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December 2013

An Initiative of Pomona & District Community House Inc.

TO READERS OF COOROORA CONNECT FROM POMONA COMMUNITY HOUSE OUR NEXT ISSUE WILL APPEAR IN FEBRUARY 2014

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Another annual festival

Ishtarlia McVinnie has planted a colourful garden outside her Pomona Healing Centre business, the old Masonic Lodge in Memorial Ave, to add colour to the town, but she wishes to explore options for a Pomona spring festival.

Memorial Avenue, Christmas Activities

Saturday 21st December from 9.00am Face Painting (Gold coin donation)

Pomona Anglican Church

*Lantern Making *Santa *Music *Carols *Taste Testing

Located @ Old Masonic Lodge 9 Station Street, Pomona

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Meditation & Sound Healing Tuesday’s 10 am & 6.30 pm Yoga Wednesday 6pm - 7.30 pm

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Energy Work (Reiki, Holistic Pulsing etc.)

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Pomona Spiritualist Church 1st & 3rd Sunday’s of the month 10am-12pm

Parish office: 5485 1218

Sound Baths for full moon - families welcome Come & Receive sacred sound.

Rev Gillian Moses

Sharing circle starting on Friday 8 November at 10am and every subsequent Friday.

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proposed for Pomona It won’t involve togas or ancient ritual, but a proposal has been made for Pomona’s name to become the basis of an annual festival focussing on Spring abundance, organic and natural foods and colourful gardens.

Pomona is the name of the Roman goddess for fruitful abundance. Ishtarlia McVinnie invites the community to consider ‘sprucing up’ gardens, coordinating open gardens, and making the regular Pomona markets focus for one week on organic vegetables and home-made produce. “People should invite Pomona to their

gardens. If we made an effort around the start of Spring, it would bring people to the town,” Ishtarlia said.

The concept could be complemented by a health and healing expo.

“The proposed festival would be a means of showcasing what the town has to offer, especially if businesses join in and the concept is promoted through Tourism Noosa and Noosa Farmers Market,” Ishtarlia said.

Anyone interested should contact Pomona Community House.

Ph: 5485 2427

Green credentials to feature in TV documentary Pomona Community House will feature in a television documentary espousing the advantages of passive solar design and its impact on reducing electricity consumption.

Although the old station master’s house dates from the first decade of last century, it has been fitted with solar electricity panels and skylights that make the building very energy efficient.

An independent production house is filming the documentary, which will be called ‘The Green House Around the Corner’. Filming at Pomona took place in the first days of December and featured some of the activities organised by Community House.

Six community house organisations will be covered by the program. It is not known yet when and where it will be broadcast, but keep Money saved goes to funding an eye out for Pomona promoting its green community activities. credentials.

LEARN ABOUT NOOSA’S BIRDLIFE Birds of the Noosa area are the inspiration for local photographer; Vic Jake’s highly detailed photographic exhibition Close Encounters – of the Bird Kind!, on display at Noosa Regional Gallery from 11 December 2013 to 19 January 2014. All are welcome to attend the official opening of the exhibition on Sunday 15 December at 11am.

Grant paves way for community garden project A neglected parcel of land in Memorial Ave is to be transformed into a community garden using a $2200 Sunshine Coast Council grant. Pomona and District Community House (PCH) was successful in obtaining the grant, together with a lease over the railway land. The five-year rental is $1 per annum ‘if demanded’.

Kathryn Shewring, the Community Engagement Coordinator at PCH, said planning would begin in earnest for a bush tucker garden and sensory garden to be dug on the land, which lies between the PCH car park

and the small colonial-style solicitors’ offices, adjacent to the North Coast Railway Line.

Noosa Landcare has offered to be involved and it is likely that PCH will call a community meeting in the new year to discuss its plans further. Rejuvenation of the site will add to the community precinct on the strip of land across the road from Pomona’s main shopping precinct.

Landcare already has built the Station Place park between its offices and the Old Railway Station Art Gallery.

FESTIVE ACTIVITIES ON-LINE Sunshine Coast Council’s CommunityHub on-line directory provides a free, central interactive site for community groups and the local arts community to promote their services, events and activities. Visitors to the site can search for groups and events by name, location or by category.

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News in brief PICK UP DOG MESS Those who excise their dogs in Pomona have a responsibility to clean up the mess left by their pets.

The production quality of the Cooroora Connect does not do justice to the photo ‘painting’ technique perfected by Gary Guest, one of the Pomona Pixel People, a group of amateur photographers who meet regularly at Community House. This is Gary’s picture of the opening of the highly-successful ‘Sky’s The Limit’ exhibition held over October and November at the Pomona Railway Station Art Gallery.

Pixel People produce photo portfolio It is surprising how quickly the Pomona Pixel People, a local photography group, has blossomed into a keen, talented, sociable bunch of photographers. On any given topic they produce a quirky array of high quality work, guided by the constructive criticism of international photography judge, Ben Stoffl.

The pixel people showcased their work recently at a popular exhibition that featured more than 40 photos, the work of 14 members, around the theme ‘The Sky's The Limit’. There was no limit, however, to the originality of their takes on this subject. People, places, beauty, pathos and abstract works were all featured in the display at Pomona’s Railway Station Gallery.

