Noosaville’s business and high-end residential river precinct.

AUCTION ACTION

SATURDAY, 22 April

Lake Macdonald

· 92 Hoy Rd: 3bed, 2bath, 2car lakeside house, tennis court, on 4.01ha, 11am, Alisa Wythes 0415 111 370 Hinternoosa

Noosa Heads

· 9 Wesley Ct: 4bed, 2bath, 2car house, pool, 1pm, Eric Seetoo 0419 757 770 Tom Offermann Real Estate

Peregian Beach

· 16 Shearwater St: 4bed, 4bath, 2car house, pool, 10am, Tracy Russell 0413 319 579 Tom Offermann Real Estate

THURSDAY, 27 April

Noosa Heads

· 7316/5 Morning Dve: 1bed, 1bath, 1car apartment, 11am, Chris Miller 0412 894 542 Tom Offermann Real Estate. ●

12598365-AP15-23

A four-bedroom, four-bathroom, two-car beachside house with pool at 16 Shearwater St, Peregian Beach, goes to auction Saturday, 22 April, at 10am. 329148

A three-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-car lakeside house with tennis court on 4.01ha goes to auction Saturday, 22 April, at 11am. 329148

Jo Marek at 37 Mary St, Noosaville, that goes to auction Friday, 28 April, at 12noon. 329148

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 10.00-10.30

Agent EricSeetoo 0419757770

eric@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 12.30pm

Agent EricSeetoo 0419757770

eric@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 Sun1-1.30,Mon10-10.30 Wed11-11.30,Thurs1-1.30

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

11LITTLECOVEROAD, NOOSAHEADS

Picturethisspectacularaddressamereoneminuteto toes-in-the-whitesandofirresistibleLittleCoveBeach, sequesteredwithintheforeververdantNoosaNational Parkwithitsworld-classsurfbreaks,whilemoments awayalongtheboardwalksophisticatedHastingsStreet meetslaidbackNoosaMainBeachwithitsbeachside restaurants,onLagunaBay.

Easytoimaginethereinventionoftheultimatebeach house,indulgingeverypossiblepersonalextravagance, need,whimandnecessity,withaestheticexcellence throughoutontheelevatedcornersite,oneofonly fourvacantsitesleft inLittleCove.Itismuchcoveted, and finallynowavailableafter65yearsintheonefamily.

Auction Saturday13May10am

Agent LukeChen 0417600840 luke@offermann.com.au

Agent LaurenChen 0412672375 lauren@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

A 3 B 2 C 2 D

brightlightshadowdancesacrosstheterracotta floor andindoorsbecomesoutdoorsasitcoalesceswitha prodigiousterrace,whilstthepiece-de-resistanceis theskyterrace.Ifthe‘stairwaytoheaven’soundstoo tediouswhynottakethelift

Auction

Agent ChrisMiller 0412894542 chris@offermann.com.au

Agent JillGoode 0418714653 jill@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

7316/5MorwongDrive, NOOSAHEADS

Ifhappinessisadayatthebeach,andblissisasparklingbijouseemingperched mid-level,two-minutesfromthecabana-adornedsqueakysandofNoosaMain Beach,thenthisisanextra-specialsliceofparadiseinamillionaire’splaygroundwith immensecachet.

Howaboutdippingyourtoesinattheshallowendwithasizzlinginvestment opportunityatthefavourite5-starhotspotofPeppers’NoosaResort,withits lagoonpool,lappoolandacclaimedrestaurant. One-bedroomapartmentsarehighlyprizedbecausetheyprovidetheperfect opportunityforthe first-timebuyeraswellastheseasonedinvestorwho understandthebuoyancyofthelocalmarket.

Yesparadise,wheretheclimateisidyllicyear-roundandnaturalassetsare innumerable,awaitasageinvestor.

A 1 B 1 C 1 D

Auction Thursday27April11am

view Saturday 10.00-10.30

87 - 89POINCIANAAVE, TEWANTIN

Agent ChrisMiller 0412894542

chris@offermann.com.au

Seizethemoment.WhenalandmarkcornersiteadjacenttotheTewantinbusiness, retailandcommunityhearthastwoQueenslander-styleliveablehousesalsooffices ofaformerpolicestation,builtonthe.24-hectaresite,itrepresentsanimmense andrareopportunityforbuilders,speculatorsdevelopersandentrepreneurs.

Locatedonthecorneralsoneartheroundaboutarenorth-facing87-89Poinciana AvenueTewantinandeast-facing10SidoniStreetTewantin.Thecombinedlandarea is2385m2andthezoningisCommunityFacilities.

ExpressionsofInterest

Closes12May4pm

View Saturday 11.00-11.30

Agent TimMcSweeney 0411122331

tim@offermann.com.au

HOME FOCUS

FAMILY HOME IN PRESTIGIOUS ESTATE

THERE is no doubting the instant appeal of a prime elevated position on the avenue of a prominent estate, especially when the impressive family residence has an eyecatching streetscape.

Admire the lush sub-tropical gardens, dotted either side of the pathway, also the double timber front doors as they open to reveal an elegantly restrained design, and creamy white-hued flooring complemented by high ceilings, which allow natural light to drench the entry foyer and extend to very generous, almost open plan living and dining spaces.

