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And the winner is Sue Stanley AT a gala dinner held at the Lake Kawana Community Centre, Cooroy’s Sue Stanley, mum of World Champion swimmer Clinton, was announced the Community Volunteer winner at the Sunshine Coast Inspiring Women’s Awards.

The purpose of the awards is to recognize and honour women who are dedicated to making a difference in the local community.

These unsung heroines who work quietly behind the scenes, received the recognition they deserve thanks to local MP Fiona Simpson. Fiona who is the Patron of these Inaugural Sunshine Coast Inspiring Women’s Awards was on hand at the dinner to publicly recognise and honour the award winners.

Applications were received for the four categories: Community Leadership Award, winner was Berenice Pembleton, Community Young Leader Award, winner was Brigette Seymour, Carer Award, winner was Bertha Jansen. The Community Volunteer Award winner, one of nine finalists, was our Sue.

Achieving great things Sue has been busy the past 24 years achieving great things for people with disabilities in sport. Her journey began when she joined Special Olympics Sunshine Coast in 1992 as a volunteer and attended her first National Championships for swimming in Perth in 1994. Sue noticed that Queensland didn’t have a tennis team and it didn’t take long before Sue started up a tennis program at Nambour followed by another group at Eumundi, both programs are still ongoing. It was from there that Sue took the first Queensland tennis team to attend National Championships in Tasmania. This was a very proud moment for Sue as some months before there were athletes that couldn’t serve a ball over the net let alone play a match.

Sue continued her passion for Special Olympics and was chairperson for six years. During her time with Special Olympics she coordinated Regional, State and National Championships for Queensland in various sports bringing together athletes from all over Australia. During that time, she met a young school student from Cooroy, Daniel Cummings who joined the Eumundi tennis program.

Daniel showed great ability on the tennis court Daniel went onto represent Australia at the Special Olympics World Games in Ireland in 2003. It was from the Sunshine Coast tennis programs that another two athletes from Sunshine Coast went onto represent Australia. Sue was invited to join the USM Committee to form the inaugural Noosa Triathlon for people with a disability, this will be its sixteenth year and she has seen so many athletes challenge themselves to the best of their ability.

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Sue Stanley and Daniel Cummings with her Community Volunteer Award

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THE 10th anniversary of Lifeline’s great denim sale is on from Thursday March 17 until Saturday March 19 at the CWA Hall in Cooroy.

Opening day is St Patrick’s Day so check your jeans pocket on purchase as you can be a lucky leprechaun winner!

The denim sale is always extremely popular with some great bargains on brand name jeans to be had. The hall will be crammed with Dungaree and country clothing. All labels and sizes (men’s, women’s an children’s) including RM Williams, Lee, Thomas Cook, Levis, Ralph Lauren and more.

But it’s more than just jeans on offer with Driz-bone, leather jackets, jodphurs, Akubras, all leather bags, belts and boots, quality Australian linen, tea towels and Manchester, Australian paintings, brick-a brack, Aboriginal artefacts and an array of Australian books also on sale.

All recycled items are in excellent condition with prices from $15 and under.

Meet special guests Brian Taylor - bush story teller, poet, and author who will be there to tell a yard or two on Thursday. Local Noosa artist Michelle MacLennan will be displaying some of her original works with high quality signed reproductions for purchase.

When: Thursday March 17, 8.30 – 5pm; Friday March 18, 8.30am – 5pm; Saturday March 19, 8.30am – 2pm.

Fundraiser for Peregian and Cooroy Originals FRIDAY 18 March will see The Peregian Beach Hotel host the first extra fundraising event hosted by the East Coast Originals (ECO) for 2016. The not-for-profit organisation that has been running the Peregian Originals for the past 15 years and the Cooroy Originals for the last two years are calling on Sunshine Coast locals and tourists alike to continue their support for the free performance series.

Hosted on the second and fourth Sunday of every month, the events present four local or touring original live bands at community parks. Operated by a small committee of music passionate volunteers, the event relies on community support. The event that supports local original artists and draws upwards of 1500 punters to Peregian Beach each month depends on the financial support of local businesses and raises funds to pay for the event through on the day contributions and raffle ticket sales.

“What a lot of people at The Originals that don’t realise their $5 worth of raffle tickets really goes straight back to the event, to pay for the bands, the sound and to run The Originals each month,” said Peregian Originals Volunteer, Jade Keilty.

On Friday 18 March the East Coast Originals Organisation will host four acts at the Peregian Beach Hotel to raise some extra funds to keep The Originals running smoothly for 2016. The fundraiser will kick off at 7pm with local acts Christian Patey, The Perries, The Flumes and followed by Brisbane reggae outfit Hemingway. The fundraiser is a free

event with a gold coin donation on arrival. Collaborating for the cause, The Peregian Beach Hotel and Stone and Wood Brewery will donate a ‘Karma Keg’ to the night with all proceeds from that keg going towards the ECO. Raffles and spot prizes will take place on the night with local businesses donating towards the cause. The ECO Fundraiser will start at 7pm and run til late. The Peregian Beach Hotel is open on the day for lunch and dinner services. Those interested in supporting The Originals events or becoming a volunteer, are advised to contact the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/peregianoriginals, www.facebook.com/cooroyoriginals or visit www.eastcoastoriginals.com The next Peregian Originals is set to be held at Peregian Beach Park on Sunday 13 March from 1pm, featuring In2Nation, All Strings Attached, Agnes Blue and AlfanAnt. Cooroy Originals will return on Sunday 24 April at the Cooroy Apex Park.

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While all this was happening Sue’s son Clinton, who was born with Down syndrome became a champion swimmer and he wasn’t bad on the tennis court either.

Over the many years around swimming pools Sue noticed that swimmers with Down syndrome were being outclassed, having to swim in the classification S14 Intellectual Disability.

She heard about an organisation DSISO in the UK and they were hosting World Championships for Down syndrome swimmers in Durban South Africa.

Dare to Dream With only four months to prepare Sue took a team of 5 swimmers from Queensland to represent Australia, her son Clinton being one of them. The success from the championships despite the small team size was amazing, 7 world championships and 3 world records. On arrival back to Australia “A Current Affair” met the team at the airport and a segment was aired on national television.

The team was dubbed the “Fabulous Five” for their efforts and inspiration they gave to average Australians. In January 2005 Sue

wanted to give other Australian Down syndrome swimmers the same opportunity, momentum gathered and the Australian Organisation was formed.

Down Syndrome Swimming Australia has given many swimmers with Down syndrome the opportunity to swim competitively against other athletes at all levels and has provided a pathway to local, national and international competition.

In 2014 at the Australian Uniform presentation for the team going to Mexico, Sue was given the honour of Life Membership.

Never underestimate what they can achieve After Clinton’s International swimming career retirement in 2012. Sue was invited to join the Sunshine Coast Sports Federation.

She continues to coordinate events for the Sports Federation and in January had the honour of being the Event Organiser for the Sunshine Coast Sports Awards at the Novotel Twin Waters. The event included 18 sports and 360 guests attended with many local sports stars receiving awards, including Special Olympic and Paralympic

athletes. She said that there is so much more to learn and she will continue to help where needed. Asked what she has learnt over the many years as a volunteer!

Sue said: “There is nothing more rewarding than seeing an athlete, especially an athlete with a disability achieve at their chosen sport and reach their dream of representing their country. Never underestimate what they can achieve, given the opportunity.”

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As promised the following is a run-on from last edition’s Council election feature where we asked candidates “What is their vision for the hinterland”

Sandy Bolton (Mayoral Candidate)

OUR hinterland and rural communities have so much to offer residents and visitors alike. I have shared your vision for the last 20 years - to retain our country character and safe community, to create local jobs, address historical intersection congestion and get our rural roads back into shape. To safeguard our landscape, decrease conflict, ensure our history is preserved, and consider the needs of all ages. This can all be achieved, and this is where I have focused my efforts over the last two years. Noosa is much more

than a destination and a beach. Our shire is 80% rural, and ‘Country Noosa’ now has an international presence through the ‘Noosa Country Drive’ promotion, and essential all vehicle access through the sealing of Dr Pages Rd. The future and how you would like to move forward is now at your fingertips.

There is demand locally, nationally and internationally for unique experiences, product and produce that only our rural landscape can provide – ‘glamping’, wellness and corporate getaways, culinary and agritourism, ecotreks and ‘weddings with a difference’. The request for low/ no chemical produce and personal products, fibres and home wares, value ads and bespoke furniture continues to increase. Think of our own ‘line caught’ fish enjoyed over an open fire under the stars,’ Paddock to Plate’ production and training and cultural and artistic trails. Support is

needed through the actions in the Local Economic Plan to assist local business. The co-ordinated development, marketing and sales of product and produce under the ‘Noosa Made’ brand, an enterprise hub and project co-ordinator, and the rejuvenation of our ‘grand old dame’ - The Cooroy Hall, as a historic venue for weddings, community events and activities, are just a couple of the initiatives that we can work on together.

Our hinterland is already a base for our creative communities, and for ‘satellite’ lifestylers who run their business from home.

IT, e-medical, and project developers are already here, and this sector has the opportunity to expand with the NBN rollout. This growth strengthens local business through provision of services and goods, and creates jobs for administration, marketing and data entry staff. Strengthening the local economy and cre-

ating jobs cannot be done in isolation. Transport, roads, the new planning scheme, access to funding and branding opportunities are The State intersections of Myall and Diamond/Elm – this is a priority as a major entry point to the Shire.

Concepts have been drawn for both, including pedestrian crossovers and a compliant walkway over the railway track. Discussions with State on these have progressed. With our Council roads, we have gone through a ‘catch up’ period, and are now progressing to a rolling annual program for rural roads.

Through public and private partnerships we need to get that hinterland shuttle going for both locals and visitors who arrive by bus and train, and so our kids can get to work.

On your ‘wishlist’ there has been a range of needs including affordable and accessible housing, more light industrial land, and zoning considerations to

accommodate regenerative micro farming and lifestyle choices. Underway is the initial stages of developing precinct and masterplans for our villages, with pathways and parks at Pomona and Cooran in the 16/17 budget, as well provision for the concepts for the Noosa Museum to be drafted. Over the last 6 months we have been looking at the needs of our young and young at heart.

A brief has been drafted for a major hinterland ‘all abilities’ playground, complemented by smaller staged satellite playgrounds to form a playground trail.

This will be coming out for your ideas shortly, so get creative!

My vision? To deliver your vision. If elected as Mayor, I will ensure our rural communities receive the support needed to prosper, to strengthen, and to protect all that we love about this beautiful part of the world, our ‘forever home’.

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SOON after Saturday’s election, Noosa Council will start work on a new plan to guide the Shire’s development over the next 10 years.

If elected, I’ll ensure the Noosa Plan strengthens our lifestyle and our environment while encouraging business growth.

I’ll also be vigilant to safeguard a fair balance of Council effort between coastal and hinterland communities, because that’s the best way for our Shire to strongly develop.

Over the last three years, I’ve spent quite a lot of time in Cooroy, Cooran and Kin Kin, attending meetings, roaming around markets and visiting friends and family.

So I’m well aware of the problems with internet, phones, roads and public transport.

Some of these issues are Federal and State responsibilities and cannot be fixed directly by Noosa Council. But that doesn’t mean the Council is without influence.

I believe one of its important roles is to campaign and negotiate with other levels of government to get moving on things which are their responsibility.

I’m standing as an independent candidate and among my commitments is

to get rid of the perception that the coast has some sort of superiority in making a contribution to the Shire’s economy.

The Council has to recognise that the hinterland townships have as great a claim on a good industry base as the coast. One way of doing this is to rev up hinterland tourism, which needs a bigger boost from the Council.

Health care, education and aged care are also capable of making a greater contribution.

I’m well-equipped to push forward on such matters. After gaining an MBA, my early career was in organisations like Westpac and the NSW Premiers Department.

Later I established my own Sydney-based man-

agement consultancy, specialising in communications and strategic planning for major corporations.

At present, I’m involved in making our community a better place through the Chamber of Commerce and the Noosa Parks Association.

I believe it’s the responsibility of councillors to seek out and listen to residents’ concerns, to identify possible solutions, to con-

sult on their acceptability and to act decisively.

You will find that I’ll not slide around tough issues or hide behind the rules. I will listen, consult and act.

I have the experience, skills and strength to represent you fully and well.

And I’m committed to building an exceptional Noosa Shire.

For all these reasons, I’m asking that you vote for me in this Council election.

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news Seventh straight dividend for Bank share holders

COOROY RAG IT’S been said that you can’t run a successful business in an unsuccessful community.

