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Murky waters linger over well’s future BY ALEX PURCELL SINCE lifting the lid on a century-old well in the heart of Cooroy, the source of the ‘’liquid gold’’ has become crystal clear. The Cooroy Rag with the help of local stalwarts Max Arbuthnot, Alan Kenzler and Rob Jeffs unlocked a decades-old town mystery, confirming that the nondescript concrete tank in Apex Park did not contain sewage, rather clean water which supplied the old Butter Factory well. Max, who runs Cooroy Hire Service opposite the
park, described the water as ‘’liquid gold’’ and the ‘’best tasting water’’ he has ever had. And it would appear his taste test was on the mark. After a test bore site was selected by a government water diviner in 1914, the well was commissioned in 1938 and began pumping out 12,000 gallons of spring water daily to the Butter Factory. A report in the Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser on Friday, February 18, 1938 quoted the Wide Bay Co-op. Dairy Association Chairman C. M. R. Glover hailing the comple-
tion of the well: “The supply, after repeated tests with the pump, gave at least 12,000 gallons per day from the springs, principally situated at the bottom of the well,’’ he told the newspapers. “Added to this, the well fills to within two feet of the surface when not being used, thereby giving five to six thousand gallons in reserve and provides adequate supply for all factory requirements. “The well is fifty feet deep, cased to 36 feet with 5 feet diameter concrete Hume pipes, the balance of walls being considered hard
enough to stand without casing.” But now, the old well’s future remains clouded and establishing just who is responsible is as clear as mud. Noosa Council Communications Manager Ken Furdek said the ‘’manhole’’ was not listed on council’s asset registers. “We have tried to get information about it, but no one within council has any knowledge of what it’s been used for,’’ he said. “Our parks crew have inspected the manhole and it does appear to contain
water, but it’s not something that requires any ongoing maintenance. “We would certainly be interested to know more, but really can’t shed any light on its origins.’’ Queensland Department of Resources spokesperson Michael Saunders said it had no record of the old well. “Nothing comes up in our records or data about any well or bore in Apex Park. We assume it predates our records. But if it is in a council park it is council responsibility.” However, Noosa Council said while it was responsible
for the upkeep of Apex Park and the associated garden bed, the well lid wasn’t part of the regular maintenance program. Meanwhile, since the Rag’s exclusive, the heavy steel lid embossed with ‘’SANSEW’’, which has sealed the well for more than 20 years, has mysteriously been repainted with the initials ‘’NSC’’ “This hasn’t been done by any council staff member, so we’re unsure how that has occurred,” Mr Furdek said. And the question remains, what should be done with the old Butter Factory well?
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From the archives
Kin Kin Road upgrade...........4
HOW things have changed yet remained the same since the Cooroy Expands article was published on this front page of the Cooroy Rag 45 years ago.
Funds raised for baby Zara...5 Noosa Show..........................6
Cooroy Rag editor, Alex Purcell
Block winners buy local.........7 Betty sees a century of changes.............................8
WE are so proud! A year after restarting your community newspaper we have hit another milestone. After 12 monthly editions, the Cooroy Rag is now moving to a fortnightly publication. This means double the stories you love, news, event coverage and business yarns, more local faces, sport, school news and community notices and a space for new editions such as letters to the editor, puzzles, weather and horoscopes. Each month now, your Cooroy Rag will come out on the first and third Tuesday packed with new news that you can trust and information that both informs and promotes our community, stories that inspire and highlight the multitude of amazing people we live among and the fabulous businesses that
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proudly serve and support us, all while ensuring profits generated from local advertisers are invested back into the community. After being born and raised in Cooroy and now a proud Pomona resident (I didn’t get far but then again, why live anywhere else!), when I was asked to help restart the paper I grew up with, I was honoured. And I can honestly say, hand on heart, being the editor of the Cooroy Rag is the highlight of my career. And for all of us here at the Rag - Judy, Jodi, Geoff and I - producing this fabulous newspaper is a labour of love. We adore our community and strive to reflect its views, champion its causes, celebrate its people and sustain its way of life.
Events......................... 12 - 13 Local faces..........................14 Lift out.......................... 15 - 18 Schools................................19 Community.................. 20 - 21 The houses mentioned on the corner of Elm and Gem Streets aren’t currently for sale but the Queenslander on the high side sold in May 2021 for $515,000. And while house prices have changed, the issue of housing availability hasn’t.
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Rag Review.........................22 Your say....................... 24 - 25 Sport....................................26 Puzzles................................27 Real estate.................. 28 - 31
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Community groups gifted $15,000 THEIR smiles say it all. Twenty-two local community groups received cash grants of $250 to $1000 at the Cooroy Rag Community Celebration last month. A total of 110 local business owners, community group representatives and dignitaries were present at Saw & Mill for the Cooroy Rag’s first round of grants to gift $15,000 back to the community. Cooroy Rag advertising manager, Judy Painter said it was all thanks to the businesses that advertise in the paper. “When businesses advertise in their Rag, they know their money is going to go back into the community. “Since 2000, more than one million dollars of advertiser money has been gifted back to local community
groups.” Exactly one year after the Cooroy Rag was restarted, community celebration also marked another milestone: the move from a monthly publication to a fortnightly publication. Cooroy Rag committee president Stephen Tait said the decision to move to a fortnightly publication was due to overwhelming support. “Over the last 12 months, we’ve been overwhelmed by the support for the paper by readers and advertisers. “As a result, we’ve had had to increase our pagination every month to fit everything in. “Rather than disappoint advertisers who clearly love being in our paper but more importantly, the community loses out on potential grants that
are generated from our advertising revenues we decided to increase the frequency of our paper to fortnightly. “This decision now allows advertisers the opportunity to double the impact of their advertising with our loyal readers, but also allows their investment to have an even bigger impact on those deserving community charities and associations which will receive grants twice a year from the Cooroy Rag. “Once again, we can’t thank our advertisers enough for their continued support.” The Cooroy Rag will now come out twice a month, on every first and third Tuesday. The purpose of the Cooroy Rag is to be an independent voice for Cooroy and Noosa Hinterland commu-
nity, reflecting its views, championing its causes, celebrating its people and sustaining its way of life. The Rag promises to deliver news that readers can trust and information that both informs and promotes our community while ensuring profits generated from local advertisers are invested back into the community that the Cooroy Rag is proud to serve. As a 100 per cent community-owned newspaper, the Cooroy Rag is believed to be the only newspaper in Australia to give all of its profits back to the community through community grant submissions held twice a year. The next round of grant submissions will be held before the end of the year.
in 1997 by former Queensland Premier Mike Ahern under the trusteeship of The Public Trustee to provide philanthropic people and groups with the opportunity to invest their money into a Charitable Trust that serves to create an enduring income for the charities identified
as beneficiaries. The fund has grown since its launch in 1997 with a funding pool of $300,000, to the point where in 2020, more than $3 million was distributed to nominated charities throughout the state. The Philanthropy Awards are held as part of Philanthropy
Week every September. Nominations are called to recognise individuals, corporates and SMEs who go above and beyond to promote philanthropy and support their chosen charities and their local communities. Just by being nominated, we have brought The Cooroy
Amazing effort! Talk about the true spirit of community! Well done! - Jacqueline Trewin Congratulations on a great achievement and brilliant grants. - Sirah Robb Love the local news. - Eileen Bridges Congratulations to the Cooroy Rag! Just a wonderful community paper...that have the community to their hearts. - Dawn Johanson You guys have done a fantastic job...community spirit at its BEST! - Barbara Alexander Irvine What a great idea to get the businesses to give out the funds they should all be proud of as owners of their community paper, this is just so special. - Desley Law Noosa Council: Thanks Cooroy Rag for showing us how to build strong communities! GREAT evening!!! - Cr Amelia Lorentson
Cooroy Rag shortlisted for award THE Cooroy Rag is proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for Philanthropy Award in the SME category of the annual Queensland Community Foundation Philanthropist of the Year Event. The Queensland Community Foundation was created
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Thank you for your support of Cooroora United Football Club it is much appreciated. - Donald MacLeod Brilliant evening, amazing community support Cooroy Rag! Thank you so much for your generosity towards Eumundi District Swim Club. - Jane Gomes
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THE Australian Government is investing $4.8 million through the $3 billion Road Safety Program to make a section of Kin Kin Road safer. The section between Williams Road and Turnbull Road will be widened. Member for Noosa Sandy Bolton updated Kin Kin Roundtable members last week of the funding for the identified priority section of Kin Kin Road as part of creating greater safety. “In May we conducted a survey as to whether works identified as the ‘bookends’ of the range, totalling 3km were supported by those impacted daily by the deteriorating conditions. Over 83 per cent were in support with the balance rejecting as understandably concerned that any works may increase the size and volume of these trucks. “I have been assured this is not the case as the Quarry Management
Plan determines volume, and the road classification determines the size. These works do not change the current road classification neither does it change the commitment from Council and me to do all possible to lessen the impacts to these communities through a reduction of heavy haulage numbers.” Ms Bolton thanked Minister Bailey and the Department of Transport & Main Roads (TMR) for prioritising 800m of the northern identified section and submitting it to the Road Safety Program for the Federal Goverment funding of $4.8 million and funding the balance of $1.2m from TMR’s budget. A state road, it is the responsibility of the Queensland Government for its improvement, repair and maintenance but this funding from the Australian Government encourages the state government to prioritise and fast track
these projects and make this road safer for all road users,” Federal MP Llew O’Brien said. “Under the program, the states choose the projects and determine the scope and location of the works and seek funding for them from the Federal Government.” “As I have said in parliament, the danger this road presents, combined with inappropriate volume of heavy haulage, to our community and visitors, cannot be understated. This is one step in helping to create greater safety and I am deeply appreciative of all who have worked in these efforts,” Ms Bolton said. Construction could commence early next year and take approximately seven months. “During this time we will continue to advocate for funding for the remainder of the ‘bookends’, approximately 2km.”
