Noosa Today - 5th December 2025

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Trees poisoned

By Steve Linnell

Noosa Council has launched an investigation into a disturbing and calculated act of environmental vandalism that has severely impacted a section of the fragile ecosystem at Sunshine Beach.

About 55 metres of native vegetation between Beach Access 28 and 29 on the Esplanade has been deliberately poisoned, with bore holes drilled and chemicals applied to kill six trees.

Council is now seeking community help to find the culprits, in what has been described as a

callous attack to clear vegetation in the area.

Among the six mature trees affected, include Coast Banksia, Beach Bird’s Eye, and Tuckeroo –species which are vital for stabilising beach dunes and protecting wildlife.

Council’s Director Development and Regulation, Richard MacGillivray told Noosa Today: “We rely on the community to act as our eyes and ears by reporting any illegal clearing or interference with vegetation on public land.

“Several trees are already dying and the damage is ongoing. This is not just vandalism, it’s an

attack on our environment.”

Penalties of up to $141,865 apply for unlawful land clearing and Council is urging anyone who may have seen suspicious activity near Beach Access 28-29 or who has security footage or information to come forward.

“These trees play a critical role in preventing erosion and supporting biodiversity. Their loss puts our coastline at risk,” Mr MacGillivray said.

“Council conducts thorough investigations into every reported case.”

“Because the responsibility rests with us to

prove any wrongdoing, gathering comprehensive evidence is essential.”

“That’s why the assistance of nearby residents and passers-by is invaluable — their information helps us explore every possible avenue to identify and prosecute offenders.”

Council will continue its investigation into the illegal activity as well as carrying out interim erosion control measures and replanting of native species at the site.

Educational signage will also be installed to highlight the damage.

Tewantin Noosa RSL’s 30th Tewantin Christmas Carnival is on Sunday 7 December. (Supplied)

One of the longest running Christmas events in the region, the Tewantin Noosa RSL’s Tewantin Christmas Carnival has become a much loved tradition attracting thousands of locals each year.

Celebrating 30 years on

7

from 3.30pm, it is set to be another fantastic free event for the whole family.

MONDAY

E-bike safety campaign launched

The Queensland Government has launched a new safety campaign ahead of Christmas to warn Queenslanders about the dangers around purchasing and using e-scooters and e-bikes.

Advertisements will roll out across Spotify, social media, and bus shelters through Christmas, to drive home the message that e-mobility devices can be deadly, when ridden illegally or incorrectly.

It follows concerns about the soaring number of young Queenslanders riding illegal e- motorbikes in public streets and roads across the state, particularly in South East Queensland.

The campaign, called Know Your eRules, is being led by the Department of Transport and Main Roads and aims to educate Queenslanders, particularly parents, about what constitutes legal and illegal devices for use on public roads and paths.

While e-devices can be a fun and convenient way to get around, they are not toys and come with significant responsibilities and risks.

In the past three years, there have been 18 e-scooter fatalities and several e-bike related deaths in Queensland.

Department of Transport and Main Roads General Manager, Land Transport, Safety and Regulation, Joanna Robinson said all Queenslanders, in particular parents, must make safety a priority when thinking about purchasing an e-scooter or e-bike.

“These devices can be deadly if misused or ridden outside the legal age and safety requirements, with visits to hospital emergency departments due to e-scooter and e- bike incidents in-

creasing at an alarming rate,” Ms Robinson said.

“Penalties and fines will be issued to those who break the law, including parents who allow their children to ride illegal devices.

“We’re really encouraging parents to visit the Government’s StreetSmarts website to learn about safe and legal devices, and to make sure their children understand the rules.

“We want everyone to stay safe this Christmas. Please don’t buy illegal e-motorbikes for use on our roads. Using these devices in public is against the law, and you could risk a fine, or worse the loss of a loved one.

“Remember if you are riding an e-bike or escooter, always wear a helmet, stick to speed limits, avoid busy roads, leave your phone alone, and don’t drink and ride.”

Queensland Police Service Road Policing Group Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said e-scooters and e-bikes might look like the perfect Christmas surprise, but they come with responsibilities.

“Buying a personal mobility device doesn’t give your child free rein to ride it whenever or however they want - it means you, as the parent or carer, need to know the rules and supervise them appropriately,” Chief Superintendent Wheeler said.

“Supervision isn’t optional, it’s part of keeping them safe. If a young rider breaks the rules, it will not only result in enforcement action by police, but it is dangerous to themselves and other road and pathway users.”

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and e-bikes, parents can visit the StreetSmarts website

E-scooter:

• To ride a personal mobility device, you must be at least 16 years old to ride unsupervised. Children aged 12 to 15 can ride, but only under adult supervision. This means an adult must be riding or walking nearby.

• Children under 12 years of age are not permitted to ride personal mobility devices under any circumstances – even with a parent.

• Only one person can ride an e-scooter at a time. Doubling up, even with a parent, is strictly prohibited.

• Helmets are mandatory for all riders.

• E-bike:

• Devices with a motor output exceeding 250 watts or capable of speeds over 25km/h are illegal, even if they can be ‘locked’ to lower power levels.

• Pedal power remains the safest primary source of power for mobility devices.

• Speed limits must be adhered to, and riders must not use mobile phones while operating these devices.

• Any speed increases should come from human power, not the motor.

• Helmets are mandatory for all riders.

• When considering gifting an e-scooter or e-bike this Christmas, do your research:

• Ensure the device is legal.

• Make sure the rider understands the rules.

• Include a helmet with your gift.

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carnival

Happening at RSL Memorial Park, there will be a full on-stage festival program starting at 3.45pm with the Tewantin State School Dance Team, Brett Campbell’s Children’s Christmas Show, Theunis Pretorius, Amanda Jensen and Carols by Candlelight with The Kitty Kats.

Rides will all be free again this year including a giant slide, tea cups, super flyer chair-o-plane and a mini pirate ship.

Food stalls will keep your belly satisfied including Noosa Lions Club, Neshama, Mexican Tucka, Ala Galette Creperie, Mr Whippy and Fairy’s Floss. This year there is also a bar being run by Tewantin Noosa RSL Sub Branch.

Buy a raffle in the super Christmas raffle drawn on the night and purchase candles and songsheets from the Tewantin Noosa RSL info tent.

The evening finishes with spectacular fireworks over the Noosa River!

This fantastic community celebration is funded by the Tewantin Noosa RSL. Bring your picnic rug and chairs and settle in for a wonderful evening on the river.

For all the information about the day, visit www.tewantin.town

Know the rules when riding an E-scooter or E-bike. (TMR)

Community rallies together

By Margie Maccoll

Boreen Point residents were hard hit by the severe storm on 24 November with power lost for five days, roads cut by fallen powerlines and fallen trees and roofs, windows and vehicles damaged by hail.

Fortunately The Apollonian Hotel came to the community’s rescue thanks to a “massive generator” installed about five years ago enabling them to operate, while Energex crews worked around the clock to restore powerlines and Noosa Council and SES crews provided assistance.

“It was wild,” hotel owner Lou Paynter said of the story. “We were the hub of the community. Everybody came in and got hot food and cold drinks.” Having bore water and working toilets was also essential for a town reliant on a septic system.

Apart from a few individuals with generators the whole town lost power for five days,” Lou said.

“There were 20 lines cut or broken.”

The hotel did not go unscathed in the event with three trees smashing down on their accommodation building and a “massive gum” coming down on the property.

“We were lucky no one was in,” Lou said.

“We got a small hole in the roof and a lot of windows broken.”

They managed to contract a tree lopper to clear the debris in time for guests to come in Saturday and a wedding to go ahead.

Around the town “people were smashed with hail”, Lou said, with two men caught outdoors in boats at the time the storm hit.

One fellow was in a boat that got flipped over. He stayed under the boat and it protected him from the hail.

A second man was less fortunate, ending up “black and blue” from hail hits, she said.

An Energex spokesperson said there were 686 customers affected by the storm in the Boreen Point and Cootharaba area, with power restored

progressively over the following days and the final customers back on supply by Saturday.

Across Noosa Shire there were 264 powerlines affected, all having since been repaired, the spokesperson said.

“Most were caused by wind and fallen trees, although there was some lightning damage,” he said.

“Crews worked long hours in challenging conditions, including difficult terrain, high temperatures, and repeated storm activity. The work was tough going.

Working with state and federal governments Noosa Council this week advised that 14 suburbs and some specific streets in other locations in Noosa Shire, impacted by the severe storms, had been activated to receive disaster funding.

Households in the worst hit areas can now apply for help through the Commonwealth State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

These suburbs are Boreen Point, Como, Cooran, Cooroibah, Cootharaba, Doonan Kin Kin,

Various grants are available including $180 for individuals and up to $900 for families of five or more are available to cover essentials such as food, clothing, and medicine.

Council set up Recovery Hubs this week in the most impacted areas with community recovery staff will be on hand to assist with information, grant applications, and support.

This Saturday, 6 December the communityminded Apollonian Hotel will host a fundraiser from 4-9pm for local musician Cale Fisher to assist him as he recovers from a bad accident. A lineup of musicians including Charles Camilleri Connection, Minni Marks, Hat Fitz & Cara, Jane, Michele & The Consortium, and Minni & Johnny will be performing at the event. Tickets $35 from Humanitix.

“Come in and support us because we support the community,” Lou said.

Tributes, donations continue to flow for family of teen

By Steve Linnell

Tributes continue to flow for 17-year-old Solomon Tucker, who was tragically killed last week.

More than 230 people, including the Noosa Touch Association, have contributed to a GoFundMe effort to assist the family. More than

$32,000 has so far been raised to assist the family.

President of the Noosa Touch Association, Chris Way, told Noosa Today the association was still reeling.

“His family have been a big part of our

association for many years.”

“We’re all feeling it. We’re feeling for his parents and family.”

Mr Way said Solomon rose through the ranks of the association and was a great person and competitor.

Lake Macdonald, Noosa North Shore, Peregian Beach, Pinbarren, Ridgewood Ringtail Creek, Tinbeerwah.

Lou Paynter, Riley Ward and Trevor Harnett at The Apollonian Hotel. (Rob Maccoll)

Energex crews worked in difficult conditions to repair damaged powerlines. (Energex)

Spare bedrooms the key to housing

Putting Noosa’s many thousands of unoccupied bedrooms to use to accommodate those caught up in the housing crisis is a key focus of Noosa Council.

Input and great ideas from community housing providers, property managers and chambers of commerce are informing various ways to find accommodation for workers in Noosa.

“Making use of the many spare bedrooms in Noosa would offer a fantastic part of the housing solution,” says Strategy and Environment Director Kim Rawlings.

“Most of Noosa’s homes are standalone houses with at least three/four bedrooms, but they are predominantly occupied by just one or two people. This means there are potentially thousands of spare bedrooms across Noosa Shire.”

We need to better understand the barriers and considerations preventing homeowners from willingly opening their spare rooms up to people in need of housing such the potential financial benefits or implications need to be worked through with experts and the benefits to both parties explored.

“Taking in a lodger or local worker is an effective way to provide accommodation, share housing costs and potentially make new connections.

Sometimes lodgers can help pay household bills, help with repairs and yard maintenance, provide transport, buy groceries or run errands in exchange for accommodation,” she said.

“We were pleased to host the recent Women’s Share Housing Event at The J earlier this month and we’ve been collaborating with Better Together Housing and its parent Coast2Bay Housing Group for a number of years, trying to find housing solutions for older women in particular.”

Council has already put in place frameworks to encourage share housing and rooming accomodation.

“Rooming accommodation is supported in the planning scheme, as is accommodating a tiny home or secondary dwelling on your property to provide additional housing on the lot.

“Converting a house to rooming accommodation for up to five residents in five bedrooms is relatively simple and doesn’t require planning approval as long as it meets self-assessable criteria and building codes.

“There are also hundreds of big back yards suitable for self-contained tiny homes or secondary dwellings. Council does not require planning approval for these provided they meet self-assessable criteria, and no infrastructure charges are payable,” Ms Rawlings said.

“There are many ways to advertise an available room for rent online, on local notice boards or in the newspaper. However, if this is a bit daunting, there are organisations that can assist in finding a suitable lodger. Better Together is one of these organisations helping to find suitable matches for women.”

There are lots of ideas about housing more with what we have at Council’s website https:// www.noosa.qld.gov.au/Planning-and-Development/Housing/Housing-more-with-what-wehave

“We must make better use of the housing we already have, rather than building more and more. There simply isn’t the space to keep moving outwards. Existing bedrooms are available right now and don’t rely on construction costs or long delays.

Beware of roof repair scammers

Police are warning Queensland residents to remain vigilant following reports of travelling roof restoration scammers operating across the state.

The network targets elderly and vulnerable residents, offering low-cost roof maintenance, tile replacement, or cleaning services. Signs that scammers are in an area include flyers, signage, or door-to-door promotions advertising unusually cheap work.

Police have recently received a report from Manly West where a man claiming to be from a roofing service attended a resident’s home, offering to upgrade the roof. The resident declined, and the man left without approaching neighbours. The male was a passenger in a white Nissan Navara, the driver of the vehicle was not sighted.

Investigations reveal the vehicle, and associated individuals have links to previous scams in Caboolture, Strathpine, Svensson Heights, Capalaba, and Woolloongabba, targeting elderly and vulnerable residents and resulting in significant financial losses. Police encourage residents to safeguard themselves by verifying business credentials before arranging any work, being cautious of unsolicited offers, not opening doors to unknown visitors, and reporting any suspicious activity immediately. Anyone with information about the individuals or vehicle involved is urged to contact Policelink and quote reference QI2502095926, or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/ reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld. com.au.

Police are warning residents to be wary of travelling roof repair scammers. (QPS)

Renting a spare bedroom out to a lodger could be key to solving Noosa’s housing crisis.

Crackdown on illegal dumping

By Steve Linnell

Noosa Council is continuing to crack down on illegal dumping.

Despite its best efforts, the issue continues to be a problem across the entire Shire.

Noosa Council’s Waste Coordinator, Peita Otterbach, said efforts by Council to combat illegal activity and clean up the mess have ramped up in recent years via increased community engagement, warning signs and more camera surveillance.

“Everyone has a duty to protect and preserve our environment and a personal responsibility to recycle right and dispose of waste in the right way,” she said.

“The vast majority of local residents do the right thing when it comes to disposing of waste.”

“Penalties for illegal dumping can be up to $3,338 for individuals, and companies can be fined up to $12,517.”

“When you compare that to the cost of taking a medium sized trailer or car boot load of household or green waste to the local tip, you wonder why a small minority of people continue to run the huge financial risks of getting caught dumping their waste illegally.”

Many items which are often found dumped illegally, like televisions, computers, gas bottles, paint, degassed fridges, air conditioners and white goods can be taken to the Noosa Resource Recovery Centre and dropped off for free.

“Illegal dumping also has an enormous cost to our local environment. Green waste dumped in bushland can spread weeds in our natural areas and poses a risk of fire ants being introduced across the Shire,” Ms Otterbach said.

“Noosa is currently Fire Ant-free, and we want to keep it that way. An outbreak of Fire Ants in the Shire would have serious ramifications for our community, wildlife, agriculture, and economy.”

Fire ants can affect the environment as they feed on fauna that nests or feeds on the ground, including insects, spiders, lizards, frogs, birds and mammals and can displace or eliminate some native species, eat and damage seeds, possibly causing major ecosystem changes over time.

They are also dangerous due to their painful, venomous sting and their ability to cause severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) in some individuals, which can be fatal.

As well, illegal asbestos dumping continues to be a problem.

Illegal dumping continues to be a problem.

“Asbestos dumping has also required significant and costly cleanups and poses health risks,” Ms Otterbach said.

Noosa Shire residents can help to put a lid on illegal dumping by reporting it to Council on (07) 5329 6500 or via its website.

Many items can be recycled, and Council pro-

Free mulch at Noosa tips

7am-5pm daily Cooroy Transfer Station, 8am-1pm Saturday, Sunday & Monday Pomona Transfer Station, 8am-1pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday

vides an A-Z Recycling Guide to help residents sort their waste, as well as the Recycle Mate app. To use the Recycle Mate app, simply search the name of an unwanted item and Recycle Mate will provide your best disposal option. Residents can download the app, or visit the website. Council also provides a directory for large household item disposal options.

Road works set to start

Noosa Council will start interim stabilisation works on a section of Nandroya Rd, Cooroy, to ensure the road remains open with two operational lanes.

Nandroya Rd is a significant traffic route for motorists travelling between Eumundi and Cooroy and the main alternative to the Bruce Hwy.

The project is set to begin the week of 1 December and should take about five days, weather permitting. Crews will be on site from 6am to 6pm each day.

Works will include construction of a temporary rock-filled wall, installation of temporary drainage structures, and the introduction of revised traffic management arrangements.

Traffic controllers will be in place and motorists are advised that lane widths will be tight around the work site and to allow for additional travel time or plan to use alternative routes to avoid inconvenience.

Please bring your own trailer or suitable containers for collection. Supplies are subject to availability, so we encourage residents to get in early.

For health and safety reasons, visitors must wear enclosed footwear at all locations. Entry will be refused to anyone wearing sandals, thongs or crocs.

Visitors are reminded to please follow instructions from waste facility officers while on site.

For more information, including opening hours and tips for safe mulch use, visit noosa.qld. gov.au or contact Council on (07) 5329 6500.

Roadworks to be undertaken on Nandroya Rd, Cooroy. (Supplied)

Olympic opportunities

By Steve Linnell

Noosa businesses have been urged to capitalise on the benefits of the upcoming 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.

Business leaders from across the Shire were urged to explore opportunities that will flow from the Olympics at a special Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry event held at Noosaville’s Boathouse on Tuesday (25 November).

Guest speakers included the Minister for Tourism and Environment, Andrew Powell MP, Noosa Council CEO and four-time Olympian Larry Sengstock, Chair and Deputy Chair of Sunshine Coast 2032 Roz White and Mal Brough and CEO of Visit Sunshine Coast Matt Stoeckel.

Mr Powell said there were many benefits for Noosa businesses and tourism as a result of Brisbane’s successful Olympics bid.

“It’s a green and gold runway,” he said. “It’s up to communities to get ready.”

“There’s going to be a lot of money for tourism but there are other opportunities.”

“We have a bold ambition to set up a 20-year tourism plan.”

“The opportunities that arise as a result of the Olympics are enormous.”

“As businesses, there’s many opportunities to seek contracts. There’s so much potential.”

He said many teams coming to the Olympics would set up pre-Games training camps, includ-

Gins, brews and business

The Noosaville Business Association (NBA) has kicked off a wave of long-overdue energy and promotion throughout the Noosaville Industrial Precinct – and the response from the community has been nothing short of electric.

Over the past month, two sold-out events have put a spotlight on the incredible businesses hidden right here in our own backyard. The latest Business After Five (BA5), hosted at the award-winning Seabourne Distillery, was a standout celebration of local craftsmanship. Members and guests were treated to a true “taste of the coast” with world-class gins, delicious food, and great company.

For more than 80 per cent of attendees, it was their very first visit – and the overwhelming response was, “How did we not know this place existed?!” Seabourne’s team showcased exactly why they’re earning national recognition, and many guests are already planning their return

visit.

But the momentum didn’t stop there.

Last Thursday marked the launch of NBA’s first Good Morning Noosaville Sunrise Social – a brand-new “Coffee Connect” style event designed to bring the business community together before the workday starts. Held at the vibrant Affinity Coffee Collective, attendees talked business over brews thanks to free coffees proudly sponsored by Bank of Queensland (BOQ) Noosaville.

Across both events, venues were bustling, conversations flowed, and it was clear just how many incredible businesses are thriving within the precinct – many of them still undiscovered by locals. These events were a powerful reminder that Noosaville is home to innovation, creativity, and some truly exceptional hidden gems.

ing in Noosa. “Teams will want to come here, but you’ve got to be ready for it. Go hunting for it.”

For example, Ms White added there would be 160 kilometres of temporary fencing required for the Games. “There will be a procurement process, but you can participate in this.”

Mr Sengstock, who played basketball in the Olympics in Moscow in 1980, Los Angeles in 1984, Seoul, South Korea in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992, said Council was keen to accommodate athletes as they prepare and train for the Games.

“It all comes back to upgrading our facilities. It’s the physio, the pool, the gym - all these preparatory things.”

“We need to make it easy for (the athletes) to come here.”

“We need to upgrade our facilities.”

“We’ve all got to be part of this.”

“We talk about the Olympics but we don’t often talk about the paralympics.”

“It’s a real opportunity for us as a tourism destination and a welcoming city.”

“Sporting clubs need to be prepared. We need to provide the infrastructure so that when the spike comes, we have the facilities.”

Mr Stoeckel said there were five unique opportunities for Noosa to capitalise on the upcoming Games.

He said there were many opportunities for accommodation, infrastructure, experience development, marketing and legacy.

Business After Five (BA5), at the Seabourne Distillery, was a standout celebration of local craftsmanship. (Supplied)

NBA’s first Good Morning Noosaville Sunrise Social – a brand-new “Coffee Connect” style event was held at Affinity Coffee Collective.

Protect your pets

By Steve Linnell

A leading Noosa vet has urged pet owners to ensure their animals are vaccinated and and to take precautions against extreme heat.

Dr Elizabeth Doolan, veterinary director at Tewantin Vets, told Noosa Today: “We advise owners to ensure their pets are kept cool and up to date with tick prevention. Also to make sure they are up to date with vaccinations as many pet owners go on holidays and may need to use boarding facilities.”

“This time of year we advise owners to make sure they have plans for their pets in case of extreme weather events including - storms, flooding and bushfires.”

“Owners should also make sure their pet’s microchip details, including contact numbers, are current in case they are scared and run away in a storm.”

“Owners need to make sure their pets have an abundant supply of fresh clean water available at all times.”

“They should also ensure there is plenty of shade and cool places for their pets to access. They should also take care to only exercise their pets when it is cool - early morning and late afternoon or evening, no walks for dogs in the middle of the day.”

“Owners of elderly pets and certain breeds (those with short muzzles - bulldogs and pugs for example) need to be extra careful.”

Dr Doolan also warned about ticks: “Dogs and cats need to be on tick prevention year around not just in summer.”

“There are a number of very reliable products to prevent ticks. For dogs the most convenient is yearly injection for ticks and fleas or there are three month and one month oral chewable products available.”

“For cats there are a number of spot-on products that can be used. Owners should make sure their pets are up to date and also ensure they do a daily tick search on their pet.”

Pet insurance provider Petsy is urging owners to prepare now, saying too many pet emergencies each summer are preventable with simple, proactive planning.

An estimated 6200 snake-bite incidents are expected for Australia’s dogs every year. The majority of these bites occur in the summer, with approximately 84 per cent of cases linked to the warmest months of the year.

As snakes seek shelter in shaded gardens and under backyard debris, our pets are often the first to stumble upon them.

Petsy’s Monica Limanto recommends keeping lawns short and clearing away wood piles or oth-

er debris to lessen areas that may attract snakes.

“Snakes are most active at dawn and dusk when they are seeking food or looking to breed, by restricting you pets access to long grass or bushy areas during these hours you can reduce risk of a bite.”

Paralysis ticks are another deadly threat with the peak exposure times typically witnessed in the warmer weather after wet periods.

Australians are being urged to be tick alert with experts warning that the 2025 summer could be another horror season with 5,000 tick-related vet visits expected and sadly one in 10 of those pets dying.

Federal problem? Ask Llew

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien will be taking his mobile office on the road again next week to hear from Wide Bay residents about issues that are important to them.

“I take my mobile office on the road regularly so I can assist people by meeting them in their own local communities to discuss their concerns about matters that are controlled by the Australian Government, like Centrelink, Veterans Affairs, Immigration, or Taxation,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Wide Bay is a large electorate geographically and the bricks and mortar of my office are located in Maryborough. While my staff are always available to help people, my mobile office is a great way for me to keep informed and hear from individuals and community groups, so I can take action on the things that important to them.”

Meetings are by appointment and can be arranged by telephoning 1300 301 968 (landlines) or 4121 2936.

