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I remember some of the most fun nights as a child involved running around at dusk as the temperature plummeted, feet and hands freezing, breath misty, hysterically laughing as my cohorts (usually cousins) and I sprinted in the opposite direction to our mum’s calls to come inside.

When finally dragged indoors and into a bath, I remember that strangely painful and wonderfully warming sensation of limbs burning - tingling - and defrosting. Then the feeling of exhaustion and complete contentment, in front of a toasty fire, reading and listening to my parent’s records.

Simple memories I’d forgotten until recently when I found myself chasing a gaggle of cheeky kids around our backyard in the dark.

Their feet blue, cheeks flushed, covered in dirt, scratches and happiness.

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SACHA HAMILTON-MACL AREN editor@eumundigreen.com.au ECCO thanks the volunteers who contributed over 100 hours production, collation and delivery work for the last issue of The Green, including: Check out our Community Calendar now on the inside back cover

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Photo thanks to Jacqueline Wilson-Smith

W O R D O N T H E S T R E E T I S . . . ÔÔ A guerrilla planting group may be in the works… ÔÔ There are confirmed cases of whooping cough and chicken pox at local schools ÔÔ Eumundi’s lolly lady isn’t closing her doors.

H FREE WIT ÔÔ They caught the guy who broke into Double Happiness SE – LECTED NA R HUSQVA he wasn’t a local.

WS! CHAINSA ÔÔ It was cold this morning! ÔÔ Why don’t we have a craft co-op like Maleny’s? ÔÔ Perfect gardening weather.

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Notes T he i n - h o u s e G ree n team Editor, advertising, chief writer

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More insert volunteers needed for Green team The Green is a community magazine run by part timers and volunteers on the smell of an oily rag. We rely on the wonderful goodwill of Green loving locals to share our community’s stories and news. We need volunteers to join a lovely crew of locals for inserting flyers in the magazine every 2nd Wednesday (depending on bookings) for 45 minutes at the School of Arts. It’s a nice catch up and an amazing way to help keep the Green going.

Contact Richard Thurbon: carparking@eumundicco.com.au

A d v ertising deadline f or ne x t iss u e ( 2 2 2 ) is be f ore noon t u es 1 6 J u ne Published by Eumundi Combined Community Organisation Ltd ACN 133 941 278 eumundicco.com.au For advertising rates please go to eumundigreen.com.au.

A yearly subscription is $50 posted. 4350 copies of the The Green are delivered every fortnight to households, schools, cafés, shops and markets in Eumundi, Doonan, Verrierdale, North Arm, Belli Park, Eerwah Vale, Weyba Downs and Cooroy as well as Noosa Info Centres. This magazine is printed on 100 per cent environmentally friendly, Australian grown and made Grange Offsett paper, except the cover which is printed on Sovereign A2 – Silk 170 gsm which is also environmentally friendly. www.australianpaper.com.au The Green: the community voice. Cover photograph thanks to Trevor Templeman.

Disclaimer (the fine print): All information in Eumundi Green has been written in good faith based on material, verbal or written, provided by contributors. The editor is not obliged to publish every item of information received nor will all letters and articles submitted be published without change because of layout and production considerations. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information in this publication, the publishers cannot be held responsible for any consequences resulting from omissions or inadvertent errors contained herein. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of, or endorsed by, the editor or the publisher of Eumundi Green. Inclusion of any material is in no way to be taken as an endorsement by the publisher of Eumundi Green. Letters will be published if name and township is clearly identified. Partial name will then be withheld upon request. Any photographs submitted to Eumundi Green are accepted on the basis that approval has been given for publication by the subjects of the photograph. Advertisers upon and by lodging material with Eumundi Green for publication or authorising or approving the publication or any material indemnify the publisher and its agents against all liability, claims or proceedings whatsoever.

Want to keep up to date with what is going on in and around Eumundi? The Chamber breakfast program features interesting keynote speakers , monthly updates on business opportunities and projects, member showcases, as well as two networking nights throughout the year.

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NEW DATE - Tuesday 30th June 2015 - The Fig Tree @ Eumundi Guest Speaker: Peter Pallot, CEO, Sunshine Coast Airport

• Prep - Year 12 College • Academic, cultural & sporting programs • State-of-the-art facilities • All inclusive fee structure • Laptop for every Year 6 -12 student • Outside School Hours Care • College’s own private bus service

Call us today on 5455 8600 to arrange a tour of the campus.

“Business benefits of flying local”

Friday 24th July 2015 - School of Arts Guest speaker: Ben Simpson, Regional Manager, Stockland “Economic Development for the Sunshine Coast Region – creating jobs for the region”

NEW DATE - Thursday 27th August 2015 - The Fig Tree @ Eumundi Members: $25 NETWORKING EVENING - 5.30-7.30pm - Burger & Cocktails Non-Members $35 Guest speaker: Annie Nolan, Business Coach, CCIQ-ecoBIZ “ecoBIZ Program assistance for small business on the Sunshine Coast” For details in relation to how to get involved with the Chamber, please email us at info@eumundichamber.biz. Online membership applications will be available in June.

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Business

C om p u ter N otes Computer viruses are extremely common these days and very in your face, even though they may not seem it at the time. Traditional viruses are destructive in nature with the intent to just cause flat out havoc. A lot of what we see these days is called adware, spyware, scam-ware or scareware. How they operate is to convince you something is wrong and that they can fix your problem, at a price of course.

One of the popular viruses cons people into thinking that the Australian Federal Police have locked down their PC and they are going to be fined $250,000 or face jail time - or they can pay $100 right now to make the problem go away! Others infiltrate your computer or tablet by bundling with legitimate software, downloaded from the internet. They can also come through in ill-gotten software; such as Torrents or illegally downloaded music or movies.

BUSINESS TIPS Nick Rutland, Digital Marketing Strategy Group

computer. This is also how they get past a lot of anti-virus software; because you have said it’s ok to install it, the Antivirus isn’t activated. Most of the time this malicious software is a cleaning program or a virus scanner which has found lots of threats/problems on your computer and needs to be fixed straight away.

It’s all a con and often the problems they have “found” don’t even exist. The best piece of advice I give is if you are downloading from the internet check it’s from the original website, check each “next” box before you click through, and use legal channels to get what you are looking for.

Once you run what you have downloaded you will often be bombarded with lots of terms and conditions which (let’s all agree) we skip every time. In the midst of our “next, next, next, next, install” most of those “next” are actually malicious software which has been allowed to install on your

Guidance Commitment Development

William Bell, Cooroy Computers Ph 5442 5522 or william@cooroycomputers.com.au

Mobile friendl y business website Let’s assume your website is fully optimised for Google search.

