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YOUR Local Lifestyle is excited to announce that Wild About Noosa creator - wildlife photographer Tony Wellington has jumped on board with our newspaper to write a monthly column on wildlife in the Noosa hinterland.
For each edition, Tony will provide one of his unique and magical photos such as this one featured above, to go with the column. As anyone with a camera will know, snapping wild critters in their own habitat
not only requires great skills, it also requires enormous patience and a thorough knowledge of such habitats. See this month’s column on page 44. The new addition coincides with a major, two-part feature on the man himself and
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WHAT does it mean to “live a full life”? One can argue it takes bravery, not compromising one’s integrity, beliefs and values, doing the best you can, keeping an open mind – and being kind to others on the journey. Tinbeerwah’s Tony Wellington fits much of that bill – and he’s certainly still got plenty of reserve fuel in the tank for more. He’d be the first to say his resume is ‘varied’. “In a way I’m a jack of all trades, not necessarily a master of any, but it’s fun being a moving target, because you’re never bored,” he said. The now 65-year-old began life in Sydney’s north shore – but not the posh bit. “There were a lot of Italian migrants in the area; it used to be farmland and market gardens.” His mother was half-Italian herself, and her artistic ability clearly rubbed off on the young Tony, but not in the same genre. “Growing up there was always a smell of oil paint around. She was an expressionist; I’m a super-realist,” Tony said. He attended a nearby public school, and “didn’t particularly enjoy it”, but became president of the school council anyway – if only to challenge, successfully, some of the 1950s-style dress strictures and nurture his early rebellious streak. “In the 60s we had to wear hats and the girls were forced to wear gloves. [But] we got the strictures relaxed.” Tony spent most of his school time in the art room, painting. “I was heavily into surrealism, but back then it wasn’t appropriate for young people to be involved in it. Page 4 | Your Local Lifestyle July 2021
“I insisted on doing a large surrealist work for my final art exams, but the teachers warned me I would be marked down. Which I was. But, being a rebellious little bugger, I did it anyway.” Macquarie University followed school. “I had already developed a love for wildlife as a kid so I started doing biology, but after a couple of years I became much more interested in drama and film. I was president of the uni’s drama and film societies anyway.” That was a big turning point, as some of his early film-making was noticed by a professional editor, which landed him a much sought-after post-uni job at an independent film studio called Artransa Park, which was then based at Channel Seven’s studios in Sydney’s Eastwood, and spending the next four years there. “I got to direct, edit, the lot. It was mostly promotional documentaries and education films, but it was a proving ground,” Tony said. One item hit him hard. “I edited the first film that came out of Kampuchea (Cambodia), following the Pol Pot war. That was a real eye-opener. “There were images of torture cells and bodies; it was shocking. There was nobody left in the cities – just worthless currency being blown down the streets by the wind.”
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Not long after, the Australian government devised a 200% investment return on films to be made in Australia, which gave Tony and others in the industry plenty of opportunity to develop their talents, but which was eventually closed down due to the spivs and tax-dodgers piling into the game. “The states are now throwing money internationally to make films here, to attract the big Hollywood movies. And under COVID it’s attractive,” he said. The big break for Tony was while he was working in television making everything from children’s film to music clips for the ABC’s Peter Combes and Roby Archer. “I’d been working in television series as first assistant director but Bodyline was my first opportunity to work with the Kennedy-Miller organization. The mini-series about an aggressive bowling tactic used by the English cricket team against Australia in the 1931-32 Ashes series was a blockbuster broadcast in 1984, starring Hugo Weaving as English captain Douglas Jardine and Gary Sweet as Don Bradman. “It’s much like being an actor,” Tony says. “You never know if the result will be successful – if it is, you can ride on the coat-tails thereon.” Which he did, as the Bodyline mini-series was a huge hit.
From there, he went on to be first assistant director on many other movies and a director of docos, with varying degrees of success in what is a completely unpredictable industry. One international highlight was his first assistant director’s role in the international hit Dead Calm, featuring a young Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill. Filmed in 1987 it was released in 1989, “This was my highest-profile movie, which also brought Nicole to the attention of Tom Cruise,” Tony said. “It was shot on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays. “I was brought in to replace the original First Assistant Director. The role is to determine schedules for what’s to be shot each day and run the shoots. It’s a logistical kind of job.” And a funny thing happened on the way to finishing that movie … “I think I met my wife there, but I’m not too sure,” he laughed. “Judy, who I’m now married to, was working on Dead Calm from the beginning - she was the art department coordinator. “But I flew in and was on set straight away while she was in a separate area. “We probably crossed paths but neither of us can remember it. “It wasn’t until some time later when we caught up on a movie called Badlands 2005 which starred Sharon Stone among others. “That was an American TV pilot, set in the future, a bit of a Mad Max clone, and largely shot at Broken Hill. “We came to each other’s attention more clearly then.”
“In a way I’m a jack of all trades, not necessarily a master of any, but it’s fun being a moving target, because you’re never bored,”
Tony Wellington on the set of Raw Nerve
The difference in US versus Australian attitudes towards film stars and ‘others’ was quite stark, Tony said. “Most Australian actors [understand] everyone pitches in; there’s no real hierarchy - except in the camera department - so relations [are] generally friendly. “It’s quite different working with American actors though, who come from a more unionised, more hierarchical system, so like on Badlands 2005 there was Sharon Stone, Miguel Ferrer - they brought in a whole bunch of American actors - and they all had to have their own Winnebago. “They stayed in their Winnebagos and they couldn’t quite understand how the Australian actors were sitting down and chatting with the crew and eating their lunch. “They weren’t used to that at all – but gradually during the shoot they adapted. It was only a short shoot, but they finally realised it was much more fun sitting in the gutter eating your lunch with the crew than sitting alone in your Winnebago.” In 1988, Tony got the chance to both write and direct. “I got the opportunity to write and direct my own feature film. Called Raw Nerve, I’d written the script and pitched it to the Australian Film Commission and they chose to wholly fund it. Tony “It was a low budget film with a three-person cast of Kelly Dingwall, Rebecca Rigg and John Polson.
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“That was both fun and frustrating because it was a film that the producer was supposed to take to Cannes and at the last minute, he decided he wouldn’t go. “The film was sold to a global distributor, but the company went down the gurgler.” Raw Nerve was eventually distributed to cinemas in Australia where it got great reviews. It was also selected for the London Film Festival, which Tony got to attend. The pair was in the industry for many years, but slowly getting fed up working on feature films. “The hours you put in, when there was [by then] children involved, was punishing and it’s not a very family-friendly business,” so by the mid-nineties they set up their own company.
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Making time for friends IN MAY this year, the ex-head chef from Rae’s at Wategos, Guy, and his partner Eva, opened a smart new cafe in Cooroy’s bustling Emerald Street named Fika. The name Fika (Fee-kuh) means making time for friends and colleagues to share a cup of coffee (or tea) and a little something to eat in Swedish culture. What was once Peter’s Cafe has been completely transformed into a vivid, slick space inviting you to spend time there. You can feel that the couple have spent time in Northern Europe by giving Fika a minimalist style with soft hues and a modern warm feel. Fika serves up Coffee Roasters Daughter coffee, Mayde tea and fresh juices in the morning (try their new ‘Alkalising Green’ to get you started). Guy’s special Chicken Karrage burger or toasted wrap with roast pumpkin, greens and housemade hummus and feta will keep you going through lunch with Tanglewood pastries all day. There’s a snickers protein smoothie and a Fika breakfast bowl with haloumi to salivate over. All whilst enjoying the cafes fresh new makeover giving it that Scandinavian vibe. Growing up in Cooroy and attending Noosa District State High, where the couple met, Guy and Eva have had an exciting culinary adventure - one they hope to continue to pursue here in Cooroy. With their two children in tow, Guy and Eva have left Byron Bay behind and returned to
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C O O R OY F U S I O N R E V I V E D COOROY will kick off a new decade of celebrations with the 2021 Cooroy Fusion Festival on Saturday September 4. A popular community celebration of the town Cooroy, which was due to celebrate its tenth-year last year, will be revived again thanks to the dedication of community volunteers and business. 2021 Fusion Festival Chairperson Barbara Luff, said she and her volunteers were proud to be resurrecting the event – even though it will now be on Father’s Day weekend rather than the traditional Mother’s Day. “2020 was a year which threw everyone’s plans into disarray. We are hoping that bringing the Fusion Festival back to town – albeit a bit later in the year - will return some familiar routine back to our community.” Barbara said the enthusiasm of so many local businesses to support the Fusion Festival was heart-warming. Regular supporters and new businesses have stepped forward to take part. The Cooroy Fusion Festival will be delivered by the Cooroy Future Group in partnership with Noosa Shire Council. As it has been for the past decade, the Cooroy Fusion Festival will continue to be a fun, fabulous and free community event, to celebrate all there is to be proud of in Cooroy and the Noosa Hinterland.
Fusion Festival Chairperson Barbara Luff dusting of the signage in preparation for the 2021 Festival
Plenty of local entertainment will be available along with a range of food, community and market stalls. The Australian Pottery Throwdown will be on at the Cooroy Butter Factory Art Centre once again. Watch the live challenge as potters turn a 3kg lump of clay into their winning creation. This year the Noosa Pengari Steiner School and Wythes Real Estate return to support the Festival as Platinum sponsors. They will be joined by new sponsors Land & Sea Brewery and Countryside Realty Noosa. For further information contact: Libby Hoskin, 0405 669 622 or Barbara Luff, Festival Chairperson 0412 986 334.
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T H AT S E I S M I C R U M B L E YO U M AY H AV E R E C E N T LY F E LT I N D OW N TOW N C O O R OY I S T H E S H A K I N G O F A LO N G - STA N D I N G ST R U C T U R E I N T H E LO CA L C O M M U N I T Y After 45 years, Carol and Gary Christensen are leaving their beloved Belvedere newsagency in Diamond Street. The shop, on ‘railway town’ Cooroy’s east side is passing to a new owner, while it is new pastures for the pair. During their time, they have been involved in so many community groups and committees, that anyone not knowing at least who they are can safely bet they’re not a local.
In his time Gary has been treasurer for both junior and senior football teams in Cooroy, served on the bowling club committee as well as the golf club, and given a lot of support to Kabara nursing home. And let’s not forget his role, playing Santa at the local kindy for the last 25 years. Carol has served on both primary and high school P&Cs, the high school board, the swimming club, the tennis committee, the Fusion Festival, Christmas in Cooroy, the Body Art Festival; the Cooroy Hall committee; she still holds the secretary’s role for the local chamber of commerce. Importantly, she also served on the board that campaigned for Cooroy’s future following the closure of the town’s timber mill. The couple has also managed massive change in what the role of a newsagent is. In some ways though it’s seemingly still the place where those lost or looking for directions will head - after all, who’s going to know the region best?
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Gary’s a third-generation Cooroy boy, while Carol started life in Maryborough but spent five years’ childhood on Fraser Island where her dad was a timber cutter. “We moved to Cooroy when I started school,” Carol said. “I went to the local schools as did Gary, but he was a little bit before me.” They properly met “when I was 16 or 17 and just finishing school,” Carol said, and later went on to marry. “He was working on the railways and went on to become an inspector – but he was continually working away and when we had our children he couldn’t get an inspector’s job on the coast, only west of Toowoomba. “We felt it was too hard to be a family living apart, so we decided to buy a business.” Carol had been working for the then-Belvedere owner since 1977. “At that stage I had been working for Mrs Fox on and off – I’d finished school on the Friday and started there on the Monday. “I had a couple of breaks when we got married and had children but always came back part-time.” Then in 1990 Mrs Fox said the business was going on the market. “She wanted to sell us the business, so we sold up our family home (the newsagency has an attached house) and got our ducks in a row, ready to buy. “But she wasn’t quite ready to sell.” Back then, it was no mean feat to qualify to run a newsagency, as it involved some lengthy provenance of financial capability. “Gary decided to get a job and got one at Cooroy Hotel in the bottle shop,” Carol said.“ Within six weeks he was offered the manager’s
job – and we were offered the option to live onsite – so that resolved our housing problem.” It was another two years before Mrs Fox was finally ready to sell, in 1990. “We had made really good friends with the hotel owners, who had come from Tamworth, and who had sold up their country farm,” Carol said. “They owned it for about 18 years and about 15 years ago they asked Gary to go back and manage it. So Gary did that and I ran this business, and we did that for about three years.” The newsagency had not been renovated in any way when the couple bought it. “It had not been re-lined, it still had the old tongue-and-groove walls, and posts all through the shop holding the ceiling up.” Back then, a newsagency had a different product market than today. “We used to sell a lot of toys – that was a big part of the business until Sunshine Plaza and the big supermarkets opened up. It just dropped off and our toy sales now are just mainly birthday things, toys under $20.” Cooroy in 1990 still had a sawmill, an operating hospital and a brickworks. “And we had Energex right beside us so we had tradesmen and workers through here all the time. “You’d have your cigarettes lined up of a morning and change on the counter because you knew which guys were coming in. That was how it was when we first bought it.” Unusually, the town has two newsagencies, where there is normally only one. But it was a railway town – and passing-through drivers thought the town’s east side was the actual ‘CBD’. “Because the Bruce Highway came through town it came this side (continuing up Elm Street), and people thought this was Cooroy - they thought the servos, and here, were Cooroy,” Carol said.
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“In the Easter holidays the traffic would be back to the bridge. “Back then, a lot of people thought businesses this side were neglected – but you had the passing traffic coming through – it was two different markets. “And there has been two newsagents in Cooroy for 60 years.” There’s complete cooperation between the two agencies, and always has been, dating back to when the early lotteries were operating. “Carol used to have to take the Lotto tickets across to the other newsagency,” Gary said. Carol said an auctioneer in the town’s main street, Toby Brown, had the Casket agency - the only one in town. “When Lotto first came to town it was still run through Victoria - you had to validate tickets with a stamp and carbon copy – and I had to walk the copies over to Toby and get them there by a certain time to get them in the system.” Lotto is a major part of the business, with other items being newspapers and magazines, cigarettes and still some toys, and stationery. “We do school stationery, but that’s gone down too – but we still do Cooroy State School’s. “We don’t compete with the other newsagency - we do it one year, they do it the next (so) we don’t have to quote against each other.” With huge changes in media distribution, things have also changed in what was once a core business for newsagents.
“Now, newspapers are about eight per cent of our business. It used to be about 50%. Now Lotto makes up a big part,” Gary said. “The papers have not dropped further in the last five years or so - they’re not more, but they’re not less.” Carol said tobacco sales have dropped over time, and ‘probably’ more people are now buying rolling tobacco instead of ‘tailor-made’ cigarettes. “People are trying to save money by rolling your own,” she said. And about 50% of the customers they had when they bought the business are still customers, Gary said. “That’s why we still do a paper run,” Carol said. “We’ve got customers who rely on us.” The pair no longer live in the house attached to the newsagency - in preparation for life ahead. But there are plenty of good memories. “Both kids were raised there, and both went to Noosa (District) High. “One’s now a health and safety officer for a South African mining company, the other owns with her partner an environmental business at Yandina and live at Forest Glen. “That’s [Forest Glen] where we’re living at the moment, in a granny flat until we know what we’re doing,” Carol said. So, the big question – where to from here? Gary’s going to do a few jobs for our daughter and get his health back on track, and I’m going to have a little rest – then look for a job,” Carol said.
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A job? That’ll mean a bit of work updating the resume … “A resume? What resume,” she laughs. But the energetic Carol Christensen won’t be straying too far, she says. “I’m going to have that break first – and not do so much rushing around.” The town is changing, as it grows with its increasing importance as the Noosa hinterland’s main service hub. Carol and “New people are joining and getting involved – but I feel a lot of older people are cashing in on the real estate market (and leaving),” Carol said. “We have lost about 10 customers to Gympie – these are long-term Cooroy residents who have moved to Gympie so they can have money in the bank. “I think that’s a big change. They are families I thought would never leave Cooroy.” The pair will miss the newsagency business in some ways – including the regular happenings. “We’ve got some great customers here,” Carol said. “One runs a gardening business. If it rains and he can’t work, he makes spring rolls, and brings a tray of them here (to the shop).
Gary at the Noosa P icnic races around 1978-79 And a couple bring in some sort of treat every weekend, a cake or whatever. “I’ll miss these spring rolls. Sometimes when we get home late I’ll think ‘what will we have for tea?’ And then I think ‘A h, Sammy’s spring rolls.’ And the stranger ones … “One time at home I had a phone call from a lady at 8pm. She said ‘can I ask a favour? When I was driving home from work today I stopped outside your shop and threw out some rubbish and think I threw out my false teeth - can you have a look in the bin for them?’ “Which I did. “And I got a bunch of flowers and some chocolates for retrieving them out of the bin.”
