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Cooroy to Vegas LOCAL residents and former Noosa District State High School graduates, Jeanenne McEwan and Jesse Gale, have qualified to represent Australia at the 2014 World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas. Over two thousand of the world’s best dancers will come together in Las Vegas this August, with Crews and Megacrews from 45 countries competing to capture the world title, and international bragging rights. Jesse, who is one of seven members of the dance crew Checkmate, has been dancing since he was four years old. Growing up in the small Central Queensland coastal town of Agnes Water, Jesse became a competent jazz and break dancer, performing in numerous eisteddfods and concerts. After moving to Cooroy to undertake his secondary education at Noosa District, Jesse joined Fierce Studios in Noosa, where he did jazz, ballet and hip hop. He developed a keen interest in hip hop, prompting a move to Sole Studios in Nambour, the Sunshine Coast’s only exclusive hip hop dance school.
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Talent shines during Australian Business Week NOOSA District State High School (NDSHS) has now successfully hosted Australian Business Week for the 11th straight year and the school’s appetite for the program hasn’t waned. Australian Business Week (ABW) offers students the opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to run a company. In an exciting week-long intensive program, students experienced what it’s like to run a multi-million dollar company and make decisions which have real outcomes. This year, students ran a hotel simulation business and with the help of a business and teacher mentor discovered the variety of skills needed to be part of a successful business in the 21st century. Throughout the week, students performed tasks in teams ranging from forming a company, assigning roles and responsibilities in the company and reviewing key business areas. They had to make decisions about price, product, their target market, staffing and training. This year’s 16 teams also developed
a marketing strategy and mounted a trade display complete with promotional material and produced a 30 second commercial featuring their business. Finally, each team prepared a written company report explaining decisions made, the outcomes and the impact on their company’s performance and then delivered an oral presentation to an audience of business people, teachers, students and parents. It made for a full week but left each participant with some valuable skills for their careers and the courage to make a difference in their chosen field. This year, the team Hotel named Serenity Beach were crowned Grand Champions. The winning team’s appointed CEO, Alysha Haack said the ABW experience had not only benefited the Serenity team but all 16 teams that took part. Continued on Page 3
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NOTICE for Ex and Current Servicemen and Servicewomen in the Pomona – Cooran – Traveston – Kin Kin areas: Your local sub-branch of the Returned & Services League of Australia will be holding its monthly meetings on Thursday July 10 and Thursday August 14, 2014 at the Pomona Bowls Club. Meetings commence at 3.30pm (1530hrs). Your support will ensure further meetings and possibly more will be held in Pomona. There are many ex-service people in our area who suffer from some form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Your local RSL Sub-branch has trained personnel to deal with this problem and ex-service people or their families are urged to contact John Simmons oh 5485 5093. Your contact will be treated as strictly confidential. The sooner help is sought the sooner an improvement in health can be expected.
Where’s the rolled up Rag? FOR those who would like to enter the ‘Where’s the Rolled Up Rag’ Competition, here’s what it’s about: In each edition of the Cooroy Rag we are placing the photo of the Rolled up Rag (smaller version) in one of the advertisements for you to try and find. All you have to do is email us at editorial@cooroyrag. com.au or post your entry to: ‘Where’s the rolled up rag competition’, PO Box 898, Cooroy, 4563, and let us know which ad you found it in and the page number along with your name, address and phone number so we cantact you. Win a $25 dinner at the Cooroy RSL & Bowls Club. Entries close July 23rd, 2014. Last edition’s winner was Libby Pigdon who found the Rolled Up Rag in the Mitre 10 ad on Page 5.
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CHECKMATE will be competing in the Varsity Division (13-18 year olds) while Genetik, Jeanenne’s crew, will be competing in the Adult Division. Jeanenne hails from Mount Isa, and began to seriously engage with dance after moving to Cooroy, taking classes in jazz, hip hop and contemporary. Jesse invited her to attend Sole’s ‘bring-afriend’ day, and she became hooked on hip hop and the friendly atmosphere at Sole Studios, culminating in a suc-
most of us haven’t had business studies as a course. We’re especially thankful to our mentors, Cathy Eden and Andrew Kirkham who gave their time to guide us and advise us in various aspects of hotel and financial management.” Without the support of parents, students and
teachers ABW simply wouldn’t be the success it’s become - but it’s the support from local businesses that has seen the program develop in recent years. One such business is the Cooroy Community Bank branch of Bendigo Community Bank. Having just completed sponsor-
ing ABW for another year, Cooroy branch manager Geoff Edwards said the Community Bank will be proud to continue its association with the week long program again in 2015. “This is our seventh year as the major sponsor of ABW and the relationship gets stronger
as we become more involved in each facet of it. The mentoring process during ABW is all about giving the students help where they need it, but it’s mostly about watching the groups apply their great ideas and creativity with their endless energies and talents. One of our Community Bank board directors, Fred Broomhall was also on hand to assist during the week of mentoring and we’re both delighted to add this to our financial assistance to the program. “This year ABW was a resounding success and a credit to its coordinator Alison Rexa and school Principal Chris Roff. I encourage any local business owner who hasn’t been involved in ABW to find out more about the program and get involved in 2015. Some of these kids are going to make great employees for some of the coast’s top businesses in years to come,” Mr. Edwards added.
Cooroy to Vegas cessful audition for a position in the competition crew, Checkmate, at the start of 2013. Checkmate, with both Jesse and Jeanenne as members, went on to have a very successful year, which included winning Rumble, in Brisbane, and picking up the silver medal at World Supremacy Battlegrounds in Sydney against 26 other crews from around Australia. As Jeanenne is now over 18, she has moved up into the adult category with Genetik, who,
along with Checkmate, won silver medals at the recent Australian Hip Hop Championships in Sydney, thus qualifying them for the Worlds. Sole’s Junior crew also qualified, making Sole the most successful hip hop dance school in Australia, quite an achievement for the Sunny Coast! Unfortunately, because of financial constraints, only Genetik and Checkmate will be attending the sixday event in Vegas. Nevertheless, the cost of taking two crews to
Vegas is substantial, and the Sole ‘family’ is in the midst of some intensive fundraising. Events so far have included garage sales, a trivia night and a ‘Road to Vegas’ concert. Crowdfunding, collecting finance from backers, the ‘crowd’, to fund an initiative, occurs on the Internet, and Sole are trying this option as well. Cooroy Rag readers are invited to visit w w w. p o z i . b e / soledancecrews if they would like to help Jesse and Jeanenne follow
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even more surprising is the fact that this track forms the route for the annual Bendigo Bank International Mountain Challenge. The premier event of the Wimmers King of the Mountain Festival, the Bendigo Bank International Mountain Challenge, covers a distance of 4.2 km. Although the race starts gently from the centre of Pomona, on streets that wind their way out of town to the base of the mountain continuing over undulating bush track, it’s not long before the gruelling, steep climb starts. The track up the
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FOR the fifth straight year, Cooroy State School students are going to make life a lot easier for hundreds of youngsters in East Timor. Cooroy State School students recently assembled hundreds of educational care parcels to go to the children of Sao Miguel (St. Michael) at Raikotu - a school about 30 minutes west of Dili. The school has about 150 kindergarten students and some 250 of primary school age. The area also caters for other schools that are in need of basic educational supplies. With the help of
Bendigo Bank and Rotary, Sao Miguel was identified six years ago as a community school with no help from the Ministry of Education in Timor. Each parcel donated by the kids from Cooroy State School is a decorated shoe box with enclosed items including exercise books, rulers, erasers, pens and pencils, all topped off with a personal item from each student to the child opening it at the other end. What’s more impressive is that the 465 shoe boxes collected from Cooroy have now joined more than 1,000 others from Tewantin and Pa-
cific Paradise State Schools to create a shipment that will change the lives of 1,500 kids. “This is the fifth straight year we have chosen to support this project with our local Cooroy Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank and Rotary. We’re delighted to continue to play our part in sending these shoe boxes to an area that wants for an education we often take for granted here on the coast. It’s a great team effort across three coast schools and Bendigo Bank and Rotary have just been amazing to work with,” Cooroy State School Principal,
Des Deighton said. “It was great for all our students to get involved and to give something back. They’ve had a ball putting the care parcels together. Bendigo Bank and Rotary will now assist us in getting these parcels into the hands of the kids who need them most,” he said. “Every shoe box is personally decorated and had items to further the education of a child less fortunate than themselves. Each student also enclosed something small of theirs such as a soft toy or a tennis ball. It added something simple but personal to each box. Needless to say, it was quite the moment when the kids held up their boxes at our assembly on 19 June,” Mr. Deighton concluded. Chairman of Sunshine Coast Community Financial Services Ltd (SCCFSL) who manages the Cooroy Community Bank branch, Rick Cooper says he feels the project continues to build on some-
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news Your end of financial year checklist - part 2 Geoff Edwards, Branch Manager, Bendigo Community Bank, Cooroy IN the last edition of Cooroy rag, I reminded you it was THAT time of year again. Yes, it’s time to get ourselves organised with our finances and tax invoices in preparation for completing your tax return. That means you need to prepare your group certificate, details of interest earned from shares and be sure not to forget to claim your bank fees. Remember we also had the new budget announced recently, and some of the planned changes are likely to affect you. So, this is a good time to check with your accountant and financial planner to see what impact these changes will have on you and your tax situation. In line with this, have you checked into the Medicare levy and private health insurance, to see if these will have an effect on you? Some banks will offer health insurance and may even have had incen-
tives if you joined up before the end of the financial year. What about superannuation and the co-contribution the federal government is offering? Is this applicable to you and have you made the appropriate contributions for the year? Now is a great time to check with your financial planner for the important changes that have occurred regarding superannuation. It’s also a great time to call in and see the wide range of services banks provide above and beyond your every day banking.