That seems to be the ultimate compliment paid to our Sunshine Coast community, because while some businesses continue to work through its ongoing economic challenges it’s a far different story for investors in three of the coast’s Community Bank branches. In fact it’s developed into an ongoing celebration of a home-grown Sunshine Coast success story.

Nearly 800 share holders, who have supported the Cooroy, Marcoola and Tewantin Community Bank branches since their inception (with the Cooroy Community Bank Branch opening in 2002) have now received their seventh dividend in as many years.

Rick Cooper, Chairman of Sunshine Coast Community Financial Services Limited (SCCFSL), who own and operate the Cooroy, Marcoola and Tewantin Community Bank branches and Pomona

agency, said shareholders will now each receive a share of the $ 102,254.28 total dividend, based on 6.00 cents per $1.00 share of 1,704,238 shares. The dividend, which is to be paid on 6 April will be fully franked.

“Receiving another nice dividend payment is fantastic for company’s investors,” Mr Cooper said.

“This latest result is a culmination of a lot of hard work and local support from our Noosa and surrounding communities. As we continue to say, bank with us and everybody benefits.

“The directors of SCCFSL decided the dividend is just reward to all the shareholders who initially funded the establishment of the branches, and who have been enthusiastically watching their development.

“Business revenue has grown every year since our inception in 2002, and it’s another great result for our shareholders and our board, branch managers and staff who are all very

Rick Cooper (back row centre) celebrates the dividend announcement with other SCCFSL board directors and managers proud of our continuing work in our communities.

Without share holders’ support, our branches simply wouldn’t exist,” Mr. Cooper added.

Cooroy Community Bank branch manager, Geoff Edwards said the shareholders won’t be the only locals to benefit from the seventh dividend.

“The company’s remaining profits are being channelled back into communi-

ties via a range of donations and sponsorships. As many locals are aware, these include projects around Noosa such as: major sponsorship of Christmas In Cooroy, Cooroy Fusion, the 2016 Noosa Long Weekend Festival, the Noosa Street Reach program van, the university scholarship program with Noosa District State High School and many more. To date, the total

funds given back to our local communities has exceeded $1.7 million.

“In coming months the board will continue its program of community grants that will release further funds to assist with a wide range of projects.

“We’re really proud to be involved with a bank that’s giving locals a real say in the shaping of their own communities,” Mr Edwards said.

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CELEBRATE the Sunshine Coast’s rich history at the Heritage Discovery Showcase from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, March 20, at the School of Arts Hall, Eumundi.

Step back in time at the Heritage Discovery Showcase and enjoy a fashion parade through the eras, butter making and wood carving demonstrations, a classic antique car display and hear interesting stories from 15 local museums and heritage organisations from across the region.

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A range of workshops especially for children will be available.

Children can join Lyndon Davis to make their very own miniature canoe carving while learning about the local history of the Traditional People.

Queensland Air Museum’s (QAM’s), which calls Caloundra home, will have a de Havilland Sea Vixen Jet Fighter Cockpit pod on display. This pod is only one of two Sea Vixens in the Southern Hemisphere.

The other is a complete aircraft also held by the QAM at Caloundra. The Sea Vixen pilot’s compartment is complete with instrumen-

tation, decommissioned ejector seats and controls.

There will also be screenings of council’s suite of classic heritage films including The Tide and Tide: The SS Dicky Story, Memorably Moffat: beach house stories, The Ma and Pa Bendall: Making Waves and the Mary Grigor: a remarkable life.

Be the first to witness fascinating historical objects in council’s two new cultural heritage museum boxes, including objects from the SS Dicky and a beautiful display of restored books from the collections of Bankfoot House

and Berkelouw Book Barn, Eumundi.

So grab the family, friends, the camera and make a day of it at the Heritage Discovery Showcase and while there explore the township of Eumundi with a guided heritage walk at 11am.

When you arrive make a point of picking up a copy of the new Our heritage, our stories Discovery Guide – a comprehensive must-have heritage guide of the Sunshine Coast region.

The Heritage Discovery Showcase and Heritage Discovery Showcase Weekend are funded by the Sunshine Coast Coun-

cil Cultural Heritage Levy.

The levy was introduced in 2009 to ensure the region’s stories, traditions and places continue to be protected and experienced by future generations.

Make sure you grab your diary today and reserve from 10am to 3pm on March 20 to attend the Heritage Discovery Showcase. While there book in the inaugural Heritage Discovery Weekend on April 30 and May 1.

Immerse yourself in the region’s cultural heritage and celebrate who we are at the Heritage Discovery events. Visit council’s website to find out more.

A message from Sandy: Having lived, worked and raised my children alongside you for the past 20 years, I feel privileged to be part of this wonderful community.

As a Councillor, I have been committed to good outcomes and initiatives that provide opportunities for our future.

As Mayor, I will further this work through five achievable policies.

These will resolve historical issues such as the Myall St intersection, create local jobs, and build a Planning Scheme and Transport Strategy that reflects your needs.

Most importantly, I will ensure your dollar works hard to improve service delivery, and keep rates to a minimum. I listen, I care deeply, and together we will get things done.

Warmest regards,

“Business I Environment I Community . . . Together”

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Play School It’s not at all enjoyable, this living on your own, Playing the part of Darby, when you have lost your Joan.

But one is always entertained by our politics, for better or for worse, Although one’s not ever sure if it’s a blessing or a curse.

But this weekend for entertainment we have our local elections, Eager candidates all offering wonderful new directions.

There are many local problems seeking new solutions, Crying for some common sense, and firm resolution.

I hope we get the Council we feel that we deserve, One with balance and experience, and possessing lots of nerve.

One who will not be over-influenced, by those self-interested residents, With a molehill of evidence, but a mountain of non-stop eloquence.

I think we’ll be fine, there are some very good candidates, As long as they go kindly, when considering our rates.

Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear, and the blind can see.

(Helen Keller who was born dumb, blind and deaf, yet triumphed over her difficulties).

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Hop aboard Council’s free Easter holiday buses SKIP the pressure of parking this Easter with Council’s free holiday buses.

Travel will be free on all local bus routes (excluding 620, 622, 630 and 631) between 25 March and 3 April with a free shuttle on the road between Peregian Beach and Noosa Heads.

The free holiday buses help encourage residents and visitors to give public transport a try.

Travel on a range of regular services, and a temporary service will be free this Easter.

Regular services: Route 626 - Sunrise Beach to Tewantin; Route 627 - Sunshine Beach to Tewantin; Route 628 - Noosa Junction to Noosa Parklands; Route 629

- Noosa Junction to Tewantin; Route 632 - Cooran to Noosa Junction Additional temporary service: Route 064 - between Peregian Beach and Noosa Heads. For residents living between Peregian and Noosa, instead of catching Route 620, the temporary service, Route 064 (operated by Sunbus) is for you.

The Boreen Point Flexilink service and Noosa Council Cabs services will also be free from 25 March to 3 April (normal booking procedures apply).

Generally, a weekend timetable will operate on most public holidays.

Timetables are available at www.translink.com.au or call 13 12 30.

Where’s the rolled up Rag? 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 morning tea for you and four friends at Club Cooroy. Entries close March 24.

Last edition’s winner is Lisa Rohan from Eumundi who found the ‘Rolled up Rag’ in the Cooroy Computers ad on Page 4.

BOUQUET and thanks to the owners of the peacocks at Cudgerie Estate. The birds have taken to visiting our bird feeder early in the morning and they’re a joy to behold and admire even for the short time they’re there. Thank you. son Karen Paterrens enta tive of NAS

BOUQUET to Noosa Council for the new, wider Middle Creek Road at Federal. The townfolk and especially the residents on Middle Creek Road are especially thankful for the work in progress to widen, and thus create a much safer road to drive on. The three deaths on this road will never be forgotten, we all live in hope that they are the last ~ from the residence of Middle Creek Road.

BOUQUET I love reading the bouquets in your brickbat and bouquets section and would love to nominate a couple that I pass as I drive to work every morning. At about 6am I pass an older couple walking down Tewantin Road (towards twig and grace) and they always carry a bag and pick up rubbish along the way. I’m sure it doesn’t seem like a big deal to them but I think it’s the small acts that add up and deserve recognition.

Hopefully it might inspire some other people to take action to look after their town, I know it has for me.

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Starting the fire workshops, and a soup luncheon in hand made bowls.

The exhibition begins on March 5th and runs for 2 weeks until March 16th.

Opening Sunday March 13 at 10.30am.

The exhibition will be officially opened by internationally acclaimed woodfire ceramic artist Neil Hoffman, from Reedy Marsh Pottery, Tasmania on Sunday March 13 at 10.30am.

This is the first of several events that will culminate in the next Triennial Australasian and International Woodfire Ceramic Arts Conference “Smoke on the Water’ which will be held in Cooroy at the end of June 2017.

Neil Hoffman convened “Woodfire Tasmania 2011” and after the exhibition opening on March 13, Neil will give a presentation. This will lead into a panel discussion “What opportunities does an international ceramics conference offer the Cooroy commuRedeem Amex points for travel nity?” All members of the local Cooroy community are invited to atEarn Qantas frequent flyer points for tend. Neil will also be running a demCruiseco cruise bookings. onstration workshop on 12th March Member of Cruiseco and World Wide cruise for local artists.

A NEW fire is about to be lit in Cooroy for ceramic arts.

Starting the Fire is the inaugural event of the newly formed Ceramic Centre for Excellence, based in Cooroy, but representing South Esast Queensland. This organisation is supporting and fostering ceramic practice in the Noosa Shire and beyond.

Starting the Fire is a two week event to be held at the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, 11A Maple St, Cooroy. The event features a members’ exhibition and drop in ceramics lounge, a chance to meet a practising artist. Central to the event is a hot weekend of ceramic activity on March 12 and 13.

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Budgeting for a nest egg Geoff Edwards, Branch Manager, Bendigo Community Bank, Cooroy WHAT a wonderful time of year Easter is – I hope you have plans to celebrate and relax with family and friends.

Now that Easter is upon us again, how many of us are thinking about a different type of egg the nest egg? We all strive to save our hard earned money, which is getting more and more difficult with life’s ever increasing expenses.

There will be many key times in our lives that will make us think about our budget. Like starting a new job, getting married, buying a home, saving for a holiday and many more.

Any time is a great time to think about your budget and planning to grow that little nest egg.

Many of us struggle with budgets; they’re too hard, too complicated and too restrictive. A budget is a great tool to use to help start a savings plan and take more control of your money. This will also show you if you are living within your means and not spending more than you earn!

Most banks will offer help with budgets, whether it’s an online calculator that you key in your information, or a budget planner you record your own details. These need to be used to help track your income and expenses.

For your income, take into account all of your wages, pensions, family payments, interest, dividends etc. That is usually the easy part, knowing what we earn.

The expenses can be harder to work out. Put these into sections such as necessary expenses for your usual bills and non essential for other items such as entertainment, holidays, treats etc.

To accurately work out your expenses, use your bank account statements, credit card statements or your bills to find out what you spend your money on. Remember those other bills that may come in less frequently, such as

rates or car registrations. Think about having other bills as monthly deductions, rather than an annual bill, such as insurances.

Once you have these completed, you can then work out your disposable income, this is the amount left over once you have allowed for all of your expenses to be paid. This can then be used to save regularly. Your bank can help you choose an account that’s right for you to save your extra money. Depending upon your situation, this may be in an offset account if you have a home loan or in a special savings account that will pay more interest.

Remember to allow yourself some flexibility within your budget and be realistic. It’s no use having a great budget on paper if in reality it can’t work. If you would like to discuss your budget or a savings account, please contact me on 5447 7131 or on email at geoff.edwards@bendigoadelaide.com.au.

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COOROY RAG police beat with Sergeant Mal Scott

A 63 year old Cooroy woman has been charged with serious drug offences after police executed a search warrant on a property situated at Black Mountain Rd, Black Mountain.

During the search police located just under 200 cannabis plants and a quantity of processed cannabis.

Obviously this amount is deemed not for personal use so the charges are serious and can involve jail time.

Please keep the flow of information coming through to the police station (54425030) or via Crimestoppers (1800333000) if you want to remain anonymous.

All drug information is acted upon and is treated highly confidential. This is your opportunity to assist police in keeping drugs out of the Cooroy community so instead of turning a blind eye to what you hear or what you see, make a difference by reporting the information to police.

In the majority of situation police will also

have other information and once all the facts are put in place your little bit of info may be enough for police to act by taking out Search Warrants.