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sensory board and PVC pipe instrument integrated into the vital work that is undertaken at Sunshine Butterflies.” Located in Tewantin, Sunshine Butterflies is a disability support service and charity which strives to improve the lives of those living with disability and their families. “Students applied their design technology skills to benefit others in the community. The challenge was to come up with ideas for the sensory board that would really engage the children using the services and programs,” continues Ms Waites. Ms Lucy Mills, Grants and Community Development Manager from Sunshine Butterflies explains, “The team did such a great job, we absolutely love the equipment!” For more information on Sunshine butterflies visit www.sunshinebutterflies.com.au.
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NOOSA District State High School senior students learnt about overcoming adversity, aiming high and developing resilience through inspirational speeches delivered by Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart and three University of the Sunshine Coast athletes - ocean ski world champion Jordan Mercer, wheelchair basketballer Steven Elliot, and cross-country Queensland representative Ben Tacey. Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart began the proceedings on Thursday afternoon, sharing her story of survival and determination following a horrific accident twenty years ago. “I was working as a graduate in Sydney at KPMG, living in Bondi Beach, jogging ten kilometres every day. I crossed the road at the pedestrian crossing, as I did most days, and a garbage truck, that was doing its rounds, collected me,” Mayor Stewart said. “The paramedics put towels over what was left of my legs, because they didn’t want me to see the mess, blood and tissue,” Mayor Stewart said. The Noosa Mayor advised students to never let adversity define who they are or who they become. Ocean ski world champion and Iron Woman Jordan Mercer spoke to the students about her career journey from a gymnast to surf lifesaving, paddle boarding and AFL. Ms Mercer views her injuries and setbacks she has faced along the way as
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representative Ben Tacey and Year 12 student (and keen runner) Luke Gregory. “The mind is a powerful tool. What we invest a lot of time thinking about can end up as our result. That’s why I don’t ever think about having a bad race,” Mr Tacey said. Year 11 student Jannali Shorey said the speakers provided the students with practical and useful advice. “We might not all become athletes, but what they had to say was very poignant and has come at a very helpful time for us. They were all engaging, friendly and relatable, and I was super excited to recognise Jordan Mercer on my Nutri-Grain cereal box,” Miss Shorey said.
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Hard work, social media and 5000 donuts a day FROM four donuts a day to 5000 on a Saturday morning, Jenna Sanders has transformed a small country bakery into a weekend destination for visitors from far and wide. Her recipe for success is simple - hard work, social media and great customer service. Jenna said her vision when she bought the bakery in the small hinterland town of Kenilworth four years ago, was to create a place for families to visit on the weekend. “My family has been in the bakery business for three generations. I was looking to relocate to the Sunshine Coast, and we’d come across the 97-year-old Kenilworth Country Bakery,” Jenna said. “I drove out to have a look and I could see right away that Kenilworth was a destination, and the bakery had so much character and even more potential. “Kenilworth is a scenic 45-minute drive from anywhere on the Sunshine Coast. It was a great opportunity and I knew if I could just get it out into the world people would want to come and visit.” Utilising social media as a free marketing tool Jenna soon realised that people loved taking and sharing photos of donuts. “Donuts are really appealing on Instagram and Facebook—they’re still only 50 per cent of our business but they’re the only thing we use in our marketing because people love taking and sharing photos of them. “When we started, we were making just
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a few donuts a day and it’s not actually my forte. My family are pie makers and that has been my background for the past 15 years, so we’ve had to learn how to make donuts really quickly,” Jenna said. The road to success for the Kenilworth Country Bakery hasn’t been smooth but Jenna’s resilience and quick-thinking during the COVID-19 pandemic is the reason why Jenna is a Sunshine Coast Local Business Champion. “During COVID-19 we were forced to change our business model fast to offer home deliveries,” Jenna said.
“Kenilworth is just over 50km from most places so during the lockdown, no one could drive out here. It absolutely ruined the town and ruined the bakery. “We delivered from Kenilworth to the south side of Brisbane. It was really tiring, and money was tight. We had to work hard to keep our staff, including two Nepalese bakers who we sponsor. “It was a very big panic to keep things going and a lot of 18-hour days making orders then delivering them into the night.” A few months later, Queensland’s lockdown was lifted, and the small-town bakery got flooded with day-trippers from across south-east Queensland and beyond. Jenna soon doubled her staff and leased the shop next door to keep up with the demand for her food. Sunshine Coast Council Economic Development Portfolio Cr Terry Landsberg said the Kenilworth Bakery was a great example of small businesses doing big things for our region. “I’d like to thank Jenna and our local business community for being resilient and agile when faced with these unprecedented events,” Cr Landsberg said. Humbled by the title of Local Business Champion, Jenna said it’s about inspiring other small businesses and showing them that hard work, dedication and slogging it out is really what brings success.
D I S C OV E R T H E G I N G E R FAC TO RY THE iconic Ginger Factory offers plenty of activities during the school holidays! With fascinating tours, fun rides and exciting competitions, there’s enough to keep the whole family entertained. Let the kids escape in a world of wonder on the Overboard Boat Ride or create their own garden adventure with the help of the much-loved Gruffalo Trail. Learn about Yandina’s early settlers, tour through the factory and find out how Buderim Ginger has been created, enjoy a delicious lunch at The Ginger Café or purchase a DIY Gingerbread Kit from the Ice Creamery. Load up on all your Buderim Ginger favourites in the Ginger Shop. End your day with a delicious Ginger Ice-cream available from the Ice Creamery. It’s time to discover and explore all of what’s on offer at The Ginger Factory. www.gingerfactory.com.au
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S A N D Y B O LT O N BEAUTIFUL sunsets at the Noosa Eat and Drink Festival and celebrating with our volunteers at the Noosa Queensland Day Awards are wonderful but somewhat distant memories whilst in Parliament for the 2021-22 Budget! There is so much to report, and not much space in this column, so don’t forget our regular updates at www. sandybolton.com/noosa360, including my initial overview of this Budget, subscribe to our monthly newsletter while you’re there, and join us on Facebook! Mayor Clare, myself and a mother whose children travel to school on the haulage routes through our hinterland communities, made a public plea to quarry and truck operators to please consider our kids’ lives. Safety is paramount and I thank everyone who took the time to respond to our road upgrade survey as we all look at ways to reduce impacts and improve safety from the large number of heavy haulage vehicles on an inappropriate road network. We will report on this through the next roundtable meeting. Ecological surveying for the Six Mile Bridge #7 replacement project began early June 2021 and will take approximately two weeks to complete, weather permitting. These investigations will help inform the design process. We certainly look forward to that first shovel in the ground and at last having a wider, safer bridge that won’t flood! Parliament this past month, besides Budget Week, featured National
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Reconciliation Week, as well as a multitude of meetings, sessions with Ministerial staff, and briefings with the Hon Margaret McMurdo from the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce. In addition, the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill was introduced to Parliament and will now be scrutinised by the Health and Environment Committee. Both the VAD Bill and the Women’s Taskforce are open for submissions, check our Facebook posts or contact our office for details. Once we have had time to further unwrap the details of the state budget and what it means for the Noosa electorate we will update via normal channels. Please don’t hesitate to contact our office via noosa@ parliament.qld.gov.au or 5319 3100 if you any require assistance or have any questions. Rug up, stay warm and enjoy everything this frosty weather brings, it never lasts long!
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THE speed limit on a section of Woombye-Palmwoods Road (known locally as Margaret Street) will soon be reduced in response to community concerns. I am pleased with the decision, which followed a review by the Speed Management Committee of vehicle speeds on Margaret Street. The Speed Management Committee recommend lowering the existing 50km/h speed limit on a 500-metre section of road from east of the Chevallum Road intersection to west of the Post Office - to 40km/h from next week. Hopefully, this change will slow drivers down through town and help put the focus on improving safety on the roads through Palmwoods. S U N S H I N E C OA ST S H OW 2 0 2 1
The best of the Sunshine Coast’s worldclass agricultural produce will be front and centre at the 2021 Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show. The Show is #GoodtoGo thanks to more than $38,000 in funding from the Queensland Government’s 202021 Show Societies Grants Program.
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Last week Minister D’Ath announced that Queensland will continue to step up its vaccine rollout by trialling weekend vaccinations across the State. The priority for the weekend will be vaccinating those in the 40 – 49 year old category who have registered their interest to get the vaccine and the aged and disability care workforce, who are yet to be vaccinated by the Commonwealth Government. The Palaszczuk Government is stepping in to fix Commonwealth’s aged and disability care rollout, and this expansion will be key in ensuring that those priority groups are vaccinated as swiftly as possible. If successful, this expansion could become a permanent feature of Queensland’s rollout.
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C L A R E ST E WA R T SAFETY always comes first. In an open letter published in local papers I’ve called on Kin Kin Quarry Operator Cordwell Resources to be a good corporate citizen and show compassion for the community where they work by taking steps to reduce the number of quarry trucks coming and going from the quarry site. The current quarry operations are causing a great deal of angst with the hinterland community and proving intolerable for many. Residents are becoming increasingly frightened for their loved ones’ safety, especially for children who cross the roads the quarry trucks traverse, regularly, and at speed. As a priority I’ve appealed to the quarry operator to at least stop the truck movements during school bus times. This show of good faith would demonstrate that the operator is community minded and shares our concerns about safety particularly where school children are concerned. We hope to work together with the operator to reduce the risk of a catastrophe. Council stands firmly with the residents on this issue as does Noosa MP Sandy Bolton. We have also called for support from the Transport Minister to help make the State roads safer for our community. Council has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of the Sunshine Coast. It promises to pave the way for new education, research and on-the-job training. The MOU will formalise Council’s strong working relationship with the university. USC Vice-Chancellor and President
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Professor Helen Bartlett attended Council recently to sign on behalf of the university. We’re looking to develop new opportunities for our community, the university’s students, Council projects and staff. Research projects involving PhD and other USC students to support Council initiatives are among potential opportunities to be explored. The partnership may open up new professional development avenues for staff as well as new educational opportunities for Noosa residents. Councillor representation on a management panel will rotate annually, starting with Cr Karen Finzel for the first 12 months. Finally, a raft of new initiatives including more funding to improve bushfire management across the Shire are features of our draft budget. The $153 million budget responds to priorities residents put forward during consultations earlier this year. Councillors have listened to the feedback from the community. More Community Grants funding and an ambitious capital works program- $47m (Council’s largest ever) will feature in this year’s budget. Thanks again to everyone who provided feedback as part of the budget consultation.
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The Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show made a triumphant return after last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic. Thousands flocked to the Showgrounds in Nambour over the three days of the event. It was a pleasure to see so many constituents, as we handed out over 1,200 free Ted O’Brien showbags and more than 750 water bottles. Congratulations to the members of the Show Society and all the volunteers and exhibitors for making the 2021 Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show a success.
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Senior Australians with questions about their pensions can now consult the Federal Government’s 2021 Age Pension Guide. The publication provides updated information on subjects such as who is eligible for a pension, how to apply for a pension and all other essential information.
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Farming one day, printing the next S A L LY H O O K E Y ’ S D O U B L E L I F E IT’S not everyone who can run a farm as well as sustain a career in newspaper publishing simultaneously. But not everyone is Belli Park’s Sally Hookey. And she sees similarities in both businesses, as well as having extensive education and experience in the two diverse occupations. Born in Tasmania’s Launceston, Sally’s parents were well-travelled academics. “Dad was a Colonial Officer for Fiji; when Fiji became independent, they moved to Tassie in 1963,” she said. “Then we went to Sydney, then to New Guinea. I started school in Port Moresby, while my dad taught law at the university there.” It was a time of good memories there, even if some of the facilities were somewhat basic. Page 16 | Your Local Lifestyle July 2021
“We wrote on concrete slabs as chalkboards,” she laughed. The family left PNG in 1970, and moved to Canberra, where Sally’s dad later became the environmental commissioner in the new Whitlam Government. “I did my high school years in Canberra. It was an exciting time politically though at school you’re not really that interested, but afterwards I looked back and thought it was part of a big and fast shift.” Sally’s dad was put in charge of the Fraser Island Sandmining inquiry. “He actually stopped the mining. That was 1975,” Sally said. She couldn’t decide on her future on leaving school but wanted to travel – and found a unique way of doing it. “My first job was travelling round Australia selling matches. Book matches – they had all the advertising on them.”
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She moved to Queensland and studied business and hospitality management, taking these skills to hotels around the world. Her most memorable hotel was a boutique Thistle hotel at Cadogan Square in London’s swanky Knightsbridge, close to the world-famous Harrod’s store. “A lot of really well-known people would go there to have their quiet drink,” she said. “Every day when I caught the train from my flat in Kilburn I would walk through Harrods to get to work and see all the wonderful foods from around the world.” Back from London, Sally worked for Hilton Hotels in Brisbane through Expo 88. “That was an exciting time in Brisbane, with the first real international event there – it was a coming of age for the city.” After the Expo, Sally had a change of outlook.
“I wanted to have kids, settle down, so I randomly applied for a job at the Courier Mail, in the property section.” She quickly became the main property writer. “Writing to that point had been quite formal, but after the eighties property had become a thing and so I was really that person who brought in lifestyle writing for the paper. “I saw many famous peoples’ houses in those rich areas: I went through Christopher Skase’s and Greg Chappell’s house - but the ones I liked were the little ones really well designed, beautiful architect designed houses in [the likes of ] Spring Hill. In 1998, Sally moved to Sydney to be closer to family. “I had two kids of my own by then and was a single mum.”
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She worked for a couple of property companies, and as with so many of her previous appointments, she was again in the right place at the right time. “I saw the Sydney Olympics. The buzz of the city was amazing.” Sally bought a place in the Blue Mountains, but in time, it became important for her to move back to Queensland. “I moved back so my kids could see their dad more, in Brisbane. They needed more time with him.” She settled on the Sunshine Coast, got a job at the Sunshine Coast Daily, and has been there since, though she was - luckily as it turned out - transferred to the Yandina print operation. And it was at the Daily she first met Peter Heineger, former Kingaroy crop farmer. “I was Advertising Services Manager and he was Press Manager at the time, then we both transferred to Yandina when the new press site started up,” she said They soon bought a small farming property in Belli, to make a business out of the land that could sustain them in the event of job loss. “We both enjoy farming but had different backgrounds: I came from sheep farming, Pete from big cropping; I came from an organic background, he came from full-on chemical cropping.
“But we wanted to do something different and create a business for our future. Newspapers are a tenuous business, we wanted something secure.” They had about 10 ideas on what to grow, “but only had 11 acres so it couldn’t be mass production. “But also I didn’t want to send my stuff to the markets and accept any price. “It’s a bad business model for any farmer, not knowing what price you can get for something. It makes zero sense and it’s the main reason farmers fail.” Sally grew up eating a virtually unknown – but well-known in New Zealand fruit called fejoias. “My parents had all sorts of exotic fruits growing in Canberra as they travelled a lot. “We had kale, artichokes, an acre of garden on the sheep farm – we were selfsufficient. “So we got fejoias as I knew the fruit and no-one was growing it in Australia. “Some had tried and failed. Also, my children’s father was a Kiwi - he’s partMaori, and we have a huge extended family. “I knew there would be a market here in ex-pat Kiwis at the very minimum.”
And so Hinterland Fejoias was born. It’s hard to pioneer a crop like fejoias as there were no associations in Australia, Sally said. “New Zealand associations were not keen to help as Australia was a great market for them. “But one guy in Nelson did help – he saw that the more people in Australia who knew what fejoias were would grow the market for everyone. He knew if we could get it going here it would help them – and it has.” They had bought the farm in 2006 and planted in 2007. “Getting stock was hard – it takes two years to grow a tree. I studied biological farming here at Nutritech and started to understand what you need to grow healthy plants.” The couple turned a profit in year two. Mainly selling jams and chutneys. They thought fruit on its own would take years but it was already saleable, “so we opened the gates. I learned Facebook. Half the house wasn’t even built, we just had a table here, people walking through the mud to get in. “Everything sold in a couple of days. Each year just sold out. There was no need to sell elsewhere.
“My first job was travelling round Australia selling matches. Book matches – they had all the advertising on them.”
“That suited our ethic really well as there was no packaging needed.” They started a catering side, making gelato ice creams, food offerings, buying an old caravan, christening it ‘Myrtle’, for a food van, kitting it out to serve near the front gate. Then a gift shop. It all really took off – then COVID 19 hit – but they were planning to take a year or so off anyway. “It has turned out to be a really good time to renovate. We need to renovate Myrtle, clean up the orchard.” There was also pressure with the potential closure of the now-Murdochowned APN print business - but it has survived. COVID has actually been a help. “A stop is good – we can change our model. “When you’re in business there’s no opportunity to change things. “We have also become grandparents, so it’s a chance to spend time in Lismore. “It’s lucky we have two careers. “Newspapers are an industry where you have to be very adaptable – the same as farming – you have to be fast-thinking, very deadline driven. “You can’t leave fruit on the tree, you have to use it, like getting the daily paper out.”
