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Please join us to celebrate the Community Launch of the 2015 Australian Body Art Festival Imperial Lionheart Hotel - Eumundi Thursday 25th June 6.00 - 8.00pm -- Free entry As a proud supporter of this iconic festival, Experience Eumundi invites our local Eumundi art lovers and artisans to join in an intimate community launch of the Australian Body Art Festival! Experience some Body Art for yourself with artist Nina Neher, enjoy a bespoke cocktail and mingle with friends, neighbours and local artistic talents.

What’s more, we are honoured to introduce Forget Me Not Australia as Official Charity Partner for 2015. With 10% of all tickets sold to the Australian Body Art Festival being donated directly to Forget Me Not. Real help for the lives of children much less fortunate in Nepal, Uganda and India.

With an all new event look and a warmer springtime weekend, this famous festival will comprise three days of colourful collaborations and Arts happenings with Featured Guest Artists including Julie Tattam, Emma Hack, Juliet Bradford, Peter Dwyer, Nina Neher and Symon Maloney Enjoy gala spectaculars and fascinating competition art. A true artisan experience that will ignite the senses!

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Notes

T his issue ...

I wanted to share with you that letter writer Yvette [The Green 219] had 40 calls offering her accommodation. After three months homeless she’s found a shed in the Eumundi Hills and moved in last week. You are a lovely bunch of people! Makes me proud to be your editor. And, it gets me thinking…I wonder if we could help another 39 people struggling to find a place to call home here in our wonderful community? It’s a risk, I know, putting yourself out there – sharing your land or home (What if they’re nutters?!). But the payoffs could be wonderful…

We all know there is a housing crisis – rentals are near nonexistent and work hard to find. Eumundi could buck the system! OK, I’m getting ahead of myself…but…from little things, big things grow.

Sacha

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

Night out in 4562?

Catch the bus!

Going out on Friday or Saturday night in 4562?

The community bus can drive you home!

Photo thanks to Sacha Hamilton-Maclaren

A Hinterland Winter -

THE GREEN’S WINTER PHOTO ASSIGNMENT

DINNER IN TOWN. PARTY AT A FRIENDS.

Please capture your winter and share it with us by sending your high resolution photos to editor@eumundigreen.com.au and we may print them in the magazine and/or upload on facebook.

W O R D O N T H E S T R E E T I S . . . ÔÔ Banana grower Gary was the banana judge at the show! ÔÔ ABC radio interviewed growers and producers at last Wednesday’s markets. ÔÔ Market manager Daniel West has resigned to take a job managing a food court. ÔÔ Cirque Espace is moving to Perth.

CATCH THE BUS! The bus can pick you up from your 4562 or 4561 home and take you to your night out - then take you home again.

Community Bus For all bookings & enquiries

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Gina Illingworth

Business Spotlight

Jessica Vaughan

Ignite English

Ruby Potter

Ignite English

Casey Macneil

North Arm School

An incredible community service thanks to ECCO.

Kon Hepers

Nature notes

the GREEN Uwe Wullfen

Photography

Tania Fechner

Winter blues

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Duncan Sayers

Firefighter update

Helen Hepburn

Wildlife update

Kathleen Lamarque

Proof reading

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Notes T h e in - h ouse G reen tea m Editor, advertising, chief writer

Advertising advertising@eumundigreen.com.au

Sacha Hamilton-MacLaren editor@eumundigreen.com.au

Publisher, advertising Anthony Wynne-Hoelscher gm@eumundicco.com.au

Accounts Diane Howard accounts@eumundicco.com.au

Kerrie Bryant-Adams accounts@eumundicco.com.au

Advert design, layout

Distribution, inserts

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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 3 ) is be f ore noon t u es 3 0 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 Uwe Wulfen 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.

July MOV IE NIGH T Nine (Musical drama): America/Italy Directors: Rob Marshall Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Sophia Loren and Kate Hudson.

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Business E C C F LY L O C A L B R E A K FA S T

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

feature “Fly Local” presented

by Sunshine Coast Airport CEO, Peter Pallot. Please RSVP by Thurs 25 June for seating and catering. flylocal.com.au

What and where is your business? What do you offer?

The Eumundi Chamber of Commerce (ECC) breakfast for June has changed to Tuesday 30 June at 7.15am at the Fig Tree, 86 Memorial Dr and will

I have a beauty business in Cook St, opposite Eumundi State School where I offer: waxing, tinting, facials, manicures, pedicures, acrylic nails, massage, corn extractions etc.

CERAMICS PROVES POPULAR

Gina’s Beau t y

Gina Illingworth

How long have you been in business in Eumundi?

I’ve been a therapist for 20 years and have had my business in Eumundi for about five years. I started here because there was no qualified beauty therapist in town.

What is the best thing about working here?

The best thing about working in Eumundi is all the support I have received from the locals.

What is the worst thing you’ve found about working here?

The worst thing used to be parking for my clients - but now I have off street parking.

Mudnmetal’s ceramic class in Doonan was busy last week with lots of new work and faces.

Great fun and new creations.

Teacher Penny said, “We teach mixed media sculpture, wheel thrown and hand built pottery.” A second class will also be starting from 1 July and a day workshop on Sat 4 July. pennysmudnmetal.com

What would you like to see change in our business district?

Our business district is changing all the time and it’s nice to see our community still supporting local businesses.

E u m u ndi Fashion shoot G oodb y e M iranda

Berkelouw Books was the location for a recent fashion shoot for ethical label Sinerji, owned by local duo Alice Jones and Louise Visser. Eumundi photographer Alain Bouvier worked his magic in the bookstore.

