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Congradulations Class of 2016

Year 12 NDSHS celebrated their graduation on November 17. The end of high school is a whole new beginning for these young adults and we wish them every success in their chosen path.

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Cooroy wins in Christmas Spirit stakes MARY VALLEY LIFESTYLE

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IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas, thanks to a wonderful group of Christmas elves who have been hard at work for months to put together the magical community celebration that is Christmas in Cooroy.

The first sign of all this hard work appeared on Saturday when a record number of elves volunteered to decorate the town. Donning their new Christmassy green volunteer shirts sponsored by NoosaCare Inc, these dedicated volunteers put up tinsel, baubles, garland, lights and decorations

throughout Cooroy in a whirlwind of activity on Saturday morning. Richies Bakery and Fox & Hound Espresso rewarded them for their efforts with free coffee, tea and cold drinks which was much appreciated by all!

The next round of excitement will be Friday 2nd December with the official lighting of the Ri-con Cooroy Christmas Tree at 7pm outside the Cooroy RSL. This year the ceremony will be even more special with stars dedicated in memory of Bill Savory, Dawn Kelly, James & Sophie

McGrath, William and Jessie Cambage and Amy Payne. There will also be carols by the Cherry Ripes at the tree this year and there is a 100% likelihood of snow flurries forecast for this year. To top off the evening there will be a Christmas movie, “Elf” on the library rooftop from 7.30pm!

Even more fun can be had on Saturday 3rd December from 4pm with the Bendigo Bank Street Parade, the Noosa Hinterland Plumbing Great Santa Race, Cooroy Fish n Chips Santa Sack Races and free rides, face paint-

ing and lots more free entertainment at the Christmas in Cooroy festival.

Hosted by the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Cooroy this event is a showcase of Christmas spirit for the region. You can get the full program and all the information at www.christmasincooroy. com.au.

Christmas in Cooroy could not be run as a totally FREE event without the fantastic support from all its volunteers and funding partners: Ricon Contractors, Noosa Council, Cooroy Community Bank

Branch of Bendigo Bank, Noosa to Hinterland Plumbing Group, Cooroy Rag, Cooroy SUPA IGA, Mower & ATV Solutions, Madills Motor Group, Cooroy Hotel, Hinterland Dental Group, Live Life Pharmacy, CJ Taxation Services, Gelignite Jacks, Club Cooroy RSL, Queensland Media Print, Firefly Solutions, Cooroy Fish ‘n’ Chips, The Leather Doctor, Cooroy Family Practice, Cooroy Pest Control, NoosaCare Inc, Suttons Cleaning Service, Master Hire Cooroy, Sunshine Mitre 10 and Zinc 96.1FM.

Congradulations Class of 2016 NOOSA District State High School Year 12 students celebrated their graduation with a ceremony to publicly acknowledge their completion of high schooling.

The elegantly dressed students crossed the hall stage in their formal dresses and suits and received their Queensland Senior Certificate of Education from school Principal Mr Chris Roff and Senior School Deputy Principal Ms Stacey Daveson.

The audience applauded

and admired the attractive outfits as each student was individually named by Year 12 Coordinator Miss Bridge Muir.

Principal Chris Roff spoke about the amazing transformations of the students from Year 8 to Year 12, referring to the analogy of a caterpillar metamorphosing into a beautiful, perfect butterfly.

School Captain Matthew Craigie delivered the valedictorian speech, reflecting on the good times the Year 12 cohort have shared together and the importance of using their expert knowl-

edge of social media to stay connected long after graduation.

School Vice-Captain Reagan Greentree acknowledged and thanked Senior School Deputy Ms Stacey Daveson, Senior School Head of Department Mrs Patty Riley, Year 12 Coordinator Bridge Muir, Year 12 home group teachers and all the subject area teachers at NDSHS for their guidance, professionalism, expertise, kindness and support. The audience enjoyed many laughs and light-hearted

moments with the Year 12 video, which featured students reflecting on what they would most miss about NDSHS, with “lunch, tuckshop, friends and Mr Boulden” as the most common responses.

Most Year 12 students continued the celebrations attending the formal evening hosted by the RACV Noosa Resort.

The RACV Noosa Resort’s entertaining area was elegantly decorated by the Year 12 parent formal committee, with stylish gold and white as this year ’s

theme colours. The Year 12 students enjoyed a tasty three course meal, posed for photo-booth pictures and then took to the dance floor, remaining there with many of their teachers for most of the evening.

The RACV Noosa Resort’s Senior Conference and Events Coordinator Mr Shane Cox was most impressed by the Year 12’s behaviour and enthusiastic attitude. The Year 12 students had a topping night, receiving a send-off they deserved and will never forget.

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A Star is Dawn THERE is no doubt that Dawn Christine Kelly is deserving of a star on the Ri-con Cooroy Christmas tree this year. She passed away in June 2015 at 68 years young but she will be remembered by the many lives that she touched while here on earth.

Dawn had a love for animals, in particular Boxer dogs which were her great passion. She developed into an award winning handler at a young age and this is how she met her husband Ray, who was learning to be a dog show judge at the time.

They spent over 50 years together and had three children - Sharon, Nicole and Jason and three grandchildren - Shauna, Darcy and Martin.

When Dawn and Ray moved to Queensland they bought a passion fruit farm at Tinbeerwah and later ran the Traders Hut, Servo and Caravan Park in Hasting

Street, where the Sheraton is now. They also opened a sports and bicycle store in Cooroy which they ran for many years.

Dawn was instrumental in lobbying the government to start a Special Education unit at the Noosa District High School and also volunteered to help students with reading and other life skills. Dawn was also a well-known face in the food canteen at the Cooroy Pony Club days and special events.

She volunteered with the Cooroy Pomona Lions Club to organise hosting for a number of the Chernobyl disaster children and also hosted exchange students. She helped to organise the early Pomona King of the Mountain events and raised funds for our community, collecting money for cancer.

Dawn worked in the Cooroy post office for many years and made many friends for her car-

ing attitude. When she retired after many years she loved to travel both caravanning around Australia and a number of oversea trips including Canada, Europe, New Zealand and most recently the Gallipoli Anniversary. Dawn took up pottery and loved her gardening including roses, fruit trees and other plantings.

“Dawn, our darling mum, grandma, wife, sister, sister in law, aunty and friend. We will never forget you and we will remember, that on some nights a star will shine over Tinbeerwah, which will be you; our shining star forever,” said her husband, Ray Kelly.

The Ri-con Cooroy Christmas tree will officially be lit up at 7pm on Friday 2 December which will include the star dedications, carols

by The Cherry Ripes and expected light snow flurries.

150 years of community care THE fourth star on the Ri-con Christmas tree is for life-time community volunteer, Amy Payne, and is sponsored by her sister, Jean Evans and beloved friends.

Amy Winnifred Wilcken was born in Gympie on April 17, 1917. She started school at Eumundi and finished her education at Eerwah Vale. Amy helped her parents on their dairy and banana farm until her marriage in 1937 to Les (aka Tiger) Payne.

Amy moved to Cooroy and she and Les bought and sold farms, all the while also growing beans, until 1956 when they moved to Emerald Street and Amy’s community service began.

She served on the QLD Red Cross for over 50

years helping Dr Luck with the blood bank, was a member for the Cooroy CWA for 64, was on the Steering Committee to raise funds to build Kabara Care in Cooroy where she held the position of Treasurer for 18 years until computers took over (and Amy being in her late 80s decided to let them take over), and delivered Meals on Wheels until she broke her shoulder at 88 years.

Amy received many Community Awards including: 1982 Sunshine Coast Radio Station 4NA, 1995 Sunshine Coast 50 Years Anniversary World War II, 1998 Cooroy Rotary Club, 1998 Premier of QLD Award, 2001 Commonwealth Seniors, 2001

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Amy was also a keen bowler and life member of Cooroy Bowls Club.

Amy held many positions over the decades, including President and Treasurer many times.

Amy also conducted Cards for Seniors for over 35 years.

Amy was very humble about her service, preferring the joy of giving to that of receiving. She was a resident of Kabara Care Cooroy for four years and passed away at Nambour Hospital on May 4, 2016. She and Les did not have children. Les passed away 37 years ago.

Amy was laid to rest

with Les in the Cooroy Cemetery. She is survived by her sister Jean Evans and family of “Aveo” Albany Creek.

Amy is remembered as a uniquely kind and generous soul who gave freely of herself.

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Oh the relief, the blessed relief, one thought it would never end, The American election was enough to send you right around the bend!

But now it’s no more Hillary, no nasal political stuff, No percentages, no voters, no signs, no boring election guff.