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A budget that delivers MAYOR Noel Playford has presented a Noosa budget that he says “faithfully delivers on the Free Noosa promises” made in the de-amalgamation campaign. He said “This budget is all about keeping faith with the Noosa community. It’s about restoring services, reducing bureaucracy, building and replacing infrastructure for the future, and being fair to ratepayers.” For the first time in Noosa’s history there will be no increase in the general rate charged to ratepayers, although some levies and charges will be adjusted to improve cost recovery in particular areas. These changes will be fully detailed on the Noosa Council website, www.noosa.qld.gov.au. “The only change for most ratepayers will be an additional $9 on each 6 monthly rate notice for kerbside pickup of their waste and recycle bins. On the other hand, the cost of a green waste bin will fall by $5 each 6 months,” Mr Playford said. Mr Playford said that under amalgamation, the minimum general rate had risen to be amongst the top tier for comparable councils in Queensland. “It’s time for a pause for our ratepayers” he said “and
we’ve made sure we can afford it.” The budget: • Reinstates services lost through amalgamation. • Makes full provision for replacing infrastructure such as roads and bridges. • Delivers a dramatically improved capital works program for Noosa Shire. Mayor Playford said “not only does this budget return the services that Noosa residents had come to expect, but it does so with a small operational surplus and it meets the test for financial sustainability.” The mayor said he’s proud of the big picture painted by his budget. “It delivers on the promises made, and will continue to do so in the years ahead. We’re determined that the Noosa of tomorrow will be one that looks and feels well cared for, not a rundown shire with ageing infrastructure and second-rate services.” The 10 year forecast shows that debt can be reduced and cash reserves increased with rate rises held within CPI. Mr Playford said “If that was your household budget, you would clearly see it’s going in the right direction.” Some other highlights of 2014/15 budget;
Business strategy breakfast COOROY Chamber of Commerce are holding a business strategy breakfast on Tuesday 5th August from 7 to 8am at Cooroy Hotel. The guest speaker Rod Richards is the founder and owner of Richards Consulting, a mentoring firm that specialises in practical and innovative solutions for small business entrepreneurs. He has worked with over a thousand businesses, helping many of them grow into sustainable levels of operations and win local and national acclaim. One of his colleagues wrote about him, ‘Rod is a passionate and knowledgeable trainer and presenter, and a supportive and encouraging mentor who is happy to share his knowledge in small business management’, said Leigh
Rachow from Sunshine Coast Business Academy and Business Training Consultants Pty Ltd. His topic for the Chamber Breakfast is the ‘Top 10 Easily Implemented Tips for Small Business’ which will have something for everyone to help them grow or improve their business. Cost for the breakfast is $12 for Cooroy Chamber members and $22 for non-members and includes bacon and egg roll, tea/coffee and juice. Vegetarian option also available. Bookings can be made with Tania at Cooroy Central Guardian Pharmacy (phone 5447 6028) or email bookings@cooroy.com.au for an invoice or book online at http:// www.trybooking.com/FGWL for credit card payment.
Council chips in to promote responsible pet ownership NOOSA Council is partnering with the RSPCA by contributing $12,000 towards a campaign promoting responsible pet ownership. “Operation Wanted” is a de-sexing and micro-chipping campaign aimed at reducing the number of unwanted kittens, puppies and older animals that are left unclaimed in shelters and pounds every year. The Noosa campaign forms part of a targeted approach which is also occurring in
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eight other regions across the state to address the unwanted animal problem. Council is pleased with the support provided by all of Noosa’s veterinarians who have offered their services for a 20% discount off the usual cost to de-sex and micro-chip animals. Residents are urged to visit their local vet clinic and take advantage of this generous offer which is available until 31 August 2014.
Capital injection: A dramatic increase in the capital works program to $23-million dollars, more than double the expenditure planned for Noosa under the amalgamated council. Road resealing: $8-million to begin restoring our roads to their condition before amalgamation. Renewal of infrastructure: The asset sustainability ratio is the measure of how well a council provides for the renewal of ageing infrastructure. This rises to 100%, well above the rate of 70% under amalgamation. Noosa Biosphere Reserve: Funding of $250-thousand for projects related to the local economy and environment. Community Engagement: Significant funding for initiatives to allow the Noosa community to participate in local decisionmaking processes. “I mention that last, but certainly not least” said Mr Playford. “Community engagement is a key to protecting our lifestyle. The people of Noosa fought to restore this council, and now we are committed to giving them a real say in decisions. We’ll have more on this soon. As they say, watch this space.”
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COMBINED Coastal Car Club is having their sign on day & BBQ on Sunday 13th July at 11.30. Bring your car & friends along to Johnson Pak Mary River Road Cooroy. The club is open to all types of vehicles of any age. We meet on the first Monday of each month & have regular cruises as well as attending other car shows & events. Further information Contact Steve 0432 741 400
Cooroy-Eumundi Garden Club THE next meeting of the Club will be on Monday 14 July and will be to the Maroochy Bushland Botanic Garden at Tanawa, near Buderim. Members should meet on site by 9.30 am. For further information please contact Simon on 5472 0068.”
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‘Colours of the Carnivale’ exhibition at Discover Eumundi THE opening of the 2014 ‘Colours of the Carnivale’ exhibition at Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre on Sunday 22 June saw the announcement of this year ’s Australian Body Art Carnivale Photography Competition winners. The award winners are Deb Neill in the Photo Print category and Carly Head in the Digital Art Print category. Trevor
Crossley won the Highly Commended Award for his submissions. Manager of Discover Eumundi Wendy Birrell says the exhibition will be on display until Sunday 20 July, and features all the entries and winning images from the Australian Body Art Carnivale photographic competition, in both photo print and digital categories, sponsored by Canon and Noosa
Camera House. “Visitors to the exhibition can choose their favourite image and vote in the People’s Choice category up until 20 July,” Wendy says. “The Carnivale really is a dream for photographers – with phenomenal picture opportunities in every direction, and such an abundance of colour and creativity,” she says. “The exhibition showcases a display of prints as well as a digital slide show of images from the whole Carnivale that really captures the breadth of talent showcased at
the ever-growing community art event.” “Also on display are a number of the ‘All Dolled Up’ entries - creatively revamped dolls in the Dreams and Nightmares theme, plus a step back in time with an area showing a little history of the event including last year’s outstanding winning airbrushed Car Bonnet art piece” Visit www.australianbody art.com.au for more info and to sign up to receive eNewsletters in the leadup to next year’s event. F a c e b o o k page: www.facebook.com/ AustralianBodyArtCarnivale
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WITH global warming back in the news here and abroad, Cooroy’s Dr Leah Barclay is thrilled to be joining likeminded leaders in Melbourne next week to receive personal training from former US Vice President Al Gore and become a Climate Leader with Mr Gore’s Climate Reality Project. “This is fantastic opportunity to work with leaders from across the world and explore new methods of creative resilience and adaptation in response to climate change,” said Dr Barclay. Dr Barclay has just returned from the USA, where she has been working with six other UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Arizona, California and New Mexico exploring the value of rich media environments and digital technology in facilitating environmental awareness and engagement. The results from her research will be presented in Eu-
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Leah Barclay field recording in New Mexico’s Jornada Biosphere Reserve rope next month and at the IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney later this year. The Climate Reality Project is Mr Gore’s climate change leadership program. In partnership with the Australian Conservation Foundation, TCRP’s mission is to educate the public about the harmful effects of global warming and to work toward solutions at a grassroots level worldwide. “We have taken these trainings around the world, and in every community committed leaders are standing up to take action on the climate
crisis. Our goal is to provide them with the best possible tools to become even more effective leaders,” said Ken Berlin, CEO of the Climate Reality Project. “The more I research climate change, the more I realise the incredible value of connecting communities and bringing people together in an interdisciplinary context. The Climate Reality Project is a fantastic example of creating a global community of people who truly believe we can slow the ramifications of climate change if we work together,” said Dr Barclay.
OUR Dinner group was waived this month and instead we had the President’s Luncheon combined with the Clubs 25th birthday celebrations. The event was organised and planned with the staff of the Cooroy Victory Hotel. Almost forty members attended with invited guests, the President of the Rotary club Lyn and Ken Hodges and one of our own early Presidents, Doug McKay with his wife Avril. The luncheon was conducted in a private function area and the staff did their very best to service our needs. Champagne was thrust upon us on arrival, which no one complained about and the meal was served quickly and it was top quality. The noise in the room was deafening, with the chatting and joking and laughter. A great way to celebrate the 25th anniversary. Club President Marlene Strudwick welcomed all guests and along with the President of Rotary’s wife Lyn Hodges cut the 25th birthday cake.
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Our rural future - your choice NOOSA’S rural communities and the development of an action plan under the existing Rural Futures Strategy has been a focus for Cr Sandy Bolton since the new Noosa Council has been formed. Cr Bolton has been out and about with stakeholders seeking information on their priorities to assist our rural communities’ and their economic development. “It has been an educational and enlightening time over the last 5 months. In response to requests and submissions from organisations and residents, it has been my aim to identify barriers that have hindered our local producers, are considered issues in relation to rural living, or that affect hinterland businesses from sustaining. From this, an interim “Noosa Country Action plan” has commenced in which to work on over the next 12 months, which includes the development of our very own “Noosa Country Strategy “ , which is very exciting” For producers and local business there has been a number of issues identified including the lack of branding, pathways for selling and exporting product, as well as excessive red tape and application fees for small operators, home based business and “niche “farmers. Infrastructure and signage was also of concern, as well as components of the Noosa Plan. For residents, the issues of transport, housing and conflicts between farming and lifestyle endeavours have been prevalent, with a desire to create Master Plans for their villages. With opportunities through the upcoming Biosphere Project, and the increase in demand for nutritious, safe food and support for short supply chains to reduce emissions and waste, Cr Bolton believes now is an opportune time for Council to provide a framework in which our rural communities can prosper . “The development of a Country Noosa Strategy which is attainable, has definitive outcomes and timelines is essential to assisting our rural endeavours.” There is a multitude of emerging opportunities
that may be suitable for our local industries. These include the growth areas of “wellness” industries, “niche” produce and value add’s , eco accredited endeavours and accommodation options for unique rural experiences. From a tourism angle, the promotion of a “Country Loop” which takes in our rural villages, with the sealing of Dr Pages Rd, interpretive signage, entry statements and maps are just some of the items under discussion. The reinstatement of the Food Trail, with effective pathways to showcase and sell product, and an integrated brand for local, regional and national promotion opportunities has been identified as essential to assist our rural producers.” “However, in order to be successful, and to create jobs for locals, it is vital that residents recognize the role they play in this. If the preference is for organic, GMO free produce, and a desire to decrease intensive farming practices across Australia, support this through your purchase choices. “Not only are you making a healthy choice for your family and the environment through less emissions, you are taking a stance on behalf of your community and future generations in retaining and creating jobs. ” As part of the Country Noosa Action Plan, a “Farming into the Future” Film and Networking evening will be held on July 2 at the J commencing at 6.30. “This is a wonderful opportunity for existing or potential farmers, as well as any resident that cares about food sources and the environment. Cost is just a gold coin donation. Information on the Rural Futures Strategy and upcoming community forums will be available in the coming weeks. For enquiries please contact Cr Bolton on 0405483579 or sandy.bolton@noosa.qld.gov.au.
