Your Local: May 2022 by Your Local Lifestyle

Photo: Andy Flanagan

Kayaking

on the Mary

This month Andy Flanagan has jumped off his mountain bike and into a kayak to take us paddling on the beautiful Mary River - see story page 40.

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EDITORIAL / ADVERTISING Janet Webb hello@yourlocallifestyle.com.au 0400 168 191 Published Lil Staff Monthly news@yourlocallifestyle.com.au 0492 970 117 Synda Turnbull marketing@yourlocallifestyle.com.au CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Alan Lander Matt Golinski Andrea Taylor Tony Wellington

Karen Woods Erin Yarwood Hayley Saunders Margie Wegener

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Community...................................................... 4 Wild About Noosa with Tony Wellington..............11 Business............................................................12 What’s On.......................................................18 Out & About...................................................20 Seasonal Produce with Matt Golinski..................21 Your Local Eats & Drinks................................22 Books...............................................................24 Lifestyle - Mother’s Day Gift Ideas...........................25 Your Local Markets........................................26 Music................................................................27

‘What’s On’

Events and What’s on Arts...................................................................29 Election............................................................32 Senior Lifestyle................................................34 Health..............................................................35 Take a Hike with Andrea Taylor............................37 Outdoors.........................................................38 Outdoor adventures with Andy Flanagan ..........40 Sport.................................................................41 Real Estate......................................................42 Services & Trades...........................................46

Take a Hike in the Hinterland Andrea Taylor

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Hinterland playground in full swing Photos: Sunny Coast Photos

CELEBRATE the official opening of the new Hinterland Adventure Playground in Cooroy this Friday May 6. The event schedule includes: 10-10.45am: Kirsty and Kester from Music and Movement 10am-12pm: Face painting, Giant bubbles, Origami boats, Adventure trail, Nature Bugs 10am-12.30pm: Free Cooroy Rotary sausage sizzle 11am: Official ceremony Located in the heart of Cooroy, the Hinterland Adventure Playground is a unique nature-based, all-abilities destination designed to inspire children and adults alike. Built on an old timber mill site, the landscaping and architecture carefully integrates into the surrounding landscape, with links to Cooroy’s key facilities and tourist attractions, such as the Cooroy Library, and Old Mill cultural heritage area. The playground is made up of a variety of play zones which range from quiet spaces of low activity to highly active adventure play zones. Facilities include waterplay, inclusive flying fox, inclusive swings, natural and rock play areas, sand pit, open green spaces, quiet retreat area, sensory garden, tunnels, picnic areas and BBQ, accessible amenities block, perimeter fencing and disabled car parking bays.

FA R E W E L L D R K I R K M A N It was a bitter sweet moment at Eden private hospital, witnessing the end of an era for one of Maple Street’s beloved Doctors. Doctor David Kirkman has retired and hangs up his stethoscope after 43 years of working in Cooroy at Eden Private Hospital. The Eden Private Hospital Team surprised Doctor Kirkman with a morning tea celebration and the unveiling of a new sign dedicating an area of the hospital to him for all of his years of service. This area of the hospital named the ‘Kirkman Wing’ has a number of rooms that is the link between Maple Street Surgery and Eden Private Hospital. We wish you the very best for your retirement!

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Calling artists and innovators

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Noosa Council’s free weekend bus initiative includes public holidays. Avoid the hassle of parking and try a free weekend bus. The 12-month trial of free weekend travel includes existing Translink bus services 626, 627, 628, 629 and 632. It’s an extension of Council’s popular Go Noosa Free Holiday Bus program

$ 1 0,0 0 0 U P F O R G R A B S TO ‘ F U E L YO U R PAS S I O N ’ THE brewers at Eumundi Brewery are encouraging local artists and innovators to nominate now for the ‘Fuel Your Passion’ competition, with some serious prize money up for grabs. Head Brewer Chris Sheehan says there’s a $10,000 prize for the winner, and two runner-up prizes of $5,000. “Our brewery hometown of Eumundi is unquestionably a creative hub, home to many fabulous artists, makers and musicians Chris,” said. “On top of that, two days a week the village swells to welcome creatives from across the Sunshine Coast who share their artisan treasures, foodie delights and musical grooves at the world-famous Eumundi Markets.” “Surrounded by so many talented creatives, we wanted to find a way to support and fuel the passion of the many artists and innovators here on the Coast,” he said. “And we’re very aware that the last couple of years have been particularly challenging for the arts and creative sector.” “So we are now calling on local artists, innovators, changemakers, anyone whose creative passion brings the feel-good factor to our community. We want them to share their story with us and be in the running

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to win a $10,000 cash prize or one of two $5000 runner-up prizes from the Eumundi Community Fund.” It could be that you nominate yourself or someone else. But to enter, you need to be 18+, live on the Sunshine Coast area and positively impact the local community with your creative work. “Applicants might be songwriters, surfboard shapers, foodies, fashionistas, sculptors, furniture makers, authors … even brewers!,” said Chris. “If you’re a creative soul and your craft gives back to

the community in some way, you should think about throwing your hat in the ring.” To enter as a nominee in the Eumundi Brewery ‘Fuel Your Passion’ competition, visit www.eumundibrewery.com.au and upload your details by Saturday May 21. “The amazing creatives who live in the Sunshine Coast are a big part of what makes this place so unique, and the Eumundi Brewery Team are proud to be able to support them – and help fuel their passion!” Chris said.

Work is set to restart on the Wahpunga Lane Bridge replacement project following the clean-up after the recent floods inundated the work site. The site office has been re-established, with equipment being transported back to the site. Repairs on the piling pad and ramp this week means piling work can recommence next week. M A K E OV E R TO B O O ST B U S STO P AC C E S S I B I L I T Y

Six priority bus stops at Tewantin, Sunshine Beach and Noosa Heads are receiving a makeover including new boarding platforms, bench seats and shelters. Once completed, these stops will be Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliant.

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Rise, fall and rebirth

A two-part feature on how a Cooroy soft drink

company went from global success to receivership, only to rise again from its ashes PA RT 1 : T H E W I M M E R M A R K E T I N G W I Z A R D S By Alan Lander

THE name Wimmer is a well-known one around the Noosa hinterland and wider Australia. It’s not surprising, really – Wimmer’s soft drinks have been a staple for generations round these parts. It’s a company that can trace its origins back to Alftarck in Germany, about a halfhour from Frankfurt, in the 19th century. “The family had also been in the wine industry there – they had a lot of vineyards, and still have – the family still comes out here to visit,” now-retired former family chair Geoff Wimmer said. The company made its first Australian appearance at Boonah in the 1880s, when Alfred Wimmer and his father set up what was then, and up to only a few years back, the family business. “From there, my grandfather Franz Wilhelm and great-grandfather Alfred shifted to Nambour and started another business there about 1910,” Geoff said. “Alfred came up to Cooroy and started the business here, but he passed away in 1910. “He couldn’t be buried in Cooroy Page 6 | Your Local Lifestyle May 2022

because the (cemetery) grounds hadn’t been consecrated – so he was shipped off to Gympie “Flavours were pretty basic back then,” Geoff said. “Lemonade, orange, general run of the mill, not like the variety of today,” he said. “And there were no crown seals then – the drink was corked and bottled in torpedo-shaped bottles, packed into shells. “They had a rubber seal on top and a marble encased in the glass; when filled, the bottle inverted, and the gas would push the marble up and seal the drink. “The grocer would push the marble out with a round dowel. There were a lot of bottles destroyed as kids wanted to get the marbles out.” Surprisingly, back in 1910 there was “a soft drink factory in nearly every town,” Geoff said. “They were in Tewantin, one in Cooroy, one in Imbil, three in Gympie, one in Nambour and most other small towns. “When Wimmer’s came to Nambour they took over that business. The one in Cooroy was owned by Marney’s back then, and Wimmer’s took that over, too.

“The main business was in Nambour run by my grandfather. Karl John Wimmer, my dad, became a partner, then moved to Cooroy where he managed that business till he was sent to the war (WW1) so grandfather ran both until his return.” Geoff said the old Nambour factory was located where today’s council chambers are, on Bury and Currie streets. “It was shifted out to Perwillowen Rd but it was starved of water as Wappa Dam water wasn’t treated in those days so they eventually shifted the business to Cooroy.” Corporate ethics back then saw Geoff ’s dad avoid competing in areas where a rival factory already supplied, “but as those factories closed down and sold out – Imbil, Tewantin – we moved in and took over these areas,” he said. Wimmer’s Cooroy also sold south to Caloundra when the Nambour factory closed down. When Geoff came into the business (closely followed by his brother David), “it was about 1962, and Dad started me on washing bottles.” “Everything was done by hand then; one person sticking labels on the bottles which were stacked in 24-bottle crates then – and quite damn heavy.

From top: A newspaper cutting of David and Geoff celebrating the double sarsparilla launching; Some old bottle examples from early days; The first design of the lemon, lime and bitters label; A Wimmer’s delivery truck, on display at the new Lake Macdonald factory

“Many well-known Cooroy identities worked in the factory; Orb Duncan, Ces Christosen, and Jack Peachy to name a few. “That was when the first crown seals came in making manufacture much easier.” David, Geoff ’s brother, started as a salesman for the company – something he turned out to be very good at, and the company expanded to wider Australia. And that move sparked one of the great success stories in how a business transforms from local to global. “We started developing new different products,” Geoff said. “We came up with lemon, lime and bitters. Back in those days it was a novelty that you could only get in a hotel. “We were the first in Australia with that flavour for soft drinks, and agents wanted to sell them.” About then, ACI, a glass manufacturer that developed the PET (plastic) bottle, approached Wimmer’s to run tests on its new bottles.

“We found a successful and new item in the soft drink world, so we bought a mould, put another line in, and we were one of the first to do that. “We decided not to manufacture cola, as Coca Cola would always be more popular, but to develop other niche lines that had not been produced by any other company at that time. “We used old recipes from my grandfather’s days, making things like lemon squash, raspberry lemonade, lime cooler and sarsaparilla, which are still popular today. “With the manufacture of PET bottles, the lightweight cartons were now able to be shipped throughout Australia, so agents were formed in each state to sell our products. The company also expanded into 1.25 litre bottles. “We were approached by New Zealand companies to sell our product, and later contacted by a Chinese company who wanted us to make a drink with aloe vera. We made a lemon-pineapple mix and sent it back and forward until we got it right [with lime]. “It became a good trade, with the Chinese wanting little 250ml PET bottles with aloe vera and lime. We only sold into Hong Kong where the distributer sold the product on to a greater part of China. “This trade continued for several years, until Hong Kong was surrendered back to China, at which time the trading came to an end.” Business was booming, “then the government of the day was sending a delegation to Japan and asked ‘Would we like to go?’” Geoff said. “I took an old mate, Harry Roach, whom I’d met in PNG where I started a factory on Bougainville Island for South Pacific Brewery.” “At the expo, the Japanese had a tasting stall all set up. They tasted our products and gave us an order of our main lines. We had to label the bottles in both Japanese and English.” The Japanese breakthrough led on to Wimmer’s getting a leg-up into the United States, too. With all the new business coming in, new lines were proving popular, and sales increased rapidly.

“We had a lot of firsts: lime cooler, raspberry lemonade and lemon, lime and bitters were now being manufactured by other large companies,” Geoff said. “We started producing bottled water that we manufactured as Crystal Springs, but it did not do well in the market, as it was well before its time. It was the same with herbal drinks – ginseng, royal jelly – they were all before their time and didn’t do well in the market. “Today, they would have more than likely sold very well. “The local market, Tasmania, NZ we were comfortable with, and we built a new bottling hall with all automatic machinery to supply the increasing market.” Some of the machinery they needed was purchased from Coca-Cola as that company closed some lines to update with other machinery. Geoff said they were also quick to pick up on the lower-sugar drinks trend, using aspartame – but again read the market a bit too early and sales were not great. Wimmer’s used local company Bell’s Transport for all its trucking needs, again keeping the business in the local area as much as possible. Bell’s bought special torque liners to transport Wimmer’s goods to their agents and return with goods from their suppliers. “In the old days we had a massive bottle washing machine, where you’d push the button, the bottles would go upside down to be sprayed with caustic soda, then with a number of cleaning washes. “The bottles back then were returnable with a refundable deposit that was payed by the store selling the goods. The bottles could have been filled with anything after use: kero, petrol. An electronic eye was used to pick up big things, but someone had to overview the process to make sure it was all clear.” By the early 2000s both Geoff and David were ready to pass the baton on, after 50 years or so – but family members by this time had their own occupations, and so they were left with a situation where there was no family to carry on the business. “I was in my late sixties and David his fifties,” Geoff said. “So we agreed that it was time to sell. A new buyer, Greg Dinsey, began showing interest purchasing the company, and eventually ended up becoming the new owner of Wimmer’s.” Geoff and David left the business in 2003. “We were very sad to have left the business after it had been in our family for so long,” Geoff said. David retired at Maroochydore, and Geoff settled in a property at Mothar Mountain, Gympie that he recently sold, and is now in Pomona.

They had a rubber seal on top and a marble encased in the glass; when filled, the bottle inverted, and the gas would push the marble up and seal the drink.

Part 2 of this story, featuring current Wimmer’s owner Peter Lavin, will appear in the June edition of Your Local Geoff Wimmer enjoys his retirement in Pomona Lifestyle.