Your site will normally appear in Google results based on words or phrases customers might use to find your services or products, if they don’t know who you are yet. If you are in a niche sector or do something unusual where your business does not have a large number of competitors then you may even be getting on to page one of Google!

Statistics are telling us that around 75% of us are now browsing and searching exclusively on mobile devices - smart phones and tablets – as opposed to desktop and laptop computers. In fact the use of computers by people (apart from professionals), is in a decline that’s closely matched by the increase in the use of mobile devices for browsing and email. The way we live has adjusted to the changes that the internet has delivered and technology continues to develop to meet our future needs. Some of us still wear watches because we like them but a watch is seen as an old fashioned single function device and therefore not interesting. Apple of course now offers an iconic “watch” phone that is multi-function and still tells us the time.

Google saw this downsizing of gadgets and changing user habits coming a long time ago and recently announced that from 21

April they would no longer index non-mobile friendly websites in searches done on mobile devices.

In simple terms this means if your website is not fully responsive (mobile friendly) it will soon disappear from Google search results on mobile devices. If your website is not responsive it may already have dropped off and if it hasn’t yet Google has promised it will. Getting your ranking back once your site is responsive will be a challenge but it’s just a matter of time.

Google wants us all to have a nice mobile website experience website layouts that automatically adjust to the screen, content that loads fast, simple navigation, big text, fewer clicks to get to where you want to go, less clutter, easy shopping, buttons and links not too close together and a number of other prerequisites for happy mobile browsing.

Your business website must be mobile friendly very shortly or it will no longer be available via Google search to up to 75% of your potential customers. Google provide a test site (google.com/ webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly) where you can check your site for mobile friendliness. Many websites only have a responsive home or splash page so you need to check every page in your site.

My next article is about Search Engine Optimisation. digitalmarketingstrategygroup. com.au/

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Business EUMUNDI LIVING, LOVING AND L I V E L I H O O D Anthony Wynne-Hoelscher For the past year in my role as general manager of Eumundi Combined Community Organisation (ECCO) I have had an incredible opportunity to meet with many passionate people who make Eumundi their home or place of business. It’s clear we have many elements that make Eumundi unique. A place that welcomes many new arrivals each year – tree-changers looking for a place away from the madding crowd, self-contained professionals, artisans and young families drawn by our community spirit, arts, music, heritage, township… or maybe just our fantastic schools.

Eumundi is a multi-faceted township – but, a careful balance is necessary so all aspects of the town and community thrive, both commercially and from a lifestyle perspective.

In recent times we’ve seen the loss of the newsagency, butcher and pastry chef along with other businesses closing or struggling to break even. Additionally there’s evidence the Wednesday and Saturday Markets parking is trending down year-on-year.

Fortunately we do have a new first rate medical centre, a beautiful new artisan’s gallery and great organic cafes, a gelataria, and even a fab new burger bar at the Fig Tree!

The pending upgrade to the market terraces will provide further opportunity to upscale our Markets’ experience and brand. And we are blessed with some key tourism and community events including the Australian Body Art Festival, Eumundi Sculpture Prize, Xmas in Eumundi and Night Markets, Eumundi

Live, Festival of Small Halls, Doo Wop Dolls, Full Moon Dance, Eumundi Business Awards, Reality Bites writers festival and upcoming Author Nights and special events at our lovely School of Arts including Eumundi World Cinema. Plus we can also boast ongoing gigs and special events at Discover Eumundi, our two pubs, wonderful cafes and plenty of great coffee along Memorial Drive.

Eumundi also boasts good community and lifestyle amenities including our aquatic centre, tennis courts and the soon to be refurbished Caplick Park Playground (including a cool new rickety bridge). Furthermore, there is a strong groundswell to finally get cracking with Eumundi’s community garden concept.

news The Belli Dance for the Cancer Council was attended by 86 dancers, many dressed in blue and yellow to support the Cancer Council fundraising effort. $750 was raised including donations from dancers and contribution from the Belli Community Hall. The Hall committee wish to thank the volunteers who supported the effort, including those who worked behind the scenes and cooked a delicious home supper.

The annual RSPCA cent sale will be held on Saturday 27 June at the CWA Hall on Maple St, Cooroy from 12pm.

Draw commences at 1.15pm.

There will be a large variety of prizes including a special Grocery Table this year. No Entry Fee but afternoon tea is available for a gold coin donation. All money raised goes to the Noosa Animal Care Centre. 0448 102 070.

the practitioners at Double Happiness on Cash Rd, Eumundi. She has 10 years of experience gained in private practice in France, New Zealand and more recently, Australia. Jenny has a strong interest in pregnancy and pre and post-natal care alongside specialising in musculo-skeletal. doublehappiness.net.au Flamarique gitanos will play at Alfresco Garden Café, Eumundi Noosa Rd, Eumundi, on Sat 20 June, 6-8.30pm. It will be a delicious evening, charged with Gypsy sounds from Malaga and Andalucia Spain and feature Spanish dancer Yioda. Booking essential for dinner. 5442 7613.

Dr Jenny Morey, with a Masters of Osteopathy, joins

So we’ve got all the ingredients – the next step is a cooperative plan to make sure every aspect of Eumundi lifestyle gets a good run and maximises our community and visitor engagement. Together we can develop an ongoing plan that is integrated and supportive for our community, businesses and artists - for the good of Eumundi and all those micro-businesses and vital enterprises that contribute to Eumundi’s success.

Love to hear your ideas. gm@eumundicco.com.au

EUMUNDI VILLAGE PHARMACY CHECK OUT OUR NEW WINTER RANGE OF BAMBOO UNDERWEAR Tights, singlets, 3/4 sleeve tops NOW available Tania Watson B.Pharm., MPS, Shop 1, 2-6 Etheridge St Eumundi Tel 5442 8455 • Fax 5442 7077 OPEN 6 DAYS: Mon to Fri 8.30am-5.30pm Sat 8.30am-1.30pm 6

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The RSPCA stands for the rights of all creatures great and small. “We support people and pets to gain a good outcome for everybody,” explained Nicole Cleary of the Playful puppies looking for Eight year old Megsy has been looking for a forever Adorable Amira RSPCA Noosa. the perfect person home since last July. He is a big, beautiful boy!