With sliders seemingly disappearing, indoors extends to outdoors from both, thanks to an undercover timber-decked terrace which stretches the width of the residence. Timber plantation shutters give a very appealing resort-style ambience to the largest terrace. It adds another dimension to the notion of long lunches and dinner parties, or maybe it is about family and friends enjoying the absolute privacy of fun and laughs in the spa, which has its own terrace and garden area on the south side.

Another eye-catching feature abutting the rear fence is an extensive rock wall garden with collections of potted greenery, elkhorns, staghorns, orchids, natives and numerous garden artifacts.

Entertaining is obviously the heart of the residence, and the over-size contemporary kitchen is certainly the central hub. And why not, when you have classy stone topped cabinetry including a semi-island/ breakfast bar, monochromatic mosaic-tiled splashback, walk-in pantry and the latest whizz-bang appliances to suit any budding Jamie Oliver. Access from the garage is certainly handy after a shopping spree.

Unwind and get lost in the moment of the north wing’s master suite which looks out to the rear terrace, has a walk-in robe and double basin ensuite. Three bedrooms have built-in robes and share a bathroom with a bathtub. Adjacent is a separate toilet also a designated laundry with a drying deck.

If you aspire to living and loving life in a large, very private family residence close to green spaces such as parks and sporting field attached to a prominent school, this residence could have your name on the door.

“What an enviable unparalleled environment to bring up children, desired by many but not always available,“ enthuses

Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Tiffany Wilson who is taking the property to auction on Saturday 29 April 2023.

“You only have to ask neighbours, including those who live in the nearby Noosa Waters estate, why they love it so much. It is number one on so many fronts such as a friendly and peaceful, plus

HOME ESSENTIALS

real estate in the area screams future prosperity. From the nineties it has been a whirlwind success story, attracting great architecture, spectacular homes and quickly developing into one of the hottest residential developments in the Noosa region.“

Facts & Features:

· About: spa & terrace abutting main undercover terrace 3.4m x 4.7m; creamy white-tiled living & dining areas open to undercover terrace w timber decking width of house; main undercover w timber plantation shutters;

· Land Area: 600m2

· House Area: 240m2

· 4 bedrooms: master w timber shutters & door to rear garden, ensuite looks out to side garden w dble basin cabinetry & walk-in robe, 3 bedrooms w built-in robes share cream-tiled bathroom w bathtub + sep toilet; laundry adjacent w drying deck

· Space for a swimming pool

· 3-car spaces – 2 car garage + 1 car secured behind fence plus storeroom + storage; large garden shed

· Fans/aircon, double timber front door, screens throughout

· Kitchen: G-shaped, blue/black stone topped cabinetry incl soft close drawers & semi-island/breakfast bar, glass-fronted upper cabinetry, monochromatic mosaic-

tiled splashback, walk-in pantry, hideaway pantry/appliance store, Fisher & Paykel 5-burner gas cooktop, AEG oven, Bosch dishwasher, internal access from garage

· External: front gate access for boat/caravan, private rear landscaped garden w rock wall, potted greenery, elkhorns, staghorns, orchids, natives, garden artifacts, extends to spa terrace; water tank

· Location: walking distance to private Lutheran College; close to transport links, private & public schools, Noosa Civic Shopping Centre, Gibson Road precinct + Noosa Village Shopping Centre; minutes to Gympie Terrace and the Noosa River foreshore. ●

A VIEW THAT IS SURE TO IMPRESS

COME and watch the sunset! Sitting on the terrace at the end of the day, watch the sun melt into the hills of the Noosa Hinterland. The breath-taking 180 degree views are a priceless bonus.

As you enter the apartment, you notice the large living area with high ceilings, and a flow of natural light. You are drawn straight away to the large terrace and hinterland views, where you will find you will spend most of your time. A generous sized kitchen is evidence that this is a great entertainer. The bedrooms are a good size, and the master has a balcony attached. There is modern bathroom with laundry, and separate toilet.

Perfectly located, right in the heart of Noosa, you are only a short stroll to Hastings Street, Noosa Main Beach, and the newly vibrant Noosa Junction. With world class restaurants and shops right at your doorstep, you will never want to leave.

· Price, position, plus a great income with holiday rental approval.

· Fantastic size, modern kitchen.

· Modern bathroom with laundry.

· Built-in robes to both bedrooms and balcony off master bed.

· Large split-system air conditioning.

· Pool and pet friendly complex.

· Low body corporate fees. ●

Address: 6/16 Katharina Street, NOOSA HEADS

Contact: Shane McCauley 0403 646 930, RICHARDSON & WRENCH NOOSA

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 demand the final six luxury, home-size apartments are available for sale. 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.

ON THE COVER

PICTURESQUE WATERFRONT LIVING

A PICTURESQUE long water view from a gorgeous Hampton’s style home located just an easy stroll from the Noosa River precinct, this is a spectacular way to begin your waterfront lifestyle. Over 21 meters of water frontage, a private jetty and a charming residence which is ready to move in, there’s so much to love about this home.

Outdoor living is well catered for to ensure you’ll get the most of the Noosa climate with an outdoor kitchen including built in barbeque, bar fridge and ice maker under the dining alfresco. Alongside you can cool off in the pool or relax on the shallow steps and take in that exceptional view.

The clever design ensures the view is in sight from all the main living areas as the dining, kitchen and living room sprawl across the ground floor. A long central island bench with ornate stone bench top is a statement centrepiece of the wellappointed kitchen, other inclusions are an oversize oven, Zipp tap and generous walk-in pantry.