It will be interesting here in Australia, To see whether Donald’s a success or a miserable failure.

Can you imagine the paybacks, the search for scapegoats, The know-alls, the gurus, the professors, the turncoats.

The state-by-state endless post mortem, the debts, The foolish, the braggarts, the regrettable bets.

The hopes, the disappointments, even the crocodile tears, The footpath interviews, the sobbing, the fears.

Australia got deeply involved, the media went berserk, The pundits had a ball, but most of it, just guesswork.

They took years to work it out, how did they get it so amiss, Only two candidates, and not even a near miss!

They’ll work on the story for many a year my friend, It’ll be a long haul to any sort of end.

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Winner of last issue’s ‘Rolled up Rag’ competition is David Maxfield of Cooroy who found it in the Hub ad on Page 18.

BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS BOUQUET to all the Year 12 students who graduated this month. You all looked stunning in your formal wear. Congratulations on completing your high school years. You did yourselves and your community proud. We wish you all the best for the future!

BRICKBATS to impatient drivers. Everyone knows the traffic in Cooroy is horrific at times.

There’s nothing anyone can do about that it would seem. Yes, it’s frustrating waiting for drivers to back into parks. Yes, it’s frustrating at school times. Yes, it’s frustrating when you can’t get a park. But be nice to your fellow drivers. We’re all in the same boat, there’s no need for honking horns and rude gestures.

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Students encouraged to have a voice

Christmas budgeting Geoff Edwards, Branch Manager, Bendigo Community Bank, Cooroy

Hon Peter Wellington with Year 11 Social & Community Studies students NOOSA District State High School Year 11 Social and Community Studies students shared their last lesson of the term with special guest speaker past NDSHS student Hon Peter Wellington.

The Independent Member for Nicklin spoke to the students about some of the changes he has observed at the school, and how much it has grown since he left in Year 10, before he joined the police force.

Mr Wellington reassured many of the students who still don’t know what they want to do after graduation, that they still have plenty of time to figure out their lives.

“I wouldn’t have believed it if you told me when I was at Noosa District that I would be in Parliament one day. The thought never crossed my mind,” Mr Wellington said.

The students were advised by Mr Wellington to stay in school and complete Year 12, as this is something he wishes he did.

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are empowered and have a voice,” Mr Wellington said.

The Year 11’s were urged to write letters or emails Mr Wellington and the local council about issues they felt passionately about in their community, with a few students expressing concerns over the dangerous intersection on the Cooroy railway bridge.

“Letters from students are often taken more seriously than those written by adults, because, sadly, it is rare that we hear from young people,” Mr Wellington said.

Mr Wellington assured the class that traffic lights were being considered and were the most likely option for the dangerous intersection in Cooroy as they would be cheaper and less disruptive than a roundabout.

The students found Mr Wellington’s presentation to be interesting and he challenged many who had viewed all politicians as being unfriendly and unapproachable.

“He made us feel like we’re important and that we have a voice, even if we’re not old enough to vote yet,” Year 11 student Reece Cody said.

CHRISTMAS budgetingCan you believe it? Tomorrow will be the first day of Christmas!

It means we’re entering one of the busiest times of our year. Presents, work drinks, family functions and school holidays can also keep us feeling a little broke. December and January is also traditionally the most expensive time of the year for households.

A few tips to financially survive the season include: • Budget before hand.

Write a list including anticipated costs and then try to stick to it.

• Try to save in advance. As I mentioned in previous columns if you saved $20 a week for a year you would have over $1,000. Some banks like our Cooroy and Pomona Bendigo Bank branches offer Christmas Club accounts to assist with savings for December.

• Start your shopping early. This can effectively spread the

financial commitment over many weekly pays or pensions. This way it won’t feel too cumbersome all at once.

• Try not to put everything on the credit card. This debt will only be there to pay later.

Credit cards are great but they can easily get out of control.

• Secret Santa or a Kris Kringle present giving can greatly reduce your cost.

Everyone still gets a present and it does not cost as much.

• At parties and BBQ’s don’t cater for 50 people when only 20 are coming.

In addition share the work load and cost but getting

everyone to pitch in.

Christmas and the holidays is usually a great time for everyone. Many have at least a few days off work to spend with family and friends. If you’re lucky enough to be one of them, enjoy your wellearned break.

If you want to have a chat about any banking matter, feel free to contact me or any of our team on 5447 7131 (Cooroy), 5485 1786 (Pomona) or you can also email me at geoff.edwards@bendigo adelaide.com.au.

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Eighth straight dividend for Community Bank share holders “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 Coolum and North Shore 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.

“They’ve enthusiastically watched their development and business revenue has grown every year since our inception. It’s another great result for our shareholders, SCCFSL board, branch managers and staff who are all very proud of our continuing work in our communities.

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

The eighth dividend announcement made by the board of SCCFSL and managers of the Cooroy Community Bank branch Cooroy, Marcoola and Tewantin Community Bank branches manager, Geoff Edwards said the IT’S been said that you can’t run a successful business in an unsuc- shareholders won’t be the only locals to benefit from the eighth divicessful community. That seems to be the ultimate compliment paid to our dend.

Sunshine Coast community, Nearly 800 shareholders, who have supThe company’s remaining profits are being channelled back into comported the Cooroy, Marcoola and Tewantin Community Bank branches munities via a range of donations and sponsorships. As many locals are since their inception (with the Cooroy Community Bank Branch opening aware, these include sponsorships of Christmas in Cooroy, Noosa Counin 2002) will now receive their eighth dividend in as many years. try Show, Pomona King of the Mountain and several community groups, Rick Cooper, Chairman of Sunshine Coast Community Financial Serv- organisations, sporting groups and schools. The total funds given back ices Limited (SCCFSL), who own and operate the Cooroy, Marcoola to the greater Noosa, and Coolum and North Shore communities has and Tewantin Community Bank branches and Pomona agency, said now exceeded $2.1 million. shareholders will now each receive a share of the $ 119,296.66 total “In coming months the board will continue its program of community dividend, based on 7.00 cents per $1.00 share of 1,704,238 shares. grants that will release further funds to assist with a wide range of projects.

The dividend, which is to be paid by the end of December will be fully We’re really proud to be involved with a bank that’s giving locals a real franked. say in their financial future,” Mr. Edwards said.

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The school year may be drawing to a close, but great young minds have been hard at work at our local state schools these past few weeks. Those in the ‘affirmative’ took on those in the ‘negative’ in the annual Noosa District Debating Cup held at Noosaville State School on Monday.

Students representing Cooroy, Cooran, Tewantin and Noosaville State Schools participated in a competition where round robin debates occurred on various subjects, such as whether performance enhancing drugs should be legalised.

The skills and the passion were on display for all to see during the finals held at Noosaville State School on Monday. For the record, Cooroy’s senior team and Noosaville’s junior team were crowned

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The champion Cooroy State School senior debating team champions for 2016. In what has now become an annual event since 2012, the tournament has proven to be a real hit, with students from Grades 5 and 6 finding a fun way to inspire debating with a little competitiveness between the schools.

Tournament co-ordinator, Barb Allen said the Noosa District Debating Cup was a great success and is now a sought after title between the four schools and feels it will grow from strength to strength each year it’s held.

“The kids have really embraced the annual Debaters’ Cup and we thank Bendigo Bank for their ongoing financial support of this event. Because of it, we’re able to purchase medallions and present the trophies for the junior and senior winners of the competition. Each student who takes

part also receives a certificate of participation. The standard of competition was high again in 2016 and we all had a lot of fun,” Mrs. Allen said.

“This year we were also delighted to add Cooran State School to the competition. It’s great to have them on board and the students and have worked really hard under the guidance of their coaches and adjudicators. Debating is a great skill for the kids to have as they get older and we certainly have a few budding experts on our hands. At the end of the day the tournament’s success is in the enjoyment the students had in taking part,” she added.

Tewantin Community Bank branch manager, Wayne Hoens said the bank is delighted about its continued involvement in sponsoring tournaments that develop students’ learning and sportsmanship.

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Speeding vehicles on council’s radar

The new VMS sign reminds a driver to slow down.

A NEW radar-activated message sign is helping put the brakes on speeding on local roads.

Council plans to deploy the variable message sign (VMS) at speeding hotspots across the shire to remind lead-footed drivers to slow down on Council’s road network.

It’s an initiative funded by the Queensland Government Community Road Safety Grants Program.

Kauri Street at Cooroy is the sign’s first stop. It

was chosen due to recent complaints about vehicles speeding past the street’s childcare centres and dance school.