“We serve the animals by fighting against cruelty.” advice, “Just take your time replied, “Trying not to judge the Animal Care Centre due to A normal day at our local when choosing a new pet, and people on the decisions they a lack of de-sexing. The most RSPCA requires three staff and consider where you may be in make. Trying to understand unusual animal rescued by the over seven volunteers. Their the future before you make your why people treat animals the organisation was a big, bold important daily jobs include: decision.” koala who was very angry! When way they sometimes do without washing up around 230 feed being angry and bitter. But asked how long animals are kept All funds for the RSPCA Noosa bowls, cleaning 61 kennels the job is rewarding every day. at the centre, Nicole replied, come from public donations sometimes more than once, Seeing the animals thrive in the “No animals have a time frame and bequests when people 25 loads of washing, cleaning environment and be happy, then any more if they are not settled pass away. The shelter is always 30 litter trays and answering finding a new start is all we can or have behaviour issues.” in need of dog toys, cat litter up to 300 phone calls. Now ask for.” and brushes to name just a few Animals are moved to head that is a lot of work! There are things. The RSPCA is located on People who are considering office or around the state. We only domestic animals at the the corner of Old Hollett Road adding a lovely new pet to their asked Nicole what the hardest Noosa Animal Care Centre. A and Eumundi Noosa Rd. family should listen to Nicole’s part of her job is and she handful of cats are brought to

G O O D B Y E T O M S FU N D R A I S E R

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Jill and Rod Browne and myself want to thank everyone who joined us to “Kiss Goodbye to MS” on World MS Day, 27 May, and especially Jang and John Etheridge at Sala Thai for their support in hosting the fundraiser.

We also wish to thank others who made donations. In total, $700 was raised towards research into Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

spinal cord and optic nerves. It is characterised by sclerosis, a Greek word meaning scars. These scars occur within the central nervous system, and depending on where they develop, manifest into various symptoms that can include extreme fatigue, impaired vision, problems with balance and walking, muscle coordination, memory and concentration.

MS is a disease of the central nervous system, interfering with nerve impulses within the brain,

The symptoms of MS are unpredictable and can vary from person to person.

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It is one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system with more than 23,000 people living with the disease in Australia and more than two million diagnosed worldwide. There is currently no known cure for MS and treatments are used to manage symptoms. msaustralia. org.au/.

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Community Cr Greg Rogerson

Just Love Eumundi!

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Get your hands on a REWARD! It’s that time again… NEW Eumundi Rewards Card offers! These new offers below are for the Winter season (months of June, July, August).

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Get to the below participating stores today to take advantage of these great offers.

Alfresco’s Garden Cafe Buy one meal and get the second meal half-price on Thursdays.

Berkelouw Books Buy a Berkelouw toiletries bag for HALF price ($9.95) *While stocks last.

Earth to Soul Check in store for the current retail range offer.

Eumundi Pharmacy Buy one product from the Blackmore’s COLD, FLU or IMMUNITY range and receive the second product at half price*! (*to the lesser value) Hair & Beauty at Eumundi Buy any ‘beauty trio’ (any 3 beauty services, inc. eyebrow wax, eyebrow tint, eye lash tint, etc.) for a total of $35.

Nest@The Old Bakery Buy 2 clothing items from the Pre-loved range and get the second piece HALF price*! (*to the lesser value) FREE coffee with purchases over $20 (exc. food and drinks).

Noosa Hinterland Realty New Landlords: first month’s management fee is FREE. Sellers: New listings get FREE advert on the back cover of The Green magazine.

Pearls For Girls A FREE pair of pearl earrings with every purchase.

Sala Thai 10% off all “dine in” meals including drinks.

The Fig Tree 10% discount off total bill. (*Not applicable to new takeaway burger menu)

Extra information about this program: Look for the “Get Rewarded Here” signs in participating shop windows and sign up for your card now! There is no membership fee. If you would like to become a Eumundi Rewards card participating outlet, please contact ECCO general manager Anthony Wynne-Hoelscher at gm@eumundicco.com.au Gotta love Eumundi!

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Funding for local groups Council has just endorsed its latest round of community grant funding and I’m pleased to announce several Division 10 groups will receive a funding boost for their projects. These groups include Arts Connect Inc., which is developing monthly open studio trails for artists to share their skills with the public.

Our Community Grants Program is a wonderful opportunity for Council to provide a boost to these groups that do so much in the community. A big thank you to all the hardworking volunteers who give their valuable time, effort and commitment to benefit the Sunshine Coast.

We’ve also recently awarded Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grants. Local projects include a new multi-faceted live rock-opera production by HoneyBird So much on offer in our region I recently drove along Maroochydore’s Bradman Avenue and spotted the sea plane attraction in flight. Have you seen it on your way past? I know this isn’t Division 10 news but I think it’s worth a mention.

Our region has all sorts of events and experiences on offer and it’s great to see another one set up here. Next time you’re in Maroochydore,

take a look or give it a go. I was proud to support this particular experience when the business permit application came up for debate at a recent council meeting.

Council’s plan for koalas Did you know koalas contribute $1.1 billion to the Australian tourism industry? Council has drafted an action plan, funded by the Environment Levy, to guide the management and protection of the Sunshine Coast’s koala population and wants to know what you think. You can read the draft plan online or in libraries and complete a feedback form to have your say. Submissions close at 5pm on 26 June.

Discover Eumundi It was good to take part in recent opening celebrations for the building extension of the Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre. It was officially opened by Senator James McGrath on behalf of the Federal Government, which contributed approximately $165,000 to the project.

Council established all-weather vehicular access to the new building and to the existing Museum. Congratulations to all involved in the collaborative effort and to the Eumundi Historical Association.

VERRIERDALES’S BIGGEST M O R N I N G T E A Sirah Robb Congratulations to Fay Wiggins on raising $1620 at her Biggest Morning Tea held at the Verrierdale Hall on 28 May. The event was a huge success with more than 25 people in attendance. Supporters of the event enjoyed delicious baked goods, sandwiches, tea, coffee and had a blast busting a move or two at a line dancing workshop. Thanks must go to Fay and all those who contributed to the funds raised for The Cancer Council by purchasing raffle tickets and buying items like hand knitted scarves and home-made jams that were offered for sale on the day. A special mention also goes to The Verrierdale Community Group

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for their donation. In addition to maintaining the Verrierdale Hall it is great to see the Community Group supporting another local event. The Verrierdale Rural Fire Brigade is also to be recognised for their donation. With Fay already planning next year’s Biggest Morning Tea, be sure to book it in your social calendar as it promises to be a fun-filled morning supporting a great cause.

Markets Original Eu m u n di Market u pdate Daniel West Markets are not just about great shopping and quality products. They are also about engaging with our community, sharing a moment and seeing something different. These elements underpin some great projects currently underway for our lovely market grounds.

The OEM Art Gallery Wall is under construction at our main stage area. This collaborative project involves 15 of our talented artist stallholders, who are each creating a unique piece that will be hung on the wall in the weeks ahead. It will be an amazing asset to our market grounds.

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Another arts project we’re working on is with local artist Grant Rothwell “The Heart

Whisperer”. His metal hearts are springing up all over the postcode and we’re proud to say they’ll feature prominently in another installation project that’ll come to life in the Loop section of the markets. We’ve also developed a garden project team being steered

by Jamie Loft - donut king on market days, but also an experienced landscape designer. The first plans have been drawn up to rejuvenate the garden beds in our market precinct. Exciting stuff!