to Como to Gheerulla to Boreen New safer intersection for Motorway Point to Kenilworth and all areas in-between. Sivyers Road Road closure for AFTER years of advocacy, the Sivyers and playground works Cooroy Noosa Road intersection is to receive a $965,000 upgrade. “Identified as an intersection with safety concerns based on accident data, a new right turn lane will allow motorists to safely wait for a gap in traffic to turn into Sivyers Rd without blocking westbound vehicles on Cooroy-Noosa Road,” said Sandy Bolton’s office. The Department of Transport & Main Roads have started designing the upgrade and construction is expected to commence start of 2022.
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A fundraiser at the Cooroy RSL on August 14 raised $9617 for Zara and her family. The Cooroy RSL then topped this up to $15,000. “They raised $15,000 altogether. We are blown away by the generosity of the community. The support means a lot to our family,” Zara’s father Matt told the Cooroy Rag. Local businesses donated prizes to be raffled off and
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It’s nearly show time! THE Noosa Country Show is back with two days of family fun at the Pomona Showgrounds on September 10 and 11. After being cancelled last year due to Covid, Noosa Show Society president Charlie Pattison told the Cooroy Rag they are excited for a bigger and better show this year. “We are back with some exciting changes along with traditional show favourites. “We have a few new entertainment singers.We run two stages over the two day program of music with performances from a wide range of our very talented local musicians, as well as school and community groups. “ We’ve got a dinosaur display, which is great for the kids. There’s a possibility some of the best woodchoppers in Australia will be at the wood chop this year. “The dog jumping show that we had two years ago is back as well as a working dog display with a fellow’s dogs rounding ducks. “We’re also hoping for a few new rides and activities that will appeal to a wide range of ages to come through. We’ve worked on this for the last couple of years but last year got canned.” As well as the new attractions, there will be the usual draw cards in the main arena, the equestrian, stud beef, and dogs sections during the day and the monster trucks and fireworks
display on Friday night and the annual rodeo on Saturday night. While in the Pavillion, arts and craft, cookery, horticulture, and fruit and veg sections are perennial favourites. “With a balance of exhibitions, trade stalls, demonstrations, entertainment, food options, the 2021 Noosa Country Show will have something for everyone.” The theme of this year’s show is “where town meets country” which Charlie said is to acknowledge that a great many of the residents of Noosa Shire have come from bigger towns and cities, and have settled into our more urban areas. “We want them to embrace our rural areas as well, to learn where their abundant fresh food comes from, and to discover even more ways to connect with those in our rural areas.” Also new this year is the show’s online ticket system and new arm band procedure. “The biggest change this year is due to Covid we’re operating solely on online ticket sales. We’ve worked really hard to get the website up and running to do this, there has been a lot involved in getting set up.” Charlie said for any potential show goers worried about purchasing tickets in case a snap lockdown happens in the interim, don’t worry, full refunds will be available. “Ticket holders and com-
petitors will receive a full refund in the event of a lockdown.” Tickets are already selling fast and this year, entrance to the show will be a quick and easy process. “At the gate we’re going to have people scanning the online tickets and instead of putting arm bands on every person through the gate, this year arm bands will only be handed out to those who want to go out and come back in.” While the countdown is on for the first Noosa Show in two years, there is still a lot of work to be done. “It has been a big effort and we still need volunteers to do everything and anything. We’re holding a working bee to drag everything out and give it a clean up because it has been sitting there for two years.” If you would like to volunteer to help at the working bee or at the show, contact the Noosa Show Society secretary at: secretary@ noosashowsociety.org.au Otherwise grab your ticket for this year’s event and support your Noosa Country Show: https://www.localtickets.com.au/event/noosa-country-show-13872 What: Noosa Country Show When: Friday 10 and Saturday 11 September Where: Pomona Showgrounds, Exhibition Street, Pomona Tickets: https://www.noosashowsociety.org.au/
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The Block winners buy into Pomona lifestyle WINNERS of renovation reality TV show, The Block 2020 have snapped up a house in Pomona, site unseen. Brisbane couple Jimmy and Tam bought the Pavillion Street property late last month without viewing it after a prior sale fell through. Jimmy and Tam told the Cooroy Rag they saw the brick home online months ago and contacted Alyssa Wythes at Wythes Real Estate but it was already under offer. “We have been looking for somewhere to buy since January. We saw the house on Pavillion Street but it already had an offer in on it. “Then a month ago Alyssa called and said the sale had fallen through and it was ours if we wanted it. We couldn’t believe it. “We said yes and told her to send us a contract even though we hadn’t viewed it and a week later we had a signed contract with a month-long settlement.” The settlement date has come and gone and Jimmy and Tam still haven’t moved into their first family home because it is tenanted. “The house has a tenant in it at the moment and she’s struggling to find a place to live. And we’re not going to kick her out, we’ll wait for her to find somewhere to live.” Until then, Jimmy and Tam will continue living at Tam’s parent’s place in Tinbeerwah, where they have been since January. “We’ve wanted to move to the Coast for years and when we won The Block, we quit our jobs and moved up.” Jimmy and Tam won the 2020 season with a renovated 1950s-style home that sold for $4.256 million at auction before settlement fell through. “We had a scandal happen at our auction. The woman
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something we could put our touch on. When you look at it the house you think farm country style but we’re going to go in a different direction. It’s still going to have great character but it’s going to be different, it will have a Jimmy and Tam vibe. “But for us, it was more the area.” Jimmy said he grew up in Kilcoy and wants to bring their five-year-old daughter, Frankie up in a community like that. While Tam’s family have been in the area for a long time and the hinterland is a second home to them. “We were very lucky to jump on this in Pomona. It’s such a great area and a gorgeous little town with so much going for it.” Once they move in, Jimmy and Tam will spend most of their time working on the house and daughter Frankie will attend Pomona State School. “We have a design business called Captain and Queen, which has a plumbing business attached to it so we will continue to work on that as well as filming a couple of other TV shows.” Until then, you might see Jimmy and Tam “hanging out in Pomona”. “We’ve been going to the Pomona Distillery all the time and just hanging out in town a lot. We love it and can’t wait to move here.”
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Betty sees nearly a century of changes WHEN you are born in Cooroy in 1927, undoubtedly you “see a lot” of changes. Born and raised in Cooroy, 94-year-old Betty Sivyer told the Cooroy Rag that’s exactly what she has seen. “We lived where Brittain’s Boarding House was on the Tewantin Road corner of Miva Street until 1935 when we moved down the hill to the house right in town. “I grew up in the house on the corner of Pearl Street and what used to be Cedar Street but is Elm Street now.” Betty’s mother, Ethel moved to Cooroy in 1907. A McLean by birth, Ethel’s parents, Alex and Elizabeth (nee Fenwick) McLean were from Alstonville where the McLean family were wheelwrights and moved to Cooroy when Ethel was just six months old. Elizabeth McLean was a sister to the Fenwick Brothers, who opened the sawmill on Maple Street. Betty’s father was Sid Lettman, also known as Sid Brittain in his early days. Orphaned at 11 days old when his mother died, Sid was raised by his mother’s sister, his aunt Ellen Brittain and her husband, William (Bill) Brittain. Sid started the first taxi service in Cooroy. “My father had taxis here for 50 years. You name it, he had them; Chryslers, Oldmobiles, Chevs, Dodge
cars and Holdens. “While he was away in the army, my mother drove the cars for the taxi service as nobody had cars in those days.” Living right in town and attending Cooroy State Primary School, Betty met a young boy by the name of Ron Sivyer. Ron Sivyer was one of five sons of Stanley and Ellen Sivyer and lived on part of the farm that was the original 155 acres selected by his grandfather Spencer in 1891. Stanley and Ellen Sivyer lived on their farm at Tinbeerwah until December 1953 when they moved into Cooroy and in the 1970s, Ron applied to Noosa Shire Council for the road to be named Sivyers Road in honour of his grandfather, a true pioneer of the Cooroy District. Betty and Ron’s daughter Linda told the Cooroy Rag, Ron was schooling at Tinbeerwah before moving to Cooroy State School where he met Betty. “Dad was a year older than Mum. Grandad Sivyer used to go around selling bananas and beans in the 30s from his truck and Mum’s father was the taxi driver so they knew of each other. “Plus, all the kids would walk past their house on their way to and from school.” As a high school student,
Betty would catch the train to Nambour and board there Monday to Thursday. One of the local girls she boarded with was Edna Smith (nee Crees), who would later own the Cooroy Rag for a year in 1969. When Betty and Ron married, uniting the Fenwick/ Sivyer families, they weren’t the first. “Interestingly, Mum’s grandmother’s parents, Robert and Hellen Fenwick lived in a house in Tinbeerwah and the Sivyers lived on the farm below. Their son, Walter Fenwick married Spencer Sivyer’s daughter Ida. While Betty and Ron moved to Brisbane in 1948, they remained a large part of the Cooroy community, returning to have their daughter, Linda at St Margaret’s Hospital in Cooroy in 1948 and visiting Betty’s parents until the 1980s. A daughter from two pioneering families in the district, it is from the Sivyer’s family archives that Linda graciously contributes often unseen photos for the Cooroy in history section on page 2 of the Cooroy Rag once a month.