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Humans of the Hinterland- Rebekah By Gemma Guest

I love that living here is removed from the chaos. In the beginning of all the COVID drama when everyone was freaking out and buying toilet paper and losing their sh#@, I’d come home and think wow, everything is okay, the bees are buzzing, the butterflies are fluttering by and the birds are singing. I can go for walks, not feeling like the world is falling apart. It’s peaceful here. I like having a comfortable space. I like my friends to feel at home in my home. There’s a great community of people out here, people with the intention of living a simple life, more in harmony with the earth - less dependent on the system. The same reason my parents were drawn to this place. Now there’s lots of beautiful young families who are doing the same thing, it’s a lovely demographic. I went to Cooran school in the late 1980’s. There were about 50 kids at the school. We all used to congregate in one building, I think it was the library. Mr Flanagan the headmaster would write the lyrics to ‘Morning Has Broken’ by Cat Stevens on the blackboard, pointing to each word with the ruler as we sang along every morning. He was such a great principal. And what a beautiful song, it’s almost devotional… such a wonderful way for children to start the day. I would’ve been 5 years old, so about 34 years ago.

Photo s: Gemma Guest

‘HUMANS of the Hinterland’ is a human interest photography and storytelling project, based in the Noosa hinterland towns of Pomona, Cooran and surrounds. We continue this series introducing you to Rebekah from Cooran.

There was an old trampoline, a big mango tree, mangoes all over the ground and some days I would just eat mangoes for lunch - I don’t think I even wore shoes. Losing my mum to cancer has taught me how to surrender to grief. I was 24 when she passed on, and it was just so devastating, she was my best friend. I didn’t grieve properly at the time, I guess I just ran from in it in a way, tried to escape it. Until many years later, when I realized this grief was kind of leaking out of me, in so many ways. And so I’ve learnt from that - to make the time to sit with, and surrender to grief. If you try to push grief down, it’s like damming a stream, it’s eventually going to squirt out somewhere. I’ve always created art. And have been painting since I learnt to stretch my own canvas at age 16.

The litt le purple cabin

When I was in India in 2012, I happened across paintings of yantras (symbolic representations that can cultivate certain qualities within yourself, and your life). When I came home to Australia I decided to paint my own yoga mat with an intuitive depiction of the chakras. I designed it on canvas, then sought a way to print it onto yoga mats. I had no money to begin with, I didn’t borrow anything, I saved the little bits I could scrape together to get that first print run done, created a logo, a website and designed everything myself. It was sustainable and manageable. I still do small print runs of about 60-80 mats at a time. I’ve never considered myself a business woman. I started it because everyone I spoke to wanted a mat like mine.

I definitely haven’t built an empire, but it’s thanks to that little business (and my wonderful dad’s building skills) that I’ve been able to create a cosy little home for myself and my son. I put every penny the yoga mat business made into materials - the timber, steel, cement, insulation, etc... while my dad put his whole heart and soul into building this beautiful little purple cabin for Jupes and I to live in. I feel so lucky and give thanks everyday for our peaceful home amongst the banana trees. Follow Gemma’s series on facebook and instagram @ humansofthehinterland

G O O D S H E P H E R D ST U D E N T E M B R AC E S P U B L I C S P E A K I N G C H A L L E N G E WHAT do the well-known names Kevin Rudd, Peter Beattie, ABC’s Sabra Lane, Senator Simon Birmingham and Good Shepherd Year 12 student Jolie May have in common? They are all past participants of the Lions Youth of the Year Program. Good Shepherd Lutheran College student Jolie May, Year 12, recently took part in the district finals of the Lions Youth of the Year competition in Bundaberg on March 19.

Jolie represented the Tewantin Noosa Lions Club, as well as Good Shepherd, at the district finals in Bundaberg. Each student needed to prepare a formal application form detailing their community, leadership, sporting, cultural, and academic achievements, as well as respond to a series of questions in a formal interview with a panel of community members. Jolie was awarded the Public Speaking award.

Head of Senior Years Studies at Good Shepherd, Mr Matt Armstrong very impressed with Jolie’s performance. “It has been wonderful to see Jolie’s participation in the competition go from strength to strength, and we commend her on reaching this level of representation. Well done, Jolie!” With students such as Jolie eager to lead, the future is looking bright.

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Cooroy project promises social housing N O RT H

Lot RP 200519 Site Area: 24310.41m² Local Authority: Noosa Council

Buffer to Low Impact Industrial Zone: 150m. See attached Fact Sheet. NOTE: Request Council to Contribute to the Cause and change the Buffer to 20m

Existing Internal Road to be upgraded

Existing 4 Bed House to be Utilised as Residence for Social Housing

Nature Walk through Bushland

Where Internal Road Diversion/Upgrade required- Will not interfere with Biodiversity (No Trees will be Removed)

Proposed Approx. Location of New Internal Roads

NOTE: Design of Lots for Relocatable homes to Comply with: 9.3.4 Special Residential Code

Fire Resistant Custom Orb Fence

NOTE: Internal Road & Parking to Comply with: 9.4.1 Driveways & Parking Code

Communal Facilities - Picnic Areas & Nature Playground. Various Green Spaces throughout Development.

2 x 90000 Water Tanks with Fire Alternative Solutions Sprinklers at Intervals along boundary/ Internal Road as required

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Approx. Location of Entry to Walkway Bridge over the creek towards Jarrah Street and pathway above FHL from the Proposed Site to enhance walking opportunitues into town and to walking to work. Sewer & Water Accessed under the Walkway Bridge

Carpark Outside Road Entry on Right

Buffer Zone to Existing Neighbours

NOTE: Sewage Pipes connected to Unity Water Infrastructure. Sewer & Water Accessed under the Walkway Bridge. Proposed Development is More than 500m from Unity Water Sewage Plant.

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Flood Culvert (along Entry Road) to be upgraded as per Approved Engineering Design NSC above FHL in accordance to Flood Report, Recor & Max Wattersons Surveyors Levels to Ensure continuation of Creek Flow.

Concept DA Site Plan

Description Date Project Status: DA Concept DA Site Plan 29-07-21 GB Checked by: GP Concept DA Site Plan - Revision 1 28-01-22 Drawn by: Concept DA Site Plan - Revision 2 15-03-22 Scale: As indicated @ A3

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Eco Cottages has also had a collaborative apprenticeship relationship with Noosa District State High School (NDSHS) since 2007 and this project will generate several school-based apprenticeships, traineeships and ongoing work experience for NDSHS students. The application also has state support, with state MP for Nicklin Rob Skelton (Nicklin includes Cooroy), writing to council stating “the project intends to provide a diverse mix of 33 individual small, fully furnished sustainable highquality homes, each with their own independent power supply, all of which will be sold to not-for-profit organizations and or approved community housing providers. “The site is well-situated in proximity to the Cooroy township and business centre, providing easy access for residents and services as well as low-cost housing for key workers. “I note the project already has considerable interest from multiple social housing providers, who have provided undertakings to continue discussions with Eco Cottages should the project proceed,” Mr Skelton wrote. The site’s main neighbours have also given the proposal qualified support on the basis they have been advised that “the primary use of the sites will be for single women aged over 50 years on low incomes,” and that the site will be controlled “in perpetuity by not-for-profit organisations such as St Vincent de Paul and registered housing providers such as Coast2Bay.” Shr.

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A COOROY eco-housing company has lodged a development application with Noosa Council to build a social housing complex primarily ‘for single women aged over 50 years on low incomes’. The proposal is timely, given the extreme shortage of suitable available housing in Noosa Shire. The Carpenter Road proposal, lodged by specialist home builder Eco Cottages in nearby Jarrah St, would provide 13 twobedroom relocatable homes along with 20 one-bedroom homes on a self-contained site already containing a single fourbedroom house, which would be used for additional social housing. The development would additionally provide open land for a picnic area, a nature walk and nature playground, and would have its own stormwater bioretention system for use on the open land. Situated just 1km from central Cooroy, the site would provide connecting paths to the town, reducing the need for car use, however each home would have its own carport. In its submission, Eco Cottages said each home site would be fully solar-powered and furnished with quality hand-crafted furniture using off-cuts of cypress pine from Eco Cottages’ own site as part of a circular economy. The company has also committed to maintain them into the future. It said the project would “deliver the ‘missing middle’ through the manufacture and installation of high quality small contemporary social housing on small individual lots for those within the community with the greatest need. “The development will provide a safe, secure and sustainable place to call home. The project will provide a diverse mix of good designs that will contribute positively to liveability, safety and resilience while reducing living costs and the use of natural resources,” it said. The proposal has received enthusiastic support from key stakeholders, including notfor-profit community and affordable housing organisations that already work on similar developments across the coastal region.

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Vintage style at Collectorama Fair

WE’RE back - bigger and better! Collectorama will be firing on all cylinders! Last Event was cancelled due to the floods so it makes all of us, even more excited about this one! Collectorama, over 30 years going strong, already has many devotees. If you’re new to the area and like Vintage goodness then you’re gonna love this iconic Event. IT IS BIG! 150 traders and hundreds of customers converge at the Nambour Showgrounds for a day of selling, buying, networking and generally having a really good time! There’s all manner of cool vintage, antique and collectable bargains, from eras when art and style were incorporated into design and things were made to last. Think

Victorian gothic, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid Century Modern, Danish design, 60’s and 70’s every era has its own elemental style. People collect all sorts of interesting things, Meerschaum Pipes are one such fascinating item. The first Meerschaum pipes appeared in Europe around 1723. Touted for their cool smoke they soon became popular. Meerschaum, (German for Sea Foam), is made from the porous white floating mineral, Sepiolite. Fashion driven creatures that we are, these pipes became the height of smoking style and were carved into beautiful shapes, some with gold and silver embellishments, and an amber stem. The cases themselves are highly crafted. What will you find at Collectorama? It’s a great day out in the beautiful rural setting of the Showgrounds. There’s food trucks, coffee and sweet treats plus ATM’s on-site. Collectorama supports WILVOS, the local wildlife carers and rescue organisation. Come along and check out this awesome Fair, it’s definitely worth a day trip! Collectorama, Nambour Showgrounds Saturday May 28, 7am to 2pm. Admission is $6 cash, kids and parking free. For all enquiries phone 0418 744 887. Find us on Instagram and Facebook.

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LLEW O’BRIEN ELECTORS around Australia head to the polls on May 21, and I am ready to stand by my record of creating jobs, keeping our economy strong, and delivering the services that you need. In the last few years we’ve faced many challenges, but we’ve supported each other, and there’s much more to be done. I’ve worked to secure infrastructure to help Wide Bay grow, including $3.2 million to upgrade bridges on Cooroy Belli Creek Road, Lawnville Road at Black Mountain, Tablelands Road at Cooran, and Wahpunga Lane at Kin Kin; and $800,000 to upgrade the Cooran – Pomona section of Noosa’s hinterland trails network. I’ve assisted community, sporting, and service groups to build better facilities, including $7750 to help Cooroora United Football Club to upgrade lights at Cooroy Sporting Complex; $4998 for PTSD Dogs Australia train volunteers; $3442 in equipment and signage for Pomona’s Majestic Theatre; and new tech gear for Cooran State School P&C. I’ve worked to improve health and disability services, with $1.5 million to extend Katie Rose Cottage Hospice, and $135,000 for an accessible playground and

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café at Sunshine Butterflies, and we have recently secured Distribution Priority Area (DPA) status for Cooroy and the Hinterland, making it easier to recruit doctors. We’re growing a strong economy to reduce taxes to ease cost of living pressures; supporting our farmers; and delivering record funding for schools and hospitals. With the situation in Ukraine and concern about China, our Government has a strong focus on defence and national security and we will continue to keep Australia’s borders secure. We must maintain our momentum and build on our achievements, and with your support, we will continue to build a better Wide Bay and a strong, safe and secure Australia.

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IT was an honour to join the community to commemorate Anzac Day earlier this week. I attended local services in Eumundi, Bli Bli and Coolum, as well as a number of school events. A special thank you to the Eumundi and District Anzac Day Committee and the Eumundi and District Historical Association for hosting Eumundi’s service, which was a very fitting tribute to those brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the defence of our freedom. Young and old, we are united in our shared admiration and respect for our proud Anzac heritage and legacy, and while more than a hundred years may have passed, the memory of the sacrifice,

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S PA R K L I N G N O R T H E R N J U M P I N G S P I D E R S ONCE I started looking for them, Sparkling Northern Jumping Spiders began to appear everywhere, from coastal mangroves to my own hinterland garden. Of course, at just 5 to 6mm in size, they’re easy to overlook. There are over 250 species of Jumping Spider in Australia. They are the world’s most diverse and abundant spider family, representing 13 per cent of all described arachnids. They are known as the spiders with personality. In part that’s because of the way they move, like little clockwork machines. It’s also thanks to their ability to twist their head, a trait unmatched amongst other spiders. And surely, it’s also because of those oversized, doll-like front eyes, that watch we humans with curious interest. Close inspection reveals that jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes. As well as the big front ones, there are also three sets of smaller eyes arranged around the head, providing a 360-degree view of the world. Much of their popularity is also down to wildlife documentaries featuring Peacock Spiders, with their

psychedelic abdomens and humorous courtship displays. In the age of social media, these critters have become stars, with pages dedicated solely to Jumping Spiders. Like their Peacock cousins, Sparkling Northern Jumping Spiders are iridescent, and appear to be decked out for a 1960s party. These cheeky, inquisitive creatures very rarely bite. Even if they do, I’m told they inflict little more than a bearable localised pain. Many a time I’ve had them leap onto my arms - and camera - and I’ve never experienced their wrath. As their name implies, Jumping Spiders are ambush predators, pouncing onto unsuspecting prey. For this reason, they have been dubbed the cats of the invertebrate world. They don’t bother to make webs; however, they can spin silk, which they use to create little doonas to sleep in at night. The photo here is a female Sparkling Northern Jumping Spider. The male is only slightly less colourful. Why they need to be so brightly festooned is a mystery.