“Every kilometre over the speed limit increases the risk of tragedy, particularly in areas where children are out and about and crossing roads,” says Project Officer Joanna Ferris.

“The beauty of these signs is that they are mobile so we can move them around Council’s road network at the request of police, or in response to calls from the community.”

Speeding vehicles trigger the VMS to display the speed limit, the vehicle’s speed, and a message urging the driver to slow down.

“We know from other councils’ experience that they do help reduce speeding,” Ms Ferris says.

A recent evaluation by Brisbane City Council found that such signs were effective in slowing around 40% of speeding vehicles.

“At Kauri Street, we’ve tailored the message to remind speeding drivers that they’re putting children’s lives at risk.”

VMS signs use LED technology and solar power, making them a great addition to road safety, and one that supports Council’s zero emissions target.

RSL collection point for gifts for kids in care GIVE to GIVIT for kids in care this Christmas Brighten the festive season for children living in out-of-home care by donating a present to the Kids in Care Christmas gift drive. Show your support for kids in care and purchase an extra gift when out Christmas shopping.

Cooroy RSL is one of the official gift collection points for the GIVIT Christmas Gift Drive.

These gifts from the community are a way for everyone to support our kids in care, as

well as their carers who do a wonderful job all year round. Schools and the business community are encouraged to get involved and throw their support behind the gift drive.

The gift drive is being coordinated by the Palaszczuk Government in partnership with GIVIT. Road Boss Rally Cars will also work with GIVIT to collect and deliver gifts to various locations across Queensland.

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2016

D TE & C LE ES S SE HO G S BA Noosa District State High School school leaders for 2017 represented the school in Remembrance Day Ceremony laying wreaths at the cenotaph.

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Want a great retirement?

Chad Monroe Certified Financial Planner® of Provision Wealth Management* WHEN the word retirement is mentioned in everyday discourse it’s often associated with numbers. The amount you’ll need to retire. The age at which you’ll stop working.

The tax you’ll incur as you draw on your super.

But what these numerical references neglect is the psychological dimension.

As someone who’s decades away from retirement, I can’t talk about my personal experiences (there are none) or expectations (what retirement?). I’ll instead just refer to fresh research that explores the non-financial aspects, which are arguably as important as the financial.

But first let’s go to a story broadcast on 60 Minutes a few years ago.

Journalist Liz Hayes travelled to the Greek island of Ikaria – “a magical place where people live longer than anyone else on the planet. They also have lower rates of cancer and heart disease and almost no dementia.”

So what makes the inhabitants live so long

(approximately 10 years longer than the rest of us) and so well? Is it the food? Is it the wine? Is it the island’s beauty? One local thinks it’s her love of Pepsi. A 100-year-old credits a hard life working on rocky hillsides.

One of the scientists provides a more reasoned explanation: “[Retirees] are useful in the community until the very end … you must have purpose in your life.” In other words, it appears as though the Ikarians’ longevity is due to the fact their elderly are made to feel as though they matter. A younger resident describes it like this: “Nobody feels useless. And nobody is left alone.”

The concept of mattering in old age has been emphasised in this month’s edition of the American Psychologist journal. The scholars refer to it as ‘psychological security’. It’s derived from activities such as volunteering, part-time work, community involvement and caregiving.

The problem, however, is that “there is a gap between what older adults

want and need and what employers and policymakers are offering”. That gap is exacerbated by inflexible bosses, ageist attitudes and outdated social norms.

Inflexible bosses are those who won’t create adaptive work environments or provide quality jobs at hours that suit their employees’ lifestyles.

Ageist attitudes are those that overvalue youth and energy and undervalue older workers’ experience and knowledge.

Outdated social norms are those that insist the age of 65 is the point at which people reach their use-by date.

The researchers suggest there are three questions pre-retirees should ask themselves if they want to matter: • What can be done to enhance meaning and purpose in my life?

• What in my current activity repertoire is most meaningful to me?

• Where am I needed most?

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honourable. It is to be compassionate. It is to matter, to have it make some difference that you lived.”

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The Ikarians’ longevity is due to the fact their elderly are made to feel as though they matter.

In sum, the cultivation of relationships at work prior to retirement, and the cultivation of relationships once an individual is retired, are key to the feeling that one matters in this world.

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THE Rotary Club of Cooroy was delighted to donate funds raised at the Cooroy Mountain Spring Festival 2016 to good causes at a presentation evening held at the Cooroy Hotel on Saturday 19 November 2016.

Attended by sponsors, partner companies and supporters who enable the event to take place, the local disability support group Sunshine Butterflies was presented with a cheque for $12,500.

Cheques for $1,000 were given to the Queensland SES and to the Noosa District State High School Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and $500 each to the Noosa District High School Interact Club and the Black Mountain Rural Fire Service.

Andrew Aves, President of the Rotary Club of Cooroy said Members of the Club are overjoyed by the very generous support we enjoyed at the Cooroy Mountain Spring Festival, in fact we were

almost overwhelmed by the number of people attending the Festival this year. On behalf of all those who climbed the Mountain it is an honour, to present the money raised to such worthy local good causes.

Leanne Walsh, Founder of Sunshine Butterflies offered a big thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the event.

“Funds received will be allocated to ‘Our Backyard’; a 5 acre Hobby Farm in Cooroibah that has something for everyone of all ages and abilities. Our Backyard will soon be the new home of all Sunshine Butterflies activities including, music, drama, art, cooking and woodwork programs giving members plenty of room to spread their wings and shine.

“Participants will learn about horticulture, permaculture, gardening skills, environmental activities, aquaculture and animal care.”

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THE Probus Club of Cooroy ventured west to the aboriginal town of Cherbourg for their November outing Cherbourg began in 1901 as an aboriginal reserve. People from over 50 different clans were forcibly removed from all over Queensland and encamped there alongside the local Wakka Wakka people.

The Ration Station museum and the Cherbourg Historical Precinct offered us a unique insight into the life of aboriginal people living in one of the most notoriously controlled reserves created under Queensland’’s Aboriginal Protection Acts.

The exhibitions, the Cherbourg Timeline and the DVD’s gave us an overview of the history, the challenges and the personalities that have shaped

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the town of Cherbourg......it also left us with food for thought as to how white settlement has affected the lives of our Australian aboriginal people.

Sadly, time did not allow us to take part in the art workshop, the boomerang throwing or to sit around the yarning circle to hear some dreamtime stories.

Many thanks to the Tewantin RSL who made a bus and driver available to the Cooroy Probus Club for this outing.

Locals interested in learning more about our Probus Club are invited to attend one of our meetings held on the first Monday of each month in the Anglican Church Hall, Miva Street, Cooroy or ring our membership officer, John Pluck on 5485 0415

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THE Tinbeerwah Art Group is seeking new members to join their Thursday morning class.

We are inviting all painters and would be painters who are interested in joining an Art group next year to an information morning on Thursday 8th December from 10am - 12 noon at Tinbeerwah Hall.

The Tinbeerwah Art Group was founded in 1994 by the late Gwen Blair. We have approximately 40 members who choose to paint on either Thursday or Friday from 9am - 12noon during school term times. We are inviting new members to join our Thursday group.

We average about fifteen people each morning. A lot of our members are retired and can go away for extended periods then come back again so we have structured our fees to accommodate them. Members pay an annual fee and a class attendance fee so we are very flexible.

We encourage artists of all abilities. Our members range from complete beginners to award winning artists.

We paint in a variety of mediums -acrylics, watercolours, oils, pastels, charcoal and pencil, collage and mixed media. Mem-

bers are encouraged to develop their own unique styles.

We invite a different guest tutor for each of our four terms which offers members the opportunity to try different techniques and develop their skills in different mediums. In 2017 we have already confirmed the return of two of our award winning tutors.

Noreen Flood who was the winner of 2016 Kenilworth Art prize and is well known for her abstract and mixed media work and Kerry Wilson who specialises in drawing in pencil and charcoal. Bob Silver has been a long time member of T.A.G. and has tutored us in acrylics and watercolours and will continue to be available in 2017.

Besides the tutored classes members have access to and can borrow from an extensive library of art books, magazines and DVD’s. We also organise bus trips to visit local, regional and Brisbane galleries. Once a year those members who wish to exhibit their work can participate in our annual Art Show which we use as an opportunity to raise funds for local charities.

Enquiries:Jan Cooke Ph 5473 0235 or Avril Hare 5448 1448

Cooroy-Noosa Family and Local History Group COOROY-Noosa Family and Local History Group will close the Research Room at 41 Miva Street, Cooroy on Tuesday 13th December, our new building in Emerald Street will open in the New Year. It will give the Group and visitors much needed space for research and computers, as well as the ability to accommodate the expanding library and archives. The building will provide disability access and facilities, a kitchen, office space and store.