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main services: a pre-pack service, removalists and storage facility. “We now provide house and office removals, personal, self and commercial storage, premove packing and styling services, moving and packing boxes and packing materials. “We’re developing a new storage pod locally with the intention to grow a small manufacturing base around that.” With a manufacturing and property background, Peter researched the storage market prior to purchasing the business. “Storage is not quite fashionable yet but the numbers around it are
interesting and it has long term value add.” After purchasing the business, Peter had to “rally the troops”, rehiring the old staff who had been let go during the sales process. “We managed to rally the troops and showed them the vision for the business. We’re lucky to have 10 wonderful staff all with amazing talent. “I am huge on the notion of an extended family and that’s how I treat everyone in business. “We can bring the best out of people through good attitude and respect.” See what Stash + Lode is all about here: www.stashandlode.com.au
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Learn how to go off grid at expo THE Off Grid Lifestyle Expo is coming to the Imbil Showground on 11 and 12 September 2021. Organiser Di Woodstock told the Cooroy Rag that exhibitors are designing their stalls, workshops are being created, speakers are booked in and all lights are green to go on the first ever Off Grid Lifestyle Expo. “Sixty exhibitors (including at least one tiny home) have already booked in and as we get closer, that number will swell. We include solar power, composting toilets, Super Dooper Poo, bees, permaculture, fire pits, blacksmithing, knife sharpening, wildlife carers, massage, an apothecary, and singing bowls, native plants, seeds to name a few. “Live music will be playing on the stage so bring a blanket and a hat and loiter for a while and enjoy. Coffee and food vans are waiting to serve their delicious offerings including fritters, crepes, vegan, fish and chips and frozen fruit icecreams. “Our plan is to go ahead unless QLD Health implements a lockdown. In
The Noosa Orchestra Wind Quintet will play Noosa Botanic Gardens on Sunday September 5.
this situation, the event will be postponed to a later date but will still proceed. Tickets would be refunded or moved at the request of the purchaser. We will be doing our utmost so that this event will not be cancelled.” The expo is an open door for supporters to meet individuals with tremendous experience including an assortment of off-framework living zones from the most recent manageable
innovation masters to the low effect customary craftspeople. Camping is available on site but the Showground Committee is not taking prebookings. Tickets are $10 per day or $15 for the weekend. Under 16s are free. Tickets are available online at Humanitix or on the day. Information is available at www.offgridexpo.com.au or phone Di on 0419 224 628
Father’s Day in the Botanical Gardens THIS Father’s Day, enjoy the day at Noosa Botanic Gardens. From 8-9am join a bird walk with noted avian photographer Karl Granzien and see some of the birdlife that inhabits the gardens. Or head down to the poinciana shade trees near the Shade Garden from 10am - which will also be open on the morning - to listen to the Noosa Orchestra Wind Quintet, consisting of flute,
oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn, as they set a soothing soundtrack to the morning. The quintet will play until noon. The Botanic Gardens Friends have also organised for a coffee van to be on hand or guests can bring a picnic and grab one of the many little hideaway spots next to the lake to enjoy some good family time. Dogs are welcome as long as they remain on a leash.
It’s all taking place on Sunday, September 5, from 9am at your Noosa Botanic Gardens at Lake Macdonald, only 4km along Lake Macdonald Drive from Cooroy. What a fantastic way to celebrate Father’s Day, on the first weekend of spring. And it’s all free (except the coffee!). For more information visit www.noosabotanicgardensfriends.com
Exhibition at THE ART HUB cooroy What’s on at the Butter Factory Arts Centre RESIDENT artists Gaye Cook, Roxanne Marie, Jennie Lisha and Peter Scott are exhibiting their work at THE ART HUB cooroy until 24 September. Gaye Cook has painted most of her life but took it up consistently in 1998 under the tutelage of Sharon Ford. She began with pastel, an unforgiving medium and more recently she added
acrylic and collage to the media she uses. Roxanne Marie celebrates visual expression through a kaleidoscope of colour, light and brilliance as framed artworks and unique hand-painted silk art. She is also exploring the intriguing aspects of more abstract work using a range of techniques and mixed media. Jennie Lisha has had an amazing
evolution in her artistic career retailing through an outlet in the Rocks and the Opera House Markets in Sydney. She now specializes in porcelain jewellery which are all one off pieces. Peter Scott learnt his ceramic art whilst living in Kanzawa, Ishikawa, Japan. THE ART HUB cooroy 3/2 Emerald Street, Cooroy. Ph: 5447 6155.
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BACK by popular demand! After a standing ovation at the inaugural concert in May, Friday on the Floorboards concert will return to Cooroy Memorial Hall on Friday 10 September. Once again, the GregoriaMcGrath piano-violin duo will be followed by the spellbinding ‘Gypsy Jazz’ of the Shenzo Gregorio Quartet, this time with special guest Rachael Ward bringing her vocal talent to a range of jazz classics. Rachael Ward is an accomplished international stage and screen performer, having recently led the stage as bombshell Ulla in the smash hit musical The Producers at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Further musical roles include Go-To-Hell Kitty in the Australian National Tour of Chicago, Margarita in Opera Australia’s EVITA, and Bombalurina in CATS at the Théâtre Mogador in Paris. Rachael has also toured aboard the Royal Caribbean with roles as Blue Girl in Shout! The Mod Musical, Mona cover Roxie Hart in Chicago, and many more roles with internationally touring productions. Friday on the Floorboards tickets are available via not-for-profit ticketing site Humanitix for $25: https://events.humanitix. com/friday-on-the-floorboards The usual COVID-19 protocols will apply and in the event of a lockdown, tickets will be fully refunded.
Change of Oktoberfest date THE date for the first inaugural Cooroy Oktoberfest has changed. Instead of being held on Saturday 2 October at the event will be held on Saturday 9 October at Saw & Mill. An initiative of Saw & Mill and The German Bakehouse, the free family-friendly community event will have German food and beer, gingerbread hearts, Oktoberfest music, traditional outfits, Oktoberfest sweets, a hotdog eating competition, kids competitions (Pretzel toss, relay races, Games on the Green), giant games, lawn bowls, a fashion parade and the best dressed hosted by Lifeline, and more.
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Majestic Theatre Pomona 100th year Grand Finale celebration THE grand finale to celebrate 100 years of the Majestic Theatre is on 19 September from 1.30pm to 5pm. Featuring a short silent film accompanied by Ron West on the 1937 Compton organ, organ and piano recitals by Harvey & Harvey and Chris Rose, birthday cake and champagne, closing performance by Arioso Chamber Ensemble, and laying of two sidewalk stars. Tickets $60, concession $50. Book online at www.themajestictheatre.com.au. Email in a great Majestic memory or story to be in the running to win 1 x double pass to this grand finale. Email admin@themajestictheatre. com.au
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‘Trailblazers’ comes to Cooroy COAST Academy of Song & Dance will be putting on their new original production of ‘Trailblazers’ at the Cooroy Memorial Hall on September 3, 4 and 5 at 6:30pm.This fun ‘girl power’ musical is about some of the most influential women in history! According to Principal Anna Quayle, “This is definitely CASD’s most interesting and varied show in terms of the depth of characters, contrasting situations, and dance styles. The sheer volume of songs and dances that the cast have learned in less than 3 terms is astonishing.” There are 22 very talented cast members in the show aged between 9 and 16. Tickets are $25 for Adults and $15 for children 16 and under. Tickets will be sold at the door, or can be booked by contacting Anna on 0466 508 489 or anna@songanddancenoosa.com.au
Social ballroom dancing at Pomona EVERY Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9.30pm, Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall - the cost is $4. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and Norm provide New Vogue as well as Old Time Dancing. Come and be a spectator, and see if you will enjoy it. Everyone is welcome. Phone 0407 456 939 for more information, or come and visit.