Mr O’Brien is available to meet Wide Bay residents at the following locations:

• Thursday 4 December

• Imbil, Gympie, and Kilkivan

• Monday 15 December

• Cooroy and Noosa

Sandy’s Christmas wrap

So, what does the abolition of the upper house in Queensland more than a century ago – against the will of the majority of voters – have to do with our community, you and my letter to Santa? It is about your democratic rights. When we became the only unicameral (one chamber) state in Australia, we lost the essential ‘checks and balances’ imperative to hold governments to account. This change gave the executive greater, what has been termed ‘dictatorial’ powers, enabling legislation to be fasttracked with limited or no scrutiny. While this has brought some efficiencies, it has come at the cost of transparency, accountability, and the voices of Queenslanders. With successive governments not prepared to reform our committee system which acts as a ‘defacto’ Upper House, the first question is, how else can these shortfalls be addressed?

A 2020 report by the Institute of Public Affairs highlighted serious deficiencies in our political system, with recommendations made to restore an Upper House in Queensland. They are not alone in their analysis, and any Google search would reveal the efforts over many years to remedy what has been described as the ‘Queensland Malaise’.

Yes, that Red Chamber (the former Upper House) sits basically unused next door to the Green Chamber, however, would require filling with representatives at a cost to taxpayers. That leads to a second question. Would that cost ultimately lead to better decisions, bipartisan agreements and an end to the billions of taxpayer dollars wasted in political ‘flipflopping’? Importantly, would there be greater trust in our governance, and that any powers wielded would be with the interests of everyday Queenslanders

THE BOLTON REPORT

NOOSA MP SANDY BOLTON

foremost, not political aspirations or party policies funded by vested interests? The loss of trust and confidence in leaders, institutions and decision making has led to, as raised recently in an Australasian Study of Parliament Group forum, movements including sovereign citizens. These will continue to grow as trust is shaped not only by outcomes, but also the process by which those outcomes are derived.

Regardless of how hard working the opposition of the day is in holding the government to account, ultimately the system itself as it stands constrains their ability to do so as intended. The current state government recognised this while in opposition in 2009 and committed to the reintroduction of an Upper House. This never eventuated, with the rationale being that the committee system would address the shortfalls, which it obviously hasn’t. The third and final question; with political parties of any colour when in power unlikely to change a system that is designed for their benefit, what is the answer? Even wellintentioned governments can slip into habits that prioritise political expedience over the voices of the communities they serve, hence why I have continued to call for an independent review of our committee system, standing orders and parliamentary rules, or now in lieu of that,

an inquiry into options such as the return of an Upper House in Queensland, the Hare Clark system of representation or other that meets your expectation. This to strengthen the voices of Queenslanders, remove the ‘shadow’ on our democracy and deliver much better outcomes. For governments there is nothing to lose, and for Queenslanders, everything to gain in becoming the very best democracy we can be which would be a wonderful Christmas gift!

Now to some updates.

Storm Disaster Assistance

For residents in the Noosa Shire impacted by last week’s ‘supercell’ in a declared suburb, you can now access a range of grants. For more details on assistance and eligibility, visit www.qld.gov.au/ community/disasters-emergencies. We have requested a review of the Essential Services Hardship Assistance criteria, as it currently applies only to properties without services for more than five days and many residents were without power for less and still experienced significant hardship. These outages have highlighted gaps in our household preparedness and broader systems, including telecommunications, and we raised these with our Local Disaster Management Group, as well with ministers. With wild weather predicted through to February, please have your emergency plan in place by visiting https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/, keep updated by following Noosa Council or our Facebook pages, and make sure to thank all of our first responders including our wonderful SES who do an incredible job and just celebrated their 50th anniversary!

E-bike, E-scooters and E-Motorbikes

Following a QPS audit showing most devices were non-compliant, Sunshine Beach, Noosa District

Home handymen for free in Noosa?

Salvos Mates* helping locals who struggle to maintain their home due to cost, disability, illness, lacking assistance. Small jobs like fences, gates, painting, yard clean-ups. Those we help enjoy our company and laid-back approach. We always have a good morning tea chat and a few laughs with them. No charge for our time or minor materials (deal is you give us a coffee and cake ).

*All-blokes volunteer group, enjoying mateship in doing handyman jobs for thankful locals, our fishing and beach barbecues, or just mates hanging out over a coffee.

and Coolum State High Schools will ban e-bikes and e-scooters from school property as of term 1 2026. We understand this difficult decision comes after extensive work by schools, QPS and TMR to address unsafe behaviour, and repeated requests for parental support. We continue advocating for stronger enforcement while awaiting outcomes from the Parliamentary Inquiry into e-mobility safety, noting the ban may not affect behaviour outside school hours. We have also written again to schools, State Government and Noosa Council to consider an e-tag program if suitable, like those successfully trialled in NSW, to support students doing the right thing. More information is available via, www.sandybolton.com/electric-bikesand-scooters-update-november-2025/ Aircraft flight activity

Following the delivery of a new runway in 2020, Airservices Australia undertook a Post Implementation Review to assess effectiveness and any environmental or community impacts. The review produced recommendations to reduce aircraft noise across the Sunshine Coast including Noosa and improve the information available to residents about flight activity. They have advised that community engagement will occur on the proposed actions to implement these recommendations, including potential changes to short and long flight paths, which may affect areas such as Marcus Beach, Castaways Beach, Lake Cooroibah and Tinbeerwah. Residents are encouraged to provide feedback before 11 January 2026 with information available via www.sandybolton. com/sc-flight-paths-update-november-2025/ Kin Kin Road Widening

With Stage 1 of this project completed, designs continuetoprogressonStage2and3,withtheDepartment of Transport and Main Roads advising

Struggling with a small job at home? Or you may be a bloke interested as a volunteer? Phone or text Mike 0412 020 290 or Peter 0402 104 247

Mates - sponsored by Noosa Council and the Salvation Army Noosa-Coolum

Salvos

Thank you to our SES.

that these stages require referral under the Australian Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) due to potential impacts on Matters of National Environmental Significance. This may affect the construction timeline, which is expected to commence in late 2027. More information is available via www.sandybolton.com/kin-kin-road-widening-capital-works-update-october-2025/ Wildlife Warning Signs

As part of ongoing efforts to reduce wildlife strikes in Noosa, we asked TMR whether they would install signage in identified strike zones that warns drivers and provide wildlife rescue contact details. They advised that temporary signs, such as Variable Message Signs currently used at targeted locations, are considered more effective than permanent signs at affecting driver behaviour and noted that the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) does not currently allow signage with rescue contact information. This is disappointing, and we have asked TMR to consider incorporating a Queensland supplement to the MUTCD to allow contact details to be displayed. For more information, visit www.sandybolton. com/wildlife-warning-signs-2025/ Noosa Connect 2025

Hitting your ‘snail’ mailboxes this week is our annual Connect, providing a wrap-up of the year and a host of updates, all important to ensure you are kept in the ‘loop’!To view the digital version, visit www.sandybolton.com/wp-content/ uploads/2025/12/CONNECT-2025-digital-Sandy-Bolton.pdf and if you did not receive, please let our office know 53193100.

Noosa MP Community Survey

This annual is now live, so please invest just 15 minutes to make a difference! Your feedback assists in how we vote in Parliament, and what we take to government. Part One is essential, the ‘For or Against’ relating to government policy including on tourism, environment, health, housing, and more. The survey is included in

Local volunteer power cruises on to keep visitors informed

If there is one thing that consistently elevates the visitor experience across the region, it’s the locals who choose to give their time, passion, and knowledge to make someone’s day just a little brighter. Our volunteers form part of the beating heart of our region’s tourism industry.

Over recent weeks, we’ve welcomed cruise passengers to Mooloolaba from the Silver Nova (twice) and the Viking Orion. These are just some of nine cruise arrivals this season, bringing thousands of visitors here on a stopover for a taste of the Sunshine Coast.

What’s important about the ships that come here is that they are boutique, luxury cruise liners. This means that their passengers are looking to spend on experiences and attractions when they stop over in a port.

Whether they enjoy a day trip to Noosa or an experience at Australia Zoo, something all passengers have in common is that on arrival they are greeted by our team of volunteers. We call these volunteers ‘Ambassadors’ because of the important role they play in providing the ultimate welcome for visitors.

They are the first impression for cruise passengers when they disembark at The Wharf, and their local insights help to ensure the visitors make the best of their time in the region. It’s an important role, as research also shows that many cruise passengers then return to the Sunshine Coast at another time for a holiday having seen what we have to

the Annual Connect, as well shared through our newsletter, community networks and social media, and provided to new residents via our welcome letter. Please help spread the word, as every voice is vital. The survey is available via www. sandybolton.com/your-say-annual-survey/. Christmas Day Lunch – It’s on again! With the Noosa Salvos, Making Lives Matter and our crew of fab elves, we will be sharing cheer with anyone solo over a complimentary lunch and my special punch. Seats are limited, so please RSVP with your name, phone number and details of any children by 19 December to noosa.corps@ salvationarmy.org.au, and if you would like to volunteer either on Christmas Eve for prep or on the day, to the same address. Gratitude to fellow organisers, including Chef Tony, Matt and Jude, our fab volunteers and sponsors, and all who make this special day possible.

With columns, social media and newsletters never ‘enough’ to share all that we are working on, please visit our website (www.sandybolton. com), where you can search by topic at the Noosa 360 tab. Whilst there, subscribe to our newsletter which ensures you receive any state related Noosa polls or surveys. As always, contact our office for assistance on state related matters via noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au or 53193100, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Linked In to get updates as they come to hand!

In the hectic lead-up to Christmas, remember to pause, breathe, and give gratitude for all that we have, and share who we are by looking out for our fellow Noosans.

With our office closing from the 19th December to 5th January to give my staff a well earnt break, remember calls and emails to noosa@ parliament.qld.gov.au will be responded to as quickly as possible on our return and keep our key contacts list handy for emergencies. To everyone, please have a wonderful festive season, and I look forward to seeing you at the many events or streetside for a special Santa hug!

It’s that passion and commitment that recently earned our Ambassadors the prestigious Visitor Centre of the Year award at the 2025 Queensland Information Centre Awards. This accolade is testament to the standard of service they deliver day after day, season

And while the cruise welcome team plays a vital role in Mooloolaba, the spirit of

In Noosa, the Visitor Information Centre thrives thanks to an incredible team of around 75 volunteers who generously share their love for the area with thousands of travellers each year. Their insight turns a simple inquiry into a memorable conversation, guiding visitors to the hidden gems and authentic experiences that make Noosa such a special destination.

To all our volunteers across the region: thank you. You are not only champions for our visitors but stewards of the stories, character, and community spirit that define the Sunshine Coast. Our tourism industry is stronger because of you. The next cruise ship to arrive is the Silver Nova and its 728 passengers on 27 January. So, why not head on down to Mooloolaba to check it out? And if you do, feel free to pop in and chat to the Ambassadors as well - even us locals can learn a thing or two.

Merry Christmas from the Noosa Electorate Office. (Supplied)

The Christmas Day Lunch team.

Back to the Drawing Board

The public notification period has now closed for Coast2Bay’s development application to build 25 affordable housing units on Lot 1 at 64 Lake Macdonald Drive.

As of last Friday, the council’s website recorded 51 submissions objecting to the proposal, and none in support.

The main concerns raised by residents include:

• Poor proximity to essential services, isolating tenants without a vehicle;

• High-density development proposed within a low-density area, setting an alarming precedent for development on Lots 2 and 3, and the hinterland;

• Significant issues with traffic, insufficient parking, and pedestrian safety;

• Potential loss of an important community resource, given the land’s long-planned cemetery and recreational purposes; and

• Stormwater infrastructure that is clearly inadequate for a steep, constrained, remediated site, with no vegetation to restrain stormwater overflow. During recent storms, there have been 3 major stormwater breaches and intersection flooding.

A recent article in Noosa Today (21 November), written by retired town planner Johann Holdysz, summarises these issues clearly. His conclusion is hard to ignore:

“Cooroy residents have long supported the principle of affordable housing — but they also expect it to be planned responsibly, located sensibly, and integrated thoughtfully into the town’s existing character and infrastructure. The proposal for 64 Lake Macdonald Drive fails these tests.”

It is difficult to see how this application can proceed in its current form. Surely, it’s time for Coast2Bay to return to the drawing board.

Julia Walkden, Cooroy

Running the Red

As Queensland races toward a record road toll, we are approaching a dangerous time of the year on our roads.

The Christmas rush exaggerates a driver’s

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mindset where traffic lights seem to take longer to change to green when they are in a hurry.

They become trapped in a dangerous illusion that lengthens the perception of duration, feeding their impatience, and edging them towards the precipice of road rage and rash decisions that can prove fatal.

We see it in the fraction of a second between the lights turning green and the driver behind beeping because someone hasn’t got off the mark fast enough.

Science says that when a driver is late, their heart rate rises, and their mind ruminates over perceived lost time and that other drivers are conspiring to impede them.

Distracted drivers cause gnashing of teeth when they ‘short stop’ well before the lights. This prevents sensors from detecting vehicles at the red and delays the green light for people in the lengthening queue, stoking impatience.

Among the most dangerous drivers are those who illegally treat the amber as ‘the other green’ and accelerate through to beat the red.

To reduce high-speed fatalities at intersections, a technology called ‘Hold the Red’ has been adopted in Queensland.

When its radar predicts a driver is about to run a red light, the opposing red lights are extended, reducing the chance of another vehicle entering the intersection.

Technology aside, it would help if we took a mental chill pill before we get behind the wheel so we can all celebrate Christmas.

Garry Reynolds, Peregian Springs

Tax free

Is it true that some fossil fuel companies receive $billions in welfare payments (subsidies) but pay

no taxes in Australia? Just asking for taxpayers and friends.

Margaret Wilkie, Peregian Beach

The believers

The Coalition have momentum! It looks like nothing can stop them now! What a great opportunity this presents for Labor and Greens. The government should immediately adopt a policy proclaiming that the Earth is a sphere and that all decision from here forth will be based on that assumption. The Coalition will see this as another opportunity for opposition (to everything) and will certainly adopt the opposite point of view, calling the globalist a cult of ideologues and insisting that the cost of living will be lower on a flat Earth. A few in the Coalition will have their doubts about whether this is a good idea, but they will eventually have to admit that no one on Earth has ever seen the curve and so they guess that no one can argue the point. Scientist, of course, can’t see the curve either, so their proclamations can be ignored on the basis of lack of visible evidence. The Coalition members will be happy with this because at least 20 per cent of voters will believe anything the conservative leaders say, so the base will be secured. Now they just have to promote the fairytale, get Matt Canavan and Llew O’Brien and Ted O’Brien to pretend to be serious about it, and pray that the people will begin to doubt the globalists because the Coalition, what’s left of it, is born to rule. This appears to be a continuation of the current Labor strategy to assure that Conservatives will not be in government for at least a generation. It’s rather brilliant.

The sad part of this scenario is that, while believing the Earth is flat does not matter much, as long as believers aren’t in charge of flight paths, ballistics, communication systems, weather prediction, space flight, or military defense, abandoning renewable energy goals, to favour more fossil fuels or nuclear options, will have a heavily negative impact on the environment and our lives. There are no credible arguments that promote non-renewables over renewables.

Steve Hall, Cooroy

Leanne Airey sent us this photograph of a Rose-crowned Fruit Dove she took at her hinterland property.

have waited for nine years to photograph this bird species at my property, so I am really happy to have been able to capture this photograph,” she said.

ZEN pens energy deal

Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN), the not-for-profit community organisation helping the Shire work towards net zero emissions, has entered into its first formal MOU with a commercial organisation. EnergyFlex, an award-winning Australian energy technology company.

This MOU brings together ZEN’s community leadership and EnergyFlex’s innovative, Consumer Data Right (CDR)–enabled technology to empower households and businesses to cut energy bills and carbon emissions — without the need for any new hardware.

By making smarter use of existing smart-meter data, the EnergyFlex app helps typical households and SMEs save $500–$1,000 annually while reducing around 2 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Through the collaboration, ZEN will help raise awareness of the app’s benefits in the community, supporting both cost-ofliving relief and local climate action.

“This is a first for ZEN — working with a commercial organisation that shares our mission to accelerate Noosa’s transition to net zero,” said Anne Kennedy, ZEN Inc. Chair. “EnergyFlex brings technology that puts power back into the hands of households and businesses, and we are proud to support its rollout in the Noosa Shire community.”

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Zero Emissions Noosa,” said Garry Harding, CEO and Founder of EnergyFlex. “This collaboration shows how not-for-profits and technology companies can work hand-in-hand to deliver measurable community outcomes — lower energy costs, reduced emissions, and greater energy literacy.”

“The reason that ZEN Inc. is collaborating with EnergyFlex is because this is a free, local, well tested product. It helps households and

Save money on your energy with EnergyFlex. (Supplied)

businesses track their energy use, so they can work out how to change their energy use to save money on their energy bills.,” said Anne.

So, download the app, and sign up to start saving on your energy bills https://shorturl.at/ p3QKC .

The MOU will initially run for 12 months and lays the foundation for future possible initiatives, and potential collaborations with third parties, including grant-funded projects.

By way of full disclosure, EnergyFlex is supporting ZEN’s work by paying ZEN a small referral fee of $10 per validated participant successfully onboarded to the EnergyFlex app as a result of ZEN activities.

For more information go to the ZEN Inc. web page https://www.zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au/ save-money-smarter-home-business-energymanagement or to download the EnergyFlex app, visit https://shorturl.at/p3QKC

For more information about Zero Emissions Noosa Inc. go to https://www.zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au/

Hastings St traffic changes

Temporary traffic changes will be in place in and around Hastings Street over Christmas and the new year to help reduce congestion and improve safety during Noosa’s busiest holiday period.

Noosa Council’s Director of Infrastructure Services, Shaun Walsh, said the changes include use of the surf club carpark as a passenger drop-off area from 20 December to 4 January 2026.

“Using this carpark as a drop-off area, with marshalls on hand to assist, helps keep traffic flowing through the Hastings Street precinct roundabouts - as we saw last year – because we don’t have vehicles circling, stopping, maneuvering, and waiting for parking spaces, which causes the long queues,” Mr Walsh said.

“Families and beachgoers move through this area on foot in very high numbers over the holidays, and by managing vehicle movements it makes for a much safer environment for pedestrians too.”

Council will provide shaded waiting areas at the drop-off area, extra female toilets, a filtered water station, and more bike and scooter parking. Disability parking permit spaces and emergency vehicle access will remain available throughout the holiday period.

“Council staff will be on the ground to guide pedestrians and provide information and advice on the travel options available,” Mr Walsh said.

“Our beach precincts become some of the busiest places in Queensland during the Christmas and New Year period, creating significant congestion.”

Visitors are encouraged to park at Noosa Heads Lions Park, Noosa Junction bus station, The J, and Noosa Marina, and hop aboard either the free Go Noosa Loop Bus or low-cost Translink services to travel quickly and easily around town.

The Loop Bus (065) will operate from 13 December to 26 January.

Entering is simple—shop at any Noosa Junction store, scan the QR code, and grab your chance to win $2,000 in local vouchers.

Competition starts: Monday 24 November Follow @visitnoosajunction for winners: 1, 8, 15 and 22 December

Road changes aim to improve traffic flow over the holidays. (Supplied)

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Experts shaping homes

As summer settles over the region, homeowners once again turn their attention to projects that refresh, refine, and revitalise their living spaces.

The annual Home Experts Summer feature shines a light on a selection of knowledgeable, trusted, and highly skilled local businesses that continue to shape the way residents build, renovate, and enjoy their homes.

This year’s feature places the spotlight on a group of specialists whose craftsmanship, creativity, and commitment to quality have made them standouts in their respective fields.

One of the cornerstones of home improvement is the outdoor environment, and Grow Landscape has become known for its ability to transform ordinary spaces into functional and visually stunning landscapes.

With a focus on tailored design, sustainable plant choices, and thoughtful construction, the team takes pride in creating outdoor areas that are both beautiful and practical.

Their work ranges from carefully structured gardens to complete outdoor lifestyle zones, helping homeowners make the most of the summer months.

In the world of modern construction and home building, H4 Living continues to impress with its dedication to innovation and quality.

Known for designing and building contemporary homes that reflect the needs of today’s families, H4 Living blends architectural style with energy-efficient practices.

Their approach ensures that every home not only looks exceptional but is also comfortable, sustainable, and crafted to stand the test of time.

Energy efficiency and home-climate solutions play an increasingly important role, and Glower brings this focus to the spotlight.

Since 2015, Glower has helped Australian homeowners reduce electricity bills and lower carbon emissions by replacing inefficient house-

hold products with energy-efficient alternatives.

Glower+1 The company, now a team of over 50 professionals, offers services under accredited programs, delivering sustainable solutions including solar power, efficient hot-water systems, airconditioning,solar-batterysystems,andmore.

Glower+2Glower+2 For homeowners seeking modern comfort, energy savings, and a smaller environmental footprint, Glower represents a smart, future-focused choice.

A reliable roof is one of the most important parts of any property, and Hinterland Metal Roofing has built a strong reputation for expertise in installation, maintenance, and repairs.

Serving both residential and commercial clients, the company is known for attention to de-

tail, premium materials, and exceptional workmanship. As summer storms approach, their services provide peace of mind for homeowners wanting long-term durability and protection.

Flooring makes a significant impact on both the feel and function of a home, and Beare Flooring continues to lead the way with its extensive range of high-quality flooring options.

From luxurious carpets to durable hybrid solutions and elegant timber finishes, Beare Flooring assists clients in selecting styles that suit their lifestyle and aesthetic. Their personalised service ensures every customer finds the right foundation for their space.

Completing this year’s lineup is Andersens Noosa, a trusted local specialist in flooring and

window coverings. With an extensive range of carpets, vinyl, hybrid flooring, and timber options, alongside stylish blinds and shutters, Andersens Noosa helps homeowners enhance both comfort and aesthetics.

Their experienced team offers personalised advice to ensure each customer finds the ideal flooring solution and window treatment for their space, delivering quality, durability, and a polished finish throughout the home.

Together, these local businesses represent the best in home-improvement expertise. As homeowners plan upgrades and seasonal projects, the Home Experts Summer feature provides inspiration, guidance, and a look at the professionals helping bring every vision to life.

Grow Landscape takes pride in creating beautiful and practical outdoor spaces. (Supplied)

Grow Landscape transforms ordinary spaces into functional and visually stunning landscapes. (Supplied)

H4 Living blends architectural style with energy-efficient practices. (Supplied)

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Top quality

Nestled in the heart of the Noosa Hinterland, Hinterland Metal Roofing is a small, familyowned business proud to service the entire Sunshine Coast.

With strong ties to the local community and a reputation built on trust, reliability, and workmanship, we are passionate about providing homeowners and businesses with roofing solutions that stand the test of time.

Led by Jazper, a fully qualified roof plumber with more than 10 years of industry experience, we bring expertise and attention to detail to every project. Whether it’s a brand-new roof, a re-roof, or urgent repairs, we treat each job with the same level of care and precision.

Our services cover all aspects of metal roofing and maintenance, including fascia and gutter installation, wall cladding, gutter guard, roof in-

spections, roof and gutter cleaning, and comprehensive leak detection.

By specialising in metal roofing, we ensure every project benefits from our focused knowledge and high-quality materials.

As a family-owned business, we understand the importance of protecting your home and investment. That’s why we take the time to deliver professional, personalised service while keeping projects on time and within budget.

No matter the size or complexity of the job, our goal is to provide lasting results that keep your home safe, functional, and looking great.

For dependable roofing services across the Sunshine Coast, call Jazper today for a free, noobligation quote on 0487 789 255.

Hinterland Metal Roofing – trusted local experts in all aspects of metal roofing and repairs.

Local expert in flooring

Ann

and she’s very excited to continue this journey as the owner operator of Beare Flooring Coolum Beach and Surrounding areas.

Beare Flooring Coolum is your local family-owned and operated mobile flooring showroom, offering friendly, expert advice - all in the comfort of your home.

“As one of the few women in the industry I take pride in bringing a fresh perspective and a personal touch – and I am passionate about helping guide people through the flooring selection process,“ she said.

Great flooring can completely transform your space, enhancing your aesthetics and absorbing unwanted noise.

“Its important to get it right - that’s why we can’t wait to work with you and bring your

project to life! And we guarantee you a flawless flooring experience from start to finish with trade-qualified installers.