Local builder, Harry Kirk hopes to complete the construction by Christmas on a block leased from Noosa Council. Both the Federal Govt. and Noosa Council have contributed to the build. The majority of funds have been raised by the members who have worked with enthusiasm and good humour for 20 years to see a permanent home built.

To find out more visit www.genealogy-noosa.org.au or phone 5442 5570.

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dining & entertainment Audience blindfolded for ‘curiosity experiment’ at Noosa Museum

COOROY RAG THE Curiosity Experiment – an interactive ghost story – is set to bring a supernatural experience to Noosa Museum in December for a limited season.

The Curiosity Experiment is a story telling event with a dash of theatrical flair, old fashion radio-play elements and the participant’s own imagination. Throughout the performance, the intimate audience sits around a table and listens to the ghost story, unable to see a

thing unless they are game enough to peak beneath the blindfold.

Director Nathan Schulz says the show is a unique theatrical experience.

“The audience spends the entire performance blindfolded,” he said.

“We concentrate on the deprivation of sight during performance to enhance the other senses and ignite the audience’s imagination and heighten suspense,” he said.

“I wanted to achieve something new, something different. I wanted to go back to a time when people used their imagination.

“In this way the audience gets to watch, listen, think and feel having all their senses engaged rather than merely being the observer in a detached way,” he said.

The Curiosity Experiment debuted in early 2016 at Brisbane’s Anywhere Festival and was met with success. The show was then performed at the Melbourne Fringe Festival and the team now has their sights set on the 2017 Ad-

elaide Fringe Festival.

“The Noosa Museum show will be our only Sunshine Coast show before we take The Curiosity Experiment to the Adelaide Fringe Festival. So this will be audiences only chance to be part of the experiment.

“This type of show can be performed almost anywhere. We cater the performance to the space. This is the first time we have performed in a Museum.”

The Curiosity Experiment is produced by theatre company Nathan Schulz Presents in conjunction

with the Noosa Museum.

The show will run on December 2 and December 4, with two shows a night at 7pm and 9pm.

Tickets are $30 per person and can be booked through Noosa Museum by phoning 5485 1080 or emailing info@noosa museum.org.au.

Warning: Show contains scares, mature and sensitive themes. Audience members are blindfolded for the duration of the performance.

Audience participation, touch, smells and loud noises are also utilised.

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ON Thursday 15 December the Pomona community celebrates the festive season with the wonderful ‘Night of Lights’ held in Stan Topper Park.

Hosted by the Cooroy/Pomona Lions and the Pomona Community House, the evening kicks off at 6.00pm with entertainment by our local children’s orchestra (SHOC), followed by a Bush Christmas Dance and later in the evening a visit from a very special Santa! Steve and Ainsley Apirana will

be playing their mix of old and new favourites throughout the evening and there’ll be many opportunities to join the community in singing Christmas carols. The evening finishes with a spectacular laser show from Coruno Laser.

Food and drink will be on sale from the Cooroy/Pomona Lions Club and there’s a chance to win one of four ham raffles.

It’s a great family evening and we’d love to see you there.

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Christmas movie ‘Elf’ to screen at Cooroy Library Rooftop Flicks

THE December screening for Cooroy Library Rooftop Flicks is the Christmas classic ELF taking place on Friday 2 December.

Come along from 6pm to get yourself a spot and set up your blankets and picnics on the grassed library rooftop, in preparation for the screening to start at 7.30pm – after the lighting of the Cooroy Christmas tree.

Entry to the movies is by donation.

The screening is proudly supported by Cooroy Outdoor Power & Equipment, Cooroy Computers, Chapman’s Auto Repairs, CJ Taxation Services, Cooroy Family Practice, Cooroy Hotel,

Richie’s Bakery, Tyrepower, Fox and Hound Espresso, Life Enhancing Chiropractic, Cooroy Fish ‘n’ Chips, SPM Law and Queensland Media Print.

More about the movie ‘ELF’ - Rated G As a baby, Buddy (Will Ferrell) crawls into Santa’s toy bag and is whisked off to the North Pole, where he is raised as an elf. A misfit who grows to be three times the size of his elf family, Buddy ultimately heads to his birthplace of New York City to seek out his roots. Unfortunately, they turn out to be a “Scrooge”-like father and a cynical ten-year-old stepbrother who doesn’t believe in Santa. Worst of all, everyone seems to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. But using his simple elf ways, Buddy sets out to singlehandedly win over his family and save Christmas in New York, hoping to at last find his true place in the world.

For further information, visit www.starrynights.com.au or Facebook: Starry Nights Outdoor Movies or call 0458 128 020.

Eumundi night markets EUMUNDI is be the place to be on Friday nights in the lead-up to Christmas with the much-loved Eumundi Night Markets scheduled for Fridays 2, 9. 16 and 23 December.

Join us from 5 til 9pm for retail therapy under the stars with a fabulous selection of art and craft stalls and food stalls offering delicious fare from all from all corners of the globe.

The village of Eumundi will certainly be sparkling - with shops in the village and the trees within the market precinct lit up with Christmas lights.

Caplick Park playground will be transformed into an Enchanted Forest with special animations and attractions including one of Santa’s elves climbing an aerial silk circus rig, along with a sensational laser light show by Coruno Laser Productions.

Santa himself will be arriving at the Eumundi Night Markets at 6.30pm each Friday night - arriving on the Eumundi Fire Truck - and he’ll then be available for Santa photos with market visitors.

Visitors will also enjoy a great line-up of live music, colourful street performers and fire twirlers each week, as well as free family outdoor movies screening from 7pm.

The movie line-up is as follows:

Friday 2 December - HAPPY FEET (G) Friday 9 December SURF’S UP (G) Friday 16 December - ELF (G) Friday 23 December - The Santa Clause (G) Another special Christmas treat this year will see our friends from Buderim Ginger Factory bringing 200 gingerbread people to be decorated by kids visiting each Friday night market (only $2 each).

Further information can be found at www.eumundimarkets.com.au.

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Barbecued Christmas Turkey with Lemon, Parsley and Garlic Butter Try cooking your Christmas turkey on a Weber and free up your oven for all the accompaniments!

Prepare the barbecue for roasting (in-direct method) at approx. 180°C. Put the butter in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, crushed garlic and chopped parsley and mix well.

Gently loosen the skin on the breast from both ends of the bird (be careful not to tear the skin).

Feel your way down towards the legs from the lower side of the breast, working your way under the skin of the legs to loosen the gap.

Stuff half the butter mix under the skin and gently massage the butter around the breasts and down over the legs so that the meat is evenly covered. Finally, insert the bay leaves under the breast skin.

Put the vegetables and sliced lemon in a roasting tin with the parsley and thyme. Place the bird on top, breast side up. Spread the rest of the butter all over the outside of the skin. Season well and drizzle with a little olive oil.

Roast the turkey on the barbecue for 10–15 minutes. Then baste and lay the bacon over the breast. Baste again and put back on the barbecue with the lid closed. Cook for about 2 3/4

hours (or 30 mins per kg) basting occasionally.

Check that the juices are running clear or check the internal temperature is over 75°C using a meat thermometer before removing from the barbecue.

Leave to rest for at least 45 minutes. Remove the bay leaves from under the skin before carving. Use the veg and pan juices to make your gravy.

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Noosa District Band NOOSA District Band is a group of people who enjoy playing music. If you play a musical instrument and would like to be part of our community band, come along and have a go. We play a broad range of music including jazz, rock and classical.

Practice is every Tuesday evening from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at the Cooroy State School.

Whether you are 17 or 70, we hope to see you there. Student scholarships are available to selected school students to help with their music education. The Noosa District Band is also available for performances. For further information contact Paul Ritchie on 0412737 247 or email mgb079@gmail.com.

Choir Concert ‘By the Silvery Moon’ A Capella choir concert feturing Good Vibrations (popular) and Spiritsong (classical) will be at the Uniting Church Hall, Tewantin on Friday, December 9 at 7.30pm.

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Having a particular focus on headaches, Tim has completed the level 2 certification for the Watson Headache Approach in Sydney. Tim has the experience and knowledge to help you with your condition and provide honest and effective advice, management and treatment and ensures that patient comfort is a priority as he does not use manipulation or rapid rotating techniques as part of his assessment.