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Cooloola Noosa Committee OUR wonderful educator, Niki Andrinopoulos delivers education programs within the Cooloola and Noosa Shires and travels between schools in our mobile interactive classroom. We are a not-for-profit and registered charity with children at the centre of what we do. Our committee wishes to apply for a grant to cover some of the expense associated with updating the ageing technology in our travelling classroom. In particular, we need to upgrade to a touch screen TV. By upgrading our TV, students will be able to have a much more interactive and exciting lesson where they can self direct their learning. Cooloola Noosa Committee received a grant of $1000 to go towards a new touch screen TV.
Dave Wright receiving $1000 for Cooloola Noosa Committee from Bekki Woodcock (Galah Home).
Jody Alden (Sunny Coast Accountants) presenting Polly Back with $500 for Cooran State School.
Cooran State School COORAN State School and Cooran State School P&C are currently seeking funding to build a new kitchen/garden project. Working in conjunction with the new school gardens being built by students, teachers, and volunteers with the direction from The Living Classroom Project. The kitchen/garden project will complete what already is a wonderful school. Money would be spent on a 3X3 garden shed and its installation onto the school grounds, giving us a place to store all our garden equipment for years to come. We would also purchase the shed and ground materials from local family-owned business Pomona True Value. Cooran State School received a grant of $500 to go towards a garden shed. Matthias Lochthofen (Mary Valley Pet Cremation) presenting Julie Hawkins with $500 for Cooroora Netball Club.
Chris Bell receiving $1000 for the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce from Sirah Robb (Wythes Real Estate).
Cooroy Chamber of Commerce THE Cooroy Chamber of Commerce is a not for profit, member organisation that promotes the common interests of the business community, working across various sectors such as trade, industry and advocacy. Four years ago, the Chamber was successful in securing funding from the federal government that resulted in the installation of a 31 camera CCTV network which included three automatic number plate recognition cameras, strategically positioned around the town. The system in now out of warranty and this, combined with the rapidly advancing improvements in technology, maintaining and upgrading the system is of paramount importance to the effectiveness of this valuable asset.
Cooroy Chamber of Commerce received a grant of $1000 to go towards maintaining and upgrading the CCTV network.
Chris Humbert (Tigress Heart) presenting Donald MacLeod with $500 for Cooroora United Football Club.
Cooroora Netball Club
Cooroora United Football Club
COOROORA Netball Club is situated alongside the Pomona Cooran Cutters oval in Cooran. It comprised of approx 60 junior players, five competitive teams and one modified team in this year’s competition. It incorporates Kin Kin, Cooroy, Pomona, Cooran, Federal and Traveston. We train at Cooran every Wednesday and play competition at Noosa on Saturday mornings. Over the last two years, most sporting bodies have struggled a bit due to Covid. Any funding would be spent on equipment like rebounders, markers and balls for our players, and netball clinics for players and coaches to upscale their skills and to be able to give more to our club and community. Cooroora Netball Club received a grant of $500 to go towards equipment and training.
COOROORA United Football Club is a community-based club operating out of the Cooroy Sporting Complex, Cooroy. It provides a football experience for those aged under 6 to over 35 in a safe and friendly environment. Our aim is to appeal to the social and fun elements of playing football, together with promoting strong community leadership and engagement. We are seeking funding to assist with our end of year Junior Presentation Carnival. This fun event to acknowledge the efforts of our young players, under 6 to under 16, over the past season and involves nearly 200 children. Cooroora United Football Club received a grant of $500 to go towards their end of year Junior Presentation Carnival.
Cooroy Horse & Pony Club WE are having the most amazing year so far with many new memberships and some great young riders coming through. We have excellent and dedicated families involved which is really exciting. Our Cooroy grounds are quite old now and the current committee and members have the job of bringing them up to scratch to make them look fresher and most importantly, to make them safer for the horses and riders. This year we have had to replace half of the sheeting on the roof due to age and rust, plus repair and paint the outside of the building. We also need to replace a majority of our fencing and horse yards as they are rotting. Cooroy Horse & Pony Club received a grant of $1000 to go towards fencing and yard replacements and Council fees.
Photo: Siona Howard receiving $1000 for Cooroy Horse & Pony Club from Warren Berry (Wythes Real Estate).
Friends of the Noosa Botanic Gardens THE Friends of the Noosa Botanic Gardens is a non-profit organisation of volunteers who work with the Noosa Council to develop, enhance and promote this community space as a place of belonging for visitors and our diverse community. Our 2021 Strategic Plan and Objectives identifies the growing need for the gardens to become a valued venue for all ages and stages of life and to ensure we are inclusive of all members of our community. We seek to provide specific support for people with mobility challenges and are seeking funding for a golf buggy that would be used to facilitate inclusive practices for all members of the community who wish to enjoy the gardens and the Friends’ events. Friends of the Noosa Botanic Gardens received a grant of $500 to go towards a golf buggy.
Jill Brownlee receiving $500 for Friends of the Noosa Botanic Gardens from Billie-Jean Kerr and Dayna Clemson (Ray White Real Estate).
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Margaret Rickard receiving $1000 for Cooroy Noosa Genealogical Society from Maree Millar (Cooroy Shoes).
Angela Kirkpatrick (Cooroy Butchery) presenting Terie Wakeham with $1000 for Cooroy Pomona Lions Club.
Gloria Bale (THE ART HUB cooroy) presenting Helen O’Brien with $1000 for Cooroy Scouts.
Cooroy Noosa Genealogical Society
Cooroy Pomona Lions Club
Cooroy Scouts
FOR 25 years, the Cooroy Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group has curated a collection of newspapers published by the Cooroy Rag from 1969 to 2012. Within the Heritage Centre, we also hold a collection of about 3300 original print photograophs from the publication years 1984 to 1996. To prevent deterioration, the newspapers will be housed in archival storage boxes and the photos will be scanned and stored in archival protection.We intend to create a linked database for easy access by historians, researchers and the community on the Group’s internal website.
THE Cooroy Pomona Lions Club has a long standing history within the Noosa hinterland, having assisted many varied groups and people with financial donations. The Club recently took part in an energy efficient assessment with ECOBIZ, part of the Noosa Council’s program to reduce energy consumption. The main electricity usage item highlighted was our old fridge which we are looking to replace with a more energy efficient model. A grant would be used to purchase a new fridge in which to store drinks used for our fortnightly market BBQs and other community events such as the King of the Mountain Festival.
COOROY Scouts is a program that focuses on the development and wellbeing of our children in the community. Within our Cooroy group we have four sub groups that meet once a week. All of these groups are run by volunteer leaders and we also have a parent run committee. Scouting is education for life and fills the gap often left in the current school system. Activities include cooking, craft, projects, camping, life skills, physical activities, building friendships and conservation of our environment. We would dearly love to upgrade our nearly 30 year old kitchen at our Cooroy Scouts on Mary River Road, Cooroy. Cooroy Scouts received a grant of $1000 to go towards a new kitchen.
Cooroy Noosa Genealogical Society received a grant of $1000 to go towards their volunteers carrying out this work.
Cooroy Pomona Lions Club received a grant of $1000 to go towards their volunteers carrying out this work.
Cooroy Tennis Club COOROY Tennis Club has provided tennis facilities and services for the Cooroy community and nearby areas, for over 60 years. We are about to purchase and install an online booking and payment system, known as Book-a-Court. This will involve gate keypad installation, linkage to our court lighting, and connection to the online platform. Book-a-Court will significantly increase tennis participation by the community, by making access to our facilities available seven days a week, including night use, and by providing covid-safe booking and payment services. Also, this booking system will help fill the demand for more available courts, for the popular game of pickleball, which can be played on tennis courts. Cooroy Tennis Club received a grant of $1000 to go towards their
new booking system.
Photo: Dale Bergman (Noosa Christian College) presenting Dorelle Goldsworthy with $1000 for Cooroy Tennis Club.
Jane Gomes receiving $500 for Eumundi District Swim Club from Siona Howard (Cooroy Landscape Supplies).
Eumundi District Swim Club
Will Vines receiving $500 for Eumundi Dragons Rugby Club from Peter Zipf (IGA).
Lorraine McNab receiving $500 for Imbil Mary Valley Scouts from Robbo McInnes (Sunshine Mitre 10 Cooroy)
Eumundi Dragons Rugby Club
Imbil Mary Valley Scout Group
EUMUNDI Dragons Rugby Club is a family orientated club. The philosophy of our club is to provide a safe environment where all players, no matter their level of skills or experience, can learn and develop the skills of our wonderful game. This year we have 54 registered players and a total of over 150 members, when you include parents. Funds would be used to assist in the acquisition of a multitude of club resources including training and match balls, cones, line marking paint, repairs to our scrum machine and providing new jerseys for extra teams.