The exhibition ran from 19 October to 14 November, and proved to be one of the most popular exhibitions held at the gallery in the

heart of town.

In their first ever competition against photography groups from around the district last month, the Pomona Pixel People came fifth in a field of 11 clubs vying for the Tewantin Shield.

The Nambour Photography Club hosted the event. Each club contributed 20 photos from members, which were judged by three experts.

First prize went to the Peninsula Photography Club with 229 points. Pomona Pixel People exhibitors earned a creditable 202 points.

If you want to enhance your photography skills, why not consider joining the Pomona Pixel People? The group meets at the Lawson Shed, within the Pomona Community House complex, on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, beginning at 7pm.

The Sunshine Coast Council provides free ‘doggy-do’ bags for this purpose. Plastic bag doggy-do dispensers are located conveniently in Cooroora Creek Park (two sites), at Stan Topper Park and at Songbird Estate. Use them.

******* LANDCARE AGM If you support the work of Noosa and District Landcare or are a member of the organisation, demonstrate your support by attending the annual general meeting to be held at the Futures Centre, Pavilion Street, Pomona from 10.30am to 11.30am on Thursday 5 December.

To register your interest or to nominate for committee positions, phone 5485 2468.

Strong interest shown in Landcare koala conservation forum Noosa Landcare officials are heartened by a strong interest shown by more than 70 people who attended a koala conservation and awareness workshop held at the Futures Centre, Pomona, last month. The wisdom and experience of six koala conservation groups were shared with the gathering.

Those present were shocked to hear revelations by Jennifer Adams, senior vet nurse at Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital, that 3660 koalas have been admitted to the facility since 2008. Two -thirds died in care or had to be euthanased humanely.

Phil Moran, of Noosa Landcare, detailed a collaboration with nine landowners and the Sunshine Coast Council to plant koala food eucalypts from Tandur to Tinbeerwah. While the project had restored cleared or degraded land adjacent to koala habitat, Phil described the effort as a ‘drop in the ocean’.

Australian Koala Foundation representative, Deborah Tabart, shared her dream of a Koala Protection Act, legislation modelled on the American Bald Eagle Act.

She asked the audience to ‘peck politicians into submission’ to have it passed.

Deborah urged people to get to know koala trees, tag them and join her Koala Army. “There isn’t enough time to plant trees” she said. “We just can’t afford to cut down the ones we have. It takes 2000 saplings to get one tree the size of a telegraph pole, and 30 to 50 years, which will be too late for koalas on the Sunshine Coast.”

To join the Koala Army, phone 3229 7233 or visit www.savethekoala.com.

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Understanding flood behaviour will help find best solutions

Noosa libraries to go it alone

by Cr Tony Wellington The Sunshine Coast Council has completed detailed flood modelling for Pomona that will help predict the height and behavior of floodwater based upon conditions documented during past flood events. The results of the Pomona Flood Study are now available for viewing at the Pomona Community House, in hard copy and electronically, on disc.

Hydrology and Water Management Consulting Pty Ltd carried out the study and provided the report.

Hydraulic simulation of the Cooroora Creek catchment has utilised what is called 1D and 2D modelling. The calibrations have utilised historic information, including details of the February 2012 event.

The modelling shows that the February 2012 flood reached a 1:500 year Average Recurrence Interval (ARI) level of intensity. (Please note that the ARI figure does not refer to how often a rainfall event is likely to occur over time; rather it is the likelihood of such an event occurring in any single year.)

The detailed mapping shows flood levels at two-year ARI, 10-year ARI, 100-year ARI, 500-year ARI 2000-year ARI and Maximum Flood Peak Hazard. All maps incorporate the current state of the town’s infrastructure, including the recent flood mitigation works around Rifle Street.

The detailed information has been used to develop a set of possible capital works projects that would mitigate against the impacts of future flood events in Pomona.

That information has been presented to the Pomona Community Flood Reference Group, but it is not available for public viewing.

This is because it is speculative. It has not been costed, or funded. Indeed, it is yet to be considered by Council.

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The popular and award-winning Cooroy Library, a magnificent asset to the hinterland, will be one of two libraries maintained by the reconstituted Noosa Council. Picture – Phill Jackson In what Cr Tony Wellington has labelled an act of spite, the Sunshine Coast Council has voted behind closed doors not to operate a shared library service with Noosa Council.

The decision means that libraries in both council areas will have separate content collections and not the large lending stock currently available across the Coast. More importantly, the state government subsidy available had the Sunshine Coast Council agreed to a joint library service would be greater than the separate subsidies that will apply to a split council service.

“It was a decision aimed at punishing Noosa,” Cr Wellington said. “It was a

In Tewantin (now completed) and Cooroy (yet to be completed). The Daintree information has been presented to the Community Reference Group there.

If you choose to attend the Pomona Community House to view the flood mapping for Pomona and you have questions about it, please contact Crispin Smythe, Sunshine Coast Council's Principal Flood and Stormwater Management Officer.

Alternatively, contact my office (5449 5265) to have the query forwarded to staff.