Two juveniles and an adult have also been dealt with by police after being caught breaking and entering the Noosa District High School in Cooroy at the end of February.

A Security Guard disturbed the offenders inside a class room and apprehended one as he attempted to flee the scene with the other two offenders being tracked down by the Police Dog Squad and arrested a short distance away. The road works site in Garnet st, Cooroy has been targeted by thieves on the weekend of the 26th to the 29th of February.

Thieves have broken into an onsite shipping container used by workers to store power tools and equipment before leaving the scene.

Police believe that a large ute or truck was used as the amount of tools stolen would have

needed a larger vehicle.

Anyone with information regarding this offence such as knowledge of persons trying to sell power tools and a generator is asked to contact the police.

Two local men have been fined for acting in a disorderly manner and failing to leave the Cooroy Hotel when told to do so after an incident in late February.

Patrons of any licensed premises need to be very aware that it is no longer the done thing that you can go to the local pub and get drunk.

Strict laws are in place banning Licensed premises staff and Management from serving intoxicated patrons and to do so is an offence which carries huge fines.

Police and security staff conduct regular patrols ensuring compliance in this area so if you are cut off from further drinks due to your intoxication levels please do not take offence at this requirement as it is the law.

Furthermore if you are told to leave licensed premises by the premises

supervisor you must forthwith comply or risk being arrested and fined.

As mentioned above, the two local men have now been fined $500 and $700 respectively for their actions.

The Cooroy Blue Light Disco committee would like to acknowledge the kind donation of a sizeable amount of money from Maryanne and Ted Heath.

Maryanne passed away in early March whilst Ted passed away 2 years ago.

Maryanne’s dying wish was to donate some money to the children of Cooroy specifically to be

used through the Cooroy Blue Light Disco. I’d also like to thank Anita Harris who is a Local Cooroy Solicitor for making this all happen. Maryanne and Ted can be assured that every last cent of their money will be used to assist the children of Cooroy as Maryanne was very insistent on helping kids. I wasn’t able to thank Maryanne in person as she passed away prior to me being aware of her kindness however I was able to attend her funeral to pay my respects in a small way and to acknowledge her and Ted’s actions.

Cooroy Community Hall UPDATE On election day (March 19) there will be an information stand outside the polling booth in Cooroy.

The committee is asking for community support to help with the process of changing the trusteeship.

Please visit the stand if you are interested in the future of our hall.

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Talking Business BUDGETING and Cashflow Over the past month we have seen a number of clients struggling with their cashflow. February is a notoriously hard month when it comes to disposable cash. Children are going back to school or university, so there are text books, school fees and uniforms to buy. Winter sports sign ons are usually in February. December business activity statements are due. Council rates and electricity bills have been levied, and the list goes on. Mums and Dads and in particular, Mums and Dads in small business, should plan ahead for the February period.

But it’s important your planning should not stop there. Big ticket items occur all year round; rates, car registration, car services, electricity bills, insurance, holidays etc. If you do not plan for these you could be left short of cash and then unfortunately the credit card becomes necessary. Credit cards can be a financial trap if not used wisely. If you pay them off monthly they can be a very useful financial option. But many use credit cards unwisely, which can lead to an accumulation of debt which is compounded by interest from anywhere between 15 – 20%.

With a little bit of planning and discipline, these hurdles can be overcome. The first thing you need to do is sit down and on a piece of paper or a spreadsheet identify your larger bills as outlined above. Next identify your monthly commitments such as loans, insurance etc. Tally all these up to

by Seb Vecchio principal CJ Taxation Services give yourself an annual fixed expense total. You then divide this figure by how many pays you receive a year, for example, weekly is 52, and fortnightly is 26. When you divide your total annual fixed bills by 52 or 26 this will give a $ figure on which you need to set aside from your pay packet to cover the bigger ticket items.

Please note, this is a simplified example. In your budget you should include all income including your wage, any government benefits, child support or investment income. Also include all regular expenses like rent, loans, utilities, food, clothes, holidays and vices.

Be honest and budget for alcohol, cigarettes or daily lunches if this is your usual spending habit.

By doing this you will be able to see where all your money goes, how much money you will need and when and then hopefully put the February blues behind you. It may even encourage you to change a habit or two. You would be surprised at how shocked some people are when they can actually see how much money a habit can consume each year. Once a budget is developed, it is always a good idea to refresh your budget every three to six months to ensure it reflects your current income and expenses.

If you would like to talk further on budgets or cashflows, speak to your accountant or call us at CJ Taxation Services ph 5442 6679 and we can help with this process. Next issue I will talk about Business budgeting. Until next time ….

Kenilworth Food Fest THE Kenilworth Cheese, wine and food fest is on again. This great family fun day is on Easter Saturday, 26 March with free entry 7am to 4pm at Kenilworth Park and Cheese Factory.

Indulge in all the best bounty of the beautiful Mary Valley in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland starting with breakfast at 7am in beautiful

Kenilworth Park at one of the many food stalls.

Cheese rolling contests; Easter Hat parade and Easter egg hunt; Old Macdonalds Farm and camel rides; gourmet cooking and and Paleo Diet cooking demonstrations plus wine and cheese tastings all day. There’s something for the whole family.

Live music - Rubatuba and Art in the Park.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Joyce and Tim Jackway from Eumundi who won this beautiful chicken coop in the Sauers Produce Mi-Feed competition. They have been loyal customers for approx 10yrs , mainly for the chook feed supplies and Garden care products. The couple was delighted to have won a new home for their 4 chooks.

Mi-Feed Representative David Wacker has been looking after Sauers for the last 3yrs.

David services the area from Yandina to Nth Qld. The Mi-Feed competition ran for 3 months covering an area from Nth NSW to Nth QLd and was very well received with thousands of entries .

Cooroy-Noosa Family and Local History Group FAMILY members who are merchant seamen can be difficult to find for family historians but Win Wynn will hold a workshop on the topic at 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday 19th March.

“Searching for Merchant Seamen” will be held at Cooroy-Noosa Family and Local History Group Research Room, 41 Miva Street, Cooroy. Bookings are a must by phone: 5442 5570 or email: info@genealogy-noosa.org.au Coming up at the Saturday, 9th April meeting, Noosa Councilor Joe Jurisevic will tell us about his family research. His presentation will be at 1:00pm followed by afternoon tea and the meeting at Cooroy Library on Maple Street.

Visit our Research Room which is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9:30am to 1:00pm. The Group welcomes all visitors and new members, find out more at www.genealogynoosa.org.au

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Play Along is a wonderful foundation for children who wish to learn a musical instrument in the future, or those who just love to groove to the beat. The program is run by founder and director, Sian Davis, a local musician and experienced teacher. There are two different age group classes – Kindy Kids (3 to 5 years) and Preppies (5 – 6 years). Classes are held in Cooroy on Tuesdays each week. The program culminates with a performance for the parents and a graduation ceremony.

When: Tuesday 12th April to Tuesday 17th May What: 30 min classes for small groups (10am, 3.15pm, 3.45pm). Cost: $8 per class - bookings and pre-payment essential Where: Cooroy Anglican Church, Cnr Miva St and Tewantin Rd Cooroy Contact: www.playalongmusic.weebly.com or phone Sian on 0431 119 733

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TOM Wegener doesn’t just make surfboards.

He’s passionate about crafting his internationally acclaimed boards and it provides his livelihood. But, deep down, there’s something more that drives this former Californian who has called Cooroy home for the past 15 years As Tom puts it, he wants people to “feel the stoke of surfing”, and to try and achieve this he believes it’s vital that the history and culture of the sport is preserved, better understood, and, most importantly, passed on.

He’s serious about this, to the extent that surfboard making has taken a backseat for a while as he completes a PhD at Sunshine Coast University focussing on the sustainability of surfing on the Sunshine Coast.

“I wanted to better understand the culture and history of surfing here in Australia, and especially the Sunshine Coast, and how important it is to ensure the industry continues to grow and innovate,” he says.

Tom’s studies will culminate in a book to be published later this year.

It’s no great surprise that Tom has a deep and abiding passion for surfing.

From early childhood he was riding waves at beaches around his native Los Angeles. Making and shaping boards was a natural progression, and Tom and his brother Jon (who still lives and makes boards in California), started trying their hand at the craft.

But when it became time to get serious about a future career the part-time surfer decided to become a full-time lawyer. Somehow being a lawyer didn’t quite suit Tom, and the dream of making the perfect surfboard just wouldn’t go away.

So, after just two years of

being an attorney (“and I was good at it,” he says), Tom followed that dream and started making and shaping surf boards as a full-time profession.

“You virtually take a vow of poverty when you become a board maker, but for me law was such an empty profession and I felt I had a sense of duty to do something worthwhile with my life.”

It didn’t take too long before fame - if not fortune - arrived in the form of surf movies and TV programs (well, this is LA we’re talking about!).

Tom became involved in making - and starring in surf movies and television programs for a burgeoning local TV market.

Showing and promoting the films took him around America as well as many parts of the world, including Australia and, naturally, the Sunshine Coast. And, it was during the promotion of a film called “Siesta and Olas” (Naps and Waves) on the Sunshine Coast that Tom met his wife to be, Margie.

Marriage followed soon after and Tom set about establishing himself as a board maker in the Noosa area. It didn’t take too long before his skills were being recognised, not just locally but nationally and internationally.

“If you can produce something innovative there is always a ready market in this industry,’ he says.

“I was making certain types of surfboards and it also helped that people knew who I was because of the surf movies.”

Business was going fine until a few years ago when, like many other industries, the global financial crisis hit the surfing world and orders started to dry up.

“The GFC hit us hard what with a high Australian dollar making the importation of cheap boards made in Asia possible.

We couldn’t compete

price-wise,” he says.

“People were still designing boards here in Australia. But my concern was that eventually everything would be done overseas and our industry might die out, something along the lines of what happened to the Australian car industry.”

It was a bit of a “back to the future” situation that started to change things around. A project that stemmed from a visit to Hawaii was destined to change Tom’s way of making boards and his overall view of the world of surfing.

That visit in 2004 to the Bishop Museum in Hawaii was to view ancient surfboards and eventually led Tom to producing replicas of the boards - known as Alaia boards - which are distinct from modern surfboards in that they have no fins, and instead rely on the sharpness of the edges to hold the board in the face of the wave.

His designs eventually led to international production and distribution and he was awarded several top industry accolades for his designs.

Tom says he has always loved wooden surfboards and a key was the discovery of Paulownia as a wood perfectly suited for surfboards simply because it doesn’t absorb salt water.

“It’s been embraced by the surfing fraternity, and the good thing is that it is grown in vast quantities here in Queensland and is totally sustainable,” says Tom. While Tom is clearly recognised as an influential board maker, he is also well known and highly regarded for his “green” credentials.

He takes great pride in the fact that his workshop at the back of his property just outside Cooroy is toxic free and creates almost no waste with wood chips and sawdust

Cooroy surfboard maker, Tom Wegener, with one of his Alaia wooden surfboards. mulched for his garden and home orchard.

“I was the first person to start building boards in this way,” he says.

“It was always my passion to make green surfboards in a green factory.”

Tom’s 2004 Hawaiian visit, and his trips to other Pacific countries, has also developed his deep-seated love of the culture and history of surfing, and has made him appreciate the skill of early Polynesian surfers.

“The ancient Hawaiians were very advanced in their board design and surfing techniques,” he says. “Before this everyone had looked at the boards and seen them as primitive in design - just planks of wood.

“But I saw it differently and came to realise that no, they were actually very advanced in riding big waves on small wooden boards.

It took a lot of skill which only came about because for these people surfing was

a way of life and the sea was their playground.

“Surfing was so popular they’d hold huge tournaments with evidence that these dated as far back as the 13th century.”

But the past-time that captivated so many Hawaiians was nearly wiped out (no pun intended!) with the arrival of European settlement in the 18th and 19th centuries.

But, obviously, the sport did live on and spread around the world, especially in the Early 1900s, where even in unlikely surfing spots such as the southern coast of England, surfing became a big hit.

The history of surfing in Australia is well documented, and Tom says even though the surfing industry here has been through its ups and down, the sport, and especially its culture, remains strong.

“Surfing is this fantastic, unregulated playground of innovation - that’s the surfing culture.”

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Vale: Margaret Florence Brown

MARG was born in Cooroy in 1939. Both sides of her family, the Dukes and the Balls were prominent families having long histories of association with the wider Noosa District area for which she was, and her enduring family will be, always proud to boast of in front of others.