PHOTO EXHIBITION OPENING There was a great turnout of Original Eumundi Market (OEM) stallies and locals for the photographic exhibition opening of Market Characters by Alain Bouvier. OEM’s admin angel Georgia and marketing manager Katie, were happy to see their project come to fruition. Opening the exhibition was retiring OEM board member Chris Sutton.

In other news, cruise ship visitors are set to arrive at our markets, not only as part of tour packages but also with direct transfers to and from the ship - just for the market shopping experience. The Pacific Pearl is first to arrive on 18 July with two direct transfers scheduled at this time.

The Doo Wop Dolls and Eumundi Rotary present a Vaudeville Affair on Fri 19 & Sat 20 June, 7.30pm at Eumundi School of Arts Hall.

Tickets $45 from Red Chair ticketing: The Doo Wop Dolls Present a Vaudeville Affair redchair.com.au/red-e-tix/ event/220-vaudeville-affair The Little White Witch plans to open in Eumundi on 1 July and bring a quirky, magical

Photos thanks to Merrie Tomkins essence to the town. Local artisans are welcome to get in touch with Isabelle littlewitch@inner-voyage.com or 0402 897 137.

Coast! Bookings for a private session to prepare for auditions in July. facebook.com/ events/447369668763070/

July. Class size is limited to eight and suitable for all skill levels. Further details contact Ross Annels 0407489227 or cooroorainstitute.org.

Auditions for a new production of GREASE will be held at The Events Centre, Caloundra on Saturday 18 July at 9am.

You’ll get to work with a professional creative team on the Sunshine

Cooroora Institute at Belli Creek Rd, Black Mountain is holding Winter Masterclasses: Parquetry and Piercing with USA woodworker Brian Reid from 2-5 July; and Copper Forming with Canadian artist Sandra Dunn from 11-12

Submissions for the 2015 Experience Eumundi Sculpture Prize will close on 26 June. The theme for this year’s sculpture is The Anzac Spirit. eumundisculptureprize.com

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Photography

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Autumn Sunrise at Frog Hollow. Chris Sutton, Eumundi

Heading back to the town of 1770 after a day at Lady Musgrave Island. Fran Maguire, North Arm.

My beloved birds. Chris Sutton, Eumundi

Sunset at the town of 1770, Fran Maguire, North Arm.

T H E G R E E N ’ S PH OTO A S S I G N M E N T F O R AU T U M N

A moment captured Capture a special moment in time: the moment before an animal notices you, the way the sun hits the clouds, a brief second of still contemplation.

If you would like to share your photos with readers, please send through your high resolution pics to editor@eumundigreen.com.au and we may print them in the magazine or on facebook.co/eumundigreen.

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Cover photo thanks to Trevor Templeman Lake Weyba at dawn by Trevor Templeman and contributed by that Friends of Lake Weyba who also said, “This beautiful image demonstrates what a valuable natural asset Lake Weyba is to tourism and the local community. Friends of Lake Weyba continues to strive to protect this asset and its community against inappropriate development to ensure its long-term sustainability.”

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Books A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD REVIEW Judith Pattison Anne Tyler is a Pulitzer Prize winning (for Breathing Lessons, 1988) American novelist, short story writer and literary critic. I first came across her writing in the ‘70s, when, like a number of my women friends, I discovered the immense pleasure and relief of finding my life reflected in books written by and about women - sometimes dismissed as purveyors of the “domestic”.

Anne Tyler, Carol Shields, Alice Munro, Doris Lessing, Amy Tan and Jane Smiley are just a few of these authors, and of them Anne Tyler is my favourite. Breathing Lessons is the best book about conventional marriage I’ve ever read.

A Spool of Blue Thread, her latest book and possibly last, once again deals with the domestic.

While it also tells the wider story of the Whitshank family - its children, their working lives and one remarkable house are all characters - it is once again the three generations of marriages that dominate and enthral. As Tyler details them it’s impossible not to get caught up in the seemingly irrelevant details of ordinary lives across generations.

These fine details weave the whole. Once you open the door to this family, wander around a bit and observe, you won’t be leaving until they let you go. It is the depth of the characterisation as much as the story that engages. Even though they are full of eccentricities, these are real people full of surprises. For

Searching for My Father: Ramona Koval’s autobiography Ramona Koval’s parents were Holocaust survivors who fled their homeland and settled in Melbourne.

As a child, Koval learned little about their lives—only snippets from traumatic tales of destruction and escape. But she always suspected that the man who raised her was not her biological father.

example the following passage is about Abby, the central character who seems so much in charge of her life: “If only she didn’t feel so pushed aside … so extraneous, so unnecessary. She had always assumed that when she was old, she would have total confidence, finally. But look at her: still uncertain. In many ways she was more uncertain now than she had been as a girl.”

After 20 novels, a new book by Anne Tyler is still something to look forward to. Let’s hope this isn’t her last.

One day in the 1990s, long after her mother’s death, she decides she must know the truth. A phone call leads to a photograph in the mail, then tea with strangers. Before long Koval is interrogating a nursing-home patient, meeting a horse whisperer in tropical Queensland, journeying to rural Poland, learning other languages and dealing with

Kafkaesque bureaucracy, all in the hope of finding an answer.

A quest for identity recounted with Koval’s customary humour, Bloodhound takes hold of the reader and never lets go. It is a moving story of the terrible cost of war and of family secrets. textpublishing.com.au/books/ bloodhound

O ther books b y A nne T y ler : If Morning Ever Comes (1964) The Tin Can Tree (1965) A Slipping-Down Life (1970) The Clock Winder (1972) Celestial Navigation (1974) Searching for Caleb (1975) Earthly Possessions (1977) Morgan’s Passing (1980) Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982) The Accidental Tourist (1985)

Breathing Lessons (1988) Saint Maybe (1991) Ladder of Years (1995) A Patchwork Planet (1998) Back When We Were Grownups (2001) The Amateur Marriage (2004) Digging to America (2006) Noah’s Compass (2010) The Beginner’s Goodbye (2012) A Spool of Blue Thread (2015)

The Sunshine Hinterland Writers Centre presents A conversation with Ramona Koval and introducing Krissy Kneen

Ramona Koval will be talking about her new memoir, Bloodhound, Searching for My Father. Krissy Kneen will be discussing her new novel, The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine.

Both authors will be in conversation with academic and local writer Judith Powell.