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L A N D S CA P I N G W I T H A M O U N TA I N V I E W VISITING a landscape supplies retail operation, one can usually expect a fairly industrial, relatively nature-free environment. But a trip to Pomona’s Grow Landscape Yard provides a different experience – in a very nice way. Sitting across the road from the majesty of Mt Cooroora, one enters into a nicely landscaped area, with a nearby waterfall, numerous trees and a covered seating area where the owners are quite happy to sit down with you over a cuppa to discuss your needs. Sharon and Adam Schmidt have operated Grow since 2017 at the site, after they closed their Brisbane landscape and design business they’d run for 14 years. “We also had a 200-acre farm in Kin Kin and we were looking for a way to come up here [to Noosa Shire] full-time,” Sharon said. “Then the opportunity came up to buy this site, which had previously been a landscape yard for many years, but had been closed. So we bought it as a vacant lot.” It needed work, to say the least. “There was not a green tree on the site, it was a mess, with old machinery and rubbish everywhere.

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The Grow crew: Sharon, Kate, Josh, Pete and Adam (Dan and Stan were out on the road)

“We spent a lot of the year prior to opening in getting things ready, painting, reorganizing, and closing contracts in Brisbane. That was in 2017.” Sharon said the amazing view across the road inspired the pair to really make something of their new premises. “We just thought, with that view, with

this location, if we started bringing trees into such a nice community and a bit of inspiration, people would drop in for a cup of tea. “It’s more than just coming in and buying gravel.” The couple now live in Pomona, too, and have seven staff on board in the business.

Grow opens from 7am to 4pm Monday to Friday, and 7am to midday Saturdays, she said, and the business is increasingly popular. In addition to landscaping supplies, Grow sells recycled timbers and recycled steel firepits and garden art from a local artist, to buyers looking for something special for their gardens. “We cover the local area of the northern Sunshine Coast, out to Kin Kin, Mary Valley up to Gympie, out to Cootharaba, Cooroibah, Yandina, Imbil, Kandanga, Tewantin Noosa – and occasionally a big order further afield. “We try to be as competitive as we can price-wise. “And there are a lot of new people to the area, spending money on their gardens and improving their roads. “It’s most important to keep the friendliness of the business, keep ticking over, service customers really well.” We support buying local, spending as much as possible in town. That’s an important ethos for us.” Grow Landscape Yard is at 200 Pioneer Road, Pomona, 5485 0805, info@growlandscapes.com.au

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Part 2: The hidden price of combat ARRIVING back from Iraq, John Cantwell served in numerous senior roles – becoming a Lt Colonel in the process. In late 1996 he was appointed Commanding Officer at the Royal Military College in Duntroon – only the first or second non-Duntroon officer to be so. In 1999, John was again posted overseas, to the British Joint Services Command and Staff College. “This paid dividends, as I got to know a whole cohort of British officers, whom I would work with later [as it turned out]. This is why cross-training across armies is so beneficial.” A high-level home posting followed, along with promotion to full Colonel in December 2000. In 2003, John was selected to command First Brigade in the Northern Territory. “There were and had been a number of calamities in our region: we had troops in Iraq, in the Solomons, in Aceh in Indonesia following the 2004 tsunami to do humanitarian work, Timor– it was a busy brigade. “We were also doing large-scale exercises with the Americans and Singaporeans.” Page 14 | Your Local Lifestyle May 2022

At the end of 2005, John, now promoted to Brigadier or one-star General, was posted back to Iraq as Director of Strategic Operations. This was where a huge range of human skills well beyond combat came into play for all military personnel. “It requires a wide-eyed view of the world [where] many parts are not like they are in Australia,” John said. “Corruption is the norm in many places [where] the truth is a very flexible idea.

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“Whether a general or a corporal, talking to a leader in a little village, you’ve just got to have in mind it’s a different world to yours. “It also required, particularly [for] senior staff, a very rapid schooling in local history, culture, tribal tensions, business transactions: who’s got the money, how did they get it - even before you start to think of the enemy. Who is the enemy? “I would routinely deal with people who in Australia would be called murderers, [or]

And if a major-general can speak up about it, you, private, corporal, sergeant, airman, general – you can speak up about it, and get some help. Because you deserve it, you need it. “Generations of violence have crafted society. There are tribal and clan pressures on people we don’t really experience, also in many places I’ve served they are deeply impoverished. “You will do different things if the lives of your family and children depend on it.” It was a different kind of minefield for soldiers, dealing with a range of issues among a range of peoples.

dealt with someone I knew was a drug lord. You had to.” John said Australian soldiers were “fantastic” in what they did, but admits Iraq was “a tough year” in many ways. “It turned out to be the worst period of violence in Iraq: sectarian, criminal, insurgency, hatreds between Muslim sects, terrible losses of live on all sides, mainly Iraqis killing other Iraqis.

“It was dangerous – I got hurt a bit when I was blown into concrete stairs by a rocket that blew up behind me. “It busted my shoulder up. I lost friends, I saw so much death, it was just horrible. “Unfortunately, I was first on scene [where] a car bomb had been detonated in a square full of women and children. “It was really brutal, really ugly – I still have nightmares about that.” He was glad to get back to Australia “but I felt I had done my best in an impossible situation”. “There was no winning – there was nothing good about it. I don’t think anyone wanted us there, except for corrupt politicians riding on our coattails.” John’s work was acknowledged with fieldpromotion to Major General (two-star) – the first time since World War Two an Australian had been promoted to General in the field. He [in early 2007] became deputy chief of the Australian Army, which included six months working with then Defence Force chief Angus Houston and a team to develop a White Paper for military planning over the next 30 years.

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Then in 2009, as the tragedy of the Black Saturday fires in Victoria unfolded, Houston told John “We’re going to send you to take charge of it all.” “We were hearing about it on the news, and I’d just popped down to the shops when I got this phone call, and told to be on a plane the next day to get there - and by the time I got there, to have a plan to lead all the recovery and response actions,” John said. The fires took 273 lives and whole townships were destroyed. “I spent six months down there running the reconstruction authority. “Some of the police and firies were just extraordinary - superhuman, the things they did. The endurance, the stoicness, it was very uplifting, and restored a lot of my faith in humanity which had been destroyed by my second year in Iraq.” And then, in 2010, Afghanistan. “I went to command all our forces – Army Navy and Air Force – in Afghanistan and the whole Middle East. “I had ships, planes and several thousand troops under command conducting combat operations in Afghanistan, but also conducting naval operations in the (Persian) Gulf and air operations across the whole region. “It was an amazing job commanding the most extraordinary Australians you’d ever want to meet. “Australians can be proud of their (military) men and women. “[We] put them in these terrible situations where terrible decisions have to be made. “Do I shoot or not shoot?” “Is that a child or is that an insurgent?” “Will I release this person or not?” John gets riled when he hears of people questioning military culture. “There are a few idiots in defence. There are idiots in every walk of life. There are sexual predators and cretins wherever you look. “And there’s many more of them outside the Army than in the Army. “The enduring reward I take from all of my service is to have had the opportunity to lead these people. I went on patrols regularly with the infantry and armoured cavalry soldiers – not to be all hairy chested about it, but to let them know I would be better informed to make decisions by seeing and talking to them.”

During 2010 “ten of our people were killed and 64 grievously wounded, which involved life-changing wounds: loss of limbs, loss of sight.” “It was emotionally tough. I still carry a fair bit of sadness and regret about it, not as much as the families of course, but I was their commander and accountable. “It was fulfilling to be commanding but very frustrating in many ways as it seemed we were never going to win – and I said so when we came home.” It was a huge turning point for John in many ways – but it also began a compelling sea-change for the armed forces overall. “When I did come home, I wasn’t feeling very well. I was beginning to feel the effects of trauma, loss and sadness. “I was in contention to be promoted to Chief of Army and three-star General and there was me and one other guy [in contention]. “But within a few weeks of me coming home it became clear to me I was needing some help. “I rang the chief of the defence force and said ‘take me off the list – I can’t do it’. “That was it. I stayed in the Army for almost another year, but I took a lot of long-service leave, got professional care, and was diagnosed to be suffering from PTSD.” In a selfless act, John decided to use his own situation as a high-profile example to others in the ADF “because at that stage no-one was talking about PTSD.” “But I knew, having seen and spoken to so many of the people I had under my command in various combat situations would be struggling like I was. “So I spoke up, got in touch with a journalist I knew very well from our time in the Middle East, and with his assistance I wrote a book called Exit Wounds, about my combat operations, but particularly with my struggle with PTSD. “The whole purpose of it was to show to others that they’re not alone, this is not unique to you - in fact it’s very common. “And if a major-general can speak up about it, you, private, corporal, sergeant, airman, general – you can speak up about it, and get some help. Because you deserve it, you need it. “And that turned out to be a very powerful message. I do feel that it changed the conversation in Australia. The book became a multiple best-seller.

“It [gave] me a national platform to speak about the effects of service, the emotional trauma and the like. “Jane and I did that together a lot - she was always there supporting me. But importantly, most of the good work I think was done by Jane when she would talk to wives and families. “So we were a great team. We did a lot of fundraising, became patrons of many veteran organisations and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, which I’m very proud of. “It all started to add up because every time I spoke about this it would take me right back, so after quite a few years, I’ve stepped back. “I haven’t given an interview like this in two years – and this is probably the last one I’ll ever do.” John and Jane came to live at Black Mountain 10 years ago. “This is our twenty-third home - it’s the longest time we’ve ever lived in one place. Twenty-three times, Jane’s had to make a new home for us. What a star. “I gave 38 years of service, then two years in a sort of mentoring role. I’m proud of it really - going from Private to General doesn’t happen very often.” John’s interests are close to home now. “I do have a bit of a thing for woodworking – I’m a member of a local woodworking group here. “I don’t know how but think I must have inherited some skills from Dad as it turns out I can do woodworking pretty well. “I’m making fine boxes, jewellery boxes and presentation cases and I sell some;

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I don’t advertise, people come along on commissions. “I have a huge shed where if I feel really stressed or a bit blue all I have to do is go down to my shed, smell the timber and think about the next project. “Jane and I do a lot in the garden – and I used to play a lot of golf but I’ve got so many injuries I can’t swing a golf club anymore. “We focus on family, especially our grandkids. I still do a little bit for veterans but nowhere near what I used to. We’re just enjoying a busy family life, great friends, and a lovely place to live.” Major-General John Cantwell was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2007 for distinguished service in Iraq, and a Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) for command and leadership in Afghanistan in 2012. He has published two books: Exit Wounds: One Australian’s War on Terror (Melbourne University Press, 2012); and Leadership in Action (Melbourne University Press, 2015).

N E W V E T E R A N W E L L B E I N G C E N T R E FO R T H E W I D E B AY- B U R N E T T R E G I O N THE Liberal and Nationals Government will provide $5 million for a new Veteran Wellbeing Centre in Queensland’s Wide Bay-Burnett region, to better support local veterans, Defence personnel and their families. Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien said a Veteran Wellbeing Centre is very much needed in the Wide Bay Burnett Region. “I have been working alongside RSLs in Wide Bay, including the Gympie RSL, which has a very well developed Veteran Wellbeing Centre proposal and I look forward to assisting them further in the application process. “The new centre will make it easier for veterans, their families and current service personnel to access health and wellbeing support, help with finding work and assistance as they transition out of military life. The centre will be available to all current and former serving Australian Defence Force members, including reservists, and their families.

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The sinking of the Centaur T H I S M O N T H M A R KS T H E 7 9 T H A N N I V E R S A RY O F T H E S I N K I N G O F T H E U N A R M E D AU ST R A L I A N H O S P I TA L S H I P C E N TA U R . O N E O F AU ST R A L I A’ S G R E AT E ST WA RT I M E D I S AST E R S T H AT O C C U R R E D N O RT H E AST O F N O RT H ST R A D B R O K E I S L A N D. By Karen Woods WARTIME secrecy meant that in 1943, the Australian public knew little of the enemy activity off the east coast of Australia. Japanese submarines based in Guam prowled the eastern seaboard. This knowledge was kept quiet to prevent panic and loss of morale. This all changed in May 1943 when the whole nation was filled with horror and outrage at news of the sinking of the Centaur. Friday May 14, 1943 promised to be another fine day, the weather was clear and there was good visibility. Dawn was just 2 hours away. The Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was steaming north along the east coast of Australia on her way from Sydney to Port Moresby carrying Australian and British Medical Personnel to give aid to those injured in battle in New Guinea. (Hospital ships were created to bring back seriously wounded and ill soldiers from the battlefront to mainland hospitals.) The Centaur was fully illuminated and was displaying the internationally recognized symbol of the Red Cross. Without warning she was struck in an oil fuel tank on the port side by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine. The ship instantly became a roaring inferno; her decks were a mass of

and unstable makeshift rafts with little food and water and almost no medical supplies for 36 hours before being rescued by the American Destroyer USS Mug ford. Of the 332 personnel aboard the Centaur, only 64 were to survive. Among those aboard were at least eight sets of brothers, including one set of three -- all perished. Only one of the 12 nurses and one of the doctors aboard survived and the 2/12th Field Ambulance had been virtually wiped out.

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flames. Thick hot oil flooded the sea, but before it ignited, the ships stern reared 60 feet into the air and she dived nose first to the ocean floor. All of this happened in only 3 minutes, no SOS message was sent, there was no time. It was 4.15am. Most were asleep in their

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HAIR Local Member, Robert Skelton MP for Nicklin and Jason Hunt MP for Caloundra visited Noosa District State High to showcase and celebrate some of the infrastructure projects and the completion of the Cooler, Cleaner Schools initiative that has provided much needed air-conditioning to our classrooms across both campuses. The Cooler, Cleaner Schools initiative project ensured every single classroom, library and staff room in every single Sunshine Coast state school is now air conditioned in time for Term 2, 2022 as part of the Palaszczuk Government’s $477 million Cooler Cleaner Schools Program. Member for Nicklin Rob Skelton and Member for Caloundra Jason Hunt announced the achievement had been delivered more than two months ahead of schedule at Noosa District State High School today.