Marg’s parents Florence and Colin Duke had a dairy farm located along Mountain Road at the base of Cooroy Mountain called “Waterford”. The farm and growing up around the Cooroy Mountain area held very dear memories for Margaret. Being the eldest of three children, Marg took on responsibility at an early age as not only did she have an important part to play in helping Colin run the farm but also played a hand in watching over and guiding her siblings.

Marg often spoke fondly of the daily return trip to primary school in Cooroy riding her horse Judy.

Margaret attended Moreton Bay College in Brisbane during her High School years before going on to graduate as nurse in 1960.

Nursing, looking after others, became her pas-

sion in life. Margaret married William Trevor Brown, “Toby” in 1968 after making his acquaintance at the Royal Brisbane Hospital where she worked in children’s theatre and Toby as a wardsman. Toby and Margaret shared a love of the country and as Cooroy was always close to her “heart”, they moved back to Cooroy not long after Andrew’s birth in 1970. Toby entered Real Estate and also became an auctioneer while Marg worked at the Gympie and Cooroy hospital before she began working for various medical practices in Tewantin and Cooroy.

They became heavily involved with the CooroyPomona Lions Club.

Her only son Andrew was always the “apple of Marg’s eye” and she supported him in all his different endeavours growing up. Marg and Toby both had active roles in the Cooroy Scout group before playing a major roles with the Noosa District Swimming Club where Marg was President for many years, even after Andrew had finished school, and was awarded life membership for all her effort. She was instrumental in gaining support for a second pool in the District which opened at Tewantin in 1990.

When Toby’s health deteriorated Marg was there to nurse him till the very end. After Toby passed Marg’s focus went back to community work and she became heavily involved with the Pomona Meals on Wheels for many years.

More recently Marg enjoyed her involvement with Friends of Mill Place, in particular she enjoyed her involvement with the Cooroy Library.

It’s no secret that Margaret was an active person who didn’t like to stand still for long. She enjoyed daily exercise of whatever shape or form.

In later life she enjoyed playing golf both for the exercise as well as the social aspect of making new acquaintances. She loved dogs and the companionship they provided and could regularly be spotted taking her dog for a long walk, while at the same time keeping an eye on the town.

Marg gave so much to those around her and asked for little if anything in return. Her door was always open, she listened but never judged. She was elegant, charming, modern, courteous and dependable in her approach to life but at the same time remained down to earth, always maintaining her country attitude towards life by never letting anything get her down. Even when facing her long battle with cancer she never once gave up, but rather stood up and faced the disease head on, enduring through the battle for as long as she physically could. She was an absolutely fantastic woman that I am certain Cooroy will miss greatly.

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The grand old lady is closed but the show goes on

Charlie Cobb BUILT in 1926 by the Cooroy RSL and community to honour the service men and women of the first world war, the Cooroy Memorial Hall has long been a centre of community activities. Balls, dances, cinema and shows are just a few of the events this grand old lady has hosted. Now she has reached an age when a face lift is not enough and she needs serious surgery. The hall is presently closed while the work is under-way and a new management structure is created.

The Cooroora Wood & Craft Show is one of the many events affected by the closure. This independent show run by the Cooroora Woodworkers Club for over 20 years has had to find a new event site for the show which is scheduled to take place as usual on the Mothers Day weekend in May. The venue for this years show is on Friday May 6th and Saturday May 7th is the Cooroora Woodworkers Club, 8 Lowermill Road, Cooroy.

Charlie Cobb past president and life member of the Woodworkers Club was chairman of the show committee from 1998 for more than 10 years and still an active committee member says that the show has always had great support and in-

terest from the local community as well as from wonderful sponsors such as Sunshine Mitre 10, Cooroy IGA and Hinterland Noosa, Cooroy Hire Service, Noosa & District Landcare We are very pleased to welcome this year these additional sponsors : Countryside Realty Noosa, Cooroy RSL, Noosa Biophere, Bendigo Bank, Noosa Council and Cooroy Outdoor. Charlie praises the members of the Cooroora Woodworkers Club who have worked tirelessly each year on the show.

The competitions are the highlight of the show displaying the work not only of our members but those from regional woodworking clubs and local high schools. With three concurrent competitions, the display of entries together with 40 stall holders that feature woodwork and craft items, Charlie says that the show is very complex, but its continuing success and importance is a great reward to the club members and supporters. The funds raised by the show contribute to the running of the club and the preservation of the craft of fine woodworking.

An essential part of the show each year is the main raffle which this year is a Victorian style Rocking Horse made by talented club members and valued at $4000. Tickets $1 each are on sale at the Clubhouse in Lowermill precinct and of course at the show. The Cooroora Woodworkers club is an active community member with the clubhouse open to visitors Monday to Saturday with displays of members work. The club contributed largely to the creation of the Log Maze in the Lowermill Precinct. Each year the club enters a float in the popular Christmas in Cooroy Parade and each year club members donate many wooden toys for the Christmas appeal. The Cooroy Heart sign and many other signs throughout the Noosa shire were made by the club.

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Above: New Committee for 2016 and Right: Outgoing President Ron Strudwick presents our 2016 President Maree Barton with the chain of office.

THE Probus Club of Cooroy held their Annual General Meting in March with all positions filled for the 2016/17 year.

It was wonderful to see some of our newer members nominate for positions.

Maree Barton was elected unopposed as President......a popular choice amongst all members. She will be well supported and mentored by the Vice President, Ian Houldgreaves.

Jeanette Kelly, another new face, will take care of our finances while sanity and stability will be ensured with Leslie Wilkin returning as our secretary.

Robin and Kerry Jestrimski have already made their mark organising the social calendar for the year and no one dared stand against Derek Stevenson our newsletter coordinator. He does such a great job.

The new committee has an excellent mix of experience, talent and energy so all looks good for an interesting, fun filled year ahead.

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Sub Branch President Ian Whisker is pictured opposite with the actual CA-25 Winjeel that he used to fly.The first CA-25 Winjeel (an aboriginal word meaning ‘young eagle’) rolled off the production line in 1951 and a total of 62 Winjeels were built . The Winjeel was superseded as a training aircraft in 1975 but

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Students learn about the law

POMONA Queensland Police Officer Daniel McNamara spoke to Year 12 Noosa District State High School Social and Community Studies students about law enforcement and his role as a general duties officer, further enhancing the students’ understanding of the law in Australia, which is a focus this semester.

The Year 12 Social and Community Studies students were surprised to hear Mr McNamara’s day-to-day life as a police officer is far removed from the action-packed, high risk representations of the police often seen on crime television.

“About ninety percent of my job is paper work,” Mr McNamara said.

The most common calls out for the Pomona Police are related to domestic violence and disputes.

“Generally speaking, Pomona is considered a relatively safe place to live. Compared to other parts of Australia, crime is very low, but domestic violence is very high,” Mr McNamara said.

The students enjoyed hearing some of Mr McNamara’s high and low lights of his career thus far, including a police foot chase of a naked drug affected man; mistaking falling mangoes to warning gun shots; intervening and saving a young man who was attempting

suicide; and the rather disturbing love story of a man and a cow.

Year 12 student Aimee Kosovich found Mr McNamara’s talk especially useful as she is considering a career as a policewoman upon graduation, and she utilised the presentation as an opportunity to find out more about her potential career through insightful questions.

“I think Aimee would make a great police officer as she is inquisitive and very curious,” Mr McNamara said.

Aimee’s questions and interest was rewarded with lollies and Mr McNamara permitting her to wear his police cap.

Road safety and rules were a focus of the discussion, with many students keen to ensure they had the rules right for their upcoming provisional driver’s license exams.

The students found Mr McNamara’s presentation insightful and very useful for their upcoming Social and Community Studies assessment and for their own personal understanding of their rights and responsibilities as Australian citizens.

Year 12 Social and Community Studies student Connor McNamara also appreciated seeing a very different side to his father.

pomona Chaplain fundraiser MARK your diary for this beaut community fun fundraiser Monday 21St March.

Spill the Beans coffee hub will be the place to be on Monday 21 March at 11.00am for a morning of fun and laughter with great coffee, eats and entertainment. We are holding an up-to-the-minute fashion parade presented by local shop owners in Pomona. There will be a great lucky door prize and lucky chair prizes to be won, plus a raffle or two.

Cost will be $12.00 per person. This great fundraiser is for the Chaplaincy Program at Pomona State School. Gold coin donations will be gratefully received also.

Paulette Gee has been the Chappy at Pomona School for 9 years.

Wondering what a chaplain does?

Chaplains act as role models for students assisting them to develop positive and supportive relationships. They also help to build strong links between the school and the wider community.

Chappy Paulette says, “Some people get confused about the role of chaplain in a school believing that it is first and foremost a religious role; nothing could be further from the truth. Another misconception is that Chaplains take the religious education classes in schools, this is simply not permitted; rather volunteers from local churches take these classes.”

Chappy Paulette works with children and families to provide proactive pastoral care. She says, “Just being available for children to voice their concerns about something that may be bothering them either at home or at school can make a big difference in that child’s life.”

We will be catering for a full house. Come along for a great day with a great cause. For details contact Chappy Paulette on 0414 457 451

Back to Cooran reunion THE annual Back to Cooran reunion will be held at Cooran Hall on Sunday March 20th.

Everyone welcome. Tea and coffee provided. For more information phone Paul Tierney on 5482 4762.

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School of Arts Hall gets a makeover THE Memorial School of Arts Hall in Reserve Street Pomona has had a kitchen makeover courtesy of Bunnings Hardware Stores.

Bunnings donated the cabinetry and labour to completely remove the old kitchen and install the new cabinets and sink.

An enthusiastic team from the Noosaville and Gympie branches headed up by Bunnings’ Activity Organisers Siobhan Grey from Noosaville and Elaine King from Gympie spent two and a half days transforming the kitchen from a tired unfriendly space into a modern and functional

kitchen. The hall is an integral part of the Pomona community. On any week it is home to karate, indoor bowls, ballroom dancing, worship, zumba and yoga as well a venue for weddings, schools and the Antique and Collectibles fair.

President of the Hall Committee, Christine Harmon said that there is constant demand on the kitchen and that it is important that it meets contemporary standards of hygiene and convenience.

“This new donated kitchen, together with updated appliances purchased by the Hall Com-

mittee means that the kitchen meets both of these standards. We must also thank Brian O’Connor of Pomona for his initiatives and support in getting this project of the ground.”

Christine said.

Complementing the new kitchen cabinets donated

by Bunnings, the hall committee has met the cost of painting the kitchen area and laying new vinyl floor coverings.

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Siobhan Grey left and Elaine King from Bunnings with members of the hall committee.

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Land of the Most Holy Mary exhibition POMONA Railway Station Gallery presents a collaboration between ceramicist Ellen Appleby and photographer Mick Lord in an exhibition titled “Land of the Most Holy Mary”.

Through sepia photographs and rich textured sculptures Ellen Appleby (ceramicist) and Mick Lord (photographer) bring into focus the lime washed walls, weathered stones, archways and religious contradictions of southern Spain, Portugal and into the Anatolian peninsula. These artists are interested in the juxtaposition of remnants of Romans, Moors, Moslems, Jews and Christians seen in this area and the imposition of Catholicism, as well as the architecture of modern day Turkey where Mary spent her final years. Their exhibition is called “Land of the Most Holy Mary” which the common name for Andalucía in Southern Spain.

In this exhibition, Mick’s photos have a

documentary aspect about them. They reflect his interest in the built environment and architecture. Each photo is a statement of fact – it is about the “thing”, the building, its shape and textures. The built form is the product of cultures and religions, past and present.

Ellen’s clay sculptures pay attention to the crumbling walls and stairs seen through decorated doorways. She builds porcelain towers with ornate faded decoration and highlights the contradictions as nuns scuttle past Islamic doorways and windows. There are references the Catholic iconography sitting within Islamic archways in La Mezquita in Cordoba, and other unexpected alliances.

This exciting exhibition opens Saturday 19 March at 2:00 and continues to 19 April.

Hours: M-F 10-4; Sat 10-2; Closed Sundays and Public Holidays.

Pacific Chamber Players ROBERT Truman (cello), Janet Brewer (piano), Julie Anne O’Reilly (violin) are all ready to perform four piano trios at the first Pacific Chamber Players concert for 2016.

Robert (born and educated in Sydney) is the former principal cellist of the London Philharmonic orchestra and Royal Opera House Covent Garden together with periods with the Opera North in Leeds, Menuhin Orchestra, Consort of London and the Ludlay Quarter and many more. Not to mention playing on the sound tracks for many well known movies. He has had a very distinguished career and now has retired to the Sunshine Coast.