Monday 15 June - 6.30 for 7.00 pm Eumundi School of Arts

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Kids A CE L E B R ATI ON OF B E I N G SMA L L

CRAFT PROJECTS APLENTY AT CWA HALL Eumundi craft group meet in Eumundi’s CWA Hall every Monday afternoon from 3.30-5pm during school term with teacher Bridget Bygott who shares a new project with the group of all ages. Adults and kids from North Arm, Eerwah Vale, Eumundi and further afield learn crafty new skills – or remember lost ones . This week’s project was making pompoms and God’s eyes that were then tied onto sticks to create colourful staffs.

Every year we celebrate the youngest members of our community with a day that’s all about fun and friendship. At Eumundi State School the prep to year two students, along with local toddlers, enjoyed a range of activities including: box monsters, weaving, plasticine, obstacle course and - ever the favourite - face painting with the ‘big kids’.

On Sunday 21 June, the group will have a family gathering and celebration for the Winter Solstice. Next term the group will learn circular weaving. $10 per person.

For more information contact Bridget Bygott 0402 142 030.

N O R T H A R M ’ S A R T TA L E N T Every Tuesday afternoon an enthusiastic and talented group of children can’t wait to attend their art class at North Arm State School (NASS). Under the instigation of Kelley Edgar, the school principal, an art class has been offered to children who show a talent in this subject. To

Margaret Killip, NASS Art teacher

join the class the children submit a collection of drawings or paintings along with a letter explaining why they would love to join the GENAS (Growing excellence at North Arm Students) art class. Earlier this year the children experimented with and enjoyed the use of water colour pencils and water colour crayons with spectacular results. Zebras and giraffes were the subject of the water colour paintings. Currently

we are working with acrylics creating a beautiful background incorporating the moon and sky. On this background the children are then going to paint silhouettes of trees which will be etched with fantastic patterns.

WHILE WE LIVE WE GROW

Eumundi State School is now taking enrolments for Prep in 2016 Are you looking for a school with a contemporary approach to education, traditional values, innovation, fun and a strong sense of community?

• Parents are invited to attend our ‘Prep Open Classroom’ on Tuesday July 14 from 9.00 to 10.00 am • Parents and children are then encouraged to attend the ‘Prep Information Session and School Tour’ on Tuesday August 4 from 9.00 to 10.00 am In 2016 Eumundi School will provide places for children enrolling from within its catchment, and where possible provide an opportunity for those families living outside of the catchment.

Parents are requested to complete enrolment forms and return them to the school as soon as possible.

For those out of catchment this will secure your place on the waiting list.

For more information please contact the school administration on 5472 6333 22 Caplick Way • Eumundi Q 4562

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Sport E E R WA H VA L E ’ S EQUINE CHAMP Eerwah Vale’s Sarah Hillhouse and her Waler horse Moby, recently won 2nd prize overall in the Sunshine Coast Working Equitation Club.

Her husband Andrew was extremely proud, explaining that competing has been a lifelong dream for Sarah and to place in her first year of competition was remarkable and a testament to her hard work and passion.

TENNIS TRIVIA NIGHT Eumundi Tennis Club is holding their annual fundraising trivia night on Sat 18 July at 5pm. $10 entry includes Soup with bread roll and Trivia.

BYO drinks and nibbles to share. Venue TBC - pending numbers. Shuttle bus will be running.

Please let Debbie know if you’d like to come – or book a table. vivlawson@ozemail.com.au.

LOCAL AUSTRALIAN GYMNASTICS CHAMP Imogen Beardsley, a Grade 10 pupil from St Andrews Anglican College (and formerly Eumundi State School), has just returned from the 2015 Australian Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne with a collection of medals. Imogen trains at Sunshine Coast Gymnastics Academy, Woombye, under the tutelage of her Russian coach, Rimma Lazarus. The Academy were thrilled to have their first Australian title winner when Imogen won 2015 Australian Gymnastics WAG Level 10 15 years & Under All Around Champion. This is a fantastic achievement and a result of many hours training and dedication.

Sunshine Coast Gymnastics Academy also had great result

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Health HOW TO KILL THE COLD

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Dr Jo Deverill, Nambour General Hospital Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist Ait-CHOO! It’s winter, and the common cold is back in force.

With it comes sore throats, runny noses, blocked ears and bunged sinuses which cause mucus misery for millions of Australian adults and children - and the economy will receive a multi-billion dollar hit from absenteeism. The common cold may be commonplace, but it is also a big deal. So, in an era when we can treat AIDS, transplant lungs and zap cancers, why can’t we prevent it, cure it, or just make the symptoms go away? This question has been bugging medical scientists for decades.

In Britain, the Common Cold Unit was set up in 1946 in a miserable field in Wiltshire. For the next 53 years volunteers were sprayed with mucus, injected, bled, fed tablets and generally experimented upon.

blighters. Apart from … zinc. Lots of zinc. Like a zinc lozenge every two hours. Which might reduce the duration of a cold from say seven to six days.

Shame about the bad taste … and the nausea … and the potential to cause permanent loss of smell. So much for zinc then. And so much for the Common Cold Unit, which was closed down a couple of years after the discovery.

Now other stuff may be worth a go. Your pharmacist can offer antihistamines (meds that stop sneezing and runny noses), decongestants (unstuff blocked noses), mucolytics (dissolve thick mucus), expectorants (clear secretions) and antitussives (reduce cough). But none of these are particularly effective: paracetamol or aspirin are probably just as good.

The results? Well, for starters they found that the common cold isn’t just caused by one virus: it’s caused by hundreds of ‘em. They are almost impossible to immunise against and almost no medicines work against the

Vitamin C may shorten symptoms, by a day at most.

Echinacea, garlic and ginseng might help but clinical trials haven’t been positive.

Antibiotics won’t help either, unless you also have a bacterial

infection like pneumonia or bronchitis. Having green mucus doesn’t necessarily mean you need antibiotics. If you are prescribed them, you may also end up with diarrhoea and a rash.

So, it’s not looking good in our war against the common cold.

However there is one thing that will kill cold viruses, stony dead: the humble tissue. While common cold viruses can stay alive for hours in the air - and on hands and tables and cups and forks - tissue paper neutralises them. So at least if you get a cold, you can take your revenge on the culprits and prevent them infecting your friends and family.

When you sneeze: catch it, bin it and then wash your hands.

The Inspirational Sanctuary is hosting a Joy of Self Worth program on Sat 20 and Sun 21 June, 9am and 3.30pm, offering supportive and enlightening guidance into self-worth, inner peace and personal clarity.

Four spaces remaining. inspirationalsanctuary.com.au Mantra’s, music and meditation every Sat 3pm – 5.30pm at United Synergies, 12-14 Ernest Goodchap St, Tewantin. Live kirtan, chanting with musical instruments. Free with refreshments provided and children are welcome.

Katie Noakes is holding Bodysense classes in the CWA Hall on Friday mornings that use different types of exercises including: chi gung, Kahuna style flying and stretches, Krya yoga, belly dancing, plus constructive rest positions. 0439 762 303 or blossom-bodycare.com.