Ali Clift Our wonderful vet nurse Miranda is off on her travels to Europe and then Melbourne. We and all our furry clients will miss her and wish her all the very best for the future.

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Community WILVOS TO THE RESCUE From an injured echidna to a whale beached on Double Island Point, the Wildlife Volunteers Association Inc (WILVO)s answer the call when people find wildlife in danger. The WILVOs are a group of people who have a love and interest in helping and preserving native wildlife. They are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to rescue, rehabilitate and release injured critters. They are dedicated to educating and informing the community about the plight of our native fauna.

We asked Roslyn Leslie what some of the more unusual cases the WILVOs have had to deal with are. A man rang at two o’clock one morning to say that a huntsman spider’s egg sack had opened and the baby spiders were crawling around on his ceiling! The WILVOs responded and went to the site, caught the spiders and took them to safety so that they could be released into their natural habitat. On another occasion, there was a call from a police officer on patrol on a very wet, rainy night, to say he had found a kangaroo

Jessica Vaughan and Ruby Potter, Year 4, ESS Ignite English

joey. He had found it beside its mother who had died. He wrapped the joey in his police jacket and rang the hotline. The WILVOs told him where he could find a member who could take care of the joey.

Most of the calls received by the WILVOs helpline are regarding injured birds. In fact, up to 76 per cent of rescued animals are birds. Their injuries are caused by a number of things, including nests and baby birds that have fallen out of trees, vicious dog and cat attacks, and discarded fish hooks.

When the animals are in the care of the WILVOs they may require veterinary attention. Many require specialised housing, including heating, perching, bedding and sometimes humidity. All injured native animals need a complex rehabilitation program. “It is all worthwhile when we see these once again, healthy wildlife being released out into the wild where they belong,” said Roslyn.

If you ever find injured wildlife contact the WILVOs 24 hour

helpline by calling 07 5441 6200. The WILVOs operator will give advice and place you in contact with a local volunteer in your area.

Echidna drinking his milk Huntsman finally hatched out her babes

Eastern grey kangaroo joey brought to WILVOS by police

Health Matters

June is National Bowel cancer awareness month Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world.

Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer after lung cancer, claiming the lives of around 3,999 people every year.

If bowel cancer is detected before it has spread beyond the bowel, the chance of surviving for at least five years after diagnosis is around 90% and most people are able to return to their current lifestyle.

Early detection offers the best hope of reducing the number of Australians who die each year from bowel cancer.

Both men and women are at risk of developing bowel cancer.

• have previously had special The risk is greater if you – types of polyps, called • are aged 50 years and over; adenomas in the bowel; or • have had an inflammatory bowel • have a significant family history disease, such as Crohn’s disease of bowel cancer polyps. or ulcerative colitis; You are considered to have a significant family history of bowel cancer if a close relative (parent, brother, sister or child) developed bowel cancer at a young age (under 55 years) or if more than one relative on the same side of your family has had bowel cancer.

Screening for bowel cancer is a simple test that your GP can organise for you. If you would like more information on bowel cancer or would like to organise a test call Ochre Health Eumundi 5442 8882 to make an appointment. Alternatively visit www.bowelcanceraustralia.org Bookings by appointment 6/2-6 Etheridge St Eumundi P: 5442 8882 • F: 5442 7054 E: eumundi.reception@ochrehealth.com.au

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Echidna puggles are always very fat after feed

Community Cr Stephen Rob inson

Just Love Eumundi!

Division 9

Eumundi – get ready for a re-boot.

Recently there has been great interest expressed by residents, business owners and markets stall holders alike about the future of our beautiful hinterland town.

Facebook has been alight with commentary, as well as stories and letters in the local newspapers and in our very own Green.

Eumundi is a multi-faceted township – and we need a more complex mix to add to our existing cafes, pubs, galleries and specialty shops. A careful balance is required so that all aspects of the town and community thrive commercially - and as a place to live. In the pages of Noosa News just this week, there were concerns expressed that Eumundi does not provide some of the basics for family living, requiring a drive to Cooroy or Noosaville just to get our weekly necessities. But at the same time, as a community we want to preserve the integrity of our historic, arts based and charming country town culture that drew many of us here in the first place.

ECCO is currently working with the community, markets operators, Council and business owners to create a “Eumundi Plan” that co-operatively seeks out the golden thread that binds us, and then advances the Eumundi experience for the betterment of our town. We owe our current economic wellbeing to our renowned markets, but we also know intrinsically that our town can’t just be a “one act play”. We need a suite of components to ensure that we have a lifestyle that provides pride of place and useful amenity (including simple things like getting groceries, the daily newspaper, some petrol for the car, a take-away meal, posting a letter, medical and dental needs or just buying an outfit, a gift, a book or a homeware item or two).

And we can drive our natural advantages and heritage in arts and craft to emulate the great success in township renewals of other once thriving regional centres such as Berry or Bendigo.

It may also be possible to take a leaf out of the “Renew Newcastle” playbook and broker some access to some of our empty shops for creative enterprises, artists and cultural projects that provide good use of these spaces for the benefit of both the landlord and the tenant.

The existing timber bridge on Eumundi Range Rd is nearing the end of its serviceable life and is set to be replaced. The new concrete bridge will be wider to accommodate two 3.5m wide traffic lanes along with 1.2m wide shoulder lanes on both sides of the bridge.

It’ll also include a 2m wide separated shared pathway for pedestrians and cyclists.

This important project is part of council’s commitment to renewing community assets.