Privately positioned upstairs the master suite enhances the luxurious living vibe with a huge room that opens up to a covered balcony and here the view is

further appreciated as you can see Noosa Hill in the background. A walk-in robe and fully tiled ensuite complete the level and incorporate a bath, dual vanity and quality fittings.

On the ground level three additional bedrooms are supported by a central bathroom, each have built-in robes and beautiful outlooks from large windows with plantation shutters. An office gives additional working space and the dual car garage is supported by a third garage with its own driveway, ideal for that excess storage and it includes a powder room.

A picturesque home in a sought-after lifestyle location, this is idyllic waterfront living.

FACTS & FEATURES

· Over 21 meters of water frontage with a long view

· Private jetty

· Large pool with lounging steps

· 6.5KW solar system

· Five CCTV cameras

· Quality kitchen with Zipp tap

· Luxurious master suite

· Ducted air-conditioning

· Two garages with separate driveways space for three cars l

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Address: 17 Shorehaven Drive, NOOSA WATERS

Description: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 garage

Price: Price Guide From $5,000,000 Inspect: Saturday 22nd April at 11:00 am – 11:30 pm

Contact: Adrian Reed 0409 446 955 and Darren Neal 0401 212 505, REED & CO. ESTATE AGENTS

Adrian Reed 0409 446 955 adrian@reedandco.co

Darren Neal 0401 212 505 darren@reedandco.co

Chris Roche 0424 610 414 chris@reedandco.co

Mark Hodgkinson 0409 484 159 mark@reedandco.co

Maddie Robinson 07 5323 0101 maddie@reedandco.co

17 Shorehaven Drive

Noosa Waters

PRICE GUIDE FROM $5,000,000

A picturesque long water view from a gorgeous Hampton’s style home located just an easy stroll from the Noosa River precinct, this is a spectacular way to begin your waterfront lifestyle. Over 21 meters of water frontage, a private jetty and a charming residence which is ready to move in, there’s so much to love about this home. Outdoor living is well catered for to ensure you’ll get the most of the Noosa climate with an outdoor kitchen including built in barbeque, bar fridge and ice maker under the dining alfresco.

4 2 3

INSPECT

Saturday 22nd April 11:00am - 11:30am

Wednesday 26th April 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Adrian Reed 0409 446 955

Darren Neal 0401 212 505

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SUB-PENTHOUSE PERFECTION

A sub-penthouse in the illustrious Riverlight building offering single lift access with single level living and overlooking the Noosa River through a sensational natural backdrop. Just walking distance to Hastings Street and Noosa Junction, you’re positioned perfectly to enjoy the vibrant Noosa lifestyle yet easily retreat up to your tranquil and private haven.

A renovation brings individuality to the home which opens out to a large northern balcony which includes a built-in kitchen and external retreat off the master suite. A true alternative to a house, the layout allows for more space when required while main living can be done in relatively close quarters with the master bedroom, kitchen and lounge all well connected.

Stone bench tops cascade down to the floor tiles in the central kitchen. Ensuring all of today’s modern inclusions, the kitchen extends into a commodious butler’s pantry. Additional features consist of a feature tile splashback and Miele appliances.

A headlining master suite includes a lavish hotel-style ensuite which is an opulent area in which to pamper yourself and combines a cavernous walk-in robe. To the southern side of the home two additional bedrooms each open out to a balcony and have private ensuites and walk-in robes providing guests with great privacy. Centrally the home office also opens out to the balcony and southerly views.

Underground and accessed directly by lift, the garaging includes two side-by-side car parks each with plus a wide, lockable storage room.

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Address: 15/8 Serenity Close, NOOSA HEADS

Two pools in the complex include a 25-meter lap pool and another with a more relaxing beach entry. Surrounding these are a spa, barbeque, bar, dining and lounge areas, plus a gym. Living in Riverlight also gives you access to the jetty on the Noosa River.

One for those who want to downsize on maintenance and upkeep without losing space, quality or proximity.

Facts & Features:

· Luxurious sub-penthouse living in soughtafter Riverlight building

· Walking distance to Hastings Street, Main Beach and The Junction

· Tree-lined natural outlook with filtered river views

· Generous spaces and high ceilings throughout

· Three bedrooms each with private ensuite

· Dedicated office with direct access to rear balcony

· Large northern alfresco dining with built-in kitchen

· Secure side-by-side parking plus storage

· Access to pools and communal areas ●

Description: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 garage

Price: By Negotiation Inspect: Saturday 22nd April at 11:45am – 12:15pm

Contact: Adrian Reed 0409 446 955 and Darren Neal 0401 212 505, REED & CO. ESTATE AGENTS

Rare Noosa Acreage

60 Glenridge Drive Cooroibah

Glenridge Estate comprises just seven acreage blocks measuring between 1.5 to 3 hectares, forming a private hideaway at the foot of Mt Tinbeerwah, just 15 minutes to Noosa.

Glenridge represents a rare benchmark in Noosa property –sprawling acreage set in a natural pocket flanked by a green corridor of national parks, rainforests and lakes.

Land: 7 Acreage Blocks

Price: On Application

View: By Appointment

Contact:

Lindy McAskill 0439 839 899

Justin Sykes 0415 249 049

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HEAR, SMELL AND SEE THE OCEAN

BOTH units 4 and 6 in Silk on Coolum offer a luxurious and convenient beachside living experience. The apartments are architecturally designed and located just one street away from Coolum Beach, making it an enviable location. The apartments are spacious and wellappointed, with expansive views of the ocean and plenty of natural light.