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Tomato and saffron king prawn papparelle Bryce Davis, chef Recently local chef Bryce Davis from Bohemian Bungalow shared one of his favourite seafood recipes with students from St Andrews Anglican College, Glasshouse Country Christian College and Noosa Christian College at Original Eumundi Markets’ Market Chef. It looked so yum Eumundi Green asked him to share it with the rest of us too!

Serves 1-2 • 5 x large king prawns (peeled and de-veined) • 2tbs extra virgin olive oil • 2tbs crab meat • 1tsp capers • 1 cup white wine • Sea salt to taste • 2-3 cups cooked pappardelle pasta – par boiled to al dente • saffron – 1 good pinch

• ¼ cup finely chopped combination of the following vegetables: carrot, fennel, celery, brown onion, • 1 medium garlic clove • roughly chopped Italian parsley + extra to garnish • handful fresh rocket • lemon cheek • shaved parmesan to taste Method: In a heavy based frypan, fry

king prawns in olive oil on medhigh heat until just coloured each side, then add the finely chopped vegetables, capers and crabmeat. (Optional chilli to taste) Once the vegetables have sweated, de-glaze with white wine and add the pinch of saffron.

Lightly season with sea salt.

Once white wine has reduced

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Did you know your child is entitled to a free healthy kids check between the age of 3 1/2– 5 yrs. This check looks at your child’s physical and general well-being to ensure they are fit and ready for school. You are also able to get booster immunizations at the same time if they are due.

To arrange an appointment call 5442 8882.

Please note; These free government funded kids checks will no longer be available after October 2015.

Other helpful websites : http://www.kidsmatter.edu.au (national framework taking place in early childhood promoting emotional and social skills and working with families)

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(5 minutes or so), add the cooked pappardelle pasta with a generous amount of chopped parsley.

Season lightly again.

Add a small handful of rocket and toss your cooked ingredients and pasta together in your pan, then serve immediately.

Garnish with shaved Parmesan, lemon cheek and extra chopped parsley.

Outdoors

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Dragons have a rough texture and many have spines on head and neck or on the throat and legs. They have excellent eyesight and are very swift runners, hence preferred habitat is more open country and many species are found in the desert near clumps of spinifex. One species found on the Sunshine Coast inhabits sub-tropical rainforests in more elevated areas. One such area is the

old-growth rainforest up near Maleny in the Mary Cairncross Reserve. Here you can find the Southern Angle-headed Dragon, Hypsilurus spinipes (Y-shaped tail with spiny legs). This is one of our most attractive lizards, somewhat resembling certain chameleons.

It grows to about 110 mm SVL. But you have to have really good eyes or else be very lucky to even get a glimpse.

This dragon, with its blotched olive/grey colouration is a camouflage expert and can be clinging to a tree right in front of your face and be practically invisible. Juveniles can be a dirty yellow colour, hard to see in dappled sunlight. We have been to Mary Cairncross Reserve many times and closely searched the tree trunks hoping to get a photograph, but have never seen one there. A friend (who supplied the images for this article) has also been there many times and often spots one, sometimes whilst having a coffee at the cafeteria.

The range of this dragon is from the Border Ranges in northern

The Lake Macdonald Catch and Release Bass Fishing Competition is on Friday 26 June at Lake Macdonald, Cooroy. Entry $20 or $10 for under 17 years. All proceeds go to the endangered Mary River Cod breeding program.

Permaculture Noosa next monthly meeting will be held on Thursday 18 June, 7pm at the Cooroy Memorial Hall.

The meeting will include a presentation from Leanne

Images courtesy Mike Donovan Notes: Because most lizards can “shed” their Because many of our lizards tails and grow back new ones and birds in eastern Australia which have different shape and have very closely related length, it is not very useful to species in other parts of measure lizards from point of Australia, usually with very snout to tip of tail. Hence they similar appearance, the word are measured from point of “Eastern” or “Western” is part snout to vent (between the rear of the common name. This legs). Goannas/monitors are an also applies to “Southern” and exception.

“Northern”.

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n at u re n e w s Enhance backyard biodiversity by attracting birds and grow native flowers in your garden all year. This practical workshop on 18 June at Nambour Library, from 10-11.30am looks at location, nectar, insects, fruit and shelter to improve a garden that will invite birdlife.

Free but bookings essential. library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov. au/sitePage.cfm?code=eventbirds-flowers.

NSW (where one once jumped onto my face) up to about Gympie, always in elevated rainforest. Our species is the Southern Angleheaded Dragon to differentiate it from the closely related Northern species in the tropical rainforests, called Boyd’s Forest Dragon which has a different scale/spine arrangement. Both species, like all dragons, bury their eggs in soil. Diet consists of arthropods, small skinks and anything they can run down.

Harper on soil fertility and how to grow plants in any soil with biological gardening techniques. The focus for the presentation will be on soil mineral balancing in the home garden. Meetings are free and open to the public.

Nature weavers will celebrate a children’s winter solstice session in Black Mountain on Saturday 20 June from 12-6pm.

This hands-on workshop is designed to teach children to craft fire with safety, awareness and skill. They’ll celebrate with seasonal song and story, sculpt a personal talisman, learn the slow art of whittling, go foraging amongst the winter forest and share a family feasting circle as the sun goes down and the fire warms up. Suitable for children seven years and over. $70 per child, $120 for two siblings. natureweaversplace@gmail. com or 0403 133 679.

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In Queensland there are about 28 – 30 species of dragons.

Dragons are a family of lizards in the class Reptilia, or reptiles.

Down here near the coast and in our immediate area the two species we generally encounter are the Eastern Bearded Dragon, which is often misidentified as a Frilled Lizard, and the Eastern Water Dragon, sometimes misidentified as a monitor (goanna). These species can grow to about 600 mm snout-vent length (SVL) with about as much or more length again if you include the tail. Other species can be as little as 50 mm SVL.

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Outdoors E U M U N D I B ushcare G R O U P Kim Morris and Amber Grimley Eumundi recently hosted its very own War on Weeds day.

The Sunshine Coast Council provided us with free plants to give away to people who brought along a bag of weeds.

Apparently this was one of the best War on Weeds turn outs on the Sunshine Coast! Well done Eumundi, you should be proud!

Over 30 bags of weeds were brought along and swapped for native plants. It’s good to see people are interested in making a difference on their own properties. Eumundi Bushcare Group vollies were also there pulling out more of the lovely weedy fishbone fern. Thanks team!

The weed of the month is the Cocos Palm – Syagrus romanzoffiana. This palm was once very popular and it is seen a lot around Eumundi. It has now become a weed due to the ease with which it germinates.