AT the moment, Imbil Mary Valley Scout Group only has seven members registered, but numbers do fluctuate. To go camping with COVID-19 in communities around, we need a larger tent to enable spacing out and still having room for their personal equipment. Gazebo sides will help to secure our kitchen and food storage area better, from both the wildlife and natural environment. Our first priority is to purchase two tents. Our second priority is for six sides for gazebos.
Eumundi Dragons Rugby Club received a grant of $500 to go towards resources for the club.
Imbil Mary Valley Scout Group received a grant of $500 to go towards purchasing camping equipment.
THE Eumundi District Swim Club has members from Cooroy, Cooran, Gympie, Kybong, Traveston, Eumundi and surrounds. We had a terrific year in 2020/2021 swim season even with Covid challenges, with our swimmers reaching Wide Bay, State and National level competitions. Through fundraising grants we are able to help keep the club operating. We support our members in providing a quality environment for the promotion of swimming as an enjoyable sporting pursuit. The club is committed to the growth of swimming as an essential life skill and a component of health and fitness.
Eumundi District Swim Club received a grant of $500 to go towards their club.
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Mia Hacker receiving $250 for Tall Trees Art from Shane O’Donnell (Cooroy Termite & Pest Control).
Peter Zab receiving $500 for Karate Community from Peter Zipf (IGA).
Penny Hare (Euphoria Family Daycare) presenting Dale Bergman with $500 for Noosa Christian College. Jan O’Hallaran receiving $1000 for SCRDA from Dave Field (The Shed Company).
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Karate Community
Noosa Christian College
ON the last weekend of October, King Street, Cooran will again transform into a temporary arts precinct for the eleventh annual Tall Trees Arts Festival. Opening night is Friday 29 October in the Cooran Memorial School of Arts hall, which will be the main focus for the 2021 exhibition in these days of COVID. Popup galleries will be open up and down King Street all weekend and the visitors will be treated to outstanding local music and a good variety of food and drinks. This annual celebration of our place, our people and the transforming power of art is much anticipated, especially in these days of stress and social isolation.
KARATE Community proudly provides Cooroy and surrounding locations with enjoyable, educational and engaging youth and adult wellness programs. We’re dedicated to building up our training equipment to ensure that everyone, no matter their ability, can train and have a rewarding experience. Our current vehicle does not have a secure space in the tray to protect our business assets, such as training equipment and supplies. We sadly had items stolen from the work ute recently, this has made upgrading the security of the vehicle to protect the equipment we use to deliver our wellbeing programs a priority.
NOOSA Christian College is a not-forprofit independent school. Our Parents and Friends’ Association raise money to purchase resources for our students and school, however, due to COVID-19 they have not been able to run the main fundraiser, the Noosa Billy Cart Grand Prix and Fete for two years. At the beginning of the year, our Primary and Secondary students attended camps and while there fell in love with gaga ball and immediately built a gaga pit. The school has, however, found that the current pit requires a rubber base to protect the children from injury.
Tall Trees Art received a grant of $250 to go towards their operating budget.
Karate Community received a grant of $500 to go towards upgrading the security of their vehicle.
Noosa Christian College received a grant of $500 to go towards installing soft fall in their gaga ball pit.
Sunshine Coast RDA SUNSHINE Coast Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Inc. (SCRDA) would like to acknowledge and thank Nigel Roberts of The Shed Company for recommending us as recipients in the upcoming allocation of funds. SCRDA provides equine-based therapeutic and recreational riding and driving programs for all members of the disability community on the Sunshine Coast and is a registered not-for-profit, we appreciate your assistance in bringing awareness to our organisation. SCRDA received a grant of $1000 to go towards vet bills and upkeep of their newest horse, Suzy.
Pomona State School EACH year, Pomona State School hosts the Inter-school Mathematics Olympiad for students in Years 4 to 6 from local primary schools - Kin Kin, Cooran, Cooroy, Noosaville, Pomona and Tewantin. More than 100 students attend the Mathematics Olympiad each year together with over 30 staff and volunteers. There is no cost for students to attend as our school provides additional staff, all competition materials, mathematical problem-solving activities, medallions for overall first, second and third place in each level and morning tea for visiting staff and volunteers. Pomona State School received a grant of $500 to cover these expenses as well as the purchase of a perpetual trophy.
Photo: Peter Zipf (IGA) presenting Barbara Harch (PSS Deputy Principal) with $500 for Pomona State School
Mouette and Adam (Cooroy Car Parts) presenting Cathy Magick with $500 for Pomona Pony Club.
Pomona Pony Club POMONA Pony Club is a small local organisation that consists of approximately 50 members. As a non-profit organisation, we continue to be supported by members, parents and instructors who freely give their time and energy. Any sponsorship will assist Pomona Pony Club to continue to function and most importantly expand, therefore benefiting out children and future generations to come. Monetary support would provide additional instruction from professional guest instructors, therefore expanding the knowledge and riding ability of our children. Pomona Pony Club received a grant of $500 to go towards the function and expansion of the club. Trish Shipp (Total Curtain Solutions) presenting Rachel Lyons with $750 for Wildcare Australia.
Wildcare Australia THE Wildcare Noosa team (based out of Pomona but with active members in Cooroy, Tinbeerwah, Eerwah Vale, Tewanting, Noosa, Cooroibah etc.) ios called in to rescue koalas by the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, RSPCA Eumundi, Wildlife Rescue Sunshine Coast and Wilvos. We undertake the vast majority of koala rescues in the northern Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Noosa Hinterland and Mary Valley areas. Koala rescue equipment is extensive and expensive. Our equipment is sourced through grants and donations. Our equipment is heavily used and requires replacement periodically. Wildcare Australia received a grant of $750 to go towards purchasing koala rescue equipment.
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Pomona/Cooroy District AFL (Demons) THE Pomona/ Cooroy District AFL Club is a popular family orientated, junior club based in Pomona. This year we have experienced a strong influx of younger players in the Under 8 and Under 10 age group which is wonderful to see and will provide a solid base for our future Under 12 and 14 teams. We are also experiencing strong interest and growth with our girls, this year having nine female players across Under 12 and 14 age groups. Our goal is to have a full all female team in the 2022 competition. With this growth comes additional pressure on our resources, particularly playing jerseys we lend to our players during the season. Pomona/Cooroy District AFL received a grant of $500 to go towards playing jerseys. Robyn Kildey (Countryside Noosa) presenting Fiona Millington with $500 for Pomona/Cooroy District AFL.
schools COOROY State School students raised $923.50 with a Crazy Sock Day to go towards upgrading the school’s quadrangle.
Sandy Bolton MP, Aaron and Vanessa (The Living Classroom Project), Polly Back, Mia Hacker, Year 4 students Cooran State School
Seeds for change at Cooran State School COORAN State School has many things to be grateful for this year with all the fantastic projects that are going on at the school. The school has welcomed The Living Classroom Project into the school this year. The Living Classroom Project teaches students the practices of Permaculture, Paddock to Plate food production, Zero Emissions, sustainability, waste management and cooking/ hospitality skills and so much more. Each week students from Year 2 and Year 4 work within the garden, building, growing, and developing what is to become a magnificent school garden for generations to come. The students were highly involved with the design of the garden and where it should be situated within the school grounds to ensure successful production of crops and sustainability of the gardens. Local MP Sandy Bolton recognised the importance of this learning for the current generation and for
the future generations to come, awarding Cooran State School with a Seeds for Change grant which has allowed them to purchase all the implements needed including ‘wheels’ for their new kitchen garden. “I am thrilled that we could assist with this wonderful project as they expand their permaculture produce with upcoming food tree groves and a new Kitchen/Tuck Shop to prepare fabulous lunches from what they nurture,” Sandy said. “Seeing the joy in the kids’ faces as they explained to me how they have designed the garden to capture the morning sun was pure magic. This really is what these grants are all about. Planting little seeds of change which yield positive, healthy futures for our children and grandchildren. Their knowledge on swales and medicinal benefits of plants was incredible! “I can’t wait to come back to enjoy a ‘garden to plate’ session, and even try some of those healing plants!” Through the Seeds for
Change grant program Cooran State School received $500, which the school is incredibly grateful for. This money was spent on garden tools from a local family business Pomona True Value Hardware, who are fantastic supporters of the school and local community. The school was able to purchase four wheelbarrows, two shovels, six mulch forks and two garden forks. Cooran State School would like to thank Sandy Bolton and the Seed for Change grants program for their contribution towards their garden project. Leading on from the garden, the school is set to get a new purpose-built Kitchen/Tuckshop late 2021 into 2022. This new Kitchen/ Tuckshop will be where the students can learn the culinary side of producing their own produce. For more information about The Living Classroom Project visit: https://livingclassroom. com.au/
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TWO Year 10 hospitality students from Noosa Christian College, Charlotte and Elizabeth working at Saw & Mill serving canapes to guests at the Cooroy Rag Community Celebration.