“We offer the highest quality products –from Australian Manufacturers and suppliers of Carpet, Hybrid, Vinyl planking, Timber, carpet tiles, both residential and commercial. And, to complete your project we can also offer you locally made Blinds, curtains and shutters.

“Our entire process is tailored around you: your home, your family and the way you live. We will bring our mobile showroom right to your door - saving you precious time with multiple showroom visits.“

Scan the QR code or call 0459 374 993 to book a date and time that suits you best. Visit beareflooring.com.au/service-area/coolumbeach/beareflooring.com.au

Ann has been helping homeowners find the perfect flooring since 2009. (Supplied)

Call Jazper today for a free, no-obligation quote. (Supplied)

summer home experts

Design your dream home

When most people imagine their dream home, they picture beautiful spaces, natural light, breezes drifting through and a sense of calm the moment they walk through the door. These qualities don’t happen by chance. They are the result of thoughtful, intentional design — the kind that not only looks good, but feels good, performs well and responds to the environment it sits in.

Here on the Sunshine Coast and in the hinterland, creating a home that works with the climate, rather than against it, is essential. That’s where a custom design grounded in the Passivhaus standard truly shines.

Whether you’re building by the beach in Sunshine or nestled in the leafy tranquillity of Doonan, the orientation, insulation and construction of your home have a profound impact on comfort, health and running costs. Architectural style may be subjective, but comfort and energy efficiency are universal. Your home should be designed for you — and for our beautiful local environment.

A well-designed home maintains a stable temperature year-round, is naturally resistant to mould and provides a sense of peace where tranquillity isn’t determined by postcode, but by the quality of the materials and construction. And importantly, achieving this level of comfort and performance doesn’t have to cost the earth — not when the home is designed and built to Passivhaus principles.

Coastal living brings salt, wind and a hotter, more exposed microclimate. Homes here benefit from robust materials and detailing that withstand the elements, protect indoor air quality and minimise moisture. Hinterland homes, by contrast, contend with cooler winter mornings, deeper shade and more dramatic day–night temperature swings. These homes need clever solar gain, balanced ventilation and strong thermal stability.

Passivhaus handles both conditions effortlessly. With airtight construction, high-performance

windows, continuous insulation and controlled mechanical ventilation, every home — coastal or hinterland — becomes a calm, comfortable sanctuary all year round.

ciency. Already well established across Europe, North America, the Middle East and China, it is fast becoming the benchmark for high-quality housing in Australia.

A certified Passivhaus or Passivhaus-inspired home delivers:

• Ultra-low energy bills — often 70–90% lower than a standard build

• Superior comfort — no drafts, cold spots or overheating

• Fresh, filtered air 24/7 — ideal for asthma, allergies and overall wellbeing

• Long-term durability — buildings designed to perform for generations

• Sustainability — a genuine reduction in carbon footprint without compromising lifestyle But perhaps the greatest benefit is simply how these homes feel: quiet, calm, clean and consistently comfortable — no matter what the weather is doing.

Work With Australia’s Leaders in Passivhaus Residential Design

H4 Living is recognised as one of Australia’s leading Passivhaus design-and-build specialists, with over 13 years and 100’s of completed and in-progress projects across Noosa, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sydney. Our philosophy is simple: every home is designed specifically for its site, its climate and the way our clients live. No two homes are ever the same — yet all share H4 Living’s commitment to timeless architecture, precision craftsmanship and genuine building performance.

Why More Australians Are Turning to Passivhaus

Passivhaus is the world’s most advanced building standard for comfort, health and effi-

If you’re considering building your dream home — coastal, hinterland or anywhere in between — now is the ideal time to experience why Passivhaus homes are shaping the future of Australian living.

Visit h4living.com.au or call 1300 293 029.

Create beautiful spaces with thoughtful, intentional design. (Supplied)

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Locally run

Did you know that Andersens Noosa has been servicing the area for 30 years?

When coming in store you will be greeted by Jo and the team including Buddy the shop dog who likes to help with selections.

They have a huge range of carpets, vinyls, hybrids, engineered timbers, laminates and even cork flooring options!!

Andersens Noosa will do everything they can to help you with your flooring needs within your

budget and your schedule so that you get a beautiful result every time!

Come on in and see Jo and the team at Andersens Noosa – here to help you with your next project, be it a new home, home renovation or simply sprucing up a bedroom to give you that extra little bit of luxury in the home you love!!!!

For more information visit https://andersens. com.au/stores/noosa/

Future proof your home

At Glower, we believe the future of energy begins at home, and there is no better place to lead that change than right here in Noosa. As a local and trusted solar and battery provider, our mission is clear. We want to make clean energy accessible, transparent and beneficial for families and businesses across the region.

We know that choosing solar can feel like a big decision, and that every household has its own needs. This is why we take the time to offer honest guidance, tailored quotes and clear explanations. With a well designed solar and battery system, many Noosa households can remove electricity bills entirely and power their home with clean energy. Extra energy can even be sold back to the grid during peak times,

creating further savings or income. For many residents, this has changed the way they view energy independence. It is no longer a distant idea but a realistic choice.

With the federal rebate changing in 2026, now is the ideal moment to make the switch. Our Summer pricing has been created to support families who want to act early and secure the best value for 2025.

We are proud to be part of a community that values sustainability and innovation. If you are considering going off-grid, call us and let us know you saw us in Noosa Today. We would be happy to guide you through your next step towards a cleaner and more independent future.

Solar and battery provider, Glower, want to make clean energy accessible. (Supplied)

Meet Jo and the team at Andersens Noosa.

The Guide

MAIGRET

ABC TV, Friday, 8.30pm

The star of 75 novels that have sold more than 500 million copies, Inspector Jules Maigret is second only to Sherlock Holmes in the bestselling literary detective stakes. This adaptation features Benjamin Wainwright (pictured, Belgravia:TheNextChapter) as a thoroughly modern Maigret – gone are the character’s iconic pipe, bowler hat and imposing long overcoat, in favour of a five-o’clock shadow and a chic Parisian wardrobe. Maigret and wife Louise (Stefanie Martini) are first on the scene when a student is stabbed in Friday’s penultimate chapter. When the investigation uncovers links to Countess Sophie (Rachel Shelley), Maigret is forced to choose between professional and personal priorities.

ALPINE TRAIN AT CHRISTMAS SBS, Saturday, 7.30pm

It certainly looks a bit different to Christmas in this part of the world, but there’s no denying the magic of a snow-covered landscape at this time of year. Santa’s workshop could be just out of frame at almost any point during this picturesque documentary special. Narrated by DowntonAbbey’s Hugh Bonneville, it follows the luxurious Bernina Express as it winds its way from charming Chur, Switzerland’s oldest city, through stunning alpine landscapes on its way to Tirano, Italy, in its most enchanting season. A bucket list ride for many, this charming journey aboard the crimson cars of the iconic train also meets the conductors, engineers and drivers who make the magic happen.

Friday, December 5

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Live and kicking: Mel Tracina takes the stage for BigBrother Australia’s finale.

PICK OF THE WEEK

BIG BROTHER AUSTRALIA

Just long enough to prove that the reality format still works, but fleeting enough to leave viewers wanting more, 10’s short-and-sweet reboot of the ultimate social experiment arrives at its conclusion on Monday. This nostalgic treat combined

things fans missed most – a house at Dreamworld, Mike Goldman’s narration and live streaming – with new and exciting elements: chiefly, host Mel Tracina. Taking the unpredictable nature of live TV (that is, torrential rain) in her stride, the Cheap favourite has proven herself one of the most capable presenters around. The public has more say than ever when it comes to choosing tonight’s winner, but it’s no doubt Tracina who’s come

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? SBS, Tuesday, 8.30pm

It’s only taken 20 years, but this ancestry-based anthology that shares its name with a 1997 Spice Girls hit has finally landed a member of the Fab Five. Melanie Chisholm (pictured), aka Sporty Spice, has always been a loud and proud Northerner and is keen to learn exactly how far back her roots go in Liverpool, and what brought her family to the city in the first place. The singer describes her grandmother and great-grandmother as “stoic and strong and resilient”, but is unaware of the hardships and tragedy that made them that way. From her four-times greatgrandfather’s run-ins with the law to a scandalous extramarital affair, what researchers uncover leaves Chisholm speechless.

SBS (3)

6am Morning Programs. 9.15 Outta Town Adventures. (PG, R) 10.15 Leave No Trace. 11.10 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 MOVIE: Rewards For The Tribe. (2023) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Unwheel Adventures. (PGal, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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NINE (8, 9) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 11.05 The Forsytes. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Newsreader. (Madl, R) 2.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 QI. (PG, R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (R) 5.25 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. (Final) Sophie Thomson strolls through a garden symphony.

8.30 Maigret. (Mv) Maigret is hunting the killer of an innocent student when Countess Sophie begs him for help.

9.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson.

9.55 Crime Night! (PG, R) Hosted by Julia Zemiro.

10.25 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 Silent Witness. (MA15+, R)

12.15 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 MOVIE: Strange Journey: Story Of Rocky Horror. (2025) Charts the history of TheRocky HorrorShow. Tim Curry.

9.05 Discovering Film: Diane Keaton. A tribute to the late Diane Keaton.

10.00 Rock Legends: Chicago. (PGa)

10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Sisi. (MA15+s, R) 12.00 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+s, R) 2.15 Soldiers. (MA15+av, R) 3.00 FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw. 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am Morning Programs. 8.10 NHK Newsline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Mastermind Aust. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 Deep Fake Neighbour Wars. 1.20 History’s Greatest Of All-Time With Peyton Manning. 2.10 The Bee Whisperer. 3.00 Bamay. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.35 If You Are The One. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Virgin Island. 10.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.15 What It Feels Like For A Girl. 1.15am Letterkenny. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 10.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 36. Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers. 1.00 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show. 2.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Afternoon session. 4.00 The Ashes: Tea Break. 4.40 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Evening session.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Late evening session.

9.30 Unfiltered: Cricket. (PG) Glenn Maxwell discusses his cricketing career.

10.00 Why Ships Crash. (PGa, R)

A look at the Suez Canal blockage. 11.10 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG, R) 12.10 Miniseries: Any Human Heart. (Premiere, Malns)

1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 DVine Living. 1.30 Escape To The Country. 2.30 The Zoo. 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30am Escape To The Country. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 Better Homes. 5.30 The Great Australian Doorstep.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.00 Golf. PGA Tour of Australasia. Australian Open. Second round. From Royal Melbourne Golf Club. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Find My Beach House Australia. Hosted by Shelley Craft.

8.30 MOVIE: Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom. (2023, Mav) Aquaman must forge an alliance with his imprisoned brother to save Atlantis. Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson.

11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R) 11.50 MOVIE: Sons Of Summer. (2023, MA15+alv, R) Isabel Lucas, Temuera Morrison, Joe Davidson. 1.30am Home Shopping. 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Postcards Summer. (PG, R)

9GEM (81, 92)

TEN (5, 1)

6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 7.30 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.30 Sam Pang Tonight. (Mals, R) A weekly tonight show hosted by Sam Pang, featuring a monologue roasting the news of the week.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGls, R) Celebrity guests include Timothée Chalamet. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 10 News+. (R) 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon MOVIE: Now And Forever. (1956, PG) 2.00 Golf. PGA Tour of Australasia. Aust Open. 4.00 GolfBarons. 4.30 Find My Country House NZ. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.30 MOVIE: U.S. Marshals. (1998, M) 11.10 The Equalizer. 12.10am Find My Country House NZ. 12.40 GolfBarons. 1.05 Creflo. 1.35 MOVIE: Now And Forever. (1956, PG) 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (72) SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 10.10 Daniel Tiger’s. 10.35 Mini Kids. 11.10 Mister Maker Around The World. 11.30 Wiggle And Learn. 12.35pm Millie Magnificent. 1.10 Octonauts. 2.45 TBA. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 9.00 Robot Wars. 10.00 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The West Wing. Noon Pretty Little Liars. 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: The Wizard Of Oz. (1939) 9.35 MOVIE: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. (1971) 11.45 Ghost Hunters. 12.45am The Vampire Diaries. 2.35 Supernatural. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Hop. 4.50 Booba. 5.10 Teen Titans Go! 5.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Pawn Stars. 3.00 STIHL Timbersports: Brayden Meyer Special. 3.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Aust v England. Evening session. 6.40 The Ashes: Dinner Break. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Road Wars. (Premiere) 8.30 MOVIE: Blade Runner 2049. (2017, MA15+) 11.45 Pawn Stars. 12.15am American Pickers. 1.30 American Resto. 2.00 Road Wars. 3.00 Late Programs. 9GO! (82, 93)

6am Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 7.25 Delfin. (2019, Spanish) 9.10 Another Mother’s Son. (2017, PGalsv) 11.05 Begin Again. (2013, Mls) 1pm Best Sellers. (2021, Mals) 2.55 The Movie Show. 4.05 Sidonie In Japan. (2023, PGans, French, Japanese, English) 5.55 Clockwatchers. (1997, PGl) 7.40 Bring It On. (2000, PGals) 9.30 Gremlins. (1984, Ml) 11.30 All The Old Knives. (2022, MA15+als) 1.25am Everybody’s Fine. (2009) 3.15 Last Cab To Darwin. (2015, Mal) 5.30 Clockwatchers. (1997, PGl) 6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Ridiculousness. 8.00 The Brighter Side. 8.30 Ent. Tonight. 9.00 Neighbours. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Family Feud. 10.30 Ridiculousness. 11.30 Deal

Saturday, December 6

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Weekend

Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00

ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Return To Paradise. (PGa, R) 1.25 Maigret. (Mv, R)

2.40 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. 4.50 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 5.20 Landline. (Final, R) 5.50 Australian Story: On The Brink – Bon Scott. (R)

6.30 When The War Is Over: Vietnam. (PGa, R) Rachel Griffiths heads to Vietnam.

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

7.30 Return To Paradise. (Mdv) A stranger’s body is found in a motel room.

8.30 Vera. (Mav, R) Vera investigates the mysterious death of a fisherman.

The case takes an unexpected twist when it is revealed the victim had been missing for weeks, but only dead for a day.

10.00 The Forsytes. (PG, R) Jolyon recommits to his family.

10.55 Bergerac. (Ml, R) The battle intensifies between  Bergerac and Arthur.

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 4.20pm Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Fireman Sam. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (Final) 8.00 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses. (Final) 8.40 Chopped Jnr. 9.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. 11.40 MOVIE: The Goonies. (1985, PG) 1.40pm The Big Dry. 2.30 Nula. 3.00 Etched In Bone. 4.30 Faboriginal. 5.00 Pacific Island  Food Revolution. 6.00 The Barber. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia: The Reunion. 8.30 MOVIE: End Of Days. (1999)

10.40 Australian Music Vault: Paul Kelly. 12.30am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 France

24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (R) 9.30

Matched. (PG, R) 10.20 The Bridges That Built London. (PGav, R) 11.10

Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 11.30

FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw. (R) 1.30 Soccer. Australian Championship. Final. 5.30 Going Places. (PGaw, R)

6.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Alpine Train At Christmas. (PGa)

8.25 Christmas At Graceland. (PG, R) A celebration of Christmas at Graceland.

9.15 Rock Legends: Marvin Gaye. (PGa) Charts the life of music icon Marvin Gaye.

9.45 Living Black. (R)

10.15 Reckless. (Final, MA15+l, R) 11.20 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Ma, R) 2.40 Being Beethoven. (PGa, R) 3.45 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning

Programs. 1.10pm Curse Of Oak Island. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.40 Mastermind Aust. 6.40 Inside Legoland: A World Of Wonder. (Premiere) 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown. 9.25 Shenzong Tunnel Bridge. 10.25 Snowpiercer. 12.20am Letterkenny. 2.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

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6am Morning Programs. 12.00

Christmas With The Salvos. (PG) 12.30

Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 1.00 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show. 2.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Afternoon session. 4.00 The Ashes: Tea Break. 4.40 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Evening session.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Late evening session.

9.30 Heroes And Legends: Hall Of Fame. The Sport Australia Hall of Fame welcomes seven new inductees into its prestigious group.

11.30 Jim Jefferies And Friends. (MA15+ls, R) Presented by Jim Jefferies.

12.30 Miniseries: Any Human Heart. (Malns) Logan enjoys success as a writer.

1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

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6am Morning Programs. 5pm Harry’s Practice. 5.30 Animal Rescue. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 1.30am The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Animal Rescue. 2.30 Creek To Coast. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.00 Golf. PGA Tour of Australasia. Australian Open. Third round. 4.00 Find My Beach House Australia. (R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Find My Country House Australia. (R)

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Mrs Doubtfire. (1993, PGal, R) A man resorts to posing as a devoted female housekeeper to keep in touch with his three children. Robin Williams, Sally Field.

10.00 MOVIE: Bad Moms. (2016, MA15+lns, R) Three exhausted mothers decide to have fun. Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn. 11.55 MOVIE: The Founder. (2016, Ml, R) Michael Keaton. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)

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)

6am Morning Programs. 12.10pm MOVIE: The Courtneys Of Curzon Street. (1947) 2.30 MOVIE: Birdman Of Alcatraz. (1962, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Crossplot. (1969, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 MOVIE: Dr No. (1962, PG) 10.45 MOVIE: Death Wish V. (1994, MA15+) 12.45am MOVIE: The Night Has Eyes. (1942, M) 2.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 10.30 GCBC. (R)

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. (PGa) The team helps a man sell his house in Terrigal, within an hour’s drive of the Sydney CBD. 8.30 Location, Location, Location Australia. (R) Property experts Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie attempt to help two couples find their forever  homes in north and south Brisbane. 9.45 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) Hana puts out an SOS to the team when she is among those taken hostage by an enraged veteran. 11.40 FBI. (Mv, R) Jubal’s informant brings intel to the team. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

7.20am Morning Programs. 10.50 Everybody’s Fine. (2009) 12.45pm Last Cab To Darwin. (2015, Mal) 3.00 Paris Can Wait. (2016, PG) 4.45 Selkie. (2000, PG) 6.25 Local Hero. (1983, als) 8.30 Mystic River. (2003, MA15+av) 11.00 Erotic Stories. 1.20am Gremlins. (1984, Ml) 3.10 All The Old Knives. (2022, MA15+als)

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6am Morning Programs. 2pm Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Nitro Funny Cars. Riverbend Nationals. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Aust v England. Evening session. 6.40 The Ashes: Dinner Break. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 MOVIE: The 6th Day. (2000, M) 10.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Soccer. Premier League. Crystal Palace v Manchester United. Replay. 3.50 World Endurance Championship: Season Review. 5.00 Young Sheldon. 5.30 MOVIE: Agent Cody Banks. (2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King. (2003, M) 11.30 The Winter King. 12.40am Late Programs.

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Sunday, December 7

ABC TV (2)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Eat The Invaders. (PG, R) 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong. (R) 1.25 Gardening Aust. (Final, R) 2.25 Simply Nigella. (R) 3.25 Long Lost Family. (R) 4.10 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG)

8.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG) Heat six features an array of unique talent.

8.50 The Forsytes. Soames ends Irene’s Parisian dreams.

9.45 Return To Paradise. (Mdv, R) A stranger’s body is found in a motel room.

10.45 When The War Is Over. (PGa, R) 11.15 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 11.45 Simply Nigella. (R) 12.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.00 The Art Of. (Mns, R) 3.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (Final, R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.30pm PJ Masks Power Heroes. 4.00 Knee High Spies. 4.20 Millie Magnificent. 5.10 Super Monsters And The Wish Star. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 6.10 PJ Masks. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Shaun The Sheep. 8.10 Crongton. 8.55 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.40 Abbott Elementary. 10.00 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

6am Morning Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix. Round 12. Abu Dhabi. Highlights. 4.00 When The World Watched. 5.25 The Granny Grommets. 5.35 Blood Money: Inside The Nazi Economy. (PGav, R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Cleopatra: Cracking The Enigma. (Premiere) 8.30 Ken Burns’ The American Revolution. (Premiere) A chronicle of the American Revolution. 10.35 Mayhem: Secret Lives Of Georgian Kings. (PGav, R) 11.30 Australian Fashion Past, Present, Future. (R) 12.45 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border. (PGadlv, R)

2.55 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. (Mal, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning Programs. 2.45pm Jeopardy! 4.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 History’s Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Electric Cars: What They Don’t Want You To Know. 9.25 Electric Cars: How Safe Are They? 10.20 Liaison. 11.20 Myths: The Greatest Mysteries Of Humanity. 12.20am Letterkenny. 1.15 Late Programs.

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SEVEN (7)

6am Morning Programs. 1.00 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show. 2.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Aust v England. Afternoon. (Alt schedule may be shown). 4.00 The Ashes: Tea Break. 4.40 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 4. Evening session.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 4. Late evening session. 9.30 7NEWS Spotlight. 10.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Greenough Family Massacre. (MA15+adv, R) A look at the murder of the MacKenzie family. 11.45 Motorway Patrol. (PGl) 12.15 MOVIE: My Husband, The Narcissist. (2023, Mav, R) Brianna Cohen.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Surgery Ship. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 Hornby: A Model Empire. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 12.30am Harry’s Practice. 1.00 Better Homes. 2.00 Vera. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Late Programs.

7MATE (74) 6am Morning Programs. 1.45pm Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 2.55 Like My Brother. 4.40 Australian Music Vault: Paul Kelly. 6.40 The Big Dry. 7.30 The American Buffalo. 8.30 Troy Cassar-Daley: A Journey Between The Fires. 10.10 MOVIE: Jedda. (1955, PG) 11.45 Late Programs. NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm A Most Wanted Man. (2014, Malsv) 2.40 Clockwatchers. (1997, PGl) 4.30 Finding Altamira. (2016, PGa) 6.15 Lucky You. (2007, PGav) 8.30 The Mask Of Zorro. (1998, Mv) 11.05 The Hateful Eight. (2015, MA15+ansv) 2.10am Mystic River. (2003, MA15+av) 4.40 The Movie Show. 5.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Tackling Australia. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Duck Dynasty. 4.00 Mt Hutt Rescue. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Aust v England. Evening session. 6.40 The Ashes: Dinner Break. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Venom: Let There Be Carnage. (2021, M) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Cross Court. 10.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R) 11.00 Golf. PGA Tour of Australasia. Australian Open. Final round. 4.00 Drive TV: Launch Pad. 4.30 Explore TV. (R) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. (PGdl, R) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 11.00 Charming China. (R) 11.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 12.00 The Dog Academy. (PGa) 1.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 1.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Melbourne United. 3.30 Lingo. (R) 4.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 2025: The Year That Was. 8.30 Events That Changed Australia: The Cronulla Riots. (Premiere, MA15+alv) Takes a look at 2005’s Cronulla riots. 9.40 Revealed: Death Cap Murders. (Mal) Looks at the death of three people.

10.55 World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (Mv, R) 11.45 Wild Cards. (Mv, R) 12.35 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Msv, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6am Morning Programs. 12.20pm MOVIE: The Kentuckian. (1955, PG) 2.30 MOVIE: The Way West. (1967, PG) 5.00 Customs. 6.00 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: From Russia With Love. (1963, PG) 10.55 Major Crimes. 11.55 MOVIE: Cry, The Beloved Country. (1951, M) 2.05am MOVIE: Mine Own Executioner. (1947, PG) 4.20 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Basketball. WNBL. Geelong Venom v University of Canberra Capitals. 1.30pm Soccer. English Premier League. Chelsea v Arsenal. Replay. 3.30 Jeopardy! UK. 4.30 Dinner With The Parents. 5.00 MOVIE: Superman III. (1983, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Dark Knight. (2008, M) 10.35 Gotham. 12.30am Arrow. 2.10 Late Programs.

6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.30 Ghosts Australia. (Ms) Lindy discovers the ghost of Ned Kelly haunting the grounds of Ramshead Manor. 9.30 FBI. (Masv, R) The team races to find a human trafficking  victim after their sting operation goes sideways. Maggie makes a connection with a 911 operator. 11.30 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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QAS’sAnnetteMorris(secondfromright)ontheroadforfestive connecting.

