Help clean up Noosa Learn to play bridge

CLEAN-UP Australia Day (CUAD) is on Sunday 5 March and the Noosa community is being encouraged to help remove any litter and rubbish from parks and streets, waterways, wetlands and along the foreshores and beaches.

The annual CUAD event is coordinated locally by community group Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA), and this year NICA volunteer Joe Jurisevic has organised 18 registration and collection sites across the Noosa region, including six in the hinterland, three along the eastern beaches, and nine around the lower Noosa River and lakes.

Residents and visitors are invited to register at one of the sites between 8 am and 11 am, search for and collect rubbish in the vicinity, and return it to the sign-on point for proper disposal. Gloves and collecting sacks are provided.

All who register for CUAD go into the draw for prizes from major sponsors – Sofitel Hotels and Resorts, and Peppers Resort and Villas. A free postclean-up barbecue hosted by Noosa Lions Club will be held at the Noosaville Lions Park. Cleanaway and Allcott Hire will assist with the removal of all rubbish collected.

Help clean up Noosa on 5 March between 8 am and 11 am. Register at: Boreen Point – Apollonian; Cooroy – car park opposite Butter Factory; Cooran – Rec Club grounds; Federal – Federal State School; Kin Kin – Community Hall; Noosaville – Lake Weyba Drive boat ramp; Noosaville – Thomas Street boat ramp; Noosa

Heads – Woods Bay; Noosa National Park – Info hut; Noosa Ferry - Moorindil Street; Noosa North Shore – Frying Pan; Noosa North Shore – Rural Fire Service shed; Peregian Beach – Surf Club market stall; Pomona – Memorial Hall; Sunshine Beach – Surf Club car park; Tewantin – Doonella Street boat ramp; Tinbeerwah – Tinbeerwah Hall; Weyba Downs foreshore – South car park. Volunteers should wear enclosed shoes, a hat, gloves and sunscreen. For more info contact NICA on 5449 9650 or admin@noosariver.com.au or see a full list of sites here: noosariver.com.au/clean-upaustralia-day-in-noosa.

NOOSA Bridge Club are holding their next course of bridge lessons.

Noosa Bridge Club member

Julie Scott said playing bridge is a fun activity that can be enjoyed with friends and family of any age, anywhere in the world.

“All you need is a pack of cards, a table and some like-minded people.”

The Noosa Bridge Club is a friendly, dynamic club with lots of events and regular sessions including a Saturday session for weekday workers.

“We have a large number of members in their eighties and many in their nineties who play regularly and enjoy their bridge. Once the basic skills have been mastered, we have a number of competitions available where players of the same ability compete in a comfortable environment.” Noosa Bridge Club run a course of eight weekly lessons, twice a year. The cost is $80 and includes a copy of Paul Marston’s Introduction to Bridge. This beginner’s course covers the basic concepts and includes sessions of supervised play where your teacher will be available to help.

The next course starts 20 March at the Noosa Bridge Club clubrooms at 3 Wallace Street Noosaville. For more information or to register phone 5447 1341 or email info@noosabridge.com or visit noosabridge.com.