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A PERSON’S home is their castle and any equity in it is the owner’s to use as they wish. But the large amount of untapped wealth that is tied up in homes around the country has not gone unnoticed by the Government and others. Two high profile reports as referred to below have raised the possibility that one way to help fund the rising costs associated with an ageing population, is to bring the family home into the equation when it comes to aged care. New funding models Both the Productivity Commission in its An Ageing Australia: Preparing for the Future research paper[1] and The Grattan Institute in its Balancing budgets; tough choices we need report[2], have raised the possibility of using the equity in one’s home to help meet the costs. A government equity release scheme where individuals contribute half the annual real increase in their home values towards aged care was the Productivity Commission’s suggestion. The Grattan Institute suggested wealthy retirees draw down some of the value of their owner-occupied dwellings before accessing the age pension. People who failed the asset test due
to the value of their dwelling would be allowed to receive the aged pension, but they would accumulate a debt to the government, to be paid when the home was transferred or sold. Both schemes are not too dissimilar to existing reverse mortgage arrangements where a home owner can access the equity in their home for any number of reasons, repaying the amount when they leave or the home is sold. Under current arrangements, a person moving into an aged care facility requiring an accommodation bond does not have to sell their home to raise the necessary entry costs. The home is also exempt from the age pension assets test – two years from the date a person moves into care.[3] Indeed, a home will remain exempt beyond the two year period if: a partner or dependent child lives in the house; a carer who is eligible for an Australian Government income support payment has been living there for at least two years or a close relative who is eligible for an Australian Government income support payment has been living there for at least five years. The family home and the Age Pension There are times when a person does need to sell their home to fund the sometimes
large accommodation bond and this amount is also exempt from the age pension assets test. Any other proceeds from the sale of a home may impact how much age pension a person can receive. While it has been possible to pay a higher bond to ensure any age pension is still paid, significant changes to aged care funding which take effect from 1 July 2014, means this strategy may not be possible. Renting out the family home An accommodation bond can also be paid in regular instalments which may be funded through the principal residence being rented out. In this case the value of the home remains exempt from the age pension assets test, and the rental income is exempt from the age pension income test, while the periodic payments are being made. The rental income is not counted towards the calculation of income-tested daily care fees at an aged care facility. The family home often plays a large role in financial planning because at most times it is your largest asset. For the moment at least, it remains sacred. If you are considering strategies that involve you or your loved ones contemplating aged care accommodation, don’t hesitate to call us today on 07 5447 7740.
Noosa Showgirl entries now open Noosa Country Show WOULD you like to raise the profile of the Noosa Country Show and be involved in the Community? Would you like to meet new people and challenge yourself? Here is a fun and exciting opportunity for young people to get involved and achieve easily. The Noosa Country Show is looking to the youth of our communities to enter our Miss Showgirl and Rural Ambassador competitions. There are many prizes to be won and gifts for entrants. The Miss Noosa Showgirl title is awarded to a young lady aged 18 to 28 years, selected for her knowledge, her presentation and her passion for the show movement and the local community. It is not a beauty contest, nor is it a brains test. It is an award presented to a young person who will raise the profile of the Noosa Country Show. There are also categories for Noosa Miss Teen, Noosa Miss Junior, Little Miss Noosa and Little Mister Noosa. Miss Charity Queen will be awarded to the entrant who raises the most funds for the Show and Wildcare Australia, Pomona branch, who are seeking funds to build an enclosure for rehabilitation of injured sugar gliders, so that they can be released
back to the wild. The Rural Ambassador award seeks young people, male or female, aged 20 to 29, who symbolise the rural spirit - people with vitality who are forward thinking and with a passion for the land and local shows. Our Noosa winners of both Showgirl and Rural Ambassador will progress through to regional level and winners from there go to the State Awards at the Ekka and National Finals follow on from there. Interviews will be held at the King of the Mountain Festival at Pomona on Sunday 27th July. Final judging will take place at the Show Ball at Pomona Memorial Hall on Saturday 2nd August. Entry to the competition is $10 which entitles entrants to one year membership of the Noosa Show Society, free entry to both days of the show and free entry to the Ball. Tickets are $45 for non members and $35 for members. The Show Ball includes a two course meal catered by Black Ant Gourmet, a licensed bar plus a live professional five piece dance band. Go to the website www.noosashowsociety.org.au for entry forms, schedules and rules. For further details contact Stacey Breed on 0413 199 802 or email secretary@noosashowsociety.org.au
Art Exhibition Noosa Country Show Art Exhibition, 1113 September, 2014. Opening Night 6-8 pm. Artists everywhere, take up your tools, paints/pencils/pastels and start imagining Noosa in her fabulous cloak of many colours. The art competition challenge has been inspired by the main theme “Celebration of Noosa Shire” The options are one or all of the following in any medium. Concept 1. Noosa Dreaming Concept 2. Drawing Noosa Concept 3. Noosa Now. The 2D Selection Criteria is on the website. Deadline for all Entry Forms accompanied by Entry Fee is Monday 25th August Lock it in the diary today! The Squash Courts, Pomona Showgrounds will house the Art Exhibition and Photography, Come an experience free workshops that include Art, collaborative community painting with Sammy Ray Jones, Native fibre weaving with Renee Bahloo, leadership talks, Free Bush tucker food tasting, yarning circles, Aboriginal weapons making demo, bush carpentry, Permiculture and kids learning through play. The full schedule is now available on www.noosashowsociety.org.au Or Email Art Steward Sandra smfsarts@yahoo.com.au
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THREE times she’s made it into the National Top 10 Bestseller List. She lives in Doonan. Her books are about knitting. Visit Cooroy Library on 23 July and say hello to Loani Prior, the Sunshine Coast’s most successful and prolific knitting writer. Starting out with the Wallace House Knitters and Spinners Group, Loani has gone on to rack up three books in the National Top 10 Bestseller List. ‘When that first book was published in 2008, I couldn’t have imagined the Knit Change in store for me,’ she said. ‘It’s The Bloke’s fault. He took me to meet his family en masse one Christmas and, well, what was one to do but make a big impression with a great display of talent and generosity. I presented 15 stupendous tea-cosies on their pots accompanied by matching eggcosies on their cups all packed the same way all delivered at the same time. How could they not love me after that? And so, the tea-cosy nonsense began.’ Loani has a jam-packed year ahead which includes a travelling exhibition, Portraits of a Tea Cosy.
This joint project with photographer Mark Crocker reveals tea cosies from around Australia, alongside stories of their tea-loving and knitting owners that have the same fun and quirky design passion as Loani. ‘I reckon a designer needs two qualities above all else and that is the gall to think you can do anything and a strong inner critic to recognise when you aren’t quite there yet,’ she said. ‘I have a lot of duds hiding in a deep dark box in my house, and no you can’t see them.’ Loani is about to release her fourth book, Pretty Funny Tea Cosies, which hopefully will follow the success of the others, and be read by the over 90,000 tea cosy connoisseurs in countries such as Holland, France, Finland and Estonia. For more information about Loani’s visit to Cooroy Library and others great library events www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au or phone 5329 6555 to book your place. To find out more about the Portraits of a Tea Cosy exhibition visit www.portraitsofateacosy.com.
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The newly formed German Interest Group will meet from 1.00 to 3.00pm on Thursday 10th and Tuesday 22nd July at the research room, visitors are welcome to come and take part. The Group will hold their Eighteenth Birthday Celebration on Wednesday 16th July with lunch at the Rump House, Noosa Marina, it is an opportunity for friends and members to keep in touch. Our recent raffle of a $100 Bunnings voucher was drawn on 20th June and won by ticket Green B17 held by Murray. To find out more on all these events phone 5442 5570 or visit www.genealogy-noosa .org.au
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A MERGER between two respected Cooroy accounting firms, SPV Accounting and CJ Taxation Services is definitely a winning combination for all involved. “We’ve always had a really good working relationship and been respected colleagues rather than competitors. Carol started CJ Taxation Services as a home based business just like SPV Accounting, so our business philosophies are very similar. The merger of the two businesses effectively means we can pool our resources and offer expanded services. So it adds up to a great solution for everyone,” said accountant, Seb Vecchio. SPV Accounting will move into the offices of CJ Taxation Services at 1st Floor, Garnet Place, 1a Garnet Street, Cooroy. They
will continue to operate under the name of CJ Taxation Services with the existing staff of both businesses. The full range of accounting services will continued to be offered including taxation, auditing, bookkeeping, BSA licencing requirements and a range of business services such as cash flow forecasting and advice for business start-up, buying and/ or selling a business. “For our clients there won’t be much difference, other than new premises and a new business name if they have been a client of SPV accounting. And for clients of CJ Taxation Services just a few new faces in the office. We will continue to provide the same personalised service with professionalism and quality,” said Seb Vecchio.
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WINTERTIME at our orchid house is a very relaxed time as the plants don’t need as much watering as the growing season and we are able to travel a little. We are on tank water and do not have an automatic watering system and I don’t get anyone in to water while we are away. The orchids we grow can handle 2weeks and more without water no trouble. Try that with the ferns. The orchid plants with pseudobulbs have a built in water storage so can handle long dry periods, so these are the ones I recommend. The Noosa Society celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and the club is going from strength to strength. Part of the celebrations the club is hosting an Orchid Show in Cooroy on the19th & 20th of September. There is wide variety of orchid flowers in bloom at this time of the year. One of the easiest and prolific flowering
orchids is soft cane Dendrobiums and there will plenty of these on show and for sale. The Noosa Society meets the first Saturday of each month at the Tinbeerwah Hall, 1pm for a 1.30 pm start. For more information contact John Green 54832764 or visit the Noosa Orchid society website.
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COOROY RAG WHEN residents of Cooroy join together they become a formidable force, especially when prompted by unexpected hardship. The Cooroy Mill Place Precinct stands as a powerful display of the town’s determination to transform a crushing blow to the community, into one of the its great strengths. In 2000 the Queensland Government made a decision that meant the end for Cooroy’s historic timber milling industry. Over 70 jobs were lost and the future of the Old Mill Site and the town were in doubt. A group of concerned citizens got involved with a desire to secure the site for future generations, to preserve the town’s heritage and to create something truly special for the community. Just over a decade later, the Mill Place Precinct is a public space that is second to none on the Sunshine Coast. The precinct has many attractions such as the old sawmill boiler, the Cooroora Woodworkers and the Sunshine Coast Camphor Laurel Initia-
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tive, but the state-ofthe-art Cooroy Library is the Mill Precinct’s crowning jewell. “Everything at the Mill Place Precinct tells us something about Cooroy, our history, our future and most importantly the power of the community,” Mill Board President Tex Pipke said. “I think the library in particular, demonstrates the vision that people on the original Mill Board had for Cooroy… we did not just want a $2 million library, we envisaged something much bigger. “We now have a facility that is literally the core of the Cooroy community. The library is used from 6am each day with Yoga classes, open often until 10pm with conferences and meetings. “There have been many twists and turns along the way, with changes in state governments, council amalgamations and de-amalgamations, but the Mill Board has always remained true to its original goal and the site today truly reflects that.” Mill Board Secretary Carol Christensen said
the entire Mill Place Precinct was built on the strength and goodwill of the Cooroy community and our local councils. “The generous input of so many people over many years has helped us build this wonderful civic space,” Mrs Christensen said. “The creativity and vision of Noosa District High School Year 9 students led to the formation of the Log Maze, we have had local artists with community consultation complete artistic story boards showcasing to town’s timber milling history, and our local Land Care group helped plant out the creek,” she said. “Our volunteers the ‘Friends of the Mill’ make an enormous contribution to the operation of the precinct, including the library, the retail store and the fusion festival, giving up to 500 hours per month of time to the continued operation of the precinct. “It really is a great story about what this community has done for itself.” Wythes Real Estate representative
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Samantha Hargrave said outstanding community assets such as the Lower Mill Precinct, in particular the Cooroy Library, were major drivers for people relocating to Cooroy. “This community has a truly can-do attitude that brings people together and creates a sort of ‘magic’. It is not surprising that so many people, in particular young families, want to move here,” Ms Hargrave said. “Fortunately we have great value real estate, such as the packages available at Erindale Park on Lake Macdonald Drive, where people can build their dream home in a beautiful location and become part of this very special community.”
