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AFTER a long break, The Rusty Fork has again been out dining in the wonderful hinterland. This month we selected Bask Eumundi.

Bask Eumundi is in a beautiful tropical setting in the main street of Eumundi, run by the amazing and talented couple Jack Madden and Jess Coolican.

The specialty of the house is a long, lazy lunch, sharing their gourmet seasonal menu on large platters for you to share.

Although the team comes with an extensive list of experience and awards, it feels like being in a beautiful home where one of your friends has made the most authentic country fare.

We enjoyed the whipped almond cream on housebaked country loaf for entree, which was also served with a light and tasty onion tart with just the perfect amount of caramelisation.

Because the entrees were light and tasty, there was plenty of room for mains which arrived in generous and hot portions.

The menu included slowcooked beef rump cap, divine potato gratin, and al dente vegetables and locally grown mushrooms.

We chose to have the accompanying wines with our meal, and they really were a highlight.

The Chardonnay was just beautiful and even impressed the Savvy B-loving Mrs Fork.

Dessert arrived and was a blood orange cake with lovely cream. A very understated end to an elegant meal.

The combination of the home-cooked elegant food, the delicious wines, and the attentive and friendly staff wasonly outshone by the setting and the incredibly warm Jess.

If you have a special occasion coming up, do yourself a favour and book a long lunch at Bask.

Easy to see why it has been hailed as one of the best new restaurants to open in Australia this year.

Fork Ratings (out of 10): Food 8, Service 8, Atmosphere 9. THE combined Rotary Clubs of Cooroy, Eumundi Noosa, Noosa Daybreak and Noosa Heads are organising a free community music event to further engage with the community on the need for people touched by mental health issues to reach out and speak up.

The Don’t Bottle It Up (Mental Health) free family fun day is being held on Saturday 17 September from 10 am to 4 pm.

Rotary Club of Cooroy President Andrew Aves said the event will feature local musicians and bands, ranging from the talented younger people in the area to some legends of the Sunshine Coast music scene.

“There is a consensus of informed opinion that music is a great therapy for people and we hope the message will be recognised at this event.

“Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war and combat.

“Most PTSD therapies fall under the umbrella of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). The idea is to change the thought patterns that are disturbing one’s life. This might happen through talking and is the basis of our Rotary campaign ‘Don’t Bottle It Up’,” Andrew said.

Following this event, Rotary will host a follow-up conference at Noosa Springs Resort on 5 October.

“At the daylong conference, attendees will have the opportunity to listen to a host of speakers, all of whom have a message to tell.

“The keynote address will be from Professor Jim Lagopoulos of the world-renowned Thompson Institute, which is based on the Sunshine Coast.

“Other speakers will include Tony Dell, a former Australian Test cricketer and an unabashed advocate for the need for more to be done to help first responders, especially those impacted by military service.”

For more information, visit http://www.cooroyrotary.org. au/index.php/don-t-bottleit-up

Free health expo coming to Cooroy

SAVE the date for the Hinterland Health Expo coming to Cooroy Memorial Hall on Tuesday 18 October.

The event, which is a collaboration of health providers in the region, aims to re-engage and reignite the community’s health post-Covid and get back on track for regular appointments/screening.

This free community event, from 9 am to 12 noon, is open to all. For more information, drop into LiveLife Pharmacy Cooroy.