In the past, the vast majority of those who suffer from headaches and migraines, and have presented for years, have received little relief from most of the investigations with inconclusive results. These patients have often experienced little to no change after following advice and information from practitioners, medications, and cognitive behavioural therapy. Fortunately, new research has offered a more comprehensive insight into the treatment of headaches and migraines and provides a surer solution.

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Following a thorough assessment, Tim is able to determine which joints are contributing to this phenomenon.

As a result, Tim may be able to de-sensitise the brain stem and effectively eliminate the root cause to achieve, at the very least, a reduction in the severity of symptoms and in many cases where the neck is involved, he can abolish the headache /migraine entirely.

What you need to know about the procedure: • Assessment and treatment is safe and effective.

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• Initial consultations are an hour in length to allow an appropriate time to assess you and manage your condition. Phone Tim at Advanced Physio Cooroy on 5447 7670 or visit www.advancedphysiocooroy.com.au

Breaking bread IT has been popular around the world since the dawn of agriculture, versatile and yummy, bread is a tempting food, but for many of us it can trigger a range of health issues. Jodie Persovic, Nutritionist and Naturopath, says the most common problems for her clients are: bloating, cramps, constipation or diarrhoea, and generally feeling flat. These can be caused by any of breads ingredients: flour, preservatives, yeast or other additives. Wheat and rye flour each contain the infamous protein Gluten, as well as a carbohydrate known as Fructan.

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Amamoor kids win scarecrow prize IT is hard to imagine how many bottle caps went into Bottlecap Bobbie, but the massive effort gave Amamoor kids the prize they were looking for – overall winner of the children’s category in the annual Mary Valley Scarecrow Festival.

The entry from Amamoor State School featured the school’s uniform colours on a full-size silhouette of a student.

The Blue and White Teapot café at Amamoor won the prize for the most artistic scarecrow in the valley this year with Pottering Around.

And the action-packed entry from Graham Walker at Brooloo collected the traditional prize. Aptly titled Get the Farmer, it features a bull chasing the landholder.

More than 65 scarecrows could be found throughout the Mary Valley during the festival which attracted busloads of tourists and many self-drive visitors to the area.

HARDWARE OPEN 7 DAYS

Child winner 2016 Amamoor State School

Traditional winner 2016 Graham Walker

Large hinterland home 4 X Bed, x 2 Bath, 3 x Car Price: $637,500 Looking for a large family home with ample room to move located in beautiful Stratford Park Estate Features: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; Main bedroom with air conditioning, walk in robe, spa, shower, and separate toilet; All 3 bedrooms have built-ins with mirrors, one has a two way door to the 2nd bathroom; Fans in all rooms; Large open kitchen dining & lounge room with Air con; Formal dining lounge combo; Alfresco area; Double Garage with access to house; Garage and garden shed; Rain water tank and a bore for the garden; Large fenced dog yard; Land is 6200m2.

This is a very well presented home, a must to view.

Contact Wayne Colley at Raine and Horne on 0447 748 408.

Men’s Shed Pomona members recently presented 10 wildlife nesting boxes for installation at Unitywater’s Cooroy Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).

The nesting boxes were crafted as part of a partnership which saw Unitywater assist the men’s shed with water and sewerage connections earlier this year.

Unitywater Environmental Affairs Manager Kylie Crouch said the nesting boxes have allowed men’s shed members to participate in a worthwhile project to enhance the environment, providing shelter and nesting sites for birds and wildlife.

“There is reasonably mature regrowth vegetation around the STP which provides a great food source for native wildlife but most of the trees aren’t old enough to have developed many hollows which a range of birds and animals need for resting and breeding,” Ms Crouch said.

“So nesting boxes provide a worthwhile alternative until tree hollows are formed naturally.”

The Men’s Shed had built a variety of nesting boxes for animals of different sizes.

Some are larger with larger holes for bigger birds and possums and the smaller ones have been designed for smaller birds like rosellas and mammals like sugar and squirrel gliders. Kingfishers, other parrots, kookaburras, possums and microbats were other species that may use the nesting boxes.

Men’s Shed Pomona Treasurer Brian Lawson said the members enjoyed making the nesting boxes.

“We are happy with how they turned out and that birds and wildlife will have somewhere to call home,” Mr Lawson said.

The Men’s Shed Pomona will host a stall with plants from their greenhouse at the Pomona Markets on 10 December and hope to purchase some new tools for further projects.

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Al & Bruce wish all their customers a Merry Christmas

S A M T IR S H C forKENS ASTS

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29

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RAISED GARDEN BED

75

$

ESKY 35LT WHEELED

149

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TABLE SETTING RED, BLUE & YELLOW

• Pork & Fennel

A • I • Italian • Boerewors L H E S • K • Traditional Beef • Pork C EE D U • Beef & Guinness FR •D • Lamb & Rosemary • Chicken & Chives

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• Turkey & Apple • Chorizo • Chicken Castello • Preservative Free Beef Sausages

Butcher’s Family Pies . . . Ready to Heat & Eat

Hot & Cold Cooked BBQ FREE RANGE Chickens - Available Now!

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Unitywater installs nesting boxes thanks to Men’s Shed

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Memorial Avenue, Pomona Eat the Best & Cleanest Meat in the Hinterland

CAMP CHAIRS 2 COLOURS

Professional Service & Advice Mon-Fri Sat-Sun

Trading Hours 7.00am 7.30am -

5.00pm 2.30pm

5485 1351 10 Reserve St Pomona

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KAROLINE WEINAND Principal / Property Manager karoline@peaceofmindpropertyrentals.com Facebook: Peace of Mind Property Rentals

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COOROY RAG Spectacular home on spectacular Land

Rendered home on level block

SERVICING THE SUNSHINE COAST & HINTERLAND

PEACE OF MIND PROPERTY RENTALS BOUTIQUE PROPERTY RENTALS Qualified Horse Property Specialist - A Local since 1983

I would like to wish a Very Merry Christmas to all!

May the New Year spread Good Will & Kindness around the world!

• 11 years of local property management experience, large or small houses • Expert Matchmaker! Getting the right tenant for your property is essential • Free Rent Appraisals

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MORE PROPERTIES ARE NEEDED URGENTLY

• LAND CLEARING • FIRE ACCESS TRACKS • FENCE LINES • LANTANA INFESTATIONS • TREES & RE-GROWTH • STUMP GRINDING

Sash & Tanya 0412 020 789

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THIS is a property where every inch of it has been carefully thought out and designed to ensure it has created the very best in acreage living. With 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, this home has such a great design and will certainly impress all whom inspect.

The high ceilings, extra wide hallways & huge open plan living makes this home incredibly light & bright and very easy living. There are two separate living areas with one been fully sound proofed making it ideal as a media room.

The spacious kitchen is perfectly located overlooking the dining room and out to the stunning park like grounds that surround. The very best of chefs will approve the 5 burner gas stove & ample cupboards & drawers.

Entertain until your heart is content under the massive outdoor entertainment area that overlooks the private land. The entertainment area is made complete with a built in kitchen & surround sound.

Even the 9m x 9m shed has been carefully thought out with extra high 3.5m clearance for the highest of caravans and a side roller door making easy access for the mower to come in and out. There is side access on both sides of the home to the fully dog fenced 1.5 acres.

The land is without doubt one of the best small acreage blocks I have seen, it is seriously like a football field bordered by 10ft high lilly pillys making it absolutely private.

You can be cooking or entertaining while watching the kids play, there is even a cubby house for them to have some fun. The retiree will also appreciate the useable, level land as it is very easy care. All of the gardens around the home are low maintenance and are boarded by concrete edging making them very easy to care for.

Contact Alisa Wythes on 0415 111 370 to arrange your viewing.

BED 4; Bath 2; Car 4; Price $535,000.

Nice and level 2623m2 block, rendered brick home, tiled living, recently remodelled bathroom & ensuite.

Total separation in the liv-

ing areas, central kitchen overlooks outdoor entertaining.

Sparkling inground pool with paved surrounds, big 2 bay shed has separate entry, fully fenced back yard plus a garden shed,

space between neighbours, freedom to move, motivated sellers have already moved out. Contact Jeanette Catalano, 0422 923 851 Hinternoosa.com.au, 5447 7000.

Three bedroom Eumundi

BED 3; Bath 2; Car 2; Price $479,000.

Three bed + study 2 bath 2 auto garage , ausmar 2012 build, 703m2 block, north east aspect, on town water & sewerage + rainwater tank.

Separate side gate access for boat or trailer, back deck with BBQ, gas continuous hot water, 2 bay lockable storage shed

and lovely gardens , kitchen double sink chef electric oven gas cooktop, carpets, ceiling fans, builtins, light & airy .