Work is expected to start on this $1.46million project in midJuly and the new bridge open to traffic by late December.

A single lane (traffic light controlled) temporary bypass will be put in place later this month alongside the existing bridge for use while the new bridge is under construction.

Just a word of caution for residents, while the new bridge will be constructed to a higher level than the old bridge, unfortunately the existing low approach roads on either side will continue to limit access during the larger flood events.

Work by Council started at the Dick Caplick park playground in Eumundi last week. Construction stage one works are scheduled over a 12 week period and the area has been fenced off as workmen begin taking structures apart. Council have funded the infrastructure upgrades and play equipment and Eumundi Community Combined Organisation (ECCO) and Eumundi District Community

What would you like to see in Eumundi? Love to hear your thoughts… please email Anthony: gm@eumundicco.com.au

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Road safety—have your say!

Your views on how we can improve road safety on local roads are important, so take the time to have your say on Council’s Draft Sunshine Coast Road Safety Plan 2015-2019. It focuses on driver education, crash investigation, pedestrian and cycling facilities and speed management measures.

Visit Council’s website, libraries or customer contact centers before June 30 to provide your valuable input.

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Together, let’s develop an ongoing plan for the good of this place we call home.

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As with all roadworks, a little patience from motorists will be required. Disruptions to traffic flow are always a little frustrating, however they are a necessary and the end result will be a far safer and functional bridge. All of the work for this project will be done in accordance with strict environmental guidelines - so any vegetation that is cleared will be replaced once construction is finished. We’ll also have fauna monitors on site during the clearing works to ensure the wellbeing of any local wildlife.

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Association (EDCA) as well as Councillors Steve Robinson and Greg Rogerson have contributed funds towards the construction of the new “Rickety Bridge”.

New equipment includes a rope-play climbing ball and Revo spinning wheel. The play train will also return refurbished.

Upgrades will also include drainage, pathways, seating and plantings.

Community W inter Festi val The celebration of festivals is an important part of education at Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Doonan. A festival is a joyous celebration of life and has the quality of lifting us out of the ordinary and into the mysteries and magic of the rhythm of the seasons. Throughout history, festivals have emerged from people’s connection with their spiritual life and their search for the meaning of human existence.

The celebrations are interwoven with the life of the earth and the cycles of nature. Many faithbased traditions recognise the spiritual realities behind different passages during the year, and that is why special observances cluster together on the calendar.

In the Steiner tradition, festivals are meant to reflect the spiritual reality of what is happening to the earth during important passages throughout the year.

Ruth Chambers-Hall, NPSS Registrar Our Winter Festival is celebrated on (or near) the longest night of the year. It is celebrated when the sun sends the least power to the earth. The Winter Festival was a time last Thursday for our school community to join together. It symbolically represents the spiralling into the depths of winter: its colder nights and shorter days, and then the spiralling out: as we begin to return to the light.

Through participating in these celebrations by making beautiful lanterns, singing winter songs and walking the lantern walk and spiral, the children gain a deeper connection to seasonal rhythms that nourish their soul.

depths, to experience within itself the inner spiritual light.

It is a celebration of quiet confidence, of carrying light in darkness, and of sharing that light with others.

It is a festival which awakens in the human being an inkling of the very wellsprings of existence, of an eternal reality.

It is a time when the soul withdraws into the innermost

Photos thanks to Uwe Wulfen

co m m unit y news The next Belli Community Hall’s Old-Time Dance will be held on Sat 27 June, 7.30 pm at 1170 Kenilworth Rd, Belli Park. Come along with family and friends for a night of old-fashioned, family entertainment. All ages and experience welcome. $14, $5 students, children free.

Includes supper. 5447 0175 or bellihall.com.

Guest speaker at the July Meeting of Cooroy-Noosa Family and Local History Group is Cancer Council Champion Jennifer Wynn, at Cooroy Library, Maple St at 1pm. Afternoon tea and monthly meeting will follow.

Visitors and new members welcome at the Research Room 41 Miva St, Cooroy.

5442 5570 or genealogynoosa.org.au.

Shayne Neumann, Federal Member for Blair and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aging, and Lucy Stanton, Labor Candidate for Wide Bay, will be speaking at a Noosa ALP fundraising lunch on Sunday 28 June at The Villa Noosa Hotel from 12-3pm.

Tickets for the canape` lunch $25. alpnoosa@gmail.com or 5448 3578.

Connect with others seeking greater self-awareness at a weekly discussion group exploring ways to be the difference you want to see in the world. Tues 1-2.30pm. $5.

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Arts AUTHORS WELCOME IN EUMUNDI Author’s Ramona Koval and Krissy Kneen drew a good crowd of around 50 to the first of the Eumundi author talks at the School of Arts, presented by the Sunshine Hinterland Writers Centre.

More talks and workshops are planned over the coming months. Facebook/ Sunshine Hinterland Writers.

N E W A R T AT B E R K E L O U W Berkelouw Books now has a new exhibition on display by local artists. Local artists wanting to display their work should pop in and have a chat to manager Kylie or call on 5442 8366.

Beautiful paintings by Cooroy’s TTCreator.

Stunning embroidery by Eumundi’s Hermoine Lyons.

Vibrant works by Eumundi artist Marita Albers.

Jane Little’s evocative ceramic tiles.