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dummy spit by the Sunshine Coast Council.”

Cr Wellington, and Councillors Green, Robinson and Rogerson voted against the move, but were outvoted by others around the table. Cr Wellington estimates that a quarter of all users of the Noosa and Cooroy libraries will be residents of the Sunshine Coast.

They will require separate library cards to borrow from the split services and will have to return items to where they were borrowed originally.

Noosa will continue to have a mobile library for smaller towns.

Library staff have until June to complete the separation.

HILDITCH AT HELM The man known as ‘Mr Pomona’ for his support of community endeavours, Stephen Hilditch, has stepped up to take on a new cause as president of Pomona and District Meals on Wheels.

Stephen hopes to chart a steady course for the group, which provides meals for the elderly and sick from Kin Kin to Eumundi. Those who would like to volunteer as a MOW kitchen hand or driver, phone 5485 1777.

NOEL PLAYFORD INTERVIEW:

Noosa Council will be open and inclusive, says new Mayor The new Noosa Council will distinguish itself through an open relationship with ratepayers and an ongoing community dialogue about issues and priorities, Noosa’s mayor-elect Noel Playford said following his election by almost 80 per cent of voters in the 9 November de-amalgamation election.

Council. I have made some broad suggestions to him about areas where there needs to be emphasis,” Mr Playford said. One of those was community engagement.

He acknowledged that managing community expectation would be an issue, but a desirable outcome for the Mr Playford is a former Mayor of council to address. “Council meetings Noosa. Another mayor and the former will be open, reports of council officers Mayor of the Sunshine Coast, Bob will be made public and there will be Abbot, topped the voting for six no secrets. If we have problems, and councillor positions. He received 22,192 they will occur, we will be forthright in votes from among 35,000 ratepayers telling people what they are and what who had six votes to cast against 19 the implications will be. This will be a candidates standing. Others elected to continual process as we want the run the reconstituted council from 1 community to have a say all the time.

January 2014 are Tony Wellington, Frank Pardon, Joe Jurisevic, Frank Wilkie and Sandy Bolton.

While there won’t be any divisions operating across the Noosa Council area, at least three councillors have a connection with the Noosa Hinterland.

When asked to comment on the skills and attributes of those elected, Mr Playford said: “The community is always right. All those elected are dedicated to working as a team. There is a good spread of people and experience (among councillors). The community expects a lot. We are under the hammer to deliver.”

‘All those elected are dedicated to working as a team.’

Mayor Noel Playford with government). First, you must construct a good case, secondly you must be prepared to show that you will help yourself, but require a hand up, not a hand-out. The third thing is be prepared to be persistent.”

Mr Playford said the new council would pursue economic diversification and “There is more knowledge and skill in development, but not in competition the community than there will be with the Sunshine Coast Council. He within the council. We want to tap into was not interested in bidding wars for that skill. If we do that, we can be more new industry involving prospective effective at giving people what they businesses playing off one council want.” Mr Playford said that council against the other for rate holidays or staff would be required to take account assistance in-kind. of community input and expectations What he called ‘footloose industries’ and present reports to councillors that prepared to go to where they got the accurately reflected community biggest concessional break would move opinion. He did not rule out the use of on when they got a better deal, he said.

He hoped the new council would prove ‘technical means’ for providing “Noosa is a valuable name, and for that its credentials by ‘delivering fast.’ continuous feedback and organising it. reason it is going to mean more to “From the outset, I hope people will see continual improvement as services are The possibilities include live streaming those industries who see they can capitalise on establishing here.” brought back at levels they expect,” Mr of council meetings via the internet and internet voting on major issues.

Playford said.

Bringing hinterland and the coast Contrary to some views that a smaller together, around agri-business and However, immediate priorities were Noosa Council would lack clout with tourism will be another priority for the establishing the council structure, with the state government, Mr Playford subsequent consequences for staffing, pointed to his professional standing as new mayor. “I will be putting the sealing of Dr Pages Road on the works and settling the budget from 30 January a past-president of the Queensland program because it is important that 2014. “I have been in discussion with Local Government Association and also we have a tourist route through the the Transfer Manager, Peter Franks, Bob Abbot’s rapport with that hinterland. We have seen with about the council make-up. While we organisation and government, and the developments such as the Kin Kin not know some crucial (financial) reputation both men had to get things general store just what is possible for balances until 31 December, I think we done. Mr Playford said his experience new business in the hinterland. will be pretty right. was that the biggest councils often didn’t have the loudest voices.

“Mr Frank’s task is to match skills Continued page 8 within the interim structure to staff “Three things matter (when talking transferring from the Sunshine Coast

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Noosa Council will be open and inclusive, says new Mayor Continued from page 7 “If we can get more visitors out from the coast, then we will see businesses catering to them establishing down the road.”

Mr Playford praised new initiatives such as the Great Noosa Trail Walk weekend.

“A lot of things can be built around that, including new business.”

Destinations was set up.

Some of the (tourism levy) money collected in Noosa has been shunted further south.

There needs to be better networking between the two organisations, with Noosa paying its share of joint marketing.

“Council shouldn’t be telling Tourism Noosa what to do.