Main bedroom WIR plus ensuite with ceiling fan, 2 car remote garage leads directly into house.

Contact Maggie Adams, 0415 380 681 - Hinternoosa.com.au, 5447 7000.

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COOROY RAG

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Private acreage oasis with pool

4 ACRES IN TOWN + POOL + STABLES + VIEW

MOUNTAIN VIEWS + PERMANENT CREEK 7.98 ACRES OF USEABLE LAND

7 Ransome Street POMONA 221 Pomona Kin Kin Road PINBARREN

3

3.23ha

1

1

OFFERS OVER $425,000

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Suitable for horses and room for an arena Rendered brick, council approved 3 bed home Pinbarren Creek on the boundary, wide deep pools Stunning view of Pinbarren Mountain, cannot be built out Over 80 species of birds have been recorded on the property Garden shed, fruit trees and room for much more

IMPECCABLY PRESENTED HOME + GARAGE + 2-BAY SHED & WORKSHOP

9 Ann Street COORAN

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1

3

809m

2

OFFERS OVER $359,000

Level entry low maintenance brick & tile construction Spacious light filled 3 bedrooms + study or 4th bedroom Large L shaped open plan living and dining area Separate kitchen meals area with direct access to patio Air-conditioned master bedroom with 2-way ensuite Fully fenced dog-proof yard with loads of parking & storage

AN EXTRA SPECIAL - IMMACULATE HOME

3 4 Bed 2 bath 4 car pool 46.44 ha/ 114 acres Offers Over $950,000 However big your dream, you can make it happen here! This modern, north-eastfacing residence on 114 acres of prime, usable land is absolutely amazing, and includes a beautiful, swimming pool plus a private 3-acre world class motocross track!

Electric gates - operated by solar and electricity - and a sweeping driveway welcome you to this lush, resort-style oasis.

Valencia Grove offers unrivalled peace and privacy, surrounded by trees and fenced paddocks, with long views over the landscape to the distant hills.

As you step through the front door, your first and lasting impression is that this home is grand, with its high ceilings and expansive living areas, yet warm and inviting at the same time.

Meticulously designed for complete comfort and convenience, the home is air-conditioned throughout, and also includes ceiling fans and a wood fire heater.

All the family can be accommodated here, with 3 gorgeous, open plan living spaces, plus a media room or even fifth bedroom.

The central kitchen is everything it should be, well placed to welcome your guests and designed for easy access to living.

The large master bedroom boasts direct access out to a private deck, plus a super chic ensuite, with shower, twin vanities and heated towel rails.

Three more bedrooms are located at the

opposite end of the home, two with walk-in robes, and the third with builtins. One of the bedrooms enjoys direct access to the modern main bathroom, which includes a bath.

The living and dining areas are spacious and well designed to capture those cooling cross breezes. The pool room is a delight, protected from the elements, cooled by a ceiling fan, and offering expansive views over the pool and paddocks.

The fully fenced house yard is just perfect, with a wonderful selection of fruit trees, a vegetable garden and a chicken coop.

The property includes 3 dams, plus access to Kin Kin Creek, Kinmond Creek and Sandy Creek, and there’s plenty of room to run cattle and horses.

The property has mains power, of course, but with a carefully positioned 5kW solar system in place, the owners never receive a power bill. And your water needs are well taken care of with two 33,000 litre water tanks.

Everything you could possibly need is here, including NBN and excellent mobile phone reception, plus a huge 4-car garage with 2400 high doors (2 remote), workbench and storage.

With sealed road access all the way to Noosa, Pomona and Kin Kin, and just a short drive from Noosa’s spectacular beaches, this has to be the dream family home! Call Phil or Sam Hargrave, Hargrave Real Estate on 0417 750 507 or 0425 777 121, to inspect today.

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OFFERS OVER $535,000

Charming home in peaceful cul-de-sac Timber floors, ceilng fans, airconditioning & wood fire Kitchen – server to the deck & BBQ area 3 paddocks, stables + creek 1.4kw solar power + town water Work from home options; workshop + office

IMMACULATE SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME

10 Gerrygone Place POMONA

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OFFERS OVER $549,000

45a Pavilion Street POMONA

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9 George Street COORAN

3 • • • • •

1

2

2021m2

OFFERS OVER $410,000

Level entry home in peaceful cul-de-sac Open plan living with reverse cycle air con Separate studio for pool house, or retreat Fully fenced with two road frontages 2-bay carport - to park a D9 Dozer and caravan

5485 2200

HargraveRealEstate.com.au www.cooroyrag.com.au

OFFERS OVER $549,000

Large block of land with many options Choice of house sites to build your dream home Large machinery shed 15m x 12m + 3 phase power Hundreds of mature subtropical fruit trees 3 reliable dams plus excellent bore & pump house Walking distance to Pomona’s shops and cafes

PRIVATE OASIS ON 114 ACRES OF PRIME GRAZING LAND

OFFERS OVER $449,000

STUNNING LOCATION, TOP END OF TOWN

7.98 acres

6

1128m2

Beautiful and private garden setting Walking distance from village shops and schools Fully fenced dog-proof yard High ceilings, c/fans, air conditioning & 3kw solar Light, bright spacious open plan living area Kitchen with a dishwasher & breakfast bar Stacker doors out to huge, undercover entertaining area

1387m2

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES - 7.98 ACRES NURSERY WITH SUBDIVISION POTENTIAL

47 Pavillion Street POMONA

1.5

3

2

Quality peaceful cul-de-sac location Spacious open plan living + outdoor entertainment area Modern kitchen, dishwasher & walk in pantry Beautiful outlook over leafy Nature reserve Fully fenced dog proof yard

Rare find - two acres in town

3

4 acres

3

1

3 bed 3 bath 1 car 2 acres Offers Over $420,000 You’d love an acreage property if it was in town, right? Well, here it is: a 2-acre mini farm in the village of Cooran!

Better still it’s available right now, so you can move straight in, ready for Christmas and the start of the new school year.

This is a golden opportunity to live your rural dream on a budget, with all the town conveniences you need, including town water.

This is the perfect family home - or rental property - with 3 good-sized bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, plus a 3rd handy outdoor bathroom, with shower, extra toilet and laundry.

Freshly painted throughout, with the latest in water-saving taps just fitted, this low maintenance brick-and-tile home won’t cost you a cent extra.

Even the gardens are already well established, with a fenced vegetable garden, chicken run, spring-fed dam and lovely fruit trees, including orange, jaboticaba and bananas.

Located at the top of an elevated con-

crete driveway, in a peaceful and private setting, the home boasts a huge, tiled, open plan living area, with lots of big windows and a lovely outlook.

The bedrooms all include ceiling fans and built-in robes, and the master has its own ensuite bathroom.

The kitchen is fresh and clean, with a builtin oven and ceramic hob, double sink and pantry.

There are security screens on the sliding doors and windows, a bath in the main bathroom, blinds on the windows, and tiles throughout, making this the ideal investment property.

A private tropical oasis, this great home is within walking distance of the village shops, sports facilities, train station and primary school, with the high school bus stopping at the gate.

With the Noosa beaches within easy driving distance, this is a rare opportunity to purchase acreage right in town. And our instructions are clear - this property must be sold! Call Sam or Phil Hargrave, Hargrave Real Estate on 0425 777 121 or 0417 750 507, to inspect today.