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art news Tickets are $15 or $20 at the door with children under 13 free. Geoffreywilliams. eventbrite.com.au

Ceramic Artist Jane Welsh is offering her six week working with clay course The Magic of Mud. Aiming to teach beginners the joy of building small sculptures in clay, Jane encourages people to enjoy the feel of sensual clay. Starting Mon 20 July, there is an option of an evening class or Tuesday morning class. janewelshart. com.au/index.php?p=courses Sunspace Café in Doonan is holding a special dinner concert featuring UK soul star Geoffrey Williams on 10 July at 6pm. Geoffrey describes his music as “a mix of blues, soul and reggae with a pinch of folk thrown on for flavour!”

The next Full Moon Dance in Verrierdale will be held on Saturday 4 July. Reggae roots trio DK & The Rising Sun will be supported by the 7 piece AfroFunk combo, Seven Ups, as well as Bearfoot and DJ Roland West. The last few dances have been consistent sell outs and with these musical talents gracing the stage it will indeed be another magical night. $25 with food and drinks available (All proceeds go straight back to the Verrierdale community group). tickets.oztix.com.au 10

A huge effort went into last weekend’s performance of A Vaudeville Affair at School of the Arts. A 1920’s nightclub atmosphere was created with the Doo Wop Dolls, the Gorgeous Burlesque L’Amour dancers,

Melony Brests and Sall Monalla were a few of the entertainers.

What an absolute hoot! Evening highlight - was a breast tassel flying off into the audience...and the chocolate bar!

MONTHLY MOVIE PROVING POPULAR There was a great crew of around 50 at the Eumundi World Cinema movie for the month of June.

The crowd enjoyed French Noir movie Tell No One and supped on fab food by chef extraordinaire Max Porter. The Musical title chosen for July was Nine, based on the

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semi-autobiographical film 8½

by Italy’s Federico Fellini.

Kids M U C H M AY H E M

S T U D E N T S S H I N E O N S TA G E

Eumundi State School’s grade six students had a big Market Mayhem day last Thursday. The Choc-a-bloc girls: Ruby, Sylive and Tara (below, top right) said they chose their product because “Everyone loves chocolate – and it’s a catchy name,” said Ruby.

Senior students at Noosa Pengari Steiner School in Doonan, performed Camino Real by Tennessee Williams last Thursday in the school hall. School registrar Ruth Chambers-Hall said, “Classes 11 and 12 took on the challenging production, recreating a spectacular make-believe world where the virtues and vices of humanity collide.”

Tara explained that by planning, designing and running market stalls they got to know what it’s like to run a business. The boys at Cookies Fit for a King (top

left) did all their own baking.

Harvey said it took a long time, “especially the Emoji ones – and the Lego ones too,” he said.

The children were also raising money for their school excursion.

GIRL GUIDES GAINING MOMENTUM Cooroy’s Girl Guides held a cookie stall on Sat 20 June outside the IGA to raise funds for the refurbishment of their old hut on Miva St which has lain dormant for six years. So far locals have helped the girls raise almost $300. Girl Guides offer a four week trial before joining.

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EUMUNDI’S ALICE IS ACING IT Local Teen, Paris Williment will play the lead role in in Coolum Theatre Player’s upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland, the much-loved, classic pantomime. Former student (and School Captain) of Eumundi State School, Paris began acting classes with Little Seed Theatre Company in 2011 at the age of 11 and soon realised the stage was her calling. In the short time Paris has been pursuing theatre, she has performed in over a dozen productions.

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Health WINTER BLUES

Tania Fechner, Kinesiologist

Feeling low? Want to hide away from the world? Need a holiday?

There are many reasons people feel more depressed in winter, so much so that it’s been given a name: Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. So why do people feel SAD? In winter we have less sunlight, shorter days and it’s often dark when we wake in the morning or get home at night. This can interfere with our normal circadian rhythm or internal body clock. When it is dark the pineal gland produces a substance called melatonin, which plays an important role in our sleep patterns and mood.

Less sunlight in winter can also cause a drop in our serotonin levels. Serotonin is a chemical our brain produces to help us feel good. So there are a number of physical reasons why we might feel a little glum. We also tend to socialise less in the colder months and this can make us feel isolated emotionally.

As the seasons change so do we. There is a time for everything. Winter is a Yin time of year, a time to slow down, rest and nourish ourselves. This is a perfect time for self-reflection, a time to go inwards. Have you found that thoughts pop into

your head when you calm your mind? Often it is during this quietness that we have insights and gain wisdom. Explore what’s happened in the past to get us to this place now. We can gain greater awareness and give thanks for these experiences, as they have shaped who we are and allowed us to grow.

Gratitude is an amazing gift and often the ‘powers-that-be’ have a way of slowing us down if life is too full on. Embrace winter as a time to gain inner wisdom, enjoy the stillness. When the season changes to spring, you will find a renewed energy and readiness to plan the next steps of your life journey.

But these times of inward reflection can be challenging as behavioural patterns or old baggage come to the surface, often leaving us wondering what it is all about. So this unfortunately may not only be a time of warm snuggles by the fire. Instead we may find ourselves wanting to escape, hide away and forget - or perhaps eat our way out of it.

So it is important to seek help if you are feeling low. Please remember that there are people out there willing to help you.

The following are some self-help techniques that enable us to embrace winter as a healthy time of rest and reflection: • Slow down and reflect. Be thankful for the good and identify what you would like to change.

• Connect with a good friend - hug someone! Remember spring always comes and sheds a different light on things.

• Cook yummy, nourishing food.

• Exercise has so many benefits when feeling low. Why not try yoga, tai chi or a regular walk?

• Do something you enjoy, a hobby, reading a book under blankets. Make a regular date to meet friends.

• Listen to soothing music – it changes your mood instantly.