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Noosa Pengari Steiner School held it’s beautiful Winter Festival as the primary school community gathered after dark on June 18. Primary students sang traditional songs emphasising the introspective aspect of winter while visual highlights were Year 7s’ powerful flaming torch dance and Year 8s’ ethereal display of the movement of the moon and stars. Musical accompaniment was provided by the Year 8 choir and Pengari string ensemble.
CONGRATULATIONS to David Bell the new President of Rotary Club of Cooroy (far right). Pictured with Carol Johnston, Club President (2020-21)left and Neil Black, District Governor (2020-21) centre.
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NOOSA Council’s new Director for Infrastructure Services, Larry Sengstock is excited about his move to Noosa. The Maryborough-born Queenslander says teamwork is an important ingredient in success, and something he credits for his own achievements in the corporate and local government sphere as well as on court. The four-time Olympian played more than 290 games for Australia, attended four World Championships, and was part of five National Basketball League championship winning teams. The 61-year-old has a close affinity with Noosa. “In fact I started surfing at Main Beach Noosa in 1970 when there was wasn’t much more than a surf club and a few shops,” he said. “My parents have lived in the Noosa area for 40 years and I have always considered Noosa to be my home base.”
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Heidi and Joe Veraa, who say that they are the ‘caretakers’ of Sundara, are well qualified to look after guests coming to the retreat. Heidi is a fully qualified Ayurvedic Practitioner with over 10-years’ experience running Ayurvedic clinics. Joe is a mentor, coach and Reiki practitioner with similar experience. Both are qualified and experienced yoga and meditation teachers. They also run the Life in Balance Ayurvedic clinic and yoga studio in Kauri Street, Cooroy. Sundara provides everything that guests need including meals and accommodation. The meals are cooked Ayurvedically to ensure that the body is able to absorb all the nutrients in the food in that particular season. As Heidi says, “you can eat all the best super foods, but if your body is not absorbing those wonderful nutrients, they are simply eliminated out of your body”. Guests staying at Sundara can also participate in yoga, meditation, nature walks and a wide variety of nourishing Ayurvedic therapies and other healing treatments. Heidi and Joe moved to the Noosa hinterland from Brisbane over eight years ago. They initially opened their Life in Balance clinic in Noosaville and moved it to Cooroy over three years ago. Opening the Sundara Retreat was a natural progression from there. It allows them to provide individual attention to clients for a whole day or up to seven days. This allows for concentrated attention to the health and well-being of every individual guest. Allowing ourselves to stop from the ‘busy’ in our lives and take a deep rest can heal decades of stress, anxiety and busy-ness. Sundra Retreat is located at 637 Black Mountain Road, Black Mountain 07 5455 5050 or welcome@sundara.com.au www.sundara.com.au
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A M O N T H LY LO O K AT T H E H I STO R I C H OT E L S AC R O S S N O O S A S H I R E A N D T H E H I N T E R L A N D B E G I N S I N T H I S I S S U E By Alan Lander
Your Local #1: POMONA HOTEL Pomona’s heritage-listed Pomona Hotel started trading in 1906 in the same year the township thankfully changed its name from Pinbarren Sidings. Other than being completely destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1913, and nearly suffering the same fate in 1939, it graces Pomona’s central area to this day. It has a majestic ambience befitting it’s bucolic but trendy surroundings. Margaret and Andrew I’Anson have been lessees of the hotel for the last eight years. “We took over in 2013,” Margaret said. “The town’s [since] got busier which is really good. “Particularly on Saturdays and Sundays,” Andrew chimes in. If you’re a fan of good pub tucker, with a penchant for red meat in substantial quantities, this could be just the destination for you. “We have normal pub food like steaks,” Andrew said. “We do a whole rump - we call it ‘600g’ but it’s closer to 800 or 900 grams. “Then we have seafood, with lobster and more on the menu.”
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Taken during the period when James Connolly was the licensee (1913-1915) Margaret said they introduced seafood to the menu after the COVID restrictions. “It’s great – and our food is very popular in online reviews,” she said. The hotel lives up to its name offering accommodation which has been upgraded, hosting three rooms with en suites, Andrew said. Margaret said it was “hard to do a lot
with the hotel as it’s heritage-listed”. And what’s an old pub without a resident ghost? In Pomona Hotel’s case, staff long ago named an apparent spectre ‘Darby’, after a long-deceased township resident, Darby Schrieder. But as far as Margaret and Andrew and the present staff are concerned, he must be
practicing social distancing as there has been little to no evidence of his spooky presence these last eight years. “We’ve had the supernatural people in but we’re not too bothered,” Margaret said. “They said there was activity in one of the small rooms [upstairs]. “One time the lights went on in the laundry all by themselves, but that’s about it.”
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Power of the Pong LOCAL author, Charlie Jephcott, hasn’t let adversity get in his way. Despite managing several disabilities, including epilepsy, vision impairment and mild cerebral palsy, Charlie has still succeeded in achieving his goal of publishing his own book. “Charlie does not let that stop him doing things and he loves words, story writing and art”, Charlie’s dad Peter Jephcott said. Hunza and Miriam’s Epic Adventures (Power of the Pong) is a collection of six short stories, it tells of an unlikely friendship that forms when the hero Hunza rescues a smart and independent Miriam from a swamp creature’s lair. They embark on many adventures taking them far and wide. They take on underworld bullies, meet the Queen and Prince Charles, make a blockbuster movie and overthrow a group of ninjas! Appealing to both young and old readers, Power of Pong will have you laughing with it’s quirky humour. Charlie drew all the characters for his book, with illustrative assistance from Jane Harty (Eleventh House Art) for the backgrounds and layout. Copies of the book were posted to Prince Charles, Prince William and the
Queen with return letters received from all but the Queen. Charlie lives at Doonan with his parents where he enjoys the company of his ‘Smart Pup’ seizure assistance dog, “Jackson” “They encourage me to do new things and I always try my best” says Charlie. You can pick up a copy from: Berkelouw Books, Eumundi; Annies Books, Peregian Beach; Village Bookshop Hastings Street; Harry Hartog Sunshine Plaza or visit www.hunzaandmiriam.com
Beauty, loss and betrayal By Hayley Saunders
IN The Last Painting of Sara De Vos, author Dominic Smith has created a work of fiction loosely based in reality. In 1636, artist Sara is grieving the death of her only daughter, and the subsequent disintegration of her marriage. She had been one of a handful of women admitted to the Guild of St Luke, which controlled the creation and sale of art in Holland at the time. Despite the fact that the guild only allowed women to paint still life pictures, Sara expresses her longing and loss by creating a “winter landscape with…a moment of suspension, a girl trapped by the eternity of dusk” which she titles At the Edge of a Wood. The painting is sold and passed down through one family for three centuries. Moving forward to 1957 and Australian Ellie Shipley is living in a squalid Brooklyn apartment while completing her final year of an art history PhD at Colombia University. “Her dissertation on Dutch women painters of the Golden Age sits unfinished in her apartment, a half-typed sheet of paper mildewing in the mouth of a Remington” and she instead spends her time working on art restoration projects, which is not as glamourous as it sounds. Ellie makes a fateful decision which will haunt her for the rest of her career. She is asked to make a copy of Sara’s only surviving work At the Edge of a Wood. Despite Ellie’s misgivings, and her protestations that “copying an artwork is not the same as restoring it” the incandescent atmosphere of the painting and the chance to observe it in extravagant detail leads her to create a beautiful forgery. Forty years later, Ellie is in Sydney, curating an exhibition on seventeenth
century Dutch women when she is told that the gallery is now expecting two deliveries of the same painting, and Ellie’s past threatens to catch up with her. From 17th century Holland, gripped by the effect of the plague and the boom and bust of the tulip market, through to the glittering Sydney Harbour in the year 2000 as it prepares to host the Olympic Games, The Last Painting of Sara De Vos gives us an emotional glimpse into 300 years of art history against a backdrop of beauty, loss, and betrayal. To grab your copy of The Last Painting of Sara De Vos head to Berkelouw Books, Eumundi or order a copy from Little Shop of Soul, Cooroy.
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ARTS
A place to belong, connect , share and heal
‘Burralago Dancing’ (detail) Dry Point Print, Melissa Stannard, Image courtesy of the artist
‘HEAL COUNTRY ’ is this year’s NAIDOC 2021 theme and the name of the annual NAIDOC exhibition at Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre during June and July this year. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists who are connected to or living on Kabi Kabi/ Gubbi Gubbi lands will share their understanding of connection to country and the need to ‘heal country’ through painting, weaving, sculpture, video, poetry, and performance. Coordinator Alicia Sharples says the “Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre constantly strives to create a place with a sense of safety belonging and inclusion within the community and allows for First Nations voices to be heard with their regular NAIDOC exhibitions. This year we have the generous support of ACCOR hotel group to make this exhibition possible and we are excited to host an incredible array of artists with Elders such as Aunty Hope O’Chin, Aunty Beverly Hand and Uncle Paul Calcott, along with established artists like Dr Jandamarra Cadd, James Hurley, Bridgette Chilli Davis and new emerging artists such Cholena Drew Hughes and Ivy Minniecon. We are incredibly lucky to again have artworks by Uncle Paul Calcott’s Nuunaron group who are First People’s Disability Network artists. Their work will be seen for the first time in this exhibition at Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre before their unveiling in the UN headquarters in New York.” Co-coordinator and local indigenous artist Melissa Stannard states “Our connection to country is inherent to our identity, when we walk on country, we come alive as our ancestors watch over us and guide us, they are embodied in our waterways, trees, rocks, plants and animals. It is part of the way we practise, learn, rekindle, and redevelop our creative skills and to listen deeper to
ourselves and the land. Healing ourselves through healing country leads to healing our nation. We need to try to halt and reverse the damage done to our environment, the pollution of land and waterways, destruction of sacred sites and knowledges and to actively heed and engage with Aboriginal knowledge.” June 18 to July 18, FREE Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, 11A Maple Street Cooroy www.butterfactoryartscentre.com.au
N A I D O C C E L E B R AT I O N DAY FA M I LY C U LT U R A L DAY Cultural Diversity Experience with Lyndon Davies and Gubbi Gubbi dance Troupe. Welcome to Country and Storytelling, Traditional Dance and Traditional Fire lighting demonstration. Located on the lawn outside Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre in front of the Bunya sculpture. Sunday July 4 from 11am All welcome - Free Event- No Booking Required.
P R I N T & M A R K M A K I N G O N C L AY Masterclass Workshop with Ellen Appleby Learn several techniques including tetra-pac intaglio transfer monoprints. Saturday and Sunday, July 10 and 11, 9.30am - 3.30pm Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre www.butterfactoryartscentre.com.au
4th -Noosa Shire Women’s Collaborative Network
Rural Woman’s Leadership Forum hosted by Clr Karen Finzel
10th – 100th year Silent Movie Birthday Celebration
Valentino & Blanky on the big screen “The Sheik” & “Son of the Sheik” Afternoon Tea & Birthday Cake !! Go to the web for more details
17th – Rockin USA perform …
John Couger-Meloncamp, Tom Petty & Bruce Springsteen
14th - Fabulosity Drag Caberet
Ball dropping drag comedy with Melony Breasts & Entourage
21st – Majestic Comedy Shorts
Come support some great local comedians, thespians & playwrights
28th – Bradley McCaw – “So Glad” Tour
An undeniable groove & style. Joined by Louis Shelton & Nathan East
16th – Australian Stories in Song
Michael Fox & Mark Cryle present A unique musical perspective on Australian history
19th – 100th year Finale Birthday Celebration
Don’t miss this one off event !!! More info on the web
25th – Emily Maguire – Live in Concert Music for the soul – Contempory Folk
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ARTS
Natural Habitats at the J
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Art Market in the Paddock returns after the COVID lock down! This is an opportunity to see original art and crafts to purchase directly from the maker. July 24 9am - 1pm Stall applications available at www.pomonartgallery.com
NOOSA Hinterland artist Wendy Catlin will be exhibiting a series of works titled Natural Habitats, an Environmental Art Statement at the J in Noosa Junction throughout June and July. The artist treasures our natural environment and was compelled to use her art to make a statement about seven of these delicate habitats which has resulted in this exhibition. Due to actions by man and by nature many of these habitats are under threat or disappearing along with all the natural life that it supports. Logging, burning of forests, tearing up of mangroves, polluting the ocean, rivers, and air, and the warming
of the seas is the main cause of the decline. The paintings and notes beside them are to remind us all how much each system means to us - the vulnerability of each natural habitat (eco-system) that exists around us and the interdependence of each one to the other. Wendy states, “It is my hope that this exhibition gives each visitor a little more insight into the importance of natural habitats on the planet. To stop, recognise and think about the mini habitats you pass each day in your life. Appreciate and nurture them.”
Saturday July 3 Workshop: Playful Printmaking with Melissa Stannard Sat/Sun July 10-11 Workshop: Print and Mark Making on Clay with Ellen Appleby Sunday July 25 Workshop: Alla Prima Oil Painting with Lauren Jones Saturday July 31 Workshop: Botanical Contact Printing with Rhonda Rettke Saturday August 7 Workshop: The Art of Landscaping with Ruth Horton
Butterfactory Arts Centre 11A Maple Street, Cooroy www.butterfactoryartscentre.com.au
This exhibition will run through to the end of July. The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Junction.
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Glen Buckley presents his exhibition Draw The Line. His new exhibition stems from his love of graphic art and artists such as M C Escher, Gustav Klimt and Aubrey Beardsley. Glen says “I am fascinated by the flow and curve of line where movement is seemingly random yet designed. The work finished yet ever evolving”. In this art selection, imaginary and abstract elements are combined to create distinct graphic groupings.
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Draw the Line exhibition is in the Carriage Room Jul 3 to Aug 5. The artist will be in attendance at the gallery every Wednesday between 1pm and 4pm or by appointment . BANANA SHED
Josi Gabe will present her exhibition The Eclectic Works of Jo Gabe, a mix of contemporary and realism paintings inspired by her world travels. The official opening is on Saturday July 10 at 10am. This exhibition will run through July 29. The Pomona Railway Station Gallery is located at 10 Station St. Pomona. It is open everyday, serving artists for over 20 years. www.pomonartgallery.com
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A D FA S N O O S A LECTURE “From Gambling Chips to Imperial Jewels” with Charlotte Nattey Charlotte was ADFAS National Chair from 2008 - 2010 and has been a regular ADFAS lecturer for many years. This lecture will focus on the Romanov dynasty which ruled for 300 years and in that time amassed an incredible array of jewels. Charlotte will share remarkable stories about these jewels and gems. Saturday July 17 St Mary’s Church, 17 William Street, Tewantin 3.45pm for a 4pm start www.adfas.org.au
From left: Felix, David and Rory Williamson
SUNSHINE Beach local and family patriarch David Williamson is widely recognised as Australia’s most successful playwright and over the last fifty years his plays have been performed throughout Australia and produced in Britain, United States, Canada and many European and Asian countries. Altogether he has written twelve screenplays and five miniseries, including The Four Minute Mile for the BBC and The Last Bastion about General McArthur’s arrival in Australia in World War 2 which was sold all over the world. His play Up for Grabs, written in 2001, will explode upon the Noosa Arts Theatre stage on July 22 but be warned…it’s not for
the faint-hearted! Up for Grabs is a visceral, blunt and confronting roller-coaster ride. It may even shock you. Just to make it even more watchable, David’s son Rory Williamson, now a successful real estate agent since moving to Noosa in 2016, will direct his father’s play. Rory last appeared on stage at Noosa Arts Theatre in another of David’s plays, Jack of Hearts in 2017. Rory grew up in Balmain in Sydney and graduated from NIDA in 1999 as an actor, his first role out was starring in New Zealand’s favourite serial Shortland Street as Dr Paul Exley. Following that you may have seen him on Paper Giants, Underbelly Badness and Home & Away. That Sugar Film
in 2015, about the evils of sugar, was a passion project that also got him noticed. Sydney based actor Felix Williamson, Rory’s stepbrother and one of David’s other sons, also a NIDA graduate, will play Manny, a successful entrepreneur with a dark secret, in Up for Grabs. Felix has had a long and successful career in film and TV, memorably playing Paul Keating in Hawke. Roles in The Great Gatsby, Palm Beach, Rake, Mabo, Backyard Ashes, Underbelly: Razor, Dirty Deeds and many others followed, including writing, directing and acting in Avalon Now, a hilarious, observational take on pretentiousness on the Northern Beaches in Sydney. Up for Grabs asks the question…art dealers: parasites or prophets? Simone Allen would prefer to see herself as the latter, but when she is given the opportunity of her career, a chance to sell one of the better Whiteleys, her behaviour becomes less than angelic as the pressure mounts. Driven sometimes by greed, sometimes by aesthetics, Williamson’s characters discover how far they will go when more than just a beautiful work of art is Up for Grabs in this sexy comedy of manners. Tickets are selling fast…the Gala Opening Night on July 23 has already sold out. Also, proceeds from the 29th July performance will go to assist the people of Cobargo in New South Wales. Book online: noosaartstheatre.org.au or phone 5449 9343
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MUSIC
Something to Sing About!