It was planted in Eumundi’s Sunken Garden and there are many seedlings popping up in the bushland surrounding

the garden. This palm can look quite ratty and is not a selfcleaning palm so it often looks unkempt. It has been found that Cocos palm fruits are a hazard to bats due to the large seeds getting caught in their jaws, also wearing down their teeth, and the unripe fruits may be toxic (Bat Conservation & Rescue QLD Inc.). Rats and cockroaches are also attracted to the fruits so they are more of a nuisance than a good behaving garden plant. The only way to get rid of this plant is to cut it down and bin the seeds so that they don’t spread.

The next Eumundi Bushcare Group Meeting will be on Sunday 28 June 9.30am-12pm.

to the Noosa Botanic Gardens Friends. Paul will provide insights into the sensuous qualities of plants that can be grown here in the Noosa region.

So bring along a fold-up chair, your coffee/tea to-go, and join Paul at the large shelter shed at the Noosa Botanic Gardens.

Kindly rsvp attendance jill@creativedialogue.com or 0412 053281.

VERRIERDALE RURAL FIRE BRIGADE T H A N K S Y O U ! Sirah Robb, Verrierdale Fire Warden The Verrierdale Rural Fire Brigade has had a great response following a recent call for new members. Nine locals have put their hand up to join as volunteers. The initiative of these new recruits is appreciated and we thank all members for their time. The Verrierdale Rural Fire Brigade meets for skills day at 2pm on the fourth Saturday of the month at the Fire Brigade sheds on Verrierdale Rd. Members are involved in firefighting activities

Have your say on the Coast's heritage If you value the region’s rich and diverse culture, make sure you have your say on Council’s Sunshine Coast Draft Heritage Plan 2015-2020 before 22 June. The Plan identies ve priority outcome areas which will set a solid foundation to conserve and manage heritage both now and into the future.

Cycling workshops are on in June Council’s popular cycling workshops are on again! There are workshops for beginners, recreational pathway riders, those keen to improve their road cycling skills and basic maintenance workshops suitable for beginners and family groups. Visit council’s website for details and to register.

Have your say on koala management Council has drafted a ve-year action plan to guide the management and protection of the Sunshine Coast’s koala population and wants to know what you think. Read the draft plan online or in libraries and complete a feedback form to have your say.

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A GARDEN FOR ALL THE SENSES Sensory gardens look, smell, feel, taste and sound beautiful.

Creating a garden that stimulates all your five senses enhances the pleasures of both gardening and visitors to your garden. Subtropical Gardening magazine editor Paul Plant is sharing his knowledge in workshop presentations on Tuesday 9 June, 2pm and Saturday 20 June, 10am thanks

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ranging from hazard reduction burns to emergency call-outs.

New volunteers are always welcome to come along to a skills day and sign up. Now is a good time of year to burn yard debris.

Remember to contact your local Fire Warden if the stack to be burnt is larger than 2mx2mx2m as you’ll need a permit to light the fire. Verrierdale Fire Warden: Sirah Robb 0403 843 528.

Residents are invited to have their say on the new road safety plan for the Sunshine Coast. The plan details how Council is working to reduce trafc crashes on our roads. View the plan and provide feedback on Council’s website, in Council libraries and at customer contact centres until 30 June.

Sunshine Coast Events Network workshop Head to the Sunshine Coast Events Network (scene) workshop on 24 June and learn all there is to know about fundraising and writing grant applications for events. Held at and sponsored by the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Bookings, via the scene page on council’s website, are a must.

Wheelie bins with red lids Have you noticed some waste wheelie bins with red lids and wondered why? Waste bin lids are being gradually replaced with a red ones to comply with the Australian standard. Only new lids and replacements for damaged lids are red – it’s a long term approach to help limit the cost.

Check out MyCouncil via Council's homepage MyCouncil is a secure gateway to Council’s online services.

Customers can view and update their details, register animals, enter and track a service request, view and pay Council accounts and get your rates notice online.

Council meetings Ordinary Meeting 9am 18 June, Nambour 07 5475 7272 mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

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Letters DELIGHFUL EUMUNDI STORY

What you’re saying on Facebook … Eumundi’s entrances

I thought Leo Wiles’ Eumundi Roses in Full Bloom in the last Green was a truly delightful “Eumundi story”.

The Eumundi community is quite organic in the way it grows, contracts and changes over time, which a healthy community must do.

The Green does a great juggling act of representing the different current interest and activity groups in our area, itself being an ongoing record of our history, and the stories of the enduring people and activities that are here. The “old” families, what life was like in the past, traditional businesses and activities and beautiful life stories like that of Annette and Graeme.

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It concerns me that the approaches to Eumundi are not as attractive as they could be.

Coming from Noosa or using the Northern roundabout just near the railway overpass – this area is very neglected and rarely slashed or mown. Some regular attention and planting of trees and shrubs would make a big difference. I have approached our local councillor and was told it is a Mainroads responsibility. Mainroads have not responded to my suggestions.

Similar attention to the Southern approaches to Eumundi would make a big difference too. We have so much to be proud of with our town but it could be a lot better.

Noosa and its surrounds are a wonderful example of the way our landscaping could be too.

Yours Sincerely, Anthony Everingham, Eumundi.

Annie Jones: Surely with the amount of money Eumundi brings in to the local economy, we can have a makeover?

Montville is a lovely example of a small town being looked after.

Cindy Suters: Well said and absolutely agree. First impressions count and Eumundi with its artistic and cultural heritage should be presented with improved and inviting entrances from both directions.

Ros Mayes: How many of

weekly. I wonder what the next step is…

the oldies remember old Alan Templeton planting and watering the trees at the entrances to Eumundi?

It should be the Main Roads job, but if they will not come to the party, then perhaps a Residents Action Group could be formed? Interested locals could band together to make our town proud!

Peter J Djordjevic: Night stealth mission could be on the cards, and just as an added note...can we have something other than a new coffee shop where the news agents used to be?

Amanda Di Rosa Has always seemed to me that Eumundi is just for taking money from tourists, not very much goes back into the beautification of town by the market owners.

They take, but not a lot of public benefit is seen from the onslaught that is left behind after market days, the half up and down tents, the rubbish that is left around the side streets. Surely the owners of the markets could pay a local to maintain these roundabout entrances to town. That way the money would benefit a local and stay within the community.

Annie McDonald: I definitely agree, I think it is a shame that the approaches to Eumundi are so neglected! Come on whoever is responsible, get it together!

Duncan Sayers: Never mind the entries into town: take a few steps beyond the main street on any non-market day and you’ll discover a shambles of halfdismantled tents and other bits of stall holder debris. Perhaps we could stop blaming council for everything (the parks they’re responsible for get a cleanup and mow) and have a look at those responsible for other property in the center of town.