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NAMBOUR RODEO

SOUNDS ON NOOSA FORESHORE

BYO VINYL SUNDAY SESSIONS

NOOSA RSPCA MOTHER'S DAY GARAGE SALE

SATURDAY MAY 7 NOOSA - RSPCA - Eumundi Noosa Rd Noosaville - 8.30am-3.30pm @RSPCAnoosa noosa@rspcaqld.org.au

GYMPIE DISTRICT SHOW

FRIDAY MAY 20 NAMBOUR - Nambour Showgrounds 5pm-till late RAY White Nambour is proud to present the annual Ray White Nambour Rodeo in conjunction with Honky-Tonk Rodeo Promotions and the National Rodeo Association to benefit Reimagine Nambour. @raywhitenambour.rodeo

PAELLA IN THE PADDOCK

MAY 12, 13 & 14 GYMPIE - 77 Exhibition Street ALL the favourites are back with sideshow alley, pig races, Stud, Prime and Dairy Cattle, Animal Nursey, Poultry and Cage bird Pavilions, 3 days of horse events and the renowned Show Rodeo on Saturday. @gympieshow www.gympieshow.com.au

VALID UNTIL 30/06/22 AT MCDONALD’S® TRAVESTON SERVICE CENTRE

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EVERY SUNDAY - MAY - SEPTEMBER WOLVI - COOLOOLA BERRIES 856 Tagigan Road, Wolvi - 1pm-4pm PAELLA, fun times & live music every Sunday May to September. Bookings 54867512. Pay on the day or purchase tickets on socials @CooloolaBerries www.cooloolaberries.com.au

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SUNDAY MAY 8, 15, 22, 29 COORAN - Noosa Hinterland Brewing Co. - Every Sunday afternoon Bring your favourite record in for a spin and enjoy some tasty craft beers and light menu. www. noosahinterlandbrewing.com.au

SATURDAY MAY 21 NOOSA BUSKING CHAMPIONSHIPS NOOSA RIVER - 9am-6pm - FREE THE Noosa River parks and pathways along Gympie Tce will double as a stage for a wonderful array of eclectic artists who will rotate at hotspots along the Foreshore performing for passers by. Whilst the genres, talent and music will differ, the performers have a common goal - to get your foot tapping and your smile happening. Stroll along the Noosa Foreshore and check out the hot spots dotted along the river OR spread your picnic rug and relax to the tunes as buskers come and go. Bring your family and friends (even your dog!) This is a fantastic FREE event for live music SPECTATORS - You just need to show up on the day, enjoy the tunes and support the wonderful performers! @ANBC Noosa Busking Championships noosabusking.com

LAKE BORUMBA OPEN MIC JAMMING WEEKEND FREE

Event for Campers!

SATURDAY 27 - SUNDAY 28 MAY LAKE BORUMBA, Caravan & Campgrounds FEATURING ‘LATE FOR WOODSTOCK’ FREE Event for Campers! Sponsored by The Noosa Outback campborumba.com.au

BINGO - EVERY THURSDAY

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SUNDAY MAY 29 EUMUNDI - Dick Caplick Park, 2-5pm Great local line up, pack your picnic rug for this fabulous afternoon of FREE live music. Featuring Sari Abbott, Patch Brown, Staple & Lucid Safari @imperialhoteleumundi

PAINT AND SIP WITH CASS

THURSDAY JUNE 2 COORAN - Noosa Hinterland Brewing Co. - 6.30pm Bookings cass@violetbeeline.com @NHBrewCo

SCONEOFF

SUNDAY JUNE 12 NORTH ARM - Sunshine Coast Riding for Disabled, Monak Rd, North Arm - 2-4pm FIND out who takes title for best scone in CWA classic, Savoury scone, Fruit scone , Gluten free & Rogue Scone. @sconeoff

INFORMATION SESSIONS Thursday May 5 - 12 noon - 2pm at the Cooroy Library Wednesday May 11 - 12 noon - 2pm at Noosa Boardroom at Noosa Civic DO you love dogs and have some time to spare, or enjoy training dogs?? Local charity PTSD Dogs Australia, now based near Cooroy, would love to hear from you. The organisation, rescue dogs from pounds and shelters, train them to become loyal and supportive Assistance Dogs for our many Veterans and First Responders suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). They are desperately seeking Foster Dog Educators to provide a home, for their dogs whilst undergoing training. Receiving an Assistance Dog can be utterly life-changing and in some cases, even LIFE-SAVING! For more info, visit the website. Please pre-register for the Information Session, using the application form online at www.ptsddogs.org.au/foster

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SUNDAY JUNE 5 NOOSAVILLE - Pirate Park, Lions Park, Yacht Club - Gympie Terrace 11am-7pm NOOSA Come Together (NCT) started in 2016 when the funding fell through for the sailability program and OZ Bayldon thought he’d start a festival that would bring back the principles of Noosa’s first community festival, Festival of the Waters. Each year a little bit has been added on to replicate the old festival, there used to be power speed boats now there’s an old Gaff race, with some dating back to the 60’s. There was a stage for local entertainment, now we have 3 stages featuring the best of local talent and a stage specifically to showcase Noosa’s young musicians. There used to be fireworks and now there’s Noosa’s biggest laser show. One day we would like to replicate the street parade that happened before the festival in the 70’s and 80’s but we’ll need more to make that happen. The goal is to celebrate being a local and a member of our community while raising money for vulnerable people in our community. Funds raised give people with

disabilities the opportunity to have access to sporting activities throughout the year and to perform alongside able bodied peers any extra raised will go to Domestic Violence survivors and single parents in need. NCT is designed as an affordable day out for the whole family with arm bands for the kids field only $7.50 for 4 hours from 12 - 4pm. The aim is to be as inclusive as possible with people with disabilities having a day out alongside the community. The stalls offer a variety of flavours and this year we also hope to have a healing field with taster seasons of Reiki and lots of other forms of wellness. The most popular kids engagement has to be the ‘come and try sailing’ which runs for a few hours for a gold coin donation. We have an online auction on the website where the public can start bidding on some amazing prizes. We’re still looking for prizes and nothing is too big or too small. If you’d like to donate a prize please email reception@nyrc.com.au with your social tags and business details so we can thank you on our socials and promote you for helping us help others. See you there!!! www.noosacometogether.com.au @noosacometogether

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YOUR SEASONAL PRODUCE WATCH with Matt Golinski P O M E G R A N AT E S

THE glistening, ruby red seeds of the pomegranate are a gift of Autumn, and add a special sweet and sour punch to both savoury dishes and desserts. Originating in the Middle East, pomegranates are now used in dishes in all corners of the globe, including South American and Asian cuisine. Their name derives from a combination of the Latin words ‘Pomum’ (apple) and ‘Granatum’ (seeded). The French term for the fruit is Grenade, which is the origin of the word for the military ‘grenade’, and the red syrup used for making cocktails, Grenadine. When preparing a pomegranate, the seeds must be removed from the skin and bitter pith and should be handled gently so as to not break the seeds which releases their juice when ruptured. I like to run a small knife around the fruit from top to bottom, just enough to break the skin but not cut into the seeds, then gently pull the two halves apart. Working with one half at a time gently prise the seeds out with your fingers - doing it submerged in a bowl of water is good because you don’t end up covered in red juice, and the seeds fall to the bottom and the pith rises to the top and can be scooped off. The seeds can be stored in the fridge for up to a week. Great in a salad to go with chicken, pork or lamb, mixed through couscous to accompany a tagine, or just sprinkled on yoghurt or ice cream.

BBQ LAMB FOREQUARTER CHOPS WITH E G G P L A N T, P O M E G R A N AT E , F E T TA A N D M I N T INGREDIENTS: 1kg lamb forequarter chops 1 large eggplant, sliced into 1cm rounds 100gm spinach 1 pomegranate, seeds removed 75gm Persian style fetta ½ cup mint leaves 30ml olive oil Juice of 1 lemon Salt and pepper

METHOD: 1. Lightly oil the eggplant slices and spread in a single layer on a baking tray. Sprinkle with salt and roast for 15 minutes at 200°C or until they are soft and lightly golden. Once cool, cut each disc in half. 2. Wilt the spinach in a hot pan and add to the eggplant. Gently mix with the juice of half the lemon and the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

3. Lightly oil and season the lamb chops and cook on a hot BBQ or grill pan. 4. Arrange on a bed of the eggplant and spinach mixture and squeeze over the remaining lemon juice. 5. Crumble the fetta over the lamb and sprinkle with lots of pomegranate seeds and the fresh mint leaves. 6. Serve with couscous or rice pilaf. Serves 4

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Y O U R L O C A L E AT S & D R I N K S

YOUR LOCAL Eats

& Drinks

B U S N OT STO P P I N G FO R N OW

By Alan Lander

‘PEOPLE POWER’ has seen a unique local produce and coffee outlet located outside Cooroy being given a reprieve. A retrospective application by Bus Stop Espresso was set for refusal by council as it operates a vintage bus – itself a developing tourist attraction - selling coffee and snacks, which are not permitted under its permit. But two things happened prior to council meetings: firstly, that upon hearing of the threat to the business, close to 1000

residents contacted council asking that it be allowed to continue operating. Secondly, councillors undertook a visit to the Mary River Road business and were regaled with stories from supportive locals describing what the business has meant to them over the year it has been open. One recurring theme was that it had provided a safe, community refuge for many isolated people during the COVID

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pandemic – and still does. Cr Amelia Lorentson said councillors experienced “overwhelming support for this business.” Mayor Clare Stewart said she “saw a community come together because of this place.” “I support continuation of this family business, and I thank the owners and the community who have provided feedback to us,” she said. Cr Joe Jurisevic said he “didn’t think anyone wants to see this closed.” “The operation has grown organically of a scale where it needs to re-think its application,” he said. Cr Brian Stockwell put an alternative motion that sought a permit for the business to continue in its current form but also apply for an additional food and drink licence to allow the continued sale of drinks and snacks into the future, while still selling local produce. The motion indicated the business would have six months to apply for the additional licence, at an estimated cost of $6000. The recommendation was passed unanimously.

Introducing

VA N I L L A F O O D Nilla’s knack for wholesome and real food that tastes as good as it looks is just one of the reasons that VanillaFood in Noosa is a must-do foodie destination. Her passion for fresh, organic and vegetarian food that is as good for your body as it is for the planet, proves that to eat well is to be well. VanillaFood care about good food, health and the environment. They embrace the power of food as medicine and its ability to connect people. In 2020, founder, Nilla, created her first cookbook. The recipes are completely vegetarian with most also gluten free and a large number vegan and dairy free. www.vanillafood.com.au. VanillaFood has their Snail of Approval with Slow Food Noosa. www.slowfoodnoosa.com

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Flying West Coffee Roastery and Café is located at Doonan, in Noosa’s Hinterland. Not just amazing coffee and wholesome food, but a place to experience a great vibe in a relaxed atmosphere.

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CALLING all foodies and culinary experts! From July 29 to August 7, local restaurants, farms, tourism and event operators will throw open their doors as part of The Curated Plate culinary festival, and offer the best of the Sunshine Coast’s local food and beverage experiences. Following the event’s cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to the impacts of the pandemic, Sunshine Coast Council’s Economic Portfolio Councillor Jason O’Pray said council would deliver The Curated (side) Plate – a 2022 Bite-Sized Serving, setting out to support and promote the region’s local food and agribusiness, hospitality, tourism and event industries. “It’s The Curated Plate – but not quite as we knew it before,” Cr O’Pray said.

“In a post-pandemic environment, the event aims to ‘build from the ground up’ via a local industry-driven program, featuring the Sunshine Coast’s vast array of producers, restaurants and cafes, tourism and event experiences, and farm-gate activities. Businesses participate for free and retain all of the derived income. “We all know how important it is to support local businesses and producers on the Sunshine Coast and this event is a fantastic way to showcase the incredible food, lifestyle and experiences our region has to offer.” Fellow Economic Portfolio Councillor Terry Landsberg said council’s investment in the event promoted the Sunshine Coast as a food tourism destination, by attracting locals and visitors to enjoy superb local produce and ‘winter sun’ activities among our stunning hinterland and coastal settings. Food and Agribusiness Network (FAN) CEO Emma Greenhatch said The Curated (side) Plate was a fantastic council initiative which FAN were proud to support. The Curated Plate made its debut in 2019, showcasing local produce as curated by international, national and local chefs to foodie audiences from the coast to the hinterland. The event drew participation from businesses and producers across all areas of the Sunshine Coast local government area. Visit www.thecuratedplate.com.au to subscribe for event updates, and for more information on local business involvement.

YO U R LO C A L M AY E AT S

BREAKFAST & LUNCH EVERY DAY! Open 7 days. BLACK ANT GOURMET, Kin Kin

SUNDAY BUS TRANSFERS FROM NOOSA 2020 DISTILLERY, 5 Taylor Ct, Cooroy

CHICKEN SUPREME, tomato consommé and Spanish pisto. The perfect light meal. SAW & MILL, 5 Opal St, Cooroy

BRAISED BEEF CHEEKS with mashed sweet potato, vegies and red wine jus COOROY RSL, 25 Maple St, Cooroy

MILKSHAKES & COFFEE From 2pm Open Tuesday to Sunday. Plus full menu. SMOKING BILLY’S, 20 Maple St, Cooroy

KIDS EAT FREE Every Sunday night - 12 years & under - One Free kids meal per main meal purchase COOROY HOTEL, 38 Maple St, Cooroy

CAFE - COOROY

We do milkshakes!