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THE more RSL members we have the stronger our voice to government departments and thus benefits for our veterans. Your local Cooroy-Pomona RSL Sub-Branch invites you to join our fellow returned service men and woman and gain justice for those in need. Membership of the Club and SubBranch only costs $5.50. For further information call in to see us or phone (07) 5447 6131. Helene Proctor, June Drysdale, Margo McKellar and Phil Griffiths.
BRIDGE lessons are being provided by the Noosa Bridge Club beginning 13 September for eight weeks. This is a twice-yearly offering, held in the clubrooms at 3 Wallace Street, Noosaville. Bridge is more than just a card game as it keeps your memory active and your brain alert, confirming the old saying “use it or lose it’! Bridge is also a game for any age, all generations from six to 106 can play together and these days bridge is attracting a younger audience as during
the pandemic many people in their twenties and thirties have started learning and playing online. So don’t wait till you retire before learning as Committee Member Julie Scott says “everyone wishes they had started playing bridge earlier”. There is a Saturday session available for the weekday workers. Once the basic skills have been mastered, we have a number of competitions available such as the recent Novice Congress where players of the same ability compete in a friendly atmo-
sphere. The eight week course begins Monday 13 September from 9am till 11am. Cost is $80 which includes a copy of Paul Marston’s Introduction to Bridge. This beginner’s course will cover all the basic concepts of bridge and includes sessions of supervised play where your teacher will be available for help. For more information or to register phone 5447 1341 or email info@noosabridge. com or visit our website www.noosabridge.com
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the CWA Hall. $6 including coffee and cake. No experience is necessary. Come for a chat and to learn how to crochet and knit. For more info contact Virginia on 0427 221 931.
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COME and join us, we are a community choir singing beautiful, joyful songs from around the world in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. We meet Tuesdays from 4 till 5.30pm at our new venue, the CWA hall in Eumundi. All levels of ability are accepted and no auditions. For more information call Joan on 0419517869.
Cooroy Hookers COOROY Hookers are a group of girls who get together every week to crochet, knit and chat. We meet every Thursday at 9am in
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WE are a fun, friendly, seniors social group, we welcome couples and singles to join us for morning coffee every Monday from 10am at the Wine Bar, Tewantin Marina and Thursdays from 10am at the Boathouse on the Noosa River. We also have a monthly program of dinners, lunches, walks, picnics and other activities. Please contact Joan on 0419 517 869 for more details.”
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Fishing beautiful Lake Macdonald There were some big ones taking the odd bug but not taking on the fishermen this fine day. In the past two comps, lures have outfished the bait, but not this day. Danny Manning and I using live shrimp, caught more fish than all the other competitors put together. Danny took out first place with 12 Bass with the biggest 41cm, one Yellow belly 41cm and one Catfish 47cm. I came second with 11 Bass, best 37cm and in third place was Sue with two Bass, best 41cm, fourth place was Michael with two Bass, fifth place was Paul with one Bass and Bede took out the Junior prize. Prizes were supplied by Hooked on Angling & Outdoors. Total fish caught and released were 46, with still lots of fish
showing on the sounders and some huge bait balls to be seen. The fish were shy of the lure but for the bait fishers, it was working out the depth the fish were taking the bait and changing location regularly that helped enormously. This depended on the strike rate, size of the fish being landed and also trying to find different habitats for different fish species. Our local resident eagle was perched in a nearby tree and keeping a close eye on us. He has a different style of fishing from us. Adults must have a Sip permit (obtainable at your local Post Office or online) to fish local freshwater impoundments in SE QLD, on which there is a pensioner discount. A big thanks to Kim and the
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staff at Saw & Mill for giving us the use of their conference room for our monthly meeting. We are always welcomed by smiling friendly ever helpful staff. New members are always welcome to join our club. Our main aim is and always has been as a stocking group to maintain fish numbers in our lake, and protection of our fishing environment, and help with research and stocking of the endangered Mary River Cod. For info on joining our club or fishing tips, contact our president Peter Arch 0421 511 813 or Secretary Michael Geary 0408 400 735. Happy fishing, Gary Kenzler Lake Macdonald Fresh Water Fishing Association
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NINE of us were out of bed early Sunday morning with the full moon, ready to be on the lake for the 6am starting gun for our August comp. With boats on the water, the moon disappearing, the sun creeping over the horizon, morning mist rising off the water and Cooroy Mountain mirrored in the clear still water, we headed off. It was good to feel the warmer temperature and enjoy the sun on our backs as the day got underway. Bede, our junior, was there in his kayak, working the lily pads and weed banks, trying to find a good-sized Bass or two. Sue, our only lady fisher of the day, bagged two good-sized Bass using a popper. The Saratoga were not as busy on the surface as usual.
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BY THE RUSTY FORK I DECIDED to take Mrs Fork for a Sunday lunch at Copperhead Brewery. This place is very popular, but luckily I called ahead to make a booking. Copperhead prides itself on being a small batch bespoke brewery. They have seven regular batch beers on tap and an additional seven experimental beers which change with the seasons. If you can’t decide on which ale to have, they offer a tasting paddle of five beers. My mouth was watering at the prospect of which one I might choose, but Mrs Fork is also very fond of their margaritas (she’s had a few in her time and reckons Copperhead’s is the best she’s tasted) and she promptly decided she was going to have a few with her lunch! Being the ultimate gentleman, I soon realised I must have been the desig-
nated driver and opted for a Virgin Mary, which was very tasty. I started my lunch with an entrée of prawn and crab cannelloni with a saffron lemon butter sauce. A perfectly portioned size with generous filling of seafood and a silky, tangy sauce. Delicious. Not one to go past a parmy, I decided to stick with a winner and ordered the chicken parmigiana for my main. This was served with chips and a salad. This is no ordinary pub parmy – a free range chicken breast with smoked ham, napoli sauce and mozzarella – a real pleaser. Chips were crispy and the salad was fresh. Mrs Fork chose the confit duck with cumquat jelly, potato galette and grilled witlof. On the smaller size, but perfectly cooked and beautifully seasoned. She seemed to like it. She washed it down with another margarita.
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We were tempted to have one of the delicious desserts on offer. They include French vanilla slice, chocolate tart and a very indulgent sounding chocolate croissant bread and butter pudding. Instead, I enjoyed a well brewed coffee and Mrs Fork ordered another margarita! The space itself has a great vibe. Exposed bricks and timber beams are the perfect backdrop to show off the stainless steel beer making equipment. Diners are seated at timber tables with coloured glasses and earthy crockery. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable. Drive past Copperhead any day of the week and it will be filled with people. And rightly so. It may be a little bit more pricey than your average pub, but there’s nothing average about this place. Next time I’ll make sure Mrs Fork is the designated driver!
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Short term accommodation is not the enemy WE need to stop blaming and punishing mum and dad investors with mortgages, families and life plans, who are providing short term visitor accommodation. They are not the enemy nor the reason we have a housing crisis. The issues
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that some holiday homes have a significant impact on the residential amenity, particularly the party houses, homes that accommodate large numbers of guests, those homes remotely managed and those poorly managed,
without a local person responsible for the action of guests or managing the property. These types of STAs are destroying the culture and character of our neighbourhoods and community. And they must be stopped. By
responsible management, limiting numbers of people in each home, enforcing noise restrictions, three strikes and you’re out. A mandatory code of conduct with teeth. Blaming STAs for depletion in housing supply as the only reason must stop and limiting the number of STAs will not solve the housing crisis. All it will do is risk severely damaging the tourist accommodation/ tourism sector that is our primary employer, and risk taking away employment from the very people we are trying to help. We need to be honest with ourselves as a community and work together to achieve long term solutions that don’t pit one sector of our community against another. And that means accepting the truth that properties in a tourist town are never going to be affordable. Limiting the number of STAs will not solve the housing crisis because the crisis is about different kinds of accommodation. It’s about affordable housing and social housing, and this is not a Noosa problem. It is an Australia wide problem and it is not within Council’s remit to come up with a solution. We must work together and demand that the government responsible for the issue steps up and works with housing providers committed to providing affordable safe and appropriate homes to community. Council must look at planning options to facilitate ancillary dwelling units in appropriate locations, approving boarding houses/ micro apartments, granny flats for unrelated parties and open up more land for pilot lower cost housing projects and duplexes. Since Covid, Noosa has had a large migration of people all wanting to live here. Record low interest rates, government stimulus and the pandemic-driven migration has resulted in rising prices and an unprecedented demand on housing availability. Last week Council resolved to work on data and empirical research to inform policy changes. The work has not been done (imo) to substantiate any changes in policy relating to short term accommodation, including the economic impact that changes in relation to short term housing will have on the tourism industry,
tourism economy and local employment. As stakeholders the community are entitled to ask for proper analysis that includes an economic impact study. It would be negligent (imo) to allow changes to occur to visitor accommodation (STAs) without proper consideration of the proposed changes. The economic consequences to the tourism economy of Noosa needs to be considered and made public as tourist accommodation is vital to the Noosa economy. The reality is that visitors spend more than locals, and a bed night keeps a whole range of people within the community employedchefs, waiters, cleaners, photographers, wedding celebrants, plumbers, electricians, handymen to name a few. This is a complex problem, and there is no silver bullet and limiting STAs is NOT the answer. Balance is required both economic and social balance. This is a tourist town and it is a resident town. And the two are intrinsically linked and we cannot underestimate how important tourism is to the sustainability of our town’s economy. Limiting STAs would (imo) change the character and appeal of Noosa as a tourist destination and impact Noosa’s economy, jobs, visitor numbers, visitor spend and investor interest. Major organisations likely to be impacted, including large employers like the Noosa Surf Club, industry participants such as all of the major real estate agents, restaurant owners and retailers. All have made significant investments on the basis of a previously held confidence that this Council supports an ongoing and viable tourism industry. Let’s do the work, get the data and proper analysis. And let’s better understand what alternative approaches have been researched, presented and deliberated to deal with the real issue of housing affordability. Let’s get that process right by correct terms of reference and by appointing the right independent consultant. And let’s STOP blaming STAs for our housing crisis, otherwise we will end up throwing the baby out with the bath water. *This is an opinion piece that expresses my personal view only and not that of Noosa Council
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Letters to the editor THE area is growing, this [Woolworths] is needed. It is out of the main town centre so I hope this goes ahead. I drive to Maroochydore to do my shop, it is more than 20mins to get there. Also, it is money being spent in the town instead of out of it.