The trios will be by Haydn, Beethoven, Saint-Saens and Smetana. They will be performed on Saturday 19th March, 2pm at Cooran Memorial Hall. Tickets will be available at the door. Proportion of ticket sales this year will be donated to Bloomhill Hospice in Buderim.

Further enquires telephone 07 54468128 or www.pacificchamberplayers.com.

Letter to the editor Cyclist Safety MY wife and I regularly cycle from Traveston to Pomona and Kin Kin as a means of maintaining a reasonable level of fitness. Other cyclists also use these roads especially on weekends. Given that there is no dedicated bike lane along these roads, cycling tends to be a little more hazardous than normal. Whilst we take every precaution to identify ourselves (high vis vests, flashing lights front & rear), and give motorists as much room as possible, we still encounter the occasional motorist who chooses not to give us the required distance (11.5m depending on speed zone) when overtaking. This creates an extremely dangerous and scary situation for both of us.

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the necessary clearance, they continue on and pass with minimal clearance.

Regrettably I have now resorted to mounting a GoPro camera on my helmet (facing rearwards) to capture those who choose to ignore the safety requirements and, if necessary, the footage (which clearly displays Rego numbers) will be passed to the Police for them to deal with.

Thankfully this only applies to a minority of motorists (less than 1%), but it will only take one motorist to kill or maim a cyclist by failing to observe road rules / safety requirements.

Please slow down and give us the room to be able to enjoy our bikes ride without becoming another road statistic.

Mark Paterson Traveston

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Above: Happy 90th Birthday to Jim Grant (March 31). Jim was born in Gympie and raised at Pinbarren.

Jim and his wife Ruth grew bananas at Mena Creek near Innisfail before moving back to Cooroy in 1973 where they raised four children. Jim is a keen woodworker and spends a lot of time in his backyard shed creating beautiful pieces.

Right: Congratulations to Joy and Neil Brown who celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on the 12th February at the Holey Trinity Church in Nathalia Victoria

The very best of wishes to our Cooroy Rag VP and poet on his 98th Birthday xoxo

Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary to Mavis and Derek Hill (17th March).

The couple received a letter from the Queen to mark the occasion.

Mavis and Derek were married in England at Coleshill in 1956 and migrated to Australia in 1981.

They say the secret to their long and happy marriage is good communication.

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dining & entertainment Love of words blooms at Butter Factory

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Lucy and Macaulay Morrison celebrate their recent wedding at the Cooroy Butter Factory. Photo: J+A Photography, Brisbane.

A ROMANCE which blossomed over the study of literature was celebrated in a wedding at the Cooroy Butter Factory recently.

Local boy Macaulay Morrison married his university sweetheart Lucy Ruhle, with their literature theme reflected in their aisle “carpet”, made from the pages of books.

Macaulay said the unique book-page aisle was designed by Lucy and himself.

“We both love books and we chose books we liked and which meant something to us.

“There were pages from Lord of the Rings Lucy’s favourite book - and Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ which we both studied at University in Toowoomba.”

Macaulay said the Butter Factory venue was suggested to them by a friend who was on the

committee. He said on first inspection they thought it was “incredible” with the generous size and openness catching their eye.

“I had been there a few times, but wouldn’t have thought of it as a wedding venue. But it was perfect and had the advantage of being local and close. We would absolutely recommend it as a venue.”

Butter Factory Arts Centre Coordinator Cathy Money said the visual backdrop to the wedding ceremony was the beautiful doors by Moreton Bay artist Colin Offord and the Michelle Maclennan’s ‘Layers of Landscape’ on the walls.

“It’s a very unique venue which worked beautifully for this young couple,” Cathy said.

Macaulay and Lucy have made their home in Cooroy.

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Holy Saturday 26th March Easter Vigil Mass & Blessing of the Easter Fire 6.00 pm Tewantin

Easter Sunday Mass 27th March 7.00 am 8.00 am 8.30 am 10.00 am 10.30 am 5.30pm

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Commencing Tuesday 29/3/16 Pomona - Tuesday 5.30 - 6.30pm Cooroy - Wednesday 9 - 10am Tinbeerwah - Thursday 6 - 7pm

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What’s On

Friends of Mill Place FOMP’s

BOOK SALE $ 5 Fill a BYO Bag of books

at the Library Saturday 19th March 9.30am-12 noon

ALL MONIES RAISED GOES BACK INTO THE LIBRARY

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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

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Cooroy Queen Alexandra Lodge No 212 has always been involved with the local community. Providing funds for end of the year School bursaries for the Cooroy High School and both Cooroy & Eumundi Primary schools.

Recently we provided funds to the very successful Light up the outback Appeal for communities in drought.

Also we recently donated funds to help the Road Craft Centre in Gympie.

Keep the third Tuesday of the month free for entertainment at the Redcliffe Leagues Club. Always an enjoyable day out.

Tickets $30 with tea and coffee on arrival. Bus leaves Gympie 7.45am. Please call Betty on 5482 4453 for bookings and more information. All proceeds are donated to Little Haven Palliative Care Inc.

Date Claimer CWA Cooroy Fair Saturday 21st May 8am – 12 noon at CWA Hall Tables available at $20 each, what money you make is yours - Table Bookings - contact Wendy - 5447 6140 All Welcome

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health Six important reasons why camping is good for you

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DID you know that a whole range of wonderful health benefits result from camping? From physical and mental aids to those that are tailor made for children, these benefits ensure there’s even more reason why you should spend a night under the stars.

We all know camping is a fantastic activity, providing hours of enjoyment and a welcome opportunity to connect with loved ones, as well as nature.

But that’s just the start. Did you also know that a whole range of wonderful health benefits result from camping? From physical and mental aids to those that are tailor made for children, these benefits ensure there’s even more reason why you should spend a night under the stars.

Check out the many reasons why camping is good for your health.

1. Camping helps with problem solving Sometimes camping and its associated activities present you with challenges (and some that not even Professor Google can reliably solve). Often these are challenges that you don’t deal with on a daily basis: where and how to set up your tent; or how to deal with scenarios where you aren’t armed with all your mod-cons or items of familiarity.

In addition, camping introduces you to new experiences - perhaps an activity you’d always wanted to try but never found time for. Whatever the case, new challenges and experiences keep your brain healthy, as they force you to think for yourself.

2. Camping is great for children’s education Following the above point, spending the night in a tent has a clear benefit for children.

This is especially so in the modern age where many kids are more confident navigating their way around an iPad than they are navigating the inside of a tent.

Camping introduces children to a whole

new world and asks of them an ability to overcome new problems and challenges.

Having exposure to a different set of challenges not only keeps kids’ brains healthy but leads to increased learning opportunities.

A 2015 UK study from the Institute of Education at Plymouth University found an overwhelming majority of parents believed that camping had a positive impact on a child’s education.

Put the iPad away and let children play ... in a tent.

3. Camping helps you sleep better There’s another important reason why camping is good for your health, and if you suffer from lack of sleep you should be paying particular attention. Research in 2013 from the University of Colorado Boulder found that camping can re-set our biological clocks and help those of us who find it tough to get to sleep and/or wake up in the morning.

It’s all to do with the increased use of artificial light in our daily lives and the fact that camping can help us to adjust to the natural light-dark cycle if we’re given that chance. Receiving adequate sleep has long been touted as critical to our overall health and wellbeing. Plus, aren’t our partners and family members much easier to deal with when they’re not tired and grumpy?

4. Camping increases your vitamin D intake Camping provides you with the chance to spend more time in the sun (as long as your timing is right). And more time catching those rays means extra vitamin D, which has benefits for you. While much research exists to say that some benefits remain inconclusive, there appears to be agreement that it does aid bone health. Furthermore, the Medical Journal of Australia states that exposure to sunlight is the main source of vitamin D for

Australian residents.

Sun exposure has also been linked to mental health benefits, such as improved moods. However, direct sun exposure should be taken in moderation and adequate protection should be used to minimise the risk of skin cancer.

5. Camping leads to increased exercise If your daily routine entails slaving away in an office or at home with the kids, chances are your opportunities to exercise are limited.

The solution? Go camping. While camping, you will likely explore new surrounds; perhaps wandering through a nearby national park or even mountain climbing.

This increased exercise has been welldocumented - from the Heart Foundation to the Department of Health - as having myriad physical and mental benefits, including combatting health problems and disease and improving your mood and energy levels. This point is not limited to camping: simply escape the daily grind and hit the great outdoors.

Explore your surrounds when camping and your body will thank you for it.

6. Camping makes you happier That’s right - camping goes a long way to improving your mood. It’s all to do with serotonin, that wonderful chemical our body produces that helps to make us happy.

We’ve already touched on some factors that help the body create serotonin: more sunlight, more oxygen, and increased physical activity.

And when you’re camping, you’re likely to tick all these boxes. Happy days!

Camping can increase our happiness.

These are just some of the many great benefits of camping. What is it about camping that you enjoy most or get the greatest benefit from?

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Coeliac awareness Craig Steele

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COELIAC Awareness Week is from the 13th to 20th March and Cooroy Family Practice wish to raise awareness of this often undiagnosed disease. This condition affects 1 in 100 Australians but more than 75% live undiagnosed.

Coeliac (pronounced seel-ee-ak) Disease occurs when the body has a disproportionate reaction to gluten. Gluten is the protein found in wheat, barley, rye, oats and various other substances.

When people who have this disease eat gluten their body will respond with reactions such as inflammation in various parts of the digestive tract which over time can seriously damage the small bowel.

Common symptoms that Coeliac patients experience include gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating and nausea, lethargy, mouth ulcers, weight loss, bone and joint pains, skin rashes and easy bruising. In the case of extreme symptoms people should seek immediate counsel from their doctor as it can be indicative of a severe reaction or long-standing illness which will be worsening over time.

The main treatment of Coeliac disease is a strict diet that contains absolutely no gluten. This treatment will eventually heal the small intestine and partially, if not completely, relieve the other symptoms Coeliac disease sufferers possess. However, it is important to be tested prior to commencing a gluten free diet as altering your diet by yourself

can actually give false negative results to testing, meaning you could miss the treatment you desperately need.

When it comes to Coeliac Disease the old saying ‘an ounce of prevention is worth a tonne of cure’ has never rung with more truth. Coeliac Disease, when left untreated, can range from annoying and uncomfortable to painful and life-threatening. The first, and most important, step when treating Coeliac Disease is to be properly diagnosed by a medical professional. Once a patient has been diagnosed they will receive detailed instructions and support regarding their diet, this is a strict regime that must be adhered to should the sufferer wish to reduce symptoms and find better health.

David Franklin, Cooroy Family Practice’s Dietician, has spent a lifetime gathering knowledge in the field of nutrition and gastroenterology among other areas and he can provide a wealth of assistance to sufferers of Coeliac disease. The practice’s two GPs, Dr Hafiz Zia and Dr Dhara Contractor can also be of assistance. Treatment doesn’t need to be expensive either, as Cooroy Family Practice is one of the few practices in the region to offer 100% bulk billing with no gap fee to you. To find out more, book an online appointment via their website, www.cooroyfamilypractice.com.au or give them a call today on 5472 0064.

Noosa Care Board Members retire NOOSACARE Inc. Board Members, Alan Bennett and Jack Nilsson recently announced their retirement from their positions as valued Directors of the Board after 14 and 16 years respectively.

Both Alan and Jack have contributed an abundance of knowledge and experience to the Hotel Services Committee with Jack also spending a number of years as Vice President and a member of the Executive Committee.

Megan DÉlton, CEO of NoosaCare Inc., thanked Alan and Jack for their many years of loyal service and extended the opportunity to reapply as Directors should their future paths see fit.

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health Noosa Hinterland

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Does healthy chocolate really exist?

RESEARCH has found that the antioxidants in chocolate (known as cocoa polyphenols) may improve blood pressure and insulin sensitivity. This has inspired media headlines to proclaim dark chocolate as a health food. For people like me who love chocolate this is great news, but is it too good to be true?

The antioxidant benefits of the cocoa polyphenols are true, but eating a whole block each night is not likely to bring better health. Ob-

viously there are some limitations. Firstly, the cocoa polyphenols in chocolate vary due to losses that occur during manufacture. Fermentation, roasting and alkalisation of cocoa to make it more palatable can reduce its polyphenol content by up to 90%. Even dark chocolate can end up with a negligible amount of antioxidants due to these processes.

Certain brands of dark chocolate are processed differently to retain significant amounts of cocoa polyphenols, but you would need to eat a whole 100g block per day to get any therapeutic benefit. Sounds nice, but unfortunately the increased sugar and calorie intake creates its own health concerns making it impractical for many people.