Smoking Billy’s produces some of the tastiest new rib dishes in town. NOW enjoy ‘the best milkshake ever’ or a coffee with a beautiful selection of starters and afternoon snacks. Why not get dinner to takeaway? Drop in or call to order 5329 7979. Find us at Shop 4, 20 Maple Street, Cooroy Open Tuesday to Sunday, 2 to 9pm

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B OOKS

How far will she go? T H E M OT H E R – J A N E C A R O By Hayley Saunders

MAY means Mother’s Day here in Australia, so I thought this could be a great time to review Australian writer Jane Caro’s new novel, The Mother. This book addresses some serious issues, which Jane explores as a response to the growing escalation of family violence. The Mother is Miriam, recently widowed, running her own real estate business, with two adult daughters whom she loves dearly. Miriam’s youngest daughter Ally has a whirlwind romance with charming Nick, which quickly leads to marriage, a move to the country and pregnancy. Miriam, who is still dealing with the aftermath of her husband’s sudden death, misses some warning signs that all is not well. As Ally becomes increasingly isolated in her new town, she starts to suffer from anxiety and depression, and Miriam feels unable to help, despite the fact

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that they only live a few hours apart. Once Miriam finally realizes the extent of Nick’s control over Ally, and their children, she steps in to help her daughter in any way possible. However, Miriam and Ally become increasingly frustrated by the lack of assistance from the law and Miriam decides to take matters into her own hands, with devastating consequences. The Mother offers us a different perspective on domestic violence, detailing the helplessness that is often felt by the victim/survivor’s relatives and friends But, ultimately it explores the depths of a mother’s love and the lengths to which Miriam will go in order to protect her family.

B E R K E LO U W B O O KS E U M U N D I A R E G I V I N G AWAY A C O PY O F T H E M OT H E R BY JA N E CA R O Email hello@yourlocallifestyle.com.au and you will enter. You will need to collect from the Eumundi store. 87 Memorial Dr, Eumundi. FB @BerkelouwBooksEumundi

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YOUR LOCAL GOOMBOORIAN

MEMORIAL HALL MARKETS EVERY 2ND SATURDAY 8am - 12noon Goomboorian Memorial Hall

AMAMOOR

EVERY SATURDAY - 7am - 11.30am EVERY WEDNESDAY - 9am - 12noon Amamoor Train Station

EUMUNDI

THE ORIGINAL EUMUNDI MARKETS EVERY WEDNESDAY 8am - 2pm EVERY SATURDAY 7am - 2pm THE Original Eumundi Markets is the biggest artisan market in Australia. www.eumundimarkets.com.au

IMBIL

IMBIL SUNDAY MARKET FARMERS & CRAFT MARKET EVERY SUNDAY 8am - 1pm Yabba Creek Road

www.maryvalleychamberofcommerce.com.au @ImbilMarkets

K E N I LWO R T H

KENILWORTH MARKET EVERY SATURDAY 8am - 1.30pm Art, Crafts, Food, Music,fashion etc. kenilworthmarketssecretary@gmail.com

MARKETS POMONA

KIN KIN

KIN KIN MARKET - NOOSA HINTERLAND 1ST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH 8am - 12noon KIN KIN Creations Market is a market for all people who have made their own products, or grown their own produce. www.inkinkin.net/Markets

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FARMERS MARKET EVERY SUNDAY 6am - 12noon Weyba Road Noosa Heads www.noosafarmersmarket.com.au MARINA MARKETS EVERY SUNDAY 8am - 1.30pm 2 Parkyn Court Noosa www.noosamarina.com.au

POMONA COUNTRY MARKETS EVERY SATURDAY 7am - 11.30am LOTS of great stalls, food and music. pomonamarketsqld@gmail.com.

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YANDINA COUNTRY MARKETS EVERY SATURDAY 6am - 12 noon Plants, local produce, secondhand items. @YandinaMarkets· Flea market

M A K I N G M U S I C @ THE ORIGINAL EUMUNDI MARKETS IN this topsy turvy world of uncertainty, there is one dependable element that brings us all peace, stillness, harmony, reflection, and joy. That element is a gift we give ourselves, and the gift we give to one other - music. For Richard Goldsworthy, music has been the constant source of inspiration and passion in his life since studying classical piano as a young child. “My birthplace was Cairns in the tropical north, where I spent my early childhood in the tiny rainforest village of Kuranda”, said Richard. “Studying classical piano through my childhood, I then began composing as

a teenager. I released my first album, ‘Firelight Moon’ in 1992. Returning to my native North Queensland inspired two more albums, ‘Magic Happens’ and ‘Hidden Dancers’. In 2004/5 I spent several months travelling and performing in Japan. It was in these mystical lands I composed my album ‘Silk’. From there I went on to compose music on the Hawaiian Islands and in the Arizona Desert. This journey led to my album ‘Lifted’ which I released in 2011.” For Richard’s full story head to eumundimarkets.com.au.

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Mother’s Day

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Thursday 12-8pm & Friday 12-10pm Saturday 12-10pm & Sunday 12-8pm (BYO Vinyl)

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MUSIC

Locals launch music night at Belli Community Hall

North & Elsewhere

THE Belli Community Hall will host its annual Locals Launch Music Night on May 21 featuring Sunny Coast Duo North & Elsewhere. Their songs capture audiences with heartfelt stories of fights for social justice, their own battles with mental health, mother earth and the simple joys of life. Multi award-winning songwriters, sisters Hazel and Roanna released their debut EP Finding Space last November. Lineage - a Father and Daughter duo, Steve and Emily from Kenilworth, will mix up their set by playing all the best Jazz, Blues and Rock to appease any crowd. A well-rehearsed covers band, Emily’s amazing voice makes every song her own. The Blue Grass Guys - from Yandina - will perform their dinner slot, with their toe tapping Blue-grass. The feedback from last year was they need a larger spot on the playbill! Local farmers and chefs are looking

H AY D E N W I S E M A N - M U S I C FO R YO U R S O U L VIOLINIST Hayden Wiseman will bring some of the best loved classical show pieces to Pomona along with some of the most famous film music including ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’ (The Mission), Theme from Schindler’s List and more. Joining Hayden in concert will be the great vocalist Sarah Laws (from the Sunshine Coast Oriana Choir), along with local incredible pianist, Stephen Martin. Bring a friend, family member, or loved one to enjoy a memorable experience of moving and emotive music. Sunday, May 22, 3 to 5pm. Doors and bar open at 2pm. Concert starts at 3pm. Tickets $30 / $27 concession $25 Student & children Majestic Theatre Pomona 3 Factory St, Pomona. www.themajestictheatre.com.au

The Blue Grass Guys

forward to delivering delicious soups and pulled beef burgers, with Jeremiah’s Crust supplying the bread for soup.

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The Bar and food are open from 5.30pm. Come and support this community hall so this hall can support our community! Tickets are $27.50 available at www.trybooking.com/BYTLM Belli Community Hall, 1170 Eumundi Kenilworth Rd, Belli Park.

The Rotary Club of Cooroy is delighted to announce McDermott Helicopters will once again provide short flights at the Cooroy Mountain Spring Festival to be held Sunday August 21. Only 100 tickets available so be quick, only $60. The festival opens at 6.30am, there is no pre-registration just turn up on the day. Entry $10, children under 12, free.

11th – Karl S Williams & Shannon Sol Carroll

Celebrate the combined song writing of two of Australia’s finest!

22nd – Violinist Hayden Wiseman performs

Best loved classic show pieces with vocalist Sarah Laws

4th – INXS Remembered – All the hits with Josh Black n Band 12th – Hello Gorgeous - 6 Decades of Barbra Streisand 25th – The Babushka Opera – Comedy Cabaret Show 10th – Good Morning Vietnam – Back for an encore ! 23rd – Claptomaniacs – Bringing you Clapton & more 24th – King of the Mountain - Historical film footage SILENT MOVIES - Every Saturday

Doors open 11am movie starts 12 noon

HOLLYWOOD MOVIES

2nd Friday of the month. Doors open 6pm film screens 7pm

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MUSIC

The Hillbilly Goats bringing mountain music to Eumundi FESTIVAL favourites, Golden Fiddle recipients, and four-time ‘Bluegrass’ Golden Guitar finalists, The Hillbilly Goats are bringing their mountain music and harmonies to The Imperial Hotel on Friday May 27. Featuring banjo, bones, double bass, fiddle, tap dancing, three-part harmonies and stories, The Hillbilly Goats transport you on a journey of the history of mountain music’s evolution into blues, country and bluegrass. These guys aren’t just a band – they’re a show! The Goats are passionate in their

research and delivery of old time traditional folk music, sharing the mountain music that began in the late 1600’s when the Scots Irish immigrants first settled in the Appalachian Mountains of America. The mountain music story progresses through the Africans bringing the banjo up to the Blue Ridge in the 1860’s, through the evolution into country music (1927), and then bluegrass in the late 1930’s. In researching music that’s almost lost and rearranging it to record and present to live audiences, The Goats are keeping old folk music alive for future generations. Their musical twist on traditional songs – with big harmonies, a heavy presence of hard fiddle and fast harmonica – have seen them carve their own niche at major festivals nationwide. Each member is their own character to love. You’ll see Goat Girl running through the crowd rattling the bones; Goat Boy playing three instruments at once (drums with his feet, banjo in hand and harmonica on a brace); while the Giddy Goat dances up a storm - while playing fiddle flat out! Tickets: Pre-sale $25 (+ booking fee) through Oztix. 18+ event. Doors open 7.30pm. The Imperial Hotel’s FREE courtesy bus operates Friday and Saturday nights from 5pm. Phone 0467 414 171 to book.

ROMANTIC ILLUSIONS PACIFIC Chamber and daughter flautists Players second Sharelle and Jazzi concert series for Guest performing 2022 is an allFrançois Doppler’s Romantic affair Andante and Rondo featuring works Op 25. Sharelle has for woodwind and been performing piano. From 1830 with Pacific Chamber – 1900 music had Players since 2005 a subjective bent and it is fantastic to with an emphasis include her daughter on sound and who is also a superb the expression player. Sharelle and Jazzi of one’s feelings. Romantic Illusions The ensemble’s will be held 2.30pm programme will include works Sunday May 15 at Cooroy Memorial Hall. by French, German, and English The concert will be preceded by a very composers such as the gorgeous Caprice informative talk by former ABC producer Nancy Tow at 2pm. Op 79 and Bassoon Sonata by SaintSaëns, Schumann’s highly expressive Tickets are $30 Adult, $28 Concession Fantasy Pieces Op 73 for clarinet and and $10 School Student and are available Elgar’s very English Six Promenades. online at www.pacificchamberplayers.com The programme will feature mother or for cash at the door.

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All the world’s a stage AUDIENCES all over the Sunshine Coast will be busy in the month of May as The Anywhere Festival sees performances popping up across the coast. The sixth instalment of Little Seed Theatre Company’s annual Shakespeare at the Lake As You Like It provides plenty of laughs. The story is set in the forest of Arden where dreamers and schemers seek a new world. “All the world’s a stage,” in this setting overlooking beautiful Lake MacDonald. So pack a picnic, bring your

favourite tipple, a cushion or two and get lost in the world of dukes, daughters and disguises; just how you like it! In 2017 the company presented Romeo and Juliet as their first foray into Shakespeare, staging the show at the amphitheatre in the Noosa Botanical Gardens overlooking Lake MacDonald. This experience was a great delight for cast, director and the hundreds of audience members who turned out for the event that year. The success of the first year lead the

Tilly Wood as Rosalind and Naire MacDonald as Touchstone. Photo: Nathaniel Knight

company director to establish Shakespeare at the Lake as an annual event. Performed in May as part of the Anywhere Festival the event is a highlight for the company and has a wonderful reputation within the community for its vibrant costumes, strong sense of physical theatre and for bringing Shakespeare to life for modern audiences. While long term locals know the history of the grand Greek-style theatre in Noosa Botanical Gardens, newcomers and visitors may wonder why such a splendid structure with all it’s ancient Greek and Roman evocations was built here. Ida Duncan OAM, PHF and Friend of Rotary, owned a property that formed the entry to the gardens and she hated to see the land used as a dump. After touring Greece and falling in love with their amphitheatres Ida had an idea that the vacant hillside in the gardens could become an amphitheatre. While many said it could not be done, Ida fundraised furiously and was undeterred.In 1997 the construction was completed and Ida’s dream a reality. Celebrating nature, shifting gender roles and the absurdities of politics, confusion reigns supreme in this big hearted comedy by the Bard. Tickets are available through www.little-seed. com.au and the show plays May 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 2.30pm.

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Disillusioned with life, celebrated artist Bradley Morahan (James Mason) retreats to the solitude of a tropical island on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The island however is far from uninhabited. Bradley soon stumbles on Cora a beautiful highly spirited teenage girl (played by Helen Mirren) who lives with her alcoholic grandmother. The Majestic Theatre, 3 Factory Street, Pomona. Doors & Bar open 6pm movie starts 7pm. $15.00 at ticket, No need to book get your tickets at the door.