Certainly the Cooroy Lower Mill Board would be keen to hear from newcomers to Cooroy. “We welcome new ideas and input from the community, we want people to get involved,” Ms Christensen said. Anyone in the community with an interest in the future of the Mill Precinct is encouraged to get involved and help shape its future. For more information contact: email info@lowermillsite.com.au For more information about Erindale Park visit the website www.erindalepark.com.au and sign up for regular updates via our E-newsletter or contact Samantha Hargrave at Wythes Real Estate on 0417 750 507.
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CERTAIN lifestyle properties in the Noosa Hinterland really have the ability to just lift your spirits when you visit them. 198 Arthys Rd, Cooran hits the bulls eye. Five acre properties have always been popular and this one must be the best value for money we have seen in a long time. Fully fenced and with a creek this land currently agisting some cattle. There is ample room for a horse or two and being only metres from the Noosa Trails network you can ride straight out from you own paddock through to Kin Kin and Lake Macdonald. If you’re not a horse or cattle person but love the country lifestyle and fresh air, this couldn’t be better, and you only really need to maintain your nice level house yard, and the rest of the paddocks will be kept tidy by the contented neighborhood cows. There is a great man shed with workshop area and is fully lined internally plus carpet on the floor! There is a 2nd smaller lady’s shed as well for storage and gardening etc. This home is nestled safely back from the road and is pro-
tected from harsh Western Summer sun. Cool mornings are perfect for sharing breakfast with the local native birds on the Eastern side. Bathed in sunshine and taking in the most beautiful views of Mt Pinbarren is the absolute best way to start your day. Cuddle up around the full brick fireplace on chilly nights, or pop the reverse cycle air-conditioner on if you prefer. The near new kitchen with walk in pantry is perfectly set out and the large gas Bompani cooker and rangehood can be easily accessed from the large island bench. Three spacious bedrooms, a large family bathroom with a 2 way separate toilet offers access from the laundry which also sports a shower cubicle. Living in Cooran is easy and enjoybale, locals enjoy the convenience of the general store with post office, sporting facilities, great Clooney’s restaurant, train and bus transport and other attractions. This home is only 5 minutes drive to either Pomona or Cooran and approx 35 Minutes to Noosa Phone Paul Bielby Countryside Realty on 0437 346 256.
real estate Small acreage with character
ONLY once in a while does a property like this come along with such sensational character in a lovely small acreage setting of just over 2 acres. Situated near the end of Browns Rd this property offers true peace and quiet and fertile, walkable acreage that you’ll enjoy for years and years. Timber is the feature here, with timber lined raked ceilings and timber walls, timber windows and doors, with everything in terrific condition. Each of the 3 bedrooms have direct access to the verandahs that wrap around the entire home. The main bedroom also has a walk through robe to its ensuite and boasts gorgeous stained glass windows. Open plan living combines with the central kitchen to create a very homely feel and calm ambience to relax and enjoy. The timber kitchen is extremely functional with loads of bench space, gas cook top, walk in pantry and casement windows that act as a servery to the extra deep covered outdoor area ideal for dining alfresco. This charming
home also features an open room with wall to ceiling timber shelves and desk, which could function as a library, home office or study. Heating and cooling is well taken care of with ceiling fans, air conditioning and also a slow combustion wood stove for those real chilly winter nights. The 8691m2 parcel of land is a mix of lawn, shady trees and shrubs, fruit trees, chook pen and handy garden sheds. There are 2 dams that connect to the outside taps, so water is never a problem. There’s also a double lockup garage. What’s really special is that the surrounding properties are larger in size giving the impression of space and of being on a much larger property and a vista that includes green rolling countryside with picturesque ranges in the distance. This is the first time this property has been for sale in 16 years and is an opportunity not to be missed! Price: $525,000. Phone Jeanette Catalano, 0422 923 851 Hinternoosa.com.au, 5447 7000
Hideout in Paradise
Commercial / Office Space
FOR LEASE Wattle Street Centre
Unit 4 - 13 Garnett Street Cooroy - Area - 41 M2 Rent - $14, 350 annually + out goings
WELCOME home to this 61.53 acre property. As you enter through the timber gateway you come to a meandering crystal clear water creek surrounded by majestic palms and tall shade trees. Follow the track as it gently winds its way to a 2 bedroom weekender where you can appreciate the panoramic views of this hidden retreat, no neighbours within cooee just peace and seclusion. The property has a plentiful supply of water with 5 dams and a natural permanent creek plus 2 x 5000gal rain water tanks. In the past the property has been utilized for small cropping and cattle grazing. The property has a multitude of uses – lifestyle heading the list. The property has mains power and phone with garbage pickup and mail delivery. There is a man cave and carport. Plus assorted fruit trees the owner will chuck in the old troopy for a paddock basher Priced at $449,000 - call Jenny Straughair on 0407 778 363 from Raine & Horne Noosa
Hinterland for further details, call the office on 5485 1788, or drop into the office at 8 Reserve Street, Pomona
Comes With – Airconditioning – Hot Water System - Sink – Plenty Of Inbuilt Cupboard Space – All electrical & Data fittings. Can include at Nil Extra Cost – Full Phone system-fridge- desks & Chairs -partitioning
For further information please call John on
54490904
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real estate Thinking of selling or buying a property? Get the facts first!
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IF you’re considering selling, or buying, your property in this thriving Real Estate market, your single most important decision is undoubtedly to find the best Real Estate Agent for the job. The right agent often makes an enormous difference to the final price you achieve and the experience you have along the way. Given that 80% of property is sold by 20% of agents, they are worth seeking out before you list! Finding these highly successful people within your local community is often very difficult, especially as there are usually multiple agencies and numerous agents to choose from. Fortunately with the online world moving as fast as it is, there is now a simple way to have an completely independent party with over 25 years genuine industry experience to do this for you, absolutely free, and at the click of a button. Performing Agents (performing
agents.com.au) is a locally established online company that makes it easy for sellers to choose from the top 2-3 performing agents in their local area. It’s a completely free, 100% independent and no obligation service with zero downside for sellers. It’s what they do and they are experts at it, Australia wide. They analyse listings held, recent sales, reputation and agency dominance before selecting an agent and then personally contact each agent to ensure they meet the high standards expected of them. A detailed report with their recommendations in then issued which empowers owners to literally choose from the best agents for their unique property. They passionately believe every property is unique and not all agents are the best fit for all types of property, or every even seller for that matter. Agents often have their own specific area of expertise and it’s very important that their individual expertise is matched with the type of property you are looking to
sell in order to get the best results. If you want to sell your property quickly for the best price, your best chance is with the best agent. It’s that simple. Performing Agents uses various expensive industry data and good old fashioned due diligence in order to match the best agents with the specific needs of the seller. If you own a luxurious house for example, you need an agent with a proven history of selling luxurious houses in your locality, not someone best suited to units or much lower priced properties. These agents typically already have buyers for your type of property given it’s what they specialise in. The same applies to
all property in all locations, which is why this concept is available Australia wide. The agents who dominate right now in a particular market segment really do stand out statistically if you know where and how to look. They are the best in the business for good reason and deserve their reputation as a standout local performer. All sellers really need to do when using this free service is to choose from the nominated best 2-3 agents. It really is that simple although choosing from the best will be harder than you think! For more information call Performing Agents on 1300 665 706.
Premium precinct
LOCATED on Lone Hand Road, one of cooroy’s premium rural residential precincts , this charming 4 bedroom cape cod home on 1.75 beautiful acres, represents a limited opportunity to access this iconic location at
less than $800,000. Well suited to family, retirement, or recreational use, this delightful small acreage will not disappoint! Bring the horse and your dog! Sit back and enjoy this magic part of the cooroy hinterland. • prestige location - lone hand road • manageable 1.75 acres • charming 4 bedroom cape cod residence • fully fenced with dam and bore • 2 bay shed 10,000 gallons of water storage • covered outdoor entertainment area • gentle sloping block, fenced horse paddock • views to cooroy mountain and rural farmland • entry level property in prestige location • located between cooroy and eumundi. Price: $785,000. Phone David Crerar 0418 712 054 Hinternoosa.com.au, 5447 7000.
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COOROY RAG Happy Birthday to Jodii Gadd who celebrated her 18th on June 23rd
Congratulations to Kara and Daniel Holt on the birth of their first born child Indiana Maree Rose Holt born 5/4/2014 - Proud grandparents Lana and Dean Roper
Congratulations to Ben and Sky on the birth of their first born child Hunter Nicholas Antony Roper born 2/5/2014 Proud grandparents Dean and Lana Roper
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Congratulations to Neil and Veronica Sutton on their recent nuptials Photograph by BluShoes Photography & Video
Thanks to Chad Munroe, Provisional Wealth, who sent in this photo of our Cooroy Rag hat on holiday in McGregor, Iowa. On the Mighty Mississippi!!!! flooding river
Cooroy Drapery Staff Bronwyn, Audrey Hepburn Alias Colleen and Margaret all dressed in their Retro gear ready to welcome Ladies on the Quilters Trail. During the month of June 11 bus loads of ladies visited Cooroy, with the ladies who also travelled by car around 300 happy crafters visited the town. It is great fun when the ladies make an effort to dress to the Retro theme and spread some joy and money around town.
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dining & entertainment Romantic segmented landscapes
Well-known Gympie artist, Ken Gailer, is showing his new work at Lasting Impressions Gallery in Kenilworth from 13th to 27th July. In this new series titled ‘Hinterland and Other Places’, Gailer delights with his novel approach to landscape art. Within his fresh and beautifully harmonising colour schemes he presents the multitude of aspects that make up our landscape on the one canvas. Overarched by dramatic skyscapes, his intimate look into rainforest creeks, his rippling waterways and broad vistas combine to what he terms ‘romantic, segmented landscapes’. His love for the ancient volcanic remnants of the Glasshouse Mountains is evident in most of the paintings. Whether as translucent backgrounds to other elements of the painting or as the central motif they feature prominently in his work. ‘Ken’s masterful marriage of abstract colour patterns with traditional landscape painting offers a subjective vision of the Hinterland and encourages a fresh look at the part of the country we call home,’ says Kaye Cathro, Director of Lasting Impressions Gallery. ‘His new works are a highlight in his rewarding career as an Australian and international artist.’