The apartment’s verandahs are ideally positioned to soak in the spectacular ocean vistas and offers a perfect setting for sunrise or sunset drinks with friends. It’s clear that living at Silk on Coolum offers a high level of comfort and luxury, and it’s a great place to call home or use as a weekender. Silk on Coolum features access to two car parking spaces and a storage area on the ground floor, which adds to the convenience of living in this location.

Residents can relax poolside or take a walk to the beach to swim in the ocean. The neighbourhood is perfect for unwinding and enjoying a relaxed lifestyle.

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Both unit 4 and 6 will be sold by expression of interest closing the 28th of April @ 5pm ●

Address: 6/17 First Avenue, COOLUM BEACH Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage

Price: EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSING FRIDAY 28TH OF APRIL Inspect: By appointment

Contact: Adam Watts 0410 512 364 and David Conolly 0438 259 956, CENTURY 21

Address 884EumundiNoosaRd,Doonan

Bed 5 Bath 2 Car 2 Pool OffersOver$1,095,000

Land 1.5acres

View Sat1-1:30pm

CarolineJohnston 0409953311

caroline@hinternoosa.com.au

AlisaWythes 0415111370

alisa@hinternoosa.com.au

TOWNHOUSE PRICE TOO HOT TO MISS

IF you have an irresistible urge to escape for weekends to the beach where the stoke levels for surfers and wave riders are always high, and the sunsets over the hinterland are sublime, a free-standing townhouse represents unbeatable value and is a dream come true at Sunrise Beach.

Perfectly positioned at the end of a culde-sac in a small complex the townhouse has a fresh neutral-hued exterior to complement the palms, paperbarks, lawn and national park backdrop.

Step inside. Upstairs, the generous open-plan living and dining spaces with beautiful, polished timber floors, afford a seamless connection to the north-eastfacing undercover terrace, where salty breezes and a morning cuppa go handin-hand. Similarly, from the living area sundowners match the awe-inspiring sunset views of the Noosa National Park and Mount Tinbeerwah.

The recently renovated contemporary kitchen with charcoal stone-topped white cabinetry including the semi-island breakfast bar, mosaic-tiled splashback plus all the latest appliances, has all the necessities required by the consummate albeit casual entertainer.

Downstairs are three bedrooms with built-in robes, the bathroom is large enough to house a sauna and there is a separate toilet. There’s a powder room upstairs and

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the dedicated laundry space in the garage has access to the patio/drying area.

“This townhouse has all the hallmarks of investment success and the price is spot-on,“ comments Tom Offermann Real Estate agent Mal Cox. “It is elevated, has views and is in a tightly-held cul-de-sac so close to everything that matters, making it so easy to unwind here. The beach at Sunrise is 1.2km away and Sunshine Beach is 1km.“

Facts & Features:

· Townhouse Area: 135m2

· About: free-standing townhouse; 1 of 5 in complex; end of cul-de-sac; open plan living/dining w undercover terrace; 3 bedrooms w built-in robes, bathroom/sauna room & sep toilet; powder room upstairs; dedicated laundry in garage w patio/ drying area; store under stairs; fans/aircon; solar panels/control in garage; low outgoings

· Kitchen: recently renovated U-shape; charcoal stone-topped 2-pac white cabinetry w mosaic-tiled splashback

· Location: 2min (1.2km) to Sunrise Beach & 3min (1km) both via Southern Cross Parade; close to local public & private schools, shops, IGA, sporting fields & Noosa Aquatic Centre; further to Hastings Street, Noosa Main Beach & Noosa National Park main entrance & Surfing Reserve; 23km Sunshine Coast Airport ●

Address: 5/12 Advance Place, SUNRISE BEACH Description: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 garage

Contact: Mal Cox 0407 708 860, TOM OFFERMANN REAL ESTATE

The Last of the Surfing Points

Land size: 3,846 sqm

A special chance with exceptional possibilities and unparalleled lifestyle.

The Point at Agnes Water is the Holy Grail of Queensland’s most northerly surf breaks. 3,846 m² perched right above Agnes Water’s main beach, a treasured Surfing point. Sweeping unimpeded point break, beach, and coral sea views. This is a prime luxury beach home site with opportunities that rivals the best of any on the East Coast.

Currently owned by a renowned surfing family the home comes with a specific purpose: SURFING. With exclusive access to the Agnes Water beach, it doesn’t get any better than this.

35 Clowes Lane, Agnes Water

Private Sale by EOI Closing Friday 12 May

View: By Appointment | Agent: Gordon Christian 0417 206 500 | gordon@prd1770.com.au

THE LAST OF QUEENSLAND’S SURFING POINTS, AGNES WATER

A SPECIAL chance with exceptional possibilities and unparalleled lifestyle.

The Point at Agnes Water is the Holy Grail of Queensland’s most northerly surf breaks. 3,846 m² perch right above Agnes Water’s main beach, treasured Surfing point. Sweeping unimpeded point break, beach, and coral sea views. This is a prime luxury beach home site with opportunities that rivals the best of any on the East Coast.

Currently owned by a renowned surfing family the home comes with a specific purpose: SURFING. With exclusive access to the Agnes Water beach, it doesn’t get any better than this.

Zoning is low to medium density that theoretically allows up to 16 town houses. Development constraints would need to be overcome to realise such densities. Planning advice indicates 2 - 5 town houses in addition to the existing dwelling as a minimum likely outcome.