ALL over the world, parents bond with their children through musical sounds and rhythmic movement. They rock and swing them, put them to sleep with lullabies, dance with them and make them laugh with nursery rhymes. Parents know instinctively what science has now proven - young children thrive on music. It’s one of the best vehicles for learning in early childhood development. Why is music such a great teaching tool? Music is one of the few activities that builds connections across all learning domains - intellectual, social, emotional, language and physical. When children are listening to music and participating in music and movement activities, their entire brain is engaged. According to Dr. Eric Rasmussen, chair of the Early Childhood Music Department
at the Peabody Preparatory of the Johns Hopkins University, data shows that “children involved in music have larger growth of neural activity than people not in music training.” Early exposure to music and music education gives children’s brains a boost and sets them up for a lifetime of success. And when those musical activities are enjoyed in a group setting, with a loving caregiver? That’s when the magic happens! Researchers at the University of Queensland found that children who participate in shared music-making at ages 2-3 showed increased literacy, numeracy and pro-social skills at ages 4-5. Community music-making helps children to develop positive mental health, form stronger friendships and experience a stronger family bond. And particularly in recent times, when opportunities for social interaction have been limited for many young children due to the pandemic, group music classes provide a safe and nurturing environment for children to express themselves, make friends and connect with their community.
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AFTER the disappointing postponement of the highly anticipated Noosa District SHS production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical due to COVID last year the school is now just weeks away from showcasing the outstanding talents of its awesome actors, dynamic dancers, and sensational singers. The Roald Dahl children’s classic tell the story of Matilda, a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but
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Performances held at the Noosa District State High School Hall, Cooroy Campus. Thursday 5, Friday 6, and Saturday August 7. 6 pm for a 6.30 pm start. Food and drinks available before and at interval. Tickets are available now www.trybooking.com
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SAT U R DAY S E P T E M B E R 4 , 9 A M - 4 P M Free family fun! Fusion Festival has something for everyone, so make sure you save the date for a great family day out.
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impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs you will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
Find your village with us at Music2Grow. We use the power and joy of music to help your child grow during the years most critical to their brain development. “Classes are fun, engaging and Verna is a wonderful teacher.” - Aimee T., Music2Grow Parent
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Live and original THE Sunshine Coast is home to a talent trove of musicians and the last 12 months have served up some tough times to them. Many of us have missed hearing live music and getting on the dance floor! Thanks to a grant from the Australian Government Live Music Australia program, Tewantin Noosa RSL have got you covered with their new ‘Live & Original’ sessions on Saturdays in the Diggers Bar from 7pm. They have some great original bands are booked over the next five months. Coming up over the next few months are: J U LY 3 : K I E R A N W I C KS
J U LY 1 0 : A N D R E A K I R W I N
Australian/Fijian singer-songwriter with a warm stage presence, retro soulful sound and a knack for storytelling. Her unique brand of island soul continues to evolve and her latest album Bloom was launched last month. J U LY 1 7: S A M H AY B A N D, F L I R A & TOTA L R A D I O S I L E N C E
An eclectic night with three original performers to hit the stage! First is Sam Hay Band with some upbeat coastal folk music; followed by Sunshine Coast youth metal band, Flira and finally Total Radio Silence, offering post grunge rock reminiscent of Soundgarden and Foo Fighters.
MULTI-talented Melbourne duo Dave Graney and Clare Moore will take to the stage in The Brewery at The Imperial Hotel Eumundi on Friday July 9. However they choose to play, they bring their story and vast and splendid songbook which stretches over 40 years – and over 40 albums. Partners in life and music, the pair have fronted numerous bands. Some include The Moodists (1980 to 1987), Dave Graney and Coral Snakes (1987 to 1989, 1991 to 1997), and in more recent years, Dave Graney and the mistLY. During the pandemic lockdown - which they experienced in Melbourne - they started doing online shows every week, sometimes twice a week and revisited songs from all these albums as well as workshopping new material. They kept
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Offering a unique brand of indie/folk/ pop their music encapsulates the duos charm and authenticity. Their music is fun, charming, and folky. They have been described as the ‘epitome of original folk’, telling their stories with their original songs and enchanting their listeners with their flawless harmonies. J U LY 3 1 : K E L LY B R O U H A H A
A rock n roll romantic, blues storyteller and song-writing journeyman, this master of six and 12 string guitars charms audiences with his phenomenal voice, cheeky wit and gritty, animated tales.
An award winning songwriter whose unique style simple cannot be put into a box. From big blues to soulful country, it is music that is real and raw and vulnerable.
their performing, playing and writing skills sharp. They have also been in the studio recording a new album, provisionally titled Thus wags the world, as well as issuing three live albums from the vaults in the last 12 months (the most recent being Lyve at byrds). Further reissue of material will be happening in 2021.
Don’t miss this one. Tickets: Pre-sale $30 (+ booking fee) through Oztix. 18+ event. No door sales. Doors open 7.30pm. IMPERIAL HOTEL FREE COURTESY BUS Friday and Saturday from 5pm. Phone Aaron on 0478 814 169.
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JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES NEITHER originating from Jerusalem, or an actual artichoke, ‘Helianthus Tuberosis’ takes its common name from the fact that ‘Girasole’ is the Italian name for the plant, which sounds a bit like ‘Jerusalem’ if you say it quickly, and that it has a similar flavour and texture to the true ‘globe’ artichoke (the flower of the thistle ‘Cynara cardunculus’) In fact the tuberous root of a variety of sunflower, the Jerusalem artichoke, or ‘sunchoke’ as it is sometimes known, is available from late Autumn to early Spring, and you may see small bundles of local harvests of them pop up on stalls at farmers markets or in fruit shops in the region during this time. Generally about the size of a golf ball with a cream to light brown knobbly skin, Jerusalem artichokes are sweet and nutty with a texture similar to a water chestnut. They can be finely sliced and eaten raw in salads, roasted whole with their skins on, or peeled and turned into soups and purees. Their high sugar content means they caramelise easily when fried in a little oil or butter. They make a great accompaniment to roasted meats like chicken, lamb or beef, but will go with almost anything you serve them with. Sliced thinly and deep fried they make exceptional veggie chips. Be warned though, they contain a carbohydrate called inulin, which requires our intestinal bacteria to turn them into usable energy. The by-product is carbon dioxide, which can sometimes produce gale-forced flatulence the following day if they’re eaten in too large a quantity!
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METHOD
500g Jerusalem artichokes, washed and cut into 1cm slices 250g smoked bacon, cut into strips 2 tbs olive oil 1 clove garlic, finely sliced 2 tbs fresh rosemary leaves 1 cup chicken stock 100g spinach Salt and pepper
• In a heavy based frying pan, cook the artichokes and bacon together in the olive oil over a medium heat, stirring ocassionally, until both start to colour lightly. • Add the sliced garlic and rosemary, stir through and cook for another minute or two. • Add the chicken stock and simmer until all the liquid has evaporated. • Add spinach and seasoning and stir through the artichoke mixture until the spinach has wilted. Serves 4 as a side dish Serve as a side dish to roasted meats such as beef, lamb or chicken.
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RESOURCES BOOSTED The fires that tore through Noosa in 2019 destroyed more than 2067 hectares. The fires’ speed and ferocity are forever etched in Michael Lyons’s mind. In his 16 years as a part of Council’s Natural Areas team he has never seen such destruction. “It was a harrowing reminder of the ever-present danger of wildfire. It also showed the value, bravery and skills of our emergency services.” Since then, council has focused on being more agile and responsive to the threat of bushfire. Michael told us, “The fires created significant community anxiety. We are now working closely with residents to make sure their concerns are heard, and they are better informed about what we are doing.” Council is allocating more funding to boost resources, train staff and increase hazard reduction burning. “We are working closely with a series of stakeholders, including QFES, Rural Fire Service and QPWS in coordinating potential burn sites. “Priorities include reducing fuel loads and preventing a repeat of the intensity we saw in the 2019 fires.” Michael Lyons from Noosa Council’s Natural Areas team
NEW PLANS TO QUELL BUSHFIRE THREAT More planned burns, extra fire trails, additional staff and new equipment to help mitigate Noosa’s bushland reserve fire risk
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threat to residents, while appointment of a new Bushland Reserve Fire Management Officer will allow Council to carry out its own burns. “We’ve typically relied on contractors, but they are spread thin across Australia,” Principal Environment Officer, Peter Milne, said.
“Building our capacity to carry out that work ourselves will put us in a much better position to conduct an average of seven planned burns a year.” The fire mitigation measures are detailed in a Bushfire Reserve Strategic Fire Management Plan, developed by Council with community input.
“Bushland reserves account for around 4% of the shire. “Nevertheless we have quite a lot of bushland areas adjacent to our urban areas. “Our aim is to mitigate risk to people who live near these areas, anyone who visits these areas and the risk to biodiversity.”
PAUL HELPS PARK COME BACK TO LIFE
Project manager Paul Brennan’s favourite part of working on the much-anticipated Hinterland Adventure Playground is seeing the positive community reaction.
“It’s fun to work on something that makes people happy when you start showing them drawings and play elements we’re putting in,” he said.
“It’s been challenging but very rewarding at the same time.” Paul grew up in Brisbane but has a history with Noosa, “We started holidaying here in the 70s and used to stay in some flats at Munna Point.” “A lot has changed since then of course, but it’s remarkable how much Noosa still looks the same as it did when I was a kid.” Paul has been a key member of Council’s Infrastructure Services team for four years. “My kids are teenagers now but whenever I show them the latest plans of the playground they ask if they can be the first ones to climb the tower. I said if they can keep their rooms clean for a week then I’ll see what I can do. So far, no deal.” The Adventure Playground is a unique project, with its emphasis on the natural environment of Cooroy Creek and the Hinterland region. “We are making it as inclusive as possible for people of all ages and abilities,” Paul said. There is a real sense of excitement about the project, which is jointly funded by Council and the Queensland Government. Paul said the most common question is ‘when will it be finished?’ December is the target. “I’ve heard a few rumours we may be putting a Rocketship in the Playground –I can neither confirm nor deny that. You’ll just have to wait and see…”
PARENTS FEAR FOR THEIR CHILDREN’S SAFETY Mother of four Anita Poteri holds genuine fears for the safety of her children. Everyday, as she waves them off to school, she anxiously wonders whether the school bus will get them there safely. “Every morning it is scary,” she said. “We cross the Pomona Kin Kin Road to wait for the bus and we have quarry trucks roaring past rapidly. “We are all scared, we all have anxiety and we have to face this five days a week,” Ms Poteri told the media. Mayor Clare Stewart has published an Open Community Letter, calling on Cordwell Resources to show compassion and be a good corporate citizen. “They have a permit to operate the quarry, but what they don’t have the right to do is to cause undue harm and heartache because of the impact the
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trucks that use their quarry have on the hinterland community,” she said. The company is being urged to strop the trucks during school bus times and significantly reduce truck movements to a more manageable level. “This would clearly show Cordwell Resources is community-minded and shares our concerns about safety,
especially for our local children,” Cr Stewart said. Ms Poteri said it’s a fear shared by many parents. “There are children who simply won’t go on the bus,” she said. “The hinterland lifestyle is about riding horses, kids having fun, roadside farms. “A lot of that is gone.”
Produced by council and the Noosa Disaster Management Group, the 55page guide has everything you need to know to prepare, respond and recover from disaster events. The guide focuses on all types of natural disasters with the safety of you, your family and property the fundamental priority. Head to council’s website to download your own copy today.
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MARY RIVER FESTIVAL 2021
MARY VALLEY ART FESTIVAL
SATURDAY JULY 17 Kandanga Community Reserve, MARY VALLEY 9am-4pm Cost: Adults - $10, Child - $5, Family - $25 Tickets online only - No Tickets at gate ALL your favourite workshops/activities including live music, cat’s claw weaving, Geckoes Wildlife, environmental talks, food market, community stalls. COVID safe plan. www.maryriverfestival.org.au
JULY 22-25 Imbil Public Hall Edward Street, IMBIL A feature this year is the Mary Valley Alive exhibition, celebrating the festival's 20th anniversary, which tells the story of the Mary Valley through its flora, fauna and people. www.maryvalleyartslink.com.au
GYMPIE ‘GETS ITS GLOW ON’
QUEENSLAND GARDEN EXPO
FRIDAY - SUNDAY JULY 9-11 Nambour Showgrounds Coronation Avenue, NAMBOUR 8am to 5pm Fri/Sat 8am to 4pm Sun Adult: $20, children 15 yrs & under free QUEENSLAND Garden Expo is a three day celebration of gardening. An extensive lecture and demonstration program, landscape display gardens, over 360 exhibits including 55 nurseries, a giant kitchen garden feature and a cooking stage. Great food, entertainment free children’s activities. www.qldgardenexpo.com.au
RESPECT THE ARETHA FRANKLIN STORY
KENILWORTH ARTS COUNCIL BASTILLE DAY SOIREE
ROCKS & MINERALS FESTIVAL
SATURDAY JULY 17 Gheerulla Hall 2184 Eumundi Kenilworth Road 5.30pm - Cost: $30 BASTILLE Day Soiree, an evening of fabulous entertainment, great food and drinks.
NOOSA BEACH CLASSIC CAR SHOW
SATURDAY JULY 17 The J 60 Noosa Drive, NOOSA HEADS 7.30-10pm Cost: Reserved Seating: $64 THE electrifying show RESPECT journeys through Aretha Franklin’s courageous life of love, tragedy and triumph, while showcasing her greatest hits over the last 50 years! Starring Australia’s ‘Soul Mama’, Angie Narayan. www.aunooshi.sales.ticketsearch.com/ sales/salesevent/7041
SUNSHINE COAST FESTIVAL OF BRASS SOLO & ENSEMBLE COMPETITION
FRIDAY JULY 30 Gympie Showground 77 Exhibition Road, Southside, GYMPIE 4.30am-8.00pm Cost: $10 Adults, $5 Children THE Glow event will include an array of giant LED animal installations, magic shows throughout the night, LED hula hoop performance, LED dance floor and more. Enjoy family friendly street food. Tickets: www.123tix.com.au/ events/18367/gympie-gets-its-glow-on
SATURDAY JULY 24 Salvation Army Hall, NAMBOUR 9.00am-6.00pm Cost: $5 Adults Children: Free JOIN us as an entrant or in the audience for a live solo and ensemble competition featuring soloists and small groups. All brass musicians are invited to enter.
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
SUNDAY JULY 18 Noosa Sports Ground, TEWANTIN 9am Cost: Spectator $12 includes Program Family - $20, Under 14 years free THIS is a great show to be able to see rare and classic cars from all around our region and reflect the TLC their owners give to their classic cars. A COVID safe event. www.noosacarclub.com.au
JULY 25 POMONA IN 2021 the King of the Mountain Festival is being limited to the Bendigo Bank Int Mountain Challenge Race, Zinc Prince and Princess Race and will include the Pomona True Value Hardware Mountain Bike Ride. All other races, attractions, rides and market stalls will NOT be taking place. www.kingofthemountain.com.au
FRIDAY JULY 30 - SUNDAY AUGUST 1 Cooloola Rocks & Minerals Old Bruce Highway, KYBONG 9.30am-4.00pm - Cost: Free ENJOY three days of rock hounding fun in a wonderland of Rocks & Minerals. Arts & crafts, lapidary supplies, tools, findings, jewellery, crystal healing, massage. Reiki, spiritual, card readings metaphysics and other practitioners. Dogs are allowed but must be kept on a leash. Email info@coolrocks.com.au
THURSDAY JULY 15 - SATURDAY JULY 24 Noosa The NOOSA alive! Festival is a 10-day arts and cultural festival which offers a huge selection of music, theatre, dance, film, food, forms, literature, visual arts, and workshops. www.noosaalive.com.au
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COOROY MOUNTAIN SPRING FESTIVAL
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SUNDAY AUGUST 22 6.30am-3pm THURSDAY AUGUST 5 Nambour Showgrounds 80 Coronation Avenue, NAMBOUR 9.30am-4.00pm - Cost: FREE IAgeWell is delighted to host Sunshine Coast’s 2021 Lifestyle 55 + expo. This expo showcases the very best the Sunshine Coast has to offer its over 55 community. www.iagewell.com.au
Cost: Adults $10 Children Under 12 Free
THE once a year opportunity to climb Cooroy Mountain courtesy of Peter Lavin of Wimmers and Cooroy Mountain Spring Water. Sites available for food, market and community stalls. spring-fest@cooroyrotary.org.au www.cooroyrotary.org.au
YANDINA STREET FAIR
KIN KIN HORSE RIDE
SATURDAY AUGUST 7 Noosa Trail Network, Kin Kin Region THE Kin Kin Horse Ride is organised to benefit the Kin Kin community. It is a walk only ride through the scenic Kin Kin region & the Noosa Trail Network. Stayed tuned for further updates!
