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IN BRIEF Pomona church celebrates 100th
ST PATRICK'S Church in Pomona will celebrate 100 years on Saturday, March 26 from 12.30pm. The afternoon will include light refreshments from 1pm, memorabilia and entertainment and a Mass at 4pm with Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge presiding. To assist with catering, please book at trybooking. com/BWTGH, or phone the parish office on 07 5447 1188 or email enquiries.ndcp@bne.catholic. net.au
New faces join the tourism board Harmony Week celebrations at Pomona this month range from music to cultural awareness workshops.
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Highlighting life lived in harmony HARMONY Week is an opportunity to celebrate multicultural Australia and the successful integration of migrants into our community. Supported by Noosa Council, Pomona Community House is celebrating Harmony Week with two free special events. The first event is on Saturday, March 19 at the Pomona Country Markets, where our region’s rich cultural heritage will be showcased. The second event will be on Friday, March 25 at the Pomona Community House Lawson Shed, where a cultural awareness workshop will be the key event. Australia is one of the most successful multicultural countries in the world and annual events that celebrate our diversity help to maintain this achievement. Organisers say Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, and being united by a set of core Australian values such as respect, appreciation, gratitude and empathy. Officially celebrated on March
21 every year to coincide with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Harmony Day promotes the principle that “everyone belongs” and reinforces the importance of inclusiveness to all Australians. Orange is the colour used to symbolise Harmony Day, being chosen to represent social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. The Pomona Country Markets will run from 8am-12.30pm on March 19, and while the markets are in full swing, short segments of music, dance and weaving workshops for children and adults by local legend Kilagi Nielsen have been organised, and a variety of food stalls will serve snacks and meals. The celebrations will be launched by the acappella group LASCCA singing folk tunes in different languages. Then from 9am on the main stage, duo 4Good will perform and at 10am the official Welcome to Country will take place. Other performances will include: Craig Ellis on the Scottish bagpipes; South Sea
Island dancing by Sam Jones and family; singer-songwriter Mish Shell; and Indonesian folk songs with Albertina Banks, who will be joined by Kin-Kin Primary School children; as well as musician Jay Bishoff and friends. The event will finish with Sunshine Coast duo Alan Kelly & Kirsten of the Barley Shakes performing their favourite Irish-Celtic tunes. The second special event will be held the following week on March 25 from 10am-12.30pm at the Pomona Community House Lawson Shed. This interactive cultural awareness workshop will be facilitated by Albertina Banks and will explore amusing cultural differences through the sharing of personal stories, as well as funny video clips to highlight cultural misunderstanding. Kilagi Nielsen of Papua New Guinea ancestry will then demonstrate how to make coconut oil, with this followed by a delicious food tasting experience. (COVID-19 protocols will be followed.) A limit of 20 people for the event means bookings are required – phone 5485 2427.
MAX Webberley from Kin Kin Depot (pictured above with Melanie Anderson) was appointed Chair, and Sue Willis from Niche Luxury Holidays, Deputy Chair, of the new Tourism Noosa Board this month. Jeannette Allom-Hill also joined the Board, alongside existing Directors Graham Bradford (Hastings Street Association representative, Netanya Noosa), Louise Formosa (Eumundi Trading Pty Ltd), James Kendall (Heads of Noosa Brewing Co) and Craig McGovern (Pelican Boat Hire). Tourism Noosa CEO Melanie Anderson said the new Board had significant experience in tourism and business management. “I would also like to thank outgoing Board Directors Former Chair Richard Stephens (Accom Noosa), Andrew Brodie (Sunshine Coast Airport), Brett Kapernick (Queensland Tourism Industry Council), Darren McClenaghan (RACV Noosa Resort), Erina Kilmore (Australia Zoo) and Michael Holmes (Noosa Longboards)”.
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