A life well lived CALLING all Seniors (over 55) who love to express themselves though art, writing, poetry, photography and any other creative medium. The theme for this year’s Seniors Week is, ‘A Life Well Lived And Much More to Come…Timeless’. So, we here at the
Pomona & District Community House would like to know, what does ‘A Life Well Lived And Much More to Come…Timeless’ mean to you? You can paint, draw, sculpt, sew, take photographs, make a collage, write – whatever you like, but we want to hear from you!
Participants will be invited to a lunch on Tuesday, August 19 th at the Pomona & District Community House – Lawson Shed where we will display your responses, ask those who want to, to talk about their inspiration and their finished piece. We will hear some of the written work and
we’ll have a good time! A guest speaker (to be announced) will be joining us at the luncheon. Entry forms must be in by Friday, August 1 st. Entry numbers are limited. To register your participation please ring 5485 2427 to speak to Kathryn. Please note, that although we are
asking for ‘entries’ this is not a competition – it is an opportunity for you to express yourself! The Pomona & District Community House would like to acknowledge the support of the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services, and COTA Queensland.
INDIAN with a difference OPEN: Thursday I Friday I Saturday - 8.30am-2pm & 5pm onwards
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3Ts - Tunes ~ Tapas ~ Thursday Live Music every alternate Thursday Night Next Night 17th July
Wednesday 23 July Christmas in July Special 2 or 3 course Dinner Bookings only, limited seating
Saturday 26 July Cooking Demonstration with Surinder 11 am
Sunday 27 July King of the Mountain Open all Day
Sunday 10 August Cooking Class with Surinder in Ayurvedic tradition - 10.30-2.30 Bookings essential $70 Spice Bazaar I Private Functions I Parties I Corporate Events I Catering
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dining & entertainment Chamber players peform in Cooran
COOROY RAG FRENCH Horn player, Armin Terzer, who has been a guest player with the Pacific Chamber Players on a number of occasions, will be performing at Cooran Memorial Hall on Saturday 12th July (2pm). Armin is now working in China and is in Australia for commitments. He has just finished playing at QPAC in the orchestra for ‘The King and I’. Tenor Soloist, Kelsey Brookes is a graduate of the Qld Conservatorium’s opera programme. His first major role was as ‘Oliver’ in
the Caloundra Chorale’s production in 1987. He has performed in an incredibly diverse range of roles including Javert in the 1993 Twelfth Night Theatre production of ‘Les Miserables’ , Benjamin Britten’s ‘Billy Budd’ to being lead vocalist of Sydney rock band ‘Drill’. The all German composers’ programme will be Schumann’s ‘Dichterlieibe’, Op 48 with Tenor soloist, Kelsey Brookes from Caloundra; Trio in B flat for Clarinet, Horn and
Piano, Op 274; Three Brahms Songs for Violin, Horn and Piano and Piano Trio in B flat, D28 (‘Sonatensatz’) by Schumann. Musicians performing at this concert besides Armin Terzer (French Horn) will be Grahame Evans (Clarinet) Julie-Anne O’Reilly (Violin) and Janet Brewer (Piano). Tickets will be available at the door priced at $25, $20, $15 (students under 15 years) and $15 each for a group of 8 persons. Pacific Chamber Players support Cancer Re-
search and a proportion of ticket sales are donated to this cause each year. Further informa-
tion can be obtained by phoning 54468128 or w w w . p a c i f i c chamberplayers.com
Comedy & Consomme
Max (Keith Souter) gets a ticking off by cougar Delia (LIndley Moon) in Plaything
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SOME of the Cream of the Crop make up this year’s Comedy & Consomme show at The Indee at Eumundi - three major comedy highlights form a retrospective from the past nineteen years. The three one-acts are Potter Is Mine, Plaything and Sarina. Potter Is Mine hails from 2003 when it won Best Play, Best Script, Best Female Actor, Best Director, Best Support, Best Costume, Best Lighting, Best Director. PLAYTHING 2003 nominated Best Play, Best Script (missing out to Potter is Mine). A young amateur actor is invited by a cougar to have dinner at her place and it’s all quite innocent,
her family will be there (and other assorted nut cases). SARINA 2004 most audience commended. Couple the three comedies with a delicious 3 course winter dinner and you have a top night out at Eumundi’s Independent Theatre. There are four dinner shows only, Friday, Saturday 25th, 26th July and Friday, Saturday 1 st, 2 nd August. Combined dinner and show tickets from $37 - $41. There’ll be two 2pm non-dining matinees, Sunday 27th and Sunday 3rd. Tickets $18. Book on 5472 8200 or www.eumundilivetheatre.com
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dining & entertainment Tom Macbeth sends Princess Mary to the Archibald
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TOM Macbeth’s photo-realistic portraits show his extraordinary ability to capture the likeness and personality of each subject . One would imagine this internationally recognised, multi-award winning artist has devoted his entire life to painting but in fact his outstanding ability is a recent discovery. Remarkably, he took up painting just under 5 years ago. In 2010, at the age of 49, he picked up a paintbrush for the first time.
He remembers that “it was quite daunting as I had no idea what I was doing.” But unperturbed, and with his sights set high, he entered his first oil painting into the Archibald Prize. His sitter was Professor Mike Archer, the world renowned palaeontologist who is attempting to clone the Tasmanian tiger to bring it back from extinction. Within two years, Tom did indeed make the Archibald Prize exhibition with his portrait of Jessica Watson.
His well-known sitters include triple world surfing champion Mick Fanning, legendary Antarctic explorer Syd Kirkby, Australian High Commissioner and Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, Mr John Dauth, and professor John Dalgleish Donaldson, father of Princess Mary. Back in 2001-2003, Tom had done some drawing with pastels after seeing an artist use them on a sidewalk. “I had no idea pastels were more commonly used for impres-
sionistic style work and, with no teacher at hand, I developed my own techniques to achieve photo-realistic detail.” Within those two years, Tom won a number of awards both here and overseas for his drawings and was honoured with the title of Master Pastelist. In 2003, tragedy struck and Tom’s wife was diagnosed with cancer. He set aside his art to care for his wife. Following her passing just one year later, Tom became a “Mr Mom”, turning his attention to raising his three children and focussing on his career as head of a large division of a corporate organisation. There was no time for the easel for the following seven years. It has to be said that Tom is one of those people who has an ability to consistently achieve regardless of what he turns his hand to. He is multi-talented in both his private and professional life. He has run marathons, triathlons, has trekked to Everest base camp, is a guitarist, singer, surfer, grows organic vegetables and
bonsai trees and is learning to salsa dance and to speak Spanish. He has four University degrees in the Geological Sciences and Engineering, including three Masters Degrees. “I love painting portraits as you get to meet people you wouldn’t ordinarily meet” says Tom. One memorable encounter was with multi Aria award winning singer/ songwriter Mark Lizotte (aka Diesel). Tom had been a fan of Diesels music for many years and after the sketching had a brief acoustic jam session with him. His latest and most prestigious project to date is the portrait Crown Princess Mary of Denmark for this years Archibald Prize. The sitting took place over a couple of days at the Palace in Copenhagen, as a sojourn in the middle of his round-theworld honeymoon with his new wife Carolina. He says things changed in his life when he met Carolina. “This is another wonderful stage in my life. Carolina is an incredible person with
the ability to view life from angles few of us ever get to appreciate. We love living on our beautiful acreage in the foothills of Mt Cooroy, one of Queensland’s famous Glasshouse Mountains.. I now paint full time and love every minute of it,” “The portrait sitting itself was quite casual and Princess Mary was very gracious. We did some sketching and discussed how she would like to be portrayed along with the message she wanted to express. It became evident during the brainstorming session that she has reached a point in her roles as both Crown Princess and
mother-of-four where she is more confident, and has more clarity, about the part she will play in the future of the Royal Family, of Denmark and on the world stage. Thus “Transformation” became the core theme and title of the painting” symbolised through a Monarch butterfly flying from the hand of the Princess. “The portrait took about three months to complete and it is now ready to be unveiled,” Tom says. It will be entered in the 2014 Archibald Prize which opens this month. For further information on Tom’s work, visit www.macbethart.com
Riding for the Disabled SUNSHINE Coast Riding for the Disabled (RDA) is always on the lookout for more volunteers to support the programs assisting nearly 200 children and adults with a disability on the Sunshine Coast. A desire to help others and a few spare hours each week is all that is needed to become part of our committed team. No previous horse or disability experience is needed. We offer full training and mentoring for new volunteers. You can find Sunshine Coast RDA at 2 Monak Rd, North Arm. For more information please visit the website www.sunshinecoastrda.com or call 5447 6604 ah
THE IMPERIAL HOTEL EUMUNDI & DRIVE THROUGH BOTTLE SHOP
+ 2 BOTTLE SHOPS IN COOROY
• RAILWAY SQUARE DIAMOND ST - 5442 6532 • NEXT TO IGA EMERALD ST - 5447 7599
FANTASTIC SPECIALS Valid 11th July - 24th July XXXX Gold 30 Can Block .......................................................... $43.99 Great Northern Stubs .............................................................. $43.99 Taylors Estate Range .......................................................... 2 for $30 Wolf Blass Eaglehawk Range.......................................... 2 for $14 Jack Daniels & Cola 10pk ....................................................... $39.99 Jim Beam Devils Cut 700ml .................................................. $43.99
“Come and check out the New Green Room! Great food, Great vibe, Two pool tables on the deck and a new kid’s room!
Hope we see you soon!”
VERANDAH BAR & RESTAURANT OPEN 7 DAYS - LUNCH I TUESDAY - SUNDAY DINNER
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dining & entertainmnet Local dancers perform Cats
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Live music and alfresco dining JULY the 20th is a day to put in your dairy. Alfresco Garden Cafe and Timbeao Planet come together to present a lunch session, with Live Music and scrumptious Curry Lunch, all included in the admission!!! The Entertainment is fulled by LIBRE SON, a group of well seasoned musicians producing original and off the main stream music inspired by Latin, Cuban, Brazilian, Funk and Jazz. LIBRE SON is headed by Jalberto Maldonado percussionist, Ric Halstead Sax, flute, keys, Rolo Fernandez on Bass and Mungo Coates on guitar. Also the session will feature special guest, gorgeous songstress JEUNAE ROGERS, delivering some of her originals and some kooljazz. On the FOOD front, you, the guest, will be delighted and satisfied by a pipping hot and delicious Curry, from a choice of vegetarian or meat with the customary condiments and side dishes. This Curry lunch is part of the admission which if its pre paid is a mere $20 adults and $15 from children 4 - 12 years old. Get your ticket so that you don’t miss of the meal. Please go to : http://www.trybooking.com/ 93272 or just click on the address. Needless to say there will be coffee available to purchase, cakes and ... did somebody say SANGRIA?? There will be fires to keep you extra warm and cosy. Let’s celebrate the coming of spring in this beautiful part of the World. Head to Alfresco cafe by the Ken and Kev’s Flower Pot Men in Noosa - Eumundi Road, close to Eumundi town. Further information can be obtained by ringing : 54427613 or 54476882 (after hours)
BLUE LIGHT
DISCO
Held at RSL Memorial Hall ALL AGES DISCO DATES JULY 19TH AUGUST 9TH Theme Pyjama Party SEPTEMBER 6TH
OCTOBER 11TH Theme Halloween to be held at Cooroy State School
NOVEMBER 8TH Theme Christmas
FOR SALE A Touch Of The Past’ Coffee And Gifts
Lily Hope and Lana Sandford strut their stuff CONGRATULATIONS to Danceform students who will be performing with the Harvest Rain Theatre Company in the hit musical Cats. Lily Hope, Lana Sandford, Kelsey Hannah and Sammy Lederhose are students at Cooroy’s Danceform Studio.