Mayor’sChristmasAppealaimstobringjoyto Noosafamiliesthisfestiveseason

DonationsbringsmilestoNoosalocalswho’vefacedchallengesthisyear

TheMayor’sChristmasAppealis back,callingonthecommunity tosupportlocalcharitiesin spreadingfestive cheertofamilies doingittoughthisyear.

“Yourgenerositywillhelpensure familiesinneedcanshare ameal and experiencethemagicof Christmas,”MayorFrank Wilkie said.

“I’mkickingoffthisyear’sappeal with$500 worthofgiftcardsand I’dlikeyoursupport,”headded.

TheAppealseeksdonationsof giftcards,presents(labelledwith theintendedageandgenderof therecipient),andnon-perishable fooditems.

Councilwilldistributetheseitems toSalvationArmyNoosa,St

Vincentde PaulNoosa,Santa’s ClassyHelpers, Youturnand SunnyKids.HaigDeer,Youturn’s ProgramManager,Community Services,saidthefestive season canbeespeciallydifficultfor peopleand families facing financialandemotionaldistress.

Lorraine KenwayofSanta’s ClassyHelpers,whichwill providemorethan630 families

and2000childrenwithChristmas essentialsthisyear,saidpresents forteenagers,andunderwearfor allages,wereneeded.

Donationscanbedroppedoff byMonday,22December,at NoosaCouncil, 9PelicanStreet, Tewantin,Cooroy Library, Maple StreetCooroy,and TewantinNoosaRSLClub.Findoutmore atnoosa.qld.gov.au.

CommunityshapesGardensplan

NoosaCouncilhascompleted Phase 2ofcommunity engagementontheNoosa BotanicGardensDraftMaster Plan,markinganimportant stepinshapingtheGardens’ future.Councilreceived122 piecesoffeedback,including 80survey responses,21written submissionsandconversations withcommunitymembersduring pop-upsintheGardensand

Cooroy. Input wasalsoreceived from keylocalgroupssuchas theFriendsofNoosaBotanic Gardens,CooroyChamber ofCommerceandtheNoosa WeddingOrganisation.

“We’rereallypleasedtosee strongcommunitysupportforthe vision,”DirectorofInfrastructure ServicesShaun Walshsaid.

“We’restill workingthroughthe

fullconsultationreports, butan earlylookatsurvey resultsshows 91percentofrespondentsagree withtheDraftMasterPlan.

“Phase 1engagementhelped shapethedesign,andthisstage hasbeenaboutrefiningitwith thecommunity.We’ve heard supportforimprovementssuch as aclearerarrivalszone,better wayfindingandparking,space for akiosk,natureplay,andmore shadedspaces.

“People alsoreinforcedthe importanceof keepingthe Gardenspeaceful,protectingthe plantcollection,andmaintaining on-leaddogaccess.”

Thecommunityconsistentlytold CounciltheyvaluetheGardens’ tranquilatmosphere,botanical identityandconnectionto nature.Peoplealsosharedhow theyusetheGardensday-today,from walking,picnicking and volunteeringtoattending wellbeingactivitiesduringthe engagementprogram.This engagementclarifiedcommunity prioritiesandinformedfinal adjustmentstotheDraftfor Council.Itprovides aclear frameworktosecurefundingand deliverourshared25-yearvision.

Skatestoriesofstrengthunveiled

Artandgrit collideinNoosa’sskateshowcase

StormSequencerollsintoNoosa, withShaunGladwell’s iconic videoworkanchoring atrioof powerfulnewexhibitionsat NoosaRegionalGallery.

ShotatBondiBeachin2000, StormSequencecaptures alone skateboarderpushingagainstthe forceofanapproachingstorm, aslow-motionstudyofgrit, movement,andthehumanmind underpressure.

Gladwell’scareer-defining piecesetsthetonefor aseason whereskateboardingbecomes alanguageoffreedom,identity, andresilience.Alongsideit,Gaza Skate Teamoffersanunexpected

windowintolifewithin awartornlandscape.Throughvideo andphotography, RajabAlReefi revealshowa batteredstreet canbecome askatepark,anda momentofdefiance.AsGallery DirectorMichaelBrennan explains,“Rajabandtherestof GazaSkate Teamhave beenliving inthemosttryingofconditions… Butamidstallofthis,theystill trytobringbriefmomentsofjoy andhopetothechildrenofGaza throughskating.”

Roundingoutthetrio,Refuse, bylocalartist WarwickGow, explorestheSunshineCoast’s undergroundskateculture, celebratingcreativitycarved

fromforgottenspaces. Freeticketsare available ontheGallery’swebsitenoosaregionalgallery.com.au

InBrief

Poolsafety reminder

Assummerapproaches, Councilisurgingpool owners tochecktheirfencingand safetycompliance.Allpools 300mmordeepermustbe registeredwiththeQBCCand meetstrictsafetystandards. Fencesmustbeatleast 1200mmhigh, gatesselfclosing,andresuscitationsigns clearlydisplayed.Portable poolsare exemptonlyifunder 300mmdeepand2000litres, withnofiltrationsystem. APoolSafetyCertificate isrequiredwhenselling orleasing aproperty.Visit noosa.qld.gov.auformore information.

Meanwhile,thePomonaState SchoolPoolhasreopenedto residentsforclassesandcasual recreationaluse.Thepoolis openfrom3:15pmto7pm MondaytoThursday, and7am to12noononSaturdays.

Holidayfunawaits

Schoolholidaysarealmosthere, andCouncilfacilitieshave plenty to keepkidsentertained.

AtNoosaLeisureCentre, childrencanshoothoops,enjoy theplayroomandcafé,orenrolin swimlessonsatNoosaAquatic Centre.NoosaLibrariesoffer freeGamesMorningsandF5F Waterplaysessionsforyounger children.

Creative fun awaitsatNoosa RegionalGallery, with workshopstopaintskateboard decks,makepuppets,craft decorations,exploreoilpainting, ordecoratebirdhouses. Bookingsareessentialat noosaregionalgallery.com.au

ShaunGladwell’siconicvideo work.

Communitymembersduringpop-upsintheGardens.

Monday, December 8

ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News.

10.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PGl, R)

10.30 Vera. (Mav, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Ningaloo Nyinggulu. (R) 1.55 Death In Paradise. (PGa, R) 2.55

QI. (Ms, R) 3.25 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.50 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 4.35 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Louis Theroux: The Settlers. (Mav, R) Presented by Louis Theroux.

9.00 MOVIE: Paul Kelly: Stories Of Me. (2012, MA15+dl, R) Charts the remarkable life of Paul Kelly. Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers.

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R)

11.10 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. (Ml, R) 11.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R)

12.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.40pm Fizzy And Suds. 4.00 Ginger And The Vegesaurs. 4.15 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.30 Gladiators UK. (Final) 9.30 The Crystal Maze. 10.15 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Shepherdess. 2.00 On Country Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Colombia’s Wild Coast. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.00 Bob Marley: Catch A Fire. 10.00 MOVIE: Bring It On. (2000, PG) 11.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.10 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00

PBS News Weekend. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 South America With Simon Reeve. (PG, R) 3.10

Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Britain By Beach. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. (PG) Bill Bailey arrives in Sa Pa.

8.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Christmas. (Mals, R) Greg Davies is joined by celebrity guests Claire Richards, Tom Allen, Pete Doherty and Jamali Maddix.

9.20 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. (M) Comedic game show.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 The Man Who Died. (Ma)

11.35 A Criminal Affair. (Mal, R) 1.15 Pagan Peak. (Mas, R) 3.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (PG, R) 4.10 Growing A Greener World. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning

Programs. 3pm Bamay. 3.20 In The Box. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 Mysteries From Above. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Ozzy Osbourne: The Final Encore. 9.30 MOVIE: Daytime Revolution. (2024) 11.30 Question Team. 12.25am Django. 1.30 Creamerie. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm The Mask Of Zorro. (1998, Mv) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.35 Local Hero. (1983, PGals) 5.40 A Handful Of Dust. (1988, PG) 7.55 Bran Nue Dae. (2009, PGlsv) 9.30 A Brighter Tomorrow. (2021, Mal, French) 11.15 Emily. (2022, Mas) 1.35am The Hateful Eight. (2015, MA15+ansv) 4.35 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.00

Motorbike Cops. (PGl, R) 12.30 Border Security. (PG, R) 1.00 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show. 2.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Aust v England. Afternoon. (Alt schedule may be shown). 4.00 The Ashes: Tea Break. 4.40 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Aust v England. Evening session.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Second Test. Australia v England. Day 5. Late evening session.

9.30 Motorway Patrol. (PGal)

A cascade of tears from a commuter caught on her mobile phone. A bovine goes berserk.

10.00 Highway Cops. (PGa) A minivan driver is found with mushrooms.

10.30 Chicago Fire. (Mav)

11.30 Autopsy USA: Dean Martin. (Mal, R)

12.30 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce. (MA15+s)

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6am Morning Programs. 1pm Hornby: A Model Empire. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Hornby: A Model Empire. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 11.30 Doc Martin. 12.30am Bargain Hunt. 1.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Motor Racing. Supercars Supports. Dunlop Super2 Series. 3.30 Supercars Supports. Carrera Cup. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Ashes. Second Test. Aust v England. Evening. 6.40 The Ashes: Dinner Break. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00

MOVIE: A Christmas Break. (2020, G, R) Cindy Sampson, Steve Byers, Arnold Pinnock. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

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

8.40 MOVIE: The Dish. (2000, Ml, R) A power cut threatens success for a team of Australian engineers working under NASA supervision. Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long.

10.45 The Equalizer. (Mav)

11.35 Transplant. (MA15+am, R)

12.25 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.20 Talking Honey. (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) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

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6am Morning

Programs. Noon New Tricks. 1.00 Wild Moments. 2.00 Tycoons Down Under. (Premiere) 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Loves Of Joanna Godden. (1947, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: Goldfinger. (1964, M) 10.55 Major Crimes. 11.55 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon Pretty Little Liars. 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: The Hot Chick. (2002, M) 11.50 Seinfeld. 12.50am The Vampire Diaries. 2.35 Love After Lockup. 3.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Big Brother Australia. (Final, Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.40 NCIS. (Mad, R) As NCIS mourns the loss of Ducky, the agents find comfort in working on one of his unfinished cases. 10.40 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.05 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Tuesday, December 9

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 The Art Of... (Ml, R) 10.30 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Forsytes. (R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) 3.00 QI. (PGls, R) 3.30 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 When The War Is Over: Changi. (PGa)

8.30 The Piano UK. (PG, R) It’s the final concert at The Royal Festival.

9.25 The Art Of. (Ml)

10.00 The Assembly. (PG, R)

10.45 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business. (R) 11.15 Louis Theroux: The Settlers. (Mav, R) 12.15 A Country Road: The Nationals. (R) 1.15 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 2.00 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.40pm Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Mojo Swoptops. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.30 Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory. 9.10 Super Shark Highway. 10.00 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 2pm On Country Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Colombia’s Wild Coast. 7.30 Water Worlds. 8.30 Unleash The Beast.

9.30 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: Ka Whawhai Tonu. (2024, M) 12.30am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.10 Leave No Trace. (PG) 11.10 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 South America With Simon Reeve. (PGaw, R) 3.10 Going Places. (PGaw, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Britain By Beach. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Wokingham To Heathrow. (PG, R)

8.30 Who Do You Think You Are?

Melanie Chisholm. (PG) Singer

Melanie Chisholm explores her roots.

9.35 Australia In Colour: Family. (PGa, R) Documents the story of Australia.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Families Like Ours. (Ma)

12.05 De Gaulle. (Ma, R) 2.00 Charles I: Downfall Of A King. (R) 3.05 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Dreaming Whilst Black. 2.35 Heroines. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 Mysteries From Above. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Tribe With Bruce Parry. 9.40 Hoarders. 11.25 Dark Side Of The Ring. 12.20am Stone Cold Takes On America. 1.05 Count Abdulla. 2.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Emily. (2022, Mas) 2.50 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PGan) 4.30 Bran Nue Dae. (2009, PGlsv) 6.00 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PGs) 7.35 Down With Love. (2003, Mas) 9.30 Caravaggio’s Shadow. (2022, MA15+lns) 11.40 Force Of Destiny. (2015, MA15+a) 1.40am Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Steppin’ Into The Holiday. (2022, PGa, R) Mario Lopez. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Border Patrol. (PGa) A New Zealand national loses her cool.

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGal, R) A tradie crashes into a parked car.

8.30 Murder In A Small Town. (Mav)

9.30 Homicide: With Ron Iddles: Gary Adams. (Mav, R) After a 17-year-old goes missing, his mother asks former detective Ron Iddles to investigate the case.

10.30 Inside Cyprus. (PGav, R)

12.00 Miniseries: London Spy. (Premiere, MA15+ds)

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Judge John Deed. 10.45 Autopsy USA. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45am Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 3.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. WBBL. Finals. The Knockout. 9.30 Outback Truckers. 11.30 Outback Farm. 12.30am Ice Road Truckers. 1.30 Storage Wars. 2.00 Pawn Stars. 3.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas At The Chalet. (2023, PGa, R) Teri Hatcher, William deVry, Dan Payne. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Red Panda-Monium. (PGm)

8.30 Jamie Durie’s Future House. (PG) Hosted by Jamie Durie.

9.35 Beyond The Build. (PG) Bec and George create their dream home.

10.35 Wild Cards. (Mav)

11.30 La Brea. (Mav, R) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Cross Court. (R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon New Tricks. 1.00 Death In Paradise. 2.00 Tycoons Down Under. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Long Dark Hall. (1951, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Thunderball. (1965, PG) 11.20 New Tricks. 12.30am Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon Pretty Little Liars. 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: Sex And The City 2. (2010, MA15+) 12.45am The Vampire Diaries. 2.35 Love After Lockup. 3.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 9.00 Lingo. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.30 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 Lingo. (R) 3.30 News. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News.

6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Jamie’s Cook Ahead Christmas. Jamie Oliver shows off festive dishes. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) The Fugitive Task force is called in to connect a series of random poisonings before more lives are lost. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.55 10 News+. (R) 11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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Wednesday, December 10

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. (R) 12.00 News.

12.30 Press Club. (Final) 1.35 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 1.55 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 3.00 QI. (PGls, R) 3.30 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (Final, PG)

Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 Crime Night! (Final) Hosted by Julia Zemiro.

9.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills.

9.30 Utopia. (PG, R) The staff undergoes respect training.

10.25 If You’re Listening. (R)

10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 You Can’t Ask That. (Ml, R) 12.30 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 1.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Children’s Programs. 4.10pm Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Mojo Swoptops. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Dragons: Gift Of The Night Fury. 8.20 Steven Universe. 9.30 We Bare Bears. 9.45 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl. 10.05 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 11.10 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 12.00

BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24.

1.00 PBS News. 1.55 South America With Simon Reeve. (Ml, R) 3.00 Going Places. (PGaw, R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Britain By Beach. (PGav, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Michael Palin In North Korea. (R) Michael Palin concludes his tour of North Korea.

8.25 Terror On The Space Station: High-Risk Build. (Premiere) Looks at the creation of the International Space Station. 9.25 Crime. (Return) DI Ray Lennox is determined to be a normal cop.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Elvira. (Malv, R)

2.05 Charles I: Downfall Of A King. (PGav, R) 3.10 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R) 4.15 Growing A Greener World. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning

Programs. 1.30pm If You Are The One. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 Mysteries From Above. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.20 MOVIE: Mad Max. (1979, M) 11.05 MOVIE: The Vault. (2021, M) 1.15am Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over USA. 2.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG)

12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In My Heart. (2021, PGa, R) Heather Hemmens. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News.

7.00 Border Patrol. (PGa) Customs uncovers suspicious paperwork.

7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R) Hosted by Lee Mack.

8.30 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect. (2012, Mls, R) A university freshman is coaxed into joining an all-girl a cappella group. Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson.

10.50 Chicago Fire. (Ma) Kidd and Severide eagerly await big news.

11.50 Motorway Patrol. (PGa, R) 12.20 MOVIE: Secrets Exposed. (2022, Mav, R) Rachel Thundat. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 TBA. 2.30 Our Town. 3.00 The Zoo. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Inspector George Gently. 10.45 Autopsy USA. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45am Our Town. 1.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00

Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R) 1.00 Holidays In The Sun. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Ml, R) A look at police random breath test patrols.

8.30 Paramedics. (Mam, R) A flight  paramedic responds to a crash where a single mum has gone off a bridge and into water.

9.30 American Crime Story. (Madlsv) Robert Shapiro seeks advice from F. Lee Bailey and comes up with a provocative strategy.

11.35 Resident Alien. (Mlv)

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.10 Hello SA. (PG)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Bold. (PG, R) 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R)

6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. (PGal) Gordon Ramsay helps three sisters. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav) The Fugitive Task Force is thrown into the world of the wealthy after a socialite is murdered in her own mansion. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.55 10 News+. (R) 11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks. 2.00 Tycoons Down Under. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Loser Takes All. (1956, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Good Karma Hospital. 8.30 MOVIE: You Only Live Twice. (1967, PG) 10.55 Major Crimes. 11.55 New Tricks. 1am Creflo. 1.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Unleash The Beast. 1.30 Talking Language. 2.00 On Country Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Tales From Zambia. 7.30 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. 8.30 Songrites. (Premiere) 10.10 Karen Dalton: In My Own Time. 11.40 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

7MATE (74)

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Pretty Little Liars. 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: Promising Young Woman. (2020, MA15+) Midnight Seinfeld. 1.00 The Vampire Diaries. 2.40 Love After Lockup. 3.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Outback Truckers. 2.30 Outback Farm. 3.30 Billy The Exterminator. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 Caught On Dashcam Holiday Specials. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 12.45pm A Brighter Tomorrow. (2021, Mal, French) 2.30 Princess Caraboo. (1994, PGa) 4.15 Born To Dance. (2015, PGa) 6.05 Arthur’s Hallowed Ground. (1984, PGl) 7.30 Breath. (2017, Mals) 9.40 The Eight Mountains. (2022, Mals) 12.25am Vampire’s Kiss. (1988, MA15+lv) 2.20 Late Programs.

Thursday, December 11

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7) 6am Morning Programs. 10.25 The Piano UK. (PG, R) 11.30 Crime Night! (Final, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Madl, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) 3.00 QI. (PG, R) 3.30 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs NZ. (R) 4.40 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Grand Designs Australia: Hunter Valley.

9.00 Long Lost Family. Hosted by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell.

9.45 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R)

10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (Final, R) 11.10 The Art Of. (PG, R) 11.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 12.25 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (PG, R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PGs, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 3.40pm Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Mojo Swoptops. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.30 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.10 Secret Life Of The Kangaroo. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Bread And Dripping. 2.00 On Country Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Tales From Zambia. 7.30 Going Places. 8.30 Reservation Dogs. 9.35 MOVIE: Rumble

In The Bronx. (1995, M) 11.10 Vote Yes For Aborigines. 12.05am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.15 Leave No Trace. (PG) 11.10 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 South America With Simon Reeve. (PGaw, R) 3.10 Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Britain By Beach. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain: Spain’s Big Bang. (PGaw) Eva Longoria explores the cuisine of Spain.

8.25 Niagara Falls. (R) Explores the Niagara Falls, the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.

9.25 Vigil. (MA15+v) Amy and Eliza are taken hostage.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Vienna Blood. (Mav, R)

12.50 House Of Promises. (Ma, R) 3.30 Charles I: Downfall Of A King. (PGalv, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Birdsville Or Bust: Untold Australia. 2.45 Insight. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 Mysteries From Above. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 History’s Greatest Mysteries. 10.10 The UnXplained. 11.00 Homicide. 12.45am Normal People. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Down With Love. (2003, Mas) 2.55 The Movie Show. 3.30 The Assassin. (2015, PGv, Mandarin) 5.30 A United Kingdom. (2016, PGa) 7.35 Living. (2022, PGals) 9.30 There’s Still Tomorrow. (2023, Italian, English) 11.45 Radioactive. (2019, Mavw) 1.45am The Eight Mountains. (2022, Mals) 4.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Spark. (2022, PGa, R) Jane Seymour. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Seven Local News.

6.30 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS: 2025 Year In Review. A look back at the stories that shaped 2025. 8.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PGa) Hosted by Graeme Hall. 9.00 MOVIE: Robin Hood. (2010, Msv, R) An archer returns home to England, only to find  the country suffering under the yoke of devious noblemen. Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett. 12.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) 1.30 Life. (Malsv, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO (72)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Our Town. 3.00 The Zoo. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (74)

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 American Pickers. 12.30pm Pawn Stars. 1.30 Highway Patrol. 2.30 The Force: BTL. 3.30 Billy The Exterminator. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 Cricket. WBBL. Finals. The Challenger. 9.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. 10.15 MOVIE: 65. (2023, M) 12.15am Storage Wars. 12.45 American Pickers. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Sincerely Truly Christmas. (2023, PGa, R) Jake Epstein, Paula Brancati, Phoenix Ellis. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 9.00 Lingo. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.30 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 Farm To Fork. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 2.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 2.30 Lingo. (R) 3.30 News. 4.00 House Hunters Aust. (R) 4.30 Bold.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Great Getaways. (Return, PG) The team heads to Greenland.

8.30 Topknotz: Wild On Water. The crew blasts off on a thrilling Jet Sprint boat ride. Tom Williams teaches Rob Palmer surfboat rowing.

9.30 Limitless With Chris Hemsworth: Fasting. (PGa, R) Chris Hemsworth learns about fasting. 10.30 Chicago Med. (Mam) 11.20 Next Stop. 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

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

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6am Morning Programs. Noon New Tricks. 1.00 Wild Moments. 2.00 Good Karma Hospital. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: School For Scoundrels. (1960) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Clarkson’s Farm. 8.30 MOVIE: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. (1969, PG) 11.30 Major Crimes. 12.30am Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon Pretty Little Liars. 2.00 Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny. 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny. 7.30 Survivor 49. 9.00 Love Island Australia. 10.15 MOVIE: The Emu War. (2023, MA15+) 11.50 Seinfeld. 12.50am The Vampire Diaries. 2.35 Love After Lockup. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 10 News+.

7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (l) Graham Norton is joined by Jacinda Ardern. 8.40 Neighbours. (Final, PGa) Jane and Clint wonder if they should be together. Familiar faces come home. The fate of Ramsay Street remains uncertain. 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Mv, R) Agent Sykes struggles to cope. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 Law & Order: SVU. (Mv, R) 12.05 10 News+. (R) 1.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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Kick back at Kirra Beach

By Kylie Mitchell-Smith TRAVEL WRITER/ PODCASTER www.travellingsenorita.com

There’s’ something about Kirra, from the pristine open beach to the laidback community vibe to the latest restaurant openings-it’s a popular seaside destination.

Back in the day Kirra was known for its iconic surf break and swinging 60’s Hockey Pokey dance, where beach days blended into balmy nights. Kirra has found its groove again, from the comeback of the famous right hand point break to the reimaged Kirra Beach Hotel-a local’s favourite.

We check into the Kirra Point Holiday Apartments, set high above the Kirra Beach Hotel.

The expansive hotel style apartments are styled in neutral tones, with contemporary architectural lines and coastal touches that feature throughout. We stay in a 2-bedroom ocean front apartment, that captures stunning views across to Surfers Paradise.

Take your pick from a one-, two- or three-bedroom layout, or maybe a penthouse with infinity pool is more your thing.

The Kirra Beach hotel on ground level is abuzz any day of the week, offering good pub style food in a relaxed, open-air venue, looking out to the sea. Keeping the locals happy, there’s a reimagined front bar, bottle shop and cafe.

Above the hotel is the super stylish and popular Kirra Beach House, billed as a seaside dining and drinking venue with DJ’s and sunsets- it’s all the rage.

There’s a sumptuous menu designed to share packed with salad bowls, pizzas and fresh seafood, we enjoy in the outside cabanas with the dreamiest views across the point.

Walking along the esplanade, we pass the retro surf club, it’s like stepping back in time, where locals enjoy a coldie on the deck and counter meals are served in a modest dining area.

It’s where old meets new, as next door is the popular Siblings restaurant in the reimagined pizza hut space. The restaurant has been pumping since its opening, with good service, delicious food and cocktails served by the sea- it’s a recipe for success.