• Find a nice quiet spot outside (weather permitting) and imagine yourself in a peaceful, safe place, then ask, “What is it that I need?”

• Sunlight – make the most of it in winter. Go outside for at least 20 minutes per day to increase your serotonin levels.

• Find a practitioner to help and support you. You can get help working through low moods

and shifting old patterns • Learn new coping strategies with kinesiology, acupuncture, massage or osteopathic treatment.

• A psychologist or counsellor can help you talk through issues that are worrying you.

• Remember there is always help available. doublehappiness.net.au

health news The Medicine Room’s Dom offers personalised naturopathy advice each week at Eumundi Markets (behind the CWA building) on Saturdays from 7am till 1pm. medicineroom.net Mantra’s, Music & Meditation is a free two and a half hours of peace and harmony on Saturday 27 June from 3pm – 5.30pm at United Synergies, 12-14 Goodchap St, Tewantin.

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Persian ratatouille bake Liesl Doery

We had our first cold snap recently. So it’s time to adjust our meals to some more hearty offerings. Here is an interesting twist on a classic French dish. It seems complicated, but it’s full of delicious ingredients and it’s so easy and quick - just a heap of chopping and then the oven does all the hard work. So dig out the sharpening steel and get into it!

Ingredients • 4 tblsp olive oil • 2 large onions (peeled and cut into 3mm rounds) • Salt • Black pepper • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 1 aubergine (about 450g), cut into 5mm round slices • 2 large green apples, peeled, cored and cut into 3mm thick slices • 2 med courgettes, cut at a diagonal into 3mm thick slices • 3 med carrots, peeled, cut at a diagonal into 3mm thick slices • 2 large tomatoes, cut into 3mm thick slices • 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into 3mm round slices • 16 apricot slices, coarsely chopped • 12 pitted prunes • ½ tsp ground cinnamon • ½ tsp ground cardamom • ¼ tsp ground cumin • ¼ tsp ground turmeric

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1 tsp rose water (optional) 1 tblsp lime juice 250 ml tomato juice 2 tblsp chopped parsley

Method: Put oil in a non-stick, flameproof casserole dish.

Layer vegetables making sure you season well with salt, pepper and garlic, between each layer.

Cover bottom with a layer of onions, then aubergines (there may be some leftover), apple slices, courgette slices and carrots slices.

Next layer should alternate the leftover aubergine and onion.

Cover with tomato slices, then potato slices. Lastly scatter the top with apricot and prunes.

Combine spices, lime juice and tomato juice and mix well.

Put casserole dish over a med heat for 10 mins. The onions will pick up a bit of colour.

Pour tomato juice evenly over top. Cover the casserole and put it in oven for 1¾ hr.

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check if vegetables are cooked through.

Remove from the oven and let it settle for 10 minutes.

Find a plate that fits inside your casserole. Press down slightly on the vegetables and tilt the casserole just enough so that you can pour out all the accumulated liquid into a small saucepan. Boil liquid until reduced and season to taste.

Either serve straight from the dish, or if you are feeling adventurous, you can attempt to flip the dish onto a serving platter. Do this by placing a large plate on top of casserole and quickly turn upside down so that the vegetables land on the plate. Place a large platter very firmly on the vegetables and quickly flip one last time so the prunes and apricots are on the top). Tidy up platter as there may be some mishaps.

Sprinkle with parsley, top with goat’s cheese and serve with reduced sauce on the side.

This dish can be served with rice pilaf, flat breads or just a fresh green salad.

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Eumundi & District Historical Association Keep up to date with our community engagement here or online at www.eumundihistoricalassn.org Discover Eumundi Heritage & Visitor Centre Market Characters Make it, Bake it, Sew it, Grow it The opening for this exhibition of photographs taken by local Alain Bouvier of stallholders in the Original Eumundi Markets was on Sat 30 May which a large crowd attended.

This exhibition will continue until Fri 24 July - so still time to get in and take a look at some of your favourite market characters.

Expressions of Interest to exhibit in our new arts space - Wan’din’in* will open very soon...

Stay tuned on Facebook page www.fb.com/discovereumundi and on our website www.eumundihistoricalassn.org for details on how to put your ideas for an exhibition of your work to us.

*a Kabi Kabi word meaning ‘a gathering of people’.

Eumundi Heritage Town Walk coming up in July Members of the Noosa Beach Classic Car Club enjoyed a guided walk through town recently. The next one will be part of the Noosa Long Weekend 13 day Festival. Our walk is on Thurs 23 July at 1pm – free to anyone who wants to come along.

NORTH ARM SCHOOL 130 YEARS ON Casey MacNeil In 1907 a fellow called George Davison rode into North Arm on his horse Clarence. George had recently married and set off north to buy land. His steed was aptly named after the Clarence River region where his new wife Bridgid awaited his call to come north. George bought 160 acres of farmland on Fairhill Rd from long-time local Frederick Goeths.

Bridgid then arrived by Cobb & Co coach and in settling and having five children, the Davison’s became one of the most longstanding families in the area. The Davison’s and the Goeths’ are some of the first white people to settle here and whose lives and work provided the foundation for many changes in the area.

Notably this year, the North Arm State School marks 130 years of teaching history. By the time George met Frederick, the local school had already been operating 22 years having been built in 1885 by Frederick and his two grown sons. It was originally known as the Fairhill Provisional School. Sadly the school building fell into disrepair and with parents worried about the safety of the draughty, termite-eaten

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building, enrolments fell off.

In 1914 a more “suitable, central, and convenient position” was found in the form of a two acre corner block of the Davison’s farm which was then sold to the Department of Education.