This unique gift shop and coffee shop has 3 leases in place in Reserve Street Pomona, one of the town’s main streets. The shop is opposite Stan Topper Park which holds country markets every 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month & the famous King of the Mountain Festival which takes place on the 4th Sunday in July. This business venture presents a great opportunity for a husband and wife team or a few friends pooling their resources. Gay and Ken started off in the centre shop, when the shop next door became available they decided it was time to expand & put a hole in the wall & leased that one, and they did the same with the 3rd shop. The larger premises has allowed Gay to incorporate beautiful gift lines such as Amgads linen, quilts, cushions, tablecloths etc. The shop also stocks Settler Bears, Victoria Lace linen, Linens ‘N’ Things linen, lead light lamps to mention a few & is always fully stocked. The table and chairs dotted throughout the shop are all covered with lovely tablecloths keeping in the style of the surroundings - so you can enjoy your lunches in comfort. Currently serving great coffee with a large range of homemade cakes all served on old china & with old fashioned knives and forks. This is a very unique shop with a great atmosphere & needs to find new owners who love the business like the current owners. The business is selling due to retirement & there is plenty of scope to take the business a step further.
For further information contact Raine & Horne Noosa Hinterland on 5485 1788 or phone Gay at the shop on 5485 1883 or just come for a drive and look for yourself.
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health What are the differences between Pilates and Yoga?
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• Physiotherapy • Sports Injuries • Complex Case Management Tim Robinson (DipPhys, MAPA, MNZFSM)
Shop 8/14 Maple Lane Cooroy P: 5447 7670 - F: 5447 7623 rehab@nexmail.com.au
I AM often asked this question and this is understandable because at first glance they appear very similar. I am sure you have heard about the benefits of one or both these forms of exercise but do you know what a class or session entails or how they differ? The fundamental difference is Yoga (the word actually translating to “union” or “to bind”) strives to achieve a union between mind, body and spirit, with traditional classes combining breathing exercises (pranayama), body exercises (asanas) and mind exercises (meditation). Pilates exercises are initiated from the deep lower abdominal and pelvic floor muscles to provide the body with a strong foundation to move from. Five need to know things about Pilates, 1. Pilates is equal parts strength and stretch. Each exercise should have those 2 things going on. 2. Pilates should translate to your everyday life. Also called Functional Movement. Reminding or retraining your body to sit, stand,
walk, squat, etc in the most efficient way possible, whether you are an athlete, a mum, a 50 + work hour per week person or a retiree. 3. Pilates moves from the centre out. Initiating at your core, but using this foundation to move arms, legs, support your head, etc. 4. Pilates is exercise! It is not “laying on a mat”, “just stretching” or any of the other varieties of those statements. If you are a beginner it may take a few classes to “find your feet”, but once you do you should leave the class feeling the activation and stretching. 5. Pilates is compatible with all other forms of exercise. Many athletes love it because it’s a great way to ensure their bodies move efficiently and effectively resulting in fewer injuries and less time away from the job. Walkers, swimmers, surfers, golfers, footballers, netballers, yogis, etc would all benefit from Pilates. 5 need to know things about Yoga, 1. Yoga isn’t a religion. Traditional yoga is a
way of living, combining the aspects you might see in a class setting and the personal and social code of ethics called yamas and niyamas. 2. You need to be flexible to attend yoga. Yoga poses are actually more easily achieved by those who consider themselves “inflexible” students. Flexible or hyper mobile students tend to ‘flop’ into their joints rather than activating muscles to control the pose. 3. Listen to your body. Are there poses that are uncomfortable, bordering on painful? Yes. Become aware of the differences in your own body in relation to fatigue, stretch, muscle “burn” and pain. If it doesn’t feel right then stop, ask questions, realign, reassess. This one also refers to those “over achiever” types, allow yourself a slow, lazy or off yoga practise once in a while, it isn’t about perfection. 4. Yoga is personal. There are no goal medals for being stronger, more flexible or more balanced than the person on the next mat.
Cassie O’Grady The time spent on the mat is your time, no one else’s. 5. Be kind to yourself. One important thing to know about both. Yoga and Pilates shouldn’t be practised exclusively solo, for example by following a DVD. Home practise is great in addition to the guidance and expertise of a professional. Yoga and Pilates can be practised in conjunction with each other or you may find that one correspondence with your body better than the other. If you are trying either or both forms of exercise for the first time and you have an unfavourable outcome, don’t give up. Either talk to the instructor, try
another instructor, talk with your health care professional (Physio, Chiro, GP, etc), talk with friends about your experience. So why not give one or both a try, or if you are attending regularly and the result or outcome contradicts any of the above it maybe time to reassess your practise. Either way I hope to see you on the mat soon. Cassie O’Grady is the pilates and yoga instructor at Hinteractive Physio. She can be contacted on 5442 5556. Timetables can be viewed at our website: www.hinteractivephysio. com.au or picked up from the clinic.
what’s on at Mill Place July / August at the Butter Factory Arts Centre Gallery Open: Tuesday – Friday, 10.00am – 4.00pm & Saturday, 10.00am – noon. For further information please contact the Butter Factory on 5329 6580 or online at: http://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/butter-factoryarts-centre or email gallery@noosa.qld.gov.au to book an event. EXHIBITIONS Bones and Bouquets part 2: Rosie Lloyd-Giblett Exhibition Dates: Thursday 10 July – Saturday 16 August Exhibition Guided Tour and morning tea: Wednesday 16 July, 10.00am. Free, bookings required, all welcome.Official Exhibition Opening: Friday 18 July, 6.00pm. Free event, all welcome, bookings preferred. Cash bar available.In an extension of her previous exhibition “Bones and Bouquets” Rosie Lloyd-Giblett gains momentum in her homage to the Australian landscape, her farming heritage of the Darling Downs and the emotional connection she has with the land. In recognition that this land is only on loan, the artist navigates the landscape of her own memories investigating a journey that has drawn her deeper and deeper into the earth. Connections: Cooroy State School Exhibition Dates: Thursday 10 July – Saturday 16 August A selection of artworks celebrating the creative learning connections by children in years 4 – 7 at Cooroy State School. Get Creative Date: Saturday 19 July, 10.00am – 12noon A series of free family orientated art activities at the Butter Factory Arts Centre. Be inspired by the latest exhibition then spend time creating your own artworks. Held in conjunction with Cooroy Library. All ages welcome! Free event, no bookings required. Time for Tots Storytelling Date: Wednesday 30 July, 9.30am Storytelling for under 5’s and families, including a toddler tour of the current exhibition and exhibition related art activities. Held in conjunction with Cooroy Library. Free event, no bookings required. Wednesdays (ongoing) 9.30am – 12.30pm
Clay Bodies with Julie Wall (Pottery Handbuilding)
Cost: $25 per session plus materialsFor further information and bookings contact Julie on 0402 939 409 or at juliewall.seven@gmail.com
Thursdays (ongoing) 9.30am – 12.30pm
Wheelwork and Hand Building Pottery with Monika Juengling
Cost: $35 per session + materials & firing (approx. $20) For further information and bookings contact Monika on 0413 532 939 or at monika.juengling@bigpond.com
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Cost (Thursday): $25 per session - includes firing & materials. Cost (Saturday): $35 per session - includes firing & materials. For further information and bookings (essential), contact Merrie on 0412 486 438 or at merrietomkins@hotmail.com
at the Cooroy Library Wednesday 9 July 10-11am Thursday 10 July 10-10.30am and each Thursday in July
NAIDOC Week Singing 4 Kids
Stories and songs to celebrate NAIDOC WeekFree. No bookings required.
Babes in Arms
Wednesday 16 July 10-11.30am
Strengthening Family Connections
Saturday 19 July 9am-1pm Also Saturday August 16, September 13 October 11
HeartSpaces Photography and Writing Skills Workshop
Babes in Arms is designed for a parent and their child less than 12 months of age. This 30 minute program includes songs and rhymes, and some helpful hints on reading with babies.Older siblings may attend. Just make sure they have a ‘baby’ of their own so they can join in the fun! Free. No bookings required. Develop and practise a communication style with your children, family and friends that will build positive connections • How to listen and be heard• ANGER – choosing your response for a good outcome.• How to get your point across• Being curious - “What is that behaviour saying?” Free. Bookings required. 5329 6555 or www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au Designed for beginners, a series of four Saturday morning workshops which will develop your eye for photography and writing skills and guide you in creating a small ebook. Noosa Library Service’s new digital smart table will be used in the workshops, and the works created in HeartSpaces will be presented at the Reality Bites Festival. HeartSpaces is coordinated by photographers and writers Lin Martin and Pat Noad in association with Cooroy Library, Reality Bites Festival and RADF. Free. Bookings required. www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au or 5329 6555
Wednesday 23 July 10-11.30am
Morning Tea with Queen of the Tea Cosies
Loani Prior, author of Really Wild Tea Cosies and more, has created another fabulously outrageous book with Pretty Funny Tea Cosies. Loani will share stories from her books, her new upcoming exhibition and show us some of her amazing and quirky creations. Morning tea included. Free. Bookings required. www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au or 5329 6555
Saturday 26 July From 3.30pm
2014 Reality Bites Festival Program Launch
In Conversation with John Birmingham and Matthew Condon. Cash bar, finger food and the announcement of the 2014 Festival Program. Ticket costs apply. Purchase tickets at www.realitybitesfestival.org
Wednesday 30 July 10-11.30am
Many Paths Meditation
Paul Tate takes you through an informative and experiential introduction to the many types of meditation and how they can improve your life. Discover how you can benefit from just a few minutes of meditation skills that are easy to learn and practice. This session will show you how easy it is to make meditation a regular part of your life and answer a number of frequently asked questions. Experience a few of the different meditation methods used and find one that works for you. www.consciousmoves.com.au Free. Bookings required. www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au or 5329 6555
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health Boost your immune system
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YOUR immune system is one the most complex systems on the planet. It is highly evolved and is able to cope with an amazing diversity of challenges. The problem is, our world is not becoming cleaner, but is changing rapidly, with new chemicals and toxins introduced every day and that means the amount of stuff that your immune system has to deal with is increasing. Our immune system is highly dependent on some specific nutrients with the main ones being zinc and vitamin C. Research shows that many peoples’ zinc levels are extremely low. Unlike other minerals, there is a very simple test for your zinc status. As one of the first indications of low zinc function is a loss of taste and smell, a simple and quick taste test is able to determine zinc level. Restoring low zinc level however is not always a simple process. “We test many people who take a zinc supplement and find that they are low to very low in zinc. Switching to a high potency liquid zinc supplement has a dramatic effect, not only on their tests, but also on the many signs of low zinc level,” says naturopath, Maria Sturre.