He questioned the extent of The council collects a levy for any perceived divide between tourism promotion and we need to ensure ratepayers are the hinterland and coast. getting value for money,” he “An examination of journeys said. to work by the Boundaries The new council also needed Commissioner showed that to revitalise the concept of over half the people the Noosa Biosphere. travelling to work from the hinterland actually work in “We need to build consensus the strip between Tewantin around the Noosa Biosphere. and Peregian Beach.

“The Noosa Biosphere Ltd These are people who choose to live in the hinterland, yet they have an affinity for the coast,” he said.

The council’s relationship with Tourism Noosa and ratepayers’ understanding of the Noosa Biosphere concept were among other areas Mr Playford believes a new Noosa Council should tackle.

“Tourism Noosa has been struggling a bit because of the way Sunshine Coast

has done some interesting things, but people generally are not connected with it.

“If we don’t get the community involved through a greater under-standing of the Biosphere, then we will have failed,” Mr Playford said.

Somehow, failure does not seem part of Noel Playford’s agenda as Mayor of Noosa.

Let love for each other be reason for the season

Talks with future councillors

by PETER FRANKS Noosa Transition Manger I have met successful candidates for the Noosa Council and all are keen to get across issues facing the new council. While it won’t come into effect until 1 January 2014, councillorselect will continue to meet myself and other Noosa Transfer Team members regularly until then.

The meetings will provide opportunities to plan how the council will conduct meetings, as well as finalise the preliminary budget, the organisation’s permanent structure and a range of governance issues.

As the new council will be established in the middle of the summer storm season, it is vital that we provide the appropriate level of response to our community in a disaster.

In early November, Noosabased staff participated in the Sunshine Coast Council annual disaster exercise to

practice and test our readiness.

The realistic scenario, based on the impact of a severe weather event hitting the Sunshine Coast, saw the Noosa disaster coordination centre activated to test communications systems and radio networks, equipment and emergency response plans and community evacuation procedures, along with public communications and social media alerts.

The exercise included emergency services such as Queensland Police Service, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Queensland Ambulance Service, SES, and Noosa Hospital.

Currently, I am in the last stages of finalising the staff placement in the interim structure.

All staff who were identified as transferring to Noosa from the Sunshine Coast Council would have found out by the end of November what their future holds.

strange parade of visitors – shepherds, angels and kings, or wise ones. It is also true that these days, Christmas is much more than this, and is celebrated by a large part of the population even if they don’t consider themselves Christian. We recognise there is something good about Christmas. It is a time for being generous, for bringing family together and, hopefully, for spreading a little peace and goodwill. These are good things to do, whatever our beliefs might be.

by the Rev. Gillian Moses Anglican Parish of Cooroora What does Christmas mean to you? Why do we celebrate it?

Most of us have a sense that Christmas began with the baby in the stable and His

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THE TRANSITION

Churches can get a little possessive of Christmas, feeling that it is our story and so we should have some say in how it is celebrated. Christians believe the baby Jesus in the stable is really God with us. In other words, God thinks highly enough of human beings to become one of us, to share in our experiences of being human, and to let us see

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Food hampers bring Christmas cheer The Food Connection is preparing Christmas hampers for sale at $30. Joy Cross and her volunteers wish the community a very Merry Christmas.

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For those who are feeling the pinch this season, community support for the Options 4U Opportunity/food hamper shop provides a practical means of assisting people in a time of need.

The sale of ‘pre-loved’ items, including furniture at the shop beneath Pomona Community House provides Pastor Joy Cross of the Living Hope Christian Outreach Centre, and her wonderful volunteers, with the means to assist people when they have no-where else to turn.

As Christmas approaches, the store has installed a new large display refrigerator to stock perishables as well as shelf food to pack into hampers containing food worth approx. $80, although only for sale at a costrecovery price of $30.

Approximately forty hampers are packed and distributed every week, and demand is growing, according to Joy.

The food is sourced from Brisbane’s Food Bank, trucked to Gympie by the Tribe of Judah charity and supplemented there by additional outlets and donations. Twice a week, food for the hampers is brought from Gympie to Pomona for distribution.

“People are really appreciative. Some leave the shop crying because they can’t believe what they are getting,” Joy said.

If you know of anyone who could do with a food hamper this Christmas, contact the Options 4U Op shop on 5485 0206.

the divine up close and personal. The symbol of God daring to enter the world as a vulnerable baby certainly turns our ideas of God upside down. This is not a God who is ordering us around and playing with our lives. This is a God who puts God’s self in our hands. This is God loving us completely to do that.

And what about those visitors to the stable? What a strange assortment!

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Joy said the relocation of Options4U and the Food Connections outlet from Reserve Street to beneath Pomona Community House had enables a larger number of people to be assisted.

We have single mothers requiring help, others out of work, and even people whose teenage children that have left home buy our hampers to help them during tough times.

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themselves side by side at the altar, learning how to live together and how to love one another.

Therefore, Christmas is really all about love: realising that God really does love us; and struggling with what it means to love one another.

The gift-giving, the partying and all the other Christmas trimmings are some of the ways we work out what this thing called love really means.