SUNDAY AUGUST 22 Main Street, YANDINA 11.00am-7pm - Cost: Free FREE family fun in the heart of historic Yandina township. Stalls, rides, food, art show, petting zoo plus all day music and entertainment across three outdoor stages. Special guest star rock ‘n’ blues legend Kevin Borich. Follow us on Facebook @ YSF2021
GYMPIE MUSIC MUSTER CWA FASHION PARADE
SATURDAY AUGUST 14 CWA Hall, Cooroy 1.30pm - Cost: $15 JOIN us for a fun afternoon and Fashion Parade with Fashions by Closet Confidential, afternoon tea will be served.
THURSDAY AUGUST 26 - SUNDAY 29 Amamoor Creek Forest, AMAMOOR Festival 4 Day Pass - Single Day Pass THE Gympie Music Muster will celebrate its 40th anniversary on the last weekend in August 2021. The Gympie Muster is Australias original and most loved camping and music experience. The Muster showcases a mix of country, roots, blues, folk and rock music as well as workshops, dancing, bush poets, kids club and more. More than 100 artists, performing in five venues, over four days. www.muster.com.au
HORIZON FESTIVAL
THIS August, you and your dog are challenged to walk 30 mins a day for 30 days - no small feat in winter weather! Turn those walks into dollars by asking family and FURiends to supPAWt Guide Dog puppies in training. The funds raised help us to create a world where every body who needs a Guide Dog, has a Guide Dog
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FRIDAY AUGUST 27 - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5 Sunshine Coast Contemporary multi-arts festival, presenting 10 days and nights of visual art, music, theatre, dance, words + ideas, film and creative workshops; inspired by the stories and beauty of the Sunshine Coast. www.horizonfestival.com.au July 2021 Your Local Lifestyle | Page 33
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C O O R OY M E M O R I A L H A L L MONDAY 3 - 5.45pm Karate Community Peter Zarb: karatecommunityqld@gmail.com 5.45 - 7.15pm Jazzercise Fitness Leanne Paix: gelmpaix1@bigpond.com TUESDAY 3.45 - 7.15pm Youth Theatre Classes zealyouththeatre.com.au WEDNESDAY 9 - 10am Adult Ballet 10 - 11am Beginner Tap Dancing 11 - 12.30pm Tap Dancing - Mixed levels Amy Dwyer: dwyer473@gmail.com 3.15- 5pm Soul in Motion Shea Cotter: sheacotter@hotmail.com 5.45 - 7.15pm Jazzercise Fitness THURSDAY 9 - 10am Zumba Fitness Party Kara Irvine: Kara-Irvine@hotmail.com 10 - 11am Zumba GOLD Dance Class Cath Tapper: cathytapper@hotmail.com 4 - 7pm Coast Academy of Song & Dance Anna Quayle: anna@songanddancenoosa.com.au
G O O D S H E P H E R D M U S I CA L ‘ W I C K E D ’ - A P OT I O N FO R S U C C E S S Magical ingredients for a very successful Good Shepherd Senior Musical : Four sold out shows at The J, a cast of 82 very talented students, including two canines in the role of Toto, over 1000 costume pieces, a 15-piece orchestra aged between 15 and 70 years, 60 dedicated staff and volunteers and months of hard work. Well done everybody.
SATURDAY 7.45 - 8.45am Jazzercise Fitness SUNDAY 8 - 9.30am Tai Chi Exercise class Stephen Locke: stephen.locke5@bigpond.com
POMONA MEMORIAL HALL TUESDAY 7 - 9.30pm - Social Ballroom dancing, cost $4. Phone 0407 456 939 THURSDAY 11.30pm - Beginner’s Pilates Micheala: 0449 047 746
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Long Lunching at Black Ant Gourmet. Sue, Zelda, Sandy and Felicity. Fine food and good company.
COORAN MEMORIAL HALL TUESDAY 8am - General Fitness, 9.15am - Stretch
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THURSDAY 8am - Weights only, 9.15am - Aerobic Step Micheala: 0449 047 746
AMAMOOR HALL TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 9 - 10.30am - Yoga Class, all levels. Cost $10. Contact Sue 0412 764 185
BELLI COMMUNITY HALL MONDAY 4.30pm - Pilates Basic, Sherrelle Dolphin 5.30pm - Pilates, Sherrelle Dolphin FRIDAY 9.30am - Pilates, Sherrelle Dolphin 10.30am - Barre, Sherrelle Dolphin F B : B E L L I C O M M U N I T Y H A L L E V E N TS Share with us what’s happening in your local hall! Email hello@yourlocallifestyle.com.au
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Donating their time and enjoying the scones this month at Sconetime in the Cooroy Memorial Hall were Paul Kluck and Peter Lougheed from Energex
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Jayden and Elly Goldthorpe eloped on Saturday June 19 at Noosa and celebrated at a surprise reception with family and friends. Congratulations xx
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Simon Neldelko of Hot 91 & Zinc 96 with QCWA Imbil Branch girls and Martin Duncan at the Country Noosa vs Mary Valley Country vs Glasshouse Country Scone off. Mary Valley Country took out most trophies. Congratulations to QCWA Imbil Branch ladies who had a clean sweep - Lorna Cook took out winner of savoury scone, Helen Hooper took out winner fruit scone, Jennifer Miller took out winner of rogue scone! Josh of Click Clack Cafe Amamoor was the Winner of the Classic Scone. Noosa District State High students Sarara, Grace and Zach, and their recently formed band named Skyver won the Best Band category at the Noosa Busking Championships in June. After only 5 practicing sessions the trio were among 63 other acts busking along the Gympie Terrace waterfront. They loved the experience so much they will definitely be auditioning for the next Busking Competition!
Cooroy CWA Bridal Morning Tea held this June in the CWA Hall. A beautiful morning shared by many. Tea, coffee and sweet treats were in abundance as were the displays of gorgeous wedding apparel from years gone by to modern day. A beautifully decorated wedding cake was also a highlight. Thank you ladies!
Visitors from Towen Mountain John and Penny Valentine (left, centre) with Kevin Carey at Nanna McGinn’s restaurant at Kenilworth
A huge congratulations to Music2Grow’s 2021 Kindermusik graduates who recently celebrated completion of the Young Child program with an afternoon of music, dancing and performance at the QCWA Hall in Cooroy. Your music teacher is beyond proud of you all!
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H E A LT H
BARBED WIRE BBQ FO R M E N ’S M E N TA L H E A LT H W E E K
ON SATURDAY the June 19 Mark Evans hosted the Barbed Wire BBQ in conjunction with Men's Health Week at the Impact Boxing and Fitness Centre. The aim of the free BBQ was to try and bring men and women together to discuss the topic of mental health and suicide prevention. About 18 months ago Mark along with Kathryn Shewring and Merylyn Keene formed a suicide prevention group for the Cooroy, Pomona, Kin Kin and surrounding areas. This group is now joined by Ben Burns and Lyndal Peterson. "The aim of this group is to bring forward and discuss mens mental health and the tough topic of suicide and its prevention by connecting with people that may not be feeling ok at the moment.
“Suicide has affected almost all of us in one way or another. I personally have been affected by suicide more times in my life than I would like to remember. I have also found myself previously in a very dark place and had to find the tools to drag myself out of that place. Good people often find themselves in a dark place and sometimes think that there is no way out. We are trying to offer those men and women a safe place to discuss their problems and let them know that there is hope. We have already hosted a two day ASSIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training ) seminar at the gym and we plan on hosting a few Safe Talk programs in the future also. We will also be looking at hosting more of the Barbed Wire BBQ mornings in the coming months after the success of last Saturday's one. Mark Evans continued “Current statistics show that three out of four suicides committed are men. We lose around six men per day to suicide. Men are 75% more likely to suicide. Our aim is to do our bit to reduce these numbers. To remind men & women that its OK to not be OK at times. To remind people to check in on there mates and give people the skills to help a mate in need.” There are some great helplines available if needed - Lifeline- 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue
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BE FREE OF THOSE WEE P R O B L E M S By Rebecca Steele, Physiotherapist
URINE leakage, or urinary incontinence, is much more common than you probably think. Up to a third of women and 1 in 8 men suffer with urinary incontinence. In women, this condition can impact young athletes, postnatal mums and older women. In men, it is more common after prostate surgery or with ageing. Whilst it is a common condition, it doesn’t mean that it should be ignored or trivialized.
Urine leakage can occur for many different reasons. Some of the common causes are weak pelvic floor muscles, prolapses, poorly functioning pelvic floor muscles, excessive fluid or caffeine consumption or poor toileting habits/ constipation. A detailed history and examination will allow a personalized treatment program to be implemented.
W H AT I S U R I N A R Y I N C O N T I N E N C E ?
H OW C A N P H YS I OT H E R A P Y H E L P ?
There are two main types of urinary incontinence. The first is stress incontinence which is leakage from the bladder caused by movements or activities that put pressure on the bladder like jogging, coughing, sneezing or laughing. When leakage occurs because of a sudden, overwhelming need to go to the toilet, that is called urge incontinence. The bladder muscle contracts strongly when you are either on your way to the toilet or unprepared, which then causes leakage. Some common triggers for urge incontinence are running water or when arriving home. This unexpected leakage can cause some to start limiting their fluid intake or going to the toilet regularly ‘just in case’. If you are one of those people who always plan where every toilet is for a journey, you probably have urge incontinence or urgency (same feelings without the leakage). Some people only experience one type of incontinence, others may experience both. We call this mixed urinary incontinence. So what is causing your leakage may be different to what is causing your friend’s leakage.
W H AT C A U S E S I N C O N T I N E N C E ?
Some physiotherapists are specially trained in the assessment and treatment of incontinence issues. Pelvic health physiotherapists can perform a detailed physical assessment which may often include an internal pelvic examination. This is the most accurate way to assess the functioning of your pelvic floor muscles which are often integral to the management of incontinence. Pelvic floor exercises are often an essential component of the management of incontinence but need to be prescribed and monitored to ensure that the correct technique is being used and the exercises are personalized to your needs. Your pelvic health physiotherapist will also offer bladder training, lifestyle and other interventions to improve your symptoms and will work alongside your GP or specialist to ensure optimal outcomes. If you are ready to take the next steps in treating your incontinence, contact your local pelvic health physiotherapist, Rebecca Steele, at Hinteractive Physio. Rebecca can be reached by calling 5442 5556.
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H E A LT H
Colds and flu
COMMON colds and the ‘flu’ (influenza) are viral infections affecting the nose, sinuses, throat and airways. Antibiotics do not work against these viral infections, but colds and the flu usually get better on their own. H OW A R E C O L D S A N D F LU S P R E A D?
When someone has a cold or ‘flu’, the fluid from their nose, mouth and airways contains the infecting virus. Colds and ‘flu’ spread when this infected fluid passes to someone-else (e.g. by touch, coughing, sneezing). S I G N S A N D SY M P TO M S
Cold Symptoms include: • Runny nose or blocked nose (congestion) • Sore throat • Red, watery eyes • Sneezing and coughing
By Jacqueline Meyer, Pharmacist
• Mild fever • Headache and tiredness Flu symptoms may also include: • High fevers, sweating and shivering • Aching muscles and joints • Weakness and lethargy • Loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting Cold and flu symptoms usually go within 10 days, although a cough may last longer. Protection against Influenza A ‘flu injection’ will give protection against the ‘flu’. Vaccination before the ‘flu’ season starts each year is recommended for all adults over 65 years, and others at a higher risk of getting influenza. Please note that the flu vaccine can not give you the flu—this is a common misconception in the community. You can now have your annual flu vaccination given by your local LiveLife pharmacist. We have trained pharmacists available most days for this service. S E L F C A R E FO R C O L D S A N D F LU
• Get plenty of sleep and rest. • Drink plenty of fluids. • Breathe in steam. • Blow nose gently. • Cover nose blowing with a tissue and dispose of used tissues. • Wash hands regularly with soap and water, before cooking or eating and after blowing nose, coughing or sneezing. • Keep hands away from eyes, nose and avoid sharing eating and drinking.
M O D E R AT I O N I S T H E K E Y “EVERYTHING in moderation”, who hasn’t heard that before! It is a golden adage and rings true in every aspect of our busy lives, but none more so than food. Hopefully my last two articles have made us a little more aware of the servings of wholegrains and vegetables we need to ward of disease and keep us healthy in body and in mind. What about fruit? The recommendation for servings of fruit per/day is a minimum of two serves, for example a medium apple and a medium banana would amount to your serving for the day. However, there are conflicting ideas on whether it is possible to consume to much fruit. Just ask a fruitarian! Perhaps what we need to focus on, is that 50% of Australian adults fail to meet the minimum requirements of fruit consumption every day. Now that’s scary! Fruit is a great source of dietary fibre and is packed with vitamins and minerals. It reduces the risk of overeating by making you feel full, helps lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol and keeps our digestive system on track by feeding our good gut bacteria. Research is continuing but fruit can also be linked to reducing the risk of various forms of cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Some dietitians believe that due to fruit being high in sugars and carbohydrates having too much can lead to high blood sugar levels as well as weight gain.
PART 3 By Sarah Gray, Nutrionist
In my professional opinion if you are trying to improve your eating habits, what better place to start then with fruit, it even comes in its own packaging. Try to • Eat the rainbow – use fruits of different colours for the best nutrition. • Keep it simple- use raw fresh fruit and try and stay away from packaged or dry fruits. • Limit juice intake – when juiced, fruit loses a lot of its health benefits. Packaged juice is often high in sugar. Fresh is best. Remember, moderation is the key. Enjoy! If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email. hello@foodtrition.com.au
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FISH DISHES
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ATLANTIC SALMON (Reg $13.50 | Lge $17.90) Served with creamy dill sauce, seasoned chat potatoes, broccoli, yellow & green beans. TUNA MORNAY PASTA Tuna Pasta tossed in a mornay sauce served with sweetcorn, peas and sweet potato. ATLANTIC COD & PRAWNS (Reg $11.50 | Lge $13.90) Served with lemon sauce, mashed potato, broccoli & garden peas. SMOKED SALMON FETTUCCINE Fettucine topped with smoked salmon, baby spinach in a creamy sauce served with brocoili. BAKED FISH Wild caught New Zealand Hoki with a cream sauce, served with sweet potato and peas.
BEEF DISHES 5.
COTTAGE PIE Good old traditional style minced beef, topped with potato mash and served with vegetables.
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ROAST BEEF Tender roasted beef served with gravy, chat potatoes, sweet potato and peas. BEEF CASSEROLE Tender beef cooked in rich gravy, served with mash and peas. SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE Everyone’s favourite pasta topped with a beef bolognese and grated cheese. BEEF LASAGNE Traditional bolognese sauce between layers of pasta, topped with a cheese sauce and served with seasonal vegetables. BEEF RISSOLES Beef Rissoles topped with gravy and served with mashed potato, peas and carrots. BEEF STROGANOFF Tender Beef strips cooked in a mushroom, paprika & mustard sauce served with Fettuccine & green beans. MEXICAN BEEF AND BEANS Classic Chilli Con Carne served with rice and beans. BEEF MADRAS CURRY (MILD-MEDIUM) A delicious Indian beef madras curry cooked with potatoes, served with rice and green beans. SILVERSIDE A family favourite - Corned Silverside served with a sweet potato mash and vegetables.
PORK DISHES
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ROAST PORK Roasted pork with gravy, chat potatoes and roast pumpkin. PASTA CARBONARA Pasta cooked in a bacon and mushroom cream sauce. PICKLED PORK Pickled pork topped with creamy mustard sauce served with chat potatoes, green and yellow beans. CURRIED SAUSAGES & RICE Pork sausages cooked in a mild curry sauce and served with rice and vegetables.