The good news is, cacao powder (found in health food stores and many supermarkets) can also provide benefits. Raw cacao powder is often the least processed and therefore more likely to contain the beneficial cocoa polyphenols.

With a packet of raw cacao powder you can create your own chocolate desserts, just in time

for Easter. The Nutrition Means website www.nutritionmeans.com.au has some great ‘chocolate’ recipes, all low in sugar and high in nutrition. Go to Recipes in the menu tab and search for: Black bean cake, High-protein chocolate smoothie, Cashew cranberry balls, Chocolate pear cake and Chocolate balls.

If you would like to know more about nutrition and natural health solutions contact Jodie Persovic (Dietitian and Naturopath) for a Free 10 minute phone consultation. Rebates are available for eligible clients through Medicare, DVA and private health insurance. For appointments contact Jodie on 0419 668 803 or jodie@nutritionmeans.com.au

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Keeping kids moving DO you have a teen or pre-teen who has increasingly poor posture?

Are they becoming less active or not wanting to participate in sport?

Do they excel at sport and want to improve their performance? Hinteractive Physio offers a youth “Yogalates” class twice per week aimed at kids aged 10 onwards. This physiotherapy led class combines pilates and yoga type exercises into a fun, effective workout for kids. With a focus on core strength, postural awareness and flexibility, it is safe for anyone to do.

Pilates is well known as an effective exercise for improving core strength which is the foundation for movement and optimal sport performance.

With the increase in time spent by kids on technology, clinically we are noticing poorer postures and weak core muscles in kids and teenagers. This can lead to back or neck pain, and longer term musculoskeletal issues.

Other kids find that by improving their core strength, their performance in their chosen sport

improves dramatically. Our physiotherapists are skilled at targeting our classes to meet the needs of the participants so a wide variety of ages and skill levels are catered to. They do not need any prior yoga/gymnastics or pilates experience to attend a class.

Classes are held on Mondays at 4pm and Wednesdays at 3.30pm during school terms.

For more information, please call Hinteractive Physio on 5442 5556 or visit our website: www.hinteractivephysio.com.au

Volunteers go to heaven Many may be shocked to find, when the day of judgement nears, There’s a special place in heaven, set aside for volunteers.

Furnished with recliners and comfortable foot stools, Where there’s no committee chairman, no canteen or car pools, No eager team that needs a coach, no fete or cake-bake stall, Not a thing to mail or staple, or meeting at the hall, Telephone lists will be outlawed, but a finger snap will bring, Cool drinks and gourmet dinners and treats fit for any king.

You ask “Who’ll serve thee privileged few and work for all they’re worth?

Why, all those who reaped the benefits, and not once volunteered on earth.

BACK PAIN If you or someone you know suffers from back pain, then this is for you!

Back Pain Assessment helps pinpoint the cause of some spinal complaints that result in back pain and finds out how to deal with the problem naturally – without using drugs or surgery.

The assessment is a one-on-one thorough consultation with Dr. Adam Roache (chiropractor),a full postural, physical and neurological examination.

Dr. Adam Roache

For your back pain assessment call us today!

48 Elm St, Cooroy PH: 5472 0808 www.cooroyrag.com.au

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Keep an eye on Glaucoma GLAUCOMA is an eye disease that can cause vision loss and is potentially blinding.

It runs in families. If someone in your family has glaucoma, you are up to 10 times more likely to develop glaucoma. You probably have never noticed or even thought about glaucoma, as it is rarely discussed. In Australia, approximately 300,000 people have glaucoma. However, about half of these people don’t even know they have it. Generally, there is no pain associated with glaucoma, and the loss of sight is gradual. Peripheral vision (side vision) is usually affected first, and many people don’t even notice it’s gone.

In glaucoma, the optic nerve, located at the back of the eye, is damaged. This may happen if the pressure in the eye increases. Fluid in the eye should drain away, lowering eye pressure. But in glaucoma, the fluid doesn’t

drain away properly, slowly destroying the optic nerve, which eventually leads to blindness. The optic nerve can also become damaged by certain medicines, such as steroids, and some medical conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

There are some simple things you can do to ‘beat invisible glaucoma’, such as having regular and comprehensive eye checks.

These checks must include measurement of eye fluid pressure, review of the optic nerve and assessment of visual field loss. Optometrists and ophthalmologists conduct these tests.

So who should have a comprehensive eye test? Anyone who: • has a family history of glaucoma • is over 40 years of age • is having trouble seeing

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• has taken certain medicines, such as steroids for lung conditions • has diabetes • has high blood pressure • has had a serious eye injury.

The good news is that, if you are found to have glaucoma, it is treatable. Although damage to the optic nerve is not reversible, further damage to your eyesight can be stopped or slowed down. People with glaucoma are usually prescribed eye drops to lower the pressure in their eyes. Eye drops must be used regularly and exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Ask your pharmacist if you are unsure how to use eye drops. Sometimes, laser treatment, eye surgery or a combination of treatments is needed. This year, World

health Glaucoma Week is 6–12 March. Glaucoma Australia is encouraging us to host a B.I.G (beat invisible glaucoma) breakfast, to raise glaucoma awareness and funds to support glaucoma research. During glaucoma week, gather with your family, friends and colleagues to eat breakfast and talk about glaucoma. If you want to know more about glaucoma, talk with your local LiveLife pharmacist. They are medicine and health information experts. They can assist you with understanding how your medicines work, tell you about possible side effects and provide information about glaucoma.

Information supplied by Jacqueline Kiel B. Pharm MPS. LiveLife Pharmacy Cooroy 5447 6028, Pomona 5485 1270.

Learning healthy eating habits NOOSA District State High School Year 11 Social and Community Studies students learnt about the impact unhealthy eating and diets can have on a person’s health through an informative and interesting class discussion facilitated by Tewantin-based paramedic Mark Taylor.

The students have spent the past few weeks recording their weekly exercise and food consumed as a part of their first term assessment piece, and through this activity some have discovered that their health may be compromised due to poor habits. Skipping meals and over and under exercise are commonplace with adolescents, and Mr Taylor discussed some of the frightening ramifications of such behaviours.

Mr Taylor also explored the impacts of alcohol and drug abuse on the body and explained how to look after and save the life of a friend who may become unconscious. The students were surprised to hear that the vast majority of ‘call outs’ Mr Taylor attends on a daily basis are related to poor diet and lack of exercise.

“Most people think that paramedics spend their day attending car crashes. That’s really only about 5 percent of the job. Most ‘call outs’ are related to respiratory and heart conditions related to bad diet choices and little to no exercise,” Mr Taylor said. “The presentation was informative and fascinating. Hopefully, we’ll never need to use any of the skills Mark taught us,” Year 11 student Jack Filtness said.

Sunshine 60 & Better SUNSHINE 60 & Better is a community based, not-for-profit organisation aimed to promote the mental, physical and spiritual, well-being of all seniors citizens on the Sunshine Coast and surrounding areas.

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 9.30am to 11.30am and there will be an information session at the Cooroy Library on the 23rd of March 2016 from midday to 3pm.

Phone 5444 5833 for further information.

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Can you help Nepal earthquate victims?

NOOSA District State High School Year 12 Coordinator Bridge Muir received a donation of beautiful children’s books and a photographic book featuring Noosa courtesy of Year 12 student leader Charlotte James’s mother, Maree James.

Ms James is an illustrator of children’s books and she donated boxes of her work to Miss Muir, who will be travelling to primary schools in Nepal over the Easter school holidays.

Books written in English are important tools used by Nepalese primary school teachers to teach their students reading and writing in English.

“It showed real leadership and compassion on Charlie’s part to mention my humanitarian trek to Nepal to her mother and to help organise and pack up the books on my behalf,” Miss Muir said.

Ms James’s photographs of the Sunshine Coast in ‘Tapestry of Noosa’ will provide the Nepalese students with an unique insight into a life so far removed from theirs, high in the mountains of the Himalayas.

“I am so grateful for Maree’s very

thoughtful contribution to the items I am taking over to Nepal. The children will treasure Maree’s books and will be transported into places so far removed from Nepal through the incredible photography,” Miss Muir said.

NDSHS teacher aide Karen Phillips kindly donated stationery items and administration officer Lyndsay Lloyd also provided Miss Muir with a big box of crayons and sticker books to take over to Nepal.

“The Noosa District State High School community have really come together to support the work I will be doing in Nepal.

I am blessed to be a part of such a caring and thoughtful school community,” Miss Muir said.

The donated items will be shared across primary schools, which will be visited by a number of volunteers including Miss Muir and manual arts teacher Brad Huggins.

Mr Huggins will be able to provide invaluable expertise in the construction of classrooms and furniture for the schools visited on the trek through the Himalayas.

Places are still available for interested NDSHS graduates or parents keen to help the Nepalese people with the recovery from the earthquake that devastated their mountain nation almost a year ago.

For more information, contact former NDSHS Japanese/humanities teacher Kate Miles via email: kate.miles11@gmail.com or visit her trekking company’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Down-toEarth-Adventure-790227757737823/ ?fref=ts

health Holistic healing at Wild Daisy

Lisa Dixon, Wild Daisy ORIGINALLY from England, Lisa Dixon trained as a carer for children and people with disabilities before becoming a massage therapist and moving to Perth in 1997. It was there she trained in Clinical Aromatherapy, Reiki master/ teacher, Holistic counselling, Australian Bush Flower Essences, crystal healing and Angel Bear yoga/meditation for kids.

In January this year, Lisa moved to Pomona, following her heart and intuition where she felt she was supposed to be!

“Sometimes we find it difficult to take the next step in life because of fear of the unknown, or worry of money and other material things,” said Lisa.

“I feel my role is to help guide you take that leap of faith, believe in yourself and take that

next step.I feel passionate about helping people find and step into their personal power and take charge of their future in positive ways.

“Often minor ills, pain and discomfort can be signs that we are ignoring what our body needs and our intuition is trying to tell us. If this is not cleared or resolved, it can manifest into physical illness.

“It is now becoming more apparent that our mind and body are linked and we can manifest our brilliant future ourselves, if only we can push past and let go of our limiting beliefs and negative thoughts. How do we do that? With meditation and spiritual/self-awareness, Holistic Counselling, Aromatherapy and Bush Flower Essences, Crystal healing, Reiki/Intuitive Healing and Angel Oracle card guidance.

“We start with a consultation to see how I am best able to help you. I then tailor a treatment plan to suit your individual needs, whether it be a couple of healing sessions, a few weeks of holistic counselling or just a need to meditate for relaxation and spiritual growth.

“I am also very passionate about working with children of all ages, having organised classes with small groups, helping young people find their purpose and support each other, enabling them to learn, grow and understand on all levels of mind, body and soul.”

Lisa runs weekly meditation groups in Pomona and at the organic café in Yandina where she also does mini readings and healings on a Friday to raise money for a couple of charities.

“Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have regarding any of the treatments or classes.”

For more information and bookings please contact Lisa on 0429 963 036. Check out the Wild Daisy page on Facebook for more info, specials and promotions and the weekly reading.

Can you REALLY Cook?

It’s time for NEW ENERGY in the Cooroy RSL Restaurant!