George and Bridgid generously donated the land. Local builder Baldry built a six by four metre school building which had a front and back veranda. The new school began with some fanfare, including a picnic and a dance, on 17 September 1915. Since then, five generations of the Davison family have attended the school and many other families have become part of its story.

This year the school celebrates its rich history with a giant reunion and fair on Saturday 12 September. A new time capsule will be buried and 130 personalised pavers laid, which can be bought for just $35 each.

Learn more on Facebook (North Arm School Reunion - 130 Year Celebration) or visit ntharmss. eq.edu.au to get involved or purchase a paver.

Outdoors L iving B ackyard

N ews f rom the W ildli f e C entre Helen Hepburn There is always something happening at the Rehabilitation Centre and today was no different as a sick Boobook Owl was brought in. In the photo, Gill is giving it a thorough examination looking for broken wings or legs or any visible signs of what might have happened. Gill said the bird was in “reasonable” condition. If Gill can’t see what might be the problem, then advice will be sought from the vet. Another horrible thought is that the owl could have ingested a dying rat that had taken rat bait. The wonderful thing is that everything humanely possible will be done to save this owl.

Gill has another owl at the Centre – this time it’s a Barn Owl youngster who was brought in from the Dath Henderson Rd area. Gill is sure it was hit by a car soon after leaving the nest.

The good thing is that it’s being released tonight & hopefully will be reunited with its parents who will rear the youngster and teach it to hunt. Owl school as it were.

We are now heading into the bird breeding season. Most people think birds only nest in the spring. Well, many birds do but most get started far earlier than we think and in fact nesting will be starting

Down to earth – now?

in midwinter in our area. At our house, the tiny scrub wrens are already carrying out renovations from last year’s nest in a hanging basket in the fernery. They are very secretive little birds, but our cats are always watching these tiny birds from the safety of the nearby window and are a dead giveaway that nesting time has arrived. Notice that I said “window”. Yes … our two cats are house cats and are NOT allowed to free range. We have an outdoor pen for them and they usually spend a few hours every day in there. This keeps them safe from killing and being killed.

There is a general consensus that cats should only be kept in at night. However, this does not stop them from killing and maiming birds and reptiles all day long. After a cat attack most birds and reptiles die as they quickly get bacterial infections from the bite - also fright. Please bring any injured birds and animals to the Centre as soon as possible.

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Thank goodness for my animals as they bring me back to earth! We all have stressful times in our lives and sometimes it can be hard to feel grounded again. Animals deal with everyday stresses and these usually revolve around life or death situations, but they aren’t concerned about material objects or obsessed with being perfect.

They live in the ‘Now’. With my busy schedule, running my educational farm and chicken breeding, so much of my time is thinking about the future but rarely enjoying the moment.

This week I made a conscious effort to spare 10 minutes with different animals and just enjoy being in their presence.

My week old twin miniature goat kids, George and Zachery, are on the bottle as their mum wouldn’t feed them.

Their sheer delight to see me in the morning, and their little antics after their feed, is like an injection of happiness. If I look into their eyes they are so happy to be awake and alive no matter what is going on around them. The basics in life bring them the most joy; food, fun and love.

My Indian Runner duck, Zylon, is my stress reliever.

One cuddle from her and everything seems ok. I have raised her since two days old and she is a very smart and witty duck. Zylon will follow my directions including following me, getting into her cage for road trips and going to bed at night. Her best friend is my Polish hen called Germima.

Kirstie Henning

They have bonded since young and even though they speak a different language they communicate without difficulty and are never far from one another. Look closely into a duck’s eyes and you may feel a bit warm and fuzzy.

My youngest Angora goat, six-month old Bernie, is like a little white puff of cloud floating around the paddock. This breed tends to be very docile and live life in slow motion.

Picking up Bernie is like picking up the softest pillow in the world. He absolutely loves to be cuddled and when he stares into my eyes it is hard to put him back down. Life in the slow lane seems so perfect when I see it from Bernie’s perspective.

I could go on and on but I am sure you can see what pleasure I get from spending a few minutes with my animals. It is no wonder animals are now being used more frequently with special needs therapies, aged care and health rehabilitation.

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Outdoors EUMUNDI FIRE BRIGADE NEWS

G ardening f or B irds

Duncan Sayers, Eumundi First Officer We regularly get phone calls coming in to the fire brigade that are questions along the lines of “is someone burning off, there’s a lot of smoke?” Frequently my inadequate response is “I don’t know.” This is why we have a fire permit system. Let me explain: When you ring 000 and advise that you need the fire service, your call will be directed to a FireCom communications centre.

Once the FireCom operator has established the location of your concern, it is compared against a list of known permitted fires that might currently be burning.

This list comes from fire permits issued to landholders by our local fire wardens. If there is no permit that matches the fire you are reporting a rural fire brigade gets paged and it responds. If a fire with a permit is likely to be the one you’re reporting, FireCom can contact the permit holder to ensure all is well. Either way, the

correct response is achieved.

This means two things: Firstly, the best number to ring if you have concerns about a fire is 000. If the permit system is used properly, they will have all of the information that we don’t have as a brigade. Be assured that they will always send us to check if there is any doubt.

Secondly it emphasises the importance of the permit system for managing fires in our community. From a distance, smoke from burning garden refuse or a burgeoning wildfire look much the same. Permits help FireCom know the difference and react appropriately.