We wander just north of the surf club, to the dining and cafe precinct, stopping off for dinner at Hanks (Siblings baby brother). Decked out in Mediterranean style with a menu to suit, we sip on a spritz and enjoy a share plate menu of local prawn linguini and burrata with caramelised honey and fennel seed.

We rise as the sun rises and take an early morning dip across the road, with a takeaway coffee and toasted vegemite scroll in hand from Made cafe down below.

Lunch is served at Billy Chow a Pan-Asian beauty by the sea, the food is simply delicious, from freshly made mushroom dumplings to fried rice with a twist.

Next door at Agave Rosa, it’s all about tacos and margaritas, with a happy hour that makes us happy. Kirra has nailed its global food offering, with an array of restaurants, bars and cafes

on offer, and word on the street is there’s more to come, as stage two of Kirra Point begins.

For a spot of shopping, we head to Cotton Living for homewares, Love Street Store for local threads and Gypsy and the Muse for coastal clothes and jewellery. For relaxation we book a recovery session at Native State, a luxury bathhouse and studio gym in the Kirra Surf building to the north.

Kirra Beach offers that quintessential coastal stay on the southern Gold Coast, with beach walks to Bilinga and Tugun to the north and Coolangatta and Rainbow Bay to the South.

EAT-

• Billy Chow

• Siblings

• Hanks

• Made

PLAY-

• Sea Sounds, Kirra Beach

• Kirra Surf Club

• Native State

STAY-

• Kirra Point Holiday Apartments

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every

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

14 Point above focus of an earthquake (9)

15 Distressing (9)

17 Dissect (7)

18 Directories (7)

21 Bottles, windows, etc. (5)

23 Furniture item (5)

24 Laundry appliance (5)

Using the nine letters in the grid, how

four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural nouns ending in “s”.

1 TheVirginSuicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003) and Marie Antoinette (2006) are all films by which American filmmaker?

2 Stretching roughly 30,000km from Alaska to Argentina, what is the name of the longest motorway in the world?

3 Published posthumously, Ariel is a 1965 collection of poetry by which American writer?

4 Paccheri, garganelli and bucatini are all kinds of what?

5 Which animal has the largest eyes of any land animal?

6 True or false: monocytes are a type of red blood cell?

7 SpicksandSpecks is a 1966 song by which band?

8 Corsica is an island belonging to which nation?

9 Which Greek god was the twin brother of Artemis?

10 Emma Thompson (pictured) plays which character in the Harry Potter film series?

Local stars in ballet classic

By Margie Maccoll

Noosa dancer Edison Manuel will star in the principal role of the Prince in Queensland Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker being performed at QPAC Brisbane from 5-13 December.

Edison grew up in Noosa, first training in gymnastics before switching at seven years of age to dance classes at Fierce Studios in Noosa.

From there Edison auditioned and was accepted into the Queensland Ballet Associate Program, progressing to the Senior Program and today is one of their leading dancers, this year taking on the role of the vain playboy, Valmont in Dangerous Liaisons, prior to The Nutcracker.

Edison spoke to Noosa Today this week about his ballet career.

“What attracted me to ballet was the music, connection and athleticism,” he said.

“Coming from a gymnastics background, my

coaches at the time suggested ballet as a way to improve my coordination, control and overall strength. I took their advice and gave it a go and instantly found that I was intrigued by the variety of connection it offered. Connection to the music and how I responded to it, connection to my peers and partners and the connection to a story and how I could use it as a platform to grow artistically.

“Fierce Studios in Noosaville was the starting place of my journey and under the careful eye of Jason King, I was taught about the discipline and artistry required in this industry and how engaging this platform is as a storyteller.”

Edison said what he most enjoyed in ballet was its balance between athleticism and artistry but also the camaraderie.

“Hearing the music and being able to make artistic choices in response still feels thrilling,” he said.

“I love the camaraderie in the studio and working closely with other dancers, especially in partnering, creates trust and connection that really fuels me.

“The range of repertoire we perform keeps me constantly growing, both physically and creatively. Every day I get the chance to tell stories through movement. I’m inspired by dancers who can combine technical excellence with raw emotion, artists who move with both purpose and feeling. My colleagues and friends at Queensland ballet embody this and are a constant source of inspiration.”

Being a principal ballet dancer is a demanding profession and preparing for the lead role in The Nutcracker he describes as a “full, immersive process”.

“Each day starts with a ballet class, which sets the tone physically and mentally. From there, rehearsals take up most of the day, and we

supplement that with gym and Pilates and physio work to maintain strength and condition, much like every other major sports,” he said.

“A big part of the preparation is working with my partners on building trust, timing and coordination. Beyond the physical work, there’s also a strong emotional and intellectual element. As a partnership we spend time understanding the choreography and the characters in order to dance with real intention and depth on stage, creating a performance that feels honest and connected.”

Edison has been the recipient of a number of awards, but significantly, the Alison Baden-Clay scholarship set up by Alison’s daughters when she was killed in a DV crime. Alison was an avid dance lover.

While his career in now in Brisbane Edison returns home as much as possible to unwind at our beautiful Noosa beaches.

Edison Manuel in rehearsal in 2025 for Dangerous Liaisons. (Angharad Gladding)Edison Manuel. (David Kelly)

Noosa dancer Edison Manuel is one of Queensland Ballet’s leading dancers. (Queensland Ballet)

Exciting lineup at Carols

Get ready to rock around the Christmas tree with an exciting mix of Sunshine Coast talent lighting up the big beachside stage at Peregian Beach Village as Peregian Beach Carols turns on the twinkle once again.

The Coast’s most-loved and longest-running Christmas Carols returns for its 61st year on Wednesday 17 December, 3 to 8pmbringing festive cheer and one very adventurous Santa!

This seaside Christmas tradition draws thousands of families, friends and holidaymakers to celebrate the season with live music, community joy and a spectacular sky-diving Santa landing right on the beach — a moment that has become pure Sunshine Coast Christmas legend. Yes, Santa really does drop from the sky!

This year’s Carols will feature a huge line up of popular local talent, including bands, choirs and some of your favourite DJ’s, as well as dancers, and some very mischievous elves!

Performers include DJ Raw Ordio, DJ Soul Fusion, Nana’s Pie Band, 8Ball Aitken, Hannah Rose, Skillz FJ, Soula, Richie, Rudi & Jacob and Sunshine Coast Show Choir, plus the most heart-warming performances from Peregian Beach Community Kindergarten, Studio 4 Dancers and Goat Track Theatre’s mischievous Elves.

This year’s Carols includes kid’s inflatables and entertainment zone, free face-painting, jumping castles, delicious gourmet food trucks, artisan Christmas market stalls, sky-diving Santa around 6pm (weather-permitting)

Bring your picnic rug, your holiday cheerand wear your best Christmas costumes.

Tickets: $20 per family. $10 per person, includes includes entertainment, rides, face painting and Santa’s arrival.

Book at https://events.humanitix.com/peregian-beach-carols-25

This event sells out — don’t risk waiting at

Tourism strengthened

Tourism Noosa has welcomed a surge of international trade familiarisations over recent weeks, showcasing the region’s world-class tourism offerings to key travel trade partners across the UK, New Zealand and Europe.

In partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and Tourism Australia, Noosa hosted 14 Aussie Specialist agents from Noosa’s core markets of Germany, Italy and France, who explored the region’s signature experiences and gained fresh insight into Noosa’s tourism strengths.

A group of six top New Zealand travel agents, including TEQ’s New Zealand Director, also visited to experience first-hand why Noosa continues to be a favourite for Kiwi travellers, supported by the convenience of year-round Jetstar flights from Auckland.

Travel Agents from Flight Centre UK immersed themselves in Noosa’s unique coastalmeets-hinterland lifestyle, declaring it their “favourite place in the world”. Their visit will soon be amplified through dedicated social content and new sales-agent training resources. Also from the UK, six top agents on a Prestige Travel UK famil were delighted to see kangaroos at sunrise on Lake Cootharaba during their stay at Habitat Noosa.

est in Noosa and the value of giving partners a first-hand experience of the destination.

“These famils play a crucial role in strengthening our connections with key trade partners,” she said. “Experiencing Noosa in person builds their referral confidence, enhances destination knowledge and ensures we remain top-of-mind when agents are planning holidays for their clients.”

“Keeping our inbound partners up to date with refreshed product knowledge is also important and ensures Noosa stays front and centre when international itineraries are being designed,” Ms Hutton said. “It’s a powerful way to reinforce what makes Noosa such a standout destination.”

and you

Last week, Noosa also welcomed a visit from Scott Dunn UK, one of the United Kingdom’s leading luxury tour operators specialising in bespoke, high-end holidays. The team experienced Noosa’s premium accommodation and experiences, further cementing the region’s appeal for discerning travellers. Tourism Noosa also joined an exclusive luxury agent event on Makepeace Island, showcasing Noosa’s premium holiday offering to more than 25 influential luxury agents.

In addition to hosting famils, Tourism Noosa’s International Trade Manager, Vynka Hutton visited key Inbound Tour Operators in Sydney, conducting product training and refresh sessions to ensure Noosa remains top of mind with Australia’s most influential trade partners.

Ms Hutton said the recent burst of trade activity highlights the increasing global inter-

Zoe Jennings from Sunshine Resorts commented “We love working with trade and wholesaler partners as they help us reach parts of the world we’d never reach on our own. We recently hosted the New Zealand group in conjunction with Tourism Noosa and TEQ, which was a fantastic opportunity. We already welcome so many NZ travellers across our resorts, and direct flights are only strengthening that connection. Seeing the group’s excitement for the region and how much they squeezed into their visit was truly rewarding. Experiences like that are what make this job so special for me.”

Joel McPherson from Joel’s Journeys has worked with trade for some time and said “Working with international trade through Tourism Noosa has been insightful and rewarding, where we have connected with many ITOs, wholesalers and agents. Some of the many benefits to Joel’s Journeys through working with trade include; establishing mutually beneficial relationships with those who offer our guided tours to their clients; increased forward bookings for our guided tours; and a better understanding of our guided tour products throughout the industry.”

These combined efforts deliver strong benefits for Tourism Noosa members, increasing international visitor nights and spend while strengthening Noosa’s position as a premium global destination.

the gate!

This festive favourite is presented by Peregian Family & Friends, The Village Peregian

Beach (Peregian Beach Business Association) and Peregian Beach Surf Life Saving Club and supported by event partner Neller Real Estate and other generous local sponsors. The event magic is designed and created by Sunshine Coast Music & Events

DJ Raw Ordio will join Santa and a lineup of entertainers at Peregian Beach Carols.

Baroque hit

By Jim Fagan

It was baroque with a bang and a beat when the Pacific Chamber Players (forgive this) “barocked” Cooroy Memorial Hall on Sunday.

The Sunshine Coast group presented 16th and 17th century music by composers like Vivaldi, Handel and Purcell played on instruments emanating from the same period and it was a foot-tapping afternoon for the enthusiastic audience.

The nine Players -- Anna Moores and Cathie Roberts (violin), Andrew Paszkowski (viola), Anne Bowyer (cello), Nik Davey (bass), Sue Hunkin (oboe), Neil Heymink (bassoon), Warren Brewer (trumpet), Janet Brewer (harpsichord) promised a “Baroque Brilliance” concert and they delivered with a programme of seven concertos and sonatas.

Among them were Trio Sonata No 3 in Bb

ZWV 181 by Czech composer Jan Zelenka, George Handel’s Overture to his opera “Atalanta” and Vivaldi’s Duet for Oboe and Bassoon RV545.

The contrast and interplay between the two soloists (Sue Hunkin and Neil Heymink) in this demanding work was a highlight.

Next year is the 25th anniversary of the Players starting up as a group whose aim was to bring quality chamber music to the Coast.

Through their concerts they contribute to Bloomhill Cancer Care in memory of founding member Deborah Tetley. They also support the new Coast opera group Trio Sole (Vanessa West soprano, Raffaele Pierno, tenor and Janet Brewer, piano) who this Sunday (December 7) are presenting their “Christmas Soiree” at Cooroy Memorial Hall starting at 3pm.

Noosa’s native gardens

A book on Noosa’s native plants, ‘Flowering Now’, written by Stephanie Haslam will assist local residents to create gardens that reflect the natural environment and encourage native wildlife and all proceeds from sales of the book will go back to conservation.

The publication highlights the natural vegetation on the Sunshine Coast, from coastal beaches, wallum heathland to mangroves protecting the estuary, up the rivers, through paperbark woodlands and eucalypt forests, to patches of shady rainforest and bare rocky mountains.

In her book Stephanie, a Noosa Integrated Catchment Association member, guides readers to find different plant groups, set out in 10 broad vegetation communities, in different conditions of climate, aspect and underlying geology.

The book covers some of the more common plants, but by no means all. It is an overview of the more obvious ones - those you might recognise in your own garden, notice in local landscaping or see in the bush.

Learning the plants and where they occur naturally will help gardeners make choices for their own gardens.

And don’t forget the birdbath, out of reach of the cats. Water at ground level, food and shelter are the essentials of a wildlife friendly garden.

Stephanie says big trees such as eucalypts may be too large for small urban gardens but they are essential for our wildlife, providing food and shelter and nesting hollows that form as they age. They can be enjoyed in the bush and their protection supported by the community

Flowering Now can be purchased from Noosa Integrated Catchment, via #noosariv-

is dedicated to conservation and the sustainable use of the Noosa River Catchment.

er.com.au, at Berkelouw Books, Annies Books and the Pomona Hub.

Noosa Integrated Catchment Association, a not-for-profit community group,

Stephanie Haslam with her book, Flowering Now. (Supplied)

Neil Heymink (bassoon) and Sue Hunkin (oboe) with Nik Davey (bass, right). (Ann Milland)

Holiday fun is on offer

Get ready for an action-packed Summer school holiday season filled with excitement, creativity, and endless fun! Noosa Council has curated a vibrant program of activities and workshops to keep children of all ages entertained and engaged. From arts and crafts to swim intensives, there’s something for everyone.

At the Noosa Aquatic Centre, the inflatable is back!! Running every weekend, plus Tuesdays and Thursdays 12pm – 3pm. Bring friends, enjoy the challenge, and make unforgettable holiday memories.

Want to fast-track your child’s swimming progress? Then dive into the Intensive Learn to Swim Programs running across four weeks. These five-day sessions are tailored to all skill levels in a fun and supportive environment. Parents can enjoy lap swimming, the air-conditioned gym, wellness studio, and crèche facilities, while the Poolside Cafe offers fresh meals and great coffee.

Noosa Leisure Centre is buzzing with energy. The Kids’ Playroom is perfect for children under five, featuring mini tramps, climbing walls, and balance beams. Outside, the activity area includes basketball hoops, a handball court, and a pickleball hit-out wall. Casual hoops are also available - just call ahead to check court availability.

Noosaville and Cooroy Libraries are hosting a variety of engaging activities. Children of all ages can get into the Christmas Spirit and join us for a for a magical morning of storytelling and songs

followed by Christmas themed craft. Children 6 –12 years can get into the craze of K-POP, creating friendship bracelets, decorating a picture of their favourite Demon Hunter character, and learning the viral dance to the hit song Golden! Or design your own trucker hat or a magical mini garden with workshops being held at both libraries.

At Noosa Regional Gallery, kids can explore their creativity with workshops led by local artists. Kids 4 – 10 years can decorate their own terracotta pots or animal decorations. For budding artists 12 years and over, there is oil painting workshop with artist Lauren Jones. Have fun with puppeteer Shaun Bennett in creating sock puppets to star in their very own puppet show.

Tech-savvy kids and teens aged 7–17 years can head to the Peregian Digital Hub for several exciting workshops. Sessions include drone building, 3D design, LEGO robotics, music production and creating for Minecraft, LEGO robotics, and even a Next Gen Filmmaking Bootcamp.

Plus, don’t forget the Go Noosa free loop bus service

To explore the full range of activities and workshops, visit Noosa Council’s Summer School Holiday activity guide at noosa.qld.gov.au/schoolholiday-activities. Most activities require booking in advance, so secure your spot and plan your family’s unforgettable school holiday adventure in Noosa!

Range of events to help celebrate Christmas in Noosa

Christmas is just around the corner and Noosa has celebrations across the Shire this December.

5 December: Pomona Christmas Night Market

• Market stalls, food vans, live music from 4-8pm and Santa arriving on a fire engine

6 December: Eumundi Outdoor Movies

• See a free screening of Arthur Christmas at Eumundi Ampitheatre from 6-8.30pm.

7 December: Tewantin Christmas Carnival

• The 30th Annual Tewantin Christmas Carnival, with rides, food and a lineup of entertainment will be on at RSL Memorial Park from 3.308pm.

7 December: Kin Kin Christmas Market

• Browse handmade gifts, enjoy live music, kids entertainment with Joyology and a lively drumming circle from 8am-12noon.

8-11 December: The Connecting Noosa Christmas Convoy

• 8 December - starts 4pm at Peregian Surf Club, travels through Castaways, Marcus, Sunrise, Sunshine, Noosa Junction and Hastings Street

• 9 December - the convoy continues from the Apollonian Hotel at 4pm, travels through Boreen Point, Cooroibah and Noosa Banks

• 10 December - starts at 3.15pm at Kin Kin School, travels through Kin Kin, Cooran, Pomona, finishes at Crackerjack Cooroy

• 11 December - kicks off at 4pm at Noosaville Primary School, Beckmans Road, travels through Noosaville and Tewantin

12 December: Christmas in Cooroy

• The much loved community celebration runs from 5.30-8.30pm and includes the Santa

Race, Country Christmas Float parade, market stalls, entertainment in Cooroy Memorial Hall, Santa photos and Miss Donna’s Christmas show.

• Christmas Artisan Markets will be at Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre from 4-8pm.

12 December: Sunset carols by candlelight

• Join the community for sunset carols on Noosa Main Beach from 6 to 8pm with performances featuring Marshall Hamburger, Georgia Stafford and Sincerely Essi and other talented Sunshine Coast artists.

12 December: Foodie Night Market, Eumundi

• The Original Eumundi Markets annual event runs from 4.30-8pm with food stalls, carols and live music

13 December: Kin Kin Community Christmas Party

• Celebrations kick off at 3.30pm with camel rides, wheelie-bin relay and hobby horse races. Santa arrives at 5pm followed by live music.

14-18 December: Santa on the Beach

• Book your photo in his beach hut on Hastings Street from 4.30-6pm

Christmas at Noosa Junction

• Over four Saturdays leading up to Christmas you’ll spot roaming carollers, street performers and free balloon art.

13 December: Carol Cruise

• Join Reed & Co estate agents for the annual cruise aboard Noosa Ferry, Miss Tewantin, stopping at Lions Park (4.30pm), Noosa Park west (5pm), The Sound park near Ricky’s (5.30pm), Noosa Boathouse (6pm)

17 December: Peregian Beach Carols

• Live music, carols, food and entertainment from 3-8pm with a special visit from Santa at 6pm.

20 December: Eumundi Outdoor movies

• See Polar Express at Eumundi Ampitheatre from 6-8.30pm.

Christmas in Cooroy Santa Race. (Rob Maccoll)

Carols at Pomona.

Look out for Santa at Christmas celebrations across Noosa. Christmas at Noosa Junction.The Carol Cruise will be on 13 December.

Have fun with puppeteer Shaun Bennett in creating sock puppets. (Supplied)

Surprising wildlife habits

By Margie Maccoll

Who knew gay male swans are the most successful couples in raising signets to adulthood, lizards live in multigenerational family groups and snakes sometimes lay eggs in communal nests?

These are just a few of the mating habits of Noosa wildlife that author, wildlife photographer, Noosa Parks Association (NPA) president and former mayor Tony Wellington told guests last week at NPA’s Friday Forum.

“While we humans attempt to project our preconceived notions of appropriate behaviour onto wildlife, nature often refuses to conform to our expectations,” he said.

Tony said the dominance, until recently, of male biologists led past information to have an overemphasis on male animals, and confirmation bias (the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one’s existing beliefs or theories) led to a serious impost of Christian nuclear family values on animal world.

But in reality “a lot of weirdness goes on and we can’t impose human morals on native wildlife,” he said.

Among the “weirdness”, when it comes to attracting a mate, research has shown for frilled lizards, females are attracted to males with the most colourful frills and the male crabs that grab a females attention are the ones who have both the biggest claws and the ability to wave their claws the fastest.

It’s not size that matters for Golden Orb spiders but maybe speed is important. The males are much smaller than females and live in a section of the same web specially fashioned to tell the female he’s a male and not to be eaten, but there’s always a good chance of him being eaten if he doesn’t get out of the females way in time.

With about 90 per cent of bird species forming permanent bonds with their mates, the need for birds to attract a mate has been overrated, though many bird species are not monogamous, Tony said.

A recent study found kookaburras to be one of

few species to be completely monogamous and maintain fidelity with family groups often raising the young.

Others such as Magpie geese sometimes breed in pairs, but more often have polygamous families with one male and two females.

“Both females will share the nest and lay their eggs and have eggs fathered by the one male,” Tony said.

When it comes to raising their chicks favouritism and infanticide are not uncommon.

Pelicans, for example, nest in colonies. They lay two eggs a couple of days apart and generally the second one is killed by the older one.

Yellow tailed glossy black cockatoos lay two eggs, the second egg is usually ignored and dies in the nest.

There’s a lot of cooperative breeding goes on as

well, Tony said.

“Sometimes some swallows will only lay a couple of eggs in a nest and decide there’s not enough eggs and abandon the nest and another pair will take over the nest and lay their eggs and raise a bigger brood.”

Same sex partners among birds is quite prevalent, Tony said, with a quarter of mates in black swans being same sex, mostly males.

These same sex partners manage to have babies either by chasing off a heterosexual pair or chasing off a female that lays an egg after one of the males has mated with it.

“Science has shown male couples have better success in raising signets to adulthood,” he said.

A number of animals including turtles, some lizards and bush turkeys engage in temperature sexual determination and this has implications with global warming, Tony said.

In bearded dragons, for instance, below 32 degrees more males are hatched, above 36 degrees the offspring are 100 per cent female.

A recent study undertaken at University of Sunshine Coast found six per cent of birds, including magpies and lorikeets, undergo sex reversals. DNA tests have shown their physical sex to be different from their genetic sex.

It’s unknown whether this has always been the case or has resulted from man made interference such as the presence of endocrine disrupting chemicals entering the food chain through sewerage systems.

“We’ve got an awful lot to learn and we’re only scratching the surface,” Tony said.

“You’ve got to stop making assumptions before you go out and look at wildlife because nature doesn’t follow rules and nature doesn’t share our views.”

A quarter of all black swan pairs are same-sex couples, yet they still manage to raise young. (Tony Wellington)

Tony Wellington photographing a bearded dragon. The sex of developing bearded dragons is determined by the ambient temperature, not their genes. (Judy Ditter)

AQUAMAN PLUMBING PLUMBING

Noosa Waters style

By Lesley Downie

Steve and Kerry Boulton (and doggie Harvey) tested out Steve’s new homegrown watercraftthe ‘SUPMARINE” - on Noosa Waters this week to the enjoyment of all those who watched them cruise by.

QCWA

The QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch’s next Street Stall is being held on Thursday 11 December from 8-10.30am, unless sold out earlier. Proceeds will support Noosa Women’s Shed. You’ll find all your favourite baked goods and hand crafts and maybe a surprise or two... plus some Christmas goods.The Branch welcomes new members. Comealongtoourweeklysocialcraftandhobbies group, the DIY Divas, held each Thursday, 9 to 11am. Work on your own project, learn new skills and enjoy the company of like-minded women. Gold coin donation includes morning tea. Find us at the QCWA Hall, 123 Poinciana Avenue, next to the Tewantin Post Office. Call Robyn on 0428 385 747 if you require further information.

RSL WOMEN’S AUXILIARY

The Christmas meeting of the Tewantin-Noosa RSL Women’s Auxiliary will be held on Friday 5 December - our meeting first at 10.30am followed by our Christmas Lunch in the Bistro. Please bring a gift for the Salvation Army children’s xmas

Steve says it was made from two regular Sup boards, has a 12v Watersnake electric motor, with 150Ahrs lithium deep cycle battery, two Tommy Bahama beach chairs with matching canopy with tassels sewn by Kerry. And of course an esky for beer, wine and ice! A great idea for a cruise for two.

appeal, not wrapped. To book please phone Kay 5447 5042. Cost: $20 members, $30 visitors.