If you can tick the boxes, we want YOU! I want work FULL TIME I love rotating rosters I am committed to PERFORMANCE (& not the dramatic kind) I have a proven record and qualifications I am a LEADER AND A TEAM PLAYER Stock Take and ordering?? No problem PERSONALITY PLUS & cool in a crisis I want a long term challenge that is not just a job I want to work with great people in a great environment I want to start NOW

Phone Cooroy RSL on 5447 6131 during business hours or call in and speak directly to the Manager www.cooroyrag.com.au

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TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY AUTO ELECTRICIAN

STEPHEN COOK AUTO ELECTRICS • Auto Airconditioning Service • EFI Diagnostics & Repairs • Breakdown Service • Batteries, Starters, Alternators • Automotive, Industrial & Agricultural

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We also do Mould Removal, Gutter Cleans & More

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0409 554 138 or 131 546

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Maintenance – Virus Removal Parts - Upgrades – Networks – Installations

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Ph 5329 0059 • Mobile 0438 196 113

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EXCAVATORS

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20 Years Experience Servicing all Local Areas • Driveways • Shed Slabs • Tennis Courts • Exposed Aggregate Specialists

Residential & Commercial Earthmoving & Contracting

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5447 0345 0409 212 142

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Graham Williams

0418 710 222 • Maintenance • Reno’s

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20 Years Experience ALL EXCAVATION MOWING & SLASHING WATER DELIVERIES COMPLETE PROPERTY SERVICES

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• Domestic • Commercial • Industrial • Car Interiors • Upholstery • Fabric Protection

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Mowing & Maintenance Services • Mowing • Brush Cutting • Pruning • Yard Clearing • General Maintenance FULLY INSURED We live in and specialise in the Hinterland area, and take the time for that professional finish

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Professional, Quality, Experienced Operators • Dam Cleanouts • Block Clearing • House Sites

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Bruce Forsyth

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TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY PAINTING

PLUMBING

Steve Pont

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PH: 5447 7383 - Mobile: 0418 715 114 Email:francps@bigpond.net.au

0427 471 954 •Maintenance • New Homes • Renovations • Roofing

SERVICING ALL AREAS

PUMPS

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For your next Slashing job call Slasher Steve

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Tenzing Tree Climbing Services • • • •

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Cnr Johnson Court & Jarrah Street Cooroy Q 4563 Fax: 5442 5982 csr@spiderweb.com.au

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RELIABILITY is our TRADEMARK All Plumbing, Drainage & Gas Fitting For a fast, friendly & efficient service

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• Engraving & Laser Engraving • Embroidery • Sports Awards/Trophies • Customised Stamps • Name Badges/ID Cards • Promotional Items

Cars Machinery Containers

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After hours & weekends 0418 711 438 QBSA No: 50098

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• • • •

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real estate A positive outlook for our noosa hinterland

COOROY RAG

COORAN’S BEST BUY

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• 10 minutes from the heart of Pomona • Just a short walk to the local school • 809m2 of well-presented Cooran real estate • Quiet, private street • 3 bedroom brick veneer with verandahs • Large 9m x 6m shed + several garden sheds • Established fruit trees • Plenty of car accommodation • Fully fenced and fresh new concrete driveway

ANN STREET, COORAN

$349,000

L/N 6726

HINTERLAND HISTORY

ALL too quickly Easter 2016 is upon us…the tail end of cyclone Winston has provided our region with welcome rain keeping it clean, green and beautiful.

2015 saw healthy turn over in our local postcodes, 4562 & 4563 and that buoyancy has continued into 2016 with gradual increases in both turnover and prices for homes and land.

The aggregate number of home and unit sales com-

bined for these postcodes (Cooroy & Eumundi) was 380 whilst land sales were 61.

With rental accommodation our region enjoys one of the lowest vacancy rates in the state - as a result the average rental tariff is increasing and encouraging hinterland owners and investors to consider how best to develop more accommodation.

SCRC now allows a second home to be built on

rural land with max size of the 2nd home being 90m2 whilst a second home on residential land has a max size of 60m2.

This provides flexibility to owners to benefit from a return on their second home.

With the large correction in the stock market we’re seeing more investors & DIY superfunds looking to invest in residential and commercial property. Locally this has resulted in

some recent sales of homes in the Cooroy CBD (with potential for higher use) and some light industry land at Taylor crt, Nandroya – (fronting the new Bruce Highway).

The Cooroy business precinct is vibrant, with most operators reporting increased turn over which in turn leads to broader employment, more products and services available locally.

B&B’s & farmstays are reporting consistent demand all these facts point to a very active second quarter in our Noosa hinterland.

In 2016 visitors are seeking out a different experience in our region with a move away from the coastal tourist strip to farm stay type enterprises.

Local farms are leveraging the clean, green Country Noosa Brand to sell product (paddock to plate) directly and through local markets.

There’s also an increas-

ing demand for weddings and functions in the hinterland, with visitors taking advantage of our beautiful environment and hopefully more off these types of facilities will evolve to cater to that increased demand.

With the local Govt elections behind us after the 19th we will have 3 or more years of stability ahead of us where council and rate payers can work together to produce sustainable outcomes to further enhance the Noosa Biosphere, further economic growth and employment opportunities.

The prices our farmers are getting for their beef and macadamia nuts are at an all-time high, accommodation and restaurant owners are reporting high occupancy rates on the back of a low dollar, with visitors from Australia and abroad and all of this points to a very active second quarter in the Noosa hinterland.

Murray Brown, Hinternoosa.com.au

Fully usable acreage 4

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• Lovely Queensland style home on 5.5 acres • 30 minutes’ drive from Noosa and Gympie • 5 minute drive to the picturesque township of Kin Kin • 4 bedrooms with closed in verandah on one side • 10,000 gallon capacity rainwater tanks • Beautiful cleanly mowed parcel of land • Car accommodation under house • One of Kin Kin’s nicest blocks • Set back from the road for privacy

561 GYMPIE-KIN KIN ROAD, KIN KIN

$4 75,000 $475,000

L/N 6641

COOTHARABA LIFESTYLE PROPERTY

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• 7.89ha (Almost 20 acres) • 4 Bedroom home + 2 large sheds • Underground 3 phase power and water • Deep red volcanic loam • Fully fenced private and quiet block • Approx 20 minutes’ drive to Noosa • Approx 10 minutes to Pomona and Boreen Point • Access to Cooloothin Creek + 6 dams • Ideal hobby farm or lifestyle block

40 GILSON ROAD, POMONA

$679,000

L/N 6655

LISTINGS URGENTLY NEEDED Your Local Bloke in the Pomona, Kin Kin, Cooran, Cootharaba and Wolvi area is Trevor Grady.

Call Trevor today on

0428 373 777 or email trevor@tomgrady.biz for your Free No Obligation Appraisal.

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Bed 4; Bath 2; Car 2 Nestled in a valley of botanical profusion just a few minutes from the coast and pretty hinterland townships of the Noosa shire, this fully useable acreage is perfectly situated to witness changing moods of the seasons. An abundance of bird life call the wooded boundaries home, with the seasonal colour and fragrance of gardens alive in vibrant

frangipani, hippeastrum, tibouchina, geranium and lily stepping down the slope past a palm fringed pool to an open field edging a spring fed dam.

The three level Cape Cod home dates back to the 80’s, where one man’s project whilst he resided in the large stand alone double garage, became the much loved childhood home for two families. An all weather tree lined drive

winds to a turnaround hardstand for vehicles and trailers and pathway to the house.

Unseen from the roadway the steep pitch of a the roof sits on cobbled brick construction, with newly planked and insulated chamferboard gables. Living rooms on the mid floor link paved northern terraces and open viewing decks cantilevered to take in the grounds. A herb garden is a few steps from the crisp finish of a two- pak finished kitchen, with three metre long bench, flush mounted cook top, wall oven, double pantries, dishwasher and an offset double sink alongside sash

windows. An atrium entry follows the pitch of the roof with a central cedar staircase lifting to a gorgeous main bedroom distanced from two dormer window bedrooms by a large bathroom.

Mosaic splash backs and wall plaques exude a French farmhouse air as you descend to a naturally temperature controlled garden level with a high ceiling family friendly rumpus room, second bathroom and fourth bedroom. Perfect for visitors and extended family, the home is surprisingly large and all bedrooms enjoy wonderful quiet spots to read or simply daydream with na-

ture as your constant companion. Features: approx.

3.18 acres, 3concrete rainwater tanks/125,000litre (27,495 gals) storage capacity, dam, bore, seasonal creek, viewing deck, herb garden, pool, ceiling fans, insulation, stand alone brick garage, 10 minutes to Noosa River, minutes to both Sunshine Motorway and Bruce Highway, school bus for both private and state primary and high schools, excellent broadband connection, NBN coming soon.

Price: $635,000.

Contact Kess Prior, 0404 344 399 Hinternoosa.com.au, 5447 7000.

Acre block with creek

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If you have an investment property/home and are looking for a property manager with that personal touch please call and let’s catch up for a coffee or tea.

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RARE small acre block bordered by a permanent creek with superb shade trees conveniently located just off the Eumundi Kenilworth Road and only 10 minutes to the Eumundi township.

If you’re looking for a small rural escape on which to create your own piece of ‘country comfort’ then look no further.

Features includes: 3 acres approx. of level, cleared pasture, brand new fencing to the house paddock (2 acres approx.), property is surrounded

by substantial, prime cattle grazing properties, ideal house site with views to the creek, quiet haven by the creek to escape the daily pressures, convenience store is only 1 minute away, 10 minutes to Eumundi, 15 minutes to Kenilworth and 25 minutes to the Noosa River. Please call or email for further information on this property.

Price $338,000.

Contact Graham Sith, 0408 874 888 Hinternoosa.com.au, 5447 7000.

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Private spacious peaceful family retreat

THIS hinterland family retreat has everything you could want in a home.

The layout of 4 x bed, 2 x bath and 3 x living areas offers a floor plan that has been designed with all the family members in mind. Separate living and bedrooms wings mean a well thoughtout easy living design that will suit a wide array of lifestyle needs.

The calming neutral colour scheme and light filled rooms will accommodate a broad spectrum of decorating styles and tastes. Tiled and timber flooring in the living and traffic areas and carpets in the bedrooms break the home into practical and functional zones.

Conveniently drive into the large double lock up garage and walk directly into the home with your groceries. This property has 3 street accesses, the double road frontage offer 2 at the front of the block and 1 at the rear of the block directly onto the road. That means you can park your boat, caravan or the cars of teenagers and

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visitors in the second street access, which leads to the free standing second lockup double garage/ man shed or workshop.

Offering a perfect rear northerly aspect with green acre views and surrounded by quality homes all within 5 minutes of Cooroy. This is both a unique home and block that offers the rare privilege of dual road frontages and all of this comes with the peace of mind of ample water storage tanks and a fully updated BIO TREAT onsite disposal treatment plant in place. Perfect for irrigating a wide array of vegetation.

This home is immaculately presented with nothing more to do. Just move in and enjoy the resort style pool and the large alfresco dining area to entertain the troops.

Offers Over $599,000! Call Kim Doughty on 0412 685 336 or Geoff Sugden on 0419 207 208 from Raine & Horne Noosa Hinterland for further details, or drop in to see one of our friendly staff at 16a Maple Street, Cooroy.

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real estate Absolutely fabulously gorgeous!

COOROY RAG

4 bed 2 bath 4 car pool 1132m2 Impeccably presented inside and out, this stunning four-bedroom home on 1132sqm certainly confirms why Pomona’s Songbird Estate is such a prestigious address.

Simply unpack and you’ll be ready to entertain friends the week you move in, because it really is picture-perfect - right down to those Pomona mountain views. Located at the end of a peaceful and private cul-de-sac, this feels like acreage living, yet it’s easy care and just walking distance from Pomona’s shops, cafes and school.

The beach at Noosa is just 20 minutes away, yet this lovely PJ Burns home looks out over bush and has no back neighbour. Surrounded by quality homes, the fixtures and fittings are everything you’d expect in a house just five years old.

The kitchen is ultra modern with stone bench tops, built-in oven, gas cook top, dishwasher, pantry and breakfast bar.

The two bathrooms - one the ensuite to the master - are equally chic, crisp and clean.

All four bedrooms are a good size, and all have ceiling fans. The master has a walk-in robe, while the others have built-ins.

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But it’s the living and outdoor entertaining areas that will really take your breath away here.

Spacious, light and white, the open plan living space opens to the awesome, tiled, undercover entertainment area.

And from there, it’s straight into the glamorous glass bead-lined saltwater pool and solar-heated spa, with travertine stone tiles.

Easy access to the powder room from the pool is great for family and friends.

There’s mains water and power here, of course, but there’s also a handy 5000 gallon rainwater tank with a pump for topping up the pool and washing the car, and a 1.75kw solar power system.

Other features include the triple-lock security doors and front screen doors; double lock-up garage with remote control entry with direct access into the home plus a double carport; easy care, fully fenced backyard; town water, underground power, sealed roads and concrete driveways.

Offers Over $569,000.

For more details, contact Sam Hargrave 0425 777 121 or Phil Hargrave 0417 750 507.

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real estate 1940’s Queenslander with stunning gardens

COOROY RAG NEAR NEW & SO STYLISH

PRISTINE PROPERTY IN PRETTY POMONA

24 Cordwood Drive COOROY

4

2

2

604m2

OFFERS OVER $459,000

• Ultra mod kitchen with caesarstone benchtops.

• King-size master bedroom with ensuite & walk-in robes.

• 5 zone ducted air conditioning & ceiling fans.

• Fully fenced dog proof yard.

• Side access for boat or caravan + double garage.

ENJOY BEAUTIFUL VIEWS

13 Edward Street COORAN

3

2

1

1012m2

OFFERS OVER $275,000 • Spacious light filled open plan living.

• Modern kitchen with breakfast bar.

• Renovated bathroom & separate Internal laundry.

• Wrap around verandahs to take in the view.