Improvements to the property include a three-bedroom concrete block and hardwood timber beach house. Positioned perfectly it takes views of the surf from the decks, kitchen, living and dining areas. A private access timber walkway takes you right down onto the sand of Agnes main beach.

Agnes Water is located just 7 km south of Seventeen Seventy. Perched around

latitude 24 it offers one of the most temperate climates on the planet. This is the gateway to the Southern Great Barrier Reef.

There are two incredible islands and a string of coral cays to explore offshore: Lady Musgrave Island and Lady Elliot Island both renowned for their nesting turtles, sensational sea life and the chance to swim with giant manta rays.

With its relatively cooler sea temperatures due to its southern position, the Reef in pristine condition on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Sealife is abundant within green zones and renowned for fishing outside of.

Access is a 4-hour drive from Noosa, or a 1.5 hour drive from flights into either Gladstone or Bundaberg. Growth in the last two years has been driven by many Noosa buyers seeking the “what it use to be” laid back lifestyle, but with new opportunities.

A new round of growth underway in Agnes Water. Developments include a new 2000 sqm supermarket and shopping precinct, commencement of 400 lifestyle homes, a new purpose-built Steiner School, expansion of all medical, health, childcare and education services.

The smart money is moving in for the next higher end development phase. Momentum is building and the calibre of buyers coming now is the highest I have seen since 2005 - 2007. After 20 years in this market all I can see is the nest round of development and investment still coming.

This is a rare opportunity for one-off property buyer. Contact Gordon Christian on text to 0417206500 for a full IM, a Contract of Sale and arrange your inspection today.

Expressions of Interest Close 4 pm Friday the 12th of May ●

Address: 35 Clowes Lane, AGNES WATER

Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage

Inspect: By Appointment Price: Private Sale by EOI Closing Friday 12 May

Contact: Gordon Christian 0417 206 500, gordon@prd1770.com.au, PRD REAL ESTATE 1770

BlackMountain

Saturday22ndApril

12.00-12.30pm23FoambarkPlace522OffersOver$1,250,000 Hinternoosa0422923851

BoreenPoint

Saturday22ndApril

9.00-9.30am17ToolaraStreet333$1,895,000Hinternoosa0415111370

CartersRidge

Saturday22ndApril

12.00-1.00pm47HilaryRoad320OffersOver$1,500,000Hinternoosa0404344399

12.30-1.15pmLot2SkyringCreekRoad---OffersOver$900,000Hinternoosa0404344399

Cooran

Thursday20thApril

5.00-5.30pm11BunderraWay126$1,150,000Hinternoosa0437346256

Cooroibah

Saturday22ndApril

11.00-11.30am410lakeCooroibahRoad212ExpressionsofInterestLagunaRealEstate0411328488

11.15-12.00pm64DevonstoneDrive426ContactAgentRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499

Wednesday26thApril

11.00-11.30am410lakeCooroibahRoad212ExpressionsofInterestLagunaRealEstate0411328488

Cooroy

Saturday22ndApril

10.30-11.15am6PonderosaDrive215OffersOver$1,095,000 Hinternoosa0404344399

11.00-11.30am91StrakerDrive532OffersOver$965,000Hinternoosa0422923851

1.00-1.45pm121HoltsRoad322ContactAgentHinternoosa0437346256

2.00-2.30pm19BartholomewCourt422OffersOver$1,295,000Hinternoosa0415111370

2.00-2.30pm8BartholomewCourt421OffersOver$1,095,000 Hinternoosa0415111370

3.00-3.30pm13StrakerDrive422$1,350,000Hinternoosa0415111370

Doonan

Saturday22ndApril

10.00-10.30am15GidgeeCourt426AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0409484159

11.00-11.30am84BotanicaCircuit426BYNEGOTIATIONReed& Co.EstateAgents0409484159

11.00-11.30am357DukeRd4314AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0421785512

1.00-1.30pm884EumundiNoosaRoad522OffersOver$1,095,000Hinternoosa0409953311

3.30-4.00pm15GidgeeCourt426AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0409484159

EerwahVale

Saturday22ndApril

9.00-9.45am631EumundiKenilworthRd322$1,395,000Hinternoosa0404344399

Eumundi

Saturday22ndApril

12.30-1.15pm49BallRoad533OffersOver$1,595,000Hinternoosa0415111370

LakeMacDonald

Saturday22ndApril

9.00-9.45am10KamalaDrive523OffersOver$1,395,000Hinternoosa0404344399

10.30-11.00am92HoyRoad322AuctionHinternoosa0415111370

MarcusBeach

Saturday22ndApril

11.00-11.30am16SandalwoodCl422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0413319879

NoosaHeads

Friday21stApril

12.00-12.30pm9WesleyCt422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

4.00-4.45pm7/19WyandraStreet211EOIClosing29/4Century21ConollyHayGroup0418426065

Saturday22ndApril

10.00-10.30am32AnglerSt432ContactAgentTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

10.00-10.30am6/16KatharinaStreet211PriceGuide$1.295MillionRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499

10.00-10.30am7316/5MowrongDr111AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate041289454

10.00-10.30am1/9AnglerSt221$975,000TomOffermannReal Estate0423726639

10.30-11.00am2214/15LakeviewRise322BUYERSGUIDE$2,150,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