Amanda Brooks Totally agree, very well addressed! Let’s hope they do something.

Analiese Long Uh-oh, if we are inviting people to Eumundi on non-market days they will see the poor shanty-town look that is left in the market space.

Better think about packing up the tarps and tent poles left lying around, coiling the electric cables and perhaps presenting a good image rather than shrugging it off with a nonmarket-day apology.

Maree Woodman: Maybe the markets could put money towards the town approaches?

Andrew Stabilo Boss: It’s been an eye sore since the highway was upgraded. Check out the paint on the concrete barriers at the southern end - pretty shabby.

Arzu Unel-Cleary: My husband and I talk about this almost

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Airconditioning Sales & Design Domestic & Commercial

I can fix your step or build you a deck, or even a house!

Nothing is too small or too hard Quotes any day of the week Registered Builder for 30 years

Ph 5455 6505

sales@lagunabayair.com.au

0418 366 365

QBSA 730735 Refrigerant Trading AU06236

BUILDING SERVICES Designed Homes Extensions Renovations Stables & studios Locally based

Ph Brad 0407 226 299 E: toobellahomes@bigpond.com

BUILDING SERVICES

BSA: 1249902

CABINET CONSTRUCTION

CAR REMOVAL

Cabinet - Design Construct Install • Kitchens • Robes • Vanities • Laundry

• Stone • 2pac • Melamine • Glass

Call Chris on 0408 068 341 laner27@bigpond.net.au Q BSA 1081269

Old Cars • Trucks • Machinery • Boats REMOVAL FREE Bring to us - we pay Trade towing available Ph 5442 8111 0418 723 080

step.char@bigpond.com FULLY INSURED

CLEANING SERVICES

Your house can shine just like mine.

The Cleaning Fairy 0417 508 683 M E T I C U LO U S A N D R E L I A B L E

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2015 Community Calendar June

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Eumundi volunteer fire fighters, 7pm Market Chef,10 - 11am, Eumundi Market kitchen Queen’s Birthday, public holiday EDCA meeting, 7pm Joe’s Waterhole CWA meeting, 10am, CWA Hall North Arm State School P&C, 6.30pm, North Arm SS library

Content deadline Mondays

CONCRETING & PLASTERING

Wed 10 Market Chef,10 - 11am,

Eumundi Market kitchen Wed 10 Eumundi World Cinema,

6.45pm, School of Arts Mon 15 Author Visit: Ramona Koval

6.30pm School of Arts Tue 16 Eumundi State School P&C, 7pm Wed 17 Market Chef,10 - 11am,

Eumundi Market kitchen Fri 26 Term 2, school ends Fri 26 Eumundi Chamber of

Commerce meeting, 7.15am Sat 27 Verrierdale volunteer fire

brigade, 2pm

Advertising deadline Tuesdays

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Weekly events

Eumundi Playgroup Every Monday, 9.30-11.30, Playgroup in the Green Shed near the Eumundi Aquatic Centre, 0409 496 481 Rotary Members Meetings: Second and fourth Thursday of each month General meetings: each Thursday at the CWA hall, 5.30pm for 6pm start Market days Every Wednesday and Saturday.

Eumundi Square market also operating Fridays.

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ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Mates Rates

EXCAVATION Ph Steven 0411 210 302

3.5 Tonne Excavator, Bobcat & Level Bar 10m Tipper, 2.5 Tonne Roller, PT30 Positrack

PAINTING SERVICES

PLUMBING

WS SLASHING

SMALL PLUMBING JOBS

5 ft slasher - 4WD tractor with 4 in 1 bucket loader

Applicance installation Roofing • Gutters • Tanks Washers • Taps • Cisterns $55 per hr - No emergency work 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE

PLUMBING/GAS FITTING

PLUMBING/GAS FITTING

Plumber & Drainer

We’re All Cisterns Go! FREE QUOTES Servicing Sunshine Coast

David Campbell - Verrierdale

0407 601 877 - 5471 1754

Ph Wade 0403 311 134

Servicing the local area for 20 years Eumundi & District, Yandina, Cooroy & Kenilworth all drainage systems pumps roof & gutters sewer conversion hot water systems gas new homes & renovations

Rob Morris Ph 5447 9242 M 0427 479 242

0412 020 789

EXCAVATION

Assorted Buckets • Tilt Hitch • Augers • Rock Grab

PLUMBING/DRAINAGE

Call Sash & Tanya

Public holidays

Lic 65565 ABN 14 558 925 673

Fully insured - Free quotes

PROPERTY SERVICES

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School holidays

Ph 0400 474 940

Land clearing • Fire access tracks • Lantana infestations • Stump grinding • Trees and regrowth

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Residential, commercial, installations, maintenance, internet/data/phone, energy saving solutions, solar power

Carpet cleaning Destroy Lantana Garden maintenance Cut high grass Home Improvements Difficult terrain

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PROPERTY SERVICES

20 years exp, fully insured, reliable service

lic: 22454 QBA 53415

• No Call-out Fees • All Work Guaranteed • All Excavation Services • NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL

PLUMBING/GAS FITTING

Graeme Back

0438 160 336

Plumber, Drainer & Gasfitter

All ASpeCtS of plumbinG drAinAGe And GAS fittinG www.acgplumbingexcavations.com.au Call 0414 227 471

Maintenance • Installations • Residential • Commercial

SLASHING

SOLAR POWER

Servicing all areas

www.plumbtekplumbing.com.au

Tony & Melinda Morrissey Elec Cont. Lic. No. 72511 CEC Accred. A4854167

Ph/Fax 5442 8122 Enquiries Paul 0409 470 399

Large & small acreages Experienced local operator 4WD tractor/XHD slasher Ph Steve 0408 915 124

Office: 5449 1001 Tony: 0414 743 604 www.celticsolar.com.au

STORAGE SERVICES

TREE SERVICES

WASTER WATER SERVICES

WATER SERVICES

General • Caravans • Furniture • Cars

EVERYTHNG TREES - EVERYTHING ARBORICULTURAL FREE QUOTES

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Storage Eumundi

Water Deliveries All Excavation • Mowing & Slashing COMPLETE PROPERTY SERVICES

Clean & secure, self lockable units Free pickup (conditions apply)

Ph 5442 8627

Boats • Trailers • Trucks • Containers

Find us on

Tel: 5472 8660 Wayne: 0411 234 457 www.treesafeaustralia.com.au

Solar Power Specialists

PUMP OUTS SEPTIC TANKS GREASE TRAPS TREATMENT SYSTEMS

103 Napier Road, Eumundi 4562

Hinterland Waste Water Services

email: aroorawater@bigpond.com

Ph 0428 723 082

“For all your tank and swimming pool requirements”

Ph 5442 8158 - M 0402 809 831

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