It is a similar story with vitamin C. Anyone with a highly processed diet is guaranteed to be vitamin C deficient. Your immune cells have the highest concentration of vitamin C of any cells in your body. Most animals make their own vitamin C in large amounts, but humans lack a specific enzyme and so are unable to produce it. To keep your immune system in top shape, a combined zinc and vitamin C supplement is proven to get into your immune cells fast. There are also some herbs that have potent stimulating effects on our immune system such as Andrographis paniculata. It is important, however, to ensure that you are getting the highest quality product and using it at the appropriate dose. Having a robust immune system and having the right nutrients and herbs on hand to catch viruses early is the main defence against all those infections that we can get at any time. So call Make a Difference Health & Fitness now for a zinc assessment and to learn about the best products to boost your immune system. Call 0407 597 748 or 5442 6179 or visit their website www.madhf.com.au
Health benefits of bingo STUDIES have shown that playing bingo regularly can offer positive mental health benefits. One study compared the hand eye coordination and accurate response times of regular bingo players and non-players. The results clearly showed that bingo players had faster hand eye reflexes and more accurate responses because of the mental dexterity maintained by playing bingo. In the same study researchers compared the groups by age. Research-
ers created ‘young’ and ‘old’ categories and test results between the two groups were almost identical. The older subjects that played bingo had the same response times as the young participants. If you are looking for fun and entertainment bingo is the perfect choice. Why not join us at Cooroy RSL every Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to give it a go?FREE Community Bus to and from Kabara!Phone Reception on 5447 6131.
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health New team members for Cooroy Family Practice
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COOROY Family Practice welcomes two new allied health professionals to their experienced team. Clinical Psychologist Dr Danielle McCarthy and accredited Exercise Physiologist Sarah Davey are now taking appointments at the new premises at 7 Myall Street in Cooroy. Dr Danielle McCarthy is a clinical psychologist, whose special interests include working with children and adolescents, parenting, anxiety, depression, trauma, coping with stress, personality disorders, grief and loss and anger. Dr McCarthy has experience in the treatment of a wide range of clinical presentations having worked with children, adolescents, families, and adults across a range of settings including hospitals, mental health services and private practices. Dr McCarthy is recognised as a qualified provider of Triple P (Positive Parenting Programs) to parents and other carers of children. Visits with Dr McCarthy are 100% bulk billed no gap fee under Mental Health Plan. Accredited Exercise Physiologist Sarah Davey develops specialised exercises to help people with conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis
weight/loss/management, diabetes and optimising lifestyles in the elderly population. People with conditions such as cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases will also benefit from the exercises offered by Sarah. As exercise physiology also assists people Dr Danielle McCarthy with the prevention and management of chronic disease/management and children with chronic conditions, it is a complimentary health service to medical treatment, health care plans and personal exercise programs. Patients with a general practitioner management plan or an enhanced primary care plan are entitled to a 100% bulk billed no gap fee when making an appointment with Sarah. To book appointments with Dr McCarthy or Ms Davey or to obtain more information, contact the Cooroy Family Practice on 5472 0064 or visit www.cooroyfamilypractice.com.au
Aubergine & Root Vegetable Frittata Bread Winter Warming Recipe by Amy Steinbeck
Your initial consultation consists of a thorough one on one discussion with Dr Adam Roache (Chiropractor) about your complaint, also a chiropractic, neurological & orthopeadic assessment.
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Dr. Adam Roache
PREHEAT your oven to 180 degrees celcius. Rinse 1 medium aubergine (eggplant), 2 medium potatoes, 1 small sweet potato and two medium carrots. I didn’t peel my root veg as I like them rustic and enjoy the extra nutrients that are contained in the skin, but it’ entirely up to you. You can also use whatever veg you love. Chop into medium chunks. Spread over a couple of baking trays and smother in coconut oil. Pop into the oven for 25 minutes. Rub butter around a 25cm spring-form tin and line with baking paper. While the veg are roasting, whisk 6 eggs a medium bowl, then add in ¾ cup ground activated almonds, ½ tsp bicarb soda, salt and pepper, 1 tablespoon dulse flakes, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1 teaspoon dried dill and mix until combined. Set aside. Finely slice 2 brown onions into crescents and add to a small saucepan with 3 tablespoons ghee and cook on a low heat with the lid on, stirring occasionally. They will turn nice and soft and translucent and brown slightly. Keep your eye on them so that they don’t burn. After about 15 minutes, remove the lid and continue cooking and stirring every now and then. You want them to be a nice golden colour when they are done. Take the veg out of the oven and tip them into your prepared tin. Drop in a few teaspoons of soft goat’s curd, or leave out if dairy isn’t your thing.
Pour the egg mix over the veg and pop into the oven for around 35 minutes. Stick a wooden skewer in the center; if it comes out clean then it is done. Serve with a lovely fresh green salad (mustard greens are my new fave and I’ve been growing my own – so easy), top with some of your caramelised onions and some dehydrated (or marinated) black olives. Put any remaining onion ‘jam’ in a jar and use up over the next week or so. Enjoy! Amy Steinbeck Love it? Share it! Help me spread the Whole truth by telling your friends, family, Facebook pals, Twitter birdies, Instagram inspirations and random strangers. www.amysteinbeck.com.au Maple St Acupuncture & Natural Medicine 07 5442 5526
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health Noosa Hinterland Denture Services Injectables available at Lakeridge Health & Beauty New dentures
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LAKERIDGE Health and Beauty in Cooroy are thrilled to introduce an exciting new treatment at their salon. Timeless Cosmetic Services’s specialist injectables doctor will be visiting the salon regularly from Friday the 25th of July. Timeless Cosmetic Services, offer a five star service when it comes to our clients. Clients want to have peace of mind
when it comes to cosmetic injectables. Timeless Cosmetic Services evolved in 2008, after recognising the need in the industry for a safe, education base service to be provided in salons across the state. Our point of difference is that you are seen by the doctor at each and every appointment. We do not have ANY nurse
injectors, who work independently. The team of doctors at Timeless Cosmetic Services are the most sought after cosmetic specialists in Queensland. Their focus is on listening to our clients, with an emphasis on education about their treatments. An upfront quote is given to all of our clients with a ‘menu’ of treatment options for them to pick and choose from. Often, at the initial consultation with clients our doctors spend a considerable amount of time educating clients on the reasons they may have visible signs of aging. Clients then are given a variety of treatment options, and a clear explanation of how each treatment works. Most importantly, reassurance is offered to our clients, that the treatments today are focused entirely on subtle enhancement of their facial
features. Long gone are the days of the ‘trout pout’ lips and obvious cosmetic work of the 1980’s. Our doctors aim solely on ‘winding back the clock a few years’ and making sure that our clients look their age, not ten years older than what they really are. The best feedback we get from our clients is “you know what? No one at work could pick what I had done! They told me I looked fresh and relaxed”. Timeless Cosmetics also offer safe and effective rapid weight loss programs that are guaranteed to ensure that you lose FAT not muscle. These programs are clinically proven to be effective (lose up to 10kg in 3 weeks) and are ONLY available via prescription from our Specialist Doctors. Our Registered Nurse in the team has done the 6-week program in April this year and lost 14.5kgs.
Our treatments include Anti-wrinkle injections for Frown lines, Foreheads, Crows feet, Eyebrow lift, Excessive sweating, Migraine management, Volume Replacement and Correction for Lips, Cheeks; Eight point face lift Dr Axell Jones has been practicing cosmetic injectables for a number of years and has extended his services to include cosmetic injectables (wrinkle correction, volume replacement for lips and cheeks) and has a special interest in anti-ageing medicine. Dr Jones regularly attends conferences to ensure relevant and medically proven antiageing products; procedures and interventions are incorporated into his practice. If you would like to find out more information or would like to make an appointment, contact us at Lakeridge Health and Beauty, 5442 6239 – 3 Ruby St Cooroy.
Repairs Relines Personalised Natural look All Health Funds & Veteran Affairs Phone Tony for appointment
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Foot Pain? Have you got your party feet ready for this festive season???
Talk to the Experts
Exercise is the key to happy and healthy ageing! TAKING regular exercise even in later life can make you up to seven times more likely to stay healthy, according to a British Study. Those who are active as pensioners can stave off major illnesses such as heart disease and dementia. The eight-year British study found that those who exercised at least once a week were between three and seven times more likely to be classed as “healthy agers”. Researchers say being active is the key to preventing serious disease and disability. Regular exercise also bolsters mental health by protecting against depression. A senior cardiac nurse at
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the British Heart Foundation, said: “This shows us that even if you don’t become active until later in life your health will benefit”. The study suggested that adults should aim for 150 minutes a week of activities. The researchers found that sustained physical activity was associated with improved healthy ageing – absence of disease, freedom from disability, high cognitive and physical functioning and good mental health. Significant health benefits were even seen among participants who became active relatively late in life. The study tracked 3,500 people with an average age of 64 for more
than eight years. Researchers were looking not only at the absence of major disease or disability, but at mental health. This included cognitive dexterity and the ability to maintain social connections and activities.
Scientific research across the world has consistently hailed the benefits of keeping fit in old age. Last year a study showed that women who have an active lifestyle can increase life expectancy by five years. For men, it was six
years. Exercise for Seniors is available at Miva Street Church Hall on Tuesday mornings at 9.30am, classes focus on cardiovascular health, strength, flexibility, coordination, balance and fun. Call Lucy on 0412 489313 for details.
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Classifieds Church Notices
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Required for busy retail outlet A broad product range is aimed at the Rural Farming & Gardening community. Experience in the above industries would be beneficial. Customer service is of utmost importance Salary dependent on qualifications & experience Applications close Friday 8th August Apply in writing to: Store Manager P.O. Box 692, Cooroy 4563
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Every Sunday from 8am-1pm Cooroy Memorial Hall - 0400681400
8.00am - Cooroy - 51 Maple St 9.30am - Pomona - 27 Factory St
PH: 5447 6152 Anglican Parish of Cooroora Pomona - Rectory St - Sunday 7.30am Cooroy - Tewantin Road - Sunday 9.30am Kin Kin - Main St - 10.00am (1st Sunday of the Month) For more info call Rev Jillian Moses 5485 1218
Contact Nicole 0466 664 425 nicole.bolt@outlook.com Volunteers Required
Urgently Needs Volunteers Do you have a couple of hours to spare each week or fortnight. Pomona Meals on Wheels needs deliverers, office and kitchen help. If you would like to help phone 54851777 between 8a.m. -12noon, Mon.Wed.Fri. or email us: mowp@bigpond.com. We would love to hear from you.