JOIN ZONTA CLUB OF NOOSA

For over 30 years, the Zonta Club of Noosa -proudly affiliated with Zonta International - has strived to empower local women through education bursaries, and health initiatives, providing advocacy and support for issues caused by gender-based violence and homelessness. We host fundraising and advocacy events throughout the year. Join us for our monthly dinner meetings. Visit www.zontanoosa.org or email admin@ zontanoosa.org

HERE’S A NOVEL IDEA

So you want to write a best-seller? Or perhaps you’ve had the idea of a story rattling around your brain forever, and now’s the time to write it. Well, if that’s the case, bring your novel ideas or part-written fiction and join us at Noosa Novelists. We have a few vacant places available at our meetings on Monday mornings at Wallace House, Noosa, when we read and comment on preemailed chapters of each other’s work, offering ideas and suggestions in friendly discussion to help develop our stories.

Steve and Kerry’s new watercraft. (Lesley Downie Photography)

Between us we’ve had a fair amount of our work published, but we’re still learning all the time. We’re passionate about our writing, and work together as a mutual self-help group. If interested, please email Noosa Shire Arts and Crafts at create@noosaartsandcrafts.org.au and headit‘Novelistsenquiry.’Pleasegivedetailsofany publications past and present, or work in progress.

CLASSICAL MUSIC CIRCLE

Here’s to everyone keen and enthusiastic about Classical Music. Barry and Irmi present the most beautiful music from all popular composers every Wednesday from 10am to 12pm in the Auditorium of the U3A Noosa. The music is presented on a big cinematic screen with a fantastic sound system. Costs are a mere $3 per session, annual membership is $45 per year. Like to try out? Call Barry 0478 837 708 or barry.henze@gmail.com

ARTS AND CRAFTS

Noosa Shire Arts & Crafts Association is a centre for creativity, learning and friendship. New members welcome. Visit our Gift Shop. Disabledfriendly access.

Tel: 5474 1211; Visit noosaartsandcrafts.org.au

NOOSA U3A FRIDAY TALKS

U3A Noosa Friday Talks are held at 1.30pm at U3A, 64 Poinciana Ave, Tewantin. Full details available on U3A website u3anoosa.com.au/ or phone 5440 5500.

SUNDAY DANCE

Next Sunday Dance Lesson on Sunday 7 December will be the last for four weeks. First lesson for 2026 will be 11 January from 12.30pm at Tewantin Masonic Hall Moorindil St. Because of many events, parties, holidays etc. I will have time off during the Christmas - New Year period. Thank you all for your commitment throughout this year. Your friendship and enthusiasm keep me going. I wish you a safe, happy Christmas and look forward to being with you next year. Enquiries Andrew, phone 0429829328. Every Sunday, from 12.30pm at the Tewantin Masonic Hall, Moorindil St. We start by teaching basic dance steps, then Waltz, old time, New Vogue, Ballroom Dances and a little Latin. We run to 5pm. Lots of fun and dancing, including a 20 min. tea/coffee break to socialise. (Only $10) Hope to see you there. Singles or couples welcome. Just rock up or phone Andrew 0429 829 328. For more info, please visit andrewsclassdance.com

Rattler drives the region

By Erle Levey

Heart and heritage … the words summed it up beautifully.

The value of the Mary Valley Rattler heritage railway to Gympie and to Queensland was on show at the city’s historic railway station last week.

In an evening to honor those driving the Rattler’s success, general manager Sherry Lowe delivered an inspiring and at times emotional ”thank you’’ to each and every one of those directly supporting the heritage railway operation.

“It’s about you. It’s about the partners, the supporters, the suppliers the producers, industry leaders and the community champions who have all stood beside us through the toughest times, and celebrated us with us in the best of times.

“Your presence reflects the very heart of this community.’’

Looking back on successes since the Mary Valley Rattler was re-established in 2013, Sherry said the railway re-established itself after the decision not to dam the Mary at Traveston Crossing.

In honouring the contribution of the volunteers and supporters, she said the heritage train operation hosts more than 46,000 visitors annually to the historic Gympie railway station, and more than 30,000 people on board the various train services.

“Some 87 percent of those travelling have come here just to visit the Mary Valley Rattler.

“We contribute $9.4 million total economic impact. Eighty two jobs are supported across the region - more than 110 volunteers contribute more than 20,000 hours each year.

“The direct annual value-add to the Gympie economy is $4.49 million.

“Today, the Rattler stands proudly as one of Gympie‘s largest tourism assets. A major driver of visitation, jobs and regional pride.

“None of this happens without the people in this room.

“A railway is more than a tourist attraction,’’ Sherry said, tears in her eyes. “It is a living, breathing community hub.

“Volunteers dedicate hours every day, every year.

“Since the rebirth of the railway we have welcomed more than 175,000 guests on board.’’

Every year the Rattler provides about 255 train services, from the iconic steam journey to the Silver Bullet high tea experience.

These include private charter, school excursions and community events, such as the forthcoming Christmas Community Fair on Saturday, 6 December, from 9.30am.

“Behind every single journey lies hours and sometimes days of unseen work - mechanical, operational, safety, maintenance and guest experience.

“These are carried out with extraordinary heart, skill and dedication.’’

The Rattler has been a driving force for the development of the region since gold was discovered in Gympie in 1867, and a railway was first advocated.

As the region continued to develop, especially in agriculture, dairying and timber, a railway line through the Mary Valley to Brooloo was opened in 1915. It took in the townships of Kandanga, Imbil, Amamoor and Dagun.

This is the basis of the present heritage railway operation, one that is in the Top 10 of Australia’s tourist trains yet the only one totally reliant on day-to-day operations and community support.

Through recent years the Rattler has been recognised at the Queensland Tourism Awards with gold for outstanding contribution by a volunteer or volunteer group, and silver for best tourism attraction.

“We have received 100 out of 100 from Tourism Events Queensland for the best of Queensland

guest experience,’’ Sherry said.

“On top of that we have been recognised in the top 10 percent of experiences worldwide by TripAdvisor and travellers.

“These accolades belong not just to our staff and volunteers but to our partners, our supporters, our suppliers - you make what we do possible.

“We are a not-for-profit organisation - our purpose extends far beyond tourism.

“Last financial year we contributed $50,000 in vouchers to local organisations, schools, and charities to support community fundraising initiatives.

“We are proud to partner with the Rotary Club that has raised valuable funds on board our services.’’

In the past five years the partnership with Rotary has collected more than $86,000 from Rattler guests, all of which has gone directly back to more than 21 not-for profit organisations across the Gympie region.

“Your support helps us to provide purpose and belonging to youth and people who may otherwise struggle to find a place or purpose,’’ Sherry said.

“Your help offers volunteers a pathway for people transitioning into retirement, keeping them connected, active and valued.

“Your help preserves heritage rolling stock and the regional railway story that may otherwise disappear.

“You are helping maintain a welcoming, integral community hub showcasing the beauty, the history, the warmth of Gympie and the Mary Valley region to thousands of visitors every year.

“This is the heart of the Rattler - connection, contribution and community.’’

The evening provided an opportunity to acknowledge senior manager infrastructure Martin Kernick, safety and compliance officer Greg Robertson, and operations and marketing manager Ashleigh Andrews as their leadership roles have been instrumental in keeping the Mary Valley Rattler moving forward.

“Behind the heritage and heart of this organisation is this small but mighty leadership team who bring grit, determination and unwavering commitment to our purpose,’’ Sherry said.

“Steady hands, calm heads and enormous heart ... even when the chips are down.

“Their resilience and leadership have guided our volunteers and supported our staff, ensuring the Rattler continues to deliver exceptional experiences any day and at any time.

“Together, they are the driving force behind the Mary Valley Rattler- their leadership and passion preserving and sharing this remarkable piece of Queensland’s heritage.’’

The question of how does this small but mighty organisation continue to deliver worldclass heritage tourism, deep community impact and significant economic return is because each and every person who backs the Mary Valley Rattler brand are the champions, the support network, and the sounding board needed.

The evening was to acknowledge those who understand the impact, the heritage value and the economic return that the railway makes, not just to Gympie but to the wider region and SouthEast Queensland

“It is this support that keeps the whistles ringing through the Mary Valley ... it helps us preserve living history and ensure every journey, every memory, remains possible.

“Your partnership is the heart behind our heritage, and we are deeply grateful.’’

Incoming chair of the board Garry Davison paid tribute to Sherry Lowe for the way she not only works on the business but in the business.

“It’s the simple things you don’t think about that sets her apart as a champion.’’

In acknowledging the Rattler as the number one attraction in the region, Garry reminded that the team works every week of every year, and goes far and above what is expected of such an organisation.

“It’s the whole team - from the front counter to the volunteers who have so much passion.

“It is unbelievable what impact they make.

“When you speak with the people as they get off the train, they say the ride was great but the customer service was exceptional - that they are so invigorated, so passionate.

“And they are volunteers. It’s hard to believe someone could have so much passion.’’

Sherry, the team and all of the volunteers at Mary Valley Rattler remind us every day of what is possible through grit, hard work and passion.

The Mary Valley Rattler is an establishment that all in Gympie and the wider region can be very proud of.

Slow Food Noosa’s breakfast at Mary Valley Rattler’s Rusty Rails Cafe. (423707)

The Gympie workshop. (406812)

High tea at the Mary Valley Rattler to honour International Women’s Day. (Donna Jones: 468033)

Mary Valley Rattler general manager Sherry Lowe. (520994)

The Mary Valley Rattler ... the first Slow Food train in Queensland. (490619)

All themed up for a Rattling good evening. (514434)

In-coming board chair Garry Davison and general manager Sherry Lowe. (520994)

Mary Valley Rattler general manager Sherry Lowe, safety and compliance officer Greg Robertson, senior manager infrastructure Martin Kernick, operations and marketing manager Ashleigh Andrews. (520994)

High tea on the Silver Bullet. (406812)

Inside the engine driver’s cabin of No. 967. (406812)

The enthusiasm and commitment on show at a young endurance horse riders camp at Imbil provided plenty of optimism for the future of the sport. ERLE LEVEY was there to look, learn and listen.

Riders in good hands

By Erle Levey

Horse riding is more than a past-time or a sport ... it’s about passion and commitment.

It’s about getting out into nature and connecting with your horse.

Endurance riding creates a bond between horse and rider - an understanding of each other’s character and disposition.

It brings with it the responsibility of care ... unless the horse is looked after, it is a long walk back to ride base.

At the same time horses have an inherent nature to respond to their riders due to their prey instincts, sensitivity, and ability to form emotional bonds through learned communication.

They are highly perceptive and attuned to subtle cues in a rider’s body language, tone of voice, and emotions.

A Queensland Endurance Riders Association (QERA) junior camp and Dingo Creek Equestrian (DCE) no-frills ride at Imbil was designed to encourage junior riders to engage and continue deeper into this inclusive sport.

Held at the picturesque Yabba Creek Farm, it was the latest in a string of education weekends held over the past five years at Imbil or Wondaihome of DCE.

What it showed was a supportive group of experienced endurance administrators and riders who were eager to pass on their knowledge to the new group of riders coming through the sport.

There was a feeling of excitement and anticipation in this, the fourth such event due to the interruption of Covid in 2020.

The campsite was well set up with plenty of space for vetting and pre-ride talks.

These followed the period of skills coaching, fun and novelty events on the Saturday morning. Events included egg-and-spoon relays while mounted on horses, an introduction to poles and jumps ... even the sport of hoofball in which horse and rider combined to move over-sized beach balls or soccer balls around the field.

This was done in the spirit of establishing team-building and camaraderie.

Early Sunday morning saw the starts for a 40km ride and a 20km ride through the Imbil forests.

These events allowed participants to record rides and times in their Australian Endurance Riders Association (AERA) logbooks to start building their experience and stamina for future events.

With endurance, both horses and riders need to qualify over set distances before they can move onto longer events.

The weekend gave explanations of why riders and administrators do things to ensure horse safety and well-being.

These included the pre-ride vetting with Dr Harry Wever, the run-throughs with Ken Moir to check on the horse’s gait. There was an understanding of the metabolics or digestion system of horses with host Kaylea Maher.

AERA secretary Kim Moir said skilled and experienced riders had willingly volunteered to provide mentoring and make the connection with young participants.

“It’s not just about having a conversation about what to do,’’ Kim said, “it’s a matter of being with them in the process … with them as they go through each step.

“This can be from planning the journey to the event, setting up a yard with access to water and feed for the horses feed, and what you need to pack to get there.’’

Apart from the junior riders there were others at the weekend gaining more knowledge.

QERA and DCE volunteers or committee members, together with those from Imbil clubs such as Stirlings’ Crossing or Far-A-Way, explained the need to fill in log books and then be cognisant of time checks, whether that be at the start or at the end of each leg of a course.

Veterinarian checks are conducted before a ride then at every 40km. Water is provided for horses after every 10km.

Etiquette on the course and around the camp was explained, as well as care for the horses.

At the conclusion of the first day, riders and horses made their way down to Yabba Creek to cool off with an enjoyable swim.

The aim is encouragement as opposed to competitiveness at a young age.”

Above all was the need to be respectful of the land, other riders and horses, as well as administration people who had given of their time and travelled great distances to pass on their knowledge.

NO QUESTIONS ARE SILLY

Among the volunteers was Virginia Barber, a highly-experienced rider now based at Wondai and an organiser of the youth camps.

Just back from riding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Virginia said the concept was for those who hadn’t ridden or were new to the sport.

“It’s an education weekend for newcomers and juniors to learn about endurance - what they need to know to prep the horses and what they need to bring, how they set up.

“It’s a fun team-building day so they know how to socialise amongst each other.

“Part of the mix this year was doing other things - not just learn about endurance but to teach them horsemanship, and riding skills such as flat work and some jumping.

“The aim is encouragement as opposed to competitiveness at a young age.

“It was a matter of putting them into different groups so that they could learn to get along and encourage other riders.

“Make new friends and help each other - understand that you have to rely on others, that you can chat and can ask questions.

“We want to create an environment in which to give your point of view, which for children at this age is something that can be hard to do.

“There is no such thing as a silly question. That came through multiple times at the weekend.’’

The two rides on Sunday had 14 riders in each distance - 20km and 40km.

It gave the the juniors and newcomers the chance to have their points and distances calculated.

“We didn’t have the vets at previous young rider weekends, Virginia said. “It was simply a matter of instruction.

“This time we wanted to offer them the abilities to do the camp and then go on an official AERA ride.

“We organised support riders and mentors to help them get through.’’

For volunteers such as Virginia it’s a continuation of what they’ve been doing throughout their horse riding career.

Having negotiated her way into getting her first horse at the age of six, Virginia didn’t have the luxury of instruction such as this.

Instead, it was very much a case of learn as best you can from a young age. Yet it set her on a riding career in which she now encourages others in the sport.

This can be through her horse riding lessons but also through NDIS sessions for those with different needs, including people with impaired vision or total loss of sight.

Through Virginia’s sessions, riders have discovered the connection with horses and for it to be a very powerful enabler.

“I wasn’t in endurance as a junior,’’ Virginia said. “Introductions such as this is a gap in many sports.

“This is about educating the young ones coming through each discipline and encouraging them to learn more - especially the camaraderie because so many sports do not have that opportunity to get together and enjoy that time.

“We want them to help each other rather than have a high focus on competitiveness at this age.’’

GROWING UP IN THE SADDLE

Kaylea Maher, a winner of the peak Australian endurance ride - the Tom Quilty Gold Cup in 2019 - has grown up in the saddle, learning from her mother Jeanna from about the age of five.

Her father Brian completed the Tom Quilty in 2016.

Now Kaylea is showing the patience learnt from her mother in teaching daughter Bella horsemanship, as well as mentoring young riders.

Kaylea organised the track and marking for the Sunday rides, that took in rainforest trails among jacarandas and flame trees, as well as crossing Yabba Creek.

“I love the experience,’’ Kaylea said. “The fitness from riding, the challenge of commitment and training.

“It’s about getting out in the bush and being in nature - that connection with the horse.’’

Morayfield rider Tash Willemse was keen to show me Joslian Commander Spock, a 10-year-

old part-Arab paint gelding with distinctive medicine hat black marking on his forehead and ears, and with a stable name of Spookle.

While he has completed a handful of 40km rides it will be the first for the 19-year-old on their journey as horse-and-rider toward the Tom Quilty 2026, to be staged at Stirling’s Crossing Equestrian Complex at Imbil in July.

“He’s the perfect boy,’’ Tash said. “Very calm, very quiet.

“He’s a ’yes’ pony - you tell him to do something and he will do it.

“He’s done a couple of 40km events and he has to do an 80km, so we’re building him up.

“Rhiannon started to ride three months ago and this is her first 40. We’ve got the calendar printed out and all the rides planned.’’ LOVE OF HORSES RUNS IN THE FAMILY For Toowoomba Range riding instructor Jay Randle, her support of young riders is hereditary.

Her parents were very much into long distance riding, right from their early days in Dalby.

Jay’s mother and her auntie started the first pony club in Queensland, when they were aged 15 and 16.

Her mother Carmel White and aunt Zeta Denholm (nee White) were later based near Moggill.

“There were seven in the family and we could all ride from a young age,’’ Jay said. “Mum loved going on long distance camps and they would take riders for 20 miles, camp overnight and then ride another 20 miles through the bush.

“And so it went. It was awesome … a great upbringing.’’

Jay runs Splendacrest Stables and her commitment as well as support of young riders coming into horse riding - particularly endurancehas been outstanding.

Her inspiration? “It was something I did. I was riding before I could walk.

“I’ve been training horses and riders for 25 years.

“You get absolutely nothing out of it,’’ she joked, “... except for a lot of debt and ageing horses.

“Honestly, it’s about seeing the kids being the best version of themselves.’’

Strength and elegance: Vet run-through to check the horse’s gait. (Sarah Sullivan: 518330)

Summer of cricket here

By Samadhi Baker

The last two weeks have been packed with some fantastic cricket from Tewantin.

First Grade

First Grade Home against Caboolture

First Grade entered the weekend with a reshuffled line-up, assume senior players were away on representative duties. The change opened the door for young Reilly Carroll, proudly making his First-Grade debut. Tewantin-Noosa began strongly through Ben (31) and Joe Murray (41), who set a positive tone and helped the side reach 2/140 after 28 overs. Despite several promising starts, fill in skipper Jarrod Officer looking in fine form (53) the Thunder couldn’t convert the platform into a truly imposing total and finished with 238, a score that felt below par given the early momentum. In reply Caboolture showed how to go on with a start 155 not out from Glen Batticiotto making light work of the chase. Ben Giddy and Josh Gittins bowled with discipline but ultimately wasn’t enough.

T20 FINALS

First Grade’s T20 finals campaign was an interesting one to say the least. A severe storm swept across the ground before the semi-final, forcing the match to be reduced to a 5-over contest. Tewantin-Noosa handled the pressure superbly, restricting Gympie to 39, then chasing the target inside 3 overs with Cody Pyne whacking them everywhere. The Grand Final, however, unfolded differently. One of Maroochydore’s big hitters took full advantage of the small boundary, producing a remarkable century that lifted the total to 189. The Thunder bowlers held firm in the closing overs to prevent an even larger score but it was going to take something special. The chase never found its rhythm after a couple of early wickets, and Tewantin-Noosa ultimately fell short. While the defeat was disappointing, it was an impressive effort to reach finals at all with the Thunder having to win their final four T20 matches to qualify for finals.

First Grade Away against Nambour Tewantin-Noosa produced one of their most energised and enjoyable performances of the season against Nambour, even with both frontline fast bowlers unavailable. Mike “Rowdy” Thomson, returning to First Grade, delivered an incredible performance, taking 3/20 and setting the tone early. Spinners Josh Gittins and Michael Eckard then applied consistent pressure throughout, often beating the bat and keeping Nambour on the back foot. The young brigade then stepped into the spotlight. Rory Ramsden delivered a breakout spell, claiming 3/5 from 2.2 overs and even creating a hat-trick opportunity. Joe Murray continued his outstanding season with the ball this time, taking 4/32 from 10 overs. The fielding effort was near-perfect, with every chance taken cleanly. Nambour were dismissed for 118, and the mood lifted even further in the chase as Mick Eckard (70*) and Samadhi Baker (36*) played freely, racing to the target in the 12th over without loss. A complete team performance and one that reflects the growing belief within the group.

Second Grade

Second Grade Home against Caboolture

Second Grade endured a dramatic day with storms, lightning delays, and tight pressure moments. After losing the toss, Tewantin-Noosa were given only 10 overs to bat, before rain intervened and the game was revised. Going from 1-13 after 10 overs to a defendable score was going to be difficult made even more so with some unfortunate run-outs. Levi Towart lifted the tempo with a clean strike for his first six of the season and

skipper Matt scored a rapid 22 to close on 91. Despite the condensed format, TNCC pushed the Snakes all the way. Levi struck in the first over, Jayke Carlile followed up with a wicket on debut, and the middle-overs pairing of Jason Toohey and Aedan Mayo bowled with terrific discipline. A key turning point came when the Snakes’ set batter retired hurt with a hamstring issue, shifting momentum firmly toward Tewantin-Noosa. With 20 needed off the final four overs, the Thunder continued fighting. Adam Graves, after

removing the keeping gear, claimed a vital wicket, and the skipper struck with his first ball from the other end. Despite taking the match to the final moments, Caboolture passed the target with two balls remaining. An impressive performance considering the circumstances. .

Second Grade Away against Palmwoods

A challenging wicket greeted the Thunder after losing the toss, and early movement saw Ben Blackwell, Zak Woolmer, and Adam Curry fall quickly, leaving the side at 3/11. Rory Ramsden (33) stood tall, showing patience and class in a 46-run partnership that stabilised the innings. Once that stand was broken, wickets continued to fall, although Cooper Maloney and Rowdy Thomson added valuable late runs. Rowdy once again demonstrated his evergreen touch, hitting three consecutive boundaries to lift the score to 102. Tewantin-Noosa bowled with purpose, with Levi striking in the first over for the second time in as many matches. Ben Woolmer broke a 61-run stand to keep TNCC in the contest, and the fielding remained committed throughout. Ultimately, Palmwoods passed the score with two wickets down, but the Thunder took heart from their tight bowling and improved discipline.

Third Grade

Third Grade Day Nighter away against Cooroy Despite driving through heavy storms, the Thunder arrived to find the pitch playable after a short delay, leading to a 36-over match. The bowlers thrived on a sticky wicket, with Brian (3 wickets) leading the way and Matt, Cooper, and Naveen each contributing a breakthrough. Debutant Bodhi impressed with his accuracy and composure, while the fielding was sharp in difficult, muggy conditions. Cooroy finished with 225, and a lightning delay then adjusted Tewantin-Noosa’s chase to 182 from 29 overs. TNCC fought hard, with contributions throughout the order Nick Withers top scoring with 33 not out, but regular wickets prevented a late surge. Overall, a great effort from a side featuring many Sixth Grade regulars. Third Grade Home against Palmwoods With regular captain David Baker unavailable, Jayke Carlile stepped up to lead a very young and eager Third Grade side. He handled the responsibility with maturity and presence. Oscar Rose, returning from a broken finger, bowled with real pace and lift, troubling the Palmwoods batters and earning a deserved wicket. Tom Longhurst also bowled with excellent rhythm, claiming a dismissal via a sharp catch from stand-in keeper Aedan Mayo. The Thunder took several excellent catches, particularly from Nate Watson and Bailey Hozier, but Palmwoods finished strongly and posted around 296. With the bat, Morgan Avery blended patience and power, Lewis Ramsden played a crisp early shot before falling to a sharp caught-and-bowled, and Brendan Wright topscored with a stylish 32. Bailey added a punchy 21, but the difficult wicket and slower bowlers eventually halted the Thunder’s progress. Despite the margin, the match provided valuable learning opportunities for the young group, who showed commitment and enthusiasm throughout.

Beachgoers seek help in rolling out shark bite kits

A group of surfers and shark attack survivors are calling for support to roll out life-saving emergency response kits on beaches across Australia.