Jesus would continue to gather the most unlikely people together in His years of ministry: fishermen, tax collectors, prostitutes, lepers and religious leaders, all eating, travelling and listening together.

You don’t have to go to church or even be Christian to believe that love is important and, somehow, makes the world a better place. We can all spread a little more peace and goodwill. But if you want to know more about love and And at its best, the church still does this each Sunday when the baby who began the whole story, perhaps a church people who may have nothing else in common find near you this Christmas is not a bad place to start.

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Fashions on a budget prove a big winner

Lifeline models Francoise Julien, Aleesha Harrison, Graham Relph, Indi and Harry Harison

by Kathryn Shewring A frequent lunch time diversion for the girls of the Pomona Community House has long been rummaging through the racks at the local op shops, finding great bargains and then delighting in showing off our stunning new gear. It was during one such occasion a few years ago that a couple of voices shrieked in unison, “Why don’t we do an op shop fashion parade? Wouldn’t that be a great fundraiser and community event?” Off we ran to enrol the op shops in our great idea. “What do we need to do?” they asked, wondering what hurricane had just hit them. “Just get some clothes and some models together,” we said blithely. “Yes,” they said, trustingly, “we can do that.” And so it was that the ‘Op Shop Bop Fashion

Emma Jones, struts the catwalk in a classical evening dress.

Jan Cooper models a vintage ‘bo-peep’ dress supplied by Sunshine Café - vintage and retro clothing.

Parade’ was born.

This year marked the fiftt anniversary of the Op Shop Bop. Sadly I wasn’t able to be there in person to mark the occasion, but I was very much there in spirit because I love this wonderful event. Let me tell you what I love about it.

vintage shop. Volunteers come out of the woodwork to organise, to model, to help with the music, to entertain, to take photos, to sell tickets, to decorate the hall and to cook for, what I say, is the best homemade morning tea on the coast. Local businesses donate generously to raffles and prizes.

The Op Shop Bop is the essence of community. The Pomona Community House and the three Pomona op shops, Lifeline, Red Cross and Options 4 U begin working on the fashion parade at least 3 months in advance. We meet, we discuss, we create anew (every year we add a new dimension to the parade), we negotiate, we plan.

The Op Shop Bop is a win-win event for all concerned. The op shops get to show off and sell their great clothes, the community is treated to a fantastic, fun morning and the Community House gratefully receives funds to boost our community engagement program. This year a fantastic $800 was raised which will go towards youth activities in 2014.

So, thank you to everyone who has been involved in the Op Shop Bop over the years. Here’s to another five!

This year the finale was vintage/retro clothes and we were delighted to be supported by the new Sunshine Café

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Local ladies bring country charm to new shop, Gilded Lily Just in time for Christmas, a new shop has opened at Pomona that combines elements of a gift emporium, juice bar, coffee house and florist. Dawn Gwynne and Cherrie Hunt, partners in this venture, debated names for weeks.

The name reflects flowers, aroma and the silver tree of life feature; so evolved “Gilded Lily Pomona”. The atmosphere is sublime. French provincial furniture and displays complete the theme, while the nostrils are tantalised by a mix of fresh ground coffee, fruit and botanical fragrances.

In the centre of the store is a long community table and chairs, where customers mingle over a coffee or choose to relax in comfortable loungers to read a book or newspaper.

“We want the Gilded Lily to be a place where people can meet and linger,” Cherrie said. The snacks are healthy and tasty, the Bun brand coffee from Byron Bay offers superb quality and variety while meeting the girls green ethos. The freshly made juices and smoothies are a new choice in Pomona and are very refreshing. Cherrie describes their initial gift range as ‘décor’ – cushions, ottomans, paintings and accessories that make a house a home.

For Dawn, the shop is the picture of a long held dream realised. “We have tried to offer some unique things, not already available in Pomona. We stock Lemon Myrtle body and hair care products, next will come our botanical ranges like Flowers, Candles & Skincare.

Friends and now business partners, Cherrie and Dawn are the new proprietors of the Gilded Lily in Reserve Street, Pomona. foliage, we like Australian products and try to obtain items that meet our local, green, sustainable aims. We hope we have created a place that feels luxurious, while being relaxed and friendly.

“A special thank you to all the positive individuals and local businesses who have supported us and helped us along this “We are constantly bringing in local elements including Cooloola Milk, Fruit and Veg and locally sourced flowers and journey” Dawn said.

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Melbourne Cup celebrations mark suitable for an active social schedule through to It is known as the race that stops the nation, and outfits suitable for special occasions. For the 'top outfit of the day', Fabienne and Frances were it certainly is true that it stopped Pomona. fashion judges on the day.

The Melbourne Cup was celebrated in style at The best outfit prize went to Adele McClure of the Majestic Theatre.

Pomona. She wore a stunning spring outfit with At the Majestic, 70 enthusiastic patrons matching pink hat. Overall, it was a great event attended, mostly women but also dapper men, for Pomona. for a lunch that culminated in the big race on the big screen.

by Karen Gosling

Chef Brad Webb and his team did a great job in serving a delicious meal, starting with a range of tasty finger food before moving to a superb roast chicken meal.

For those who missed out on a punt there were door prizes on offer.