11.00-11.30am3/4PezaCourt2+2-TenderClose28/04/23LagunaRealEstate0407379893

11.00-11.45am7/19WyandraStreet211EOIClosing29/4Century21ConollyHayGroup0418426065

11.00-11.45am804/100ResortDrive221Offersfrom$980,000Century21ConollyHayGroup0411644254

11.00-11.30am5/8SerenityCl332$3,200,000TomOffermann RealEstate0448966867

11.00-11.30am734/61NoosaSpringsDr432ContactAgentTom OffermannRealEstate0418980247

11.00-11.30am11WeybaParkDrive323AuctionLagunaRealEstate0434236110

11.15-11.45am511/6SedgelandDrive322BUYERSGUIDE$1,300,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

NoosaSprings

&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

Saturday22ndApril 11.00-11.45am706a/61NoosaSpringsDr332$4.6mJoeLangleyRealEstate0417753961

12.00-12.45pm312/61NoosaSpringsDriv442$2,975,000.00 JoeLangleyRealEstate0419883499

Noosaville

Friday21stApril

1.00-1.30pm2/7WilliamStreet433EOIClosing4/5Century21ConollyHayGroup0419676554

Saturday22ndApril

10.00-10.30am8GraniteCourt422Interest$1,875,000NoosaEstateAgents0407147521

10.00-10.30am12/164NoosaParade211AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0424610414

10.00-10.30am2/7WilliamStreet433EOIClosing4/5Century21ConollyHayGroup0419676554

10.00-10.30am2/22-24NannygaiStreet111O/O$620,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0434236110

10.00-10.30am16StarboardAve422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0468922519

10.15-10.45am2/14EdwardStreet432PRICEGUIDE$2,750,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0409446955

10.30-11.00am14SilkwoodDrive422OFFERSOVER$900,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0433641158

11.00-11.30am5/2BarbadosCres211ForthcomingAuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0468922519

11.00-11.30am8LimosaCircuit432Interest$2,000,000NoosaEstateAgents0407147521

11.00-11.30am3/11MunnaCres211$945,000TomOffermannRealEstate0423726639

12.00-12.30pm5/5SylviaStreet111$680,000LagunaRealEstate0434236110

12.00-12.30pm13/187GympieTerrace211O/O$725,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

12.15-1.00pm23AquamarineCircuit422PriceGuide$1.999MillionRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499

1.00-1.30pm11/293WeybaRoad331O/O$1,175,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

1.00-1.30pm12/144NoosaPde321$2,580,000TomOffermannRealEstate0421785512

Sunday23rdApril

1.00-1.30pm7DolphinCres443AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

Monday24thApril

10.00-10.30am7DolphinCres443AuctionTomOffermannReal Estate0419757770

12.00-12.30pm10/221GympieTerrace221O/O$1,300,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

Wednesday26thApril

10.00-10.30am2/22-24NannygaiStreet111O/O$620,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0434236110

11.00-11.30am7DolphinCres443AuctionTomOffermannReal Estate0419757770

12.00-12.30pm5/5SylviaStreet111$680,000LagunaRealEstate0434236110

12.00-12.30pm10/221GympieTerrace221O/O$1,300,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

1.00-1.30pm13/187GympieTerrace211O/O$725,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0407379893

NoosaWaters

Saturday22ndApril

10.00-10.30am10ShorehavenDrive422AuctionMcLurePrestige0499270691

10.00-10.30am192ShorehavenDrive422AuctionLagunaReal Estate0407379893

11.00-11.30am46ShorehavenDr422$2,150,000TomOffermannRealEstate0447263663

11.00-11.30am72ShorehavenDrive422AuctionMcLurePrestige0499270691

11.00-11.30am17ShorehavenDrive423PRICEGUIDE$5,000,000Reed&Co.EstateAgents0409446955

11.30-12.00pm3NeptuneCircuit334AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0433641158

Wednesday26thApril

11.00-11.30am72ShorehavenDrive422AuctionMcLurePrestige0499270691

12.00-12.30pm10ShorehavenDrive422AuctionMcLurePrestige0499270691

1.00-1.30pm40ThePeninsula432OffersFrom$5.8mMcLurePrestige0499270691

PeregianBeach

Saturday22ndApril

9.00-9.30am1GouldianCourt312EOIClosing25/4Century21 ConollyHayGroup0401807697

9.30-10.00am16ShearwaterSt442AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0413319879

10.00-10.45am3/16PelicanStreet322$2,300,000Century21ConollyHayGroup0401807697

12.00-12.30pm9TernSt321PriceGuide$2,600,000TomOffermannRealEstate0413319879

SunriseBeach

Saturday22ndApril

&Co.EstateAgents0438695505

Wednesday26thApril

3.00-3.30pm24NewfieldStreet532NEGFROM$3,500,000Reed &Co.EstateAgents0438695505

SunshineBeach

Friday21stApril

12.00-12.45pm6NebulaStreet632AuctionOneAgencyNoosa0439353135

Saturday22ndApril

10.00-10.45am2/16SolwayDrive321ContactAgentSunshine BeachRealEstate0754472999

11.00-11.45am1/20WeybaStreet331ContactAgentCentury21ConollyHayGroup0422719041

11.00-11.45am1/21HendersonSt321ContactAgentSunshine BeachRealEstate0754472999

12.00-12.45pm6/21HendersonStreet221ContactAgentSunshineBeachRealEstate0754472999

12.00-12.30pm2/7WeybaSt221$1,695,000TomOffermannRealEstate0468922519

Tewantin

Friday21stApril

2.00-2.45pm8TroonCourt412ByNegotiationCentury21ConollyHayGroup0411644254

Saturday22ndApril

9.00-9.30amLot44SydneySt432ContactAgentTomOffermann RealEstate0468922519

10.00-10.30am2CooroibahCrescent422PriceGuide$1.39MillionRichardson&WrenchNoosa54474499