Fire Warden Finder online: ruralfire.qld.gov.au/fw_finder.asp

nature news Belbunya is holding a grow your own organic vegetables and fruit workshop with professional organic gardener and permaculture designer Daniel McGough on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June, 9am3pm for two days of hands-on training, at Bellbunya, 114 Browns Rd, Belli Park. $150 or $80 for one day. Tea and fruit provided. dan@futureseason. com or 0456 530 093.

Join resident gardener Rob in the Sunspace Garden 6 Beddington Rd, Doonan on Friday mornings from 9:30am until 12pm, for hands on gardening followed by a shared organic lunch. facebook.com/ doonansunspace Sunspace Café is holding another Flea market on Sunday 28 June at 6 Beddington Rd, Doonan from 8am till 2pm.

You’ll fine arts and craft, 2nd hand clothing organic produce and live music. facebook.com/ doonansunspace A lecture with Dr Alison Shapcott about the endangered Macadamia jansenii nut will be held at 2pm on Friday 26 June at U3A HOUSE, 64 Poinciana

Ave Tewantin. Learn about the recovery project for this species with the Macadamia growers’ society, National Parks and Wildlife and traditional owners and custodians of the land this species grows on. $4 for U3A members; $5 for non-members.

Bookings: 5440 5500 Sunshine Coast RDA Horse Sports Fun Day will be held on Sunday 28 June, 9am at the new Equestrian Centre on 2 Monak Rd North Arm. Entry is $ 30 for the day. Conditions of entry: dpi horse health certificate, max two riders per horse, no stallions or alcohol.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. 5472 7280 or admin@sunshinecoastrda.com.

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Sunshine Coast Riding for the Disabled will be offering full training for new volunteers who may wish to join the volunteer team on Monday 6 July, 9am- 2pm at 2 Monak Rd, North Arm. Full training covers orientation, induction and basic training. No horse or disability experience required - just a sense of fun and a desire to help others. sunshinecoastrda.com.

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The key to designing a birdfriendly garden is to create a multi-layered habitat of ground covers, small and medium shrubs (to create density) and, where possible, trees that will provide year-round food and shelter locations for many different species.

Gardens can help to maintain local biodiversity, an essential part of ensuring long-term ecological sustainability. Many plants, particularly trees and large shrubs, take quite some time to mature and provide valuable habitat for birds and other wildlife. It is just as important to plant some of these as it is to grow plants that mature quickly. Fast growing plants will often have a fast life and need frequent replacing. By using slower growing species to form the structure of your garden, you will always have a constant framework to work within. Also think about how big your plants will become - will they be all canopy with no understorey? And do they complement the bush nearby or the plants of neighbouring gardens, making wildlife corridors?

• Plant vertical and horizontal structures: Simplified garden structure and design may seem convenient but reduces the volume and variety of food and shelter for small birds.

• Plant for shelter: Several shrubs close together can form dense, protective thickets. Grow rambling, light climbers in amongst medium to tall shrubs and trees, to give extra shelter and possible nesting sites.

• Plant for food: Small birds eat nectar from native flowers and seed from native grasses, as well as associated insects.

Mulch your garden to encourage insect life.

• Plant locals: Plants that grow naturally in your area are suited to local conditions.

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become weeds in adjacent bushland areas.

• Create diversity: Small birds use ground covers, grasses, small, medium and large shrubs.

• Plant below trees: A dense understorey is less attractive to Noisy Miners but enjoyed by smaller birds.

• Plant for seasonality: Different plants will flower and fruit at different times of the year. Ensure there is always food sources available by looking at the flowering and fruiting times of plants.

• Remove exotic species that produce berries: Over time, replace fruiting plants like Cotoneaster that attract Currawongs.

• Reduce lawn area: Replace unused lawn areas with garden beds or native grasses which produce attractive seed heads that provide food for finches and other seedeaters such as Crimson Rosellas.

• Use small gardens effectively: With limited space, it is better to plant several plants of the same type, than only one of several types of different plants.

• Provide water: Birds need fresh water - a bird bath or garden pond - but remember birds are vulnerable when they are drinking or bathing and need to feel safe. birdsinbackyards.net/TipsDesigning-Garden-Birds

Outdoors

N atu re N otes FU N N E L A N T S

Kon Hepers

Our lawn looks like a green moonscape. There are hundreds of little mounds, between five and seven cm high, composed of grains of soil excavated from the substrate.

Judging by comments and questions from other residents, the situation is widespread.

Every mound has one or more openings five to ten mm in diameter which act as a funnel in the roughly coneshaped structure. They are the handiwork of one of the Pasture Funnel Ant species, genus Aphaenogaster.

These yellow-brown ants are very small, only about four mm long. With a good lens the 12-segmented antennae with four-segmented clubs are visible and can help distinguish these ants from other, but similar, species. Of course the prominent mounds themselves are the distinguishing features.

The funnels are thought to act as traps for small arthropods and assist in ventilating the sub-surface nest. Locally, the belief is that when these ants make their mounds rain is imminent. Out in the desert we have noticed ants of different species building little “survival” turrets when rain was approaching. They were consistently accurate. At home here, we have observed that our funnel ants are equally accurate not at forecasting rain

but only at telling when it has rained recently. Not really much use – even the Weather Bureau can get that right.

There are about 200 species of Aphaenogaster worldwide.

Australia has four species in that genus. Excavating the soil and bringing it to the surface like they do is known as bioturbation. It alters the structure of the soil and affects aeration, water-holding and permeability. Earthworms and other burrowing organisms also work the soil and leave their “casts” on the surface. In the marine environment, bivalves and other filter feeders play a part in arranging substrate structures.