BANGERS AND MASH
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ROAST LAMB (Reg $11.50 | Lge $13.90) Succulent tender lamb with mint infused gravy and served with chat potatoes, peas and carrots. MASSAMAN LAMB CURRY (Reg $11.50 | Lge $13.90) Lamb cooked in a thai style massaman sauce, served with rice and green beans. MONGOLIAN LAMB (Reg $11.50 | Lge $13.90) Asian style Mongolian lamb cooked with steamed asian vegetables and noodles.
VEGETARIAN / VEGAN DISHES 29. 43. 44. 45.
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SENIOR LIFESTYLE
GET MOVING
with Erin Yarwood
L E T ’S G E T AC T I V E
Growing older, actively
HAS it been a while since you’ve stepped foot in the gym? Or an age since you’ve felt motivated to move? Or do you simply feel you are too old, and completely beyond exercising? THINK AGAIN! Exercising is not just for the young ones. It’s also for the young at heart! It’s for everyone, of all shapes and sizes, abilities and age. But if you are over the age of 65 and currently class yourself as inactive, you should really try to get started somewhere, somehow. And this cooler time of the year is the perfect time to begin. Staying fit and healthy and maintaining an active lifestyle are so important for not only the physical benefits, but also for the
mental side of things too. Movement in general, getting a little huffy and puffy, simply makes you feel good. And when we feel good and enjoy something, we’re more inclined to keep it up. Staying physically active also helps to improve muscle tone, strength, bone density, balance and coordination. All super important elements in growing older gracefully. And this so called ‘physical activity’ doesn’t have to be anything full on at all. Even committing to walking a little further or slightly brisker each day in the fresh air will do you wonders. Or you might like to try your hand at lawn bowls or badminton. Both of which have clubs right at our finger tips. Another fun option is trying my Move It classes, each Wednesday and Friday at 8am. They’re such a fun class, and designed for over 65’s. Although all ages are welcome. They’re about fun, fitness and quite simply, get people to move. And the social side to this class is fantastic too, with many special, lasting friendships being formed over the years. So if you feel as if you could add a bit more activity into your life, do yourself a favour and bite the bullet and just start. You will be so thankful you did.
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Monday, 12.15 - 1.30pm Wednesday, 10.30 - 11.45am Cooroy Uniting Church Hall Micheala: 0449 047 746. B E G I N N E R S AQ U A C L A S S
Tuesday, 7.30 - 8.30am Tewantin School Pool, Tewantin Bookings not required. 5329 6231.
TECH LESSONS IN POMONA! Your favourite beginner tech lessons are coming to Pomona! Explore new topics each month to help you connect to the digital world. Join us in July at the Pomona Community House to discover your iPhone and iPad. Learn simple tricks to troubleshoot basic problems, explore the many features of the camera, and check out popular apps. We still offer the full suite of free beginner tech lessons in our library branches as well! www.libraryevents.noosa.qld.gov.au
ST R E TC H C L A S S
Tuesday, 9.15 - 10.15am Cooran Memorial School of Arts Hall Micheala: 0449 047 746. ST R E N GT H A N D STA B I L I T Y
Wednesday, 8.30 - 9.30am Noosa Leisure Centre, Noosaville Kate, Alchemy in Motion: 5474 9093. GENERAL FITNESS/LIGHT WEIGHTS
Wednesday, 9.15 - 10.15am Cooroy Uniting Church Hall Micheala: 0449 047 746. GENERAL FITNESS/LIGHT WEIGHTS
Thursday, 8 - 9am Cooran Memorial School of Arts Hall Micheala: 0449 047 746. Ageing Well Noosa is a low cost health and wellbeing program to encourage our over 65’s to be healthy and active. Join in our seniors gentle exercise classes for beginners for just $5. Enjoy a free cuppa and biscuits following the class.
Gorgeous Diane has donated her Mum’s beautiful cups! Lila got them for her 21st birthday present back in 1937. These babies are going to be in Cooroy’s set for SCONETIME! Beautiful gesture! Now many will enjoy these treasures. Big thanks Diane!
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SENIOR LIFESTYLE
OUT AND ABOUT
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FA B U LO U S 5 0’S P LU S
Every Monday, 10am Wine Bar, Tewantin Marina Every Thursday, 10am Boathouse, Noosa River. Joan: 0419 517 869. PATC H E S O F C O O R OY
Every Tuesday, 9am to 2pm CWA, Maple St, Cooroy Margaret Kippen: 0409 544 713. POMONA COMMUNITY CHOIR
Every Tuesday, 4 to 6pm Lions Club Hall, 2 Mountain St, Pomona Joan: 0419 517 869. S O C I A L B A L L R O O M DA N C I N G
Every Tuesday, 7 to 9.30pm Pomona Memorial School of Arts Everyone welcome: 0407 456 939. C O O R OY H O O K E R S
Every Thursday, 9am CWA, Maple St, Cooroy Virginia: 0427 221 931. B I N G O Every Thursday, 9.30am Cooroy RSL, Maple St, Cooroy T E WA N T I N - N O O S A G A R D E N C LU B
2nd Monday, 1pm Salvation Army Hall, Bartlett St, Noosaville 0473 902 261. SCONETIME
2nd Tuesday, 10 to 11.30am Cooroy Memorial Hall, Maple St, Cooroy Martin: 0473 902 261. If you have event you would like to share email us: hello@yourlocallifestyle.com.au
Markcus Jaques and Greg Rhodes showing Lllew O’Brien items made at the Gympie Men’s shed
THIS month Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced a grant for the Gympie Men’s Shed. “The Gympie Men’s Shed will receive $1,900 for a computer which will help them remain connected, carry out training, and keep accurate records,” Mr O’Brien said. “Staying connected with people around us is really essential for mental and emotional wellbeing, and as we start to socialise again following the pandemic, our local Men’s Sheds are fantastic places for men to meet up, have a chat and participate in projects. “The Gympie Men’s Shed plays a valuable role in assisting the broader community with projects, education and hands-on assistance, so I am pleased the Liberal and Nationals Government can give back with this funding through the
National Shed Development Programme.” Regional Health Minister, Mark Coulton said there are more than 1,000 Men’s Sheds across the nation. “Men’s Sheds play a vital role in preventing social isolation and mental ill health. They offer thousands of men of all ages a safe and friendly environment where they can work on meaningful projects while building strong social connections,” Minister Coulton said. Mr O’Brien said Round 22 of the NDSP is open, and Men’s Sheds can apply for financial support in the following categories: Category 1: Health, Wellbeing, and Events Category 2: Shed Improvements Category 3: Equipment Applications are open until July 26. Visit www.mensshed.org/development-grants.
D I S C OV E R YO U R FA M I LY 'S STO RY FROM HOME Ancestry Library Edition has extended free access from home until the end of 2021! Search obituaries, births, deaths and marriages, census and voter lists, military and immigration records, convict and free settler lists, and more. Getting started is easy: go to Ancestry Library Edition (follow the links from the family history page). Click ‘login’ and enter your library card details (if you have forgotten your password you can reset it online or contact the library). Brand new to genealogy? Start your journey with a free Ancestry Library Edition tutorial on Niche Academy. www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au/heritage/ family-history/
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THE importance of cyber security has become a modern day reality that must be taken seriously. A recent article about ex NRL player Ben Elias is a timely reminder of the necessity to be extra vigilant when it comes to transferring money electronically. You must verify bank account details by a voice call and have the number read back to you before transferring funds. Property transactions are of particular risk as hackers become more sophisticated in their methods. People across Australia have lost money when hackers have impersonated a law practice or another party involved by altering electronic communications including email, fax, social media, text, instant messaging, file sharing and documents including PDF or Word. This is exactly what happened to Ben Elias. In what Mr Elias thought was a normal email discussion with his lawyer regarding a property transaction he was asked to deposit a sum of over $800,000 into a nominated account for settlement. A normal request for this sort and size. The language, letterhead, email signature and look of the exchange was exactly like previous correspondence he had had with his lawyer. Mr Elias transferred the money and then (luckily) called his lawyer to
confirm he had received it. The lawyer had no record of the deposit and on confirming the bank details over the phone it was apparent that they had been sent to another account and that the correspondence was fake. Fortunately for Mr Elias this story ended well and his bank’s cyber security team were able to act quickly and retrieve the funds. Your law firm should have processes in place to ensure the safety of the client’s funds. It is critical that these steps are followed to reduce this risk and clients should be advised in writing what the expectations are to help to reduce the risk of such loss. Contact should be made with the sender to check legitimacy before opening attachments in unexpected emails, and contact the relevant sender immediately if in any doubt about emails or any other electronic communications. SPM Law, 16B Maple Street, Cooroy. Phone: 07 5440 4800
J U LY S U D O K U
N O. 5 3 4 7
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows, each of the nine 3 x 3 blocks. Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or 3x3 block.
NOVICE 0001
AC R O S S
16. Did breaststroke
D OW N
HARD 0001
9. Resell (tickets) for profit
1. Rascal
17. Ran flat-out
1. Second movie showings
11. Open spaces in forest
7. Decriminalise
20. Adjacent householders
2. Unfasten
13. Tree blood
8. Water grasses
23. South American dance
3. Huge
15. Fibbers
10. Infrequent
24. Birthrights
4. Simple
16. Solely
12. Thinking only of others
25. Lazed
5. Roadside indicators
18. Supply & ...
6. Flyer’s fatigue (3,3)
19. Actor, ... Norris
14. Chinese city, ... Kong Page 42 | Your Local Lifestyle July 2021
21. Yonder, ... there 22. Beach surface
ALL solutions on pg 54
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W H AT ’S O N I N T H E L I B R A RY I N J U LY INTRO TO WINDOWS 10
Explore tips and tricks for basic troubleshooting, explore popular features, and discover how to customise your settings, plus more. Only suitable for those with a laptop running Windows 10. BYO laptop. Wednesday July 28, 10.30am - 12.00pm Nooaville Library. Free, bookings required. D I S C OV E R I P H O N E A N D I PA D
Discover tricks for basic troubleshooting, the many features of the camera and find out about the most popular apps for your device. iPhones and iPads only, BYO device. Monday July 12, 10.30am - 12.00pm Cooroy Library. Free, bookings required. S P OT T I N G A S C A M
Learn how to be scam savvy and keep yourself and your information safe online. Discover tips and tricks on spotting and avoiding possible scams. BYO device. Monday July 26, 10.30am - 12.00pm Cooroy Library. Free, bookings required.
G E T C R E AT I V E I N T H E M A K E R S PAC E
It’s never too late to learn a new skill! Why not join a free beginner sewing workshop and create your own cushion cover or infinity scarf. Or, print out your own unique object and learn to use the design programs in an introductory 3D printing workshop. Free beginners sewing and 3D printing workshops available at Noosaville and Cooroy libraries.
For more information visit the events calendar www.libraryevents.noosa.qld.gov.au/ OR contact us on 5329 6555.
At Leonie's Caring,we realise that individuals and families sometimes need assistancein their daily activities toachieve their goals. Whether it's for short term or ongoing care, We're here to help!
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OUR SERVICES: In - home support Gardening Personal care Cleaning Community access Cooking Pet care Appointments Competitive rates Shopping Nursing and medication support ALL STAFF ARE QUALIFIED WITH: Current criminal history checks Yellow and/or Blue Cards - as required Relevant qualifications in Aged Care/Disability First aid and CPR certificates ENQUIRIES AND A FREE QUOTE Contact Leonie - 1800 491 805 Email: Leonie@leonies-caring.com.au
SALUTING THE SERVICE OF OUR DEFENCE PERSONNEL WIDE Bay will remember the service and sacrifice of our Australian Defence Force personnel through two grants from the Morrison Government’s Saluting Their Service commemorative grants program, Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien announced today. “The Gympie RSL Sub-Branch will receive $10,000 to restore the memorial gates and stonework at the entrance to Gympie Memorial Park on Mary Street,” Mr O’Brien said. “The Mary Valley RSL Sub-Branch will receive $10,000 to restore the Kandanga Memorial located on Main Street near Margaret Street, and upgrade the Imbil Memorial Clock in Imbil’s main street. “These projects will help Gympie, Kandanga and Imbil to commemorate the role that servicemen and women from these areas have played in shaping the nation, and ensures the stories of those who have served from our region are preserved in our local communities.” Mr O’Brien said it is important to maintain and preserve commemorative memorials so they can continue to be places of reflection for future generations. “Special memorials like these help us to remember the servicemen and women who dedicated their lives to Australia and our freedom,” Mr O’Brien said.
Kandanga War Memorial
“I encourage other organisations in Wide Bay to apply for funding from the Saluting Their Service program to install and upgrade memorials in this area. “I thank the Gympie and Mary Valley RSL Sub-Branches who work tirelessly to ensure that our service personnel receive the recognition that they deserve.” Applications for the next round of STS grants is now open. For more information visit the STS page on the Grants Hub or visit the DVA website.
LiveLife Helping Our Community As part of LiveLife Pharmacies goal of giving back to the Community, we are opening submissions to local Charity, Community and Support Groups to participate in our “LiveLife Community Support Program”. Each group chosen to participate will be allocated a specific month and will receive funds donated by the local LiveLife Pharmacies. To be a part of this exciting community initiative, please visit the LiveLife website www.livelifepharmacy.com to complete an online submission form or visit your local LiveLife Pharmacy
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HANDYMAN
WILD ABOUT NOOSA
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THE Wompoo Fruit-Dove is a riot of colour, as though a pigeon had been coloured in by a toddler with a new set of crayons. These birds are not often seen, as they tend to hang about high up in the tree canopy feasting on rainforest fruit such as figs. They are considered to be the largest bird that disperses fruit seeds, and so Wompoo Fruit-Doves play an important role in the regeneration of many rainforest trees. An individual bird will often remain in a fruiting tree for days at a time, clambering about in a parrot-like agile fashion. I have most commonly found them at the Noosa Botanic Gardens and in the West Cooroy State Forest. I’ve only ever come across individual Wompoos, although I believe that they do occasionally congregate in small flocks. Wompoos get their name from their
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distinctive call, which has been more accurately paraphrased as sounding like “bollocks are blue”. This rude call is one way of locating these birds. Another method is to listen for the sound of fruit falling to the ground, because they’re messy eaters. These delightful birds can be found up and down coastal Queensland and into NSW, wherever there is remnant rainforest, however they are listed as vulnerable in NSW due to habitat loss. Their conservation status isn’t helped by the fact that they raise just one chick each season. There is little sexual dimorphism with both male and female birds looking pretty much the same, however, northern birds are much smaller than their cousins in NSW. These are liberated birds, with both parents participating equally in nest construction plus incubation and rearing of their sole offspring.
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Creating great communities COMMUNITY. That’s what the Fedamogah Swap Stall is all about. The stall has been going great over the last few months, though the past weeks and chilly frosts have been testing our gardens. Here at Federal our basil, pumpkins and sweet potatoes have been fighting for their lives against this cooler weather, but as gardeners, we accept the seasons as they come because we are always looking forward to greater things. I would like to take this opportunity to
truly thank all the wonderful contributors to our beloved little Fedamogah swap stall. I have personally been praised for the wonderful fresh produce that members of our community are enjoying in their meals, but I keep reminding everyone that this is a community effort and we just couldn’t do it without so many wonderful people. If you haven’t heard of the Fedamogah stall, located at 107 Skyring Creek Road in Federal, it is a little free ‘swap and drop’ roadside stall where locals donate and swap
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their excess produce from their gardens to share about. There are free jars, plant pots, egg cartons, worm wee fertiliser and various plants. The donations change weekly. If you have any plants or produce that you don’t want to see go to waste, please drop by and see the Fedamogah stall. All garden and produce related donations are extremely appreciated. Feel free to advertise your local business on the Fedamogah community board, or drop us a line on Facebook. www.facebook.com/Fedamogah/
WILD BASKET W E AV I N G WO R KS H O P WITH JUDITH AND RICHARD WOLSKI
Learn how to use invasive weeds and plant materials to create a Wild Random Weave Basket. This is a contemporary style of weaving, incorporating some traditional techniques with freeform methods and lots of play. Suitable for beginners and intermediate weavers. What You’ll Get Materials supplied to make a large basket The skills you will learn will allow you to make and create many styles of baskets using readily available resources. Morning tea will be supplied BOOKINGS ARE LIMITED!!! Hosted by Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens. Saturday July 17, 9am-12.00pm 436 Eumundi Range Road, Eumundi Cost: $90.00 for members, $100 for non www.noosabotanicgardensfriends.com/ event/wild-basket-weaving-workshopwith-judith-wolski/
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Gympie River to Rail Trail Rambo
Hi Molly, My name is Rambo and I am stressed. My humans have gone out and left me alone! I have already eaten the couch and tipped over the rubbish bin, I am barking and crying and I don’t understand! Where is everyone – what have a I done? I have never been left alone before! Please Yelp me! Molly: Hi Rambo – it sounds like you have Separation Anxiety! Take a deep breath it’s all going to be ok! As your humans haven’t left you alone before you don’t know what to do with yourself. To help you they need to leave you alone little by little over time just to get you used to being by yourself, but it’s OK you need to take a couple deep breaths, I’m sure they’ll be back soon. Maybe you can send your humans to dog training or get a dog trainer to come and give them some tips to help you be ok by yourself. I hope they don’t get cranky about the couch and rubbish bin! Good luck Rambo.