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ARTS

National one-act play festival SINCE 1978, Noosa Arts Theatre has run the National One-Act Playwriting Competition. With an $8000 cash prize pool, it attracts entries from playwrights not only from Australia but across the world. Three finalists are selected on the quality of the writing, not on subject matter, and the winning order is decided before the plays are presented in this Festival. Many emerging playwrights have been discovered through this process. During the Festival, the audience is asked at each performance to vote for the ‘Nancy Cato Audience Choice Award’. Other awards include Best Director and Best Actor. Presentation of the awards takes place after the final performance. The play’s the thing and without plays there is no theatre. Noosa Arts Theatre is proud to offer this opportunity to aspiring and established playwrights. This year we have a wonderful array of

plays to tempt your theatrical pleasure. A W I L D E N I G H T BY R O B I N H AW D O N – D I R E CT E D BY J O H N M C M A H O N

The fate of Oscar Wilde is well known. His trial for ‘indecent acts’, his subsequent imprisonment in Reading Gaol – which virtually destroyed his enormous popularity both as a playwright, and as a society celebrity – and his subsequent descent into depression, alcoholism, and illness, leading to his premature death in Paris at 46 – all these have been well documented, and often portrayed on screen and stage. What is not so well known is that the whole tragic saga really came to a head on the occasion of the first night of his most successful, and ultimately most enduring comedy, ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’. Whilst the audience were laughing and applauding uproariously in the auditorium, Oscar himself, banned

from sitting out front, was going through emotional confrontations backstage, and his nemesis, the deranged Marquess of Queensberry, was marauding outside with a prizefighter companion, seeking an opportunity to assault him. The irony of these contrasting circumstances surely did not escape Wilde, whose tragedy ultimately had such an effect on today’s very different moral attitudes. M O R N I N G T E A BY K E R R Y FA I R – D I R E CT E D BY M A R I A K A R A M B E L A S

Three mobile phones, a brand new Alpha X, an older smart phone and a little flip phone, are left on a table at a conference as phones are not allowed to be taken into the auditorium. The conversation between the phones reflects the personalities of their humans, the dependence of humans on their phones – and vice versa!

T H R E E W I V E S A N D A F U N E R A L BY ROB SELZER – DIRECTED BY LIZA PARK

Richard Green had a lot of love to give, which may explain why he tied the knot three times. But it’s only now at his funeral that his three wives finally get to meet each other. Informed that Richard’s will is to be read immediately following the service and that the beneficiaries will be the people he considered to be his true soulmates, his wives jockey as to who really had the closest relationship. Secrets are exposed, jealousies unmasked and, in the process, the women divulge more about themselves than about their marriage to the dearly departed. Ultimately, the real soul mate is revealed to be someone completely unexpected. Cut price Preview May 19 at 7.30pm. Evenings May 20, 26, 27 at 7.30pm. Matinees May 21, 22, 28 at 2pm.Tickets: Adults $35, Conc $30, Member/Group $25, U/18 $25. www.noosaartstheatre.org.au

A G R E AT STA R T TO T H E N O O S A O P E N ST U D I O S 2 0 2 2 CA M PA I G N NOOSA Open Studios members celebrate their success as finalists in Local Artist, Local Content Art Prize 2022 Pictured left to right: Darren White, Beatrice Prost, Helen Lawson, Julie Field, Carol Watkins, Trevor Purvis, Charlotte Wensley. Not pictured Wendy Mcgrath and Libby Derham.

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One of the artists, Carol Watkins from Black Mountain is also the newly elected president of Noosa Open Studios 2022. Registration is now open to participate in this years event. Noosa Open Studios 2022 Art Trail, October 1-9. Visit www.noosaopenstudios.com.au

ARTS

Diversity in nature on show at Pomona A COLLABORATION between four local artists has resulted in Diversity in Nature, an exhibition at Pomona Railway Station Gallery’s Carriage Room during May. Natalie Barlow and Erica Evans bring their realistic styles to paintings of birds and landscapes. Natalie’s oils and Erica’s acrylics complement each other in their interpretation of the natural world. Jeff Fraser is a woodturner and carver who transforms pieces of wood into

richly tactile and very collectable bowls, spoons and hearts. Erica Harvey uses discarded elements and integrates them into living botanical artworks. A long-time collaborator with Jeff, she also carves beautiful spoons and hearts. Diversity in Nature opens on Saturday May 7 at 11am and runs until June 1. Meanwhile Noosa Colours by Kasia Bekalarek is on show in the gallery’s Banana Shed from April 30 - May 25. Kasia’s naïve painting style celebrates Noosa, particularly beaches, wildlife and birds. Pomona Railway Station Gallery is at 10 Station Street Pomona, open 10am4pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday.

Works from Jeff Fraser and Erica Harvey

Natalie Barlow

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ONE of the factories used to produce butter and the other clothing but now both provide professional artistic mentoring to people with disabilities. The results are an all-abilities exhibition, Mentors and Makers which features throughout May at the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre. It will include large scale and complex paintings from Factory Arts in Warrnambool, Victoria and colourful and expressive ceramics works completed during all abilities workshops at the Pottery studio at BFAC. At the old Fletcher Jones factory participants in its inclusive program produce large scale complex paintings. There is a growing sense of pride as the layers of paint build on their canvases.

Harry Wood, Dog, a hand built ceramic

The artists are encouraged to incorporate their own lived experience as subject matter. The results are an array of styles and forms: portraits, landscapes, street art, impressionism, abstraction and indigenous story telling. The Butter Factory workshops in turn have created haptic ceramics of small-scale animals, incense holders, vases and mugs. The colourful glazes are expressive, playful, and lively giving the artworks an added sense of movement and gesture. Exhibiting until June 5 at the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre. 11A Maple Street, Cooroy. Other exhibitions also opening are ‘Textures of Nature ‘by Claire Riddington Jones and ‘The Vibrant Coast’ by Dallas Lesley. www.butterfactoryartscentre.com.au

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Liberal National Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: Llew served as a police officer in the Wide Bay region for 16 years and specialised in criminal intelligence and traffic accident investigation. During his time as a road crash investigator, he became a passionate advocate for road safety. KEY ISSUES: Llew continues to work to reduce road death tragedies and is a strong advocate for aged care and mental health. He is committed to strengthening the economy to create jobs and deliver better services to Wide Bay to share in our nation’s prosperity. www.nationals.org.au/our-team-old/llew-obrien/ K E L L I J AC O B I ,

Independent LIFE E X PERIENCE: Outback Jackaroo and doing a lot a manual work. Currently assisting Home schoolers and offering his home as a means to teach children to be lifelong learners. Tim’s hobbies are riding horses and surfing with his family. KEY ISSUES: A fair tax system for middle to lower income earners; housing needs to be attainable and affordable; attract healthcare professionals to regional locations; developing policy for regenerative agriculture practices; increased funding for indigenous land and sea management. www.timjerome.com.au T R ACY B E N N E T T,

Independent

LIFE E X PERIENCE: Travelled widely and studied natural medicine. Lived on a remote sheep and cattle station, raising children and mustering/stockwork, farming, fencing, home school etc. Self-taught website designer, photographer and artist. Now working in disability support. KEY ISSUES: End corruption and unlawful rule; restore constitutional democracy; support sovereignty; unity and self-reliance; ensure wise stewardship of natural resources; rebuild, protect and enhance our nation. www.kellijacobi.com/about

LIFE E X PERIENCE: Worked in Maryborough as a chef for 27 years, PACIFIC OCEAN preparing food for some of our community’s most vulnerable but deserving people. I’ve provided meals for people in aged care, the disability sector, early learning and childcare, and as a support worker for the disabled. KEY ISSUES: Climate policy; care of the vulnerable should never be privatised; carbon emissions; funding in health; education, and social services. www.greens.org.au/qld/person/craig-armstrong-0 SOUTH

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Australian Federation Party KEY ISSUES: End power of bankers to create money out of thin air; bring back the government owned People’s Bank; ban government borrowing; outlaw taxation of workers and Australian owned businesses; end payroll taxes; free universal insurance; free education, interest free home loans; strong defence force; prohibit political donations; free medical and dental. www.enddebtslavery.com.au/ A N D R E A N E W L A N D,

Tim Jerome Independent Informed Medical Options Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: She has worked in the skin health industry, is a former business owner and a homeschooling parent.

United Australia Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: Building on a career in sales, marketing and account management, Tracy has previously been Regional Sales Manager for an American manufacturer, covering Australia, NZ and Pacific Islands. KEY ISSUES: She was raised to be an independent woman who respects the importance of fighting for personal rights and the truth. She’s making big changes, leading by example, to inspire the community of Wide Bay to do the same. www.unitedaustraliaparty.org.au/ candidate/tracy-bennett/

N AT H A N B U C K L E Y, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation

LIFE E X PERIENCE: An experienced senior solicitor who is passionate about defending the rights and freedoms of individual Australians. Nathan has acted for many people subjected to COVID-19 vaccine coercion.

KEY ISSUES: Introduce laws to put an end to the pandemic of discrimination. Coercion is not consent. Australians should be free to make their own choices about their health and the medical procedures they undergo. www.onenation.org.au/wide-bay

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Australian Labor Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: A boilermaker by trade before becoming a crane driver, he has worked across industries including manufacturing and construction giving him firsthand experience of the increasing casualisation of our workforce. KEY ISSUES: Lack of action on workforce casualisation; a Government that’s committed to investing in a strong local manufacturing sector and to supporting local industries with secure fulltime jobs. www.queenslandlabor.org/geoff-williams/ DA N I E L W I L L I A M S,

Australian Values Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: A retired Navy Clearance Diving Veteran and Professional Fireman who has dedicated his life to serving his country and his community. KEY ISSUES: Community engagement; mental health; defence and security, sustainability (including the Environment and Tourism); affordable housing; aged care; supporting local industry; opportunities for youth employment. www.australianvalues.org.au/our-team KEY ISSUES: Protection from future vaccine mandates; ethical energy; safety from the effects of 5G, 4G & 3G radiation; organic farming; phasing out growth hormones and medication from food production; ending animal cruelty; supporting alternative education. www.imoparty.com/Andrea-Newland

We need a total overhaul of the political system 1. Housing needs to be attainable and affordable 2. The tax system needs to be fair for middle to low income earners

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1. Housing needs to be attainable and affordable 2. The tax system needs to be fair for middle to low income earners 3. People should be able to live on one income 4. People should have the right bodily autonomy and freedom of choice 5. Politicians wages need to be brought back into line with the average wage 6. More public housing for the rental Llew.Obrien.MP@aph.gov.au crisis www.llewobrien.com.au

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6. More public housing for the rental crisis 7. More public help for the elderly and needy

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LIFE E X PERIENCE: Deal maker across the Asia Pacific from agriculture through to high technology. Lived and worked in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Bachelor of Economics and Politics; a Scholarship in Chinese Mandarin; a Master of Business Administration (International); and a Masters of Economics. KEY ISSUES: Ted chairs two parliamentary committees – one on environment and energy and another on international trade. Ted is focussed on building congestion busting infrastructure for the Sunshine Coast. He has also published several papers on China and the Australia-China relationship. www.liberal.org.au/member/ted-obrien

Australian Labor Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: Farmer, agribusiness operator, registered nurse, midwife, health and safety management and currently managing the street-based nursing team delivering health care to homeless and disadvantaged people. KEY ISSUES: Health is a priority as well as creating supportive communities. Ensuring Fairfax residents receive a fair share of the prosperity, with equal access to the same standard of education, health care and community services as our fellow Australians. Protecting our beautiful environment so it can be shared and treasured by generations to come. www.alp.org.au/our-people/our-people/sue-ferguson/

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Animal Justice Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: Working for a successful local start-up company, Tash has experience in management and planning from diverse industries including law, property and tourism. Tash is a ICN gold medallist plant-based body builder and surfer. KEY ISSUES: Be a voice for the animals in Parliament; conservation of our natural ecosystems; promote sustainable living; address land clearing and urban sprawl; increased funding for the protection and rehabilitation of wildfire-affected areas; create lucrative opportunities for local agriculture to capitalise on the rapidly growing plant-based food industry. www.facebook.com/AJP.Poole

Queensland Greens LIFE E X PERIENCE: A small business owner and experience in banking, finance and business management. Volunteer in finance roles with several community and not-for-profit organisations. KEY ISSUES: Social change and environmental action; decarbonise our economy; address the needs of everyday Australians; make the big end of town pay their fair share in corporate taxes; free universal health, including dental and mental health and free, lifelong training and education. The Greens are the only party to refuse corporate donations

LIFE E X PERIENCE: An ex-volunteer fire fighter with over 20 years of serving my local community; I worked my way up to Brigade captain and Captain of the Zone Remote Area Brigade. An IT professional for both private and public sectors. KEY ISSUES: Protect the freedoms and rights of the people within our communities and country; stop the corruption displayed by all the legacy parties; protect the community from government overreach; fight against the discrimination and segregation of corrupt legacy parties. www.greataustralianparty.com.au/craig-white L I S A K H O U R Y,

United Australia Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: Lisa has had a diverse career, including working as a commercial pilot and flying instructor. She has also worked as a safety and risk-management consultant in the aviation industry. KEY ISSUES: A Government’s role is to provide a safe and stable environment for their citizens to go about creating the life they desire. It should not overreach into our lives and sell-out our people and resources, which is what we have experienced. www.unitedaustraliaparty.org.au/ candidate/lisa-khoury/

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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation LIFE E X PERIENCE: Nikki used to run her own construction company and has been involved in delivering major projects such as the $96 million Main Roads National Disaster Road Reconstruction in the Mackay area. KEY ISSUES: A fair system of government that works for the people; nation-building infrastructure and a national fast rail network; pushing hard for projects that deliver energy security for households and businesses in Fairfax; water security for our farmers; reduce immigration to sustainable levels; ensure foreign-owned multinationals pay their fair share of tax. www.onenation.org.au/fairfax W E N DY H A Z E LTO N ,

Informed Medical Options Party LIFE E X PERIENCE: Country girl to horse trainer to international pilot and voluntary supporter of underprivileged Asian communities, Wendy, a mother and grandmother, runs her own business, and has lived on the Coast for 22 years. KEY ISSUES: She stands for informed medical consent, the right to refuse or choose medication and medical procedures without coercion or discrimination; end mandates and coercion; remove all ties between Australia and the World Health Organisation; Limit foreign ownership of business, land and water; promote organic food and farming. www.imoparty.com/Wendy-Hazelton

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SENIOR LIFESTYLE

O U T A N D A B O U T W I T H T E WA N T I N N O O S A G A R D E N C L U B THE members of Tewantin Noosa Garden Club have recently elected their first male President in its fifty-eight year history! Mr Len Curtis recently moved from Atherton in tropical North Queensland to the Sunshine Coast and Atherton Garden Club’s loss has been our gain! Len is a qualified garden judge, taking out first prize on one occasion for his stunning country garden up north, and knows first-hand how inspiring it is to visit lovely gardens and glean knowledge from dedicated horticulturalists. The Club’s Car Pools have recommenced after COVID restrictions eased and, once again, we are out and about, getting to know each other better in an informal setting and enjoying the beauty of our region’s flora and fauna. Meetings are held on the second Monday

of each month, excluding December and January, when special events entertain members. We are fortunate to meet in an excellent air conditioned venue at the Salvation Army Hall, 6 Bartlett St, Noosaville, commencing at 1pm.

ticket, as well as partake of a delicious afternoon tea at no cost. Membership Fees are $25 per annum. Visitors are very welcome. www.tewantinnoosagardenclub.com

President, Len Curtis, visiting a magnificent garden in Pomona

Y E S , YO U CA N DA N C E ! COME and try this uplifting, fun and gentle seated dance session designed especially for older people with mobility issues due to sedentary lifestyles or health conditions. Enjoy great music and a variety of dance styles led by dance specialist Gail Hewton of RIPE Dance. As part of the morning enjoy a screening of the award-winning short film, ‘In a Different Space’, which celebrates and showcases Noosa seniors aged 60 to 101 years dancing their stories in places of significance to them. Free. Bookings required. Scan the QR code for details.