707 Kinmond Creek Road COOTHARABA

4 • • • • • •

4

2

46.44ha

OFFERS OVER $950,000

Grand residence, high ceilings + expansive living areas 3 gorgeous, open plan living spaces, plus media room Views over the pool and paddocks 3 dams, plus Kin Kin Creek, Kinmond Creek & Sandy Creek Mains power but NO power bills, with 5kW solar system Sealed road access. Run approx 50 head of cattle

5485 2200 Phil Hargrave 0417 750 507 George Andrews 0477 703 429 Paul Hassmann 0477 557 770 Sam Hargrave 0425 777 121

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TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY BACKHOE & BOBCATS

COMPUTER SOLUTIONS

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

ADVANCED PC & NETWORK SUPPORT Mobile: 0412 909 112 ALL AREAS

• TRACK BOBCAT • 4T EXCAVATOR • 10m TIPPER • 3T VIBRATING ROLLER • Rockbreaker • Rockgrab • Post-hole Augers • Trencher • Rippers • Levelling Bar

Cooroy Handyman Service Servicing Noosa Hinterland • Carpentry • Concreting • Tiling • Termite Repairs • Plastering • Cubbyhouses • Patch & Paint Walls • Roofing & Guttering • Patios & Decks • Fencing & Retaining Walls • Mobile Welding • Doors & Locks QBSA Licensed • 20 years experience • No job too small • We love Referrals

SUPPLYING THE HIGHEST QUALITY, PROFESSIONAL & RELIABLE I.T SUPPORT • Sales - computers, laptops & components • Maintenance, service, repairs, virus removal, upgrades & security • Network & data recovery specialist Established locally since 2002

Tristan Rankine

For quality service & efficient on-going support that you can depend on, call KARI ON:

Licensed Carpenter & Joiner QBSA 744858

0427 764 038 cooroyhs@gmail.com

5447 7001 / 0439787326 CONCRETING

BUILDERS

HANDYMAN

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

LANDSCAPING

PORTERS

CONCRETING SERVICES

• Landscape Design & Construction • Retaining Walls • Drainage Solutions • Original Ideas & Professional Service • Structural Landscaper’s Licence 893465

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

Phone

Andrew

5447 0345 0409 212 142

Mobile: 0416 241 261

QBCC 605970

EARTHMOVING

BUILDERS

BUILDER

Graham Williams

0418 710 222 • Maintenance • Reno’s

grahamjwilliams@hotmail.com ABN 96376765433

JOBS TO $3300

CARPET CLEANING

Stevens

CARPET

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

Rod Stevens

0409 954 228 CAR PARTS

AUTOMOTIVE I INDUSTRIAL I AGRICULTURE

• Trucks • Cars • Bearings • Seals • Oils • Belts • Workshop • Supplies • Trailers • Rare Spares • Brass Fittings 1A Jarrah Street, Cooroy - PHONE: 5442 6890 automatespares@hotmail.com I www.automatespares.com.au

COMPUTER SOLUTIONS

EXCAVATORS

plumbing & earthmoving for prompt reliable service mini excavator & bob cat 3 tonne excavator & bob cat plus all plumbing repairs & blockages

Residential & Commercial Earthmoving & Contracting

All aspects of landscaping & gardening with a CREATIVE, ORGANIC approach

A Range of Excavators & Attachments to Meet Every Need

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

Vincent McGarrell

Phone Richard Stansfield

0455 306 666

0422 379 628 • 1300 611 196

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

EXCAVATORS

Vincent@mcgarrellpe.com

Cooroy Eumundi

Electrical Services Richard Oxborough

0419 653 132 Ph 5447 7251 Fax 5447 6134 Ceiling Fans • Safety Switches

Lic No.60015

RIDGEWOOD ELECTRICAL

AAA HANDYMAN SERVICES

PO Box 360 Cooroy 4563

Lic No: 68688

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Sean Morrow

0411 312 284 - 5485 0525 www.oneearthlandscaping.com.au QBCC Lic no.

1119365 Prompt Reliable Friendly Service

MOWING & MAINTENANCE

0400 245 410 HANDYMAN

0408 639 076

Over 22 Years Experience

• S185 BOBCAT • 1.5 Tonne EXCAVATOR with 1m Wide Access • AUGER & PALLET FORK

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Electrical Contractor • Commercial • Industrial • Domestic

LANDSCAPING

Servicing all local areas

Indoor/Outdoor • Carpentry • Plastering • Painting • Tiling • Concreting • Gutter - roof repairs & clean • Locks • Flyscreens • Flatpack assembly • Fencing • Retaining walls • Decks • Rendering-texture coats

ALL GENERAL REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE

No job too small

Kevin 0498 534 262

Email aaahandymank@gmail.com I

QBSA Lic 1138124

HANDYMAN

MOWING & MAINTENANCE

Servicing the Sunshine Coast

ALL Property Maintenance with Your Local Bloke ALL Equipment - Excavation, Mowing & Slashing ALL Landscape Supplies ALL Pretty Bloody Good Call, Text or Email Paul Mobile: 0409 470 399 - Office: 5442 8122 Email: pbgmaintenance@tpg.com.au

MOWING & MAINTENANCE

Bruce Forsyth

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS CUSTOM BUILT PC’S FOR HOME, OFFICE & GAMING Maintenance – Virus Removal Parts - Upgrades – Networks – Installations

98 Maple Street, Cooroy Qld 4563

Ph 5329 0059 • Mobile 0438 196 113 www.craine.com.au email : russell@craine.com.au

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CN 70343

• Overhead & Underground Power • Pump Repairs • Phone Installations • Domestic & Commercial

0408 713 261 Unit 1/25 Garnet St, Cooroy

Your Local HANDYMAN on the Sunshine Coast No Job Too Small

JOBS TO $3300

PH: 0467 617 550

Steep Slopes NO Problem - if we can’t Zero Turn it we can Remote Control it!

ianschummer68@gmail.com www.gildtonhomemaintenance.com.au

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TRADES & SERVICES DIRECTORY PAINTING

PLUMBING

Brad Pentelow PLUMBING, DRAINING & GAS FITTING QBSA LIC NO: 044 507 CONTRACTOR

Clayton J Francis QBSA LIC NO 531482

MEMBER MASTER PAINTERS AUSTRALIA PO Box 17, Cooroy Qld 4563

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

0427 471 954

Acer Tree Services

Slashing

dip ARB/HORT,LLB

• Large & Small acreages • Experienced Owner/Operator

PH: 0409 278 659

SLASHING

TREE SURGEON

Bruce Forsyth

ALL TERRAIN MOWING

Unit 1/25 Garnet St, Cooroy Call Bruce

For your next Slashing job call Slasher Steve

SERVICING ALL AREAS

LARGE & SMALL ACREAGES

PH: TUI 0417 038 518 FOR A FREE QUOTE

PEST CONTROL

PUMPS & SOLAR

SLASHING

COOROY

SLASHING & MOWING

Contact Scott on

DAVE RAYMONT

ALL TYPES OF PHONE POINTS

ELLIS

JAYS TREE WORX • Tree Removals/Pruning • Palm Removals/ Cleaning • Stump Grinding • 4WD Tipper Truck • Land Clearing

TREE SURGEON

TREE SERVICES

Rendering Services

• • • •

• All Render Finishes • All Render Repairs • Exterior Painting • Domestic & Commercial

0498 534 262

PLUMBING

RUBBISH REMOVAL

TELEVISION / ANTENNA

Cooroy Plumbing Services

SWIFT SKIPS

After hours & weekends 0418 711 438 QBSA No: 50098

PLUMBING

1 Jarrah St. Cooroy

• 2 mtr • 4 mtr • 6 mtr Phone: 5442 5844 Mobile: 0417 786 776 SEPTIC TANK Locally Owned & Operated - 30 years Experience

Septic Tanks, Grease Traps, Oil Arrestors, Liquid Waste

PH: 5447 6477

0418 713 244

Prompt & Reliable

0419 192 943 • FULLY INSURED • 30YRS EXPERIENCE

TROPHIES & ENGRAVING

Digital

Antenna • TV Antennas • Tuning and Set up • TV • Recorders • HiFi

Prompt Service PH: 0413 699 572

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

PHONE: 5449 8887 4/10 Venture Drive, Noosaville sales@noosatrophycentre.com www.noosatrophycentre.com

TRUCK HIRE

TELEVISION / ANTENNA

SUTTON’S CLEANING SERVICE

Tree Pruning & Felling Large Trees in confined areas Palm Cleaning or Removal Storm Damage

Paul Best

Installations

Locally owned and operated

www.suttonscleaning.com.au

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

Steve Jackson

kellisrender@westnet.com.au I QBCC Lic 1138124

Call 5442 6788

• Yard Maintenance • Professional & Reliable • Fully Qualified & Insured

Call Justin Cherry for a free quote

SMASH REPAIR

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

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

FREE QUOTES

TREE SURGEON

Servicing all Local Areas

PHONE PAUL 0403 219 606

Mulching Firewood Full Insurance Qualified Advice

www.jaystreeworx.com.au • justin@jaystreeworx.com.au

7A Diamond Street Cooroy

RENDERING

• • • •

0448 060 989

5447 6832 - 0499 019 887 PHONE & COMPUTER CONNECTIONS

Felling Crown Reductions Detailing/Trimming Removals

Helping trees live with people

Electrical Lic: 70343

• Pressure Pumps • Solar Pumps • Bore Pumps • Pool Pumps • Windmills & Tanks • Irrigation

• • • •

0422 868 911 - 5441 5997

0408 713 261

PUMPS & SOLAR

Tenzing Tree Climbing Services Brett Gowen

email: br.paintingservice@live.com.au

www.cooroyrag.com.au

Phone Owen Meekins

PUMPS

ALL PUMP REPAIRS AGENTS FOR • DAB • ONGA

• Bedroom • Garage • Computer Points • Fax • Repairs

Certified Arb, since 1992

0408 915 124

SALES & SERVICE QBSA 1129706

PH: 5485 1972

Steve Pont

Domestic • Commercial • Industrial

COOROY PUMPS • Domestic & Commercial • New & Repaints • Specialising in • Queenslander’s - decks & all timber coatings • Roof painting & restoration • High pressure cleaning

TREE SURGEON

Carrying out all aspects of Tree Surgery & Arboriculture: * Crown Reductions * Thinning * Lifting * Shaping * General Pruning * Felling & Removal * Tree Selection * Consultation & General Advice

•Maintenance • New Homes • Renovations • Roofing

PAINTING

No job too big or small Free Quotes

SLASHING

POMONA TILT & CRANE TRUCK HIRE Cars Machinery Containers Stan Kidd

5485 1613 0419 780 747

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COOROY RAG Church Notices

What’s On

Public Notice

We Need Your Support Cooroy – Pomona Sub Branch

Sunday Church for Everyone!