THIS trail is fantastic! Everyone I talk to just loves it. The trail is for everyone walking, running, bike riding and dog friendly. It’s a 5km circuit with plenty to offer along the way. But you don’t have to do it all, the walk from The Sands to Kidd Bridge is beautiful. I suggest starting at Kidd Bridge along the Mary River and walk back towards The Sands. At The Sands you can play in the shallows of the Mary River and skim some stones across the water. Plenty of bird life and if you’re lucky enough you could see turtles and fish. The views across the farm land it truly beautiful, and is a hit at sun set. But it doesn’t stop there, you continue on passing under the rail bridge the Mary River
Rattler travels and through Victoria Bridge Conservation area onto Brisbane Rd. It is well signed with plenty of places to stop and rest as you follow the trail to the train station. The Station has Rusty Rail’s Café and SoMa SoMa is just across the road (my fav) then down to Mary Street/Memorial Park/Nelson Reserve and return to Kidd Bridge. With the kids it does take a while so be
prepared for a good 3-4 hours including lunch. There is just so much along the way to stop look at and play. As always remember sunscreen, water and your hat. Happy Hiking - Andrea
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J U LY P L A N T I N G G U I D E JULY 10-16: NEW MOON 1ST QTR
JOBS TO DO FOR JULY
Plant annual above ground leafy plants with seed outside the fruit
• Compost – keep compost piles damp and turned often. • Take cuttings of tender perennial herbs • Fertilize – feed actively growing plants with fish emulsion. Feed cabbages and leafy vegetables every 2-3 weeks with diluted solutions of liquid fertilizer and seaweed extract. Feed pawpaw with chook pellets, prune, water and mulch. Add handful of lime monthly • Harvest – root vegetables and fruit for storage in 3rd quarter. Tomatoes and peppers before frosts, pumpkins and winter squash when skins are hard. • Pests – watch for citrus bronze orange bug and spray with natural pyrethrum or knock into a bucket of soapy water. Wash aphids off new growth with hose. Watch for fruit fly on tomatoes and capsicums and cover. • Prune – pinch off strawberry runners.
Arugula/rocket, Asian greens, beans (broad, French & climbing), broccoli, cabbage, celery, chives, coriander, dill, endive, fennel (Florence), leek, lettuce, parsley, spinach (English), silverbeet, snow pea, spring onions, pansy, viola. JULY 17 -23: NEW MOON 2ND QTR Annuals with above ground yield which are vines and produce seeds inside the fruit
Spring onions, pansy, viola, tomato. JULY 1 & 24-31: FULL MOON 3RD QTR Biennials, perennials, bulb and root crops. Planted in one season to winter over and produce the following year.
Asparagus, beetroot, carrot, echinacea, fig, garlic, herbaceous perennials, Jerusalem artichoke, kohlrabi, mint, onion, potato, radish, rhubarb, turnip. JULY 2-9 FULL MOON 4TH QTR
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No planting but a good time to cultivate, pull weeds and destroy pests.
No planting, general garden maintenance. Permaculture Noosa Club Night Tuesday July 6, 6.30pm Cooroy Memorial Hall Permaculture Noosa Fundraising BBQ Saturday July 17, 7 - 11am Pomona Park
Permaculture Noosa Club Day Sunday July 18, 9am Cooroy Community Permaculture Gardens 26 Emerald St Cooroy www.permaculturenoosa.com.au
Purchase creates region’s largest environment reserve DOONAN Creek Environment Reserve in Peregian Springs is now the largest reserve in Sunshine Coast Council’s conservation estate thanks to the acquisition of an additional property. The latest purchase adds 94 hectares to the existing reserve and brings it to an impressive 474 hectares in total. Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson said that additional land was acquired using funds generated by the Environment Levy, which is contributed to by all ratepayers. “The importance of our Environment Levy land acquisition program is that it helps to grow our conservation network and provide opportunities for council to create new habitat to support our native plants and animals,” Mayor Jamieson said. “The new parcel is adjacent to the existing Doonan Creek Environment Reserve and by consolidating it with the existing Reserve it will assist in providing more connected green spaces for our community. “This corridor includes diverse habitats such as coastal lowlands and floodplains that together form an essential corridor for our wildlife to move through the landscape. “It’s our council’s continued focus on preserving our important environmental assets and maintaining our desirable lifestyle
that will see us realise our vision for the Sunshine Coast - Australia’s most sustainable region – healthy, smart, creative.” Environment and Liveability Portfolio and Division 9 Cr Maria Suarez said land acquisitions helped to protect our environment and helped to ensure the Sunshine Coast continued to be a great place to live into the future. “This additional land will also protect more than two kilometres of Doonan Creek.” Sunshine Coast Council’s conservation estate now totals more than 7000 hectares and is one of the largest council-owned and/ or managed conservation estates in south east Queensland.
Scribbly gum at the Doonan Creek Environment Reserve.
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Off Grid Lifestyle Expo is coming to Imbil WE are so very excited about this event as it creates the opportunity to showcase and celebrate the many different aspects of being off grid and forming new lifestyle options. If you, or someone you know, are passionate about recycling, repurposing, fermenting, solar battery storage systems, sustainable living, crystals and herbs, pottery, plants, bees, good soil, good health (you get the idea) – now is the time to shine. Exhibitor spaces are affordable and still available but filling fast so go to the website and book your space now. Individuals,
community groups and businesses are invited to attend. Saturday 11 and Sunday September 12 at the Imbil Showgrounds, Imbil. Set in the beautiful Mary Valley. 9am till 4pm each day. Tickets: $10 per day or $15 for the weekend. Under 16s are free and bookings are through the website link.
Further information is available on our website www.offgridexpo.com.au or on our facebook page Off Grid Lifestyle Expo. Contacts Deanne White: 0434 630 510 or Di Woodstock 0419 224 628
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energy efficient, as well as find help deciding whether solar, batteries or hot water heat pumps are right for you, and how to install them.
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SUN POWERED POMONA ZERO Emissions Noosa (ZEN) is a volunteer group assisting the Noosa Shire community to become net zero greenhouse gas emitters by 2026 Noosa and the hinterland are well known for sustainable living. We take pride in finding a balance between the natural environment that supports and sustains us and economic growth. Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions is an important part of our future. Many of our residents and businesses are already seeing the benefits of lower emissions living. The hinterland towns and districts of Federal, Pinbarren and Pomona make up postcode 4568 and are under the spotlight as Zero Emissions Noosa continues to track progress towards the goal of zero community emissions for Noosa by 2026. Local resident and Noosa Cr Brian Stockwell is feeling pretty impressed with the results by his community of just over 3,500 people and says: “It’s great to see over a half of residential properties in Pomona have solar arrays and a bit over a quarter of business properties likewise. With only 12% of our roof space used, the town is already getting 41% of its power needs from renewables. This makes the goal of zero community emissions by 2026 a realistic goal.”
“I reckon with the typical friendly rivalry it will be a race to see which hinterland town or village will be first to claim the prize of 100% of its power supplies being generated from renewables, at this stage Cooran is in the lead with 46%.” The postcode has installed over 4,000 kW of solar, which if laid end to end would stretch for 25 km. Pomona is also home to the largest industrial solar installation in the Noosa Shire with the 200kW system at Page Furnishers. All this solar means that the community in the postcode is averting over 5,000 tonnes of CO2 which otherwise would have been emitted by coal-fired power stations. Pomona ia also home to another Cr Karen Finzel. She’s equally enthusiastic and says, “A big shout out to all those who are in the race towards reducing emissions! Pomona Hinterland Village is home to like-minded individuals who are focussed on working locally as a community to help achieve our goal of zero emissions by 2026. Together we strengthen communities.” Details can be found at www.zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au/4568
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OUTDOORS Past student of Victory College, Leah Martyn, left school to head to Sydney in pursuit of her dream to become a jockey. She passed her initial course with flying colours, and was offered a job at Chris Waller Stables (one of the top trainers in Sydney). Leah is currently completing her traineeship with Chris. Congratulations Leah, we are excited to see you achieve your goal of becoming a jockey!
Friends of the gardens in bloom Euphorbia pulcherrima Winter Rose is more commonly known as Poinsettia Winter Rose and does indeed look just like a rose. Euphorbia pulcherrima is a native of Mexico and was introduced to America in 1825 by U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Joel Poinsett who was an avid amateur botanist. He sent samples of the plant to the United States, and by 1836 the plant was widely known as the “poinsettia” Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens guide Julie Hughson showed visitors this magnificent plant and much more during a recent guided walk of the gardens at the Water Festival in the Gardens. The Friends next free guided walk is the winter walk on July 18 when you will see some wonderful winter flowering. In conjunction with Noosa Council, the Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens are hosting art and music in the gardens on the first Sunday of every month from 10-12pm. Look for the coffee van outside the shade garden which the Friends open that Sunday. For all events in the Noosa Botanic Gardens www noosabotanicgardensfriends.com
KANDANGA Farm Store was delighted to have hosted the first two days of the Enlightened Agriculture conference of 2021. Now in its fifth year the group was formed to support and develop skills to enhance management and productivity in agriculture. The focus being the sharing of ideas through group discussions and workshops that will cover topics requested from past participants. Some of this year’s topics covered were: water (in particular, hydration of the land), ecological and biological farming, soil health and impacts on human health plus case studies that give participants the opportunity to hear from other inspired farmers about their journey. www.enlightenedagriculture.com
Friends Noosa Botanic Gardens guide Julie Hughson
Noosa Seed Library The Noosa Seed Library provides seeds to members of Noosa Library Service to borrow, plant, grow, harvest and return. A joint initiative with Permaculture Noosa and the Cooroy Community Permaculture Garden, seeds are accessible at all library branches. www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au/services/seedlibrary/
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GOOD SHEPHERD S P O R T S STA R S
Congratulations to Good Shepherd Lutheran year 8 student, Rosie Harris, on her selection into the 13-15yrs Sunshine Coast Football (soccer) team. The team played at the Queensland Championships from May 27-30. They remained undefeated in their pool, won the semi final but narrowly lost the Grand final to North Brisbane 1-0 to take out the Silver Medal.
NOOSA BARBELL CLUB SHINES BRIGHT
Taj Marsh
OVER the weekend of the 12/13 of June, three of Noosa Barbell Club best U15 & Youth athletes competed in the Queensland State weightlifting titles held in Milton, Brisbane. Alana Castle, Kaiya Marsh and Taj Marsh have been Olympic Weightlifting since the Clubs’ (Noosa Barbell Club) inception in 2017 which operates under
the watchful eye of the Crossfit 4566 coaching crew on Lionel Donavan Drive Noosaville. Noosa Barbell is a Queensland Olympic weightlifting club that focus of the Olympic lifts, the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk. The clubs goal is to provide an opportunity to compete in local, state, national and international level
competitions. All athletes came away with their best competition results claiming a haul of medals and accolades along the way. The weekend started on Day 1 when 14 year old Kaiya Marsh took out the U15 Gold Medal in the F59kg category with a Combined total of 113kg - She Snatched 48kg and Cleaned & Jerked 65kg. That total also won a silver medal in the U17 age group. Day 2 saw 13 year old Alana Castle also win gold in the F76kg Class with a combined total of 113kg - Snatched 50kg and Clean & jerked 63kg. The 113kg total won Alana gold medal in the U17 age group. Taj rounded out the competition with a massive performance taking gold in the very competitive M89kg youth division with an Australian & QLD record total of 265kg, - Snatched an Australian & QLD record 118kg and Cleaned & Jerked another Australian & QLD record 147kg. Taj was also awarded best male lifter of the State titles. He qualified for the Oceanic games, youth Commonwealth and youth worlds. Alana, Kaiya and Taj have also been selected into the Queensland Team for the National Titles in Tasmania early next month Good luck crew, keep up the hard work Woogie Marsh Photos by Bowen Stewart
Kaiya Marsh
SUNDAY SOCIAL GOLF CLUB - COOROY Tyler Loveridge, a year 12 Good Shepherd Lutheran student, was a part of the 17-19 year old Sunshine Coast School Football team that competed at the State Tournament in Toowoomba in mid May. They had an amazing tournament winning 4 games and drawing 2 to make it into the Grand Final. Unfortunately, after a 2 all draw in the final, they lost in a penalty shootout finishing 2nd over all. Ty was also selected in the Qld State team, and although there unfortunately won’t be a National Tournament this year it was a great achievement. Page 50 | Your Local Lifestyle July 2021
COME and join us Sunday mornings at 6am for a morning of social golf. Everyone is welcome, you do not need to be a Pro, in fact the less experience the better! We run a different event each week from Stapleford to Monthly Medal with regular bus trips to other golf courses. Win one of our great prizes which include vouchers from local businesses, thank you to our great sponsors Wright Cut Meats, Cooroy IGA, Cooroy Automotive, Cooroy RSL and Cooroy Golf Club. S AV E T H E DAT E
September 5 - Tin Can Bay Country Club W I N N E R ’S FO R T H E M O N T H
30/5/2021 - American Foursome, Terry Sinclair and Jeff Matherson
Alana Castle
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6/6/2021 - Monthly Medal, Ian Anthony 13/6/2021 - Stapleford, Dave Troman 20/6/2021 - 4 Ball Stroke, Dave Troman/Chris Tailor O U R S O C I A L C LU B R A F F L E
The Cooroy Sunday Social Golf Club would like to thank Mark Bright and The All Abilities Golfers for their Donation of a golf bag. 1st Golf Bag - Glen Johnstone (Pictured) 2nd $100 Meat Voucher Kindly donated by Wright Cut Meats - Peter Richarson - Nowra 3rd $50 Golf Club Voucher - John Hawkins Jump on our website www.cooroygolf.com.au and check out our calendar of events.
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Impact wrap up! a little short losing a split points decision. Next up for the Impact crew was our little 10 year old pocket rocket Slade Gray. Slade was having her very first bout. Slade boxed well even though she was understandably a little nervous having her first bout. As the bout went on Slade started to find her range, landing some good shots, keeping the pressure on her opponent. In a very close decision the bout was awarded to Slades opponent on a split points g 60k New the Keana Welsh, crowned win. Next up we had Keana Welsh Womens Wide Bay Champion with compete in Bundaberg on June Mark Evans & Kylie Richards 12. Keana stepped up to the Elite Women's 60kg division to box against Piper Douglas from the Gold JUNE is definitely shaping up to be one Coast. This bout was closely contested with of the busiest months on record for the Keana boxing well attacking the head and Impact Boxing Crew. body. When the final bell rang Keana was Whilst the competition team at awarded the decision via a unanimous win Impact Boxing are always traveling and and was crowned the new 60kg Womens competing, this month is a little more Wide Bay Champion! "I am happy with all special with two of its long term amateurs three boxers' performances tonight. Whilst turning professional in the same month. Cohen and Slade both lost their bouts they Add to this fellow professional boxer and were definitely close enough to have gone team mate Luke Martin and amateur either way. Keana also boxed brilliantly star Keana Welsh are also competing this tonight. We have just come home from month. That's 3 professional fights and two a nine day National camp at the AIS in amateur title fights in the one month. Canberra so she is definitely in fine form.” First up we had Luke Martin in his third coach Mark Evans said. professional bout taking on Brisbane's The next boxer to compete was Ben Jared Fletcher on June 6 at the Night Cameron-Hands. Benny made his long Quarter. Luke started the fight strong as he awaited pro debut on Saturday 19. Benny applied his renowned pressure on Fletcher. has had an impressive 90 bouts as an Fletcher was on the back foot from the amateur. He has won multiple Australian get go as Luke closed in looking to land Titles, State Titles, National Golden Glove his signature body shot. Once in range Titles and represented Australia in the and position the body shot was delivered Bahamas at the Youth Commonwealth and landed with precision and accuracy. Games. Benny’s opponent was Ricky Hunt Fletcher went down for the count and was from Toowoomba. Benny wasted no time in unable to continue giving Luke the win via closing the gap between himself and Hunt a TKO in the first round.. "I'm very proud delivering an array of head and body shots of Luke's performance today. We have resulting in Hunt hitting the canvas. Hunt been working on perfecting that body shot was given a standing 8 count and allowed for a while now and today he executed it to continue. Benny realising that Hunt had perfectly. One of his greatest strengths is not made a full recovery from the previous his power punching so we will continue working on this attribute" said Mark Evans. barrage wasted no time in delivering a solid left which sent Hunt to the canvas for the Next stop was Bundaberg for the second time when the referee was forced Wide Bay Titles. First up we had Cohen to wave the bout off awarding the victory Robinson who fought well but came home
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to Ben via a first round TKO. "Benny has trained his backside off for this fight. He stuck to the game plan and executed the plan to perfection. This fight was the 91st time we have walked to the ring together. He walked into
Ben Cameron-Hands winn his first Pro fight via TK ing O my gym 10 years ago as a 9year old with big dreams of being a world champion. Tonight he took the first step towards that dream as a professional boxer. I couldn't be more proud of him. We are now looking at a fight next month in Melbourne for him" Coach Mark Evans said. To finish off a busy month we have Keiran Whitehead making his long awaited professional debut on Friday night and Keana Welsh will also fight for the vacant 60kg Youth Title on Saturday night. To say the gym is pumping at the moment is an understatement. The competition team are all competing regularly and performing well. If you are wanting to get your kids involved in boxing we run a Pee Wee class (4-12 yrs), General Boxing classes (12 years and up) Ladies classes and general Boxfit classes. If you want to be a part of this great boxing family and environment please check out our web page or contact Mark Evans directly on 0403 264 048.