At each meeting members have the opportunity to hear quality guest speakers, sell and/or purchase plants, exhibit produce or blooms from their garden for judging, borrow library books, receive a lucky door

S C O N E T I M E I S B A C K T H I S M AY Tuesday May 10 10 to 11.30am, $8 Cooroy Memorial Hall Tickets purchased online www.trybooking.com/BYUZA Scone Time is a community connector where Seniors in our community come together with

family and business owners over fresh hot scones loaded with home-made jam and loads of freshly whipped cream! With all the regulars - Sunshine Coast Foodie, Noosa Black Coffee PLUS featuring MOVE Choir (magic of voice Eumundi)

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Saturdays, 8 – 9am

Noosa Botanic Gardens. Tuesdays, 9 – 10am

Cooroy Badminton Club, Tuesdays, 6 – 7pm

Cooran Memorial School of Arts Hall, TA I C H I

Discover Tai Chi – meditation in motion. This masterful martial art will replenish your energy reservoirs. Thursdays, 8.45 – 9.45am

Apex Park, Cooroy (near skate park) Connecting Noosa is a Council initiative to support residents reconnecting with friends and make new ones. Try something new – for free (or very low cost). Bookings are essential for most activities - check the monthly program and scan the QR code for details.

FIND A SUPPORT SERVICE Lifeline Counselling services for anyone at anytime. Phone 13 11 14 Kids Helpline Counselling for young people aged 5-25. Phone 1800 551 800. Cooroy AA Group Wednesday night at 7.30pm. Freemasons Hall, 58 Elm Street, Cooroy. www://aa.org.au/ Beyondblue Phone 1300 224 636

DROP IT LIKE A SQUAT with Erin Yarwood AS we creep into May, I thought I would highlight one very common, well known and beneficial exercise... The SQUAT! And explain why I will be doing 63 squats every day in May!! Squats are an amazing exercise, if done correctly. Not only helping to tone and strengthen the legs and bum, but also helping to keep the knees nice and strong. They are a great way to work the core and are also very beneficial in keeping your joints healthy. Plus they are one of the best every day functional movements that you can be adding to your fitness routine. But it’s so important that squats are performed correctly, to avoid injury and to make the most out of this awesome exercise. So what are you waiting for? Let’s squat! Here’s some tips from Erin for performing the best squat. • Take your feet about hip distance apart, and turn your toes out slightly. This will help to take strain off the knees. • Keep both feet evenly weighted. • Try to visualise there is a low chair behind you as you lower down. This helps you get deeper into your squat. • Bend your knees, hinge forward at the hips and keep weight on your heels.

• Poke your bum back like you’re trying to sit down in the invisible chair. • Try to always keep your chest up by looking straight ahead and keep your core engaged. This will help to take any pressure off the back. • When coming up out of your squat, drive through the heels. • Activate the glutes and keep strain off the knees. • Breathe in as you lower down, and out as you come up. • If you feel any strain in your knees, when you’re in your squat look down and make sure you can always see your toes. Judge the depth to keep it comfortable on your joints.

• Aim for 3 x 15 (I wouldn’t usually recommend 63!!!) So... why am I doing 63 squats every day in May!!? I recently noticed there was a fundraiser happening through PanKind in May to help raise money and awareness for people suffering from Pancreatic Cancer. And I wanted to help. Did you know that 63 people die of Pancreatic Cancer every week in Australia!? By completing 63 squats every day in May, I’m honouring those we’ve lost and standing with those fighting to survive. E Fitness has already hit the $250 target (thanks to all who donated!) And E Fitness will be matching dollar for dollar - so will so far be donating $500 all up to PanKind. So wish me (and my legs!!) luck, and join in too if you’re keen! Or start your own fundraising page. It’s always great to help out an amazing cause. Happy squatting, E x www.efitnesspomona.com.au

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NUTRITION with Sarah Gray Y O U A R E W H AT Y O U E AT !

Please Join us to say Thank You It’s National Volunteer Week To say thanks to all our volunteers, please join us for a thank you afternoon tea. Date: 13 May, 2022 Time: 3.30 pm – 5.30pm Location: Pomona Memorial Hall Enjoy a free afternoon tea with entertainment and some pampering. To register, contact Pomona Community House on 5485 2427.

This project is a joint initiative of Noosa Shire Council and the Queensland Government.

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HAVE I got your attention? Good, it worked! Focusing on men’s health, is my new slant on an ongoing obesity epidemic that was formally recognized by the World Health Organization in 1997. Although obesity is blatantly visible it is ‘the’ most neglected health problem. It is aimed particularly at men and uses Facebook as a platform to raise awareness of obesity, overweight, and morbid obesity’s ongoing affect on

their mental, physical and emotional health. Why? Because men are leading the way, worldwide, in eating themselves to death. Sick of seeing men falling through the cracks of our health system? Me too. I decided to put my passion for food, nutrition and health on the chopping block and offer an educational page to suit men of all ages. The page consists of weekly tips, straight shooting video’s, nutritional guidance, challenges, and best of all a safe non-judgmental environment to ask questions and not feel like an idiot. Basically, they get a qualified nutritionist, free of charge, to help them get their health back on track. Men have a particular talent of sticking their head in the sand and thinking their weight problem is going to magically disappear. It’s time to wake up and take your health into your own hands. I would love to hear what you think of the page. Head to my facebook page and follow the links to the dedicated Men’s nutrition page. @foodtrition1 By the way, some may find the page offensive, or distasteful and my advice to these people would be, don’t look. You are what you eat! www.foodtrition.com.au or facebook@foodtrition1

LiveLife Helping Our Community Come along to the

QCWA COOROY FAIR Saturday 21st May

CWA Hall - Maple Street - 8am-12noon Lots of Stalls

• Cakes •Slices • Jams

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

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• Jewellery • Plants • Handcrafts • Sewing • Clothes • Gem Stones Toasted sandwiches • Tea • Coffee • Cold Drinks served by the Lions Club

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TA K E A H I K E I N T H E H I N T E R L A N D with Andrea Taylor

Mary Cairncross Park Maleny THE weather is cooling off which is perfect for hiking. Mary Cairncross Park Maleny has 55 hectares of subtropical rainforest with magnificent views over the Glass House Mountains. There are a couple of short trails between 1.3km and 1.7km with plenty of wild life including, red-legged pademelons, plenty of birds like the Noisy Pitta - a little ground-dweller, and Flying foxes. Keep an eye out for crayfish and even the Trapdoor Spider Burrows. This time of year is great for fungi - you will definitely come across the purple shelf fungi. The walk is easy and suitable for prams and wheelchairs in dry weather and the paths are nice and wide. Also if you are lucky enough you may spot the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly one of Australia’s largest, with a wingspan of up to 16cm in females. The walk starts near the toilets and goes behind the playground. After you have got yourself lost in the beautiful rainforest, don’t forget to pop into the Discovery Centre with plenty of interactive learning for the kids. I have been here a few times but recently visited this tranquil place with my beautiful sister. I got there a little early and walked up the road to One Tree Hill. We enjoyed lunch at the Mary Cairncross Café before our walk. I also stopped at Gardeners Falls on the way home. It is only a 200m walk to the falls and very picturesque. I have also taken the grandkids which was loads of fun. They really enjoyed everything about his park, we gave them our phones this day taking hundreds of photos. The playground, picnic area and discovery centre were also a hit. I also suggest if you want to make a day visiting Maleny, the Botanic Gardens and Bird World are great, also with views over the Glass house Mountains. There is a cost to Bird World but definitely worth it. The kids were a little nervous at first but ended up enjoying the experience of having the

large Macaw and other birds sitting on their shoulders. Happy Hiking and as always remember plenty of water, a hat and sunscreen.

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Importance of NOT feeding wild birds A MAJOR issue with wildlife is metabolic bone disease with our wild bird populations. Magpies are the main species seen with this lethal disease. This is a result of incorrect diet being fed by humans. The damage occurs at very early stages of development, but does not manifest itself until chicks emerge from the nest. They are then found on the ground and taken to vets or wildlife hospitals. By then it is too late. There is no reversing the damage. If left untreated the bones fracture. It is very distressing to see x rays of these birds. Euthanasia of wildlife is always sad to see, but the option of letting an animal die slowly in the wild is cruel.

For new members, it is hard to say goodbye to those first patients, but seeing them in the wild is such a joy. We have recently taken kangaroos to their release site, five joeys ‘mobbed’ from different carers. How lovely to see them free. Last week two lorikeet chicks were off to release. A week on site at their new home, away from the perils of suburbia, saw them interacting with the local rainbow lorikeets and freedom beckoned. What a site to see them soaring off up into the trees, calling encouragement to each other. Enquiries are rolling in to our WILVOs website and Hotline about bookings to our next WILVOS induction day. The website has membership application forms, or

T R E E S A N D S O L A R PA N E L S THE trees in our neighbourhoods are a source of beauty, shade and habitat for our local birds and wildlife. We know that trees have many benefits, from cooling down our streets to keeping our kids occupied. But the shade from trees can be a real problem when it comes to installing solar. Solar panels typically work best when they are unobstructed during the daylight hours, ensuring you maximise how much sun is soaked up. So, what do you do when a tree is in the way? In Australia the right to solar access is not well protected or regulated by law. If you already have solar panels, you may be afforded some protection in court. For example, a new development that overshadows existing solar panels may be required to adjust its design to ensure solar access is retained; or height restrictions may be imposed on growing trees to ensure existing panels remain viable. However, these developments do not address the issue of installing panels on an already shady roof. The first option you might explore is to simply cut down or trim the offending tree. But that can be a drawn-out process and could require approval from Noosa Shire Council. You can request for tree pruning or removals, but Council policy indicates that ‘trees will only be removed or pruned after consideration of potential risks and

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benefits,’ notably whether the tree is an unacceptable hazard. Additionally, cutting down the trees around your house will make it hotter during the Summer, impact the scenery and may result in a number of other issues like increased soil erosion. But there is a way to keep your trees and reap the benefits of solar panels, through technological advancements in the solar energy space. The first step is to assess exactly how shaded your roof is. Sunny Shire has a case study outlining how one community member measured the shadiness of their roof with a Sun Surveyor app. You can also talk to a solar installer to get an assessment. Ultimately, you want to determine: • Where the shade falls during each stage of the day, • How shade falls during each season of the year, and • To assess if there are any trees that may

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alternatively phone the Hotline 5441 6200. All our members care for wildlife in their own way. Regular training sessions are held on the different species. We all began knowing very little! People choose to become wildlife rehabilitators, or transporters, or hotliners. Others may wish to find out more about our native animals. The Hotline runs from our own phones on a diversion system. Help is always at hand in all fields!

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become an issue (as they grow). Depending on the level of shade you can look at deploying several strategies. The easiest option, is to configure your solar panels in a way that avoids regular shading. But if shading is unavoidable you can consider using a string inverter that has MPP tracking capability. This allows the maximum amount of energy to be wringed out of the panels even when shaded. The tracker minimises energy losses that come from shading. Alternatively, you could install microinverters or power optimisers. These devices allow each solar panel to work independently, so that overall system energy is not overly affected by some of the panels being shaded. With technological advancements there are many options to overcome roof shading, without losing the tree! And it is worth it. The case study from Sunny Shire is a great example of how shaded solar panels can still reduce energy bills and emissions for residential homes. In one year, without using technological advancements to maximise output, the resident’s solar panels produced 80% of the output, above their estimations and putting them on track to recoup the cost of the panels in less than 3 years. Now that’s getting the best of both worlds! For more details visit the ZEN website – zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au

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The Palaszczuk Government is driving Queensland’s low-emissions transport future with five electric buses soon hitting the streets of the Sunshine Coast. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said “We’ve made a commitment that every new bus in South East Queensland would be zero emission from 2025.” F U N D I N G TO P R OT ECT N O O S A’S KOA L A S A N D N AT I V E S P E C I E S

Noosa’s koalas are set to benefit from $249,985 for Noosa and District Landcare, with Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien announcing funding through the Liberal and National Government’s ‘Threatened Species Strategy Action Plan’. Noosa and District Landcare general manager Phil Moran said, “This grant means we can carry out works like revegetation across five local properties, which will have an immediate benefit for local koala populations, and we can also expand our drone technology to do more research on where koalas are living and where we can do more work to protect them, so it has long-term benefits for future generations of koalas as well.”