Carol McCormick, Cooroy I WAS horrified to see in the Bouquets and Brickbats section of the August edition a “BRICKBAT” with the writer calling for the Cooroy-Noosa road speed limit to be restored to 100 kph. Whoever wrote that clearly has no appreciation of the carnage that has taken place on this road over many years. I would also assume that the writer lives in Cooroy or Noosa and does not have the dangerous experience of turning on and off this road. The turn into Sivyer’s Road off the Cooroy-Noosa before the reduction in the speed limit was the scene of some terrifying accidents. Ask any resident of Sivyer’s Road, Gumboil Road, Clearview Road or Colwood Road who has to make the right turn into Sivyer’s when arriving from the Noosa/Tewantin direction what it felt like to take one’s life in one’s hands. Residents have formally petitioned Council and State for a solution in the form of a properly marked turning area (as now exists for the Sunshine Road turn off). The Road Traffic Authority recognises it as a black spot but does not have the funding to carry out the works. There are other intersections such as Dath Henderson, which are also very dangerous. Sadly, it will likely take a fatality for government to take action. The lowering of the speed limit to 80 kph has reduced the risk to a great degree and brought us some comfort while we continue to wait for a proper turning to put in place.
Hugh McGarry, Cooroy
Editors note: Sivyer’s Rd intersection being upgraded, see page 4 WHEN fishing licences were proposed in Queensland by the then State Government, the opposition by voters was so huge that if the licence was brought in, the State Government would have lost the next election by a landslide. But when it comes to a new tax, they bide their time and around the year 2000, they talked freshwater fishing clubs into agreeing to the licence in some freshwater impoundments, with the promise of most of the funds raised going into restocking the impoundments, so the clubs wouldn’t have to fundraise to do this. To their credit, this has mostly been the case. The fees were set at around $35 for a family. With the new increase in effect from August 2021, it will now cost $57 for a single person. The cost of fish fingerlings has not increased anywhere near the rise in fees.
Now there is a proposal by one group to have an overboard freshwater fishing licence statewide. Whether this would do away with the present licence cost, or be a second fee is not known at this point. Most fishermen I know are against this proposal, knowing full well as time goes on the stocking would decrease and admin fees will keep climbing. Quite some years ago a survey was done on the cost to an amateur fisherman per fish caught. It was around $30 per fish, taking into account GST, rego, insurance, fuel tax, cost of fishing gear, bait, licences, and on the list goes. This would be much higher if done in the current year. Due to the incompetence of bureaucrats, no decision has yet been made on whether the Lake Macdonald wall will be replaced in the near future, or at all. Don’t dare ask anyone in fisheries, water board or government, they are all too frightened to stand on someone’s toes. So the local stocking group has not been stocking for three years due to indecision. This means missing out on roughly $18,000 in funds to restock. Where has this money gone? The stocking group places around 40,000 fingerlings into the lake per year. Due to fish stock losses over the spillway wall due to floods, natural predators and fishing, the fish numbers are decreasing and will take years to get back to previous levels, and good-sized fish. So do we get an exemption offered on fishing licences for Lake Macdonald? NO. Do we get an increase in licence fees? YES. It’s all about revenue! You’d think if they can’t make up their mind about our lake, they might look at the ever-increasing population in our area. Some years back we had a bad dry year or two in Gympie and the Sunshine Coast, causing very low dam levels, and we were close to running out of water. After some good rainfall and a top-up for our dams, Brisbane then had a bad dry spell with very low dam levels. Quick smart, the State Government put a water line in place to draw on water from the Sunshine Coast dams to supply Brisbane. We were in trouble then and I shudder at the thought of the next dry spell. Another increase in the Borumba Dam wall-size would make a huge difference to the capacity for it to keep up with the demand for water in Gympie and Sunshine Coast areas. We, as kids, and then our kids fished and camped in National Parks for free. This was a great and affordable lifestyle for lowincome families. Due to government fees and licensing, gone are those days. Short term government greed, long term financial and social cost to all taxpayers. Well, that’s my personal opinion and my little blowout. Happy fishing while you can afford it.
Gary Kenzler, Cooroy
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SOME of Queensland’s best polo players are coming to Cooroy for the polo event of the year. Held at Noosa Country Polo on the picturesque and beautifully manicured polo fields at the foothills of Cooroy Mountain, the Noosa Polo Cup on 3 October will be a day of glamour, fun, friendship and community. Noosa Country Polo Club President, Niall Coburn said they are proud to be presenting the closing event of the official Queensland Polo Association season. “Over the course of the day, eight teams comprising players with international experience will showcase their skills on the polo field. It will be an exciting day!” As well as four high-quality polo games there will be live music, fashions on the field, bars and food. “We encourage all to come
along and indulge in a world of amazing horse athleticism and horsemanship as the teams vie for the ultimate prize: the Noosa Polo Cup. So dress up and enjoy yourself with colleagues, clients, family and friends. After a hard year, let’s all support each other and have a great time,” Niall said. Noosa Country Polo is affiliated with the Queensland Polo Association and the Australian Polo Federation. The preliminary fixtures will take place on Saturday 2 October, which will determine the competition schedule for Finals Day on the Sunday, including the world class teams that will compete for the Noosa Polo Cup. A limited number of guests will have the opportunity to enjoy first class hospitality including the exclusive VIP Private Marquees presented
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Classic Queenslander style in tropical surrounds THIS fully renovated 1990’s-built Queenslander has many features including a wonderful wrap around verandah to take advantage of the fabulous weather here on the Sunshine Coast it is just a five minute drive to Eumundi, famous for its market and a 15 minute drive to Noosaville and Noosa’s Laguna Bay beaches. Located in a quiet court in Doonan this one and a quarter acre property home is set back from the road in an elevated position giving total privacy from all parts of the home. The verandah is a perfect vantage point to look over the tropical gardens which also include a lovely lily pad filled pond, a perfect eco system with established gardens, fruit trees and native plantings. As you enter the home you an enjoy openplanned living area, kitchen and dining room and the warmth of polished timber floors, high ceilings and all the charm of yesteryear with a feature bay window and French doors opening out to the verandah. The kitchen is a focal point of the home with marble bench tops, Italian feature tiles and European appliances including a Euromaid gas five-burner stove. The master bedroom is light and bright, and has verandah access, walk in wardrobe and ensuite. The second bedroom also has a private deck and the third bedroom is currently used as a home office all with air conditioning. The main bathroom is fully renovated with a shower and a classic clawfoot bath. This property also boasts a second dwelling; a one bedroom self contained cabin, with shower and bathroom. It is currently used as a B&B but would also be a wonderful teenager retreat, guest accommodation or artist studio. A beautiful home providing peace, privacy and tranquillity with nothing to do except move in and enjoy.