10.00-10.30am51HooperCrescent322$1,050,000LagunaRealEstate0428711163

10.00-10.30am289MoorindilSt456$4,250,000TomOffermannRealEstate0413889130

11.00-11.45am91ReedStreet538O/O$2,575,000AmberWerchonProperty0491046645

11.00-11.30am3NoosaBanksDrive424O/O$1,585,000ConsideredLagunaRealEstate0491185774

11.00-11.30am87-89PoincianaAve63-ExpressionsofInterestTomOffermannRealEstate0411122331

12.00-12.30pm9FinneyCourt532+ContactAgentLagunaReal Estate0411328488

1.00-1.45pm8TroonCourt412ByNegotiationCentury21ConollyHayGroup0411644254

Wednesday26thApril

12.00-12.30pm9FinneyCourt532+ContactAgentLagunaReal Estate0411328488

12.00-12.30pm289MoorindilSt456$4,250,000TomOffermannRealEstate0413889130

Verrierdale

Saturday22ndApril

12.00-12.30pm217-223PryorRoad324AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0409484159

WeybaDowns

Saturday22ndApril

1.00-1.30pm200EumarellaRoad424$1,700,000LagunaRealEstate0411328488

AuctionDiary

Doonan

Saturday22ndApril

4.00-4.30pm15GidgeeCourt426AUCTIONReed&Co.EstateAgents0409484159

LakeMacDonald

Saturday22ndApril

11.00-11.00am92HoyRoad322AuctionHinternoosa0415111370

MarcusBeach

Saturday6thMay

10.00-10.30am16SandalwoodCl422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0413319879

NoosaHeads

Saturday22ndApril

1.00-1.30pm9WesleyCt422AuctionTomOffermannRealEstate0419757770

HOME FOCUS

FAMILY HOME WITH DUAL LIVING CAPACITY

WELCOME to 9 Finney Court, Tewantin. This beautifully presented, large, modern 2 level home has a versatile floorplan and has been built to the highest standard.

With 360m2 of sophisticated excellence throughout, you will be instantly impressed with this quality home with its many modern features and favourable functionality.

The clever home design allows for dual living capability. With two full kitchens, lounge rooms and outdoor entertainment spaces on each level, it offers two homes in one.

Complemented with spacious bedrooms complete with built-ins and ceiling fans, lavish bathrooms, fully ducted airconditioning, and a study nook, this home is ideal for the large or extended family. Plus, there’s plenty of room for your out of town family and friends to stay!

Your future vision could include a pool alongside the entertainment area. Two car garage plus spare space for another car or maybe the boat/camper.

In this fantastic location you will marvel at the lush tropical gardens and serene, green bush backdrop, rustling with birdlife and flora as you relax on one of the two expansive outdoor entertainment areas, whilst sipping your lazy “Margarita” or cold drink!

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Address:

You’ll spend many happy hours exploring the beautiful, nature laden walking trails and bush tracks. Walk the dog, take your bike, put on your earphones and enjoy your peaceful time out.

Local shops and public transport are closeby and, a bonus for parents, it’s a short walk for the children to Noosaville State School and St Teresa’s Catholic College.

Gympie Terrace restaurants and river activities are 10 minutes drive, and the renowned Hastings Street and Main Beach is a mere 15 minutes.

Features we know you’ll appreciate: · 5 Spacious bedrooms with built-ins

and ceiling fans

· Massive main bedroom with spacious ensuite and walk-in robe

· An additional 2 full bathrooms + 2 powder rooms

· High end kitchen fitout upstairs with ample storage and stone benchtops

· Dishwasher, microwave oven and 5 burner gas cooktop upstairs

· Kitchenette downstairs with cooktop, oven and pantry

· High ceilings and lots of natural light

· Ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning throughout

· Gazebo for your BBQ and family entertainment

AN INSPECTION WILL DELIGHT

DON’T drive past, STOP! An inspection will surprise and delight.

This large three bedroom, two bathroom, one level home is in a lush, quiet pocket of popular Noosa Heads, close to local schools, Noosa Junction, Coles, boutiques, restaurants and cafes. Hop into the kayak, throw in a fishing line or drop a crab pot in the Noosa waterways, a short stroll from your doorstep -everything is literally at your fingertips.

Enjoy the convenience of living in the heart of Noosa Heads, 5 minutes from the famous international attractions of Main Beach, Hastings Street and Noosa’s National Park. Alternatively head in the other direction to the thriving Noosa River precinct and Farmers’ Markets.

Perfect, one level fully fenced family home with an excellent layout, large covered rear deck on a massive 810 square metre block with plenty of room for a pool. The home offers a state of the art renovated kitchen with walk-in pantry,

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modern bathroom boasting subway tiles, black tapware and a claw foot wrought iron bath. In addition, there is the convenience of a second updated bathroom.

The open plan kitchen, dining and living areas flow effortlessly through to the massive covered rear deck via triple stacker doors, a fabulous area for entertaining with family and friends, having a morning coffee, dinners and making those special memories. Gleaming marine ply flooring in bedrooms and living areas is attractive and hardwearing.