Impact Boxing and Fitness Centre knows the importance of support and correct guidance in the gym. That’s why we have a whole team of Professional Trainers, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, a Nutritionist and a Natural Health Practitioner, to ensure that your training can be looked at as a whole and you can get the help where need be.
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A rare find, 35 acres - 1 hr to Brisbane
D O YO U WA N T A G R E AT R E S U LT FO R YO U R PROPERTY SALE? 9-11 Finley Road, Eumundi was auctioned on June 11. The auction was brought forward by a week due to the high number of enquiries. The result was fantastic. We had: • Over 200 enquiries • 93 Inspections • 16 Registered bidders • It sold under the hammer for $975,000 • Sold in 3 weeks Agent: Vicki Pain, 0427 655 209 Agent: Billie-Jean Kerr, 0499 011 971 Agency: Ray White Rural Eumundi
19 – 115 Sellin Road Mount Mee PRICE:
This 35 acres presents the perfect rural lifestyle property featuring ultimate privacy. An incredibly rare blank canvas with one of the most picturesque outlooks- the perfect location. Timbered with towering gums and carrying lush kikuyu grass - 100% of the property is usable cleared pastoral land. The property provides all the rural
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opportunities you’ve been looking for, whether it’s running a few head of cattle and horses or planting a vineyard or orchard this property is ideal for your new home, hobby farm or secluded rural retreat.
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64 Collins Road, Yandina POSITIONED on 16.67 fully useable level acres, the luxurious residence by Mategra Developments boasts premium inclusions such as ducted air conditioning throughout, a stunning feature stone fireplace, media room with surround sound, raked ceilings, and louvre windows for cross-ventilation. The spacious open-plan living area is serviced by a contemporary kitchen with induction cooking, built-in microwave, LED under-bench and cupboard lighting, stone bench tops and a butler’s pantry. This opens onto a magnificent covered outdoor entertaining area complete with built in BBQ and fridge, sauna, outdoor bathroom and retractable blinds. Enjoy relaxing out here with friends and family while taking in the tranquil outlook whatever the weather, or take Page 52 | Your Local Lifestyle July 2021
B E D : 4
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Offers Over $2,400,000
CAR: 7
AG E N T: Hinternoosa
Kess Prior
Features: • 14H / 35ac • Property boundary fully fenced • 2 dams both spring fed • Good access and house pad already in place • 1 hour to Brisbane CBD and Sunshine Coast
Traditional character home BRIMMING with traditional character and timeless charm this c.1918 Queenslander has stood in pride of place for over 100 years. It is located in one of the most revered addresses ‘Rectory Street, Pomona’ which is renowned for its Jacaranda and Poinciana tree lined avenue. This quintessential Queenslander sits on 840sqm allotment with a commanding 21m frontage. Framed by landscaped gardens and a traditional wide verandah, this home embraces all the character and charm of yesteryear with its myriad of heritage detail. The upper level offers three bedrooms - a summer living room offering a easterly aspect and a winter living room offering cosy afternoon sun and a woodfired heater. With stained glass French doors and casement windows this home practically glitters its colour amongst the classic white walls. The central bathroom features an
original claw foot bath. Downstairs, under the home is spacious and is perfect for a studio or workspace. A second bathroom could be built in to use as extra living or teenagers retreat. The back yard offers views to the iconic Mt Cooroora. The gardens have deep volcanic orchard soil, and have been chemical free and organic for a number of years and feature trees such a century old frangipani and large avocado trees that frame the house. Only 500m walk to the centre of town. You’re not just buying a home in the best street of Pomona, but you’re buying a lifestyle and into a community. 15 Rectory Street Pomona B E D : 3
B AT H : 1
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AG E N T: Hinternoosa
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a dip in the sleek 12.5m lap pool. All this is situated just 5 minutes from the thriving hinterland village of Yandina, and under 20 minutes from the beaches, parks and cafes of beautiful Coolum Beach. Properties featuring this level of versatility, quality and inclusions are extremely rare, so be quick to arrange an inspection if you’d like to secure this parcel of hinterland paradise.
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SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER 9Ǧ11 FINLEY ROAD, EUMUNDI • Sold in 3 weeks • 212 enquiries • 93 Inspections • 16 Registered bidders
Online Auction 18th June
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Nigel Statham 0413545246
Dell Pain 0499989025
Zoe Gyles
Billie-Jean Kerr 0499011971 Carissa Harris 0418198465
Laurel Johnston 0499078184
Miek Christiaans
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Premium acreage and convenient location
37 ACRES of premium land with wide sweeping views to Cooroy Mountain, Mt Eerwah and Point Glorious, three fully fenced fertile paddocks of easy to walk land with two dams plus a bore and the North Maroochy River at the northern most boundary. There are many sites to build your dream home well away from the road that capture spectacular northern views to Mount Cooroy. The existing house is a charming split log home with timber floors, wraparound verandahs,
French doors and open plan living. The land is elevated, not prone to flooding and offers horse friendly terrain. Currently in the process of being repastured, there is an ideal opportunity to introduce grasses specific to your needs. SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS:
• Zoned rural, opportunity exists if you wish to capitalise on the local Eumundi tourism market and the ever-growing eco-retreat industry as there is the potential for eight short-stay cabins.
• The bore offers quality water with a low mineral count and flow rate of 2000lph. • Prior to now the land has supported 20 head of cattle without supplementary feed. • Versatile acreage with many possibilities just 1 min to Eumundi, 20 mins to Noosa and another 10 mins to the beaches. • Easy access to arterial roads, 150m to the bustop, 2 mins to Eumundi Primary School & 8 mins to Noosa High School, 35 mins to Sunshine Coast Airport. • Large blocks of land are becoming a
270-308 Memorial Dr, Eerwah Vale B E D : 3
B AT H : 2
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P R I C E : Offers Over $1450,000 AG E N T: David Berns Real Estate
Heidi Woodman
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rarity this close to major infrastructure and facilities on the Sunshine Coast. Be quick.
Every aspect of selling our house with Kate was positive. Kate was able to connect with us right from the beginning of the selling process. She was very clear and open with the marketing strategy and worked seamlessly with the photographer who provided the photos and video. The presentation online was exceptional, with the video, accompanied with music evoking memories over the last 40 years of our beautiful old Queenslander. It will be sad to leave, but the sale was quick and the result above our expectations. Kate orchestrated every aspect of the sale and was professional, competent and good fun. Well done Kate and thank you. Glenys & Jim – Vendors - Pomona
Quick sale with professional service! Kate worked hard from day one, she ensured both us and our tenant were aware and prepared throughout our sale. We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome, quick sale achieved with an above expectation sale price. Thanks Kate! Jodie & Dane - Vendor - Tewantin
Kate is the best agent to achieve the correct price in this crazy market. From the get go when Kate approached us unprompted to sell our house we felt we were on the same page in trying to achieve a true up to date market price that allowed us to make our next move with confidence. Friendly, professional, efficient and to the point. I highly recommend this lady if you want to achieve the right price for your property in this fast moving market. Thanks for knocking on our door. You truly moved our lives forward 10 years. Craig , Kate & Finley - Vendors – Pinbarren
Stand out agent who gives 100%until it’s sold Kate is amazing & has been so lovely to deal with. At such a stressful time she made everything so much easier for me, from selling my home to offering advice & support in helping me purchase a new one. Kate worked harder than anyone & was committed & determined to find the right buyer for my property while getting me a great price. Kate gets the job done, highly recommend! Thanks Kate :) Rachel – Vendor - Lake Macdonald
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make your home their own. Imagine your house as the most desirable listing in your neighbourhood. Imagine being able to quickly move on to the next chapter that is waiting for you. If your property is vacant, or you’re living in your home while it sells, our friendly and experienced team will help maximise your sale. 80% of buyers find it easier to visualise a property as their future home when it’s staged. We make your lived-in home look
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The most caring, supportive and diligent agent I have come across. Paul legitimately saved the purchase of my house. I met Paul at an open home after a friend recommended Hinternoosa in Cooroy as an agency that actually cares and upon that first meeting he reached out instantly to give me and my daughter the opportunity to be in the running for my new home. My home loan was complex, settling 4 houses at the same time. It was not easy and required patience and a supportive team on my side. Paul was not my direct agent but he went above and beyond his role description to be the go between myself and the seller to ensure we both felt listened to and knew what was going on throughout the process. He was far more communicative than both our conveyancers and without him I would have lost my home. I have nothing but good to say about this agency and Paul is one of the best in the industry who actually cares about the outcome and those he works with. I will recommend him personally to anyone looking to sell or buy, you do not find many actually caring agents these days.
What’s next? We can’t wait to ‘wow’ your buyers. Give Showcase Property Styling a call and let’s get your property sold. 5446 1855. www.showcasepropertystyling.com.au
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AGENT DELIVERS SPECIAL ATTENTION FOR OVER 50’S HOMEOWNERS Buying or selling your long-time family home can be a daunting experience. ‘Where to start and what needs doing’ are just some of the questions home owners ask themselves. Ideally a helping hand and some friendly advice goes a long way to put people’s minds at rest. Paul Bielby has a gentle and consultative approach that delivers very successful outcomes and outstanding results for his valued clients. “The seller is in control and I work for them to achieve the results in the time frame they require.” “My sellers don’t get left out on the streets looking for their next home. I have a proven formula which provides assuredness that their needs are being met during and after the sale of their home”.
GENUINE, PROFESSIONAL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE “Paul was spot on with every step of the process. Advised us on what to do to maximise the sale price and he had our house sold before it was advertised. As stressful as selling and moving can be, Paul was a great support for both us as sellers and our buyers.” NERIDA - SELLER
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Character home, huge corner block, walk to Pomona CBD LOCATED in the heart of the thriving Noosa Hinterland township of Pomona is this solid character home set perfectly on a huge 936sqm corner block. The home is a solid brick construction yet has the warmth of hardwood timber floors, cathedral ceilings with exposed timber beams, French doors and wide covered verandahs with a northerly aspect. There are 3 spacious bedrooms, 1 bathroom with claw foot bath and a large laundry. The kitchen is modern and has a lovely outlook across the yard area. Entertaining will be an absolute delight as there is an abundance of space with the wide covered verandahs. The 936 sqm of land is fully fenced, almost level and completely cleared and usable, just perfect
for children’s play or the family pet. This is a fantastic property for those seeking a character home without the maintenance in a brilliant location in the Noosa Hinterland! 36 Pavilion Street, Pomona B E D : 3
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The Treehouse family home LOCATED in the idyllic and highly sought-after suburb of Lake MacDonald in the Noosa Hinterland stands this large family home perfectly positioned on a private and usable one acre block. The home has been built with a high level of craftsmanship. Walking up the stairs and into the home you are greeted by an amazing wrap around veranda which makes the most of the homes elevation and takes in lovely views of the gardens and rainforest backdrop. The five bedroom home has stunning Queensland slash pine floors throughout and a well-designed floorplan with a spacious and air-conditioned open plan kitchen, living and dining. The kitchen is the hub of the home with its 130 year old solid ironbark bench tops, gas cooking and easy accessibility to the veranda for outdoor entertaining. All five of the bedrooms are generous in size, feature built in wardrobes and open out onto the veranda via sliding doors with a large family bathroom and laundry. If you require a dual living arrangement or extra bedrooms the underneath of the home could easily be built in (subject to council approval).
This property offers the very best in laid back country living and is only 30 minutes drive to Noosa main beach.
STUNNING VIEWS ON 10 ACRES SET in a wonderful location this stylish 6 bedroom, 4 bathroom, solid brick split level home with dual living is positioned on a fenced 10 acres of land with pool, sheds, dam and orchard trees. The home is a split level design with the main bedroom upstairs with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite as well as the second bedroom with two-way bathroom. The main level welcomes you with the informal and formal living areas with high ceilings. A stylish well-appointed kitchen with modern cooking appliances and servery to the large deck overlooks the in-ground pool and pool house. At the north end of the home there is a separate one bedroom, onebathroom studio with its own full size kitchen
and fire place. Perfectly set for the extended family, guests or work from home lifestyle. A separate drive though garage, carports, plus barn-style shed, two smaller sheds and old stables have access from a second entry away from the home. Sealed road frontage, dam and loads of fresh water. This property makes for an ideal for country lifestyle. 20 minutes’ drive to Noosa River and 1.5 hours to Brisbane. To truly appreciate what this spectacular property has to offer - an inspection is a must! 28 Crows Ash Lane, Black Mountain B E D : 6
B AT H : 4
PRICE:
$1,500,000
CAR: 8
AG E N T: Wythes - Warren Berry P H O N E : 0407 730 987
12 Kelly Court, Lake Macdonald B E D : 5
B AT H : 1
CAR: 3
PRICE:
Offers Over $935,000
DAT E :
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Sheridan Hodgetts
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LAVINIA Haverfield from Wythes Real Estate has been named as a finalist in the REB Women in Real Estate Awards 2021 for Supporting Professional of the Year. The Women in Real Estate Awards are the benchmark for excellence, recognising the outstanding women influencing the Australian real estate profession. Commenting on the announcement, REB news editor Grace Ormsby said there’s a lot of anticipation building as the REB Women in Real Estate Awards 2021 returns to an in-person event. “All those named as finalists ahead of this year’s awards have well and truly proved their acumen in the real estate industry, especially given the trials and tribulations that have faced all Australians over the past 12 months,” Ms Ormsby said. Lavinia Haverfield from Wythes Real Estate, said that she was humbled to be recognised and proud to be named as a finalist in the REB Women in Real Estate Awards 2021. “It’s an extraordinary honor to be recognised for doing a job I love and supporting a team that appreciates me as much as I appreciate them.” The winners of the awards will be announced at a black-tie dinner on Thursday, July 15. Page 58 | Your Local Lifestyle July 2021
THIS is your sneak peak and opportunity to purchase prior to the owner putting the property to auction. This long term investment property is up for grabs with the tenants happy to stay on. However, with the lease coming due within the next couple of months it’s your chance to purchase and create an opportunity suitable to your needs. Tightly held suburbs like this see very few properties become available and up for sale. It just couldn’t be more conveniently located. A spacious family home, with features 1 Neva Place, Taigum such as ducted air conditioning, a large B E D : 6 B AT H : 3 C A R : 4 entertaining area, side access to the powered shed at the rear of the property P R I C E : Contact Agent providing a great space for the tradesman AG E N T: Ray White Rural Dayboro or family boat and or camper trailer. Vicki Pain Perfect for the extended family or P H O N E : 0427 655 209 large family with it’s 4 bedrooms located upstairs and 2 downstairs, or if you prefer AG E N T: Ray White Rural Dayboro 1 bedroom and a study this home really is Carissa Harris designed to give large families space. P H O N E : 0418 198 465
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First home buyers are looking towards the hinterland - Sirah Robb First home buyers are moving away from the beach and into the hinterland as they focus on long term investments and building equity. The financial help available from grants, guarantors and gifts means there has never been a better time for owners to sell to first home buyers who are purchasing from entry level to million-dollar plus properties.
Watch Sirah’s interview with Josh Carleton from SMS Finance on first home buyers in the current market to learn more. Scan the QR code or visit wythes.com.au/fist-home-buyers Take advantage of the current market and influx of buyers, contact the team at Wythes for a free property appraisal. 10 YEARS OF AWARD WINNING SERVICE
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