Address: 2 Bartle Frere Court, Doonan Auction: On-site, September 11, 3pm Details: 4 Bed 3 Bath 6 Car Inspect: By appointment Agent: Lian Scott - 0402 221 823 Agency: Wythes Real Estate
Contemporary home on beautiful three acre block
SITUATED well back off Duke Rd with a northerly aspect, you’ll be soaking up the sunshine or stargazing poolside under the palm trees in your resort-style salt chlorinated pool. Beautiful tiled floors, soaring cathedral ceilings, and the spacious open plan living area including two lounge spaces, a study nook, high set ceiling fans, air-conditioning and a stylish wood fireplace will grab your attention. The lounge room opens to separate dining and kitchen with gorgeous black stone benches, breakfast bar and modern appliances all included. A kitchen boasting a stunning 1200mm 7-burner gas stove, Sharp 4 door fridge, Vintec wine fridges and dishwasher, offer plenty for the budding chef, all overlooking three acres to the rear of the land. Down the hallway you are led to the laundry with external access and the Page
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modern and sleek family bathroom with large walk in shower. The master bedroom is located through the furthest wing of the home providing a sanctuary to escape. It has two walk-in robes, with an attached private ensuite, spacious double shower and beautiful freestanding bath to soak in. The original staircase leads to three generous bedrooms with views and reverse airconditioning. There’s a second bathroom complete with free-standing bath and walkin shower and toilet. With six bedrooms spread across two dwellings, this home is perfect for the entertainer or large family. The self-contained, council approved, second dwelling has an additional two bedrooms, lounge area combined kitchen, with central modern bathroom. The property boasts a huge three-bay remote door garage with workshop area and
Address: 60 Duke Road, Doonan Price: Over $2,350,000 Details: 6 Bed 4 Bath 9 Car Inspect: By appointment Agent: Caroline Johnston - 0409 953 311 Agency: Wythes Real Estate additional open parking for nine cars. Infrastructure includes Ecocycle septic, 75,000 litres of tank water with UV filter, 12.6 kw solar with two invertors and 40 panels.
A true oasis in Doonan offering the horse lover small stables and yard, a fenced 1 acre paddock with dam and the remaining 6 acres provide you two more dams. Contact agent to inspect – this one won’t last.
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Secluded property ideal for horse lovers TUCKED away at the end of a tree lined driveway on a tranquil no-through road, this lush property has everything a horse enthusiast could need. It also boasts a home oozing with character, plus abundant extra features and potential for an income. The 12 acres (4.86ha) of gently undulating, mainly cleared land are divided into three fully fenced paddocks, with four horse stables, day yards and a round yard. Equipment/vehicle storage and working space is plentiful, thanks to a 12m x 10m shed plus an adjoining 6m x 10m shed. Water is also abundant, with a seasonal creek meandering through the property and a large, pretty dam with an electric water pump. Your peaceful, private rural lifestyle is complemented with a character-filled home boasting a bright and welcoming ambience. The central open plan living space includes a country-style kitchen with gas cooktop, and a traditional fireplace for cosy, relaxed winter evenings. This space opens through timber bi-fold doors onto a generous outdoor entertaining area, including a gorgeous timber deck with views across the tropical gardens to the dam.
Address: 175 Black Pinch Road, Cootharaba Price: Contact Agent You could soon be enjoying balmy days with friends and family over drinks and a barbecue, while the kids splash in the newly refurbished, palm-fringed inground pool. The air-conditioned master bedroom has a walk-in robe and ensuite. Two more bedrooms have built-ins, and the home office would also work as a fourth bedroom. There is also spill over space in the adjoining timber shed for extended family or guests. This property’s new owners will feel like
they’ve escaped far from suburban life, but this secluded haven is just a nine-minute drive from Pomona village, with its cafes, schools and shops. At 14 minutes’ drive, Lake Cootharaba is perfect for boating, fishing and kayaking. Noosa Heads itself is just a 32-minute drive if you fancy a day at the beach or Hastings Street. Properties this lovely and private, where you can have horses and make an income are rare to the market, so be quick to arrange your inspection of this one.
Details: 4 Bed 2 Bath 8 Car Inspect: September 1, 1pm-1.45pm; September 4, 10am-10.45am; September 8, 1pm-1.45pm; September 10, Noon - 1pm. Agents: Kess Prior - 0404 344 399 Graham Smith - 0408 874 888 Agency: Hinternoosa Real Estate
Private home with development opportunity A LONG driveway entry provides privacy to this home on 1441sqm with the added bonus of developing the block further either now or into the future. Zoned ‘medium density residential’, there is an oppportunity to strata title at the rear and build another dwelling if so desired. The existing rendered block home features open plan living and dining, air conditioner and raked ceilings making the home light and bright. This area is tiled with sliding door access to the front and rear covered patio areas. Central in the home is the large kitchen with a huge breakfast bar and outlook to the gardens. There are four good size bedrooms, and the main bedroom is air conditioned with a large walkin robe and ensuite. A double lock-up garage is connected to the
home. One door is remote controlled, plus there is a 3-bay carport at the rear of the block too. There’s even a couple of established mango trees on the block. Choose to either enjoy the space of the large block and easy care grounds or consider the development oppportunity afforded with the zoning. The choice is yours. The block is fully-fenced and there’s even a fridge being thrown in as part of the sale. Kauri Street, on the Noosa side of the railway line at Cooroy is just minutes away from the centre of town and all of the facilities that it offers including two supermarkets and a mix of retail shopping. Inspection is at the bi-weekly open homes until the property is sold. Properties like these are rare to the market and it is not expected that it will last long.
Address: 18A Kauri Street, Cooroy Price: Offers over $850,000 Details: 4 Bed 2 Bath 5 Car Inspect: By Appointment Agents: Jeanette Catalano - 0422 923 851 Mario Catalano - 0400 613 879 Agency: Hinternoosa Real Estate Page
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Find harmony in the hills at Carters Ridge EVER dreamed of escaping to the country and embracing a gentler, calmer way of life? Well, this delightful property in the peaceful rural community of Carter’s Ridge offers an idyllic lifestyle on nearly 10 fully useable acres that are just perfect for the horse and animal-lover, as well as the ‘treechanger’. Welcome to Harmony Hills. The home itself is an easy-care low-set design, with plenty of room to extend if desired. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a modern kitchen, a separate laundry and a wraparound verandah showcasing glorious views across the property and beyond to ranges. Raked ceilings in the lounge/kitchen, attractive timber look vinyl planking, a pot belly stove with built-in pizza oven, an integrated dishwasher, induction cooktop, garden access from master bedroom, and ceiling fans throughout, are other features of note. There are masses of space for alfresco entertaining around the home, and its elevated position provides a splendid rural outlook that is calming and rather enchanting. If you enjoy painting, or any type of creative pursuit, you will find plenty of inspiration here. There is also a cosy firepit area for toasting the good life under the stars, washed down with some quality Australian red and plenty of laughter. The property is fully fenced with a customdesigned timber and steel entry gate setting the tone for what is a truly captivating setting, complete with two picturesque dams. Infrastructure includes dog fencing, a 2-bay shed currently configured with
Address: 795 Kenilworth Skyring Road, Carters Ridge Price: Contact Agent Details: 3 Bed 2 Bath Inspect: By Appointment storage on one side and saddlery/tacking room on other, 2 x 25,000 litre water tanks, and fencing (with posts made from timber from the property) around all four paddocks. Located just a 10-minute walk to The Hub
Café, organic butcher, and convenience store the block is 20 minutes’ drive away from Cooroy, 25 minutes to Gympie, 40 minutes to Noosa, and only five minutes from the highway.
Agents: Kimberley Thwaites 0409 920 861 Eliot Krause 0409 920 861 Agency: Countryside Noosa Realty
Private escape or eco tourism opportunity “KYWONG” meaning resting or camping place, is now on the market after being with the current owner’s family for the past 46 years. This much cherished property has been used as a bush retreat for camping and teaching bush skills and a great retreat away from city life. Over time rustic structures have been built near the campfire which is the focal point to improve on camping experiences which include a long drop and hot water shower. Several tracks have been created though the block to allow for wandering and providing access to the creek with plenty of potential to add more. This stunning slice of hinterland paradise is in the much sought after area of Belli Park. It consists of 139.17 acres of natural pristine wilderness with the lovely winding Belli creek bordering the back of the property and part way down one side. An amazing chance to build your own dream home with plenty of room for a shed or two or possibly add some eco-tourism cabins as part of a business opportunity as the peaceful sounds of running water and birdlife will surely entice nature lovers. Only nine minutes to the Bruce Highway, private but not remote and a blank canvas to make your own, be it a weekender or a permanent home among the gum trees, this is your opportunity! Situated close to all that the coast has to offer yet totally private being only: • 16 minutes to Eumundi • 20 minutes to Cooroy • 28 minutes to Noosaville • 38 minutes to Maroochydore Airport For more information or book a visit, call the agents.
Address: 102-110 Skyring Creek Rd, Belli Park Price: Contact Agent Details: Land - 139.17acres Agents: Damon Gore - 0401 115 816 Eliot Krause - 0409 920 861 Agency: Countryside Realty Noosa Cooroy Rag, 1 September 2021 - Page
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