Fashion is almost as important as the race on Cup day and it was no different at Pomona.

The fashion parade featured glamorous and versatile fashions from La Mode de Fabienne boutique. Fabienne and Frances did a fabulous job selecting a range of outfits for volunteer models.

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Casual outfits ranged from elegant selections

Adele McClure won best dressed fashion.

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unofficial start to festive season Ladies of all ages enjoyed a Melbourne Cup Fashion Luncheon at the Pomona Bowls Club where Nadine Williams from The Boutique Room showed her extensive range of garments ranging from casual wear to race wear.

Sweeps, raffles, games and a delicious lunch and a glass of bubbles complemented the day.

Model on the day Marie, Yanni, Linda, Nadine, Gaye and Fay.

Pomona Pacers Our energetic little group continues to meet in front of the Pomona Community House at 6.30 am from Monday to Friday for a brisk walk. We welcome Denise and Dot who have joined us recently and have become enthusiastic supporters.

With such perfect weather, and summer rapidly approaching we have sought shelter from the heat in forest walks. We all enjoyed the walk from Numby Lane (past the Primary School) through the forest to Highfield Rise and back. We capped that one off with a welldeserved coffee.

Our biggest effort was the walk along the Noosa Walking Trail from a point on Jam Pot Creek Road and around the back of Cooran then home again along the road. That ended up being a 2-hour effort. We have now walked from Pomona to Cooran (in stages).

We have had spectacular sightings of the full moon on our last few walks. We meet in front of the Pomona Community House at 5.45 pm to travel together for a meal at Tewantin followed by a walk along the Noosa River. If Ellen E has her way we treat ourselves to an ice cream during the walk. The last walks for the year is on d December 18th. Two months to go and I am still looking for a plan to execute my New Year’s resolutions! 2014 here we come.

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Class of 2013 graduates – best days of our lives Noosa District State High School Year 12 students dressed up like glamorous celebrities to mark the end of their high schooling at their Hollywood-themed graduation and school formal on Thursday, November 14.

More than 210 students walked across the stage in the school hall and collected their Year 12 certificate of completion.

The students were transported by buses to their formal evening at the RACV Noosa Resort.

Students enjoyed delicious gourmet food and took to the dance floor to bust some of their finest moves.

Alexander Willoughby, Liam Fretus, Caeylan Brady, Liam Hennings, Adam Coles

A highlight of the evening was the photo booth, where the students took the opportunity to try out a variety of poses with a range of props on offer, including oversized glasses, plastic weapons and photo frames.

Teachers, bus drivers and the RACV Noosa Resort staff were impressed with the way in which the students conducted themselves on the night.

The last day of school for the Year 12 students was Friday, November 15.

Noosa District State High School wishes the graduating class much success with their future endeavours.

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Next stage of Bruce Highway upgrade to proceed in new year With work continuing on construction of a new bridge that will carry Black Mountain Range Road above a realigned four-lane Bruce Highway between Cooroy and Federal, the state and federal governments have announced that the road beneath, from Cudgerie Drive to Sankeys Road, will be built.

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After 2016, Pomona’s access to the new Bruce Highway will be via what will be called the Cooroy Northern Interchange, involving two roundabouts and a tunnel beneath the new fourlane road. The new highway will link into the existing highway, which will connect with Pioneer Road and Yurol Forest Road.

Motorists heading to Black Mountain need not drive through Cudgerie Estate, while the Cooroy Connection Road will become two-way.

Detailed plans for Section A of the Bruce Highway Upgrade were released last month and copies are available at Pomona Community House.

Beilby Holdings Pty Ltd is the successful contractor for the next stage in the $790 million Section A of the Cooroy to Curra Upgrade.

The Deputy Prime Minister and federal Member for Wide Bay, Warren Truss, and the state Member for Gympie, David Gibson, said the seven kilometres of new four-lane highway would Instead, motorists travelling include construction of a from Federal and wanting to new highway interchange join the Bruce Highway to that would serve Pomona the south will have to travel and Cooroy. along the old Bruce Highway The ‘Cooroy northern to just north of Cooroy, once interchange’ will be built a blocked section is reinhalf-way between the stated.

Cooroy Connection Road However, the new highway alignment means that the people of Federal will lose their direct Bruce Highway access southbound once the new highway opens in 2016.

A northbound slip lane into Federal, from the new highway, will remain to provide access to Federal, Imbil and the Mary Valley.

Pomona’s access to the new highway will be further south, at what is called the ‘Cooroy northern interchange’, then via the old highway and Pioneer Road, or via Yurol Forest Road, as at present.

The intersection of the Cooroy Connection Road and Cudgerie Drive will be reconstructed.

and Black Mountain Range Road intersections.

Eventually, the existing highway will become a local arterial road, with the added bonus of allowing vehicles to access it from the Cooroy Connection Road for northbound movements.

It is expected this will reduce ‘rat-running’ through Cudgerie Estate.

Mr Truss said the federal government had earmarked $2 billion for upgrading the Bruce Highway through the Wide Bay electorate.