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Mass Times
113 Marara Street Cooroy 4563 www@hinterland.org.au 07 5447 7797 Assemblies of God Church
Sacred Heart Cooroy 63 Maple St Sat evening 5.30pm Tuesday 8.30am
St Patrick’s Pomona
CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTRE POMONA SUNDAY SERVICES Pomona Community Hall - Reserve Street
9.30-11am Family Service *Contemporary Music *Teaching *Kids Church FOOD & DRINKS AFTER SERVICE ENQUIRIES: Snr Pastor Joy & Allan Cross 0412 972 744 joycross@livinghopechurch.org
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1 Church St Sunday 8am Wednesday 5.30pm Parish Office 54471188 Parish Priest - Fr Mark Franklin Email: admin@noosacatholic.com The Church of United Spiritualism of Australia Clairvoyance - Guest Speakers - Healing Meditations COOROY - QCWA Hall Maple Street Wednesdays 7.00pm Rev Kathy McVann - 0414 972632
SUNRISE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH & Spiritual Growth Centre Tinbeerwah Hall - cnr Sunrise & Noosa /Cooroy rds. 2nd &4th Sundays 10am. Reverend Laine Harry. - meet like minded people.
Kenilworth GrassRoots Market Every 1st Saturday of each month Opposite Cheese Factory 9am-2pm - 0400681400
Kin Kin Markets Sunday 3 August. - 9am - 1pm - held on the Kin Kin Oval All are welcome and we have a wonderful variety of stalls, music and great coffee - Stalls $10 - Phone: 5485 4663
What’s On!
What’s On
@ COOROY RSL SATURDAY 12TH OF JULY Cooroy RSL – 25 Maple Street, Cooroy
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TRIVIA NIGHT
Time: 6.00pm dinner and trivia at 7.00pm $20 per head Dinner included FUNDRAISER FOR LOCAL ADRIAN DALY
Bookings essential - Cooroy RSL - 5447 6131
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ANGLICAN FETE
Saturday August 20th Anglican Church Miva Street Cooroy
ROAD CLOSURES
for Pomona King of the Mountain Festival The 36th annual Wimmers King of the Mountain Festival in Pomona is being held on Sunday 27th July and as per previous years will include the following street closures: • Reserve Street between School Street and the eastern side of the railway crossing from 6am to 5.30pm • Memorial Avenue between Church Street and Station Street from 6am to 5.30pm • Hospital Street between Mountain Street and Memorial Avenue from 6am to 5.30pm • School Street between Mountain Street and Reserve Street from 8.30am to noon • Mountain Street between School Street and Church Street from 12.30pm to 5pm Alternative routes around the festival area are via School Street, Factory Street, Railway Parade, Red Street and Rectory/Church Streets. Detour signs around the affected areas will be posted.
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Art Exhibition
Jos Truscott, Jeff Fraser, Janey Richards and Natalie Barlow The Pomona Gallery will hold their annual KOM exhibition on Sunday 27th July so people attending the King of the Mountain festivaql will be able to browse through the gallery as well. Their theme this year is “Spotlight on Pomona” so artist members have “scoured” Pomona looking at some interesting local subject matter to create into an artwork for the big occasion.
Pomona SS one of Noosa Council’s shining STARS IT was a proud day for the students, staff and parents at Pomona State School when Councillor Joe Jurisevic visited last Friday. He presented the school with a Certificate of Achievement for the Council’s STARS program undertaken by the students at the school. Noosa Council sponsors a waste education program called the STARS program which teaches kindergarten, primary and secondary school students the importance of reducing waste and the best methods for recycling various materials. The program also involves teaching students how to undertake composting, worm farming and several other methods of reducing waste to landfill. Since implementing the STARS Program, the school has reduced its waste being sent to landfill by 52%. The school fills almost six wheelie bins of recycling a week and two wheelie bins
of food scraps being composted. Pomona State School is now rescuing more than 300 wheelie bins from landfill each year. The enthusiastic state school didn’t stop there; they are also reducing and avoiding waste by holding Nude Food Lunch days every term. Other local schools and childcare centres have also signed up for the STARS program and all are making excellent progress in reducing waste and increasing recycling. Councillor Jurisevic praised the school’s efforts congratulating the entire school community on a fantastic waste reduction result. “The challenge ahead is for students to take this great attitude about reducing waste with them into high school and into the rest of their lives. We can all do this in our own homes, schools and businesses to reduce waste and improve recycling every day,” he said.
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pomona Annual Rugfest THE Fifth Annual Rugfest will be held in Pomona Memorial Hall on Saturday, 19th July. Originally based in Tewantin Catholic Parish Hall, Rugfest was such a success, it was moved to Pomona Hall to accommodate more people. Last year, maximum patronage was reached, sitting 200 for a delicious soup luncheon as well as displaying the 40 beautiful woollen knee rugs/waggas to be auctioned. Over $5000 was raised. The waggas have been constructed, using recycled woollen garments and donated fabric. “ Following last year’s event, we had several donations of woollen clothing and material from people, very happy to see their no longer worn garments upcycled into beautiful and useful rugs”, said Brenda Carlos, Rugfest Coordinator. “ It has been particularly challenging, knowing these garments have often been in families for generations. We are hoping the donors will come and like what we have done.” ”Our philosophy is to spread warmth, both with the blankets and with a community gathering, and to eliminate beautiful, woollen fabric going to waste. Funds raised go to Vinnies Winter Appeal, whereby people in need are supported.” ”We have a lot of fun preparing the rugs with many hours spent unpicking, cutting, colour matching, designing and then sewing.” Please come along, enjoy a delicious lunch and maybe win a lovely warm rug. There are styles and colours to suit every taste. Don’t forget there will be a huge array of vintage linen and napery for sale at ridiculously low prices, also” Tickets ($20, including lunch and 20 raffle tickets) will be on sale at Noosa Catholic Parish Office, Tewantin, at the Sunday masses and Pomona Post Office.
Gitshams offer Free delivery to Cooroy ALAN Gitsham, owner and multi award sausage king butcher, from Gitsham Prime Foods in Pomona, is now offering free delivery to his Cooroy customers. Alan says “Cooroy people have always been a great support to my business and I am happy to offer this service to new and existing customers.” Apart from his numerous awards as the Sausage King, and his large range on offer, including Pork & Fennel, Italian, Boerwors, Chicken Castello as well as traditional beef or pork sausages, Alan is renowned for only stocking the best quality, chemical, antibiotic, stress and hormone growth free meats. Give him a call on 5485 1256 or drop in and see him at Gitshams, Memorial Av, Pomona.
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Keeping in Touch UNDER a clear blue sky and with the temperature plummeting a marvellous afternoon was had at our Junior Grand Finals to end our Winter Season. Our U10 division got the afternoon underway with a sickness ravaged Cool Runnings being beaten in a courageous effort against a better team in the Maroons. The Maroons who have set the standard all season were relentless in their attack. It was a mighty effort by all of the players on the field. Purple Panthers played a great game against Good Shepherd who came away with the win by just one touchdown. The Purple Panthers defensive effort although in-
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spirational until the end, couldn’t quite match Good Shepherd’s running game. Blazers and Twisters played an entertaining match with Blazers eventually coming out on top. The improvement in skills and match play within the U10’s has been outstanding this season. Team Players of the season for their sportsmanship, support and respect for their own team mates, opposition and officials were Maddie Dwyer and Zayne Miller Next in the line up for Grand Final glory saw games in the U12 division. Saints under the guidance of Baz had a convincing win over That Cool Team. It was a great effort by all players but special mention to That Cool Team who although down on numbers were gallant in defeat with a never give up attitude. Banana Splits and Good Shepherd played well but the Splits were just too good on the day. The final match in this division saw the Purple Storm girls saving their best performance till last with a well earned win over Steppers. The U14/16 division saw a battle of the boys between Inferno and NDSHS 8’s boys. NDSHS came out with all guns blazing and looked by far the better side in the opening stanza and headed to the break in the lead. A rejuvenated Inferno side hit the ground running in the second half playing a much more structured brand of touch. With the teams scoring touchdown for touchdown Inferno were the eventual winners with the winning touchdown awarded just before the final siren. The match between ABL2 and NDSHS 9’s saw the under manned ABL2 team get out to an early lead and managed to hold on gamely against the stronger finishing NDSHS 9’s. High expectations were held in the game between St Teresa’s Maroon and Sunshine Rebels due to their last encounter resulting in a ‘drop off’ win to St Teresa’s. Both teams didn’t disappoint their supporters and deliv-
ered a high quality match with Sunshine Rebels, playing with no subs, getting the better of St Teresa’s in this one. In a game that went down to the wire SBSHS 16’s just got the better of Good Shepherd. Both teams gave it their all for the entire match. The final match of the day turned out to be the battle for Year 8 supremacy between NDSHS 8’s Green and NDSHS 8’s Blue. In a reversal of fortune from the semi final match the Blue team definitely peaked at the right end of the season and taking the win. Jerry-Lee Flynn and Billy Flynn were named Team Players of the Season in the U14/16 division. Each season we like to acknowledge the huge effort that is put in each and every week by our junior referees. Whilst each and every one of them is truly appreciated, this season two of our referees have been nominated to receive an award. The Referee Encouragement Award went to Scott Bailey. This is a remarkable achievement for Scott in his first season as a referee. The Referee of the season award was earned by Giverny Robinson for her continued dedication and effort put forward in this position. Noosa Touch would like to thank all of our players, referees coaches and supporters for a terrific season. A big thank you to Cooroy IGA for their continued support of our Grand Final sausage sizzles.Our summer season sign on will be on the 23rd of July with games scheduled to commence the following week. We look forward to seeing all of our players return and any new players are more than welcome. Our regular season may be over but our Noosa representative teams have been training over the last couple of months in the lead up to the Queensland Junior State Cup which will be held over three days from the 11th – 13th July.
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ON the 21st June the Pomona-Cooran Cutters RLFC took the opportunity to use their home game against Mary Valley to hold a fundraising day in association with Close the Gap campaign to raise funds for the awareness of health issues within the indigenous community. The team wore specially made jerseys for the day to emphasise the cause. The club ran a raffle on the day containing footy merchandise from both the Cutters and Close the Gap as well as some original indigenous paintings donated by local artist Kenny Sullivan. There was also an amazing dancing display by the local Gubbi Gubbi tribe which kept the crowd entertained between games. The day was a great success for all involved, including the cutters players who were victorious in their match winning 38-16. The next home game on 19th July will mark the club’s 25th Anniversary with memorabilia and celebrations planned for after the game at the Pomona Hotel.
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