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• Top up compost on asparagus and bulbs and on newly prepared beds to avoid them drying out • Fertilize – prepare citrus beds by adding a handful of dolomite and micronutrients then mix together 5 litres water with 1 teaspoon molasses, 1 teaspoon seaweed concentrate, 1 cup worm castings and stir well then add to planting beds too • Feed tomatoes with magnesium (epsom salts) • Apply fertilizer tea to cabbage, leek, lettuce and silverbeet when necessary and half strength fortnightly to spinach. W H AT TO P L A N T

• Asparagus, rhubarb,rosellas, fruit trees, citrus, custard apple, loquat, dragon fruit, olive, and guava. • Plant broccoli seedlings

Permaculture Noosa Club Night Guest Speaker: Heidi Merika Tuesday May 3, 6pm. Cooroy Memorial Hall Pomona Market BBQ & Plant Sale Saturday May 21, 7 - 11.30am. www.permaculturenoosa.com.au

Meet CODY! A happy, fun loving, outgoing boy who is very much young at heart! Cody loves his people, loves to lean right on you for pats and will happily lay beside you all day long if you let him. He suits an indoor lifestyle where he is a real part of daily life with his family. Cody is suitable for experienced owners with kids 13yrs+. He loves his walks and will need daily walking to keep him happy and healthy. He is suitable as a single dog with all the love and affection just for him. He loves toys and will play on his own chasing a ball around for hours! Cody will need secure 6ft fencing to keep him safe and a good sized yard to play in. Adoption Price: $350 includes 1 hour online Behaviour Consult

Hi there, my name is CHOCOLATE, Have you got space in your heart and home for me? I'd love to go home with another piggy friend, because we're very social so if you have one at home already, I'm sure we'll get along. For me to live my best life, I need to be offered a good sized inside cage and an outside cage please provide us with photos. We're not as low maintenance and antisocial as people think we are - we still love spending time with our humans, and rely on you to do everything for us including a daily cage clean - we can be very messy, sorry. We love soft cuddly beds with little hidey holes and fun activities. We also need to eat a healthy mix of grain, hay and fresh fruit and vegetables to keep us fit and fabulous! Unfortunately the kids can't be our sole caretakers - we will need mum and dad's help too. If you think I might be the perfect fit for the whole family, please fill out an adoption application today! www.rspcaqld.org.au/expression-of-interest-to-adopt

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Andrew from Cowan Taylor Aquatics pictured with daughter Harper at the Australian Masters Swimming Championships at the Sydney Olympic park Aquatic Centre, with his haul of medals, winning 8 of his 10 individual events. Also gaining Australian records in the 50m and 25m freestyle. Congratulations Andrew! Andrew is the head coach at the Cooroy pool so if your looking for lessons or coaching contact 0413 929 197 cowantayloraquatics@live.com.au

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O U T D O O R A DV E N T U R ES with Andy Flanagan

Paddling the Mary in a packraft

ady for Andy & Wendy re yage their maiden vo THE other day we took our new pack raft for its maiden voyage on the Mary River. We did the section from Moy PocketPickering Bridge to the Vic Olsen BridgeTuchekoi Rd. This is a fairly long one-way 27km paddle so is suited to the intermediate paddler, definitely not for the beginner - we were fairly shattered at the end. You will also need to do a car shuttle or have some one drop you, then pick you up at the finish. The water was flowing pretty well, level was 1.18m according the BOM website - this seemed to be prefect and we assumed it would be fairly fast 27km. Our raft is a 2.3m, 4.8kg inflatable that packs into a medium size backpack, so she’s not a sleek craft and the trip took a little more effort than expected. Pickering bridge is a pretty launch point with low banks and lots of sand so a nice, easy and pleasant place to setup. This only takes about 15minutes as we have a little battery powered pump the size of a rubiks cube that inflates the boat in a few minutes. Life jackets on, our minimal gear stowed and off we go, whisked away by a nice swift current and before we know it we are negotiating our first fast flowing narrows. We soon learn that this little boat doesn’t track nearly as well as our plastic kayak so to keep her facing forward we need to paddle hard and fast in the swift water. This proved a little challenging at first, because the boat

is short, so 2 adults frantically flailing kayak paddle about can get interesting. It took a little while but eventually we synced up and things became a lot smoother, quieter and with less swearing. I was in the rear, so safe from my partners paddle, but I cannot say the same for her being safe from mine. The banks of the river soon began to rise and the farm land disappeared from view and we were in our own beautiful tree lined silent little world. It took us about 4.5h but we didn’t stop for any rests, the recommended time frame is 6-8 hours so take plenty of snacks and drinking water. There are quite a few log jams that will need to be negotiated, they were all paddlable at this water level, but some were a bit tricky. We did get tipped over at one of

these jams and being in swift water I have to say it was a little frightening to say the least. In hindsight it was mostly due to our inexperience and my paddle getting stuck in a fork under the surface. If you like a bit of adventure I’d recommend a paddle on the Mary, she has it all - excitement, serenity and beauty. Plastic kayak or packraft recommended as it can be shallow with lots of rocks. Check out www.maryvalleycountry.com.au/canoetrails/ for some more detail and more options Hope to see you out there. Happy adventures. Andy Flanagan - Unicyclist, Mountain Biker, Trail Runner, Senior Bicycle Mechanic at Spoke N Trail and owner of Sunshine Unicycles

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Caleb Hamilton, Gordon Hamilton, Bronte Hamilton and Craig Hamilton

GORDON Hamilton has been playing lawn bowls in Cooroy for 52 years. He is currently playing in the Business Bowls competition on Wednesday nights with his son, Craig, and his grandchildren, Caleb and Bronte. Craig has been playing for five years and Caleb and Bronte started playing this year. What a great way to spend quality time with your family.

If you are interested in playing or learning to play lawn bowls, social bowls are played every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon at the Cooroy Community Bowls Club located at the Saw & Mill Restaurant, 5 Opal Street, Cooroy. There is no need to book, simply turn up at 12 noon. For further information contact the Club President, Maureen, on 0419 588 661.

C O O R OY T E N N I S C L U B GOES ONLINE COOROY Tennis has now joined a number of other tennis clubs across Australia with the introduction of Tennis Australia’s ‘BookA-Court’ program. Book-A-Court allows tennis players access to court hire through an online booking and payment system via the Clubspark website. The four hardcourts in Cooroy may now be booked for casual play by community members, in addition to club members, through the simple online system. Once a booking is made, a pin code is provided, allowing access to the courts through an electronic gate. Previously, casual players needed to contact the club secretary, receive a code, unlock a secured cabinet, then use and later

return a court key, as well as manually record the booking. Club president, Ian Garvey, anticipates much greater court usage following the introduction of Book-A-Court. “The system is much simpler to navigate, and coincides with a real lift in interest in tennis across the country. Flexibility for guests and club members is the key,” Ian said. Shortly, evening bookings will incorporate an automated lighting link, which will enable extended court use for players. The new system was funded through grants from the State Government and Noosa Shire Council, together with club contributions. The booking site is: https://play.tennis. com.au/cooroytennisclub

IMPACT Boxing Professional boxers Kieran Whitehead and Bryce Hegarty feature on Kaos on The Coast. Kieran Whitehead will headline the card when he challenges Flyn Makenym from the Gold Coast for the vacant Qld Super Middleweight Title. “We have just finished a 10 week grueling preparation camp for this fight. Kieran is in the best shape of his life right now and is more than ready to go. Flyn is one tough cookie and cannot be underestimated. We are prepared for a tough fight,” Coach Mark Evans said. Also on the card is amateur superstar Bryce Hegarty making his professional debut. After two Kieran Whitehead and Bryce Heg arty years out of the Keana Welsh, Cohen Robinson and boxing ring Hegarty is excited and ready Carson Lawrence will take on the best to go. “Bryce has been training the house down alongside stablemate Whitehead. Its boxers from North Queensland in this two day event. “These kids have also been great having both boys prepare for trained the house down in preparation for the same card. this event. “They have pushed each other to the “I could not be any prouder of how limit in sparring and in training generally. these boxers have trained lately. The The hard work will pay off for them both,” gym is going strong and its great to see Evans said. Also on is the NQ Games in Townsville. everyone in the gym helping those that have fights coming up,” Evans said. Impact amateur boxers Paige Robinson,

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property to the valley and hills beyond. This land was part of one of the top stud dairies in SEQ so if raising or running

cattle is your thing the property has a very high carrying capacity. Your horses will love it too. A broad range of commercial crops have also been grown over the years; including but not limited to: bananas, ginger, maize, beans and vine crops (no sugarcane) so zero chemical residue. Grow almost anything; tree crops such as macadamias would thrive! Large productive acreages such as this, so close to the coast, are rare... unique. The only limitation for the potential of this spectacular parcel of prime land is your imagination. Tightly held, the current residents have owned it for over 50 years and it has been in the family for more than 70 years.

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R E A L E S TAT E

Award winning home on 5,900m

IT’S easy to understand how this abundant home took out the illustrious 2008 H.I.A. (Peak national Housing Industry Association) award on the Sunshine coast. The home is a fine example of the best building techniques and design from that era and that translates into an exceptional living environment. The impressive 8.2m x 7.5m living space flows onto the wide alfresco entertainer’s outdoor living area. Tall ceilings of various heights and generous room proportions give a sense of space and calm. Centrally located to attend to all dining options, the ceasar stone topped kitchen offers ample bench space and storage with high quality appliances. A terrific double bi-fold kitchen window allows fresh breezes in and access for food delivery to your guests. In a home of this calibre it is hard to decide your favourite place to be. The master bedroom of 5.3m x 4.2m must have been influential on the housing industry judges as it has certainly stolen our hearts with full view over the lit pool and fountains and exquisite

Modern home on just under 1 acre in Cooroy town with potential to subdivide!

ensuite. ‘All contemporary and stylish with a dash of zen thrown in’. Family and guests will enjoy more elegance and thoughtful use of space. The home offers multi-zoned ducted air and extra air-conditioning in the office. Properties in this area are moving quickly and the time on market is quite short. If you are looking for a next level home in an idyllic location we urge you to inspect at one of our open homes or book your private inspection promptly. 47 Forest Ridge Drive, Doonan B E D : 5 B AT H : 3 C A R : 6 P O O L PRICE:

Offers Over $2,950,000

V I E W:

By appointment

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Hinternoosa - Paul Bielby

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AG E N T:

Hinternoosa Dannielle Preston

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89 Garnet Street, Cooroy B E D : 5 B AT H : 2 C A R : 1 P O O L PRICE:

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Wythes Real Estate Alisa Wythes

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OPPORTUNITIES like this rarely exist. Almost an acre of cleared and usable land with a modern home, 17m lap pool and the potential to subdivide.

This property has endless opportunities. Enjoy the prime position - only a short 5-minute walk to Cooroy's CBD. The spacious home exudes character with soaring high

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ceilings, solid timber floorboards, huge open plan living areas and a massive, covered deck overlooking the parklike grounds and amazing pool. Whether you are looking for acreage living with all the conveniences of in town living, or a property you can potentially subdivide and reap the rewards, then this is a must to inspect.

Waterfront living at its best! FOR the first time in 20 years this waterfront home is offered for sale! Designed by the ever-famous architect Gabriel Poole, its timeless design is perfectly positioned on the esplanade of Boreen Point, the most northern point of the Noosa River. Amazing water vistas are enjoyed from the entire home along with the magical sound of water lapping the shoreline - this truly is an incredible property. The soaring high ceilings are certainly a feature along with the open plan living 74 Woongar Street, Boreen Point and seamless indoor/ outdoor living B E D : 3 B AT H : 2 C A R : 2 experience. This PRICE: Offers Considered home and its premier V I E W: By appointment position can only be AG E N T: Wythes Real Estate truly appreciated at an Alisa Wythes inspection! P H O N E : 0415 111 370 One of Noosa Shire’s great waterfront homes. Page 44 | Your Local Lifestyle May 2022

15 Myall Street, Cooroy B E D : 3 B AT H : 2 C A R : 0

SITUATED P R I C E: Offers Over $849,000 right in town, V I E W: By appointment just one block AG E N T: Hinternoosa to the central Jeanette Catalano business district of Cooroy, is P H O N E : 0422 923 851 this quaint AG E N T: Hinternoosa circa 1920’s Mario Catalano queenslander P H O N E : 0400 613 879 home on a huge 1156m2 block. Already zoned ‘medium density residential’ means that whilst you could certainly live here as is, there is the potential to develop the site to house strata title dwellings. Examples of this type of development, think townhouses or units, are everywhere in thriving Cooroy and there is strong demand for that type of product from buyers looking to move to our area. The current home has been restumped and is in terrific condition. Features include soaring VJ walls to extra high ceilings, timber casement windows, french doors, fretwork breezeways, and gorgeous timber floors. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and plenty of living areas. The kitchen was remodelled a few years ago and boasts caesar stone bench tops, soft close drawers, dishwasher, and a walk in pantry, plus an air conditioned lounge room. At the rear is a covered entertaining area that overlooks the fully fenced grassed yard that has vehicle access on the northern side, a lawn locker shed, and a couple of raised veggie gardens. Room to run and play, put in a shed or a pool if so desired. This is such a terrific offering, whether you live in it as is, or as an investment with the development option now or in the future. Do not delay, make sure you attend the inspection at the open house times.

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