A year after creating Community Shark Bite Kits to help victims of shark attacks in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area, founder Danny Schouten has deployed more than 150 emergency kits on beaches across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

Each kit is designed to help control lifethreatening bleeding in the case of a dangerous encounter with a shark. Medical equipment specialists TacMed supplies the kit contents, which include a tourniquet, two conforming bandages, two large dressings, an emergency thermal blanket, gloves, a whistle, and step-bystep instructions on how to treat a shark bite.

Following growing community demand, Danny is seeking support to make Community Shark Bite Kits available on beaches across Australia. He is joined by his friends and shark attack survivors Toby Begg and Kai McKenzie, whose experience last year inspired Danny to

design the emergency response kits.

A fundraiser which has raised more than $5600 has been launched on GoFundMe to raise $10,000 for the development and rollout

of Community Shark Bite Kits nationwide. The goal is to give Australians the best possible chance of survival in the event of a shark attack.

Shark Bite Kits founder, Danny Schouten, said, “when a shark attack happens, every second counts. A Shark Bite Kit provides tools that can help control bleeding and hopefully increase someone’s chance of survival. With the support of communities and donors, we can get Shark Bite Kits on every beach around the country. It’s about Australian beaches being well prepared for when these attacks happen and making our coastline a safer place for everyone.We’re not going to stop doing what we love, so we just have to be better prepared.”

Toby Begg, said, “I know from my own experience that the application of a tourniquet and having the means to manage a traumatic situation could make all the difference when seconds count. Having one nearby can turn a tragic accident into a survivable event.”

Kai McKenzie, said, “I was lucky to have someone with such experience to save me, but there will come a day where that won’t be the case and a Shark Bite Kit would help the chances of surviving dramatically.”

• To donate visit https://www.gofundme. com/f/community-shark-bite-kits

A group aims to rollout shark bite kits across beaches. (Gofundme)

Michael Eckard takes a swing. (Matt Mayo Photography)

Life of Brine

Phil Jarratt - philjarratt.com

Looking back on the past

Next week’s Life of Brine will be my 700th column in Noosa Today, which I reckon is worthy of a celebration.

While that number includes columns written for the original owners of the masthead, as well as every Star News Group issue, it does not include the surfing column which preceded it in the Noosa Journal between 2008 and the Journal’s 2012 demise. If I add those in, we nudge closer to the magic 1000.

I’ll let you know when we get there, but for now, and for a week or two, I thought I’d celebrate by digging up some happy memories from more than half a million words of Life of Brine. Cabo dreaming

I first discovered the rugged appeal of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, and specifically its East Cape, in 1999 when I attended my first Surf Industry Manufacturers Association conference, and it remained a favourite until the magic of La Saladita on the mainland won me over a dozen years later. Here are a couple of takes. Zacatitos

When you reach the end of the new toll road from Los Cabos International Airport to the coast, the azure Sea of Cortez lies dead ahead and the most important decision of a Cabo holiday is upon you. Right or left?

To the right a dual carriageway (the only one in Baja California Sur, for the moment) will carry you along the tourist corridor and eventually dump you in the frenetic port of Cabo San Lucas, where you will be harassed all day by bad mariachi bands and all night by excitable hookers. Me, I go left.

The left turn will land you immediately on the Roundabout of Death (so named by visiting gringo surfers), a humungous circuit around a nature plot where eyes in the back of the head and a loud horn are a distinct advantage. Taking the Zone Touristico exit, we slip past the hotel district, take a detour onto the dusty construction site of the new road that will one day lead to the San Jose marina, bump past the sewage plant holding our noses, then ease our way over the coastal mountain goat track for 20 kilometres, and finally slide down the hill into the gringo settlement of Zacatitos. Welcome to the middle of nowhere.

This is the start of Cabo’s East Cape, a gloriously under-developed 80-kilometre stretch of Cortez coast where hardly anything ever happens. The high desert drops down out of the hills and meets the sea in deep, dry arroyos. Mules rule the dirt tracks and frequently seek midday shade under the woven beach palapas.

Dawn on the Sea of Cortez reveals corduroy lines of ocean groundswell, groomed by a twisted journey from the equatorial Pacific, that wrap again into half a dozen bays. Then precisely at 10.37am from March to September, the wind begins its rotation, picking up velocity and creating a sea of white horses. On East Cape the second part of the day, après-surf, begins.

This is where old surfers come to grow even older disgracefully. One such is Bob, with whom I share a glorious morning’s surf at Nine Palms, so named for the palms either side of the access track, seven of which have died since my first visit. Bob is a retired judge from Bakersfield, California, who camps on the beach at Nine Palms, sleeping in a campervan he leaves here each summer, during which he’ll fly in and fly out four or five times, relishing the time to surf, read, walk the beach and maybe suck on an icy Pacifico or three come sundown. “I love it here,” he tells me. “It’s the end of the road. There’s a certain isolationist comfort in that.”

Rancho Buena Vista

The stretch of winding road between La Paz and Los Cabos – the final hours of the interminable Highway One that snakes through mountains and deserts the length of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula – is a lot better than it was, but the roadside graves at every bend demand a level of attention I just couldn’t muster this hot and dusty early summer afternoon.

We were expected back at Los Cabos for a surfing expedition on the remote southern tip of East Cape, but my yearning to stop driving got the better of me and, entirely on a whim, I swung off on a dirt track to the coast just south of Los Barriles. A sucker for a rustic sign, I’d zoomed in on a broken-down classic half-hidden in the cacti. It said simply, “Rancho Buena Vista. Fish. Accom”.

Rancho Buena Vista was a cluster of sun-worn buildings at the bottom of a hill. Beyond lay the sparkling Sea of Cortez. The place seemed deserted. I checked my phone and Blackberry. No signal. I loved RBV immediately. We scared up someone to check us in and were shown to a cabin whose grass roof had seen better days and whose outdoor table had lost a leg, but inside the basics were clean. More importantly, from our deckchairs we looked out to a stretch of sandy bay that ran all the way to the tip of East Cape, the breeze off the sea was refreshing and the margaritas were potent and two for one, it being 4pm happy hour.

Fortified with tequila, we snorkeled the inshore reef and did some beachcombing before returning to the big palapa by the pool for predinner drinks with our fellow guests, who turned out to be, in the main, good ole boys from California and Texas, intent on killing fish and drinking their own body weight in beer and tequila.

Buena Vista was a fishing lodge of the old school. In fact it was the first lodge built in Baja Sur, back in the early ‘50s when the only way to get to East Cape was to fly in by light aircraft and land on the soccer field. This was exactly what pilot and fishing tragic Herb Tansey and his pals had done in 1952, then being ferried by donkey down the hill to the Buena Vista goat farm where they rented a room and a boat with an outboard. The fishing was so good Tansey bought the farm, had a classic stone-walled lodge built at the shore and started renting rooms to fishermen.

And now to us. Muy gusto, Buena Vista!

Neighbourhood mules after a ride to the beach, Zacatitos, 2010.

Happy hour at the pool, 1960s. (Bonney)

The view from the pool deck at our renter above Zacatitos, 2010.

Rancho BV, 2011.

The more challenging Shipwrecks, just around the corner. (Surfline)

Nine Palms, East Cape. More crowded than I knew it. (Surfline)

PROPERTY

Turn to pages 12 & 13

STEP BACK IN TIME TO CLAIM THE FUTURE

PROPERTY MATTERS

IT’S a remarkable home - one that is part of the Noosa story.

Tracing its origins to the founding families of the Noosa region, the 3.60ha property at Tinbeerwah stands as both a testament to legacy and contemporary refinement.

Beau Lamshed at Tom Offermann Real Estate is marketing the five-bedroom, sevenbathroom house at 61 Sivyers Rd that comes with pool, tennis court, pecan plantation and 12-vehicle garaging.

It is set for auction at 12pm on Saturday, 6 December.

Linked to the Sivyer family who were involved in the creation of Devon Park in the late 1800s, the property offers a combination of access and privacy.

Poised on its own elevated plateau, the landscape unfolds in rolling green slopes, shimmering treetops, morning birdsong, private gardens, and old-world charm, Beau said, creating a sanctuary of beauty, history, and distinction.

At the summit of the estate lies an architectural masterpiece of enduring craftsmanship.

Meticulously revived and timelessly reimagined, the interiors are generous and lightfilled, with expansive living and dining areas that are sheltered beneath soaring gabled ceilings dotted with crystal chandeliers.

It uses timber that cannot be milled any more. The beams that shoulder the ceilings are carved from some of the final logs of the everlasting Tasmanian huon pine.

“With stately wrought-iron entry gates, this is an estate in every sense of the word,’’ Beau said.

A majestic Canary Island palm crowns the grand circular entrance. As such, it carries the quiet dignity of another era.

Every bend of the path, bough of the trees

and fortifying pillar speaks of heritage, quality and class.

The interiors of the home feature expansive living and dining areas that are sheltered beneath soaring gabled ceilings dotted with crystal chandeliers.

The four bedrooms include a luxurious main suite with grand dressing room and spa ensuite.

Multiple formal and informal living areas flow to alfresco terraces and decks, complete with wood-fire pizza oven.

A gourmet kitchen features bespoke farmers cabinetry, hand-finished Italian granite benchtops, and a suite of premium Smeg and Miele appliances. There are dual extractors, a six-burner gas cooktop, dual ovens with a steam oven and warming tray, and a Zip tap.

The bathrooms are fitted with heated towel rails throughout, while the main ensuite is further elevated by luxurious heated flooring.

A swim-up bar is part of the lagoon-style pool with spa, and there is a separate powder room with western cedar sauna.

As well as a separate, fully-equipped studio there is a dedicated retreat for children.

The estate also offers a full-size floodlit tennis court, private gym, and extensive storage facilities.

Yet there is a vibrant fruit orchard as well as established trees and a cinematic pecan grove.

Gentle slopes are fully fenced, while a three-bay barn shed and storage space offering versatility.

IN THE HEART OF LITTLE COVE

Set right in the heart of Little Cove, a threebedroom, three-bathroom, two-car house at 4 Little Cove Rd is set for auction Saturday, 6 December, at 10am.

Nic Hunter at Tom Offermann Real Estate is marketing the property that he describes as “a

really nice site in the centre of quality homes.’’ Little Cove is a highly-sought enclave surrounded by the sea and Noosa National Park, within an easy walk of Hastings St.

“There is a great sense of community,’’ Nic said, “and it’s wonderful to get something available for sale.

“Little Cove is a place to come home tooffering filtered views through the trees of the beaches.’’

After 35 years of holiday memories the time is ready to pass the baton on.

There have been mid-week inspections as well as weekends that have attracted interstate interest, also those looking for an escape from the city.

“They love the proximity to Main Beach and the fact there is virtually no through traffic as such.’’

The Mediterranean-inspired residence is private and ostensibly built into the contours of the land to create an idyllic connection to the great outdoors.

The house comes with tnorth-facing terraces on both levels that cleverly take prized place in the sun.

Together with the brushbox flooring, the centre of attraction is an ever-so high void with glass ceiling. Below, there is balustrading with guitar tensioners creatively connected to the nautically-inspired curved western red cedar staircase.

The living space has a wood-burner fireplace and separate dining area with slide-away, cedarframed doors to the undercover terrace.

Numerous doors have been lovingly handcrafted in various exotic timbers such as Papua New Guinea walnut, plus unique diffused glass panes.

The U-shaped kitchen comes with curved,

A four-bedroom, three-bathroom, three-car house with pool at 23 Spoonbill St, Peregian Beach, goes to auction Friday, 5 December, at 11am. (517559)

A four-bedroom, three-bathroom, three-car house with pool at 23 Spoonbill St, Peregian Beach, goes to auction Friday, 5 December, at 11am. (517559)

black-topped birds-eye jarrah on the high and prep benches, also wall cabinetry. A suite of Bosch appliances is augmented by a Samsung icemaker fridge.

Easy access from the garage after unloading a big shop makes life easier; an expansive courtyard suggests long lunches; and the laundry is close too.

A leisure space on the upper level features a serious bar, in jarrah cabinetry, with a sink, bar fridge and window opening to the northerly terrace.

On the south side is an expansive studio with exposed beams and ceiling, plus a wall of storage.

Two bedrooms are on the upper floor including a white, bright main retreat with access to the north terrace, also a walk-in robe and ensuite with spa bath.

In the east wing the bedroom has builtin robes and an ensuite-style bathroom plus separate toilet. On the ground floor the bedroom has a high ceiling, accesses the north undercover terrace, a bathroom ensuite with a bathtub, as well as an adjacent two-way powder room.

ON NOOSA’S DOORSTEP

There has been a massive response to an acreage property at Weyba Downs that is set for auction at 10am on Friday, 5 December.

Caroline Johnston and Daniel McAlpine at Hinternoosa are marketing the 6390sq m property at 71 Paradise Dve.

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom, sevenvehicle house comes with dam and shed.

“There have been heavy inspections on weekends and midweek,’’ Caroline said. “Mostly locals - some looking for their children.

“We are getting a lot of referrals, as they have been mentioning it to extended families.

ERLE LEVEY

A four-bedroom, three-bathroom, three-car house with pool at 23 Spoonbill St, Peregian Beach, goes to auction Friday, 5 December, at 11am. (517559)

A

five-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 12-car house, with pool, tennis court, studio, on 3.59ha, at 61 Sivyers Rd, Tinbeerwah, goes to auction Saturday, 6 December, at 12pm. (515565)

“There has been interstate interest, and buyers looking to renovate. There are massive opportunities as it is a virtual blank canvas.

“It has been held in the family for more than 35 years. The property has minimal trees, there is a gentle slope and it is flood free.’’

Central Sunshine Coast and the hinterland interests can see value in the location. There is an environmental nature reserve at the back so it is private yet not far from Lake Weyba.

The solid brick of the home provides the chance to refresh or modernise. It offers warmth and functionality with multiple living zones, spacious bedrooms including main with walk-through wardrobe to ensuite.

There is good indoor-outdoor flow to the undercover timber decked area while the kitchen is open plan and overlooks the dining area as well as the entertaining deck. It includes dishwasher, laminate benches and has ample storage.

A dam is surrounded by greenery while a fully-powered, three-bay shed offers workshop space, storage or a hobby retreat.

The 2.9m-high double carport accommodates larger vehicles.

LOVE THE SERENITY

Immersed in nature and framed by the canopy of Spoonbill Park Reserve, a reimagined

A five-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 12-car house, with pool, tennis court, studio, on 3.59ha, at 61 Sivyers Rd, Tinbeerwah, goes to auction Saturday, 6 December, at 12pm. (515565)

A five-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 12-car house, with pool, tennis court, studio, on 3.59ha, at 61 Sivyers Rd, Tinbeerwah, goes to auction Saturday, 6 December, at 12pm. (515565)

residence at Peregian Beach blends refined craftsmanship with understated coastal elegance.

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom, threecar house with pool at 23 Spoonbill St goes to auction Friday, 5 December, at 11am with Tracy Russell at Tom Offermann Real Estate.

“People are loving the serenity,’’ Tracy said.

“It’s very private.

“You walk in to a grassed area and there is greenery everywhere. The birdsong is amazing.’’

The stylish house is move-in ready.

Highlights are the beautiful outdoor fireplace and that there are no-chemicals in pool.

There is a Santa Fe feel to it while 4m-high ceilings create light-filled interiors.

Interest is mainly from Brisbane and locals or those from the land downsizing to a stylish home.

Professionally landscaped by In Style Habitat, the grounds centre around an expansive timber deck and magnesium mineral pool.

The main bedroom retreat offers a tranquil escape with a travertine-clad ensuite, freestanding bath and a north-east terrace overlooking the treetops.

Across two levels are four bedrooms, a premium kitchen with Gaggenau appliances,

generous living, study nooks and private decks.

FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS

FRIDAY, 5 December

Peregian Beach

• 23 Spoonbill St: 4bed, 3bath, 3car house, pool, 11am, Tracy Russell 0413 319 879 Tom Offermann Real Estate

Weyba Downs

• 71 Paradise Dve: 3bed, 2bath, 7car house on 6390sq m, dam, 10am, Caroline Johnston 0409 953 311 Daniel McAlpine 0448 491 906 Hinternoosa

SATURDAY, 6 December

Noosa Heads

• 4 Little Cove Rd: 3bed, 3bath, 2car house,10am, Nic Hunter 0421 785 512 Tom Offermann Real Estate

Sunrise Beach

• 7/56 David Low Way: 6bed, 6bath, 2car beachfront house, pool, 11am, registered bidders only, Tom Offermann 0412 711 888 Cameron Urquhart 0411 757 570 Tom Offermann Real Estate

Tinbeerwah

• 61 Sivyers Rd: Two houses: 5bed, 7bath, 12car, pool, tennis court on 3.6ha, 12pm, Beau Lamshed 0402 699 303 Tom Offermann Real Estate

A three-bedroom, three-bathroom, two-car house at 4 Little Cove Rd, Noosa Heads, goes to auction Saturday, 6 December, at 10am. (515565)

A three-bedroom, three-bathroom, two-car house at 4 Little Cove Rd, Noosa Heads, goes to auction Saturday, 6 December, at 10am. (515565)

A three-bedroom, two-bathroom, seven-vehicle house on 6390sq m, dam, shed, at 71 Paradise Dve, Weyba Downs, goes to auction Friday, 5 December, at 10am. (517559)

A three-bedroom, two-bathroom, seven-vehicle house on 6390sq m, dam, shed, at 71 Paradise Dve, Weyba Downs, goes to auction Friday, 5 December, at 10am. (517559)

4L ITTLE CO VEROAD , NOOS AH EAD S

Pictureaspectacularaddress,mereminutes totoesin-the-whitesandofirresistibleLittleCove Beachand beingalmostsequesteredwithintheforeververdant NoosaNationalPark.It’s eye-catchingfromthe streetyetwith awalledfrontagea senseof mystique prevailsmomentarilyalongthe walkway,wheregarden artamongstthesub-tropicalplantings,grabs your attention.Insideit’ssuper coolandsassy withtwo

north-facing terracescleverlytakeprizedplacein thesun,whilst maximisingthenotionofinvitingitself indoorstoshadowdanceoverseeminglyendless brushbox flooring.The centre ofattractionisaneversohighvoidwithglass ceilingandbelow,balustrading withguitartensionerscreatively connected to the nauticallyinspiredcurvedwestern redcedar staircase.

Auction

Saturday 6December10.00am

View Saturday 9.30am

Agent NicHunter 0421785512 nic@offfermann.com.au

7/56 DAVID LO WW AY , SUNRISEBEACH

Maravilla.Onlyonesoutterlyextravagantdesign statementlikenootheronNoosa’seasternseaboard, splicedwithintimationsof worldclasspure indulgence ontheabsolutebeachfront.Enrichedwithanextensive curatedart collection, exclusiveluxuryfurniture, bespokeaccessoriesandartifacts,itis ravishinglynew andbreathtaking.Itdistilssophisticationwithdramatic foyer,curvaceous staircaseand renownedAustralian

artistsgracingthepolished walls, evoking amodern artanddesigngallery.Next-levelaudaciousnessisa seriouswinebar, cellarsand anod to boujee wellness withmirror-walled gym,spaandicebathbesidethe sauna.There’ssimplynothinglikeinvestingina dazzling bluediamond.Enough to makeyousigh.

Auction Saturday6 December11.00am PrivateAuction- registeredbiddersonly

Agent TomOffermann 0412711888 tom@offermann.com.au

Agent CameronUrquhart 0411757570

cameron@offermann.com.au

203/61 NOOSASPRINGSDRIV E, NOOSAHEADS

Embracing apeacefulleafyoutlook overthe15th fairway ofNoosaSpringsGolf& CountryClub, thiselegantvillaoffersrefinedlivingwithinoneof Queensland’smostexclusivegated communities. Privatelypositionedattheendofa quietcul-de-sac, Villa203hasbeenbeautifullyrenovated,capturing soft naturallightand sweepingfairway views.The open-planlivingarea flowstoalarge coveredterrace,

complemented by adesignerkitchenwithCaesarstone benchtops,an oversizedislandandpremiumMiele appliances. Featuringtwo luxuriousmastersuitesplusa gueststudio,manicuredgardensand agolfbuggybay, thisfullyfurnishedvilladeliverseffortless,move-inreadyNoosaliving.

Auction Friday12December12.00pm

View Saturday& Wednesday12.00pm- 12.30pm

Agent NicHunter 0421785512 nic@offermann.com.au

Agent AdamOffermann 0475804467 adam@offermann.com.au

PerfectlypositioneddirectlyoppositeLittleCove Beach,just fiftyfootsteps to thesand,nestledin betweenNoosa MainBeachandNoosaNational Park;isthislight-filled,northfacing,ground floor apartment,withits ownexclusivelagoon-stylepool, in covetedLittle CoveCourt. Asplit-leveldesign facilitates excellentseparation,anditsendposition ensuresprivacy,access,naturallight,andseabreezes

aremaximised.Floor toceilingglassintheliving room showcases astunningvista acrossthepool to the shimmeringhuesofazurebluesandturquoisegreens oftheCoralSea.Checkoutthewaterfromthe comfort andprivacyoftheapartmenteachmorning,grabthe surfboard andheadacrosstocatch awave

Auction Saturday13December1.00pm

View Saturday& Wednesday2.00pm -2.30pm

Agent RebekahOffermann 0413044241 rebekah@offermann.com.au

Agent NicHunter 0421785512 nic@offermann.com.au

1/2 PA NDANUS ST REET , NOOSAHEAD S

21 CRAN KS TREET , SU N SHIN EB EACH

Thereare homesthatwhisperofluxury,andthosethat declareitwithquietconfidence.At21CrankStreet, SunshineBeach, you findthelatter- acontemporary sanctuarythatfusesarchitecturalsophisticationwith effortless coastalliving.Everylineandmaterialspeaks thelanguageofmodernluxe,drawingtheoceaninto dailylife. Poisedonaneast-facingridge,it captures unbrokenoceanviewsandaneasystroll to Sunshine

BeachvillageandtheSurfClub.Expansive glazing floodstheinteriors withlight,whileopen-planliving flowstoa terraceand resort-stylepoolbelow. The kitchenis asculpturalcentrepieceforentertaining,with oceanvistasfromeveryangle.

Price $13.5M

View Saturday9.30am -10.00am

Agent Roark Walsh 0437447804 roark@offermann.com.au

Agent TomOffermann 0412711888 tom@offermann.com.au

24 KAREELA AV ENUE , NO O SAHEADS

InoneofNoosa’smostcovetedenclavesliesthevery essenceofcoastalliving.MomentsfromLittleCove Beach,HastingsStreetandtheNoosaNational Park, 24 Kareela Avenueoffersarareopportunityto secure a698m²siteprivatelyset fromthe flat street and adjoiningtheNational Park.

Atranquilhavenwhereserenityand connectioncoexist -wander to thesurf,strollthe coastaltrails, returnto yourprivateretreat.Createyourdreamhome, aplace wherecherishedmemoriesaremade,righthere in prestigiousLittle Cove

Price $6.7M

View

Saturday 11.00am -11.30am

Agent

TiffanyWilson 0468922519 tiffany@offermann.com.au

HOME FOCUS

DRESS CIRCLE LOCATION: VIEWS OVER NOOSA MAIN BEACH, LAGUNA BAY AND BEYOND...

IF seaside glamour is all about an incomparable position mere footsteps to the squeaky white sand pearlescence of Noosa Main Beach and sparkling shallows of Laguna Bay, also sizzling enviable views of First Point and Noosa National Park, and it has the address of sophisticated Hastings Street, this is a slice of paradise.

Surrounded by sublime natural assets, the perfect match is a luxurious apartment, more a romantic haven, which has been breathtakingly reimagined and executed to a finite degree.

Step inside. Be enthralled by the transformed, remarkably detailed and appointed living area, exuding a sense of fluidity and space thanks to a wall of glass that seemingly disappears and morphs from indoors to the undercover terrace and beyond. Textures, colour, unique fixtures, finishes, custom upholstery and one-of-a-kind pieces, create a playful interior.

Wispy linen sheers catch the breeze, natural light bounces shadow-like over the cork flooring, curved features are aplenty including the sumptuous white boucle sofa, custom console, designer mirrors, and all complemented by pendants, artifacts and accessories.