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Hinterland tourist drive one step closer Hot on the heels of Noosa Mayor elect, Noel Playford, revealing his long-term plans for sealing Dr Pages Road comes news that Tourism Noosa has sought federal government funding to develop its Greater Noosa Hinterland Drive Trail project.

Tourism Noosa general manager, Damien Massingham, has announced that his organisation recently applied to the Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund for a grant to signpost and promote a hinterland trail connecting Eumundi, Cooroy, Pomona, Kin Kin, Cooran and Boreen Point, where tourists can undertake a selfdrive tour of towns and attractions, such as farms and wineries, as well as scenic locations.

The concept is consistent with the economic development objectives of the Hinterland Noosa Alliance. It would also complement the very

through the tourist trail proposal. The sealing of Dr Pages Road is the key to the concept of a circuit drive route.

“This project will provide a dynamic new platform to increase tourism by developing a new product that will feature a voice-guided experience trail through the Noosa hinterland,” Damien said.

“The Greater Noosa Hinterland Drive Trail will provide consumers with an exciting new way to experience the depth and variety of the hinterland.

It came about as a result of discussions with stakeholders in the various communities and industry who Damien Massingham, provided consistent feedback about the desire to enhance the hinterland as an Tourism Noosa extension of Noosa beyond the successful Great Noosa Trail Walk, held beaches,” he said. Those undertaking for the first time this year. the tour would experience farm visits, Damien said Tourism Noosa was keen wine tastings, bed and breakfast stays to market and promote the hinterland and rural town hospitality.

Free buses operating again over the Christmas holidays All public buses and council subsidised cabs will be free across the region from 26 December to 5 January, thanks to the Sunshine Coast Council’s public transport levy and Translink.

By leaving the car at home this holiday season, you could save money on fuel costs, alleviate parking and

traffic hassles, and discover that buses are a convenient and comfortable travel option.

Transport strategy portfolio councillor Rick Baberowski urged people to take advantage of travelling by bus in air-conditioned comfort.

PERMACULTURE NOOSA SEED SAVERS We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month, 9.30 - 11.30am at "A Touch of the Past" Coffee shop , 18 Reserve Street, Pomona.

“Each year we continue to get really positive feedback from bus commuters who take advantage of the free holiday buses.

“The most encouraging result from last year’s survey showed that 59 per cent of respondents said they would use public transport more in the future as a result of this program,” Cr Baberowski said.

For specific route times and maps, pick up a timetable from a local council office, library or visitor

An opportunity to share information and experiences on growing food in our gardens in order that we become more self-sufficient. The purpose is to save & exchange seeds and propagating material. We process and package seeds for the Seed Bank to preserve and pass on our heritage seeds to the community.

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information centre, or: • For TransLink’s Sunbus timetables visit translink.com.au or phone 13 12 30 anytime.

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Council will fund Pomona skate park extensions

Sunshine Coast Council playground designer Dallas Brickley, and Pomona Community House Coordinator, Heather Manders (centre) with skate park users who have endorsed new plans to extend the Pomona facility and make it more challenging.

Cr Tony Wellington is using the last remaining pool of discretionary funding available to him from the Sunshine Coast Council to honour an undertaking to Pomona’s skate park users to extend the facility and make it even more challenging.

The funds disappear from 1 January 2014 when the new Noosa Council comes into being.

In August, Cr Wellington and the Sunshine Coast Council’s playground designer, Dallas Bickley, met with a group of skate park users, coordinated by Conrad Kondziolka, to discuss possible designs. A ‘report-back’ meeting was held last month to fine tune the plans.

The likely cost is $60,000, involving the addition of chicanes and a ‘scoop’ on the Reserve Street end. Construction has started and work is expected to be completed by 20 December, These plans show, within the boxed area, the proposed new extension to representing a timely Christmas present for the the Pomona Skate Park. The project will cost an estimated $60,000 and will town’s youth. be completed by 20 December.

LOCAL BUSINESSES NAMED IN TOP TEN Two Pomona establishments have been named among the top ten businesses in Cooroy and Pomona in an on-line survey conducted by the Sunshine Coast Daily newspaper.

Gain control over weight and food Join Food Addiction and Obesity Psychologist Kellee Waters at free Stop Dieting Cycles sessions at Sunshine Coast Council library locations across the Coast during December 2013.

Learn how to stop emotional eating and yo-yo dieting and how to gain control over food and weight forever.

The Pomona newsagency and Pomona True Value hardware To book or for further information visit council’s library website or call were listed in the top five, pipped by three Cooroy 1300 LIBRARY. establishments – Craine Computer Solutions, Wimmers soft Cooroy Wednesday 4 6pm to 7.30pm drinks and Maison De Provence restaurant.

Library December Pomona Early Childhood Centre also made the top-ten list.

Nambour Thursday 5 5pm to 6.30pm Library December Newspaper readers were asked to go on-line and nominate Tuesday 3 their preferred business.

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Abundant local talent delights crowds at Pomona in the Park Held under starry skies and with a cool breeze blowing across Stan Topper Park, about 2000 people gathered again this year for Pomona in the Park, one of the most anticipated activities in the local events calendar.