Plenty of room for all the boy toys with a 12 x 6 metre lockable shed capable of accommodating up to four cars. The property can be accessed on both sides and includes an additional single lockup garage with internal entry to the home.

Secluded behind timber fencing for privacy and in a fabulous location, this home is one you should place on top of your inspection list! ●

April at 11.30am

· Beautiful timber decks

· Low maintenance, stunning tropical gardens, fully irrigated

· Double lock up garage and space for boat/trailer/caravan

· Solar hot water system with electric power backup

· Large 6.6kw solar power system

· Fruit trees and herb garden

· Room for a pool

· Ultra private location at end of cul de sac overlooking bushland

· Short walk to local shops and schools

· 10 minutes drive to the riverside, cafes and boutiques; 15 minutes more to Hastings Street and the beach ●

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RareAbsoluteWaterfront

3 A 2 B C D

• OutstandingabsoluteWaterfrontonNoosaSound

• Smallboutiquecomplexofferingcompleteprivacy

• Stunninglongwaterviewsinthreedirectionsfromalllevels

• Pristinesandybeachatyoudoorstep,parkadjacent

• Fishfromyourdeckanddirectaccessforwatersports

• Solidconstruction,lowbodycorporate,petfriendly

• WalktoHastingsSt,NoosaBeach,GympieTceandRicky’s

• ThisisaBlueChipOfferingonworldfamousNoosaSound

AuCtIoNoNsItesAt6MAy10AM

MelanieButcher 0407379893

ByteNdeR Closing5pm28April2023

VIeW Sat&Wed11-11.30

NoosaWatersopportunity

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192sHoReHAVeNdRIVe,NoosAVIlle

4 A 2 B 2 C D

• AnarchitecturalhomeinaprimeNoosaWaterslocation

• Generouslyproportioned,hugelivingspacesandbedrooms

• Masteronupperlevelfeaturingensuiteandgenerouswalk-in

• Largekitchenwithpantryoverlookinglight-filledlivingareas

• Pool,air-conditioning,loadsofstorage,lowmaintenance

• Doublelockupgarage,roomforthevanorboatoff street

• StrolltoGympieTcerestaurants,shopsandfarmersmarkets

• 5minstoworldfamousNoosaMainBeachandHastingsStreet

• GreatopportunitytocapitaliseonanexcellentNoosaWaters location

AuCtIoN OnSiteSat6May10.00am

VIeW Sat10-10.30am

www.lagunarealestate.com.au

MelanieButcher 0407379893

NoosaRiverExcitement

13/187GympiETERRacE,NoosavillE

• StylishrenovatedvillaintheheartofexcitingNoosaville

• Granitebenchtops,plantationshutters, timberlook flooring

• Furnishedorunfurnished,idealforinvestmentorlivein

• Upstairshas2largebedroomsplusloft,andfamilybathroom

• Downstairspowderroom,laundry,aircon,storage,studynook

• Stunning filteredoutlookovertothetropicalpool

• Tennis,gym,spa,sauna,entertainingareasandgamesroom

• NoosaRiveracrosstheroadandexcitingrestaurantsabound

GympieTerraceFrontrowposition

10/221GympieTerrace,Noosaville

•StunningNoosaRiverviewshugesunnynorthfacingterrace

•Beautifullypresentedwithstylishfurnishingsincluded

•Largebedroomsattherearfortranquilsleepingaccommodation

•Hugekitchenoverlooksthelivingareasandacrosstotheriver

•Walktoanabundanceofexcitingeateries,cafesandbars

•Lovelysandyriver,beaches,idealforchildrenandwateractivities

•Expertonsitemanagementinplaceforpeaceofmind

•ThisisastandoutapartmentintheheartofdynamicNoosaville

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Forsale OffersOver$1,300,000

Considered

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ImmaculateNoosaBanksResidence

3NoosaBaNksDRIve,TewaNTIN

• PerfectNoosalifestyleononeeasylevel

• Generouscoveredalfrescoentertainmentareabesidepool

• Easyindoor/outdoor flowwithabsoluteprivacy

• 12x5shedidealforcamper,caravan,boat,homeoffice

• Fourcargaragingandtwoseparatedriveways

• 8.8kWsolarsystem,airconditioningandfans

• Establishedmanicuredtropicalgardenson1501sqm

• Fastidiouslymaintained-justmoveinandenjoy!

FoRsaLe OffersOver$1,585,000

Considered

vIew Sat11-11:30am

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ChrissieBaker 0491185774

LakesideTranquillity

410LakeCooroibahroad,Cooroibah

• Ultimatewaterfrontlivingwithbreathtakingbeautyofthenaturalenvironment

• Arareopportunitytosecureyourownprivateacreagewithspectacularlakeviews

• Sunroom/bedroomandinternalatriumfeaturingtropicalplantsandwaterfeatures

• Catchthemorningsunfromtheeasternalfrescoandrelaxontherearpatio

• Positionedon5 flatacreswith90moflakefrontage,surroundedbynativeplants

• Aircon,fans,renderedexterior,5x10,000litrewatertanks,3waterpumps

• EnjoyaBBQlakesideorgrabakayakandventurefurtherdowntheNoosariver

• OnlyminutestoTewantin’smainshoppingprecinctandtheNoosaMarina

www.lagunarealestate.com.au

ChrisForde 0411328488