• Easy walk to the Village shops and school.

1940’s QUEENSLANDER WITH STUNNING GARDENS

5 Ransome Street POMONA 3 bed 1 bath 4 car 2.47 acres On the edge of town with amazing privacy, this 2.47acre property is unique and beautiful.

This 1940’s Queenslander with 10 ft ceilings has been lovingly renovated with modern touches like glass louvre windows which cools the home and opens up vistas to the stunning gardens.

The open plan country style kitchen and dining room with loads of cupboard space has polished wooden floors and features a stylish 5 burner gas cooktop where you can create tasty meals from the abundant edible gardens.

The main bedroom has VJ walls and casement windows and the additional 2 bedrooms are generous in size, while the light and bright renovated bathroom has a bath for those cool winter evenings. Double french doors lead from the lounge onto the covered verandahs which wrap around the north and east side of the house.

The home is energy efficient with a grid feed 3KW solar system and 6,000 gallons of water storage backed up by a reli-

able, drinkable bore which is plumbed to the house. A near new 4 bay steel shed with one lockup area is perfect for storing trailers, cars and boats.

If you like stepping out your back door straight into food gardens with fruit trees, then this is the place you’ve been looking for. Herbs and vegies, bush tucker and dozens of mature fruit trees are only the beginning of the delights you will find.

There are many layers to this garden from ground-covers to native shade trees, giving sustenance and habitat to dozens of bird species who call this creation home.

A creek at the lower boundary surrounds an open flat mowed area perfect for kicking a footy or running a few sheep.

All the hard work has been done so you can move in and enjoy everything this wonderful hinterland village has to offer, like walking distance to the primary school, hotel and cafe.

Offers over $399,000 For more details, contact George Andrews at Hargraves Real Estate on 0477 703 429.

Grand home has it all

6

2

4

1.64ha

OFFERS OVER $499,000 • Peaceful cul-de-sac location – healthy walk to town.

• 4 acres with a mix of cleared land + rainforest + creek.

• Wrap around verandah with lovely tranquil outlook.

• Sapcious open plan living with ceiling fans & air conditioning.

• Under cover parking for 6 vehicles + storeroom & workshop.

THIS BEAUTY OFFERS THE LOT

4 Dollarbird Drive POMONA

3

2

5

1566m2

OFFERS OVER $575,000 • Two separate spacious living areas.

• 3 bedrooms + Office.

• Ducted air conditioning.

• Views of Pomona Mountain.

• Side access to 2 bay shed + carport.

• Solar heated pool + 5kw solar power.

ARCHITECT DESIGNED + POOL + 5 ACRES + DAM 1225 Pomona Kin Kin Road KIN KIN

3

1

3

1ha

OFFERS OVER $399,000

• 2.47 acres on the edge of the village.

• Renovated Queenslander with modern touches.

• 3kw solar, water tanks, bore & creek.

• Near new 4 bay steel shed with 1 lock up space.

• Amazing gardens full of food & colour.

VIEWS + HOUSE + HUGE SHED + CREEK + USABLE LAND

76 Queen Street COORAN

3

1

4

3.75acres

OFFERS OVER $455,000 • Lowset brick - Low maintenance home.

• Views of Pinbarren Mountain & the front paddock.

• Grazing land for horse or cattle + creek with pump.

• Ducted air con + 5kw solar.

• 5 bay shed + 3 phase power + fruit trees & vege garden.

5485 2200

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5 bed 3 bath 3 car 6049m2 This large, expensively built home in picturesque Pomona has quality written all over it, from the handsome electric gate entry to the elegant façade facing the private park like gardens and rainforest.

Grand in appearance, this modern Queenslander-style residence built with copious amounts of hardwood, is set on 6049sqm / 1.49 acres and was constructed by Bruce Penfold, an award winning builder for the best use of timbers.

The home offers a feeling of seclusion nestled within its landscaped gardens and rainforest, set well back from the road in a leafy and attractive cul-de-sac.

Attention to detail is of the highest standard, from the satin ash timber floors to the 1.5 metre-wide hallway, 9ft ceilings, generous lighting and use of sash windows with many French doors opening onto the wide covered verandah.

This property is not just about space it’s about versatility. It has the possibility of many different configurations of living spaces and workspace to meet a variety of needs including perhaps accommodating multiple generations and a home business.

The open plan living areas are spacious and as would be expected in a property of this quality, have the benefit of reverse

cycle air-conditioning and many ceiling fans. Internal French doors open from the wide hall into the large study.

Many set of beautiful French doors open to the spacious verandah and patio.

The downstairs ‘theatre room’, or fifth bedroom, has its own entry and ensuite bathroom, and opens onto a paved patio and the gardens.

The master bedroom is superb, with large ‘his and hers’ robes, ensuite and more French doors opening to the verandah.

The charm and quality of this unique home continues outside, with parking for three cars under the house or for 2 cars plus space to park a caravan, a lockable storeroom and a workshop.

The easy care gardens and manicured lawns give this property the look and feel of private parkland, while the rainforest backdrop and creek bring visiting birds and wildlife.

A key factor with this home, beyond its good looks, quality materials and professional build, is the amount of versatility and ‘leverage’ it provides to a savvy buyer. Be the first to view this magnificent home - it really is something very special. Offers Over $649,000.

For more details, contact Phil Hargrave 0417 750 507 or Sam Hargrave on 0425 777 121 .

161 Pioneer Road POMONA

4

5

2

5.36 acres

OFFERS OVER $625,000 • Hidden away behind electric gates.

• Views of Mt Cooroora. Wide north facing verandah.

• French doors, louver windows & hardwood floors.

• Timber kitchen; dishwasher, 5 burner gas stove.

• Mains power + 3kw solar + solar Hot water + NBN. • Dam with jetty, creek + irrigation & pump.

5485 2200 Sam Hargrave

0425 777 121

sam@hgre.com.au

Phil Hargrave

0417 750 507 phil@hgre.com.au

George Andrews

0477 703 429

george@hgre.com.au

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real estate History in the hinterland with views

COOROY RAG

4 Bed; 1 Bath Sited on a beautiful 5.5 acre fully fenced property this original circa 1930’s Queenslander sits proudly soaking up its gorgeous countryside views all the way to the Teewah Sand Blow. Set well back from the sealed road the home oozes original charm with soaring ceilings, VJ walls, polished timber floors throughout (although hidden by carpet and lino in certain areas), fretwork, and an abundance of living space and natural light. The kitchen is lovely with electric cooktop, wall oven, dishwasher and plenty of cupboard and preparation space. There is an air-conditioned sun room, a large dining space, study nook

COOROY AUTO WRECKERS & ENGINE CENTRE

area, enclosed verandahs and large living room.

The bedrooms are all of a fantastic size two opening to through French doors to the outdoor timber decks. With a bit of TLC this Queenslander has all the original charm to turn into a master piece. Located just 5 minutes from the township of Kin Kin and with a new road currently under construction to take you straight to Noosa, the

Offers invited on this beautiful property

• NEW & USED PARTS • ENGINE RECOND • ALL MECHANICAL REPAIRS • CYLINDER HEAD REPAIRS • FULL FITTING SERVICE AVAILABLE • FREE WRECK REMOVAL

PHONE 5447 6033

COOROY MOUNTAIN RD, COOROY

location is one of the secrets of the hinterland.

Held in the family for 90 years this home has a beautiful history and this is the first time it has ever been made available for sale. Call today for an inspection.

Price: $475,000.

Contact Kimberlea Thwaites at Countryside Realty on 0431 297 848.

MOTOR TRADERS ASSN OF QLD

Respected LOCALS servicing the Cooroy Community

Cnr Johnson Court & Jarrah St, Cooroy

Phone Tom & Debbie 5442 5088

PRIVATELY set amidst quality homes in a prestigious estate on the eastern side of Pomona, this beautifully presented single level home offers so much within its 427m2 footprint. Positioned on a 6009m2 landholding this home enjoys a peaceful rainforest backdrop within 20 minutes of Noosa.

Features: Grand welcoming circular driveway and landscaped gardens; Formal lounge and dining area features central fireplace; Spacious galley kitchen with stylish granite bench tops and stainless appliances; Impressively scaled bedrooms, main and guest room with ensuite; Ex-

Stock up for Easter Break

pansive rear lounge room with air conditioning and opens to private timber deck; Covered alfresco lounge overlooks sparkling in ground saltwater pool; Versatile layout offers ideal set up for the extended family; Open plan family living plus media room or fifth bedroom; Three car garage, 68000L rainwater tanks; Peaceful outlook with a chorus of bird song; Access to the community tennis court and school bus run.

Priced at $689,000! Call Michael Robinson from Raine & Horne Noosa Hinterland on 0431 865 616 for further details, or drop in to see one of our friendly staff at 16a Maple Street, Cooroy.

QUALITY EQUINE FEEDS OLD MATE PASTURE BOOST

HOBBY-FARM MIX

LAYING MASH

CALF MUSELI

LAYING PELLETS

GOAT MUSELI

SCRATCH MIX

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PONY PELLETS ROASTED BEEF FLAKES

BULK UP

MICRONISED BARLEY

EASY RIDER COOL MIX

Locally Owned & Operated

Sauers Produce & Garden Centre

13 Diamond Street, Cooroy Ph: 5442 5933 - Fax: 5442 5911 Email: cooroy@sauersproduce.com.au www.cooroyrag.com.au

COOROY RAG

Big win for Noosa Touch

sport Russia bound

SOCIAL PLAY 7 DAYS after 3pm only $15

Myall St, Cooroy 5447 6258 Noosa touch Junior Affiliate Champions NOOSA Touch has won the coveted perhaps the tiniest in stature they rose Sunshine Coast Marg Ezzy Junior Af- to the occasion and walked away with filiate of 2016 at the recent Sunshine the title of Regional Champions, an Coast & Fraser District Junior Regional awesome achievement!

Thank you to all of our volunteers, our Championships held at Caboolture.

Over 80 of our junior touch players referees, coaches and managers. Your travelled to the event competing in time and dedication in the lead up to and girls and boys divisions in U12, 14, 16 on the day is valued and appreciated. and 18.

In very hot conditions, the weeks of training and commitment paid dividend with all of our teams making it through to the semi final stage. All of our girls teams (U10, 12, 14 and 16) and our U12 and 14 boys went one step further making it through to the Grand Final deciders. The skill, determination and good sportsmanship on display by all of our players was outstanding and they should be proud of their effort throughout the carnival.

Special mention has to go to our mighty U10 girls U10 girls’ team. Even though they were

Specialising in Domestic, Commercial, Industrial, New work & Repairs

Roofs, Roller Doors & Hi Pressure Cleaning!

For a Quality Finish Call Mark Sam Cameron-Hands and Bailey Seaborne from Impact Boxing are off to Russia this week as part of the Aussie Men’s Youth boxing team competing in the International Invitational Tournament. We wish you all the best boys, we know you’ll do us proud.

mob: 0403 264 048 fax: 5442 6093 email: evanspainting@live.com.au BSA 727850

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SAVINGS AVINGS S

from your

Local Red Tulip Carnival Rabbit 180gm

4

$ .99 Packet

1

Packet

99

c

$ .59 Thin Crisps 175gm Assorted Varieties

Packet

7

3

$ .99

Red Tulip Egg Hunting Egg Crate 170gm

99c

$ .49 Each

6

South Cape Brie or Camembert 200gm

Each

19.99

$

$ .99 kg

Australian Lamb BBQ Chops

Each

18.99

$ Suimin Noodles Assorted 70gm

Each

2

$ .99

Balfours Hot Cross Easter Buns 6-12 Pack Selected Varieties

kg

John West Tuna Selected Varieties 95gm

1

Australian Sliced Economy Beef Rib Fillet Steak

Coca Cola 30x35ml Selected Varieties

$ .49 Fantastic Rice Crackersa 100gm Selected Varieties

Packet

28

$

COOROY 3 Emerald St, Cooroy 4563 Ph: (07) 5447 6061 - OPEN 7 DAYS

Pack

.99 kg

Queensland Extra Large Cooked Black Tiger Prawns

POMONA 3-5 Reserve St, Pomona 4568 Ph: (07) 5485 1297 - OPEN 7 DAYS

EASTER TRADING HOURS COOROY: Closed Good Friday - Easter Saturday 8.00am to 5.30pm - Closed Easter Sunday - Easter Monday 9.00am to 6.00pm.

EASTER TRADING HOURS POMONA: Closed Good Friday - All other days 7.00am to 7.30pm.

Specials from 16th March - 22nd March - Until sold out - We reserve the right to correct printing at the time at print

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