The class act continues on the undercover terraces, the perfect place year-round to prop and enjoy breakfast after a swim in the ocean or a walk in the national park and watch nature’s ever-changing visual tableaux on Laguna Bay unfold from the sun lounges. Alternatively, for those with a penchant for low-key albeit a romantic night-in, how about cocktails for two on the day bed, maybe sundowners or a barbeque accompanied by the sound of waves gently breaking onto the foreshore?

Commensurate with the high-end fit out, is the galley kitchen with grey terrazzo-topped oak cabinetry including lower as well as floorto-ceiling cabinetry. The upper shelving has feature russet tiles around the rangehood; there’s a marble semi-island breakfast bar; and a range of Siemens premium appliances such as oven, cooktop and integrated fridge as well as a Miele dishwasher; plus, all the necessary accoutrements for an easy holiday.

The king suite continues the luxury curvaceous theme with custom bedhead, white side tables and robes with oak doors. Similarly in the ensuite with marble custom basin-topped oak cabinetry, russet wall tiles, designer mirror, drencher shower and wall of glass bricks.

“Apartments of this calibre and commanding such presence on the beachfront seldom come to market,“ comments Tom Offermann Real Estate marketing agent Eliza Coppin.

“When it comes to our idyllic sub-tropical climate and spectacular rental returns this uberchic apartment in the On The Beach complex has retained its history of back-to-back, year-

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round bookings, making this a judicious one-off investment opportunity.“ Insider Intel:

• Internal/External Areas: 41m2/18m2

• Terraces: undercover 4.1mx2.8m + 3.5mx3m; sun lounges custom daybed & seating + table & stools; cabinetry w integrated Cookout BBQ

• Design: totally reimagined/fully renovated, interior design, furniture fit-out & styling by CLO Studios; completed Aug 23

• Features/Living: cork tiled interior; aircon/ fans; custom cabinetry; fresh palette mimics nature; designer curved mirrors, pendants, artifacts & accessories/wispy linen sheers; white boucle curved sofa; wall-hung white cabinetry/console & TV

• Kitchen: galley-style w grey terrazzo-topped oak cabinetry incl lower & floor-to-ceiling; upper open shelving w feature russet tiles around rangehood; marble semi-island breakfast bar; Siemens oven, cooktop & integrated

Address: 19/49 Hastings Street, NOOSA HEADS Description: 1 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms, 1 garage Price: $3.85M Inspect: By appointment

Contact: Eliza Coppin 0423 726 639, TOM OFFERMANN REAL ESTATE

fridge; Miele dishwasher

• Bedroom: curvaceous bedhead & white side tables; BIR w curved oak doors; ensuite w marble custom basin-topped oak cabinetry; russet wall tiles w designer mirror; drencher shower & wall w glass bricks

• On The Beach Complex: heated pool & spa, lawn terrace, hedges, palms & pandanus; path w gate to boardwalk & beach; gym; guest laundry; secure parking & lift access; on-site management

RARE AND EXCLUSIVE NOOSA BEACHFRONT

RELAX on the furnished terrace and listen to the sounds of the waves. Apartment 18 Fairshore is located directly on the Noosa beachfront, beautifully renovated enjoying an uninterrupted view of Laguna Bay. It has the perfect ground floor position, one level up from Hastings Street, offering the best views and direct access to and from the beach. Apartment 18 is the largest floorplan in the complex, and on the end with windows down the side. It will be sold fully furnished with a strong holiday

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income and tax benefits for the new owner.

Fairshore offers a stunning outdoor swimming pool with spa and undercover BBQ areas.

• Unrivalled position on Noosa Beachfront

• Right in the middle of Hastings street

• Pool, gym and games room

• Highly sought after, ground floor over the grass

• Tightly held and rarely sold in this position

• Beach and ocean views from your terrace

• Fully furnished, high occupancy

• Sparkling investment opportunity

Address: 18 ‘Fairshore’ 41 Hastings Street, NOOSA HEADS Description: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 garage Price: Contact Agent Inspect: By Appointment

Contact: Shane McCauley 0403 646 930 Frank Milat 0438 528 148, RICHARDSON AND WRENCH NOOSA

FRONT-ROW WATERFRONT LIVING

TUCKED away in the serene, leafy cul-de-sac of Noosa Waters, 38 The Anchorage delivers a rare blend of scale, elegance and waterfront charm.

Set on a north-facing allotment with 20 metres of canal frontage and a private jetty, the property offers direct water access and sweeping long-water views. Inside, the home spans roughly 670 sqm of living area, with five bedrooms, four bathrooms and multiple living zones designed equally for family life and large-scale entertaining.

Adrian Reed of Reed & Co. Estate Agents said, “There’s a misconception that prestige demand in Noosa is driven by interstate or international buyers. Analysis of the top 13 sales in the past 12 months reveals that 85 per cent of our top-end purchasers are right here in South-East Queensland.

Homes like 38 The Anchorage resonate so strongly with this market - Noosa locals understand the lifestyle, the waterfront position and the rarity of a residence of this calibre. It proves that genuine market insight

starts in our own backyard.”

From the moment you enter the gallery-style foyer, the house reveals its grandeur. A soaring 7-metre ceiling in the open-plan kitchen, dining and lounge area, accented by full-height glazing and elegant oak flooring, creates a dramatic sense of space, light and freedom. Wide stacker doors open onto an alfresco terrace and resort-style pool, seamlessly extending the living area outdoors and blurring the lines between inside and out.

Ideal for entertaining, the outdoor zone features a covered terrace with integrated BBQ and sleek, landscaped surrounds flowing down to the canal. A lift connects both levels, revealing upstairs a master retreat with balcony, spa bath, walk-in robe and ensuite, plus additional bedrooms and an upper-level living area for guests or family.

Just minutes from the boutiques, beaches and vibrant lifestyle of central Noosa, 38 The Anchorage offers a calm, private sanctuary on the water while keeping you close to everything the region is known for.

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Address: 38 The Anchorage, NOOSA WATERS

Description: 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 garage

Price: By Negotiation Inspect: Saturday 6 Dec, 9:30am

Contact: Adrian Reed 0409 446 955, Donna Taylor 0414 554 214, Reed & Co. Estate Agents

The Carol Cruise

SATURDAY, 13th DECEMBER FROM 4:30PM

Join us for our annual Carol Cruise! Set up with your family and friends at one of the four stops along the riverbank, or get your boat ready to follow the Noosa Ferry, Miss Tewantin, along the Noosa River! Let’s celebrate the festive season together, singing along to carols by the Oriana Choir and the Sunshine Coast Youth Choir. Scan the QR Code or visit www.reedandco.co/carolcruise2025 for more information.

Perched in one of Sunshine Beach's most prestigious pockets and just moments from the water's edge, Sunshine Horizons on Arakoon is a luxurious coastal retreat that pairs architectural elegance with sweeping ocean views and an unbeatable beachside address. Overlooking the sparkling Coral Sea and world-famous Noosa National Park, this expansive five-bedroom, five bathroom residence promises a relaxed yet refined living and or holiday experience in the heart of one of Noosa's most coveted enclaves.

VIEW THIS PROPERTY www.century21noosa.com

Spread across three beautifully designed levels, the layout maximises both space and privacy for families and large groups. The main living zone occupies the central floor, where dramatic stacker doors open to a covered balcony capturing panoramic ocean vistas that stretch endlessly across the coastline. Perfect for long lunches and evening cocktails, this is the ultimate backdrop to soak up Sunshine Beach's laidback luxury. Stroll to Sunshine Beach's patrolled surf break, vibrant village cafés, boutique shops and iconic surf club, or take a short drive to the glamour of Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach. Prestigious schools, Noosa Junction and Noosaville are also within easy reach, offering the perfect balance of seclusion and convenience.

Sunshine Horizons at 7 Arakoon epitomises refined coastal living, delivering an exceptional permanent home or exclusive holiday sanctuary designed to inspire.

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Cooroibah

Saturday6thDecember

2.30PM -3.00PM 1AmarooPlace 546 OFFERS OVER$2,000,000 Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955

Cooroy

Saturday6thDecember

9.45AM -10.15AM 8DianellaCourt4 22 OffersOver$1,195,000 Hinternoosa0407730987 10.00AM -10.30AM1/12KauriStreet 312 Offersover$869,000 Hinternoosa0407730987

Doonan

Saturday6thDecember

9.30AM -10.00AM 8PanavistaCt 42.5 2$2,000,000 Laguna RealEstate0412043880

10.00AM -10.30AM 17 PanavistaCourt5 32 OffersOver$1,945,000Hinternoosa0404344399

11.00AM -11.30AM 160Wust Road 446 Offers Over$2,499,000Hinternoosa0404344399

11.00AM -11.30AM 120ViewlandDrive 326 OffersOver$1,699,000Hinternoosa0404344399

11.00AM -11.30AM34BonavistaCrescent 753 $4,000,000 TomOffermann RealEstate0423972034

12.00PM -12.30PM71 ValleyDrive 422 OffersOver$1,999,000Hinternoosa0404344399

12.45PM -1.15PM 163ValleyDrive 536 PRICEGUIDE$4,400,000 Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955

1.30PM -2.00PM 2Bartle Frere 325 OffersOver$1,799,000Hinternoosa0404344399 1.30PM -2.00PM323Sunrise Road 758 PRICEGUIDE$5,500,000 Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955

Eerwah Vale

Saturday6thDecember

9.30AM -10.00AM 15 to31Neeraway Road 643 OffersOver$2,799,000 Hinternoosa0404344399 11.00AM -11.45AM52Musavale Road AuctionHinternoosa0422923851

Eumundi

Thursday4thDecember

2.30PM -3.00PM70Eumundi Range Road 532 AuctionCoastalNoosa0411737 767

Saturday6thDecember

9.30AM -10.00AM70Eumundi Range Road 532 AuctionCoastalNoosa0411737 767

10.00AM -10.30AM26CapricornCourt4 36 OffersOver$1,999,000 Hinternoosa0422923851 12.00PM -12.30PM 132AMemorialDrive 42.5 4$1,100,000-$1,120,000 Laguna RealEstate0411328488

LakeMacDonald

Saturday6thDecember

3.30PM -4.00PM332LakeMacdonaldDrive 634 PRICEGUIDE$6,500,000 Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955

NoosaHeads

Thursday4thDecember

10.30AM -11.00AM33/12SerenityClose 332 $3.85MCoastalNoosa0411737 767 11.30AM -12.00PM 10/4 SerenityClose 322 ContactAgentCoastalNoosa0411737 767

Friday5thDecember

11.30AM -12.00PM7/1MittiSt 322 AuctionCoastalNoosa0411737 767

1.00PM -1.30PM3/15MittiStreet 421 OffersOver$4MillionConsideredRichardson &Wrench Noosa54474499

1.00PM -1.30PMLasRias,3/8QuambyPlace 221 $4,650,000 TomOffermann RealEstate0421785512

1.00PM -1.30PM 17/30HastingsStreet 342 Auction

Saturday6thDecember

8.00AM -8.30AM 105/61NoosaSpringsDrive 32.52.5 BY NEGOTIATION

TomOffermann RealEstate0414367282

Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

8.45AM -9.15AM713/61NoosaSpringsDrive 43.5 3BYNEGOTIATION Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

9.30AM -10.00AM 4LittleCove Road 332 Auction

9.30AM -10.00AM758/61NoosaSpringsDrive 54.5 3BYNEGOTIATION

10.00AM -10.30AM 2SmokeBushDrive 4 32

10.15AM -10.45AM 135/61NoosaSpringsDrive 33 2.5 BY NEGOTIATION

11.00AM -11.30AM2524/21LakeviewRise

11.00AM -11.30AM24 KareelaAvenue 42 -$6,700,000TomOffermann RealEstate0468922519

11.00AM -11.30AM 3SpringsCrescent 33 2.5BYNEGOTIATION PrestigePropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

-11.45AM314/61NoosaSpringsDr 332 Offers

JoeLangley RealEstate0419883499 11.30AM -12.00PM 10/4 SerenityClose 322 ContactAgentCoastalNoosa0411737 767 11.45AM -12.15PM42CooranCourt4 33 PRICEGUIDE$9,000,000Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955 11.45AM -12.15PM 1411/75 ResortDriveNoosaHeads32.5 2BYNEGOTIATION PrestigePropertyGroupNoosa0415558656 12.00PM -12.30PM203/61NoosaSpringsDrive4 32 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0475804467 1.00PM -1.30PM 17/30HastingsStreet 342 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0414367282 2.00PM -2.30PM1/2PandanusStreet 321 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0421785512

Wednesday10thDecember

2.00PM -2.30PM1/2PandanusStreet 321 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0421785512 5.00PM -5.30PM713/61NoosaSpringsDrive4 3.53 BY NEGOTIATION PrestigePropertyGroupNoosa0415558656 5.45PM -6.15PM758/61NoosaSpringsDrive5 4.53 BY NEGOTIATION PrestigePropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

Noosaville

Friday5thDecember 12.00PM -12.30PMTheWhiteley

Saturday6thDecember

TomOffermann RealEstate0421785512

Prestige PropertyGroupNoosa0415558656

TomOffermann RealEstate0423972034

10.30AM -11.00AM 1ArkanaDrive 334 BUYERSGUIDE$2,000,000 Reed &Co.EstateAgents0438695505

10.30AM -11.00AM33/12SerenityClose 332 $3.85MCoastalNoosa0411737

Monday8thDecember 12.00PM -12.30PM3/235GympieTerrace

Wednesday10thDecember

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Noosa Waters

Saturday6thDecember

9.30AM -10.00AM38TheAnchorage 542 BY NEGOTIATION Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955 10.45AM -11.15AM 16 MizzenCourt4 22 BUYERSGUIDE$2,000,000Reed &Co.EstateAgents0433641 158 11.00AM -11.30AM31ShorehavenDrive 442 BY NEGOTIATION Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955

PeregianBeach

Friday5thDecember

10.30AM -11.00AM23SpoonbillStreet 433 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0413319 879

Saturday6thDecember 10.00AM -10.30AM 15 PaldaoRise 332 $2,550,000TomOffermann RealEstate0413319 879 12.00PM -12.30PM1/20Oriole Avenue 223 $1,750,000TomOffermann RealEstate0413319 879 1.00PM -1.30PM2/32 Avocet Parade2 11 $1,145,000TomOffermann RealEstate0413319 879

PeregianSprings

Saturday6thDecember 10.30AM -11.00AM 12 ViolaSquare4 22 ContactAgentRichardson &WrenchNoosa54474499

Pomona

Saturday6thDecember

11.00AM -11.30AM 7SignalSt 63 4Auction20Decemberat 11amLaguna RealEstate0421283951

Wednesday10thDecember

5.00PM -5.30PM 7SignalSt 634 Auction20Decemberat 11amLaguna RealEstate0421283951

SunriseBeach

Friday5thDecember

11.30AM -12.00PM23 WoodlarkRise 422 BY NEGOTIATION Reed &Co.EstateAgents0438695505

Saturday6thDecember

9.30AM -10.00AM 18 BoxsellRise 533 BUYERSGUIDE$3,195,000Reed &Co.EstateAgents0438695505

9.30AM -10.00AM65AOrientDrive 432 AUCTION Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955

10.00AM -10.30AM2/73 SouthernCross Parade 432 $2,750,000

TomOffermann RealEstate0409685211

11.30AM -12.00PM1/29 VenturaStreet 322 BUYERSGUIDE$2,150,000Reed &Co.EstateAgents0424610414

SunshineBeach Saturday6thDecember

9.00AM -9.30AM9/43DukeStreet 221 $1,625,000

9.30AM -10.00AM6/43DukeStreet 221 $1,865,000

9.30AM -10.00AM21CrankStreet 432 $13,500,000

10.00AM -10.30AM1/20BelmoreTerrace 322

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NoosaHeads

Friday5thDecember

12.00PM -12.30PM7/1MittiSt 322 AuctionCoastalNoosa0411737 767

Saturday6thDecember 10.00AM -10.30AM 4LittleCove Road 332 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0421785512

Friday12thDecember

12.00PM -12.30PM203/61NoosaSpringsDrive4

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10.00AM -10.30AM8/9PilchersGap 232 ByNegotiationLaguna RealEstate0434236 110 10.15AM -10.45AM 18 Pacific Avenue

10.00AM -10.30AM8/9PilchersGap 232 ByNegotiationLaguna RealEstate0434236 110

Saturday6thDecember

10.00AM -11.00AM73MoorindilStreet 32.5 2$1,950,000 Laguna RealEstate0428711163

11.00AM -11.30AM27HiltonTce 43.5 2$3,600,000Laguna RealEstate0407379893

1.00PM -1.30PM49GeorgeStreet 000Offersover$1,050,000 consideredLaguna RealEstate0412043880 2.30PM -3.00PM 17 AgrippaCrescent 534 PRICEGUIDE$2,300,000 Reed &Co.EstateAgents0409446955

Wednesday10thDecember

10.00AM -10.30AM73MoorindilStreet 32.5 2$1,950,000 Laguna RealEstate0428711163

11.00AM -11.30AM27HiltonTce 43.5 2$3,600,000Laguna RealEstate0407379893

Saturday6thDecember

11.00AM -11.30AM860Sunrise Road 43 12 OffersOver$1,850,000 Hinternoosa0407730987 3.00PM -3.30PM61SivyersRoad 57 12 AuctionTomOffermann RealEstate0402699303

EXCLUSIVE HINTERLAND ESTATE

DISCOVER the ultimate lifestyle for horse lovers and nature enthusiasts alike, where luxury, privacy, and the tranquility of hinterland living come together amidst breathtaking natural beauty.

Step inside to be greeted by warm, polished timber floors and soaring ceilings that create a spacious, inviting ambiance. Expansive living areas flow effortlessly, framing breathtaking views of rolling hills, grazing lands, and lush

countryside through exquisite Rosewood-framed doors and windows—perfect for enjoying sunrise rides or sunset gatherings.

Designed for the discerning Hinterland enthusiast, this property features a vast 25-meter lap pool, ample space for riding and livestock, and a stunning outdoor terrace ideal for entertaining amidst awe-inspiring rural vistas.

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Address: 70 Eumundi Range Road, EUMUNDI Description: 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 garage Inspect: By appointment Auction: 12th of December at 11:00am

Contact: Rick Daniel, 0411 737 767, rick@coastalnoosa.com.au, COASTAL NOOSA

AUCTIO N

7/1 MITTI STREET, NOOSA HEADS

5TH DECEMBER AT 12:00PM

Experience the pinnacle of Noosa luxury with this extraordinary property in Li le Cove—arguably Australia's most coveted address. Imagine owning a beautifully renovated, house-sized 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 2-car apartment that seamlessly blends opulent living with the chance to generate lucrative holiday income.

Envision waking up in a peaceful, leafy retreat where every morning begins with the gentle sounds of nature. Whether you’re surfing pristine waves, paddleboarding in calm waters, or practicing yoga on the sand, Li le Cove is a paradise for active souls.

ANIE

0411 737 767 rick@coastalnoosa.com.au

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CLASSIC DUAL LIVING

PERFECTLY positioned in the heart of Old Tewantin and approved for holiday letting, this immaculately presented home combines timeless style with versatile dual accommodation. With excellent street appeal and a spacious tiled foyer, you’ll immediately sense the quality and relaxed lifestyle on offer.

Upstairs features a light-filled open-plan living and dining area flowing to a substantial timber deck with an easterly aspect and ideal for outdoor entertaining. The modern galley kitchen impresses with granite benchtops, breakfast bar, 5-burner gas cooktop, Blanco oven, Bosch dishwasher, and generous storage.

The master suite enjoys leafy views, a spa bath, double vanity, separate shower, and walk-in robe. A convenient powder room and Tasmanian Oak floors complete this elegant upper level.

Downstairs provides ideal guest or extended family accommodation, with two bedrooms, a bathroom, laundry, and a spacious second living area opening to an elevated covered deck and the inviting inground pool.

Additional features include:

• Solar-assisted power

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• Double garage

• Tasmanian Oak flooring and quality carpets

• Stylish bathroom tiling

• Timber shutters and louvre windows

• Ceiling fans throughout

• Established landscaping and immaculate

presentation

Approved for and previously operated as a successful short-term holiday rental through Laguna Holidays, this property is also a superb investment or family holiday home.

Just a short stroll to Tewantin’s village

shops, cafes, the newly refurbished family Royal Mail Hotel, and the Noosa Marina, and only 10 minutes to Noosaville and Hastings Street — this is a lifestyle and investment opportunity not to be missed.

Opportunity knocks in Old Tewantin!

Address: 73 Moorindil Street, TEWANTIN Description: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $1,950,000 Inspect: Saturday and Wednesday, 10am – 11am

Contact: Warren Evans, 0428 711 163, LAGUNA REAL ESTATE

PRICE REDUCTION – OWNERS MEET MARKET

EXPERIENCE the very best of Noosa living with this brand-new, architecturally designed residence – where every detail reflects refined craftsmanship and coastal elegance.

Showcasing flawless design and premium finishes throughout, this exceptional family home blends form, function, and effortless luxury. From the moment you step inside, the interplay of space, light, and texture creates an atmosphere of calm sophistication.

Burnished concrete floors, soaring ceilings, and abundant natural light set the tone, complemented by Blackbutt timber flooring and exquisite Brazilian natural stone benchtops. The heart of the home features a superb open-plan living and dining zone, anchored by a statement chef’s kitchen with high-end appliances and generous preparation space – perfect for relaxed entertaining or family gatherings. Integrated fridge/freezer, integrated dishwasher, platewarmer oven, microwave convection, induction cooktop emphasise the premium calibre of inclusions. Plus - ducted airconditioning and solar panels for energy economy.

Designed for flexibility and comfort, the residence includes four expansive bedrooms and 3.5 designer bathrooms, ideal for multi-

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generational living or guests. Two luxurious master suites, each with a private walk-in robe and indulgent ensuite, offer a true retreat experience.

Outdoors, each home has an exclusive use resort-inspired pool area, outdoor shower and fire pit, framed by designer crazy paving, lush tropical gardens, and a serene gazebo – an idyllic setting for alfresco dining or leisurely afternoons in the sun. Each gazebo boasts a vintner’s fridge, sink,

BBQ and a television point - ultimate indulgence!

A home of distinction — blending refined luxury with relaxed coastal living.

OUTSTANDING FEATURES AT A GLANCE:

• Prime example of Noosa excellence

• 4 spacious bedrooms, 3.5 designer bathrooms

• Including 2 private master suites with walk-in robes and ensuites

• Premium finishes; burnished concrete, Blackbutt timber, Brazilian natural stone

• Architecturally designed with generous proportions and high ceilings

• Luxury kitchen with top-tier appliances and high end detailing

• Kitchen also includes an integrated fridge/ freezer, integrated dishwasher

• Resort style outdoor living each with exclusive use pool, gazebo, firepit & outdoor shower

• For ultimate indulgence, each gazebo includes a vintner’s fridge, sink, BBQ & TV point

• Lush landscaped gardens offering privacy and tranquillity

• Walk to Noosa River, parks, Noosa Marina, shops, restaurants and cafes

• Minutes to beaches, schools and Noosa’s premier lifestyle attractions

Address: 27 Hilton Terrace, TEWANTIN Description: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 2 garage Price: $3,600,000 Inspect: Saturday and Wednesday, 11.00-11.30am

Contact: Melanie Butcher, 0407 379 893, LAGUNA REAL ESTATE

YourOpportunity- VersatileDualLiving

7SignaLStreet,POmOna

•Spaciousduallivinghomeover2 levelson1022m2

•Separationofaccommodation,ideal forexpandedfamiliesand guests

•Strongrentalpotential,liveonone level,leasethe other(STCA)

•Upperlevel:living, kitchen,balcony, main bedroom plus 3bedrooms

•Large kitchenwithservery-great forfamiliesand entertaining

•Downstairs:2ndliving, 2bedrooms,office,multi purpose room

•Solar,shed, fireplace,spabath, saltwaterpool,fruittrees

•One minutefromPomonaTownCentre;34minutes to HastingsStreet

Jasminetaylor 0430848277 jasmine@lagunarealestate.com.au

Craigtaylor 0421283951 craig@lagunarealestate.com.au