An invitation to all presently serving and e-service men and women to join your local Sub-Branch To be eligible you mut have served at least 6 months in the Australian or Allied Defence Forces You need not have left your country in your service All administrating workers are volunteers All are treated equally- there is NO rank We help to look after all service and ex-service people including widows and their families We take special pride and involvement in our community Annual membership $5.50 Which includes Club Membership

Greg Holmes – Membership Officer – 5447 6131

POMONA FAMILY SERVICE 9am cnr Memorial Avenue and Rectory Street

COOROY TRADITIONAL SERVICE 9:30am

Public Notice

cnr Miva Street and Tewantin Road

Anglicans in the Noosa Hinterland Ph: 5485 1218 - Email: coorooraanglican@gmail.com

for Christmas in Cooroy Fri 2 Dec from 6pm to 8pm, roundabout at Maple & Emerald St CLOSED Sat 3 Dec from 4pm to 8pm, Maple St (from Lower Mill Rd to Garnet St) CLOSED Sat 3 Dec 7.15pm Fireworks, please ensure pets are secured More info: www.christmasincooroy.com.au

9.30am SUNDAYS A PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

Monday Meditation & Healing 9.30-10am - Meditation I 10am-1.30pm - Healing • Psychic Readings • Tarot Readings • Massage • Energy Healings plus much more Cooroy CWA Hall (next to RSL every Monday) More info phone Jenny - 5442 8246 Lotus Inner Light Healing Group DECEMBER 5TH - GUEST SPEAKER Sylivia Martin - Author of ‘One Woman’s Miracle’ - my amazing journey from death back to life Phone Sylvia for more information 5443 4949

What’s On

Pick up from Cooroy Police Station

Get Creative

LOST: Loved family cat Savage missing from Doonan area. Large black & white cat with a milky eye. Reward offered. Call 0419 746 038.

Lost & Found A series of free family orientated art activities for children at the Butter Factory Arts Centre. Be inspired by the latest exhibition then spend time creating your own artwork with family and friends. Every third Saturday of the month

11A Maple St Cooroy No bookings required - 5442 6665 I www.butterfactoryartscentre.com.au

What’s On

DEEP PEACE MONTHLY MEDITATION Monday 12th December 2pm till 4pm Free, donations welcome Come to refresh and relax, inside & out All are welcome! Refreshments provided

At – Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street Sponsored by Mantra’s Music Meditation

What’s On

NOOSA KIDS & BABY MARKET SATURDAY DECEMBER 10 8AM - 11AM Good Shepherd Lutheran College 115 Eumundi Road Noosaville

0490 033 892 hopecentralchurch@hotmail.com

Uniting Church in Australia Cooroy/Pomona

SUNDAY SERVICES 8.00am - Cooroy - 51 Maple St 9.30am - Pomona - 27 Factory St

What’s On A 30-minute fun session for families with babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers with Interactive music and movement using instruments, rhymes, and puppets.

Sessions are followed by morning tea.

ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL Cnr Tewantin Road & Miva Street Cooroy Wednesdays from 9.30am - $5 per family includes Morning Tea More Information: Contact Robyn or Roger on 5471 0989

PH: 5447 6152

COOROORA 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

Cooroy Community BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday Services - 10am All Welcome 5474 3309 - 5485 2298 CWA HALL Page 26 - Cooroy Rag, November 30, 2016

WOODWORKERS 8 Lower Mill Road, Cooroy

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Timber Slabs For Sale Sawdust & Shavings Available Memberships Now Available Donations of Timber Logs - 2.5mt Lengths desirable - Gratefully Accepted

OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY 9am-12 Noon For Purchases & Donations of Timber Contact John Kennedy

0408 992 139

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Small black digital camera handed in which was left at the Cooroy Amcal Chemist

What’s On

10.30-12.30pm - All Events are Free

STREET CLOSURE & FIREWORKS ADVICE

Lost & Found

GARAGE SALE 32 OAK STREET, COOROY Saturday, December 3 7am – 12 noon Lots of books and bric-a-brac, (2) King single mattresses etc etc

What’s On SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING AT POMONA Every Tuesday evening from 7 pm to 9.30 pm with Pat and Norm Young at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall Cost - $4, which includes supper.

New Vogue as well as Old Time Dancing.

Everyone welcome.

Phone 5485 2007 for more information, or come and visit.

Closed from Dec 14 Restart Jan 17, 2017

What’s On Redcliffe Leagues Club

Tuesday December 20 is the place to be for entertainment.

Always an enjoyable day out. Tickets $30 with tea & coffee on arrival. Bus leaves Gympie @ 7.45am.

Please call Betty on 5482 4453 for bookings & more information

All proceeds are donated to Little Haven Palliative Care Inc.

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COOROY RAG

Cooroy Golf Club Women - Medal of Medals 2016 ALL the women who had won a Monthly Medal during 2016 competed for the Medal of Medals. With two players on 69, Doone Flanagan won on a countback from Eve Hunt.

The daily event was won by Aileen Morton also on 69 on a countback, with Doone Flanagan claiming runner-up.

Rundown: Eve Hunt (69), Sue Sendall (70), Assunta Easton (70), Barbara Taylor (71), Margie Lucas (72), Fay Wiggins (72), Lee Williams (72), Jocelyn Rabjohns (73), Anne Kenzler (74), Lyn Blackmore (74), Rose Simmons (75 c/b).

Pin shots were won by Doone Flanagan, Lynne Dawson and Wendy Morse with Margie Lucas winning the longest putt.

Congratulations to all on your performance on such a hot day.

Aileen Morton, Doone Flanagan

Cooroy Tennis Club VISITORS are always welcome at the Cooroy Tennis Club and social tennis is played each Thursday morning commencing at 8:00 AM, and the first Sunday of each month commencing at 5:00 PM during summer and 3:00 PM at other times.

For all other court use and hire there is a key to the main gate located in a letterbox upstairs on the clubhouse wall.

For more information phone 5485 1942.

SOCIAL PLAY 7 DAYS after 3pm only $15

Contact Club for MEMBERSHIP DEALS

Myall St, Cooroy 5447 6258

Cooroy 8-Ball Assn THE Wednesday night 8-Ball comp at the Cooroy Hotel is gaining in popularity.

Up to $200 cash and prizes every week.

Second chance round, 2 chances at the cash, 6.30 start, join up till 7pm, meals available, bar open, come along for a great night, all players welcome! Due to the large numbers attending, it is necessary to kick off the first games by 6.30.

For those who are travelling and may be a bit late please send a text to Frank 0408 079 359 or Bec on 0409 831 052 to say you’re coming so players who are already there can start. We may have to cut off entries at 32 players.

This has become an awesome pool comp. Thank you very much players, I hope this is not too inconvenient, we have a fantastic comp going, let’s keep it fantastic.

Pictured: Last week’s winner Jeff and 2nd was Robert great final guys. 3rd Noel, 4th Frank, 5th Shaun and 6th Szonam. Great turnout of 25 players well played everyone. It was a great night as always filled with great fun and laughter and of course awesome 8 Ball.

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Respected LOCALS servicing the Cooroy Community

Cnr Johnson Court & Jarrah St, Cooroy

Phone Tom & Debbie 5442 5088

COOROY AUTO WRECKERS & ENGINE CENTRE

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PHONE 5447 6033 COOROY MOUNTAIN RD, COOROY

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POMONA 3-5 Reserve St, Pomona 4568 Ph: (07) 5485 1297 OPEN 7 DAYS www.cooroyrag.com.au