It is the night when students of the Pomona State School showcase their talent as friends and family enjoy the performances while sitting on picnic rugs and chairs in the relaxed park setting. This year’s event, on 28 November, also attracted a wider audience from across the hinterland.

More than 300 students participated. The 2013 Pomona in the Park event was all about costumes according to Jacque Wright, the Head of Student Services.

Among the colourful costumes were hobbits and jungle animals. Students

begin practising for the event from the end of Term 3. Each class has input into its presentation, ably assisted by teachers.

The evening was appreciated by all who attended. The standard of performances across the age groups demonstrated the school’s commitment to providing students with a wealth of artistic opportunities.

A special thanks must go to the businesses of Pomona, which supplied prizes to raffle. Major local sponsors, Pages Furniture and IGA Pomona, donated the hire cost of the professional sound system. CooroyPomona Lions prepared the barbecue.

Oh! And thanks kids.

DVD’s are available for purchase at $10, please contact the Pomona State School.

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Rail freight study examines ways to fix transport bottleneck The single railway track north of Beerburrum on the North Coast Railway Line requires freight and passenger trains to park on sidings to allow other trains to pass, often causing delays and inefficiencies that have seen freight traffic, in particular, shift to semitrailers and B-doubles using the Bruce Highway.

Trains stopped at sidings are a regular sight at Cooran, Pomona and Cooroy railway stations. Sometimes these movements cause boom gates to stay down for extended periods.

Last month, the Transport and Main Roads Minister,

Scott Emerson, announced that he would ask the Queensland parliamentary Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee to investigate and report on options and incentives for getting more regional freight onto trains.

Mr Emerson said he wanted the committee to take a close look at the operational needs of the industry to ensure that Queensland met the goals set out in the state government’s Moving Freight document, which was released in June.

Freight volumes across Queensland are forecast to increase from 881 million tonnes in 2010 to 1550 million tonnes in 2021.

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Gubbi Gubbi elder Dr Eve Fesl, who was born on the banks of the Mary River, has been declared one of Queensland’s most influential women. The tireless worker for the Gubbi Gubbi people and their culture was named among the illustrious cohort in March, but her honour was made known recently when she presented a copy of her award certificate for inclusion among the 3885 items held at the Noosa Museum, the official Gubbi Gubbi ‘keeping place’.

The Queensland Parliament judged the most influential women across the state, with the Speaker, Fiona Simpson MP, awarding the certificates.

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Pomona Community House Team wishes all our clients, friends and associates a very happy Festive season, safe traveling, happy times spent with family and loved ones and best wishes for 2014

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Christmas tree trail signals festive fun Reflective of the Sunshine Coast as a city of towns and villages, not one, but 28 Christmas trees have been decorated across the region to become the focus of a Christmas Tree Trail being promoted by the council.

“This year’s Christmas trees are being decorated with a range of custom festive decorations in trees located from Kin Kin in the north all the way down to Glasshouse in the south,” Community Programs portfolio councillor, Cr Jenny McKay said.

“The trees have been decorated to celebrate community events and to provide a vibrant festive atmosphere to our terrific public spaces for all to enjoy.

“I invite the community to keep an eye on our decorated trees – particularly in the coming storm season or more generally, acts of vandalism. If you notice anything damaged or missing from the trees please notify the council.

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Chaplain receives award for child welfare work The Rotary Club of Cooroy has awarded Chaplain Paulette Gee of Pomona State School with a Pride of Work Award 2013 for her tireless efforts in helping Rotary continue to develop their Early Act Club at the school. The club has been in operation for four years. Paulette has been instrumental in helping to keep the club active throughout these years.

Under supervision of its parent club Rotary, Early Act Club works in many areas of service. They include the local school community, the Pomona community generally and even internationally.

This year, the Early Act Club has raised funds for many charities, among them the Hear and Say Centre for deaf and hearing-impaired children, the Cancer Foundation, aid abroad organisations as well as the school chaplaincy program. Projects have included a community car wash day, odd socks day, loud shirt day, Cupcake day and a collection of blankets and towels for the RSPCA. There is just one more project left for 2013 and that is to make Christmas gifts for those rehabilitating in Cooroy’s Eden Hospital over the festive season.

Pomona State School’s ‘Chappy’ Paulette Gee (third from left) receives her Pride of Work Award from Rotary Club representatives.

naturally because you love people. It was a wonderful surprise, one that I will cherish,” she said.

For what’s left of this school term, Paulette and her loyal and hardworking band of volunteers, together with generous donors from the Uniting Church and Rotary Club of Cooroy will continue to serve breakfast at the school Thursday and Friday mornings.

On these days, food is provided for any When asked to speak at the Rotary child who is hungry as they arrive to presentation night recently, ‘Chappy’ school. “Some mornings we serve 50 Paulette, as she is affectionately known, children multigrain toast with vegemite said her award was totally unexpected. or honey, bananas and Milo,” said “It was entirely unexpected. Imagine Paulette. getting an award for something you do She said many children had breakfast

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The Early Act Club and all volunteers embrace the Rotary slogan ‘Making a Difference’ to someone else’s life. And make a difference they will during 2014 with the many ideas that are rolling out of the group every week.

For more information please contact Paulette Gee on 0414 457 451.

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