Here on our lawn we do not regard the ants as a serious problem; they do clog up the lawnmower blades but in return they aerate the lawn for us and at some stage, as it gets drier, they will go away. Of course hundreds or even thousands of mounds on the fairway of a golf course would certainly interfere with play and be a nightmare for the green-keeper.

In fact these ants can affect the structure and consistency of the soil to a degree where it collapses and causes a hazard to aviation on unsealed runways. In some soils they interfere with the roots of crops including sugar cane.

We have inspected quite a number of the mounds and found very few ants on the surface. The main nest would contain numerous ants, and be down at or below the root zone of the grass where the workers are known to tend and extract nourishment from certain aphids and scale insects feeding on the grass roots.

Our lawn also harbours seemingly millions of the nasty Green-Head Ants, Rhytidoponera metallica. We wondered if there was conflict between the two species.

Only one funnel-mound (of 40 inspected) had been taken over by the usually aggressive green-head ants; the rest were still occupied by the funnel builders.

In areas where these ants must be controlled for commercial or safety reasons, professional pest controllers have a number

of effective reagents. Repeat applications are usually required.

Aphaenogaster appear to be non-aggressive. Little information on defensive behaviour is available. We have given them ample opportunity but have never suffered a sting.

We cannot say the same for the habitat-sharing green-head ants.

M I M B U R I ’ S S TAY O F E X E C U T I O N The State Government halted the sale of the Mumburi property in Belli Park last week giving the Mimburi Upper Mary Aboriginal Association (MUMAA) new hope that the site would continue to be a community place to come together and share culture and history. Over the last three years the site has been used as an indigenous youth development camp and for the Bunya Dreaming festival that celebrates the importance of the Bunya tree for the local Kubbi Kubbi people. Last year the Newman government decided to sell the land after reviewing the

association’s three-year lease on the property.

MUMAA representative Bianca Bond said the withdrawal of Mumburi from sale gave the community fresh hope and was looking forward to upcoming meetings with the State Government and stake holders to discuss the option of a 99-year lease. Cr Jenny McKay, who has been lobbying for the stop of sale, said the property is, “invaluable as a venue for indigenous training and tourism.”

When asked about his role in the proceedings MP Peter 17

Wellington said, “I have been able to organise a meeting with The Hon Dr Anthony Lynham, Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, so that representatives of Mimburi can put their case directly to the government. “

representatives a further opportunity to put their case directly to him,” Mr Wellington explained.

“Minister Lynham has given me a commitment that the government has stayed the proposed sale of the land to allow the Mimburi

Dr Lynham will now meet with MUMAA, Mr Wellington and Mayor Mark Jamieson on 25 June to discuss the future use of the land.

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PO Box 61 Eumundi QLD 4562 2/78 Memorial Drive Eumundi QLD 4562 Phone: 07 5442 8333 Fax: 07 5442 8899

FABULOUS FAMILY HOME ON 3.2 ACRES SOLD

LIFESTYLE LIVING ON ONE ACRE

WEEKENDER ON 46 ACRES SOLD

SOLD

Tons of room here for children and pets to run around in safety on this fully fenced level property. Built in 2002 this spacious 4bed home has 2.7m ceilings, separate formal and informal areas, wood heater, aircon, undercover outdoor entertaining and pool.

Plenty of water from the bore to keep it all going and solar panels for energy savings.

You get it all with this lovely timber home – rural lifestyle with town convenience just a short walk away. There are 3 bedrooms, main with ensuite, combined lounge & dining with potbelly stove, vaulted ceilings and an office area. A large double garage has an extra bathroom and the huge covered deck has views to Mt Cooroy.

This fully timbered block is complete with a 2 bedroom hardiplank cottage solar power, septic, rainwater tank and small dam. There is also a large steel shed ideal for storage or machinery. This property would make a great weekender, ideal for those wanting a self sufficient lifestyle away from the hustle and bustle.

DOONAN

EUMUNDI

BROOLOO

$830,000

Carol Dolan m. 0412 062 882

$480,000

Richard Talady m. 0419 643 015

$279,000

Hugh Dolan m. 0412 485 058

GREAT VIEWS AND HUGE FAMILY HOME

GABRIEL POOLE DESIGN WITH VIEWS AND GRANNY FLAT

LEVEL BLOCK WITH ROOM FOR CARAVAN OR BOAT

On 33 acres this is a fabulous place to raise a family. Only 10 years old the spacious home has 4 beds, 2 bath, 2 living areas plus study. Room for horses or cattle with fenced paddocks and dam plus large 21m x 9m shed with 3 phase power and loft. Views across the Mary Valley go on forever with extra vantage points from the hilltop accessed via a motocross track!

Investors – why keep your money in the bank when you can have a great return of $800pw!

This stunning home was renovated in 2012 to create a stylish 4bed home with separate 2bed unit underneath. The large covered deck and level garden face North with views to Mt Cooroy. Peace and privacy here just a 2min walk to village shops and markets.

Immaculately presented 4 bed 2 bath home in superb location just a leisurely stroll to yoga, coffee, cafes and markets. Ready to move straight in you will enjoy entertaining on the North facing covered outdoor area.

There is also a 5.5m x 4.5m shed with garage door and easy access via double gated side entrance. Room for pool if required.

BELLI PARK

EUMUNDI

EUMUNDI

$795,000

Carol Dolan m. 0412 062 882

SALES AND RENTALS

$669,000

Carol Dolan m. 0412 062 882

Email: nhrsales@bigpond.com

$499,000

Carol Dolan m. 0412 062 882

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